I might be slightly biased here, but I don’t think there’s anything really wrong with being socially awkward in general, nor with aversions to sexual activity. I’m against being openly and unreasonably hostile, certainly. But I would definitely count myself among the ‘socially awkward’ group who finds those kinds of…

Yeah, getting pissed at someone who doesn’t want to entertain your advances is pretty shitty. I never understood that.

I forgot to add to my previous reply;

Oh, I think I agree there. I was mainly just responding to the statistic, not necessarily that particular measure. When I said ‘government-enforced’, I kinda had in my head any means that made people less sexually active *against their will*, but anti-procreation laws were the big thing that came to mind (was it China…

I figure it just depends on what social circles you tend to run with. The type of person who’s into vocaloid stuff doesn’t likely flow with more ‘normal’ society to begin with, and isn’t likely going to be in the position for that.

A couple separate thoughts here that don’t necessarily have much to do with the point you’re making.

I’m not even into overwatch, but have a star for the clever pun.

Last time I tried something similar, all I got was “who are you?” and “why are you in my hotel room?”. Also, I didn’t know virtual idols could punch so hard. I’m starting to get the distinct feeling that the Mikus I keep seeing at these conventions are not actually virtual.

Never been a fan of the homing attack, but I like most of what I’m seeing here. Might give it a shot.

I can remember back when I was in high school, my friends and I trolled everyone at prom by convincing the DJ (who was one of the only tech-savvy people in town, and the dad of a friend of mine) to mix that song in with all the others. People were so confused.

Psyched for V4X. Been holding out on buying Miku for this release. Happy birthday Miku! But wait, she was specified as 15 when she was first released. So, is she 9 or is she 24?

I love me some carlin, but yeah, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Otaku in Japan frequently celebrate the birthdays of their favorite characters, even for series that haven’t been popular in years. They buy cake and make artwork and all kinds of things. I suppose it’s just kind of a fun thing for them to do.

WinPhone appreciation time!

I don’t care for constant surveillance either, but it’s kind of a necessity in certain lines of work, especially stuff like manufacturing. Besides, my own preferences aside, cutting cords (i.e. damaging company property) and/or messing with cameras alone is often grounds for termination; if someone doesn’t like being…

Pretty much exactly that. Folks can get small stuff like gloves, small tools, etc. when the ones they have wear out. The employees have cards they can use that allow them a certain number of each item per whatever period, which removes the need to go to someone for your tools, and also allows the company to track…

We’ve seen some funny shit on the cameras. like one time when someone looked around to make sure nobody was watching, then squatted down and reached their entire arm up into an equipment vending machine to grab some of the more expensive items to steal. despite there being two cameras hovering over the aisle on either…

We usually shut ours down before checking. Skews the figures a bit. =x

Oh, I’m sure. We’re in manufacturing, and here at least, whether you’re getting your work done (and on time) is considered much more important than the little details of how you actually spend your time.

As an IT guy, I agree with this assessment. We have more important things to be spending our time on, and using server storage for.

...Now if you’ll excuse me, my coworkers and I are going to go play some minecraft on the server my company isn’t aware it’s hosting...

Another IT guy here. Same. We have monitoring tools in place, but not once have we ever actually needed or wanted to bother using them. If people think you’re not being productive, you should be more worried about management and HR, not IT. We couldn’t give a shit less what sites you’re browsing as long as your shitty…