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Trump is “absolutely” immune for “official acts” on Jan 6th, SCOTUS rules
  • Personally, I don't care if Trump and conservatives go to jail. It's not like any of their politics is anything more than imaginary white grievance and 4th Reich. They aren't a legitimate political party. They're like one of the few illegitimate political party I can count on my hand and feet.

  • Trump is “absolutely” immune for “official acts” on Jan 6th, SCOTUS rules
  • There are some democratic politicians that might be interested into taking the offer up, but it isn't public, nor they won't reveal it. Can't name any, but I can imagine at least 1 is out there. On the other side of aisle, we already know Republicans wants to enact the fourth reich and just about all of them wants to execute their political opponents.

  • Trump threatens to cut US aid to Ukraine quickly if reelected
  • This is yet another reason to vote for Joe Biden.

    On a side note, to the Ukrainians, you might notice we do not mention the war or talk about it (including myself), but I am here to let you know that it warms my heart that you guys are fighting and I will contribute to keep the aid going. It might not be obvious, but we Americans still support you.

  • Netanyahu and Putin are both waiting for Trump
  • The expulsion of Jewish people in the past?

    Morocco 1948: 265,000 Morocco 2007: 2,000

    Algeria 1948: 140,000 Algeria 2007: est. 50

    Tunisia 1948: 105,000 Tunisia 2007: 1,700

    Libya 1948: 38,000 Libya 2007: 0

    Egypt 1948: 75,000 Egypt 2007: 20

    Lebanon 1948: 24,000 Lebanon 2007: 100

    Syria 1948: 30,000 Syria 2007: 100

    Iraq 1948: 150,000 Iraq 2007: 10

    Could go on, but there is definitely expulsion of Jewish people in the past. Which is pretty strong evidence Middle East hates Jewish people.

    What about the expulsion of Palestinian people over the last several decades to this very day?

    Two wrongs don't make a correct.

    There isn’t a case for it.

    Guess you miss good case. I'm actually on the side that yes, they did committed major war crimes.

    Lebanon are fighting the good fight right now.

    First of all, Hezbollah isn't even supported there. Second of all, Hezbollah isn't exactly what you should be endorsing.

    How do you war crimes?

    Stupid question. But, we see things like children under strapped vest with a bomb under it. We see rapes being used as a tools. That's the modus operandi of the Middle East of the whole.

    As for any terrorism. If you come and wipe out my whole family for no reason, then I’m going to come and try to murder you too.

    That's pretty much how the Middle East operates. Even without Jewish people, they're still going to come at each other throats.

    So, with that being said, no, Middle East don't care about Israels' war crimes. They're proud of those things. They simply hate Israel because of well, they're Jewish.

    Why are you defending Middle East? I should have to ask that question.

  • Ultimate Ride Games ( UR / URCD / URDC ) @lemmy.zip Reptorian @lemmy.zip
    Bad news. Looks like the retrieval of lost mods won't happen. Screw YouTube.

    I am here to announce that retrieval of long lost mods will not happen because of complications from YouTube side of things. Automatically hiding comments for approval issues.

    I hate YouTube. Really.

    If it is to happen, he needs to come here or CoasterCrazy or ParkCrafters.

    Rant over.

    Still have about 99% of mods any way. So...

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    Ultimate Ride Games ( UR / URCD / URDC ) @lemmy.zip Reptorian @lemmy.zip
    Really big news! There is a possibility of lost modules for Ultimate Ride games to be retrieved again!

    Now, a former member of ModsToTheMax has said that he might have archives of ModsToTheMax modules for Ultimate Ride. That's big news because he has hosted files outside of ModsToTheMax, but Wayback Machine never actually managed to store them, and there's a possibility that he may have it right now.

    So, wish me best of luck, and hopefully, the case for lost mods is closed by then. Even if I retrieve it, there might be a few cases that won't be closed, but chances are, they can be revamped, so while they may end up lost forever, the feel can be replicated at least.

    So, here is what I think might be recoverable with the assumption that he has them:

    1. Dark Ride Environment
    2. Aztec Theme
    3. Terminator Environment
    4. Alice's Horror.
    5. Cage

    And what might be not:

    1. Lonely Goatherd.

    And I'm not confident on Terminator or Alice's Horror or Cage. I have no confidence on Lonely Goatherd theme at all, so I wouldn't be surprised if the case for this won't be closed.

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    Ultimate Ride Games ( UR / URCD / URDC ) @lemmy.zip Reptorian @lemmy.zip
    Alice’s Horror Theme Module for Ultimate Ride games is now partly found

    After searching via CoasterCrazy and using Wayback machine, I found a texture or even multiple textures that can be used to recreate partial part of Alice's Horror Theme. It's really not much, but there's some things in there. Mostly a nothing-burger, but it's only partly found.

    It appears there's some backgrounds and screenshot too. Possibly from the theme itself.

    That being said, with the partial finding, and a old game of Alice's Nightmare, it looks like it can be replaced with more modern version. From what I see, that's the better direction to go to.

    You can find screenshots here - https://parkcrafters.com/topic/194-modstothemax-modules-restoration-project/?do=findComment&comment=3019

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    A California House race is AIPAC’s first big target. Nobody is quite sure why.
    www.semafor.com A California House race is AIPAC’s first big target. Nobody is quite sure why. | Semafor

    A primary whose candidates hold relatively similar views on Israel has become a strange proxy fight.

    A California House race is AIPAC’s first big target. Nobody is quite sure why. | Semafor

    IRVINE, Ca. — Progressive Democrats are bracing for tens of millions of dollars in campaign ads from pro-Israel groups to rain down on them in this year’s primaries. They’re a little surprised about where it started — a stretch of Orange County where neither Democratic candidate is calling for a Gaza ceasefire.

    In California’s 47th congressional district, which Rep. Katie Porter is leaving to run for the U.S. Senate, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s campaign PAC has gone all-in to beat state Sen. Dave Min in Tuesday’s primary. As of Thursday, according to the United Democracy PAC’s FEC filings, it’s spent $4.6 million to pummel Min, the vast majority of its ads and mailers focusing on his May 2023 arrest for driving under the influence.

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    ModsToTheMax Modules for Ultimate Ride games

    Any one remembers this website? It was full of mods exclusively for Ultimate Ride games. I am currently working on fixing modules associated with mods that are found by Princess_G. However, I came here to ask for help on searching completely lost mods as all my attempts over the course of months remains fruitless, and they are needed to at least complete this work.

    Lost mods:

    • Dark Ride Environment (The most interesting thing to find. No video/pictures exist on what this is)
    • Lonely Goatherd (No info exists on what this could be. Could be a ride, environment, theme, coaster. There's absolutely zero info on this. From a google search, it seems feasible to have it as a theme with a mountain modeled as a environment).
    • Aztec Theme (Only partly found, not as a theme itself. Mostly recoverable because of X'ian, and Backdrop 2 Theme, but it would not be the same.)
    • Terminator Environment (No video/pictures exist on what this is. However, a new Terminator Environment could replace this one.)
    • Cage Environment (No video/pictures exist on what this is, but it's likely made by Layton and therefore, might be simple to recreate)
    • Alice's Horror Theme (Can technically be remade. No information other than a picture via Internet Archive. Most information are lost.)

    You can find the mods within https://lemmy.zip/c/ultimateride . The one in Princess_G archive needs a lot of fixes. Regardless, that is almost all of the mods that existed in the defunct website ModsToTheMax. So, it is nearly down to just the ones I listed. There could be more that I don't know of.

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    PSA: Asexuality is about long-term lack of attraction. What you are now, and feel like to be matters way more than the accumulation of what you experienced in your life.

    The reason I wanted to post this is because I want to remind others that the only thing that matters is the now and then.

    Why? I was not always asexual, and it has been over 10 years since I experienced confirmed feelings of being sexually attracted. No trauma, my hormones levels are the same as other people's, and no confusion as in I can look back and confirm that I did experienced it. Essentially, my sexuality has literally changed on it own over a decade ago. I can't explain why my sexual orientation simply changed on it own, but it did.

    With that being said, I would be lying if I say I am gray-sexual as it implies a chance. It would be lying to say I has been always asexual as I can't simply explain away what I felt and that gets more true as I try to question it.

    So, I was allosexual. I'll remain asexual for the rest of my life. I can't change that. That's my future. I did not chose that.

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    Ultimate Ride Games ( UR / URCD / URDC ) @lemmy.zip Reptorian @lemmy.zip
    Should I keep the top 2 environments for MTTM restoration project.

    These are exclusive environments that were planned for release for ModsToTheMax, but ModsToTheMax has closed down. The bottom 2 has different colors depending on day.

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    Ultimate Ride Games ( UR / URCD / URDC ) @lemmy.zip Reptorian @lemmy.zip
    Searching for DarkRideEnv.exe. If you have it, let me know.

    I decided to go with Bard AI to see how well it performs, and to my surprise, there were more information about the deeply lost mod. Here's the information about the most-sought after lost mod for Ultimate Ride games.

    Bard AI: ``` Yes, I have a few close results:

    On May 13, 2009, a user named "Ultimate Ride Fan" uploaded a file called "DarkRideEnv.exe" to the website ModstoTheMax.net. The file is described as a "standalone executable" for the game Ultimate Ride 2. However, the file is no longer available on the website. On July 12, 2010, a user named "darkrideenv" uploaded a file called "Ultimate Ride 2 Darkride Env.zip" to the website ModstoTheMax.net. The file is described as a "zip archive of the DarkRideEnv directory for Ultimate Ride 2". This file is still available on the website. On August 4, 2011, a user named "Ultimate Ride Fan" uploaded a file called "Ultimate Ride 2 Darkride Env Source.zip" to the website ModstoTheMax.net. The file is described as a "zip archive of the DarkRideEnv source code for Ultimate Ride 2". This file is still available on the website.

    It is possible that the .exe file you are looking for is the same as the .exe file that was uploaded by "Ultimate Ride Fan" on May 13, 2009. However, it is also possible that the file is different.

    I recommend that you try downloading the .zip file called "Ultimate Ride 2 Darkride Env.zip" and renaming it to .exe. This may give you the file you are looking for. If this does not work, you may want to try downloading the .zip file called "Ultimate Ride 2 Darkride Env Source.zip" and extracting the source code. You may be able to compile the source code to create the .exe file you are looking for.

    I hope this information is helpful. ```

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    Ultimate Ride Games ( UR / URCD / URDC ) @lemmy.zip Reptorian @lemmy.zip
    Apology, I have fixed link to MTTM Modules. Updated lost mods information.

    Just as title said. I just noticed this today, and repaired it with the correct formatting. You should be able to get to MTTM Modules.

    In addition, I have decided to update information on lost modules. Feel free to update with new information, and if there are information, let me know. If you have them, feel free to upload them here.

    Other news, I am still trying to repair the Neon themes with better icons. That's one of the few main roadblockers. It's over 50% done. Other roadblocks aren't that hard to repair in comparison, but they'll take a while too.

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    How should True Dracos and Monarchs be supported?

    We do have floowandereeze which is a Tribute deck that can be considered playable in context of modern Yu-Gi-Oh. However, True Draco and Monarchs aren't all that playable, and Monarchs even less because of their lack of synergy and higher vulnerability to hand traps. Both of these decks have longer-lasting floodgates and they generally rely on floodgates unless they utilize a engine that is very much compatible with them and of course the Extra Deck, and that is what I'll discuss here.

    I can't speak for True Draco, but Monarchs do have other options like playing with Isolde engine, Dogmatika engine, or even Libromancer engine and those engines require dropping Domain in favor of higher ceiling and more consistency, and back then in 2016, you still had to sacrifice Domain floodgates if you want higher ceiling and consistency. On the Isolde engine, you basically run thing like Neo Space Connector, Fire Flint Lady, Small World, and your end goal is to activate Zaborg the Mega Monarch turn 1 or turn 2 (with Escalation of the True Monarchs). On Dogmatika Monarch, it's equivalent to the old concept of Burning Abyss Monarchs where you use Burning Abyss to grind, and to use Monarchs for other things, but it's more about hurting the Extra Deck and yes, Dogmatika Monarch do run Zaborg the Mega Monarch. And then, Libromancer engine can set up Extra Deck plays easier than the other engines, and inherent ability to search either Ether or Zaborg the Mega Monarch. There's that 60 cards variant shared in Monarchs discord where you use Generaidors and Eldlich to grind through as they both can be used to generate tribute fodders too.

    In addition to the above, Domain Monarchs have dropped Edea/Eidos due to their very nature of being hurt by hand traps in favor of things like Kashtira, Mithra, Sakitama, and Anchamoufrite. The reason is that they're chainable, inherent summoning capability, and in some case, can even shut off hand traps. Sakitama can shut off Ash Blossom by going into Chain Link 2, Mithra can shut off Ash Blossom and Infinite Imperance by going into Chain Link 2 and summoning a token at the same time, etc. However, they still don't have the benefit of additional extenders and consistency offered by the Extra Deck variants.

    And now we have a situation where floodgates are universally disliked, and the most supported variants (most directed support) are Domain and True Draco which utilize floodgates. And most people simply do not want to see floodgates being supported. So, that means if those decks are to be supported, but yet wouldn't be viewed in a negative light, they definitely would need to provide support that changes the original intention of their support. That means new True Dracos supported as a deck would not be compatible with floodgates, and Domain of the True Domain would not be supported by new support. But, for them to be playable, and given the nature of Tribute Summons, they either have to be insanely busted or they are almost always bad. On the Monarchs side, it's easy to think of support involving continuous spell/traps that generates token, link-1 summons akin to Sky Strikers which allows them to search Monarchs and interact with opponents during their turn akin to Escalation, and all of the support synergizes with each other, and this allows them to play through multiple hand traps with ease. Of course, that level of support would put a spotlight on Zaborg the Mega Monarchs and Majesty's Fiend, but arguably, it would be fine if they do end up getting banned if that results in Monarchs being playable, but interactive.

    I'm not sure how True Dracos should be supported. So, I can't talk about the most ideal support for them.

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    Ultimate Ride Games ( UR / URCD / URDC ) @lemmy.zip Reptorian @lemmy.zip
    Progress on ModsToTheMax restoration (All of the icons for modules tracks and environments has been modified to fit the original games.). Themes are still underway restoration.

    This demonstrates that there has been a lot of work on restoring Mods To The Max modules. Those aren't yet available as there isn't enough man power to restore everything.

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