This train of thought dawned on me when I once again mentally toyed with
the idea of explaining what Autism really is. As it stands, the only
working explanations are cold and hard definitions. But we'd be fools to
think that this gives a correct representation of the emotional
experience (and hardship) that lies within.
I've come to the conclusion that even a man like me, who spends hours
every day pondering upon the truths of the world we live in, can't even
come to a solid representative conclusion that perfectly embodies and
visualizes this handicap. A handicap that I, myself, am suffering from.
Truly I, being a man who has his way with words AND suffers the
condition first hand, must be the most well equipped person to perfectly
convey this perspective?
Actually, no. Not really. Not at all, in fact.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
14th Sep 2014 - FPS Gamers hating controllers a.k.a people are terrible at debate
There is a running theme going on on the internet, in specific in the
FPS circles, on Controllers vs Keyboard+mouse. But first, let's note
down some basic facts before I continue.
Yes, a keyboard and mouse allows for better reaction and precision. Especially when you're more practiced in it. These are indisputable statistics that me, along with everyone else saying this, is pulling out of their ass based on a safe assumption. It's also on the part of "Proving" that the discussion HORRIBLY derails. Let's just agree that, yes, keyboard and mouse squeezes that extra piece of precision compared to a controller.
What I however disagree with is that we should consider that the only factor when picking either. There's comfort in a controller. Some people just want to lay back and casually game. Especially in a game like Planetside 2, where your participation matters more than your performance, having a more relaxed time is certainly a benefit.
(fyi Planetside 2 controller support is horrible. You can bind controller keys, but it seems to not properly recognize input, to the point where inputting Left will make me strafe right. No, really, that's actually a problem I have trouble solving.)
Yes, a keyboard and mouse allows for better reaction and precision. Especially when you're more practiced in it. These are indisputable statistics that me, along with everyone else saying this, is pulling out of their ass based on a safe assumption. It's also on the part of "Proving" that the discussion HORRIBLY derails. Let's just agree that, yes, keyboard and mouse squeezes that extra piece of precision compared to a controller.
What I however disagree with is that we should consider that the only factor when picking either. There's comfort in a controller. Some people just want to lay back and casually game. Especially in a game like Planetside 2, where your participation matters more than your performance, having a more relaxed time is certainly a benefit.
(fyi Planetside 2 controller support is horrible. You can bind controller keys, but it seems to not properly recognize input, to the point where inputting Left will make me strafe right. No, really, that's actually a problem I have trouble solving.)
10th Sep 2014 - Growing up (aka things I wish I could tell my young self)
So some of the people I know, that know me, or even are my friends, you
could say are actually quite youthful. I am stuck in this trope though
where I am only 25, but I already feel like I've got a ton of wisdom I
want to share.
Not so much as to feel like a sage, but because they're mainly mistakes I see no reason people of younger generations should make.
In the BroStream chat I usually end up writing a paragraph of these, and adding a few more lines that barely do justice to the point I'm trying to make. If not already utterly drown in the mass of other people talking.
So, I decided to round a few up. I try to stay as general as possible. There are some lessons that are more unique to the kind of person you are. But there are also some lessons that you need to learn the hard way. However, those that remain, I'll try and gather here. If it's received well, I may do encores. Who knows.
Not so much as to feel like a sage, but because they're mainly mistakes I see no reason people of younger generations should make.
In the BroStream chat I usually end up writing a paragraph of these, and adding a few more lines that barely do justice to the point I'm trying to make. If not already utterly drown in the mass of other people talking.
So, I decided to round a few up. I try to stay as general as possible. There are some lessons that are more unique to the kind of person you are. But there are also some lessons that you need to learn the hard way. However, those that remain, I'll try and gather here. If it's received well, I may do encores. Who knows.
7th Sep 2014 - Warframe and expectations
Two of the things I quite tire hearing about Warframe is: How it's Pay
To Win, and how it's a grind to level up and do anything in that game.
And this discussion always gets brought up whenever a game is similar in
this matter.
The Pay To Win one I'll say real quick: It is as P2W as many of those Facebook games people play. The truth is that anything that makes a difference in combat in Warframe can simply be earned through the grind. It is not Pay to Win, it is Pay to Save Time. Or to be vain, as you can now buy skins and such.
In fact, it is very simple and quick to find the 'best' Warframe, Primary, Secondary and Melee weapon and forever use those. Nothing will stop you doing that. The game will not punish you for sticking with the best gear. Except if you want other gear that's level locked... But these levels can not be bought, you can however buy aforementioned gear without having to craft it. It'll also come with Orokin thingies installed that doubles their mod capacity, which is also a thing that you can craft.
The Pay To Win one I'll say real quick: It is as P2W as many of those Facebook games people play. The truth is that anything that makes a difference in combat in Warframe can simply be earned through the grind. It is not Pay to Win, it is Pay to Save Time. Or to be vain, as you can now buy skins and such.
In fact, it is very simple and quick to find the 'best' Warframe, Primary, Secondary and Melee weapon and forever use those. Nothing will stop you doing that. The game will not punish you for sticking with the best gear. Except if you want other gear that's level locked... But these levels can not be bought, you can however buy aforementioned gear without having to craft it. It'll also come with Orokin thingies installed that doubles their mod capacity, which is also a thing that you can craft.
OH YEAH SICK I STILL HAVE A BLOG HERE SICK SICK
The next few messages will be the rants I did on Twitlonger.
They're kinda blog posts but then just plugged on Twitter so fuck me I guess.
They're kinda blog posts but then just plugged on Twitter so fuck me I guess.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Oh right, I have a blog here.
Forgot all about it. Been too busy gaming, working on/with Obscurum and Thumblesteen, looking for impending threats from space sheep.
Also, job. You know, the labor you perform transforms into an electronic static that says you have a little more of something than you did before. Usually money, sometimes digital curses. So I suffer the job I have (while secretly liking it) because some digits determine whether I can pay for my nourishment or not.
I can, I'm just explaining it an unnecessarily complicated way.
Again, if I ever were to write something that absolutely had no better fitting place to be dumped on the internet, this blog is where it will land. I am the PR of a Fallout 3 Mod page on the Nexus, I manage another blog about it, I manage a forum about it, I comment on Youtube or make video's for it, I even Tweet when I feel like a complete todger!
Also, job. You know, the labor you perform transforms into an electronic static that says you have a little more of something than you did before. Usually money, sometimes digital curses. So I suffer the job I have (while secretly liking it) because some digits determine whether I can pay for my nourishment or not.
I can, I'm just explaining it an unnecessarily complicated way.
Again, if I ever were to write something that absolutely had no better fitting place to be dumped on the internet, this blog is where it will land. I am the PR of a Fallout 3 Mod page on the Nexus, I manage another blog about it, I manage a forum about it, I comment on Youtube or make video's for it, I even Tweet when I feel like a complete todger!
Friday, November 30, 2012
Picasa, the scourge of the free?
Hows that for a controversial title? Yeah, I'm overdoing it on the title. Still, Picasa has somehow managed to proven, in 30 minutes, to be a complete pain in the ass. The beginning of those 30 minutes were me deciding I should start using it. After said minutes, I quit.
I download Picasa. All fine and dandy. I upload the screenshots I wanted to publish. Fine and dandy.
I go to the website, and there it starts. I need to register on Google+. There's three buttons I can push. One I think was "remind me later", second was "No thanks", third one was "Go register with Google+". When I click "No thanks", nothing happens. In fact, the other two buttons refuse to work
Refreshing the page and clicking to register Google+ DOES work!
So, kind of pissed off (it's my blog, I can say piss all I want!) I decide to remove the album. Then remove the pictures themselves from Picasa. Turns out, Picasa takes the liberty to PHYSICALLY remove said pictures from your hard drive! Fancy that! So not only did I do all that work to gather three excellent screenshots, but seeing as Google is it's own program, I can't conveniently use Windows' Undo function to recover them. Great, just great!
I download Picasa. All fine and dandy. I upload the screenshots I wanted to publish. Fine and dandy.
I go to the website, and there it starts. I need to register on Google+. There's three buttons I can push. One I think was "remind me later", second was "No thanks", third one was "Go register with Google+". When I click "No thanks", nothing happens. In fact, the other two buttons refuse to work
Refreshing the page and clicking to register Google+ DOES work!
So, kind of pissed off (it's my blog, I can say piss all I want!) I decide to remove the album. Then remove the pictures themselves from Picasa. Turns out, Picasa takes the liberty to PHYSICALLY remove said pictures from your hard drive! Fancy that! So not only did I do all that work to gather three excellent screenshots, but seeing as Google is it's own program, I can't conveniently use Windows' Undo function to recover them. Great, just great!
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