Topic: Random Stuff Part II (Read 1226262 times)

LastFootnote · « **Reply #2800 on:** January 27, 2015, 04:59:44 pm »

Grim Fandango Remastered was apparently released today. Time to find out what all the fuss is about.

XerxesPraelor · « **Reply #2801 on:** January 27, 2015, 09:42:08 pm »

Quote from: Kuildeous on January 27, 2015, 10:32:19 am

Finally I'll get to play in a Mutants and Masterminds campaign. As far as d20 systems go, I still feel this is the best one, but it is crunchy-intimidating.

Making a voodoo priest character who can bop people to sleep with his staff (and it hurts even if the person is mean and doesn't fall asleep). Ought to be fun.

Reminds me that "Dungeons and Discourse" is hilarious and I wish I could be in a campaign of it.

eHalcyon · « **Reply #2802 on:** January 28, 2015, 02:27:32 am »

Wouldn't it be tight if everyone was chill to each other?

Seprix · « **Reply #2803 on:** January 28, 2015, 03:19:17 am »

Quote from: eHalcyon on January 28, 2015, 02:27:32 am

Wouldn't it be tight if everyone was chill to each other?

Please forgive me.

eHalcyon · « **Reply #2804 on:** January 28, 2015, 03:37:43 am »

That's a Parks and Rec reference, by the way. I am very much enjoying the final season.

WalrusMcFishSr · « **Reply #2805 on:** January 28, 2015, 04:57:06 pm »

Quote from: LastFootnote on January 27, 2015, 04:59:44 pm

Grim Fandango Remastered was apparently released today. Time to find out what all the fuss is about.

This game was badass. Definitely worth a look. I hadn't heard about the remake until now!

Anything Tim Schafer is generally excellent. Day of the Tentacle, Full Throttle, Psychonauts...all masterpieces. Brutal Legend seemed underwhelming but I appreciated the style.

SwitchedFromStarcraft · « **Reply #2806 on:** January 28, 2015, 04:59:11 pm »

Can somebody help me with this? I occasionally get an ad (don't we all) before one of the games on the Yahoo games site. Today I've encountered the same ad twice. It's about 70 seconds long (according to the timer that appears early), but it doesn't play to the end. Therefore, I can't tell you who the ad is for. I'd like to see it in its entirety. The principal defining characteristics are:

1) Young attractive woman who is a snowboarder and a double amputee, she boards while wearing prosthetics. Lots of on-snow shots.
2) She is also a dancer, or perhaps is cross training with (ballroom) dancing.
3) Voiceover is by Mohammed Ali, reciting one of those poems from the sixties and seventies he would deliver before a fight.
4) There is a brief scene of her getting into and starting a car with push button start, so it may be a car commercial.

Has anyone seen this? If so, can you post a link?

Rabid · « **Reply #2807 on:** January 28, 2015, 05:07:45 pm »

http://www.fastcocreate.com/3041476/super-bowl-xlix/paralympian-amy-purdy-and-the-voice-of-muhammad-ali-star-in-toyotas-super-bo

SwitchedFromStarcraft · « **Reply #2808 on:** January 28, 2015, 05:45:51 pm »

Thanks very much. Turns out I was watching an abbreviated/edited version - the full version would have let me know immediately that it was a car commercial.

sudgy · « **Reply #2809 on:** January 28, 2015, 10:35:21 pm »

One time I was watching TV and this commercial started playing where these people were somewhere, all of these bubbles started coming out of nowhere, and it was getting really weird, then the commercial got cut off and switched to another one. I still don't know what it was about.

Seprix · « **Reply #2810 on:** January 28, 2015, 11:37:39 pm »

I saw a commercial of someone buying razor blades, and someone at the cash register said they sucked or something. It cut off, and this happened twice during the Patriots Ravens game. :/

It was really odd.

2.71828..... · « **Reply #2811 on:** January 29, 2015, 03:48:04 am »

Quote from: Seprix on January 28, 2015, 11:37:39 pm

I saw a commercial of someone buying razor blades, and someone at the cash register said they sucked or something. It cut off, and this happened twice during the Patriots Ravens game. :/

It was really odd.

Don't know why your commercial cut off, but I assume you are referring to one of the Dollar Shave Club commercials.

I can't comment on the commercial failure, but I can comment on the Dollar Shave Club because that is where I get all my razors from. Their Blades are F***ing Great.

Kuildeous · « **Reply #2812 on:** January 29, 2015, 08:11:01 am »

Quote from: 2.71828..... on January 29, 2015, 03:48:04 am

I can't comment on the commercial failure, but I can comment on the Dollar Shave Club because that is where I get all my razors from. Their Blades are F***ing Great.

I have been ignoring their ads, but this is making me take notice. It's the first testimony I've read about them. Yeah, sure, I could go out to some list of reviews, but I don't know any of those people.

I don't know e either, but I have a higher regard for people on this forum than the average netizen. Besides, he chose e as his handle. How bad can his judgment be?

Kirian · « **Reply #2813 on:** January 29, 2015, 08:53:45 am »

People watch commercials??

Quote from: SwitchedFromStarcraft on January 28, 2015, 04:59:11 pm

Can somebody help me with this? I occasionally get an ad (don't we all)

We don't all, because AdBlock Plus is awesome.

Seprix · « **Reply #2814 on:** January 29, 2015, 02:27:03 pm »

Quote from: Kirian on January 29, 2015, 08:53:45 am

People watch commercials??

Quote from: SwitchedFromStarcraft on January 28, 2015, 04:59:11 pm
Can somebody help me with this? I occasionally get an ad (don't we all)

We don't all, because AdBlock Plus is awesome.

I turn off Adblock for YouTube and creative commons websites where average joes make money off of ads, but for everywhere else, adblock on.

Also, I'm super hyped for Season 6 in February 2nd. Sure, most of the top players won't be there, but that's okay. I'll likely enter in subsequent seasons if possible. :p

ashersky · « **Reply #2815 on:** January 29, 2015, 04:16:52 pm »

Does anyone recommend anything in Dallas?

Kirian · « **Reply #2816 on:** January 29, 2015, 04:39:10 pm »

Quote from: ashersky on January 29, 2015, 04:16:52 pm

Does anyone recommend anything in Dallas?

Getting out as fast as possible.

Seprix · « **Reply #2817 on:** January 29, 2015, 04:46:10 pm »

Quote from: ashersky on January 29, 2015, 04:16:52 pm

Does anyone recommend anything in Dallas?

Tell Jerry Jones never to select a draft pick again.

Teproc · « **Reply #2818 on:** January 29, 2015, 06:06:30 pm »

Quote from: ashersky on January 29, 2015, 04:16:52 pm

Does anyone recommend anything in Dallas?

Don't drive around in a convertible ?

sudgy · « **Reply #2819 on:** January 29, 2015, 08:30:38 pm »

So, just in case, whenever I want to go to an article linked on facebook, I copy the url, log out of facebook, then go to the site. I just did that to some random url that was not facebook and it wanted me to log on with facebook... Nice try...

Kirian · « **Reply #2820 on:** January 29, 2015, 08:46:55 pm »

Quote from: Teproc on January 29, 2015, 06:06:30 pm

Quote from: ashersky on January 29, 2015, 04:16:52 pm
Does anyone recommend anything in Dallas?

Don't drive around in a convertible ?

Also, don't try to be cute with slogans:

Teproc · « **Reply #2821 on:** January 29, 2015, 09:26:25 pm »

Oh my God is that for real ?

Edit : My best friend Google confirms it is. That's... wow.

liopoil · « **Reply #2822 on:** January 29, 2015, 09:49:10 pm »

Quote from: Teproc on January 29, 2015, 09:26:25 pm

Oh my God is that for real ?

Edit : My best friend Google confirms it is. That's... wow.

I didn't see it on the first look, but when I saw this post I looked back and it was immediately obvious... so I can see how the mistake was made.

WanderingWinder · « **Reply #2823 on:** January 30, 2015, 07:28:33 am »

Quote from: ashersky on January 29, 2015, 04:16:52 pm

Does anyone recommend anything in Dallas?

What kinds of stuff are you interested in, and how long are you in town?

ashersky · « **Reply #2824 on:** January 30, 2015, 07:36:12 am »

Quote from: WanderingWinder on January 30, 2015, 07:28:33 am

Quote from: ashersky on January 29, 2015, 04:16:52 pm
Does anyone recommend anything in Dallas?

What kinds of stuff are you interested in, and how long are you in town?

Arrive on a Monday, fly out on Friday.

Things to see (evenings), maybe some good shopping, especially restaurants.

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