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I think we should rename it Jew Slaughter Ultra Hitler Holocaust. Quit being such a sensitive bitch.

Too much Russian vodka yesterday, temnix? Or maybe too much baklava?

@Jarno Mikkola Are you talking about pictures like this one? First, that wasn't the camera obscura. Second, it's two pictures of real objects overlaid using double exposure, so my point stands.

@Jarno Mikkola He means an image of something that doesn't exist in real life. A camera obscura just projects light from an object into a dark room, it doesn't generate fantasy images of things that don't exist. Before CGI, film also relied on props and drawings to create an illusion of something unreal. His point stands: Before digital tech, to create an image of something truly unreal you would have to draw it.

The story of the last man, not quite as predicted by Nietzsche. He sits alone, musing over myth and philosophy from his rich heritage, gifts from the giants of the past. Surrounded by sophisticated technology, he is preoccupied watching an insect struggle across the floor. No battles to fight, no forests to tame, just a man idly watching as the tiny fragment of nature invading his insular home slowly dies, killed by an automated process. His powerful mind is under stimulated. He looks forward to the quiet amusement of tinkering with his video game, a sedentary hobby after working a sedentary job. The last man has no need for sons - in his old age he'll be cared for by social programs constructed by previous generations. Surrounded by people, yet without any real sense of community, he's atomized, a product of his time.

They almost look human! Silly chimps.

I'd like to commemorate this thread with a some adorable pics of chimps in suits.

In vanilla BG and BG EE, there's a small easter egg I'm sure you all know about. If you right click a companion more than 9 times, you'll hear 3 'rare' responses per character. For some reason, with EET installed, the rare responses never come up, just an endless cycle of their regular responses. It's not exactly a game ruining bug, but still unfortunate and worth mentioning. I wonder what causes it, and whether it can be fixed?

What do you mean?

@subtledoctor This conversation gave both of us unrecoverable ability score damage, -1 int

@subtledoctor That's closer to what I meant. A spiritual autism, an autism of the soul. I have no doubt most of g3 can say the same. +1 int for subtledoctor, now at 7 points

What problem? Autism? That should be obvious.

@jastey Neutral Good Int: 15 Cha: 14

@myself Lawful Good Str:18/00 , Dex:18 , Con:18 , Int:18 , Wis:18 , Cha:16 Penis: +2 enchantment

@The Artisan Lawful Evil Notable stats: none

@subtledoctor Chaotic Good Int: 6

Post a username, that person's alignment, and any notable stats. I'll start. @CamDawg Lawful Neutral Wis: 18

I'm glad you included this, CamDawg. I almost started clutching my pearls, wringing my hands, and so on.

You can't leave, temnix. So far, you're one of the only people I actually like. Dweebs like @The Artisan really seem to hate you, which confirms you're on the right side of history.

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You probably found the answer by now, but just in case you haven't, the answer is yes.

This would be a good mod. It would definitely add verisimilitude to the game. Once the fair is over, what happens? Does the area become inaccessible? Or does it get replaced by a 'new' area without the tents?

Write in whatever manner you like. If an internet forum conversation stops being fun, there's no reason to continue it. It sounds like you stopped having fun. MPAA Report 2018: Women Represent 51% of Moviegoers, 47% of Ticket Buyers. Your statement might be true of action movies, however. Since Avengers and Black Widow are both action movies, let's pretend that's what you said. Your statement stands. Some of the moves in your clip from the Avengers film would require more strength than Scarlett Johansson looks capable of (wrist grab in the first few seconds), but there's a deeper current of realism in movies that makes this a moot point. The crux of it is this: Are female characters in modern movies believable? Are they in any way grounded in reality (fiction's relation to reality is what gives it meaning)? We both agreed that Ellen Ripley from Alien was a well written female lead in an action movie. We disagree about Black Widow. What is different about these characters? Well, a lot, but in particular it's the archetype (i.e. a recurrent symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology) they embody. In Alien, the setting and circumstances are pure fiction, but there is a deeper truth to Ellen's ordeal that is older than time. She's a woman protecting herself and a child (remember the little girl she finds) from a predator. This is a reality stretching back to our pre-human ancestors, and I believe that's why this movie speaks to me. It appeals to a primordial truth. In Black Widow, we have a badass warrior, a killer, a fighter for justice, etc.... a male role, but with the genders swapped. This isn't a reality ever experienced by human kind, except maybe in a handful of examples from modern times of female soldiers and snipers which were made possible by modern weaponry. I believe that's why Black Widow fails to kindle anything in me, and why this type of character is controversial (how many people talk trash about marvel movies?).