Commissar SFLUFAN

Jesus H. Christ @ that NYT op-ed.

As @Mercury33 said, this was a pretty decent telling of how the Witchers arrived at the condition with which we're familiar. It's not exactly ground-breaking in any sense, but it's definitely worth your time.

@thewhyteboar - the Delta variant is delaying publication of Winslow's new book. Don Winslow’s ‘City On Fire’ Book Delayed Until Next Year DEADLINE.COM HarperCollins has delayed the release of Don Winslow's 'City on Fire' from next month until 2022 amid the surge in Covid around the country.

It certainly has the potential to be.

Dear God

At least some good is coming out of this.

Biden says U.S. health officials are considering Covid booster shots at 5 months, moving up timeline of third shot WWW.CNBC.COM New data from Israel shows a booster dose provided four times as much protection against infection from the delta variant than the previous two-dose regimen.

The death toll from yesterday's atrocity has increased to 170.

Due to the warmth of the water in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, it really doesn't take all that long for a storm to significantly increase in intensity.

This will only last until it reaches the Florida Supreme Court.

And, of course...

It's good

Germany's Social Democrats are polling ahead of Merkel’s bloc for the first time in 15 years WWW.CNBC.COM It is the first time in 15 years that the SPD has overtaken the CDU/CSU alliance in the polls.

Game Information Game Title: No More Heroes 3 Platforms: Nintendo Switch (Aug 27, 2021) Developer: Grasshopper Manufacture Review Aggregator: OpenCritic - 79 average - 73% recommended Critic Reviews Press Start - 9.5 / 10 Attack of the Fanboy - 4.5 / 5 stars Digital Chumps - 9 / 10 Digital Trends - 4.5 / 5 stars Digitally Downloaded - 4.5 / 5 stars Easy Allies - 9 / 10 GotGame - 9 / 10 Hardcore Gamer - 4.5 / 5 TechRaptor - 9 / 10 TheSixthAxis - 9 / 10 GamingTrend - 85 / 100 Hobby Consolas - Spanish - 85 / 100 Wccftech - 8.5 / 10 The Games Machine - Italian - 8.2 / 10 Daily Star - 4 / 5 EGM - 8 / 10 Game Rant - 4 / 5 stars GameSpew - 8 / 10 Gamer Escape - 8 / 10 Hey Poor Player - 4 / 5 Nintendo Enthusiast - 8 / 10 Nintendo Life - 8 / 10 SECTOR.sk - Slovak - 8 / 10 Screen Rant - 4 / 5 stars Stevivor - 8 / 10 Twinfinite - 4 / 5 Worth Playing - 8 / 10 XGN.nl - Dutch - 8 / 10 Game Informer - 7.75 / 10 IGN Italy - Italian - 7.5 / 10 GameSkinny - 7 / 10 stars Niche Gamer - 7 / 10 Spaziogames - Italian - 6.9 / 10 NintendoWorldReport - 6.5 / 10 Gameblog - French - 6 / 10 God is a Geek - 6 / 10 IGN - 6 / 10 GameSpot - 4 / 10 Console Creatures - Recommended Eurogamer - Recommended Polygon - Unscored

New screenshots:

Elden Ring might be FromSoftware’s Breath of the Wild WWW.POLYGON.COM The developer’s vast new open-world game offers new levels of player choice Elden Ring: The First Preview - IGN WWW.IGN.COM After a 15 minute hands-off gameplay session, we finally know a bit of what to expect from From Software’s latest Soulsborne game. Elden Ring preview: Dungeon details, character customization, fast travel and more - The Washington Post WWW.WASHINGTONPOST.COM FromSoftware gave press an inside look at the game's dungeons, character customization, fast travel and more. Elden Ring Puts A From Software Spin On Open Worlds - GameSpot WWW.GAMESPOT.COM From Software is bringing the best of Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and Sekiro to its new game. We got a sneak peek at Elden Ring, a video game collab with 'Game of Thrones' author. Here's everything we learned WWW.USATODAY.COM Elden Ring is scheduled to launch on Jan. 21, 2022. USA TODAY recently watched the game in action. Here's everything we have learned. We've seen Elden Ring up close and in action - here's the complete breakdown (Eurogamer) Six things we learned about Elden Ring WWW.THEVERGE.COM A taste ahead of next year’s launch. 14 new things we learned about Elden Ring today | PC Gamer WWW.PCGAMER.COM Stabbing a dragon in the eye while on horseback, using sleep arrows, and other new tidbits.

As of this morning, the US has evacuated 105,000 people from KIA, the UK is about to end its operation, and Turkey is in discussions with the Taliban about taking over the running of KIA.

I've been pondering this for quite some time and the main reason I can come up with declining to use Bagram to execute the evacuation is the fact that Bagram is 30 miles from Kabul which would require thousands of people to make an overland trek from Kabul to Bagram or the use of far more helicopters than we could possibly have available to shuttle them to Bagram. As defensible a perimeter as Bagram possesses (though let's face it - there really ain't no such thing as a defensible perimeter against a jihadist with a bomb strapped to their body), there are simply some pretty significant logistical challenges for an evacuation scenario that Bagram inherently has that KIA does not.

From what I gather, the antagonistic character can freely hunt you with no hostility from other NPCs. I think.

Final pre-release previews: Deathloop is the first Arkane game to actually click with me | PC Gamer WWW.PCGAMER.COM This scratches the itch that Dishonored couldn't quite reach. Deathloop Preview | Has Arkane Studios done it again? WWW.VG247.COM Has Arkane Studios done it again? Find out how Deathloop plays in our hands-on preview! Deathloop defies comparison in wonderful ways WWW.POLYGON.COM Being trapped in a time loop can be freeing Deathloop Preview: No Manual Saving Means Tense Stealth And White Knuckle Action WWW.THEGAMER.COM If at first you don't succeed, Blam! Blam! again Deathloop hands-on: a mystery wrapped in a shooter WWW.THEVERGE.COM It launches in September. Deathloop Preview – Opening With A Bang WWW.GAMEINFORMER.COM After five or so hours with Deathloop's opening, we're interested in learning more about this weird world. Deathloop PS5 hands-on: Whatever you think this game is, you're wrong | GamesRadar+ WWW.GAMESRADAR.COM I have no idea what's going on, but I do know that I'm having a great time Deathloop: The Final Preview - IGN WWW.IGN.COM Deathloop Final Preview: What It’s Like To Play - GameSpot WWW.GAMESPOT.COM Tam and Lucy got their hands on Deathloop just ahead of its release on September 14. Hear what they thought about how it plays. I played Deathloop for 5 hours and learned almost nothing. It was awesome WWW.CNET.COM The game is pure chaos. Deathloop on PS5 is a fun shooter and a secretly great detective game | TechRadar WWW.TECHRADAR.COM Hands-on with Arkane's timed PS5 exclusive ‘Deathloop’ preview: Want to experience the PS5 game at its fullest? Skip the previews. - The Washington Post WWW.WASHINGTONPOST.COM If you want to get the most out of "Deathloop," you should go in knowing nothing — like the game's amnesiac protagonist. ‘Deathloop’ preview: a world you’ll need to get lost in WWW.NME.COM An intricate offering from Arkane Studios, 'Deathloop' teaches you to roll with the punches and hold on to what you've learned. Deathloop is not at all what I expected (Eurogamer)

One final update of the OpenCritic reviews post