Recent content by Miew

Of course I've felt some schadenfreude now and then. But at the same time, I've also usually felt sorry about the person that something happened to and bad about myself for enjoying it. Of course, it all depends on the circumstances. If it's just something really minor then it's OK to laugh I...

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The songs I've heard from her certainly do sound like they were written in about an hour.

I don't think that a lot of things are "hard-wired" in humans. But some kind of sense for interdependency and groups, or at least the basis for it, probably is. So I guess that makes it easier for people to be like they are and cheer for their home team, even if it's not a logical thing to do...

One of the reasons for germans being somewhat ashamed of what happened back then and much of the other "pride by proxy" or "shame by proxy" stuff is, I guess, just based on what people are being told from the day they are born. When WW2 is discussed in Germany it's often about "How could they do...

I have a multicultural background, but what both of "my people" share is a dislike for americans as well as people who can't integrate very well into a society.

Probably Baldur's Gate 2. I've started soo many new games in that one, even though I only made it to the end once. Usually getting bored halfway through and playing something else or starting another character, but I keep returning to Baldur's Gate 2. Even though I love BG2 so much, I...

6 Million? Where did you get that number? Over the course of 6 years that would mean more than 2000 deaths per day on average. That seems pretty unlikely.

I'm sick of not being able to motivate myself to do/finish some of the things I've been meaning to do for quite a while. I'm sick of the music at the place I work. I'm also sick of one of my colleagues who always seems like his blood pressure is 200% that of a normal human. Slamming any door...

Perhaps something like Dungeon Keeper, yes that was pretty unique. Well, except there's DK2 which is almost the same, so there's two games with the same mechanics. That kind of makes it less unique. There's also Dwarf Fortress, which reminds me of DK a lot.

Some friends and I used to discuss all day long wether we'd go to class or not. We ended up skipping a lot. Later in university it was a lot more strict, at least in my major subject, so I couldn't skip as much as I wanted. Why I skipped? Because classes were boring, obviously. Isn't that...

Everyone either dislikes it or says something like "It's pretty interesting once in a while". So right now, as long as technology doesn't advance beyond 'Those Glasses', I don't think it's more than a gimmick.

A few years ago I heard some news about a russian plane crash that was even more tragic than this one. It was full of talented young people who were being acknowledged for their skills and engagement. I don't remember the details, but they were basically all very intelligent and promising people...

The only real reason why a lot of people recently have a fondness of the name Dante is because of the association with some of the characters they like. If all of these charactes named Dante were named, say, 'Torli' then this thread would be about "The Torli" and everyone would ponder about how...

I think voice acting and elaborate graphics take some of the "fantasy" out of Final Fantasy. In the older games, the story plays out mainly in the player's head. The sprites and text boxes describe what's happening, but it only really comes alive in your head, a bit like when you're reading a...