Fair point.

Oh yes, these states are red because the Republican party has convinced them all to vote against their own interests.

Many may not understand this, but the single most important voting point to most in my area is abortion. The churches have convinced the masses that it is basically the ultimate sin. They will choose any candidate with an R (Republican party) next to their name on the ballot.

They’ve also convinced them that social programs are for lazy layabouts, and they should be cut. Even if the abortion issue were somehow solved, it would not change much.

It really depends on where you look. In rural areas of red states (states in which the majority of elected officials are members of the Republican party), things are pretty bad. Red states tend to have fewer (read: almost no) social programs.

I have a bit of a unique perspective on the dichotomy, because one side of my family is firmly in the lower class and the other firmly in upper middle.

There’s a big difference for the two. It’s like two different countries. For the lower class, what you’ve described is indeed normal. And many in the other classes would not believe that it is that bad for them.

Artisan brioche buns. Plant based burgers are more expensive then the real thing for some reason (and full of salt). That Danish is a ripoff.

No, sorry. My brain literally shuts off when people even begin to mention cars, sports, pretty women… Things that I care nothing about.

I kept seeing European football posts. And car racing. I just block any of those communities when I see them. ADHD and autism memes too. There’s a lot of those for some reason.

I’m said the Xbox is not the cheapest, by a huge margin. It is, in fact, the cheapest by a $100 margin, which is not huge.

I installed it onto a 256GB SD card. The Deck has an sd card slot.

Yes, a 256GB+ SD Card. Be sure to enable slow HDD mode in BG3 settings if you’re installing to an SD Card. (It will help loading screen times at the cost of using more RAM.)

I play at 900p60. Turn literally everything to low or off except textures at medium. Enable the AMD upscaling to the highest quality setting (forget what it’s called). Be sure to turn off Antialiasing (don’t really need it at high resolutions) and God rays. Turn off all optional things but those two are the most important. Also, if BG3 is installed to an SD card, then enable slow HDD mode.

It still stutters a little when transitioning to cut scenes, but I believe that exists in all PC versions.

Edit: And I have made it (what I think is) mostly through Act 2. I’ve also hosted an online session with my friend (who also plays on Steam Deck using my settings) and my husband (gaming laptop) with no issues.

Series S is the cheapest way to play the game by an absurd margin? Steam Deck is only about $100 more and it plays the game just fine.

Fingernail polish can be used to mark the snakes. It’s non toxic and won’t rub off. You can get it in bright colors and it’s cheap.

Worth noting the article argues we killed life on Mars inside of a sample taken, NOT all life on Mars.

It may have something to do with a change in how we teach kids to read in the USA about 20 years ago.

https://www.apmreports.org/episode/2019/08/22/whats-wrong-how-schools-teach-reading

Oi, how’s it, gov’na?

My second favorite German word. Right after “vielseitig.”

Oh yeah, thanks for the correction. Duh.

And he is annoying! He’s not even hot. He’s the only male character who I don’t have walk around in his underwear all the time.

There is also something about him I find repulsive, but I tried to romance him anyway.

“It’s not you. It’s me. I have standards .” Edit: fixed

Sick burn. Made me like him a little more.

https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/hawaii-wildfires-no-one-else-is-helping-us-maui-ponders-how-to-rebuild-after-the-deadliest-us-blaze-in-a-century/ar-AA1feorF

“I feel like the citizens of this island have been called upon, maybe by a higher power, to actually help because no one else is helping,” said Kai Lenny, a professional surfer.

Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez said her department would launch “a comprehensive review of critical decision-making and standing policies leading up to, during and after the wildfires.

…

US Coast Guard cutters and rescue helicopters saved 17 lives and assisted 40 other survivors in reaching shore. FEMA said it has 150 personnel on the ground, including search-and-rescue teams, with more on the way.

Not saying USA didn’t shit the bed on this one, but I feel like that one line in the meme needed some context.

Unknown mobile client. Yeah, I’m pretty mysterious like that.