BruceVC

Heres to all the beautiful and amazing women in our lives. This day matters in the global campaign to ensure the implementation of fair and reasonable gender equality and address some of the real challengers women still face globally I support gender equality so this day is important to me ....I just wish it was a public holiday in SA because I like public holidays

Its a minor distinction and I dont think it will matter much to the overall taste of your curry ? The UK has a huge and famous Indian food culture, many famous Indian takeways come from the UK and the UK Indian community or have become mainstream because of this Like Chicken Tikka Masala who many say originated in the UK https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tikka_masala

I have a dilemma but its one of those nice conundrums ... now that I have completed Inquisitor what do I play next? I have so many unplayed games on GOG and Steam I am spoilt by choice. The last 3 games I played were Inquisitor, Bard Tale 4 and Divinity 2. All were excellent games with D:OS2 being my favorite so I am going to take a temporary break from party based RPG I am seriously considering Fable Anniversary ....has anyone played it and what was it like ?

I didnt know what Chicken Massaman was so I looked it up, it looks great. I love all curry's and I like them hot ...like very hot https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/142055/chicken-massaman-curry/ In SA and especially Durban where I was born we have an established Indian community that came to SA in the 1800's as indentured laborers. Anyway the SA Indian community is one of our 4 official races and their culture is part of the Durban cultural landscape. So I grew up with lots of Indian takeaways all over the place and got to eat the best curry in the world....Durban Indian curry !!!

You raise a good point around moderation and the degrees of unhealthy consumption that exists in many Western counties and this does have a direct impact on peoples health And yes, always drink as much water as possible....you see, you and I do agree on certain things

I blame China for all the Carbs we eat, I am convinced its a plot from the CCP to destroy the Capitalist system. Think about it Comrade, it makes sense because the Chinese eat lots of noodles and that is Carbohydrates and they export noodles to places like the USA....and this leads to bad eating habits that lead to health problems like obesity and diabetes Sometimes you need to go down the rabbit hole to understand the truth !!!!!!

Oh yes, QFT

The Pope also visited Mosul which use to be the ISIS capital in Iraq during the era of the false ISIS Caliphate And he met with the highest ranking Shia in Iraq so its been a comprehensive tour to Iraq and he has done exceptionally well at visiting different places and people important to both Muslims and Christians

Gromnir you and Amentep are raising similar points about this is a decision made entirely by the Seuss Estate and therefore its a private decision and should or can be respected without overreacting and calling out spurious examples of censorship I agree but that is not the primary issue for me. If you read the link below you will see the Seuss Estate came to this conclusion based on a report and study that was commissioned. That is the real issue, the study came to some conclusions that were clearly inaccurate, biased and anti-white and we should all feel very uncomfortable with this You cannot possibly suggest just because a white person writes a story and all the characters are white that means the book advocates white supremacy???? Yes their were other conclusions but that type of biased direct analysis calls into question all other points raised and in a courtroom that evidence would be considered tainted ...or something similar, you know the legal nomenclature So the Seuss Estate should implement another study by people that aren't blatantly biased and anti-white Then I will reflect on it objectively and decide if it makes sense https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/02/us/dr-seuss-books-cease-publication-trnd/index.html

https://store.steampowered.com/app/241620/Inquisitor/ Yesterday I finished Inquisitor, I spent about 200 hours playing this game and it provided a thoroughly entertaining RPG experience I recommend it but with some caveats, firstly the basic RPG mechanics, like party AI, and combat can be frustrating but from about level 35 as a priest you get access to effective combat spells which helps Also its definitely "hardcore " old school with no hand holding so dont play this game if you expecting an easy experience. For example on the various maps their are no beeping dots or marked areas where people and dungeons are so you need to explore to find critical quest related people But the narrative is really compelling and you can literally decide to be evil and serve the dark angels and decide to rule the world under eternal darkness if you want. Of course I chose the side of the good guys and defeated the demonic armies and their followers Their are also a myriad of quests and some of them have nothing to do with the main quest and that is always appreciated so you motivated to explore various places outside what you have to explore I give it a solid 68/100 on the globally respected " BruceVC gaming rating system "

I wouldnt call it moral panic .....its a good question? I wouldn't call it moral because for me that word is real and means something that is consistent and sometimes cancel culture is more about grandstanding, sheep mentality and people having an automatic knee-jerk reaction to certain developments only if committed by one group or another. So its inconsistent with how it manifests I see it as a form of isolating and punishing people or companies we dont like and it has a direct impact on the revenue stream of the targeted group ? So its punitive and a form of punishment IMO

I love Sushi and I remember the first time I ate Sushi was also during that "gastronomic epiphany " time period about 15-20 years ago when I first move to JHB We went to this well know Japanese theme restaurant called " Codfathers " , I ordered a plate of sushi for the first time and even though I didnt know how to use the chopsticks I enjoyed my first taste. I didnt know what the purpose and etiquette of the ginger, soy sauce and wasabi was and I assumed the wasabi was a dipping sauce of some kind. So I smothered one piece of sushi and put it in my mouth .... It was the hottest and most uncomfortable experience, at the time, of my life. My nose started running uncontrollably and I literally rushed to the toilet to try to cool myself down. But I learnt my lesson....wasabi is not quite like barbeque sauce that you smother your food with

This is concerning and another example of the real dangers and damage of cyber-espionage but it happens because Microsoft is such a big target because its applications are so wide spread Also this is not about anti-Virus in most cases but code exploitation so you fix it with hotfixes and patches of the OS and its application which in this cases is on-premise Exchange

So Biden got his $1.9 trillion relief bill passed in the Senate by the smallest of margins ...but a victory is a victory

You make a good point when we celebrate mediocrity and get excited if a government does its job....like it should and is getting paid for. Trump set a low bar on some things, it shouldnt become the acceptable norm

You havent been impressed with overall how Biden is not questioning the science and believes in the efficacy of vaccines as far as the virus spread in the USA is concerned? You not supportive of the USA now being back in all the international Climate warming conventions ? Compared to Trumps disastrous and calamitous handling of the virus....you not just a little impressed?

Yes the poll was conducted by people watching the show live, every week they have a poll

I now have even more respect for you, do you need money ?

The Smerconish vote for this week was " should the Dr Seuss books be banned " and it came back out of 25 k votes with 91 % " No " Michael Smerconish is one of the US most respected journalists, and a lawyer, and is a reasonable, articulate, intelligent and convincing talk show host The people that watch his show are generally anti-Trump, political centrists and or moderates with liberal leanings. So I feel vindicated that they have the same view as me about these books Sorry my friend, I guess you wrong. Most people dont find the books racist and needed to be banned/not published Its okay ,remember " to err is to be human "

You must finish the journey you have started, you just need to complete DA:I. This is all about gaming integrity and commitment and I have every confidence you can do it

Yeah the Dishonored games are great...they come from Bethesda, what do you expect I use to love the quick-teleport and then killing people and then I liked reading random peoples minds and knowing their true thoughts I enjoyed the lore and the interpretation of their fantasy world, great games and very entertaining

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/vaccinated-pope-francis-makes-history-183106580.html I respect the Pope for this historic visit to Iraq, he is a good guy and a true believer Its important for all the people of Iraq but especially for the shrinking and Lilliputian Iraqi Christian community which sometimes is indirectly and directly the target of bias and discrimination So well done Pope

Gorthfuscious how is your Mandarin? You Nordic people are very good at languages so I dont think it will take you too long to learn your new language ......but remember you first learning Arabic, how are those language courses going by the way ? But on a serious note, I share your concern and the good news is their is a new and more consolidated global view on the danger from Chinese hegemony, dont worry we wont throw Australia under the bus and leave you alone. You guys are an important part of the global "Western " alliance and we never forget our friends....well mostly we dont unless its a Trump presidency

Im surprised you ever thought their would be any other outcome but the destruction of the Democratic system in HK by China? As I have said on numerous occasions the CCP considers things like freedom of speech and a Democratic election as anathema to their entire existence. But this only applies to territories they control so they wont try to apply their flawed policies and ideology on Oz as its a sovereign country ....so no need to worry Gorthfuscious ...at least no need to worry unless your government acquiesces to Chinese control which is highly unlikely? But yes its a sad for the future of the people of HK because now China will decide who represents HK in their elections

What !!! How can you ever take such a long break from the greatest gaming genre of all time ....RPG !! What have you been playing?