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Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer
Hello darkness my old friend, it's good to be with you again.

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Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer
I'm making jambalaya. The BDJFE.

ETA Summer 2015.

No regurgitations.

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer

Amazing Zimmo posted:

What's your stance on pineapple on pizza?

A regretful, bad taste in my mouth.

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer
Jambalaya Blog:

Yum.
Overcooked rice a bit.
Yellow peppers are a waste, you don't see them. Sunk Cost Gastro-y.
Green onions are better garnish than parsley.
A couple more hits of hot sauce next time.

IGN 8/10.

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer

Amazing Zimmo posted:

What kind of hot sauce are you using? I'm a massive fan of sriracha because it gives the spice but let's the other ingredients in the dish fill in the flavour.

I've yet to give Sriracha a chance. I use either Cholula or the Louisiana Red Dot. I think the only other sauce I'd use is Assburnin.

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer
Additionally, a few buddies are having a chili "contest". More of a show-off. But I thought this year I'd try to make something crazy...

Chicago Dog Chili

Meat base: Ground Beef
Meat accent: Chopped Vienna or Hebrew National Hotdogs. (Hebrew probably because Vienna is impossible to find down here)
Aromatics: Onion, Sport Peppers (and Garlic?)
Sauce: Standard Tomato Diced/Sauce/Paste
Spice: Celery Salt, Pepper, Poppy Seeds, Mustard Powder
Serving Accent: Fresh Chopped Onion, Dollop of Neon Relsih and Half Pickle Spear

The jist is to somewhat recreate the salty-sweet-savory sensation of a proper Chicago Dog in chili form.

So cooking know-hows, the thing I'm wondering about is how to use the Mustard Powder. Or would it be better to measure out squeeze Mustard and put in along with the tomatoes?

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer


This cat is waiting for Star Citizen.

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer
Imagine if they gave me the full time PR job in Austin, over hiring starving LA mouthpiece nobodies (with respect to James Pugh, who did a good job and was fired for not being a lovely person).

Admittedly I am a lovely Goon and this whole thing would have been a shitshow anyway.

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer

Ghostlight posted:

e: I'm not letting this die on the last page:

I'm also not letting this page go on without a cat gif.

Priorities man!

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer

Meridian posted:

If anyone else wants in, let me know and I'll make it happen. Those of you that didn't specify class I stuck as specialists, the good news is that pretty much guarantees I'll be using you at some point. Taking votes for future LP style update posts, or possible youtube series.

Make me an engineer because I know how games development and alien resistance works because

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer

Combat Theory posted:

edit: the stuff from that twitch link is gross and shouldnt matter to anyone. sorry for the mess, will make sure to watch out better in the future

#Imastarcitizen

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer

Beet Wagon posted:

"Oh gently caress yeah I'm so excited to see the Kilrathi ground buildings from Wing Commander 3!" said nobody, ever, except Ben and maybe Bootcha.

:smith:

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer

D_Smart posted:

We need an update. :colbert:

STAND BY
STAND BY
STAND BY
STAND BY
STAND BY

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer
STAND BY

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7zMQnc8ZTg

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer

I have about 25 pages of information I'm trying to parse down.

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer
And Chrobbers is the guy dropping depth charges of "OH HEY GUYS WE NEED THIS" and "THE gently caress ARE YOU DOING WE CHANGED THIS WEEKS AGO IN LA YOU FUCKERS" on the F42 studio.

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer

Space Crabs posted:

You have someone that is a true believer preaching you the gospel. Someone who doesn't actually know what is happening in all the other departments except that "Everything is fine" while the guy that has been proven to be reliable says that your source basically doesn't know what they are talking about

He knows someone that was pulled from the community, and/or works under the Sandi Directive of (mis)managing FUD.

The only people that talk about "surprises" at announcements/events are the PR/CM/Event people. For these last two and a half years, no one in the trenches knows what can/will happen at these things.

If something is being prepared, it's being pre-recorded and staged as scripted theatre bullshots, and not as any kind of genuine working release candidate.

Remember, so long as the magic light-projecting box acts the way as the gospel dictates, it's not magic. It's theatre.

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer
Ben will die because of Chris Roberts, Star Citizen, LA, and the poor choices he's made as an unhealthy person.\

Whale Cat Taxxe

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer

Jobbo_Fett posted:

What does anyone have at stake in proving Derek Smart wrong? Like... who gives a poo poo if Derek Smart is wrong, at all? If your game releases and is good then why would you ever waste time telling an old indie dev this truthful fact? Just play the goddamn game!

In almost every case, no matter the subject/project/hobby, there is too much time to kill between now and then.

To paraphrase John Cleese: "It's Saturday afternoon and there's nothing on the telly, let's go burn us a witch."

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer
As I look through my vault of data...

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer
GENTLEMEN...

I have a hole in my research.

Someone long ago did a breakdown of the Restoration Hardware and other furniture at the LA office. Stuff like the airplane wing desk, the weirdass lamp Chris has, the work tables the trench coders use, and the oversized maxi pad coffee tables.

I would appreciate that information.

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer

Jobbo_Fett posted:

Lol I forgot how bad the Restoration Hardware stuff was, hope the links help Bootcha!

I keep clicking on your face but it leads me nowhere.

nvm I got it thank you Jobbo

Bootcha fucked around with this message at 21:27 on Jul 31, 2017

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer

Kromlech posted:

Post some funny OG goonart for us relative goonoobs.

The Original Bootcha Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IUrpmnIap0

Things got weird after that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdmbhLDwM1k

Artsy, almost...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ppdnbrylevc

Then came self reflection.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm1CQ5IDo6Q

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer

Kromlech posted:

Post some funny OG goonart for us relative goonoobs.
Also from my Photoshop shitturds:






Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer
And never forget...

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer
Wot dib?

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer

Dib ya?

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer
So those positive Glassdoor reviews... How many of the positives come from Santa Monica, and how many come from the other studios?

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer
Hi guys I hope you are all okay. I am at summer camp having fun before I continue work on the biggest piece of media I have ever done. I look forward to reading your posts. Remember to call your parents.

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer
Hey guys I'm back from camp and it was fun. I also called my parents to say I love them.

I hope you too are having fun and are calling loved ones to say you love them.

Also what's up?

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer
Pete, when you get better, I am in need of your services.

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer
Hey guys hope all is well. I spent 9 hours color sorting a giant bin of old legos that I'm trying to prepare to give to my nephews and/or whatever parasitic spawn I may be involved in the creation of in the future. It was cool and mentally therapeutic. And then I went to a baseball game. It too was cool and mentally therapeutic. I feel like I could make a really cool video about something.

Just a reminder.
Call your parents.
Because they love you.

Tane.

And furthermore.

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Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer
Remember to put the signal booster in the ELE position.

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer
I'm writing. Yay!

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer
Liquor pairing chat:

Burbon/Whiskey: The redder the meat, the peat-ier you want. The browner the meat, the more you want a lighter.

Rum: Hot Chicken and Pork.

Cognac: Seafood.

Rye: Sushi.

Tequila: SALTED MEAT. LIKE LAMB AND HAM.

Jager-esque: Glutens.

Vodka: Soups and Veggie heavy.

Brandy: DESSERT

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer
You do not eat anything with gin.

Gin is for when you have nothing to eat.

Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer
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Bootcha
Nov 13, 2012

Truly, the pinnacle of goaltending
Grimey Drawer

Beer4TheBeerGod posted:

You don't understand it because you're not invested in it. Having been there, I can tell you that it's really loving hard to give up something after putting hundreds (if not thousands) of hours and dollars into a dream. Chris is extremely good at telling people what they want to hear, and the kind of people who are still invested are the ones who really want to hear it. Hell even now, nearly a year after I got my refund, I saw the Cutlass flying over the planet while the guy tried to snipe ships on the ground and thought "wow that looks really good, I wish I had kept my Cutlass because I could see that being a lot of fun". But then I saw the glitches, and the failures, and the reset, and remembered that no amount of dreams is going to make Chris any more competent or CIG any less hosed. It takes an immense amount of effort for someone to get outside of their perspective and see Star Citizen for what it is, as opposed to what people want it to be. Accepting that CIG has failed, that after nearly six years of development they have nothing close to what they should, also means that you need to accept that you as a backer have failed. You made a mistake and have wasted all of that time, effort, and (if you can't get a refund) money encouraging the ego of a narcissistic "visionary" who lacks the competence and professionalism to actually deliver on his marketing. You have to accept that you look like an idiot, and a lot of people would rather maintain the delusion than accept that. It's one of the ways that scammers maintain their scam.

I have no problem telling people I hosed up and trusted Chris Roberts long past when I should have. I bought in to the bullshit, gave him money, encouraged other people around here and elsewhere to do the same, and it was only because of this community that I was able to maintain enough of a perspective to get out. I traveled to Boston for the Arena Commander reveal, laundered nearly $30,000 in starships from Goons and other people, spent hundreds of my own dollars long past when I should have stopped, and wasted thousands of hours arguing over the stupidest bullshit imaginable. While not a total loss (I made friendships I maintain to this day, and have some truly amazing memories), I have to acknowledge that I allowed myself to be fooled. And for that I do indeed look foolish.

It's hard to understand unless you've been there. When you're inside the bubble (and Chris Roberts projects an incredible Reality Distortion Field) it's hard to get out.

And remember, I was a big enabler back then too.

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