The Bridge

A pyxis (πυξίς, plural pyxides) is a shape of vessel from the classical world, usually a cylindrical box with a separate lid. Originally mostly used by women to hold cosmetics, trinkets or jewellery, surviving pyxides are mostly Greek pottery, but especially in later periods may be in wood, metal, ivory, or other materials. The name derived from Corinthian boxes made of wood from the tree puksos (boxwood), that also came with covers. The shape of the vessel can be traced in pottery back to the Protogeometric period in Athens, however the Athenian pyxis has various shapes itself. At first, the...

MiG

@Nzall the only old landmark that I recall had this issue is the Brussels Atomium, and I think that finalyl expired

Memor-X

you find one with LOVE written on it

Corsaka

i'd understand a copyright of a scale replica but i've seen so many tiny eiffel tower trinkets sold for seventy nine pence in gift shops

feels like that isn't really enough to pay off copyright of a national landmark

MiG

@Corsaka design thing, you own the image rights... And usually the architect is beyond happy to see their creation appear anywhere, but in the case of the Atomium the heirs were fussy (and probably making entire euros selling postcards)

Corsaka

10:10 AM

woah, euros? that's like two dollars

Nzall

@Corsaka the nighttime lights on the tower are registered as an art work, and they're recent enough that you need permission to publish pictures of them

Corsaka

ohhh the night lights

MiG

@Corsaka that'll get you one tenth of a coffee in Brussels :P

Corsaka

that makes sense

okay but if you're in brussels and you're not eating waffles all the time are you really belgian

no time for coffee, more waffles

MiG

@Memor-X we visited the Jardin Majorelle in Marrakech a few weeks ago, once owned by Yves St Laurent... Apparently the guy has a thing with the word LOVE because there was an entire room filled with posters with LOVE plastered all over each and every one

@Corsaka took gf to Brussels for the first time earlier this year, waffles were at the top of her list :rolleyes:

Corsaka

10:12 AM

lmfao can't imagine why

MiG

for me it was beers <3

strangely enough there was no place that combined these two???

Corsaka

untapped market opportunity in the form of a waffle bar

MiG

agreed

Corsaka

i wonder if it's because drunk people would burn themselves on the waffles

MiG

@Corsaka I was more thinking along the avenue of sweet stuff and beer not working together, but you have made an even better point

health and safety!

Corsaka

10:14 AM

i feel like i've heard an example of sweet stuff and beer that does work

america as a concept, maybe

MiG

yeah, I vaguely recall seeing some kind of unholy chocolate beer cocktail thing recently... forgot what and where though

Corsaka

even seeing the word chocolate beer makes me shiver :|

MiG

vlaamschereus.nl/type/chocolade-bier - lol

I'm half curious now

may need to keep a bucket handy if I try though

chocolaterie.nl/en/shop/chocolade-bier - this more to my liking <3

Corsaka

is that chocolate in the shape of beer lol

MiG

yes :P

the first one is genuine chocolate flavoured beer though apparently

prob not sweet, they mention using the beans in the brewing process somehow

Corsaka

10:18 AM

> Organic chocolate stout brewed from soft roasted organic chocolate malt and organic cocoa. The beer is delicious, smooth and has a creamy character, with inviting deep flavors and a delicious finish. This is the perfect marriage between a characterful stout and luxurious chocolate.

so not quite chocolate in the form of sugar

more cocoa

MiG

exactly

I can sort of imagine this working actually

Corsaka

that honestly doesn't sound awful but i'm not sure i could be paid to try it

MiG

stout or imperial porter

Corsaka

oh, that first link actually has an even more cursed option:

chocolate beer coffee

> Beer and coffee, two worlds, now united in the Barista. The aromas and taste of caramel, cocoa and roasted malt connect seamlessly with the 'black gold' and chocolate. The beer builds a bridge to the world of hot drinks, with the warming alcohol in the aftertaste. For connoisseurs.

MiG

lmao

I did have an amazing espresso stout once, it was quite good

Corsaka

10:21 AM

😟

i can't imagine the effects of combining two dehydration devices together tbh

MiG

same as with the chocolate, no sugar involved

Corsaka

must've been one hell of a hangover

MiG

I think the alcohol percentage was 6-8%, not too bad

and if you have a hangover from a single beer, you should probably not be drinking any :)

Corsaka

yeah but with the coffee crash too

ah only one okay fair

MiG

these are craft beers, you don't chug the same one down all night

that would be very boring :)

Corsaka

10:23 AM

that makes sense yeah

gotta confess my experience with beers is a couple of cans from my local tesco

MiG

think I have about 50 different bottles in the cupboard here right now, a few of them in the fridge

I love craft beers, especially trappists and imperial porters

Corsaka

always gotta be prepared for a party in the netherlands i guess lol

MiG

un tss un tss un tss

wubwubwub

DROP!

Corsaka

reminds me of that one tom thum germany joke

MiG

claptrap would make an excellent robotic beer fridge <3

Corsaka

10:25 AM

claptrap?

MiG

Borderlands

Corsaka

ah, duh

Amazing Beatbox by Tom Thum (Germany Style)

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was the tom thum bit i was on about

MiG

Claptrap

Claptrap is a fictional character that appears in the Gearbox Software video game series Borderlands. Claptrap is a CL4P-TP general purpose robot manufactured by Hyperion and has been programmed with an overenthusiastic personality. It brags frequently, yet also expresses severe loneliness and cowardice. Claptrap received mostly negative reviews due to its perceived "annoyance". == Character development == Claptrap was developed from a random sketch in a low-level assignment made by the JIRA project-management software system. In the German version, the initial Claptrap introduces itself as "CLP4P...

Corsaka

seems to be universal for netherlands too though

> it was announced that Jack Black will voice Claptrap in the upcoming Borderlands movie

oh no

MiG

@Corsaka wow, that guy is pretty good :)

@Corsaka depends on where you go and who you hang out with really... not my thing I'm afraid

@Corsaka is Uwe Boll involved? :x

Corsaka

10:27 AM

@MiG yeah dw about it, just a dumb thing i remembered lol

MiG

I mean, even if he isn't it could still be disastrous cfr most other movies based on videogames :x

Corsaka

uhhh, i'll look up borderlands 2022

no uwe boll from what i can see

internet just died for a good few minutes ouch

MiG

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Wish_(2018_film) - ouch, this is Eli Roth (Borderlands movie director) his latest movie, 18% on rotten tomatoes

Corsaka

he seems to be a horror director known for mostly bloody stuff :/

might fit borderlands but might be kinda dark?

MiG

Borderlands would be action comedy, not a spark of horror in there

Borderlands Opening

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I mean, this is the BL1 intro

skip to 1m27s for the music <3

Corsaka

10:35 AM

pretty damn dope which does have me worried

if the director does his standard gratuitous gore horror esque shit then the movie's probably not gonna do that well

MiG

I don't understand why in the 21st century they're still banking on franchise name alone to fill theaters - if people don't outright read reviews, then they'll probably get bombarded with negative opinions on social media

Man, watching that vid brings me back...want to play the releases I missed out on <3

ave

@MiG man I should go back and play BL1 one of these days

MiG

@ave it was amazing <3

Corsaka

> still banking on franchise name alone

ave

I only played BL2 and BL2:TPS to completion

Corsaka

10:39 AM

brand recognition is unfortunately the main thing that keeps people paying attention

that's why fifa re-releases every year

ave

BL1 I tried but it felt dated

MiG

@Corsaka different market though, these are filthy casuals they're catering to :P

Corsaka

that's why deus ex human revolution was a deus ex game at all, and not a completely unique IP

MiG

@ave it is now literally 15 years old

Corsaka

it's also why PREY, the video game/movie, had that name instead of something original - bethesda basically forced them to name it that despite prey already being an existing series from the 90s

MiG

10:40 AM

I liked the cell shading though, added to the cartoonish feeling of the game

Corsaka

brand recognition is abused to hell nowadays

MiG

@Corsaka I don't think there's a connection between the 2022 predator franchise movie and the video game series :)

Corsaka

people recognize the name "predator"

but that's exactly it

MiG

Prey (disambiguation)

Prey are organisms attacked and eaten by other organisms. Prey may also refer to: == Places == Prey, Eure, a commune in Eure, France Prey, Vosges, a commune in Vosges, France Prey Veng Province, Cambodia Prey Veng (city), capital of the province == People == Edmond Lefebvre du Prey (1866–1955), French politician (family name is Lefebvre du Prey) Hermann Prey (1929–1998), German lyric baritone == Arts, entertainment, and media == === Films === The Prey (1920 film), American drama film directed by George L. Sargent The Prey (1921 film), a French-Italian silent film The Prey (1974 film...

Corsaka

oh, wait

the new predator movie is called "prey" :LUL:

im stupid

MiG

10:43 AM

@Corsaka yes lol

Corsaka

my bad, i heard it as a standalone title and assumed it was another video game movie

MiG

we watched it last night, it is actually quite good

there was a comanche dubbed version on Netflix, we watched that one

Corsaka

still, the 2017 prey game was completely different to the original 90s prey game (of which prey 2 was already ready to be released but got cut by the publisher) - and the name was only used for brand recognition

@MiG yeah i've heard good things about it recently, too bad i'm terrified of horror movies lol

MiG

same with Syndicate - the original games were highly original and a fucking mazing squad based isometric shooters with a strong strategy aspect, and the 2012 'remake' (not!) was your basic linear shooter

Corsaka

its so painful for big companies to reuse the name like that

MiG

10:45 AM

@Corsaka so is gf, she was alright throughout the movie :)

Corsaka

the only recent one that's been successful is doom because it was functionally a remake

MiG

@Corsaka makes me sad when they throw away a franchise

Corsaka

@MiG so you're saying i need a boyfriend lmfao

MiG

@Corsaka new video game or movie?

Corsaka

DOOM 2016, video game

it's basically a new game in the series to be honest

MiG

10:46 AM

@Corsaka I'm saying there was very little in the sense of gripping or shrieking, so I assume she would be alright watching that on her own - and I assume anyone else too :)

@Corsaka ah, missed that one

did play 1 and 2 a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away

Corsaka

really? it followed into DOOM eternal which was big on the internet two years ago

gzdoom emulation memories returning

MiG

well, my gaming time was limited for a few years

Corsaka

ah, makes sense

MiG

make that a decade

Corsaka

so basically you're stuck in 2012 and need to catch up :>

MiG

10:47 AM

lol, pretty much :D

Corsaka

you can skip every other assassin's creed game, uh, no man's sky is good now, call of duty hasn't had a good game since BLOPS2...

hold on lemme get the list

MiG

lmao

CoD I gave up on after CoD4 really, got really annoyed with the dumping of dedicated servers

Corsaka

yeah i gave up after black ops 2 lol

i can't stand modern yearly/bi-yearly release schedules

MiG

I can't stand bobby kotick for that reason

"That's a great concept. Can we annualize it?"

Corsaka

i think that's justified

>blizzard

MiG

10:50 AM

yer

Corsaka

get ready for overwatch 3 in 2023

(joking)

MiG

haven't played any of the overwatches

Corsaka

it was fun for maybe 2 weeks

MiG

just know the name I'm afraid

Corsaka

yeah, better to stay that way tbh

MiG

10:51 AM

adding overwatch to my list and crossing it out immediately (:

Corsaka

you don't want to fall into the overwatch -> heroes of the storm -> league of legends pipeline

MiG

did play some tower defense games before LoL, but I doubt I'd want to get into those

there was this fantasy themed one about a decade ago, forgot its name

Corsaka

BTD6 is still the king of TD games i'm ngl

fantasy themed TD game...?

MiG

you pretty much had magic and controlled these fantasy themed characters

also forcefields for some reason, I guess they were spell based

let me check

some friends were into it, coop was pretty fun

Corsaka

TD game but with mobile characters?

are you sure this wasn't, like, Magicka

MiG

10:55 AM

3D map, you hop around and place all kinds of defenses, and then the monsters come in

Ronan

Orcs Must Die?

MiG

Dungeon Defenders!

Batophobia

12:53 PM

@MiG Love that game

MiG

it was pretty great :)

kinda miss playing it

doing a single player game called balcony scrubbing atm... I'm a bit disappointed by the rewards after completing one level

might uninstall

Batophobia

This is starting soon for anyone interested in Splatoon 3

Splatoon 3 Direct 8.10.2022

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Fredy31

fuck me and my meeting a 9:15 i guess

Wipqozn

@Batophobia I always forget that isn't already out

Fredy31

it got switched with xenoblade 3

Corsaka

1:04 PM

i don't understand the purpose of a splatoon 3

it feels like they've already told all of the splatoon stories that they can tbh

Fredy31

just like why they sell a new cod

rework maps and rebalance, and then rerelease about the same game for 80

Corsaka

accursed brand recognition

Fredy31

and like nintendo they are always 10 years late

so its basically 'but we got a new single player campaign!'

that a lot of people will not play

so its basically a map pack and cutting you off from the old ones

still gonna buy the fuck out of it lol

MiG

@Corsaka the shareholders want to replace their three year old yachts

I mean, I can relate... toilet doesn't flush due to Monet painting stuck in the bowl

Fredy31

1:41 PM

well, yeah, seems like its basically new maps/weapons, balance changes

kinda interesting that the splatfest will now be 3 team

and rainmaker will have checkpoints to stop at instead of doing a single push

Ronan

I know I'm buying the game right away anyway, so i'm just going to be surprised by the changes

Fredy31

yeah lol

with nintendo if you have any interest not like its gonna ever go down in price

so buy it on day 1

i hate that strategy but hey, nintendo are the only ones i buy day one, so it works

Ronan

It's mainly that it's a multiplayer game

I'm not bothered with day 1 for most games

MiG

me neither, want to see reviews of a non preview version first

so many games that end up buggy because they're rushed

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