Posts made by silentsophia

I just rejoice for my SJW to skeleton add on.

Seriously, apparently common human decency makes you an SJW. A lot of SJW tumblrs are trolls as much as legitimate tumblrs.

@Arkandel Also, hilariously SRS doesn't really brigade because there are rules against it and they usually link the non-participate type links. It seems to get brigaded a lot more than actually brigade. Reddit is a strange and terrible place. But I'm just gonna be in my knitting and feminist friendly gaming subreddits. Plotting the downfall of men! MWAHAHAHAHAH AAAAAAHAHAHAHA.

Tablet seems dead. Goddammit. >_<

When someone says something I said but better. shakefist

I don't like mayo either.

@Insomnia Prostitution is the world's oldest profession and honestly, sex for favors is hardly new or unusual. Good for her for getting what she wanted and being safe. I'm not a fan of demonizing or demeaning sex trade or sex workers.

There are always going to be people like that, and sure, sometimes they are obnoxious. They are also playing to an expected societal role (helplessness, less skill than men, etc). There's nothing wrong with admitting one doesn't know how to play or needs help.

That all being said, people will always play people for free stuff - be it sex related, friendliness or whatever. Some people are just good at asking for things. I imagine a lot of cons start with simply asking for a boost or handout.

@Misadventure Damn children on my lawn with their hippity hoppity music and loud noises!

I don't know. If someone gives something to someone because they are female or assume the person is female, is that the girl's fault or the person giving?

Yeah, sure. I got super annoyed with a female guildmate who was constantly flirting and giggling her way to free stuff but on the other hand, dang, stuff.

Also I think it's unfair to place the onus on someone who might just be friendly when it takes two (or more) to tango. Or to expect someone to turn away all help and gifts because A GIRL DON'T NEED NO MAN or whatever. I imagine more girls get attacked or harassed than those who get free stuff. Case in point: http://wehuntedthemammoth.com/2015/07/23/gamergaters-attack-study-on-video-game-losers-lashing-out-at-women-by-lashing-out-at-women/

Or if you just want the article without the commentary: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0131613

And by video game losers, they mean performing below or losing.

Edit: So what if you choose to stream or record? You still got a gift, in the end, for being female. I'm not sure how streaming or recording makes it better. And friends share/buy games I ... don't see how that's odd? Maybe I'm just bad at this.

There is a video game out soon. People are excited!

And then some jackass insists how awful it's going to be, how shitty the company and publisher are, how anyone who preorders is probably a sheeple and on and on.

It isn't even out yet, dude. Jesus H. If you don't like it, don't buy it. Why you gotta take a huge, steaming ragedump on everyone who might be looking forward to it?

@VulgarKitten Yup. And all of these posts, like @Tempest's. Then I hate myself for not doing things but then I am grumpy if I actually miss something in game.

Especially if it was interesting.

I may start designating one day of the week 'no MU*' day.

@WTFE Considering it got destroyed in Philadelphia, it was probably destroyed for scrap and traded for meth.

Edit: Or run over because the shoulder is clearly extra space and some people are asshole drivers.

Fucking tablet. Two cables down and I can't find my fucking pry tool to make sure the battery is still connected. Fuck.

The feeling of the AC after it's been out all day. GLORY BE.

I'm going to stick to my tried and true strategy of waiting at least a couple of months. Windows launches tend to be kind of hairy even on a good day. I'm okay with Windows 7.

I've heard shit stirrer a lot more than shit disturber. Granted, the plural of anecdote is not data.

... I forgot I had my old address when I ordered the cord...

Fortunately, I called the apartment peeps and they'll hold it for me, I guess. I hope.

Charging from the wall only is fine. I'll check Amazon's stuff if the one I snagged at the electronics place doesn't work. It wouldn't shock me. And both, depending. Usually USB because I'm kind of lazy and impatient.

@HelloRaptor Yeah, I just grabbed a micro USB. We'll see how this one works. Brand names can be nice, but I just don't see myself paying full price for it.

And I meant micro. I had a brain failure.

@Misadventure It doesn't want to talk about it.

@HelloRaptor Nope. I had gotten a Nexus 7 when I had a job and used it to read graduate school stuff. The cord that came with it died (only charges for a few seconds when it's bent JUST RIGHT), so I went hunting. The 'official' charger was listed for 40-45 bucks. Slightly cheaper on Amazon.

I think I'm gonna say no thanks to that because looking at the end, it really is just a generic micro-USB.

Also, 45 bucks for a fucking mini USB cord to charge my tablet? Jesus H. Christ.

@Ganymede I think it's fine to deal with things with humor. On the other hand, making that joke about someone else's condition is kind of shitty. It wasn't even a funny joke. It was more an outright insult. The response to 'dude, wtf' wasn't very good, either.

If a topic upsets someone and it's known, why provoke them? It wasn't just the HR situation - there was someone going on about gamer gate, too elsewhere (and someone else on a game going on about something).

Edit: I mean, hell, I make jokes about my condition and stuff. Some of it pretty dark and self depreciating.