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A Fancy 400 lbs posted:Bronies and creepers who think sexual content is perfectly okay for young children have a large overlap.
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Fatkraken posted:He's saying that Obesity is entirely a mental health issue and the easy availability of extremely high calorie food has no influence on the amount of calories people consume in a day (they eat too much because they're suffering from an eating disorder and would eat just as much even if it was harder to get hold of high calorie food) What about the 90% to 70% of obese people who aren't either binge eaters or emotional eaters (depending on which study you think is right, it's a little complicated)? Binge eating is an especially poor predictor for obesity among the young. Oh, wait, this dude did no research at all, right?
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Jun 24, 2013 05:19
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AlbieQuirky posted:What about the 90% to 70% of obese people who aren't either binge eaters or emotional eaters (depending on which study you think is right, it's a little complicated)? Binge eating is an especially poor predictor for obesity among the young. "Thermodynamics? What's that???"
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Jun 24, 2013 06:50
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Colon Semicolon posted:http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/questria-princess-destiny Besides being intellectual property theft it also strikes me as all too similar to a game called Long Live The Queen. They seem to play similar but LLTQ at least has an original world, characters and a story that kills you every five seconds. So yeah, hyper-generic in every respect. Taking someone else's world and characters and themes and then proceeding to pinch someone else's gameplay style. It's like some kind of singularity for lazy poo poo. Also, considering how weirdly belligerent Hasbro are about getting these fan-made projects shut down even when there's no money involved, this pretty assuredly won't make the light of the day since they're bringing money into the mix.
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Jun 24, 2013 08:50
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Cyril Sneer posted:The thing I mostly don't get about this roach thing is how many people could realistically use it? You're pretty much restricted to places where those bigass roaches live, and on top of that, how does the attachment procedure work? I'm assuming you'd need tiny tweezers, scalpels and a magnifying glass or something. I don't see how this kit is practical outside of a laboratory. I'm not sure if this kit is supposed to encourage independent neuroscience discovery or if it's just the modern version of: 
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Jun 24, 2013 09:22
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Cyril Sneer posted:The thing I mostly don't get about this roach thing is how many people could realistically use it? You're pretty much restricted to places where those bigass roaches live, and on top of that, how does the attachment procedure work? I'm assuming you'd need tiny tweezers, scalpels and a magnifying glass or something. I don't see how this kit is practical outside of a laboratory. The people behind the Kickstarter also sell cockroaches via mail order. Guavanaut posted:I'm not sure if this kit is supposed to encourage independent neuroscience discovery or if it's just the modern version of: They say this in their KS FAQ: quote:Criticism: The name "The RoboRoach: Control a Living Insect from Your Smartphone" emphasizes this is not a scientific instrument but simply a toy. Eh, it still sounds like a toy to me, albeit an educational toy.
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Jun 24, 2013 09:39
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SuccinctAndPunchy posted:Besides being intellectual property theft it also strikes me as all too similar to a game called Long Live The Queen. They seem to play similar but LLTQ at least has an original world, characters and a story that kills you every five seconds. I fail to see your point sir. "Twibright" princess of "Questria" is obviously an Original Character Do Not Steal. I mean, if the creator had tried to steal and make money out of someone else's IP he would have put more effort masking the names and designs, right? The fact that everyone looks like someone else is completely coincidental please don't sue
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Jun 24, 2013 09:55
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TetsuoTW posted:Is it still considered an "overlap" when the former is entirely a subset of the latter? I thought bronies were people who considered content suitable for children to be sexual content, not the other way round.
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Jun 24, 2013 11:43
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Isizzlehorn posted:http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/fredrin/megatokyo-visual-novel-game/ I know I'm pretty late on this, but I can report this thing for pornographic material being provided as rewards and expect not to see kickstarter lift a finger, right?
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Jun 24, 2013 12:07
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The Saddest Rhino posted:I know I'm pretty late on this, but I can report this thing for pornographic material being provided as rewards and expect not to see kickstarter lift a finger, right? Smut Peddler made it through just fine so my guess is no.
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Jun 24, 2013 12:12
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The Saddest Rhino posted:I know I'm pretty late on this, but I can report this thing for pornographic material being provided as rewards and expect not to see kickstarter lift a finger, right? Actually this is one of the few instances where you can report a project for its content:  Prohibited content list: quote:No offensive material (hate speech, etc.); pornographic material; or projects endorsing or opposing a political candidate. Of course, whether they'll act on your report or just ignore it is another matter altogether. Their boilerplate response to people disagreeing with anything in any project has usually been "If you don't like a project, don't back it. No need to be a jerk." I guess they think the free market will sort it out??? Snowglobe of Doom has a new favorite as of 12:24 on Jun 24, 2013 |
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Jun 24, 2013 12:18
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I don't remember anyone ever talking about Megatokyo having fanservice and a quick google suggests it never has. Sounds more like soppy romance?
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Jun 24, 2013 12:19
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Megatokyo doesn't have offensive content. Badly written romance maybe...
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Jun 24, 2013 12:31
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I went back and looked up what was actually posted on the project page: Yeah I can't see Kickstarter getting worried about that.
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Jun 24, 2013 12:39
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Guavanaut posted:You can buy Madagascan hissing cockroaches and other large roaches in breeding colonies. They're popular as a food source for people who keep reptiles and amphibians as pets, and some people even keep the roaches as pets themselves. I get the feeling that the deal with the roboroach thing is its going to turn out that the kits they send out don't work, but nobody is willing to actually implant the stuff on an actual cockroach to test it. So that essentially the project owners' bluff never gets called.
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Jun 24, 2013 14:33
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Install Gentoo posted:I get the feeling that the deal with the roboroach thing is its going to turn out that the kits they send out don't work, but nobody is willing to actually implant the stuff on an actual cockroach to test it. So that essentially the project owners' bluff never gets called. I'm willing to bet that there's at least someone out there who's just itching to try out the arthropod version of cat bowling.
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Jun 24, 2013 14:40
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TetsuoTW posted:Is it still considered an "overlap" when the former is entirely a subset of the latter? A subset of Bronies sexualize what is children's content (there are a bronies that just like the tv show for what it is and hate being lumped together with the weirdos) but I'm pretty sure they have the decency to know that their fetish is not for children. Please don't open this can of worms, this is going to end up being MRA v Feminist all over again  .Install Gentoo posted:I get the feeling that the deal with the roboroach thing is its going to turn out that the kits they send out don't work, but nobody is willing to actually implant the stuff on an actual cockroach to test it. So that essentially the project owners' bluff never gets called.
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Jun 24, 2013 15:20
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OrganizedInsanity posted:Don't cockroaches have a life span of 1 week? Naw, they live between several months to several years depending on the species. Edit: I found the KS project creators' website and their FAQ page on the cockroaches they sell says: quote:Non-Pest Insects (these are exotic South American roaches that do not thrive without proper husbandry--no worries about escapees taking over your home or school) Snowglobe of Doom has a new favorite as of 15:34 on Jun 24, 2013 |
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Jun 24, 2013 15:28
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Crain posted:Isn't this just straight up IP theft? Especially now that there's that official human version of the characters or something? Yes. Welcome to Kickstarter, the majority of projects are IP theft.  They clearly don't care.
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Jun 24, 2013 17:12
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Carecat posted:I don't remember anyone ever talking about Megatokyo having fanservice and a quick google suggests it never has. Sounds more like soppy romance? I vaguely remember a few years back that the artist released a few "pin up" style pictures under a pseudonym and the Internet instantly called him on it because nobody can draw fetal animu syndrome teenagers quite as hard as MT does. The hilarious thing was that back before the comic blew up he made a blog post threatening to shut down if he ever found porn of his characters.
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Jun 24, 2013 19:08
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PHIZ KALIFA posted:I vaguely remember a few years back that the artist released a few "pin up" style pictures under a pseudonym and the Internet instantly called him on it because nobody can draw fetal animu syndrome teenagers quite as hard as MT does. I think he did that a couple of times. When presented with said porn on the MT forums he immediately did his best to deny it ever existed and bury it.
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Jun 24, 2013 19:16
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OrganizedInsanity posted:A subset of Bronies sexualize what is children's content (there are a bronies that just like the tv show for what it is and hate being lumped together with the weirdos) Yeah, those totally normal people who are obsessed with a children's cartoon to the point of calling themselves bronies are probably real mad at people thinking they're one of the weird ones. Anyway here's a thing: quote:The game takes the form of a race between two characters. Your stress level is used to determine your speed in the race: the more you relax, the faster you go. The winner is the player who manages to relax the most during the course of the game. Maybe this thing is cool, I don't know, I just think the idea of some super stressed person whipping out their iPhone and PIP to stare at some dragons flying around is funny as hell.
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Jun 24, 2013 22:01
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Dex posted:Yeah, those totally normal people who are obsessed with a children's cartoon to the point of calling themselves bronies are probably real mad at people thinking they're one of the weird ones. As dumb as it is it looks like they have a working prototype and at least some sort of crappy games to release with it when it comes out. Worse case, the dongle thing can be used for other purposes. It's not much better than the rest of the iphone apps but at the very least they have a working model.
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Jun 24, 2013 23:33
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Horrible Smutbeast posted:As dumb as it is it looks like they have a working prototype and at least some sort of crappy games to release with it when it comes out. Worse case, the dongle thing can be used for other purposes. It's not much better than the rest of the iphone apps but at the very least they have a working model. Yeah its way ahead of the curve in terms of what I've seen from Kickstarter, especially one that could be described as a "gaming" Kickstarter. That lie detector app can only lead to trouble though.
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Jun 24, 2013 23:46
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Sid Vicious posted:That lie detector app can only lead to trouble though. I think they do a smart job in the video of saying "see how comfortable you are with the answers you're giving your friends" rather than "it's a lie detector"- doesn't mean that someone somewhere won't try to hinge an important life/relationship question on what it says. Silly apps aside, I actually don't have too much of a problem with this one. It seems like it would be legitimately useful for a lot of people and is probably a cheaper, more portable alternative to a larger, more expensive device. At the very least, it's got research applications- assuming it's sensitive and accurate enough. I know "iPhone device  " is practically shorthand at this point in the KS thread(s), but being one doesn't automatically qualify a project as "awful." Some of the most useful/least stupid successes to come out of kickstarter have been smartphone dongles.In the last thread, someone decided to call out a project for an iphone-to-microscope/telescope adaptor (because  ) but one of the PIs at my grad school has one and he uses it all the time when doing microscopy.If you have any understanding of research microphotography or the market for such products, then you'd know why a sub-$100 device that lets you attach a wireless 8 megapixel/1080p camera (that you already own and know how to use) to a standard scope fitting without tools is valuable. trilobite terror has a new favorite as of 02:44 on Jun 25, 2013 |
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Jun 25, 2013 02:38
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Fatkraken posted:Project aside, the flat wage of $15 an hour for all the art assets seems on the low side, or are artists expected to earn barely above minimum wage? As does assigning ten hours to do ALL the sound design, music and recording. I guess at least they've got a detailed breakdown, though "coding, $30,000" seems a bit loving broad. Just to go back to this, $15 isn't "barely above minimum wage" in most countries. It sure as hell isn't even close to minimum wage in the US. e: Even real polygraphs are largely bullshit so expecting an app to be anything but a gimmick when the real machines can be manipulated (and the operators know how to lead the person they question) is like using your phone's camera for a DNA testing app.
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Jun 25, 2013 03:36
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Evil Fluffy posted:Just to go back to this, $15 isn't "barely above minimum wage" in most countries. It sure as hell isn't even close to minimum wage in the US. Yeah, $15 dollars is over twice the US minimum wage.
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Jun 25, 2013 03:43
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Evil Fluffy posted:Just to go back to this, $15 isn't "barely above minimum wage" in most countries. It sure as hell isn't even close to minimum wage in the US. $15 an hour is a good starting wage for some artists getting into the industry in some places though too. If it's their own project (and using a premade text game maker) then it's not that high a wage. The little animations are done by a completely different artist she's paying too. Then you factor in the fact that she's reusing the same 5 drawings for character portraits, just with different eyebrows drawn on...well... Still, she's asking 60k for a Princess Maker ripoff game. At least she's paying other artists fairly for their work.
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Jun 25, 2013 03:47
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$15 an hour is 30k a year. I made 25k my first year working, teaching 9th grade in Detroit to classes as big as 38 kids, some of whom had to sit in the hall. $15 an hour is just fine.
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Jun 25, 2013 05:41
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Efexeye posted:$15 an hour is 30k a year. I made 25k my first year working, teaching 9th grade in Detroit to classes as big as 38 kids, some of whom had to sit in the hall. $15 an hour is just fine. To paraphrase: "I didn't earn a sustainable wage during my first year teaching at a grossly underfunded public school, so an artist or creative professional shouldn't earn one either- ever." How does this even begin to make sense to you?- unless you're the sort of idiot that considers art careers "frivolous" and devalues the amount of training and labor that goes into doing professional artistic work. "MFA, huh? And internships? Two years? Very good...okay. So how about I pay you a waiter's salary- after tips, of course. I know what's fair. I mean, at some point you wanna have kids, right?" I'm all for calling out a stupid, stupid project (at very best) too- but there's a difference between paying for more talent than is necessary and paying someone fairly for the job they do. trilobite terror has a new favorite as of 06:05 on Jun 25, 2013 |
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Jun 25, 2013 05:57
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Also I assume you earned benefits as a teacher including health insurance, life insurance, retirement, etc. These artists almost certainly won't.
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Jun 25, 2013 06:04
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Electric Bugaloo posted:To paraphrase: "I didn't earn a sustainable wage during my first year teaching at a grossly underfunded public school, so an artist or creative professional shouldn't earn one either- ever." That's an awful lot of words to put in my mouth, guy. I have people working for me with 2 kids and 5 years' experience doing what we do and they make 40k. If you're assuming I think creative talent are worth less because "they're just artists" then I suggest there's probably some large chip on your shoulder that's obscuring your vision. 25k is not a lot of money but it can be made to work- I mean, I was hungry a lot but I didn't starve- just as 30k can be. Rosalind posted:Also I assume you earned benefits as a teacher including health insurance, life insurance, retirement, etc. These artists almost certainly won't. You assume incorrectly. Charter school. Just bare bones health insurance. My main point was that 30k a year for your first job is not bad, not bad at all. boar guy has a new favorite as of 06:17 on Jun 25, 2013 |
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Jun 25, 2013 06:13
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E-Yolo E-Yolo has a second backer, for $10 $110/$10,000, 22 days remaining.
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Jun 25, 2013 06:43
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cool biRd pics posted:E-Yolo They still haven't responded to my follow-up message 
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Jun 25, 2013 07:38
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Wait, is this just an attempt to Kickstart OtherInbox/Mailstrom/Gmail filters?
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Jun 25, 2013 09:25
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Dex posted:Yeah, those totally normal people who are obsessed with a children's cartoon to the point of calling themselves bronies are probably real mad at people thinking they're one of the weird ones. Well I guess you can liken it to people who liked anime (grew up watching gundam wing and poo poo on toonami) having to be associated with the loli bodypillow crowd because they both watch anime. TetsuoTW posted:Wait, is this just an attempt to Kickstart OtherInbox/Mailstrom/Gmail filters? No my friend, its a revolution. Normal people have filters, the avant garde have shapes. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1221997356/exchange-food-game?ref=live This is an oldie but still baffles me, 12k for a 14 tile board game
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Jun 25, 2013 12:58
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OrganizedInsanity posted:Well I guess you can liken it to people who liked anime (grew up watching gundam wing and poo poo on toonami) having to be associated with the loli bodypillow crowd because they both watch anime. You mean they're all weird nerds who should stop making cartoons a core part of their identity? Yeah I agree completely. Maybe stop telling everybody you watch cartoons about horses if you think people are going to judge you for it, who knows.
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Jun 25, 2013 13:16
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Dex posted:You mean they're all weird nerds who should stop making cartoons a core part of their identity? Yeah I agree completely. Maybe stop telling everybody you watch cartoons about horses if you think people are going to judge you for it, who knows. Haha chill man did a bronie kill your family or something? Considering how modern culture stereotypes so often, to the average person any guy is a brony and anyone who mentions anime is a closet pedo. There's decent amount of people that just watch it because its still an alright TV show in the end for what it is. This is like saying all those people that enjoy watching a couple episodes of adventure time are automatically those weirdos that run around shouting RHOMBUS. Anyways, I can't tell if this is a good or bad idea http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1996345995/the-tantrum-indestructible-cell-phone-case?ref=ending_soon It seems a little overkill to lock your phone into something that crazy, what would the target audience be? Spies/hitmen that want a method of dispatching people discreetly? Incompetents that throw their phones into live traffic?
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You seem to be investing an awful lot of energy into defending making a cartoon for little girls a core part of your identity.
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