Posts made by Ganymede

@Catsmeow said in RL Anger:

I fucking hate cancer.

I'm sorry to hear about your friend. I do not at all mean to belittle her struggle or yours.

Cancer sucks. My partner has had six different kinds (neuroblastoma; melanoma; thyoid; ovarian; kidney; uterine). We sort of joke about it in several ways -- like, whether she's going to have the "Colonel's Cancer Recipe" or "a Baker's Dozen of Bad News."

About the funniest thing we heard was one doctor's prognosis: "you seem to have a very rare genetic mutation that results in the unfortunate 'ability' to manifest cancer anywhere in your body at any time." Worst X-Man ever.

@Jaded said in General Video Game Thread:

I was going to say that it was outclassed by a Locust but I didn't want to derail the thread too much. But really...it could be outclassed by a Locust. It really does have the worst loadout for long range combat for a medium and the worst load out for short range for a medium. I mean fuck any medium with a large laser or a PPC is a better option - which means this is also outclassed by the single PPC Panther, another light.

Truth here. If you're going to get a 55-ton 'mech, go with the Griffin. Simple as that.

@Jaded said in General Video Game Thread:

I fucking hated the Shadow Hawk. Worst fucking 'mech ever.

Bold for emphasis...and the truth.

Fuck yeah, right? 1 ton of ammo for an AC5? And then you want to load up piddling shit like an LRM-5 -- with one ton of ammo -- and an fucking SRM-2? The only good part about it is the Medium Laser. And, like you really need 12 Heat Sinks on that shit boat?

Instead of being capable at one or two roles, the fucking garbage scow is ineffective at everything. A pair of Locusts could rip the shit out of it.

@Lithium said in General Video Game Thread:

But yes, Hairbrained is an awesome company, does good games. I'm waiting for the beta to come in March, I backed it at the 50$ level.

This is very true.

I fucking hated the Shadow Hawk. Worst fucking 'mech ever.

@surreality said in RL Anger:

I really, really wanted to believe it was getting better, and that what I'd been told was, well, true.

Come. Let me show you the Way of the Robot.

We have (alcoholic) pie (substitute).

@Lithium said in General Video Game Thread:

Personally I am just waiting for Hairbrained Schemes BattleTech Game.

Same.

As for FF Music from way back when: This is my favorite: here

"Maybe I'm a Lion" is fucking fantastic.

@surreality said in RL Anger:

Holy motherfucking shit, what in the actual hell is wrong with people? <rubs face endlessly>

File a grievance with your state board for the practice of medicine. It's not a malpractice claim: it's putting the rest of the profession on notice that this guy is a fuckwit.

Please. I encourage people to file legal grievances because it's the professional equivalent of calling the cops on a lawyer to investigate them for potential ethical wrongdoing. It hardly ever comes up with anything substantive, but standards go lax when people think that the cops aren't sniffing around.

@Misadventure said in Coming Soon: Arx, After the Reckoning:

Squid pro crow is always valid.

As is Skid Row Bro, bro.

@Admiral said in RL Anger:

On topic: FUCK AIR MATTRESSES.

I love my Sleepnumber bed.

@Ghost said in Mental Health and Grown Up Stuff:

Think of it like tuning an instrument, using a non-addictive means. Any doctor should be able to consult you on your concerns.

Don't confuse my reluctance or reticence to a comment on whether I think drugs are a crutch or not. My partner takes anti-anxiety medication and sleep aids. I understand the stigma; I understand the need.

But I haven't met a doctor yet who can relieve my albeit-fearful concerns of addiction.

I exercise. I eat a healthy diet. I have activities. But, yes: I have a concern that no doctor -- not even my brother -- has been able to adequately reassure me on.

@Ghost said in Mental Health and Grown Up Stuff:

I guess my point is this: Side effects happen. How acceptable or not they are varies from person to person, but also is a bit in the eye of the beholder. When it comes to psych meds, if one person who needs psych meds describes taking meds as "horrible" to someone about to take them, is it at all possible that they are helping craft the experience for the next person down the line?

I have been told I have an addictive personality. That is, when I like something, I fixate a little just to see how far I can take it. It's how, as a young person, I fell into cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, LSD, ecstasy, mushrooms, and, well, drugs. Out of all of them, only the cigarettes really stuck, and, even then, only mildly (I tend to smoke with triggers, rather than out of course).

Side effects, especially potential addiction or dependency, are not acceptable to me. It limits my options, I'll admit. But I don't intend to go down a road that I sort of went down before. Last thing I need to do is get hooked onto something like painkillers, because I live in fucking Ohio now.

@Thenomain said in General Video Game Thread:

Yeah, but the lashback against the horrible Dragon Age 2 situation and how Dragon Age: Inquisition didn't do as well as hoped, I expect BioWare to focus again on the K&M experience separately than the controller experience. I mean, look how just plain good Witcher 3 was. Did I mention how Witcher 3 was better than Fallout 4? Did I mention how Witcher 3 was better than Bioshock: Infinite. (Barely better than Burial At Sea, but better.) Did you know that Witcher 3 has a plot where you're breaking the hold of DRM with the help of GOG? I am not kidding.

Did I mention that I got my PS4 as a gift? And that I picked up The Witcher III, Fallout 4, and Bioshock: Infinite for less than $100 total because I searched around used game stores around here?

Played Fallout:NV on Xbox 360 long ago.

Played all the Dragon Age and Mass Effect series on my PS3.

No desire to play CKII. Played DST on my laptop, and SRun Returns through Steam on the same.

Like, I get it. Computers are great.

Well, laptops are. And so's the PS4.

Because of this.

@Thenomain said in General Video Game Thread:

Two words:

Mass.

Effect.

Three words: Available for PS4.

Six more: The Last of Us Part 2.

@Apu said in General Video Game Thread:

Since Final Fantasy XV got mentioned, does anyone know if there are plans to port it over to PC or is it solely a console game?

Console only for now.

Although I can understand cost-concerns, consoles remain for me the platform of choice. Given the upcoming releases, I can't imagine why folks would want to stay with PC rigs.

@Thenomain said in General Video Game Thread:

Has anyone tried Diluvion yet? How is it?

Not I.

I've been fishing in Final Fantasy XV. Trying to catch some damn Murk Grouper. For 3 hours I tried catching it, ending up only with a large pile of trevally.

I really ought to consider getting some meds, upon reflection.

@Thenomain said in General Video Game Thread:

I get yelled at when I'm trying to joke about trolls, I get yelled at when I'm trying to be helpful, and now you're telling me that I get yelled at when I'm trying to joke with someone? It's like you can't please all of the people all of the time or something.

I'm testing and diagnosing my histrionic girlfriend sub-routines. Do not worry: you will soon convince yourself that it's all worth it.

@Auspice said in Mental Health and Grown Up Stuff:

I am curious and I apologize if I'm crossing a line to ask- how would taking an anti-depressant be an issue for an attorney?

Attorneys are notoriously susceptible to drug abuse.

And, yes, they would be anti-depressants.

@Thenomain said in General Video Game Thread:

@Ganymede

You have a technical community on your nightstand?

(Double Posting)

I know that people have accused you of being a dickhole recently, but if you start to nag on my jokes, I will seriously drive the 1 hour to where you are and choke you out.

@Auspice said in General Video Game Thread:

Years ago, at a job, myself and someone else had to test a bunch of dongles to be sent out to people throughout the company. We're talking a couple hundred of the things.

..the word 'dongle' was slipped into conversation as often as humanly possible.

From: Company Employee
To: Company Boss
Re: Item #3230 -- "Dongles"

====

Sir,

In a random sample of employees, about half approved of the devices, finding them useful and interesting, while the other half -- notably men -- described it as "baffling" and "WTF" and "my girlfriend likes it better than me."

@Thenomain said in General Video Game Thread:

@Insomnia said in General Video Game Thread:

@Derp Did you buy a wireless dongle thingy?

I truly love being a part of a technical community.

I'm not going to lie. When I saw this, I thought of the thing sitting on my nightstand.