tristax's Messages

tristax commented on Armchair Sociology, The Chuck Klosterman Way

""My suspicion is that highly prolific artists - especially ones slagged off by cultural elitists - unknowingly present themselves in such a way that audiences recognise elements of themselves within the sonic iconography."

http://idolator.com/392478/#c5821788 2:56 PM on May 21

tristax commented on Two Dragracing Comcast Vans Cause Accident That Seriously Injures 3-Yr-Old Girl

"@LucasAnderson: Quit seeing sides."

http://consumerist.com/5009010/#c5720361 1:14 PM on May 15

tristax commented on Woman Wrongfully Targeted By RIAA Lawsuit Awarded $108,000

"@highmodulus: Since when is the RIAA a company?"

http://consumerist.com/5009100/#c5719855 12:59 PM on May 15

tristax commented on Woman Wrongfully Targeted By RIAA Lawsuit Awarded $108,000

"Hahaha, I love how passive-aggressive/defiant the RIAA are in their statement, namely in the starred parts."

http://consumerist.com/5009100/#c5710805 7:37 AM on May 15

tristax commented on Two Dragracing Comcast Vans Cause Accident That Seriously Injures 3-Yr-Old Girl

"@Buran: Thanks for spelling things out."

http://consumerist.com/5009010/#c5710662 7:29 AM on May 15

tristax commented on Two Dragracing Comcast Vans Cause Accident That Seriously Injures 3-Yr-Old Girl

"@Rectilinear Propagation: Because two Consumerist stories reflect the actions of all Comcast employees..."

http://consumerist.com/5009010/#c5702195 5:09 PM on May 14

tristax commented on "Gay" Player Name Banned By Xbox Live

"@Wormfather: this + the fact that other gamers can report others' usernames = end of story"

http://consumerist.com/5008908/#c5701763 4:47 PM on May 14

tristax commented on Two Dragracing Comcast Vans Cause Accident That Seriously Injures 3-Yr-Old Girl

"I'm going to go on a limb and say that the Comcast connection is immaterial, and a more apt headline should read: "Two Dragracing Vans That Happen To Be Comcast Vans Cause Accident That Seriously Injures 3-Yr-Old Girl"."

http://consumerist.com/5009010/#c5701648 4:40 PM on May 14

tristax commented on Academics vs. 'Gaming' Academics: Let the Snark Begin

"@NeoStarr: Well the failure to address the competitive aspects in gaming would be the fault of the "reader". My analysis of the representations of terrorists in gaming, should I ever pursue it academically, would have to include the fact that you can switch sides in COTD4 multiplayer, since it is a fact of many games that in competitive multiplayer situations, the sides are usually split into the good vs evil characters from the single player experience."

http://kotaku.com/389262/#c5657915 5:47 PM on May 12

tristax commented on Academics vs. 'Gaming' Academics: Let the Snark Begin

"I've been entertaining graduate study in comparative media because I find the idea of studying games critically to be very rewarding and I imagine that the theoretical principles drawn from other fields, like literary studies, could carry over to feed game design and vice versa. Here are some examples of critical perspectives on gaming that I think appeal to both mature gamers as well as academics: I saw a blog post about the feminist elements of Portal that discussed GLADOS as a stand-in for a game developer/dungeon master."

http://kotaku.com/389262/#c5641486 8:26 PM on May 11

tristax commented on Home Depot Won't Let You Buy Stuff Without Knowing What You Plan To Do With It

""What next?"

http://consumerist.com/5007843/#c5547883 11:18 AM on May 6

tristax commented on This Man Paid $15,000 For A NES Cartridge

"@uberwolf0: 1990 Nintendo World Championships. 26 were made and sent to Nintendo Power readers, meaning that not only is there a very small number of them, but they could be anywhere."

http://kotaku.com/385528/#c5460109 2:00 PM on Apr 30

tristax commented on Charter Cable Gives Free Porn To The Mentally Handicapped