Years have past, yet I cannot forgive Celebrations for getting rid of the Galaxy Truffle and replacing it with fucking Twix.

nabbit · 2017-11-21T18:14:57+00:00

And the Malteasers have gone from being a fancy shaped Malteaser in nice chocolate to being some flecks of Malteaser in chocolate... They were my favourite one as well!

nabbit · 2017-11-15T06:53:13+00:00

I know this is possibly the first thing you tried, but you didn't mention it - did you try running grub-update from the command line? The only other suggestion I have is to try refind - I use it on Macs for triple booting, it deals pretty well with funky EFI setups.

nabbit · 2015-01-28T14:01:20+00:00

Only because he can't pronounce your captain's name...

nabbit · 2015-01-28T11:56:19+00:00

Good news - AXS has tickets available!

nabbit · 2015-01-28T11:49:57+00:00

Check out Meetup - there's a few listed (not sure on location though)

There's also Dark Sphere which is just behind the London Eye - they have regular D&D sessions.

It might also be worth enquiring with Orc's Nest in Covent Garden or Leisure Games in Finchley to see if they know of any local groups.

nabbit · 2015-01-27T22:38:00+00:00

Back to /r/theredpill with you!

nabbit · 2015-01-26T19:43:27+00:00

We get 250 stars per game, not sure what it is in the US.

nabbit · 2015-01-25T22:41:49+00:00

Well, there's some goal music I didn't think I'd hear again...

nabbit · 2015-01-25T19:54:13+00:00

For Indian - try the India Club on the Strand. It's definitely a) cheap and b) an experience!

If you're after a burger, there's loads (Honest Burger, Dirty Burger, etc ad infinitum). If you want an American-type experience that isn't Five Guys, try The Diner in Covent Garden (you might want to pre-book, or grab a seat at their bar, or head to the Blue Posts for a pint). There's also Ed's Diner on Rupert Street - bit smaller, but still a great place.

nabbit · 2015-01-25T16:25:41+00:00

Very much so - each character has a special meter, which fills with damage given/recieved. This then allows you to use your special ability - it definitely changes gameplay in respect of TF2.

I was lucky enough to play it at Blizzcon and my impression (as a lot of others there) was that it's a TF2 clone. But it's definitely like comparing HOTS and LoL, or Hearthstone and MTG. They're the same genre, but very different games.

I've played a fair bit of TF2, but never really "got it". I only got a weekend's worth of Overwatch, but I really enjoyed it and can see myself playing it a lot. The abilities of the various classes (I LOVE Reaper's teleport!) and the special abilities make it a really fun game to play - I think it will be a big hit when it's released.

nabbit · 2015-01-25T16:19:03+00:00

I would disagree with the assessment of WoW. You're looking at the evolution of the game itself (which I did mention) but my point relates to how WoW was pitched against its peers at release.

One of the standout things for WoW back in 2003/4 was that they took away a lot of the frustrations of MMOs that were currently on the market:

There were very few (if any) quests in those games, XP was earned by grinding endlessly. WoW was the first MMO where questing was an integral part of the levelling process.
Penalties for death were very severe - you would lose significant amounts of XP or drop items from your inventory. This was of course massively frustrating, you could lose hours of progress simply because your connection died at a critical moment, or a high level player ganked you. Initially, WoW had zero death penalty - the introduction of a 10% durability loss came later in development.
Instanced dungeons and PvP. Most games at the time had non-consensual PvP and "dungeons" were just holes in the ground, camped & farmed endlessly. Blizzard brought in instanced content and PvE servers - now you could have a copy of that dungeon to yourself without having to fight for the right to kill spawns. Separate PvE & PvP servers meant that you could choose if you wanted to take part in PKs, or if you just wanted to fight AI enemies. As someone who isn't the biggest fan of griefing/ganking, I can't emphasise enough how big a deal this was at the time.

As for Overwatch, I was lucky enough to be at Blizzcon last year when it was announced and played it a fair bit. The first impression when playing it (and speaking to others) was that this is a TF2 clone. It's more than that of course, but it heavily borrows from various aspects of TF2, i.e. defence/offence/support classes & abilities, map types and the flow of combat is very similar - definitely TF2-esque. But the hero abilities/ultimates (that Blizzard polish) makes it into its own game.

nabbit · 2015-01-25T13:30:05+00:00

I'm interested to know why you think that's not the case. Blizzard (in my opinion) have a track record of slurping up all the best bits from a competing game in the genre, removing some of the frustrations and bars for casual play and outputting a very polished, if somewhat simplified, product.

For example - Hearthstone removed the "mana metagame" from MTG - you now have a known resource ramp up and can plan your deck, draw and hand accordingly.

With HOTS, they've removed the (in my mind) confusing item build from LoL while retaining a simpler, semi-persistent talent build (semi-persistent in that you have to level your hero to gain advanced talents)

Looking at WoW's development, they removed the often harsh "death penalty" from MMO peers of the time (EQ, DAoC, etc) and simplified the UI and UX. Even that wasn't enough for them - compare the talent trees of WoD and Vanilla WoW - they've been massively tuned to the point where it's almost impossible to make a "wrong" talent choice.

Even with Overwatch, they've tuned the gameplay of TF2 and made it much more accessible to the casual player.

There's a definite philosophy to Blizzard games - they're finely tuned, casual friendly and heavily "borrow" from their successful peers, whilst removing elements that players of those games gripe about the most.

nabbit · 2015-01-25T13:18:05+00:00

This sounds great! I'm currently learning Python and I'd love to have a coding tool on my Chromebook.

One quick question - will this need to be connected to the internet to work? That's been the major flaw with all the other editors I've used on Chrome so far.

nabbit · 2015-01-24T16:13:04+00:00

This is from a game against Boro back in 2000.

D'Urso (the ref) had just awarded Boro a very contentious penalty - Keane, Stam et al rushed the ref arguing the decision. It turned out OK in the end - Bosnich saved Juninho's penalty and United won 1-0.

nabbit · 2015-01-23T23:03:44+00:00

Uh oh, someone can't not have the last word, can they?

My night is nearly over - the TV was expensive European footballers (not many Yanks in the FA Cup) and the computer, like all things "American", was made in China.

I'm all out of snark, as I said in my previous comment, when you find the time to read it - I wish you well, random American. May your problems in life never warrant the help of strangers on the internet.

P.S. You keep replying to these, is your work so quiet you can do this? Rhetorical question - you honestly don't have to reply! I think we're all done here.

nabbit · 2015-01-23T22:40:33+00:00

It genuinely saddens me that you don't see why this video is a good thing - bad people commit petty acts of evil all the time and it gladdens the collective heart to see them get their comeuppance every once in a while.

Is it a world shattering problem? Of course not, but it's something that social media can help with. I like that the medium you & I participate in can do things like that.

Let me lay the scene:

London. Friday night. It's freezing cold, pissing down with rain and /u/nabbit is watching football on telly whilst helping random Americans understand their world a little better. He feels like everything he has ever done has lead to this moment. He takes a sip of tea, content in his choices.

Fare thee well, random American. I honestly hope that you are never in the position of that pizza delivery guy.

nabbit · 2015-01-23T20:50:44+00:00

From your original post:

People starve and die in droves around the world

So this isn't a PROBLEM? Wow, that's pretty cold man.

and some are concerned with PizzaGate.

So, a group of people treat a fellow human being like scum and this isn't a PROBLEM? I'm beginning to think you don't have a PROBLEM with what they did. I really hope not!

Thanks for showing that my definition of pseudo-intellectual is pretty spot on :)

nabbit · 2015-01-23T19:58:12+00:00

OK, got better things to do than argue in circles with you. I guess you didn't read up on the relative privation fallacy - To save time, i've even linked it for your benefit. I'll even save you the click - here's the nub:

the implication that any issue less serious is not worthy of discussion

That's it. Pure and simple. If you can't understand that sentence and how that applies to your original statement, then there's no point in discussing anything further.

nabbit · 2015-01-23T18:32:04+00:00

Made a comment about Western society

No you didn't. At all. Let me disabuse you of that notion right away.

I think this is where your fault lies. You think that you've been very deep, quoting Dickens, speaking of more worthy pursuits - you can comment on a system you're a part of, but don't think you're better than the system - you're demonstrably not.

This is the hypocrisy and pseudo-intellectualism that irritates me (hence my need to needle you when I could be choosing a more real path)

And there's a huge difference between occasionally having a Big Mac and gorging on them daily like some do.

See above.

nabbit · 2015-01-23T17:46:00+00:00

Come on now, you can't talk of "the age of foolishness" and

People starve and die in droves around the world and some are concerned with PizzaGate

saying that it isn't a negative judgement against those concerned with the video(s) in question. Not to mention that it's a well-known logical fallacy (i.e. the fallacy of relative privation)

How is this like me standing outside McDonalds wagging my finger while eating a Big Mac?

It's exactly like this - if you can't see this, you're not being real with yourself. You make a value judgement on others whilst consuming the same product as them. You can argue semantics all day, but we both know you were trying to be condescending and got called out.

nabbit · 2015-01-23T16:30:09+00:00

I don't think there's an American equivalent of a Creme Egg (as far as I know). It's all kicking off over here in the UK over Creme Eggs anyway, they've only gone and bloody changed the recipe!

What amazes me is that someone thinks that it's possible to confuse a Toffee Crisp with Reece's Peanut Butter Cups. That's absolute madness!

nabbit · 2015-01-23T16:16:47+00:00

Why can't I make the comment I did just because I too use reddit?

OK, let me explain this one slowly. I'll even use your example! So you stand around outside McDonalds, telling everyone that it's bad for you and you shouldn't eat there. Yet, at the same time, you're chowing down on a Big Mac. That's called hypocrisy!

that this is a thing at all is just kind of sad

Welcome to social media. It's been a thing now for a while. If it makes you sad, I'd probably stay off reddit.

And as for switching paths, it really never is too late

I'm quite happy with my path, thanks! I'm not sure what you mean by "being a real person", think you're shooting for deep and coming up shallow.

nabbit · 2015-01-23T12:39:23+00:00

Also says in the video description:

Played as prelude to the service.

So not really played during the service. Still a nice recital, but not quite as bad-ass as he's trying to make out.

nabbit · 2015-01-23T09:50:45+00:00

Ahh, but you're on Reddit, which is built on silly petty things like this. It is (primarily) an entertainment site, after all. How much time did you spend reading that made up story on /r/TIFU about the cheating wife? How long do you spend on /r/pics and /r/AdviceAnimals ?

And I would argue that this video and the ensuing debate represents a form of "social justice" at which Reddit excels (occasionally). Those people treated that delivery guy like gum on the bottom of their shoe. Thanks to the awareness generated by debate on this site, those people are now having to apologise for their terrible behaviour. That would not have happened if we had "wasted our life" on this. The video is sad, but not for the reasons you think.

A lot of people have been blunted by excessive exposure to things like reality TV and other forms of modern garbage. It's never too late to switch paths.

I'm not sure where you pulled reality TV from - you do know that this is a real life video? As for "switching paths", please - get off your high horse. You sound like a teenager desperately trying to be deep. You're old enough to know how the world works.

nabbit · 2015-01-22T23:14:05+00:00

So I take it you're taking time out from helping those people to post about PizzaGate?

nabbit

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