Nekohime Posts
I'll start with something very simple that I think everyone can relate to and understand - our memories are not perfect. We can remember things the wrong way, make up things that didn't actually happen, or completely forget something. It's even been shown that you can place fake memories into a person's head; you can convince a 30-year-old that he was left in the mall by his parents when he was a kid, even though no such incident ever occurred.
This fact is often brought up when people claim to see ghosts or be abducted by aliens, and for good reason. If our memories can be corrupted, or if we cannot be certain that our memories reflect the truth, how can we say that seeing a ghost is proof that they exist? The thing is, people tend to stop there. No one questions whether the man they met in Starbucks last week really existed or not. People just use memory problems as a way of explaining away odd things but never question how it may affect our normal lives.
I've heard that one part of the brain remembers something, while a different part remembers where the knowledge was obtained. So, I may remember that there are 6 gallons of blood in the human body while being unsure of where I got that fact. This can lead to big problems, especially if you're mixing comedy with real life. A comedian may jokingly say that 90% of all marriages end in divorce, and you may believe that you heard the statistic from the news.
Our memory cannot be completely trusted. All of our senses, honestly, because they are not perfect. Who hasn't smelled something that wasn't there or mistaken one thing for another? But if we cannot trust what we see and hear and even feel, what can we trust?
The main question I have for everyone is, how do you find a balance between being skeptical of everything and being flat-out paranoid? Are you only unsure of your senses if you experience something that seems strange? Do you question your senses and your mind all the time, wondering if what are you experiencing is real or an imagination? Do you sit comfortably, believing that since you are not schizophrenic, you do not have to worry about that sort of thing? Or do you worry that you can never truly know whether something is a delusion or not, because only other people can classify you as schizophrenic or delusional, and who's to say that they are not delusions?
This fact is often brought up when people claim to see ghosts or be abducted by aliens, and for good reason. If our memories can be corrupted, or if we cannot be certain that our memories reflect the truth, how can we say that seeing a ghost is proof that they exist? The thing is, people tend to stop there. No one questions whether the man they met in Starbucks last week really existed or not. People just use memory problems as a way of explaining away odd things but never question how it may affect our normal lives.
I've heard that one part of the brain remembers something, while a different part remembers where the knowledge was obtained. So, I may remember that there are 6 gallons of blood in the human body while being unsure of where I got that fact. This can lead to big problems, especially if you're mixing comedy with real life. A comedian may jokingly say that 90% of all marriages end in divorce, and you may believe that you heard the statistic from the news.
Our memory cannot be completely trusted. All of our senses, honestly, because they are not perfect. Who hasn't smelled something that wasn't there or mistaken one thing for another? But if we cannot trust what we see and hear and even feel, what can we trust?
The main question I have for everyone is, how do you find a balance between being skeptical of everything and being flat-out paranoid? Are you only unsure of your senses if you experience something that seems strange? Do you question your senses and your mind all the time, wondering if what are you experiencing is real or an imagination? Do you sit comfortably, believing that since you are not schizophrenic, you do not have to worry about that sort of thing? Or do you worry that you can never truly know whether something is a delusion or not, because only other people can classify you as schizophrenic or delusional, and who's to say that they are not delusions?
Ramsus wrote...
Seriously, I warn everyone: Do not buy Assasin's Creed 2 for PC when it comes out unless your internet connection never breaks.What's all this?
Some sort of anti-piracy that involves internet connection? Can anyone fill me in? I don't pay attention to any sorts of video game news anymore.
FappingFury wrote...
Eh? How does it make it look worse? again, I thought it was an improvement.Widescreen is am improvement in that you can see more on each side, but it's not like that's a necessary thing for every show. It makes a show feel more like a movie, but do you really want a cartoon or sitcom to feel like a movie?
I feel like a lot of shows are going to widescreen just to appeal to people with widescreen TVs and not for any artistic reason. It feels like a fad. And it's disruptive because there's a mix of widescreen and fullscreen all across TV; no matter what you have, something is going to have either its edges cut off or black bars around it.
drsteve1970 wrote...
She has no problem discussing sex academically, but if I try to talk to her directly, she just gets really red in the face and says that she isn't as open as I am, and doesn't think it's appropriate to talk about sex that openly, and chalks it up to "cultural differences".Edite #2: The problem with talking to her directly or indrectly is openness issues; she and most of her friends consider sex shameful enough not to talk about it too much in detail.
This really stands out to me and seems to be the root of the problem. If you're raised your entire life believing that sex is shameful and not to be discussed, of course you're going to be repressed about it.
This is very embarrassing, and I don't quite know why I'm saying it, but when I was 15 or so, if a girl said the word "masturbate" around me, I'd get red in the face and clam up. I was very shy about the issue and refused to talk about it, even with other guys. (Thankfully, the people in my school didn't go around saying, "Hey, didja jerk off last night?) I eventually opened up thanks to a very loud-mouthed friend who didn't seem to care what she said around people; she got me able to handle hearing the topic without feeling extremely weird by being confident and not acting as if it was wrong to talk the way she did. Later on, I became really open (corrupted, one could even say) thanks to a different girl who was the same way, very open about sexuality and especially the fact that she had sex often. This second girl also had a thing for me, so I was feeling open about the subject because I didn't feel that discussing sex was wrong, and I also wanted to talk about sex because we liked each other and talking about sex turned me on.
I can understand cultural differences greatly affecting a relationship, and it can be very hard to maneuver around them. You cannot dismiss what her culture believes and say that it's wrong; doing so would basically be like slapping her. Perhaps all you can do is try to get her to combine her beliefs with her desire for sex. For example, maybe tell her that it's not like every person in her culture dislikes sex. I would also suggest saying to her that the important part isn't that she be able to discuss sex openly; what's really important is that she be able to think about sex without feeling guilty or like she's doing something wrong. She doesn't have to say, "I want your hard dick inside me," but if she feels that way, she should be able to embrace it.
I can't see the Nerd as a guy speaking out for all the gamers. I mean, who the hell has even seen half the games he reviews, let alone played them?
It's comedy, plain and simple. No one cares about NES games that were played by a grand total of 50 people.
It's comedy, plain and simple. No one cares about NES games that were played by a grand total of 50 people.
There's a reason she's scared of sex. I think the best thing to do would be to help her confront whatever it is that makes her afraid or uncomfortable. I'm not sure how best to do that, but talking would definitely be key. Get her to open up about her feelings regarding sex. It's not just so you can bang her - it's so she can have a good relationship, period. If she cannot approach sex without being scared, she'll never have a fulfilling and lasting relationship. You can't exactly hide in the corner whenever your husband wants sex, right?
It may be something big that causes her fear, or it may be something small. Whatever the case, be gentle and go slowly. One thing I'd cover is masturbation, whether she ever does it or has ever done it, whether it feels good to her, that sort of thing. That's a sexual act that a lot of people do; if a person can become comfortable with masturbation (and not see it as shameful or wrong), that may help the person to become more comfortable with other sexual acts.
It may be something big that causes her fear, or it may be something small. Whatever the case, be gentle and go slowly. One thing I'd cover is masturbation, whether she ever does it or has ever done it, whether it feels good to her, that sort of thing. That's a sexual act that a lot of people do; if a person can become comfortable with masturbation (and not see it as shameful or wrong), that may help the person to become more comfortable with other sexual acts.
I can understand having a widescreen TV for movies, and I'd like to see more movies be in widescreen when they come on TV, but like Mergedloki said, how does it improve a TV show? Movies have been in widescreen for decades, but TV has only been in widescreen for the past five years (mostly this past year). Why fix something that isn't broken?
The more I talk about this, the more I feel like an old fogey. Maybe what pushed me over the edge was looking at high-definition TVs the other day and seeing that they were all widescreen. Sure, movies will look good on it, but what about my season sets of The Simpsons? Would they be surrounded by black bars?
The more I talk about this, the more I feel like an old fogey. Maybe what pushed me over the edge was looking at high-definition TVs the other day and seeing that they were all widescreen. Sure, movies will look good on it, but what about my season sets of The Simpsons? Would they be surrounded by black bars?
neko-chan wrote...
Eh, I don't care that much about politics either way. But one thing that bothers me is how the president always receives either too much blame or too much credit. Obama isn't the king of America, and to blame things on him as if he is in complete control of the direction America can go in is stupid. Same is true for Bush, to say that he is the reason things are so bad that Obama can't fix them is stupid. There are 3 branches of government with THOUSANDS of elected or appointed officails working on the Federal level alone. They are not powerless cronies that have no say.
The success or failure's of America aren't on Obama or Bush alone or even mostly. The responsiblity lies with all levels of government, and more importantly (and the one people never seem to mention), with the American people themselves. To place your bets on one man is stupid, and even more stupid to get mad when he can't deliever on everything he attempts to do.
Like I already said, the president isn't a King.
Very good point that doesn't get made very often.
I want to say something more, but I just can't think of anything good to add.
I never pirate games, except for the older games for the SNES and GBA. What, am I supposed to go to every game store in the state, looking for a copy of a SNES game that hasn't been made in decades? Am I supposed to somehow find a Gameboy Advance in a story and then somehow buy all the games? What would it matter anyways? I'd be giving money to the game stores, not to Nintendo. It'd all be used, so Nintendo would have already gotten the money for it.
The main reason I don't pirate games though is the fact that I can't. My computer is nowhere near good enough to play PS2 games, let alone anything that came after. Plus, I don't know anything about video game technology. I'd have no idea how to get a pirated PSP game to work if I even had a PSP.
The main reason I don't pirate games though is the fact that I can't. My computer is nowhere near good enough to play PS2 games, let alone anything that came after. Plus, I don't know anything about video game technology. I'd have no idea how to get a pirated PSP game to work if I even had a PSP.
Blackraider78 wrote...
Kona-chan wrote...
A reason I don't play MMORPG's...Ever heard of extremes?
Guys... Comparing this to the average WoW player is on the same level as comparing Al Quida to the very first Muslim. And i AM serious on that.
Fucking people make everything look bad when it's mayby 50 people out of the many millions who do something stupid.
Also, people are completely ignoring the fact that the guy was drunk. I think the inebriation (and possibly a mental illness or shitty life) had more to do with his outburst than WoW.
Haburi-Chan wrote...
I don't like his reviews much. He's way to profane and goes all angry about little things. >.>It's not like I played those games anyway. I'm too young for that.
To be fair, I'm pretty sure he doesn't review games so people can know what to play and what not to play. He does it for comedy, to make people laugh.
Sprite wrote...
Isnt there a power ranger thats a 12 year old kid?I do believe there was. He became the Blue Ranger after the glasses guy went to space or something. I thought it was pretty ridiculous, even when I was a kid.
I'll be honest - the guy from Welcome to the NHK!.
Though I'm not as bad as him, he's the closest equivalent I can think of. I hate to leave the house, I have no job, and I don't go to school. Though he does have a good friend that lives next door to him, and I have a few friends I see once every couple of months. And I don't download child porn.
Though I'm not as bad as him, he's the closest equivalent I can think of. I hate to leave the house, I have no job, and I don't go to school. Though he does have a good friend that lives next door to him, and I have a few friends I see once every couple of months. And I don't download child porn.
