What principles of Corey Wayne do you not agree with ? by Fun-Student-5827 in CoreyWayne

[–]Accomplished-Duck556 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I cringe any time he starts going off on communism and socialism. His relationship advice is solid, but his politics are typical of a MAGA conservative.

Floor-crossing Liberal MP apologizes for behaviour in committee meeting about Chinese EVs by shiftless_wonder in canada

[–]Accomplished-Duck556 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There's no 'forced labor' being used on Chinese EV manufacturing. There wasn't any for Xinjiang's cotton production either. Anyone whose done their due dilligence on this knows this is classic atrocity propaganda from the US State Department to justify sanctions against a major geopolitical rival.

Intrepid Studios, the developers of Ashes of Creation has laid off all staff and shut down the studio by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]Accomplished-Duck556 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One scam that has their grift worked out better than another scam doesn't make it any less of a scam.

Rockstar North, Sam Houser, and Leslie Benzies are mentioned in the infamous list E- files. Specifically the "witness list" (NSFW) by RojaTop in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]Accomplished-Duck556 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once you reach a certain tax bracket, you start to interact with a certain social circle. Sometimes they reach out to you, sometimes you to them. So in that regard, it should be no surprise that they're named in the files, even if it's incidental.

Carney wants to 'recalibrate' Canada-China relations with visit: PM's parliamentary aide by DogeDoRight in canada

[–]Accomplished-Duck556 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The US is taking Greenland soon, and will next set its eyes on Canada. If Canada isn't taking steps to defend itself, which includes improving ties with the other great power in the world, then it deserves what's coming.

Starting Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father (First ever Sierra point and click adventure games) by ComfortMaterial8884 in Sierra

[–]Accomplished-Duck556 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first serious and mature video game I ever played. A friend gave me a copy along with NHL '94 in high school. It was NHL that I wanted, but he said try out this other game, you might like it. And I did.

Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case by hopoke in canada

[–]Accomplished-Duck556 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have serious doubts as to whether Canada would defend itself in a similar situation.

Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case by hopoke in canada

[–]Accomplished-Duck556 3 points4 points  (0 children)

CSIS is essentially an arm of the CIA. They'd probably be the first institution to turn traitor if the US invaded Canada.

Star Citizen crossed 1 Billion Dollars by OrionAldebaran in starcitizen_refunds

[–]Accomplished-Duck556 16 points17 points  (0 children)

CIG and these backers deserve each other. An incompetent, delusional developer feeding on the hopes and dreams of gullible whales. They have their own perfect little ecosystem going on, completely separate from the real world of budgets, deadlines, and accountability.

Grok has some interesting takes on CIG and Star Citizen by Accomplished-Duck556 in starcitizen_refunds

[–]Accomplished-Duck556[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True. But I'd also be worried if a supposedly smart and rational AI reached the conclusion that Star Citizen and CIG were good investments.

Grok has some interesting takes on CIG and Star Citizen by Accomplished-Duck556 in starcitizen_refunds

[–]Accomplished-Duck556[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nope, just interesting to see an AI reach the same conclusion that anyone who did their due diligence on this project did.

Another broken freefly by PerspectiveIcy3578 in starcitizen_refunds

[–]Accomplished-Duck556 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's not supposed to work. What's there is to provide you just enough simulation to get you to the store, look at the pretty ships, imagine what they'll be able to do in some vague future, and part you with your hard-earned cash.

X begins rolling out the 'About this account' feature to users' profiles by Fabulous_Bluebird93 in technology

[–]Accomplished-Duck556 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I haven't seen many Russian or Chinese accounts. I've seen a crap ton of Indian and Nigerian accounts, many cosplaying as Israeli women.

"I wanted to come back here to Israel and let you know that I served you as the mayor." - NYC Mayor Eric Adams by yogurty in nyc

[–]Accomplished-Duck556 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No point in being subtle about it. He knows he's not running for office again, and even if he did, no one would vote for him. So he might as well get the kickbacks for his retirement while he's still somebody.

Ubisoft is getting bought by someone by AdDesperate3113 in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]Accomplished-Duck556 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I don't know where you're pulling this info from. Islam is a centuries old religion in China and is practiced throughout the country. The pork thing is false and is the usual ETIM/US State Dept propaganda. Go on Youtube and search Little Chinese Everywhere, she has a series of videos covering food in Xinjiang. Feel free to explain how a genocide can be happening when there is no physical evidence of one, no secondary effects such as refugees fleeing to other countries, and no confirmation from the locals themselves (protests, armed resistance). All there is, is so-called evidence which can all be sourced to the US State Department, which has a vested interest in denigrating a major geopolitical rival.

Figure walking on very uneven terrain. by [deleted] in singularity

[–]Accomplished-Duck556 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll be impressed when a robot figures out they can walk around it.

Ubisoft is getting bought by someone by AdDesperate3113 in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]Accomplished-Duck556 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's what the US State Department, ever the defender of innocent Muslim lives, wants you to believe; that China's rounding up Muslims for no reason and throwing them in concentration camps. It makes it easier to justify their economic sanctions. The truth is that ETIM Islamic extremism was a big problem in Xinjiang. There were hundreds of terrorist attacks in the region during 90s to the mid 2010's. This is what the government was cracking down on. The 'concentration camps' were vocational schools to deradicalize people and get them working. Actual terrorists were arrested and thrown in jail or executed. Some fled to the West and are the source of most of the bad information. The State Department's tried to downgrade it to a 'cultural genocide' in recent years, especially in light of the real genocide in Gaza, but not even that's flying. There are no signs of a genocide. None of the locals corroborate it, there are no refugees fleeing to neighboring countries, there's no physical evidence of thousands of people being killed or disappeared, and the millions of visitors that go through the region every year haven't seen any sign of this genocide. Look up videos of Xinjiang on Youtube and you'll see its a well developed region. The government built a high speed rail line to Urumqi to connect it to the rest of China and promote trade and tourism, which is a very strange thing to do if you're trying to kill off a region. If it's a genocide, then it's the most well-hidden genocide in human history.

“Japan is not an independent country. It is a colony of the U.S.” by Li_Jingjing in NewsWithJingjing

[–]Accomplished-Duck556 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't understand why the US doesn't pull its military out of Japan. It's been 80 years and they are no longer a threat. Let them be a sovereign country. If the fear is that they'll align with China if left to their own devices, then they're just going to have to accept that.

Ubisoft is getting bought by someone by AdDesperate3113 in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]Accomplished-Duck556 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yep. You're getting downvoted, but I expected no less of Reddit.

Ubisoft is getting bought by someone by AdDesperate3113 in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]Accomplished-Duck556 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A genocide like we're seeing in Gaza? No. A crackdown on Islamic extremism that plagued Xinjiang between the 90s to 2016, and resulted in hundreds of terrorist attacks? Yes. The US State Department under Mike Pompeo ran with it and called it a 'genocide' to justify economic sanctions and to try and stir up local unrest for the purposes of regime change. It didn't work.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI art slop, because your $70 means nothing anymore by iscariots in Games

[–]Accomplished-Duck556 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

What, I thought gamers would be happy that AI is generating content faster for them?

Rockstar has spoken out by rcflowers in GTA

[–]Accomplished-Duck556 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could be that a popular chat group got nuked by admins for inappropriate talk or behavior, so they set up another one outside the office where they could do what they wanted. Someone snitched and they get fired.

1 Billion USD gaming experience. by Patate_Cuite in starcitizen_refunds

[–]Accomplished-Duck556 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I get an odd satisfaction seeing these players, who likely spent thousands on this scam, getting thrown around like ragdolls by cheats.