• JucheBot1988@lemmygrad.ml
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    So apparently while this Prigozhin soap opera was going on, the Ukrainians: lost 800 men, had another ammunition depot destroyed by Russian airstrikes, and brought the total number of tanks lost during the counteroffensive up to a whopping 246 (Russian MOD statistics, supposedly taken from intercepted Ukrainian transmissions).

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    Nothing like accidentally destroying a highly valuable and potentially irreplaceable piece of work equipment and getting shat on for your professional performance in the span of an hour

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    I’ll be spending three weeks in Basque Country soon. Mainly for holiday but being the leftist I am, I’ll also want to see if I can visit and talk to some of the people there about working in co-ops. I know co-ops aren’t the only way to go but I’m always impressed by the Basque Country story. I hope I can learn something.

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      I’m sure I heard that they do a qualification/degree/training course in co-ops… could be worth looking into either ahead of time or when you’re there.

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    Currently I am replaying Deus Ex, a cyberpunk first‐person shooter highly influenced by classic conspiracy theories. I can really appreciate the story as a grown‐up, and there is one particular scene that I had always glossed over until replaying it now…

    Mid‐story spoilers for Deus Ex

    There is one particular character, Walton Simons, who is remarkably two‐faced. When you read the lore (newspapers, e‐mails and such), Simons, being the supposed director of FEMA, comes across as a caring, concerned, and responsible individual who (falsely) reassures the public that scientists are hard at work developing a cure for the latest pandemic, and that while he doesn’t know what is going on he is doing everything that he can to help stop the virus that is taking countless lives.

    The reality is something else…

    In case you are having trouble reading the text:

    Walton Simons: ‘Captain Zhao. The helicopters will be there shortly. They are to be loaded for spraying of the virus. No delays. I want the helicopters operating before sunrise.

    This scene was where I could actually feel my stomach churn, not necessarily due to the character himself, but because I feel like I know individuals who are exactly like this: the unidentified perpetrators of the very atrocities that they publicly declare to be at work reducing.

    It’s possible that this is simply a coincidence (even though the writers of Deus Ex clearly did their homework), but we do have nonfictional examples of U.S. authorities spraying a virus on cities, to which I’ll link outside of this spoiler.


    On a more serious note, how many of us are aware that U.S. authorities tested biological weapons on thousands of unwitting citizens?

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    I’ve been getting blocked on Twit like crazy lately. Most of the time it’s after one (1) reply that’s not even harsh. I’m not one to say that people have thin skin, but holy shit getting the “last word” just because you decided to cut the other person out of the conversation doesn’t mean you won.

    Some people really don’t like getting push back.

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    Someone needs to physically go to Blizzard headquarters, gain access to their account system and remove my license for Diablo 4. I have lost far too much time to this game in the past couple of weeks shit is too addicting. Fantastic game though I’d say, already better in every way compared to D3.

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        Still very different games I would say. A lot of people will probably still prefer D2 but I think 4 does a good job of expanding upon systems and adding complexity missing in D3 while still keeping things streamlined.

        I think also they achieve the D2 sort of atmosphere much more but it still isn’t quite the same. I haven’t really properly played D2 in well over a decade though so I could be off base.

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      My problem is I need someone who isn’t Blizzard to make a Diablo-clone that doesn’t try to stick its hands in my wallet every half an act. Kotick’s still there, and I will not have that bloated parasite getting even a buck richer off me.

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        That’s more than reasonable, completely agree. I wasn’t intending to buy the game either but a friend got it for me as a surprise birthday gift so figured I had no choice but to enjoy it.

        Would love more Diablo clones in general, not even sure I’ve played one other than the first Torchlight. Something more linear and co-op focused would be ideal if anyone is listening.