So… Bring my HEV suit and crowbar?

The Oblivion score is so good.

I feel like I could get flintknapping down pretty well.

This is kind of amazing.

Good pick! I was so bummed when I heard that was cancelled.

I’d like to play around with whatever alpha build they made for the original concept of Team Fortress 2.

I love the one that came out (it’s probably my most played game of all time), but those first few screenshots before retooling were captivating when we’d already been waiting so long for the release.

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I can’t grab it either. It keeps telling me to log in when I’m already logged in.

Ooh! I’d never heard of red onion gravy before, but now I crave it.

This dude is the textbook definition of a reactionary centrist: so comfortable with his entrenched wealth that he’ll gladly sell out anyone who is getting stomped by the system that he benefits from.

Awesome, machaca looks like it works great with other dried staples like rice and beans too. I’ll have to give it a shot, thanks!

I hope you like it! KSR’s whole collection is worth a read; he’s my favorite living author.

The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson is an alternate history about if a plague had wiped out 90% of the European population before the renaissance and how the would could have shaken out instead, focusing primarily on Arabic and Chinese culture.

It follows a small group of people who are reincarnating through the ages, all the way up to modern times. It’s an amazing novel, and very approachable if you’re even vaguely into history.

This exactly.

They don’t see imposing a state of fundamentalist Christian supremacy as tyranny, because their ideology is one of Christian Nationalism (which in the US is inherently white nationalism).

They see the erosion of their relevance as the tyranny they’re supposed to stand up to despite it mostly being driven by cultural changes instead of government mandates. This means that the militias are meant to commit violence against civilians; they know the cops will side with them in a scrum. They’re more afraid of a lesbian with blue hair than a rogue sherrif depriving them of rights.

I’ve been meaning to watch it for a while now; I’ll have to make that happen soon.

Ever seen The Frighteners? The CGI definitely does not hold up, but the plot and acting are top-notch. Combs plays a super creep in it that you love to hate.

Jeffrey Combs.

He’s mostly a supporting actor, but he’s a chameleon who always delivers.

Nice, a DL and everything!

I played this a lot.

Yeah, the 25th anniversary TOS point & click game was another pick of mine. It’s the only Trek adventure game I’ve played though, maybe I should check out some of the others.

Oh nice! I’ll have to look that one up, I’d never even heard of it. Sounds awesome though.

But what about the freedom to lose one’s life savings to an insurance company?