What's on your mind?

[FauxFurry]

Starbucks of all companies just took a major risk by taking a hands-off approach in this 'American Conversation' which is going global.

 

Maybe they have people who are even better at reading trends than Nike has and they see something that others do not and they realize that it will be more profitable in the long run to not openly pander to a group who might take over their stores for 'the cause' when taking the neighborhood it is in as a 'Free Autonomous Zone'?

 

Maybe they plan on taking over themselves if there is no opposition from any organized power to attempts at secession? Is that the real conflict to come--corporate governments (would they fly the 50 Stars and Stripesbucks Flag?) versus Communists?

[Parrish Carter]

I am a new member and not very computer savvy. Just started playing skyrim and really like. Was intrigued by the loverslab mods. I started playing on my son's old xbox one console, then decided to purchase a computer. Have been catching hell trying to mod with basic mods, let alone trying to figure out how to mod with loverslab. I am seriously ready to give up. If anyone could give me some advice on what basic mods I need to get started. 

 

[FauxFurry]

16 minutes ago, Parrish Carter said:

I am a new member and not very computer savvy. Just started playing skyrim and really like. Was intrigued by the loverslab mods. I started playing on my son's old xbox one console, then decided to purchase a computer. Have been catching hell trying to mod with basic mods, let alone trying to figure out how to mod with loverslab. I am seriously ready to give up. If anyone could give me some advice on what basic mods I need to get started. 

 

Look for Stickied Threads in the forum sections for games that you want to mod. Here is an example of one such 'How To' thread for Skyrim Special edition.

 

[endersgame]

55 minutes ago, FauxFurry said:

Starbucks of all companies just took a major risk by taking a hands-off approach in this 'American Conversation' which is going global.

 

Maybe they have people who are even better at reading trends than Nike has and they see something that others do not and they realize that it will be more profitable in the long run to not openly pander to a group who might take over their stores for 'the cause' when taking the neighborhood it is in as a 'Free Autonomous Zone'?

 

Maybe they plan on taking over themselves if there is no opposition from any organized power to attempts at secession? Is that the real conflict to come--corporate governments (would they fly the 50 Stars and Stripesbucks Flag?) versus Communists?

 

So in the not so distant future, you can order police protection from Amazon, and when they show up, they'll also drop off your Prime delivers and your Uber Eats meal.

 

So Cyberpunk without any of the cool stuff.

[FauxFurry]

7 minutes ago, endersgame said:

 

So in the not so distant future, you can order police protection from Amazon, and when they show up, they'll also drop off your Prime delivers and your Uber Eats meal.

 

So Cyberpunk without any of the cool stuff.

That pretty much describes most of de-fictionalization of science fiction. The fictional parts are what makes it cool. What is a Star Fleet communicator without Star Fleet? Just a phone. 

People use The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (digital pads) to read Harry Potter and to watch porn. They'd likely use phasers and laser guns to stick up little old ladies in form-fitting jumpsuits rather than fight aliens or robots.

[endersgame]

10 minutes ago, FauxFurry said:

That pretty much describes most of de-fictionalization of science fiction. The fictional parts are what makes it cool. What is a Star Fleet communicator without Star Fleet? Just a phone. 

People use The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (digital pads) to read Harry Potter and to watch porn. They'd likely use phasers and laser guns to stick up little old ladies in form-fitting jumpsuits rather than fight aliens or robots.

The amount of Holo deck porn would be a sight to behold.

[landess]

6 hours ago, endersgame said:

The amount of Holo deck porn would be a sight to behold

Now I'm thinking of Total Recall: Athletic, Sleazy....

[porkybork]

I just saw the trailer for the new Bill and Ted movie, and I don't know to feel about it. On one hand, I'm excited to see it since I loved the other movies, but OTOH I'm worried that it'll just be a sucky cash grab. But then I'm like, who the fuck has been asking for another Bill and Ted movie? No one was really expecting another Bad Boys movie, but that new one that came out was fucking awesome.

I mean, I'm gonna watch it no matter what. I'm just really hoping that it'll be excellent.

[MrEsturk]

Been driving around my community doing errands. Circus tents have been popping up everywhere. Oh god, have the clowns finally decided to conquer us!?

 

Oh no wait, 4th of July is coming up. Its just the fireworks vendors.

 

1 hour ago, porkybork said:

I'm gonna watch it no matter what. I'm just really hoping that it'll be excellent.

And not... bogus?

[GimmeBACON]

13 minutes ago, MrEsturk said:

And not... bogus?

[porkybork]

30 minutes ago, MrEsturk said:

And not... bogus?

lol yea.

[steelpanther24]

31 minutes ago, MrEsturk said:

Been driving around my community doing errands. Circus tents have been popping up everywhere. Oh god, have the clowns finally decided to conquer us!?

 

Oh no wait, 4th of July is coming up. Its just the fireworks vendors.

 

And not... bogus?

Ah could it have been Killer Klowns from Space?

[RitualClarity]

On 6/9/2020 at 12:22 PM, KoolHndLuke said:

I love the way some MAs tell you to put their esp at the bottom of the load order so that their shit will work. That just means that something else won't and their off the hook. 

Not if they have new records and made sure to not alter the games files    Shame so many un-necessarily alter game records even records they don't need to (accidentally!)  Not got the statistics but I believe a large number of user problems (after they get their heads out of their asses and actually read the instructions and requirements) is conflicts.

[RitualClarity]

53 minutes ago, steelpanther24 said:

Ah could it have been Killer Klowns from Space?

That's for later part of the year

Got something for each month of 2020

[MrEsturk]

8 hours ago, RitualClarity said:

9 hours ago, steelpanther24 said:

Ah could it have been Killer Klowns from Space?

That's for later part of the year

Got something for each month of 2020

If only they were coming to merely conquer us rather than eat us. If that were the case I for one would welcome our new clown overlords. They would be haha-funny rather than tragic-funny like our current clown overlords?

[ToJKa]

I never realized how much my hands shake until trying to aim guns in VR

 

And then i realized i'm already 40, wasting my life, and not getting any younger

 

 

[Darkening Demise]

I think I may have ED or Diabetes. Not sure which. Or just bad health.

But I can barely get an erection, I have hardly any sensitivity in my lower body (below the waist). I also barely feel orgasm and its so weak. I don't have sexual desires anymore either. I can look at all the porn in the world and not get aroused.

[landess]

I have always been against the idea of the stock market and the idea of companies going public because of the obvious greed of the shareholders and the trickle down effect it has to the products and/or services being supplied. Yet I know there are positives for a company gaining increased financing for growth. Recently a thought came to mind which sounds simple, yet could be an answer to/reason for the issues with this whole system which needs a serious bitch slap.

 

>Set a time limit on when a stock can be traded after purchase.<

 

The longer the better for stability. A boat that takes on a foot of water isn't always sinking. Without stocks being sold en masse, games can't be played which can ruin a company, leading to takeovers, etc. The more I look at this the better it seems for the system, while the greedy fucks would be the only ones crying.....

[FauxFurry]

It is times like this where I wonder if the worshipers of Kek (if any actually exist and it isn't all just for laughs) feel blessed at this moment for Kek gives in abundance. Can a faithful of a god of chaos feel over-burdened by blessings to the point where it feels like a curse? Perhaps the god of Irony is stronger still?

[RitualClarity]

14 hours ago, MrEsturk said:

If only they were coming to merely conquer us rather than eat us. If that were the case I for one would welcome our new clown overlords. They would be haha-funny rather than tragic-funny like our current clown overlords?

Honestly, I can think of quite a few people they could eat   Should eat...

 

[endersgame]

9 hours ago, landess said:

I have always been against the idea of the stock market and the idea of companies going public because of the obvious greed of the shareholders and the trickle down effect it has to the products and/or services being supplied. Yet I know there are positives for a company gaining increased financing for growth. Recently a thought came to mind which sounds simple, yet could be an answer to/reason for the issues with this whole system which needs a serious bitch slap.

 

>Set a time limit on when a stock can be traded after purchase.<

 

The longer the better for stability. A boat that takes on a foot of water isn't always sinking. Without stocks being sold en masse, games can't be played which can ruin a company, leading to takeovers, etc. The more I look at this the better it seems for the system, while the greedy fucks would be the only ones crying.....

Not really how that solution is going to work.

 

Outside of day trading, most short term investments, including large institutional investments, are around 3~12 months. And even if you set some crazy high limit like 5 years (similar to stock vestment), it doesn't change the need for publicly trade company to generate consistent increase in value for shareholders year over year.

 

So even if I buy 100 EA stock for $100 per share with the understanding that I can't sell them until 2025, I would still expect EA to make that kind of decision that will increase the share price to say $200 or even $300 by the end of that 5 year period. So EA will still be driven to make consumer unfriendly decisions on behalf of their shareholders.

[RitualClarity]

40 minutes ago, endersgame said:

Not really how that solution is going to work.

 

Outside of day trading, most short term investments, including large institutional investments, are around 3~12 months. And even if you set some crazy high limit like 5 years (similar to stock vestment), it doesn't change the need for publicly trade company to generate consistent increase in value for shareholders year over year.

 

So even if I buy 100 EA stock for $100 per share with the understanding that I can't sell them until 2025, I would still expect EA to make that kind of decision that will increase the share price to say $200 or even $300 by the end of that 5 year period. So EA will still be driven to make consumer unfriendly decisions on behalf of their shareholders.

the same applies for those that do invest for a more long term goal. (dividend stocks and such) adjusting as necessary of course (depending on market and stock prices etc ) They expect the company to continue to provide the profits over other like companies and over other sections of the stock market in order to get their stocks purchased. (show value in the company) 

 

The problem is in the Corporation process. Tons of protection and tons of requirements to produce more $$$$ year over year, over year and also $$$$ over competition which isn't only in their field but across the market in order to get investors. This, makes it so that they have to do various things like charge more than they need to, produce inferior products, postpone advancements in order to get the most out of their current R&D offerings.. (return on their development cost) etc. It cost much more for a corporation to operate. They have (generally) a heavier top end (officers, support etc) as opposed to the lower end (where the rubber hits the road ) like production (factory workers) delivery personal and their direct supervisor etc. Also the general $$$ of wages occur towards the top and not the bottom so the average joe can't make the money that they would happily spend (help grow the economy) on the products produced. (like a new phone, computer parts and such)

 

All this i$$$ being tossed around only a small part goes to the product (quality) the low level employees etc. Most is used to generate $$$$ for investors and those at the top of the company. A select few. In the past a person could get a job almost anywhere and buy a house and start a family and live comfortably if they weren't careless. Now both parents have to work, even 3~4 jobs over both of those parents just to make basic low level life.

 

 

[landess]

1 hour ago, endersgame said:

So even if I buy 100 EA stock for $100 per share with the understanding that I can't sell them until 2025, I would still expect EA to make that kind of decision that will increase the share price to say $200 or even $300 by the end of that 5 year period.

If your making $20 an hour do you expect to be making $40 or $60 an hour in 5 years? (not you personally).

 

All I'm saying is the system is skewed and pretty soon the one guy on the bottom of the inverted pyramid won't be able to hold it up. Even a tower shape needs guide wires to remain upright. That's a lot riding on the fact those guide wires don't fail. I'm bohemian by nature, but watching capitalist gladiatorial combat isn't that much fun.

[endersgame]

34 minutes ago, landess said:

If your making $20 an hour do you expect to be making $40 or $60 an hour in 5 years? (not you personally).

Percentage doesn't matter. The core problem of expecting infinite and competitive growth in stock will always exist so long as stock remain what they are currently.

 

Let's say EA only grows by 10%, or even 5% over the next 5 years. 

 

EA doesn't exist in a vacuum. There are other game companies. There are other tech companies. So there's going to be companies who will create higher ROI and value for their stockholders - say 7% return in 5 years - in the same/similar investment space.

 

Okay, so now if EA wants to raise capital from potential shareholders, they are going to have to compete with that 7%. So they need to grow by 7.5%, or 6.5% but with dividends, or provide some other additional financial value. Otherwise, why would I buy stock in EA instead of say UBISOFT (the 7% in my example). And now other companies must also compete to attract the same finite pool of investors.

 

Obviously, this is not taking into account volatility, insolvency risks, and all the other factors involved in playing the stock market, but my basic point remains.

 

So again, as long as the incentive for shareholder value maximization doesn't change, the actions that EA (or other companies) will take to ensure that end goal will not change - to the detriment of consumers. 

 

That said, from a purely game industry perspective, preventing very short term sell offs might (that's a very tentative might, mind you) mean companies are less likely do shit like annual releasehash and/or torpedo beloved series to the ground for short term market value gains (Fallout 76, SimCity 2013, Andromeda, ect). 

 

Maybe. 

 

Probably not.

[KoolHndLuke]

Steam sales keep draining my bank account- I am powerless to resist, lol.