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Posted by: ImperialSnob May 8 2014, 09:05 PM

Rules of this thread.

1.Don't start fight, start debates.

2.State your unpopular opinions.

3.HAVE FUN!

Anyway Lil Wayne is one of the best rappers today(when he's not selling out and doing lazy stuff like B**ches Love Me)

Posted by: ghastley May 8 2014, 09:20 PM

= oxymoron

Posted by: Darkness Eternal May 8 2014, 09:24 PM

Can't argue with you on Lil Wayne. I like his song, and I listened to Fireman, Bill Gates and The Leak(ft Lil Twist).

I think bald women are sexy.

Posted by: ImperialSnob May 8 2014, 09:26 PM

Actually that doesn't work.

If I was looking at from your point of view it'd only be an oxymoron if I said "good rappers"

Posted by: ghastley May 8 2014, 09:36 PM

No, I was referring to the fact that they all think they're better than each other. And frequently say so.

Posted by: ImperialSnob May 8 2014, 09:38 PM

What's wrong with that?

That's the point of rap, nothing wrong with a bit of competition, some would say repetition but I say as long as you're good at it you can rap about anything.

Pusha T may only ever rap about selling cocaine but he's really really good at it and makes it interesting in every song.

Posted by: Darkness Eternal May 8 2014, 09:41 PM

A good rapper would be Zack Hemsey, in my honest opinion. The Way, by Zack Hemsey, is a trailer song mixed with rap. Doesn't preach about the usual drugs, sex and violence.

Posted by: ImperialSnob May 8 2014, 09:43 PM

Lupe Fiasco is good for not preaching about those things.

Posted by: mirocu May 8 2014, 09:44 PM

Unpopular opinions...? Well, lets put it like this; if something is politically correct, I´m most likely against it

Posted by: ImperialSnob May 8 2014, 09:45 PM

Being against Segregation is politically correct.

Mirocu for segratgationist confirmed.

Posted by: Callidus Thorn May 8 2014, 09:46 PM

Unpopular opinions?

Oh my...

Wherever should I start...

Posted by: ImperialSnob May 8 2014, 09:52 PM

There should be an uncensored news channel.

I mean yeah we have LiveLeak but it'd be good to have an uncensored news channel on TV.

Posted by: Callidus Thorn May 8 2014, 09:57 PM

Personally I think that online gaming is one of the worst things ever to happen to the games industry.

Posted by: ImperialSnob May 8 2014, 09:59 PM

Any particular reasons why?

Posted by: mirocu May 8 2014, 10:01 PM

I take that and raise you with Steam

And no, I don´t dislike black people but I do hate being forced to use politically correct terms instead of just saying black or white or whatthefrickever.

Posted by: ImperialSnob May 8 2014, 10:02 PM

Funnily enough African American is quiet a bit more offensive than black.

Calling someone African American is jumping to conclusions about their heritage because of their skin colour.

Posted by: ghastley May 8 2014, 10:05 PM

Definitely some "thin end of the wedge" going on there. Steam's making single-player games become "online" was made possible by the introduction of online gaming in the first place. Steam are just piling on, and making a bad thing worse. Then you add in the pay-to-win "freemium" games, and I foam at the mouth and fall over backwards.

Posted by: Callidus Thorn May 8 2014, 10:05 PM

First I feel I should clarify, I'm talking about things like competitive multiplayer (for instance CoD) and MMOs.

But my biggest problem with online multiplayer is that more often than not it's something bolted onto a single player game, and therefore detracting from it, rather than being made as a standalone game.



Well played, sir!

Posted by: ghastley May 8 2014, 10:07 PM

P.S. I would have re-raised with collector's editions, but mirocu would think I was picking on him.

Posted by: ImperialSnob May 8 2014, 10:08 PM

Steam is convenient and SALES and MP might just not be your cup of tea, really alot of competitive MP games that want to be truly competitive don't have any SP besides practice modes against bots i.e. LoL and DoTA and then some have good SP campaigns like Starcraft.

Posted by: mirocu May 8 2014, 10:09 PM

I don´t say we can´t have both but what I don´t like is multiplayer being forced upon single player games where they have nothing to do. This whole "constant online" society is destroying the nice single player experience.

Imo of course

Edit: No worries, ghastley. I don´t take offense

Posted by: ImperialSnob May 8 2014, 10:10 PM

Well yeah I agree with that bit.

MP is rarely forced upon SP games though.

Posted by: McBadgere May 13 2014, 09:40 PM

Y'know, some people think it's unpopular to be the one person in the room that thinks...

It's a TRAP!!!!... ...

Posted by: Pseron Wyrd May 13 2014, 10:51 PM

You want an unpopular opinion? I've got one for you: I think Lady Gaga actually has talent. As exhibit #1 I present this video of her live version of the Gershwin's 1926 song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sipJJ2kOVx8

Posted by: ImperialSnob May 13 2014, 10:52 PM

Does anyone think she doesn't?

I know people dislike her and think she takes herself to seriously but I don't know anyone that denys her talent.

Hell you want an unpopular opinion, One Direction aren't bad anymore.

Also I like Train and Maroon 5.

Posted by: McBadgere May 14 2014, 04:34 AM

You want a shocker...I agree...I bought the first Train album and have been happy to hear them on the radio down the years since...Bought several singles but never could bring myself to buy the albums...

Maroon 5 are pretty awesome really...They got much better with age though...Only bought one album though, the one that that single with Rihanna came off...Again, bought some singles...

One Direction...Urgh...Have to disagree, like many of the manufactured boybands, I feel that they were much better when their music is left to the backroom boys, before the band's collective ego gets in the way and they think they can do it themselves...As my career at one point was headed towards the backroom boy end of the music business, I would say that... ...But, I did enjoy OneD's first few singles off that first album...

Lady Gaga's awesome...I've loved her from Poker Face...Back when people still weren't sure if she was a bloke or not...I know that my radar was saying that she was 100% woman, but she was the first time I had completely decided that if she wasn't, I, quite simply...Didn't care...Turns out, I didn't have to have all that angst at all... ...Talented and gorgeous...Bless her...And I'm pretty sure, she knows exactly what she's doing and she's having so much fun with it, while she can...And I'm pretty sure that when the "Lady Gaga" thing is done, her name will appear on songwriting credits for the rest of time...

Posted by: mirocu May 14 2014, 07:43 AM

When I think of Gaga I just feel bad for her.. Her, Miley Cyrus, Katey Perry etc etc.

Poor girls....

Posted by: McBadgere May 14 2014, 08:18 AM

Katy and Gaga are well enough, decent heads on their shoulders...There's no hope for Miley though... ...

Posted by: King Coin May 14 2014, 04:38 PM

This says it better than I can:
http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/free_speech.png

Posted by: ImperialSnob May 14 2014, 08:28 PM

Miley Cyrus is a genius.

She was irrelevant but she knew what she had to do.

She shocked the world with the most PG scandal ever and became famous again.

Posted by: mirocu May 14 2014, 09:12 PM

Miley didn´t do a thing she wasn´t directed to do which btw is the case with basically all these so-called "stars". And if they ever decide to stop obeying, the end up like MJ and so many others...

Posted by: Callidus Thorn May 14 2014, 09:19 PM

Whenever someone says MJ, the first thing that spring to mind for me is Spiderman

Too many cartoons when I was a kid...

Posted by: mirocu May 14 2014, 09:22 PM

!

Mary-Jane.. Not what I meant

Posted by: McBadgere May 14 2014, 09:25 PM

Or...Instead of going down the cliché route, she could have...Instead...Worked at her craft and not lose the respect of however many people...

A wise man once asked a question that should be aimed squarely at Miley...How can you expect to be taken seriously?...I can't see anyone giving her anything like respect any more...She should have built on her fame and used her dad's contacts...Move out of the kiddie-pop and just done her job properly...

She's an idiot...

Posted by: Callidus Thorn May 14 2014, 09:30 PM

Here's an unpopular opinion for you:

I prefer consoles to PC for gaming. If you ask me they're better.

Sure, they're more limited than a PC, but if I go into Game tomorrow, and pick up a new game for my 360, I know I can fire it up and it'll play, no fuss, no muss. And that would be true if I was still using the first 360 I had, from seven years ago. I kinda doubt a PC for the same price as a 360 at launch would be playing brand new games after that length of time.

There is a notable exception to this: Strategy games.

The best I've seen on console was Command and Conquer 3, which was pretty damn good, but it doesn't match any I've played on PC, even much older games.

Posted by: mirocu May 14 2014, 09:31 PM

She´s only as much of an idiot as she lets them make her. She seems stupid because she´s being controlled.

Posted by: McBadgere May 14 2014, 09:33 PM

Ermmm...I'm not sure about that...Most of what she does seems to be off her own back...Like that idiot stunt at the MTV awards with the spliff...And the outfit...

Much of this seems to be her...

McDaughter used to love Hannah Montanna...She thinks Miley's an idiot too...

Posted by: Vital May 14 2014, 09:37 PM

Well.... I quite like Katy Perry's recent song 'Birthday'...

I guess technically speaking that would be popular cos' in the general public it's popular but in my circles... not so much

Posted by: McBadgere May 15 2014, 03:57 AM

Well, I'm not a PC gamer...But I see what you mean...The only unfortunate thing with the consoles is the sheer amount of updates that we have to endure...I mean Skyrim is the ultimate when it comes to crapping up from them...

I think, for this Mirocu's NES thing isn't far off...

&^%$-ing brother made a similar point the other day...Back in the day when all you had was the PS2 and no internet, companies had to give you the full game on the disc and not rely on the updates to finish them, instead of all these updates that can cause more harm than good in some cases...

However, he did demonstrate the difference between one game, I think it was a rally one, on the PC and X-Box 360, the PC was smoother, faster...Better really...*Shrug*...I don't know...If you've got a good PC I suspect you'd win the battle hands-down...Y'know?...

Posted by: Callidus Thorn May 15 2014, 10:48 AM

PC games were being patched long before the consoles got online, so it's not a console specific thing, but it's definitely an annoying one. And I'd give the crown to Fallout New Vegas in terms of bad patches, that game ended up unplayable by the time they finished "fixing" it

And yeah, a good pc might provide better performance, but would a pc brought at the same time the 360 came out, for the same price as the 360 at launch, still be playing brand new games as well seven years later?

I'm not convinced on that front.

Posted by: mirocu May 15 2014, 11:01 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmKeSIVpNR8

What is that we always say about Oblivion? That the school of Illusion is the most powerful one. Well, we´re bloody right there...

Posted by: McBadgere May 15 2014, 12:42 PM

*Fac-e-palm*...

I have nothing else...

Well, except to ask at what point the tides are coming in?...And whether the rotation of the planet is stable at this point?...*Sighs*...*Repeats fac-e-palm action*...

Posted by: King Coin May 15 2014, 03:41 PM

Yeah... I have to agree with that.

Posted by: Callidus Thorn May 15 2014, 04:05 PM

Huh.

I get as far as seeing the video's the best part of two hours long, and just bail on it.

The moon is fake?

Posted by: stargelman May 15 2014, 04:23 PM

A pretty rich idiot! I guess it all depends on how you define success! :-P

Posted by: Rohirrim May 15 2014, 05:18 PM

Oh, no, not Unpopular Opinons! I get enough of this on reddit!

Posted by: McBadgere May 15 2014, 06:53 PM

Yeah, but I'd far rather have my dignity, my integrity...The respect of my peers...

Oh...No...Hang on...Pass me that mankini!!!...

No, wait!!...

*Twirls*...

WONDER WOMAAAAANNNN!!!...

Posted by: ImperialSnob May 15 2014, 07:51 PM

I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER ALL MY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO4PUz-De9U(warning contains strong word for feces)

And the illumanti killed JFK for Jay-Z's child prostitution money in Atlantis.

I'm sorry for the snark but...come on, now everything is the NWO.

Posted by: mirocu May 16 2014, 10:06 AM

Another unpopular thought: Santa - Satan

No thanks, Santa Claus. Keep your "presents"...

Posted by: stargelman May 16 2014, 11:42 AM

That is no moon...!

Oh sorry, wrong thread

Posted by: McBadgere May 16 2014, 12:59 PM

Nah...Santa = Hogfather... ...

And the whole coal in the bottom of the stocking?...Good present that...Keep you warm will coal... ...

Posted by: ImperialSnob May 16 2014, 01:51 PM

No, Santa Claus = Sinterklass but anglosized.

Posted by: mirocu May 16 2014, 02:34 PM

More like Illuminatized..

Posted by: ImperialSnob May 16 2014, 04:34 PM

No, Santa Claus existed way before the original Illumanati(that we know for sure existed).

Posted by: McBadgere May 16 2014, 06:22 PM

The Illuminati exist?!!... ...

Well, there's the original Templars that were rumoured to be part of the illuminati, and that's the 1100s so...Maybe you're right...I wonder if he was called Santa Claus back then though...

Booyah!...

Mine is this....

We are not alone in the universe...There are simply too many billions of stars in the Milky Way (our Galaxy), let alone in all the other billions of other Galaxies dotted about the expanse for life to only have happened on this crap pile...

And none of this, "So where are they then?"...Space is big...Impossibly so...The chances of it happening next door are so close to zero as to be not worth mentioning...

Absence of proof is not proof of absence...

Posted by: ImperialSnob May 16 2014, 06:58 PM

Yes I believe their main purpose was separation from Church and State, when that was a very unpopular opinion.

Also I think that's only an unpopular opinion because when you say you believe we're not alone in the universe people jump to thinking you mean aliens have visited Earth and abducted people and they get a stereotypical image in their heads.

Alien life is most definitely real IMO but they've never visited Earth IMO.

Posted by: mirocu May 16 2014, 09:28 PM

Definitely not, I´d say..

Posted by: ImperialSnob May 16 2014, 11:53 PM

Yes he was, Sinterklass was around during the middle ages while the Bavarian Illuminati(the original one we know was definitively a thing) was founded in 1776.

Also the Illuminati don't care about religion, heck they were formed to separate the State and Church.

Posted by: Rohirrim May 17 2014, 01:55 AM

God doesn't exist.

Edit: Unrelated opinion to the above posts.

Posted by: SubRosa May 17 2014, 03:28 AM

I was watching the first season of Vikings last week, and in one episode the first Earl (played by Gabriel Byrne), asks the local seidman "Do the gods really exist?". To that the seidman just laughed. I just loved that scene.

Posted by: McBadgere May 17 2014, 04:18 AM

God is in the details...

It depends what you think of as "God"...

Bloke, flowing white beard dressed in a nightie?...Doubt that very much...

Unstoppable universal forces...Yup...More than likely...

Posted by: ImperialSnob May 17 2014, 12:32 PM

I see the bassist from U2 has arrived.

Posted by: McBadgere May 17 2014, 03:29 PM

Well, that's not an opinion matey, but it is bloody unpleasant... ...

Me no like U2...Well, The Edge is awesome...But otherwise... ...

Posted by: ImperialSnob May 17 2014, 03:30 PM

The Edge.

you get it?

Edge, edgy.

Posted by: McBadgere May 17 2014, 03:34 PM

Um...Nooooo?... ...

The bassist is Adam Clayton...

The Edge is the guitarist...

Either that or I'm just getting old...Trust me, that's an unpopular opinion with me anyways... ...No...That should be unpopular fact, shouldn't it?...

...

Posted by: ImperialSnob May 17 2014, 03:35 PM

DAMN IT MY JOKE IS RUINED.

Posted by: mirocu May 17 2014, 04:52 PM

For anyone interested, here is the opening of David Icke´s lecture http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyP66FNQxws. Recorded at the Brixton Academy on May 15th 2010

Posted by: Callidus Thorn May 17 2014, 05:15 PM

Wow, seeing that both videos are way over an hour long, I just googled the lion sleeps no more and read the description of the book on amazon...

Please tell me you don't take that seriously, 'Rocu

Posted by: mirocu May 17 2014, 05:46 PM

Once you have woken up you cannot again go to sleep. Easy as that. Why do you think that arena was sold out? People are beginning to wake up just like I did in 2009. Well, at least it all began for me then.

It´s not easy perhaps, but dig around a bit. If nothing else, do it for a laugh just like I thought I did on that Sunday afternoon.

Besides, this is the thread for unpopular opinions, right?

Posted by: McBadgere May 18 2014, 03:25 AM

Yes, yes it is...David Icke was once a well respected sports presenter over here...Then he became a joke...

Sadly...and I'm all for a good conspiracy...Everything he's said since his "Awakening" just makes me want to punch him repeatedly...It really is too much...

The moon landings weren't faked, the Chinese have proved that...And you'd think they'd be the first to discredit the Americans, wouldn't you?...But no, they've photographed the landing sites...Complete with foot trails and everything...

So no, I shan't be taking David Icke seriously at this point...Though will completely respect those that wish to...*Inclines head*...

Posted by: ImperialSnob May 18 2014, 10:39 PM

David Icke is almost as hate-able as Jenny McCarthy.

Almost, because Icke didn't kill anyone.

Posted by: McBadgere May 22 2014, 01:04 PM

Oh, as a side note...Our BBC4 channel has a programme on next week, explaining how life would have found it very difficult to evolve on our planet had The Moon™ not been there...

Including - as I mentioned - stabilising the rotation of the planet...And, another fact that I am aware of, the fact that the moon has acted as a meteor hoover...Sucking in the rocks to impact on it, rather than heading down to the Earth...

Just saying is all...

Posted by: SubRosa May 22 2014, 05:17 PM

Yep, we owe a lot to the Moon. It is also slowly getting farther away with every rotation it makes around the Earth. One day it will be gone. Thanfully, is a long, long ways off though.

Posted by: ImperialSnob May 22 2014, 09:32 PM

There's a Vsauce video about what would happen if the moon disappeared and earth was flung off in a random direction.

It's really interesting.

I like 2Chainz.

plsdontkillme

Posted by: mirocu May 23 2014, 07:45 AM

It shouldn´t even have been here in the first place. Every scientist says it´s far too big for this planet.

Posted by: McBadgere May 23 2014, 10:16 AM

The Moon is the result of a collision with the Earth by a Mars sized object about 3.5 billion years ago, the resulting debris from the Earth and some of what was left of the impactor was thrown into orbit...As these things do, they coalesced again over time, forming the sphere that we know and love under the influence of gravity...Again, as these things do...

The moon is so big because of the debris thrown up by the impact...Chances are The Moon as we know it wouldn't have been there without the smash, granted...

Other scientists say this too...'Cause it's been, to a point, proved...Moon rock is mostly the same as the Earth rock...And no, the other planets are different chemically...Also proved...

Posted by: stargelman May 23 2014, 04:36 PM

Thank you thank you thank you. That was a few minutes of inane laughter. I had never heard of that guy, but now I looked him up on wikipedia and it really gave me a good laugh.

Posted by: Darkness Eternal May 23 2014, 04:42 PM

We own it -2 Chains

Posted by: McBadgere May 23 2014, 05:54 PM

...Yes, it's been a source of endless humor for the Brits too...

Posted by: ImperialSnob May 23 2014, 11:04 PM

"My GF says she'll break up with me if I don't score a touchdown next game, what should I do 2Chainz?"

"Score 2 then dump her, T.R.U." - 2Chainz responds to a fan.

Actually sound advice.

Posted by: mirocu Jun 15 2014, 05:05 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3gzW2b92V8

Recorded at Wembley arena 2012

Posted by: ImperialSnob Jun 15 2014, 10:22 PM

You do relies David Icke was mentally traumatized from his career ending at such a young age.

Posted by: mirocu Jul 11 2014, 08:32 AM

The only thing needed to end all wars; everyone stop obeying orders!!

Posted by: Callidus Thorn Jul 11 2014, 08:57 AM

Would that not result in complete and total anarchy, necessitating as it does the complete removal of all governments?

You think that would be an improvement?

Posted by: mirocu Jul 11 2014, 10:40 AM

Why would it result in anarchy? I would still be myself and not do anyone any harm.

All I´m saying is if everyone who was told to pick up a rifle, sit in a fighter jet or simply push a button said no, we would have no wars.

Posted by: Callidus Thorn Jul 11 2014, 11:25 AM

Because without governments, without social structure, people will start grabbing for anything, for everything they can get. Mankind's been doing it for millennia, fighting over differences in race, religion, nation, or just for good old fashioned greed.

You say you'd not do anyone harm, but if someone tried to take what you have, would you defend yourself? Or would you just let them take everything you have, and hope they wouldn't just kill you anyway?

Because that's the choice you'd be facing.



You'd have to rewire the brain of every living human being to turn them into pacifists in order to make this happen, and at that point, isn't the cure worse than the disease?

Posted by: mirocu Jul 11 2014, 11:29 AM

Your arguments are why we do have wars.

Posted by: Callidus Thorn Jul 11 2014, 01:41 PM

And do you really see that changing anytime soon?

We're talking about fundamental aspects of human nature here. Everyone knows that wars don't really do anything but leave a lot of dead bodies behind, but we've still been doing it for longer than we've been recording history.

For all our intellect, man is far more of an animal than we like to think we are.

Posted by: Renee Gade IV Jul 11 2014, 02:48 PM

Unpopular opinion: I love rain. And snow. And 'bad' weather in general. I love bad weather. When the newscasters are on TV saying "it's going to be yucky out there for today's commute..." I shrug. What's so bad about it?

I dislike (or hate) summer weather. I dislike sunshine. There, that's unpopular.

Posted by: Acadian Jul 11 2014, 02:59 PM

Me too! When I moved to the desert, I promised myself never to complain about the rain.

Posted by: mirocu Jul 11 2014, 03:26 PM

That is so not unpopular with me!

Posted by: King Of Beasts Jan 19 2015, 11:54 PM

Don't mean to be a necromancers, but....


I think the U.S military is over-glorified

Posted by: mirocu Jan 19 2015, 11:56 PM

I don´t think that´s neither an unpopular nor uncommon opinion

Posted by: King Of Beasts Jan 20 2015, 12:55 AM

If you say that here you'll have common people turn vicious lol

Posted by: mirocu Jan 20 2015, 09:17 AM

People can be so sensitive

Posted by: Callidus Thorn Jan 20 2015, 12:55 PM

Every military is over-glorified.

You should hear the media here, as far as they're concerned everyone who joins the armed forces is by default a hero.

It pisses me off every time I see/hear it.

Posted by: King Of Beasts Jan 20 2015, 03:03 PM

According to people here, if you don't grovel at the feet of soldiers you don't deserve freedom and are a terrorist. Like come on, they're normal people not gods



Exactly!!

The same thing is with cops too! Just because you're "serving your country" doesn't necessarily mean you are a good person.

For all the government knows some people could just be serial killers looking for a way to get away with murder. Not everyone who joins the armed forces or police is necessarily a good person with the best intent, but they're all portrayed as heroes and saviours when in reality they're just:

A.) Normal people that are just braver than most, but being brave doesn't make you a hero
B.) All the same no matter where you go. Cops and armies all serve the government now, no matter where you live
C.) Corrupt people looking for power




Just look at Grelod the kind. An old lady who owns an orphanage. She should be sweet and caring, right?

WRONG.


Your job does not define your personality

Posted by: Callidus Thorn Jan 20 2015, 05:30 PM

Exactly.

And what really pisses me off, is a term they use over here; "have-a-go-hero", which is used for anyone who isn't in the military who does something heroic. So someone who runs into a burning building to save a complete stranger, for instance, would be described like that in a newspaper, as if anyone who isn't in the military can't be a hero, when the reality is that those in the military aren't heroes, because unlike that person, they're being paid to do it. I'm not saying they can't be heroes, but just signing up doesn't make you one.

That term pisses me off so badly, I could literally rant for hours at the simple existence of it.

Posted by: mirocu Jan 20 2015, 05:53 PM

Being a hero is a good thing so of course they use that to get into people´s heads, making them do what they want them to do.

Posted by: King Of Beasts Jan 20 2015, 06:02 PM

@Callidus

That's an enraging term.

It just really bother me like they treat soldiers like gods, most militaries would probably turn their guns on the people they protect so quickly

They're just normal people doing thier jobs. Yeah, thier jobs are dangerous, but they knew what they signed up for,

I'm not ungrateful, because it would be kinda hard to survive without a military but on the other hand, come on. It's not like every single soldier is a hero, to othe countries they're the terrorists, innocent people are killed too.

@rocu

That's another problem. Some people want to be praised just because and will do whatever to get that praise.

More people are selfish, greedy, and corrupt than people allow themselves to see

Posted by: mirocu Jan 20 2015, 06:04 PM

That is so true, unfortunately..

Posted by: King Of Beasts Jan 20 2015, 06:06 PM

People literally CHOOSE to ignore that soldiers aren't the only ones dying.

So many innocent people get caught in the middle of the fire, they don't deserve it

Posted by: Destri Melarg Jan 20 2015, 06:23 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reUstMn4bM8

That is all.

Posted by: Kiln Jan 24 2015, 03:47 AM

Here's an unpopular opinion:

Guns are awesome. That's right, civilian gun ownership.

Posted by: mirocu Jan 24 2015, 09:14 AM

So not unpopular with me!


Last year I did the next best thing I can; I got electric powered BB versions of the Ingram MAC10 and the AK47!!

The AK actually features real woodwork and metal, so it´s actually quite heavy!

Posted by: King Of Beasts Jan 26 2015, 04:58 PM

I want a gun, but I don't trust myself with one

Posted by: SubRosa Jan 26 2015, 06:23 PM

I have always felt the same. Not trusting myself with one. But I have not thought about suicide in a long, long time, so I might be ok with one. I have been giving some thought to it lately. I suppose to be prepared in case of a zombie apocalypse if nothing else.

I was thinking maybe something like a http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Smith_%26_Wesson_4506#Smith_.26_Wesson_4506-1, or one of the 'modern' http://www.colt.com/Catalog/Pistols/1991%C2%AESeries.aspx. They were made to stop a charging horse, they ought to work just fine against a zombie or living human

Posted by: mirocu Jan 26 2015, 07:51 PM

Lucky Muricans who can get a hold on those legally

Posted by: King Of Beasts Jan 27 2015, 12:13 AM

You can't have a gun!

Posted by: Jacki Dice Jan 27 2015, 12:32 AM

I lived in Arizona for a while and they're open carry. I was counting down until I turned 21 and I could buy one... but I moved back to California.

I would like to have a gun. I would feel much safer if I knew I could protect myself from would be stalkers (I've been followed while walking home way too many times). However, my dear youngest brother has quite the temper. I trust myself, but not him when someone pushes him into a rage. While I'm sharing a roof with him, I'll just keep a taser in my bag.

Posted by: mirocu Jan 27 2015, 08:59 AM

I still own three

Posted by: Kiln Feb 3 2015, 05:09 AM

I've got a pretty large number. Over 30 at last count. It includes single shots, bolt actions, semi automatics, and revolvers.

My favorite has got to be the Springfield XDM. Guns are definitely dangerous if you don't handle them properly but are otherwise safe so long as they're in proper working condition.

Posted by: Kiln Feb 6 2015, 01:56 AM

Here's an unpopular opinion:

Horses. I hate them. They aren't majestic or impressive in many ways. They're dumb, quick to panic, and dangerous.

Posted by: Vital Feb 6 2015, 06:01 AM

They were,however, very useful to our ancestors...

Posted by: Destri Melarg Feb 6 2015, 08:13 AM

Plus, they're delicious!

*Destri runs from the thread*

Posted by: Colonel Mustard Feb 6 2015, 08:58 AM

Great in lasagne, from what I've heard.

Posted by: Acadian Feb 6 2015, 02:54 PM

Goodness! That IS unpopular. Certainly among certain clans of elves. . . .

My elf does agree that they can be quick to panic and dangerous however. Oh, and they do have plenty of horse sense, you know, so maybe not dumb either. And, at least in Buffy's dictionary, if she looks up majestic or impressive, there's a picture of the horse-crazy elf's mare!

Posted by: Kiln Feb 7 2015, 04:49 AM

I've got real life experience being dragged and thrown by them so it is possible that I'm jaded.

Posted by: Acadian Feb 7 2015, 05:16 AM

That's what I figured. I almost asked whether you had been thrown, had your foot stepped on or both.

My real life experience is primarily with the the real Superian. She was my grandfather's mare and the granddaughter of Gallant Fox (Gallant Fox, in 1930, became the second Triple Crown winner in history). Anyway, when my grandfather got her, the filly was so young that he carried her in his arms to put her in the back of his truck for the trip home to his ranch. She grew into a beautiful thoroughbred and, as a hunter-jumper, filled his basement with blue ribbons. A typical thoroughbred, the leggy mare was skittish, high-strung and every bit a 'one man horse'. She and my grandfather adored each other though. Yep, I was in awe of her and she was majestic to me. When it came time for my character to name her horse, the choice was easy.

Posted by: McBadgere Feb 7 2015, 05:43 AM

My current annoyed and therefore opinion thingy -

Just because you don't understand why people collect certain things, doesn't mean it's wrong, childish, nerdy or stupid...Whatever it is...

Posted by: Kiln Feb 10 2015, 01:33 AM

Well now I'm curious...

Posted by: mirocu Mar 12 2015, 09:51 AM

I would rather use my gun on myself than implant a RFID chip.

Posted by: SubRosa Mar 12 2015, 04:14 PM

/Megalomaniacal sarcasm on
That is just crazy talk! What I think is the only thing in the world that matters.
/Megalomaniacal sarcasm off

Posted by: mirocu Aug 14 2015, 10:48 AM

Posted by: Uleni Athram Aug 14 2015, 10:59 AM

Since Napoleon? 500 Trillion Dollars? Holy damn, does she have a daughter I can marry????

Posted by: mirocu Oct 2 2015, 10:09 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLJKlxex3ys

Posted by: Darkness Eternal Oct 2 2015, 11:31 AM

Oh what a nut-case! You believe this conspiracy crap Mirocu? You of all people?


Psst, kidding. Ever checked out what those crazies are doing at CERN and admitting thy want to open portals to Oblivion, ergh, I mean another dimension? The CEO admitted in an interview they want to send something through or throw something in there.

Unpopular opinion: I believe in demons, hell and that we're living in the end times.

Posted by: Callidus Thorn Oct 4 2015, 09:16 PM

We don't need demons DE, anything they can do we can do better. And apparently we're more motivated too.

My unpopular opinion?

I don't like charities, because of what they represent: The fact that the wealthy/powerful are comfortable not dealing with problems. Charities can't solve the problems, but they can let people pretend that something's being done.

Posted by: ImperialSnob Dec 9 2015, 11:11 PM

this is why i left

These conspiracies are rooted in deep antisemitism

Remove my post if you must, i probably deserve it but something needs to be said about all of this.

I've seen quotes from David Icke, a legit insane person

quotes from people who work at InfoWars, a tabloid site who spout transphobia, islamphobia, homophobia, racism and sexism.

i probably wont be back but this has been on my conscience for ages

Posted by: Callidus Thorn Dec 9 2015, 11:53 PM

Personally, I don't think that your post should be deleted.

Conspiracy theories are accumulations of BS invariably built around either paranoia, insanity or prejudice. Reminding everyone of that every now and then is a good thing, if you ask me.

That's my opinion, unpopular or otherwise.

Edit: Oops, didn't know that wasn't covered by the autocensor. Corrected.

Posted by: ImperialSnob Dec 9 2015, 11:57 PM

I'm glad we see eye to eye

Posted by: Kiln Dec 10 2015, 04:42 PM

David Icke is absolutely 100% nuts. If you need more background on him, he (somehow?) popularized the theory that there are shape shifting lizard people controlling various world governments and collectively form the illuminati.

That said, I'd call leaving the forum over two posts in one thread rather than simply presenting an explanation of why Icke's half baked ramblings should be discredited a little dramatic.

Posted by: Destri Melarg Dec 10 2015, 06:04 PM

This. Looking at the above I don't see something 'rooted in antisemitism', I see something that is definitely anti-Rothschild. As a black male nothing is more offensive to me than when I see someone who is black/jewish using the race card/antisemitism bias as a club to smack down someone else's opinion. It trivializes the very real oppressions that our ancestors survived in order to give us the lives we now enjoy… and it dishonors their memory.

My two cents.

Posted by: Acadian Dec 10 2015, 10:15 PM

I agree with Kiln here.

Let me also add that I don’t understand becoming intolerant when presented with exactly what this thread solicits – unpopular opinions. And Impy, you are the one that created this thread!

Now that said, chorrol is primarily to support discussion of The Elder Scrolls and gaming-related things, not politics or religion – two topics that are infamous for their incendiary and friendship-destroying potential. We enjoy quite a bit of latitude in our discussions here because our members are magnificent about respecting the views and feelings of others. I do not see a real problem at this point, however, should it become clear that this thread is a bad idea, it may need to be closed. And it can certainly be closed if the thread originator so requests.

Posted by: Kiln Dec 11 2015, 01:52 AM

To be clear, I wasn't supporting anyone. I was simply noting that it would be easy to discredit David Icke rather than just leave the forum by simply presenting some of his views.

Posted by: Uleni Athram Dec 13 2015, 02:06 AM

UNPOPULAR OPINION: Fallout 4 kinda feels like Skyrim with guns, judging from the stuff I've seen in YT. Oh, and am I the only nerd who thinks that the new model for the Combat Armor looks distinctively like the armor of a 40K Imperial Guardsman? It's much more pronounced in the intro, at the end.

Posted by: hazmick Dec 13 2015, 03:11 AM

Well aside from the setting, NPCs, combat, and lore, they are remarkably similar. Almost as if the same folks made both games

Agree on the combat armour/guardsman thing though. The X-01 suit of power armor, when painted with Vault-tec colours, looks a lot like Ultramarine gear. Some NPCs also refer to Super Mutants as 'Greenskins'. I'm sure it's all just a big coincidence...

Posted by: Uleni Athram Dec 13 2015, 03:40 AM

I'm gonna wait for a 40K mod; the aesthetics of the Imperium would just fit in soooo well with Fallout. Imagine Dreadnoughts having a duel with Liberty Prime ughhhhhh

Posted by: SubRosa Dec 13 2015, 06:59 AM

Many people often say that Fallout 3 is Oblivion with guns as well. It's no surprise, given that Bethesda made them both. All four games are open worlds, give the player the option of being nice or a right bastard, etc...

Posted by: Uleni Athram Dec 13 2015, 03:50 PM

I dunno, to me F04 lacked that special certain something that made it one of the Fallouts. Don't get me wrong, 4 is a solid hit and the hours I'm gonna spend on it will steal my time but like I said, sometimes it feels like a Skyrim-Esque FPS rather than a fullblown FO.

Posted by: Kiln Dec 13 2015, 10:50 PM

My biggest gripe on FO4 is that all those skill based conversation options are now gone. Skills themselves are gone so I get it but it's still disappointing.

Posted by: Decrepit Dec 20 2015, 01:36 PM

Not sure if this is an opinion or a quirk, but it irks me to no end when people refer to the PS4 and Xbox-one as 'next-gen' gaming systems. They lost the right to bear that moniker once the first console appeared on store shelves. At that point they became and remain 'current-gen' systems, though I granted them permission to go by 'new-gen' for the first year or so. I worked at a retail store that sold the bloody things for some time and steadfastly refused to call them 'next-gen' after launch, which likely vexed my superiors to no end. I admittedly sometimes went a bit over the line lecturing coworkers on the error of their ways. Didn't get myself in hot water doing so. I was pegged as an eccentric by that time, and was in any case old and on my way out.

Point is, after all these years, those two systems are STILL commonly referred to as 'next-gen'. It still makes me grit my teeth and let out an occasional growl. It's all silliness of course, but my stance on the matter is not shammed.

Posted by: Callidus Thorn Dec 20 2015, 04:52 PM

I think it's understandable to refer to them as next-gen, simply because the older consoles have still been getting new releases. While we've got the overlap the PS4 and Xbox One are still the new, next generation of consoles.

Posted by: Destri Melarg Dec 21 2015, 08:27 PM

I actually share this quirk with you, Decrepit. I am also irked when a movie is referred to as an 'instant classic' (what does that even mean?), or when anything is called the 'best ever'. It annoys me that 'like' is the fourth word coming out of most people's mouths these days. I consider it the ugliest four-letter-word in the English language now (having supplanted 'can't' and 'tried' in my book).

Posted by: Decrepit Mar 24 2016, 01:21 PM

I recall another of my unpopular, or at least minority, opinions. It concerns the movie Jaws. I saw it in a packed theater during its initial run. I found the whole business rather ludicrous and unbelievable. Also unintentionally (???) funny. I couldn't keep myself from laughing aloud through many of its supposedly dramatic action scenes. The rest of the audience, who for some reason seemed to take the film far more serious than I, was not pleased. I was getting evil-eyed right and left. But what could I do? To this day I've yet to understand what all the fuss was/is about.

Posted by: hazmick Mar 24 2016, 01:50 PM

I always consider Jaws to be in the same group as Sharktopus and Two-Headed Shark Attack. Silly 'horror' films that one shouldn't take seriously. If I want to see something about sharks, I'd much rather watch a documentary.

Posted by: Acadian Mar 24 2016, 02:55 PM

Decrepit, I believe you just may have been ahead of your time. I sort of think that Jaws was originally received as a scary movie that actually gave people pause about ocean swimming. Over the years, however, it has 'morphed' into a comedy. And kind of a fun one at that. 'We're gonna need a bigger boat!'

Posted by: Tellie Mar 24 2016, 03:41 PM

I completely understand Decrepit's issues. Horror films in general have, to me at least always been painfully predictable and boring, most often both lacking in writing and acting, the sole redeeming factor most often being the soundtrack.

As for the 'Evil-eye'. I physically fell asleep on no less than Three occasions when I went to see 'passion of the christ'...and I snore...loudly when forced to sleep in that kind of upright position.

There were no happy campers in that audience let me tell you.

Posted by: bobg Mar 24 2016, 09:19 PM

Nothing can travel faster than the speed of light. I say that's bs.

What is true is that nothing in 'our universe' can travel faster than the speed of light where 'our universe' refers to everything within the light speed boundary.

Anything traveling faster discovers tiny bits of matter suspended by their instantaneous positions in 'absolute space'; absolute as opposed to our 'relative' sense of space. In physics, the suggestion of an absolute space is heresy. Nevertheless, space is merely up/down, right/left, forward/backward and any arbitrary units of distance we wish to measure movement by. To claim that matter distorts space as Einstein asserts, is to inherently imply an undistorted space or an 'absolute space'.

A Hydrogen atom, if expanded to a radius equal to the Empire State building, would consist of a nucleus the size of a softball and a single orbiting electron the size of a grain of salt. That, and a whole lot of empty space. At speeds above the speed of light, everything would be caught in freeze-frame mode and suddenly consist of pretty much empty space. Any number of universes, just as nebulous as our own, could pass through our absolute space each on it's own absolute vector, with virtually little or no interaction. Each enveloped in it's own speed-of-light boundary. So many universes from all directions might not produce more than a mere wind of interaction, perhaps like the effect of gravity; the-universal-force-without-a-source.

Hawkings predictions of black holes was verified by the fact that xrays are generated near it's 'event horizon' (the closest we can come to referring to the surface of a black hole). These xrays are the result of matter merely precipitating in space out of nowhere and nothing. They simply appear. In fact, the theory is that matter is constantly being created and destroyed in our universe. Could these be bits of matter robbed from other universes by the power of black holes as they pass through our absolute space?

That's my story and I'm stick'n to it.

Posted by: Kiln May 8 2016, 10:04 PM

Next gen is just a marketing buzz word that indicates to consumers that they're buying something from the future that is superior to the previous generation. While they are superior, it is time to start referring to them as current gen. One problem is that some devs, although very few, have continued to build games for last gen systems up until very recently. This enforces the idea that the old consoles are somehow still the current gen. I agree with you, it is annoying.

Posted by: Cain Nov 22 2016, 09:32 PM

The Star Wars Prequels aren't half bad.

Posted by: mirocu Nov 22 2016, 09:33 PM

Next thing you´re gonna tell us Jar Jar was just annoying

Posted by: Cain Nov 22 2016, 09:35 PM

Ah, but you see, I left that statement open ended. I merely suggested it's not 'half bad'....


Rather, it's completely bad.




And we shall all kneel before Darth Binks!

Posted by: SubRosa Nov 22 2016, 10:00 PM

I for one welcome our Sith Overlords, no matter their race...

Posted by: Dark Reaper Nov 23 2016, 04:02 AM

Playing Battlefield 1 and some ways I like it and some ways I kinda don't. To be fair the game does allow you to switch teams if one side become to dominating but that feels wrong for some reason, then again if the other team don't give a damn then I guess it's okay to commit treason . Another Gripe I have with it is not being able to see the enemy clearly, there's been times I'll be looking at a corner of a building or tree and there will be nothing there only to be kill by someone who was right where I was looking at. The game also feels like Battlefront sometimes---then again it IT made by the same company so.....

Posted by: TheCheshireKhajiit Nov 23 2016, 04:16 AM

Yeah I guess in real life you could defect to the other side in a war. Might get you shot by either side in the middle of a battle though, lol

Posted by: Kiln Nov 26 2016, 02:28 AM

Battlefield 1 is good in some ways but one of my main issues is that there are many automatic and semi automatic weapons being fielded that were never considered for use by militaries. The vast majority of the fighting was done with bolt action rifles but in BF1 3/4 of players use machineguns.

Posted by: Decrepit Dec 5 2016, 02:02 AM

I believe that the actor who portrayed Uriel Septim VII during Daggerfall's intro did every bit as good a job as did Patrick Stewart in Oblivion. (The fellow standing beside him play Chancellor Ocato, on the other other hand, is sort of stiff. Then again it's not much of a part.) I'd have been perfectly happy had they used him again and spend the money saves on Stewart's fee to hire additional voice actors to add a bit of welcome variety to the game and/or create additional dialog lines for the populous at large.

Posted by: TheCheshireKhajiit Dec 5 2016, 02:34 AM

Khajiit has never really understood what hiring those big name folks for voice acting brought to the game. Seems like they could've found lesser known folks that would have done just as well and for cheaper. Sean Bean, for instance, sounded very flat in this one's opinion.

Posted by: Darkness Eternal Dec 5 2016, 02:36 AM

To be honest I always quit in Battlefront. I always play Empire and whenever they force
me to become Rebel terrorists I just leave the queue. Not a popular opinion but I can't stand playing as the Rebels.

Posted by: TheCheshireKhajiit Dec 5 2016, 02:43 AM

The Empire has style man!

Posted by: hazmick Dec 5 2016, 02:49 AM

If I recall correctly, it was disk space, rather than budget, which limited Oblivion's voice assets. I remember that there's an interview out there somewhere in which a Bethesda designer talks about having to remove all but one arenas from the game to reduce dialogue lines and save file space. One of the limitations of having the game on consoles, I imagine.

That said, having lesser known voice actors fill those roles would inject more variation into the industry at large. Anyone who has played all of the Mass Effect and Dragon Age games will have heard the same 4 or 5 VAs pop up a whole bunch of times with various characters.

Big name actors aren't all bad though. Kate Beckinsale does a fantastic job as Queen Ayrenn in ESO.



I remember in Battlefront 2 (what a game!) I always played as either the Clone Troopers or The Empire. Those Kaminoans sure know how to design a nice set of armour.

Posted by: Acadian Dec 5 2016, 03:07 AM

Oh, my goodness, quoted for truth!

Posted by: Decrepit Dec 5 2016, 03:21 AM

Ya know, I wouldn't have minded shelling out a few bucks (or more than a few bucks) for a DLC that added thousands of lines of quality dialog choices to Cyrodiil's residents. (Millions would be even better.) Certainly of more interest that *cough* horse armor (nothing wrong with horse armor, but it shoulda been included in the vanilla game) or numerous fancy player homes (which can be equaled via mods for those into that sort of thing}.

And yes, I realize huge voice packs are likely verboden on console. But why force PC users to adhere to limitations that don't apply to their systems? (Yeah, it's a losing argument in today's climate. Still, I still be it. Hmm... maybe this is another unpopular/minority opinion of mine???????)

Posted by: Dark Reaper Dec 5 2016, 03:35 AM

I don't mind playing as either Empire or Rebels, the only time I don't like playing as the Empire is when I'm on the Endor level (The Aftermath Endor Map isn't to bad as the Empire) is playing as a regular Stormtrooper while the Rebels are a bit more properly camouflaged. White armor's is not the best camo for forest levels Empire, although Shadow Troopers are pretty good on Endor. I like playing on the Bespin map, every match I've played on has always been fun and balanced, Death Star Map----a bit of a let down.

Posted by: mirocu Dec 13 2016, 11:07 AM

Earth's history and human's history as we know them are false.

Posted by: Uleni Athram Dec 13 2016, 12:23 PM

Choco/Mint > All other ice cream flavo-

Oops, I'm sorry, I mistook this thread for the "Totally Popular Opinions" thread...

Posted by: TheCheshireKhajiit Dec 13 2016, 08:04 PM

No you posted this in the right place

Posted by: Uleni Athram Dec 13 2016, 08:13 PM

LOLOLOLOLOL

Posted by: Cain Jun 5 2017, 03:56 PM

M&M's are gross.

Posted by: mirocu Jun 5 2017, 03:59 PM

I don't think they are gross but I don't see their appeal either..

Posted by: hazmick Jun 5 2017, 05:00 PM

I love peanut M&M's. Regular M&M's? Not so much.

Posted by: ghastley Jun 5 2017, 05:29 PM

When one is British, one eats Smarties, not M&M's. Especially the blue ones.

Made since 1882, apparently. They were called "chocolate beans" until someone objected to there not being any actual beans among the ingredients.

Posted by: Cain Jun 5 2017, 05:46 PM

Smarties are good, and I much prefer Skittles and Sweet Tarts,

Posted by: TheCheshireKhajiit Jun 5 2017, 06:37 PM

Peanut butter m&ms and pretzel m&ms are Khajiit's favorite m&ms.

Posted by: RaderOfTheLostArk Jun 5 2017, 06:57 PM

-Coffee is disgusting.
-The movie Avatar is trash (the James Cameron one, not the Airbender one which I haven't seen).
-Hashtags are annoying, especially when multiple ones are slapped into a social media post for no good reason.
-The original Half-Life is better than Half-Life 2 (although they are both great).

Just to name a few.

Posted by: hazmick Jun 5 2017, 07:09 PM

The live action The Last Airbender film was also trash.

Posted by: RaderOfTheLostArk Sep 13 2017, 08:20 PM

I have a couple more that are sure to draw some ire. I'm not deliberately trying to, obviously, but I want to get them off my chest.

First, the outcry over Creation Club is seriously overblown. At least at this point. There is definitely potential for this to be a terrible idea, but everyone needs to cool their jets for the moment.

Second, Kingdom Hearts is massively overrated. The combat was fairly fun for the most part, but the story and lore is so incredibly stupid.

Posted by: Cain Sep 13 2017, 08:23 PM

I feel it's justified, given that its files are shoved onto your HDD whethere you bought them or not. That's a complete disregard to people that have limited HDD space, or bandwith restrictions from their ISP.


Yes.

Posted by: Dark Reaper Sep 13 2017, 09:30 PM

Played the original Half-Life and---I don't really like playing it on the PC/laptop, the controls are just to slippery and demands a controller. Blasphemy I know but HL2 uses a controller and works out great.

Posted by: RaderOfTheLostArk Sep 13 2017, 09:36 PM

Okay, that's a fair point. I do remember seeing that now, but I believe Pete Hines said they will be addressing that in a patch (of course, it actually has to happen first). That is a totally justifiable complaint.

I just mean the whole "paid mods" aspect itself, which I see complained about it almost every single time as opposed to the drive space. If it gets inundated with Horse Armor 2.0 and other absurdities that shouldn't have to be paid for, I would change my tune. But it gives good modders the opportunity to get a nice chunk of change for what they do. I often see people want these modders to get paid for their work, but now that it is coming a lot of people seem to not want that to happen.

And Nexus is still going to be around, which a lot of people seem to worry will be gouged. Bethesda has shown in the past that it's capable of dumb decisions, but they would have to be incredibly stupid to actually do something to Nexus in favor of Creation Club. That would be a PR debacle that I don't think they could really pull themselves out of. Thus, I don't see anything happening to the tons of free mods out there already.

Posted by: Dark Reaper Sep 24 2017, 10:54 PM

Can I wake up one day and turn on my tv or computer without some stupid political horse poop going on .

Posted by: TheCheshireKhajiit Sep 24 2017, 10:56 PM

That's not an unpopular opinion. Khajiit hates political horse poop!

Posted by: Dark Reaper Sep 24 2017, 11:14 PM

I thought going on Twitter and filtering out the political poop would be good. Nope I had to get into a political debate which THANKFULLY ended better then it does on Facebook. But still---it gets old.

Posted by: Callidus Thorn Sep 25 2017, 08:12 AM

This is one of the reasons I avoid social media like the plague.

But seriously, is there someway we can get all the world's politicians to go take a holiday or something?

Posted by: Decrepit Sep 25 2017, 10:42 AM

My brother, who's visiting, just inadvertently reminded me of one of my unpopular opinions, or rather minority viewpoints. We were talking about the upcoming time change. He mentioned liking it because it allows him to get in an extra hour's sleep mornings, an oft expressed viewpoint.

I have never understood this.

All my adult like I have woken by internal rather than external clock, and my internal clock wakes me too bloody early. This morning, for instance, my internal clock allowed me to sleep off and on until 0319. At that point I knew further sleep was impossible, so read for an hour or so before crawling out of bed and shuffling to the computer room.

My internet clock pays no attention to external clocks. Therefore, had we already gone off Daylight Savings Time I've have woke for good at 0219, leaving me with even more dead time in which to twiddle my thumbs before 0500 breakfast. What's more, I'd need to fight off sleep an hour sooner during evenings, not that it helps much to do so.

Therefore, I much prefer the spring/summer switch to Daylight Saving Times. I sleep pretty much exactly the same hours I always do, but they align a bit more closely, if not close enough, to external clocks.

Posted by: ghastley Sep 25 2017, 02:40 PM

I'd be happy if the entire world used UTC and abandoned local time zones completely. I don't have a 9 to 5 job, but the labels on the start and end times could be anything as long as the hours stay the same length. The current system hasn't phased out the sundial properly.

Posted by: TheCheshireKhajiit Sep 25 2017, 04:34 PM

No, you only get an extra hour of sleep on one day, and that's the morning the time rolls back in the fall (for Khajiit this actually means an extra hour of game time before going to bed at 2am, lol). Otherwise, every other day you are going to bed at the same time you usually do and waking up the same time you usually do. There is no "extra time". Daylight savings time is pointless. All it does is make it dark earlier at 5pm. Winter already makes our days get darker earlier being tilted away from the sun, so why'd they have to go and make it worse? Daylight savings indeed. Pfft.

Posted by: RaderOfTheLostArk Sep 25 2017, 04:48 PM

I, too, find Daylight Savings to be incredibly dumb and pointless. And that one day where you get an extra hour of sleep is negated by the day where you lose an hour anyways! There is no need to have it anymore. Arizona and I think one other state doesn't have it. Would be nice if other states followed suit.

Posted by: ghastley Sep 25 2017, 05:19 PM

Let me throw out another related thought. Instead of changing the clocks, do you think it would be better to work longer hours during the summer, and fewer hours in the winter? In northern latitudes that could be quite a difference, (e.g. UK gets about a 10 hour swing, Arctic circle 24 hours) but the continental USA doesn't have so much of a day-length variation.

Posted by: SubRosa Sep 25 2017, 05:29 PM

I would prefer working shorter hours in the summer, and shorter hours in the winter...

Posted by: Cain Sep 25 2017, 05:32 PM

If I could work four tens, I would in a heartbeat.

Posted by: TheCheshireKhajiit Sep 25 2017, 06:50 PM

Khajiit would prefer not to work at all

Posted by: ghastley Sep 25 2017, 07:42 PM

I'm trying to remember where I read about it, but the Romans used sundials to divide up the day, so hours were a bit longer in summer than they were in winter. It wasn't until they started conquering lands significantly further north that they did things differently. And they must have had another means to measure time, as they reported pretty accurate day lengths from Scotland.

I'll have to spend some time Googling.

Posted by: milanius Sep 25 2017, 08:45 PM

That is YOUR unpopular opinion, sir!


Anywhoo. I gotta say something that PC builders in the US might not like... I think Fractal Design cases, especially new Define series cases, are way better (both in terms of looks and function) than NZXT, CoolerMaster and Phanteks cases, with Phanteks being a close 2nd but only due to atrocious pricing.

Because when a person* goes 160km, into another country, to get http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/define-series/define-mini-c because no one - literally NO ONE - sells it back home where they are, and then carries it three miles straight to the train station in august heat, that might tell you something about how good the case is.


*might or might not be me

Posted by: Decrepit Sep 25 2017, 09:54 PM

Computer cases are another of those highly subjective personal areas. When I built my current primary PC several months back I went Phanteks, not so much before it was an ultimate favorite, but because it best fit my essential criteria while remaining within my allotted case budget at time of purchase. I was tempted to do the build in my old Cooler Master HAF 932 and move the parts in what is now my secondary PC to the Phantecs, but the Cooler Master is a bit out too out of date for that. Still, to this day I miss those casters on its bottom, which makes dragging it out of its cubbyhole for maintenance SO much easier for an old fart like me.

As to minority PC-case opinions, two come readily to mind:
1) For me, the bigger the better, up to a point. No Mini, Micro, or small Mid-Towel for me. It's large mid-tower or Full Tower all the way!
2) Any case I consider purchasing must have a front-panel optical drive bay, with hopefully another additional bay or two of that size. This alone caused me to rule out a number of cases I otherwise liked very very much when I built my new PC.

Posted by: TheCheshireKhajiit Sep 26 2017, 05:09 AM

Khajiit is very satisfied with his Cooler Master HAF 912. Roomy, easy to work with.

Posted by: mirocu Sep 26 2017, 03:31 PM

And long breaks in between

Posted by: milanius Sep 26 2017, 06:36 PM

Breton would need a new room for HAF. Or he'd have to tear down one wall on his old room, to accommodate it.

Posted by: TheCheshireKhajiit Sep 26 2017, 06:38 PM

It is rather large. It takes up a bunch of room under Khajiit's desk but it's not so bad.

Posted by: RaderOfTheLostArk Oct 3 2017, 03:23 AM

Pop-Tarts are yucky.

Fight me.

Posted by: TheCheshireKhajiit Oct 3 2017, 03:33 AM

Thems fytin' wards!!

Nah, Khajiit doesn't mind them but they aren't all that great.

Posted by: Cain Oct 3 2017, 12:55 PM

I concur.

Toaster Strudel, however.

Posted by: Acadian Oct 3 2017, 01:33 PM

Pop tarts? You mean like Britney Spears or Miley Cyrus?

Posted by: mirocu Oct 3 2017, 03:30 PM

I cannot thumb this post up enough

Posted by: Cain Oct 3 2017, 03:36 PM

What about K-Pop Tarts?

Posted by: mirocu Oct 3 2017, 03:51 PM

I see Slapsgiving is starting early this year --->

Posted by: SubRosa Oct 3 2017, 08:56 PM

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2917921/Watch-horrified-South-Korean-women-s-reactions-sample-America-s-favourite-junk-food-time.html

Posted by: mALX Oct 3 2017, 10:15 PM

YES!








I love this!

Posted by: RaderOfTheLostArk Oct 4 2017, 04:32 AM

Aaayyyyyyyyy. Got 'em.

Posted by: TheCheshireKhajiit Oct 4 2017, 04:45 AM

Has anyone here ever tried "squid snacks"? Khajiit had someone give him a pack of sweet and spicy flavored once and it was actually somewhat enjoyable.

Posted by: Decrepit Oct 4 2017, 03:04 PM

Unlike popular opinion that spell spamming is non immersive and “cheaty” I find it not only immersive but perfectly logical, at least so for as TES4:Oblivion is concerned.

As a long ago flawed mediocrity of a performing musician I well recall needing to spend hours a day in private practice, attempting to improve and maintain my inadequate skills. Breath control. Embouchure. Tonguing. Major and Minor scales. Scales in thirds. Arpeggios. Etudes and other technical exercises. Go over demanding concert passages. And so on. This sort of thing is pretty much part and partial for any serious musician, at least those in the sort of music I was involved with.

For me it seems natural that a Mage would regularly devote a portion of his or her day to honing skills in the magical arts via special practice sessions. To drive the point home, the Imperial City Arcane University is devoted to study of the art, and even has a casting practice room within its grounds.

That said, spell practice can be done non immersively. But this is the player’s fault rather than the game’s, or so I feel. My decrepit avatar practiced spell casting until mastering every school. Not once during all his many sessions did I feel his practice less than totally immersive. It’s simply a matter of knowing when and where it makes sense to do so and to not do so.

I was saddened when my avatar mastered his final unmastered spell school, knowing that a phase of his post Crisis life had come to a close. (No, he won’t conduct faux practice sessions. That, for me, would indeed be non immersive.)

Posted by: mirocu Oct 20 2017, 03:29 PM

I hate juice.

Posted by: Cain Oct 20 2017, 07:22 PM

Need specifics, bird boy. Orange? Cranberry? Grapefruit? Apple?

Posted by: RaderOfTheLostArk Oct 20 2017, 09:01 PM

Someone ought to say it: Matrix Reloaded and Matrix Revolutions are not bad movies. They're quite decent, actually. Not even close to touching the greatness of the original, of course, but they are solid movies in their own right.

I think part of the issue is that people expected to have their minds blown like with the first movie...but that wasn't really possible, considering the premise of the first one already having been established. And I think a problem in general when people critique sequels is that their reviews are too focused on how it stacks up to the original first, instead of initially looking at the sequel's merits. Obviously, comparisons between sequels and their predecessors are inevitable--and they should happen--but I think it is unfair to not at least try to look at how a good or bad a movie is on its own.

Depends on the brand. For example, I find some brands of orange juice waaaay too tangy.

I rarely drink fruit juice these days, though. Unless they're in a smoothie.

Posted by: mALX Oct 20 2017, 11:28 PM

????

Posted by: mirocu Oct 21 2017, 03:12 PM

An unpopular opinion of mine is that the H never took place.


That is all I gotta say about that.

Posted by: Cain Oct 26 2017, 07:28 PM

Floor Jansen > Tarja Turunen

Posted by: mirocu Oct 26 2017, 07:34 PM

*froths at mouth*



Nah, tis all good...

Posted by: Cain Oct 26 2017, 07:35 PM

Posted by: TheCheshireKhajiit Oct 26 2017, 08:17 PM

Where is Celebrity Deathmatch when you need it?

Posted by: Cain Oct 26 2017, 08:18 PM

Damn, that show was classic. Awesome deep cut, khajiit!

Posted by: TheCheshireKhajiit Oct 26 2017, 08:23 PM

Loved that show!

Posted by: mALX Oct 26 2017, 09:54 PM

Ditto!!!

Posted by: ImperialSnob Jan 18 2018, 12:03 AM

Sometimes I check back here to see if maybe things are better, maybe I can come back

And I see Holocaust denial go completely unchecked and ignored

You people are sick

Posted by: mALX Jan 18 2018, 12:26 AM

The name of the thread is "Unpopular Opinions." Mirocu's opinion obviously wasn't agreed with by anyone, but he came on here to state it knowing that would be the case. So what are we going to do, jump all over him for saying it? Everyone has the right to their own opinions; whether their opinions are legit to them or just sound like they are trying to flame = not really our concern to try and change his mind or encourage more discussion on such a topic that can only end in rage all the way around. So Mirocu's statement is going untouched.

Posted by: Acadian Jan 18 2018, 03:18 AM

Impy, I'm going to quote part of my comments to you on this very thread from a similar situation a couple years ago. . .

Flaming your fellow forum members for unpopular opinions in an unpopular opinion thread is not only silly, it's against our rules here - for good reason. Don't do that again, mkay?

Posted by: Decrepit Jan 18 2018, 12:54 PM

The origins of this argument precede my time here. Funny thing is, reading only the quoted bit I completely misinterpreted its subject matter. I assumed it referred to the letter "H," which is sometimes not pronounced when placed at the beginning of a word, or elsewhere, by American English language speakers, yet clearly pronounced by "British" English language speakers. Honor (honour). Herb, Schedule. That sort of thing. A tongue-in-cheek stance could be make that if an "H" is not pronounce then it simply doesn't exist.

Relative to my misinterpretation, all my long life I adhered to the American h-less pronunciation of the word "herb". Up until I got hooked on the village building game "Banished" in 2014, that is. As is my wont, I watched quite a few YouTube LPs of Banished leading up to its purchase and for a while thereafter. A goodly number of those LPs came for British speaking narrators. The short of it is that I now pronounce herb and herbalist with an "H" as often as not. Maybe more so.

Posted by: SubRosa Jan 18 2018, 02:42 PM

But in my copies of the Horatio Hornblower movies (the AMC ones starring Ioun Gruffad), he is 'Mista' 'Aitch" Well, the Duchess called him that at least. But it turns out she was actually an actress, so not really upper class.

What gets me are people who insert an R into words like Wash or Washington. They say Warshington. I want to yell at them that there is no R in there!

Posted by: Acadian Jan 18 2018, 03:18 PM

Did someone say dropping H's? A true Brit would never do such a thing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUQpoyfbWJ0

Posted by: TheCheshireKhajiit Jan 18 2018, 04:04 PM

The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.

Posted by: Decrepit Jan 19 2018, 12:55 AM

Sheesh... I see I went and got things all bass ackwards. Very like me and my too prevalent brain farts. Then again, if not for farts my brain would see too little usage these days. Blood 'ell.

Posted by: mirocu Jan 19 2018, 04:12 PM

I'm not posting my opinions to flame. For years I have questioned "old hard truths" and asked myself if they really hold validity and I have to say I can no longer simply go along with the narrative. It's important to not just swallow whatever you're being told but instead look at things from another perspective and think for yourself.
The winner write the history and that written history can contain both exaggerated lies and hidden truths.


If what I say is false then no harm done, right? And if I'm right, well, shouldn't that truth come to the surface?

Posted by: mALX Jan 19 2018, 08:45 PM

To form an opposite opinion though; you need a reason why you think it isn't true; and proof on your side that shows how it could have been falsified facts. You have presented nothing but a "Why not question history" reasoning; which kind of negates the "Thinker" you are trying to represent yourself as. I love you, Mirocu; but you can't go far just taking opposing views without any sense or reasoning. Find a reason WHY you doubt it and back it up with facts.

Example: Scientists that believe in Evolution have been trying to disprove the Bible by testing fossils with Carbon14 and finding them to be from creatures that lived before the "Creation theory" timing would validate it. To disprove the Evolution Scientists; Scientists that believe in Creation disproved their theory by using Carbon14 on a living Mollusk (fish) = the Carbon14 data came back saying that living fish had died 6 million years prior.

See, they backed up their theory with at least proving that the opposing theory had no proof for their side.

You have given no reasons for your thinking whatsoever; meaning you were just sticking it out there for no other reason than to be stating an unpopular opinion = not something you really believe through a preponderance of study. So technically; you were flaming. But since that is what this whole thread was set up to do; have at it.

Seriously = don't even really know why this thread exists on a site about Elder Scrolls/Bethesda games; but this is exactly why Bethesda's Official site doesn't allow threads like this. Controversial and political debates belong on sites set up for that type of discussion; and that doesn't apply to this site. I vote for this thread to be closed, that is my unpopular opinion.

Posted by: mirocu Jan 19 2018, 09:30 PM

I have my reasons. What I don't have is the skill to speak them in a good way so that people can see where I'm coming from and thus I don't think there's any point in making the effort. It would be like talking to my brother; whatever I present will just be shrugged off and ignored simply because very few can see things from where I see them.


On the topic of this thread, I am not the author of it but I see no point in it staying open. Real unpopular opinions cannot be vented here without risk of people starting heated arguments and name-calling. I'm also, for the reasons stated above, reluctant to hold arguments with people anyway.


My five bottle caps.

Posted by: ghastley Jan 19 2018, 10:42 PM

I think you misquoted this part. The freshly-dead molluscs rated 1,600 years old, which was given as a reason to discount C14 dating, but the primary source of carbon for sea creatures is dissolved limestone, not the atmosphere. 6 million years would be about right for the age of the rocks.

So the correct take-away is that C14 dating doesn't work for situations where the atmospheric CO2 isn't the carbon source. The interesting side-note is that the shells date as older than the mollusc they contain, as more of the creature's own carbon comes from its food, some of which originates at the surface.

Crows are atmospheric creatures, not aquatic, so they should not have these issues. Even if they secrete shells (and I don't mean spent ammunition)..

Posted by: Acadian Jan 19 2018, 11:27 PM

After reviewing this thread, I agree that closing it is wise.

The reason it has not generated more problems is largely due to the maturity and care with which our wonderful members choose their words. That said, the likelihood for disagreements and/or misunderstandings that cause tension and hurt feelings is significant – while the potential upside or benefit from this thread is quite limited.