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  1. Posted

    On 11/17/2016 at 9:09 PM, Moosferatu said:

    Why would they get hate mail? It's a thoroughly underwhelming show, though episodes 5 and 6 were slightly better. It's incredible how little I care about any of the characters or figuring out what's going on. After episode 7 you can't help but compare it to BSG. I was emotionally invested in BSG's characters, and the cylon reveals (at least the early ones) were truly impactful. But, the equivalent in West World just made me yawn and check how much time was left in the episode.

    Nature of existing on the internet these days, there will always be a group who can't handle criticism of something they love and will send hate mail

  2. Posted

    I saw Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them it was just as much of a cynical cash in as expected. Poorly written, heavy use of CGI, bad jokes, predictable plot. I can believe they will be making four more of them, I just hope people get wise after this one. 

  3. Posted

    I am doing some post-election purging of my podcasts both political and otherwise. I really want to replace the Vergecast with another podcast because I don't like them as a media company. Anyone know of a good product focused technology podcast?

  6. Posted

    The Atlantic has posted a great series of WWI photos:
    http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2016/11/world-war-i-in-photos-introduction/507185/

    http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2016/11/world-war-i-in-photos-the-western-front-part-i/507197/

    http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2016/11/world-war-i-in-photos-the-western-front-part-ii-and-armistice/507338/

    http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2016/11/world-war-i-in-photos-global-conflict/507335/

    http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2016/11/world-war-i-in-photos-war-at-sea/507332/

    http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2016/11/world-war-i-in-photos-soldiers-and-civilians/507329/
    http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2016/11/world-war-i-in-photos-aerial-warfare/507326/
    http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2016/11/world-war-i-in-photos-animals-at-war/507320/

    http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2016/11/world-war-i-in-photos-technology/507305/
    http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2016/11/world-war-i-in-photos-a-century-later/507341/

  7. Posted

    39 minutes ago, TychoCelchuuu said:

    People at the time had the same reaction but later I went and watched on YouTube what would've happened if Chris had let it play out and honestly it wasn't exactly something I felt bad about missing. I feel like the setup was a good one for something pretty comical, but the route they went with it was about as boring as Chris's solution.

    Gotta get dem mastery points tho

  8. Posted

    2 minutes ago, Dewar said:

    Yeah, the improved diplomacy system has helped things somewhat, but the mid game is still pretty dull unless you want to wage war all the time. I get the feeling that a lot of the mid game difficulties are supposed to revolve around ethics divergance. There are even events like the genetic enhancement and AI chains that are supposed to diversify your empire and make it fall apart internally, but the only time I ever find it getting extreme enough to cause a real problem is when I'm conquering a bunch of alien populations. Peaceful empires have nothing to do.

    I am planning on waiting for a few expansions to come out before i consider returning to it. Too busy with hearts of iron 4 anyway

  9. Posted

    I 'completed' Hitman 2016 Season 1 recently. Mechanically this is without question the best Hitman game so far. Storywise its just as bad as the rest of them. While I am not ready to say it is overall better than Blood Money, partially due to the smaller level count, it is close if not tied for the best game in the series in my mind.

    I was definitely worried about the episodic release schedule, but I think for a game like Hitman it works perfectly. In previous games I would burn through levels doing well enough to finish it until I beat the game, then I would return to previous levels to play around with them more. With the episodic releases I would play individual levels to death, or at least until Mastery 20 and got super excited whenever the next one released.

    I am not a huge fan of the escalation missions, partially because I am bad at them, but the Elusive Targets concept is really fun. I have also appreciated how good of a game for streaming Hitman is. I wish my internet was better so I could join in.

    I am very happy with the game overall and hope that season 2 keeps up the momentum.

     

  10. Posted

    1 hour ago, tabacco said:

     

    Although I did get approximately 5-6 emails per day from the Clinton campaign (not an exaggerated number). Always basically the same copy, but with different signature lines (Hillary, Bill, Joe Biden, both Obamas, etc.) asking me to donate odd amounts like $27.

    Those amounts are used to fiddle with average donation size numbers. Sometimes they have symbolism. When I was working with Fight for $15, we were selling shirts for $15 and used it as a suggested donation amount.

  11. Posted

    Things that passed in states that went for Trump:

    Arizona raised its minimum wage to $12 an hour also     Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a six term racist bigot lost his bid for relection.

    Florida, North Carolina and Arkansas passed medical marijuana, Montana loosed its restrictions on it as well.

    I think there is space for a liberal candidate who isn't tied to wall street and will focus on the real issue of growing inequality and dealing with the people left behind by globalization and automation.

  12. Posted

    2 hours ago, SuperBiasedMan said:

    I like Breaking Bad as a criticism of male gender roles, whether intentional or not. Walter's problems stem from an issue with how he sees himself as a member of society and the head of his family. His greatest weaknesses come from a need to be masculine, masquerading as a sense of doing what's right for his family.

    He could have swallowed his pride taken a gift in the first episode and that would have been that

  13. Posted

    41 minutes ago, YoThatLimp said:

     

    in a related note Trump is going to let a climate-change skeptic to lead the EPA transition, so cool.

     

    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trump-picks-top-climate-skeptic-to-lead-epa-transition/?wt.mc=SA_Twitter-Share

     

    Progressives need to start looking locally, this vote once every 4 years thing is for the birds. 

    For sure, there are probably city and/or statewide votes in most places next year, 2018 will be a chance to make more gains in congress and the senate.

  15. Posted

    I am really saddened by all my friends that are spouting so much anger and blame right now. I understand the need to vent, but they are declaring they know exactly what happened and who is to blame. This is not how we win.

  19. Posted

    1 hour ago, YoThatLimp said:

    Neat pics! Love the patterns and textures of the second pic! 

    there were so many amazing mosaics and carved decorations in buildings. A taboo on depicting humans and animals in art has lovely results.

  21. Posted

    4 hours ago, Erkki said:

    Has the press in the US and the world become incompetent and almost useless, or has it always been like this in one way or another? Headlines portraying the election race as tightening, but that isn't really happening is it now? The Princeton site now predicts 100% chance for Clinton.

     

    Press freedom is being wasted on sensationalism all around the world I guess.

    This election has been the culmination of multiple long term issues in this country. The mainstream media's obsession with being 'balanced' even when one side is 100% wrong while at the same time pretending that Republican ideas and Democrat ideas are the only kind of ideas that exist, news programs that are more focused on being entertaining and drawing viewers than informing them, the desire for every political race to be super close so more people will watch the news and a very long campaign by right wing media to discredit more centrist media.

  22. Posted

    I was recently in Morocco and took a ton of photos. Here are a few of my favorites:

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    In case you're interested in seeing the rest:
     
    Casablanca, Rabat and Meknes
    https://goo.gl/photos/17poPmSprqZ63Nny7
     
    The Atlas Mountains and Sahara
    https://goo.gl/photos/VUSyDTANCv3V6sHWA
     
    Atlas Mountains Part 2 and Marrakesh
    https://goo.gl/photos/6CWvMdoUBoX7ZesN6

  24. Posted

    On 10/31/2016 at 6:21 PM, Cordeos said:

     

      Reveal hidden contents

    i found some of the hacking devices in a bathroom on the staff floor

     

    I was wrong about this, I forgot that I had them as my smuggled item. I did find out how to get the universal unlock key though. Its pretty tricky without the hack devices however.

    Got to mastery 20 and the rifle isn't in a suitcase :( Perhaps in season 2.....

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