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#31

Off the Record / Re: The Anime Thread

Last post by jimmy olsen - November 28, 2025, 07:02:49 PM

My cousin insisted I watched Berserk.  I tried, I really tried.

This one is always ranting against wokes destroying Star Wars and Hollywood, and he sees non binaries.  He sees non binaries everywhere.  Ok, he's in downtown Montreal, so maybe he as a point about the last part.  Although he gets out of his place only to work in a manufacturing plant, then rush back home to play games, so I don't really know where he sees so many non binary people.  Go figure.  Montreal is such a weird place. 

So, Berserk.

The story about a butch lesbian trying to fit in a men's world, falling for a gay dude who spends his days training hard, who has a crush on an effeminate gay dude who was once the lover or minion to a pedophile lord.  This is more the story of a love triangle, where demons are inserted for good measure than anything else.  The gay subplot is kinda hard to miss.

Anyway.  Lots of violence, lots of gore, but poor story overall.  There's really nothing except some gay inuendo, some sex/nudity and lots of violence.  Military strategy is totally absent, they don't even pretend to try anything.  Armies clash together even worst than Braveheart and that's supposed to be good.

Which adaption did you watch? The terrible 2016 one or the classic 1997 one?

I haven't watched either, but I have read the manga and it's definitely one of the greatest manga of all time. Art and story are both incredible. Might be the greatest Dark Fantasy ever written.

Guts was sold as kid to men, but he's definitely not gay and neither is Casca.

#32

Off the Record / Re: The Anime Thread

Last post by Jacob - November 28, 2025, 06:42:25 PM

This one is always ranting against wokes destroying Star Wars and Hollywood, and he sees non binaries.  He sees non binaries everywhere.  Ok, he's in downtown Montreal, so maybe he as a point about the last part.  Although he gets out of his place only to work in a manufacturing plant, then rush back home to play games, so I don't really know where he sees so many non binary people.  Go figure.  Montreal is such a weird place. 

Maybe he's interpreting modern (Montreal) fashion as being non-binary when really it's just people dressing in styles he thinks are weird?

#33

Off the Record / Re: Stocks and Trading Thread ...

Last post by Jacob - November 28, 2025, 06:40:00 PM

So basically the story is that Facebook has reached (or based on quarterly revenue is on track to reaching) $60B+ annual revenue. This occurred after they implemented their  "streamlined campaign creation flow for Advantage+ Lead campaigns".

The analyst in the video is choosing interpret this growth as being connected (as Facebook seem to intend), and concluding that fears of an AI bubble are overblown because AI is understood to be driving the revenue growth at Facebook?

#34

Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...

Last post by Jacob - November 28, 2025, 06:35:40 PM

I suggest: Party to the End

#35

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Jacob - November 28, 2025, 06:34:36 PM

I never had beetroot that wasn't marinated or in a scone.

You can oven-roast beets like all sorts of other vegetables.

#36

Off the Record / Re: [Canada] Canadian Politics...

Last post by Jacob - November 28, 2025, 06:32:51 PM

That only muddies the water tho. What are the real intentions of the federal government? It will get it's way but we don't know what it really wants.

My read is that Carney's objective is two-fold:

• If someone comes forward and is willing to provide the capital to invest in Canadian infrastructure (in this case a pipeline), then Carney is likely to get on board. He wants to make it at least incrementally more attractive to do so.
  
  
• He's using this to differentiate himself from the Trudeau era Liberals and emphasize his message of "I'm all in on the economy and am making practical sensible growth oriented decisions, even if it means going against some of the idealistic feel-good principles of my predecessor." He may score a few points in Alberta, but those are probably useless. What matters more is that this is high profile enough to get play elsewhere across the country.

#37

Gaming HQ / Re: The Miscellaneous PC & vid...

Last post by Crazy_Ivan80 - November 28, 2025, 06:27:58 PM

How does Imperator play?

like a mix between EU and CK. It has pops, they migrate and change class, culture and religion. Not as extensive as Vicky, and not even as EU5 I'm lead to believe from what I see. There's characters that do things but your control over them isn't as detailed as CK.
There's rudimentary trade and city building. You can develop your legions, but especially if you're a tribe it's going to be levies. Leans heavily on mercinaries.
Research and cultural development/choices to make. Event trees too.

It's not a bad game but could have been so much more.

#38

Off the Record / Re: Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-2...

Last post by Jacob - November 28, 2025, 06:27:26 PM

The materiel is all paid for (primarily by Europe, I believe). It matters, of course, but it's not donations as I understand it.

#39

Off the Record / Re: Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-2...

Last post by Josquius - November 28, 2025, 06:00:01 PM

The US can recognize anything it wants, it doesn't change the facts on the ground. Two weeks ago Trump was wanting to send tomahawks, asking Zelensky to strike Moscow. It's best not to focus too much on the imperial death throes in Washington. They've provided less than 1% of the aid Ukraine received in 2025, confirming their irrelevancy.

Materiel and financial.
US intelligence remains important. I don't think Europe can replicate us satelite coverage

#40

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Grey Fox - November 28, 2025, 05:40:58 PM

In a scone?

From the description:

Our No. 1 Balsamic Beetroot & Walnut Tarts make a colourful and delicious festive main course. The crisp shortcrust pastry is filled with chunks of balsamic glazed beetroot and a creamy beetroot mix, topped with crunchy walnut and pumpkin seeds.

As I'm from Liverpool I absolutely love pickled beetroot (traditional accompaniment to scouse). But I think when I've prepared beetroot at home it's always been roasted.

https://maplefromcanada.ca/recipes/maple-beet-scones/

It might be extremely Canadian 😆