Evening Reading

by Garnett Lee, Feb 01, 2011 5:00pm PST

Over the weekend I started up a new game of Halo: Reach for a solo run. A post I read somewhere recently--I think in chatty but can't recall for sure--got me thinking. In it, the author proposed that compared to Call of Duty, Halo puts some players off because it requires more hits, and hence more skill, to get a kill. After a couple days of playing with this in mind I can see the argument. Getting into good tactical situations to win firefights takes some thought. I always know when I've gotten a kill, and likewise, almost always know when and from where I've been tagged when I go down.

I'm curious to see how I'll feel as I get later in the game. I played Reach co-op originally, so taking it on solo also brings a different perspective. But Cinematic as it may be, the chaos of Call of Duty seems to me like it would be every bit as potentially off-putting as any perceived difficulty in Halo.

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Kid spoke here about gay parents raising children. Absolutely kills it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSQQK2Vuf9Q

Feb 01, 2011 7:40pm PST

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  fuck hes smart : spaceless
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    do you think he thinks im cute? : spaceless
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      You know a dude who wears pedofocals like yours shouldn't be asking these questions. : SpaecKow
      
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      oh lol I thought the kid would be an actual kid :/ : SpaecKow
      
      this entire subthread is hilarious. : akirabob
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  wowie he's a good speaker! : packav
  - it helps he's right about every thing he says! : SpaecKow
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    Yah I haven't seen many kids that age that can speak like him. : Shadowdane
    - It just takes practice. You'd see that level and better at youth speaking competitions or debates. : JarEme
    - I haven't seen many politicians of late that can speak as well as he did here. : pres589
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    I'd bet he's a communications major and was at some point on a speech team. He did a really good job ... : K1Bond007
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      He's an engineer, he says it in the video. : akirabob
      
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      umm.. I meant he was probably originally a communications major and then switched to engineering. Duh.. : K1Bond007
      
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      hes 19, unless he went to college at 16 or some shit : spaceless
      
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      You can change majors at the drop of a hat. I don't know why we're even debating that considering I was j... : K1Bond007
      
      Like someone raised by two women won't know how to talk with his hands? : pres589
      
      FWIW I just lol'd. : akirabob
      
      K1 Bond more like AssTalker. : pres589
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    he needs to work on the "you know..." tic : electroly
    - I was just thinking this. : SigENeaT
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  That guy for president 2028! : angrytaxman
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    Still too early for a gay president : gmd
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      That guy isn't gay. His moms are. : akirabob
      
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      He could be gay. He didn't address that point. And I'm glad he didn't feel the need to declare his heter... : mathyou
      
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      That's fair and I agree with you about him not talking about it. It's big news here though so I've seen ... : akirabob
      
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      Couldn't it be his sister? I feel like it'd be more likely that she would show up with him over a girlfr... : TheVietSpecial
      
      Def a possibility. : akirabob
    - Haaaaaaaa. : Snipergen
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  Shame it didn't do any good. http://iowastatedaily.com/news/article_60d0ea06-2e5f-11e0-a83f-001cc4c002... : RomSteady
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    It actually did a lot of good. Also, don't ever read the Daily, it's a giant piece of trash. As far as ... : akirabob
    - nice! : sixfoot6
    - This makes me so happy. : Jimb0v2
  - Having passed in the House, the resolution will be available to be presented before the Senate. Although : dantastic
- Awesome : Jiven
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  so is this kid going to be running for office soon?
  
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  so is this kid going to be running for office soon? : hatchet165
- Like. : hankyJR
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  I like the message obviously but he's such a good speaker that it comes off almost phony. It's like I'm w... : NastyJack
  - When you get a chance to speak on something you care deeply about to an audience that has a significant i... : Zakko
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    He should take crying during speaking lessons for John Boehner. : pres589
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      His name is John Boehner (Boner). He probably got made fun of so much in school. : repeat2k
      
      If he can't progress forward from that he needs to not be in any sort of leadership position. Like the i... : pres589
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    Are you serious? : photonzach
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      NastyJack can't stand it when people practice stuff. If it doesn't sound amateur, it's not worth listeni... : Vantage
      
      Oh man, my porn habits have been all wrong :( : Nighteyes
      
      I like how you bailed hard on the debate in that thread and brought it to this one. Nice moves! : NastyJack
- Hell of a speech. In particular I liked his line near the end "not once in my 19 years have I been confro... : lord cecil
- It's funny watching the GOPs collective head explode over this whole gay marriage thing in Iowa. Also... : phate81
- i tend to dislike the frequent nodder that listens to conversations.. fuckin' stop nodding you weirdo : industro
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  Gay moms? He has to smoke pole, right? /kidding Seriously, spot Fing on. It will take time for ga... : sukabljat
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    not trying to be an ass, but gay rights are not likely to hit Kansas any time soon. Women's lib remains s... : fatman
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  Wow, bright kid. And quite an eloquent speaker. I cant wait for the day when stubborn bigoted assholes ju... : phipple
  - That day will never come. : bolneze
- Bang up job : ninjase
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  Very well done for 19. Or even 39 for that matter. : boarder2
  - Yeah I agree, no way I'd pull that off at 19. : node
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  This almost made me tear up. So so true. In fact, I would argue that kids raised by same sex couples ar... : Edges
  - Same could be said for adopted children probably. Much less chance of shitty parents when they actually W... : boarder2
  - I will help your argument with this research supporting your point. http://www.time.com/time/health/ar... : repeat2k
  - I agree Edges. : HL3dsx
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  Awesome. I knew a kid back in elementary school who had two mom's and a lot of the other kids made fun o... : TheVietSpecial
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    he is that cool kid. : bling1bling
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      It's him. : bling1bling
      
      He is the one who is cool. : famine101
  - He should have hung out at Shacknews. Instead of making fun of him we'd just ask for pix + divx. : noxiousgg
- Damn, that was a good speech. : ColoradoCNC
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  Good speech. Horrible shirt though. : silentbobuk
  - I bet a lesbian picked it out for him. : Boxelder
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    What was wrong with his shirt? : Herman Toothrot
    - It's on a kid raised by two moms. : Godhatesfatpeople
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    you know how I know you're gay? : marmite
    - Coldplay is a fantastic band. >:C : Snipergen
- Pics of mums. : SigENeaT
- Bravo. Well done. : Wikus Van De Merwe
- Good speech. My Aunt and her wife have three good kids, btw. Being a good parent or a bad parent has noth... : master_disaster_17
- I wish I could speak like that, although I guess I could if I practiced it like a gazillion times : OverloadUT
- Kick ass. : stuka
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  Lesbians and go to Church !! What kind of Church is that ? : hanged_man
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    Church of Lesbos : Donborvio
    - Hallelujah, I see the light! : node
- i wonder if he's single? well maybe i'm too old for him :C : mayooms
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  That was really good. I can't imagine what sort of fuckhead you'd have to be to get up and vote to ban ga... : peanut-
  - Watch FOX a bit. Then you'll know what kind of fuckhead would do that. : master_disaster_17
  - Just hate how many people want to tell others how to live their lives when they're not hurting anyone in ... : node
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    Even before that I've never understood why someone would vote to ban it - if you aren't gay then it doesn... : jbury
    - Well yes, but I can almost understand people who are totally isolated from anyone that is actually gay fa... : peanut-
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  Horrible speaker. He keeps saying, "You know" a lot-- you know. : Vividvoid
  - Oh please, stop being such a faggot. : zuga
- The sanctity of the hetero redneck family is under threat. : Chipwarrior
- This is perfect. : disposition

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