Recent content by tarreb

Granted, but as a result no ducks shall have ever existed and never will. I wish mosquitos didn't exist.

Granted, but it will have an exposed exhaust port and your son shall lead a rebellion against you. I want the Simpsons to be funny again.

"Is it supposed to look like that?" Warning: Pedantry below. Avert thine eyes and protect thy children.

Young Frankenstein (1974) "Werewolf? There wolf"

Both are valid and effective methods for telling a story. I feel that non-linear storytelling can be difficult to pull off well, but the payoffs for a well-written non-linear story can be well worth the effort. Linear storytelling Pros: Often easier for readers to follow Having a sequential...

If you want a video example there's the Team Fortress 2: Meet the Pyro video. Fight Club is probably another good example.

Relax

Why the logout option is there: if you're using a public or shared computer and don't want the next user to make less than savory posts. Or maybe you just want to lurk. Why two separate logins: I imagine it probably just wasn't worth the effort to integrate the forums and scribblehub proper. Or...

Nah, Hans is actually spot on. Copyright was intended to encourage artists. While the laws have some problems and have not really adapted well or kept up with technology, they do still strive for that goal. The fair use doctrine is an adaptation of the courts that helps to prevent copyright law...

#NotALawyer Is it morally wrong? I'll say it's kind of a gray area, and not really share an opinion Is it potentially unlawful (with regards to US copyright) and open you to legal liabilities? Almost absolutely yes, unless your resultant work is actually fair use. (Unless it's a parody or...

Star Wars: the Last Jedi's 'Holdo Maneuver' was basically just this when she used her ship as an improvised FTL kinetic missile into the New Order vessel.

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Slave harem, slave love-interest, and slave-owner MC in general. It just feels kind of off-putting and tends to whitewash how bad actual slavery was and still is. I still read some stories with this, but it's just something I don't really feel like I want to support. The excuse MC's give of how...