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thesaeglopur: nepetaquest: angelfire93: Alright, if you’re a...

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:19:12 -0400

nepetaquest:

angelfire93:

Alright, if you’re a consumer and you’re considering picking up the new Xbox One console, then please, take a moment to listen to me. Before we begin, no, I am not a fanboy or a hater. I have no console Bias. I have a PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, and a Gaming PC. Each has their pros and cons but now onto business.

DO NOT BUY AN XBOX ONE. Why? See the reasons below:

Xbox Requires an internet connection. Here’s how it works: Every 24 hours your Xbox will try to connect to Microsoft’s servers for verification. If it is unable to connect, sucks to be you. You’re blocked from playing even single player games until it can connect.

Source: http://kotaku.com/xbox-one-does-require-internet-connection-cant-play-o-509164109

Do you like renting games, lending them to a friend, or even borrowing them from a friend? No longer possible. Every Xbox One game you get must be registered to your Xbox live account to be played. After that point it will only work for you. No one else can use it unless they pay a fee. Essentially it works like this. You pick up a used Xbox One game from somewhere or someone, pop it into your console. The system verifies it’s been registered to your account. Uh-oh, it isn’t! In order to play it, you have to pay Microsoft a fee, which is currently slated to be full retail price. Doesn’t matter how scratched up it is or how cheap you got it at gamestop or from a friend. You aren’t just buying the physical copies anymore. You’re paying Microsoft for a LICENSE to be allowed to play that game.

It is worth mentioning Microsoft is exploring ways for you to trade in and resell your used games. This is rumored to mean that you can sell your digital license to play the game (registration) back to microsoft, likely for microsoft points. You can then trade in the game at gamespot for some cash if you like. Either way, as it currently stands, the new owner would still have to pay a fee on top of the price of actually buying the physical copy.

Source: http://www.technobuffalo.com/2013/05/21/xbox-one-fee-for-buying-used-games-full-retail-price/

Is it worth mentioning that Microsoft if shafting Indie Developers as well? Where as on Playstation Network or (whatever the Wii has) Indie Developers can self publish their content easily. Playstation even encourages this. Microsoft however forces these Indie Devs to enter publishing deals with them to be allowed to market their content. You don’t go through them, you don’t get to sell what you developed.

Source: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/22/indie-devs-cant-self-publish-on-xbox-one

I’m not quite done yet! Now, I’m sure you heard a lot about “TV TV TV TV SPORTS TV TV SPORTS SPORTS TV.” Yes, the Xbox is slated to be able to stream live tv, live sports, etc. So let me ask you this. You obviously already have something like cable or DirecTV. Do you really want to shell out hundreds of dollars more and pay a monthly subscription fee to have another television provider? Yes, I said hundreds of dollars, and I don’t mean the cost of the console. To view live TV from the Xbox you are required to purchase ANOTHER separate device for it to work. Why would you even consider shelling out more money for something you already have anyway? Even if you didn’t, DirecTV is cheaper. Or you could even subscribe you Hulu.com and watch live tv on your computer. FOR MUCH CHEAPER. You essentially have to buy another cable box if you don’t have one. And if you do… what do you need the Xbox One for?

Source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/05/21/xbox-one-live-tv-available-in-us-only-at-launch-requires-separate-device/

So far we’ve discovered that the Xbox One is not really a gaming console, at least… not a consumer friendly gaming console. It’s being marketed as an all-in-one home entertainment system. Something to replace all of the other devices in your house. But there are drawbacks even to that. Put on your tin foil hats for this part folks. Take from it what you will, all I’ll say is… possibilities…

The Xbox One’s features will not function unless the Kinect is plugged in and active. This is not an optional piece anymore.

Source: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/21/xbox-one-will-not-function-without-kinect-attached

So imagine your Kinect piece breaks? Tough luck, no more Xbox for you. But you know what’s worse?

Pay attention, because this is important. The Kinect is always watching. Always listening. Even when the system is off.

Yes. One of the ways to turn the system on is to audibly say: “Xbox On” while the system is off. The Kinect, which is always on, hears you and turns it on. Now this might seem like a cool feature, but did you know Microsoft patented a feature that would allow the Kinect’s camera (It’s no longer just a sensor, but a camera) to spy on you for the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America?) While they may not actually do this, it is actually possible for them to do this now. It has a camera, and a microphone. The Kinect is always on. It is ALWAYS listening, ALWAYS watching.

An idea has been tossed around that by using this feature, it will allows game developers and movie produces to set a limited amount of how many people can be allowed to view the entertainment. So as a hypothetical example, you and three friends are watching a movie, which is the maximum allowed. A fourth friend enters the room and the Kinect’s sensor registers the fourth individual. The movie stops and you a prompted to pay a fee so that the extra individual may also view the film. Again, that is NOT currently the case, but these are the ideas currently being tossed around with the system’s current capabilities.

Source for listening: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/21/4352596/the-xbox-one-is-always-listening

Source of spying: http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/139706-microsofts-new-kinect-patent-goes-big-brother-will-spy-on-you-for-the-mpaa

Now, just two more things and I’ll be done here!

This isn’t really a good or bad thing, but it’s annoying. It also explains how they can prevent you from playing a used game if you didn’t pay their fee. Xbox one no longer plays games off the discs, you HAVE to install them to the hard-drive in order to play them. I believe PS3 also has you do this (on a number of games but not always it seems), except that PS3 isn’t trying to Nickle and Dime you at every corner. It also seems according to this article there is something related to the Online portion at the beginning of this post. The option is there for Developers to require the Xbox to always be online to play their particular game. Well, it seems PC gamers and console gamers have one thing in common now… DRM.

(At least pirates on PC can bypass DRM easily. Not an option for Consoles.)

Source: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/21/4352314/xbox-one-hard-drive-game-installs

And last but not least, another annoyance… Xbox One will not be compatible with any and all current headsets. Nope, companies will either have to make new headsets altogether specifically for the Xbox One, and they have to adhere to what Microsoft wants. Look forward to price gouging.

Source: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/22/xbox-one-incompatible-with-current-gaming-headsets

Oh, one more thing… If you have an Xbox 360, don’t get rid of it. Why? Well if you want to keep playing your old 360 games you’ll need it. The Xbox One isn’t backwards compatible. At all. Not only that, but President of Microsoft’s Xbox Division Don Mattrick insults the very notion of backwards compatibility! He calls it: “Backwards thinking.”

Source: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/21/4350662/new-xbox-has-no-backwards-compatibilty

Source of insult: http://www.polygon.com/2013/5/22/4355984/xbox-one-backward-compatibility-backwards-thinking-don-mattrick

That is all I have to say currently folks, and I hope you took the time to read this far. I’ll conclude with the following… please… PLEASE do not buy this console. Paying for this supports greedy and anti-consumer business practices. Speak with your wallet, and pass up the Xbox One. No matter what games it might have that you want, even if they are exclusive. Do the right thing and make a statement. Refuse to be nickle and dimed like this. Refuse to be seen as a mindless consumer who will buy anything tossed to them.

We won’t know much else until after E3, but as it stands now, the PS4 or a decent gaming PC is the best way to go.

If you are willing to do so, please spread this post around. Liking is not even remotely necessary, but do please share it if you agree with and acknowledge what you’ve read here. The more people know, the fewer of them waste their money.

Thank you, kindly.

~Dylan Jordan

(Originally posted on Facebook by one of my friends. He brings up many valid points. Mind you, I haven’t been a fan of Xbox in a long time and I will most likely get a PS4. But this confirms further for me that I won’t be getting an Xbox one any time in the foreseeable future.)

TL;DR —The XBOX One is going to be a piece of shit and you really shouldn’t even remotely think about getting one.

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brispeak: I love how casual this is like, this is just what...

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:08:08 -0400

brispeak:

I love how casual this is like, this is just what life would be like if pokemon were real.

carlymuth: college-campuses: Siena College. HEY!!!

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:03:03 -0400

carlymuth:

college-campuses:

Siena College.

HEY!!!

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Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:57 -0400

vardaesque: vardaesque: MOM BROUGHT FIVE GUYS HOME IM SO EXCITED OH MY GOD clarification: five...

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:40:21 -0400

vardaesque:

vardaesque:

MOM BROUGHT FIVE GUYS HOME IM SO EXCITED OH MY GOD

clarification: five guys is a restaurant chain that specializes in gourmet burgers and fries i’m not having an orgy

dannielle: patbaer: steaktumblr: Can we all just take a...

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:20:22 -0400

dannielle:

patbaer:

steaktumblr:

Can we all just take a minute, 60 actually seconds, to look at this?

Joyful

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r3peating-apologies: lenofi: this is where i’d keep my...

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:41:32 -0400

r3peating-apologies:

lenofi:

this is where i’d keep my scratching post…IF I HAD ONE

THE COMMENT IS PERFECT AND I CAN’T STOP LAUGHING OHMYGOD.

Recreate a video game cover using only comic sans and clipart:

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:20:25 -0400

aurorashaman:

I CAN’T STOP LAUGHING OMG WHY DID I DO THIS AHAHAHA

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Thu, 23 May 2013 20:16:37 -0400

choosechoice: Source

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:13:09 -0400

choosechoice:

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Thu, 23 May 2013 20:10:28 -0400

iamanafricanprincess: i need time off from life

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:10:18 -0400

iamanafricanprincess:

i need time off from life

understandablydumb: the guy on the radio just said “gas prices aren’t so bad if you consider you’re...

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:09:23 -0400

understandablydumb:

the guy on the radio just said “gas prices aren’t so bad if you consider you’re really buying liquid explosive dinosaurs” and my perspective on life is forever changed

5, 12, 17, 18

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:08:43 -0400

5.) Anyone? Hmm…I’d want to spend two days with…one of my past lives, if I have any, to potentially see why my personality is the way it is
12.) I have a weird habit of making incredibly odd stories up about people, like creating a myth about random strangers and even some of my friends. My friends take part, but…it’s weird haha
17.) Band: Breaking Benjamin; Album: Phobia; Song: Sooner or Later
18.) Breaking Benjamin is a band I can listen to whenever and for however long, without their songs growing old. I always feel myself actually relating to their music, and their songs can change my mood rapidly

Thanks for the asks Anon :D

Hit me, fuckheads.

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:59:29 -0400

1: Apart from tumblr, what do you like to do in your spare time?
2: Name a favorite of each: food, drink, color.
3: If you married rich and your spouse gave you $100,000 a week, what would you spend it on?
4: Name a favorite of each: book, movie, tv show.
5: If you were given the opportunity to spend 48 hours with absolutely anyone (living or dead), who would you spend it with and what would you do?
6: Name a LEAST favorite of each: food, drink, color.
7: What is the first initial of the name of the person you like/love?
8: What kind of underwear do you prefer wearing?
9: Name a LEAST favorite of each: book, movie, tv show.
10: If you were sat on a plane beside your favorite celebrity, what would you do?
11: What is the strangest thing you have in your room? (You are not allowed to explain why you own it.)
12: What is a weird habit you have, or people have told you have. (Weird, not bad. No nail biting or any of that nonsense.)
13: What would you consider to be the biggest insult to yourself?
14: What are five things you absolutely have to have in your dream house?
15: If you could be reincarnated as any animal, which would you chose and why?
16: Which band (current or past) would you want to go on tour* with? (*Travel with, not preform with.)
17: Name a favorite of each: band, album, song.
18: Why is your favorite band your favorite?
19: How many concerts have you attended? Which was your favorite? Least favorite? If none, who do you want to see live the most?
20: What is one of your favorite song lyrics? (Who is it by?)
21: Who do you ship?
22: What band merch do you own? If any, whose is it and when did you get it? If none, whose do you wish you owned?
23: How did you learn of the band that is currently your favorite?
24: What celebrity do you idolize the most?
25: Which member from which band would you most want to lather in nutella?

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bfleuter: Hiiiiiiiii!

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:01:59 -0400

bfleuter:

Hiiiiiiiii!

foodnun: hottest coach in the world Mine was pretty...

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:00:57 -0400

foodnun:

hottest coach in the world

Mine was pretty hot…I should post a picture of him

gorsecloud: music-willtie: I really hate how DiZ constantly...

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:10:41 -0400

gorsecloud:

music-willtie:

I really hate how DiZ constantly makes Namine (and later, Roxas) feel guilty about existing

when it wasn’t even their damn choice to begin with

and they’re finding purpose in their lives and people to be happy with

but he insists they learn their place

It gets even worse when you consider it in the context of KH3D. If you haven’t played that yet then stop reading now but if you have…

According to the data that DiZ leaves in Sora’s heart - that Riku finds - DiZ’s own research has shown that Nobodies and humans aren’t that different from each other at all. It even implies that DiZ knew Nobodies could grow hearts.

Next you have to consider the timing. DiZ put the data in Sora’s heart to “clear his concience.” While it’s possible he did this after Roxas merged with Sora, I sincerely doubt it. Namine was working on piecing together Sora’s memories for almost all of those first seven days of KH2. What does that have to do with DiZ’s actions? WELL, re:coded shows us how Namine tampered with Jiminy’s Journal to leave Data-Sora a sort of breadcrumb trail to the hidden memories of and information about Roxas, Xion, Namine herself, and the BBS trio (and to a lesser extent Axel). And as part of that information, Namine mentions the information DiZ hid.

Meaning DiZ would have had to put in the information in Sora’s heart far enough in advance that Namine would have had time to put the mention of it into her own work, which more than likely took place near the end of Days with maybe smatterings of early KH2 (I personally suspect a bulk of the modification took place after Namine stopped being able to work on Sora’s memories because of Xion’s and Roxas’ heavy interference).

So what does all this mean? DiZ very likely knew that Nobodies were A. like humans and B. could grow hearts before KH2 even began. And yet he was willing to throw away and ignore that knowledge for the sake of his personal revenge.

I have a certain amount of affection for the guy, playing him in RP and all, but man he is one messed up dude before he finally comes to his senses.

swiftingthrough: oh my god

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:08:17 -0400

swiftingthrough:

oh my god

pilosopogyno: This man, James Verone, robbed a bank for one...

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:07:38 -0400

pilosopogyno:

This man, James Verone, robbed a bank for one dollar. Why only one dollar? Because he knew that in prison he could get the medical care he could not afford with his part time salary as a convenience store clerk. He was approved for food stamps, but they did little to help his finances. Between his back problems, carpel tunnel, and arthritis, he simply couldn’t handle the pain any longer.

On June 9th, he sent a letter to his local paper, the Gaston Gazette, that stated: “When you receive this a bank robbery will have been committed by me. this robbery is being committed by me for one dollar. I am of sound mind but not so much sound body.”

He then took a cab to the RBC Bank, and handed the teller a note asking for one dollar and medical attention. He quietly took a seat in the lobby and waited for police to arrive.

Since Verone only stole one dollar, he was only charged with larceny. His bail, which he doesn’t plan to pay is set at $2,000, reduced from the normal $100,000. He’s scheduled to see a doctor this Friday, and hopes to get foot surgery, back surgery and to have a protrusion on his check treated.

To me, this is the perfect example of how disturbingly corrupt and unjust our health care system has become under HMO’s. For this man, or any person for that matter, feels that he needs to be imprisoned just to see a doctor, is ridiculous.

This is exactly what I hate about America. Why is it that you can buy an entire house with money you don’t have, but still can’t apply for health care if you don’t meet the requirements? That’s messed up.