Recent content by Altanese

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    Why are today's cartoons more lighthearted?

    If you don't mind my asking, girly in what way?
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    Why are today's cartoons more lighthearted?

    Ignoring the amount of 'muh shows' going on here, and the level of cherry picking and needless sniping- Steven Universe (already mentioned but screw you) deals with issues of sex and sexuality, oppression, PTSD, abusive relationships, and grief in ways that kids could understand while being...
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    Buying Used isn't Piracy

    EA is spearheading a movement to do jerkwad things that maximize profits and lower consumer satisfaction, knowing full well that everyone will ***** and moan about it but still buy their games. Which part of this is new information?
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    Similarities in Fiction

    I'm just going to go ahead and say it: When you break it down, of course you're going to find similarities between pretty much any work of fiction. Some are easier than others, granted, but it's all superficial and coincidental. For tens of thousands of years storytelling has followed the...
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    Poll: Is commitment to one person unnatural?

    Normal to stagnate? Lose the initial passion, perhaps, but that is normal for anything. When you get a new game that's really good you want to do nothing but play it and no other game. You might think this is an argument for polyamory, but it's just an argument against relationships...
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    (Recommendations) Just got a gaming PC but already have a 360

    Depends on your tastes, really. Give some preferred genres or games and I'm sure I could whip out a few games off the top of my head, rather than fill a post with the couple hundred games I've had over the years. In any case, I agree with "Ephraim J. Witchwood" that there are games on the Xbox...
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    The "it exists in nature and is thus normal/acceptable behavior" argument

    This. What, you want more? Well if you insist... I try not to say "It's natural", but rather, "It's natural for humans." An omnivorous diet, polyandry, and homosexuality are all natural for us. Also natural for humans are building cities, like ants and bees make hills and hives, and using...
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    When a friend tells you he "does not agree" with the concept of evolution

    Because only dumb people don't believe in evolution.
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    Poll: Games - Art or not?

    Now, see, this is part of the problem I had with this poll. I know a lot of people consider any form of expression to be 'art', but I think art has to move the human soul. [trollin']Animals, robots, aliens, and non-corporeal entities? Their souls can suck it. OH WAIT THEY DON'T HAVE...
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    How S.P.E.C.I.A.L are you?

    Ten for everything. I got to level 30, picked "Almost Perfect" which leveled them all to 9, then got the seven SPECIAL bobbleheads which added +1 to each. What? No? Oh alright then... S(trength) - 4 P(erception) - 6 E(ndurance) - 4 C(harisma) - 8 I(ntelligence) - 7 A(gility) - 5...
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    Poll: Male or female vocals?

    Female for me, hands down, no contest. Yes, I am including growler as well as clean. Maybe it's just because most bands I like have female/mostly female vocals.
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    I Think Gaming Needs a Renaming....

    For part of my reply, I'm just going to repost part of a reply I just made in the "Video games- Art or Not?" thread: "Video games as a whole are not art, and if you're going to count an entire medium for expression as "Art" or "Not art" then please tell me how books can all be art when both...
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    Poll: Games - Art or not?

    I didn't vote in the poll because I didn't see an option for "Some games are art, others not." Video games as a whole are not art, and if you're going to count an entire medium for expression as "Art" or "Not art" then please tell me how books can all be art when both "Great Expectations" by...
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    Poll: Would you ever burn a book?

    All smart-ass comments about burning them for warmth or some means other than protest or wishing to get rid of them aside... No. You may as well be asking me if I would ever relieve myself on a painting or break a sculpture. Even if I personally find a book distasteful, abhorrent, offensive...
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    Politician causes outrage over "rape" comments

    I agree to a certain extent. Statutory rape IS different, but it falls closer to child molestation or sex with the mentally handicapped. It's not so much whether or not consent is given, but that they are not in a state of mind to be able to give lawful consent. As for any other kind of rape...