I liked it as well, enough to send it to my wife and discuss getting it as my next tattoo.
She wouldn't care necesarrily about me getting another tattoo per se, money is just tight since the pandemic. A lot of life, including our finances, shifted.
You're not necesarrily wrong, but modders currently have a more difficult time than with Skyrim.
As far as I'm aware, modding tools from Bethesda haven't been released yet, kinda limiting what people can do.
Not that it can't be done, its just more difficult and time consuming than using producer built tools. People were modding games before any one put out tools for that purpose. Notepad and a hex editor can get you a long way if you know what you're doing, at least back then.
I guess I should say this is from the perspective of a PC gamer, primarily. I've used consoles in the past, sure, but my last console was an Xbox 360 and before that a PS2.
Foreign immigrant, but they're not brown enough to shoot on sight? Louder and slower while you assess the foreign devil... Just because they're white doesnt mean they can't be a commie.
This was meant as a joke, but living in the south this has certainly happened recently somewhere nearby.
The electoral college is always my stopping point for any pop culture relevance or "conspiracy."
Sure, can the various stars sway the popular vote? Absolutely.
Hell, my entry into the world of politics as a child was Rage Against the Machine.
However, my vote doesnt count in my state. Between gerrymandering and the state being rabidly red outside of major cities, the few left leaning people just don't add up. Its a sad realization for some.
But what's sad to me is that my vote is ultimately not relevant because the electoral college does what it wants regardless of their constituents, and there doesn't seem to be anything place for violating their constituents desires. This effects everyone able to vote in the US. And every vote I've cast has had no relevance to the political landscape.
If the popular vote actually meant anything, I'd be far more inclined to not only vote, but be active in some capacity politically.
To summarize, fuck the electoral college. Fuck two sided tribalism that's present in US politics. Ranked choice popular vote is my preffered method (that I'm aware of). Also, fuck states "winning." Total popular vote from the entire country.
Would we still have amoral shit bags in office? Yeah, sure, hard to escape those people in politics. However, it would represent a chance for anyone eligible for the office to shake things up if sufficiently popular.
Before you say the future of the country shouldn't be based on a popularity contest, it already is. Its already a dog and pony show every 4 years. Time, energy, money, and more all wasted for the popular vote. Before that its the primaries, a popularity contest in itself. This would just open up the field for people who weren't raised with wealth and political pull.
Fuck it, some only fans chick winds up in the oval office? Cool, maybe we can see some reform based on perspective of someone struggling to make ends meet before turning to sex work to put food on the table. Not denigrating sex work, BTW. If I was an attractive lady I'd already be doing it at this point, lol.
At that point I had seen a doc who just loaded me down with large doses of like 3 different benzos.
Slept for 2 days straight.
The creepist hallucinations were dark figures in the corner of dark rooms chanting in some language that didnt sound human in origin, just reproduced by humans.
The oddest was a stop sign that turned into buddy Christ from Dogma (I think) and then back into a stop sign.
I wasn't religious at all at that point in time, though I went through elementary in a private christian school before transferring to public schools, and the area is certainly part of the bible belt.
Of course this leads me to ponder how much of our beliefs and such is shaped by the cultural norms of the area we're in, even if your own family doesn't participate.
Then again, what is "normal" is viewed through the lense of the community being studied.
So realizing this, I have to wonder how much of my beliefs and morals stems from the area that I was raised in versus what I have actually experienced and value.
Just how much of "me" has been brainwashed into me, subtly over time and reinforced by various methods of society. Then that moves the thought to how much of me is just directly rebelling against that force, but wouldn't be present without that external force. Which all boils down to essential philosophical questions that man has been asking for centuries with no real answer.
I don't agree whole heartedly, but I understand where you are coming from.
I recently installed Win11 for work related reasons. Not entirely happy with that, but keep learning or die. If I'm gonna have to support Win11, I should probably run it for a while, lol.
I will say it was nice to just install steam, vortex, download game and mods, and just play without any further tinkering required.
I'd love to see Linux have that sort of native support, not just from the gaming industry, but the community as well.
Yep. I go further left as the years go on, but I'm still pro 2A, though not to the same extent as a lot of republicans.
Should there be controls in place for acquiring and carrying a device that's only purpose is taking a life? Yep. Absolutely. Especially as you move towards self defense type weapons over tools for sustenance hunting.
That being said, I have no idea how to codify those types of restrictions that maintains the spirit of 2A, while at the same time reducing the vast amount firearm deaths in the US.
There has to be some sort of balance, but I'm not the person to figure it out. Even if I had the gravitas to make changes like that, I don't have the capabilities to properly handle something like that.
I live in the south, and I've learned to keep my mouth shut on a variety of topics.
While the truth is important, I'm not gonna change these peoples minds. Expending that energy, and self inflicting negative emotions is just not worth it.
Hell, when I was much younger I tried to convince a 16 year old coworker that he should absolutely "spend time" with the girl from his school (also worked there, she was objectively attractive, though too young for me) and they went to talk. He wound up shrieking turn or burn at her over and over, while leaving the building.
Yeah, her family was just a different flavor of christian.
Not even raging hormones can counter some brainwashing.
I briefly worked at a convienice store that sold lotto tickets, and people should be aware that the default is the smaller lump sum. The operators have to change a couple things when they get the ticket made.
However most people do a random "quick pick" over filling out the associated forms to select individual numbers, pay out type, etc.
That being said, mathematically if you do win, and take the lump sum and invest it positively, it can out "earn" the staggered payments, resulting in more money.
However, the mathematically inclined rarely play lottery type games, I mean they give you the odds on the ticket.
You're more likely to be hit by lightning on a clear day than winning the jackpot.
But hey, a couple bucks, some wishful thinking, and its cheap entertainment for a short while imagining what to do with the winnings.
I realize the odds are totally stacked against me, but when it gets to 1b I'll buy a ticket, just on the off chance, lol.
The only code I fuck with is my own. I'm not a Dev, but I write things for my convenience.
Sometimes it gets the attention of those above me, and I get some sweet sweet time off the phones, blasting whatever music I'm in the mood for through noise canceling ear buds while I add a little form to the function, so to speak.
So mostly, its a challenge to myself while working night shift, also part of why I enjoy night shift.
I think I recall that all the classes should be identifiable by just their silhouette, and with certain designs, that certainly makes sense for the feet as well.
I know I've killed people from long range through a small hole in plenty of games, including the foot. Damage is damage, depending on the game.
Yes, I was a useless sniper in my younger years. I'm not proud of that. I tend to enjoy support type roles more in my old(er) age.
People claiming to be Christ get locked up, generally.
And since our mental health facilities are absolute shit, its usually handled by the penal system rather than medically.
That being said, if you want a true story, very interesting, but short read... Check out "The Three Christs of Ypsilanti"
It was written after an experiment to treat delusions, with the notion that talking with people with the same core delusion would effectively lead them to a logical conclusion that NONE of them were Christ.
To be fair, Tesla is owned by a South African who immigrated to Canada, then the US - and had apartheid slaves do the hard part of precious stone mining.
Much like the former cheetoh in chief, completely removed from the realities others face, and never had to deal with consequences.
It isn't a solely American thing, though we may be the world champs at it.
I liked it as well, enough to send it to my wife and discuss getting it as my next tattoo.
She wouldn't care necesarrily about me getting another tattoo per se, money is just tight since the pandemic. A lot of life, including our finances, shifted.