MTG Salvation

I've been slooooowly catching up over the last week. I discovered Magi and marathoned 13 episodes in one day. It's pretty fantastic. I'll probably finish it in the next two days or so. Monster Hunter 3 U is taking up a large chunk of my time, though.

Alright, make me a member again. Done and done.

I've sort of been in a slump for the last several months when it comes to anime, ever since the season of Tsuritama, Kanojo X, and Apollon, but I'm gradually catching up. Shingeki no Kyojin is amazing, and I've been watching Gargantia as well. Even though the CGI makes my eyes bleed, everything else about it is lovely.

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About 3/4 through ROD the animation, then watching ROD OVA, and hopefully get my hands on ROD Rehab. THEN I can finish off Suite Precure, all the movies, and the All Stars movies.

Wait, what? The R.O.D OVA came out before the TV series, is set chronologically before the TV series, and is intended to be watched before the TV series. You won't get a lot of it unless you watch the OVA first.

Also, Hourou Musuko is pretty high up on my list of things to watch; I may have to get on that soon.

The whole thing about "They won't die even if you kill them" stems from a difference between the meaning of kill in English and Japanese. What the actual translation should be like is "They won't die even if you (do something that should) kill them. It's sort of a nuanced thing that doesn't translate well.

Waaaaaaaaaaaat. I'll do this? I'll do this. 2 days tops.

Atheist. Materialist. Physicalist (?). Skeptic. Realist. However you want to slice it, I don't believe in anything supernatural - a list that includes but is not limited to: gods, angels, ghosts, souls, chakra, auras, spells, miracles, heavens, hells, afterlife of any kind, sasquatch, pixies, homeopathy, tarot, horoscopes, dowsing, those copper and or magnetic bracelets that improve [insert body function here], "alternative" medicines, ayuverda, and teapots orbiting the sun.

Settlers of Catan. Why yes, I do have wood for sheep. Some of the best college nights that come to memory involved this game.

The only manga I've been reading is Berserk, which I'm caught up on again. It's never going to end though...:suckup: I've also been reading the Batman continuity... currently I'm making somewhat of an attempt to slog through ~ 40 issues of Gotham Central. I just made it through the "War Games" storyline. So far "The Long Halloween" remains my favorite.

OH MY GAAAAAAAAHHHH



I decided to check on things here for nostalgia, and what do I find... surely not three private messages telling me the clan has been resurrected? Get out of town; you guys are awesome.

Not much has been going on with me, other than I haven't been anywhere really, which includes back to Japan. Mostly I've just been looking forward to the GoT season 3 premiere while rereading A Clash of Kings and A Storm of Swords. I've also been playing the amazing Ni no Kuni. If you guys have a PS3 and haven't checked it out... have a go at it, it's amazing. All the cutscenes are animated by Studio Ghibli, and they had a hand in most of the art design for the game.

Also, Kakurenbo is awesome. Esoteric, artsy, hard to find shorts like that are kind of my thing, so if you're looking for something similar, I have it in spades.

And one more thing... I haven't done graphic work in AGES... literally since the last time I was here... so feel free to hit me up with banner requests or whatever. I'm super bored and I have three days off from work.

FYI guys, there have been multiple vertical banner weeks. 79 was anime, 91 was movies, 123, 129, 137... quite a few.

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So for those of you far more knowledgeable than us, what new and good in action Anime? Last year it was Tiger and Bunny, and a couple before that it was Gurren Lagan. What should we try to watch this year (acquiring the series isn't an issue).

Action, eh? Fate/Zero is probably the best right now. There have been several good drama, horror, comedy and slice-of-life shows this year, but I can't think of a really great action show other than the aforementioned. Zetman might be the closest thing, but it has been pretty universally panned for being much too fast paced and not living up to the manga at all.

If you want something that's just "good", without regard for genre, I can recommend lots of stuff.

Here's the charts so far:

Winter
Spring
Summer

Edit: These charts leave a lot of things out, apparently. :/ Just google it.

Another has been one of the standout shows this year; I'd highly recommend it even if horror isn't your favorite. Spring has the highest number of quality shows so far... SpaceBros, Apollon, the new Lupin, Tasogare x Amnesia, Polar Bear Cafe, Tsuritama... they're all good. I can't comment too much on the summer season since it's just starting, but Natsuyuki Rendevous looks like it's going to be good, and if you like Moyashimon there's more of it.

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How can you say Homeopathy has a 100% failure rate when some of the medicines are using the EXACT same plants the drugs are made from and the pills were synthesized from? Not all bodies react the same to all medications. Something that can work for you, may not work for me and vice versa. Thats why its called the PRACTICE of medicine. Its not an exact science.

If Homeopathy had a 100% failure rate, humans wouldnt be on this planet right now.

I don't think you understand what "homeopathic" means. It is not just another cute word for herbal/natural/organic/whatever. It is a well defined term which refers to a process involving dilution.

Watch, learn, and understand.

It is literally just water being peddled as medicine.

Hey, Memnarch's back!

Some of the summer shows look interesting, but I haven't had time. I've been reading A Feast for Crows, and I've been on a Hajime no Ippo kick... episode 66/75 so far. Dat Dempsey Roll.

You accuse r/atheism of being unimaginitive, and yet I have seen no evidence of this. Far from it, I routinely see insightful philosophical takes on what it means to be alive in a world without gods or an afterlife. Videos from philhellenes in particular come to mind.

I honestly have no idea what you're on about. What scientific ideas do you feel are held unfairly to be "not open to question"? What is dogmatic, exactly? Help me out here, because I don't understand. I spend a large chunk of my free time on the subreddit and I struggle to find even one issue that is cut off from scientific inquiry and discussion.

Perhaps real answers exist for some question, but you don't like them? I don't know, you tell me. Please explain yourself.

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Notice of Closure
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According to your Members list you have only had 2 clan members posting in the past two weeks. Rule 12 of the clan subforum states that you need at least six active members to remain a clan. The last time a 6th member posted was on 03-19-12. Therefore in accordance to that rule and the announcement made at the start of this year (01-01-2012) I hereby put [MTGS Brigade] on a Notice of Closure. In two weeks, (07-07-2012), if you can not show six active members I will have no choice but to retire this clan. Good luck.

Welp.

Does anybody know what happened to Memnarch?

So... is there anything in 3.8 that is even close to the functionality of sigpicmap? 'Cause that was pretty spiffy. My sig is sad now. I'll have to test out some alternatives.