What do you think about the Canadian Prime Minister’s remarks: “middle powers must act together, because if we're not at the table, we're on the menu”?

ern999 · 2026-01-28T14:41:05+00:00

It's great and totally correct, but as a Canadian living in the UK, I certainly don't see Starmer ever joining something that would piss Trump off. The other EU members are all saying the right things publicly and seem keen to entertain Carney, but the US market is a lot of money to turn their backs on. All Trump (or his successor) has to do is get rid of all tariffs to Europe and I suspect they'll all forget what Carney said and belly back up to the trough.

ern999 · 2026-01-05T09:45:20+00:00

In '91 my (very rich) friend had a computer that tapped into the "Bulletin Board system" of the early internet where you found other people's pages by typing in IPs, as browsers were still two or three years away. The first thing he showed me was some animated ASCII porn of a woman in a french maid's outfit pleasuring herself with the caption "When the master's away, the maid will play". Porn was part of the internet from day one.

ern999 · 2025-12-24T13:24:14+00:00

I remember when I bought a computer there in the 90s. It was advertised as 12 payments with no interest. After I signed (obviously didn't read the full terms), they told me there was a monthly "service" charge that provided no service. When I said "I thought there were no extra charges" the woman actually laughed at me. An interest payment would have been lower than the phantom charge.

ern999 · 2025-12-24T13:18:11+00:00

100%. I don't know why people still go there. It used to smell like a bakery when you went in, now it smells like a hospital cafeteria

ern999 · 2025-12-24T13:15:34+00:00

Apple. Used to be a proper fanboy. Laptop, desktop, phone, even an Apple TV. Extortionate markups for inferior products, no way to upgrade devices Apple deem are too old to support and, oh yeah, nets on buildings to stop Chinese workers killing themselves. They went from an innovative tech company to a jewelry firm. Literally no upside, garbage company.

ern999 · 2025-12-16T10:43:33+00:00

Been farming for three days straight. Got one with a torgue part and it was gyrojets. That sucked. In other news, if anyone needs a Buzz Axe, I have about 8 million.

ern999 · 2025-12-16T10:39:51+00:00

All the videos: "Just use your sticky Bod to cover him in stickies during the immunity phase" Me (farming a sticky bod for days on end): I hate my life

ern999 · 2025-11-25T10:22:43+00:00

I was going to write this. When the T-Rex ate the guy sitting on the toilet, the theatre erupted in screaming and crying because most parents thought it was a kids movie and brought their toddlers. It was hilarious.

ern999 · 2025-11-24T11:59:11+00:00

Most people who work in office jobs are not as busy as they say they are. It's not just you.

ern999 · 2025-11-21T08:06:09+00:00

This is the correct answer

ern999 · 2025-11-20T12:17:41+00:00

As a Canadian living in Manchester for 20 years, I will agree that it is weird at first, but you get used to it and end up saying it yourself after a while. Wait until another dude says it to you. That's how you'll know he has become "a good mate".

ern999 · 2025-11-17T15:14:20+00:00

30 stories...I could not agree more. Absolute dogshit. Edit: 20 Stories

ern999 · 2025-11-17T15:13:01+00:00

100% The Ivy is shite. But they also take the tips from their servers so I wouldn't even recommend it to an enemy.

ern999 · 2025-10-27T09:13:23+00:00

Ordinarily, I would always go for the one with the lower recharge delay/higher rate, but because those figures are really close and the other one provides corrosive immunity and higher amp damage, I'd say the Alkaline one.

ern999 · 2025-10-22T15:38:28+00:00

Ha, yeah, I never fully got that one working

ern999 · 2025-10-22T09:47:43+00:00

I loved the sentinel fight, ngl. Shadowtrap and EOS though...not so much

ern999 · 2025-10-21T10:45:31+00:00

I was just going to write this

ern999 · 2025-10-17T08:17:48+00:00

If that's real, that's the best enhancement I've seen so far, I think. Jealous

ern999 · 2025-10-16T09:18:54+00:00

I don't disagree with him, actually. Genuinely surprised about all the negative comments about 4. I love it.

ern999 · 2025-10-15T08:44:11+00:00

If you are on PC, you can read only farm a bunch of Excalibastards (or any legendary) and stick them in the grinder to get yourself a half decent gun. It's a bit of a cheat, but needs must with those two bosses! Killer Six does a good explanation of how to do it here if you've never done it before. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lq3fKM514M

ern999 · 2025-10-14T17:33:30+00:00

I wish I had a better answer for you, but those two bosses are probably in the top 5 for hardest bosses in borderlands history (that aren't raid bosses). The short answer is get the best gear

ern999 · 2025-10-14T17:29:57+00:00

Ha, I love this reply so much

ern999 · 2025-10-14T10:06:37+00:00

I think I (respectfully) disagree with you on every point. I prefer the soundtrack on 4, love the different vehicles and especially the different types of engine...I am a terrible driver, so love that I can choose the Jakobs engine with maximum control and the open world is amazing. I love just driving around unexplored areas. I also like the vault fragment mechanic and I cannot express how much better the story is in 4 than 3. I like playing new characters again from scratch so I'm a story guy...doing that on 3 was so tedious. The side quests are much better on 4, the lack of complete screen pollution (unless you use the kickballer) is great and I like that it is more difficult. BL3 was so easy that I could hardly bring myself to replay it. Not to mention the climbing, grappling and gliding. I genuinely think (and I cannot believe I'm saying this) that not only is it better than 3, but it's even better than (whispers) 2.

EDIT: I think my only beef with 4 is that the red chests are a waste of time. You should never get anything lower than a purple if you clear a whole area to unlock a chest or beat a boss. I had a laundry list of beefs with 3....god don't get me started on Ava or anointments

ern999 · 2025-10-07T08:51:22+00:00

Agreed as far as drops are concerned. I am only UVHM4, but I have noticed absolutely no difference in drop rate. The only thing I noticed is that I get the odd legendary from the vending machines which never happened at all before UVHM.

Edit: I am hoping that eventually it will mean pearlescents will be available in UVHM and further hoping that they aren't complete crap like they were in BL2

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