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The major difference I saw there is the riot police didn't spray tear gas everywhere and they didn't hit anyone, and then they seemed to retreat when things escalated. So maybe stop excusing the riot police in the US.

I managed to fix my X4 startup issue by downloading some sketchy beta drivers for my onboard GPU. Let's hope that doesn't come back to haunt me. I started the Young Gun scenario, so I'm a British chap in the seat of a ship that is basically a big engine in the back, a big gun in the front, and me squished in the middle. Currently running through more of the help tutorials because there is a lot to learn. But so far it is easier to navigate than Elite Dangerous and has more personality and life than No Man's Sky.

Yeah, it amazes me how many married couples I know who spend little time with one another. A lot of them get lost in the kids once they are born and forget to keep the marriage as a priority. This whole situation magnifies everything.

So X4 has a problem running on my pc. Basically I have to disable my onboard video card to get it to run, because it won't recognize my nice new fancy Nvidia card otherwise. I can re-enable it afterwards, but every time I reset the computer, I have to redo this process. The game itself seems fun and I enjoyed the tutorial. I am not quite sure where to start after the tutorial. Do I just choose a scenario?

If Muslim ban doesn't do it for you, maybe **** grabbing will? I don't understand how anyone can vote for a guy who talks like that.

Huh, didn't realize Ireland uses Soccer.

Ok, I finally bit on X:4. I bought the whole shebang, so it better be good.

Not as far fetched as you'd think... https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-London-Beer-Flood-of-1814/

Whatever, baseball is better than soccer.

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is out and on sale for $20 on Steam. I picked it up, looks like an interesting survival evolution game.

I actually force my family members to adopt a diverse skill set in real life so they make a better party in RPG games.

It is interesting to compare the Ferguson protests, as well as the Occupy Wall Street movement, to the current situation around the country. I remember Obama getting a lot of flak for supposedly 'escalating' the tensions and situation.

I usually just use my family as a template for the 4 person party. Before the wife and kids, I'd put myself in with my favorite hockey players.

MedicineDan is Eldar/Cantousent. He's been around for a long time and has been pretty consistent in terms of beliefs. He's also shared a lot of his personal story over the years and is very likely a real person. SonicMage/ComradeMaster is just looking to get a reaction out of people with every post, and he speaks in meaningless pejoratives. Personal background story is fairly flimsy. Honestly could just be a bot.

You can swap left for right here. Did you miss all the stuff that happened in Portland? The Trump administration is just as keen on taking away your freedom as a potential Biden administration.

This is my 17th year teaching, and I can't figure out if it is a reprieve or a terrible anomaly. I mean, it is a huge boost to get a year off from commuting. I am probably gaining close to 10 hours a week back just on that. I also get to spend a bunch of time helping my own kids navigate the year, so that is a plus. But there is also a huge disconnect with my students, I am stressed about planning, and at the end of the digital classes I don't feel anywhere near as good as I do during a normal year. So yeah, I hope the next 14 years after this one are back in the classroom. Then I can retire and travel the world with Grommie and get free drinks in Australia.

Speaking of HBO, I am watching The Swamp and it is a good political documentary.

I just did a month so I could watch Birds of Prey. But there are a few good shows to binge. The first season of True Detective, Barry, and Silicon Valley. There are also a bunch of quality documentaries.

We've had multiple protests in our town in the last couple months and there has been zero property damage. There is nothing to clean up. Also, the communities are the protesters in the vast majority of these cases. That is what happens the vast majority of the time. Of course, the ones that get violent are the ones that make the news.

We could probably just agree that running over protesters with your car is bad, and pulling people out of cars and beating them to death is also bad, instead of choosing one over the other.

I just started the 2nd, book, so not yet.

Birds of Prey - It was fantastic. Rosie Perez was a treat. I guess her superpower is not aging.

I've been reading John Ringo's books and its pretty clear he was military.

I think it's more interesting that we have a President who keeps giving asshats huge chances in our government.

Huh...the Target Lady as a supervillain?