Most of the naval terminology flew over my head. Ignoring most of it didn’t impede me from understanding and enjoying the story. But I agree it’s not always the easiest read.

The Aubrey/Maturín books are awesome. Too bad they only made a single movie from them (Master and commander) but what a movie it was!

You’re Your dad would have liked Killing Floor 1/2. They are very gory coop shooters where you kill mutant demon things.

The CEO would agree as he’s Christian which explains why sadly the soundtrack is made of lame Christian metal. But that’s OK, when I used to play it, would cut the game music off and blast albums like Behemoth’s “The Satanist”. It fits the game and completes the atmosphere.

It was because it showed Nazi symbols. This was applied for a long time for games sold in Germany and Austria and even accidentally for Switzerland (it sometimes gets convoluted in there because of the German-speaking part).

Is he specifying how to teach the Bible? Because as a “here’s some crazy shit people believe” approach could be interesting.

I’ve been forced to it young and I think it only built up my critical thinking and rejected religion altogether. Same with my siblings.

They are usually not comparable. I walked home from my vasectomy and worked. I wasn’t bedridden at all and that seems to be the norm.

The pill was a huge thing. Women could choose when/if they became pregnant allowing them to have flexibility in their sexual and professional lives.

Conservatives want to take that away as well as breed an army of desperate wage slaves ripe for exploitation.

The operation is also much safer and easier for men than women.

Got mine done during a lunch break and came back to work afterwards. The insurance paid for the whole thing.

Right next to our true Lord: The Flying Spaghetti Monster.

I like the “all or nothing” approach. It negates the “but my religion is extra special and the true one”.

I’m not too fond of American hegemony but Russia’s hegemony is worst.

Post-WWII put propaganda/advertising to the next level. Social media turned that to 11.

Putin gave NK one fancy luxury Russian car. Does that count?

ICBM is old tech but it has advanced a ton over the decades. It is insane how accurately the US can lob a nuke across the Pacific and hit a designated test target.

The new Russian ones are supposed to dodge interceptors at their final stage and fly crazy fast.

My money is on “alt-right” brain rot. Some people actually believe they are in a holy/race war for survival.

Poor, poor bastards.

He’s such a nice contrast to the average juiced-up American guntuber who needs to talk about US politics every 10 minutes.

And let us not forget https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/life-aging/historian-reveals-tragedy-of-swiss-child-trade/3791220.

The Lord giveth and taketh away Red Lobster.

Bribes aren’t exactly a thing in Switzerland. I’m not saying there isn’t corruption but it’s not common.

That said they have to pay nearly a million dollars to the victims.

Same for Google Inbox.