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[–] Sami@lemmy.zip 30 points 3 days ago (4 children)

It's documented on the Israeli football team's fan wiki and is from as far back as 2015:

https://www.maccabipedia.co.il/%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%A8:%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%A8_%D7%94%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%A1

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[–] Sami@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 week ago

Blackout curtains help a lot from my experience. I have a hard time falling asleep and staying asleep to begin with and those make a big difference with or without an offset sleep schedule.

Melatonin can also help with sleep duration/quality but its also easy to become dependent on it to fall asleep so not ideal for long term.

[–] Sami@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Do you think I'm happy that Trump won or something? Good to see that the fake concern is gone now as Americans blame the very same people they are bombing for their own willingness to sacrifice them for the what they perceive to be the greater good.

[–] Sami@lemmy.zip -5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Go find your scapegoat and avoid self-reflection until next election cycle then.

[–] Sami@lemmy.zip -1 points 1 week ago (8 children)

I'm not American. My family is at risk of being bombed by your country. The party you've avoided holding to account due to fear of a Trump victory is the one facilitating the bombing. It should have never gotten to this point but every time someone like you would say "but Trump is worse" to justify supporting the Democratic party NO MATTER WHAT it emboldened them to make the non-permissible permissible.

[–] Sami@lemmy.zip -3 points 1 week ago (12 children)

The blood is on your hands and anyone who made excuses for the Democratic party instead of demands for an entire year. Make no mistake.

[–] Sami@lemmy.zip 73 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Sami@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 week ago

I think the impact of wealth and access to nutrition and an environment that does not stunt development plays a major role here as well. A good example of this is height in Europe post-industrial revolution and improvements in medicine:

Most notable being a 20cm increase in the Netherlands in just over 100 years as well as changes in places that industrialised quickly like China:

Not to say that geography plays no role but it's closer to 10cm gap than a 30cm one.

[–] Sami@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

While this is no different from the usual US interference where they have no right to interfere, I want to add that hezballah is viewed by many Lebanese people as part and parcel of the corrupt confessional oligarchy that has plagued internal Lebanese politics for many decades culminating in the 2019 financial crash from which Lebanon has yet to recover with no plan in sight. Hezballah played a vital role in suppressing protests by force and political influence while other parties like the right wing Christian group they mention in the article tried to co-op the grassroots protest against the confessional parties for their own political gain while being one of those same parties.

In context of Israel committing genocide in Gaza and war crimes and devastating destruction in Lebanon, it's difficult not to cheer for anyone who takes a stand against such injustice, but, internally, the country is extremely polarized with rifts between status quo and anti-status quo supporters as well as along religious lines of Shia/Shiite, Sunni and Christian (which are also geographic). Hezballah's internal role includes blocking any meaningful inquiries into the port explosion, ostensibly committing many political assassinations including the ex-PM as the article mentions, journalists and military personnel (in collaboration with the Syrian regime) which are often preceded by accusations of being foreign agents, promoting a culture of fear of speaking out against the status quo and generally being a right wing party socially.

The country is still fairly entrenched in civil war era sectarianism which in addition to the geographic divide has created almost 2 separate countries: the south which always bears the brunt of Israeli aggression and has historically been disenfranchised for different reasons and the rest of the country where until recently life was continuing as if nothing was happening while the south was being bombed heavily. This has led to a clear segmentation in society since hezb has become a more dominant force politically in recent years where they run their own social institutions in Shia areas in an almost federalist manner (some other factions see this and call for outright federalism or seperatism). This has been seen as a redistribution of influence and resources (whether undue or not) along secterian lines which further fuels tensions

Ideally, there needs to be a Lebanese-led solution along with the establishment of a Palestinian state that would incorporate hezballah militants into the Lebanese army similar to how armed groups dissipated after the end of the civil war and dissolves the confession system of allocating governmental power. Lebanon has existed in a very fragile state of political and social cohesion almost since its inception as a state and is currently in a very bad place after a decade of hosting Syrian refugees who are estimated to be around 2 million in a country with 6 million citizens (in addition to several hundred thousand Palestinian refugees who have been here for decades) and the current death and destruction imposed by Israel. Returning to status quo would be the final nail in the coffin in my opinion; A change in power dynamic is needed even if it happens to align with US interests as long as it provides a meaningful path forward that doesn't involve being a permanently failed state (and does not harm the self-determination of Palestinians). It may be wishful thinking on my end but I do believe Lebanon can move past the need for hezballah on its own without a second civil war if the international community can put an end to Israeli expansionism and aggression.

[–] Sami@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Incredible how Israel poofs into existence in your framing. I hope you one day see the humanity of others. Goodbye.

[–] Sami@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Israel should stop occupying territory in violation of dozens of international resolutions and blocking the establishment of a Palestinian state. Belligerent occupiers are in no position to be "provoked" by those who they are occupying. How many wars do the Palestinians get to wage because of the nakba (or countless other massacres) and subsequent colonization of remaining territory?

 
 

Ultrakill, Turbo Overkill, Forgive Me Father 2, Deadlink, Quake 2, Postal: Brain Damaged

Great value if you're interested in at least 2 of these

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HADES II Development Update (www.supergiantgames.com)
 

We now can confirm we're planning for Hades II to launch in Early Access in Q2 2024 on Steam and the Epic Games Store. We'll have more details on the exact date, pricing, and system requirements closer to that time.

 

cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/gaming/t/424756

After many rumors and leaks , today it has finally been announced that Borderlands 3 will be coming to Switch this year. The official account of the game on

 

Fantastic value at 60USD

 

NOTE: Please backup your saves before attempting any of this as it involves modding your game files and that always poses a risk of data loss if things go wrong. Also, there may be some differences between original and remaster that I'll mention.

So the Knoxx DLC is notorious for being a driving simulator and BL1 DLC not having any fast travel stations except for the starting areas makes farming very tedious. Fortunately, there are ways around that on PC:

The "simple" way for Crawmerax and the Crimson Lance Armory

  • Download the Essentials Mod by LegX

Remaster/Enhanced version: https://www.nexusmods.com/borderlandsgotyenhanced/mods/7

Original version: https://www.nexusmods.com/borderlands/mods/34

  • Extract the WillowGame folder into your installation directory with the same existing folder: eg. a default Steam install should be in \Steam\steamapps\common\BorderlandsGOTYEnhanced\WillowGame\

  • Go to save data location eg. \Documents\My games\Borderlands Game of the Year\WillowGame\Config

  • Open WillowEngine.ini. Search for DefaultGlobalsDefinitionName=gd_globals.General.Globals

  • Replace it with DefaultGlobalsDefinitionName=gd_globals_custom.General.Globals

  • Launch game

  • Open Pause menu -> Options -> Mouse and Keyboard -> Keybindings -> Bind Fast travel to Craw/Knoxx Armory to whatever button

Notes: If you travel with the bind and are done with the area make sure you save quit instead of just traveling to it again as that will not save your current progress\

Also binding Fast Travel UI lets you fast travel from anywhere which is a big QoL improvement.

The manual way for Ajax (and Craw/Knoxx if needed)

  • Go to \BorderlandsGOTYEnhanced\WillowGame\CookedPC\DLC3\Maps

  • Copy dlc3_gondola_p.umap

  • Go to \BorderlandsGOTYEnhanced\WillowGame\CookedPC\Maps\Arid

  • Paste dlc3_gondola_p.umap

  • Rename Arid_SkagGully_P.umap to something like Backup_Arid_SkagGully_P.umap for safekeeping

  • Rename dlc3_gondola_p.umap to Arid_SkagGully_P.umap

  • Launch game

  • Fast travel to Skag Gully

  • You should spawn within 1 minute of Ajax as shown here

  • For Lance Armory and Crawmerax Repeat with dlc3_uberboss_p.umap for Crawmerax and dlc3_lancedepot_p.umap for Armory which can also in found in \BorderlandsGOTYEnhanced\WillowGame\CookedPC\DLC3\Maps

Another map you can replace is 'Arid_Cave_P.umap' which corresponds to The Lost Cave. You can use any map as a replacement but those are just the ones I've used before.

Note: the gondola file for Ajax may only work for the remaster or there may be a better one to use for the original if you search the large .umap files for yourself and try each one you might be able to find one that spawns you right in front of his area in the original version of BL1

 
 

A short while after his last video on why its basically impossible, he's been proven "wrong".

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