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#41

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

Last post by Syt - November 07, 2025, 10:51:46 PM

No one was ever able to make a proper sequel to Chris Crawford's Balance of Power.

Yes

#42

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

Last post by Syt - November 07, 2025, 10:50:47 PM

I might wait for CyberJudas (the sequel). 

I think I had that? I believe I was mostly disappointed that international events were pre-scripted and only for a few months and nothing would happen after.

#43

Gaming HQ / Re: PSA: Game Discounts

Last post by Syt - November 07, 2025, 10:49:34 PM

Not so much a discount, more a heads up: Battlestar Galactica Deadlock will be removed from sale Nov 15. So if you still want the game, best to pick it up now from Steam, GOG, or Slitherine themselves.

https://www6.slitherine.com/news/battlestar-galactica-deadlock-will-be-phased-out-on-november-15th

The game and DLC (Steam keys) are currently cheapest (according to isthereanydeal) on Fanatical (base game 75% off, DLC 57% off): https://www.fanatical.com/en/franchises/battlestar-galactica

The game is also on GOG (base game 70% off, DLC 50% off): https://www.gog.com/en/games?query=Battlestar&order=desc:score

#44

Off the Record / Re: Facebook Follies of Friend...

Last post by Jacob - November 07, 2025, 10:28:32 PM

It's a bright spot.

Next time it's the mid terms. I guess the question then will be twofold:

• Will the anti-Trump voters show up? (I expect yes)
• How much will the Trump administration put their thumb on the scale and subvert democracy (more of an open question as far as I'm concerned).

#45

Off the Record / Re: Facebook Follies of Friend...

Last post by grumbler - November 07, 2025, 10:22:37 PM

Similar to the US with GOP, where Republicans lament the loss of their benefits but don't hold Trump or the GOP responsible

Polls say the opposite. So do election results.

Did the GOP voters switch sides in these elections or did the Dem turnout just go up?

According to the NYT,

While it's always challenging to nail down the details of an electoral shift, the available data generally suggests that Democratic gains were driven slightly more by flipping Mr. Trump's supporters than by benefiting from a superior turnout, at least for Abigail Spanberger in Virginia and Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey.

Together, the combination of a more Democratic electorate and success among those swing voters was enough to turn light blue Virginia and New Jersey into Democratic romps. It was also enough to allow Democrats to reverse last year's losses among Hispanic voters, as many of Mr. Trump's new Hispanic supporters from 2024 stayed home and many others returned to the Democrats.

and (same article)

The same story holds among Hispanic voters, who snapped back toward Democrats in both states. The exit polls in New Jersey found that Ms. Sherrill won a whopping 18 percent of Mr. Trump's Hispanic support in the state (no figures were reported for Virginia, where the Hispanic vote is smaller).

Two Signs That Democrats Flipped Trump Supporters on Tuesday

#46

Off the Record / Re: Facebook Follies of Friend...

Last post by grumbler - November 07, 2025, 10:16:37 PM

Similar to the US with GOP, where Republicans lament the loss of their benefits but don't hold Trump or the GOP responsible

Polls say the opposite. So do election results.

These are minor elections where Dems showed up to vote, for a change.

Those were elections in in multiple states in which large numbers of people who voted Trump voted Democratic.

#47

Off the Record / Re: Facebook Follies of Friend...

Last post by HVC - November 07, 2025, 10:15:53 PM

Similar to the US with GOP, where Republicans lament the loss of their benefits but don't hold Trump or the GOP responsible

Polls say the opposite. So do election results.

Did the GOP voters switch sides in these elections or did the Dem turnout just go up?

#48

Off the Record / Re: Facebook Follies of Friend...

Last post by viper37 - November 07, 2025, 10:14:06 PM

Similar to the US with GOP, where Republicans lament the loss of their benefits but don't hold Trump or the GOP responsible

Polls say the opposite. So do election results.

These are minor elections where Dems showed up to vote, for a change.

#49

Off the Record / Re: Facebook Follies of Friend...

Last post by Admiral Yi - November 07, 2025, 10:13:27 PM

Newsweek poll says only 2% drop, not 4. 

#50

Off the Record / Re: Facebook Follies of Friend...

Last post by Admiral Yi - November 07, 2025, 10:10:35 PM

https://emersoncollegepolling.com/november-2025-national-poll/

So they do. 

Maybe we're winning.