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On 10/2/2023 at 1:21 PM, TwinIon said:

Here's the Post article about her background.

 

She's the president of Emily's List, an NPO that works to elect pro-choice candidates. She's worked in the labor movement for two decades, serving as president of CA's biggest union and has long been a political consultant at a major firm.

 

Seems like a pretty good pick. She hasn't been in office before, but she's no political novice. As head of Emily's List, she's a strong voice on abortion rights, which is pretty timely. She won't be running for Feinstein's seat.

Except after the labor movement work, she went to work for corporations to screw workers, making a fortune in the process. 
 

Barbara Lee was the only correct choice.

28 minutes ago, chakoo said:

Speaking of goofs, How come we haven't talked about the leader of the opposition saying the N word yet when trying to say someone's name? 

 

On the topic if the speaker. They seriously fucked up on that and who ever's job it was to do due diligence should also apologize.

Because everyone knows he wasn’t trying to say anything hateful. Like, seriously, there’s racism, and tjen theres slips when you’re pronouncing a foreign name and screw up. Nobody is on 100% of the time. Attacking him for it is a bit ridiculous and most people see through it if they read anything beyond “Leader says the N-Word”.

 

of course theres a percentage who are truly outraged, but he was never getting their vote anyway. 

I am playing Romancing Saga 3, which has a great story but is very much a product of very early JRPG design. Also working through FF3, as im going through the early games of the series with the recent collection. I only played 2&3 a single time and they were fan translations that I found on the high seas around the turn of the century.

On 9/20/2023 at 3:50 PM, stepee said:

Amongst everything else I’m playing this indie 3D platformer called Boti: Byteland Overclocked. It is a bit buggy at the moment; mostly with sound I find, but it’s a lot of fun and looks amazing for an indie game.

 

It’s Unreal Engine 5 and has ray traced reflections on top of that. If this is what this gen/UE5 has in store for indie platformers, I’m really excited for the future. The caveat is that UE5 does not seem to scale down well and there will be some adjustment on the lower end to catch up to it. I wouldn’t recommend this game unless you have like a 3060ti, even to run on low, unlike most indie platformers which can run on anything. The ROG can run it well at 40fps, but I don’t think it would run well on Steam deck.

 

It’s pretty cheap so if you want some fun platforming with some great visual design on top of some cutting edge tech (and have a capable pc) I’d recommend it. It’s coming next year to current gen consoles too and probably will play fine there too.

Thanks for that! I love 3D platformers, so I’ll definitely check it out!

 

 

 

 

On 9/23/2023 at 6:10 PM, gamer.tv said:

I wonder if this happens to others, but I seem to either be in a games & movies rotation, or television and reading. For some ridiculous reason, my wife and I have started rewatching Malcolm in the Middle - so I thought I’d have Zelda on the go at the same time. It just didn’t have any stickability with me, same for any Switch games or really anything on the PS5. 
 

The good news (if it’s even that) is that around December the cycle will shift and it’ll be all games and movies. 

All the time. This might be the year I’ve played the most AAA games, but I really haven’t spent a ton of time gaming aside from new big hits. I fell off Starfield after two weeks, and haven’t played a game since. 
 

I definitely game more in the winter. Spring and summer is fishing, Fall is hunting, I just kinda fit gaming in the cracks there somewhere. 

Im really not planning anything right now, but I’ll definitely start Cyberpunk tomorrow. Spidey 2 next month. Then I don’t really know if there’s anything coming before the end of the year. Either way, October is Turkey, Moose season starts tomorrow, November/December is deer, so I generally don’t think much about gaming during those times. Having other hobbies helps with not burning out on gaming. 
 

@gamer.tv also, I’ve been meaning to ask, what is the gaming scene like over there? Is it as widespread with young Brits as it is here? I hardly know of anyone here under 40 who doesn’t at least have a console they play semi-regularly. I ask because we were there a few years ago to sightsee and visit some friends, and I noticed all of them were pretty dismissive of gaming (I had my switch), and most especially when I played it in public, such as your busses or trains. People, especially adults, would give pretty strange looks (no, I didn’t have the volume up, I used headphones). Also, none of the people I knew (which is only two families) had consoles, even though they definitely played when theh stayed over here. Is it still something the country at large see’s as “For kids”?

20 hours ago, best3444 said:

 

Again. Your fuckin opinion. Jesus you're ridiculous. 

My opinion is the correct one. 
 

you also think RDR2 is great.

 

If you want to get into ridiculous, we can though. But then you get all defensive

20 hours ago, legend said:

 

By "original trilogy" do you mean The Ezio sequel trilogy (AC2, AC: Bortherhood, AC Revelations), or AC1, AC2+, and AC3? If the former, I'm not sure I agree it's far better, but I can understand that. If the latter, a big nope!

Ezio Trilogy

On 9/22/2023 at 9:36 PM, dualhunter said:

Started Chained Echoes.

That game is incredible. IMO it’s much better than Sea of Stars (even though I truly enjoyed Sea of Stars). 

16 hours ago, Xbob42 said:

I disagree with every part of this post with every fiber of my being. 

Well, the fibres of your being are clearly incorrect, because the the last few AC’s were awful experiences, doing the same shit over and over in every area of the game. 
 

 

Also, I got like 20-25 games when I bought mine. I already owned a lot of them, but overall it was a better deal during the first year or so with the free collection. 

20 hours ago, best3444 said:

 

Sony and PS5 are just incredible imo. So much better than the XSX and Switch. PS5 is the best console ever. The exclusives are ridiculously good. I wish you could play TLOU part 1. 

That’s a ridiculous amount of praise. 
ps5’s exclusives have nothing on PS4’s so far. 
And it definitely doesn’t have better exclusives than the Switch. 

39 minutes ago, MarSolo said:

I’m loving that this game is open world in a way that XV and XVI could only dream of being.

 

Max’s quote of “XV being just a few towns and a bunch of gas stations” cracked me up.

It’s pretty much true. XV was awful. It’s only redeeming asset is Cindy. 

4 hours ago, SaysWho? said:

 

‘We Never Stopped Applying Pressure’: Hard-Fought Success on Rail Sick Days

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After months of negotiations, the IBEW’s Railroad members at four of the largest U.S. freight carriers finally have what they’ve long sought but that many working people take for...

 

feeling better?

 

Actually I learned this recently, and yes, It absolutely changed my opinion somewhat 

8 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said:

Rebirth presentation happening now

 

 

Gameplay starts somewhere around 28m

Just now, SuperSpreader said:

 

He's gonna say the N word again and Ice Cube will have to embarrass him again 

I mean, he interviewed Cube about a month or so ago. They like each other, and he shares far more politics with Maher than he does this forum. 

15 hours ago, Jason said:

chudpoc

Your opinion of me is the least concerning thing in the world. 

I absolutely loved this on PC at launch. Despite all its problems it was still one of my favorite games of the year. I am very much looking forward to playing through the expansion with my V. 
 

So many damn games to play, so little time. 

On 6/9/2023 at 10:17 AM, Kal-El814 said:

 

I... don't think this is true at all. FF7 takes < 40 hours to beat unless you're going bananas and trying to get everything. HLTB has the average playtime at 37 hours, nobody's spending 20 in Midgar.

Yeah, on the high side, Midgar is 8-10 hours. I just replayed it this summer. It’s not even the majority of Disk 1. Maybe half of it.

 

and it’s not like theres a lot to explore and discover in Midgar, it’s mostly linear until the end of the chase. There are a few secrets, but not a ton. 
 

I downloaded Remake last night and am starting a play through I intend to finish before rebirth launches. 
 

I almost bought the CE, but then I saw the price. 350$ is a bit much for a game and a Sephiroth statue. I want the statue, just not 350$ want the statue.

Man, im excited for this game. Everything ive seen looks incredible. 
 

I watched Max’s videos, and that’s the end of my paying attention to media for this. I saw all I needed to, and Red XIII rides chocobos, which is ridiculous and brilliant.

On 9/18/2023 at 3:13 PM, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

Secret trump voters all over again, this is dumb

I mean, he got 75m votes last time, more than anyone in history except Bidden. More than the first black president by almost 10m. To say there weren’t hidden Trump voters is completely disingenuous. I remember people predicting Trump would get fewer votes than 2016. 

As someone who only peripherally pays attention to the Ukrraine war, how much will failing to fund the government affect the war itself @Commissar SFLUFAN?? Do you expect Europe will pick up the slack in funding , or does this really weaken the military position of Ukraine? 

3 hours ago, stepee said:

I’m not killing any kittens until Hunter is released 

If you were Australian, this would be a real political threat. 😂 

 

I was reading about specifically that subject within the last week. Bounties on invasive feral cats. As high as 10$ per scalp in some places. 

11 hours ago, SoberChef said:

Legit scratching my head about how/why Bill, if he had gone back (he rescinded his commitment once the WGA & AMPTP agreed to talk again), how would that be any different than any talking head show on CNN/MSNBC/FOX? He won't have the opening monologue, no bit in the middle, nor any 'New Rules', just a few on stage to discuss politics of the day/week.

It isn’t, really. He was just taking out the monologue. 
 

I support the writers striking, but I also support the right of Camera men, craft services, makeup artists, assistants, etc to work and earn for their families. I think Mager is 100% right about that, and it is completely ignored amongst all the union stuff.  I think the idea that whole crews have to starve while the strikers collect strike pay (which is insufficient, but better than those who don’t get to work or strike) is going off the deep end. It’s not like the staff on the show are responsible for studios not negotiating. 
 

should the rest of them unionize? Sure, I think everyone should, but that is historically difficult in America. 

 

 

I also don’t irrationally hate Maher, and I think his views are pretty average across most of America, so whatever I guess. 

3 hours ago, brucoe said:

Strange New Worlds surprised the crap out of me because of how it was so good.

Especially this season. I thought the first was good, with a couple of great episodes, this one was fantastic. I’m not a musical fan, so I didn’t enjoy that much, but otherwise it was an incredible series.

1 minute ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said:

 

<----- GUILTY AS CHARGED!

And while I don’t agree with that tact, at least you are honest about it, unlike most leftist who say they want and believe restorative justice for actual crimes, but are against it for anyone who did anything they don’t like morally.

15 hours ago, SoberChef said:

So apparently the series is solid enough but because Mel's private life became public, his mere presence just sends the show off the rails ... I really miss being able to just fucking enjoy an actor/musician/artist regardless of whether or not they're a POS IRL but just enjoy them for their quality of work. You can do both you know.

 

I'll reserve judgement til I watch myself.

I mean, some people will never forgive anyone for anything. If there's no public redemption for people (outside of rape/child molestation/other crimes that deserve the death penalty), then outrage towards them isn’t worth engaging with. Dude apologized, he’s a fantastic actor, let him act.

 

I feel the same for any figure outside of the Mastersons/Weinsteins/etc. If the outrage doesn’t allow redemption, it’s really just a hate mob.