MaartenVC

I'm hoping they secretly built a spare one in case something goes wrong.

The Platypus

Got my first nanobots injection. Didn't opt for 5G or magnets, 'cause obviously they're pretty damn useless. Nanobots are the way to go imo. I mean: +1 HP regen / turn unlocks toughness without having to spend a feat when leveling up +25% resistance vs any source that would do damage over time +1 on all your dice rolls when interacting with any future tech Need I say more. Really, any self-respecting watmmer should choose this free upgrade. Yeah, it's free. lol

Prices of Graphic Cards are going down again. Mostly because China is cracking-down hard on bitcoin. Sources: https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3138130/bitcoin-crackdown-sends-graphics-cards-prices-plummeting-china-after http://www.pbc.gov.cn/goutongjiaoliu/113456/113469/4273265/index.html

Trailer for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl. Releasing next year on 28 April 2022. Trailer for Atomic Heart. Looks crazy. Trailer for Replaced. Beautiful art style. Trailer for The Outer Worlds 2. Lollers.

Video about the James Webb Space Telescope. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Webb_Space_Telescope

Photo of China's first rover 'Zhurong' and its lander 'Tianwen-1' on Mars, taken by a remote camera dropped by Zhurong. Panorama. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhurong_(rover) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianwen-1 http://www.cnsa.gov.cn/n6759533/c6812126/content.html https://twitter.com/AJ_FI

Elden Ring ! (Dark Souls x George R. R. Martin)

Control is free on the Epic Games Store: https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/p/control

Wait, what's happening in the UK? I'm reading it might be because of the more transmissible Delta variant?

I feel like I experienced school very differently. I like(d) it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I guess it might also differ from country to country, school to school, person to person,... Dunno.

Good News: Number of people Vaccinated is increasing steadily. Most of the most vulnerable people seem to have been vaccinated. Number of Covid-19 infected people in hospitals is decreasing. Number of Covid-19 deaths is decreasing. Bars, restaurants and other social and cultural places are reopening. Things are looking up. Let's hope that less privileged countries will be able to do the same soon too. The sooner, the better. So less people have to suffer. And so the virus has less chance to mutate. Let's hope we can reach the percentage needed to reach the herd immunity threshold. (about 70% of the total population?) Percentage of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered to people worldwide: (1st dose + 2nd dose) Percentage of citizens with first Covid-19 dose: Evolution of Covid-19 numbers in Belgium:

Talk.

06 Malta, 11 Switzerland, 12 Iceland

I liked the visuals, but the story and jokes were not my cup of tea.

Those interviews were very disturbing to me. So much hate, violence and racism in their minds. It's like they see Palestinians like ants: A nasty problem to be trampled and exterminated. It seems like they feel like they're above all of the other people in the region. And they can do whatever they want with them, because of ... reasons. How is this just not plain evil? How can you justify all that's happened and is happening? Whatever the justification, it's completely f*cked up. And shaming us for speaking out against them. Accusing us of antisemitism. Now that's hypocrisy. All of it feels like the darkest irony. The victims of fascism and racism in WWII eventually becoming the Israeli people with the same hatred, violence and racism towards another somewhat-different fellow human. It all makes me feel sick. Disgusting. Sorry if I offended anyone here. I just wanted to speak my mind.

Here's a preview: Sorry for the bad quality; The tv signal has to come all the way from Mars.

Fallout 4 A Post-Apocalyptic Open-World Action Role-Playing Game with Crafting and Settlement-Building. + Open-World / Exploration. + Graphics are of high quality. + Craft your own Weapons & Armor. + Dog companion. ± Mods make this game better. ± Combat is a bit too straightforward but is nuanced by Damage-Types. ± Settlement-Building is ok but not very intuitive. - Story / Main-Quest and most Side-Quests are rather bland. - Dialogue-Options are rather uninteresting with little differing consequences. - Scrap-Collecting is rather dull. Inventory-Management gets tedious. - Vanilla (Game without Mods) experience is underwhelming and missing so many features. I can't really recommend this game. It's not a good RPG. Anyway, more importantly, here's how to mod Fallout 4: Pre-MODS - First things first: * Login / Create and account for Nexus Mods * Mod Manager: Install and Authorize Vortex Mod Manager and select Fallout 4 as the game to manage. * Install Script Extender with Vortex: Fallout 4 Script Extender (F4SE) Pre-MODS - Allow them on your PC: Open C:/Users/.../Documents/My Games/Fallout 4/Fallout4Prefs.ini in a text editor and change/add: [Launcher] bEnableFileSelection=1 uLastAspectRatio=1 Open C:/Users/.../Documents/My Games/Fallout 4/Fallout4Custom.ini in a text editor and change/add: [Archive] bInvalidateOlderFiles=1 sResourceDataDirsFinal= Pre-MODS - Increase FOV (Field-of-View) Open C:/Users/.../Documents/My Games/Fallout 4/Fallout4.ini in a text editor and change/add: [Display] fDefaultWorldFOV=90 fDefault1stPersonFOV=90 Open C:/Users/.../Documents/My Games/Fallout 4/Fallout4Prefs.ini in a text editor and change/add: [Display] fDefaultWorldFOV=90 fDefault1stPersonFOV=90 Open C:/.../Steam/steamapps/common/Fallout 4/Fallout4/Fallout4Prefs.ini in a text editor and change/add: [Display] fDefaultWorldFOV=90 fDefault1stPersonFOV=90 Pre-MODS - Unlock Framerate (FPS) Open C:/Users/.../Documents/My Games/Fallout 4/Fallout4Prefs.ini in a text editor and change/add: iPresentInterval=0 Open C:/.../Steam/steamapps/common/Fallout 4/Fallout4Launcher.exe > Options > Windowed Mode & Borderless Open Nvidia Control Panel > Manage 3D Settings > Program Settings > Fallout 4 > Vertical Sync: Use the 3D application setting Pre-MODS - Skip Intro Open C:/Users/.../Documents/My Games/Fallout 4/Fallout4.ini in a text editor and change/add: [General] SIntroSequence=0 fChancesToPlayAlternateIntro=0 uMainMenuDelayBeforeAllowSkip=0 Pre-MODS - Remove Depth of Field (DOF) Open C:/Users/.../Documents/My Games/Fallout 4/Fallout4Prefs.ini in a text editor and change/add: [Imagespace] bDoDepthOfField=0 bScreenSpaceBokeh=0 MODS - How to * To look for Mods: Go to the Fallout 4 page on Nexus Mods arrange by Endorsements. * To install a Mod: Go to Mod page, go to Files tab, click Mod Manager Download, Open with Vortex, it's downloading in Vortex, click Install Mod, click Enable Mod. Here's a list of the best Mods: (These are all absolute musts in my opinion.) MODS - Visual / Graphics * High FPS Physics Fix * Darker Nights * Interiors Enhanced - Darker * Pip-Boy Flashlight * Stars at Night 4K * Optimize Vanilla Textures * Enhanced Lights and FX * Fr4nsson's Light Tweaks * True Storms MODS - Menus / Interface * HUD Framework * Mod Configuration Menu * Quicktrade + Tweak 90 * Faster Terminal Displays (20x) * DEF_UI Iconlibs * FallUI - Inventory Interface * FallUI - HUD * FallUI - Item Sorter (Weightless) * FallUI - Confirm Boxes * FallUI - Workbench * FallUI - Map * Subtle Sneak Text MODS - Settlements * Settlement Menu Manager * Sim Settlements: 3-in-1 (to make them more Automated) MODS - Companions * Companion Infinite Ammo * Immersive Dogmeat MODS - Extra / Other * The Wasteland Codex (extra Audio Lore) * Respec Holotape (No DLCs v1.1) * Achievements

Well, let's all just hope sea levels don't fall. ? They probably won't though. Unless the plate rises... ?

Great idea for a movie though. ? But apparently they already discovered spiders on Mars, well sort of: Unrelated:

Might also be a geological process, or a chemical reaction, or just even large spherical particles, right? Also this: Rhawn Joseph, the author of the original paper, has made dubious claims about extraterrestrial life before in self-published pseudoscientific books and journals. Also some Quotes from his publications: "...Contrary to Darwinism […] the evidence now clearly indicates, that the evolution of life had been genetically predetermined and precoded…" "...I embrace the theory of evolution but reject Darwinism and the theory of the Big Bang. My views are the antithesis of that held by theologians, the Church, and the scientific establishment. The theory of the Big Bang is creationism; i.e., the universe is finite and was created. An eternal, infinite universe, does not require a creator, and this is my position. Most theologians and certainly the Church believe life on Earth originated on Earth, as detailed in the Bible, after a creator god blessed Earth with life giving powers. I believe the evidence demonstrates conclusively that life on Earth came from other planets..." "...Biologically, females serve one purpose: to get pregnant..." A counter-article on cnet: https://www.cnet.com/news/the-fungus-on-mars-and-the-man-who-thinks-he-found-life-on-other-planets/ The theory of panspermia still is an interesting idea though, but we should take a more scientific approach to research it and to find actual prove of it. Anyway, we won't know what these bobbles are for sure until we sample and analyze them. It's an interesting natural phenomenon worth studying no matter if it's extraterrestrial life (it's probably not, but it could be) or not.

Played the Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap. It's a fun little Indie 2D Metroidvania / Platformer Game. + You unlock different characters with different powers while playing the game. + Really beautiful Art Style. Looks like a colorful stylized comic book. + Able to buy better gear. + A small bit of Exploration & Backtracking. + You can switch the Visuals & Music on the go between the 1989 8-bit Original and the 2017 Remake. - Mario-like movement. - Short. Overall I liked it. Tip:

It's a fun demo. I hope they can make it into a full game one day. (However, I'm afraid that the devs might get a C&D from Nintendo before they can continue the project.) I don't understand why Nintendo isn't doing more with their Metroid franchise. I guess it wouldn't make as much money as their other franchises. Metroidvanias might have become too niche for them? It really doesn't have to be a AAA 3D game. (Metroid Prime 4 might be cancelled or delayed indefinitely, right?) Why not let a really small team make new 2D Metroid games? No need to invest all that much. If indie devs can do it, why couldn't they? Look at Hollow Knight, Ori, and Bloodstained. ?

Started watching Superstore. I really like it so far. Absolutely hilarious. Thanks for the recommendation.