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by bhtooefr
Wed May 28, 2014 5:50 pm
Forum: Fan Fiction
Topic: Yamaku Book Club (20220124 Dish Washing)
Replies: 1945
Views: 573200

Re: Yamaku Book Club (Now Reading: Greater than the Sum)

Ah, the site I looked up (I was on my phone) was wrong, then. (And, if I say a shortcut with a capital letter, I don't mean use Shift with it, I'd say Shift. So, Option-W (which makes a kind of sense) gives ∑, Option-Shift-W gives „ (an upside down quotation mark, which doesn't make sense)).
by bhtooefr
Wed May 28, 2014 5:02 pm
Forum: Public Discussion
Topic: Adaptive technology
Replies: 143
Views: 55544

Re: Adaptive technology

Well, I wasn't expecting to put mental health treatments in this thread, but...

http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/28/57580 ... treat-ptsd
by bhtooefr
Wed May 28, 2014 2:54 pm
Forum: Public Discussion
Topic: How many people would pay for KS?
Replies: 35
Views: 10883

Re: How many people would pay for KS?

I'll note that the suggested price (in RAITA's original drawing, released 2000-12-30) was 5800 yen, or at that time, $50.46. (At KS's release, that'd be $75.40, and today, $56.98.)

I wouldn't have even played if it weren't free, to be honest. However, I think I will donate that $50.46 to charity...
by bhtooefr
Wed May 28, 2014 2:44 pm
Forum: Public Discussion
Topic: What would you have done if you made the game?
Replies: 130
Views: 31213

Re: What would you have done if you made the game?

Oddball's point is that if you made the game, you'd be starting with this: http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130202160818/katawashoujo/images/c/c1/RAITA_translated.jpg (Well, that, and the original black and white Japanese version. The coloring and translation was done by fans, so you weren't eve...
by bhtooefr
Wed May 28, 2014 2:39 pm
Forum: Fan Fiction
Topic: Yamaku Book Club (20220124 Dish Washing)
Replies: 1945
Views: 573200

Re: Yamaku Book Club (Now Reading: Greater than the Sum)

It's Option-S on a Mac, at least. (I find Apple's special character assignments to be particularly... logical... like that, really.)

On other OSes, good luck.

Edit: Shows what I get for googling key combos without having a Mac in front of me. It's actually Option-W, as discussed later.
by bhtooefr
Wed May 28, 2014 11:44 am
Forum: Public Discussion
Topic: Which ending do you consider to be the most canon?
Replies: 152
Views: 43065

Re: Which ending do you consider to be the most canon?

I agree that that's most likely, but I can see a way to do it otherwise. It requires assuming that Lilly stays for Hanako's sake in the other routes, though. Start with Emi's bad end. At that point, you interact with Rin, so there's a jumping point for helping her break herself. Break up with Rin af...
by bhtooefr
Wed May 28, 2014 11:01 am
Forum: Public Discussion
Topic: Pairing the Spares?
Replies: 154
Views: 34038

Re: Pairing the Spares?

During Hanako's route, Lilly's 18th birthday is stated to have been in February, making Akira most likely 25 during the VN (although ranging from 24 to 26 depending on when Akira's birthday is relative to Lilly's and the timeline of the VN).

And, yeah, I'd shade the "about right" downwards as well.
by bhtooefr
Wed May 28, 2014 8:31 am
Forum: Public Discussion
Topic: Pairing the Spares?
Replies: 154
Views: 34038

Re: Pairing the Spares?

Mind you, a lot of actual anti-feminism is actually wanting to return to the old status quo of women being completely subservient to men (instead of feminism's goal of wanting women to be equals to men). A significant part of that is the whole "barefoot, pregnant, in the kitchen" thing. (And, quite ...
by bhtooefr
Wed May 28, 2014 7:57 am
Forum: Public Discussion
Topic: Pairing the Spares?
Replies: 154
Views: 34038

Re: Pairing the Spares?

I mean, I thought Akira x Hanako was a big enough age gap... (And by the age / 2 + 7 (or, in RPN, which is superior, age 2 / 7 +) standard, even that is creepy - 19.5 is the youngest Akira can date without it being creepy, which is why when I attempted to write it, I had Hanako out of university for...
by bhtooefr
Wed May 28, 2014 7:31 am
Forum: Public Discussion
Topic: Pairing the Spares?
Replies: 154
Views: 34038

Re: Pairing the Spares?

Age of consent in Japan is 13, but I'm finding claims that in every prefecture except Nagano (and this relationship would occur in Saitama and possibly Miyagi prefectures), there's prefectural laws setting it at 18. So, basically, the 13 year AOC in Japan is simply setting a lower bound that in prac...
by bhtooefr
Tue May 27, 2014 7:54 pm
Forum: Public Discussion
Topic: Adaptive technology
Replies: 143
Views: 55544

Re: Adaptive technology

I'll just note that if someone doesn't want an adaptive technology, they shouldn't be required to use it. If someone is deaf and wishes to hear (potentially someone who could at one time hear, but their hearing degraded or was damaged, for instance?), technology to enable that is not a bad thing. If...
by bhtooefr
Tue May 27, 2014 7:43 pm
Forum: Public Discussion
Topic: Adaptive technology
Replies: 143
Views: 55544

Re: Adaptive technology

That is one angle I was getting at, yes, regarding the high cost (which I suspect is partially because of the "hey, there's assistance programs" factor, although from my understanding of how current braille display hardware works, it's generally horrendously high labor and cost). Low volume doesn't ...
by bhtooefr
Tue May 27, 2014 7:23 pm
Forum: Public Discussion
Topic: Adaptive technology
Replies: 143
Views: 55544

Adaptive technology

So I thought we could use a thread for discussing various adaptive technologies (for whatever disabilities). Braille displays, speech synthesis/recognition, hearing aids, prosthetics, etc., etc. Let's talk about braille displays first. Essentially, right now, they're horrendously expensive - right n...
by bhtooefr
Tue May 27, 2014 8:21 am
Forum: Public Discussion
Topic: Daddy? Why Doesn't Mommy Have Arms?
Replies: 126
Views: 36181

Re: Daddy? Why Doesn't Mommy Have Arms?

Apparently one of the forms of LQTS causes deafness, and that's why it's a diagnostic criteria, apparently.

So, actually, it'd depend on why Shizune's deaf.
by bhtooefr
Tue May 27, 2014 7:42 am
Forum: Public Discussion
Topic: Daddy? Why Doesn't Mommy Have Arms?
Replies: 126
Views: 36181

Re: Daddy? Why Doesn't Mommy Have Arms?

Fun fact: Shizune is actually, on a genetic basis, the worst for Hisao to have a kid with. (Apparently congenital deafness is a risk factor for long QT. And, depending on how her mother left the picture, sudden death before the age of 30 in the family is another even more major risk factor. That wou...