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quiggy
Aug 7, 2010

[in Russian] Oof.


power botton posted:

games: "femshep" is problematic

you're right, its totally not weird that we refer to her as femshep but we dont refer to him as mascshep or maleshep or manshep or

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Vintersorg
Mar 3, 2004

President of
the Brendan Fraser
Fan Club



Squeezy Farm posted:

you know it's a good game when you want to skip past the content using glitches :-P

hahaha

i know, i know however the flip side is that the content is so good i wanna rush to get it (in this case a sword, which destiny teased in a couple missions during Y1)

Baxate
Feb 1, 2011

Notorious QIG posted:

hey look! i already used female as a noun!


if youre gonna troll me please at least do it well, thanks

the definition clearly states it is a noun when referring to people not just toads

oh no blimp issue
Feb 23, 2011

Notorious QIG posted:

you're right, its totally not weird that we refer to her as femshep but we dont refer to him as mascshep or maleshep or manshep or

we don't? i do

quiggy
Aug 7, 2010

[in Russian] Oof.


Ludwig van Halen posted:

the definition clearly states it is a noun when referring to people not just toads

and in a medical study about biological differences between men and women id be fine with this

Improbable Lobster
Jan 6, 2012

"From each according to his ability" said Ares. It sounded like a quotation.
Buglord

Notorious QIG posted:

you're right, its totally not weird that we refer to her as femshep but we dont refer to him as mascshep or maleshep or manshep or

manshep and canonshep

Improbable Lobster
Jan 6, 2012

"From each according to his ability" said Ares. It sounded like a quotation.
Buglord
toads are cool

oh no blimp issue
Feb 23, 2011


they sound like geriatric 50 a day smokers

corn in the bible
Jun 5, 2004

Oh no oh god it's all true!

i was going to say i respect his dogged determination but i think i went with the better option

quiggy
Aug 7, 2010

[in Russian] Oof.


Improbable Lobster posted:

manshep and canonshep

:agreed:

Baxate
Feb 1, 2011

Notorious QIG posted:

and in a medical study about biological differences between men and women id be fine with this

ya i'm just gonna go with the dictionary on this one and not make up arbitrary rules about when you can or cannot call someone a female

Space-Pope
Aug 13, 2003

by zen death robot
i am annoyed at valve canceling the old dota client. reborn is still too buggy imho :saddowns:

ran into a problem in one game where randomly a bunch of us just couldn't send any inputs, but the game was still going

oh no blimp issue
Feb 23, 2011

Ludwig van Halen posted:

ya i'm just gonna go with the dictionary on this one and not make up arbitrary rules about when you can or cannot call someone a female

the goon solution

quiggy
Aug 7, 2010

[in Russian] Oof.


Ludwig van Halen posted:

ya i'm just gonna go with the dictionary on this one and not make up arbitrary rules about when you can or cannot call someone a female

question: how do you feel about "Mx."

Baxate
Feb 1, 2011

Notorious QIG posted:

question: how do you feel about "Mx."

i literally have no idea what that is

quiggy
Aug 7, 2010

[in Russian] Oof.


Ludwig van Halen posted:

i literally have no idea what that is

a gender-neutral alternative to "Mr.", "Mrs.", "Ms.", and so on, to be used both for people of unknown gender and for people who identify as neither man nor woman

Improbable Lobster
Jan 6, 2012

"From each according to his ability" said Ares. It sounded like a quotation.
Buglord

Ludwig van Halen posted:

i literally have no idea what that is

Marioparty X

quiggy
Aug 7, 2010

[in Russian] Oof.



this game was good

oh no blimp issue
Feb 23, 2011

"sorry, calling women females might be a bit othering and impersonal"
"no I'm gonna have to go with the dictionary on this one"

skeevy achievements
Feb 25, 2008

by merry exmarx
hey qig did you catch last night's south park

quiggy
Aug 7, 2010

[in Russian] Oof.


Internaut! posted:

hey qig did you catch last night's south park

nope

Improbable Lobster
Jan 6, 2012

"From each according to his ability" said Ares. It sounded like a quotation.
Buglord
it should be he-mans and she-ras instead

Squeezy Farm
Jun 16, 2009
exactly as i planned, the video game thread became derailed by a discussion on gender and can be deleted now

quiggy
Aug 7, 2010

[in Russian] Oof.


Squeezy Farm posted:

exactly as i planned, the video game thread became derailed by a discussion on gender and can be deleted now

we've been had :negative:

Space-Pope
Aug 13, 2003

by zen death robot

Improbable Lobster posted:

it should be he-mans and she-ras instead
gonna agree with this

Iridium
Apr 4, 2002

Wretched Harp
Starship Titanic now on GOG and playable on a modern PC.

http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/17/9345237/starship-titanic-douglas-adams-gog-release

yaaaaaaaaay

haveblue
Aug 15, 2005



Toilet Rascal

Improbable Lobster posted:

it should be he-mans and she-ras instead

add that to the skeletons browser extension

OJ MIST 2 THE DICK
Sep 11, 2008

Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chica cherry cola

-Cheap Trick

Nap Ghost

Iridium posted:

Starship Titanic now on GOG and playable on a modern PC.

http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/17/9345237/starship-titanic-douglas-adams-gog-release

yaaaaaaaaay

i need an achievement for letting john cleese talk for a while

Dodoman
Feb 26, 2009



A moment of laxity
A lifetime of regret
Lipstick Apathy

Notorious QIG posted:

question: how do you feel about "Mx."

humanity is doomed

quiggy
Aug 7, 2010

[in Russian] Oof.


ive never played a total war or a warhammer but this looks cool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKqaX3NNR28

Shaggar
Apr 26, 2006

Notorious QIG posted:

question: how do you feel about "Mx."

I like my revolution but the performance and master have significant problems

NoneMoreNegative
Jul 20, 2000
GOTH FASCISTIC
PAIN
MASTER




shit wizard dad


frogs, less so :mad:

Katana Gomai
Jan 14, 2007

"Thus," concluded Miyamoto, "you must give up everything you have to be my disciple."

so how's VR doing lately? christmas is only three months away and by now they should

quote:

There are still a number of unknowns about the [Playstation VR], including specific pricing, launch library, and recommended room setup. While we don’t yet know exactly how much it will cost, Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Andrew House told Bloomberg what to expect.

House didn’t give the publication specifics, but indicated that it will be priced like a new game platform.

Sony, HTC, and Oculus all plan to enter the market in the next nine months with virtual reality headsets. None have announced price or put a fine point on what we can expect in terms of software during the launch window.

...oh.

Blackula69
Apr 1, 2007

DEHUMANIZE  YOURSELF  &  FACE  TO  BLACULA

Iridium posted:



yes, it's real. Yes, it's live right now. And yes, he does just appear to be reporting on happenings in the official forums.

http://www.twitch.tv/wtfosaurus

533,804

24/7

Blackula69
Apr 1, 2007

DEHUMANIZE  YOURSELF  &  FACE  TO  BLACULA

Panty Saluter posted:

At least with poisin ivy this explanation makes SOME goddamn sense

There are breathable fabrics. It doesn't explain why her shirt isn't done up correctly

Katana Gomai
Jan 14, 2007

"Thus," concluded Miyamoto, "you must give up everything you have to be my disciple."

Blackula69 posted:

533,804

24/7

well that's all-time viewers. only 59 people are watching this dross live

Blackula69
Apr 1, 2007

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Ludwig van Halen posted:

female, n. and adj.

Pronunciation:
Brit. /ˈfiːmeɪl/ , U.S. /ˈfiˌmeɪl/
Forms: ME femaal, ME femailes (plural), ME femaille, ME femaul, ME femawle, ME ...
Etymology: < Anglo-Norman female, femaile, femell, Anglo-Norman and Old French femele, femel...
A. n.
1. A person of the sex that can bear offspring; a woman or a girl.

http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/69157?redirectedFrom=female#eid

lol

Blackula69
Apr 1, 2007

DEHUMANIZE  YOURSELF  &  FACE  TO  BLACULA

Iridium posted:

Starship Titanic now on GOG and playable on a modern PC.

http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/17/9345237/starship-titanic-douglas-adams-gog-release

yaaaaaaaaay

literally unplayable on any system without a 100% guide

quiggy
Aug 7, 2010

[in Russian] Oof.


Blackula69 posted:

literally unplayable on any system without a 100% guide

im not convinced anybody has escaped earth in the hitchhikers game without a guide

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duckfarts
Jul 2, 2010

~ shameful ~





Soiled Meat

Notorious QIG posted:

question: how do you feel about "Mx."

i like Mx. a lot

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