Rants - Page 3

Angrist · 07-29-2008, 03:24 PM

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BreakABone · 08-21-2008, 02:40 AM

Oh fun work related rant as always.

You just ever have those days when everything goes wrong at work.
Work was AWFUL today. It started off bad and got even worse. And finally ended with me spending 3 hrs in a hospital and only getting home 5 mins ago (2:30 AM)

But will write more in the AM and it wasn't me in the hosp so don't worry.

Bond · 08-21-2008, 10:51 AM

I hope someone choked on a chicken strip!

Angrist · 08-21-2008, 10:58 AM

Or have you become a father, BaB?

thatmariolover · 08-21-2008, 11:49 AM

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No, Angrist... I am your father!

Joking aside, though. My biggest rant is that, to an extent, the Nintendo haters were right this time around. Nintendo screwed up, the Wii was an colossal mistake and a massive step backwards. I really had high hopes for it, but as far as I'm concerned the Wii was an epic fail in every way except sales. The price point is way too high, and they're not going to lower the price because people are still buying the system because some shovelware caught their eye. There's is nothing original that the Wii offers except for a controller and a few gems by Nintendo and a couple third parties. There's no justifiable reason for the way they dumbed the system down from a technical standpoint. But what's even worse is that developers (Nintendo included) still aren't even taking advantage of the graphical horsepower available. The Wii is literally two or three times more powerful than the Gamecube, and yet we're still dealing with graphic that would have been mediocre at best for Gamecube.

There's just no excuse.

KillerGremlin · 08-21-2008, 12:52 PM

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Joking aside, though. My biggest rant is that, to an extent, the Nintendo haters were right this time around. Nintendo screwed up, the Wii was an colossal mistake and a massive step backwards. I really had high hopes for it, but as far as I'm concerned the Wii was an epic fail in every way except sales. The price point is way too high, and they're not going to lower the price because people are still buying the system because some shovelware caught their eye. There's is nothing original that the Wii offers except for a controller and a few gems by Nintendo and a couple third parties. There's no justifiable reason for the way they dumbed the system down from a technical standpoint. But what's even worse is that developers (Nintendo included) still aren't even taking advantage of the graphical horsepower available. The Wii is literally two or three times more powerful than the Gamecube, and yet we're still dealing with graphic that would have been mediocre at best for Gamecube.

There's just no excuse.

Is it all that surprising?

-No third party
-Bunch of gimmicky titles
-Average first party titles; wasn't Mario Sunshine the only innovation thus far?
-Worst online service ever
-lack expandable memory
-No exclusive Zelda title on the Wii...the current Nintendo trend is release a Zelda game right at the end of the console's life...pretty lame if you ask me

I can't believe that some Wii users actually delete games they paid for in the virtual arcade to install new ones because they ran out of space. I know you can download the game you bought as many times as you want, but with memory being as cheap as it is these days I find that rather unbelievable. As a PC gamer...or even as someone who owned the original Xbox...I find that unacceptable.

In my opinion Nintendo has really lowered the bar for the serious gamers this generation. The N64 had a bunch of wonderful, lengthy, in-depth single player games. The Gamecube had a pretty good number of wonderful, lengthy, in-depth single player games. The Wii has Mario Sunshine. And Zelda, only Zelda isn't Wii-exclusive and I personally prefer playing it with a controller. On the Gamecube. And Twilight Princess wasn't even that amazing...it pales in comparison to Ocarina, Majora's, and dare I say Wind Waker.

Personally, I think all three consoles have had their fair share of disappointments this generation.

I just wonder...where does Nintendo go from here. More gyros and motion-sensor stuff? That seems to be the buzz...body suits? Another console where they can make money off of 15 unnecessary 3rd party peripherals?

KillerGremlin · 08-21-2008, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Bond

I hope someone choked on a chicken strip!

subtle racial innuendo?

BreakABone · 08-21-2008, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by KillerGremlin

subtle racial innuendo?

For once no.
As far as I know.

He is joking about one of my residents who ate an entire bucket of chicken by themselves.

KillerGremlin · 08-21-2008, 02:33 PM

I'm bored and at work.
Either get naked or tell us a story about why your day sucked and how you ended up at the hospital. Did something get lost in someone's butt? Was it a gerbil? Because if it was....

Bond · 08-21-2008, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by KillerGremlin

subtle racial innuendo?

No, but I can't believe I missed an opportunity to interject a subtle racial innuendo when talking with BaB!

BreakABone · 08-21-2008, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by KillerGremlin

I'm bored and at work.
Either get naked or tell us a story about why your day sucked and how you ended up at the hospital. Did something get lost in someone's butt? Was it a gerbil? Because if it was....

Who says I have on clothes?

Anyhow let's see how much I write before I get bored.
Basically, day started off bad.. well the week actually. there were a ton of events leading up to the day, but only in hindsight could you tell. Basically, one resident found out another had a gun about a month ago didn't tell no one because he felt threatened (flawless logic

) and then the resident ran away or whatever. So he came back yesterday and the resident who knew he had the gun had spent two nights in his room because of problems with other residents.

So when he comes back, he finds stuff missing out his room and goes to confront the other kid. words were exchanged one tried to attack the other. Police were called in. Resident then informed staff other kid had gun and he didn't feel safe. Huge ordeal with the cops took like an hour. They had to tackle the one kid, gave him a broken nose.

At this point, I got stuck with 8 residents by myself which was not fun, but eh.

So some of the other residents and even staff now resented the one kid (not using names or false identities for reasons) so things were boiling up. We were already severely understaffed and overstretched. So finally things came to a boil when two residents went at it. Fistcuffs and all that fun jazz. And other residents pulled him off to take turns hitting him.

So yeah stuff and stuff, but had to take him to the hosp for wounds and to be evaluated. 7th fight this month. And being just half over yeah.

He was admitted to a psych ward this morning.

KillerGremlin · 08-21-2008, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by BreakABone

Who says I have on clothes?

Anyhow let's see how much I write before I get bored.
Basically, day started off bad.. well the week actually. there were a ton of events leading up to the day, but only in hindsight could you tell. Basically, one resident found out another had a gun about a month ago didn't tell no one because he felt threatened (flawless logic

) and then the resident ran away or whatever. So he came back yesterday and the resident who knew he had the gun had spent two nights in his room because of problems with other residents.

So when he comes back, he finds stuff missing out his room and goes to confront the other kid. words were exchanged one tried to attack the other. Police were called in. Resident then informed staff other kid had gun and he didn't feel safe. Huge ordeal with the cops took like an hour. They had to tackle the one kid, gave him a broken nose.

At this point, I got stuck with 8 residents by myself which was not fun, but eh.

So some of the other residents and even staff now resented the one kid (not using names or false identities for reasons) so things were boiling up. We were already severely understaffed and overstretched. So finally things came to a boil when two residents went at it. Fistcuffs and all that fun jazz. And other residents pulled him off to take turns hitting him.

So yeah stuff and stuff, but had to take him to the hosp for wounds and to be evaluated. 7th fight this month. And being just half over yeah.

He was admitted to a psych ward this morning.

I could never work that job and I'll tell you right now it is because I am white.

Oh...and no gerbil, huh.

BreakABone · 08-21-2008, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by KillerGremlin

I could never work that job and I'll tell you right now it is because I am white.

Oh...and no gerbil, huh.

What does white have to do with it?
It's a Jewish facility. Not like there is a bunch of gangbangers in there.

Bond · 08-21-2008, 03:01 PM

BaB, I think you missed a true opportunity during this fight to reveal your true identity... The Dark Knight. A silent guardian watching over the facility, helping residents in their times of need.

KillerGremlin · 08-21-2008, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by BreakABone

What does white have to do with it?
It's a Jewish facility. Not like there is a bunch of gangbangers in there.

Eh....I'm pretty white, not sure I could play the authority role or be an idol for a bunch of inner-city kids. I know, I know, racism doesn't or shouldn't exist, but the racial barrier is still very real...sadly.

This is why I'm going to go into loveeeee therapy, so much more passive than kids with guns.