Unpopular opinions! V2: I Don't like half life edition.
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So converting temperatures doesn't give clean results
Gosh can't we just realize that in both systems we look at thermometers and round up
[QUOTE=OrDnAs;43335799]that makes no sense
36°C would be 96.8°F. Ergo, by your logic, celsius is a lot simpler than Farenheit.[/QUOTE]
He's right in that Fahrenheit does allow for more specific measuring without using decimals though, because the temperature difference between each whole digit is smaller.
Whether or not it actually matters is a whole different story (it doesn't really, scientists are going to use decimals for absolute accuracy anyway, and in day-to-day matters you don't need to be super specific because you're not going to notice any difference between 20c and 21c anyway).
Most recent games with some exceptions(Spec Ops: The Line, Square Enix Games, some Indies), have absolutely horrid soundtracks. In retrospect, the games that tend to have the most gorgeous soundtracks are generally games that have heavy criticism of conflict in general or are tending to make a game more about life in general.
Another thing is that it always seems that games about the Vietnam War tend to have awesome soundtracks regardless of how good or bad the game is. Take for example the Vietcong series...
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STXdfNARVjg[/media]
Outside of interesting mechanics, most of the Vietcong games were very broken and dull to play at points. Yet the music... The music tends to make up for it.
Speaking of game soundtracks, I thought that Black Mesa's soundtrack lacked most of the variety that the Half-Life series has, and was overall not as good. Sure, the team that made BM had a much smaller budget than Valve did, but they could have at least tried to make the tracks more memorable beyond "heavy as shit drums and stuff" that all sound alike.
[QUOTE=Mr. Jelly;43319943]I still don't see how the freezing point being at 0 and boiling point at 100 makes Celsius any better than Fahrenheit.
You're not converting Celsius to Centicelsius to Kilocelsius or anything, what does that matter? It's not like the rest of the Metric system where you just have to multiply or divide by an exponent of ten, and don't have to convert 12 inches to a foot to 3 feet in a yard to 1760 yards in a mile and all that confusing shit.
Fahrenheit allows you to be a lot more specific. 35 F is a lot simpler than 1.66 C, for example.
It's a lot easier to be precise, "It's in the 30s" relays a lot more information in Fahrenheit then it would in Celsius[/QUOTE]
that whole post just shows you've never had any experience with celsius at all. when the hell are you ever gonna have to be that specific with temperatures? the difference between 1 and 3 degrees is already barely noticeable, why would anyone even bother with decimals on their day-to-day lives?
and if they're, say, scientists (who probably don't use either), and need to be specific with those numbers, then the decimals are not gonna be any trouble since they work with numbers anyway.
celsius is just WAY easier than fahrenheint. is it close to zero? it's cold. is it close to 100? it's hot. is there a chance of snowing outside? no, temperatures are still above zero. etc, etc.
[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;43336744]that whole post just shows you've never had any experience with celsius at all. when the hell are you ever gonna have to be that specific with temperatures? the difference between 1 and 3 degrees is already barely noticeable, why would anyone even bother with decimals on their day-to-day lives?
and if they're, say, scientists (who probably don't use either), and need to be specific with those numbers, then the decimals are not gonna be any trouble since they work with numbers anyway.
celsius is just WAY easier than fahrenheint. is it close to zero? it's cold. is it close to 100? it's hot. is there a chance of snowing outside? no, temperatures are still above zero. etc, etc.[/QUOTE]
Farenheight is just as easy for people who grew up with it.
Is it close to 32? Probably sleet or snow. Is it close to 70? Pretty mild and comfortable. 85? Getting pretty damn warm.
[QUOTE=bdd458;43336891]Farenheight is just as easy for people who grew up with it.[/quote]
anything is
[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;43336744]it's cold. is it close to 100? it's hot.[/QUOTE]
If it's close to 100 something is [I]seriously[/I] wrong. :v:
[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;43337129]anything is[/QUOTE]
Then what is your point? F. is easy for those that use it, and Celsius is easier for those that use it. One isn't better than the other.
[QUOTE=bdd458;43340005]Then what is your point? F. is easy for those that use it, and Celsius is easier for those that use it. One isn't better than the other.[/QUOTE]
people travel in and out of america, and there's less people in america than out of it
but also, i don't know if it's the same thing when it comes to temperatures (but probably yes), but i know america loses plenty of money because of machinery with measurements that are not in the metric system, and i'd guess that'd really add up over the years
I love WWII warplanes, but I don't think the Spitfire is particularly good-looking. Too much nose, too-wide wings. I'm not saying it was ineffective, but I don't think it was the prettiest fighter by a long shot. I personally prefer the [url=http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3243/3134327102_79ee69364b_o.jpg]Wyvern[/url], much sleeker.
JDM is really cool
Fuck off with your numbers and measurements crap. Let's talk about something nice:
Huge boobs are awful. Small boobs are awful.
[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;43340229]people travel in and out of america, and there's less people in america than out of it
but also, i don't know if it's the same thing when it comes to temperatures (but probably yes), but i know america loses plenty of money because of machinery with measurements that are not in the metric system, and i'd guess that'd really add up over the years[/QUOTE]
I shouldn't have to conform because others want me to. I love C. and Metric for science, but any other than that I prefer the stuff I grew up with.
[QUOTE=wakkydude;43316633][t]http://www.adinnerguest.com/wp-content/uploads/US-vs-Rest-of-the-World.jpg[/t][/QUOTE]
60 seconds-1 minute
60 minutes-1 hour
24 hours-1 day
7 days-1 week
~4 weeks-1 month
12 months-1 year
clearly this system is arbitrary and retarded.
surprised no one pointed this out.
Celsius and Fahrenheit are both legitimate and concise forms of temperature measurement; there is no dominance of one over the other. Celsius was designed effectively with the melting and boiling points of water, while Fahrenheit seems more arbitrary, but they're both equally fine.
Come on, people. Arbitrary != stupid.
[QUOTE=lxmach1;43341730]60 seconds-1 minute
60 minutes-1 hour
24 hours-1 day
7 days-1 week
~4 weeks-1 month
12 months-1 year
clearly this system is arbitrary and retarded.
surprised no one pointed this out.[/QUOTE]
at least everyone goes by this standard, not like there's 3 countries going "nope we want it to be some other way"
At the same time, just because more people use Celsius than Fahrenheit doesn't mean Celsius is objectively better. It's only ore popular.
And it's been stated before, but metric measurements are generally used globally in science anyway.
[QUOTE=lxmach1;43341730]60 seconds-1 minute
60 minutes-1 hour
24 hours-1 day
7 days-1 week
~4 weeks-1 month
12 months-1 year
clearly this system is arbitrary and retarded.
surprised no one pointed this out.[/QUOTE]
Quite honestly I think that our time system could stand to be replaced in favor of one that uses standard multiples of 10/100/1000/etc, rather than all this jumping around. I recall back during the French revolution at some point or another they attempted to replace weeks with units of 10 days and developed new months each of 30 days.
Although I will admit that's not an idea that could practically catch on very quickly.
Fashion in the Fix Up! Look Sharp Thread is absolute shite imo
[QUOTE=lxmach1;43341730]60 seconds-1 minute
60 minutes-1 hour
24 hours-1 day
7 days-1 week
~4 weeks-1 month
12 months-1 year
clearly this system is arbitrary and retarded.
surprised no one pointed this out.[/QUOTE]
There's very good reasons for this. First of all is like someone else pointed out, literally everyone uses this system. The only variance is a couple cultures measure what the current year is differently. Then in addition to all that, it's measuring a dynamic amount of time which varies over time.
[QUOTE=asteroidrules;43342062]I recall back during the French revolution at some point or another they attempted to replace weeks with units of 10 days and developed new months each of 30 days.[/QUOTE]
That still leaves 5 days, or 6 on leap year, unallocated though. The current setup, with the exception of February, does allocate those extra days to various months with the rest having 30 days.
[QUOTE=Alice3173;43342877]That still leaves 5 days, or 6 on leap year, unallocated though. The current setup, with the exception of February, does allocate those extra days to various months with the rest having 30 days.[/QUOTE]
I didn't mean to imply that the French system actually worked all that well, only used it to show that such a system had been attempted relatively recently.
Consoles are fun.
Outlast is a good game, but its level design is terrible.
[QUOTE=false prophet;43343378]Minecraft was a boring lego's knockoff.[/QUOTE]
gahhahahaha yup, sure, voxels =legos! anything to do with building = ripoff of legos.
have an analogy: thats's like calling district 9 a ripoff of alien vs predator (not even alien). let that sink in.
[QUOTE=bdd458;43341704]I shouldn't have to conform because others want me to. I love C. and Metric for science, but any other than that I prefer the stuff I grew up with.[/QUOTE]
we're not arguing whether or not you want to. we're arguing about which system is better. if you don't want to conform just because you're not used to what literally everyone else uses "just because", then you're not arguing anymore, you're just going "but i don't wanna!!!"
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but even that is beside the point since nobody's telling you to start using the metric system
The Xperia Play is a good smartphone concept that definitely deserves further development.
[QUOTE=fireball397;43342149]Fashion in the Fix Up! Look Sharp Thread is absolute shite imo[/QUOTE]
Varies, some of them have awful senses of fashion imo. But some have pretty good fashion. It should have a more in-depth OP.
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