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#11

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

Last post by Legbiter - November 24, 2025, 09:02:22 PM

The wishlist seems to have been watered down by the Europeans and Rubio in Geneva so the russians can then predictably turn it down.

#12

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Razgovory - November 24, 2025, 09:02:10 PM

Lots of the English language Pro-Palestinian accounts are in Muslim countries like Egypt.  Quite a few Palestinian journalists turn out to not be in Palestine.

See!  We aren't racist, we actually are Jewish!



Oh, well, maybe not.

#13

Gaming HQ / Re: Europa Universalis V confi...

Last post by Josephus - November 24, 2025, 08:13:31 PM

Also are galleys not the Med "meta" now? For my first naval battle with Tunis I had a mostly galley fleet only to get destroyed by a Tunis fleet made up of heavy ships

#14

Gaming HQ / Re: Europa Universalis V confi...

Last post by crazy canuck - November 24, 2025, 07:09:30 PM

Yeah, your navy is stronger so you need to keep Tunis away from your lands. And don't get involved in a land war in N. Africa. You will lose population/levies to the Tunisian meat grinder.

#15

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

Last post by Jacob - November 24, 2025, 06:41:00 PM

So apparently Canadian former Olympic Snowboarder Ryan Wedding is now a major drug lord, wanted by the US and hiding in Mexico: https://www.thetimes.com/article/e189a4db-f944-48aa-9a21-a280cb9d97c4?shareToken=5f4e4e4ec073ca5b7108cd02cfa8bf85

#16

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

Last post by viper37 - November 24, 2025, 06:25:05 PM

LOL yeah, I understood Viper to be saying that Joly was offering Quebec to Trump which would be alarming, unusual, and essentially traitorous.

That a Liberal politician said something cack-handed that empowers separatists and gets Viper up in arms is still interesting, but orders of magnitude less concerning

Not up in arms.  Just wondering why now.  Why do they all come out now with these crack pot theories while seperatists are really low in polls.  Meh.  Just curious.

#17

Off the Record / Re: The AI dooooooom thread

Last post by Admiral Yi - November 24, 2025, 06:02:51 PM

I missed that link. But yes. Its back end stuff that is used by basically everyone in online advertising. If you see an ad online and you're not on facebook, twitter, amazon, or some other walled garden.... then it's probably a google ad.

Do you think Google is overcharging advertisers to use this exchange and these servers?

Do you think breaking up Google would solve this problem?

#18

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by DGuller - November 24, 2025, 05:44:02 PM

A Federal judge has dismissed the charges against Comey and James on the grounds that Hallian was illegally appointed.

That's the kindest way to dispose of those cases.

On the one hand, the ineptitude is amusing and to some extent reassuring.  On the other hand, the chilling effect is chilling.  I'm sure no one wants to be subjected even to such best case scenario for them, because it can still be life-altering.

#19

Gaming HQ / Re: Europa Universalis V confi...

Last post by PRC - November 24, 2025, 05:33:32 PM

and Tunis seems to be the bad boy of the Med.

I'm still learning a lot of the game's systems and I've been playing a new playthrough as Castile... their relatively easy start has been great to learn and play around in.

Quoted this because Tunis has also been a beast in my current game!  I was kicking Morocco & Granada off the peninsula and it has been Tunis that has successfully come to their rescue.  They were able to land a large contingent of levies in Northern Spain, enslave my people, and forced me to sue for peace, the bastards!

#20

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Jacob - November 24, 2025, 05:31:40 PM

Yeah, I posted a link in the Trump thread on how a bunch of top tier MAGA influencers turned out to be based in Russia, Iran, India and so on.