Pic of the Day

[PurpleGaga27 40]

IDK if this was posted before, great C&C parody btw.

 

Edited November 10, 2017 by PurpleGaga27

[PurpleGaga27 40]

This new meme came up in a user's Twitter account from this article: http://fortune.com/2017/11/15/star-wars-battlefront-gambling-disney-electronic-arts-loot-box-crate

[Nmenth 290]

I don't know a lot about the reward mechanics in this specific game, and I am also not familiar with the details of the gambling laws in all countries that might sell this game.

That said, I am familiar with some gambling laws and how some games implement legal random reward generators that are played with real money.

The simplest way to tell if a mechanic is legally gambling or not is if there is a possible loser state in the random chance. A loser state is where you win absolutely nothing; things like a free retry or a super low-value reward are not loser states.

If you always win something, it is not gambling (legally).

I highly doubt this game has loser states, that would be a really stupid oversight.

There are a few other things that are important to keep a game legal, such as direct payments with real money or indirect payments through virtual currency (this is why games pretty much always have some stupid made up currency), but the no-lose game is really the most important indicator here.

Addendum:
I suppose I should have actually read the article before commenting. They do sort of mention what I wrote above, but do a lot of beating around the bush and if you don't pay close attention, you could easily miss it entirely.

[PurpleGaga27 40]

Hmmm......

 

And in a galaxy from a long time ago based from this: https://imgur.com/gallery/THk2s

 

Last but not least, this is one pricey discontinued Lego starship (even still in stock in Amazon!):

Edited December 20, 2017 by PurpleGaga27

[Nmenth 290]

I was listening to some music when I noticed these tracks won't be made for another 33779 years.

I'm a bit disappointed in the quality of music they're making. I mean, it isn't unpleasant, I just expected something more after thirty thousand years of technological advancements. I suppose my primitive headphones can't handle it to its full potential.

[Plok 323]

That makes you the biggest hipster in the world.

[PurpleGaga27 40]

 

Either this is a look-alike of Jeff Goldblum or Gordon Freeman:

[PurpleGaga27 40]

Meanwhile in Hawaii USA, someone triggered the Red Alert button, causing a 38 minute panic of the entire state, but it's just a false alarm in error:

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/13/us/hawaii-missile.html

[Plok 323]

@Nmenth

Source: official STALKER Facebook

[Nmenth 290]

Never played S.T.A.L.K.E.R., and after briefly reading its plot on Wikipedia, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with nuclear weapons.

I see at least one person on their Facebook was offended by this obvious joke though, apparently another victim of the same media fear mongering that lead to the  unnecessary levels of panic presented in PurpleGaga27's post above.

[Plok 323]

I immediately thought of you as a nuke fan, which is why I mentioned you.

[Nmenth 290]

Nuke fan? NUKE FAN?

That's "Nuclear weapons enthusiast" to you, peasant.  

 

By the way, that is Upshot-Knothole: Badger in the background.

[Inferno 22]

It'd be better with a Fallout reference.

[PurpleGaga27 40]

Those traffic lights in the Ukraine (probably photoshopped):

Edited January 23, 2018 by PurpleGaga27

[PurpleGaga27 40]

Anyone could bet that Trump and his admin are part of the dumb 60%, the smart 30%, but where's the other 10% go to.... equally dumb and smart?

 

And this, WTH was that?

Edited February 1, 2018 by PurpleGaga27

[PurpleGaga27 40]

[PurpleGaga27 40]

Battlefield Vegas, I thought that would have been a perfect future game title by EA/DICE..... but it's a real shooting range in Sin City. Activists tried to change this billboard into this. The original message was "shoot a .50 caliber only $29".

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/03/02/shoot-a-school-kid-only-29-activists-altered-a-las-vegas-billboard-to-urge-gun-reform

Edited March 3, 2018 by PurpleGaga27

[Nmenth 290]

Ah yes, of course one should point out the frequent use of anti-materiel rifles in school shootings, where a massive ~14.5kg Barrett sniper rifle can easily be concealed in a backpack and the ease at which one can walk off a gun range carrying one they only paid $29 to shoot - less than the value of a full 10-round magazine.

[PurpleGaga27 40]

May Fools Day?

Source: http://torontosun.com/news/local-news/car-dangling-from-toronto-bridge-part-of-movie-shoot

Edited May 6, 2018 by PurpleGaga27

[PurpleGaga27 40]

Putin, barely seen on the left... no reaction. But the French President's reaction....

Edited July 15, 2018 by PurpleGaga27

[Plok 323]

8 minutes ago, PurpleGaga27 said:

Putin, barely seen on the left... no reaction

Why would he?

[PurpleGaga27 40]

Ooh, I am so loving this:

[PurpleGaga27 40]

IDK how many Donald Trump(s) play YugiOh Duel Links:

[PurpleGaga27 40]

The last phenomenon pic/vid I had seen was the China industrial incident several years ago. Now New York City last night has this:

Source: https://www.npr.org/2018/12/28/680631845/no-evidence-of-extraterrestrial-activity-nypd-says-as-city-is-bathed-in-blue-lig

[gilbert7X 0]

PurpleGaga27, it seems like a one person

Edited May 16, 2020 by gilbert7X