BruceVC

Are you playing vanilla Skyrim or are you using Requiem or a specific mod list?

Im very far away from ever considering using AI in Bethesda games and particularly not with companion dialogue options It needs to be much more refined and functional and even then it doesnt appeal to me. It would take some major improvements and marketing before I adopted it

What !!!! You havent read there 900 page manifesto, everyone has read it https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24088042-project-2025s-mandate-for-leadership-the-conservative-promise Its only 925 pages, read it today and then we can discuss it tomorrow

I have been preparing myself for my first Skyrim play through, I have waited 13 years for this monumental and significant occasion Its early days and Im reading up on ideas of mod lists and doing research But Im almost guaranteed to play Requiem with the Wildlander mod list, Im undecided about what mod list to use with Requiem but Wildlander looks awesome

We dont , you right We only know that over 100 Conservative thinktanks have come up with there own Conservative policies and views that they want Trump to implement And yet Project 2025 for some reason seems to get the most attention and then there is obvious misinformation about how significant there specific policies are to Trump and Trump and his campaign have distanced themselves from this but yet people keep raising this. I heard the same thing today on one of our talk shows where the talk show host said " Trump is going to follow Project 2025 ideology " " I know nothing about Project 2025. I have not seen it, have no idea who is in charge of it, and, unlike our very well received Republican Platform, had nothing to do with it. The Radical Left Democrats are having a field day, however, trying to hook me into whatever policies are stated or said. It is pure disinformation on their part. By now, after all of these years, everyone knows where I stand on EVERYTHING! DJT " https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112765952710871414

And I dont disagree, the hardcore Trump supporters are acting like there is nothing wrong with Trumps mental acumen but he is definitely showing signs of mental deterioration So people laughing and mocking Biden now can have there fun but these things tend to come back to you Vastly is the wrong word, lets just say he is more mentally cognitive than Biden at the moment

No Im not saying that, I have said he does believe in certain of there policies because some of the policies are Conservative views But Project 2025 is a 900 page document and I can guarantee he is not going to implement everything they think should be implemented So we can be specific about what you think he may or may not align with?

Thats not the point Im making, Project 2025 and the Heritage Foundation has certain policies that are aligned to what Trump believes because its a Conservative thinktank. Its like liberal\left thinktanks have policies that the Dems support Its already been established that trying to deal with the migration crisis is one of them, this is not a policy that Project 2025 created Im saying the manifesto of Project 2025 and all its points is not the same as the policies that Trump believes in or supports

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/05/trump-project-2025-disavowal/ @Pidesco We had this debate a few weeks ago and I said that the Heritage Foundation does not represent the official policies of Trump or what policies he believes in Im not sure if you aware this has been confirmed " As we’ve been saying for more than two years now, Project 2025 does not speak for any candidate or campaign,” the statement said, noting the project represents more than 110 conservative groups planning for the next GOP president. “But it is ultimately up to that president, who we believe will be President Trump, to decide which recommendations to implement.”

Yes and I want to give Biden credit and kudos for this decision. He has preserved his legacy and he served his country well in many ways for decades. He should be proud of his political career History IMO will remember him in an overall favourable way

Sure Trump rambles and loves exaggerating and peddling fake news But you not seriously comparing Trumps and Bidens mental acumen? Trumps vastly more mentally cognitive than Biden Trump Im sure will end up like Biden but he is not at that level now

So this decision by Biden is by far the right one and it doesnt really matter who the next Dem candidate is because the real concern was Bidens mental acumen which was both a distraction and reality. You cant have the leader of the most powerful and influential country in the world suffering from the mental deterioration that Biden has, its not fair on him and its not fair on the USA So this election will go back to what has characterized much of US elections since 2016 and this doesn't apply to those people that take elections seriously. This is just what the attention will be on identity and personality politics hyperbole and exaggeration from many media houses on both sides around policies and statements from the other side promises and commitments from candidates that wont be fulfilled or realized stupid and childish memes that will dominate SM But it WONT be about Bidens mental state and thats a good thing if the Dems are serious about winning

Well done Biden. Its definitely the right decision in the best interests of the US, better late than never Now it will be interesting to see who will be the Dems new candidate

No and again thats not same the point as the issue about the GOP being racist You cant lump things together in the same group, you need to separate issues to see the nuance and complexity Being opposed to abortion, or different stages of when abortion should be allowed , is a global debate and more a Conservative view. But the debate about pro-choice is not primarily about bigotry like racism or homophobia In South Africa we have many people opposed to abortion including many black people and it has nothing to do with racism Dont conflate things. Separate peoples views and policies and then we can have a constructive debate on these topics to understand different positions and what different GOP politicians believe and espouse but more importantly what citizens think For example the suggestion that Republican voters are all pro-life is simply not true, several GOP states that include Montana, Kentucky and Kansas voted on different degrees of abortion rights and pro-choice won https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/abortion-rights-won-every-election-roe-v-wade-overturned-rcna99031

But Im not saying racism doesnt exist in the USA and anyone who understands anything about the US wouldn't think or say " racism doesnt exist in the US because Obama was elected " What part of my post do you think is delusional? Can you be more specific

No thats not my point at all but I do find that funny Vance is not saying " I have black friends" which in itself is often misunderstood when white people say that and it becomes a meme even when its well meaning He doesnt need to say that because he has a wife who is Indian Im saying Vance being nominated as VP is an example of how you cant make a convincing argument that Trump is a racist or white supremacist. He had several other suitable candidates who are white and married to white women and he could have selected them if hidden white supremacy was what he believed in . You can absolutely criticize Vance and Trump on many things but not the whole " they racist " And just for record real racists dont go around saying " I have black friends", they really dont unless they certain politicians or public figures and they feel they have to say it Its like Neo-Nazi dont go around saying " I like Jews. I have friends who are Jews " Its goes against there fundamental ideological beliefs and bigotry

Yes but no one is denying there arent racists in the US in both parties and amongst there voters, they just different types of racists This type of drama is fairly common on Codex where people are " outraged " because the so called " white " Republican party VP has an Indian wife But this doesnt change the point I have made several times, the GOP is a party that is inclusive and multiracial irrespective of the bigotry of some of its members Trump wouldnt have selected Vance if he was influenced by this type of response

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/jd-vances-wife-usha-chilukuri-vance-describes-him-meat-potatoes-guy-who-cooks-indian-food-6130104 I didnt realize this but JD Vance is married to an Indian American who is Hindu It doesnt seem to fit the profile and allegations of Trump and the GOP being a racist, Christian fundamentalist party? This type of diversity is good for the GOP

Yes there are people on both sides of this debate who are insincere and disingenuous about support or criticism about DEI So if you take the criticism side its not really about merit, they just dont want to see any minority in that position and this is often about simple bigotry And then on the support side it becomes about anti-white or rather anti-white male sentiment and these people dont want to see white men in these positions because of there own bias But there is a better middle ground which is what I support, I believe in merit but having mentorship programs and similar initiatives if a group comes from a recent historically disadvantage group. Thats similar to the DEI I support in South Africa But I reject DEI when its clearly abused like in the UK recently and its hiring practice in the UK air force https://news.sky.com/story/royal-air-force-unlawfully-discriminated-against-white-male-recruits-in-bid-to-boost-diversity-inquiry-finds-12911888

I dont think thats the main criticism towards DEI and similar programs, the main criticism is why cant hiring be done on merit? All companies should have policies that ensure a healthy work environment based on codes of conduct like where people arent discriminated against so you dont need DEI for that Any private sector company should be able to hire who they want based on the most qualified or suitable candidate, public sector companies can be different but qualification and experience still should be the most important factor DEI is also criticized because its seen as discriminating against white men who typically wont fit the DEI criteria as opposed to everyone else

Thats true, suggesting Trump has " moral high grounds " is not accurate at all Thats definitely not a reason you would vote for him

I watched Beekeeper last week, I like Statham movies but they almost all the same. One man takes on an army due to being angry or betrayed about something and he is able to dodge bullets and kill dozens of people But he couldnt kill the FBI in this case because they the good guys so the wounding was expected I also laughed at the female Beekeeper with a cannon in the truck, great strategy to destroy an entire garage and create mass carnage in a public space, that wont draw attention to the highly secretive Beekeeper program

Im about 45 hours into F:NV and its going really well I loaded all the Viva FV mods and stability recommendations but then I also loaded about 25 additional mods and accepted that this could create some CTD because they outside the Viva list And I was getting about 2-3 random CTD in a 3 hour session which is fine, it takes literally 30 seconds to reload the game in MO2 and I save often so I dont lose anything. But then on Sunday I went on a Bounty Hunter quest to the Fiend territory and the game started crashing every minute in one region. And this area is notoriously bad for CTD and its well known and there are lots of solutions to resolve it but as usual with troubleshooting and CTD one solution doesnt mean it will resolve your specific problem So I decided to use MO2 to troubleshoot and the advantages of using multiple profiles, multiple profiles lets you disable mods and enable mods and it wont impact your main game But before I started disabling mods in my troubleshooting MO2 profile I read a suggestion on Viva and the FNV performance guide and it was an .ini setting around the NV Tick Fix mod https://performance.moddinglinked.com/falloutnv.html#NVTF " Double-click on NVTF in Mod Organizer, then open NVTF.ini in the INI Files tab, and set: bModifyDirectXBehavior = 1" So I made the change and guess what? No more crashes in the Fiend territory and I havent had one CTD since making that single .ini change which is about DirectX I am amazed that a single .ini tick box could improve the overall stability so much, Im not complaining of course and Im sure I will still get CTD but its an interesting lesson around how sometimes CTD are not about particular mods you use but rather a specific setting or recommendation in a mod file Moral of the story, always read your mod recommendations around performance and stability and how this type of mod can be configured

No, not in the way I mean by life altering experience Trump becoming president just became an extension of his personality and provided the greatest stage for him to do what he enjoys doing. He loves attention, he loves people listening to him Think of The Apprentice and how Trump thrives on his rallies. Thats not the same as the life changing experience that many people go through when they nearly die. Sometimes its a health reason like a heart attack, sometimes they can have an NDE ( near death experience ) or they can avoid being killed in combat or a criminal act like an attempted car hijacking and after that it can put things in perspective and they can literally change because they realize the brevity of life GD basically retired and stopped following politics after his health scare because his priorities changed Thats what Im hoping with Trump after the attempted assassination. But yes lets wait for the speech

But he didnt have a life changing experience in 2016. If the bullet had been a few inches to the right Trump would be dead and that would be a much worse outcome because then he becomes a martyr and that would have radicalized and militarized more of his base and supporters There are lots of examples of people nearly dying and that experience changes there lives in a positive way. But I want to hear his speech before I give him real credit for " changing " because there are lots of understandable skeptics around Trump doing anything different