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  1. Smeelia

    Clinton v Trump: Dawn of Presidency

    I wouldn't say the people here now "built" this society, they may have slightly reshaped it (at least partly depending on how long they've been here and lived) but we're always working based on the society that existed and was created by those before us (going a whole long way back). Sometimes...
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    UK Anime Distributor Crunchyroll/Funimation/Manga UK Discussion Thread

    I'm not sure that's exactly what was said, I think it was more that they couldn't justify the cost and that they didn't personally feel the mistakes spoiled their experience. Well, more specifically, I think they only said the other errors (which they are fixing) did feel like something that...
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    I suppose that applies to everything really. I should get around to watching the show at some point to see what I think. It sounds kind of interesting but some comments make me wonder if it'd work so well for me. Something else that comments I've read imply is that it'll be one of those shows...
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    Your viewing journal

    I guess I'll have to look forward to seeing the original even more then.
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    Your viewing journal

    I'm trying to decide if that's a positive or not. Would I watch something with less than great content intertwined with "yuri bait"... Dagnabit. If you enjoyed She and Her Cat -Everything Flows- as much as I did, that's some seriously high praise. I'm guessing you probably didn't, oh well...
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    What Games Are You Playing?

    I have to admit, I'm tempted to pick up Skyrim for the PS4. This despite (or because of?) the fact that I played the original release for hundreds of hours across some six characters (there are probably still a few things I haven't done/seen, although maybe not too many). I'm not sure what it...
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    The General Conversation Area

    Maybe your choice of beverage is the problem, although I suppose you could always get that moment where the person says no and you think you've been rejected but then they offer an alternative beverage. I'm not a fan of coffee myself. You could try asking people out for hot chocolate instead...
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    Clinton v Trump: Dawn of Presidency

    I'd rather have a society that moves towards incorporating more people into it and offers fairness for all rather than one that drives people out and only supports a smaller and smaller group (especially when it becomes to the detriment of those outside the society). I'm not saying the EU are...
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    Clinton v Trump: Dawn of Presidency

    Oops, I must have mistyped. I meant to say it's not as bad as some but not nearly as good as it could be, basically. Safeguards are fine, although you do have to be careful that they're not unreasonably detrimental to others. There's room for subjectivity and drawing the line isn't always...
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    What Games Are You Playing?

    Related to the time limits, something that I'm not sure I mentioned is that the "Doom Counter" has it's own little countdown once it's filled so you actually get 20 days (might be 14 on the higher difficulty, I forget) from the first time it is filled to set it back. You then get however many...
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    Crunchyroll ranks its most popular autumn anime by European country

    It'd be a shame to see huge chunks of the country painted with the same brush and essentially ignored... You know, for a change. I do think it'd be interesting to see it at least broken down into counties, especially if there are some where very few or no people actually use Crunchyroll. That...
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    UK Anime Distributor Crunchyroll/Funimation/Manga UK Discussion Thread

    Perhaps not directly related, but it's interesting that MVM are once again experimenting with Blu-ray re-releases of older shows after the apparent failure of Samurai Champloo. It does seem that the anime business can change fast and suddenly, at times.
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    Clinton v Trump: Dawn of Presidency

    The problem is that being perceived as important is what really matters, not the actual importance. Being able to inform others of your success has essentially become an important life skill, and being able to convince others that you're important when you're really not is a practical...
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    What Games Are You Playing?

    Possibly not directly related to Amnesia the game, but I still hold up Planescape: Torment as a great example of using an amnesiac protagonist to tell some pretty incredible stories. I suppose Planescape: Torment is pretty old now, but I do think that there's still potential to use the idea well.
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    The official thread for discussions about anime pricing (including Aniplex USA pricing)

    I have to admit, I've always found the concept of exclusivity to be a bit silly. Other people not having something doesn't make your copy any better. It's especially bad when the exclusivity is artificial and used as an excuse to charge higher prices/make greater profits. I suppose I...
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    Clinton v Trump: Dawn of Presidency

    The majority of immigrants are unlikely to be wealthy (and wealthy immigrants are unlikely to be affected by strict immigration restrictions), so making it more difficult for those people to move to a place that they feel gives them an opportunity at a better life is likely to make things worse...
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    What Games Are You Playing?

    It's been a while since I played a Tales game, but I seem to recall the combat system working as a kind of side scrolling brawler with the option to "circle" your opponent (maybe it's more like a 2.5D arena fighting game). I also seem to recall finding that "cheap" tactics like hit and run to...
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    Your viewing journal

    It doesn't hurt that Souta sounds a lot like Kouhei... I think I slightly prefer Poco's Udon World so far, although it's hard to say if that's just because I've watched it more recently. I suppose it also has the advantage of having the potential to improve in future episodes. It doesn't have...
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    The official thread for discussions about anime pricing (including Aniplex USA pricing)

    Wouldn't the OVAs basically be essential for either potential purpose of the physical edition? If it's the main way to watch the show then having some content missing would mean it's not meeting that purpose, if it's for collector/archive purposes then it needs to include all of the content to...
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    Poco's Udon World / Udon no Kuni no Kiniro Kemari Episodes 4-5. The Japanese title on this one is interesting, although it's kind of odd that both titles mention Udon and Udon has barely been relevant or even appeared in the show. Well, I suppose one connection is the setting and the show does...
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