Ernie. posted:It's pretty cool but I'd argue that it was probably less interesting than taking the play in the direction where the referencing of intellectual hallmarks like infinity and the universe are themselves challenged. I'd argue that the word 'Infinity' and the popular spherical picture of our Universe are themselves metaphoric reductions of the concepts, becoming references rather than identities. That kind of wholeness of what we need to do away with, would probably give more depth to the topic and provide contemporary commentary of many things people don't already regard as silly. It was a ten minute play. No room for subtlety!
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Meinberg posted:It was a ten minute play. No room for subtlety! Brevity is the soul of wit. Because it's only ten minutes long, it can get away with subtlety more easily as the audience wouldn't have to make very many logical jumps. Trust your audience.
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Meinberg posted:Don't make me record a dramatic reading and upload it! I will do it! loving do it. Quick Julius Caesar fact: He was once kidnapped by pirates and when they showed him his ransom price he insulted them and demanded it be doubled. He also told him that when he was released back to Rome he would hunt them all down and have them crucified. He did and it was awesome. Caesar is alright with me.
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Ernie. posted:Brevity is the soul of wit. Because it's only ten minutes long, it can get away with subtlety more easily as the audience wouldn't have to make very many logical jumps. Trust your audience. I may be riding a kick of both Beckett and Brecht, while having the talent to emulate neither. It was a hell of a time.
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Dr. Hurt posted:loving do it. he had their throats slit first though because caesar knew these guys on a first name basis and knew how lovely a death crucifixion is.
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Dr. Hurt posted:loving do it. I'll record it in the morning when people aren't asleep. I gotta get my shout on.
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Meinberg posted:I'll record it in the morning when people aren't asleep. I gotta get my shout on.  This might be a three horse race, yet, for my heart. Xylo's progression from complaining about his avatar to ending up in prison is beautiful.
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Jan 10, 2014 07:15
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Toadsmash posted:Why does this thread look like an Eng Lit class? Because some of us are literate. 
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You, sir, are a slime and a wastrel. I dub thee Mud.
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Toadsmash posted:You, sir, are a slime and a wastrel. I dub thee Mud. Talk about sound and fury, signifying nothing, amirite?
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Dota is a fun game. I used to play a lot of League of Legends, but I found that the metagame solidified in a way that just made it tedious to play. As well Riot's overall attitude towards the game and the community only really succeeded in driving me away. They are obsessed with maintaining an impossibly delicate balance such that they no longer take any risks when it comes to creating new champions or adjusting old ones. If the community complains loudly enough about a particular champion then they will make that champion weaker. It completely breaks one of the central joys I find in these games, which is about bringing the community together to find a solution to a problem. If a particular combo or champion strategy has become popular it should be up to the community to decide how to deal with it and to come up with creative ways of making that strategy unsuccessful. By training your playerbase that if they complain then the devs will come in and remove the problem it stifles that creativity. In comparison, Dota is a game where the motto really is "if everybody is overpowered, then nobody is" school of balancing. Sometimes things will get tweaked if a new hero is ludicrously out of sorts, but in most cases it is up to dota players to find solutions to dota strategies. It also means that with the overall increase in power across the board dota is a lot more fun to play. Spells hit harder but are much more resource intensive so instead of spamming your abilities you have to pick your moment if you want a kill. It also means that a small misstep can be disastrous, which keeps you on your toes. The downside to dota is a lot of the mechanics which exist simply because they are a relic of an old game engine and became part of the expected gameplay. They add an unnecessary level of complexity to the new player, since many people who play cannot explain why such a thing exists in the game, just that it is expected of you to do it. Both games have their high points and their flaws, and the learning curve can be quite daunting to someone new to the genre, but I find that if you really give it your attention it can lead to very rewarding gaming experiences.
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Asiina posted:Dota is a fun game. wut
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Asiina posted:I thought this was the thread where we post random thoughts? No, this is the thread where we have meaningful* discussions. *I decide what is meant by meaningful.
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Asiina posted:Dota is a fun game. Yes but at the end of the day, netherdrake 
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Meinberg posted:Caesar was a dick. And a warning to all future leaders (that means you Heads of Household) that might seek to abuse their powers. Dude could make a hell of a salad, though.
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Caesar crossed the Rubicon with a few legions, which was a big no-no and started a civil war. In fact his march was really quite fast, because the people in the towns he passed (a) thought Caesar was pretty cool and (b) didn't want to irritate an army of hardened Gaul-stompers. The Founding Fathers of the US knew this was a bad deal for everyone, which is why the Bill of Rights has an amendment explicitly prohibiting unlawful surging Caesar.
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A HUNGRY MOUTH posted:Caesar crossed the Rubicon with a few legions, which was a big no-no and started a civil war. In fact his march was really quite fast, because the people in the towns he passed (a) thought Caesar was pretty cool and (b) didn't want to irritate an army of hardened Gaul-stompers. The Founding Fathers of the US knew this was a bad deal for everyone, which is why the Bill of Rights has an amendment explicitly prohibiting unlawful surging Caesar. 
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Meinberg posted:I'll record it in the morning when people aren't asleep. I gotta get my shout on. So, I have relatives over, and it seems unlikely that I will get some time to myself until they are gone. That said, I will bust out the dramatic reading eventually, so you all can bask in my amazing acting talents.
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Meinberg posted:you all can bask in my amazing acting talents. ...Do we have to? 
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Rarity posted:...Do we have to? As the break out star of this season, you better!
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Meinberg posted:As the break out star of this season, you better! Rarity isn't the breakout star, I am.
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JakeP posted:Rarity isn't the breakout star, I am. I meant that I'm the breakout star. Duh. Clearly you have to work on your reading comprehension.
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Meinberg posted:I meant that I'm the breakout star. Duh. Yeah, maybe I will do that while you are farting around in Have Not again lol
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JakeP posted:Yeah, maybe I will do that while you are farting around in Have Not again lol Welll... I don't even like your google document! It's terrible and I'm not going to miss you guys at all!
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i am obviously the fan favorite and the hero meinberg is the villain who monologues to the camera about his evil schemes while opera music is playing
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I'm convinced no one can see me now that I'm on the far right side of the spreadsheet, so I'll say it here: John Cena, watch Cabin in the Woods, if you haven't.
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So nominations shortly, right?
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Not it!!!
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You know what all the cool kids do? Not nominate Rarity. Don't you want to be cool, Uniballer?
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Rarity posted:You know what all the cool kids do? Practicing for your pre-eviction vote speech?
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XyloJW posted:So nominations shortly, right? In a few minutes yes.
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XyloJW posted:Practicing for your pre-eviction vote speech? I'd reply with a sarky comment but I don't want to jinx it
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Uniballer, Uniballer, yaaaaaaay, Uniballer!  No, of course I've always been an Uniballer fan. Why, is there something going on tonight? 
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It is now time for the Nomination Ceremony. I will one by one, start revealing the keys of the people who are safe from Eviction. If you see your key revealed, you are not nominated. I will reveal all but two keys. When all but two keys have been shown, the Head of Household will then address directly in this thread both people who have been nominated, and why he or she has nominated them. I will reveal the first person safe from the chopping block...
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It doesn't get any easier 
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