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I recently got a copy of Battlefield 3, and unlike most I decided to try out the single player campaign. And the first thing that I noticed was not the beautiful graphics or the frantic action, but rather the fact that all the characters in the game were throwing around the F word like they were going to win a prize if they kept doing so. After a while I started to get distracted by it, almost like in my head I was trying to keep a counter as to how many F bombs they could drop and whether or not it was greater than actual bombs I would see in the game.
Am I the only one who is starting to get sick and tired of games crowbarring in swears (particularly the F word) into their scripts? Don't get me wrong, I understand that swearing is a natural (if rather crude) part of our language, and honestly if one were to hang out with me for a half hour odds are they'd hear a few F bombs thrown into the conversation. Still, I don't understand throwing in so many swears. It's like hearing a kid or a tween using them, like they just learned them and they think it makes them sound cool.
Perhaps I'm just a bit jaded because I remember a time when swearing in a videogame was like "Woah, did they really just say that?" I remember being less than 10 years old and seeing the game "Aliens" on my cousins' Apple IIc and being floored when they showed Ripley saying "Get away from her you BITCH!" I remember being taken aback by the salty language Duke Nukem spurted out in his classic game (obviously not talking about the one that came out last year.) Hell I remember being surprised when I played GTA San Andreas and they used the F word and even the N word.
To be fair, sometimes excessive foul language is appropriate or is at least understandable in certain games where it's being used for a crazy effect, such as by Suda 51 (Killer 7, No More Heroes, etc) or where it's done in complete self-parody (House of the Dead Overkill, Madworld.) When it's being passed off seriously or completely straight faced like it is in BF3 it just feels out of place and hurts the experience in my opinion. I definitely understand that odds are, US soldiers do not have the cleanest of mouths, but I seriously doubt they really use the F word in literally every other sentence and even in scenarios where they aren't even using it for effect.
Am I just crazy or do I have a legitimate complaint here?
Am I the only one who is starting to get sick and tired of games crowbarring in swears (particularly the F word) into their scripts? Don't get me wrong, I understand that swearing is a natural (if rather crude) part of our language, and honestly if one were to hang out with me for a half hour odds are they'd hear a few F bombs thrown into the conversation. Still, I don't understand throwing in so many swears. It's like hearing a kid or a tween using them, like they just learned them and they think it makes them sound cool.
Perhaps I'm just a bit jaded because I remember a time when swearing in a videogame was like "Woah, did they really just say that?" I remember being less than 10 years old and seeing the game "Aliens" on my cousins' Apple IIc and being floored when they showed Ripley saying "Get away from her you BITCH!" I remember being taken aback by the salty language Duke Nukem spurted out in his classic game (obviously not talking about the one that came out last year.) Hell I remember being surprised when I played GTA San Andreas and they used the F word and even the N word.
To be fair, sometimes excessive foul language is appropriate or is at least understandable in certain games where it's being used for a crazy effect, such as by Suda 51 (Killer 7, No More Heroes, etc) or where it's done in complete self-parody (House of the Dead Overkill, Madworld.) When it's being passed off seriously or completely straight faced like it is in BF3 it just feels out of place and hurts the experience in my opinion. I definitely understand that odds are, US soldiers do not have the cleanest of mouths, but I seriously doubt they really use the F word in literally every other sentence and even in scenarios where they aren't even using it for effect.
Am I just crazy or do I have a legitimate complaint here?
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No, you aren't crazy, at least this isn't the proof! 
It's part of the dumbing down of nearly everything.
It's part of the dumbing down of nearly everything.
raoul5788 said:No, you aren't crazy, at least this isn't the proof!
I'm not sure how this is reflective of the dumbing down of things. Unless you mean to imply that repeated use of the F word is lazy and the content creators need to be more inventive and add variety to the expletives and avoid overuse of a basic like the F word.
It reminds me of an MP3 I once downloaded off of Napster in college describing the various meanings/contexts in which the F word can be used. It was both hilarious (narrator had an erudite British professor voice working) and quite informative.
Cursing being more prevalent may be an indication that society is becoming cruder, but I don't think it's a sign of dumbing down of something. I will say that it does make me that much more appreciative of lines like in the Avengers when Loki called Black Widow a "mewling qu*m" (my apologies if that is not bleeped out enough). First, I was amazed that it got past the censors. Second, I felt like the diction was exactly what Loki would say in a situation like that. Third, it was rather brilliantly executed, the people I saw it with didn't catch it and it probably went over the heads of those oh so impressionable youths. For the record, I appreciated the line in the context of the characters in the movie, I do not endorse the use of such sexist language in real life.
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I created this thread on the original Edgecutter Cutting Edge Forums site. It's simply a place for those to review the latest software available for those using Windows 10 and Windows 11. To date it has received 112,559 views. I have been asked by staff to continue this thread here.
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To each there own but I've found that Windows can't do much more than Linux can. Can't have everything.
For niche use cases, yes I agree. Kali for ethical hacking and security testing, and running a Cacti server for network monitoring are the two things I have experience in. Plus thousands and thousands of other things, but for every day use I just can't see it. The owner of the GMRS repeater that I pay to access is changing the Tx DPL tones tomorrow, while Chirp is available on Linux, the software to program my MXT500 is not.To each there own but I've found that Windows can't do much more than Linux can. Can't have everything.
I run Fedora and Ubuntu in VMWare, honestly I don't care much for the UI of either of them and I don't feel like spending days/weeks to customize the UI to make it look Windows-like when I could just use Windows. The cartoonish dock at the bottom of the screen reminds me of Apple products.
As I said above, and, FWIW, I run Win11 Pro and Arch on separate 250 GB NVME drives, using F8 to select which I boot to, with a 1TB SSD for storage, accessible to both OSs and a third formatted Nvme I want to use to learn Kali. It was much faster to setup Arch than it was to strip down Windows. Windows still takes much longer to boot.
For some reason, the satelliteguys.us site is loading a lot slower than usual on both Chrome on my Asus laptop and Safari on my iPhone.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
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Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat. 
WTF… …What the Foxbat!Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat.
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wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming youWTF… …What the Foxbat!
I know. Here's what Scott has in store for me if I get out of line:wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming you
Help, I'm a little confjused on the activation process.
I purchased the Joey 4 from Solid Signal and shipping box has Call 866 726-4282 to Avtivate new Receiver. That number is Solid Signals number.
I googled and that search said call Dish to activate. I assume that is correct unless this requires a 2 step process.
Please let me know.
Thanks
I purchased the Joey 4 from Solid Signal and shipping box has Call 866 726-4282 to Avtivate new Receiver. That number is Solid Signals number.
I googled and that search said call Dish to activate. I assume that is correct unless this requires a 2 step process.
Please let me know.
Thanks
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All good called Dish and new Joey 4 is activated and working.
Old Joey 2 deactivated and no need to return.
Old Joey 2 deactivated and no need to return.
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i bought mine straight from dish as it was only $ 100.00 bucks!!! had the protection plan they came out removed and deactivated the 4k joey and activated and installed the joey 4.All good called Dish and new Joey 4 is activated and working.
Old Joey 2 deactivated and no need to return.
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Apple has finally released their Apple TV 4K with built-in Siri and a microphone so it can respond to your queries even if you don't have the remote. It also increases in price, to $299. I had been planning on updating my current Apple TV 4K streamers, but that's $600 for the two of them, and that's a pass at this point.
At $299, it had better come with 256 GB of Storage, Gigabit (or better) Ethernet, the latest HDMI tech and standards, and one year of free Apple One. But it probably won't…
At $299, it had better come with 256 GB of Storage, Gigabit (or better) Ethernet, the latest HDMI tech and standards, and one year of free Apple One. But it probably won't…
Apple TV 4K
Apple TV 4K. New Siri AI and hands-free control. Stunning picture and immersive HomePod surround sound. Works with your Apple and smart home devices.
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. apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while
they all do that anyways.. ever notice your cell phone slows down when you come up for an upgrade..
. apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while
The new curated multiview is now live.
While on many of the sports channels and non sports channels there is a multi view option button. It will pull up a side bar with many different multi view options.
While on many of the sports channels and non sports channels there is a multi view option button. It will pull up a side bar with many different multi view options.
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Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
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This thread is a place to discuss the 4K events that appear on channel 540. We are getting, at this point, one college football game a week. Let's hope there is more coming.
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Hmmm, I'm not seeing anything like those events in our Hopper 3 guide for tonight or Saturday.
I went into the Tools menu and requested a Guide Update. I'll try looking at it after the update completes.
edit — I now have the 148-01 4KFox events for Saturday, but not anything for 148-02 or 148-03 which don't even show as available channels. I do have 148-04 4KUSA.
As I recall you have the Flex package. Do you sub to multisport? -02 is FS1 and -03 is ESPN. -01 is Fox so you would get that if you sub to locals.Hmmm, I'm not seeing anything like those events in our Hopper 3 guide for tonight or Saturday.
I went into the Tools menu and requested a Guide Update. I'll try looking at it after the update completes.
edit — I now have the 148-01 4KFox events for Saturday, but not anything for 148-02 or 148-03 which don't even show as available channels. I do have 148-04 4KUSA.
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Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87N42NxLPC0
Direct YouTube Link - 8 U.S. States Sue OpenAI Over Safety Concerns With Younger Users
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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87N42NxLPC0
Direct YouTube Link - 8 U.S. States Sue OpenAI Over Safety Concerns With Younger Users
TWIT's Website
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On Tuesday, I recorded the first episodes of the new season's NCIS shows on CBS (Dish provided, not OTA). The new New York series and Origins will both do Auto Skip, but the original, now season 24 does not. What's stranger, when I do a search for NCIS, Origins and New York show the current recording and the next episode it will record, but the original show only shows the current recording and some other channel showing the very first episode of season one. It makes no sense. When I set up the timers, I was able to use search for Origins and New York, but for the original, I had to scroll ahead in the guide until last Tuesday when the show was airing. Then set the timer from there. You can see its timer type is DVR where the other two are Seek. What am I missing?
Thanks!
Thanks!
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