I spotted a bot.
ONLY FOUR DAYS OLD
I used Squeedge's new Jackal Queenston art right before Renard did. I'm on the bleeding edge, bby. I'm sure no one will get this besides Rissy but that's ok 'cause it makes me smile
see you Spoiler
yep
...well, let's face it bro, you're a little jaded.
Content spoiler'd. Read if you don't know 'bout 'dem chiptunes, brah. Spoiler http://www.8bitpeoples.com/ http://www.8bc.org http://www.last.fm/tag/chiptunes Click for interviews with Nullsleep, Bit Shifter, and Mark Denardo: 1 2 3 Nullsleep ~ "Supernova Kiss" Jesper Kyd ~ "Joker" Kitsune² ~ "Whatchall Know About Nintendo" Basically, music produced by or in the style of old-school computer and video game software. Ever heard of the Commodore 64? No? Well I sure hope you've heard of the Game Boy. Yeah, did you know you can make music on that? What began as a cheap parlor trick to give developers' products more pizazz has become a genre unto its own, completely independent of its roots in the gaming industry. It's even starting to break into the mainstream, and gain worldwide recognition: 2010 marks Japan's first-ever Blip Festival, and last year The L Magazine highlighted Anamanaguchi, who you may recognize as the masterminds behind the Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game soundtrack, as one of the top up-and-coming bands of 2009. Music in the pre-sixth-generation era was largely an attempt by low-grade software to emulate high-quality sounds and instruments, as you may hear in the ambient grooves of Donkey Kong Country 2's Stickerbrush Symphony or the intense, sweeping symphony of Lord Woo Fak Fak's theme from Banjo-Tooie. But in the 2000's, chiptunes has become its own beast, an exclusive arena with its own unique hooks and melodies, one that stands alone and need not be transmigrated into something "better" or more "real." If I've got your attention, check out http://www.8bitpeoples.com/ for tons of free, downloadable music straight from the pros, or give http://8bc.org/ the once-over for more free content and tips on creating your own chiptunes! (Unfortunately, you'll probably need the green for that part.) Or if you've already been initiated, discuss! Drop your favorite artists, talk about what styles and which systems/sound cards you prefer, or share some of your own. 8bitpeoples has a huge library of free stuff; that's a great place to start. Let us know if you find anything particularly jaw-dropping. I'll get us started with some Kitsune². A few of you have heard of Renard, right? The furry who makes lots of techno? Well, he makes chiptunes too, and he releases it under the Kitsune² moniker. A lot of it is just novelty tunes he makes in his spare time, but even so he's way too creative to discount. Here's some samples: 1 2 3 You can find all of his stuff at Lapfox Trax, and most of it's pretty cheap (if not totally free).
' S u p f e g z . Now to ninja out of here before the kiddies wake up
spaghetti and meatball songs? You? Oh you All right I got a song I'm gonna sing for you
It's from KH da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da
...And now I have to kill you. [/reading the Scott Pilgrim comic from start to finish in 6 hours]
this would be my theme.
How do you even get it in your head to mispronounce 'Kenya' WHAT THE FUCK IS KEENYA
I sure don't.
DAFFY DUCK'S QUAAAACKBUSTERRRRS this is obviously a reward for actually doing work today :'D
Renard is hosting a tumblr with a shitload of GST rips, including THE ADVENTURES OF BATMAN AND ROBIN, DEMON'S CREST, THE SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD GAME, AND HIDEKI NAGANUMA. brb tearing a hole in space-time with the force of my erection
I can bet not many of you know this, but the Western format of philosophical discussion is radically different from the original Eastern style. Eastern philosophy is often a matter of using one's life as an example of one's teachings and beliefs; prominent philosophers would only reveal philosophical secrets and discoveries of theirs when asked, and even then it depended whether they felt said secrets could be conveyed verbally. Even figures well-known in the West have been guilty of this before; Bruce Lee comes to mind. His speech was often cryptic, but dense with wisdom, and on many occasions the full scope of his ideas only came out in response to a question. More importantly, in many cases of open dialogue between Eastern philosophers there is absolutely no element of debate. The practice of bouncing opposing viewpoints off of each other is entirely Western. Furthermore, we often see a necessity for one side to be right and the other to be wrong; even if we believe both sides have valid points, there is an inescapable inclination towards one or the other side. It's duality, and it's how we all must view the world; something only has meaning for us when it can resonate with other things that do not have the same meaning, and specifically something that is its equal opposite. But this is all an illusion. The world does not care about our names for things or that we see certain things as opposites. So some would suppose, at least. Look at any topic in the Debate Corner, especially one where the two sides are fiercely divided. Have you ever considered the possibility that both sides are equally correct? That they are both right, not just valid, and for all the reasons each side describes? Does this seem contradictory to you? Why? This is an idea my philosophy club has been tossing around at length lately, and I wanted to pass it on to you. Let's hear your thoughts: What do you think of duality?
is my best avatar ever Hell, it may be the best avatar ever
Someone won money for making this. From Cracked.com.
