lalo-arutan:

tifamex:

chocolateauthoress:

violasarecool:

copperbadge:

tzikeh:

annlarimer:

Star Spangled Roast Dinner

BLACK COOKIE

Not Wearing Any Chicken Marsala. 

Wow. That’s a terrible name for a band.

Tweed Flapjack.

Oh man, we’re totally a hipster band. We probably play ironic rockabilly.

Jean Dried Mango

I’m not sure what I expected.

Khaki chilorio…

blue sushi……

Dark Blue Biscuit 

angelfire93:

Alright, if you’re a consumer and you’re considering picking up the new Xbox One console, then please, take a moment to listen to me. Before we begin, no, I am not a fanboy or a hater. I have no console Bias. I have a PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, and a Gaming PC. Each has their pros and cons but now onto business.

DO NOT BUY AN XBOX ONE. Why? See the reasons below:

Xbox Requires an internet connection. Here’s how it works: Every 24 hours your Xbox will try to connect to Microsoft’s servers for verification. If it is unable to connect, sucks to be you. You’re blocked from playing even single player games until it can connect.

Source: http://kotaku.com/xbox-one-does-require-internet-connection-cant-play-o-509164109

Do you like renting games, lending them to a friend, or even borrowing them from a friend? No longer possible. Every Xbox One game you get must be registered to your Xbox live account to be played. After that point it will only work for you. No one else can use it unless they pay a fee. Essentially it works like this. You pick up a used Xbox One game from somewhere or someone, pop it into your console. The system verifies it’s been registered to your account. Uh-oh, it isn’t! In order to play it, you have to pay Microsoft a fee, which is currently slated to be full retail price. Doesn’t matter how scratched up it is or how cheap you got it at gamestop or from a friend. You aren’t just buying the physical copies anymore. You’re paying Microsoft for a LICENSE to be allowed to play that game.

It is worth mentioning Microsoft is exploring ways for you to trade in and resell your used games. This is rumored to mean that you can sell your digital license to play the game (registration) back to microsoft, likely for microsoft points. You can then trade in the game at gamespot for some cash if you like. Either way, as it currently stands, the new owner would still have to pay a fee on top of the price of actually buying the physical copy.

Source: http://www.technobuffalo.com/2013/05/21/xbox-one-fee-for-buying-used-games-full-retail-price/

Is it worth mentioning that Microsoft if shafting Indie Developers as well? Where as on Playstation Network or (whatever the Wii has) Indie Developers can self publish their content easily. Playstation even encourages this. Microsoft however forces these Indie Devs to enter publishing deals with them to be allowed to market their content. You don’t go through them, you don’t get to sell what you developed.

Source: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/22/indie-devs-cant-self-publish-on-xbox-one

I’m not quite done yet! Now, I’m sure you heard a lot about “TV TV TV TV SPORTS TV TV SPORTS SPORTS TV.” Yes, the Xbox is slated to be able to stream live tv, live sports, etc. So let me ask you this. You obviously already have something like cable or DirecTV. Do you really want to shell out hundreds of dollars more and pay a monthly subscription fee to have another television provider? Yes, I said hundreds of dollars, and I don’t mean the cost of the console. To view live TV from the Xbox you are required to purchase ANOTHER separate device for it to work. Why would you even consider shelling out more money for something you already have anyway? Even if you didn’t, DirecTV is cheaper. Or you could even subscribe you Hulu.com and watch live tv on your computer. FOR MUCH CHEAPER. You essentially have to buy another cable box if you don’t have one. And if you do… what do you need the Xbox One for?

Source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/05/21/xbox-one-live-tv-available-in-us-only-at-launch-requires-separate-device/

So far we’ve discovered that the Xbox One is not really a gaming console, at least… not a consumer friendly gaming console. It’s being marketed as an all-in-one home entertainment system. Something to replace all of the other devices in your house. But there are drawbacks even to that. Put on your tin foil hats for this part folks. Take from it what you will, all I’ll say is… possibilities…

The Xbox One’s features will not function unless the Kinect is plugged in and active. This is not an optional piece anymore.

Source: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/21/xbox-one-will-not-function-without-kinect-attached

So imagine your Kinect piece breaks? Tough luck, no more Xbox for you. But you know what’s worse?

Pay attention, because this is important. The Kinect is always watching. Always listening. Even when the system is off.

Yes. One of the ways to turn the system on is to audibly say: “Xbox On” while the system is off. The Kinect, which is always on, hears you and turns it on. Now this might seem like a cool feature, but did you know Microsoft patented a feature that would allow the Kinect’s camera (It’s no longer just a sensor, but a camera) to spy on you for the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America?) While they may not actually do this, it is actually possible for them to do this now. It has a camera, and a microphone. The Kinect is always on. It is ALWAYS listening, ALWAYS watching.

An idea has been tossed around that by using this feature, it will allows game developers and movie produces to set a limited amount of how many people can be allowed to view the entertainment. So as a hypothetical example, you and three friends are watching a movie, which is the maximum allowed. A fourth friend enters the room and the Kinect’s sensor registers the fourth individual. The movie stops and you a prompted to pay a fee so that the extra individual may also view the film. Again, that is NOT currently the case, but these are the ideas currently being tossed around with the system’s current capabilities.

Source for listening: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/21/4352596/the-xbox-one-is-always-listening

Source of spying: http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/139706-microsofts-new-kinect-patent-goes-big-brother-will-spy-on-you-for-the-mpaa

Now, just two more things and I’ll be done here!

This isn’t really a good or bad thing, but it’s annoying. It also explains how they can prevent you from playing a used game if you didn’t pay their fee. Xbox one no longer plays games off the discs, you HAVE to install them to the hard-drive in order to play them. I believe PS3 also has you do this (on a number of games but not always it seems), except that PS3 isn’t trying to Nickle and Dime you at every corner. It also seems according to this article there is something related to the Online portion at the beginning of this post. The option is there for Developers to require the Xbox to always be online to play their particular game. Well, it seems PC gamers and console gamers have one thing in common now… DRM.

(At least pirates on PC can bypass DRM easily. Not an option for Consoles.)

Source: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/21/4352314/xbox-one-hard-drive-game-installs

And last but not least, another annoyance… Xbox One will not be compatible with any and all current headsets. Nope, companies will either have to make new headsets altogether specifically for the Xbox One, and they have to adhere to what Microsoft wants. Look forward to price gouging.

Source: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/22/xbox-one-incompatible-with-current-gaming-headsets

Oh, one more thing… If you have an Xbox 360, don’t get rid of it. Why? Well if you want to keep playing your old 360 games you’ll need it. The Xbox One isn’t backwards compatible. At all. Not only that, but President of Microsoft’s Xbox Division Don Mattrick insults the very notion of backwards compatibility! He calls it: “Backwards thinking.”

Source: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/21/4350662/new-xbox-has-no-backwards-compatibilty

Source of insult: http://www.polygon.com/2013/5/22/4355984/xbox-one-backward-compatibility-backwards-thinking-don-mattrick


That is all I have to say currently folks, and I hope you took the time to read this far. I’ll conclude with the following… please… PLEASE do not buy this console. Paying for this supports greedy and anti-consumer business practices. Speak with your wallet, and pass up the Xbox One. No matter what games it might have that you want, even if they are exclusive. Do the right thing and make a statement. Refuse to be nickle and dimed like this. Refuse to be seen as a mindless consumer who will buy anything tossed to them.

We won’t know much else until after E3, but as it stands now, the PS4 or a decent gaming PC is the best way to go.

If you are willing to do so, please spread this post around. Liking is not even remotely necessary, but do please share it if you agree with and acknowledge what you’ve read here. The more people know, the fewer of them waste their money.

Thank you, kindly.

~Dylan Jordan

 

(Originally posted on Facebook by one of my friends. He brings up many valid points. Mind you, I haven’t been a fan of Xbox in a long time and I will most likely get a PS4. But this confirms further for me that I won’t be getting an Xbox one any time in the foreseeable future.) 

Ding Dong, that is wrong.
Gooby Goober, that’s a rumor.

…Weellllll Some of it anyway.

Namely the bits about the game licenses and the single player requiring always on. Really they work a lot like Steam games do. You can play your game anywhere you can access a console, but the license is good only for you so if your friend wants to play they’ll need a copy. As for the way the always online works they got a BIT dodgy when addressed but they did say that it depends on the game mode and such. I think there’s something they’re not telling us, but it’s not THAT bad. 

Source here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y508_rXPogQ

I can’t say for the rest of those bits, but really I feel like what I’m mostly trying to get across here is don’t freak out and believe everything you hear. Well read. The other points to this article may very well be valid, but just… Be mindful that we’re talking about a thing that doesn’t exist yet that a lot of people want to work a lot of different ways. People spreading around rumors as facts is how the wrong ideas get sent across. 

Also came from the same boat as the original poster. No bias here. Own a Wii, a 360, a PS3 and a gaming PC. Just hate seeing possible spread of misinformation. 

newtypelady:

poupon:

axl99:

ienjoyfewthings:

Dear anyone responsible for a work of fantasy fiction,

This is how you warrior.

UGH. YES. LADIES IN PROPER ARMOR.

Two of those are by Marian Churchland, who is THE BEST

I WILL NEVER APOLOGIZE FOR MY LOVE OF FULL ARMOR.

Way more attractive lady-armor than ‘DERP LESS IS MORE’. Also impressed by lack of boob-plate. That pisses me off just as much as almost-naked.

thepumpkinspice:

I think I’m in love with Caravan palace

^^^

mspoffin:

legend says that if you say “hey i cant finish this food” one time in front of a mirror that i will appear and take it off ur hands

Teach me please.

tysonhesse:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1673195448/the-make-a-frog-project

Well… It worked for the ASPCA.

I wish I had the funds to get one of these. You guys should back this so it can become a product I can buy sometime down the line.

I…

sexydavestrider:

keepcalmanddaverezi:

xandorasbox:

goatkult:

ceorfaex:

tothedeathsheadtrue:

whiskey-wolf:

And this is what happens when a masterfully crafted katana collides with a masterfully crafted longsword.

Suck it, katana

HAH!

suck my fuckin’ diiiick

Aren’t katanas and longswords made for different overall purposes tho

Katanas are slasher weapons made for cutting masterfully through human flesh so obviously it’s not gonna get through a fucking longsword which is really fucking thick and heavy and made for beating the shit out of people as well as hacking at armour

A katana would slice the shit out of you guys so idk what the fuck you’re so smug about

^That.

did a strider make that paragraph?

But that is exactly WHY katanas can suck it. They were designed with one purpose in mind. Slash unarmored opponents and animals up. They aren’t meant to be able to block a blow from another attacker, or deal with any amount of armor. They’re beautifully made weapons, and their history and construction is extremely interesting to read about, but they’re more pieces of art than pieces of weaponry.

Figure Drawing: May 14th


Today I started using Photoshop CS6. I warmed up by doing a figure drawing, since the last one I did was forever ago. Normally not my thing, but I do enjoy doing it.

May try to make a habit of doing this more often if they keep coming out like this.

christinedohrportfolio:

First try at sketching digitally. Done in about 45 minutes. Model here: http://click60.deviantart.com/art/nude-291330874 and PS brush can be found here: http://www.deviantart.com/art/Photoshop-Pencil-Brush-105284502

REBROG FOR FRIEND

pokemonmasterkimba:

spotless-mindss:

aladdinsfuturewife:

just going to keep reblogging until this happens

why not

Can we get some of that internet hate and throw it at this man? Please?

ohfuckicons:

PC:

   - Photoshop CS3: [x]  [x]
   - Photoshop CS4: [x] [x]
   - Photoshop CS5: [x] [x] [x] 

• Photoshop CS6: [x] [x] [x] [x]

Torrent (PC):

   - Photoshop CS3: [x]
   - Photoshop CS4: [x]
   - Photoshop CS5: [x]
   - Photoshop CS6: [x]

Eat a dick Adobe.

krudman:

cipater:

extratomato:

Why do most “gamer girls” try to throw the fact that they are a female and playing games all over like its a trophy? I mean seriously if you’re a gamer find something else to brag about other than your gender which has no effect on gaming…

I’m so glad this got featured in the gaming hashtag. Wow, guys. Fucking classy.

There are a lot of great editors in gaming but some of you are fucking awful.

First, let’s flip this right around: Why complain about gender if it has no effect on gaming?

Second, more often than not, when I see some one mentioning their gender at all, it’s usually casually, and you better believe that guys do it too. For the sake of this, however, we’ll focus on the female side of things. When I see some one mentioning they’re a lady, it’s usually (which is to say most of the time) some one casually remarking that they’re a lady. Usually, but not always, this involves discussing something that involves how something should is perceived by women. Perhaps something like “well, as a woman, this honestly didn’t bother me that much” or “as a woman, this thing made me pretty uncomfortable” and then there’s often where it’s completely unrelated to the topic at hand, you’ll have a lady here or there saying something ironically for the sake of a silly joke saying “gamer girlz 4 life”. It’s rarely bragging about gender.

Third, let’s take a moment to talk about the few women who do exploit their gender for this horrible, horrendous, terrible thing called “attention”. Did you know that there are women who use their charms for attention? It’s true! Did you know that me and OP are seeking attention as well? It’s also true! We both posted something on the internet in the hopes of people reading it. More often than not, I seek attention by exploiting my artwork or sense of humor. Perhaps we should get medals as well.

People like attention, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that, and I’m so tired of seeing people acting like there’s something inherently wrong with women doing that. 

Women mentioning that they’re women is not bragging. It’s not offensive, it’s not poisonous or harmful in any way, and maybe if I didn’t see douche bag making posts quantifying what a “true gamer girl” is every other day, maybe there’d be less need for women to get up in arms about what gender they are.

I get it. You’re a guy gamer. What do you want a fucking medal?

I kind of want to throw my two cents on the pile here, but I’m a bit afraid that if I post anything besides ‘I agree 100% with the idea that this guy is scum for having made that post’ that I’ll just be labeled a jerk just like he is.

If the dude was in fact trying to say “Oh hah hah look a girl gamer, back off and let us men do men things” then yeah I agree: fuck him. If he was trying to say “Oh look she’s just calling attention to the fact she’s a girl for attention” then yeah. Also fuck him. 

Stating your gender isn’t a bad thing, and neither is seeking attention for something you’re proud of. Show your colors, be proud of who you are an all that. But video games don’t become magically easier because you’re a man. So specifically being proud of being a FEMALE gamer does seem kind of odd to me. 

Being proud of being a like… A female in the army or something like that seems much more acceptable to me because I’ve heard of army women having to go through some pretty awful shit and if you fight past all that then that is really something to be proud of. But being proud of being a ‘female gamer’..? 

Aside from all the recent hail of ‘stop bragging about being a girl gamer’ comments from men I don’t really see what makes playing games as a girl any more challenging. It goes out of your way to make a distinction furthering the whole sex discrimination thing. Not to mention it makes it seem like you are in a separate group all together; as if girl-gaming is different from real-gaming. 

I definitely don’t have this super aggressive mindset toward women calling themselves ‘girl gamers’ like this original poster has, but it does bother me a bit. Why do we have to be different sets of gamers? Can’t we all game together?

jacketlizard:

hootaloo:

supersugoiautism:

1: Picture of yourself
2: Are you a monogamous person or do you believe in open-ended relationships?
3: Have you ever been dumped?
4: What do you most like about making out?
5: Have you ever casually made out with someone who you weren’t seriously involved with?
6: When you kiss someone for the first time, is it usually you who initiates it or the other?
7: What part of a person’s body do you find most attractive?
8: Who was the last person you talked to last night before you went to bed?
9: Had sex with someone you knew less than an hour?
10: Had sex with someone you didn’t know their name?
11: What makes your heart flutter and brings a big cheesy smile to your face?
12: Would you get involved with someone if they had a child already?
13: Has someone who had a crush on you ever confessed to you?
14: Do you tell a lot of people when you have a crush?
15: Do you miss your last sweetie?
16: Last time you slow danced with someone?
17: Have you ever ‘dated’ someone you’ve never met?
18: How can I win your heart?
19: What is your astrological sign?
20: What were you doing last night at 12 AM?
21: Do you cook?
22: Have you ever gotten back in touch with an old flame after a time of more than 3 months of no communication?
23: If you’re single right now, do you wish you were in a relationship?
24: Do you prefer to date various people or do you pretty much fall into monogamous relationships quickly?
25: What physical traits do you look for in a potential interest?
26: Name four things that you wish you had:
27: Are you a player?
28: Have you ever kissed 2 people in one day?
29: Are you a tease?
30: Ever meet anyone you met on Tumblr?
31: Have you ever been deeply in love with someone?
32: Anybody on Tumblr that you’d go on a date with?
33: Hugs or Kisses?
34: Are you too shy to ask someone out?
35: The first thing you notice about the opposite sex?
36: Is it cute when a boy/girl calls you babe?
37: . If a sexy person was pursuing you, but you knew he/she was in relationship, would you go for it?
38: Do you flirt a lot?
39: Your last kiss?
40: Have you kissed more than 5 people since the start of 2011?
41: Have you kissed anyone in the past month?
42: If you could kiss anyone who would it be?
43: Do you know who you’ll kiss next?
44: Does someone like you currently?
45: Do you currently have feelings for anyone?
46: Do you like to be in serious relationships or just flings?
47: Ever made out with just a friend?
48: Are you happier single or in a relationship?
49: Your own question that you want me to answer. Just write it.

I’ve wanted to do one of these for a while but

A) I don’t have a following who would send me asks

B) More than half of these questions don’t even apply to me

C) It’s not even tuesday.

But hell I’ll answer some if someone sends an ask. http://sirstylus.tumblr.com/ask