i ended up refunding coral island :( it lagged horribly on my laptop, even on the lowest settings. i do apparently need to update my graphics card, but i still meet the minimum spec requirements. i checked reddit to see if it was solely a me issue and it looks like it isn’t, although the pc version seems to run the best.
i was really looking forward to this game! in general though, i feel like i’m just going to have to either invest in a steam deck or upgrade to a laptop with better ram bc spec requirements are drifting further and further out of my reach
oh the new yorker is getting ratioed to hell for this headline lmao. it means he’s literally the president of the united states hope that fucking helps, susan
This is being reposted, for the advent of American Thanksgiving, on November 17th, 2023. American Thanksgiving this year is on November 23rd.
If you are seeing this after November 21st 2023 do NOT come crying to me about it being too late. That ain’t my fault. I Do Not Control The Rate At Which Turkey Thaws
Only 32% of Americans agree that “the U.S. should support Israel,” down from 41% last month. They are now fewer than those saying “the U.S. should be a neutral mediator,” which rose from 27% to 39%.
Americans oppose sending weapons to Israel, 43%-31%.
68% agree that “Israel should call a ceasefire and try to negotiate,” including ¾ths of Democrats and half of Republicans.
i am watching a two-part episode of pbs’ american experience entitled “the vote” and it’s lowkey blowing my mind. the repeated failures of well-organized, well-funded efforts to enfranchise women really put current organizing efforts into perspective. like, the organized effort to secure the vote for (white) women began pre-civil war and did not come to fruition for 70 years.
and when it did finally happen, it was only done with concessions that sacrificed black voters to southern states, and even then, it just barely passed. the fact that woodrow wilson came to support it only happened because he was desperate for a political win and believed securing a new voting bloc would do it.
i came out of the documentary incredibly disdainful toward the individual white woman at the forefront of the movement, but i nonetheless respect that they truly dedicated their lives to a cause at a time when they were absolutely drowning in opposition.
it is really fascinating, well worth the donation to pbs to view it (it’s member-locked). i think the fact that just a century ago, the question of women’s rights to participate in society was so fraught really puts into perspective the current debates around gender and i think a lot of folks would do well to take that into consideration. it’s not to say we should be thankful for what we have, but more so to be reminded that what we might take for granted is actually built on relatively fragile ground.
idle curiosity time! have you ever solved a rubik’s cube? (for this poll, “learned how from someone else” includes in-person, books, internet tutorials, etc)
