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#41

Off the Record / Re: Australia begins enforcing...

Last post by Crazy_Ivan80 - Today at 08:00:12 AM

Musk not shouting for the disestablishment of Australia?

#42

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

Last post by mongers - Today at 07:59:50 AM

Watching Norma Percy's excellent 'Watergate' series, at the time it looked like a bit thing to a 9 year old me, now, with this president it just seems quaint.

#43

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

Last post by HisMajestyBOB - Today at 06:19:26 AM

In more cheery news https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly592lzp0no

It's going to be very hard to fix the mid-terms with this level of swing against the Republicans.

I'd feel a lot better about this if we hadn't already seen the exact trend of Dem victories in 2017-2019.

#44

Off the Record / Re: Elon Musk: Always A Douche

Last post by Crazy_Ivan80 - Today at 05:58:09 AM

Curious thing I heard which highlights musks known sympathies....
He was ranting about the EU fining vichy 150 million for breaking the law. Despite the fact they did. And this is pocket change for him.
Someone added a note on this that Russia, Belarus, and many other countries had blocked Twitter....
He personally removed it.

Hopefully someone put it back, and keeps doing so each time Elon nuts removes it

Sure but there is no point. Thanks to Trump's regime the last faint coatings of the fake concerns about free speech are coming off. Far-right people don't want everyone to be able to say what they want. They want themselves to be able to do so.

Not unlike the far-left. But then authoritarian are the same all over.

#45

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

Last post by Josquius - Today at 05:50:50 AM

There is one issue now that is ruining the fun. The constant "so and so is 16 years old now" spam. I am getting one of those every two days. In addition to the So and So can be educated alerts. It's gotten annoying. I am ignoring them, which I know is probably not wise.

The character system just doesn't work.

You need to get a large court but the large court really sucks and is boring to manage AND it is really important you manage it. Because you need those 90+ skilled generals and cabinet members. Also 99% of your court does not have any role to play at all. So you spend a ton of time managing something that you only get an in game impact for 1% of it.

And it is constant. Every single month. It is a constant distraction from the more interesting things you need to do. This should be automated or changed in some way. And it is way to easy to successfully manage. In CK I constantly had to worry about betrayals and mass death of my courtiers. I was usually scrambling to find enough nobles to to rule counties and duchies and fill important posts and marry. And key deaths could be devastating to your game. Now...you have hundreds and hundreds of people and only a couple matter or do anything.

I remember this was a core problem with Imperator. You had all these people existing and doing things but...you couldn't do anything with them by and large so...why did it matter?
CK gets that way on occasion but less so since thats the core of the game.

#46

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

Last post by garbon - Today at 05:41:11 AM

On the Hyde article and Polanski....
I think thats a problem with the 'populist' approach and trying to term things as the man on the street would. You will end up offending people. When you're on the far right this is fine. Offending inferior people is the name of the game. When you're trying to present yourself rather as a far left person who stands up for the weak though....It is a tight rope.
I never saw the bum wiping bit but I get the cringe. On the other hand his bit on the last leg about penguins choosing to identify however they want....I've not seen any trans outrage about that. It was a pretty nicely put way of ridiculing the anti-woke arguments.

He really needs to work on his framing with that one. Quite a complex issue where these jobs are considered undesirable thus not many Brits want to do them, as a current reality that needs addressing.... But we shouldn't keep propagating it.

He often gets attacked for just being a left wing Farage but....honestly I'm fine with that. Not my taste but that's the name of the game and if some those people who might be swayed by Farage can be swayed towards positive ends instead? This is fine.

She repeats the dodgy interpretation of the boob job story though. I'd like to see a good neutral writeup around that but his explanation definitely sounds believable.

I think I might do something I never expected and vote Green in the local elections. Though at the same time I've never felt more ick about a Green leader.

#47

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

Last post by garbon - Today at 05:39:09 AM

Still a year out iirc, not sure they won't cook up something by then

Possibly though at the moment they seem to be bizarrely walking around like chickens with their heads cut off. I thought that was the Democrat speciality.

#48

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

Last post by Josquius - Today at 05:38:11 AM

Is that the position of the Greens or Your Party?  "We support you but..."

I see what you're doing there.
You know this is the way good support is meant to work right?
Not just blind cheerleading but trying to steer those you support away from doing stupid and terrible things?

More on the fake question, no idea what Your Party say, the Greens are on that wavelength however as are most mainstream parties in Europe.

#49

Off the Record / Re: Elon Musk: Always A Douche

Last post by Tamas - Today at 05:17:22 AM

Curious thing I heard which highlights musks known sympathies....
He was ranting about the EU fining vichy 150 million for breaking the law. Despite the fact they did. And this is pocket change for him.
Someone added a note on this that Russia, Belarus, and many other countries had blocked Twitter....
He personally removed it.

Hopefully someone put it back, and keeps doing so each time Elon nuts removes it

Sure but there is no point. Thanks to Trump's regime the last faint coatings of the fake concerns about free speech are coming off. Far-right people don't want everyone to be able to say what they want. They want themselves to be able to do so.

#50

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

Last post by Tamas - Today at 05:13:59 AM

Yes that's a huge problem. We need a progressive vision for the future that doesn't involve highlighting minorities in a negative but also positive manner. Like it or not it's the economy. If people (think they) are prospering or expect to be prospering they will put up with not being allowed to pick on vulnerable minorities.