Stuff you love, but wouldn't recommend
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Oh my god, i know right? did you play any dynasty warrior gundam games?Tanis said:
Worst gamplay ever...
Probably most of the music I'm into, in particular anything falling under the umbrella term 'Extreme Metal', progressive and ambient/avant-garde works appear to be pretty hard to penetrate for the outside observer. Though that won't stop me from trying at least, if I think it might be up there alley, or it's something a bit more accessible, but for the most part, it's rather unloved. A lot of obscure films, particularly if they're foriegn language or dialogue is rather sparse. Oh and MLP: FiM of course; The! Worst! Possible! Thing! to grace the barren lands of the Internet for some.
I'd never suggest anyone to listen to Papa Roach. However, Infest is the first album I ever bought, and I still love the crap out of it. And pretend it's 2001 again.
I saw the room. That was the funniest most pointless dull movie I have ever seen! It's so amazingly bad. that it's like an art form. You can't produce something that bad on purpose, you have to be dead serious and deluded when you make stuff that bad.Saladfork said:
Anyways, what I like but wouldn't recommend to anyone... Anime and Manga. I love the stuff, but I avoid talking about it as if it were the fucking Bubonic Plague around anyone who isn't particularly into it. I will talk of it (not insanely and rabidly) around people who share this interest, but otherwise, no. My anime-friends pretty much fucking broadcast their anime for everyone to hear during lunch, so I tend to have a lot of trouble sitting by them during lunch because I am simply too self conscious to hang around them blasting what sounds to the untrained (and trained) ear like extreme child molestation pornography.
Most of my interests are things I don't really talk about, but if people that I am around have similar interests, then yeah, I will talk to them about it. If it's not anime, then if they're willing to listen, I might talk to them about it. EDIT:
Oops, and how could I forget. Eating canned sardines. Not only that, but warming them up in the microwave. That's right, warm/hot sardines. I love sardines and I like em' even better hot. If you actually try this, then put a paper towel over it because it will blow up all over your microwave. Also, only put it in for like 40 seconds if you want to minimize the explosions, but still want your sardines to be nice and warm. And no, they won't get dry if you microwave them like that. They're pretty damn oily in the first place, so it'd be difficult for em' to dry out anyways.
Well there are some bands that, in their earlier forms, I would not recommend. I personally enjoy most of the stuff but it's usually less mainstream with a grittier sound. That and bands in a foreign language mostly because no matter how bad-ass the band is some people can't get past the lyrical barrier.
A bit of an odd cases here I guess, as I'm actually fairly quick to recommend Neon Genesis Evangelion.... but I never do so without warning about its very polarizing nature. To say the series is "love-it-or-hate-it" is likely an understatement of all things.
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For something which is probably a better answer to the topic question...
Structural Engineering & Bridge Design
Engineering as a whole tends to be a challenging profession, even when you're still in the middle of obtaining your undergraduate degree; but for the most part it's not too daunting, at least once you get used to your course load (a big leap from high school). For those who choose to go into civil engineering, a common reason for that decision is because they want to get into structural; more or less the logical conclusion of playing with Lego and K'Nex (or any other "building" toy) when you were a kid. Many of the courses these students do eventually lead into structural design, but oddly enough (at my university at least) only the first structural design course is required (and it's a third-year course to boot); the two follow-up courses are technical electives. A bit of an oddity, but it became quite clear when I finally took the course:
Structural design is absolutely not for sissies.
The most demanding set of courses I have ever taken, period. The amount of material being thrown at you increases to a break-neck pace, as you're pretty much being taught how to use the design handbooks which professionals do; you do not want to be playing catch-up in these courses. Furthermore, you don't get the benefit of a quick review at the start of these courses (if you do, it's only because you'll be doing the more advanced version in about five minutes); you're expected to know the basics like the back of your hand, and how to apply them. This is in comparison to every other sub-discipline, which are quite tame in comparison. The class size has noticably shrunk over the past semesters, the only ones left in structural are those who really like it.
Bridge design is a particularly special beast as well, a specialization of it's own within structural engineering. As a bit of a stroke of luck, I'm actually getting to cover it during the last semester of my undergraduate degree; it's not covered every year at post-graduate level, let alone the undergraduate level. Anyhow, the main reason it stands out is due to how differently a bridge acts compared to other structures due to the volume of moving loads which go across it; they also have a tendency to be (or become) vital infrastructure, they have to be built to last.
But yes, despite how daunting structural engineering and bridge design are... I'm just liking them more and more as I keep learning about them. I guess there's a bit of pride at play as well, though it's something I'm about attribute to my own talents; if anything, structural design drove home the point that talent alone is not enough. If you want to do this, you need both the sharp mind to learn the subject matter (and if you made it far enough into engineering to reach an actual design course, you got that)... and the tenacity to keep going as it kicks your ass every step of the way.
I suppose you could vaguely compare it a game like Dark Souls, if the amount of challenge was multiplied ten-fold (if not more). It's hard, frustrating, and very rewarding once you finally "get it" (even when it's one of those small little triumphs). Quite a bit more at stake than any game, that's true... but the parallels of the experience are still surprisingly similar.
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How does that saying go?
"It doesn't matter how many times you fall down. What matters is that you get back up."
Whenever that saying can be applied to something, it's hard to recommend to anyone... but if you're able to take the beating as you learn how do it well? You'll start to not only do great, but also enjoy doing it.
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For something which is probably a better answer to the topic question...
Structural Engineering & Bridge Design
Engineering as a whole tends to be a challenging profession, even when you're still in the middle of obtaining your undergraduate degree; but for the most part it's not too daunting, at least once you get used to your course load (a big leap from high school). For those who choose to go into civil engineering, a common reason for that decision is because they want to get into structural; more or less the logical conclusion of playing with Lego and K'Nex (or any other "building" toy) when you were a kid. Many of the courses these students do eventually lead into structural design, but oddly enough (at my university at least) only the first structural design course is required (and it's a third-year course to boot); the two follow-up courses are technical electives. A bit of an oddity, but it became quite clear when I finally took the course:
Structural design is absolutely not for sissies.
The most demanding set of courses I have ever taken, period. The amount of material being thrown at you increases to a break-neck pace, as you're pretty much being taught how to use the design handbooks which professionals do; you do not want to be playing catch-up in these courses. Furthermore, you don't get the benefit of a quick review at the start of these courses (if you do, it's only because you'll be doing the more advanced version in about five minutes); you're expected to know the basics like the back of your hand, and how to apply them. This is in comparison to every other sub-discipline, which are quite tame in comparison. The class size has noticably shrunk over the past semesters, the only ones left in structural are those who really like it.
Bridge design is a particularly special beast as well, a specialization of it's own within structural engineering. As a bit of a stroke of luck, I'm actually getting to cover it during the last semester of my undergraduate degree; it's not covered every year at post-graduate level, let alone the undergraduate level. Anyhow, the main reason it stands out is due to how differently a bridge acts compared to other structures due to the volume of moving loads which go across it; they also have a tendency to be (or become) vital infrastructure, they have to be built to last.
But yes, despite how daunting structural engineering and bridge design are... I'm just liking them more and more as I keep learning about them. I guess there's a bit of pride at play as well, though it's something I'm about attribute to my own talents; if anything, structural design drove home the point that talent alone is not enough. If you want to do this, you need both the sharp mind to learn the subject matter (and if you made it far enough into engineering to reach an actual design course, you got that)... and the tenacity to keep going as it kicks your ass every step of the way.
I suppose you could vaguely compare it a game like Dark Souls, if the amount of challenge was multiplied ten-fold (if not more). It's hard, frustrating, and very rewarding once you finally "get it" (even when it's one of those small little triumphs). Quite a bit more at stake than any game, that's true... but the parallels of the experience are still surprisingly similar.
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How does that saying go?
"It doesn't matter how many times you fall down. What matters is that you get back up."
Whenever that saying can be applied to something, it's hard to recommend to anyone... but if you're able to take the beating as you learn how do it well? You'll start to not only do great, but also enjoy doing it.
Anime, like as a whole, at least to people who express no interest in it. The general public, even some gamers, have all these preconceptions about what it is and it's just not worth the time and effort.
More specifically, would not bother recommending "Sousei no Aquarion" to anyone. It's a great show if you can get past its hook, but most people can't so, yeah.
More specifically, would not bother recommending "Sousei no Aquarion" to anyone. It's a great show if you can get past its hook, but most people can't so, yeah.
Probably the game Fossil Fighters. The game is surprisingly fun and challenging for something I fished out of a Walmart bargain bin , but the story has about the depth of a teaspoon, if that.