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  1. That pizza sounds delicious, you just need to add some meat to enhance its flavor..maybe bacon and or prosciutto?
  2. I have just started watching The Loudest Voice and its excellent, its all about the rise and genesis of Fox News Roger Ailes was a genius, its really fascinating and insightful how he created the Fox News network. He is played by Russell Crowe who as usual is superlative as the media mogul Highly recommended
  3. I would guess you are responding to him for similar reasons I sometimes respond to him, I find his comments to be normally about race-baiting ( intentionally made to upset, vilify and frustrate white people in this case ) and uninformed generalizations or just commentary on something arbitrary which he then formulates as a " conclusion " about a certain perceived reality or outcome For me I sometimes hear this on talk shows and in the SA media where I dont get to ever respond so ktchong becomes symbolic for people and there views I dont normally get to dispute or discuss with I dont expect him to actually respond but I do enjoy being able to comment on what he posts
  4. Hi Gromnir, welcome back. I was wondering where you have been, I have missed your comments and insights
  5. Yes, this post is fundamentally true in the sense Johnson doesn't need or particularly want to negotiate with the EU. He won the Conservative Party nomination by 60%, the UK is a Democracy and we need to respect there Parliamentary system and rules so yes I predict he will guide the UK to leaving the EU with no deal
  6. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49084605 Now its time to support Boris Johnson so we can finalize BREXIT one way or another, his intention is now to leave the EU by the 30 October which is the extended EU deadline The UK must either leave with no deal or not leave by this date as this uncertainty is destabilizing everything . The UK parliament cannot seem to agree on anything else so now its up to Johnson to make the difficult but necessary decisions Either way there will be both economic and political disruption but if England can win the WC then they can weather this storm....but its time now for decisive action that the well meaning but failed Theresa May approach attempted
  7. I have to say that sounds highly unethical, who pays for the subscription ?
  8. This is a good article and explains your point, thanks for posting
  9. Obviously having a free trial around any service is about motivating someone to purchase the full product. But if your objective is simply to watch a particular series for free by utilizing a months free service where you have no intention of ever paying, for whatever reason, that is unethical So it all depends on your intent with " signing up for a free month "
  10. Elerond !!! Stop spreading gossip and misinformation....remember we dont do that in the interests of robust debate Provide links to support your understanding so we can review your point
  11. It would be considered unethical behavior but what you can do is wait for Witcher to be on Netflix and then join for the free month to stream it and any other series But as Hurlshot mentioned its well worth just paying the $10
  12. But surly its not unreasonable to adhere to the general themes and tropes of fantasy in a universe like the Witcher in the interests of " fantasy realism" ? Dryads and sirens should be hot fairy like creatures who can seduce men....surly ? I would also approve it if I was the creator and was offered a fat paycheck by HBO to develop the series ....Im sure you can understand reasonable criticism about how certain things in the Witcher universe need to be portrayed by fans Im still very excited about the series...Im just saying
  13. I have seen that movie and its very funny for the time it was made, I didnt realize it was from there
  14. Thats a good video, very interesting, The man in that film belongs to a specific ethnic group in Southern Africa called the Khoisan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khoisan The Khoisan are often referred to as the " First people " because they were the original inhabitants of certain parts of Southern Africa before the black\Bantu tribes migrated south from central Africa. They are not technically black, they are there own race with there own culture,language and history .This becomes an interesting historical debate because some Khoisan argue that they should be recognized as the original inhabitants of South Africa and they should have land given to them or rather land reform to include them as its was stolen by both white Colonists and certain black tribes ....things are never boring in SA
  15. I have no idea, the truth is Im not really an outdoor camping bush person so I have very limited knowledge of animal behavior . I like mountain camping and beach holidays
  16. Guys if you have an interest in animals and conservation here is a heart warming and true story. The man in this story, Laurence Anthony, is a family friend. We grew up with his kids and he had a business with my dad until they had irreconcilable differences and parted ways but most of my family remained friends with his family and him He also was the South African who traveled to Iraq in 2003 to help animals in the Baghdad zoo who had been displaced by the Iraq invasion https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9131585/Lawrence-Anthony.html I didn't know about the Elephant whisperer story until today when my stepmom sent us the video
  17. Imagine how exciting its going to be as they develop each book into a different season or at least align the seasons on the general themes in the books. I have to be honest I havent read any of the books but the PC RPG are some of my favorite RPG I have ever played, especially the last one. I spent about 350 hours on W3 so I am familiar with the Witcher universe Also I imagine they will use degrees of artistic license but the good news is unlike the GOT TV series, which I also loved but the books were better IMO, there are so many subplots and brilliant ideas in the Witcher universe they can literally make many, many seasons and be allowed degrees of latitude in there interpretation without being heavily criticized understandably by upset fans...so I guess what I mean is the Witcher doesn't necessarily have the same ardent and large fan base which is a good thing in certain things Finally I must read the books, I thought they were only in Polish but you can get them in English
  18. But it does it have things in it that really matter around the overall plot and emotional narrative ...like hot women in bikini chainmail
  19. Gorthfuscious why are you a hater of a modern and better world, we cant live in the old and benighted times of the past...think about the convenient, amazing new things we have due to thinks evolving?' I am very close to perfecting my ability to traverse the time stream with someone else so until then you not allowed to play the classic " things were better when I was younger " card
  20. No, I dont think that is accurate His latest antics are a distraction but I haven't heard anyone suggest he raped underage girls. This is about the Mueller report and just solidifying support with his base
  21. I think the series looks excellent, that trailer was brilliant. I am super, super and ....extra super excited for the release of The Witcher
  22. Interesting enough I have also been told to " go back to Europe " because Im white and therefore Im automatically a colonialist and I dont belong in Africa but there is context and nuance to this Firstly no one has told me that to my face, this is comments I have heard sometimes and from small groups of people in the media and on talk shows. I have never taken it seriously or even become upset about it because its so ridiculous and irrelevant. But its still said So typically the debate in SA around this is about " can white people call themselves African" and its always non-white people having this debate. My response to this if I participated in the debate would be I dont refer to myself as an African, I am a South African What defines citizenship and identity is basically 2 things, what does your ID say and who do you identify with. In other words do you consider yourself to be a citizen and are you legally a citizen. Other peoples opinions on this should become inconsequential because for me I was born in SA and I am a citizen So Shady Im not suggesting my own experience on being told " go home " is the same as yours but I have also faced similar comments from small groups of so called activists and historical commentators
  23. https://www.tellerreport.com/business/2019-07-16---a-9000-year-old-village-discovered-near-jerusalem-.H17iDLi-r.html An ancient 9000 year old village discovered near Jerusalem, really interesting as it has evidence of these early civilizations being much more advanced than we thought. Archaeologists are ecstatic Here is another link that discusses more interesting details about what is new about this find https://infinityexplorers.com/9000-years-old-town-in-jerusalem-discovered-by-archaeologists I wonder if " white male privilege " was used back in those days ?
  24. https://fareedzakaria.com/columns/2019/7/18/the-cancerous-consensus-in-todays-politicized-washington Interesting read from the erudite Fareed Zakaria, in this article he makes the case the USA defense budget is out of control and needs to be reigned on..I'm not sure I agree with this as its good to spend money on important institutions like the military in any Democracy that has good intentions for a better world
  25. Not really, its a probing question because its unclear what you are suggesting. I am also interested in what think are better ways forward than negotiations between Kosovo and Serbia?
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