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yeah, i understand what you're saying. it's just that if i started working on a game today, i could hardly tell whether it would be released during next fall or spring...
of course these stats are interesting, but i'd rather not draw hasty conclusions.
also, from what i understand the amount of users is growing steadily, so taking this in account would make sense.
in the end, i'd rather play one quality game once in a while instead of getting flooded with a dozen of rushed crappy games.

this is just a small thought about these stats :
maybe i'm wrong, but it seems to me that the making of a game usually takes more than just one month. unless it's your first creation or a mags game, you need a lot more time to create a decent game, especially if you're doing all the work on your own.
so if i'm correct, the number of releases per month would not be very relevant.

...Will, you're a member of the nn2s forums, right ?!
what kind of coincidence is this ?

i really liked metallica back when i was a kid, it's been one of my favorite bands ever.
but seriously... some people don't seem to understand when it's time to quit. i honestly doubt they're just doing it for the music.
i know this issue is old and over-discussed, but just because they wrote excellent albums in the past doesn't exempt them from having to prove their worth again, just like any other band... and i don't want to judge the whole album before i hear it, but i'm highly sceptical

hehe, so from what i understand, you don't remember what you told her ?

looks like you should forget about the fine-feathered manners and go for the exhibitionism-dancing

The director who made the biggest impression on me was probably Shinya Tsukamoto.

...or whoever directed the TMNT 1 movie

a gun is essentially a great thing ?

actually, religion is more like a public toilet. it stinks.

find a good vj and place some large screens in front of the stage. then you can stay away with your laptop.

sure, but he drank half a bottle of whiskey every morning right after waking up. i guess that counts.

about villains, heros and politics :
i kind of agree, but would your comment apply to someone like sub-commander marcos ? because i could honestly say that i admire him

Rites of Spring/Fugazi guitarist, Guy Picciotto.

the man who invented octave chords ! seriously though, i totally agree with that choice.
and the "dude" from Jesus Lizard is Duane Denison, an amazing guitarist too, and very influential.


today, plasticman's favorite is J. Robbins (Burning Airlines, Jawbox)

While we're listing comic artists, i absolutely have to mention Enki Bilal.

i learned kung fu with the ninja turtles a long time ago. only leonardo could defeat me.

I spent a semester of art doing that one at the olympics where fat guys grab each other's upper arms and shake each other.

hehe, is that greco-roman wrestling ?

George Remi (Herge - creator of Tintin)

actually it's Rémi Georges
(the initials are pronounced "hergé" in french)

aha, another Trujillo fan ! that guy is incredible, easily my favorite bass player.
he also played with Muir in Cyco Miko..

right now, my 3 favorite guitarists are :

Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)
Bob Mould (Hüsker Dü, Sugar)
Walter Schreifels (Rival Schools, Quicksand, Gorilla Biscuits,...)

but tomorrow it might just be Greg Ginn...

this reminds me a lot of the illustrations in the "choose your own adventure" books i used to read when i was younger. i love it !

edit- some nitpicking: the wind seems to blow towards the left in the foreground (character's hair), but the smoke above the town is going to the right
did i mention i love your work ?

No Hell for Helm. No Heaven for Helm either. My spirit will be eaten away with my flesh by the worms of the earth.

Tssk, that's so unoriginal.
I've always pictured hell as a big neverending Jerry Springer show with no exit door.
Otherwise it could certainly involve being trapped in RLBAT.

cute !
my only complain is that the position of her left eye looks strange, but maybe it's just me...
the difference is small, but i think she would look better like this :

To make this more understandable, I will respectively answer each of Alkaline's paragraphs separately.

My conception of bisexuality differs of yours : of course both genders are different, and that's important. I think bisexuality is about acknowledging the attractiveness you can find in both genders. Most people agree that men can have a feminine side and vice-versa. This applies to physical aspects as well as psychological. If a guy is attracted by a tomboyish girl, does it make him gay or is he still hetero ? My answer is that his bisexuality is simply expressing itself.

If someone is willing to experience sex with a partner of the same gender, that person is not simply curious. You can't force yourself to have sex with someone you don't find attractive just for the sake of curiosity. People act like that because they feel like they're missing something. They're understanding that their attraction is legitimate, because it's instinctive and not imposed by any form of social convention.

I precised my intentions about the greek example in my last post, so I'll pass this.

You speak of tolerance as if our society had the right to accept or reject an individual's sexuality. What happens in your bedroom (or anywhere else, you get the point) doesn't concern anyone but you and your partners, as long as nobody else is harmed.

About the three types of love you mention : you say the third needs to come along with the second. But since you admit yourself that we can feel "personal" love for someone of the same sex, why couldn't we feel "sexual" love too ? You're pretending that bisexual relationships are only based on a physical aspect (what you call "fun"); that seems pretty impossible to demonstrate. Not admitting that a bisexual couple can have deep feelings one for each other would be dishonest.

I must admit that I don't really see how you analogy is relevant. Rather than simplifying the topic, it only makes it more obsure in my opinion. Instead of planning your sentimental life, I'd recommend that you listen to your feelings. If you feel attraction for another guy, are you going to inhibit that instinct because you think it's against your morals ? Which would be the natural choice ? The answer seems pretty obvious.


Vel - why do you think that "a sexual orientation is natural only when [...] its outcome can continue life" ?
If we have the ability to live a fulfilled life not just consisting of eating, reproducing and then dying - shouldn't we take the opportunity ?

I'd like to answer two aspects of your affirmations.
First, you repeat that bisexuality is not the natural way, but you don't really explain why. This seems to be your argument :

if it was natural, men would be able to reproduce themselves without the need of women and vice versa

We're talking about sexuality, not just reproduction. You're forgetting the aspect of pleasure. And this debate opposes heterosexuality to bisexuality, not homosexuality. The question is rather about whether we can be attracted by people regardless of their sex or not.

homo and bi-sexualists are people with congenital psychical aberrations. You do not choose to be a gay or a bisexualists, you are born such.

You say bisexuals are born such. Then if it's not natural, what is it - an anomaly ? Are you going to quote the bible to prove that point ? I think you should develop that point.

edit- about my example concerning ancient Greece : my point was not that it was an example of a succesful society. I was proving that our hetero/homosexual conventions were not universal, but inherent to specific civilizations. Which helps demonstrating how it is a social construct.

a man walks into a café.

splash.





(french joke)