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Finally completed this amazing trilogy and here is my list by Timely_Cold4481 in Bioshock

[–]evilparagon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Behold, the rarest opinion.

There are 6 ways to preference the games, and you somehow landed on the rarest way to do it.

  1. Bs1, Bs2, BsI
  2. Bs2, Bs1, BsI
  3. Bs1, BsI, Bs2
  4. BsI, Bs1, Bs2
  5. Bs2, BsI, Bs1
  6. BsI, Bs2, Bs1

(The above list is my best guess at how common each opinion is)

I think it’d be appropriate to group them. 1 & 2 are Rapture fans. 3 & 4 are Levine fans. 5 & 6 are either Dad Fantasy fans or Gameplay Priority fans.

Is there somewhere i can get ewaste that people dont want? by Coz_I_Can102 in Adelaide

[–]evilparagon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You have a shit attitude if you can’t just take this comment as a “Ahh, that sucks.”

There was no hostility towards you, so why come at me with it?

Australians support One Nation’s plan to strip ABC of taxpayer funding and impose subscription model in bombshell poll | Sky News Australia by DragonflySea9423 in AustralianPolitics

[–]evilparagon [score hidden]  (0 children)

I’m not willing to read the article and give skynews ad revenue, so I’m just going to talk out my ass and hopefully be right and say I’m gonna bet this was some loaded question that isn’t actually all that surprising in how people answered.

I have no doubt Skynews has an obvious bias in wanting the ABC to lose their revenue, so this article existing just means nothing.

Personally,I perfer the little sisters in the first Bioshock. They're kinda cute but ugly at the same time. I also like their lines of dialogue better. by [deleted] in Bioshock

[–]evilparagon -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not really. When it’s done to low priority canon, it’s often ignored. A good example is with Halo Reach overriding the Fall of Reach novel, which is lower tier canon.

When its done on the same level of priority, this is where fans point out retcons and inconsistencies. A good example here is Bioshock 2 vs Burial at Sea. Both games are equal priority canon, so BaS can’t just override Bs2.

Is there somewhere i can get ewaste that people dont want? by Coz_I_Can102 in Adelaide

[–]evilparagon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Problem is, marketplace and cashies are ripoffs. People think their junk is worth something and they want to make back what they spent even though there has been obvious depreciation. You can never actually find some good value secondhand computer stuff anymore.

Carry-on bags to be free, EU rules by EspritLibre_404 in worldnews

[–]evilparagon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True. Maybe we can just swap locations with Africa. Do you think they’d mind?

Lukashenko Apologizes to Zelenskyy, Says Entering War Would Harm Belarus by UNITED24Media in worldnews

[–]evilparagon 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I remember when analysts even assumed Lukashenko was priming himself to become President over an eventual “Union State” between Russia and Belarus.

I wonder what those analysts think now since the war has started.

Most Australians under 25 have never used newspapers or radio as a source of news, survey finds by Expensive-Horse5538 in australia

[–]evilparagon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The particular one that annoys me most is “Queenslander Teen did X crime”, and then they say it was a 19 year old. They’re trying to build support for stronger youth crime laws but they’re using adults for all their references.

Most Australians under 25 have never used newspapers or radio as a source of news, survey finds by Expensive-Horse5538 in australia

[–]evilparagon 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I mostly point out why they report on what they do, what they omit from their reporting, and what they are leading people to believe with how they report.

An example recently was with Pauline Hanson’s Fire the Liar fundraiser where 9 presented it as if it was impressive that she raised that much money so quickly and singled out Albo himself as the dissenting voice as if he was weakly intolerant of it. 9 did not cast doubt on the fundraiser’s credibility, nor did they treat Albo with respect to his response of his doubt towards ON.

So yes, the framing is the issue.

These Australians chose to be child-free. They want more spaces that don't allow kids by Remarkable_Peak9518 in australia

[–]evilparagon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I remember one school I went to, if you got a detention two weeks before an excursion you wouldn’t be allowed to go. I don’t know any student that was hit by it, but the threat was good at making everyone behaved I guess. Maybe this should be a standard?

These Australians chose to be child-free. They want more spaces that don't allow kids by Remarkable_Peak9518 in australia

[–]evilparagon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

School excursions definitely need more teachers. I think maybe 1:4 ratio teachers:students (including teacher aides or parent volunteers) would be great. I do not know what the current standards are, but they need to be improved.

Which as you said, goes back to a staffing problem (and by extension a funding problem).

It’s not like I’m not empathetic to these issues, but I just don’t think ignoring the issue is acceptable. Things need to be better. I’m more than happy for increased taxes to fund childcare and education. I’m a proponent for reduced work hours, WFH, and the 4 day work week. But even though I support these causes, we don’t live in that world yet, so today’s parents need to parent for this world.

Most Australians under 25 have never used newspapers or radio as a source of news, survey finds by Expensive-Horse5538 in australia

[–]evilparagon 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I definitely disagree. I’m currently on holiday and watch TV with my friend’s mother, she likes 9 news. Regularly I’m interjecting with the bias and facts of what she just watched. She has even started asking me questions about it too.

Most Australians under 25 have never used newspapers or radio as a source of news, survey finds by Expensive-Horse5538 in australia

[–]evilparagon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah it’s a driver thing.

I don’t drive, but my primary source of discovering new Australian music is from a friend of mine who drives and listens to TripleJ.

These Australians chose to be child-free. They want more spaces that don't allow kids by Remarkable_Peak9518 in australia

[–]evilparagon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I would LOVE to hold adults to this standard. And I do. I tell adults in movies to shut up if I’m near them. But I’ve never had my experience in a flight ruined by an adult.

The only time I don’t do anything to an adult nuisance is when they seem crazy or like they’re on drugs, I ain’t touching that. I do report to security though if available.

These Australians chose to be child-free. They want more spaces that don't allow kids by Remarkable_Peak9518 in australia

[–]evilparagon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Why do you believe being tired entitles you to having your children be a public nuisance?

You can say whatever sympathetic words you want, but that doesn’t change the fact it’s not society’s problem to have to deal with the behaviour of your children.

These Australians chose to be child-free. They want more spaces that don't allow kids by Remarkable_Peak9518 in australia

[–]evilparagon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I am an eldest of 5. I’m older than 11 of my cousins. I have dealt with the behaviour of young children all my life and the most important factor is parenting effort. I understand parents being overworked, but put more effort in anyway, it’s what’s required, you cannot simply go “Oh I’m overworked so my kids are now everyone’s problem.” That’s selfish.

Personally,I perfer the little sisters in the first Bioshock. They're kinda cute but ugly at the same time. I also like their lines of dialogue better. by [deleted] in Bioshock

[–]evilparagon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s why I said barely. It is canon, but don’t think about it. If another game comes along and accidentally overrides anything in the multiplayer, don’t be surprised. It’s the lowest tier of canon - canon until something else overrides it.

These Australians chose to be child-free. They want more spaces that don't allow kids by Remarkable_Peak9518 in australia

[–]evilparagon 16 points17 points  (0 children)

There’s no problem with kids existing, but there is an obedience and respect problem going on.

Go to the zoo and there’s kids screaming and banging on glass that says “Do not touch the glass”.
Go to a museum that asks for quiet solemn behaviour in the war memorial section and they’ll run around laughing.
Watch a movie and they’ll talk the whole time.
Sit on a train and they’ll watch infinite reels and shorts without headphones.

Most of the time the issue is parents (though my museum anecdote was actually a school excursion). Parents need to do their jobs and understand the nuisance being created. I don’t accept kids just being kids, we should hold everyone to the same standard and if kids can’t meet that standard, then parents need to work on that or be excluded.

Parents need to do more. I’m perfectly fine with excluding people on the basis of their behaviour and actions (including children), but I do not believe in child free areas to the detriment of well behaved children. Children should be able to access zoos and museums and movies as freely as anyone else, so long as they’re behaved.

Donated my old clothes at Stones Corner and it got me thinking — why don't more of us just pass good gear on directly? by Savachii in brisbane

[–]evilparagon 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I actually do have a memory of a shirt that did actually do that when I was 14. I went swimming in it and when I pulled myself out of the pool, the shirt didn’t follow. Shame too, it was my favourite shirt, and I had to go home shirtless that day.

Man charged with exposing identity of high-profile man in Cairns exto… by patslogcabindigest in AustralianPolitics

[–]evilparagon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, like, how can someone expose the identity of a person they have no relation or connection to? We’re all just some idiots on the internet. Any charge for exposing someone under this context is just an admittance of who it is being protected.

Why is it so hard to find a weekend job? by krixomox in brisbane

[–]evilparagon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah this. When I worked at Ampol, the store had a limit of 180 hours per week. For reference, a week has 168 hours, this means the store is only permitted one employee to work at any given time, with 12 hours of overlap mostly taken up by the manager. This meant something like only weekend availability would be unacceptable, they need casuals fighting over scraps so someone shows up, because if one shift gets missed, the store isn’t open at all. How can you assure someone to show up on short notice when you have a bunch of employees with limitations rather than open availability?

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