The General Chatter Thread.

[Badger]

I am aware that people have contacted Atari/Infogrames, but I've never heard of anyone contacting the developer. Maybe if you asked extra nicely, and clearly stated that it's for modding purposes only?

[freeziez]

i think i'm allowed to say fag since i'm uhh bisexual, and i see no problem with it sooooooooooooooooooooooo

Well just keep in mind that you are insulting yourself more than anyone else by using that term offensively.

Anyone that goes on a forum semi-regularly would almost certainly be de-sensitised to these terms and words. Xbox Live has made a huge amount of people immune to words that would have offended the generation above. And I think that that's a good thing. A world where everybody gets offended by everything would be a worse and more dangerous world.

TL;DR
Who cares?

...and yet segregation and discrimination (particularly racism) is bringing more attention than ever

Because people are bitches. It shouldn't be that big of a deal.

[Mr. AS]

ok guys time to get serious, this forum is quickly becoming nothing more then a joke. why? people are hardly trying to build anymore, so much rubbish chatter in the junk yard section and not enough in the sections that matter.

looks like gtm hasnt changed a bit since a little bit before i joined

[HurricaneAndrew]

Has anyone on here ever actually e-mailed Gabriel Interactive to ask for the RA2 source code?

Oh God, not this again...

[123savethewhales]

i think i'm allowed to say fag since i'm uhh bisexual, and i see no problem with it sooooooooooooooooooooooo

Well just keep in mind that you are insulting yourself more than anyone else by using that term offensively.

Anyone that goes on a forum semi-regularly would almost certainly be de-sensitised to these terms and words. Xbox Live has made a huge amount of people immune to words that would have offended the generation above. And I think that that's a good thing. A world where everybody gets offended by everything would be a worse and more dangerous world.

TL;DR
Who cares?

...and yet segregation and discrimination (particularly racism) is bringing more attention than ever

Because shock profanity works through desensitization, while group targeting profanity works through classical conditioning.

Repeating "fags" as an insult only solidifies the idea that something is wrong and disgusting with them.

[MassimoV]

I am aware that people have contacted Atari/Infogrames, but I've never heard of anyone contacting the developer. Maybe if you asked extra nicely, and clearly stated that it's for modding purposes only?

Try it!

[Mr. AS]

yeah do it see what happens

see how long it takes for them to say no

[That Robot is a Spy!]

An A, 2 B's and 4 C's. Certainly not bad IMO.

[System32]

Because shock profanity works through desensitization, while group targeting profanity works through classical conditioning.

Repeating "fags" as an insult only solidifies the idea that something is wrong and disgusting with them.

This is a discussion that entirely depends on if one thinks words can change. I know I'll never be able to convince you that the word "gay" has had a slight change in meaning, you'll never be able to tell me words are final in their definitions.
 
I'll never e able to tell you Slut Walks aren't a bad thing. You'll never be able to tell me they enforce sexism.

[Badnik96]

God, I keep finding these amazing links for the BBWiki, I found one today that had a summary of EVERY season 4.0 prelim fight, but web archive only saved about a sixth of them

at least the ones saved were good ones...

Also the BattleBots forum (the really old delphiforum one, not the new one) had a bunch of good links and stuff too. Found the Techno Destructo site, which gave me the final battle I need to complete Little Blue Engine's page (they clashed in 3.0).

[Jamin]

God, I keep finding these amazing links for the BBWiki, I found one today that had a summary of EVERY season 4.0 prelim fight, but web archive only saved about a sixth of them

at least the ones saved were good ones...

Also the BattleBots forum (the really old delphiforum one, not the new one) had a bunch of good links and stuff too. Found the Techno Destructo site, which gave me the final battle I need to complete Little Blue Engine's page (they clashed in 3.0).

le link get

[freeziez]

Skip to 21:09.

[Jamin]

HAUGH HAUGH HAUGH HAUGH HOUL HOUL HOUL HAUHAUHAUHAU

[martymidget]

That laugh...

Poor Deadbeat.

[Mr. AS]

mfw he thinks emergency is difficult

[Jamin]

mfw he thinks emergency is difficult
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[Naryar]

So Nary, have you heard about that new Judge Dredd film that's coming out in September?

Yeah, i'm probably gonna watch it sometime.

[GoldenFox93]

So Nary, have you heard about that new Judge Dredd film that's coming out in September?

Yeah, i'm probably gonna watch it sometime.

Same here- it certainly looks better than that one with Sylvester Stallone in it.
 
 
 
"I NEVER BROKE THE LAW, I AM THE LAW"

[123savethewhales]

Because shock profanity works through desensitization, while group targeting profanity works through classical conditioning.

Repeating "fags" as an insult only solidifies the idea that something is wrong and disgusting with them.

This is a discussion that entirely depends on if one thinks words can change. I know I'll never be able to convince you that the word "gay" has had a slight change in meaning, you'll never be able to tell me words are final in their definitions.
 
I'll never e able to tell you Slut Walks aren't a bad thing. You'll never be able to tell me they enforce sexism.

Well of course the listener would play a part in it.

For someone who is pro gay rights, hearing the word used offensively probably just results in anger from the "insensitivity" of the speaker.

Likewise, for people who already have some negative feelings toward gays, repeated use of it as an insult will polarize their views more.  In more extreme cases like a hate group gathering, they will take turn trying to top each other on how bad the target is, and by the end of the day believing most of it.

Age also matter of course.  For children the view of their peer plays an huge effect on meanings.  For me, not so much.

[ty4er]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxbrwnimRG4&feature=plcp#
5:15