TheMightyEthan

I tried AC1 and couldn't even finish the first major assassination cause I didn't like it. Then I tried it again about a year later and I freaking loved it. So I guess I'm in both categories on that one?

Even though it's not a part of PSN I think you still have to have PSN access in order to use it.

Conjunctions are typically considered a single word, so thing's like "it's" and "can't" should be fine. Here's my attempt: Burn cuts, gentle drift. Pinpoint stars.

I can use English quite well, but most of my "book knowledge" about grammar, like the kind of thing the SAT might ask about, actually comes from my French classes. That's were I learned the names of different tenses (present-progressive, past-conditional, etc) and such. *Edit* - At the same time, however, I still think it's silly to say "this is what is right, and you are wrong if you do anything differently" because, as I said, the language has always changed, and will continue to change. Sure the first few new adopters of a new word or grammatical construction will seem strange or stupid to others, but once it's become widely adopted it's part of the language and isn't wrong anymore. Fun fact: using "they" for a non-gendered singular pronoun has only recently become "wrong".

I'm waiting to see how it works out. I'd love to have XBMC on my PS3 so I can stream mkvs, but I don't want to risk losing access to PSN or Netflix on it either. If PS3's were cheaper I would consider buying another one just to jailbreak.

I just like how the name "Wuffles" sounds.

For the vast majority of people whether they write well or not will never, ever be an issue once they're out of school. Those for whom it will be an issue will more than likely learn to write properly. I believe that to the extent a problem exists it's a problem with the school system, not a problem with the technology.

Haha, actually I only vaguely remember your picture.

Right or wrong, if a friend or acquaintance of mine only communicates to me with "hey sup lol" I will automatically assume that they have a double digit IQ. See, to me that's your problem though. And I don't hate good grammar, I try to use it to the best of my ability (and like StaySICK I don't use abbreviations even when texting, except stuff like lol, though I do often leave out apostrophes and capital letters), but if I receive a text that says "wut r u doin" I think it's silly, I don't think the person is stupid. *Edit* - I do have a thing for run-on sentences though. I guess what I mean is that for stuff like texting or IMing I write like I speak, i.e. mostly correctly, but not adhering to all the rules. For stuff like forum posts I get a little bit more proper still, but not perfect. For formal things (such as school papers or whatever) I write correctly to the best of my abilities.

See, I don't like those combinations. For a watch I prefer straight-analog. But it also doesn't bother me that other people can't read an analog clock because, like you say, it's just changing times (ha!). I don't have the foggiest idea how to use a slide rule, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing either.

You were living in an apartment with roommates while still in high school?

No accounting for taste, huh? Those two sentences would perfectly describe my feelings on Bioshock (well, I would have left out the phrase "a little"), but I enjoy the gunplay and combat of Metro 2033 just fine. On PC, for both games.

I agree with dean about the grammar thing. Why is it important? Language evolves, it's not some static thing. So what's "good grammar" now will seem archaic in the future. It's always been that way, and it always will be that way. It doesn't mean the language is deteriorating, just changing. So until you start speaking like a Shakespearean character, or better yet a character from Beowulf, don't talk about the language deteriorating.

Out of curiosity, what do you have against the cloud? I don't think this will ever happen. Sure, it might become too fast for oldtimers like us, but not for the people who've grown up with it (even more than we have, I mean). My fiancee is studying psychology, and apparently studies have found that people who are exposed to constant technological change while they're growing up have no problem continuing to deal with change as adults. It's only people who grew up without the constant change that have a problem. I don't think the spelling/grammar thing is actually related to technology at all. I think the cause of that is that more people are able to read and write now than in the past, and most people are fucking retarded. Even a hundred years ago, it most people in "advanced" nations were barely literate; the ones who could read and write then read and wrote better because they were the highly educated, whereas now every random ass person can read and write. Again though, random ass people are mostly stupid, so even though they can read and write, they do so poorly. It has nothing to do with the technology. And finally: I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.

WUFFLES!

THERE WAS A THREESOME?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Well I am trying to clear them, but enjoy them too. Just Cause 2 is just the next thing I feel like playing.

Just Cause 2.

Who said anything about rushing?

Oooh, I forgot about this thread, need to add Shadow Complex and Starcraft II to the list.

lol, well, it's not DIRECTLY on topic. Also, just finished StarCraft II, finally. Just Cause 2 up next.

I agree with this. Getting banned from a game for trolling seems a little excessive, getting banned for griefing seems reasonable. At least to me.

My fiancee and I made this tonight: It's delicious.

Oh sorry, that part was directed at someone else who said "all it does is make your power bill higher". I'm not sure I want to reveal the brand/specs though, for fear people will find out something my research didn't reveal and then make fun of me.

What on Earth do you do that requires such a large power supply? Nothing yet. I had a 480W one, but I think I was pushing its limits at times, so I decided to upgrade. What on Earth do you do that taxes a 480W power supply? You sure it wasn't a cheap piece of crap? Top of the line video card (well, top of the line 2.5 years ago) and numerous large hard drives.