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Play Hitman

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Those last three words really change the tone of this topic

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Assassin's Creed Odyssey

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Hi, I have a radio show that more or less amounts to the same thing. I've heard good things about Anchor as far as a place to upload it; I use SoundCloud.

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I had this too! Was there a Street Fighter II or a Castlevania guide in there too? Or maybe that was a different issue.

Because of those guides I knew a lot about games I never actually played.

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GreatGoomba posted...

Nintendo would charge $60 for your game

Buddy they charged $30 for me to make it

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matchboxsantana posted...

Had you ever seen this guy post before here?

I have, but it's generally been bad

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After the first big tutorial, they let you futz about on your own, and after ~2 hours I was able to make this little game
https://gfycat.com/uniqueminiaturekusimanse

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I spent 90 minutes trying to make a basic platformer; I'm really impressed that something like this is is possible with those tools.

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PoundGarden posted...

Hmm, sure sounds like they're racking up debt to me. Why should taxpayers have to fully support people who chose to actively make the world a worse place?

Because not paying legislators makes them more susceptible to bribery

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Houston, you have a problem

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https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/17/secret-recording-florida-republican-threat-hit-squad-494976

Normal stuff

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https://www.eurogamer.net/amp/2021-06-17-the-big-forza-horizon-5-interview-theres-not-any-point-being-bigger-if-its-more-of-the-same?

Especially excited by how they've described the event hub and being able to create new modes.

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https://twitter.com/MSN/status/1404926857774915587

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Smashingpmkns posted...

What are Tucker Carlson's qualifications for hosting a "news" show other than being white and racist?

He had a few years in print journalism before getting into TV, which is about as much as anyone who gets into that line of work.

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RadiantJoyrock posted...

Idk who he is but I'm gonna guess he's another uneducated racist.

A racist, yes, but with degrees from Harvard and MIT.

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It went about how you would expect
https://twitter.com/bad_takes/status/1405290640708014081


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Is that what people asked for?

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2 is good, but I don't think it was on the level of the first game. Part of that is that I was playing as it came out over the course of a year, rather than all at once. But also the first game had a mechanic with rewinding time that lent itself to that style of game, and 2 doesn't.

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emblem boy posted...

Why be dishonest

You know why.

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The article itself is behind a paywall, but you can get the gist here https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/4/22518931/racist-bird-names-black-birders-washington-post

Some 150 birds named for people tied to slavery and white supremacy could eventually get new monikers as part of an ongoing reckoning with racism within the world of birding. That includes Jamesons firefinch, named for a British naturalist who bought a young girl while in Africa as a joke and then drew pictures of her being brutally killed. In a new story this week, Washington Post reporter Darryl Fears breaks down the horrific history of ornithology that has managed to be scrubbed clean in many history books.

I cant do justice to Fears reporting here; youll have to read it yourself. But I can tell you that while the movement to end systemic racism within environmental science and conservation has picked up steam, its far from new and theres still a long way to go.

The Audubon Society, the leading bird conservation nonprofit in the US, is still named after a man who enslaved Black people and criticized the emancipation of enslaved people in the Caribbean. In April, the CEO of the Audubon Society, David Yarnold, stepped down after employees came forward with their experiences with racism and sexism.
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Fears recent reporting follows Black birders and ornithologists making inroads in spaces that have often pushed people of color to the margins. He tells the story of Corina Newsome, one of the original organizers of the Black Birders Week that began last year following a now-notorious episode of a white woman calling the police on a Black birder in New Yorks Central Park. (Its Black Birders Week again this week.)

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https://twitter.com/jim_newell/status/1405277637111533571


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There's a demo for it

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That quickly can become a big pain.

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Weezy_Tha_Don posted...

Ive been lining my kitchen garbage bag incorrectly.

... How have you been doing it?

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I enjoy a lot of their songs, but much of it is too bluesy and slow for my tastes.

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I don't know if I've had chocolate from other countries, tbh.

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SSJPurple posted...

why are they suddenly caring about this?

Where do you see them doing that?

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Steelix500 posted...

So is this the part where the left admits they don't care about the rights of criminals?

Interesting

I mean, I made this topic

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It's like how the former president's Twitter account was @RealDonaldTrump

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Guys, guys.

Rain is cloud pee, not cloud poop.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/06/15/meteorologist-downpour-rain-shaft-florida/?



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I'm realizing I have no attachment to any of them.

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https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7e3jq/guantanamo-detainees-say-conditions-are-worse-since-biden-became-president

President Joe Biden has said he plans to close Guantnamo Bay, the infamous military prison in Cuba, by the end of his term. But in the months since Biden took office, detainees there say, conditions have deteriorated. New cruelties, like forbidding guards to talk to prisoners, denying medicine, and restricting services, have recently been imposed, detainees and their advocates tell VICE News.

Several people have protested their treatment and engaged in a hunger strike; at one point around Ramadan this year, every detainee in Camp 6, one of the prison blocks, participated in a unanimous hunger strike.

How can it be that we are waiting for Biden to come, and it has become so much worse than when Trump was president? Abdul Latif Nasser, a 19-year detainee at the prison without trial, told VICE News through his lawyers at Reprieve U.S., an international human rights organization that represents six detainees at Guantnamo.

Nasser, who is from Morocco, is what's known as a forever prisoner; though he was cleared for transfer in 2016, he has no idea when, or if, he will ever be free.

Besides Nasser, detainees Asadullah Haroon Gul and Ahmed Rabbani have told VICE News through their lawyers that conditions at the American military prison have rapidly worsened over the last few months. Men like them at Guantnamo count their years through passing American presidents; when Biden was elected, they hoped things might improve. But while conditions at the prison have never been exemplary, detainees say they have recently become even less tolerable.

Set up by President George W. Bushs administration in 2002 following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Guantnamo held about 780 people at its peak, including terrorist suspects and combatants from Afghanistan. While hundreds have been released over the years and transferred to other countries and U.S. prisons, Guantnamo still remains open, and scores of critics have pointed to the torture and harsh interrogation methods once used there as indicative of the U.S. now almost 20-year war on terror.

Now, Biden has indicated he wants to close the prison by the end of his term, though that doesnt currently seem likely. When the election happened, there was kind of a sense of relief. Again, realistic, not expecting things to change overnight or anything, but OK, at least now we can start moving forward, said Mark Maher, a lawyer with Reprieve U.S. who represents detainees at Guantnamo.

But over time, Maher said, his clients became alarmed as they said their situations worsened. The past couple of conversations Ive had have been some of the hardest Ive had to have with my clients.

Detainees described deteriorating facilities with broken toilets and locks and burned-out lightbulbs, what appears to be a slowdown in medical treatment with basics like aspirin and band-aids not available, and harsher treatment from guards.

In prior administrations, detainees said, there was at least some communication with guards, but now they face the silent treatment. Usually, if a guard is around, you might just speak with them about movies, culture, food, etc., Nasser said. There is now no communication between guards and detainees.

The switch was so abrupt, he said, it appeared to be a directive from above. I am suspicious there is some kind of order we dont know about, he said. It is creating a tension between the guards and the detainees that we do not need.

In addition, the physical condition of the facility appears to be decaying. The lock on my cell has been broken for weeks, said Gul, onetime commander of the now-former Hezb-i-Islami militia which once fought alongside al Qaeda and the Taliban. There are brothers here, their toilets have been broken for months. It is awful. They do not care about us.

Just last month, the Justice Department argued at a U.S. district court hearing that despite a withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, the U.S. will continue to detain Gul, whos been detained for 14 years. We remain at war with al Qaeda, said Justice Department lawyer Stephen Elliot during the civil proceeding. The government of Afghanistan has recently requested Guls return as well.

Now, Gul is protesting his treatment. I am still on hunger strike and I am refusing my food. This is my peaceful protest. It is a very clear and peaceful message without violence, he said. As far as my health condition, every single day of my life in [Guantnamo], my health is getting worse and I am suffering from many health issues.

The unified hunger strike for the men of Camp 6, according to Maher, took place primarily over Ramadan. Its an important time of the year, and for them its already a difficult time because its a time they would be spending with their families. It was to make a point to the administration, Maher said, about the seriousness of their current situation.
But detainees arent sure the administration is listening. We used to pray for Biden to come and be the president for the United States, Nasser added. A lot of things are happening that havent happened in 19 years.
Gul echoed that feeling: It does not matter who the president isBiden or Trumpwe are the victims always. Me, I am feeling bad. I have a headache constantly, my eye is twitching. Even now my hands are shaking as I try to talk to you, he said.

Gul also said he is not getting appropriate medical care. It is not easy to get the appropriate medication in Gitmo. It is sad that I am not allowed to see my medical records, which are classified, he said. This is a big reason why I worry about my health. I do not know how long I will survive. Only God knows.

Theres a great deal of frustration and agitation and despair, said Pardiss Kebriaei, an attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights who represents Sharqawi Al Hajj, a current Guantnamo detainee. Kebriaei also corroborated these concerns of deteriorating conditions, and her communications with Al Hajj, she said, have given her the sense that things have gone from bad to worse since the Biden administration came to office. Her own client, she said, is still on hunger strike and has been on and off for years.

The Department of Defense disputes these accounts and not only denies that conditions have changed there but also says there have been no hunger strikes at Camp 6. There are no changes in treatment of the detainees at the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay detention facility under the current administration, Michael L. Howard, spokesperson for the Department of Defense, told VICE News. There are no current or ongoing individual or unified hunger strikes among the detainees. The mission at the detention facility is aligned with American values in that it provides safe, humane, and legal care of Law of Armed Conflict detainees who would otherwise be dedicated to harming the United States and its citizens.

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PipeTar posted...

Didn't we rig Iraq's first few elections?

Also Russia, the country he is referring to!

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https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1405219989712424966


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Metroidvanias tend to place a higher emphasis on exploration, often with backtracking to places you've been before so you can access them with new abilities.

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https://twitter.com/eyokley/status/1405173478622388225

Hmm

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WrestlinFan posted...

I hope they do a free trial so I can see how my internet handles it.

Good thing they probably will.

Xcloud comes with Game Pass Ultimate (and maybe regular Game Pass?)

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https://twitter.com/sarahnferris/status/1405169473766764548

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https://twitter.com/tomwarren/status/1405104130675429385

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PoundGarden posted...

Fair enough, which is why I'm saying there needs to be qualifiers for the death penalty to be used.
Someone is on film, DNA evidence, witnesses, confession, nonremorse etc...they really don't have a leg to stand on claiming they're innocent.
Would anyone have seriously said "hold up now, maybe its the wrong guy" if Dahmer was about to be executed? The Vegas shooter (had he been apprehended)? It was clear as day they did it.

Yep, and they'd be CEmen.

But you can have all that and there will still be bias in when juries decide to apply the death penalty vs. lesser punishments.

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Even setting aside the matter of proving guilt to that degree, there is the established fact of racial bias in how the death penalty is handed out - towards black killers and cases with white victims. You can make an argument for the death penalty under ideal circumstances, but you should reckon with how it is actually applied in practice.

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Juneteenth is not Emancipation Proclamation Day

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth

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awesome999 posted...

As good as this is, think about the countless lives the war on drugs has destroyed
And now they backtrack like a bitch

Would you prefer they continue the destructive policy?

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Ivany2008 posted...

I'm not here to argue either side, but does it have to be expensive? I mean really?

Yes. If the legal process isn't followed for everyone, then it's not a process at all.

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RamboCell29 posted...

How are non white people stopped from voting?

Are there any laws on the books that prohibit nonwhite people from voting?

There weren't during the Jim Crow era, either. But laws then and now were created for the purpose of disproportionately impacting the ability for black people to vote without mentioning race explicitly. North Carolina's voter ID laws are a good modern example of this in practice:
https://www.pilotonline.com/nation-world/article_a7c5285f-e3a3-5c8a-9ee5-d47b3d7ba020.html

The federal court in Richmond, Virginia, found that the primary purpose of North Carolina's wasn't to stop voter fraud, but rather to disenfranchise minority voters. The judges found that the provisions "target African Americans with almost surgical precision."
In particular, the court found that North Carolina lawmakers requested data on racial differences in voting behaviors in the state. "This data showed that African Americans disproportionately lacked the most common kind of photo ID, those issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)," the judges wrote.
So the legislators made it so that the only acceptable forms of voter identification were the ones disproportionately used by white people. "With race data in hand, the legislature amended the bill to exclude many of the alternative photo IDs used by African Americans," the judges wrote. "The bill retained only the kinds of IDs that white North Carolinians were more likely to possess."
The data also showed that black voters were more likely to make use of early voting - particularly the first seven days out of North Carolina's 17-day voting period. So lawmakers eliminated these seven days of voting. "After receipt of this racial data, the General Assembly amended the bill to eliminate the first week of early voting, shortening the total early voting period from seventeen to ten days," the court found.
Most strikingly, the judges point to a "smoking gun" in North Carolina's justification for the law, proving discriminatory intent. The state argued in court that "counties with Sunday voting in 2014 were disproportionately black" and "disproportionately Democratic," and said it did away with Sunday voting as a result.
"Thus, in what comes as close to a smoking gun as we are likely to see in modern times, the State's very justification for a challenged statute hinges explicitly on race - specifically its concern that African Americans, who had overwhelmingly voted for Democrats, had too much access to the franchise," the judges write in their decision.
This is about as clear-cut an indictment of the discriminatory underpinnings of voter-ID laws as you'll find anywhere. Studies have already shown a significant link between support for voter ID and racial discrimination, among both lawmakers and white voters in general.
"Faced with this record," the federal court concludes, "we can only conclude that the North Carolina General Assembly enacted the challenged provisions of the law with discriminatory intent."

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PoundGarden posted...

AND they wrote a literal deathbed confession,

1. If they're on their deathbed, execution seems superfluous
2. Innocent people can and do confess, in many cases because of the threat of harsher sentencing if a case goes to trial: https://bit.ly/3cKHR5q

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How do you define 100 percent certainty?

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