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Of Not Speaking

The Ayorthians think before they speak, and often conclude, after lengthy meditation, that nothing need be said.
— Gail Carson Levine, Ella Enchanted

Many times I type a comment or post, spend a while editing and revising, re-consider the original topic, then decide the world really does not need to hear it. This is presumably how one squares the logorrhea you see here with my being a restrained introvert (or, as Kendricke put it, “the driest MFer in the world”).

If you have noticed that I have not been posting as much lately, rest assured: I am still writing a lot. But you know what high standards MMO players have.

: Zubon

Comic Book Bleg

I have a few long-boxes of comic books I want to get rid of, mostly from the 1990s. Is there an orthodox way of doing so in this modern digital age? Ebaying one at a time, or even in batches, seems like a lot of work for limited return. Swinging by the local comic shop seems like very little work for almost no return. Our audience seems like the sort that must have encountered this problem sometime.

Oh, and have you seen comic book legends revealed? That one’s for you, Hudson!

: Zubon

Hating Some Random Idiot

I rarely see someone hit almost every single thing I hate about idiots on the internet, and yet here it is. The anonymous commenter consistently calling Tobold “tob” is a wonder.

First, the writing style indicates stupidity, a complete indifference to expressing himself coherently, or most likely both. The random capitalization and punctuation, and lack thereof, is especially effective. Sadly, I do not spot a “u,” or better yet: “ur.” Second, he willfully misinterprets the author and then condemns him for the made-up version. Third, bonus, he interprets his lack of reading comprehension as Tobold’s dishonesty. Fourth, “why can’t you just admit I’m right?” Fifth, “I’m not a fanboi, you’re a fanboi, and you’re a hateboi too!” Sixth, the scorn for the VNBoards community is really quite touching given the context. Seventh, the classic “longtime reader, and this is not what I expect from you.” Eighth, repeating the same thing across multiple comments. Ninth, replying to himself twice in a row. Tenth, representative statistics in support of your position are laughable and shameful! lol!

I should stop at a top ten, but his last comment (as I write this) has its beautiful self-defense. Those disagreeing are “tobold fanboi lol.” He objects to being called a troll, calls the other commenters communists and McCarthyites, and ends on some confused notion of democracy and why must all you intolerant communists insult people who disagree with you?

I very rarely need the mod button here, except for spam. I want to be able to ban people on others’ sites. And IRL.

: Zubon

While I’m Being Barely On-Topic

xkcd has been having a good week.

: Zubon

I assert that some posts are internet-related discussion. This is an online gaming blog, where sometimes we break that in half and discuss the internet or gaming, but not always internet gaming. Until Ethic drops the hammer on me. I have a couple more in the vein saved up.

Quotes of the Week

“We just really wanted to shatter the cupcake-pizza dichotomy. It’s just existed for too long.”

Asa Wilder, on the origin of the “cupzza.” Hat tip to The Blog of Diminishing Returns via Marginal Revolution.

Marginal Revolution also links to the second place:

“If reports are true and Barack Obama is really going to tap widely respected CBO Director Peter Orszag to head up the Office of Management and Budget … then I believe that would make him the highest-ranking blogger in the history of the United States of America.”

The Onion AV Club has a strong competitor with this plot summary:

Up-and-coming pickle-factory executive Mr. Tamura is sweating out a deal to package kimchi for a South Korean company when he gets some terrible news: his girlfriend has been murdered, and he’s the prime suspect. For Tamura, who’s obsessed with fitting in, this accusation is disastrous. Still, he does have a tendency to fly into blind rages. Also, he’s a giant koala.

: Zubon

First-Best/Second-Best, at the Theater and in Open RvR

I have mentioned before that second-best might demand movements further away from first-best. That is, if you cannot get exactly what you want, the next best thing might be something very different rather than something close. You might prefer PB&J to a ham sandwich but prefer ham to jelly alone, so if you have no peanut butter you can improve your situation by moving further from PB&J.

This weekend, the top two US movies were High School Musical 3 and Saw 5. Thought completes itself, including that proviso.

If I might surmise about the preferences of many WAR players, open world RvR at its best is better than scenarios at their best, but scenarios as they are available are better than open world RvR as it is available. If I might surmise about the preferences of many former WAR players returning to WOW, WAR RvR at its best is better than WOW PvE at its best, but WOW PvE as it is available is better than WAR RvR as it is available. For those people, for both, respectively.

Or, if you are a CoW, open RvR rocks.

: Zubon

The HSM3 note reminds me: I recently learned, through no fault of my own, who the Jonas brothers are (don’t Google it). If reality betrays me like that again, I may never leave my basement.

Public Service Announcement

Halloween is next weekend. You still have time to get a costume other than the Joker. Seriously. The only way you can redeem that one is to play Rock Band with three of the other seven Jokers at the Halloween party.

You could take that idea and turn it into something interesting. The Crow comes to mind, and you need two more dead celebrity superheroes. Then you can make a theme of it. Adding the Rock Band instruments can only help.

: Zubon