MetalCaveman

Sangria Señorial (sangria flavoured soda), with melon and vanilla ice-cream. Take the melon put it in the fridge for a couple of hours, slice it into small chunks, put them in a glass of your choice and muddle them a bit, then carefully pour the sangria in, top with a scoop of ice-cream. One melon should be enough for several servings. It tastes way better than it has any right to. I was originally trying to make this: But I ran into a couple of issues: No store around here sells cream soda Even the smallest melon I could find is way too much for one person/serving Didn't want to wait for the melon to freeze So I improvised a bit, happy with the result though. \m/ \m/

Waiting was worth it, got it for $30, which is considerably less than the $72 it normally goes for (yay for Mexican prices! ).

I was kinda interested in the new Modern Warfare, but even then, it's kind of an easy skip for me, and with Doom Eternal delayed, I can now spend the rest of the year focusing on my backlog. CoD mobile was fun but again, it's not hard to switch to something else.

Yeah, when I heard it was orchestral only I was a bit on the fence, after listening to the tracks they've released so far, I'm sold, way better than expected. \m/ \m/

They also fired the casters that interviewed that player, one of them was set to cast an Overwatch tournament too. Not only was it a cowardly act, it was also a pretty stupid one and I hope it blows in their faces, which it may already be. A team from the collegiate series showed a sign in support of Hong Kong, Blizzard immediately cut the feed. Now people are trying to turn Mei from Overwatch into a pro-Hong Kong character, which, considering what has happened with other characters who were used in anti-China images, may have some interesting repercussions. What happened was bullshit, but if the result is that more people learn about what's going on and start doing something (or even just talking about it) then it may not be all bad. As for Blizzcon, I believe they'll simply have any livestreams with a severe delay, to be ready in case anything happens, all Q&As will involve pre-screened questions to ensure everything's in line and they'll probably kick anyone out that so much as tries to bring the topic up. Ideally though, it'd be such a shitshow that they'd be forced to at least say something about it. I've uninstalled battle.net, and though I'll miss it, I think I may switch from StarCraft to Dawn of War, even if it's not quite the same. Unlikely as it is, I'd love to see Serral bring it up during WCS, that'd be cool.

So... That microtransaction store sure is a thing yeah? Yeah there'll be the usual excuses in defence of it, "it's just cosmetics", "it's not pay to win", "don't buy it if you don't like it", etc. But I feel that in cases like this none of that applies as the amount of stuff locked behind real money is just stupid. Then there's the fact that you can't just buy what you want, you need to buy the "Ghost Credits (or coins or whatever)" in bundles which obviously means spending more than you need. Also, from playing the beta, even if some of that stuff is unlockable, it definitively feels like the game is designed to increase the amount of grind needed to get what you want, it's made in a way that really encourages you to pay to unlock the stuff you want early. Oh well, the open beta got me interested once more, but seeing how this stuff is being handled pushed me away, far, FAR away.

NNNOOOOOO.wav I try to stay legit and use Netflix, Prime and CR, but then stuff like this hits and it makes me consider just getting a bottle of rum, blast some Alestorm and raise the black sails...

I played it for a bit, it's fun, though I've only tried the 50cc cups. Tried looking into the friends menu, but it says it's locked until ranking is available. How/when do I unlock that?

It's amazing, and frankly quite scary, how easy it is to manipulate public opinion in your favour simply by telling people what they want to hear, whether you can back that doesn't matter as long as you present your words in a pleasing manner. Our president got elected in large part because he promised to end corruption (never said how though, just through "honesty and morals"), when he took seat, some people believed him as he did go after some big names from previous governments. What everyone ignored, and is currently ignoring (or we've all given up, which isn't hard to believe), is that his administration also brought back several big names that were either being investigated or already had formal charges against them for some rather big corruption scandals. Further, many of his closest people are currently engaging in similar acts. Say your uncle is a senator, and he knows someone who knows someone, couple of weeks later you find yourself in your new job, doing what? No one knows, no one cares, but now you're making more money in a month than most people will see in their life, and hey! Maybe you know someone, a friend, a relative, anyone that could use a boost to their income, so now you bring them in as well, what do they do? Who cares! The best part? Because you and your family are supporters of the current party you have nothing to worry about, you are untouchable. The worst part is that now we're seeing much more serious shit going on, in a couple of states, senators of MORENA (the party of our president) have put forth a motion requesting "disappearance of powers", this means that the governor and other officials will be removed from their positions and replaced with individuals selected by the president himself. The senators argue that this is due to the levels of violence in those states, meaning the current officials have failed and thus should be removed, conveniently ignoring other states with similar issues which just so happen to be ruled either by MORENA or their affiliates/supporters. Other members of MORENA have also made clear their intention to remove the law preventing re-election and some have asked that the president be allowed to remain in power "as long as the people want him there". There's also been some other stuff being passed or modified, including a law that would allow the government to seize whatever property it wanted for the sake of "national security", as a result of an ongoing criminal investigation or for any other reason the government deems appropriate. Some members of MORENA have also called for violent action against their opponents, fuelling that brand of nationalism that says that anyone who doesn't support the current regime is a traitor. The president managed to sell a lie to many people, his "Fourth Transformation" which was meant to fundamentally change Mexico, lead it into a brighter future free of corruption, crime and violence. He never, not once, explained how he would do this, but by virtue of selling himself as a sort of messiah, an agent of change that would, just through virtue and "strong morals" do what none before him could. Any who stand against him are vile agents of the old ways, any who disagree with him are clearly blind supporters of PRI or PAN, who wish for their corruption to return, and his supporters blindly accept whatever they're told.

Could also work for earthquakes and other disasters, send them in to look for survivors, gas or fuel leaks, etc. For military use I assume Atlas will be more popular:

That'd be fucking awesome! \m/ \m/ Played the crap out of ALttP on GBA. That and Metroid Fusion are among the few games were I pretty much learned every secret and hidden area, though I can't remember them anymore.

Halo 4. ? One thing that bugs me: In Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, Lasky is supposed to be the captain of the Infinity right? Also, from what I can remember, he looked like a badass there. In the game though, he doesn't take command of the ship until the end, and he looks quite different too. I said I was going to play Halo Wars 2 afterwards, but ended up just starting a new playthrough of Halo 5 just for the hell of it. Apparently the first time I played it I finished it on Heroic which I find hard to believe, this time playing on normal though as I just want to go through the story and have some fun, not sure what I was thinking back then.

That's cool, sounds like it'd be worth it if it helps avoid using the big oven.

Anyone here used an air fryer? Been thinking about getting one but not sure how well they work, if they work at all.

https://ghost-recon.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/news-updates/72AU92YOJvZ0WE6dMCrMvE/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-breakpoint-closed-beta-to-open-beta-improvements Lots of stuff changing for the open beta (also, there' going to be an open beta! ). Many of my issues have been addressed, including the weird inertia your character had when moving, weapon and stance changes, and some other cool stuff. I was thinking about skipping the open beta, but after reading about this, I may actually give it a try.

Home Alone + Saw =

In Mexico, if you: Smuggle drugs/weapons Participate in human trafficking Kidnap, torture, execute, mutilate hundreds of people and dump the corpses in public spaces as a warning Set fire to bars/restaurants/other places because the owner didn't pay for "protection" The president will respond with: "Come on guys! That's not how we do things here, you know it! Think of your mothers, they must be so sad that their kids are doing this, we can do better right? OK we cool now? Yeah? Cool." However, if you: Didn't pay your taxes Bought from a store that appears on a blacklist because they didn't pay taxes Have any kind of debt that's tax related Receive donations or make some kind of earning that's not from a standard business (think Patreon, Twitch subs/donations, etc.) and don't report your earnings, or make some kind of mistake while reporting them The president will react like so: "We'll bring the full weight of the law on these people that are destroying out society! We won't allow them to get away with this anymore, they will all be sent to jail, there will be no tolerance for this kinds of acts!" Currently, there's a law awaiting approval that would put fiscal crimes (if you're a person, corporations are free to do whatever) in the same category as: Terrorism Genocide Buying/selling nuclear weapons But murderers, rapists, kidnappers, etc. are free to do as they please. I love this place.

Halo 3. This game is still pretty cool! Now on to Halo 4 and then Halo Wars 2 and with that, my Halo backlog will be completed.

That's here is the main thing though, all of these games could be fun, the problem (for me at least ) is getting/knowing enough people that play and that can actually get together often enough to make it worth it.