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[Seprix]

I love the Talos Principle. The secrets are so well hidden. I did a little bit of cheating and looking up the locations of some of the Stars and how to get them because they're so absurdly hidden. But for the most part, it's been 99% me. World A is completely beaten so far.

[Seprix]

I've never played Portal. I guess I will one day.

[mail-mi]

I've never played Portal. I guess I will one day.

Make that one day sooner rather than later.

[pacovf]

I've never played Portal. I guess I will one day.

Make that one day sooner rather than later today.

FTFY

[Seprix]

I'm really disappointed with Apple. Their new phone is awful. I will not be purchasing an Apple phone in the future. It's just obvious Android is better at this point. They're also dropping ports for their Macbook and making it impossible for me to upgrade my RAM or other components without buying an entirely new computer. I am furious. I absolutely love Apple's UI, but I'm not going to just bend over and take it up the ass for Apple. Nope, sorry. The next computer I get will be a Hackintosh or a PC.

[pingpongsam]

I'm really disappointed with Apple. I've been taking their Apple shaped dong up my butt for years telling myself I liked it and I am just now coming around to the idea that it has been terrible all along.

FTFY

[Ichimaru Gin]

[Kuildeous]

Pros and cons of Twitter vs. Instagram?

I don't know that much about Instagram, but I was vastly underwhelmed by Twitter. I still don't see the big deal about it. One may accuse me of being too old to appreciate it. Maybe.

But as some people here already know, I do not encapsulate my thoughts into quick, short sentences. Perhaps that is a flaw of my style and I merely piss everyone off with prolix prose. I don't know.

In any case, I cannot limit myself to a mere 140 characters--even fewer when you retweet or reply or whatever it is that addresses another user before you make your tweet.

And what is the point of having a 140-character limit if you're just to post a link to a page that is much bigger anyway?

I've seen no reason to take Twitter seriously.

[silverspawn]

I think twitter makes sense for celebrities who regularly put out live content

other than that ... I don't get share appeal either. corrected, I do think I get it.

[eHalcyon]

Portal and Portal 2 were great.  I think I have Talos Principle purchased but I haven't played it yet.

[Seprix]

Portal and Portal 2 were great.  I think I have Talos Principle purchased but I haven't played it yet.

You buy games and don't play them?

[silverspawn]

You buy games?

[Awaclus]

In any case, I cannot limit myself to a mere 140 characters

Problems of a hardcore MMORPG player.

[Seprix]

You buy games?

Yes, I don't steal the intellectual property of people who worked hard to create the games you enjoy. If you enjoy something, you really really should pay for it.

[silverspawn]

You buy games?

Yes, I don't steal the intellectual property of people who worked hard to create the games you enjoy. If you enjoy something, you really really should pay for it.

any amount of money you spend on a game is an amount of money you don't spend on the charity of your choice instead. I don't think spending money on games is morally acceptable in most cases (if it can be avoided).

[Seprix]

You buy games?

Yes, I don't steal the intellectual property of people who worked hard to create the games you enjoy. If you enjoy something, you really really should pay for it.

any amount of money you spend on a game is an amount of money you don't spend on the charity of your choice instead. I don't think spending money on games is morally acceptable in most cases (if it can be avoided).

With that logic, you can justify not paying for anything at all if you can get away with it. Go mooch your neighbor's WiFi, you'll save money that way.

[mail-mi]

You buy games?

Yes, I don't steal the intellectual property of people who worked hard to create the games you enjoy. If you enjoy something, you really really should pay for it.

any amount of money you spend on a game is an amount of money you don't spend on the charity of your choice instead. I don't think spending money on games is morally acceptable in most cases (if it can be avoided).

You should also probably stop spending money on Internet and phone and TV then, and donate that to charity too.

[silverspawn]

You buy games?

Yes, I don't steal the intellectual property of people who worked hard to create the games you enjoy. If you enjoy something, you really really should pay for it.

any amount of money you spend on a game is an amount of money you don't spend on the charity of your choice instead. I don't think spending money on games is morally acceptable in most cases (if it can be avoided).

With that logic, you can justify not paying for anything at all if you can get away with it. Go mooch your neighbor's WiFi, you'll save money that way.

Yes. Unfortunately, the fact that the conclusion is hyper-uncomfortable does not make it any less true. To solve this problem, I advise applying it where it is easy, and not applying it where it is not. It might sound cheap, but it's better than not applying it at all. You can always work your way upwards.

You buy games?

Yes, I don't steal the intellectual property of people who worked hard to create the games you enjoy. If you enjoy something, you really really should pay for it.

any amount of money you spend on a game is an amount of money you don't spend on the charity of your choice instead. I don't think spending money on games is morally acceptable in most cases (if it can be avoided).

You should also probably stop spending money on Internet and phone and TV then, and donate that to charity too.

Well, I have never spent money on TV, only once spent money on internet, and a total of roughly 25€ on my phone... so far. I'm trying.

[mail-mi]

You're a better man than I.

[silverspawn]

Not as much as this makes it sound, probably. I'm great at not doing bad things, but not nearly as good at doing good things. You could have probably been more responsible according to my logic by being a lot more wasteful but having had a job for a few years and donating the salary (parallel to your education, I mean).

At least until now. I've just applied to teach private lessons in maths two days ago. Hope that works out!

[silverspawn]

Frankly, though, I do think that everytime you want to spend money on a movie or a game which you could get for free, you should instead get it for free and donate the same amount here or here. I'm sure others will disagree but I think it's a clear case. And it's something you can do with very little effort.

Alright. I'll stop preaching now and continue to err do things.

[pacovf]

Veering into RSP, but you could also pay those people that worked hard for your entertainment, and then let them decide whether they want to give their money to charity. They've earned that choice.

[Seprix]

Think of it this way, Silverspawn. You work hard at a burger joint, and your boss decides to take your paycheck and donate it to charity. Or maybe you're a hot hog vendor, and the guy who takes your hot dog promises to donate to charity instead of paying you. Regardless of whether it is a noble thing to give to charity or not (I stipulate it is actually not that useful for many reasons, regardless of the intentions of the giver), the point is that you worked for something, and you deserve what you get for working.

[silverspawn]

those are nice mental excuses you can make, but they don't work if you agree with the principle.

Veering into RSP, but you could also pay those people that worked hard for your entertainment, and then let them decide whether they want to give their money to charity. They've earned that choice.

that would work if you could assume that they all consequent utilitarians. I'd give that less than 1% of being true.

they won't be responsible with the money. it's up to you.

Think of it this way, silverspawn. You work hard at a burger joint, and your boss decides to take your paycheck and donate it to charity. Or maybe you're a hot hog vendor, and the guy who takes your hot dog promises to donate to charity instead of paying you. Regardless of whether it is a noble thing to give to charity or not (I stipulate it is actually not that useful for many reasons, regardless of the intentions of the giver), the point is that you worked for something, and you deserve what you get for working.

stating the obvious: he wouldn't get away with that and won't do it.

a premise of my moral is that only outcomes matter. If you value the concept of deserving something you can probably reach different conclusions. Although the family you'd give money to by using e.g. GiveDirectly would probably deserve it a lot more if you measure it by how much they work for how much they have.

(I stipulate it is actually not that useful for many reasons, regardless of the intentions of the giver)

That's another thing that's convenient to believe. In this case I can confidently say that it's not true - for the charities I linked. It depends on the charity.

[Awaclus]

You buy games?

Yes, I don't steal the intellectual property of people who worked hard to create the games you enjoy. If you enjoy something, you really really should pay for it.

The concept of intellectual property is BS. You can't own an abstract idea, and something that you can infinitely duplicate shouldn't have any value. I would pay for the time they spend working on the game, but most game developers choose to do that for free instead.