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I was surprised how much Trump continued to rail against American companies moving to Mexico. Not only is Mexico not at the top of that list (China is a better target) but it would seem to contradict his whole wall building rhetoric. Is Mexico stealing American jobs or are Mexicans crossing the border and stealing jobs in the US? China is also a much better target for this rhetoric, because they are barely bringing in any American goods. It is an imbalanced relationship, while our trade relationship with Mexico has actually balanced out more over the last decade. http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/aug/27/donald-trump/trump-says-us-companies-moving-mexico-more-almost-/ http://fortune.com/2015/08/10/is-donald-trump-right-that-mexico-is-killing-us-on-trade/

They don't have cable. They are Trump supporters, but they feel like he is not doing well. I can't really tell, it is hard to listen to either one.

Somehow I ended up with neighbors over thay wanted to watch it. This is ugly. Bit surprised how long they've spent on business talk. That would seem to favor Trump.

Of course there is some huge financial advice I'd impart on myself, like telling myself not to buy a condo right before the housing market collapse. But on a more spiritual level, I don't know if I'd have much to say. I mean, I have kids, so I already have younger versions of myself to give cryptic life advice to, but really I just want them to be happy. My mistakes have been too closely tied to who I am today, and I'm happy with who I am, so I am not sure I would go back and fix them. Except for buying that condo. I'd skip that dumb part. And maybe be smarter about car loans too.

My car is in the shop, and they gave me a sweet Audi Q5 as a rental. I am now planning out my next car purchase. I still have a year before I can buy, but I am thinking a Mazda 6 or a Jeep Cherokee. It is a commuter car, so the 6 makes more sense, but I love the new Cherokees.

Katphood, what game is that?

Well, I guess if you toss out the 60's and early 70's, then you have a point. But I don't know why we would do that, since they are a pretty solid blueprint to follow as to how this whole thing is going to develop over the next decade. http://thefederalist.com/2016/07/11/are-we-living-1968-all-over-again/ http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0503-burrough-violent-revolution-20150503-story.html

Only interesting if the pseudonym turns out to be something good like Sexbot420.

Well thankfully the internet exists and you can check to see how often they happen. The 60's and 70's were pretty crazy, this stuff pales in comparison. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_racial_violence_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_incidents_of_civil_unrest_in_the_United_States

I get Game Informer in my mailbox because I buy enough stuff at Gamestop to make it worth getting that power up card. It's not a bad rag for the bathroom, fun to look at the pictures and all. But I was surprised to notice that Deus Ex: Mankind Divided only got 7/10 in their reviews. Now most of their scores are pretty useless, but this was an odd one because that seems fairly low. I mean, they hand out 9's on a pretty regular basis. My first thinking was the technical issues dinged it, since the game was widely criticized for that, but that was not mentioned in the review. Instead the complaints were like "too much stealth" and "the story was too slow". I am used to disagreeing with Game Informer regularly, but I was surprised how opposite my opinion was in this situation.

I discovered the Eric Andre show. I don't think I can go back to other late night shows now.

Ah, so you want the US to cut off trade with any country that allows their citizens to sue us, but you are fine with US citizens suing other countries. Well played sir.

I don't get how it is nuanced to say it is bad to start letting private citizen sue countries. That seems like a terrible precedent to allow. Do they also get to sue the US for their work in Afghanistan in the 80's? Do victims of ISIS get to sue the US for destabilizing Iraq and siding with the rebels in Syria?

I wonder if I can get a hold of Prosper to help me with the art.

Bill passed unanimously in the Senate and by voice vote in the House. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-sept11-saudi-idUSKCN11F27R Ah, a voice vote. Bit misleading to call a voice vote unanimous. How does something this big even end up as a voice vote? I mean, this is a fairly massive change in international policy.

Some good awkwardness here.

Passed unanimously? That doesn't sound right.

Makes me think of that Johnny Depp movie where he is a writer and he kills a bunch of people.

Sure, we all possess negative traits, and they all surface at various points. But what are the dominant traits for these candidates? Clinton seems to be dominated by greed and a need to be in control. Trump seems to be dominated by ego and condescension.

It's a legitimate criticism of Trump to say he is shallow about looks. The guy is a reality TV star, has made a name in beauty pageants, and has married a string of models. I mean, you are drinking the punch if you don't think that is a sign of a shallow person, plus he's got loads of interviews that make it quite clear. The question isn't really whether he's shallow, it's whether his shallowness is worse that whatever Clinton is bringing to the table. Just be honest with yourself when you vote for the guy, though. Don't try to put lipstick on a pig.

No. These kind of statements make it very clear you do not understand how things work in the US. Which is fine, I couldn't tell you anything about how things work in Poland.

I doubt they were paid anything to do that commercial. But if you care what a bunch of actors think about politics, you are a moran. That being said, the commercial poked fun at itself a bit, so that was nice.

Sounds like that poor dog is going to get killed.

Well, I have cable, but the sad reality is my wife controls the DVR and I have no desire to argue with her need to record every Bravo reality show in order to get my dose of comedy. I need a streaming option. I'll just wait for it to get released on Netflix or Amazon, I guess.

I'll buy it as well, it's not expensive, but I'm hoping they do something more story centric soon. Looks like that Space Colony game might be interesting.