I'll never understand how you other geeks prioritize your media consumption.
One of the most significant and important video games and centerpieces of our culture that only takes a few hours to play. That can wait 5 years.
Some TV show that will be forgotten in a few years. MUST WATCH IMMEDIATELY.
Here is how it is done:
Have you played the original Legend of Zelda? I know a lot of you haven't! There is no other single geeky thing you can possibly consume that is more important. You are not allowed to watch, read, or do anything else other than play the original Legend of Zelda until you have beaten it. No FAQs. If you do not take my advice, you are not allowed to talk about video games.
We don't prioritize it in any way, media comes and goes (as does our access to it) at times outside of our control. I played Portal for the first time in 2011 because I finally had a way to play it. I didn't up until that point.
We don't prioritize it in any way, media comes and goes (as does our access to it) at times outside of our control. I played Portal for the first time in 2011 because I finally had a way to play it. I didn't up until that point.
But I have played Zelda. Zelda Classic!
You will only live for a very short time on this earth. I highly suggest you prioritize. Otherwise you will die regretting that you wasted much time on crap and never experienced the greatest of the greats.
The original Legend of Zelda is dildoes. Start with A Link to the Past - it's a far superior game. Objectively.
Yes, of course you must play both. But you ride the smaller rollercoaster first. Also, it's a sequel, even though there is no continuing story, there is an evolution of gameplay. If you really want to learn something about games, you must fully experience the original to fully appreciate the advances that appear in later games.
Just like if you never played any Pokemans ever you should probably start with Red/Blue.
Really, playing OOT, LttP, etc.. is going to give you a good idea of what Zelda is about. You loose a lot of the wonder value not playing them as a kid and having seen everything else that's come out since then.
LttP was a fun distraction, but having played so much between it and OOT, it didn't give anywhere near the sense of wonder I got when I first entered the adult Hyrule when I was a kid.
We don't prioritize it in any way, media comes and goes (as does our access to it) at times outside of our control. I played Portal for the first time in 2011 because I finally had a way to play it. I didn't up until that point.
But I have played Zelda. Zelda Classic!
You will only live for a very short time on this earth. I highly suggest you prioritize. Otherwise you will die regretting that you wasted much time on crap and never experienced the greatest of the greats.
I'll never understand how you other geeks prioritize your media consumption.
One of the most significant and important video games and centerpieces of our culture that only takes a few hours to play. That can wait 5 years.
Some TV show that will be forgotten in a few years. MUST WATCH IMMEDIATELY
Obviously. If you watch it now while everyone else is watching it, you talk talk about it and geek out about it. Watch it after few years and find yourself alone when you wanna just go to someone and talk how cool that one episode was. I tend to watch things quite late, so this happens to me a lot.
Here is how it is done:
Have you played the original Legend of Zelda? I know a lot of you haven't! There is no other single geeky thing you can possibly consume that is more important. You are not allowed to watch, read, or do anything else other than play the original Legend of Zelda until you have beaten it. No FAQs. If you do not take my advice, you are not allowed to talk about video games.
Because I occasionally like to challenge Emperor Scott's absolute wisdom I propose alternative. Go and play original Zelda for 5 to 10 minutes to see how it is and then go and play Link to the past which is superior version of same style and type of game. Then do the same with original Metroid and Super Metroid.
Obviously. If you watch it now while everyone else is watching it, you talk talk about it and geek out about it. Watch it after few years and find yourself alone when you wanna just go to someone and talk how cool that one episode was. I tend to watch things quite late, so this happens to me a lot.
This is a fallacy. I come to many not-as-good things quite late. I find no shortage of people happy still talking about them. If people aren't talking about something years later, then it wasn't worth your time in the first place.
I actually disagree to an extent. Why reinvent the wheel while ignoring modern context?
I do both modern homebrewing and historical/experimental brewing. Historical brewing, on the surface, seems "easier." There were no hydrometers, thermometers, sanitizers, caustic cleaning agents, rigorous mash schedules, and so on. They did not have 400 hop varieties, 300 different kinds of malt, dozens of yeast strains, and meticiulously constructed water profiles. They could not measure to the gram.
So it seems like replicating a period process should be a logical first step, and you go from there to modern brewing with bells and whistles and shit
In truth, the lack of information in historical brewing makes it nigh impossible for a rank novice to start there.
Instead, I start by explaining what we know today, and then un-teach some things in the proper historical context. The result is a stronger understanding of the material than you get with the chronological approach.
I think it makes more sense to start with the foundation of modern skills, and then say, "OK, now we're going to take these tools away and test your fundamentals." Then re-equip, and repeat.
I actually disagree to an extent. Why reinvent the wheel while ignoring modern context?
I do both modern homebrewing and historical/experimental brewing. Historical brewing, on the surface, seems "easier." There were no hydrometers, thermometers, sanitizers, caustic cleaning agents, rigorous mash schedules, and so on. They did not have 400 hop varieties, 300 different kinds of malt, dozens of yeast strains, and meticiulously constructed water profiles. They could not measure to the gram.
So it seems like replicating a period process should be easy, and you go from there to modern brewing with bells and whistles and shit
In truth, the lack of information in historical brewing makes it nigh impossible for a rank novice to start there.
Instead, I start by explaining what we know today, and then un-teach some things in the proper historical context. The result is a stronger understanding of the material than you get with the chronological approach.
I think it makes more sense to start with the foundation of modern skills, and then say, "OK, now we're going to take these tools away and test your fundamentals." Then re-equip, and repeat.
That's well and good, but crafting is not the same as consuming. Of course if you are learning crafting, you probably should just learn the modern technique and only spend a little time on old outdated techniques just for the sake of knowledge. That would be like starting out learning to play hockey without any helmets or masks! Insanity.
In the realm of consumption, where time is a factor, you should prioritize. Imagine if you went to a beerfest. You only get to drink 10 beers. You are going to try to pick the 10 you think are most worth drinking. To pick plain old Budweiser as one of your 10 would be foolish. Your life is like a beer fest where you only get to read so many books, play so many games, etc. You can't waste time on Budweiser.
To make matters worse, you don't know exactly how many you are going to get. It could end at any moment. So imagine if there is a beer fest where you drink one beer at a time. After each one you drink there is a random chance you will be kicked out. Of course you are going to prioritize the best beers first. That is life. You could die at any time. You would be foolish not to aim to consume the best things first.
So using a food allegory, in your argument I should never waste my time eating omelet, because I could be eating steak. (Supposing that steak > omelet as a meal)
So using a food allegory, in your argument I should never waste my time eating omelet, because I could be eating steak. (Supposing that steak > omelet as a meal)
I think a better allegory would be you have to have scrambled eggs before you can have an opinion on an omelet.
So using a food allegory, in your argument I should never waste my time eating omelet, because I could be eating steak. (Supposing that steak > omelet as a meal)
Nutrition has other elements that factor in so it is not an equivalent situation. Choosing to play game A over game B won't shorten or lengthen your life (unless you kill yourself playing an MMORPG for too long). It just affects quality of life. Food affects quality and length of life.
If you didn't need to eat to live, and only ate for pleasure, I would prioritize eating the most gourmet of gourmet foods.
So using a food allegory, in your argument I should never waste my time eating omelet, because I could be eating steak. (Supposing that steak > omelet as a meal)
I think a better allegory would be you have to have scrambled eggs before you can have an opinion on an omelet.
I was referencing more to the eat only the greatest foods, consume only the best media argument.
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One of the most significant and important video games and centerpieces of our culture that only takes a few hours to play. That can wait 5 years.
Some TV show that will be forgotten in a few years. MUST WATCH IMMEDIATELY.
Here is how it is done:
Have you played the original Legend of Zelda? I know a lot of you haven't! There is no other single geeky thing you can possibly consume that is more important. You are not allowed to watch, read, or do anything else other than play the original Legend of Zelda until you have beaten it. No FAQs. If you do not take my advice, you are not allowed to talk about video games.
But I have played Zelda. Zelda Classic!
You could die today.
Just like if you never played any Pokemans ever you should probably start with Red/Blue.
You loose a lot of the wonder value not playing them as a kid and having seen everything else that's come out since then.
LttP was a fun distraction, but having played so much between it and OOT, it didn't give anywhere near the sense of wonder I got when I first entered the adult Hyrule when I was a kid.
Nothing going on here. Move along.
Question: Is Portal 2 better playing single player or co-op? If co-op, I'm down for teaming up with anyone.
I do both modern homebrewing and historical/experimental brewing. Historical brewing, on the surface, seems "easier." There were no hydrometers, thermometers, sanitizers, caustic cleaning agents, rigorous mash schedules, and so on. They did not have 400 hop varieties, 300 different kinds of malt, dozens of yeast strains, and meticiulously constructed water profiles. They could not measure to the gram.
So it seems like replicating a period process should be a logical first step, and you go from there to modern brewing with bells and whistles and shit
In truth, the lack of information in historical brewing makes it nigh impossible for a rank novice to start there.
Instead, I start by explaining what we know today, and then un-teach some things in the proper historical context. The result is a stronger understanding of the material than you get with the chronological approach.
I think it makes more sense to start with the foundation of modern skills, and then say, "OK, now we're going to take these tools away and test your fundamentals." Then re-equip, and repeat.
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In the realm of consumption, where time is a factor, you should prioritize. Imagine if you went to a beerfest. You only get to drink 10 beers. You are going to try to pick the 10 you think are most worth drinking. To pick plain old Budweiser as one of your 10 would be foolish. Your life is like a beer fest where you only get to read so many books, play so many games, etc. You can't waste time on Budweiser.
To make matters worse, you don't know exactly how many you are going to get. It could end at any moment. So imagine if there is a beer fest where you drink one beer at a time. After each one you drink there is a random chance you will be kicked out. Of course you are going to prioritize the best beers first. That is life. You could die at any time. You would be foolish not to aim to consume the best things first.
If you didn't need to eat to live, and only ate for pleasure, I would prioritize eating the most gourmet of gourmet foods.