A student drew Zeal on my whiteboard.

Georgeasaurus · 1 day

I can certainly see how the ethos of 2300AD might have felt odd for some people. I think what I liked about the factory level is that there were puzzles to solve to progress, whereas most of the other levels were pretty normal dungeon crawls. I didn't mind it as much when I was younger, but I too have grown weary of grinding in RPGs...

Bovice1 · 1 day

I never saw Star Trek as post-scarcity on a large scale, just post-scarcity on a consumer goods scale - i.e. trinkets are cheap and essentially limitless within the bounds of human need, but ships still take time and labor, both of which are limited.

And if the Federation really had concern for human life, they would have installed surge protectors in their consoles.

Georgeasaurus · 2 days

The factory in 2300AD is one of the best stages, and the race with Johnny is an awesome interlude. 65M BC also has important bits of plot and history, plus it's full of fucking dinosaurs and sweet caveman beats. Zeal might be the most awesome point in the game, but it wouldn't be as meaningful if you hadn't seen the other points in time first.

rusty_blumpkin · 2 days

Gathering umlauts so he can rock harder.

JL_Silva · 3 days

Knowing what a particular sex act might entail shouldn't constitute such an indication, especially these days. In any case, if you're actually worried, best to ask the child yourself first before contacting CPS. Barraging CPS with tons of false positives takes their time away from kids who are showing actual signs of abuse like sudden changes in behavior, bruising, etc.

JL_Silva · 3 days

You don't have to allow your child to watch graphic porn for them to see it. It could happen in your house if you don't have adequate computer restrictions, it could happen at a friend's house that doesn't have adequate computer restrictions. It's a lot easier than it used to be where kids might have a chance to smuggle away an older sibling's porn mag or something.

It's a worse problem when people immediately go "But think of the children!" If you're worried, just ask - "My my, little Billy, and where did you learn that?" Chances are it will be a completely innocent and accidental exposure.

Hell, they might have just heard about it and not even seen it.

JL_Silva · 3 days

Interestingly enough, kids are losing their virginity later than they used to. Probably because kids are actually learning, and not just hearing about the stork as kids and getting themselves into trouble as teenagers.

JL_Silva · 3 days

"Where do babies come from?"

"Well, when a mommy and a daddy love each other very much..."

That's how. Kids are curious, best not to feed them bullshit. Hell, there are kids science books that teach the basic biology of reproduction. As for the rest, everybody makes mistakes sometimes, and the internet is everywhere...

"Daddy, I was trying to play on your computer when I saw the weirdest video..."

Shit, forgot to lock the screen."Well... ahem..."

JL_Silva · 3 days

Assuming the guy didn't make it up, I could totally see a 6-year old, say, discovering something interesting on her older brother's computer, or any number of other sources. Being a parent these days is tough - better they learn stuff from their parents than other kids or the media because withholding information until they're older seems almost impossible.

It's a seriously stupid reason to call in CPS.

AlaskaYoungg · 6 days

Brohoof...? Is this on a bronie forum? I'm having trouble envisioning a bunch of male My Little Pony enthusiasts waxing sexist - I'm suddenly seeing melting clocks and non-euclidean staircases.

Shadow_Jack · 6 days

Why do we hate Gawker again so I can continue being one of the herd? Seriously, though, I don't remember - starting to seem like everyone's an asshole these days.

Mordred19 · 6 days

Correct sir. Still, wouldn't you agree that a gargantuant amount of work would have to be done for this particular question to become viable.

That's fair. I'm simply approaching this from the other direction - I would argue that the question is viable, just that the answer currently isn't. You can probably mostly ignore my other comment as I see you've adequately described your position here...

Mordred19 · 6 days

That's an interesting observation about presidential facial hair. There actually are articles written about that phenomenon.

That doesn't change the fact that your initial explanation was tautological and doesn't really belong here - you basically said 'it is because it is'. That's a non-explanation. As for the rest, while it's important to not focus on Freud's mode of thinking, there's no reason a scientific analysis of why people choose to wear a beard is impossible. It would simply be difficult to examine, like most other psychological phenomena. Just because the question is poorly phrased doesn't mean that it can't be suitably answered.

LuckyBdx4 · 6 days

Exposure can also a problem for non-corrupt politicians trying to get elected because basically everybody has a mixed-up past and negative campaigning can latch on to that. Of course, the realization that we're all imperfect might wisen up the electorate, but I'm not holding out for that.

fyrie · 6 days

First World Problem?

ProjectStormy · 6 days

"If the kids are united, then we'll never be divided"

ProjectStormy · 6 days

Quick suggestion: get involved in your local subreddit. They often hold meetups.

Mordred19 · 6 days

I'm not sure why this is being downvoted. It's the only comment thus far to link to a study, and that study is at least related to the topic even if it doesn't directly answer.

Mordred19 · 6 days

Politicians don't wear beards because society likes to see executives in charge and executives tend to be of the non-bearded variety.

That's a tautological explanation.

Overall, while you bring up some interesting ideas, this answer seems non-scientific. Can you provide at least some studies on beards or something along those lines?

CalBear90 · 6 days

An excellent point, but that is a rather strange coming-out comment for a 3-year lurker account...

CalBear90 · 6 days

The Avengers isn't exactly a Joss Whedon film in the same way his other works are his own. Joss was the auteur of the Buffyverse and all the teen angst that drove it, but Avengers is rooted in the four-color action-adventure world of Stan Lee, even if Joss captained the film. Joss was able to contribute his skills to the inter-character drama that most of his previous work is rooted in, but in the case of The Avengers, character drama did more to contribute to the suspense and action rather than serve as the major point of interest.

The Avengers is a solid comic book film in a pretty traditional style made to cater to a wider audience, which is probably why you liked it compared to other stuff Whedon directed.

I would (unsurprisingly) maintain that Firefly is Whedon's best work.

ltdanaintgutnolegs · 7 days

Part of me wants you to tell her to take the job anyway, but gather evidence and whistle-blow if they really are the fuckers this article makes them out to be... but that would be rather dangerous and possibly costly for her if she got caught.

ltdanaintgutnolegs · 7 days

Actually, quite the opposite - its useless if you don't read the reviews. If you see a place that's poorly rated, but every reviewer had stupid reasons for not liking the place, then you might still want to try it. Or, a place might be well-rated, but a good reviewer might have a critical view of something you find essential.

ltdanaintgutnolegs · 7 days

"We wouldn't be in business very long if we started duping customers,"

That's not true at all. If someone eats at a five-star place and feels like it's a 3 or a 4, they might think that they're just the odd ones out because it didn't fit their taste, and there's no reason for the average viewer to immediately think that they're not actually the odd ones out. Further, we're all pretty easily manipulated - if someone tells you that something is good, you're probably more inclined to think it's good. Yes, even you people who think you're good at sniffing out bullshit are not magically immune.

The only people who would notice duping are people who continually look at the reviews for a particular business, and the only people who are likely to do that are the business owners themselves.

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