PonyOfWar

I've been playing Thief Gold. Great game that really surprised me in how well it holds up. It somewhat runs out of steam in the last third though, where I currently am. Missions like "Escape" have been a bit of a pain with their difficulty and aren't as well designed. Still intending to finish it and get to Thief 2, supposedly the best in the series.

On Steam, I've been playing "Songs of Syx". An amazing mixture of Dwarf Fortress, a city builder and even a bit of a civilization-building RTS. Really addictive game that's complex but not overwhelming.

As far as I can tell, it's still under the same government, minus Maduro. Trump wants them to do what he wants, but who knows if that'll happen.

Could be, though the spec sheet is not clear what mode the 24 hours refer to. Found this blog which claims around 30 hours in voice activated mode.

But probably best to do it in a sandboxed environment that isn't connected to the internet, just to be safe.

But it was your electrical box? Was the device turned on? Definitely a bit concerning TBH. Someone who had access to the box put it there to listen. That person would also have to access the box again later on to retrieve the device and get the audio files. The article claims a 24 hour battery life, so if it was turned on, it was put there very recently.

Looks very similar to this voice recorder.

It can play games standalone, but unless they're specifically made for it, they will run through a translation layer that will have a performance cost. I'd expect similar to slightly better visuals compared to a Quest 3. I don't think No Man's Sky VR will run standalone with playable performance.

I'd say it's a good place to live for me. It's safe and has a high standard of living. There are many nice cities, villages and natural areas to see but it's also a great hub for travel to other European countries, thanks to its central location. I live in a medium-sized village near the blackforest and it's a nice, calm place with lots of nature around.

Do come visit, I'm sure you'll have a great time! I'd say go for Munich over Berlin, as you'll see more of the traditional German (well, Bavarian) culture while still being a large modern city.

Germany has its problems though. Our infrastructure, while still good, is starting to crumble, our industry has trouble keeping up and our politicians are ineffective. Like in many places, the far-right is on the rise and with it anti-migration rhetoric like you've heard from your grandpa. For what it's worth, I haven't had any issues with migrants. Migration comes with challenges, sure, but it's also something that enriches us, as well as something that Germany needs, due to our otherwise aging and shrinking population.

People on the Internet like to jump to conclusions, usually the most drastic ones. There's certainly no way for a random person to conclude whether the guy is transphobic just from what you wrote.

Convincing politicians of the regional parliament where he held the speech to push for an end of the war.

Getting support for stopping the war I guess. Clearly what he said was already too much for the Russian government though.

He can hardly say any of that in Russia if he doesn't want to get sent to prison for a long time, or even to the front as cannon fodder.