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I told you I beat this level, just did it again for the second time.
I seemed to pull this one off a bit better than last time - felt more confident. I can't wait until it comes out on the 360 on April the 3rd, 7 days before my birthday.
ItsTheDoc will now respond to all requests in the form of Yes, No, or Wait.
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=225934&cid=18295166
Look, let me explain something about group dynamics in general and geek psychology in particular. Every group develops little markers that let members know if someone is a part of the group. Particular ways of speaking, writing, or acting, little jokes, that sort of thing.Many geeks grew up as outsiders. We were smarter, but lacked social skills. Dumber but more popular people felt threatened by our brains and put us down, picked on us, and so forth. One characteristic that groups of those dumber people adopted as their group marker was a disdain for all things intellectual. One thing many geeks have adopted is just the opposite, a respect for all things intellectual, to distinguish ourselves from them.
Do you see where this is going?
You come on a geek message board spouting anti-intellectualism, "Oh, you dorks, proper spelling and grammar don't matter. Get over yourselves." You have just identified yourself as "one of them," an outsider, probably anti-intellectual, most likely of the same sort that picked on many of us as kids.
Proper spelling and grammar are one of our shibboleths, along with Natalie Portman, hot grits, and Beowulf clusters. It isn't primarily about communication, although that is a factor. It is about identity. We are geeks. Geeks are smart. Smart people spell words correctly and use proper grammar. That is who we are.
When people here correct your spelling or grammar, they are really just trying to carry on our culture, and help you fit in. You don't have to, but if you don't, you will be seen as an outsider by many here. That's just how it is with people. You know the old saying, "When in Rome..."
This seemed like a very... well GOOD description of the nerds who point out the spelling. For some reason it made me really happy to read this.
I completed the Old Spice challenge! And on top of that I only need 1200 points to get to level 3, that allows me to get some cool rewards for the next challenges.
Also Lego Star Wars II is fun :D
I'm not suffering alone - this is some scary shit.
Vote 5 plz.