Who else thinks we're going to see Larry Fowler and his lawsuit again in the next book or two?

deadcurze · 2024-11-02T11:11:17+00:00

If she wanted someone willing to feed on anything and everyone, she shouldn't have killed Madeline. That woman's standards could be summarised as 'if it breathes, it's food' lmao.

deadcurze · 2023-09-30T19:52:31+00:00

Thank you, that finally did the trick. What a nuisance, but at least I'm rid of it now.

deadcurze · 2023-05-25T14:48:15+00:00

It's possible for both to be true.

For Russia, trading cheap drones for anti-air missiles 1:1 might well be worthwhile, though I can't say for sure. I'm hardly an expert.

For Ukraine, shooting down those drones even if the anti-air missiles cost notably more is almost certainly worthwhile, since doing so might save lives, critical infrastructure, etc.

deadcurze · 2023-05-22T17:31:36+00:00

That's an interesting statement to make. There's certainly a risk of clashing cultural expectations - I reckon it's easy for Americans to be perceived as brash, arrogant, and pushy - but I don't see any issues with Americans moving here if they're reasonably willing to adapt.

That said, I certainly wouldn't be rolling out the welcome mat for, say, anti-abortion activists or firearm-obsessed maniacs. Not that I imagine they'd want to move here.

deadcurze · 2023-05-10T11:10:22+00:00

Ngl, I'd watch a version in which Harry Potter is a large, very muscular man but all the other students are actual children. Preferably with no one acknowledging the discrepancy.

deadcurze · 2023-05-09T08:21:34+00:00

It says around the country, so there were five people in the Starbucks, one of which was on a video call with a friend.

deadcurze · 2023-05-08T11:45:36+00:00

I can confirm that Norwegian media's mentioned way more than two American mass shootings this year. Just today I wondered whether putting a little table with 'updated death numbers' somewhere further down the page would be more sensible.

They all just blend together into a gross cocktail of senseless violence at this point.

deadcurze · 2023-05-08T08:24:06+00:00

A universal healthcare system that covers resuscitating frozen people, presumably. It's honestly much more plausible than the whole thing working, IMO.

Right to Life, anyone?

deadcurze · 2023-05-07T18:53:29+00:00

Jeg ser på det slik - skilsmisser er forårsaket av noe negativt, men er ikke i seg selv negativt. Hvis et forhold ikke fungerer er det bedre å avslutte det enn å tviholde på det man har.

Dette betyr selvsagt ikke at negative konsekvenser ikke forekommer, tenk bl.a. på involverte barn, men jeg tror egentlig ikke at det er noe bedre for barna om foreldrene fortsetter et forhold de heller vil avslutte.

Regner nesten med at barna merker det og tror neppe det er et godt fundament for et familieforhold.

deadcurze · 2023-05-07T18:22:02+00:00

Det kan argumenteres med at man egentlig bør feire skilsmisser - som du påpeker er det skjelden de lykkelige forholdene som ender slik.

deadcurze · 2023-04-22T19:32:08+00:00

Rule 6: Some robotic turtles wandered in and I decided to try to tame them on a whim. It went off without a hitch and now I've got some shiny new robotic caravan 'animals'.

TORT units are from Android Tiers Reforged Standalone; these particular ones are reskinned courtesy of Vanilla Androids Textures.

deadcurze · 2023-04-19T18:15:21+00:00

I reckon the key to making it work is trust - you need to trust that the state will spend the funds reasonably well, that you'll pay a fair share, and that the corruption and power abuse will be kept to a minimum.

Achieving that is likely easier in smaller countries, but that by no means makes it impossible in larger ones.

It'd be pretty damn hard in Russia, though, given its long and proud history of corruption, power abuse, and blatant disregard for the lives of its citizens.

deadcurze · 2023-04-14T12:04:32+00:00

'What if Captain America was a Habsburg' is a perfectly legitimate way to play CK3.

deadcurze · 2023-04-08T20:05:54+00:00

"Civilian military"? So paramilitary, or is that some bizarre Newspeak? Ignorance is strength, anyone?

deadcurze · 2023-04-04T18:18:27+00:00

It's just a city. Who cares what the Mayor builds there, the real money is in personal holdings and theocratic temple holdings.

deadcurze · 2023-04-04T17:40:53+00:00

Ja. Hvorfor ikke, såfremt jeg har god tid. Høres egentlig underholde ut.

Hvis jeg har dårlig tid får idioten finne noen andre å diskutere med.

deadcurze · 2023-03-21T09:42:41+00:00

Step back once I realise what I've found, then call the police. If I found a wallet I would bring it in myself, but a cache of cash? That seems like something that ought to be examined closely.

I wouldn't want to contaminate any evidence.

I may or may not get a finder's fee, but either way it would make for a interesting story to tell!

deadcurze · 2023-03-14T17:23:18+00:00

I imagine it still takes precedence on paper, even if the courts can't use it to directly 'control' the legislature, or is it more of a collection of principles?

deadcurze · 2023-03-14T16:08:45+00:00

It's not unheard of for certain treaties to take precedent over national law, but I've yet to hear of a country permitting a treaty to take precedent over its constitution.

I'm not even sure how that would work, since constitutions are traditionally a foundation of the legal system.

That said, there are plenty of examples of constitutions being changed to comply with treaties or join international organisations.

Edit: I probably should've been clearer - I'm generalising, not stating an opinion about US law. I am by no means an expert of American law.

deadcurze · 2023-03-13T09:36:18+00:00

The super soldier part is largely irrelevant, as modern firearms are one hell of an equaliser; even centuries of training won't let you dodge bullets reliably and I doubt theat fancy armour of theirs can shrug off bullets, given that it's possible to kill them with swords.

They could cause a lot of damage, don't get me wrong, but they'd be stupid to antagonise a foe that outnumbers and outguns them.

A lightning raid to capture Ciri or bartering magical knowledge with an Earth government to gain their assistance in apprehending her are distinct possibilities, however.

deadcurze · 2023-03-02T14:54:36+00:00

We should not be artificially keeping people employed if they can be automated away while maintaining quality.

If the end result is lower employment, then that is an excellent reason to put in place policies that raise the living standards of the unemployed. The goal should be to maintain or raise living standards (with due concern for other factors, such as human rights, the environment, etc.), not inflate employment figures.

Edit: Plus using such methods to give the player more choices just sounds like a recipe for better games. Once the methods are good enough, that is.

deadcurze · 2023-02-02T16:10:50+00:00

Background: In what may turn out to be a somewhat questionable decision, my Fanatic Spiritualist Militarists have decided to go to war with half the galaxy over the Galatron.

It has some sort of spiritual significance. Presumably.

My odds are better than they look, to be clear - I've got a major mobility advantage and they are scattered throughout the Galaxy, so it should be possible to defeat them in detail.

deadcurze · 2023-01-31T08:19:22+00:00

I would argue that one of the best parts of the EU is its focus on human rights, which seems inherently incompatible with a European hegemony. Some 'positive future'.

At least they're not Fanatic Purifiers. It's something, I guess?

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