i fell into an abyss. I consider that a win.
Yeah, I just left the game
You can't win the game, it exists only to destroy your mind
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Re: You can't win the game, it exists only to destroy your mind
#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
Honestly, I still prefer the 'verb' Slashdotted. So much warmer then DDOS'd.
than.
I'm going to assume you are a grammar Nazi of the American variety.
thEn is a correct and acceptable spelling in Canada.
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As I was typing this up I was looking for references to back up statement. BUT I was wrong. (damn my 4rd grade english teacher!)
I was taught that the two words were grammatically the same it was just a difference in US vs 'British/Canadian' spelling. (i.e. grey vs gray)
So, please ignore my indignant reply. (Which I left in for reference.)
For future versions of myself who will make this mistake again:
THAN = a comparison
Golf balls are smaller THAN bowling balls.
THEN = a statement relating to time.
I went golfing THEN bowling.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/than http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/then
Re: You can't win the game, it exists only to destroy your mind
#43It seems like the gaming equivalent of an anti-joke. Anti-jokes can be funny because they're not funny in the way you expect. The self-similarity and the structure of the map make it seem like you can achieve something but there's really no goal .. maybe that's really a lot more like most video games than one cares to consider.
All it needs is some soothing bloops and beeps to make it that but more of a non-goal oriented Skinner box - akin to Tetris without the scoring.
Re: You can't win the game, it exists only to destroy your mind
#44You can never win the game[1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_(mind_game)
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Re: You can't win the game, it exists only to destroy your mind
#45Now this is a vicious one! I love how you can group the blocks one after the other and be all WTF is going on heeeere? Is it me or loops are becoming quite a trend? Yes, Silent Hills teaser, I'm talking about you.
Re: You can't win the game, it exists only to destroy your mind
#46I played for a minute or two, said "Huh," and closed the tab. Sure feels like I won.
Indeed! Only losers need a machine to tell them that they are winners.
Re: You can't win the game, it exists only to destroy your mind
#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
than.
I'm going to assume you are a grammar Nazi of the American variety. thEn is a correct and acceptable spelling in Canada. ########### As I was typing this up I was looking for references to back up statement. BUT I was wrong. (damn my 4rd grade english teacher!) I was taught that the two words were grammatically the same it was just a difference in US vs 'British/Canadian' spelling. (i.e. grey vs gray) So, please igno…
Amusingly, "so much warmer then DDOS'd" could be used to describe what happened to this server.
Re: You can't win the game, it exists only to destroy your mind
#48"The only winning move is not to play." - WOPR
"How about a nice game of chess?"
I thought the computer went by Joshua, since that's what Dr, Falkan referred to it in the last scene of the movie:
Re: You can't win the game, it exists only to destroy your mind
#49Earlier quoted context omitted.
than.
I'm going to assume you are a grammar Nazi of the American variety. thEn is a correct and acceptable spelling in Canada. ########### As I was typing this up I was looking for references to back up statement. BUT I was wrong. (damn my 4rd grade english teacher!) I was taught that the two words were grammatically the same it was just a difference in US vs 'British/Canadian' spelling. (i.e. grey vs gray) So, please igno…
I would never trust a 4th grade English teacher for any advice on grammar or spelling.
Re: You can't win the game, it exists only to destroy your mind
#50Win vs Beat A lot of people fall into this trap. When someone beats me at a game, they most likely say "I've won you." as oppose to "I've beaten you." The former implies I'm the prize. I've fallen into this trap myself plenty of times and do wonder if messages like "You win ...." enforces this mistake.
Not only do I fail to see the relevance to this link, but I've never heard anyone say "I've won you" in my life, and I doubt I ever will, because that is a stupid thing to say.
I just suppose English is not his native language. There might be languages where someone says "I've won you"