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  1. Taleweaver

    The US is now at war with Iran

    ...I have no idea what that question's supposed to mean, but...okay. And I'm going on the word of a single youtube documentary and the word of my boss, who went there on vacation recently (summary: great technological advancements over Europe, would totally dominate our car industry if we'd let...
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    The US is now at war with Iran

    Yeah... I'm a hypocrite that way: I'm very aware that Leopold 2 was a monster. Happy? It won't stop my criticism, and frankly... You essentially allot I'm more of an expert, even though that all happened long before I was born. ... Or you could read what I initially said about China and draw a...
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    Chary to step down as Chief editor: Thank You for a wonderful 5+ years

    Thanks for all your work on the 'temp over the years, @Chary . It's much appreciated. :)
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    The Witcher News: a recap of everything in the works

    Yes, exactly. I'll concede that Witcher 3 has better sidequests than the general "fetch and fight" sidequests, but it's still an amount of freedom I no longer see as something strictly positive.
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    The Witcher News: a recap of everything in the works

    Bought witcher 3 years ago, but only installed it once I got my steam machine. It's fine in all aspects, but those games aren't really my jam anymore (more precise: if a game goes "now do whatever you want! :D ", I'll just go and play something else).
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    Mattel is selling a LEGO-like OG Xbox Set for $380

    Don't forget to add that it's already put together. ;)
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    Mattel is selling a LEGO-like OG Xbox Set for $380

    Exactly that one! 1788344138 Yes. And RAM was supposed to be for gamers and (to a less important degree ;) ) for office workers, but here we are. The best anekdote on this Legogeddon situation I've heard is that you can get...well, counterfeit lego, through Chinese retailers, for like half...
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    Mattel is selling a LEGO-like OG Xbox Set for $380

    Erm...you've seen today's prices on Lego, lately? Things like a star wars millenium falcon, death star or a Hogwarts university set go for 700 euro's, and I've seen things that pass the 1000 euro mark. But that's not the insane thing... It's that people BUY these things. Like...I understand the...
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    The Lake formerly known as Ontario

    It's not 'formerly'. It still is lake Ontario.
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    Next part of steam machine ramblings...

    (previous part here: https://gbatemp.net/blogs/impressions-of-the-steam-machine.20303/) GAME PONDERINGS: I finished Yoshi's Woolly world this morning. It wasn't a hard game, but man was it beautiful. Solid 60 FPS, quick load times, crisp clear image and swift loading times. A whole difference...
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    Next part of steam machine rambling...

    (previous part here: https://gbatemp.net/blogs/impressions-of-the-steam-machine.20303/) GAME PONDERINGS: I finished Yoshi's Woolly world this morning. It wasn't a hard game, but man was it beautiful. Solid 60 FPS, quick load times, crisp clear image and swift loading times. A whole difference...
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    Poll: is Trump suffering from dementia?

    As a general rule of thumb, I agree. But A) he's a public figure that makes decisions that impacts millions of lives (including mine, and I'm a fucking ocean apart). And as his mental health impacts ours, we have the right to know B) if he boosts constantly about being the most fit, the...
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    Poll: is Trump suffering from dementia?

    Part of the problem is that there's this lie or over exaggeration that's hard to kill, namely: "As a doctor, you can't diagnose someone you've not directly seen as a patient". Granted, this phrase looks pretty plausible. With video editing and the complete lack of true objectivity in the...
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    Poll: is Trump suffering from dementia?

    If Simpsons or South park hadn't predicted this, they weren't doing their job properly. But knowing Trump, he'll manage to double down on this as well...and get his staff to pretend this wasn't a blunder somehow. Anyway: I came accross this, and had to share: I'm not a fan of Jeffrey Sachs...
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    Congratulations America! You did it!

    Hmm... I'm not sure if it's still a safe investment. In his first term, it was mostly just words (eg 'Brussels is a hellhole') . This term he's putting up tariffs, coups, wars... He's less getting stopped by mature voices in the white house, which makes the investment a whole lot more risky...
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    Congratulations America! You did it!

    Hmm...I guess I shouldn't have asked a question I could have the answer to within a chat. According to AI, the USA is in reality in debt, mostly to these countries: HolderU.S. Treasury securities Japan$1.116 trillion United Kingdom$939.9 billion China, mainland$633.4 billion...
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    Congratulations America! You did it!

    I have to admit I don't get national debt. Okay, the USA has it on a much larger scale, but most if not all countries I know have borrowed multiple millions to fund themselves. I get WHY they do it (if I build a school with borrowed money now, I can tax higher paid citizens down the line), but...
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    The US is now at war with Iran

    Yes. That as wel (I know about child labor stories and the uyghurs).
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    The US is now at war with Iran

    Worse: this is all the democrats seem to have been doing for the last decade. I watched a short docu on China the other day, and while you can make concerns about privacy or personal freedom, they've boomed and made their cities incredibly beautiful. Compare that to the state of the United...
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    The US is now at war with Iran

    I wonder what the midterm election result from the region will be :P