CIWS-30

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[–] CIWS-30@kbin.social 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Honestly, Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness was a bad movie (I'm glad I didn't see it in theatres) but the worst part of it was how they betrayed the storyline of Wandavision, and the character growth and arc of Wanda herself.

[–] CIWS-30@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Geforce Now has been good the few times I've tried it (note that I have Cable internet with a direct ethernet connection to my computer and I don't use wi-fi) but there's just barely enough latency that those who are latency sensitive can notice it.

Fine for slower paced games, but potentially an issue for faster paced ones depending on how hard they are.

[–] CIWS-30@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Don't they have a legal obligation to release this game due to financing they took which would force them to pay a huge penalty if they didn't release it?

Don't get me wrong, I think they could still salvage this into an okay game, I just don't have my hopes up that it'll be a good one.

Last Ubisoft game I bought was Far Cry 6, which was better than I thought it'd be, but it was still not great, and I dropped it after I finished the campaign. I feel like Ubisoft doesn't know how to make original feeling games anymore. They stopped experimenting, and it shows.

[–] CIWS-30@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago

I agree, but he's unfortunately better than the alternative. I would have hoped that a guy whose nickname was "Amtrack Joe" would've done better. I'm guessing he was worried about the midterms or the 2024 election, given that everything that makes peoples' lives harder somehow gets unfairly blamed on him.

It just goes to show that Democrats are just a more sane conservative party with more tolerant social policies, they're not actually all that pro worker. The Europeans are right about this.

[–] CIWS-30@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

I doubt the title of this article very much. Ukraine is getting F-16's and probably JAS-39 Gripens very soon. Offensives and counteroffensives have to be slow and methodical by nature against entrenched forces, otherwise you'll take massive losses for very little gains.

Ukraine is on its way to gaining air superiority, and more vehicles and air defense is coming into their forces every month, and the longer this conflict lasts, the more likely it is that they'll gain more advantages over Russia as the sanctions keep draining them.

The lack of air superiority is hampering what Ukraine can do, and once that issue's settled, I think we'll start seeing more steady progress. Plus in the wide world, Japans and South Korea are settling their differences over WW2 and will probably keep cooperating, and part of that will be to send more stuff to Ukraine in order to help win there so they don't have to fight WW3 with China over Taiwan.

It's not just the West that supports Ukraine, it's also the Democratic parts of Asia.

[–] CIWS-30@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Same. I stay away from #Explore and just keep to my feed of people I actually follow. And I make sure to unfollow those who are too stressful to hear from constantly.

I agree with almost all the of all politics all the time people who constantly post negative things, but it's too tiring to read them, especially since knowing about it does me no good and I can't do anything about it anyway. I already vote and donate as much as I can, and I live in a Blue state so anything outside of my area's just not possible for me to influence.

I've found it's better just to ignore it and focus on positive things that make my life better.

[–] CIWS-30@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Before Trump, I would have agreed. But after all the shit he pulled, his support amongst minorities he actively persecuted actually INCREASED by 2020. If anything, seeing shit like this all the time from people like this just normalizes it and makes people desensitized to it.

Stuff like this has to be rare and heavily condemned by a large amount of charismatic and popular people for it to be stopped and not become everyday business. I want less people like this and for them to be taken down faster.

Plus, the more people behave like this openly with few or no consequences, and in the mainstream media no less, the more emboldened people like him become and the more overt they become with their actions. For example: hate groups like the Proud Boys and 3 percenters used to be too scared to be as blatant and public as they are now, but now White Supremacy is loud and proud.

[–] CIWS-30@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

AP Psychology? College Prep or even General Ed Psychology is enough to figure this idiot out, particularly with a good teacher. CP Psychology was enough to give me a head start on what was wrong with me and my entire family. (A lot of stuff)

Edit: Yes I know it's the Onion, but I wouldn't be shocked if he actually tries to do this. Higher learning helps you figure out stupid GOP brainwashing and dysfunction.

[–] CIWS-30@kbin.social 81 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Sad news, but isn't the Doge in the picture Kabosu rather than Balltze?

[–] CIWS-30@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

I skimmed that article, but from what I remember, in 5th Edition you're only limited to only one bonus action per turn. Meaning that stacking that many bonus actions is probably a bug rather than a feature.

[–] CIWS-30@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

Truth. If you open your mouth and speak truth to power (or to evil, although those things tend to be the same) you'll make enemies, especially if you're a good person who stands up for what's right. Unfortunately, life isn't like the movies, and unless you're rich, powerful, famous, good looking, physically fit, and in particular some combination of the above, you'll most likely end up dead and / or broke if you don't shut up after you get warned to stop talking about certain things.

I'm the kind of person who naively spoke truth to power in the past with none of the power / privilege I mentioned. Now I wish I'd just kept my mouth shut and my head down. I didn't change anything, but I did get myself and to a lesser extent, my family hurt. Although to be fair, some members of my family were dumb enough to say things like, "This isn't right, you should speak up about it." and I should've trusted my gut instincts and disregarded them.

"Snitches get stitches" is the real truth of life. People who speak out have to be careful when they do, and especially make sure they don't get caught. Same thing with action, "If you take a shot at the king, make sure you don't miss." is also extremely true. Not saying that people should be cowards, but I've learned that if you're not going to change anything anyway, don't put yourself or your family at risk.

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