Posts by Sprony

  • Horizon Zero Dawn

    I hate to be that guy, but I'm actually really disappointed by all the gameplay I've seen this weekend. Yeah, the presentation is top notch, you won't hear any complaints about that from me. It's just that the game seems to follow the Ubisoft open world formula and I really hoped it wouldn't go down that route. Now it's still early, so who knows, but this is not what I was expecting because so far it feels like a sci fi Far Cry Primal.

  • POTUS 2016

    Quote from Sigma

    2 minutes ago, Sigma said: @Sprony I did not think you wholly agreed with him. I admit, I am skimming a little as I live this s*** day-in and day-out due to its possible consequences on my job.

    No worries, I was just a bit confused because you repeated what I said (but much more detailed). Best of luck man!

  • POTUS 2016

    @Sigma, did you tag me because you are agreeing with me and you wanted to share more information (which I appreciate) or are you under the impression that I fully agreed with @D3ads?

    Anyway, I came across this article. Here's a quote:

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    Quote *Bonus: Obama’s “seven countries” taken out of context: Trump’s claim that the seven countries listed in the executive order came from the Obama administration is conveniently left unexplained. A bit of background: soon after the December 2015 terror attack in San Bernadino, President Obama signed an amendment to the Visa Waiver Program, a law that allows citizens of 38 countries to travel to the United States without obtaining visas (and gives Americans reciprocal privileges in those countries). The amendment removed from the Visa Waiver Program dual nationals who were citizens of four countries (Iraq, Iran, Sudan, and Syria), or anyone who had recently traveled to those countries. The Obama administration added three more to the list (Libya, Somalia, and Yemen), bringing the total to seven. But this law did not bar anyone from coming to the United States. It only required a relatively small percentage of people to obtain a visa first. And to avoid punishing people who clearly had good reasons to travel to the relevant countries, the Obama administration used a waiver provided by Congress for certain travelers, including journalists, aid workers, and officials from international organizations like the United Nations.

    Plus, no way of verifying and most likely fake AF , but I've been really enjoying this Twitter account.

  • POTUS 2016

    There's was no moral outcry because Obama paused the approval of refugee applications from Iraq and he didn't do it out of the blue or this harshly. But I agree, Trump's crackdown only includes those seven countries because of Obama’s policy (who's no hero in my book). Trump’s decision to go beyond it and increase the Obama policy harms refugees, but it only increases an existing discriminatory policy, it doesn’t invent it. Which further debunks the theory that this is tied to his business empire. That's why I like these intelligent discussions @D3ads, without people getting all upset or defensive. There's so much fake news out there and even media reports are most disingenuous, so there's a lot of bullshit to filter through.

    Having said that though, I understand where it's coming from. Trump's rhetoric is in line with what's he's doing now. People have debated his exact words and their meaning for months, but I hope that we can all agree that his behavior didn't exactly portray tolerance or subtlety. So if you act like an asshole, people are going to treat you like one. I think Obama got away with a lot of things because his demeanor and public image was way better.

  • POTUS 2016

    So my friend, who has a Dutch passport but is originally from Iran, cannot attend the funeral of his sister's husband because his country has been identified as a source of terror. That's a very clear message you are sending. Just because the Obama administration worked on a bill, doesn't mean you have to execute it like this. If it's really about terrorism, why are many other countries left out? Even if it wasn't intentional, do you honestly believe it's just mere coincidence that there's isn't a single country on that list which his business empire has ties to @D3ads? It's not his statement, but simply cleverly written damage control due to the outrage that's currently going on.

    It's also a nice distraction from the fact that he removed the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Director of National Intelligence from the National Security Counsel. Not only that, but he adds alt-right darling Steve Bannon. People can 'alternative' fact all they want, but I don't buy any of this. That also doesn't mean I turn a blind eye to the other side. But this is just spreading hatred and Jim Jefferies actually said it best (starts at 3:30 for the impatient):

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  • POTUS 2016

    Yeah, I see a lot of Trump fans saying that @D3ads. Except, he changed it to exclude the countries he has business with of which several were actually responsible for terrorist attacks. Plus, why are some greencard holders hit as well?

    It's not a complete ban but it's not a smart on so many levels. Anyway, I'm more worried about his recent security council moves. Plus, Cali will never leave of course @Vorontsov, but it would be something. Maybe it would be better if red and blue separated :)

  • Dishonored II

    Quote from blackdog

    1 hour ago, blackdog said: To be fair is not the most common film ? I like the genre and never heard of it.

    Now that I've seen the trailer though, can say you've diver an excellent job :)

    I can imagine because it took me nearly a decade to get it. It wasn't sold here, importing meant region lock (back in the day), I couldn't find it on torrents or newsgroups and it wasn't until a re-release late last year that I finally got my hands on it.

    Sure, I could have imported it later on, but I'm not going to spend that money on something without knowing if it's good.

  • Pillars of Eternity

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