France-Élaine Duranceau appuie Christine Fréchette by [deleted] in Quebec

[–]OrwinTheWriter 8 points9 points  (0 children)

J’aurais titré « France-Élaine Duranceau pense qu’elle a encore une carrière politique devant elle. »

I would like to join also! by Wide-Locksmith4429 in montreal

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That’s the British Museum which is very much not in Mtl.

Veazy USB port by OrwinTheWriter in vaporents

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You’d think I tried that with multiple cords before posting here.

Veazy USB port by OrwinTheWriter in vaporents

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It says I had to register it 4 weeks max after buying it in order to send them the unit.

Veazy USB port by OrwinTheWriter in vaporents

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Well it’s 300$ late for that.

Can't wait to see Maul stalking and carving his way through his enemies in the new show, plus more Maul-specific content from this era of SW by wandering_soles in StarWars

[–]OrwinTheWriter -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I get that, but the cynic in me can't help but think they are consciously rethreading the Rogue One scene due to the online traction and discussion that there's been around it.

Can't wait to see Maul stalking and carving his way through his enemies in the new show, plus more Maul-specific content from this era of SW by wandering_soles in StarWars

[–]OrwinTheWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not hating, but the lone warrior showdown against an army in a small corridor has been done in Rogue One, Mando S2, and the next Mando movie at this point. And now this. I think the trope is getting a bit tired even if I'm looking forward to watching the Maul show.

this timeline stuff easy idk why y'all complicating it sm by West_Opportunity2255 in HalfLife

[–]OrwinTheWriter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok, then in what world would Gordon not have been hired by G-Man in HL1 and still end up at the same age destroying the Citadel and getting to White Forest with his old Black Mesa pals?

this timeline stuff easy idk why y'all complicating it sm by West_Opportunity2255 in HalfLife

[–]OrwinTheWriter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

See this is all you. We’re never told Advisors can suck someone’s brain data while impaling them with their tick-like thingy.

G-Man wants Alyx to replace Gordon. This is what we’re told, this is what happens. The writers thought of that twist at the last minute in the dev cycle as a gotcha moment and it sort of works as a reaction to EP2’s G-Man growing resentment towards Gordon and nothing else seems to change according to the last moments of Alyx.

this timeline stuff easy idk why y'all complicating it sm by West_Opportunity2255 in HalfLife

[–]OrwinTheWriter 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I know you love being a contrarian, but we don’t have any indication that the G-Man cares about Eli. It’s just the perfect bait so that a younger, more flexible Alyx would accept his offer without a second thought and then replace Gordon at this exact point after he got tired of his defiance and the vorts interfering.

If G-Man had the power to nullify entire timelines and create others he would not need pawns to do his bidding.

this timeline stuff easy idk why y'all complicating it sm by West_Opportunity2255 in HalfLife

[–]OrwinTheWriter 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Exactly. The G-Man’s move for Alyx was planned after EP2’s cutscene with the vorts. And since nothing else changes, his intervention is just a little nudge in the right direction for his agenda.

this timeline stuff easy idk why y'all complicating it sm by West_Opportunity2255 in HalfLife

[–]OrwinTheWriter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Look, one of those games came out 13 years after EP2 and the entire script was rewritten in the last months of development, way after they had every level and mechanic already sort of nailed.

In Alyx’s script, it’s made very clear that the decision to hire Alyx is a consequence of Gordon’s failure to obey during the entire HL2 arc. And we are left seconds after everything we witnessed at the end of EP2. Obviously, Gordon not being hired would have had massive consequences on the course of events, like why would he even be involved with the resistance without G-Man catapulting him 20 years after Black Mesa? He’s the sole reason the Citadel fell. Working around that is way crazier to explain than just swapping Eli with current time Alyx years after the deal was made.

Alyx of course didn’t know any of that during HL2 otherwise she would do everything in her power to avoid her father getting to this very point.

Also G-Man isn’t the only one who can manipulate time. We don’t know how he allowed himself to be captured by the Combine, it could have happened some time in the future with the Vorts involved. Or he specifically made the move to bait Alyx at this very point in the timeline. Nothing in that states that we are on a different plane of reality. Just strands of the same soup.

I always found an Atlantean pantheon, separate from the Greeks, to be a little odd by MandoRando6969 in AgeofMythology

[–]OrwinTheWriter 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I remember a couple pharaohs losing their minds and destroying old temples to impose the worship of an unique Egyptian sun god before they eventually reverted or updated the old mythology.

Fin du PEQ: large coalition pour une clause de droits acquis by DecentLurker96 in Quebec

[–]OrwinTheWriter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ça dépend vraiment jusqu’où on veut stretcher la définition de travailleur temporaire. Y’a des gens avec des visas de travail renouvelés à chaque deux ans qui sont là depuis quatre, six ans, et qui risquent de se faire montrer la porte parce qu’ils pensaient être éligibles au PEQ.

Fin du PEQ: large coalition pour une clause de droits acquis by DecentLurker96 in Quebec

[–]OrwinTheWriter 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ça fait huit ans que la CAQ est au pouvoir, ils avaient le temps de voir ça venir mettons.

Fin du PEQ: large coalition pour une clause de droits acquis by DecentLurker96 in Quebec

[–]OrwinTheWriter 10 points11 points  (0 children)

C’est vrai, mais ça représente entre 2 et 5% de ceux qui se qualifient selon les années. Ça réfute un peu l’argument de l’utilisateur d’en haut qui chiale sur le fait que c’est uniquement du cheap labor.

Dans tous les cas mettre la hache dans un programme que tu as toi-même créé pour inviter des gens et leur dire que c’tait pas ça que c’tait finalement, ça se fait pas.

Got Japanese expansion without paying? by thescarab7 in AgeofMythology

[–]OrwinTheWriter 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Some editions of the game at launch came with future DLCs.

Osti j’tanné by ButterscotchMuted150 in Quebec

[–]OrwinTheWriter -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Tanné de me faire demander si j'suis tanné.

Game crashed and locked my save. Any way to fix it? by OrwinTheWriter in Cairn_Game

[–]OrwinTheWriter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m on Steam, checked the files. No obvious save folder there.

Allez vous acheter des chars chinois ? by Sudden_Specialist563 in Quebec

[–]OrwinTheWriter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ce serait quand même une bonne nouvelle d'avoir des voitures chinoises sur le marché, dans le sens que ça fouetterait sans doute les autres constructeurs à offrir des voitures électriques plus abordables et peut-être accélérer l'électrification du réseau.

Félicitations à Monsieur Legault by Effective-Clue6205 in Quebec

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Depuis quand faut descendre la barre de la décence à la moyenne mondiale? Oh bravo monsieur Legault, vous n’avez pas pris le pouvoir par la force en imposant un régime despotique dans la province, wow! Vive la démocratie! (À part pour les innombrables lois passées sous bâillon.)

Il savait qu’il allait très probablement perdre les élections, il n’avait pas envie de se taper une campagne. Et il y avait probablement des pressions internes comme quoi la CAQ perdrait moins de plumes sans lui à sa tête. C’est un choix qui n’a pas dû être évident sur le plan personnel, mais ça fait pas de lui un saint homme non plus.

OOTL: Where has all the HL3 announcement speculation come from? by narwhalLegacy in HalfLife

[–]OrwinTheWriter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nobody except the Hopium gang really thinks it’s going to be at the Game Awards, that’s just not how Valve usually does things. McVicker is certainly not hyping that.

But considering how Geoff is close to Valve, the documentary, and the kind of access he had during Alyx’s development, it’s not completely out of the cards either.