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  1. Comment on North Korea trading soldiers for Russian fighter jets, US says in ~news

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    Massive explosions near Severomorsk (Barents Observer) To me it looks like it exploded in the air, so probably a Ukrainian drone shot down by air defence?

    Massive explosions near Severomorsk (Barents Observer)

    There is no information made public that can tell what exploded inside the military boundaries south of the headquarters of Russia's Northern Fleet.

    To me it looks like it exploded in the air, so probably a Ukrainian drone shot down by air defence?

    2 votes

  2. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I enjoy playing the different decks, and the additional challenge of the higher stakes. There's still one deck and one stake I haven't even unlocked yet!

    I enjoy playing the different decks, and the additional challenge of the higher stakes. There's still one deck and one stake I haven't even unlocked yet!

  4. Comment on Observations on DM styles in ~games.tabletop

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    DotMM frustrated me so much as a DM that I bought a bunch of different RPG systems in the search for something better than D&D 5e. If you're looking for recommendations; Fantasy AGE. It's familiar...

    DotMM frustrated me so much as a DM that I bought a bunch of different RPG systems in the search for something better than D&D 5e.

    If you're looking for recommendations; Fantasy AGE. It's familiar enough to D&D that it should be easy for your players to learn and adjust to, but it avoids basically all the things that make 5e so frustrating. GMing Fantasy AGE is pure joy compared to 5e.

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  7. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Easy Red 2 (Windows) Been playing this WW2 shooter with a couple of friends. One of them describes it as the most chill WW2 game he's played. It brings back some good memories from Battlefield...

    Easy Red 2 (Windows)

    Been playing this WW2 shooter with a couple of friends. One of them describes it as the most chill WW2 game he's played. It brings back some good memories from Battlefield 1942, but it's more than a decade since I last played that game, so I'm not sure if the comparison holds.

    Some cool features:

    • Bots. There are at any time dozens of bots on either side. As a squad leader you can boss them around; get them to take positions and attack objectives, and get your radio operator to call in artillery strikes. The bots are what makes the game chill, I guess, since most of the enemies you face aren't teenagers hopped up on Monster.
    • Clearly defined roles. The squad leader gives orders, the radio operator calls them in, the medic patches up the wounded, the flamethrower guy clears trenches and bunkers, etc. And with strictly regulated squads, there will never be a dozen snipers on top of the hill taking potshots at the brave few trying to cap the objective.
    • Vehicles have limited ammo. If you run out, you have to return to a supply point to restock. Vehicles are also rare, but they pack a punch.
    • Destructible buildings.
    • Huge maps, where the action keeps moving as objectives are conquered.
    • No XP, no level-ups, no weapon skins or attachments, no battle pass, no micro-transactions, absolutely no games-as-a-service nonsense!

    I'm also playing Black Ops 6 with some other friends, and while both are fun, the two games are polar opposites in many ways. But ER2 has soul.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    During the prologue, I got curious how far off the path I could go, so I went for a swim in the lake, prompting the last remaining Peruvian guide to ask me if I'd never heard of the toothpick...

    During the prologue, I got curious how far off the path I could go, so I went for a swim in the lake, prompting the last remaining Peruvian guide to ask me if I'd never heard of the toothpick fish.

    I've only punched a single person so far, and haven't yet confirmed that he's a fascist, but the game is off to a great start!

    2 votes

  9. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Who are you playing as in Victoria, and what are you goals?

    Who are you playing as in Victoria, and what are you goals?

    1 vote

  10. Comment on How do you shave your nose and ears? in ~life.men

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    Same here. I don't like owning too many specialised tools, so some good old trimming scissors and tweezers get the job done.

    Same here. I don't like owning too many specialised tools, so some good old trimming scissors and tweezers get the job done.

    1 vote

  11. Comment on How do you shave your nose and ears? in ~life.men

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    Does it make you sneeze? I get intense sneezing fits when I yank nose hairs.

    Does it make you sneeze? I get intense sneezing fits when I yank nose hairs.

    4 votes

  13. Comment on US pounds ISIS camps in Syria after Bashar al-Assad flees in ~society

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    Some weird quotes in this article. Important why though? Weren't they there to train the Kurds to fight Assad? That is certainly a string of words. Hasn't the US been arming and training some of...

    Some weird quotes in this article.

    “I think leaving our forces that are there — we’ve got about 900 troops there — and ensuring they can continue to protect themselves is really important,” said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), the incoming ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

    Important why though? Weren't they there to train the Kurds to fight Assad?

    The security situation is “like a Dumpster fire and a trainwreck all wrapped up in a Sharknado,”

    That is certainly a string of words.

    and “bad news for the United States as we are really trying to stabilize the region,” Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee’s subcommittee on emerging threats, said at the conference.

    Hasn't the US been arming and training some of the rebel factions for a decade, hoping they would eventually topple the regime?

    Speaking at the conference on Saturday, Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Herzog said that while the developments represented “a major blow” to Iran, “there are no good guys in this story.”

    Not even the Kurds, a faithful and reliable ally since the Iraq war?

    “The main question now is what comes next,” said Mick Mulroy, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East during the Trump administration. “Will ISIS make a resurgence with a sympathetic power in Damascus? What will the international [community] do and who will they recognize as the leader of Syria? Is there even a Syria?”

    Other articles I've read has implied that the rebels have run a pretty successful government for years in the areas they've controlled. And while the new government is Islamist, I'm not so sure they're sympathetic to ISIS, considering they've previously fought against them.

    Overall these comments seem alarmist. Maybe because the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham is labelled a terrorist organisation, so US politicians have to pretend they're worse than they actually are.

    6 votes

  14. Comment on Russia loses almost 46,000 troops, over $3 billion worth of military equipment in November, Defense Ministry says in ~news

  15. Comment on Russia loses almost 46,000 troops, over $3 billion worth of military equipment in November, Defense Ministry says in ~news

  16. Comment on Russia loses almost 46,000 troops, over $3 billion worth of military equipment in November, Defense Ministry says in ~news

  17. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I love that game! Played through it a month or two back and had a wonderful time. I'll probably play Helheim Hassle in the not too distant future. Did you play Manual Samuel, the first in the...

    I love that game! Played through it a month or two back and had a wonderful time. I'll probably play Helheim Hassle in the not too distant future.

    Did you play Manual Samuel, the first in the "trilogy"?

    2 votes

  18. Comment on Russia loses almost 46,000 troops, over $3 billion worth of military equipment in November, Defense Ministry says in ~news

  19. Comment on Russia loses almost 46,000 troops, over $3 billion worth of military equipment in November, Defense Ministry says in ~news

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    It does include wounded soldiers, so the number of soldiers killed is significantly lower.

    It does include wounded soldiers, so the number of soldiers killed is significantly lower.

    8 votes