Recent content by Duncan Belfast

I think you need to re-read my post. Particularly the parts where I define what a "Feminazi" is, and make the (I had hoped) clear distinction between it and a rational, level-headed feminist. It worries me immensely that I go out of my way to make the distinction, but people still assume I'm...

Feminists? No. I don't believe that gaming and fun, and feminism are mutually exclusive. Gaming is a huge ocean, and there's plenty of room for a variety of games catering to a variety of interests and beliefs. Becoming more inclusive won't result in our hobby and our fun being taken away...

I think there are a couple of things that more trans people (and people in general) need to realize: 1) What is obvious to you might not be obvious to others. 2) When people hear hooves, they assume horses, not zebras (at least outside of Africa). Which means people are more likely to...

I'm pretty sure neither the baby nor the angry man actually represent anything. It's just an anecdote set up to demonstrate a point. The angry man and the baby are both annoying to the other passengers. But while a baby crying isn't something anyone can really do anything about, because...

I start using MATHS to plot a course for work. iTunes sees a surge in "Ride of the Valkyries" and "Danger Zone" downloads. Pizza delivery becomes about a million times more fun. Flight photography becomes a popular trend. Flight choreography becomes a thing. Every movie before that...

I'm surprised no one has posted this yet. If a biological male identifies as a female, I don't think she can just declare herself female and call that the end of it. They still have a male body, and they can identify as whatever they feel is right, but they still inhabit a male body. I...

Saying that including the "No Trannies" sign on a border booth of a communist country in the 80s is an "anti-transsexual joke", is like saying that Schindler's List is a pro-Nazi film because it depicts things that Nazis did. Granted, I'm not a transsexual, so it's not my place to judge...

Good God, where to start? At the beginning. Had my tonsils out. Had a mutant tooth that pushed my upper teeth apart removed. Few more surgeries to remove other mutant teeth. Six years of dental engineering to get me to the point where I could get braces. Cross-linking. *Warning...

Let's discuss tone and snowballs. Tone is the feeling or attitude towards something. Two fundamentally identical actions can be very different because of the tone, or attitude behind them. Let's look at the act of throwing a snowball. If your friend throws a snowball at you, they're...

According to some rough math, I've sunk at least 7,300 hours into RuneScape. After that, probably Minecraft.

Seems to me that Jim is eschewing the use metaphor as a tool to comment on the situation of games, in favour of writing video game-themed dadaist fetish poetry. I'm not sure if this means that he's stopped taking this seriously, finally found his niche, or both.

Don't usually comment on these reviews, but I have to award Bob points for that Tommy reference.

Pink Floyd's The Wall. It ends with disk one. There is no disk two.

Hide and seek. Death hides and I seek. Then I kill myself. When he comes for me, I say "Found you!"

Saw Avenue Q with some friends a few months ago. My hometown has a thriving theater community, so I really should see more shows.