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Tried it out, still won't run even at 10fps on my system. I guess I'll look into SC again when I have upgraded my rig.

If you click on the closed captions [CC] button, you'll get English subtitles for the trailer. The movie is currently shown only in Finland. Sweden will get it on our independence day (6.12) and after that... I don't know. A DVD/BR rip should appear later on.

Saw The Unknown Soldier (Tuntematon Sotilas, 2017) on Saturday. Holy fucking shit. The old black and white one from 1955 had some kind of positive vibe and message in it, but this one doesn't play around. There is no positive message, there is no hope. It shows how fucking horrible war is in a way I haven't seen before. It's tough to say what exactly they did what I experienced as especially powerful. It might be the fact that I was kind of expecting the morale boosting banter and 'don't worry guys, we'll be fine!' mentality from the book and the old movie but all I got was gritty scenes of wounded soldiers screaming and crying in pain in bloodcurdling voices, a thick atmosphere of constant fear and anxiety and the pain of losing friends and fellow soldiers you count upon. And it was three hours long. An even longer series is coming out later. The battle scenes were shot beautifully, mostly from the viewpoint of the soldiers themselves and they even got some real T-34's driving around and wrecking shit. A couple of really nice Allahu Akbar scenes as well! I'm giving the film 9/10 points, but I might be biassed though because Finland, the continuation war and all that. However, I honestly think most of you guys would really like this film. Edit: Actually, I think I'm gonna go watch it again...

Happy birthday @BorderLive

And the mystery deepens!

My go-to song when flying fighters or bombers. "Radar! Riding radar!"

Just driving the car towards enemy territory was a rush. My heart was beating faster and I was annoying the others in the car by singing something stupid like I always do whenever I'm nervous. You could really feel the tension. It was simply intense the whole way through.

Well fuck. How to get BF2 now?

Highly interesting! I'll be following updates on this!

This is one of those gaming experiences you try once and get addicted right away.

My feelings about autumn condensed into one song. (Use captions if needed.)

I just read an article about this. Highly interesting stuff!

I'd say the current rhetoric coming from people claiming to be 'politically on the left' (a.k.a social justice warriors, although I dislike that term) is very worrying and seems to be catching on. It's strange how they don't seem to be realize they're advocating racial segregation, thought crimes, removing freedom of speech and expression, pseudo science instead of actual science, inequality of the sexes, blatant racism etc. Strangely enough, that's pretty much what the other extremes (neo-nazis, alt-right, ultra conservatives...) are advocating for, but for different reasons. Hence my statement about extremes sucking major ass.

This goes for any extremist ideology. Extremes suck major ass every time.

First training/small mission over. Can't wait for the next one. Anyone who's still procrastinating about joining - just do it. You won't be disappointed!

Of course! The absolute best way of generating power would be to get it seemingly 'free' without relying on natural resources. Renewable energy sources are most definitely the right thing and thus the future, but it might still be very far in the future until they are efficient enough to provide for the world's needs. Countries that have tried to replace their energy production with solar and windmills end up using a shitload more of coal because they don't produce enough power yet. That's why we need thorium right now (and also the reason I brought it up), so that the reptile-people (cold, emotionless, unable to feel empathy for anything, only thinking of themselves... you know, like reptiles?) of the oil, coal and other fossil fuel industries don't fuck everything up and kill every living being on the planet before that day comes. Hmm, the fact that thorium could radically lessen or kill off the need for oil completely could have been one of the reasons the US thorium reactor project was killed off in the late 60s and buried away until it was declassified in 2002. Good to know that China is taking up the fight for wind turbines! I'm sure they will greatly speed up wind turbine improvements and innovations! China is also one of the leading countries when it comes to thorium reactor research! Although, the way things are going right now, Indonesia seems to be the first country to actually start producing reactors with the company ThorCon.

It's N64 and NES, no internet connection, so I think they're off the table

PC, some older consoles from before the glorious no fucking normies on the internet times.

This video should be a cool starting point. Also, I'd like to thank you @RAnDOOm for these science posts you make. Personally, I really like them and find them fascinating!

Do you know the saying "beautiful graphics don't make a shitty game good"? And that enjoyment received from a game is subjective? You're not gonna win anyone over by acting like that.

I'd put my money on molten salt thorium reactors. Cheaper than coal, more efficient than current nuclear power plants, a shit ton safer than pretty much anything we have now, we can use the nuclear waste we have now in the reactors and they can be used to desalinate sea water and to capture Co2 from the air and use it to make fuel usable in petrol cars we have now. The nuclear waste that they produce is minuscule and thorium is readily available anywhere. The reactors can't really be used in the production of nuclear weapons, which is one of the main reasons this technology didn't get continued support in the 60's. The first company will start producing reactors in 2018 and the first ones should be available for sale in 2019.

Best: Feels good to be back playing a fun campaign. Worst: Getting cheated out of 10+ kills because I couldn't shoot through seemingly unobstructed windows or other such objects. No boards in front of them, no metal grates or anything... I shoot and I see a bullet hole floating in the air. Weak! Funniest: Tough to pick a favorite. I guess I should say the french guy chasing a tank for ages, and then an FNG blows it up. *** Me remembering shit from a previous campaign below. Skip if you think I'm an asshole or boring or something...*** Most Beloved Player: The Green Goddess for guiding my bullets. Most Hated Player: The Green Goddess for leaving too early and not guiding my bullets anymore towards the end.

That sounds agreeable