Proving my point that you guys by and large don't know the difference between sarcasm and irony.
And I just realized Zeph's wrote his rant because he thought I was being sarcastic, which I wasn't. Which again proves my point... just stop dabbling in these things, guys. Look, you don't know the difference between irony and sarcasm, and I can't grill a decent steak. It all balances out.
Oh the irony... or is that sarcasm... I r confuss-ed...
In my experience its best not to get involved in this kinda debate. Americans have rules, everyone else has rules but americans came from everywhere else. Is that irony?
Yeah, some companies lose a little money from pirated software. Others earn a KILLING from it. Imagine how popular 3D modeling would be today if pirating didn't exist... Oh, I'm just messing with you. I'm sure you and all your friends had a legitimate copy of 3DS Max dropped into your hands for free when you all were in your teenage years.
Lets say you have a pirated copy of Max while you are going to school or learning the trade. You get good at it, get into the industry, and then studio has to buy you a license to use it in house. Companies like Autodesk are well aware of this. They know that if a company hires artists they will have to buy X number of licenses from them and get their money, and really aren't worried about it. It's a bit different from games or music. And I kid you not, I heard all of this directly from an Alias employee years ago at Siggraph. The more people using their software the better. Course, they won't say that publicly.
For me personally, with enough websites reviewing games these days I don't have a problem searching around reading various reviews about a game I'm not sure about. I have a subscription to Game Informer mainly for that purpose. And if I'm still on the fence, I'll just wait for the price to go down.
Irony is how 8ftSpider took a jab at me but had the tables turned by getting it all mixed up.
And I either get the grill going way too strong so it burns all night or it fizzles out and doesn't give me sufficient heat. I'm good with a wok though.
Only because I love ya.
I actually thought it was ironic, though, that they've decided not to release Gears2 on the PC because of piracy, but the first thing I hear about the 360 version on Polycount is it getting pirated. Maybe it's not ironic and just fucked up.
Are you using charcoal or propane? You gotta use the lump charcoal and get a charcoal starter - don't use lighter fluid.
Any attempt to use "sarcasm" in a written context is a waste of time. Sarcasm is an attempt to be facetious in an obvious fashion, through the spoken word. Sarcasm doesn't actually have a written equivalent, it relies entirely on the vocal tone and cadence with which it is delivered. Irony is not the same as sarcasm.
Essentially, anyone who attempts to employ sarcasm on a message board is a moron.
Any attempt to use "sarcasm" in a written context is a waste of time. Sarcasm is an attempt to be facetious in an obvious fashion, through the spoken word. Sarcasm doesn't actually have a written equivalent, it relies entirely on the vocal tone and cadence with which it is delivered. Irony is not the same as sarcasm.
Essentially, anyone who attempts to employ sarcasm on a message board is a moron.
i'd say this would be irony, since you've surely used sarcasm on a message board, and most likely will use it again.
I dunno. All i can say is to remind your gainfully employed friends that they have money now and should buy games. Especially if they are in the games industry. I think some people who are poor and in college just scrapping by on top ramen (while roomates use daddys credit card) get into a habit of buy 1 download 3 or whatever ratio they may have. And then they continue that habit in the future. So i just try to remind people - you have money now! your almost 30!
Same can be said about music or anything else. Just try to support it in some way.
Also. a friend of mine said he got Gears 2 from 7/11 before the street date. I later found out that he had pre-ordered the limited edition already! Yes, that means he bought 2 copies.
So i'm not going to slam everything and everybody . I'm sure he's not the only one who did that.
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Oh the irony... or is that sarcasm... I r confuss-ed...
He asked me if the English understood the concept of irony.
Who seriously cares :P
No one understands me anymore
Lets say you have a pirated copy of Max while you are going to school or learning the trade. You get good at it, get into the industry, and then studio has to buy you a license to use it in house. Companies like Autodesk are well aware of this. They know that if a company hires artists they will have to buy X number of licenses from them and get their money, and really aren't worried about it. It's a bit different from games or music. And I kid you not, I heard all of this directly from an Alias employee years ago at Siggraph. The more people using their software the better. Course, they won't say that publicly.
For me personally, with enough websites reviewing games these days I don't have a problem searching around reading various reviews about a game I'm not sure about. I have a subscription to Game Informer mainly for that purpose. And if I'm still on the fence, I'll just wait for the price to go down.
Only because I love ya.
I actually thought it was ironic, though, that they've decided not to release Gears2 on the PC because of piracy, but the first thing I hear about the 360 version on Polycount is it getting pirated. Maybe it's not ironic and just fucked up.
Are you using charcoal or propane? You gotta use the lump charcoal and get a charcoal starter - don't use lighter fluid.
Essentially, anyone who attempts to employ sarcasm on a message board is a moron.
i'd say this would be irony, since you've surely used sarcasm on a message board, and most likely will use it again.
Same can be said about music or anything else. Just try to support it in some way.
So i'm not going to slam everything and everybody