[GRIMDARK] Fallout Equestria: Project Horizons Discussion

Caoimhe wrote:Racist? Maybe not so, but certainly in poor taste considering the power of the word and the effect it has on people. I've only heard third hand what this Notch fellow may have said, but again, up until now that's all I've known of Minecraft.

And what effect is that, exactly? Because as far as I can tell, over the course of the last few decades the word 'nigger' has always had one of two effects: if said by someone caucasian and famous, it causes people to scream about them being racist. If said by anyone else it is ignored because it's just a word.

Ironmonger wrote:This is a line I like to use a lot because everyone I know seems to love it.

Okay, I'm probably missing context, but from the three seconds shown this appears to be an incredibly offensive and entirely incorrect stereotype. The word isn't what makes it bad and there are dozens it could be replaced by for the same effect, but everything about this is terrible.

It's from a show called Boondocks. Personally I don't watch it but I found that line by accident.

It's a word rooted in hate, designed to make black people feel like lesser human beings. It's inappropriate for anyone to use it.

'Nigga' is different, it's a brotherly expression among black people designed to lessen the power of the racial slur, but as someone not of that race in particular, I have no reason to use it. It doesn't make me feel uncomfortable when black people use it, but I know that's not my place since it's not my culture. It's just weird to hear white people say it amongst themselves and pretty uncouth and inappropriate.

Growing up in Ireland and then New England, my first exposure to the slur was through film and my parents told us youngins that that was never appropriate to use and it kinda set that way.

The long of the short: "nigger" is not "nigga." Remember when Nas wanted to name his untitled album "Nigger?" Same sorta, thing, the -er has much more power and meaning than the colloquial -a word.

Caoimhe wrote: pretty uncouth and inappropriate.

Tis why my friends and I refer to ourselves as "assholes". We have an absurd and rather offensive sense of humor (it gets really bad sometimes) but we try to be careful who we say things around given this is a city known for prejudice people of all types.

That's your sense of humour I guess, I personally find that kinda immature, but eh, to each his own.

I'm with Caoimhe on this, but I was in high school once, too, so I get it.

Ah, https://nallar.me/fics/ seems to be working again.

HUZZAH!

Seriously, minecraft is a great game that encourages creativity and cooperation and it can be played forever.

I don't know the situation with notch or the "Creepy" people but if that is all you have heard of minecraft then I doubt you went into it with good expectations anyway. Try out the demo or hell just look up some videos of it. Tobuscus or the Yogscast or like literally any major gaming youtuber.

Anyway. Tomorrow me and Cpt. Adder along with anyone else wanting to help out are going to begin construction of the first city.

Currently the top names we are deciding between are Hoofington and Sombertropolis. Any suggestions?

After taking my Anthropology class, I've come to realize that Minecraft is just the history of human cultural evolution.
You start with nothing, then begin making basic tools. This moves on to making shelters, gathering more materials. Then you move on to domesticating livestock and growing food (agriculture), so you have a singular place to stay rather than roaming constantly (as a hunter-gatherer does).
Soon, you begin to develop a surplus of materials, and to put these extra materials to use, you begin monumental construction and glorification of your 'society'.

I thought of this today while learning the process of civilization for humans.

Still, it's $30 right now, right? I still need a computer to handle it, unless Mojang finally optimized the code. Last time I tried a "demo" during a lan party, it lagged terribly, even on single player.

Their all adorable! ;_;

Spoiler:

DIBS ON WAMPAGE!

DIBS ON BLACKJACK.

DIBS ON LACUNAE!

CamoBadger wrote:DIBS ON WAMPAGE!

Ironmonger wrote:DIBS ON BLACKJACK.

guarddogjr wrote:DIBS ON LACUNAE!

BUT THINK OF ALL THE ANGST YOU'LL HAVE TO DEAL WITH!

Rampage is fine if BJ isn't nearby, I'll just make sure everything is happy and fun for her, and take her into bad neighborhoods for nightly playtime XD

May I join the minecraft server with you guys tomorrow?

And I suppose dibs on Scotch

"Blackjack open your present." *paper tearing*
Blackjack:*gasp*"You got me a 12 Gauge! Thankyouthankyouthankyou!" XD

...this is all part of some kind of insurance fraud plot isn't it?

I'll give you credit, it's ingenious. Giving filly BJ a 12ga is just asking for holes in your wall...and floor...and window...and ceiling...and bed...and tv...and neighbor's house...and passing police car...

The neighbor's annoying-ass cat...the neighbor...

OneMoreDaySK wrote:Still, it's $30 right now, right? I still need a computer to handle it, unless Mojang finally optimized the code. Last time I tried a "demo" during a lan party, it lagged terribly, even on single player.

It's still 30$, it started at 5$
And lagged terribly? It's runs on netbooks with 1.5 ghtz cpus and 512 megs of memory.

Erumpet wrote:May I join the minecraft server with you guys tomorrow?

And I suppose dibs on Scotch

Come on down the server is open 24/7 now (Offer not valid on Monday/Wednesday)

@The adoption
I'll take Glory, she can help me around the Laboratory

*Edit
I just dawwd myself imaging tiny filly Glory in a tiny little labcoat and safety goggles. (Hint Hint Artists)

Oh dear god yes, that must happen!

Cptadder wrote: (Hint Hint Artists)

OR ELSE. (dun dun duuuuuuuuuuuuun!)

I just imagined taking filly Blackjack to a private shooting range in a pair of ballistic goggles and ear guards. Dawwww

Cptadder wrote:
*Edit
I just dawwd myself imaging tiny filly Glory in a tiny little labcoat and safety goggles. (Hint Hint Artists)

This needs to happen. *slowly turns head to look at Wave*

If someone were to make a tiny filly Glory in Goggles and teeny tiny lapcoat and then make it avatar sized for 100x100 and 200x200 then someone might find a gift in their paypal account.

Not new car sized gift, but definitely two or three pizzas big.

Right, can start with it being a quite hectic RP meeting with my community. Up till now, a character with the most sentimental value to me is dead. Partially due to possibly lazy DM. Kinda messy stuff, but most was due to tossing us into a challange for 15 people with 5 people marked, 2 of which was vital for the survival. And lots of gibberish, but will have to see how it turns out. If not dead, I might rejoin the campaign. If still classed as dead... eh, dunno, will keep the character at least. Erf, in either case, will have to re-do the char as I had to erase it. And just a small update: Just checked some stuff, turns out the GM did a quite huge mistake, a couple in fact, and one was on my side, but that was due to me not reading my PSI power properly... due to GM refusing to let me check my power in the book as I should "have written it down" or "know it by hand", but eh... as said, now I at least got a proper, solid hook on them. Anyhow, also for no reason noticed there a LARGE patch of skin missing on one of my toes... it hurts and I don't know how it happened, it seems like it COULD be due to doing one of those "scratch" toe next to the large one, with the large one" (the "go above it and then down motion)

On a more PH related not, this just struck me: Didn't BJ get a memory orb out of Rampage? How is Rampage supposed to watch it?

@Kipper: ("Look") Looking quite neat, think it's been shown before though... in either case, I won't be able to help with shit really most likely heh. But yeah, I have seen that weeks ago :P

@Silent: (Catching up) I know that feel... xP

@EP: On a unrelated side note, I also got to know that apparently seems to be a general appeal for males when females wear male underwear, alternatively in combination with a oversized t-shirt.

@Rum: (coitus) It feels like I should know what this means... doesn't sound overly positive though.

@EP: (Minecraft) I've tried it, and it can be really fun, or a good timesink, but I don't have it so... eh.

(Songs) I've noticed that in general, people seem to miss/ignore a lot of messages, like, ALL the time, in about everywhere. Heck, I am only somewhat certain people even learn shit from my fictions, or if they simply treat it as "just fiction"... ah well.

(My previous post) ... *deadpans* okay, while I know we topic jump frequently, this is getting silly xD Though, I gotta say it is quite ... ironic I think the word is hehe.

("Racism") Eh, I only see it as "offensive" if someone says something in form of trying to slander. Heck, I like to use the term "dyke", and I rather like how it sounds, long as it's used in a "positive" manor... on a side note: I just want to besides Göran Persson make another "Silly Sweds" thing: In the Swedish academy textbook (think the latest ones are fixed) the word "Blatte" (not sure what it is in Eng, means the "child between black and white person") is stated as "a cross/mix between a nigger and a human". And it's 08:03, cut me some slack... man I am going to be bad later today..

(Repost of the "just take them") I was about to say something, but the comment that popped to my mind made me refrain ^=^'

.... hum, just now noticed one of my legs had apparently been placed badly for x hours, got no feeling... ah well, can prolly sleep it off, they do that at times if I recall.