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Harder than SM Galaxy? I hated that game.

You should ask @Harry how many he has I got to around 700+ and stopped. The grind is insane to get to 999.

Mario is fantastic but Zelda to me was a lot better and I think the only reason for that was that it as the first game I got for the switch. If you like the hack-and-slash genre give Bayonetta a check as well because it can get ridiculously hard as you ramp up.

We have to be top post March and then we can start to dream. The rest of the pack is a bit too close at the moment to really call anything. When the CL starts again then the task of maintaining fitness and squad rotation comes into play. I am just glad Gomez comes back at that time and affords us the ability to focus on multiple fronts without sacrificing defensive fitness in the process.

What a song to pull out. That is some deep Bollywood dive there. Listen to a lot of it?

I think we would become a bit unbearable but knowing us (and I say this lightly) we won't make it to the end of the season without a few heart-attacks.

And now I know what spawned the cluster f'ck that has started in that 'other' thread.

I sometimes wonder what would happen if we won the league. I think some of us would disappear from here for a few days while we were recovering. Still a long way to go but I always want the league over anything else. I think Robertson is fantastic in the system Klopp plays him in but try and put him elsewhere and he may not be as energetic or inclined to leave his defensive duties as well. It's really about where the player is and the system they play in which gives them this ridiculous moniker of 'best'. You take away Van Dijk and ask Robbo to put a shift in and he will, but will he be as successful? Probably not. You take away Firmino and ask Gini to play the forward mid role and supply Mane and Salah. Would he be as effective? Probably not. So, in the end, we've had great players and to me when I say great I don't think of position I think of contribution and for now Andy is contributing very well to both ends of the spectrum of his duties, defensive and offensive.

Andy plays every game like its his last and I think that comes from the fact that the guy at one point was in a dead-end job and didn't think he was going anywhere. Then all this happened and I think that he developed a work ethic that makes him think that he is privileged to be part of a team and a sport that he always wanted to be in. His display on the pitch is a clear reflection of how much he loves the sport and where he has come from. In a realm where you have muppets downing tools and starting feuds with managers (yes Pogba that's you) just because you've achieved something its refreshing to see a player that works hard every single time and leaves his best on the pitch. I don't think he even cares who he is up against he treats them the same.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2018/dec/04/the-100-best-female-footballers-in-the-world-2018

Every time I watch this I wonder what kind of sync that bass and drum player must have to run the line the way they are when all that guitar playing is going on. Masterpiece.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/12/sony-inadvertently-leaks-player-counts-for-ps4-titles/ Oops Sony. But on a side note, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, GTAV really?

Rudolf the Robotic Reindeer.

I'll say it now. We just can't catch a break and on a weekend where we're meeting a team I really want us to trash just because the media outburst post that will be priceless.

On a night when the striking line wasn't doing well, in the past, you'd expect a loss or a draw. But yesterday, credit where its due because Matip was also very good. Some of the interceptions and the presence of mind to push the ball upfield was very what you'd expect from him and he delivered. I think we can all say the biggest influence there is VVD and how he commands the back line. Couple that with Alisson and you've got a great combination that works very well together. Once Gomez is back we will have enough rotational ability at the back to give rest to our key players should they need it too. Having Dejan back is definitely a plus in this period.

Since we're on the topic of bacteria and all things icky. https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/12/whats-eating-this-400-year-old-painting-a-whole-ecosystem-of-microbes/ "A new study describes the complex ecosystems of bacteria and fungi that live and feast on a 17th-century painting—and how other species of bacteria may one day help art conservators fight back."

Dammit, swallowed my whole post :(. Anyways the short of it is this, China is not doing this just for furthering science but also to get a better stronghold on that part of the sea which has been worrysome. What will be fascinating is all the engineers will learn about building structures and maintaining them in hard to build places. Couple that with a learning AI that can adapt itself to those conditions and this just adds one more good thing to take into space when and if colonization ever becomes a reality.

I started playing it again this morning and I lost a lot of time just looking at all the levels they've got in there. One of my favorites is the Game + Watch style level they have in there and how it keeps changing.

I think that's going to be the eventuality here, train the AI to develop answers quickly so that it can adapt to new uncharted environments faster. Kind of reminds me of the first Star Trek where Voyager comes back smarter after being in space for a long time. I don't think its very far away either, navigation is certainly possible as Boston Dynamics has shown and now all you have to do is couple that with some logic that allows the system to adapt faster and the best part is that there is no casualty of any kind other than a machine getting destroyed.

Can't wait. I've heard the Joker (Persona 5) is a character in the DLC.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/12/unite-day2-2/ The day won't be far where the AI will do all the work and pass all the data back for people to make decisions.

Goddamn. When the sun comes out towards the end my mouth opened wide.