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GD in your opinion do you think Trump was overall worse than Obama, who would you chose if you had to select one of them for another 4 years?

I hope you wrong but it is hard to dispute the science around how the virus spreads...and we all going to see carnage in our respective countries after Xmas and NY. I predict from the 3-5 Jan onwards In SA many people have disregarded the prudent advice to not travel and are happily going on Xmas holiday with no real awareness of what awaits them after 1 Jan 2021 I

Yeah, NZ is one of the few countries that can celebrate Xmas without the fear of virus spread or new strains that are more contagious I am glad there are some " good news " stories outside all the real and sustained damage and impact to our societies the pandemic has created

Biden is saying the worst days for the USA around the virus are still ahead ...not at all behind but its going to be worse until it gets better I am not sure I agree with that sentiment, I am well aware of the virus spread and loss of lives in the USA but I would say its going to be equally bad as the worst now, not worse, before its get better?

Malc !!!! I cannot believe you are so brazen with admitting you cheated in Arma....you a brave man to say something so iniquitous so openly on a forum of such hardcore gamers

Sup All So the pandemic has made this year the worst year in living memory for most of us Buts its still the best holiday of the year for me and an important time for Christians so this time really matters where we normally on leave and we spend time with family and friends What are your subdued and Corona limited Xmas plans? I am having Xmas by myself as I mentioned in a previous post and I cancelled my holiday trip to Durban due to the second and serious wave we seeing in SA I am going to replicate a Xmas lunch but just for myself, so the meal will include Roast Pork Roast potatoes made with Duck fat A nice, healthy salad But I hope to hear from others who will be celebrating Xmas with family and friends, not all countries are like SA with the new virus spread And NY is going to be very boring but safe. I am not going out and will probably follow CNN 24/7 coverage of the various NY global celebrations

So far so good, no bugs I have noticed and I have just completed Kylearen Tower

I agree, the new strain has been known about since September. Its a bit late now to ban flights from places like the UK and SA

I am currently playing Bards Tale 4 and 7 hours in and enjoying it, its not like Witcher 3 or Divinity 2 but its entertaining and the combat starts to make sense after a while so Im happy

Typical whiny console peasants

Thanks for sharing this information, hearing about the share price drop resonates with me much more about the seriousness of the negative experiences that can impact the future of CDPR The good news about this type of drop in share price is its mostly driven by sentiment and not real structural problems in the company. This is much easier to recover from and I believe it will stabilize but what will be the real sign of there economic future is "will CDPR make its yearly target " ....this is very important to any listed company and I think overall sales of Cyberpunk should be good? You need to factor in refunds but either way this will be what could determine the future of the company....are you able to make your target

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/russia-hasnt-just-hacked-our-computer-systems-its-hacked-our-minds/2020/12/17/7ddd72a8-40a7-11eb-8bc0-ae155bee4aff_story.html Guys here is highly recommended read around the greater optics of the Russian hack and what it also represents

Well the virus and its spread are real so you should support this type of government initiative to help address the pandemic Lockdowns are never nice but if you need to go through one again its for the greater good of your society and they generally achieve the result so I wouldnt see any problems there It also sounds completely self-inflicted, citizens rejected mass testing so you force government to implement something else to understand the virus spread and to slow it down? You should have agreed to mass testing because then at least your government would have some data to work with And I wouldnt think just because it failed in Slovakia that would mean it is going to fail in Austria ?

2133, Elerond is correct, you cannot be selective with the definition of democratic just because you want it to suit your interpretation of a political narrative

And there games are normally excellent

Nah, I havent even played Cyberpunk yet and I already forgive CDPR Games sometimes get released with bugs, its not the end of the world and historical evidence definitely supports the view that the gaming company still survives and can even thrive

Geez the Sky News presenters can be harsh to the UK current politicians around "why are you cancelling Xmas travel now " .. Of course having your Xmas cancelled I week before Xmas is terrible for anyone, like me , who has made Xmas plans but there is a new virus strain that we are also seeing in SA and the virus becomes 70 % more transmissible With the rise of the virus in the UK and this new strain you can only do 1 thing as a government, sadly you cancel Xmas travel

Absolutely and Germany is a very good example of how governments can prosecute private sector companies and politicians when they involved in crimes like manipulating of the stock price But that doesnt mean we should support the banning of allowing any politician to be able to trade shares unless its illegal activity like BAFIN in which case you should prosecute

Yes they can influence corporate profitability but political policies are not suppose to be about the direct influence of share price of any listed companies If you have any evidence of that at any listed company you need to take that evidence to the police or legal authorities that deal with financial crimes like the SEC in the USA. I can guarantee they will prosecute if the evidence is accurate because in most countries the authorities love throwing the book at private sector companies and making a good show about it

Yes but any politician is not the CEO or CFO or is a board member, that is my point So why should a politician be charged for trading shares on a company that they have no influence on?

Just wait for the quarantine period for 10 days, I am confident you will be fine either way. But you all should take a test before you go back to work on the last day of quarantine because you may have the virus but you only started manifesting symptoms on day 10 of the quarantine and you are asymptomatic which is not uncommon. And now you go back to work and still spread the virus in an asymptomatic way So you all must take a confirmation test before going back to work or the quarantine period is meaningless

I have several issues with what Warren is doing and they start with this is the type of thing I raised as a concern with a Democrat victory ...the implementation of well meaning "far left " and socialist policies that could inadvertently harm the US financial markets and how they operate Most, not all but most, politicians should be able to trade any stocks if they understand the market. I doubt they really did there own trading so they would use a stockbroker known as an intermediary But there is no conflict of interest unless you are suggesting these politicians can directly influence the stock price which would be a form of inside trading which is a crime and they would be prosecuted But they dont influence any stock prices as the price of your stock is intrinsically linked to buying and selling of the shares and this is directly linked to the real performance of the company. So for example is the company going to make its committed and yearly target ? Politicians dont control the profitability of private sector companies because it would be illegal or unconstitutional at least

I apologize, I was wrong about you not raising genuine Russian concerns I didnt read those previous comments but I did read your Trump concerns which was why I was under the wrong impression Because now Biden is president their will naturally be less Trump chaos and the USA needs to focus on other real foreign and domestic threats like this constant and irritating Russian cavalier attitude towards perpetuating crimes like Cyber espionage

Gromnir now that the Trump presidency is over I always wanted to ask you a question that I felt the issues with Trump would have made the question unfair due to your focus at the time Why have you never been openly critical about or concerned around Russia's attempts to undermine US institutions that do define what the US is about, like the importance of free and fair election? I am not trying to single you out on a disingenuous level, its just you are a qualified lawyer who has devoted his life to important values of the US Constitution and how even sometimes you must do things that are anathema but you do these things in the interest of legal principles like " all people accused of a crime are entitled to a qualified defense " ....like defending a racist or a right winger So I am just surprised you arent raising real concerns about this type of warfare on the USA. I do know you have been critical on the Trump surrogates who worked with Russia and lied but I cant recall you actually calling out Putin or Russia directly ?

It should be seen as a real offensive on the institutions of the USA and all Americans should be annoyed and concerned But you cant or wont go to war on cyber espionage because even though you can almost definitely prove it was a Russian attack they will always deny it and even if you confirm it comes from within Russia they will just deny its state sponsored and claim its independent hackers. So there is no " real " smoking gun to motivate a serious escalation. This needs to be fought in the world of cyber warfare and the USA has the potential and resources to do this through its own cyberwarfare division