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The Flood / Re: Do you like Star Wars?
« on: December 12, 2014, 07:51:18 PM »
I enjoy the original trilogy, game lore, and the prequels to a degree. Kyle Katarn's stuff being placed in the "Legends" category makes me a little, but I don't care that much because I'll just treat it like Halo's switch from Bungie to 343.

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The Flood / Re: Things no one knows about you
« on: December 12, 2014, 07:46:01 PM »
I think the word you're looking for is "delicious"
what does it taste like

i dunno what "lemon verbena" is

is it piquant
Tastes like bubble gum and vanilla with carbonation. It's delicious.

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The Flood / Re: Things no one knows about you
« on: December 12, 2014, 07:38:43 PM »
I always crave Inca Cola.
it looks radioactive
I think the word you're looking for is "delicious"

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The Flood / Re: Things no one knows about you
« on: December 12, 2014, 07:32:17 PM »
I always crave Inca Cola.

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Serious / Re: Conservative Christians on the evils of Halo and Nietzsche
« on: December 12, 2014, 07:13:49 PM »
I wouldn't be surprised, considering that this video exists:

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Gaming / Re: Paid Promotion, should I or no?
« on: December 12, 2014, 05:57:51 PM »
As long as you're upfront about the situation to make it clear that you may have a bias towards it since you got it for free, and you also create a review based on reality and not adsense, then it sounds like a promotional... promotion?

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Serious / Re: The Meyers-Briggs Personality Test
« on: December 12, 2014, 05:55:04 PM »
"Cancer: Stuff is happening in your future"

"Libra: Something small and unfortunate will happen today"

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The Flood / Re: Any Writing You're Working on?
« on: December 12, 2014, 05:21:03 PM »
I've wanted to write a science fiction novel for a long time, but I lack the ability to stretch the ideas into chapter-length events and write in a natural flow.

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Gaming / Re: Your unpopular gaming opinions
« on: December 12, 2014, 05:18:22 PM »
Destiny is fun.
Destiny usually isn't hated for not being fun, mostly for the story missions being repetitive and the game being short as fuck for a "not MMO".

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Serious / Re: The Meyers-Briggs Personality Test
« on: December 12, 2014, 05:01:51 PM »
I retook the test because the last one just didn't feel right.

ISFJ
Type: Turbulent
Role: Sentinel
17% Introverted
4% Observant
15% Feeling
15% Judging
50% Turbulent

Famous ISFJs:
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Queen Elizabeth II
Robert E. Lee
Queen Mary I
Halle Berry
“Samwise Gamgee” from The Lord of the Rings
“Dr Watson,” Sherlock Holmes' partner

Strengths:
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    Supportive - ISFJs are the universal helpers, sharing their knowledge, experience, time and energy with anyone who needs it, and all the more so with friends and family. People with this personality type strive for win-win situations, choosing empathy over judgment whenever possible.
    Reliable and Patient - Rather than offering sporadic, excited rushes that leave things half finished, ISFJs are meticulous and careful, taking a steady approach and bending with the needs of the situation just enough to accomplish their end goals. ISFJs not only ensure that things are done to the highest standard, but often go well beyond what is required.
    Imaginative and Observant - ISFJs are very imaginative, and use this quality as an accessory to empathy, observing others' emotional states and seeing things from their perspective. With their feet firmly planted on the ground, it is a very practical imagination, though they do find things quite fascinating and inspiring.
    Enthusiastic - When the goal is right, ISFJs take all this support, reliability and imagination and apply it to something they believe will make a difference in people's lives - whether fighting poverty with a global initiative or simply making a customer's day.
    Loyal and Hard-Working - Given a little time, this enthusiasm grows into loyalty - ISFJ personalities often form an emotional attachment to the ideas and organizations they've dedicated themselves to. Anything short of meeting their obligations with good, hard work fails their own expectations.
    Good Practical Skills - The best part is, ISFJs have the practical sense to actually do something with all this altruism. If mundane, routine tasks are what need to be done, ISFJs can see the beauty and harmony that they create, because they know that it helps them to care for their friends, family, and anyone else who needs it.

Weaknesses:
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    Humble and Shy - The meek shall inherit the earth, but it's a long road if they receive no recognition at all. This is possibly ISFJs' biggest challenge, as they are so concerned with others' feelings that they refuse to make their thoughts known, or to take any duly earned credit for their contributions. ISFJs' standards for themselves are also so high that, knowing they could have done some minor aspect of a task better, they often downplay their successes entirely.
    Take Things Too Personally - ISFJs have trouble separating personal and impersonal situations - any situation is still an interaction between two people, after all - and any negativity from conflict or criticism can carry over from their professional to their personal lives, and back again.
    Repress Their Feelings - People with the ISFJ personality type are private and very sensitive, internalizing their feelings a great deal. Much in the way that ISFJs protect others' feelings, they must protect their own, and this lack of healthy emotional expression can lead to a lot of stress and frustration.
    Overload Themselves - Their strong senses of duty and perfectionism combine with this aversion to emotional conflict to create a situation where it is far too easy for ISFJs to overload themselves - or to be overloaded by others - as they struggle silently to meet everyone's expectations, especially their own.
    Reluctant to Change - These challenges can be particularly hard to address since ISFJ personalities value traditions and history highly in their decisions. A situation sometimes needs to reach a breaking point before ISFJs are persuaded by circumstance, or the strong personality of a loved one, to alter course.
    Too Altruistic - This is all compounded and reinforced by ISFJs' otherwise wonderful quality of altruism. Being such warm, good-natured people, ISFJs are willing to let things slide, to believe that things will get better soon, to not burden others by accepting their offers of help, while their troubles mount unassisted.

Although, the "Altruistic" part is a bit of a stretch. It might just be because I don't think there really is a such thing as pure altruism, but I usually have a payout in mind when I do something, even if it's just "being happy for it". That and the last strength; I'm really bad about doing mundane tasks unless it is extremely mind-numbing.

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The Flood / Re: hey
« on: December 12, 2014, 04:16:50 PM »
Life is life.

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Gaming / Re: Would the new 3DS be worth getting over the regular 3DS?
« on: December 12, 2014, 04:15:29 PM »
I'm assuming that New 3DS is the DSI 2.0. There are a few games for it, but for the most part it was still mostly DS games that were released in that time period.

I think I also remember Nintendo saying that regular 3DS games wouldn't be improved by the new CPU, but I'm too lazy to find a source for that.

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The Flood / Re: god certain ninjas are so fucking gay
« on: December 12, 2014, 03:20:55 PM »
Did someone say "mock"?

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The Flood / Re: Do you find Christmas still relevant?
« on: December 12, 2014, 02:55:48 PM »
Shit, I just like hanging out with my family, trading gifts, and watching reruns of thirty and forty year old Christmas movies while drinking coffee/hot chocolate.

But all Christmas films are fucking terrible.
Fuck you, I love ACS, Rudolph, and Frosty.

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The Flood / Re: Do you find Christmas still relevant?
« on: December 11, 2014, 09:37:07 PM »
Shit, I just like hanging out with my family, trading gifts, and watching reruns of thirty and forty year old Christmas movies while drinking coffee/hot chocolate.

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The Flood / Re: For the ones here who listen to Tool
« on: December 11, 2014, 08:31:00 PM »
I find the lyricism and vocals to be more prominent in most Punk music.
Lyricism is definitely very important in the Punk genre, but that's why I specified "at a glance". Strictly speaking on how it sounds in general.

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Serious / Re: The Meyers-Briggs Personality Test
« on: December 11, 2014, 08:28:36 PM »
This time I got INFJ

26% Introverted
7% Intuitive
10% Feeling
14% Judging
43% Turbulent

Strengths:
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    Creative - Combining a vivid imagination with a strong sense of compassion, INFJs use their creativity to resolve not technical challenges, but human ones. People with the INFJ personality type enjoy finding the perfect solution for someone they care about, and this strength makes them excellent counselors and advisors.
    Insightful - Seeing through dishonesty and disingenuous motives, INFJs step past manipulation and sales tactics and into a more honest discussion. INFJs see how people and events are connected, and are able to use that insight to get to the heart of the matter.
    Inspiring and Convincing - Speaking in human terms, not technical, INFJs have a fluid, inspirational writing style that appeals to the inner idealist in their audience. INFJs can even be astonishingly good orators, speaking with warmth and passion, if they are proud of what they are speaking for.
    Decisive - Their creativity, insight and inspiration are able to have a real impact on the world, as INFJs are able to follow through on their ideas with conviction, willpower, and the planning necessary to see complex projects through to the end. INFJs don’t just see the way things ought to be, they act on those insights.
    Determined and Passionate - When INFJs come to believe that something is important, they pursue that goal with a conviction and energy that can catch even their friends and loved ones off guard. INFJs will rock the boat if they have to, something not everyone likes to see, but their passion for their chosen cause is an inseparable part of their personality.
    Altruistic - These strengths are used for good. INFJs have strong beliefs and take the actions that they do not because they are trying to advance themselves, but because they are trying to advance an idea that they truly believe will make the world a better place.

Weaknesses:
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    Sensitive - When someone challenges or criticizes INFJs’ principles or values, they are likely to receive an alarmingly strong response. People with the INFJ personality type are highly vulnerable to criticism and conflict, and questioning their motives is the quickest way to their bad side.
    Extremely Private - INFJs tend to present themselves as the culmination of an idea. This is partly because they believe in this idea, but also because INFJs are extremely private when it comes to their personal lives, using this image to keep themselves from having to truly open up, even to close friends. Trusting a new friend can be even more challenging for INFJs.
    Perfectionistic - INFJs are all but defined by their pursuit of ideals. While this is a wonderful quality in many ways, an ideal situation is not always possible – in politics, in business, in romance – and INFJs too often drop or ignore healthy and productive situations and relationships, always believing there might be a better option down the road.
    Always Need to Have a Cause - INFJs get so caught up in the passion of their pursuits that any of the cumbersome administrative or maintenance work that comes between them and the ideal they see on the horizon is deeply unwelcome. INFJs like to know that they are taking concrete steps towards their goals, and if routine tasks feel like they are getting in the way, or worse yet, there is no goal at all, they will feel restless and disappointed.
    Can Burn Out Easily - Their passion, poor patience for routine maintenance, tendency to present themselves as an ideal, and extreme privacy tend to leave INFJs with few options for letting off steam. People with this personality type are likely to exhaust themselves in short order if they don’t find a way to balance their ideals with the realities of day-to-day living.

I don't really agree with the strengths very well, but the weaknesses seem accurate enough.

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Gaming / Re: Best Call of Duty is Finest Hour
« on: December 11, 2014, 08:14:54 PM »
That's not how you spell "Call of Duty 2".

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The Flood / Re: For the ones here who listen to Tool
« on: December 11, 2014, 08:13:17 PM »
this might just be good old me being wrong again

but "pop punk" seems like an oxymoron, doesn't it
Punk's biggest characteristic, besides speed and harsh vocals, is the simple chord progression
EVERY rock band has a simple chord progression with the exception of some Jazz Fusion and Prog Rock.  And not all Punk has simple riffs, so that isn't true either.  Fugazi is punk, but they aren't very simple.
I'm not just saying simple, I mean three chord progressions are almost staple on that side of the music industry. I more mean that it isn't considered insane that, as an example, Green Day only used combinations of three or four chords over the course of an entire album.
That's true for the majority of music outside of Classical, Jazz, and Folk.
"Majority" makes it harder to respond. I can always say that, sans the bar chord/djent subgenres, metal can get pretty complex. At the same time, since you said "majority" and not "all", you're still technically right.

Either way, basic progressions and speed are the most notable things about punk at a glance. The progression is more notable because even if most music uses the same progression, there are other ways to change it up, like stroke patterns, which (again, speed) isn't really as utilized.

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The Flood / Re: Flood wat do
« on: December 11, 2014, 08:06:56 PM »
Try to annoy him with numerous "bad habits" and such to the sound of a sitcom soundtrack.

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The Flood / Re: For the ones here who listen to Tool
« on: December 11, 2014, 08:05:03 PM »
this might just be good old me being wrong again

but "pop punk" seems like an oxymoron, doesn't it
Punk's biggest characteristic, besides speed and harsh vocals, is the simple chord progression
EVERY rock band has a simple chord progression with the exception of some Jazz Fusion and Prog Rock.  And not all Punk has simple riffs, so that isn't true either.  Fugazi is punk, but they aren't very simple.
I'm not just saying simple, I mean three chord progressions are almost staple on that side of the music industry. I more mean that it isn't considered insane that, as an example, Green Day only used combinations of three or four chords over the course of an entire album.

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Gaming / Re: Should AngryBrute review this game?
« on: December 11, 2014, 08:03:07 PM »
How do you not have a single 6th gen console? Did you sell yours at some point or did you somehow never own one?
Had a PS2, traded it in for an Xbox and Halo 2. Then traded that one in for a 360.
Uh huh. Well, I think Battle for Bikini Bottom might be backwards compatible on the 360.
...And then I traded the 360 in for a PS4.
Well, let's cross our fingers and hope that Sony decides to do another PS Classics for the PS4.

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Gaming / Re: Should AngryBrute review this game?
« on: December 11, 2014, 07:50:43 PM »
How do you not have a single 6th gen console? Did you sell yours at some point or did you somehow never own one?
Had a PS2, traded it in for an Xbox and Halo 2. Then traded that one in for a 360.
Uh huh. Well, I think Battle for Bikini Bottom might be backwards compatible on the 360.

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The Flood / Re: For the ones here who listen to Tool
« on: December 11, 2014, 07:49:41 PM »
this might just be good old me being wrong again

but "pop punk" seems like an oxymoron, doesn't it
Punk's biggest characteristic, besides speed and harsh vocals, is the simple chord progression (because speed is prioritized, complexity his the back-burner). Throw in some clean singing or something more rhythmic in that department and less politically fueled lyrics and you basically have Pop Punk.
I guess I was thinking more culturally

because punk culture is all about, you know, nonconformity
and pop culture is the opposite

so putting them together seems weird to me
The most confusing thing about Pop Punk is actually the fact that it grew from Ramones-core bands in the late 80's being called "pop punk" because apparently they never heard the motherfucking Ramones in their entire lives (up and through that point). Then came bands like Green Day with "Second wave Pop Punk", and then the bands I gave as examples are third wavers, or the "Defend Pop Punk" bands. All because one pop punk band mentioned it in an interview or some shit and everybody jumped all over it.

Point being, Pop Punk isn't called that because it's Pop + Punk, but because people didn't give enough of a shit to listen to the inspiration.

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The Flood / Re: For the ones here who listen to Tool
« on: December 11, 2014, 07:40:20 PM »
this might just be good old me being wrong again

but "pop punk" seems like an oxymoron, doesn't it
Punk's biggest characteristic, besides speed and harsh vocals, is the simple chord progression (because speed is prioritized, complexity his the back-burner). Throw in some clean singing or something more rhythmic in that department and less politically fueled lyrics and you basically have Pop Punk.

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Gaming / Re: Should AngryBrute review this game?
« on: December 11, 2014, 07:38:10 PM »
How do you not have a single 6th gen console? Did you sell yours at some point or did you somehow never own one?

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The Flood / Re: For the ones here who listen to Tool
« on: December 11, 2014, 07:34:50 PM »
Given the responses so far, I would assume I'm alone in liking Pop Punk here. Well, except maybe Doss.
>maybe

Babe, Jesus of Suburbia is my favorite concept album of all time.
But Green Day is radio-tier

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The Flood / Re: For the ones here who listen to Tool
« on: December 11, 2014, 07:27:38 PM »
I dunno

i think i've made it clear already that i don't care about genres

I'm assuming "pop punk" is like... Offspring. I like them.
Here are some examples of Pop Punk:
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YouTube

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The Flood / Re: For the ones here who listen to Tool
« on: December 11, 2014, 07:19:55 PM »
Given the responses so far, I would assume I'm alone in liking Pop Punk here. Well, except maybe Doss.

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The Flood / Re: For the ones here who listen to Tool
« on: December 11, 2014, 07:17:07 PM »
Judith is my favorite APC song
meh

cringey lyrics
It's not my favorite because the lyrics are worth their weight in gold, mostly because I had it in a playlist I used to play during local MX vs ATV matches with friends. Nostalgia is fun.

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