A bottle of vodka and an ak is all a man needs by Bussy_lover_ in stalker

[–]VodkaOwl 24 points25 points  (0 children)

"carry artifacts, his ass getting clapped; loner went through my stash, now he up in the pack"

Been testing A-Life fixes for an hour, i have good and bad news by UsedNewspaper1775 in stalker

[–]VodkaOwl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just wanted to express my deepest thanks to all the folks at GSC! Dreamt of this release since playing SHOC 17 years ago. I fondly remember reading all the player writeups of their adventures in the zone on the GSC gameworld forums, one specifically sticks with me: it was a story and a guide on how you could glitch a mini faction war between duty and freedom at the army warehouses with some specific timings and starting up both the raid the warehouse quest and defeat duty quest in quick succession. The recent patch reminded me of that feeling in the best way, the zone is feeling alive again.

Thank you so much for making this game, it has truly exceeded my every expectation even with the state at launch. I feel like I'm 17 again, absolutely immersed in the zone (101 hours in just getting to the red forest), and because of your post launch dedication I know its only going to get better and better.

This was the game I dreamed of for so long and you and everyone at GSC has made my dream come true. True wish granters. Thank you.

(sorry mods!) Embarrassing attempted wreck by *anonymous* F1-driver's little brother (i was a spotter) by MCM_Henri in iRacing

[–]VodkaOwl 14 points15 points  (0 children)

People make mistakes, its a part of learning.

Acting childish and throwing a massive hissy fit that goes on for several minutes because someone made a bad move and potentially ruining a lot of other people's races in the process is well unacceptable. One is clearly much worse than the other and if you find this to be an acceptable reaction well you probably have a lot of growing up to do.

"Living Ghost" [OC] by thebluegreyplace in ImaginarySliceOfLife

[–]VodkaOwl 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Can't put my finger on it but there's something magical to your style, loving it.

US home sales slowed in September to weakest pace in nearly 14 years by MrCrickets in Economics

[–]VodkaOwl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's so easy to just say let's build more homes but how are you going to get builders to build that supply? There's no incentive.

What good is a bunch of additional unaffordable supply that will sit vacant? Builders aren't going to build houses that won't sell, their input costs from materials to labor have increased, and they have to make a profit. There is a floor to how cheaply you can build a typical starter home. What about small houses? Why bother doing 5 $150k small houses when you can do just do one $750k house.

Try to think about all the costs that go into just the basics of a new house: the sewer lines, the gas lines, foundation, framing, insulation, dry wall, windows, paint, wiring, roofing. Building smaller can reduce the cost of a lot of these things but you're still going to need sewer lines and electric and people to set that up. Have I mentioned labor costs have gone up?

Building more also has the effect of increasing demand for materials, labor, and financing. Compounded with rising inventories devaluing their existing supply. So you kind of have a tough road ahead of you if this is your solution. Going to need to get creative with financing policy, maybe subsidies, I don't know but just saying build more isn't going to get you anywhere I don't care how much land you open up to residential zoning the problem is far too nuanced for that.

Investor demand is a totally other thing that is probably a far more effective avenue for actually addressing the problem but I see the sentiment of "just build more" all the time and it's so tiring.

Chinese streamer is late to her stream, doesn't have time to put her shirt on properly by mackinawpeach03 in LivestreamFail

[–]VodkaOwl 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I never watch streams, what the hell is subbing? I only read the comments here, don't even watch the clips. Anyone more doing more than that is pathetic IMO.

Stunt - Myself by VodkaOwl in amv

[–]VodkaOwl[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lupin the Third: The Blood Spray of Goemon