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I am about 18 hours into Control and it is fun, its a nice distraction from my favorite type of games....fantasy RPGS. I am enjoying killing Hiss using Telekinesis and I appreciate the way you respawn at certain locations so that death doesnt waste too much time Navigating the map and finding certain locations can be confusing but I am improving my knowledge of the land so that isnt much of an issue anymore. Crafting and creating Mods for weapons is not clearly explained but I use the Interwebz for that information Its not a game that is gripping or really compelling like ELEX but its entertaining and thats good enough for me

You did service in the US Navy right , do you find your ability to wake up without an alarm at this early time is from this period ?

Gorthfuscious I normally trust your recommendations but I need to know if these games contain important themes like critical race theory?

Hoonding do you think this type of advertising objectifies women in an inordinately licentious way ? I dont think so, I cant understand how being liberated can be a negative

Thanks for posting this, I haven't been clear on what exactly Chris was being accused of and I didnt just automatically believe it because I cannot normally just believe certain accusations. Its not fair But reading this I dont see how he can accessed of being a sexual predator. I hope he can still find work

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_(2019_film) I watched this brilliant movie last night, its not very historically accurate but very entertaining especially if you enjoy movies about the English and their numerous battles with country's like France Go UK Monarchy !!!!

@Zoraptor Can you clarify something about the reasons we have to wash our hands all the time. In SA the "science " behind this is because if someone with the virus coughs on table and I touch that table then put my hands in my mouth I can be exposed to the virus through my hands Is this even valid anymore as a reason the virus spreads? The virus is a respiratory disease as far as I know and is transmitted through infected air particles that float and we breathe ...so can you still get the virus through it being on your hands?

Thats fine when you live in a area where their is low virus load, like many parts of the US at the moment, but if you lived in Brazil, India or SA that would put you at a higher risk of general exposure so its all about the reality of the virus spread in your country

What time do you normally go to sleep and what time do you wake up ?

Before I moved to Cpt my sleep patterns were irregular and I made this post. Once I settled in to my new routine in Cpt which included regular exercise they are fine. I normally go to sleep by 11 pm and wake up from about 5:30-6:15 am @Guard Dog Many factors can lead to insomnia as mentioned by others and one solution wont necessarily work for others. If I was you I would ask how serious the insomnia is because one thing I would suggest is medical, legally prescribed cannabis. You dont need to smoke it and it can be ingested but literally one " joint " about 45 minutes before you go to sleep and it can have a hugely positive influence on general somnolence https://www.healthline.com/health/medical-marijuana/cannabis-for-sleeping#precautions But as the article mentions this is not a permanent solution and you just need to monitor how it impacts you and make sure you get cannabis with a higher level of THC I see its still " illegal " in Tennessee which is disappointing but I cant see it being a problem getting some?

GD you have battled with insomnia for years it seems like, what are your symptoms around this ? Do you find your thoughts race and then you cant sleep, do you find you not tired? How would you describe the reasons you cannot sleep and is it worse in a certain place, for example do you find you sleep fine when you go camping ?

Thanks for letting us know, I have played UU1&2 previously and I wont play them again so I am fine with this

I was watching this development today. He created such an enduring and excellent software product, in his garage in 1987, but lived such a bizarre life after he made his millions. To call him eccentric is an understatement

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/morgan-stanley-to-only-allow-vaccinated-staff-in-nyc-office/ar-AALmfVe I agree the US political landscape is complicated when it comes to mandatory vaccination required in different aspects of society but you can see in the Morgan Stanley example where things are going and this something I support

It is a valid concern and I hope all the types of vaccine passports arent easily forged But we will need ways to ensure people have been vaccinated....we dont have a choice with variants and how they can prolong the virus in all our countries

My gaming experience is definitely improved, I started using M\KB and I started using the telekinesis attack more effectively and it is fun I am more comfortable with the overall combat but I wont recommend it yet after your past experience, its fun so far but not great. I will give another update when I have spent more time

Yes, okay I see what you asking. Do you support mandatory vaccine passports that people have to show when working in private or public sector and then in institutions like schools and university's?

I love the way some cats enjoy those types of games

Gromnir that is completely unhelpful to the reality all our societies face that have been ravaged by the virus and are busy hubs for both international and local travel and flights . So this includes countries like the UK, USA , EU and SA " Do you think people have a right to spread the virus " has to be only Constitutional or legal question that matters. Quarantine measures are a stopgap, a temporary measure. This has got nothing to do with people and children returning to work and school and the company or school expecting you to vaccinated. This is about the reality of virus spread and new variants. Quarantining people is just one of the strategy's until you get vaccinated

I was thinking about the reality of the virus and its spread and how different governments are trying to address the spread. In SA we are debating where we make vaccines mandatory because of the nature of virus mutations and variants So the question that your normal human rights lawyers like to ask cannot be " do you have a human right or Constitution right to not take the virus " that was the old question before the reality of how virus variants can still make people that take vaccines sick and even die The only question that matters and human rights lawyers should learn to argue is " do you have a human right or Constitutional right to spread the virus " @GromnirI am expecting people like Gromnir to agree that you dont have the right to spread the virus

Good points but I meant to add to the phycological reasons we witnessed the overall attitude of people towards the virus and you cannot ignore the automatic "worship " of Trump and it was something I have never really seen before. Not so quickly, for example Trump wins the election and you can see his base loves him which I thought was nice as it was unusual for me to see such emotion in white people ....we were raised to not openly express yourself like that and for this I agree. Its not about being emotionally devoid but you need to maintain decorum and somethings you never do in front of people like openly saying " I only now believe what Trump says, he knows everything " and they can justify anything Trump did so suddenly Trump became a true Christian and for some " God appointed him ( I promise a women in SA phoned in on the local and said this ) And this occurred in the 4 years of his presidency and I really didnt enjoy seeing people abandon their ability to be objective and not just echo one view. And I particularly found it unpalatable when I saw Christians ignoring their sense of what defines a Christian value system and saying Trump is some kind of spiritual figure Of course people can like and love Trump but to start suggesting his presidency is divine will is egregious and I will never accept that. Its hard to think of any single person who demonstrated more un-Christian values than Trump and yet people ignored these so its another interesting development And then I am very interested in the reasons groups of his base followed him because he represented a world where "white people werent blamed for everything and it was okay to be white " .....strange they needed Trump to tell them that? Sometimes I would notice some of Trumps connections to " white people " and I supported it but it was based on views I already had so Trump just articulated it. So I do understand some of his appeal And again in SA I heard on 3 occasions white men phoning in a talk shows and repeating the false narrative of " Trump won the election " . So unfortunately you can see what this tells us about Trumps influence in some better world .....its cannot ever be a better world if you cannot accept a legitimate election and we cannot justify this Somethings are sacrosanct and he could have just walked away with huge adulation and much praise but no he decided to undermine his entire legacy

What do you do for a living if you dont mind me asking, good insights I am glad you also see its something that is not normal but I cant find a single form of psychoses ....I am always interested in these types of studies because I wonder how they can manifest in other countries and with the right conditions its possible. Americans are humans and its just the environment and conditions that are different? I believe its a combination of factors but its going to difficult to align correctly influence but I want to study it more ....do you think its important to accept the Trump presidency as one of the factors. You and I could be onto something huge so its important to include things that are similar but in fact are our views and emotions But I think the Trump presidency is a part of it ...maybe not one the causes ?

You could be right and I hope you right because its something that you dont often see and I wouldnt want to see that in SA Something else I remember, in Florida the major of Miami finally decided to make mask wearing mandatory. This should have been done 1-2 months ago and it always seemed so tragic because their already were thousands of dead and sick The major arranged a town hall meeting to let people know and to get questions.

This is not about you being a moderator and its not about you breaking any rules, sorry if I created that impression. I dont think I have ever been concerned with anyone who has been possibly dismissive because they broke the rules because I believe you dont need to enforce rules to discuss how we can engage...and to be honest I feel their isnt a need to really enforce rules because people can discuss what the issue. It seems like I misunderstood your point and it wasnt a big issue because you also made a point about the reason he was jailed and that was because he broke the court ruling so he was jailed for a valid reason and not what I assumed But now my concern was no longer valid and the entire post was unnecessary And I dislike spending time on any SJ story that is not accurate or the truth because then you are not only wasting RL time but you got fooled into thinking the story mattered So can you see why your post was incongruous, I thought you were dismissing it but you had actually read the link better than I had and you provided the actual reason he was jailed Oh I dont think it can be considered a cancel culture story but seemed to be about laws being enforced which punished a father unreasonably....but that was wrong So thanks for pointing out what it was really about

I just want to say so that their is no misunderstanding. I do support BLM in its normal objectives and issues but not the reasons the protests below. Gromnir you are conflating a few points I have made and also you are making some understandable generalizations around my view on BLM and Antifa but I am glad we are having this debate because I want to clarify and confirm a few things I dont consider either BLM or Antifa as extremist groups. I never label groups like this in the wrong way because I have had real interaction with extremist groups in the place like the ME and its important to understand and define all types of groups in the right way. BLM is a SJ movement and Antifa I have no interest in calling them anything but what they are ...they a psedo-left wing violent group who must be arrested when they get in involved in the violence they same. They must be treated in the same as violence from the right but they not extremist because their goals are nebulous and defined as the likes of any more extremists groups like ISIS or White Supremacy We must separate our views of Putin and Barr and the reality of who he is and what he believes to ensure Russia is not weakened by Western ideology and attempts to undermine his leadership. Putin is an effective leader for what Russia believes in and how they practice their own foreign policy and global interests but he is more than capable using numerous state resources to kill or arrest anyone who he feels is a threat to stability in Russia Barr and Trump are not in same level when it come suppression of freedom, no you mustn't think that. Trump is a dilettante and Barr believes in enforcing laws that directly led to events in Portland . And yes Portland Protests was one of the BLM protests that had a strange agenda and it seemed that many of the Protestors were trying to provoke a response from the federal government. But I dont have other opinions of Barr and his rulings so I can only comment on the Portland incident as I mentioned. Also I dont consider Barr an extension of the Trump ideologues who had no understanding of the law or constitution. Barr responded to his actions in that Hearing and he faced some direct and serious questions but he responded in a very convincing way. But end of the day if you feel he acted unconstitutionally in Portland and abused his power with deploying federal courts then yes why hasnt he been charged? @rjshae If you dont mind I really need your opinion on something that I want to raise with Gromnir and its something I only thought of now and not when we had this debate Both Portland and Seattle are liberal cities that are not considered racist at all and yet we had BLM protests that in Seattle led to occupation of the police station. But why would you have a protest about police racism in a city where the police are not.....this literally occurred to me now. Because if that was true how did someone like you reflect on it because I would have thought you would occupy a police station where the issue had similar? But last time you explained it had a slight disruption but it was supported and the police allowed the occupation because they didnt want a violent confrontation with the protestors which I do understand and it is Seattle after all. Did anyone in Seattle seem angered by the fact a police station had been occupied and now that would mean if suddenly their a violent bank robbery the police response may be less effective ? And if I had to guess I doubt people in Seattle would see it like that because that type of crime is not common but I found link this seems to suggest the overall outcome wasnt something that people seemed happy about https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2020/06/10/seattle-protesters-take-over-city-hall-demand-mayors-resignation/?sh=52fd83ba3caf