Recent content by TwistednMean

CPU power hasn't been a limiting factor for games for quite some time now. Gamers will be perfectly happy with i7 chips, thank you very much, Microsoft, or even AMD if it comes to that.

Mary Sue is first and foremost a personalization of the author in the book It is not enough for the character to be overpowered, he must also breeze through social life, be liked by others for no particular reason and be able to solve millenia-old troubles and grievances in a blink of an eye...

I really felt like negative fan reaction to Martin's delays were blown way out of proportion back when it was still news. Maybe that's because it feels really stupid to try and hurry up and author. Even more stupid than pouring vitriol over him, because he is delaying new books. My beef...

Clickbait title. Not cool, OP. Return of Kings is a PUA site that spews out homophobic BS on a regular basis. No one cares what they think about Star Wars.

Such a baffling piece of non-news riddled with non-scientific bullcrap. Brittle DNA? What the heck does that even mean?

My cat cat scare me with cucumbers all day long. Figure I have full moral authority to do the same to him. Sadly, I don't have any cucumbers at home, so I will have to startle him in different ways. Like picking him up I my arms when he sleeps. You should hear the noises he makes. Surely, they...

OK, let's start with the basics. Complimenting someone on their looks or clothes is not "giving unsolicited opinion". It is a form of flattery that allows one person to show interest or just good graces to another. This is Human Interaction 101. I often hear compliments about my clothing style...

If expecting other people to have social skills is sexist then I'd very much prefer to live in a sexist society, thank you very much. Also if you think bitchy behavior is normal, it does not mean that it's actually normal. Maybe your standards aren't high enough. But what do I know? I am just...

So if you aren't attractive enough complimenting other people is "sexist" or "creepy"? Hello, female entitlement, very nice to see you here. If you really don't want other people complimenting your looks you shouldn't try to provoke such reaction. If you think that only "attractive enough"...

I don't have any idea why anyone thought this piece is newsworthy. But I personally dislike authors who try to pull a double narrative in their works. If it's Star Wars then it should be about Star Wars and not about gay women of color jedi having their rightful triumph over heterosexual...

TotalBiscuit is intelligent, honest, and professional. What's not to like? I generally don't care much for in-depth reviews, but his I watch from time to time if not in the entirety. He advises folks on something which for the most part is a matter of preference, still he tries to be objective...

It is simple really. People want to be very special. If they have no particular achievements or qualities to boast about, they start telling other that they are genderqueer pansexual otherkin raindeers whose preferred pronoun is Quetzalcoatl. Because being trans or bi is so last century. I do...

It is a cat. You feed it, you care for it, the animal is happy. I doubt there is a strong attachment to old owners on the cat's side after three years. Same goes for folks who lost a cat three years ago and never bothered to put up a notice. Also a grown up cat has no real market value, so you...

A lot of people on the internet are not civil because they have no incentive to be civil. Internet offers protection from physical or social retribution through anonymity and complete lack of any physical interaction available The person who invents a device, which would enable you to punch...

My Life by Benvenuto Cellini. You might have read it if you're an English Major, but otherwise it is unlikely. Anything by Arkady Averchenko. If you run into his short stories about Russian Revolution then knowledge of context would help. But otherwise his stories are a timeless satire of...