Bartimaeus

I thought it was amazing, particularly since the crowd started out more strongly pro-Hillary, but seemed to end very much being strongly pro-Bernie.

Given that they still won't fix the vast number of issues in EU4 and CK2 that are a direct result of their meddling and not having any foresight (or seemingly doing any playtesting at all), I don't have high hopes.

And, if EU4 is any indication, then later be ruined by an overabundance of expansions being released that add new gameplay mechanics and also replace old ones that used to work just fine, some of which sound nice in theory but end up not working particularly all that well together with every other harebrained feature they decide stuff into the game throughout all ten of their expansions being released - and they keep doing this so much so until the game can barely be recognized as what it was upon release (...and also, they won't give you much of a choice whether you want the majority of those features, even if you don't actually bother to buy the expansions!). The end result, of course, being that some of us will end up no longer liking the game nearly as much as we used to. Harumph!

"Beautiful" isn't quite the first word that comes to mind for me... I assume the (to be horribly politically incorrect and also at the lack of a better descriptor) fetal alcohol syndrome-looking giant lady (who also looks like she has some pretty dreadfully used anime/manga influences...) is supposed to be "Lady America" (Columbia)? I'm not so sure I'm comfortable with such a poor artistic rendition of our country...

I see Bernie, I see Hillary, and that's about all I can decipher from this.

Four: 49ers, Rams, Chargers, Raiders.

I mean, to be fair, nobody saw Tom Brady or Russel Wilson period, either. You make do with what the draft gives you. ...That said, it's kind of funny that the Rams are now on the "to the top" end of this sort of trade, when they were the one receiving all the picks when RG3 was being drafted.

As I understand it, Wentz has very much impressed the teams he's met with, which is probably why his stock has risen.

Unfortunately, no part of our election system, from Congress to party primaries/caucuses to presidential elections is fully proportional, either...

I'd settle for just "open this week, come by 8AM to 8PM" (or 10AM to 6PM if you want it to be 8 hours...or maybe 12AM to 8PM would be better, to make sure everyone's off work by then). (e): Some states do do it this way (or at least close to)...but not enough.

In other news, touchbacks now allow the offense to start at the 25 yard line, not the 20 yard line. The idea is to reduce returns, which are apparently widely considered the most dangerous part of the game. ...However, many are saying that this may actually INCREASE returns, because now kickers may feel they'll be better off trying to pin it short of the end zone to gain a yardage advantage for their defense. The NFL didn't really seem to fully consider it's the kicker who generally determines whether or not there will be a return. If anything, it would've made more sense to bring it to the 15 or even 10 yard line - do that, and kickers will try to kick it beyond the end zone every time, and probably be successful most of the time. Overall, I would've preferred things stayed how the ywere.

Not everyone in past centuries were mass exterminators of the human species. The fact that most rulers were or were willing to be that doesn't really change that. It's not that I begrudge them what they had to do to preserve their kingdoms (there would be even more slaughter at the hands of others if their kingdoms ever exhibited weakness, I'm sure), but do I think they were "good" people? No, I don't think they were. Some were obviously worse than others, though...with Hitler and Genghis Khan and Stalin probably ranking among the worst.

I mean, I very much respect Genghis Khan and certain Roman Emperors and certain Holy Roman Emperors and Attila and Stalin and Hitler and Napoleon and...in a few certain ways (and some in more, and some in less, ways and to differing degrees than others). In most other ways, most of these people were truly horrifying and literally frightening people who deserve their own very special place in hell. The latter pretty much always outweighs the former when speaking of them except in but a very few contexts.

Will Smith, former DE for the Saints, was shot to death today in a road rage incident. Police statement: The 34-year-old male victim's vehicle was traveling eastbound on Sophie Wright Place when his vehicle was hit in the rear by a Hummer H2. The collision caused the victim's Mercedes G63 SUV to strike the rear of a Chevrolet Impala who was traveling along with the victim. The male victim and the driver of the Hummer exchanged words at which time the driver of the Hummer produced a handgun and shot the male victim multiple times and his 34-year-old wife twice in the right leg. The male victim was pronounced dead on the scene. The female victim was transported to the local hospital. The 30-year-old driver of the hummer is in custody and being interviewed by police. The gun used has been recovered.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQjOkQZYmzA

I didn't realize it was a 1x slot - I figured 4x. In that case...nevermind.

I mean, Trump already threatened to run third party if he didn't win the nomination - I can't imagine he would renege on that promise if he was actually cheated out of the nomination. He might not end up winning very many votes as a third party candidate in the general election, but it'll be enough to sabotage the Republicans, I am sure.

I seriously doubt that PCIE 2.0 is bottlenecking your SSD. An x16 slot has about 8GB/s (not Gbps!) of bandwidth.

Yes, it's been extremely slow all day today.

Your perceived value of yourself can actually depend on any number of factors, including ridiculous ones... As someone with an unfortunately long history of depression, I can sadly attest to at least that much.

Yeah, and anyone who commits reckless driving (or does any other type of malfeasance with a vehicle) should cause the car manufacturer to be held liable for charges. I think Bernie's a little too hard on guns already, but at least he's got an ounce of common sense here. Hillary's ridiculous.

This election cycle has really highlighted how utterly disgusting and disturbing Hillary and her campaign can be when it comes to trying to obtain power (plus, I've been reminded of her campaign using some of the super lame tactics like the flagrantly sexist Obama Boys/Bernie Bros nonsense that was used in both 2008 and 2016). Once upon a time, I may have preferred her over Trump - now, if it's between the two of them, I'll vote third party. There's no better way to disenfranchise roughly a little less than half of your potential voting base than to lie about and demonize a candidate that that voter base really extraordinarily likes and respects, Hillary...and it seems like she will pay for it in the general election (assuming she wins the democratic nomination, which she almost certainly will). It was so pointless to do what she's done, too - she was already likely to win the nomination even without the myriad of ridiculous attacks on Sanders' integrity. What an incredibly stupid and shortsighted way to try to win an election.

Oh, also, saw this on the Guardian primary livetracker:

Bernie up to a 11% lead now with about 55% of the precincts counted.

Hey, sources are always good to add.