The Official Off-topic Thread 7

Read my first Green Lantern book today; Brightest Day! Are there any Green Lantern fans?

Flying a plane with an instructor for the first time tomorrow. Unfortunately, that conflicts with times for World Cup Finals. Germany is a great team but Argentina too.

Probably will join Destiny community one year late to focus on school and new and other hobbies.

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I understand 100%…but I shall reply the same way, I am nothing like that irl.

Alright my Halo: CE thread is finally finished! :slight_smile:

> Does anyone now of good external hard drive for xbox one.

You mean like a backup harddrive? I heard you need one of those for your XB1 if you’re a hardcore gamer. I also heard the XB1 takes alot more memory just for the update that doesn’t sound right. My 360 is a 250gb and it has plenty of room. I guess the XB1 is more like your computer. :stuck_out_tongue:

> I’m very sorry to hear that Riot, that’s never easy. I used to brush away and take for granted good people as friends, but I’ve come to realize how wrong I was to do so. Got to hold on to them, it’s definitely not everyday they come by.
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> Yiazmat, I’m sure there are good people out there that would make good friends. Indeed, people act different than they do face-to-face. Behind a screen, sometimes it’s easier for misunderstandings but also provides opportunities for less of that. People feel the power of internet and screen anonymity, the power of not being seen, some people unleash their wits and personalities good or bad when they’ve got that protective layer. You can say whatever you like and get away with anything. Most people feel more powerful and confident and social interactions are not the same as they are in person.
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> “Get out, get yourself out there, find something you’re interested in, be confident, and hope for the best” is what I would say, but your forum signature makes me think that you don’t share and would reject that mindset. Really, my thoughts are there are both a lot of good and bad people out there, it’s unhealthy to only see and acknowledge one side. Also, judging people without knowing them… we all lead different lives, for all I know someone may act the way they do because of a big event such as personal tragedy.

Oompa shares the words of wisdom. Well said mate!

> Alright my Halo: CE thread is finally finished! :slight_smile:

Wow, you’ve clearly put in a lot of work typing that all out. Thanks for posting, man!

> > I’m very sorry to hear that Riot, that’s never easy. I used to brush away and take for granted good people as friends, but I’ve come to realize how wrong I was to do so. Got to hold on to them, it’s definitely not everyday they come by.
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> > Yiazmat, I’m sure there are good people out there that would make good friends. Indeed, people act different than they do face-to-face. Behind a screen, sometimes it’s easier for misunderstandings but also provides opportunities for less of that. People feel the power of internet and screen anonymity, the power of not being seen, some people unleash their wits and personalities good or bad when they’ve got that protective layer. You can say whatever you like and get away with anything. Most people feel more powerful and confident and social interactions are not the same as they are in person.
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> > “Get out, get yourself out there, find something you’re interested in, be confident, and hope for the best” is what I would say, but your forum signature makes me think that you don’t share and would reject that mindset. Really, my thoughts are there are both a lot of good and bad people out there, it’s unhealthy to only see and acknowledge one side. Also, judging people without knowing them… we all lead different lives, for all I know someone may act the way they do because of a big event such as personal tragedy.
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> Oompa shares the words of wisdom. Well said mate!

I agree, :).

@Oompa
Yup. It was pretty bad during school, tbh. Ill keep your words in mind, :slight_smile:

Today I used a Top Gun Digital Copy code that was supposed to expire two years ago on iTunes but surprisingly, it worked. Top Gun director committed suicide years ago, I did not know that. That makes me sad but I’m happy that they have plans for Top Gun 2.

And the last founding member of the Ramones passed away today.

From TASM Twitter:
“What makes life valuable is that it doesn’t last forever. What makes it precious is that it ends.” -Gwen Stacy

Speaking about The Amazing Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 could have been so much better. They cut out some really cool scenes that looked like they were going to be what the title suggests; amazing. They even cut out Mary Jane completely, and really good pieces of dialogue. What the heck, editors? I know most movies go through heavy editing, but these Spider-Man movies always end up very different in the final product.

> Today I used a Top Gun Digital Copy code that was supposed to expire two years ago on iTunes but surprisingly, it worked. <mark>Top Gun director committed suicide years ago</mark>, I did not know that. That makes me sad but I’m happy that they have plans for Top Gun 2.

It was less than 2 years ago, not that long. And his brother is Ridley Scott, the one producing Nightfall.

> > > Bah, I hate people in real life. People are annoying, rude, and frankly just down right -Yoinks!-. So I avoid socializing with them as much as possible. Don’t need friends, don’t care. Online gaming is different though, more tolerable because I shoot them.
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> > You really can’t find any good friends in-person? Heresy! Not buying it.
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> Not that I can’t find friends, I don’t want any. I hate interacting with people period. There are few people in this world I can physically tolerate.

Well aren’t you a bundle of joy.

> > Keep your friends close… but your enemies closer.
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> You have no idea how much i love that saying, :). However it is indeed true.
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> Friends…i can tell you this, im 23 and i only had 3 friends. And out of those 3 two were my best friends. Yet, my town was very cliquey in a way, plus they didnt like me due to the fact i was hispanic, no joke. However as of now i have none. 1 moved out of country, one got killed in Iraq, and my other friend, she got killed in a head on collision, b/c of the stupidity of cellphones and texting (it was the person who hit her that was texting) so yeah…hard for me to find friends but hey, being on here, takes that dark thoughts away.

What about Revy?

> > Today I used a Top Gun Digital Copy code that was supposed to expire two years ago on iTunes but surprisingly, it worked. <mark>Top Gun director committed suicide years ago</mark>, I did not know that. That makes me sad but I’m happy that they have plans for Top Gun 2.
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> It was less than 2 years ago, not that long. And his brother is Ridley Scott, the one producing Nightfall.

Yeah…if im not mistaken hes also directing Prometheus 2 from wat i heard.

> > > > Bah, I hate people in real life. People are annoying, rude, and frankly just down right -Yoinks!-. So I avoid socializing with them as much as possible. Don’t need friends, don’t care. Online gaming is different though, more tolerable because I shoot them.
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> > > You really can’t find any good friends in-person? Heresy! Not buying it.
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> > Not that I can’t find friends, I don’t want any. I hate interacting with people period. There are few people in this world I can physically tolerate.
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> Well aren’t you a bundle of joy.

I am a very bitter person and I don’t care.

@oompa- First of all, my signature is a quote from Auron from FFX because Auron is a badass. I only put that down because I love Auron. Second of all, you are right, I would reject that. Not everyone in the world is social and there is nothing wrong with that.

> > > Keep your friends close… but your enemies closer.
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> > You have no idea how much i love that saying, :). However it is indeed true.
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> > Friends…i can tell you this, im 23 and i only had 3 friends. And out of those 3 two were my best friends. Yet, my town was very cliquey in a way, plus they didnt like me due to the fact i was hispanic, no joke. However as of now i have none. 1 moved out of country, one got killed in Iraq, and my other friend, she got killed in a head on collision, b/c of the stupidity of cellphones and texting (it was the person who hit her that was texting) so yeah…hard for me to find friends but hey, being on here, takes that dark thoughts away.
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> What about Revy?

Revy moved out of country due to her career. International trade in China. I tried to convince her to stay, and work in Wall Street but apparently she had more connections over there. Pretty upsetting tbh, after we went out for 6 years.

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That is sad…I am really sorry to hear all that.

> > > > Keep your friends close… but your enemies closer.
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> > > You have no idea how much i love that saying, :). However it is indeed true.
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> > > Friends…i can tell you this, im 23 and i only had 3 friends. And out of those 3 two were my best friends. Yet, my town was very cliquey in a way, plus they didnt like me due to the fact i was hispanic, no joke. However as of now i have none. 1 moved out of country, one got killed in Iraq, and my other friend, she got killed in a head on collision, b/c of the stupidity of cellphones and texting (it was the person who hit her that was texting) so yeah…hard for me to find friends but hey, being on here, takes that dark thoughts away.
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> > What about Revy?
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> Revy moved out of country due to her career. International trade in China. I tried to convince her to stay, and work in Wall Street but apparently she had more connections over there. Pretty upsetting tbh, after we went out for 6 years.

Stay strong. Easier said than done.

Annnnd, I’m done with Halo! (at least Multiplayer)

My online rhythm is completely shot because of how little I get to play anymore. So it feels like each time I jump into a match I turn into the team anchor receiving beat down after beat down by the other team.

That coupled with the BR supremacy, crappy maps, squeakers, lag and all the other wonderful things that make Halo matchmaking what it is, I just can’t deal with it anymore.

/rant

I need a drink …

I want to start writing in a different color. Lets see…

Cyan belongs to ComicBeast and Riot
Orange belongs to Cizlin (I think)
Violet belongs to Kit Kat
Red belongs to the moderators
White is hardly noticeable

Hmmmmmmmmm…

What do you guys think?

> I want to start writing in a different color. Lets see…
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> Cyan belongs to ComicBeast and Riot
> Orange belongs to Cizlin (I think)
> Violet belongs to Kit Kat
> Red belongs to the moderators
> White is hardly noticeable
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> Hmmmmmmmmm…
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> What do you guys think?

I think it’s very annoying.

> What do you guys think?

Please don’t. Honestly the colored fonts are a huge pain more than anything and combined with the dark background, make reading threads frustrating and sometimes painful. :confused: