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I got my first vaccine today, very organized and the whole process took 1 hour in and out I had to take one of the Sinopharm vaccines because we have several different vaccines and you take what is available on the day I am sure it is fine, I have noticed I can suddenly understand some words in Mandarin and I dont think the CCP suppresses human rights anymore....I assume this is normal right

Great review and thanks for sharing because that isnt how I expected the game to be, I was expecting a Metro or STALKER type design I will wait a while before purchasing this game

I wish it did happen just so I can see your cat nightshirt

Im not clear on what you suggesting, are you saying you dont like Blizzard ?

https://www.swedishfood.com/fika @Gorth I looked it up and it looks very social and great fun

You right Gorthfuscious and look how close suddenly Azdeus and Pidesco have become ......you right

Good to know you reaching out in a reasonable way and you do have SM interaction which is a form of contact . I remember allansch very well, he was always one of my favorite members. Is he still at Bioware? Pidesco do you know what would be nice, if I lived in Gothenburg I could at your house every weekend enjoying that delicious Portuguese cuisine, did I ever tell you much I love Portuguese food ? I eat everything that is considered Portuguese food and we have a vibrant and established Portuguese community in SA that sustains and creates its own food unique to the culture I have eaten and love flame grilled sardines, gizzards, livers and anything similar Every year in JHB, expect for the current pandemic, their are numerous Portuguese food festivals. I use to go every year religiously to this one. It had the best variety of authentic food served in numerous food stalls and food tents https://lusitoassociation.org.za/lusito-land

But one thing that really matters, their behavior and actions as a company can undermine their history of success and any positive views people may have of them as gaming company that we want to support . And whats worse about this latest scandal is its real, it was avoidable and its 100 % self-inflicted

Well done for meeting someone you know from the forum in RL, it sounded like a really nice gathering Their is no one active in SA from this forum and in all my years of gaming and the games I play, including MMO, that has always been the case but I have always been surprised how no one on this forum has generally met other members when members live in the same city. I wouldnt necessarily expect people to travel to other states or cities. I would definitely be keen to meet some forum members if we lived in the same city but thats just me I understand that their would be various reasons for this lack of RL interaction and that is fine and justified But I do find it unusual from a social perspective that when people have been chatting on forums for years and have things in common they have no interest in meeting in RL ..even occasionally ? Does anyone know or can anyone explain why that is from a personal perspective?

You authors are clever with your words and usage of English, good one

https://www.gamesradar.com/uk/the-lord-of-the-rings-tv-show-release-date-and-first-image-revealed/ In this age of brilliant fantasy TV adoptions, like GoT and the Witcher , their now is a Lord of the Rings series in the making Im excited but its set before the Hobbit and Lord of Rings main narrative....Im not sure about what that will mean and will it be entertaining?

I didnt recognize this game so I looked it up.....it was released in 1993 !!! So I assume you joking because that cant be accurate .....they have released very successful games like Diablo after that ?

Raising taxes is definitely not theft, its the primary way that all governments fund their numerous expenses and the way all our governments function. Unless you have profitable state owned institutions , like the Norwegian state owned oil company, I am not sure how anyone expects any government to be functional ?

But how can you trust anything that comes from the CCP, you literally have no way of corroborating anything as factual that they say because they simply control access to information that the outside world knows about For example let me give you an example, has the CCP admitted Corona originated from China? Just that one acknowledgement .....surly that would be an easy thing to admit and take responsibility for, ....not the spread in other countries but you can admit the your own complicity

I always suspected that, hi Oby

You make a good point about the importance of us using our imagination as an effective part of the overall RPG journey But I just dont know if close-up scenes negate that....I really am not sure it does in my gaming experience

https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/how-blizzards-reputation-collapsed-in-just-3-years/ Here is good link that discusses the various levels of decline at Blizzard that lead to the current scandal

https://www.mmorpg.com/news/former-blizzard-and-co-founder-of-arenanet-jeff-strain-calls-for-unionization-in-the-games-industry-2000122682 I respect and admire Jeff Strain so what I am about to say is not a personal criticism of him outside of his current suggestions to the Activision scandal He is suggesting unionization as a solution to this office misconduct? Why do you need to unionize to deal with blatant sexism that is already addressed in normal office codes of conduct that everyone should sign and be aware of when you join any listed company. I have worked 22 years in white collar jobs in listed companies and not once has it even been remotely discussed in the SA media narrative that we need unions to deal with bigotry So this idea for Activision makes no sense to me?

I dont know, it sounds interesting to me? But I definitely need to get out more though

Yeah they not that organized in the traditional military sense, you right. But they dont need to be organized to kill Afghan translators, bomb schools that educate women and continue to destabilize the country now that the US is leaving But its time to leave as much as I have real concern for the future of Afghanistan

Wormie you making more and more sense as time goes on....dont stop making sense

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/citing-taliban-violence-us-expands-afghan-refugee-program-79212440 This is an excellent initiative from the Biden presidency and definitely the right thing to do considering the targeting of anyone in Afghanistan from the barbaric Taliban who helped the US in the last 20 years The Taliban will execute people like any Afghan translators they find out about so this granting of citizenship to certain refugees is understandable Well done Biden for doing the right thing !!!

Sounds like a great squad and fun group as well , always makes a difference

I agree in the sense whenever someone makes a point and says " white people\men" its normally a sweeping and inaccurate generalization that often demonstrates they are doing the same thing they claim to be opposed to ....like fighting " racism\colonialism\inequality ". Sometimes people dont realize they are unintentionally contradicting their own argument and sometimes they dont care ....so I never take that type of commentary in a serious or constructive way But in this case I can ignore that type of framing of the issue at Activision because this has nothing to do with white men but rather real and systemic sexism within the office environment. My annoyance at the generalization is not the same as my concern with the actual issue...which needs to be addressed properly by Activision management

I went to one of my brothers place for a braai\barbeque yesterday. It was a great afternoon and the weather is getting warmer so yay for that My CPT family also had a frank and open discussion about my dads dementia as it got worse during the looting and violence we experienced 3 weeks ago. My dad is going through forms of PTSD which only adds adversely to his general views and overall health But my sister has found as excellent retirement village that offers all retirement services like gyms, walks, restaurants, 24 frailty care and most important they have a specialized dementia unit to care for people suffering from Alzheimer's and other forms of mental ailments. So its perfect for my dad, its only opening officially at the end of 2023 The hard part is going to be convincing my dad this is the right place for him to live at, he has traditionally rejected any kind of retirement village as he values his independence But we dont really have a choice as he will require proper, qualified healthcare as the years go on. But take a look for those interested and ask how you would feel about living here? I think its perfect and its close to all of us in CPT https://www.greatoaksvillage.co.za/