Damn I didn’t even consider that honestly! It was an impulse buy because I was looking for something new to play. Can’t really refund either as I got it through a cdkey site. Feeling conflicted, but it’s been really fun 🙁

I’m addicted to Broken Arrow. I haven’t played a war RTS since World In Conflict. I’m pretty terrible at it and it’s taking time to learn how to put together a deck, but I’m really enjoying the multiplayer.

Encarta 95 Mind Maze

Thanks, I might just binge it once all the episodes have aired.

To be honest I’ve only seen the first two episodes and they didn’t really grab me.

I enjoyed the books a lot when I read them, but never felt like it would adapt well to TV since so much exposition happens in the main character’s head.

Does it get better in later episodes?

I assume most nations of the world taking part is correct. According to Wikipedia WW2 is considered to have started after the invasion of Poland and subsequently UK and France declaring war on Germany, however there were other events beforehand:

The causes of World War II included unresolved tensions in the aftermath of World War I and the rise of fascism in Europe and militarism in Japan. Key events preceding the war included Japan’s invasion of Manchuria in 1931, the Spanish Civil War, the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, and Germany’s annexations of Austria and the Sudetenland. World War II is generally considered to have begun on 1 September 1939, when Nazi Germany, under Adolf Hitler, invaded Poland, after which the United Kingdom and France declared war on Germany.

Considering how much the world has changed since then with advances in technology etc., I think WW3 will look very different if it happens.

The sad thing about all of this is that the Iranian citizens will suffer the most. Iran is one of the oldest settled countries in the world and has a very long history.

Don’t get me wrong, the Islamic regime is definitely not a good guy in all of this either. In fact, I don’t believe theocratic governments or even state religions should be a thing at all.

Good chat mate. Really compelling argument.

Just speculating really. Mind enlightening me what the clear line will be?

You’re probably right

You could argue it started when Russia invaded Ukraine. But I wouldn’t mind Trump being forever remembered in history as the instigator.

Anyone else get the feeling WW3 has already started but we just haven’t realised it yet?

I liked the book, but it’s been a little while since I read it. It sits squarely in the First Contact and Big Dumb Object tropes, but it definitely feels like an older book. It helps that it’s not super long.

Currently reading The Prefect by Alastair Reynolds. I’m enjoying it and it fits in with his larger Revelation Space universe.

Dumplings are actually Calzones according to The Cube Rule

You’re definitely right! I should probably do something like that.

I grew up with all the strange ones from the late 90’s early 2000’s and loved them all; Rocko’s Modern Life, Cow and Chicken, Catdog, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Ahh! Real Monsters

Excuse my french, but what a cunt.

That’s why I always leave things for the day after tomorrow.

Well that’s sad. At least we still have Dropout.tv making shows like Game Changer. I’ve only seen clips of After Midnight but it felt like the American version of UK comedy panel shows, which I love and don’t seem work well in the US.