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Spring 2013 Anime Thread (aka To bear the Thread of Power is to be alone. )

ZeonicFreak — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:28:46 -0600

So yea, this came out:
EDIT: DG should have done this before me:

Show of the season: Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko

The only thing to care about: Kickheart, new DBZ movie, DD Hokuto No Ken, Yamato 2199 anything

What Are You Watching / Listening Right Now ?

djdrastic — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 07:05:38 -0600

I'm currently watching

Heroes
Death Note
South Park Season 7

Listening to:
Global Underground 5 featuring Tony De Vit

Catch-all "IT'S E3 2013 YA'LL" Thread

Digitalguardian — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 05:23:26 -0600

All-inclusive Games Thread

Digitalguardian — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:23:13 -0600

For things that wouldn't merit a thread on it's own.

First up:

It’s a collaboration by which Left 4 Dead 2 enemies will appear in the PC version of Resident Evil 6 and Resident Evil 6 enemies will make their way into the PC version of Left 4 Dead 2. This content will be made available to owners of both games for free.

Resident Evil 6 on PC will add four survivors from Left 4 Dead 2—Coach, Nick, Ellis and Rochelle—as playable characters to its Mercenaries: No Mercy mode, which Capcom announced earlier in the year. Each character will have a customized weapon load-out for the game. Two L4D enemies—the Witch and Mini Tank—will make an appearance in this mode, too. The additional content will be automatically downloaded to the PC version of Resident Evil 6 starting April 5th.

Meanwhile, the PC version of Left 4 Dead 2 will get the Lepotitsa, Napad and Ogroman enemies from Resident Evil 6. All three enemies will be depicted in the game using Valve’s Steam Workshop tools. The enemies will be made available sometime this Spring.

What are you eating/ drinking?

chronocross_xp — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:11:35 -0600

Fried rice and Italian pomegranate soda

So...What Are You Playing Now?

Pazuzu — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 01:58:57 -0600

I don't really have the energy to create separate threads for the 3-4 games I'm playing right now, so figured I would just list them.

Tomb Raider: Anniversary (PSP) - Pretty cool, slightly frustrating trial and error (try and die) at times, otherwise great game.

Everyday Shooter (PS3) - Why didn't I buy this sooner? Still playing everyday, as title suggests.

Resident Evil: Remake (Gamecube) - Had to play through again after I went through Resident Evil 4 (Wii) for the 8th time. I was curious if it held up. It does. Still my favorite game of all time next to ICO, no question.

Up next: Guitar Hero III (never played a GH game before), Ratchet & Clank, and COD:4 (all PS3). Probably try to pick up the japanese Mario Galaxies too if I can find out how import friendly it is.

What are you playing?

DMX vs. Ghostbusters: The Youtube Thread

MCBurnett — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:54:02 -0700

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5nXpTuQ2jA&eurl

As work safe as any DMX song would be. . . meaning its full of F-bombs and N-bombs.

Edit: Officially dubbing this the Youtube dumping grounds.

League of Legends

MrVisor — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:40:42 -0700

So I recently started playing League of Legends, and I was wondering if anyone on the forum plays regularly. If anyone wants to get down, send me a message, summoner name is gorgotron.

The "why I am miserable thread"

karaokeninja — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:49:28 -0600

Please post what is upsetting you, as a venting thing.

Squishy Social Justice Thread

Gokiburi_Chachacha — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:08:50 -0700

Other posters seem be bothered by discussions of things like feminism and gay rights and such spilling into other threads, so I've created a catch-all for all of us bleeding heart liberals to discuss our slacktivist, Tumblr-fueled, squishy social justice concerns.

To start, I thought I'd begin with something powerfully important to the world of today. i.e. The Man of Tomorrow:

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/02/13/orson-scott-card-superman-dc-comics-marriage-equality-gay-rights/

In short, DC Comics is hiring Orson Scott Card, a science fiction author who dabbles as an outspoken anti-gay activist, to write two issues of their flagship character. Numerous comic fans have objected and called for a boycott of Card's issues in particular or DC in general.

Possible topics for discussion include the efficacy of boycotts and whether an artist's public activism makes them a valid target for a concentrated backlash by the fans. I know where I stand. What are your thoughts and feelings?

Gundam / Scale Modeling

chronocross_xp — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:32:43 -0700

So, I finally was able to "kind of finish" my very first perfect grade Gundam Model (RX-78-2) It was fun, I forgot to put only one piece (pictures will come tomorrow). I got a liking to this, maybe I should try other gundam models. I have being looking for the High Grade God Gundam 1:60. I am also thinking of getting those fine sharpies that are specific for Gundams.
So, has anyone ever tried building one of this Gundams?

The Nine Hells of Anime Podcast - Fractale

NoMachineGunForHim — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:05:22 -0600

Some friends and I record a weekly podcast about bad anime (for the most part). We’ve released 17 episodes since December and our newest one is on Angel Cop. I think this one turned out pretty well, a few sections with audio issues aside.

Of our past episodes, our best ones are probably:
Episode 11: Mirai Nikki (Future Diary)
Episode 13: Kokoro Connect
Episode 14: Denpa Teki na Kanojo (Psychotic Girlfriend)

Of these, the Kokoro Connect podcast is probably the most analytical with the rest tending more towards cracking jokes.

Random is locked where do i post is locked where do i post

exagenous — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:34:41 -0600

Sara Palin sex doll

http://www.thefrisky.com/images/uploads/palin_love_doll_c.jpg

Current events

Creaty — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 13:14:17 -0700

New thread for events that are current (what a concept).

http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/12/22/1984449/freedom-is-worth-the-pain-and.html

Screw 127 hours, this needs to get turned into a movie.

Show #499f: I Should Not Have Read This.

Dave — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:23:52 -0600

Seriously.

http://www.daveandjoel.com/?p=5309

The deals thread

Digitalguardian — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:52:16 -0700

If ya got a deal for anything, put it here.

Full Metal panic 2nd raid blu-ray for $30
Haven't actually seen it but I've heard it looks good.

Irresoponsible Captain Tylor also for $30
Now this I've heard plenty of good things about.

2013 Convention Thread.

kaazuwulf — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 17:19:01 -0700

Plan to go to any conventions in 2013 and want to see if any fast karaters are going to be there too? Want to finally organize the first annual The Joelcon? Well we can do that here.

OHAYOCON 18th - 20th. I will be there and will make baked goods for anyone who lets me know that they will be there as well.

GIFs Thread (Where You Post House GIFs ONLY)

blank — Sun, 04 Dec 2005 20:52:38 -0700

Because everyone loves to post GIFs they stole from some other forum.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y190/infiniteblank/thchunk.gif

Books, I read them ...

chronocross_xp — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:12:50 -0600

Ok, so the last time I read a real book was about 10 years ago, and it was because I had to because of school. Since then I read scientific stuff for most of the time.

However, after my trip to Perú, because of the lack of internet I went and dig my old books that I left about 8 years ago. You see, back then I was planing to read them but since I migrated I totally forgot about them.

So far I have read "The man who counted" and "The alchemist". Man, they are awesome books.

I want to know what kind of books do you all read, maybe I would check them out after I finish reading "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coehlo.

Kickstarter that shit

matatat — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:19:22 -0700

I couldn't find a Kickstarter thread so I'm starting one. If one exists then feel free to let this one drift into obscurity.

HOWEVER!

I would like this lil darlin to get kickstarted. So check it out.

Master List of Books

JonBrescia — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 10:47:58 -0600

Here's the list of suggestions; I will update this as promptly as possible after suggestions are submitted.

Baum, L. Frank. The Marvelous Land of Oz. (Dreg)
Baker, Nicholson. Human Smoke. (Catherine)
Borges, Jorge Luis. Ficciones. (kaazuwulf)
Carney, Scott. The Red Market. (dreadnought9)
Chesterson, G.K. The Man Who Was Thursday. (Rbx5)
Danielewski, Mark Z. House of Leaves. (kaazuwulf)
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. Crime and Punishment. (Rbx5)
Endo, Shusaku. Scandal. (Rbx5)
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. (kaazuwulf)
Lessing, Doris. Briefing for a Descent into Hell. (JonBrescia)
Lucian. True Histories (kaazuwulf)
Orwell, George. 1984. (dreadnought9)
Ruff, Matt. Bad Monkeys. (Rbx5)
Ruff, Matt. The Mirage. (Rbx5)
Wallace, David Foster. The Pale King. (w3a2)
Žižek, Slavoj. First as Tragedy, Then as Farce. (Rbx5)
Žižek, Slavoj. God in Pain. (Rbx5)

Books We've Read:

Adelstein, Jake. Tokyo Vice. (xenomouse)
Banks, Iain M. The Player of Games. (WindUpBird)
Dworkin, Ronald. Is Democracy Possible Here?. (Jon Brescia)
Eco, Umberto. Foucault's Pendulum. (Rbx5)
Gaiman/Pratchett. Good Omens. (kaazuwulf)
Heinlein, Robert A. Number of the Beast. (kaazuwulf)
Heller, Joseph. Catch-22. (Blank_Kold)
Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World. (Creaty)
Larson, Erik. The Devil in the White City. (BrokenMagnum)
Morgan, Richard. Altered Carbon. (WindUpBird)
Murakami, Haruki. Hard-Boiled Wonderland [...]. (Rbx5)
Ronson, Jon. The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry. (Dave)
Rothfus, Patrick. The Name of the Wind. (Spankminister)
Ryan, Johnny. A History of the Internet and the Digital Future. (TheJoel)
Thompson, Hunter S. The Great Shark Hunt. (RobotBastard)
Turnbull, Colin. Mountain People. (Jon Brescia)
Vollmann, William T. Rising Up and Rising Down (Abridged Edition). (JonBrescia)
Wallace, David Foster. Oblivion. (w3a2)
Williams, Walter Jon. Hardwired. (RobotBastard)
Wolfe, Gene. An Evil Guest. (kaazuwulf)

If we like the first book in this suggestion series, we may use these books as follow-ups!

Baum, L. Frank. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz. (Dreg)
Baum, L. Frank. The Road to Oz. (Dreg)
Baum, L. Frank. The Tin Woodman of Oz. (Dreg)
Murakami, Haruki. IQ84. (Rbx5)
Murakami, Haruki. Underground. (Rbx5)

Victory Points (the card and board game thread)

xenomouse — Fri, 31 May 2013 16:04:09 -0600

Talk about card and board games.

Here are the games I've been playing recently that I think you should play.
No Thanks! - a super awesome game which takes about 2 minutes to learn and 5-10 minutes to play. It also lends itself to risk-taking, bad decision-making, and playfully being a dick to the other players. :D

Guildhall - this is a medieval-village themed set-making game. It takes about 10-30 minutes to play (depending on whether or not the players are experienced), and I don't think I've ever played it less than twice in a single sitting. It is vaguely "Dominion-esque" in that the cards have effects as you play them.

The Resistance - this is one of those "everybody is working together but there are traitors afoot" kind of games. It takes about 20-30 minutes to play - not as annoyingly long as certain board games with the same feature. Another good game for winding up your friends and getting them pissed at you. Downside: you need at least 4 other friends if you want to play it.

Are you the traitor? - very similar to The Resistance, but more like Werewolf, with a fantasy theme. It takes about 10 minutes to play a game. You only need at least 3 other friends for this one.

Bohnanza - a strategic resource management card game in which you trade, cultivate, and harvest beans. Yeah, it's about bean farming. I've never been able to put together a good elevator pitch for this one, but it's really fun for what it is. Oh, wait! It's a Rio Grande game: that's an automatic +1!

San Juan - I've gushed about this one enough. It's like Puerto Rico, but without the achingly long game time.

Dominion - even the bad games I've had with Dominion were pretty good. If you've ever played Magic the Gathering (and enjoyed it), you should check it out.

Honorable mention:
DC Comics Deck Building Games - it's a deck building game where you play a member of the Justice League. I've only played it once, but that one time was really fun.

Nomination for official FKftG card game:
Hanabi - I've never played the game, the only thing I know about it is the name, which I think makes it a shoo-in.

Rather Odd Productions Present - The Random Crap Podcast

RatherOddRanger — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:56:29 -0700

In short one day me and my buddy Matty were bored, he had no work, I was unemployed and had a free house. So we recorded a pilot and the insanity is still continuing.
For our more recent episodes please check this link:
http://ratheroddproductions.podomatic.com/

For our episode archive because I'm a cheap bastard please check this link:
http://www.4shared.com/account/dir/1367 ... tml?rnd=51

Currently we're covering Ameri-Toku shows but original and adaptions starting with the terrible Saban's Masked Rider. Originally this was a joint project with another podcast but due to people being unavailable they've dropped out of it. We'll be taking a break and covering this show very soon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUz6erC-iCA - Curse you Shamus!

Sadly the other podcast group called Big Bad Beetleborgs and VRTroopers but I'm hoping to persuade them to let me cover those shows eventually. We've still got al lof this to cover:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3QW0Op3tFY - Mystic Knights

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Bc4DMlyPR4 - TMNT The Next Mutation with the bright side being we could do an episode or two about the movies which were awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N34MmqmxqD0 - Super Human Samurai Cyber Squad

Fridog!

Dave — Sat, 26 Nov 2005 21:18:40 -0700

From the creators of Caturday: We give you FRIDOG!

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a16/Rutilcaper/fridog_hn_136.jpg

I think you know what to do.

Caturday! (post some fuckin' cats)

Dave — Sat, 24 Sep 2005 09:27:49 -0600

Unlike 4chan, our Caturday will not be restricted to just Saturday (and apparently the three days prior). This thread is made with the specific intention of posting as many stupid cat pictures as the internet holds.

If your post does not have a cat picture, or is somehow not cat-related, then I will ban you immediately.

To start us off:

http://www.fan-service.org/images/cats/KITTEN2.jpg

3D Pogeymans (Pokémon X and Y)

Digitalguardian — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:30:11 -0600

Sylveon, Eevee's new evolution form

Mewtwo's new transformation

Box art

Ghost in the Shell: Arise

Digitalguardian — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:39:02 -0600

http://www.animevice.com/news/ig-port-t ... 2013/4737/

Metal Gear Solid Rising

Railith — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:08:16 -0700

Revengence is Rising!

This shit is looking crazy as fuck. I'm glad Platinum is working on it.

The Anime of Yesteryear Podcast

ZeonicFreak — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 11:39:05 -0700

Also known as "Third times the charm"

We got another new podcast out, and this is it. This episode we review christmas and the state of Texas, and other things.

http://aoypodcast.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/aoy-podcast-1-christmas-special-our-first-episode-guys/