OPEN BAR: I see you've come to PD. I too like to live dangerously

[Ben Shapiro]

4 more classes for my AAS. Mechanical Engineering
11 more classes for my AS. Science Degree
4 more classes for my mechatronics (robotics) certification
So far maintained a 2.5 GPA (B-) out of 4.

Then I fuck off and transfer for Biomedical Engineering at University of Houston.
I'm going put my techie skills into helping people. Because I hate HIPPIES/NEW AGERS. I'm going to drag these inbred pieces of shit to the 21st century.
Not even their gluten free diets can save them.

WOOHOO!!! SCIENCE!!!

Yeah I wanted to do see what branch of engineering would be most humanitarian, and which would have the least hippie opposition.
I choose Biometrics to give people a second chance at normal life. Let the slackivists have the production of food, and medicine I don't care anymore.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

4 more classes for my AAS. Mechanical Engineering
11 more classes for my AS. Science Degree
4 more classes for my mechatronics (robotics) certification
So far maintained a 2.5 GPA (B-) out of 4.

Then I fuck off and transfer for Biomedical Engineering at University of Houston.
I'm going put my techie skills into helping people. Because I hate HIPPIES/NEW AGERS. I'm going to drag these inbred pieces of shit to the 21st century.
Not even their gluten free diets can save them.

WOOHOO!!! SCIENCE!!!

Yeah I wanted to do see what branch of engineering would be most humanitarian, and which would have the least hippie opposition.
I choose Biometrics to give people a second chance at normal life. Let the slackivists have the production of food, and medicine I don't care anymore.

It sounds hells of interesting.

[Suu]

Since all you fuckers are spoiling Game of Thrones, is ANYONE actually watching Turn?

[Telarus]

For those who watched last night's Game of Thrones....now do you see why Petyr Baelish is the most magnificent of magnificent bastards?

He started the civil war, and used it to seize control of the Riverlands, in return for securing the release of Jaime Lannister.  He now has a virtually impregnable fortress in the Vale of Arryn, which nothing less than a dragon could take.  And he has in his control the only known to be living heir to Winterfell, and thus legitimate rule of the North.

He's taken two of the seven Kingdoms without anyone noticing, is no doubt manouvering to take the third and has House Tyrell over a barrel with regards to Joffrey's assassination.

Even Varys isn't so well accomplished.

Oooooh. Shiiiiii.... (Hadn't had down-time today to really process that final scene from last night. Thanks!)

[minuspace]

In case any of you Rock Jocks want to mentally animate a geological survey like they do to the intro of Game of Thrones, let me know.  I spent too much time in City Hall today.  The only graphical components, besides pictures and maps, were cross-sections of the slopes to be ARTIFICIALLY re-inforced.  Just for kicks, one mitigation to a negative declaration on soil erosion invoked "mother nature".  No joke

[Cain]

Huh.  This is new.  I've been invited to apply for a job.  Well "job" at least.  Junior Fellow with some think tank thing that occasionally briefs Parliament.

Admittedly, I think the organisation may not have read my views entirely correctly, as it seems to be a liberal interventionist outfit, but I can play that role, if it gives my writing greater exposure and makes me look more credible in terms of qualifications.

[Junkenstein]

Huh.  This is new.  I've been invited to apply for a job.  Well "job" at least.  Junior Fellow with some think tank thing that occasionally briefs Parliament.

Admittedly, I think the organisation may not have read my views entirely correctly, as it seems to be a liberal interventionist outfit, but I can play that role, if it gives my writing greater exposure and makes me look more credible in terms of qualifications.

THE PATH TO POWER STARTS HERE.

[Cain]

Or the road to cheap labour.

Also, people looking for possible Firefox replacements that are not Chrome or Opera may be interested in the Avant Browser.  Pretty lightweight, does everything you need and has a better layout.

[Junkenstein]

Well, that's a possibility too.

THE PATH TO SEIZING POWER STARTS HERE.

[Cain]

The path to seizing power will have to wait for at least a week.

I just discovered the best mod on Nexusmods.  It's a mod that allows me to install other sets of mods as profiles, and switch between them.  Which means I no longer have to choose between playing Vanilla Skyrim, SkyRe, Skyrim: Reqiuem and my Survivalism Skyrim modlist.  So long as I remember which game is which, I can play all of them, just switching the active profiles as needed.

[Junkenstein]

I've turned my version of skyrim into a horrible, horrible mess.

It started as a minor experiement in adding the strangest mods possible and now giants about 300X normal size keep attacking me while I'm fleeing from a fire breathing Thomas the tank engine.

I'm pretty sure it's FUBAR and I'll need to wipe and re-install to get a chance at a normal-ish game.

Is SKSE relatively easy to install/use? I think I've gone about as far as I can without touching it and everything amusing that i've seen lately seems to need it.

[Cain]

Yes, SKSE is super-easy.  And if you're having trouble, use the provided tutorial video (even though it is a bit out of date).

All you really need to do is extract the file to your Skyrim folder in Steam, and allow the mod to create the desktop icon.  With SKSE, you have to run Skyrim via the script-extender, which is what said icon is for.  Use the 1.7.0 alpha build, as it has in-build fuctionality to overcome the memory bottle-necking that the final patch introduced.

Then install Skyrim UI.  This will add an in-game mod manager for most mods which require SKSE, allowing you to toggle functionality in a rather impressive way. 

[Junkenstein]

Appreciate the tips. Tonight, my Skyrim will probably become much stranger. Given some of the survivalist mods as well it's going to be pretty fucking deadly everywhere.

[Cain]

Remember, always install the troika of survivalism - Frostfall, Realistic Needs and Diseases and Hunterborn.

I'd also add Winter is Coming, Cloaks of Skyrim, Climates of Tamriel, SkyTEST - Realistic Animals, Enhanced Lighting and FX (no FPS loss), Hidden Hideouts of Skyrim, Camping Kit of the Northern Ranger, Nordic Ranger Armor, Hunter Traps, some of the more immersive starter homes at Skyrimgems and Travel Mounts for Fast Travel.

And then add Alternate Start.  Pick "Left For Dead" if you're feeling ballsy, "Hunting In the Woods" if you want an actual chance of survival.

[Cain]

And then if you want a challenge beyond that, go for Duel (Hardcore version), WTF - Random Encounter Zones, Deadly Dragons, Dragon Combat Overhaul and consider installing SkyRe or Reqiuem.