Comments on: NimbleStrong: the iPhone bartending-manga game http://boingboing.net/2010/10/06/nimblestrong-the-iph.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 20:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: knoxblox http://boingboing.net/2010/10/06/nimblestrong-the-iph.html#comment-904229 knoxblox Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-904229 As a person who always drinks brandy, cognac, or other liqueurs neat (mmmmmm, B&B or Drambuie), I don't know if it's the same amount when poured over ice. Do they add more in that case, or are you getting gypped? As a person who always drinks brandy, cognac, or other liqueurs neat (mmmmmm, B&B or Drambuie), I don’t know if it’s the same amount when poured over ice. Do they add more in that case, or are you getting gypped?

]]> By: knoxblox http://boingboing.net/2010/10/06/nimblestrong-the-iph.html#comment-904761 knoxblox Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-904761 To you (and anon)-- Yep, that's what I figured, but I think some bars are just so used to pouring to a certain line or with a certain pour "memory" that they wind up giving you less when it's on the rocks - out of sheer habit. I figure that's why I learned to drink my drinks "neat"-ly. To you (and anon)– Yep, that’s what I figured, but I think some bars are just so used to pouring to a certain line or with a certain pour “memory” that they wind up giving you less when it’s on the rocks – out of sheer habit.
I figure that’s why I learned to drink my drinks “neat”-ly.

]]> By: millrick http://boingboing.net/2010/10/06/nimblestrong-the-iph.html#comment-904253 millrick Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-904253 what part of your five-year-old knowing how to make 57 drinks is good? what part of your five-year-old knowing how to make 57 drinks is good?

]]> By: sloverlord http://boingboing.net/2010/10/06/nimblestrong-the-iph.html#comment-904261 sloverlord Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-904261 I don't see what's bad about it. It's not like she can walk into a liquor store and buy a bourbon to start mixing with. She'll be a hit at parties, too! I don’t see what’s bad about it. It’s not like she can walk into a liquor store and buy a bourbon to start mixing with. She’ll be a hit at parties, too!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/10/06/nimblestrong-the-iph.html#comment-904268 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-904268 Sounds pretty great to me. "Honey, go make Daddy a whiskey sour." "Okay, Daddy!" How is that not great? Sounds pretty great to me.

“Honey, go make Daddy a whiskey sour.”
“Okay, Daddy!”

How is that not great?

]]> By: Jonathan Badger http://boingboing.net/2010/10/06/nimblestrong-the-iph.html#comment-904526 Jonathan Badger Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-904526 Yeah, clearly she's behind the curve, only learning this stuff at five -- practically kindergarten age. These days, *infants* can bartend thanks to <a href="http://store.mcsweeneys.net/index.cfm/fuseaction/catalog.detail/object_id/c69c2315-d209-4178-91ac-d2f8b63fb894/BabyMixMeaDrink.cfm">this</a> excellent McSweeny's book (which I actually gave as a gift) Yeah, clearly she’s behind the curve, only learning this stuff at five — practically kindergarten age. These days, *infants* can bartend thanks to this excellent McSweeny’s book (which I actually gave as a gift)

]]> By: Torchwood http://boingboing.net/2010/10/06/nimblestrong-the-iph.html#comment-904284 Torchwood Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-904284 If morals need to be satisfied, the game comes with a disclaimer that it is rated for ages 17+. It actually sounds kind of cool. Thanks Doug! T If morals need to be satisfied, the game comes with a disclaimer that it is rated for ages 17+.
It actually sounds kind of cool. Thanks Doug!

T

]]> By: i_prefer_yeti http://boingboing.net/2010/10/06/nimblestrong-the-iph.html#comment-904297 i_prefer_yeti Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-904297 the part where little Johnny actually starts pulling some weight around the house and has my rye old fashioned awaiting my arrival after a day's work. Now we just need a "how to properly pack a pipe with tobacco" and "how to fetch daddy's slippers" app. the part where little Johnny actually starts pulling some weight around the house and has my rye old fashioned awaiting my arrival after a day’s work.

Now we just need a “how to properly pack a pipe with tobacco” and “how to fetch daddy’s slippers” app.

]]> By: BadIdeaSociety http://boingboing.net/2010/10/06/nimblestrong-the-iph.html#comment-904595 BadIdeaSociety Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-904595 I was watching a Japanese TV show the other day where they did a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of McDonalds Japan. One of the more interesting things about their training techniques for new employees included a Nintendo DS game designed to teach their cooks how to run the fryer, salt fries and properly cook burgers. This bartending game reminded me of that. I was watching a Japanese TV show the other day where they did a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of McDonalds Japan. One of the more interesting things about their training techniques for new employees included a Nintendo DS game designed to teach their cooks how to run the fryer, salt fries and properly cook burgers.

This bartending game reminded me of that.

]]> By: mtdna http://boingboing.net/2010/10/06/nimblestrong-the-iph.html#comment-904340 mtdna Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-904340 The part where she's suddenly more useful than the dog I trained to get beers out of the fridge. The part where she’s suddenly more useful than the dog I trained to get beers out of the fridge.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/10/06/nimblestrong-the-iph.html#comment-904354 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-904354 I'm teetotal, I don't have an iPhone, or even an Android phone, and I want this. I suppose I'll have to settle for the soundtrack. As for five year olds learning to mix drinks, it's like sex education. They should be taught everything they need to know long before they start doing it. I’m teetotal, I don’t have an iPhone, or even an Android phone, and I want this. I suppose I’ll have to settle for the soundtrack.

As for five year olds learning to mix drinks, it’s like sex education. They should be taught everything they need to know long before they start doing it.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/10/06/nimblestrong-the-iph.html#comment-904616 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-904616 I pitched this same game in a classroom over three years ago. Damn. I pitched this same game in a classroom over three years ago. Damn.

]]> By: dragonfrog http://boingboing.net/2010/10/06/nimblestrong-the-iph.html#comment-904362 dragonfrog Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-904362 Dang, I'm going to have to teach my daughter to make some cocktails, once she's able to speak and reliably grasp objects. Dang, I’m going to have to teach my daughter to make some cocktails, once she’s able to speak and reliably grasp objects.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/10/06/nimblestrong-the-iph.html#comment-904374 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-904374 > As a person who always drinks brandy, cognac, or other liqueurs > neat (mmmmmm, B&B or Drambuie), I don't know if it's the same > amount when poured over ice. Do they add more in that case, or > are you getting gypped? Whether neat or on-the-rocks, the volume of the liquor will be the same. In the picture above, the level of liquor should look higher due to the additional volume of the ice; however, the amount of liquor will be the same. If, at a bar, you received a glass of both shown above, you would be getting gypped with the on-the-rocks glass, as the volume of liquor is less than the neat glass. > As a person who always drinks brandy, cognac, or other liqueurs > neat (mmmmmm, B&B or Drambuie), I don’t know if it’s the same > amount when poured over ice. Do they add more in that case, or > are you getting gypped?

Whether neat or on-the-rocks, the volume of the liquor will be the same. In the picture above, the level of liquor should look higher due to the additional volume of the ice; however, the amount of liquor will be the same. If, at a bar, you received a glass of both shown above, you would be getting gypped with the on-the-rocks glass, as the volume of liquor is less than the neat glass.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/10/06/nimblestrong-the-iph.html#comment-904378 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-904378 Well, it beats the hell out of my nine-year-old refusing to get me a beer because "drinking is bad for you Daddy". Well, it beats the hell out of my nine-year-old refusing to get me a beer because “drinking is bad for you Daddy”.

]]> By: brassandlace http://boingboing.net/2010/10/06/nimblestrong-the-iph.html#comment-904394 brassandlace Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-904394 Obviously I can't speak for everywhere, but typically bars will pour a set amount (whether that's one shot or two, etc) regardless of the ice. You shouldn't be getting any less just because you get ice. Obviously I can’t speak for everywhere, but typically bars will pour a set amount (whether that’s one shot or two, etc) regardless of the ice. You shouldn’t be getting any less just because you get ice.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/10/06/nimblestrong-the-iph.html#comment-905426 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-905426 Taught properly, a bartender will count, at his own speed while pouring, for a quarter, half or full ounce, or multiples thereof. It becomes a habit, reactive, a metronome. Inserts for the bottle have a standardized pour rate, defined by the requirements of an every internal auditor. And so it goes. Doesn't mean that your favourite bartender won't miss a count, on your account... Taught properly, a bartender will count, at his own speed while pouring, for a quarter, half or full ounce, or multiples thereof. It becomes a habit, reactive, a metronome. Inserts for the bottle have a standardized pour rate, defined by the requirements of an every internal auditor. And so it goes. Doesn’t mean that your favourite bartender won’t miss a count, on your account…

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