I distrust Google and the mainstream media. It wouldn’t surprise me at all if they simply ally with the Trump Regime, and remain silent about ICE death squads seeking out Democrats or something along those lines.

The only reason why I started to doomscroll social media, is because I want to keep tabs on how close my nation is to having a civil war. If it is to happen, I don’t want to be completely surprised, and have some agency at my level.

The launch codes: “0000”.

“More lethal”, as in American soldiers reenacting the Charge of the Light Brigade.

…though, to be honest, I am alright with willful soldiers of the Trump Regime doing that. Preferably, into the killzones of Blue State militias.

Garibaldi may had regrets about his choice of home appliances…but his mind changed. Buy our Pluribus today!

I like Lobotomy Corporation. It is basically a SCP-roguelike, where you manage a facility full of monsters. A 100% playthrough will take over 150 hours, probably closer to 300. It is a difficult game that demands your full attention, else you will hear trumpets.

Ah, this will inspire many a D&D campaign. I approve.

I think the biggest decider of how quickly the world transitions away from Microsoft or Apple, is dependent on how the USA looks within a decade. If fascism in the USA stays strong, it would have knock-on effects with foreign relations. Should the USA pull out of NATO and sides with Russia, that by extension implies that US software could be hostile to European powers. The excel spreadsheet with fiscal data for Polish military expenditures? It might be sent straight to a three-letter agency and shared with Russia. Internal French memos that oppose the US? Leaked. And so on.

That would cause a major shift towards FOSS from governments across the world.

Most of the stuff I want to pirate, is because they are expensively rare or not available through stores. Mind, that might change in the future, just because of how crap the US economy is becoming for the ordinary person.

I want to support cool stuff by paying, if the terms are reasonable. That means no DRM, all content, and an appropriate price. It is mostly hentai games that I am buying, since the developers of those definitely need the money.

I am looking forward to the Shin Megami Tensei version of this.

I am waiting for SteamOS Desktop to be released before abandoning Windows. Way I figure, that is the best way to get a ‘casual’ Linux, without scrimping on utility. Having Valve as the distro provider would also ensure that my flavor of Linux is stable, well supported, and documented.

I live on benefits, about $1,200 a month, and have the good fortune to only be obligated to pay for internet, fuel, some services like VPN+Email+Anti-virus, and food. For most of the past decade I was able to squirrel away about $200 to $300 a month into an ABLE account, but the last few years that has become increasingly difficult. In fact, I don’t think that I saved any money at all for this year.

My game ‘plan’ was to just let my ABLE collect interest and use that for my annual computer after a new AMD socket has been released, buying the best endgame gear for the prior standard. I spend most of my time on my PC, so I figure a expensive computer would be my ‘big ticket’ item every decade. Never once I have had a vacation to see new things or do stuff beyond the house, because it felt incredibly wasteful for my situation. I would have to cut more of my food budget if I want to save up for the next PC in 2030. This assumes that things like buying new tires doesn’t come up, or medical issues.

I don’t feel good about the future. My circle of possibilities shrinks every year.

Satan pretty much exists as the bad cop to Yaweh’s police chief. Both are in cahoots, it is just that one can be thrown under the bus when convenient to do so.

The ability to memorize and recreate any object at will, including people. I won’t have to worry about wealth, and can offer my services for all sorts of purposes. Mamdani wants to simultaneously be mayor AND run for president? Eh presto, two Mamdanis!

I think they will use the fact that white people are disguised on Halloween, to add them to the trafficking cages. $1,500 a head, plus “fun” for ICE predators before shipping out the merchandise.

ICE only loves dispensing pain and reveling in their own power. They have no loyalty to the nation nor the people.

I am kinda expecting MAGA army doctrine to consist of hopped up human waves.

If there is a civil war, I suspect that Tylenol would be on the side of the Allies & Union. Texans and MAGA will have to use homeopathic remedies to (not) ease their pain.