Improved Gyro To Mouse behavior when connected over bluetooth.

Wish they added more details; this could be big or not much at all.

Sword of the Samurai and Covert Action fans have long since given up.

He’s bonafide!

Just picked it up for Steam Deck a few days ago, actually. It works great running natively, but I haven’t run the Windows version.

I don’t see a reason to re-buy it unless you’re having Proton issues with the one that you already have.

Tacitus refers to Christians, which doesn’t necessarily mean that Jesus existed if he was an amalgamation of various apocalyptic prophets; there were many mystery cults at the time who had a legendary founder.

I think the chances are pretty good that he did exist, but it’s not a foregone conclusion.

Dunno if I’d call the guy who says he’s a literal god the most humble dude in history.

Of course it’s questionable if he did indeed make that claim (if he even really existed), but the Pope certainly believes that he did.

Why do you keep avoiding the topic?

The irony burns

Would it change your mind?

If not, it’s irrelevant. So why are you so hung up on that?

You’re playing games because you don’t want to discuss the actual issue.

Fair enough, I understand you’ll lose the debate.

If I did would it change your mind?

If not, why should I bother? This isn’t germaine, it’s a distraction because you don’t want to argue the actual point.

Funny how you’re always the only one who has trouble understanding me.

I’m done pretending you’re a serious person arguing seriously.

Anyone can say “nuh-uh.”

I also never said wealth was taxed. I said his income should be taxed (in response to your question).

You’re misrepresenting my argument at every step like you always do. Your sealion question at the end is irrelevant; you have no idea how much I earn, and I’m not here to impress Internet strangers like you seem to be. Bet you’re real close to that billion though if you keep grinding!

Bet it burns you up that you can’t ban me from here.

I will make it simple for you.

Elon typically earns 1 dollar per year.

How much should he pay in taxes on that 1 dollar?

And I’ll add back in the context that you’re desperate to jettison.

Let’s look at a situation that resembles the real world:

Elon Musk earns about $1.5 billion dollars/year with an estimated net worth of about $150 billion.

The median American income is about $70k/year with an estimated net worth of $193k

Musk should be taxed at 90% like we did for top earners during the biggest economic expansion in our nation’s history.

Your point is invalid. High-income earners already pay more in taxes, not only as a percentage but also as a total of their income.

And that wasn’t my point; you’re trying to change the argument because you know you’re wrong.

You don’t see the irony in wanting others to pay more but not wanting to pay more yourself.

I would love for you to point out where I said I wouldn’t be willing to pay more in taxes. This accusation is a confession, it seems.

If you actually read what I wrote you’d understand my point.

Nothing you said to me is a response to my post.

Try again.

Your peacocking value judgement is adorable, but irrelevant.

Wait, I thought you never said that?

That paper ignores people’s capacity to pay.

Even the Bible recognizes that a poor widow’s mite is a bigger ask than a wealthy person’s contribution of a larger portion of their income. That was written two thousand years ago, but somehow conservatives still haven’t come to the same obvious conclusion.

Our society is specifically set up to funnel money to oligarchs, and then they cry about having to contribute to that system? Boo fucking hoo.

You say that all the time.

Nice lie.

What I have said is the tax system should be fair.

By reducing the amount that the people who benefit most (by orders of magnitude) from our society pay into it. Yeah. That sure sounds fair to me.

What an intelligent and viable solution!

Oh look, the taxes are theft guy (who will vote for Trump) is here to say how little someone else knows about economics.

I’m sure all that wealth will start to trickle down any minute now though.

I hope the Haitian people can make some peace. There’s not many on Earth who were dealt as bad a hand as them.

Balatro, of course.

Also doing another playthrough of Disco Elysium with a shivers/half-light build.

Here’s a transcript to make it readable:

Two Roads to Jedi-hood

Can KOTOR be a better game than Galaxies, but not a better RPG?

We’ve waited decades for a Star Wars roleplaying game. We sat patiently while space-sim fans hunted TIE Fighters and shooter fans blasted Stormtroopers. We even idly watched pen-and-paper Star Wars RPGs be released, sulking as our tabletop- playing kin commenced aping Han Solo’s best lines. But now, finally, PC gamers. have been given the chance to roleplay characters in the Star Wars universe.

Well, actually, we have two opportunities, but the experiences offered by Star Wars: Galaxies and Knights of the Old Republic are radically dissimilar. Which one is the better RPG? Most of you will likely feel that KOTOR is the better game, since it’s far more polished and features a great story and extremely entertaining Jedi combat. But since you’re read- ing this column, chances are you like RPGs-and KOTOR is absolutely not a better RPG than Galaxies.

How can this be, you ask? Let’s first get a few things straight.

Roleplaying games are about meaningfully roleplaying personalized characters in a non-linear fashion. The first tabletop RPGs were designed with malleable rules systems that accommodated even the most imaginative player-actions. Those games were designed to allow you to create an alter-ego from among near-countless variations within the framework of the game world. The best computer RPGs (CRPGs) still strive to provide that sort of experience. although the medium naturally imposes. limitations on story and character.

RPGs are not primarily about “leveling up,” tweaking abilities, or acquiring swag. Those aren’t even RPG prerequisites, although they’re usually featured as a means of allowing gameplay to evolve. If you’re not given the opportunity to make consequential decisions, and to internalize the experience, then you’re not being given a meaningful opportunity to role-play. The more freedom you’re given to do whatever you want to do, the richer the roleplaying environmentalmost by definition. That’s what makes Morrowind, Fallout, and Gothic “true” RPGs in the classic sense.

This point brings us to KOTOR, and its superficial roleplaying. KOTOR’s environments are restrictive and linear in design, and there’s only one occasion when the player’s decision can significantly alter the direction of the story. Galaxies, on the other hand, is a more open-ended gaming world that lets you hunt Rancors, take bounty- hunter missions, craft hundreds of items. build factories, landscape cities, and par- ticipate in a player-run economy. Even if tending flora farms and building sofas aren’t emblematic Star Wars activities, they’re representative of the tremendous freedom you’re given to roleplay a virtual lifestyle of your own choosing. KOTOR’S largely non-interactive settings are just so much eye candy while you’re walking to the next action set-piece or predetermined NPC conversation.

Again, just because a game offers a richer environment for roleplaying doesn’t mean it’s more entertaining. Ultimately, KOTOR has it all over Galaxies for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is the fact that its battles are more tactically and viscerally satisfying. It’s chock-full of amazing. displays of Force powers and combat feats, and its story is genuinely compelling. There’s also a lot of reason to question. Galaxies design decision to limit Jedi abilities to the hardcore players willing to endure the extremely unintuitive and cryp tic process needed to reach Jedi status. Of the two Star Wars “RPGs” for PC, KOTOR is the one that delivers the quintessential “Jedi experience,” despite the fact that its strengths have little to do with roleplaying.

The CRPG genre has been steadily broadened to encompass games that offer few real chances to actually roleplay. It’s as if “story-driven game with adjustable stats” has become the new definition of “RPG.”

But the best RPG is still the one that allows you the greatest freedom to meaningfully roleplay- not the one with the best combat system or the coolest plot twists. If you accept that premise, Galaxies is a better RPG than KOTOR, and rarely have two RPGs better highlighted the evolving genre’s competing, almost schizophrenic, design philosophies.