Recent content by SadakoMoose

I've been watching Zero Punctuation since it was on youtube and that thing with the comfort zone and the granny was literally the only time I've ever done a double take while watching. Seriously, out of freaking nowhere. That said: Was 2007 really that great a year? I'm not saying it wasn't...

Ok so, the whole time that this discussion has been going on (I first heard this term used like 6 years ago, for reference) I've never actually understood what the "friendzone" was supposed to be. I mean, is it really THAT weird to be just friends with a woman, that we need a special name for...

The problem mostly comes down to Japan's "teach to the test" educational system. Of course Japan, being a first world, democratic, capitalist country, there is some degree of educational diversity. Public and private schools, some Montessori, prefectural differences. But for the majority of...

At the end of the day, Operation Unthinkable was just that. Then again, so was Paperclip. The point is, both of those ideas were morally reprehensible. not implausible. I didn't argue that it was implausible that the PRC could assist in an ultimately good action, but that it's still on morally...

I'm really uncomfortable with the idea of the PRC being portrayed as "the good guys" in any sense. It's not that I don't respect the Chinese people and their many languages and cultures, but from an objective stand point there's not much nice to say about the mainland government. They have a...

Here's what I would do if I was Konami: Contact everyone that pre-ordered Ground Zeroes over the Playstation Network and offer them a noticeable discount on Phantom Pain. Next, offer a lesser discount on Phantom Pain to people who buy after the release. Similarly, give a sharp discount on...

I REALLY hate mentioning this, because it seems pedantic, but the continued use of the phrase "Machiavellian" is kind of ignorant of the actual life and legacy of Niccolo Machiavelli. At NO POINT did he ever say that "The ends justify the means". This has been covered before by other sites...

While the constant presence of American Exceptionalism in video games and Hollywood blockbusters is is increasingly problematic in an increasingly international culture, I can't say that I sympathize with the Chinese military on this subject. At the end of the day, for many Asian countries...

Serenity Rose Volumes 1-3 http://www.heartshapedskull.com/ Aaron Alexovich's work will be familiar to you, whether or not you recognize the name, as he was a part of the production behind Invader Zim and Avatar, the Last Airbender. His personal project, Serenity Rose, has been around since the...

At this point in time Final Fantasy 13 is one of the more frequent examples brought up whenever people comment on the declining quality of Square Enix's product line, infamous enough to have earned the nickname "Final Hallway 13". Over the last three years, as community we've basically firmed up...

Good point there. I think the makers HAD watched some Joshi before, but they probably didn't get too deep into it outside of using it as porn. Other than that, I think the show's biggest problem was that it involved people from Ikkitousen and Queen's Blade. At that point, you might as well give...

Hey, I agree with most of what you said about law needing purpose and meaning beyond the surface level and all, but please leave the "autism" comment out of it. I know some people with autism spectrum disorders, and by and large they have more common sense than many legislators.

I recently got into a discussion with some friends regarding a law that Australia passed back in 2010 wherein they stated that they would ban pornography featuring women that "looked" younger than 18. It was vaguely written, and overstated by the news media, but it did inspire an interesting...

Because our Media is controlled largely by a handful of rich, white, men from old money. Subsequently, not only do these old money interests get to control the overall tilt of "mainstream culture", they also get to control what other countries see of us. It is very bothersome.

Sleeper and American Warlock both sound really good. Sleeper, in particular, could be like an action movie version of American Dreamz. I'd see it just to look at the faces pulled by those morons on Fox when it comes out. As per A.W., I don't think that the combination of those themes is weird...