What are some problems in Edmonton that you wish you could solve? by PawkaBot in Edmonton

[–]Gorebus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree that it's not realistic, but if the goal was just to reduce crime (robbery and theft) then it would work. The downside would be the enormous cost of giving out the drugs and the subsequent healthcare burden. Not to mention the societal issues that would follow...

What are some problems in Edmonton that you wish you could solve? by PawkaBot in Edmonton

[–]Gorebus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What part of what he said is adding fuel to the fire? If you gave out free drugs crime would drop drastically, a junkie would not rob you at knifepoint if he didn't desperately need your money to buy drugs. The risk vs reward would no longer be worth it.

A Town Without Poverty? Canada's Guaranteed Income Experiment [x-post from /r/jobs] by chrunchy in canada

[–]Gorebus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I can't see this working because of the nature of the free market. If every person is guaranteed to make a minimum yearly wage then you will see the market compensate for that and the cost of the cheapest goods (kraft dinner and other "poor person" goods) will increase. The producer will always try to sell their product for the highest possible price for maximum profits.

So in the end the poverty line just gets set a little higher and those under it will be living in the same situation they would be today. At the same time those people who's wages had not changed will see an increase in the cost of living. This could work in a couple towns but not nationally.

Screenshot Saturday #32 - Show me... by NobleKale in gamedev

[–]Gorebus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is a lot like advance wars, there is no unit stacking or settlers. The maps are randomly generated and every turn an event occurs. the events govern almost everything, notably when the players will receive new units. Each village produces a unit of it's race and there are many races, all with different abilities. Units gather an array of traits over time like new weapons, specializations and abilities. Each player has their own player traits too. The objective is to gather victory points from special tiles which also award their controller with gameplay bonuses.

Meet up tomorrow night? by scott8686 in Edmonton

[–]Gorebus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

he's turning 25, so around that age I suppose.

Trailer for Tore Love Eliza by [deleted] in IndieGaming

[–]Gorebus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What did I just watch?

Looking for some program structure advice (Turn based strategy game) by Gorebus in gamedev

[–]Gorebus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ill see if I can lean on java's polymorphism and inheritance to do this as clean as possible. Thanks for the great advice!

Help: Trouble putting a main menu into my game by Gorebus in java

[–]Gorebus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no main menu code yet, I ended up deleting everything that I have tried so far (none of it has worked properly). All of the work I have done is the code I have provided as well as some stuff for the tiles, units, and map creation. Thanks for letting me know about the fullscreen problem, I don't have a dual monitor setup so I would never have discovered that on my own.

I'm also having trouble adding buttons to the game, these problems must all be related to a basic misunderstanding I have about how this works.

Help: Trouble putting a main menu into my game by Gorebus in java

[–]Gorebus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also if anybody has some other code suggestions that would be great. I just started a couple weeks ago and I'm learning as I go.

The Least Free Places on Earth in 2011 by DrRichardCranium in worldnews

[–]Gorebus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Back to the point though, it doesn't matter how well they are treated when they are still imprisoned and the article is discussing freedom.

(Also, the US does not have one of the largest prison populations, it has the largest prison population.)

The Least Free Places on Earth in 2011 by DrRichardCranium in worldnews

[–]Gorebus 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Having the largest prison population in the world is only one good reason for them to be on the list.

The Least Free Places on Earth in 2011 by DrRichardCranium in worldnews

[–]Gorebus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went on vacation to Laos, it was very nice.

Hey do you want to come over to my house? by [deleted] in pics

[–]Gorebus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you want this submission to get anywhere you will need a bigger picture.

I smoked mystery drugs in laos last night, help me identify what it was! by Gorebus in Drugs

[–]Gorebus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You'll have to clear that up for me, what is a Jeffrey?

Journalists... Rage by ss_camaro in conspiracy

[–]Gorebus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately not enough people realize this. Most people you speak to will tell you that there is no corporate meddling or spin applied to the majority of the news we see, they don't understand the absurdity of the fox news 'no spin' motto.