On July 25 2016 05:17 Ketara wrote: Yeah I didn't want kids before I started working with entitled 12 year olds every day.
Now it's firmly cemented in.
Good on you wave, ensuring that there are people to inherit the giant shit we are producing these days.
Pretty sure how kids act at 12 depends more on their parents than the kids themselves lol.
'Controllable' behaviour-wise pre-adolescents are the absolute worst. I feel like kids don't develop much of a conscience until later.
I remember how horrible we were in middle school... It was appalling really the kind of things we did without much of a second thought.
Can't talk about America but here most of these kids just have parents who refuse to discipline them in any way and they get protected from "bullies" too much. This was very noticeable even in people like 5 years younger than me when growing up (1993 here).
On July 25 2016 05:17 Ketara wrote: Yeah I didn't want kids before I started working with entitled 12 year olds every day.
Now it's firmly cemented in.
Good on you wave, ensuring that there are people to inherit the giant shit we are producing these days.
Pretty sure how kids act at 12 depends more on their parents than the kids themselves lol.
'Controllable' behaviour-wise pre-adolescents are the absolute worst. I feel like kids don't develop much of a conscience until later.
I remember how horrible we were in middle school... It was appalling really the kind of things we did without much of a second thought.
Can't talk about America but here most of these kids just have parents who refuse to discipline them in any way and they get protected from "bullies" too much. This was very noticeable even in people like 5 years younger than me when growing up (1993 here).
Just need some of that good old 90's slav discipline
My buddy gave me this book to read - The Way of Kings by Brian Sanderson. I kind of like the overall story and want to see where it goes, but holy shit it's so bloody tedious and the writing just keeps trying to throw worldbuilding in your face. One of those fantasy novels where the author is like "hey I made up all these words and places and animals and terms, let me throw a new one in your face every three pages!".
Anyone know this series? Does it get over this hump later on?
On July 26 2016 02:07 Requizen wrote: My buddy gave me this book to read - The Way of Kings by Brian Sanderson. I kind of like the overall story and want to see where it goes, but holy shit it's so bloody tedious and the writing just keeps trying to throw worldbuilding in your face. One of those fantasy novels where the author is like "hey I made up all these words and places and animals and terms, let me throw a new one in your face every three pages!".
Anyone know this series? Does it get over this hump later on?
Most of the tedious world building is in the interludes you can just skip if you want. It's a 10 part series that's meant to be one of the first ones delving into the deeper universe. Sanderson also isn't the best of writers but it's fun so whatever. I'd prob start on like Mistborn if you want to see his writing.
On July 26 2016 04:01 mordek wrote: 10 Cloverfield Lane was really intense. I'm good for another 6 months before I watch something like that again
I actually really dug that movie. John Goodman is, as always, surprisingly really fucking good at most things he does. And while I don't personally think that Mary Elizabeth Winstead has the best range out there, she was fantastic in it as well. Super intense, and I actually dug the ending despite the controversy.
On July 26 2016 04:01 mordek wrote: 10 Cloverfield Lane was really intense. I'm good for another 6 months before I watch something like that again
I actually really dug that movie. John Goodman is, as always, surprisingly really fucking good at most things he does. And while I don't personally think that Mary Elizabeth Winstead has the best range out there, she was fantastic in it as well. Super intense, and I actually dug the ending despite the controversy.
May I ask, what controversy was there?
I absolutely loved the movie, although I can see how some people who went in, expecting a full-blown alien war movie would be confused/disappointed, but the movie itself was very suspenseful, and eerie. John Goodman was terrific.
On July 26 2016 04:01 mordek wrote: 10 Cloverfield Lane was really intense. I'm good for another 6 months before I watch something like that again
I actually really dug that movie. John Goodman is, as always, surprisingly really fucking good at most things he does. And while I don't personally think that Mary Elizabeth Winstead has the best range out there, she was fantastic in it as well. Super intense, and I actually dug the ending despite the controversy.
May I ask, what controversy was there?
I absolutely loved the movie, although I can see how some people who went in, expecting a full-blown alien war movie would be confused/disappointed, but the movie itself was very suspenseful, and eerie. John Goodman was terrific.
since it turned from single-location thriller to suddenly sci-fi action with explosions. And it is a bit of a jarring transition, especially when the movie has forced you to believe that the whole alien attack thing was just something in a crazy dude's mind, but that was kind of the point. Some critics sort of railed it for breaking the atmosphere to tie in to the Cloverfield universe (if such a thing exists)
But if you were paying attention and know anything about JJ Abrams it's not that surprising.
You can put me into that crowd. While it wasn't surprising being an Abrams movie, it was still an "...ok" moment. + Show Spoiler +
I think if it had been more vague but real threat it would have felt more in place? The whole running around, molotoving an alien ship was like a total cinematic shift. I'm not a movie critic by any means but felt bad to me. Everything up to that point was fantastic.
On July 22 2016 09:44 iCanada wrote: Software devs of TL, how far away is muiltithreading technology?
It really sucks trying to run an FEA and watching "Core 0" hit 100% usage for 15 straight minutes while watching your other 15 cores sit at 1% usage.
tough question because multithreading is already there. but mltiCORE is a lot more difficult depending more on operating systems and directX etc. so multiprocess games would be great for running on 16 cores but really hard to run on dual core. if someone like intell came out with a fully optimized game they could have sc2 maps 4x the size with 4x the players with 4x the units each probably as games like that are less intense on GPU but way more intense on CPU compared to FPS games. im not sure how FEA compensates / decides how much of each resource /which resources it should be using. are you seing CPU hit 100% ingame? which game?
On July 24 2016 09:36 killerdog wrote: Just trying to work out wtf I should eat as someone who seems clinically incapable of gaining muscle mass :<
unfortunately the only real answer here is MORE if you are working out and eating right then eat more of the right stuff and you will gain weight 100% of the time. if you change nothing else.
On July 26 2016 02:07 Requizen wrote: My buddy gave me this book to read - The Way of Kings by Brian Sanderson. I kind of like the overall story and want to see where it goes, but holy shit it's so bloody tedious and the writing just keeps trying to throw worldbuilding in your face. One of those fantasy novels where the author is like "hey I made up all these words and places and animals and terms, let me throw a new one in your face every three pages!".
Anyone know this series? Does it get over this hump later on?
I dunno that one but i love sanderson and second the opinion to read mistborn!
I kinda agree with both points. the reveal that the aliens were really spreading poison gas around was fucking great and necessary to bring the plot to completion. the crazy dog thing and molotoving of spacships probably took away from the affect.
way of kings is the first installation of a long epic so you'll have to stick with it, the world building will be established by the first half and its more exciting after that
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