Just watched the video. That does look more what I would expect from a free to play mmo. I do wonder a bit at his want to encourage roleplay. Can we really go back to the days before exclamation marks above everyone's heads and arrows pointing to exactly where we need to go? Can it be done and not find itself being terribly annoying? I hold no hope that this would be a game for more than a niche market of dragons and old school folks. I still am really excited for this.
I do value clothing on a primarily utilitarian scale, I just don't often wear sweats or hoodies. I said this before, but I'd probably buy clothing with statistics like "cold resistance 5" and "wind resistance 6" and "water resistance 8" as I'm a mind-thrall of too many years playing RPGs.
I haven't put on a pair of sweatpants in over a decade. I don't own any.
For almost any purpose, they project the message "I have given up on both this day and all who gaze upon me. I care not what you think. I posses no desires, no ambitions. Today is a day that has perished, and with it all of my dreams."
OK so I am starting a Kickstarter. It will be for sweatpants with the following embroidered across the ass:
"I have given up on both this day and all who gaze upon me. I care not what you think. I posses no desires, no ambitions. Today is a day that has perished, and with it all of my dreams."
For the record I don't think it's that bizarre to not own any sweatpants. I can't recall owning one since my winter track team warmup uniform back in high school. I do own several pairs of non-sweat pajama pants, which could inspire the same lack of daily ambition if worn around town, but these pants are strictly overnight wear.
Sweatshirts/hoodies? Now that's a different story. I have 3 or 4.
Lounging around the house in the winter with no plans at all to go out due to being relatively comfy and warm. Basically, I use them like pajama pants.
Under ski pants/waterproof pants/etc., to give extra warmth
For example, during the past snowstorm, I wore some sweats under loose-fitting waterproof pants so that I'd stay warm and dry while shoveling the mess. Basically, I use them like long underwear without actually being long underwear.
I don't mind sweatshirts, but I often wear sweatershirts and/or sweaters in the winter. I also keep a zip-up hoodie handy at my desk at work as the conference rooms sometimes have iffy heating here.
Here in Norway, we wear regular pants and a t-shirt when we go skiing. We accomplish this by not falling, and thus not getting wet.
Fun fact: Norwegians are made of snow, and like 2 magnets of equal polarity, they repulse snow, and snow repulses them. They do not ski through the snow, but rather glide over it.
Under ski pants/waterproof pants/etc., to give extra warmth
Here in Norway, we wear regular pants and a t-shirt when we go skiing. We accomplish this by not falling, and thus not getting wet.
Is that Nordic cross country skiing or alpine downhill skiing? It may make a difference in the likelihood of falling.
In my case, I worse my ski pants when I was out shoveling snow in the middle of a blizzard while being pounded by the wind and the snow from multiple directions. About the only way I could avoid getting wet without wearing waterproof pants of some sort in that scenario would be to surround myself with a personal force field of some sort. Trust me -- I tried just doing it in jeans at first and when my wife saw how the skin on my legs had turned bright red due to frostnip from the freezing cold and soaking wet jeans, she insisted I wear something waterproof if I went back out there.
Also waiting until the snow storm was over also wasn't really an option as it would've required shoveling roughly around 24 inches (or 60 cm) of snow in one go. Better to do it in smaller chunks and save my back a bit.
I haven't put on a pair of sweatpants in over a decade. I don't own any.
For almost any purpose, they project the message "I have given up on both this day and all who gaze upon me. I care not what you think. I posses no desires, no ambitions. Today is a day that has perished, and with it all of my dreams."
For me sweatpants are a thing to wear at home. And as I live alone I don't care what I message to my walls with my appearance.
I don't known any sweatpants, but I have a pair of pants with that weird netting (like gym shorts). I wear them if I'm not wearing clothes in my room (like, in bed you perverts) and want to go to the bathroom / make a cup of tea without flashing my roommates.
I also have some flannel pajamas. Men (and women), invest in a pair. They're as comfy as they look.
Is that Nordic cross country skiing or alpine downhill skiing? It may make a difference in the likelihood of falling.
Well, we don't have flat surfaces here so they'd be the same thing. But I was referring to alpine skiing, as that is the fun one.
Fair enough... I've never been to Norway, so I only have the most vague idea of what the landscape is like there. Most of what I've seen, for better or worse, are the fjords.
shoveling roughly around 24 inches (or 60 cm) of snow in one go. Better to do it in smaller chunks and save my back a bit.
I think I'd prefer that over being out in a blizzard. I currently have more than 60cm outside my window. For reference, here is a road:
Ouchies... Yeah, that looks tricky... I feel sorry for whatever plow drivers had to clean up that mess.
That said, I have tried to shovel large amounts of snow after a blizzard has passed, and it's not pleasant and took me significantly longer than if I did it in smaller chunks during the storm. There are also some other caveats concerning my decision to shovel during the storm:
I admit that I do own a snowblower. However, it's limited to only being able to handle snow up to about 50cm in depth, and even that is pushing it. Therefore, I do need to do it in smaller chunks, even if I have to be out during the storm.
When my road is plowed, the piles of snow near the end of my driveway, in front of my mailbox, etc., tend to be significantly higher than what's on my driveway. In the case of 60 cm of snow on the drive way, those piles tend to be 75 cm or greater sometimes. Additionally, it tends to be extra heavy, partially melted and refrozen snow due to the salt and other chemicals used to treat the roads.
This year, I have a pregnant wife who could go into labor at any minute now. Therefore, I need to make sure the driveway is at least clear enough so that I can get the car out and get her to the hospital if she were to go into labor.
Also, if the snow is deep enough, I still wear the waterproof pants even if I'm not out during the blizzard. Sometimes I do have to walk in the deep snow until I get enough of it cleared out and it's nice to have warm, dry legs while doing so.
I was about to question whether the photo was really from Norway, because the car's license plate looks suspiciously like an austrian one, but I guess the car doesn't have to be from Norway.
I was about to question whether the photo was really from Norway, because the car's license plate looks suspiciously like an austrian one, but I guess the car doesn't have to be from Norway.
Most European license plates I've seen look nearly identical except for country codes, and I can't make out one on that particular plate.
I'm lucky, since my drive way is on my roof, so I can throw the snow over the fence. With 60cm, I wouldn't try and do it all at once. I'd just slowly scoop up the top layer and work my way down. It's usually not all that much work to plow snow, but we do also have heating on the roof/drive-way, so that helps. I'm not willing to step in snow that reaches higher up than my boots for the sake of plowing snow. With a pregnant wife though, it's totally justified.
As for the license plate: That might actually not be a Norwegian lisence plate. I'm not sure it's not, but don't think so. However, it says Norway in the file URL.
I decided to take a photo out my window. This is a snow-lake.
Sorry about the bad lighting. Sun just went down. Had I taken it a second earlier, it would've been nice and orange, currently is cool and pink...
Depends your definition of "identical," then. Except for the yellow plates, I'd be hard pressed to tell the difference between most of those plates at a distance and/or in a blurry photo. Even the yellow plates themselves look very similar to each other. It's certainly not like American plates, where often there are pretty obvious colors and/or patterns on the plates to distinguish them: the blue and white stripes with mountains on New York plates, the ocean wave pattern on Rhode Island plates, the blue gradient on Connecticut plates, the bright green of Vermont plates, etc.
One of my friends from high school wrote a science fiction book. I don't really know much about it but I can vouch he usually has good/interesting ideas for plot narratives.
I tried playing the Ultima games recently to see what all the hub bub is about... they don't stand the test of time at all. I can barely play Planescape, honestly. The lack of mousewheel scrolling and being able to zoom out is palpably painful.
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It looks like is going to be awesome!
"If you are rich enough to send yourself into space, you can fund your own goddamn video game."
And the big reward for $10k? Get to visit his mansion. Admittedly it's a cool mansion.
But yeah I agree, not especially playable when compared to newer, better efforts. It was fantastic in the context of its era, though. If you can honestly say that fashion is irrelevant to you and clothing is simply utilitarian in your eyes, then this is a great project.
For almost any purpose, they project the message "I have given up on both this day and all who gaze upon me. I care not what you think. I posses no desires, no ambitions. Today is a day that has perished, and with it all of my dreams."
Sweatshirts/hoodies? Now that's a different story. I have 3 or 4.
Not for any stylistic reason. I just find them uncomfortable. It's partly that they have long sleeves, which I also hate*.
*Long sleeves on jackets, blazers, suits, or dress shirts worn under any of these are an exception.
- Lounging around the house in the winter with no plans at all to go out due to being relatively comfy and warm. Basically, I use them like pajama pants.
- Under ski pants/waterproof pants/etc., to give extra warmth
For example, during the past snowstorm, I wore some sweats under loose-fitting waterproof pants so that I'd stay warm and dry while shoveling the mess. Basically, I use them like long underwear without actually being long underwear.I don't mind sweatshirts, but I often wear sweatershirts and/or sweaters in the winter. I also keep a zip-up hoodie handy at my desk at work as the conference rooms sometimes have iffy heating here.
In my case, I worse my ski pants when I was out shoveling snow in the middle of a blizzard while being pounded by the wind and the snow from multiple directions. About the only way I could avoid getting wet without wearing waterproof pants of some sort in that scenario would be to surround myself with a personal force field of some sort. Trust me -- I tried just doing it in jeans at first and when my wife saw how the skin on my legs had turned bright red due to frostnip from the freezing cold and soaking wet jeans, she insisted I wear something waterproof if I went back out there.
Also waiting until the snow storm was over also wasn't really an option as it would've required shoveling roughly around 24 inches (or 60 cm) of snow in one go. Better to do it in smaller chunks and save my back a bit.
I also have some flannel pajamas. Men (and women), invest in a pair. They're as comfy as they look.
That said, I have tried to shovel large amounts of snow after a blizzard has passed, and it's not pleasant and took me significantly longer than if I did it in smaller chunks during the storm. There are also some other caveats concerning my decision to shovel during the storm:
- I admit that I do own a snowblower. However, it's limited to only being able to handle snow up to about 50cm in depth, and even that is pushing it. Therefore, I do need to do it in smaller chunks, even if I have to be out during the storm.
- When my road is plowed, the piles of snow near the end of my driveway, in front of my mailbox, etc., tend to be significantly higher than what's on my driveway. In the case of 60 cm of snow on the drive way, those piles tend to be 75 cm or greater sometimes. Additionally, it tends to be extra heavy, partially melted and refrozen snow due to the salt and other chemicals used to treat the roads.
- This year, I have a pregnant wife who could go into labor at any minute now. Therefore, I need to make sure the driveway is at least clear enough so that I can get the car out and get her to the hospital if she were to go into labor.
Also, if the snow is deep enough, I still wear the waterproof pants even if I'm not out during the blizzard. Sometimes I do have to walk in the deep snow until I get enough of it cleared out and it's nice to have warm, dry legs while doing so.As for the license plate: That might actually not be a Norwegian lisence plate. I'm not sure it's not, but don't think so. However, it says Norway in the file URL.
I decided to take a photo out my window. This is a snow-lake.
Sorry about the bad lighting. Sun just went down. Had I taken it a second earlier, it would've been nice and orange, currently is cool and pink...
One of my friends from high school wrote a science fiction book. I don't really know much about it but I can vouch he usually has good/interesting ideas for plot narratives.