Nokia dragged their feet on smart phones and paid the price. The fact that they went with Microsoft when they did start making smart phones almost certainly didn’t help matters, but they were already way behind at that point.

It’s an absolutely perfect example of how petty he and his ilk are.

I take reviews on any site (especially Google/maps) with a huge grain of salt. I mostly only go straight to the negative reviews though. If they’re all petty shit, then it’s usually a good sign. I also like to see if the business/owner has responded. If they’re posting snarky responses to negative reviews, then I’m inclined to think that this isn’t a business that I want to deal with.

I ran DG as well (PX Poker Night) for the first time this year. Everyone seemed to enjoy it. I’m currently waiting for the print copy of God’s Teeth, which I plan to run.

We had the second-highest number of sessions in our Pathfinder game (the Hell’s Rebels AP) since we started in 2019. 8 sessions this year, 2019 was the highest number with 9.

Started playing Changeling with a different group, most of whom I’d never played with before. That game is fortnightly and still going. It’s the first time I’ve played a regular game with another group since my ‘main’ group started playing together in 2004-ish. Actually, if I count those sessions, I’ve played more this year than I have in the past ten years.

I ran a session of Delta Green for the first time this year. I’ve been interested since it first came out. I’m currently in the exploratory stages of finding out who will be available for a regular game of that, but it won’t be starting until next year.

Actually, that’s another one. I’ve played more new games this year than I have before, other than convention games, at least. Played Fate, Changeling and Delta Green for the first time.

May not necessarily be useful for everyone, especially those of us in humid areas.

From https://www.baristamagazine.com/spraying-your-coffee-beans/

There are factors to consider, like the brewer’s own environment, a burr’s constant exposure to humidity, and the method’s effectiveness on multiple doses. If the humidity in your space is already at a certain level, the added humidity created by the mist may be too much.

Still, probably worth giving it a try.

I’ll preface this by saying that I haven’t played it in probably at least two decades, but I used to love Wacky Wheels. I believe it’s on Steam now, too.

That’s what the LNP are like here in Brisbane everywhere.

Fixed that for her.

They could probably save themselves a fair chunk of money if they stopped plastering their faces on everything they can. You won’t see a sign or flyer advertising a service the council provides without the faces of Schrinner and usually the local LNP councillor as well.

I’m guessing you mean the original Most Wanted. That game was excellent. I think the ‘special place in my heart’ is probably reserved for NFS 3 (which I played the absolute shit out of and was the first NFS game to include cop chases) or the first one just because it introduced me to the series. Most Wanted though was the last good NFS game in my opinion. I lost interest when Underground came out, but when the demo for MW was released I played it so much I had to buy the game. The soundtrack was good as I recall; I think it was also the last NFS game where I didn’t immediately mute the music.

And yeah, the police pursuits were really good in that. Hard enough to be a challenge, but not so hard that it was punishing.

On a similar note, Full Throttle is my favourite game ever, and has been since I first played it. I love everything about that game.

I get the stress of dealing with impatient dickheads behind you, but you should absolutely be erring on the side of caution. If you think it might be a school day, slow the fuck down. School zones are generally what, a couple hundred metres? The impatient wankers in their emotional support vehicles can wait a few extra seconds.

That’s shocking.

Is it though? People speed constantly on every street or road.

EDIT: It is also possible some of them could have been 70 zones normally.

The replacement’s job isn’t to fix the problems, just to make it seem like they’re doing something.

I still think the school needs to be moved regardless. It’s tiny and it’s in a terrible location. I don’t know where it could be moved to that wouldn’t upset people, but that doesn’t change the fact that it’s unsuitable.

I’m guessing that the athletics is one of the most popular sports, so they wanted it where people can get to it more easily (and also closer to the inner city area, where there’s more opportunities for tourists to spend their money.)

Good. A two-party system is a terrible way to do things. Having a third party like the Greens with the balance of power helps ensure that either of the other two parties can’t just force through any legislation that serves their own interests.

Imagine what would happen if the LNP managed to get in but had to deal with the Greens. They’d probably implode (or just start making deals with Labor.) Either way it’d be a win.

One should always properly research the issue and come to a decision based on logic and humanity. That said, starting from the assumption that she is wrong is generally a sound strategy.

My only issue with IV is that Niko’s constant agonising over not wanting to kill people anymore is at odds with the general gameplay of GTA; a game where you’ll probably end up killing at least one innocent person on your way to the mission, let alone the dozen or so cops/criminals you’ll kill during the mission.

The ending really got me though. On my first playthrough I drove around the city for at least an hour real-time trying to decide what to do.

Night people should be able to get medical exemption from mornings. It’s not my fault that going to sleep early is basically impossible.

The fact that I accidentally posted this in yesterday’s thread is merely supporting evidence.