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I was actually having this problem too, though. I looked up the phrase 'Male Power Fantasy' to see what she was referencing, and all I could gather were specific sexual fetishes (good ol' Google). I did find 'Power Fantasy' on it's own, but that was completely gender neutral. If someone is going to throw around something and make it central to their argument, I would like it to be a well defined term, not a buzzword to encompass what you're trying to argue against at the time. Just watched the video, by the way. I can see where she's coming from with this, and overall she is correct (as far as she wasn't saying 'I think this is because...', which she does a lot, unfortunately). Those fuzzy logic moments really do hurt the legitimacy of her position; it would've been appreciated to either keep it more neutral OR flesh out her thoughts more thoroughly (just saying 'I think it's because of male power fantasies' is too open ended - she needed to explain just what that meant, if she was going that route). Hopefully it's less than a 3-4 month wait for her next video; it will be nice to move forward from the DiD trope, as she has covered it pretty thoroughly.

Yeah, that'll probably be the case - the fact that they're hinging their sales on that fact is a little silly. That's where they're getting their numbers, though, and in theory it could work. So far people seem to be seeing it for what it is - bloatware - so... yeah, not a good strategy on their part.

The article said they were looking at this generation of consoles breaching the 30% increase level that most other generations have achieved, and specifically due to the fact that the XBox One is going to be a multimedia device like none other, they see the possibility of breaching about a billion units sold by all of the consoles combined... which is still quite a lofty number, even with those considerations. The funny part of the article is that the representative brought that number up specifically because it's going to be an all-in-one box - the thinking is that a multimedia device will bring in consumers that are not gamers. Perhaps it will, but at the same time it looks as if they're also dropping nearly their entire player base, too, as things stand, so those numbers just aren't lining up, yet. Again, though, if they build units in anticipation of all these sales, then I hope they have a nice plot of land in New Mexico ready to accept all those units. They probably won't, but with the string of mistakes they're making right now it wouldn't surprise me...

It's rare in this day and age, but I smell a failure of Atari E.T. proportions. If they actually make a billion units in anticipation of all of these sales then all I gotta say is that I hope they've found a nice piece of land in New Mexico to bury them all in...

Damn, I just finished a Bionic Commando dance remix, but it's for an album. Alas... 'S good, though. Have you gotten everything from Jewbie and bLiNd (ESPECIALLY his Top Gear 2 remix) yet? I mean, they're just staple dance music for us geeks.

PsyNES! Man, I've been waiting for a mixpost from you for ages - love your stuff. Very tight, very well mixed and just full of awesomeness, in general.

We're not late! We're just... um, late. Happy birthday, you guys!

Mmm, bass - the hardest thing to EQ. This is a great article - wish I'd have read it years back. Interesting fact about any instrument in the bass region is that it'll produce powerful harmonics in other audible frequencies, so it's the kind of thing that can affect an entire mix, if you're not careful, not just the bass drum underneath. Most notes produce strong harmonics, actually, but for the regular 440Hz+ range the harmonics get too high to be much of a problem. Good stuff.

MOD REVIEW Mmm, well I'll make this mod review official. Giving it a good solid listen, this DOES sound a little on the conservative side. Again, though, the real juicy atmosphere, theremin, crunchy gramophone-like effect in the background (which I'm a big fan of, myself), etc., will likely take you outside of the conservative territory; you've added quite a creative flair to this track, so don't worry about the conservative aspect too much. I honestly can't say much more than that. Submit it if you haven't already, you'll pass with this one, I suspect.

For OCR judging, the atmosphere alone takes it out of too conservative territory. Jesus, this is sexy.

Okay, my track is a go, everyone. Let's see this thing get published!

It's just that at that small section, the source plays that theme twice (listen , at 0:15 and 0:28 - that's the repeat that I'm talking about). Don't repeat that whole song; it's just that one little blurb that helps balance the song better.Still an awesome remix, though.

This really is an incredible remix. The only complaint that I have is the lack of repetition of the theme at 3:38 - it makes that part sound a little unbalanced (more length on one half of that section than the other). In all seriousness, though, once you have this thing finished, I'd recommend shooting it over to the WIP forums for a Mod review. I could do it myself here, but... well, I want more people to hear it over there, 'cause it's awesome.

Even if a copyright could hold on the name of something (I don't think it can, for most fan works like remixes, but don't quote me on that), the copyright means that someone can't use the title unless they had your permission. Since the original use of that title was yours in the first place, all you need to do is give yourself permission to use it elsewhere...? Yeah, you're fine, any way you cut it. Use it wherever you want.

Mmm, I like this remix. So gentle.

I really want to do this one. I thought I'd be able to, too, if it were in June, but at this moment with school + projects that I'm finishing I don't think I can do this (six weeks of raw remixing? Yeah, I don't think I can muster the time for that). Might still join, but... urgh, I know I won't get more than two or three of my remixes done...

Wait, this doesn't have a remix yet? Huh, I will get this someday. Trust me, I will, as soon as I'm less busy (don't cross your fingers on that happening for a while, though).

AvP Facehuggers. If you think that's a good shock moment, just imagine not seeing the blinking motion detector, having NO CLUE they're in the room and suddenly having... that... pop on your screen out of nowhere. I can't beat this game. Ever. At least, not without the unpleasant feeling of shit in my pants.

Whenever I start playing Zelda (NES), I don't get the sword. Ever. Can't seem to beat Ganon, though, so... eh, I can't beat the game that way, but whatever. Also, I blow in my cartridges. My DS cartridges.

Ooo, this is pretty cool. I'd like to hear it filled in with them strings and piano, but for now it's a pretty fun listen.

That works surprisingly well. Nice combinations of chips and guitar, and nice arrangement of Rachel and Locke's theme. Nice to see you again, JAXX!

Oh hey, I got mine in today. Tinkered with it a little bit, got the firmware updated, etc. It's pretty much what I'd expect it to be, at this stage - fun little games on there and some emulators. Controls are tight (save for a moment when it felt like it got stuck on a command in one game - could have been the game, as that didn't happen again), so no worries there. The touchpad will take some getting used to though. The controller is comfortable, too. The interface is alright. The exiting method for the games are a bit inconsistent, but the controller has a hard exit option on it, so it's not too big of an issue, Some of the games are actually pretty fun, and it's nice to see that there are plenty of exclusives on there already (even though there currently isn't anything TOO spectacular - for a few months time for development, though, some of them are great). The FtP and demo model of showing off games (as I haven't purchased any games yet) actually works pretty well, so far, and I've seen various methods of implementing it already (in Canabalt, for example, you can play five free attempts per day, unless you pay, and FFIII you could play for a short time before you needed to pay up). I think it can work for the company, if they stick to it. Shuttle Rush was pretty fun, too (nice work, DaMonz!) It's pretty much what I expected the system to be for 100$. I haven't checked out too many games yet (there are a surprising number, considering this is pre-launch), but in time I'll have a more rounded idea of what this system is capable of.

Oh yeah, this project was a thing. brb, gonna make a mix, lawl

Mmm, if you're not sure if the arrangement will fit the criteria after reading the guidelines you could also create a thread in the WIP forum posting a MIDI of the arrangement (assuming it isn't hand written). If you need specific feedback on it, message a workshop mod asking for help once it's posted in the forum - it's what we're here for.

I can't avoid hearing the Sword of Phallis in that video.