Off Topic 2011

[Jr.]

Re: Off Topic 2011

what to watch, that Jack Black/Steve Martin movie or Ides of March?



Also, I-L-L

Ides of March looks outstanding.

There are so many good movies out right now.. if only I weren't unemployed and poor

[Beantown]

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Ides of March looks outstanding.

There are so many good movies out right now.. if only I weren't unemployed and poor

If only there wasn't this thing called the internet where you could watch movies for free when you're unemployed and poor...

[buckeye02]

Re: Off Topic 2011

Ides of March looks outstanding.

There are so many good movies out right now.. if only I weren't unemployed and poor

I want to get Bad Teacher on DVD. Heard it comes out pretty soon. Never got to see it in the theatre.

[Jr.]

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Who would be out for the season with a concussion? (besides Jay Cutler)

Concussions are no joke. I have a good friend who has done a ton of research and it's not good.

I have a feeling that football will fall from grace in the next 15-20 years due to issues about concussions, unless headgear undergoes major advances

[Jr.]

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If only there wasn't this thing called the internet where you could watch movies for free when you're unemployed and poor...

If only I had my own computer (which broke 2 months ago) and didn't have to use a ****ty computer that's connected to someone else's internet because I lost the encryption key to my wireless router, and therefore cannot stream/download said free movies

I want to get Bad Teacher on DVD. Heard it comes out pretty soon. Never got to see it in the theatre.

It was okay. Jason Segel was hilarious, but he doesn't get enough scenes. Worth a rent if you haven't seen it, but I wouldn't buy it myself.

[BurghFan]

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Concussions are no joke. I have a good friend who has done a ton of research and it's not good.

I have a feeling that football will fall from grace in the next 15-20 years due to issues about concussions, unless headgear undergoes major advances

Probably same with hockey. Sidney Crosby has been out of commission for 10 1/2 months after a concussion and just now got clearance to resume contact drills. They have SAFER barriers on NASCAR tracks, maybe they need to invent SAFER boards for ice rinks.

[buckeye02]

Re: Off Topic 2011

Concussions are no joke. I have a good friend who has done a ton of research and it's not good.

I have a feeling that football will fall from grace in the next 15-20 years due to issues about concussions, unless headgear undergoes major advances

Too much money involved with football. As long as the NFL is making money, they will continue. I see helmets getting an overhaul in the near future though. I understand that concussions are no joke. These players knew what they were getting themselves into.

[Beantown]

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If only I had my own computer (which broke 2 months ago) and didn't have to use a ****ty computer that's connected to someone else's internet because I lost the encryption key to my wireless router, and therefore cannot stream/download said free movies

Rule #76: No excuses. Play like a champion.

[Bellsprout]

Re: Off Topic 2011

Concussions are no joke.

A priest and a rabbi walk into a bar. "Hey guess what", says the priest. "What?" says the rabbi. "This", says the priest, who then hits the rabbi in the face with a bar stool, giving the rabbi a concussion.

Boom. (I didn't say it was a funny joke)

[Chaos81]

Re: Off Topic 2011

because I lost the encryption key to my wireless router

Why not do a full reset of your router and create a new one?

[TracerBullet]

Re: Off Topic 2011

Just applied to a different job in Seattle. My coworker who is also trying to get out (and I've bitched and complained to him mainly, instead of bringing it here) noticed it and sent it my way.

It's another company you guys might have noticed. They make some pretty fun videogames. The job requirements looked good for what I was looking for, and you know what? **** it. Let's go for it, baby. Roll the dice. Life's too short to be completely miserable, amirite?

Okay, I have to go back to this comment because I just realized just how many game developers are in the Seattle area.

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<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" height="2679" width="600"><tbody> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>5th Cell</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Airtight Games</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>ArenaNet (NCsoft)</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Beep Industries</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Big Fish Games</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Boomzap</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Brethren Entertainment</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Bungie Studios</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Carbon Games</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Cascade Game Foundry</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Cat Daddy Games</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Cyan Worlds</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Detonator Games</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Digital Eel</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Doublebear Productions</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>DreamBox Learning</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>En Masse Entertainment</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Fishbeat</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Flowplay</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Flying Lab Software</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Fuel Cell Games</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Fun Bits</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>GameHouse - Seattle</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Gas Powered Games</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Gastronaut Studios</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Good Science Studio (Microsoft Game Studios)</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Griptonite Games (F9E)</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Guppy Games</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Her Interactive</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Hidden City Games</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Hidden Path Entertainment</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Hipsoft</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>igda Seattle Chapter</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Leviathan Games</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Linden Lab</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Loose Cannon Studios</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Mean Hamster Software</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Microsoft Game Studios</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Mobliss Games</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Monolith Productions</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Moonshot Games</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>NCsoft West</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Nintendo of America</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Novel</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>PopCap Games</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>PressOK Entertainment</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Reality Gap</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>RealNetworks</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Reaxion</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Runic Games</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Sandlot Games</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Screenlife</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Signal Studios</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Smashing Ideas</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Smith & Tinker</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Snowblind Studios</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Sony Online Entertainment</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Spiderweb Software</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Spry Fox</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Sucker Punch Productions</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Sunleaf Studios</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Surreal Software</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>The Amazing Society</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Three Donkeys</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Torpex Games</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Turn 10 Studios</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Uber Entertainment</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Undead Labs</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Valcon Games</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Valkyrie Entertainment</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Valve Corporation</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Warner Bros Games</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Washington Interactive Network</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>WildTangent</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Wizards of the Coast</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>WXP</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>X-Ray Kid</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Zachtronics Industries</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Zipper Interactive</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row1"><td></td><td>Zombie</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr> <tr class="row2"><td></td><td>Zynga Seattle</td><td>
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr></tbody></table>
Though you did say good games so we could erase that last one. Maybe if the one you applied for doesn't work out, you could still find work at one of these.

[Jr.]

Re: Off Topic 2011

These players knew what they were getting themselves into.

Not really. The concussion movement is only about 5 years old. Guys in the NFL and college now didn't grow up with the knowledge and technology to identify concussions and the knowledge of the detrimental effects of even very minor concussions.

Football will still be around, but I am guessing that many parents will not allow their kids to play tackle football as youths and these kids will move on to other sports (namely lacrosse, which is growing very fast).

[Jr.]

Re: Off Topic 2011

Why not do a full reset of your router and create a new one?

It's not the password I created... I know that. For some reason, whenever I try to connect I need the original encryption key, which is a combo of 40 letters and numbers. I had it written down on a comcast book, but I guess when I moved I didn't bring it with me.

[buckeye02]

Re: Off Topic 2011

Not really. The concussion movement is only about 5 years old. Guys in the NFL and college now didn't grow up with the knowledge and technology to identify concussions and the knowledge of the detrimental effects of even very minor concussions.

Football will still be around, but I am guessing that many parents will not allow their kids to play tackle football as youths and these kids will move on to other sports (namely lacrosse, which is growing very fast).

Nothing is stopping them from quitting/retiring. Except the fat pay check.

[Watson]

Re: Off Topic 2011

Heeeeeyyyyoooooohhhhhhhh

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YA TALKING OUT THE SIDE OF YA NECK!

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(bitch!)

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EY! EY! EY! EY!

I mean, Geaux Tigers