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On November 11 2013 05:43 JonGalt wrote:and god damnit jaedong jaekong. I just want the tyrant to return to glory  I think that's 5 second places in 2013. it's been so long  jaedong plays zvp like it's bw
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On November 11 2013 06:13 Scip wrote: Has "manning up" ever actually worked for anyone ever? I admit I never tried to use it to solve any of my problems because it seems like it wouldn't be helpful at all but perhaps some more cock up my bottom could relieve a grief for gf I never had. Yeah...not to delve into criticisms of depression and the controversy involved here but suffice it to say, telling someone to just 'feel better,' or 'man up,' does not work in basically every case.
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Pootie too good!4331 Posts
On November 11 2013 06:13 Scip wrote: Has "manning up" ever actually worked for anyone ever? I admit I never tried to use it to solve any of my problems because it seems like it wouldn't be helpful at all but perhaps some more cock up my bottom could relieve a grief for gf I never had.
I guess it's a broad meaning. but I take it as a reflection period. what happened? what'd you do wrong? what mistakes were made and how can I fix them foe the future? I look at all the dumb fucking Shit I could have avoided/fixed and moved on. it's in the past and you can't change it. you look to the future and focus on the present.
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Pootie too good!4331 Posts
On November 11 2013 06:15 WaveofShadow wrote:Show nested quote +On November 11 2013 06:13 Scip wrote: Has "manning up" ever actually worked for anyone ever? I admit I never tried to use it to solve any of my problems because it seems like it wouldn't be helpful at all but perhaps some more cock up my bottom could relieve a grief for gf I never had. Yeah...not to delve into criticisms of depression and the controversy involved here but suffice it to say, telling someone to just 'feel better,' or 'man up,' does not work in basically every case.
I get that, and we've all had our share of depressing/down moments. but just saying "I'm depressed, I might do something stupid" is silly and borderline drama queen antics. I don't care if you're upset, but say WHY, instead of just saying you are. we all read it and go whelp, no idea what's wrong but I hope it's ok. it just seems silly to me. maybe he doesn't want to open up to us and cool - but the teaser/cliffhanger posts are dumb imo
still <3 req. sorry if I seem harsh
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TL offtopic life advice thread.
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Dunno why he's so sad. He made gold before season ended.
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Pootie too good!4331 Posts
On November 11 2013 06:28 wei2coolman wrote: Dunno why he's so sad. He made gold before season ended.
better than me!
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On November 11 2013 06:29 JonGalt wrote:Show nested quote +On November 11 2013 06:28 wei2coolman wrote: Dunno why he's so sad. He made gold before season ended. better than me! And he's not stuck in africa.
Been playing cod ghost campaign. God it sucks. It's like sitting through a movie, there is no room for movement other than the prescribed route.
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On November 11 2013 06:22 JonGalt wrote:Show nested quote +On November 11 2013 06:15 WaveofShadow wrote:On November 11 2013 06:13 Scip wrote: Has "manning up" ever actually worked for anyone ever? I admit I never tried to use it to solve any of my problems because it seems like it wouldn't be helpful at all but perhaps some more cock up my bottom could relieve a grief for gf I never had. Yeah...not to delve into criticisms of depression and the controversy involved here but suffice it to say, telling someone to just 'feel better,' or 'man up,' does not work in basically every case. I get that, and we've all had our share of depressing/down moments. but just saying "I'm depressed, I might do something stupid" is silly and borderline drama queen antics. I don't care if you're upset, but say WHY, instead of just saying you are. we all read it and go whelp, no idea what's wrong but I hope it's ok. it just seems silly to me. maybe he doesn't want to open up to us and cool - but the teaser/cliffhanger posts are dumb imo still <3 req. sorry if I seem harsh Your point stands---it's a clear cry for attention, but people aren't necessarily always capable of opening up, doing more or actively seeking out help is all I'm saying.
I kinda feel bad 'cause last time I talked to him I was critiquing his play while he duoed with Asmo and apparently it was the first time he got even remotely ragey at the game in a long time.
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On November 11 2013 03:50 Scip wrote:Show nested quote +On November 11 2013 03:22 phyvo wrote:On November 11 2013 01:24 Scip wrote:On November 10 2013 16:12 Tooplark wrote:On November 10 2013 15:55 caelym wrote: started playing FTL. those alien buggers who board your ship are really hard to deal with. pretty much always upgrade doors early, and vent the air out of the rooms they invade. even if you don't straight up kill 'em, they'll be severely weakened by asphyxiation. otherwise just keep rotating people from fight to medbay. Discover things yourself, once you discover what is good and what is not the game become very boring and easy. Don't read guides and don't read wiki (maybe only read the wiki on how to get access to more ships) I would never call FTL boring or easy but sometimes it can be extremely frustrating when the dice just don't roll your way and you don't get the better items. I wasn't really done with the game until I had beaten it on "normal" mode with every ship and its alternate, it's a fine game and only really easy if you use one of the better ships or, well, set the difficulty to easy. There are some virtually unwinnable scenarios like sun or asteroids+unlucky hit in your first map but if you can survive the first sector I don't find that the game gives too much resistance. You can get screwed over and never have an access to anything that can possibly beat the final ship, but that is 1. quite unlikely and 2. has nothing to do with difficulty. I have played with all the Engi, Zoltan, Mantis, Fed and the basic one ships. Not sure if any of them are considered weak? Actually, the game becomes quite difficult if you do not ever pause. Haven't actually won a game trying that challenge, but got pretty far.
The ships I had most trouble with were zoltan B, stealth B, slug B, and engi B in decreasing hair-pulling order (engi B wasn't *that* bad, zoltan B had me ranting to everybody who would listen). Everything else is decent, some of it is amazingly good. IDK, it'd be interesting to compare notes and maybe you had a better strat going, but honestly despite some of the hair-pulling I liked FTL a lot. I'd boast about my winrate but it probably wasn't amazing to begin with and I screwed it over further by restarting a lot more than was probably necessary.
In the end I still like FTL a lot as a game and would recommend it, but after beating it with every ship I consider it "completed". Still listen to the music a lot.
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Pootie too good!4331 Posts
and I agree with that wave. I guess I am just upset he is sitting on the fence to opening up to us haha. open up to someone req!! figure your Shit out before it consumes you!!
and I'd feel worse for asmo. that dude is still in silver. at least you have a kid and old age to blame :p he's got no excuses!
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Straight outta Johto18973 Posts
I thoroughly recommend anyone who hasn't read the posts on Hyperbole-and-a-Half about depression (Part 1, Part 2) to do so. They are perhaps the best explanation of what depression and being depressed actually is, and why telling someone to just cheer up is bullshit.
As for manning up, sometimes it's the right thing to tell someone like if they're being a drama queen or just nervous about something. Sometimes it's just the wrong thing to say. Judge accordingly.
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Every time I've been told "Just man up" I've fought said friend. There's pretty much no good situation to say it, except if he's being a bitch and not talking to the chick he obviously has a hardon for.
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On November 11 2013 06:45 MoonBear wrote:I thoroughly recommend anyone who hasn't read the posts on Hyperbole-and-a-Half about depression ( Part 1, Part 2) to do so. They are perhaps the best explanation of what depression and being depressed actually is, and why telling someone to just cheer up is bullshit. As for manning up, sometimes it's the right thing to tell someone like if they're being a drama queen or just nervous about something. Sometimes it's just the wrong thing to say. Judge accordingly.
I probably jumped the gun, but the point i was trying to make is we had nothing to judge by except a drama queen esque (as I read it) post. in the short time I've been a part of TL lol this seems to be a fairly common thing for req to do. I just want him to find someone (here, irl, wherever) to help with it! man up is just sort of my generic response, but to me it basically means clearing your head ans finding someone or someway to deal with your shit.
again, <3 you req. but this isn't the first time and we all know that. something needs to change.
anyway. I've done enough preaching. I'll go be a self righteous asshole somewhere else.
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On November 11 2013 06:13 Scip wrote: Has "manning up" ever actually worked for anyone ever? I admit I never tried to use it to solve any of my problems because it seems like it wouldn't be helpful at all but perhaps some more cock up my bottom could relieve a grief for gf I never had. To be honest. Manning up means multitude of things depending on who you talk to. Maybe for some it's as simple as letting their frustration out by doing productive things, like gym, work, projects, etc. For others its talking to their closest friends about their problems, life , etc. Perhaps it's dealing with the problem ddirectly. Sometimes it's doing something completely random, going skydiving despite never doing it, or go fishing for the first time, and so on. The most important part is doing something. And that's the hardest part. The cycle of depression is so hard to break. That's what friends are for. They're there to help push you out of a negative spiral.
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On November 11 2013 06:57 JonGalt wrote:Show nested quote +On November 11 2013 06:45 MoonBear wrote:I thoroughly recommend anyone who hasn't read the posts on Hyperbole-and-a-Half about depression ( Part 1, Part 2) to do so. They are perhaps the best explanation of what depression and being depressed actually is, and why telling someone to just cheer up is bullshit. As for manning up, sometimes it's the right thing to tell someone like if they're being a drama queen or just nervous about something. Sometimes it's just the wrong thing to say. Judge accordingly. I probably jumped the gun, but the point i was trying to make is we had nothing to judge by except a drama queen esque (as I read it) post. in the short time I've been a part of TL lol this seems to be a fairly common thing for req to do. I just want him to find someone (here, irl, wherever) to help with it! man up is just sort of my generic response, but to me it basically means clearing your head ans finding someone or someway to deal with your shit. again, <3 you req. but this isn't the first time and we all know that. something needs to change. anyway. I've done enough preaching. I'll go be a self righteous asshole somewhere else. +1
On November 11 2013 07:03 wei2coolman wrote:Show nested quote +On November 11 2013 06:13 Scip wrote: Has "manning up" ever actually worked for anyone ever? I admit I never tried to use it to solve any of my problems because it seems like it wouldn't be helpful at all but perhaps some more cock up my bottom could relieve a grief for gf I never had. To be honest. Manning up means multitude of things depending on who you talk to. Maybe for some it's as simple as letting their frustration out by doing productive things, like gym, work, projects, etc. For others its talking to their closest friends about their problems, life , etc. Perhaps it's dealing with the problem ddirectly. Sometimes it's doing something completely random, going skydiving despite never doing it, or go fishing for the first time, and so on. The most important part is doing something. And that's the hardest part. The cycle of depression is so hard to break. That's what friends are for. They're there to help push you out of a negative spiral. sometimes your ego won't allow you to open up to your friends. then it's time to seriously consider a therapist. there's no shame in seeking professional help if you need it. I actually went to a psychologist/therapist for a few months 2 years ago because I was in a bad funk and insurance covered it (and I'm pretty sure a lot of insurances cover mental health visits). Going to the sessions and talking helped me lay out my problems and "man up" to get my life back in order.
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Imo the action of going to therapist is the manning up part. When you choose to take action is what manning up is.
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Czech Republic11293 Posts
did everyone just agree to ignore a joke I made in that post that I genuinely consider quite good? Or is it so good that it folds onto itself and becomes as bad as a joke can get
I didn't find Zoltan-B that bad, except for when you get into a solar flare before you buy your shileds (the first thing you always buy), then it's most of the time an autoloss, nothing you can do about it. Basically the 3 ways to win I found most reliable are Ion weapons+anything, mass lazors (probably not wise unless you start with some nice lazors; you're unlikely to get 2 good lazor weapons during the game), or a bomb+transpoter. Bomb+Transporter is the one you'll most likely to go for, almost any bomb will do, the one that does 4dmg or the ion one are the best tho.
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On November 11 2013 07:50 Scip wrote: did everyone just agree to ignore a joke I made in that post that I genuinely consider quite good? Or is it so good that it folds onto itself and becomes as bad as a joke can get They probably tried to give you more credit than that but i wouldn't see why considering the obvious gay joke
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On November 11 2013 02:30 wei2coolman wrote:Show nested quote +On November 11 2013 02:14 Gahlo wrote:On November 11 2013 00:59 wei2coolman wrote:On November 10 2013 22:24 Gahlo wrote:On November 10 2013 15:19 BlackPaladin wrote: I'm looking into building a new computer. What would be considered a good rig in your opinions to play most games nowadays on fairly high settings? (I mainly play SC2, LoL, minecraft (uses a lot of ram), project zomboid, and a bunch of other steam games atm, but obviously that changes often) Just want to see your opinion on things and consider some of my options. If I'm not too late to the party... http://www.logicalincrements.com/ God. Those are so cpu biased builds. And extremely intel favored. Unless you plan on rendering and converting a bunch those builds are really meh. Much better to skimp like 100 bucks and use it on the gpu. Unless crossfiring 290x's, cpu is rarely a bottleneck in gaming. Edit: in my haste I totally forgot about amd fx series. Go with that instead of A series. Fx 6350 should be price equivalent. They're just a list of parts, not recommended builds. The parts for each recommended budget bracket form a build.... Sure, whenever you take a piece from a part list from every section it gives you a build. The totals to the right are just there for "If you're looking to spend around this much/less than this, start here." The only things on there that they really tie together is the mobo/cpu, which should be.
On November 11 2013 06:13 Scip wrote: Has "manning up" ever actually worked for anyone ever? I admit I never tried to use it to solve any of my problems because it seems like it wouldn't be helpful at all but perhaps some more cock up my bottom could relieve a grief for gf I never had. Depends. "Manning up" is just getting over being gunshy and going in. Too often people misconstrue "manning up" for what I like to call "anime mode" where even though they've been getting smacked around, they believe now that they picked up their shiny new longsword they can win if they JUST. TRY. HARDER.
Aaand of course they get slapped around again because the game doesn't give you power for effort.
Derp, I thought we were talking about league. Silly me.
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