To add a bit of commentary here, “he started it” doesn’t work as an excuse in middle school, I’m not sure why it’s allowed to work on the Internet.

I said everything I needed or wanted to say about the entitlement that informs EGS rage (and no, I’m not an EGS fan—but come the fuck on) in the previous story on Ooblets.

The only thing I feel a need to add at this point is: if a person’s argument in defense of issuing death threats/sexist epithets/mocked-up photos…

But...but...I have to open up more than one program!

I’ve tried. They bitch and moan about friends lists, or other features of steam they think are important. And i’m over here, like you, wondering what the big deal is.

I’m just here for the comments where someone tries to defend NOT installing a free client that doesn’t effect them in the least, and how I’m the idiot for not seeing “the truth”.

My fave aspect is that all of the explorers that left before you are musicians and you can find them by their individual instruments. The one “What would happen if I...” task is finding a spot where I can link all their audio together with the signal scope because it sounds like they’re all playing pieces of the same…

After he’s been prosecuted for violating California law, we can talk about what’s punishment enough or not.

losing a few thousand dollars means literally nothing when you’re making as much money as these guys do, it can barely be considered a punishment

I feel like breaking laws on stream deserves a more serious response than "1 wk timeout" 

Punishment enough? Being as he filmed himself commiting a crime, I’d say not having the cops involved means he’s getting off incredibly easily.

Weird a level headed comment on these stories. You are brave sir. 

There’s nothing in it for him to apologize. He’d have to break character, and that character made him rich. It’s not like anyone who is outraged by this is going to subscribe if he says he regrets what he did.

A phone game? what the fuck is this garbage. 

There is, but there’s no reason to be in a rush about it, especially when that guy represents a party that’s been slashing scientific funding to the bone for a years. You pretty much nailed it, it’s just that Eddie Izzard bit about colonialism and flags, but in SPAAAAAACE.

It’s that one. God forbid another country get the Moon, uh, second. There aren’t a lot of great reasons to put people on the Moon anymore; we should be—and are—shooting for Mars at this point.

If I had to venture a guess, it would be that this same political party (GOP, and in particular Ted Cruz) has been defunding NASA for a very long time.

We’re going to send astronauts to find their rovers and landers, kick them over, then teabag them while planting an American flag.

The problem here is that anyone with two brain cells to rub together sees this for the bullshit that it is. This guy has done nothing to advance science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or really any sort of academic/science based progress. If anything, they have actively gone after and hindered it because “her…

Is there a valid reason for getting humans back on the moon?  Is there a plan to build a base for long term studies or is this just a knee jerk reaction to other countries looking toward the moon?