Saturday 23 August 2008

Rant 165 / Mass Effect >>>>> Space Seige

According to NASA, foils cause lift because of the change in velocity. It is not necessary for foils to have a longer upper surface than lower. The theory that lift is cause by difference in air pressure is right but cannot account for the force which, in reality, is much different from what we can get from using Bernoulli's equation. They haven't been teaching us the right things in school.






Space Seige is way inferior to Mass Effect. Poor Sega. Will Sega ever return to its former glory again?

For one, the MONSTERS ARE ALWAYS THE SAME! Except for their colours and names, they are mostly the same damned models. 10 years ago, that may have been tolerable. But this is no longer the age of Diablo 2! We demand more models! We demand more weapons! We demand additional lumber!

Controls are shit. Try it and find out.

Some of the guns are the most useless ever imagined. The third gun for my robot was some kind of shower thing that sprayed 3-4 bolts of fire every half a second over a large arc. Wtf is that supposed to kill? I watched it spray that thing towards a monster for a few seconds after I was done with the rest, and only 1 fucking bolt hit the target. The rest were so spread out it didn't matter what the damage of each bolt was. Even though the dps (damage per second) was freaking attractive, I had no choice but to replace it with its machine gun.

And my Sonic Blaster was crap!

And I want to remove all upgrades from my guns so that I can have something to upgrade my new guns with! My old Submachine Guns are so pimped that the fucking assault rifle do less damage than them! But in the long run, it's not going to be good to use the Submachine Guns since there is a limit to how much I can upgrade.

Which means I shouldn't even waste my creds on pimping the guns anyway until I get some of the last guns.

And there is little difference between the Submachine Guns and the Assault Rifle since accuracy is not a factor in this game. So... what's the point of having the two of them?

The only good point it has is that it provides me with some entertainment until I get another game.. Maybe Dawn of War and its 3 expansions.






Found a thread on 4chan's /r9k/ which seems pretty epic. It about tips in life. Here are some quotes:

- Easily make yourself more engaging and seem more interested in your partner/S.O./potential mate/etc. by counting the number of blinks that the other person makes. You'll be looking straight into their eyes with a purpose as opposed to an awkward look away.

- Life tip: pretend confidence is better than no confidence at all

- Be honest. It's a lot of effort trying to keep track of your lies.

- 90% of all human wisdom is staying out of other peoples' business.

- Give a good firm handshake with eye contact. Don't shake hands like you're receiving a napkin they're handing you.

- If you hint at getting together with a girl, it's not that she didn't see the hint, she just didn't want to be with you. And she's not playing 'hard to get'. Just forget about her, the more you chase, the bigger the idiot you'll look.

- learn to have an urge to throw away/store food as soon as you can't eat it all.

you either pay in your food waste loss, or you pay dearly for being fat.

- My tip: It sounds like common sense, but be well-rounded. Do a little bit of everything if you can. In the very least, do something physical, something creative, something logic-based, and something that everybody does. I see too many people in engineering that don't have enough creativity. Get a lot of experiences under your belt. Tell the really funny ones at parties and during conversations.
Tip 2: For those who have trouble socializing, try asking questions. People generally love to talk about themselves. Nothing too personal though. If you are acquainted with someone and you know you don't come off as creepy, people like to talk about their kids especially. Be agreeable. I'm not saying you necessarily have to be fake but it's easier to get what you want when people like you.

- The best way to get girls is to stop judging everyone for every damn thing they do. Ever heard of a girl with a fetish for easily butthurt nerds? Yeah. Stop being that guy. Give people a chance.

- When you've been hurt by someone - Assume ignorance instead of malice

- I don't recommend staring at women in general settings that aren't implicitly or explicitly made for the mating game. It makes us uncomfortable. Except the girls who cocktease and like the attention but won't put out. The only exception is if you're really attractive because women are superficial bitches. You can stare all you want when she isn't looking but her friends might rat on you, typically with a comment like, "oh, that guy is staring at your tits". It's no loss if it's a stranger who you'll never see again but if you actually know her, it can make or break it, depending if she liked you beforehand. If you stare at a girl and smile to catch her interest and she doesn't reciprocate, there's pretty much no chance.




All these seem to make sense to me. But these are not all. Unfortunately, I'm not going to read the whole thread. Half of it is already long enough. And this thread should be gone in 2 days.

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