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I may or may not be over correcting on behalf of the US. I certainly wouldn't describe myself as Isolationist though. Just stay the fuck out of other people's business until it's clear that it poses a direct or global threat. But like...participate in the global stage like a sane nation.
Also I feel like an idiot for expecting this to give me an answer like "You're Crusader Kings 3, if the politics aren't in your border, who gives a shit and what can you do?". Definitely took "Grand Strategy" as "Grand Strategy Game" :)
Isolationism / Restraint
You prefer focusing on domestic priorities and avoiding deep entanglements abroad. You’re wary of costly foreign wars and skeptical that international institutions or liberal projects reliably serve the national interest.
Your answer breakdown:
A (Isolationism / Restraint): 5 B (Selective / Deep Engagement): 1 C (Liberal Hegemony): 3 D (Conservative Primacy): 0
I made the switch to Bazzite on my gaming laptop a few months ago and it's been surprisingly painless. Especially compared to my attempt to switch to Linux Mint on the same laptop earlier this year. I'm not always playing the latest and greatest (I think Baldur's Gate 3 is my most recent game?), but it suits my needs nicely. For everything else there's my oft neglected xbox series S and PS4.
Pleased to report neither Miami or Washington lost this week...
it was a BYE week for both
Welcome to the 2025 NFL Season Weekly Discussion Thread! 🏈 Share your thoughts on Week 12 — wins, losses, fantasy fumbles, predictions, or anything else football-related.
We bought the kids a Switch 2 for Christmas (I know I'm on the record bitching about it being overpriced. I fully acknowledge my hypocrisy) and I got it ready last night. Preloaded their Nintendo accounts, preinstalled Mario Kart World, synced up the 8bitDo controllers I bought, etc. And then ya know...my wife and I had to test it out to make sure it worked.
So my wife and I played Mario Kart World for a bit. I wasn't immediately wowed by it, if I'm being honest. It certainly is a Mario Kart game and it's about as fun as 8 was. But I never re-purchased 8 for the Switch, so it's also a very nice graphical upgrade for sure. I think the real fun it will come when the kids get to play it and we can do 4-player races. I'm weak-willed, so we're probably going to give it to the kids tomorrow after school at the start of their Thanksgiving break so we can have a huge staycation playing Switch together :)
The 8bitDo controllers are fantastic though. Hall Effect sensors and only $30 a pop. Compared to more than twice that for Switch Pro controllers.
It's times like these that I remember the tagline from Alien Vs. Predator "Whoever wins...we lose"
Which was a 20th Century Fox movie, which is now a Disney company. So the Xenomorph queen is the ultimate Disney Princess.
I may actually be there! That'd be where my wife and I would go if we end up going
As a fan of both Miami and Washington this was an interesting week. I went into the game not really caring who won. Both teams are doing poorly this year, so I just kind of had fun watching the mediocrity unfurl in Madrid. I'm sorry Spain, you truly deserved better than two touchdowns and a bunch of field goals.
Anyway, about halfway through the game when things were still tied up, my brother (big Commanders fan) proposed a friendly, $10 wager. At a certain point we decided if the game ended with a tie we'd just send each other $10 for laughs, but then the Dolphins intercepted in OT and got a field goal. So I won! And Miami has a chance at a narrowly winning season if they don't screw up the rest of the season.
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I can't put my finger on what other dev/game I'm thinking of, but I feel like this isn't the first time we've seen a dark horse developer swoop in and dethrone the longstanding master of a genre only to then botch it on the sequel.
Kerbal Space Program comes to mind, but that situation is different. Although very similarly frustrating for a long-time fan :(
Here are the ones I've enjoyed with my 6 year olds, but I think would still be fun for an 11 year old:
Lego Voyagers is a good one. My son and I played for a little while and it was a lot of fun. Very co-op oriented, great vibes, and just challenging enough to keep adults and kids alike entertained. It's a 2 player game.
Castle Crashers is a solid co-op (I think up to 4 players) beat 'em up. Has some potty humor and obviously violence, but it's a lot of fun.
And I second @DeaconBlue's suggestion of the Portal series. Portal 2 in particular has some of the best co-op play I've ever seen!
I tend to punctuate where it matters, but not bother otherwise. So to me that means punctuate for Facebook posts, tildes, work messages, etc. Then not bother with text messages, notes for myself, etc. I do tend to view people who don't punctuate in professional environments as somewhat unprofessional and lazy, but at the end of the day I don't care that much.
Languages evolve and adapt over time and I'm sure the way we wrote 20 years ago would piss off someone from 50 years, as the way they wrote would someone 100 years ago. Lifes too short to care
This is literally the only use I have for pennies, now that I think about it.
Honestly this is least of the reasons I'd rather live in Canada right now, but heck yeah!
A lot of Primus. I've known/liked a few of their songs for years now, but I've never given them a serious listen beyond things like "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver", "My Name Is Mud", etc. But earlier this week I decided to just dive into their greatest hits with the "They Can't All Be Zingers" album.
This stuff just soothes my ADHD. Some of is Les Claypool's bass playing is insanely "foot tappable" and the rapid footwork on my part helps offset the ADHD a good bit. And some of it just now how chaotic it all is. Keeps my mind occupied a bit so I can focus on working. It's good stuff.
Also, I believe I'm now obligated to say "Primus Sucks!"
I started reading The Chronicles of Narnia to my daughter at bedtime about a month ago and we started with The Magician's Nephew, which we just finished last night. I love these books. I more accurately, I love simple, straight-forward fantasy. There's just enough world-building in place to make it seem big and leave you wondering, but it doesn't beat you over the head with complexity.
And complexity is fine, and I love a good lore-heavy novel, but sometimes it's nice to just read "oh hey there was this world and a Kingdom called Charn and the queen was evil and magic and she basically nuked everyone into oblivion with magic. Anyway, here's Jesus Allegory Lion" Like that's fascinating, and while it leaves me wanting more it's fun to fill in the blanks with my imagination. Also I think the Wood Between Worlds might be one of my favorite places in all of fantasy.
On the subject of the religious subtext (bold, underscored, italicized subtext though it may be), I am agnostic and particularly disinterested in Christianity as a religion for my children (particularly the bitter flavor of it commonly found here in the US). But I honestly don't mind the allegory personally (though certainly understand why some people do!)
Commander kinda friggin suck. I know it's largely because of the injuries...but damn. It's been a very unfun couple weeks of football for me.
But then somehow the Dolphins beat the Bills, which really warms my heart. I've been so detached from the Dolphins this season that I wasn't even aware of who they were playing this week. So imagine my surprise when I was checking scores Sunday night and saw the Dolphins not only won, but won substantially. I won't let Miami's patented false hope get me though!
Pats/Bills is going to be a great game. I kind of love that the AFC East is getting competitive. Now if Miami could get in on that action next season.. We could all just take turns laughing at the Jets!