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Make that 1.13 (thanks @Bartimaeus) I bought Borderlands 3 on a 50% off sale on Steam, but the story and the characters are so dull and uninpiring, I can't even muster indignation about how dull and uninspiring it is Tried to level up a few characters. Like at least past level 1, but it's... dull and uninspiring. I think I'll just write it off as an expensive giving in to curiosity and forget about it. Now off to kill some red shirts, green shirts and blue shirts in JA2!

Best cross-Tasman Kiwi export ever

I've played Borderlands 2 too much the last 2 years, fully expecting The Shire to be full of chain-axe wielding, mask wearing psycho midgets that must be killed with fire...

Started a fresh game of JA2 (v1.12) I tried in vain to find a version of v1.13 that would run with the GOG version on Windows 10. I could find working links for builds up to 4552 or so, but that one crashes badly. There are newer builds available I think, but the links I could find so far (including on the Bear Pit forums) are all leading to no longer existing pages Ah well, 1.12 with tons of guns and sci-fi is fun to

Everything after The Empire Strikes Back sucks

Like just about every other European country, she (or the government of which she is the head) reacted slowly (slower than France and Spain) and too cautious in the start phase. What saved Germany from outlandish mortality figures were mostly two things, the country has a younger population and a very well funded health care system, so even if the infection rate is high, the mortality rate is like what? 1.5%? Still, it leads to a game of catch up rather than nipping it in the bud with a quick and total lock down. The industrial power of Germany means, that they are now testing numbers where few other countries can keep up with.

Somebody on the internet was wrong. Had to correct it.... Serious answer, someone was obviously trying to create a story based on falsehoods. Merkel failed badly (nowhere near the disaster that is Trump mind you) and does not in any way belong in a group with Taiwan and New Zealand when it comes to successfully dealing with the Covid19 outbreak Obvious agenda is obvious

Trolling Link is useless unless you want to pay your way past the Forbes Magazine paywall anyway. Edit: Or just draw some conclusions that are worthy of the article, like they are all sceptical at best, hostile at worst towards Beijing. So, never trusting the Chinese government may be the key to success? I don't think that was what he intended though.

The first link worked fine. NYT encourages people to sub, but I don't think they enforce it (although The Guardian is normally my goto paper newpaper sites) Nothing new or surprising, as Australian news (ABC News) pretty much covered all these details as they unfolded. Like watching a car crash in slow motion, without any ability to avoid it. Nice to have it all in one place though. I don't think China is destined for any greatness to be honest. Besides, the EU will fall more and more apart over the years and I would be surprised if the US is around in 100 years time (at least in a recognizable form) Wealth inequality and debt fueled economy isn't working long term, social unrest will eventually be the end.

They did do something... arrested the whistleblower who tried to warn the world and he was dead shortly after

Right you are...

You just need to find the right script, the right cast, the right director etc... well, also happens to be one of my all time favourite movies Edit: I think both Jean Reno and Gary Oldman are underrated, although I can see why the latter gets cast as villain. He does villain good! (checkout The Fifth Element for stellar villainy)

Dun dun duhhn!

As long as it stays down there...

Spam, vikings and Finland, that's not to like in that

A mix of life experience, news from different countries and my two main sources these days on the internet are BBC and Al Jazeera. I know both are biased, each in their own way, but taking that into consideration, I do think the BBC for example covers Australian politics in a better way than Aussie media does, as they have less vested interest in being biased (if that makes any senses?). I know, locally, the Murdoch press owned media is as dirty as their flagship Fox News and the ABC here are their opposite corner of the ring counterpart. AJ often gives some interesting perspectives on how the world is viewed from angles that most bogans have no clue even existed.

Yeah, they are not all lies and alt right bias, sometimes they do get the weather forecast and sports results correct

Entirely a fictive situation, that's he likely never going to experience, which is why I doubt he really has a clue what he's talking about. Edit: Feel free to mentally substitute with another ethnic group, that has actually been persecuted.

I wonder how much his reflection would be about hope and resilience if he had been in a real crisis, not just a toilet paper shortage and a few weeks without restaurant visits Like, if he had had no food and water for days, survived the 217th bombing attack of his village and his family locked up and burned alive for being white? Edit: or even just one of the poor suckers who have now lost their job for a foreseeable future

Not sure how I missed this, it's already a bit old, but still some good jabs at the White House (this one for once not taking aim at Canberra, but Washington)

Don't you feel old me! Happy birthday Calax

Meh, thanks mate. Add 3 years in New Zealand to that Sound like more than it is really, as they are all "western" type countries. I still wish I had a chance to try out something really different, like Vietnam, Argentina or maybe even South Africa to experience something that was off the beaten path for a west European.

I was too busy moving interstate and living in hotels for all of March to really notice the corona virus thing. When I suddenly did get time to notice, it was mostly just enjoying the empty city and the lack of people. Switching bed every few days was somewhat disruptive to sleep patterns though

What I wouldn't give for a love child between X-COM 3 and Jagged Alliance 2

You know that embarrassing feeling you get when a joke is funny after you get it explained