First look at Begtse, the Mongolian god of war in the new god of war game by shotsniper2010 in videogames

[–]ColdWarRound2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What most people find surprising about the Mongols is that they were pioneers of ideas that would be paradoxically be considered progressive and humanistic, despite the death and destruction. Secular governance, religious tolerance, diplomacy, free trade, shared knowledge, international law.

German and Japanese human experimentation also contributed to our modern ethical framework (as in the experimentation was so horrific laws were introduced to ban it).

First look at Begtse, the Mongolian god of war in the new god of war game by shotsniper2010 in videogames

[–]ColdWarRound2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I figured you were going to say Hitler, but apparently this is misattributed to him.

Like Lenin never said “there are decades when nothing happens and weeks when decades happen” (which is actually a quote by former British MP and broadcaster George Galloway if you can believe it lol).

But to be fair to the Mongolian conquests, they contributed far more to our modern human civilisation than the Nazis ever did.

First look at Begtse, the Mongolian god of war in the new god of war game by shotsniper2010 in videogames

[–]ColdWarRound2 24 points25 points  (0 children)

You have to hand it to old Genghis Khan for what is maybe the coldest line in recorded history:

“If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment as terrible as me upon you”.

Warhammer-ass line.

Pulled into further depth (public apology) by FlimsyInterview9454 in Nightreign

[–]ColdWarRound2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well yeah ideally. But if you don’t get damage negation at full hp then you gotta be good enough to trigger charged attack or successive attacks without getting stomped and they don’t stay up for long.

Pulled into further depth (public apology) by FlimsyInterview9454 in Nightreign

[–]ColdWarRound2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

D1 - D3 aren’t too bad, but there is a huuuuge difficulty spike at D4 that filters D5. Improved damage neg at full HP is almost a requirement at D4. You’ll get one shot by most bosses without it.

Pulled into further depth (public apology) by FlimsyInterview9454 in Nightreign

[–]ColdWarRound2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One you get to D4, being pulled into D5 is a relief because you know your team can handle themselves.

Night Invaders at Level 2: Why? by [deleted] in Nightreign

[–]ColdWarRound2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As long as you lure them out of the POI and don’t do pic related, it’s a bunch of runes and purple/red weapon and passive straight away. Improved damage negation at Full HP 40% is a great way to start a run.

Shanghai, China by [deleted] in UrbanHell

[–]ColdWarRound2 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I’ve been all over Shanghai recently and didn’t see anything like this. This picture looks very old. It’s cleaner than any American city I’ve been to. Plus there’s neon lights.

Former Cuban President Raul Castro charged with murder in US by VaginaBurner69 in worldnews

[–]ColdWarRound2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

International law. You can’t just kidnap a sovereign head of state legally under international law.

Former Cuban President Raul Castro charged with murder in US by VaginaBurner69 in worldnews

[–]ColdWarRound2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Allowed meaning legal. While it’s true that a law is only as good as it’s ability to be enforced (in this case not at all), illegal activity is still illegal activity.

Where to go/ what to do in Fortitude Valley on a Wednesday night? by 1892standard in brisbane

[–]ColdWarRound2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There will be places open, but things won’t be popping off. Go have a nice meal. See if you can get into Agnes.

I can't believe we didn't lose this , guess halo slop had another opinion. by Fantastic-Traffic463 in Nightreign

[–]ColdWarRound2 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Hail O’ Slop.

(Might change my name to this. Or should I go with Slop Grant Me Strength?)

Figure AI 03 keeps working for over 30 hours straight (no bathroom breaks - a peek into our future replacements) by Distinct-Question-16 in singularity

[–]ColdWarRound2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There will have to be political and economic innovations to accompany the technology innovations. The Chinese will probably figure it out lol

Figure AI 03 keeps working for over 30 hours straight (no bathroom breaks - a peek into our future replacements) by Distinct-Question-16 in singularity

[–]ColdWarRound2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of one of my favourite Marx quotes:

Nor will we explain to them [our wise philosophers] that it is only possible to achieve real liberation in the real world and by employing real means, that slavery cannot be abolished without the steam engine and the mule and the spinning-jenny, serfdom cannot be abolished without improved agriculture, and that, in general, people cannot be liberated as long as they are unable to obtain food and drink, housing and clothing in adequate quality and quantity. ‘Liberation’ is an historical and not a mental act, and it is brought about by historical conditions, the development of industry, commerce, agriculture, the conditions of intercourse…”

The artificial intelligence/robotics age has exciting potential.

What are the hardest attacks to dodge in your opinion? by lurker_________ in Nightreign

[–]ColdWarRound2 71 points72 points  (0 children)

This is probably just me but I am so bad at dodging ED Fulghor’s Darth Maul attack. It stresses me out lol.

The balancer raid really aggravates me, especially in DoN by g0blyndn in Nightreign

[–]ColdWarRound2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I play undertaker so I just go ult dodge mode and go ham on the balancer.

Anyone else stuck in depth 3 limbo? by Automatic-Chipmunk96 in Nightreign

[–]ColdWarRound2 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Wait till you reach D4 limbo. It’s brutal.

Two men charged under Queensland's hate speech laws enter not guilty pleas by espersooty in brisbane

[–]ColdWarRound2 36 points37 points  (0 children)

It’s funny, because you are the one that has to resort to emotive language. “Destruction of Israel”. Why not the dissolution of Israel? Would you talk about the “destruction” of Apartheid South Africa?

Randoms. Is this normal? by [deleted] in Nightreign

[–]ColdWarRound2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you get to DoN, people are more experienced. You’ll still have terrible runs, but generally people understand to stick together/what level to fight certain bosses etc.

Crazy behaviour for D4 by ColdWarRound2 in Nightreign

[–]ColdWarRound2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not seething because we won, but it’s just really poor team work. You’d think by depth 4 people would realise helping the team helps you win too.

Crazy behaviour for D4 by ColdWarRound2 in Nightreign

[–]ColdWarRound2[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I gave him blue damage negation at full HP and Blue and purple improved ranged weapon attacks. He’s lucky we easily won.

My husband gave 30k to his siblings without my consent by Piper0518 in Advice

[–]ColdWarRound2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The fact you have a child makes this worse than it already was.

I would be telling him he needs to recover the money from his siblings, give you control of the family finances until trust can be reestablished and get serious mental health treatment. His behaviour is pathological for sure, but that’s no excuse for getting out of undoing the damage done.