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On November 28 2011 12:52 NuclearStorm wrote:I started viewing many of my goals as Favored Opponents. I had lost my matchup against losing weight, studying hard, and consistently blogging many times. I decided I was going to face these opponents again, but after every time I failed I would sit down, figure out why I failed, “and try and fix it and it’s no problem.”
Since applying the WhiteRa approach to Starcraft to my personal life I have lost 10 lbs. and my weight is steadily dropping. I exercise 3-5 times a week and sometimes more. I have even done something I thought I never could do, I blogged for 13 hours on a Saturday! I thought I would never have the self-discipline to work when nobody was threatening to fire me. But as it turns out, I do. Even though I have had to say GG many times in my personal life the past couple months I am still moving forward; learning from my mistakes and fixing Yup, there are two ways of looking at life. You either press that Find Match button again, or you don't and spend your time thinking about what would've happened if you did. You only lose when your to scared to to press that button.
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JTP
I'm saddened that you believe love is objectively trivial.
I think it's interesting to consider that everything you do, is in the end, trivial. You talk about objectivity, but from what i can see you are missing it in the majority of your statements.
I personally don't think that inspiration is valueless. Music, poetry, painting, writing, and crocheting are all without a direct quantifiable value to something like climbing a mountain. I can't climb a ladder made from insightfull stanzas and extra yarn to get to the top of a mountain, but reading something written from the summit can give me the strength to get to the top.
Last year, at 21 years old, I became the youngest person to ever work nationally for my company. I have delivered hundreds of presentations to thousands of people on dozens of topics, and some of the best career advice / inspiration I have ever gotten is from watching Geoff and Sean. Being proud of the things that I love, learning to deal with difficult people, and seeing that enthusiasm is undeniably infectious have been invaluable in my growth as a person.
Objectively, of course.
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On December 01 2011 01:07 Zorkmid wrote:Show nested quote +On November 30 2011 11:34 Riku wrote: I sent Sean a sappy message and I'll give QXC a friendly punch tomorrow or something.
Yea.......that should finally get those slackers on board. O.o I also know famous people.
It's my way of supporting the SC community.
>.>
Oh, and going to the NASL Finals!
YAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!
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iNcontrol, I love you. I'm going to fight for eSports in 2012 like no man ever has. <3
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On November 25 2011 15:42 jtp118 wrote:Show nested quote +On November 24 2011 04:45 iNcontroL wrote: one of the dumbest mistakes you could make is that the only things that matter are politics and religion. I can give you a hundred anecdotal examples of where people were touched, inspired or made better by events and activities that you would deem "unworthy."
the issue is not with those that want to make SC2 bigger and better for themselves and everyone around them but rather with the sad lonely little man who is telling people what they are doing has no value and "real life" is all about politics and religion.
you're the one trolling at this point, my friend. "sad lonely little man"? right, that's it! being an otaku for SC is a waste of life, full stop. real life is about responsibility, meaningful action, and hard work; politics, religion, and art were just examples ... obviously i was referring to any sort of activity that makes some sort of meaningful change in the world (teaching, medicine, charity work, etc etc); any career that actually does something, as opposed to playing a video game for corporate sponsors and providing trivial entertainment. the fact that playing a video game can somehow occasionally accidentally inspire someone isn't a counter-argument. this reminds me of the people at the GDC who always feel compelled to throw in something about how video games can "change the world", where, actually, the engineers creating these games could change the world by leaving the video game industry and using their skills to actually do something meaningful. people are going to be inspired by terrible pop music, and touched by relationships and community for absolutely anything; starcraft is not the cause, but an accidental environment where this might occasionally happen ... it does not justify the triviality of esports. i repeat; for anyone reading this thread, instead of getting 'inspired' about spreading the word for SC2, and geeking out with fanboy bull****, get inspired to spread the word for something that actually matters; get out and actually help someone, volunteer somewhere, and stop wasting your time pressing F5 on liquipedia or the TL front page. esports is trivial entertainment, and should not be the focus of your energy/time in any way, shape, or form. Holy hell it's people like you that truly piss me off. You desreguard any good thing anything does that you find to mean nothing. SC2 an esports has done the world no good? Are you joking or trolling either im assuming you're doing. We have players like TLO and such who have done 24 hours streams of them just playing then donating any income from that stream to charity such as Doctor's Without Boarders which is an amazing charity that provides the world more good then Words can describe. Also another example of this the recent Rumble in the Bronze 2 which InControl helped cast which all money again went to charity. The charity for that one the name eludes me but it provides video games to terminally sick children who have nothing to look forward to but laying in a hospital bed all day everyday waiting an hoping that they'll actually get better. So before you come in spewing your self rightous baddle pelase study up on what you're about to bash please.
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Sounds like its gonna be a good 2012, good luck in the new year
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On December 17 2011 01:31 Catatonic wrote:Show nested quote +On November 25 2011 15:42 jtp118 wrote:On November 24 2011 04:45 iNcontroL wrote: one of the dumbest mistakes you could make is that the only things that matter are politics and religion. I can give you a hundred anecdotal examples of where people were touched, inspired or made better by events and activities that you would deem "unworthy."
the issue is not with those that want to make SC2 bigger and better for themselves and everyone around them but rather with the sad lonely little man who is telling people what they are doing has no value and "real life" is all about politics and religion.
you're the one trolling at this point, my friend. "sad lonely little man"? right, that's it! being an otaku for SC is a waste of life, full stop. real life is about responsibility, meaningful action, and hard work; politics, religion, and art were just examples ... obviously i was referring to any sort of activity that makes some sort of meaningful change in the world (teaching, medicine, charity work, etc etc); any career that actually does something, as opposed to playing a video game for corporate sponsors and providing trivial entertainment. the fact that playing a video game can somehow occasionally accidentally inspire someone isn't a counter-argument. this reminds me of the people at the GDC who always feel compelled to throw in something about how video games can "change the world", where, actually, the engineers creating these games could change the world by leaving the video game industry and using their skills to actually do something meaningful. people are going to be inspired by terrible pop music, and touched by relationships and community for absolutely anything; starcraft is not the cause, but an accidental environment where this might occasionally happen ... it does not justify the triviality of esports. i repeat; for anyone reading this thread, instead of getting 'inspired' about spreading the word for SC2, and geeking out with fanboy bull****, get inspired to spread the word for something that actually matters; get out and actually help someone, volunteer somewhere, and stop wasting your time pressing F5 on liquipedia or the TL front page. esports is trivial entertainment, and should not be the focus of your energy/time in any way, shape, or form. Holy hell it's people like you that truly piss me off. You desreguard any good thing anything does that you find to mean nothing. SC2 an esports has done the world no good? Are you joking or trolling either im assuming you're doing. We have players like TLO and such who have done 24 hours streams of them just playing then donating any income from that stream to charity such as Doctor's Without Boarders which is an amazing charity that provides the world more good then Words can describe. Also another example of this the recent Rumble in the Bronze 2 which InControl helped cast which all money again went to charity. The charity for that one the name eludes me but it provides video games to terminally sick children who have nothing to look forward to but laying in a hospital bed all day everyday waiting an hoping that they'll actually get better. So before you come in spewing your self rightous baddle pelase study up on what you're about to bash please.
Don't bother getting worked up over it, he's probably one of those guys that hates on modern art as well, or anything that doesn't fit under his definition of "culture"
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What an inspirational read.
Thank you sir.
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Looks like space mountain was a decent proposal indeed.
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What is you reaction to current news about MLG PPV and EG not wanting to be part of MLG's new referral program? How does it fare with regard to your original post?
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It was a smart business move to refuse a 5% referral deal (which is a laughable offer) while distancing themselves from the obvious shitstorm incoming.
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eSports is truly growing thanks to the people who have stepped forward as pioneers in what most likely would have been nearly unfathomable years ago. And yet thanks to the voices of the community and the proponents and leaders of major events, a dream has become reality. I believe that you, inControl have what it takes to appeal to a broad range of gamers. Charisma and a level head are both tools that a bunch of gamer nerds sometimes lack. Seeing the numbers as the prize pool and viewers continue to see growth is a great confidence boost. Personally, as a viewer, I feel privileged to have such dedicated people who can adhere to a hobby and make it so much more. Not only does this make me happy as a Starcraft fan, but it inspires me to think in new ways.
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victory!
i am not able to find the right words how to point out my joy right now...
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This thread is very old indeed but I wondered, during this 2 years period, how many people have did their part regarding it? Or are we still just blindly ranting about what's wrong with the already very much improved game. I hope people can realize yet again that they themselves are the solution to this, if you still have some passion left in you please, let that not go to waste.
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sorry inc's a tad busy with his hollywood career atm
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