chyron8472

Possessed said:

Handman said:

I forgot to mention, I have a Super Nintendo hooked up too, and that’s all you really ever need.

😄

Agreed.

It’s like when I posted in the Worst Usernames Thread with parodies of existing usernames and got called out for it; then the people who called me out proceeded to parody existing usernames, but brushed it off because [Han Solo saying “Hey, it’s me.”].

It’s not different just because a group of people do it instead of a single person.

 
So either you guys shouldn’t call him out, or else he should just not give a crap what you say and do it anyway.

ChainsawAsh said:

Nobody hates paja, but he has a habit of making entirely new threads that really should just be comments within existing threads. It clutters up the Off Topic page and can be kind of annoying.

You guys are annoyed at paja for cluttering up Off Topic with random threads? What about the countless random movie threads… That was annoying and it filled the first couple of pages for days.

Jay said:

Handman said:

The Nintendo Switch is the fastest selling console in US history, outselling even the Wii. I find this very hard to believe, given people were in hysterics over the Wii, but it’s true.

Switch is legit. It’s the only console I own.

I’m not sure that says as much about Switch as it does about you.

moviefreakedmind said:

You bought a playsation just to watch one bluray?

I bought a PS3 because I either was going to have to return the movie or else actually start getting Blurays instead of DVDs. Bluray players weren’t quite on the cheap yet, and I bought my PS3 Slim secondhand from eBay so also not retail price.

JEDIT: That being said, I have an Atari 2600, NES, SNES, N64, GameCube, Wii, Switch, PS1, PS2 Slim, PS3 Slim, Dreamcast, and a PC. Only my Switch, Wii, PS3 and PC are currently hooked up.

TV’s Frink said:

ChainsawAsh said:

SilverWook said:

I like how the tongue icon licks

I can’t even

moviefreakedmind said:

You’re giving me

I bought my PS3 Slim because I needed a Bluray player after someone gave me a Bluray as a birthday present.

Neglify said:

I just HAD to read this thread, ONLY so I could understand WTF the title means.

Still no idea have I.

It’s a thread specifically about current sales for video games on digital storefronts. Likely specifically GOG and Steam, but perhaps Humble Bundle, et al.

Collipso said:

paja my friend do you think a new thread was necessary?

Only if this thread is active enough with updates as to clog up the general Video Game Thread.

So now, no. But later, maybe.

My attempt at a TLJ steelbook poster:

CatBus said:

fly a fart

TV’s Frink said:

chyron8472 said:

JEDIT: No, I don’t recall having read The Canterbury Tales.

Really?

If I did in school, it would have been in my high school sophomore English class. But, no, I don’t recall. I remember talking about The Canterbury Tales, so I’m familiar with it, but I don’t remember having read it.

It could be that it was just so long ago. Then again, I do remember other things from that class. I just don’t remember that.

Jay said:

I had to start ignoring these GOG sales because — just like Steam — I’ve amassed a huge library of games I’ll probably never have time to play. And I’ve purchased too many games on sale only to see them on sale again for still less before I’ve even had a chance to play them.

Realistically, when am I going to find the time to play through Baldur’s Gate, Icewind Dale, and Neverwinter Nights (and their sequels)? Probably never, but that didn’t stop me from buying them anyway.

This. All of this, including the bit about those RPGs. I need to turn off notifications of sales for my Steam wishlist on my phone.

JEDIT: I have 212 games on Steam. 89 on GOG. Many of them I have not played, so I can’t justify buying more just because they’re on sale.

CatBus said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

What this thread brings to my mind: a discussion between three people — a man who speaks modern American English, a man who speaks middle English, and a man who speaks Engrish. There’s some level of mutual intelligibility, but truthfully, they don’t understand each other at all and likely never will.

Can I be the Middle English guy?

And up the window did he hastily,
And out his erse he put full privily
Over the buttock, to the haunche bone.
And therewith spake this clerk, this Absolon,
“Speak, sweete bird, I know not where thou art.”
This Nicholas anon let fly a fart,
As great as it had been a thunder dent;
That with the stroke he was well nigh y-blent;
But he was ready with his iron hot,
And Nicholas amid the erse he smote.

How did I miss this?
That’s amazing. I laughed so hard.

JEDIT: No, I don’t recall having read The Canterbury Tales.

ZigZig said:

chyron8472 said:

TV’s Frink said:

“I have trouble expressing what I’m thinking.”

^

see also:

chyron8472 said:

ZigZig said:

chyron8472 said:

Nuance is difficult for me in a text-only setting.

FTFY

Yes.

“Ce qui se conçoit bien s’énonce clairement” (Nicolas Boileau)

or, in English : “What is clearly thought out is clearly expressed”.

So maybe this whole idea of “I’m 100% sure that God exists but I cannot explain clearly why” is not as clearly thought as you say it is…

There’s a difference between forming an opinion, and being asked to explain why one has that opinion or how one arrived at it. I certainly know more than enough to say I’m not parroting someone else’s belief, but have arrived at my own. Plus, I haven’t actually tried to explain why I believe what I do to someone who doesn’t take me at my word.

Just because I haven’t formulated an explanation of events, ideas, and experiences that have led me to hold my opinion, and in a manner that might sway a skeptic into at least believing that I believe what I say, that doesn’t necessarily invalidate my opinion.

In December, a neighbor hit my brick mailbox with their car and destroyed it. They preferred to handle the matter civilly instead of going through insurance, so I agreed. Albeit, I did file a police report.

Cut to a month later. Still no mailbox. Finally called their car insurance company and filed a claim, which lit a fire under their butts to at least erect a temporary mailbox (ie. on a wooden pole).

Been in contact via text now and again, but with not more than lip service.

Cut to today. Sick of it. Called their insurance (Progressive) to reopen the claim, and they’re cutting me a check for the estimate amount I sent them.

TV’s Frink said:

“I have trouble expressing what I’m thinking.”

^

see also:

chyron8472 said:

ZigZig said:

chyron8472 said:

Nuance is difficult for me in a text-only setting.

FTFY

Yes.

@mfm

I do know people who have known serious abuse, neglect, et al. And they have shared how God has helped them and blessed them. God does not say that there will not be trouble in this life. He says He is with us through the trouble. It’s more than just comfort. It’s more than “been good to me.”

Why not them? I don’t know. Ask Him. I can’t answer that. But I also know that what they’re going through and how He can help them is between them and Him.

JEDIT:

Mrebo said:

really understanding God is beyond our capacity. But that doesn’t mean we can’t have a basic (and necessarily flawed) understanding that does us some good.

I do also agree with this. I do believe that I am wholly incapable to fully understand God. But I also believe that I understand some part of Him; that I can have a relationship based on that understanding; and that as I grow in that relationship, that understanding will grow and continue to shape itself.

Okay then.

moviefreakedmind said:

chyron8472 said:

Meanwhile, I know God exist inasmuch as I know I exist and that other people I encounter in real life also exist. I also know he cares about me in a similar way that I know other people who are close to me care about me. For me to say I’m not certain God exists would be in the same argument of positing that I don’t really exist nor any of my family or friends.

Do you believe you’ve been singled out by God to be cared for?

I wouldn’t use the phrase “singled out.” Cared for, yes. But singled out? In a way, yes. In a way, no. It’s not that I’m super special. I mean, why me? But then again, maybe I am to Him. Maybe everyone is to Him.

And to say “I believe in God because he’s been good to me before” as you put it sounds so… banal. There’s much more to it that that. It’s much deeper and more meaningful. And there are real things that have and do happen to me and people I know.

Maybe I am special to Him. Because He’s not just God, He’s my Father. And Jesus is not just my savior, He’s my friend.

Case in point. I don’t think taking the time to explain myself would matter to you guys. At best you would be curious about what I’d have to say, but not genuinely interested, and you have already said you assert that testimony is not evidence. That includes my testimony.

…and I really hate being made fun of or laughed at. Laying myself out there opens me up to the distinct possibility. I’m not really keen on that.

Meanwhile, I know God exist inasmuch as I know I exist and that other people I encounter in real life also exist. I also know he cares about me in a similar way that I know other people who are close to me care about me. For me to say I’m not certain God exists would be in the same argument of positing that I don’t really exist nor any of my family or friends.

That is to say, I’m much more certain that God exists than I am that you do, because you could actually be Skynet.

To explain why I’m certain would probably be one of these outer circles:

CatBus said:

suspiciouscoffee said:

Chyron, your presupposition, and refusal to elaborate on said presupposition, that God’s existence is completely evident and unquestionable can be frustrating. Your strong faith is quite admirable, but your behavior in this thread today is baffling.

Chyron knows there’s a God. He’s 100% certain of this. I know there aren’t any gods. I’m 100% certain of this as well.

But that’s not a useful conclusion to any religious discussion. It neither helps nor informs anyone.

Unless one is interested in an “I’m certain of this; now what?” sort of conversation. A deeper conversation that holds to certain truths. Conversations about a relationship with God rather than merely whether there is, should, or can be one.

I don’t expect to have a lengthy conversation as such here in mixed company, though. And true, my certainty wouldn’t be useful in an elementary debate, but debate is not needed for me about that. I’ve made my decision.

TV’s Frink said:

I have an issue with having an issue with the wobbliness and blurriness

chyron8472 said:

I will change anyone’s mind