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Curse you @bugarup… I had repressed the memories of those unskippable dream cutscenes

I caved in at some point and bout that new edition with the repackaged ME 1-3 (legendary edition?). I'm only partway through ME 1, but based on past memory, ME 1 has the combat, ME 2 the npcs and ME 3 the... something? Epicness I guess? The space combat was nice looking and the final assault actually felt a little bit epic too. Also some nice choices between some of NPC's (bye bye Tali). Sadly you didn't get to put Kai Leng through enough pain. ME 3 needed a DLC where you can just torture the guy on various brutal implements, trying to max out the pain-o-meter on him. He was, together with the ending, the main things that detracted from the game for me (story was very uneven quality wise, but it did have good bits too along the way). Edit: And I really missed the original Mordin in ME3

Hidden in a statue given to him as a gift… someone somewhere must have read Homer

Goats seems to be special to kids...

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65146557 Irony much? I'm sure the UN security council will now get this special military operation in Ukraine sorted out in no time, to everybody's satisfaction... or not.

That link doesn't really lead anywhere for me... Either it really doesn't lead anywhere or I'm clicking it wrong

My favourite Australian entertainer about a famous book and how it's read

I do subscribe to more than a dozen channels (just about, close to a dozen), only one of which is politics related TheJuiceMedia (that's the "Honest Government Ads" people) because I like the people, I like their message, I"m a patreon supporter and sometimes I even share their videos here on this forum AKIHITO YO****OMI because watching that guy creating art in almost real time in front of my eyes is just fascinating A number of hobby related channels (miniature wargaming and painting, with a focus on Horus Heresy and Kill Team) Outer Circle, Rift Forge Studio, Black Briar Gaming, Cult of Paint, The Cult of Crafting, Grimdark Gamers And some history related channels: Drachinifel (my second favourite channel after Juicemedia), HistoryMarche, Kings and Generals, Invicta, History Matters (awesome series of 3 minute videos explaining things you didn't know you didn't know) Besides that, using the search bar to check for things that just springs to mind.... Edit: Not going to list things like Microsoft Partner Source, MCP and similar as that will only be available to a minority of people with a very narrow focus for what they are looking for. Not a Youtube subscription as much as collections of Youtube links organized by topic on other sites

I get an eclectic mix of Youtube suggestion... "More than a married couple, but not quite lovers" videos, Sky News (Murdochs far right propaganda channel) telling Australians why Labour, Biden, equality, alternative energy and human rights sucks, various incel channels who wants to tell me why women sucks and channels focusing on various myers-briggs type quirks (I'm an INTP in case anyone ever wondered) Makes me really, really curious how those algorithms works based on your search and viewing history Edit: Which sadly leaves me with the constant task of actively searching for various history channels and new Rammstein videos.

Unlike The Winter War, Finland is more likely to get more than just German help this time, if something censored hits the fan.

British Sports (no, not the Monty Python version)

So bad it's probably good? Edit: I *am* a fan of the old Peter Jackson movies Edit2: For some reason, it goes by a different name on IMDB (Killbots), maybe to avoid confusion with Murderbot Diaries (a book series based on a similar concept)? https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26457986/ Edit3: Seems like the original title was murderbots, then the working title became killbots, now the most likely release candidate is murderbots. Confused yet?

No good substitutes for African swallows when it comes to keeping Coconuts afloat then?...

Said minister of course got fired immediately, can't have anyone bringing to your attention that the soldiers on the ground is getting very wary of the government and the unhappiness is spreading in the IDF... But it's not just the IDF that is a source of concern at the moment https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-65097625 "Now with a nation in crisis, all sides watched for the prime minister to act. When he finally appeared on national TV - maximising the impact with a live address at the top of the 20:00 nightly news shows - he began by likening his position to a story about King Solomon. Just as the biblical monarch had to judge which of two competing women was the real loving mother of a baby, he had made his own decision when it came to the two sides contesting his reforms. He announced he was pausing the judicial changes until the next session of parliament, and would "extend my hand" in "compromise" and "dialogue" with parliamentary opponents." Translating from BS to English: "lets save it for a few months and hope the **** storm blows over enough to give myself legal immunity against the corruption charges."

Putin has two cards up his sleeve, which he hasn't played yet. Large stock piles of chemical and nuclear weapons. The moment any war moves on to the Russian side of the border, I do not doubt he'll use them at this point. If the last 12 months showed anything, it's that he doesn't care about casualties, regardless of nationality.

So... $47 instead $2? /shrug

True... maybe that was the pilots original intention, but if it's (the airplane fuel) anything like the fuel on their old Soviet aircraft carrier, it's a mix of coal dust, olive oil, turpentine and a bit of diesel or something calling it mazut, it's probably almost impossible to ignite, even intentionally

I'm sure PST would look nice on the Pillars of Eternity engine

Not surprised they’re Australian, but I thought punk bands had taken the piss on society for decades?

A bit like shooting mosquitoes with flame throwers?

A bit of airplane nostalgia... no, not the Concorde, but the probably way less known F-111. Famous and infamous in Australia. Acquisition was a mess, but it ended up with a very long time in service. Got retired in 2010...

That’s what Putin said… I’ll help myself out

Looks like it's not just the IDF that is against Netanyahu, the defence minister now also rings the alarm bells, predicting a bad end to these attempts at taking direct control of the judicial system (to avoid prosecution) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-65076682 "In a brief televised statement, Mr Gallant described the reform plan as a "clear, immediate and tangible danger to the security of the State". He said members of the Israeli Defence Forces were angry and disappointed, with an intensity he had never encountered before."

Thanks guys. I mostly dealt with it in a couple of years ago. Didn't really get (much) drunk yesterday. Did sift through a lot of old memories though. My dad saw it coming a few weeks ago, so he had taken care of the practical details. I'll go visit Europe next year and we will catch up with a family get together, he, me and my two brothers. Other than that, it was a nice Friday, spending much of the day in a place called Australia Zoo north of Brisbane (a place founded and originally run by Steve Irwin aka "The Crocodile Hunter"). After that, my friends and I went to the beach for a swim. I had almost forgotten how salty ocean water is

There are a number of variations of the below.... But don't panic, the US is not the only country to stand against Metric world domination, it's close allies Myanmar and Liberia bravely stands at it's side!