Random Thoughts Thread

[Montmorency]

Afghanistan or Greenland? Question 1

Kangerlussuaq doesn't sound much like a Central Asian word, but the Latin-alphabet graffiti marked from the 1990s is pretty suggestive.

The "Marius Olsen-ip Aqq." sign and Royal Arctic container a few steps ahead more so.

Is it supposed to be hard to distinguish the topology or geology? Is the grass the wrong species?

(I wonder if anyone has tried building point-and-click games off Google Street View content.)

[Viking]

Kangerlussuaq doesn't sound much like a Central Asian word, but the Latin-alphabet graffiti marked from the 1990s is pretty suggestive.

Indeed, -(su)aq is a quite common ending in many or all inuit languages.

The "Marius Olsen-ip Aqq." sign and Royal Arctic container a few steps ahead more so.

Is it supposed to be hard to distinguish the topology or geology? Is the grass the wrong species?

I just thought that precise scene that you get when you click the link looked quite similar to certain scenes from Afghanistan (dry land, mountainous, basic road standard, basic bridge).

For a real game, I'd only have a static image and censored out a couple of things, like the road signs.

(I wonder if anyone has tried building point-and-click games off Google Street View content.)

Like GeoGuessr?

[Montmorency]

I just thought that precise scene that you get when you click the link looked quite similar to certain scenes from Afghanistan (dry land, mountainous, basic road standard, basic bridge).

I wouldn't be able to tell it from parts of the American West, being ignorant and insensate of botanical or geological details.

Like GeoGuessr?

I mean adventure games.

[the tokai]

I am an actual human idiot.

Or possibly just a coward.

Now I'm gonna have to put myself out there even more just because I was too scared to put myself out there in the first place.

I'm still gonna do it though.

Maybe.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

I am an actual human idiot.

Or possibly just a coward.

Now I'm gonna have to put myself out there even more just because I was too scared to put myself out there in the first place.

I'm still gonna do it though.

Maybe.

The world will move forward with or without you and it won't much care what you do.

Taking an active role for yourself might get you something for yourself, or it might not. Not taking and active role guarantees the 'not' result.

I'd advocate stepping out there despite the fear.


If you ask her and she says 'no,' how are you worse off than never asking?

If you try to make something of yourself and fail are you more greatly harmed than if you'd done nothing but watch things go by?

[Montmorency]

I was thinking about some time, whether it took an hour or an hour-and-a-half to walk somewhere.

Then I figured it was confabulation, "I didn't have a phone back then so it's not like I could have known the time."

But I used to wear a watch. I could have checked the time on my watch.

The world will move forward with or without you and it won't much care what you do.

Taking an active role for yourself might get you something for yourself, or it might not. Not taking and active role guarantees the 'not' result.

I'd advocate stepping out there despite the fear.

Interesting how you assumed he was talking about a woman, or romance.

If you ask her and she says 'no,' how are you worse off than never asking?

If you try to make something of yourself and fail are you more greatly harmed than if you'd done nothing but watch things go by?

Also, if it's a woman she could disembowel him on the spot and all existence down to the horizon would implode to feast on his dust.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

...Interesting how you assumed he was talking about a woman, or romance.


Also, if it's a woman she could disembowel him on the spot and all existence down to the horizon would implode to feast on his dust.

My hypothetical examples spoke to romance and to personal success respectively.

As to the possibility of evisceration, we are all cherry blossoms anyway.

[the tokai]

Interesting how you assumed he was talking about a woman, or romance.

Well, I was.

It's totally fixable though. I've just managed to manoeuvre myself into a position where I'll probably have to get a third person involved. Which makes things that much more awkward.

Also, if she wanted to disembowel me on the spot I would definitely accept that. No implosions necessary.

[the tokai]

FUCK