The 10,000 Post Thread v2

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

7621

I really think that to become fluent, you really need to live in a place and be forced to use the target language every day. I've worked with plenty of Japanese-born English teachers here, and the ones who have studied or lived abroad for any meaningful length of time all sound far more natural than those who have not. There is a clear divide between the two.

[airman15 4,111]

7622

Sounds like Russian will be somewhat easy to learn. A chunk of our population is made up of people either from there or descended from there.

[Duke87 1,070]

(7623)

In Soviet Russia, language study you!

[Larks2242 251]

7624.

That joke seems to never get old.

[airman15 4,111]

7625

I find it funny that there is so much talk about the Soviet Union but the USSR broke apart over 20 years ago and there aren't many communist nations left.

[Duke87 1,070]

(7626)

Well, it is still a topic of discussion in various circles, so...

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

7627

I still remember seeing it happen on TV. They looked so happy with that big red, white, and blue flag.

[astronelson 339]

7628.

Huh, thread went dead for a while there.

[Duke87 1,070]

(7629)

I played softball today. Went 1 for 3, 2 ground outs, single, run scored. Playing right field, batting 7th.

[simlink 1,098]

7628.

Huh, thread went dead for a while there.

7630

Yeah, seems to be less activity since it has been unpinned.

[RipRap 4,400]

7631

Yikes

[airman15 4,111]

7632

I have bee trying to release a Cruise Ship replacement that was loosely based off Titanic but I keep running into problems with it..

[Duke87 1,070]

(7633)

Problems such as icebergs?

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

7634

7632

I have bee trying to release a Cruise Ship replacement that was loosely based off Titanic but I keep running into problems with it..

Ohohoho, ZING!

  Edited April 12, 2012 by NMUSpidey  

[kj3400 178]

7635

I don't understand why they needed to release it in 3D.

[simlink 1,098]

7636

For the awesomeness of the 3D effects... the iceburg practically jumps off the screen! [/sarcasm]

Honestly, I find it kind of odd. Doesn't seem like a film that 3D would go well with...

[Duke87 1,070]

(7637)

"3D" is cute for amusement park rides. But I don't get why people want to watch ordinary movies "in 3D".

[Larks2242 251]

7638.

OMG, 5 States, 2 days on the road, got lost in Virginia, and i still haven't missed a page!

[un1 41]

7639.

Seems to have slowed down lately.

[Duke87 1,070]

(7640)

Yeah, these days missing a page means not posting for a week.

[Ocram's Razr 964]

7641

While trying to prove that one cannot fit 200,000 sims in a 2kmx2km (medium) city tile with realistic density (CAM), I relearned how boringly easy SimCity 4 is.

  Edited April 14, 2012 by OcramSeattle  

[Follarch 326]

7642

You kidding Ocram? I tried playing vanilla simcity with no cheats and i failed miserably. Keeping the city making any kind of profit was really hard, even on easy. xD I've sworn myself to the "howdryiam" and "fightthepower" codes.

[RipRap 4,400]

7643

xDxD I have given up on the "game" SImCity but continues to use the "art" aspect of SimCity (Well, what used to be SimCity 4, but now jampacked with mods)

[simlink 1,098]

7644

I still play the game as the game... the art is just a side effect. Although, my cities are beginning to be, in some cases, be art-based.

  Edited April 14, 2012 by sim_link  

[Ocram's Razr 964]

7645

I had the CAM, which is has a demand mod and I used the NAM with ultra settings (streets where you would normally need avenues) starting with a suburb and farm. I was down to 10k before I noticed it and instantly cut funding, legalized gambling (no difference if no residents) and used "weakness pays" a couple times. By not providing any education (in order to grow over 10k farm jobs), I rarely went into the red in my residential city with a small "main drag" commercial- lined avenue and rail transport (only ways out of town), even after building up the industrial city. The industrial city was a bigger problem because I zoned small shops in the middle so all my power came from trash incinerators and oil power plants. I had to use weaknesspays and 'you don't deserve it' to build the federal prison, legalize gambling, and get out of the deficit. I eventually educated my workforce, exported water, and built up high density manufacturing and 45k R$ population. The next city was all wealthy (CS$$, CS$$$, CO$$, CO$$$, R$$, R$$$, I-HT) and I built up over 40k sims and stage 8 offices (Reamon Plaza, Wren Insurance, The Galvin's Corp, Fisk Insurance, etc), with medium commuter airport and high density high tech industry. Regional population is about 142k.

No money trees, only business deals, segregation exploits, and budget cuts. I try to maintain $1000 to $2000 budget surplus until building infrastructure.

  Edited April 14, 2012 by OcramSeattle  

[Duke87 1,070]

(7646)

That's the thing about SC4: it's impossible/no fun to play without mods and/or cheats. You can't balance the budget and provide anywhere near adequate services.

[simlink 1,098]

7647

Couldn't agree more, Duke. Before I found ST and all the mods for the games, my cities were either lacking services or going bankrupt... or just never got off the ground.

[airman15 4,111]

7648

Or every city built is unrealistic; If you tried to recreate San Francisco with a vanilla game it would have been impossible since your choices for networks are limited abd you wouldn't have the right buildings to do it..

[Larks2242 251]

Saw the three stooges movie with my cousin today, funny as hell, really paid homage to them in a respectful way.

[Duke87 1,070]

(7650)

Larks, number!