Economically, Russia has also been hit hard. NATO has also expanded, which is a blow to Russia.

Possibly, but I was picturing being able to move around the ship and you would have to manage your crew by assigning roles. Almost like rimworld meets bridge crew meets star trek online.

I actually started making a version in the old gamemaker:studio years ago. When they abandoned GMS and went to GM2 I just gave up.

A spaceship captain game with an AI crew that follows your orders, and is focused on problem solving and exploration rather than combat and resource gathering. Kind of like ongoing episodes of star trek, but in game form.

Subnautica maybe.

State of decay 2. I never really got into it until I got the deck.

Half life Alyx. I hadn’t played it in well over a year, but decided to get the old VR set out again. It is such a fantastic game. The details are absolutely amazing.

One more program to delete.

Rover

You can only help people who want to be helped. That goes for yourself, too. You can’t help yourself until you actually have the desire to improve.

Does this mean what I think it means?

I started playing the piano. I have just learned from books and the occasional you tube video. I still practice everyday. I can’t tell if I’m actually getting any better, but I do enjoy it.

Can you move? Was this not disclosed before you moved in?

Edmonton is probably one of the cheaper places in Canada too.

I hear you. I am hoping our issues are temporary up here. Honestly, our biggest issue is that housing is astronomically expensive and no one has tried to even fix it in earnest. Rising rates are having an impact. Houses are going up for sale and sitting there. At some point it will break and prices may drop.

The Canadian Conservative party is not yet anywhere close to the republican party.

Depends which province, but you will most likely have a corrupt, inept premier. Health care and education are neglected to a dangerous point. The federal government is a contest of who can be the biggest bozo and still get elected as prime minister.

The ideology in Canada is to pay as much money as possible for everything and try not to complain. Prices for goods and services are out of control. Housing is so unreasonably priced that there is no realistic way of affording to rent as an individual or to buy a house without inheritance.

Taxes are on everything and can be quite significant. Most people don’t realize how much tax is included in the costs of most things we buy.

We are also bringing in so many new immigrants so there is a constant labour pool to churn through and wages only ever increase nominally.

If you’re coming to Canada with a chunk of money, you’ll probably be ok until it’s taxed out of you. If you’re hoping to move to Canada, get a job and rent or buy a place, then life will be tough.

Start writing your memoirs. Or begin writing a semi-erotic fantasy novel. If you’re lucky, the two may be the same thing.

I am, too.

I get about ten calls every week for air duct cleaning. I wouldn’t say I’m rude, but I will waste as much of their time as I can.