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At Nordschleife.

Currently reading Milton Osborne's River Road to China. Started this one a few years ago but never finished it... So decided to start it again. Documents the epic - and little known - Mekong exploration expedition of 1866-1868. In 1866, six Frenchmen led by Lagrée and Garnier set out on a dangerous mission to seek a trade route up the Mekong. During the two years that followed, they would journey through the tropical heat of the swamps of Vietnam and Cambodia to the bitter cold of the mountain ranges of southwestern China, finally arriving in Shanghai and mapping over 5,800 km of previously unknown terrain. A grand tale of adventure.

@Mel81x have you read that pre-print paper by a group of theoretical physicists working for Microsoft, which describes our universe as an algorithm that’s continuously learning about itself?

Groundbreaking, if it turns out to be real. Probably more likely to be an issue with calculation/measurement error though...

Like a fucking Mario cart... Too many gimmicks.

Same. I tried very hard, but just can't stand it.

Sounds like fun! Do you watch/follow Bundesliga in general as well, or do you just focus on Bayern? Who's your current favourite Bayern player?

Hola, welcome aboard! A Colombian Bayern fan?

They introduced some very strict measures and managed to contain the outbreak in a few months, during which the economy naturally took a big hit, but then after that they were able to return to "normal" (more or less), and the economy started to recover. That said, while their exports and investments are on the rise again, consumption is still not back to the pre-covid levels and that hinders the overall growth somewhat. I think people who dislike the Chinese because their economy has recovered faster are the ones who also believe that the Chinese released the virus into the world on purpose and are now benefiting from it.

Before the pandemic, they were projecting approx. 10% growth for 2020, but the actual one was only a bit over 2%. So it's still positive, but covid clearly had a huge impact as it was their weakest year in terms of growth since the 90s. I believe they are doing relatively fine now, think they are targeting 5% growth this year. Vietnam did best last year in Asia, with almost 3% growth.

If you loved old Sierra city building games like Pharaoh, Caesar, Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom, then definitely check this one out...

This looks pretty good...

Love how he just took a little nibble there

F2 alredy have them, quite like it, makes the car looks mean!

Death toll in Myanmar protests passes 500... Security forces are beating, shooting and straightout torturing unarmed people in the streets indiscriminately, including children, abducting protesters and bystanders, breaking into hospitals and terrorising staff and patients, looting houses and setting them on fire. Three of the armed ethnic rebel groups in the country (the Ta'ang National Liberation Army, the Myanmar Nationalities Democratic Alliance Army and the Arakan Army) have threatened the military with retaliation, saying that if the military doesn't stop the bloodshed, they will protect the protesters and fight back. Military forces have also been launching airstrikes, things are especially bad in Karen State, with thousands Karen people escaping the bombing now displaced and having to live in caves, as Thai forces are also forcing refugees back to the conflict zone.

It's pretty obvious that this is his last year at Mercedes, but I don't think they would replace him mid-season. Although based on that video above, Toto seems to be fed up

A part of me feels sorry for him.

Let's raise the stakes:

Hmm competition is definitely good, but I think it will be very hard to compete with FM, especially without official club/player licenses (modding could likely solve that, but it's a bit of a nuisance) ... Could appeal to those who like faster simulation process, though.

Is this Anstoß?

Always loved a good drink. Usually have a small beer or two daily. One to go along with lunch/dinner, one at night after I'm finished with work and exercising.