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I thought this was pretty standard TV misdirection stuff. I just watched it. I'm going to add Celibrimbor's forge as one of my favorite sets, too. I'm also happy with all of the acting performances. Galadriel is great. Elrond is a little jarring because Hugo Weaving sets a high bar. The Harfoots were even better in episode 8.

Nah, it's the kid with the mark of Sauron, I think. Theo?

3rd person action games like Assassin's Creed or the Batman games tend to play better with a controller.

This one speaks to me more. Paint the Scotland Yard!

Huh. I don't get the connection between oil and Van Gogh or sunflowers.

There is nothing mind-boggling about the Harfoots. They are adorable. But this LA Times column seems to break it down pretty well in terms of reception: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-10-13/lord-of-the-rings-rings-of-power-amazon-season-1-audience I'm enjoying it tremendously and look forward to a 5-season run. But I'm also not hung up on the lore. I see a lot of debates about the lore when I play LotRO, which makes me chuckle. The whole premise of LotRO is that you make a character that as basically standing next to Aragorn and Gandalf during all the biggest moments. It's totally lore-breaking. But it's fun and the world is a joy to live in for a bit. I enjoyed the visuals of Numenor, and the making or Mordor, and the Dwarven halls. The high price tag shows in the eye candy. Unlike this guy from WoT: I think they hired the same people that did the Kilrathi in the Wing Commander movie.

It's only going to get cancelled if people don't watch it. I doubt anything else matters.

That seems more watchable by far.

But it is after noon.

The Raiders are going through some crazy stuff, man. They've lost 4 games this season, none of them by more than 6 points, and they've had a 1-point and a 2-point loss. They've got a nasty curse on, that's for sure.

I enjoyed Kingmaker's TB mode, it made it much more enjoyable for me.

The swim might be a bit dangerous, but I'm down for it. What was his time?

Laat week I was just going over the fact that Russia and Ukraine have the largest Eastern Orthodox populations in the world.

Honestly, I doubt most watchers know any of the names outside Galadriel and Elrond.

I finished the battle of Minas Tirith in LotRO. They did a good job of depicting the largest battle in Middle Earth history on a 15-year old gaming engine. It felt frantic and a lot of NPC's that have been giving me quests for 100+ levels died. It helps that they have a great source template to pull from, but the storytelling by Turbine/Standing Stone Games has really been remarkable. I imagine I'll be marching on the Black Gate soon. Or maybe I'll buy a house and relax a bit with some festivals. That was a pretty intense week of fighting.

RoP Episode 7 was a bit slow even by my standards, but the harfoots were in it, so I was still happy. They are definitely my favorite part of the show.

Space Witcher.

This weekend I completed the Tour de Cure. I was able to reach the Championship fundraising level with the rest of my team, and we raised $31,373 total for the year. Our group was the biggest non-corporate fundraisers at the event. It was a perfect day for a long ride and I managed to complete the 100-mile route at an average speed of 18.9 mph. I hung with my team until mile 66, and then the group started to split and I ended up in the 2nd group with a partner. We rolled together for the rest of the time. I felt really good about my nutrition, which is always the tricky part of these 5+ hour rides. Special shoutout to my mysterious benefactor from these forums.

I am curious how big the Elon Musk statue will be.

It just crossed the 20 million sold mark. I don't think refunds were as big a problem as reported.

I did. The game sold like gangbusters. That is a weird expression.

Henry Ford? He's been trending down for decades. Does he even have a lot of statues? Should we really build statues of successful businesspeople? Where are the Steve Jobs and Bill Gates statues? Lindbergh was cancelled during his own lifetime, so I'm surprised he has any statues.

You've been vacuuming?

Play Lord of the Rings Online.

Blizzard definitely isn't targeting small audiences with their games. Also just because we grew up in cesspools doesn't mean we can't hope for a more civil landscape in the future. I've been watching the Qanon documentary stuff and I'm not entirely sure that the generation that grew up online recently is "just fine".