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I also like mature melons.

Havoc - Tom Hardy plays a detective in the new Max Payne movie. Wait, this isn't based on Max Payne? Huh. You could have fooled me. It had some good bits. Very crime noir and graphic novel-ish.

I had to play through a good chunk of the tutorial to figure out the systems. But the AI does seem to be way better than it was in alpha, so at least my people aren't too dumb anymore. I'm still playing it on the easiest difficulty. The platform style base is different. They've introduced asteroid bases and fleet options, so there is more variability, but it's still very platform-y.

I've been jumping around games a lot lately. 1. Hollywood Animal - This game lets you build a movie studio from the ground up. It is still early in development, but it is very well done. 2. Space Haven - You manage a spaceship and crew. The game just entered beta, I bought it like 2 years ago. It is pretty polished at this point. The way you build your ship reminds me of the spaceships I used to make with legos as a kid. I'm having fun with it and plan on continuing my playthrough. 3. Dune: Awakening beta weekend - If you like Conan Exiles, this fits the mold and gives you a brand new setting to explore. I'll be playing it on release in June. I am concerned about no single player option. I don't want to worry about other people, or worry about my stuff eroding when I take an extended break. I have a feeling Funcom will change their mind about that down the road. 4. Those Who Rule - Pretty nice Tactics type game. The story and characters are better written than a lot of the jrpg tactics games.

Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, as long as they are white.

Ok, I've got a pretty solid bit of time into Dune, and as I said, very much Conan Exiles in a new setting. I explored a research station and that was super creepy. My character has some cool equipment at this point. I haven't really struggled with the survival aspects. I mean, it's pretty self explanatory. Don't stand in the sun, drink water, don't spend 5 minutes in the desert. I've seen a few sandworms are they are suitably scary. I might play a bit more, but I don't want to spoil too much before release in June.

This implies that there was some sort of high point for these monster flicks. I don't see it. They've always been campy B-movie fare. Not that there is anything wrong with it.

If Eagly is in, I'm in.

I made my bald albino Harkonnen and crafted my first shack, but I haven't gotten too far in it yet. It plays exactly like Conan Exiles, but since I have about a 1000 hours in that game, that is hardly a bad thing. I don't really like playing on public servers, but it will be fine for the weekend. I've yet to tempt any sandworms, but I will report back when I try to cross some desert.

The Four Seasons - Great cast and mostly humorous. I was too young to really get the Alan Alda version in the 80's, but this one connected with me quite a bit. My wife and I binged it on a Sunday, and that's pretty rare.

I really don't understand the use of the term woke. Like, I get it is supposed to be an insult against liberal idealogy, but the way it is used seems to imply that if you are a decent human being in any capacity, you are woke. You want peace? That's woke. You want to help people in poverty? That's woke. It just sounds ridiculous. That doesn't even address the marxist comment. Like, do you expect the church to be pro-capitalism?

Yeah, except for all those terrible times in history, this is definitely the most terrible time.

I actually did the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon in 2019, so I am confident I can get off the island if necessary.

That's basically my whole lesson plan for the year. The whole communist battle cry sure is retro. 'Murica! Honestly though, there just seems to be this fear of tolerance, equity, and accountability. Those are the main things I teach in Social Science. The current administration is currently waging war on that stuff, but they are also dismantling the federal infrastructure required to actually implement this stuff. So whatever, lucky to teach in the Peoples Republic of California.

I'm really excited that we've got most of the old band back together. Good to see @Gromnir and @Guard Dog in the politics thread.