Question for you all; have you seen the documentary “Bowling for Columbine”? Tagging a few of you who I imagine have, or can give some interesting insight (@ThanosReXXX, @WoomyNNYes, @SM3DASislit, @Tyranexx, among others). I just finished watching it and it’s… so eye opening. There was a montage in the first half of the film that listed examples of America’s aggression overseas (as a counter to an executive’s argument that ballistic missiles made by Lockheed Martin at the time were made solely for self-defence), including them supplying money and arms to Saddam Hussein, plus even giving full CIA training to Osama bin Laden, who ended up doing… horrifying things. I didn’t even realise this and the worst part is that nobody cared, due to the Columbine High shooting. And that opens a whole new can of worms with gun control, that two teenagers proven to be clinically mentally ill were able to get guns and ammo.
For fairness' sake, if anyone wants me to delete it, do tell me and I'll gladly oblige! While I want to spark positive discussion there's no knowing how it could be misinterpreted.
@Dogorilla
I saw that just now.
The color scheme was exactly 99% same as my Nintendo Switch currently (3rd party White Joy Cons shell with 4 colored buttons + White dock from ACNH bundle bought separated from online shop) 😀
I am glad that the "new" Switch is NOT that big of an upgrade to the original one! I mean there will be no exclusive games for it etc.
I only wonder is there will be better cooling or they will remain the same as we all know OLED screens produce more heat because every pixel (dot) is glowing for itself.
Oh and it has 64GB internal storage ... which is nice but I am 100% physical gamer on the Switch so that does not concern me at all yet
@TheJGG I'm not sure I'll leave this whole post, since it delves into politics. I may delete all or most of it. So you may have to see it all in your email notifications. This is a fairly slapped together summary. Forgive me for that.
Yes, guns are too easy to get in the us. Too easy for everyone, criminals included.
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Hopefully @TheJGG has email notifications on, because you my sloppy outline of how political money in the US has been deregulated, and essentially legalized bribery. I wish that was hyperbole.
@WoomyNNYes I saw it, and I have email notifications on. Managed to read the whole post and respond before you deleted it! You have very detailed and interesting points.
Ghost guns… I wasn’t familiar with that term before. It’s perfect though, in idea and in practice. Impossible to trace, perfectly legal, and unprovable. I’m reminded of a scene in Mission Impossible: Rouge Nation where an assassin assembles a silenced rifle with fake instrument parts. It’s truly awful, and the lack of regulation makes shootings all the more common. That Americans are allowed to carry guns out in the open without any doubts regarding mental illness, or irresponsibility means they’re so easy now. So is claiming self defence.
I also didn’t know about the Fairness Doctrine but seeing this revoked is saddening. So much news nowadays is delivered with bias or preference, that finding simple truth without opinion is very difficult. So is trash talking the competition, like the presidential debate. Good observation with fossil fuel companies supporting hate against the environment.
I have reason to believe gun restrictions haven’t improved in the slightest since Columbine. But at least the US is withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, troops that’ve been there for two decades. Regardless of anyone’s political motivation the previous POTUS was very aggressive with military spending…
To anyone just reading this, my aim remains to discuss, not to anger. Keep that in mind.
@TheJGG There are some new laws to penalize gun sales to criminals. (probably reinstating laws that used to be enforced in the past). Which would be a start. For the past 10-20 years? no real penalties were being enforced, is my understanding. It's possible that's an understatement.
@Tyranexx I could never imagine falling asleep in a movie theater. Too much noise and besides that, my fear of needlessly wasting/losing money would fuel my brains to stay wide awake...
@ogo79 Ah, of course you already knew that video. What the hell was I thinking? My bad...
As for the "it's dangerous to go alone" pictures: I kinda imagine your hallway or your basement looking like that: the walls lined with boxes, filled with postal ordered skeleton toys...
@TheJGG You're only NOW responding to my TV recommendation? That was like 20 pages ago...
You forgot my Netflix recommendation in the P.S. section. Oh, and give episode 1 of Sanctuary a go, whenever you've got 40 minutes to kill...
As for the new food pic: I'm sorry to say, but it still looks like you have a thing for burned edibles...
These also look charred, and it's all muddy, brownish colors. If I photograph my food, I like the pictures to be brimming with color, which already goes a long way towards fueling the appetite, even if the food itself doesn't particularly interest you.
I'm kind of suspecting that you're obviously a bit prejudiced in that department, and as such, for you it's the picture AND the memory of eating the actual pudding combined, which will more than likely bring back positive memories. For the strangers on the outside looking in, it really doesn't look all that attractive, I'm afraid...
Just to give you an idea, here's an example of one of my food pics:
Not saying it's to everyone's taste, but I dare to say that it sure looks colorful and inviting.
As for "Bowling for Columbine": I'm not gonna comment on that. I've seen it alright, and as an American living abroad, the whole stranglehold that weapons have on my fellow Americans sickens me, but discussing it in elaborate detail is not something I care for. And besides, I think that @WoomyNNYes already said it all anyways...
@Zuljaras Yeah.... The Switch Pro not being so Pro after all, as I've said all along. But a quick, anonymous dip into the related forum thread already showed me that the true believers are already re-spinning the rumor thread to fit the narrative. Now, apparently, Bloomberg predicted ALL of it correctly, while there's no 4K TV upscale, no considerably more powerful hardware "because third parties demanded/asked it from Nintendo", and there's no DLSS support either.
All it is, is some VERY minor upgrades, along the lines of what we've previously seen in the Nintendo DS line. But of course, a second model is still predicted, so now the goal posts are moved once again, and now we're waiting for that. Well, I'm not holding my breath, so I'm most definitely not a part of the aforementioned "we"...
'The console wars are like boobs: Sony and Microsoft fight over which ones look the nicest and Nintendo's are the most fun to play with.'
@NEStalgia And what about you? Still drinking the Switch Pro Kool-Aid, or have you come to your senses, now that you know what those brand new OLED screens have been used for?
'The console wars are like boobs: Sony and Microsoft fight over which ones look the nicest and Nintendo's are the most fun to play with.'
@ThanosReXXX I’ll find one that’s good.. eventually. That’s a work in progress… I feel very invited by that image so accept appreciation from me! In my defence it’s not burnt. It’s made from dates, so that’s the exact colour it is meant to be… dark brown.
Then again that’s probably my own photograph style. Ironically some of my best photos haven’t had popping colours. My favourite photograph I’ve taken is a mountain covered by clouds, completely in black and white. I think you’ve seen it before. If you haven’t I’ll put that in tomorrow. Guaranteed to not gross you out! if it does… well… we know which one of us has bad taste in mountains! Pays-Bas and all…
That’s fine, I think Woomy put it very well indeed!
@TheJGG I know it's not burnt, but the point was that it looked burnt, as did the previous pic with the potatoes. It's all about lighting and the right filters, to make it look at least just as inviting as it was to the human eye.
On a side note: I do like black & white photography, but each technique and/or style has its time and place. Food pics definitely aren't good without color: they need to pop.
By all means, though, please do post that mountain picture. I can't say I remember you having posted any,
so I assume I missed it.
@ThanosReXXX Its Switch Pro. I always believed in switch Pro. I never believed it would be a Nintendo Switch X. Bigger better screen, I'm sure new chipset that's better at least for the UI and store and generally feels like it's not from 2004.
@NEStalgia No, the Pro has 4K upscaling, a considerably better chip set AND not to forget DLSS support. Bloomberg and that one reliable leaker said so, after all...
The reality of it is that this is just the Switch's version of the DSi, or the 3DS XL. Nothing more, nothing less. But, goal posts have been moved again, and the guessing game of when the ACTUAL Pro arrives is already in full swing. By now it has become pathetic, to say the least.
@BloodNinja Well, here's the recipe: the sausages are Italian chipolata sausages, the potatoes are country potatoes, aka unpeeled potato wedges, chopped into smaller parts, spiced with garlic powder, curry powder, paprika powder, a little sea salt and pepper mix, and baked in olive oil and the green stuff that's just snow peas, short-cooked in slightly salted water.
Have at it, and enjoy.
'The console wars are like boobs: Sony and Microsoft fight over which ones look the nicest and Nintendo's are the most fun to play with.'
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