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Commissar SFLUFAN

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  1. I will make no apologies for expressing revulsion at the seeming mistreatment of a vulnerable member of society.
  2. Cross-Progression and Cross-Platform Saves - The Witcher 3 Wiki Guide - IGN WWW.IGN.COM This page details how to use cross-platform saves in The Witcher 3. Cross-progression was implemented for Witcher 3 saves on PC when it launched on Nintendo
  3. I really do believe that scalable/efficient/cost-effective nuclear fusion will always and forever be just beyond our grasp, but the knock-on effects from the research will absolutely yield significant, tangible benefits.
  4. This report (naturally) caused the equities markets to surge significantly though they've since pulled back a bit.
  5. ISW analysis for 12 December 2022: Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 12 | Institute for the Study of War WWW.UNDERSTANDINGWAR.ORG Russian forces are continuing to shape and consolidate their force composition in eastern Ukraine to bolster defenses against ongoing Ukrainian counteroffensives near the Kharkiv-Luhansk Oblast border and support limited offensive efforts in Donetsk
  6. The Iranian regime has decided to turn to public executions in an attempt to quell the civil unrest: Scores of executions feared in Iran as 23-year-old hanged in public killing | Iran | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Human rights group warns death of Majidreza Rahnavard ‘a significant escalation of violence against protesters’
  7. @Bloodporne - no argument from me with how seemingly obtuse/inscrutable the game's "dialogue check" system genuinely appears to be. Just as you described, I've experienced instances where I've had an overwhelming majority of blue "positive"" arrows but still somehow failed the dialogue check and I was pretty sure that I did speak with enough other NPCs to have had enough information to pass the check though I could very well be incorrect in that assumption! I really do think that you have to pay close attention to what is said during conversations with NPCs as well as what's written in the journal in order to have some chance at successfully passing the dialogue checks. The game is definitely intended to be played through multiple times as I think that you simply don't have enough time to fully explore every quest option in either the first or second acts. Also, there are achievements/trophies that are directly tied to having specific backgrounds/traits selected at character creation. I'm enjoying my time with the game well enough to give it another playthrough (or two), but I'm not sure if I'm actually going to change my ultimate decisions for either the first or second act as those choices that I made somehow feel "correct" to me even though I have absolutely no empirical evidence to support that claim! I will say that I'm very pleased with the way the game's writers approach the subject of religion and the faith/beliefs of the characters. The writers really do seem to have recognized the significant role that religious faith played in the lives of ordinary people during this period of history and therefore depict this role respectfully and seriously. This isn't to say that the writers are uncritical of the Church itself and its hypocrisy, corruption, etc. but they draw the important distinction between the acts of the Church and its ecclesiastical hierarchy and the faith/beliefs of the townspeople. That's a balancing act that the Obsidian writers should be proud of themselves for having pulled off!
  8. 2 Officers and Bystander Are Killed in Australia Shootout - The New York Times WWW.NYTIMES.COM Three other people, believed to be the assailants, were killed by the police during the incident, the authorities in the state of Queensland said. Regarding the terrorists: Wieambilla shooting: property owner Gareth Train posted regularly on online conspiracy website before police killed | Queensland | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Exclusive: The brother of missing man Nathaniel Train had posted about preparing an ark and alleging the Port Arthur attack was a ‘false-flag’ operation
  9. About bloody time. FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas after U.S. files criminal charges WWW.CNBC.COM Bankman-Fried's arrest is the first concrete move by regulators to hold individuals accountable for the multi-billion dollar implosion of FTX last month.
  10. Per Tom: Follow-up to his report from September: Sony to Launch New PlayStation 5 With a Detachable Disc Drive, Sources Suggest - Insider Gaming INSIDER-GAMING.COM The PlayStation 5 is set to get a unique overhaul in the middle of FY 2023, with the new console launching around September 2023, say sources.
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