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3181
« on: November 19, 2014, 02:50:19 PM »
Judging by a recent Time poll (before it was edited) a lot of people don't like them.
Going after Christmas songs probably isn't going to do them any favors on the PR front.
3182
« on: November 19, 2014, 02:13:21 PM »
Starting to get Molyneux vibes from him.
3183
« on: November 19, 2014, 05:55:13 AM »
3184
« on: November 19, 2014, 05:16:44 AM »
Oh god its been so long since I've completed a series...
I know I have to have watched something since Deathnote and Samurai Champloo, but honestly can't remember. Its too late/early for me to think straight anyways. (ᴗ˳ᴗ)
Love me some anime, but never have the time anymore.
muh weebness has mostly been taking the form of jrpgs nowadays.
3185
« on: November 19, 2014, 02:51:22 AM »
night night, don't let the crazy bite!
Byrne is Byrning again!
3186
« on: November 19, 2014, 02:42:46 AM »
In my journey to find a reply pic to this thread I stumbled upon one of the most disturbing tattoos I've ever seen.
I probably won't post it since it'll make Psy cry, but.... god damn.
That baby tattoo?
Pink hair ribbons?
3187
« on: November 19, 2014, 02:30:09 AM »
In my journey to find a reply pic to this thread I stumbled upon one of the most disturbing tattoos I've ever seen.
I probably won't post it since it'll make Psy cry, but.... god damn.
3188
« on: November 19, 2014, 02:05:41 AM »
Dora the Explorer + immersion
3189
« on: November 18, 2014, 10:30:17 PM »
meeeeh
Phantasy Star > Final Fantasy
 Spoiler I've actually never played any of the Phatasy Star games. Looks like Nova is coming out on Vita, but only for Japan and China. :/
3190
« on: November 18, 2014, 09:59:20 PM »
ヽ( ★ω★)ノ Ossku bbe. Look at dat open world. Fuck me, gun be good.
3191
« on: November 18, 2014, 09:00:42 PM »
Firefly lore the thread.
3192
« on: November 18, 2014, 08:20:09 PM »
Seriously tho, ignoring review scores (which you should be ignoring anyway) I feel like IGN has been on the up-and-up lately. I go there mostly for their Podcast Beyond, but they've been steadily improving in other areas. Recently they've: -updated their disclosure and code of ethics policy -ran a questionnaire on how their users would prefer ads on the site -posted an actually balanced and well written letter-from-the-editor on the topic of harassment and journalistic ethics. -and most recently pulled some footage of DA:I PC when it was pointed out to be misrepresenting the graphics. All in a very transparent and open manner. While a lot of their review scores are legitimately garbage, I feel like they get more of a bad rap than they deserve sometimes.
3193
« on: November 18, 2014, 07:50:20 PM »
Firefox for dem extensions.
Especially on mobile.
Chrome's probably a little faster, but is garbage for privacy.
3194
« on: November 18, 2014, 06:53:47 PM »
If I want good reviews I'll go to Polygon 
3195
« on: November 18, 2014, 12:25:26 AM »
 He told us this day would come.
3196
« on: November 18, 2014, 12:04:49 AM »
That's Bills (or Beerus if you're a complete weeb) the God of Destruction.
That is the God of Destruction. The one Battle of Gods is about.
Stopped watching around GT :/
90s Dragonball for lyfe.
According to the new movies, GT never happened.
hmm might have to check them out then.
3197
« on: November 17, 2014, 11:56:14 PM »
That's Bills (or Beerus if you're a complete weeb) the God of Destruction.
That is the God of Destruction. The one Battle of Gods is about.
Stopped watching around GT :/ 90s Dragonball for lyfe.
3198
« on: November 17, 2014, 11:49:26 PM »
 The fuk is that.
3199
« on: November 17, 2014, 11:01:25 PM »
3200
« on: November 17, 2014, 10:48:24 PM »
I'm enforcing this girl as your new waifu.
Reported for cyber rape.
3201
« on: November 17, 2014, 10:44:35 PM »
 Problem solved.
3202
« on: November 17, 2014, 10:32:53 PM »
3203
« on: November 17, 2014, 07:45:57 PM »
So china's history of unity is the reason for its success, but Africa's history of disunity is not the reason for its failure?
China's unity for thousands of years is, yes. Africa has widely been disjointed, but it was manageable to a degree until the Europeans came in and fucked everything over.
Even looking at Africa Kenya, Nigeria and SA are all rising economies while others sink. Nations rise or fall depending on the effectiveness of their govts.
Really? Nigeria's success is from it's oil supply - other than that, it's a torn up country that is currently divided between Islam in the north and Christianity in the South. Sudan had similar problems, and still does despite the split.
Kenya's economic success is arguable. South Africa is, as I said above, an exception as it's one of the only countries that the colonizers (Britain) gave a shit about. But like I said, there are still many issues for it. It is nowhere near great.
Meh. I remain unconvinced. I'm doubtful Africa would be a very prosperous region if they had only not been divided up by colonization. Considering they never were a dominant power at any other point in their history. Arabs were steam rolling the north and the east coast prior, Rome before that. If anything you'd again have to blame it on lack of decent farmland which has a huge impact on population, and evolution of society. If you want to blame it on colonization you have to ask yourself why the African nations weren't the one's doing the colonizing. There are other factors at play here. But meh, guess I don't care enough to continue debating. 
3204
« on: November 17, 2014, 07:30:54 PM »
South Africa was definitely colonized and had infrastructure built.
So, one colony out of, what, thirty? Forty? Even South Africa had extreme civil issues leading into the late 20th century, and it can be argued that those issues still exist today. Nearly every other colony was exploited and plundered for resources, with the little infrastructure created simply to transport the resources out.
China was not colonized. It was torn apart by Europe and America, and later a civil war and Japan. Its on track to be largest economy in the world.
Again, you are comparing Apples to Oranges. China has an extremely lengthy history of unity - including construction of some basic infrastructure through European colonization. On top of that, events in the modern history following the World Wars helped booster it's economy unlike what is capable in Sub-Saharan Africa.
You can blame colonial powers and any number of issues (such as amount of farm land etc.) But at the end of the day when rule is placed into the power of the native populace they either sink or swim.
Yeah, when you have warring tribes and ethnic groups mixed together, something that shouldn't have happened, you wonder why the power has been troublesome.
These nations were created with little concern to existing tribes, treaties, and wars. These nations were plundered for resources. And less than fifty years ago in many cases, the Europeans simply packed up, saying "See ya!" and let these people, who (again) should not have been grouped together, kill each other.
So china's history of unity is the reason for its success, but Africa's history of disunity is not the reason for its failure? I agree Europe did no one any favors in their map drawing (espically in the middle east). But doesn't take responsibility away from the populace in my mind. Even looking at Africa Kenya, Nigeria and SA are all rising economies while others sink. Did they not suffer the same way their neighbors did? Nations rise or fall depending on the effectiveness of their govts.
3205
« on: November 17, 2014, 07:20:50 PM »
The governments of that region. India and China were raped and pillaged in colonial times as well (china especially w/ opium war and boxer rebellion) and they're both booming atm.
Two completely different scenario's - especially with India. They were colonized by one European power (The British) who built infrastructure, schools, etc. that did benefit the people of India, whether you like them or not.
None of that occurred in Africa.
South Africa was definitely colonized and had infrastructure built. China was not colonized. It was torn apart by Europe and America, and later a civil war and Japan. Its on track to be the largest economy in the world. You can blame colonial powers and any number of issues (such as amount of farm land etc.), and they probably did play a role. But at the end of the day when rule is placed into the power of the native populace they either sink or swim.
3206
« on: November 17, 2014, 07:14:20 PM »
The governments of that region. India and China were raped and pillaged in colonial times as well (china especially w/ opium war and boxer rebellion) and they're both booming atm.
3207
« on: November 17, 2014, 06:52:13 PM »
Meh, I'd be up for it if you need someone on PST.
- Veteran w/ combat training
- Best emoticons on site (｡･ω･)ゞ
- Fluent in weeaboo
3208
« on: November 17, 2014, 04:30:21 PM »
Legit first time I ever clicked on that link.
3209
« on: November 17, 2014, 04:28:11 PM »
Fire Fox > Chrome
Fact
3210
« on: November 17, 2014, 03:56:49 PM »
Take any pizza from anywhere and grill it for a bit and it becomes amazing.
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