Sorcerer is a fun Charisma-based spellcasting class that uses Metamagic to augment their spells. If you want to multiclass with this class‚ here are the best Sorcerer multiclass builds in Baldur’s Gate 3. It’s best to choose other Charisma-based classes to multiclass with a Sorcerer‚ since you can make use of your already high CHA modifier. Here are the best multiclass options. Baldur’s Gate 3: Best Sorcerer multiclass builds Screenshot: PC Invasion Sorcerer (8)/Warlock (4) Another Charisma-based spellcasting class is the Warlock class‚ so this makes for probably the best way to multiclass as a Sorcerer. I’d put eight of your levels into Sorcerer‚ then four into Warlock. For subclasses‚ I think the Draconic Bloodline Sorcerer would do great with The Fiend Warlock. The Fiend gives you extra Fire damage spells like Burning Hands and Scorching Ray‚ which can deal extra damage as Red (Fire) Draconic Ancestry. It’s be...

The Virtual Screenventure event in Honkai Star Rail features familiar bosses that players are probably tired of fighting at this point‚ but there are new twists that force you to change up your strategies. Because of this‚ you’ll need super specific team compositions to achieve the highest possible score. This event has two difficulty modes: Normal and Despair. Most of the rewards can be obtained on the Normal difficulty‚ but you’ll need to clear the harder Despair battles in order to get everything. Thankfully‚ Stellar Jades and most of the important things are Normal mode rewards. Best Teams for Everlasting Dream Best Teams for Confusing Lies Best Teams for Heavenly Blade’s Afterimage Best Teams for Old Memories of the Icy Post Best Teams for Cry of the Frozen Fantasy Land All Virtual Screenventure Rewards in Honkai Star Rail Image: PC Invasion To earn all of the rewards for a Virtual Screenventure stage‚ you...

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is shaping up to be one of the biggest releases of 2024. With many new and returning features‚ players anxiously await the end of February to get their hands on it. But a few rumors have made players wonder: can you play without Cloud in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth? Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth — Can you play without Cloud? Image: Square Enix Unlike FF7 Remake‚ Rebirth is slated to have a larger amount of party members than players can use in battle. This is something that people have expressed their feelings about vehemently. But what we do know‚ is that the likes of Red XIII‚ Yuffie‚ and Cait Sith will be playable‚ along with Aerith‚ Tifa‚ and Barret. And while he is the story’s central character‚ you may want to try different party comps that don’t include Cloud. Related: Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth gets spicy new gameplay trailer at Summer Game Fest The ability to swap who you control mid-fight was a feature introdu...

Narratives concerning the marginalized have come to dominate American institutions and popular culture. The plight of a plethora of minorities is regularly alluded to‚ from Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s allusions to America’s “legacy of discrimination” in her dissent of SFFA v. University of North Carolina to the numerous months dedicated to racial and sexual minorities. Narratives about America’s systemic racism‚ sexism‚ and other “-isms” have become prefaces to the missions of leading cultural‚ civic and political institutions. Vaclav Havel dared to ask in his day what Americans cannot do today: Why are the rich and powerful telling the country that the rich and powerful are responsible for the daily oppression of the ruled? His answer for the denizens of the former Soviet Union offers important lessons for those in America today who question why so many blindly regurgitate lies and ahistorical Manichaean narratives about our country. Havel’s most famous play‚ “The Memorandum‚” chronicles the struggles of Josef Gross at his job as a director in an unnamed government bureau. Gross receives a memo concerning an audit that has been typed in a constructed language called Ptydepe. Unable to translate Ptydepe‚ Gross questions his deputy‚ Ballas‚ as to why his memo is written in Ptydepe. Ballas‚ sensing an opportunity to accumulate more prestige and power‚ blackmails Gross into institutionalizing Ptydepe for use in the bureau. Then he takes Gross’ job. What follows is an odyssey through the bureau‚ in which Gross struggles to get his memo translated and regain his old job. The triumph of bureaucratic authority over truth is unfortunately a familiar feature of American life‚ too‚ especially in the university world. When professor Bret Weinstein objected to the call for white people to voluntarily leave the campus of Evergreen State University for a “Day of Absence‚” he was run out of town by a mob. He did not have the proper authorization to object. Weinstein’s challenge to Evergreen students‚ that “one’s right to speak—or to be—must never be based on skin color‚” was a challenge to the dominant narrative of America being a white supremacist nation. But once a false narrative has been enshrined within a petty bureaucratic culture‚ questioning the narrative or pointing out its absurdities is useless. Much like Gross‚ Weinstein was blackmailed into approving the action taken against him. When that was unsuccessful‚ the mob resorted to open oppression‚ much like Ballas did in seizing Gross’ job. As Gross’ frustration builds‚ the play has become so repetitive that many in the audience are left with a similar sense of tiredness at the repetitive nature of the play‚ the dull‚ unfeeling bureaucratic set‚ and the absurdity of Gross’ circling round and round the stage as he dashes from one department to the next. Havel maintains suspense‚ however‚ by having the staff watcher be an ever-present character in the play. The staff watcher’s job is self-explanatory; he is charged with spying on all the bureaucrats. His obvious job serves as a contradiction to the absurdities of Ptydepe and the bureaucrats whose roles and speeches are twisted‚ awkward and repetitive. The staff watcher’s job is a microcosm of Gross’ predicament as well: His menacing presence indicates to the audience that everyone knows his job is to uphold Ptydepe as the official language‚ regardless of how ridiculous it is. The staff watcher is the consequences of conformity personified. Gross ends his day out of his job and has failed to translate his memo. Gross does find a reluctant secretary‚ Maria‚ who can translate his memo the next day. However‚ Maria does not possess the proper permit to translate Gross’ memo‚ as his continued presence at work is considered to be damaging. Maria serves as the foil to Gross and the system of Ptydepe. Her translation of Gross’ memo is a repudiation of “the automatism” of the bureau. By forgoing this willingness to live within Ptydepe’s byzantine lie‚ Maria refuses to allow the system to use her to perpetuate itself. Maria’s character transcends the suffocating communist system. For doing so‚ her job is terminated. Ironically‚ Maria’s translation of Gross’ memo inspires the other Ptydepe learners and translators to give up on the language‚ while Gross regains his job from Ballas. Maria’s decision to shatter the bureau’s “world of appearances trying to pass for reality” forces Gross to eventually rule that all work will be conducted in the employee’s mother language. The play ends abruptly and rather humorously as the employees break for lunch. Havel rightly saw the hilarity and darkness that this kind of conformity bred among the citizens of Soviet Czechoslovakia. With every citizen hiding their true selves and allowing weak-willed men like Ballas and Gross to perpetuate the system‚ there ultimately was no hope once the system was turned against Gross himself. That sounds an awful lot like modern America. A longer version of this article was originally published by Law &; Liberty and made available via RealClearWire. The Daily Signal publishes a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Heritage Foundation. Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the url or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state. The post When Truth Is Lost in Translation: A Cold War-Era Parable for Today appeared first on The Daily Signal.

It turns out Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis may have paid a huge amount of taxpayers’ money to a chief investigator who is also her boyfriend. Further‚ special prosecutor Nathan Wade was reportedly using the taxpayers’ money to buy Willis gifts and vacations. When the story broke‚ even The New York Times had to cover it. When sex‚ power‚ and money combine into one story‚ the news media simply can’t resist—even if it ruins one of their favorite hobbies (attacking Donald Trump). As a nonlawyer‚ it hit me instantly that Willis had almost certainly broken the law and should be subject to criminal prosecution. A friend of mine who is a lawyer in Georgia confirmed my instinct. He sent me a whole range of crimes that may be implicated by Willis having misused (read stolen) public money for her private pleasures and purposes. He suggested a preliminary review led to a series of potential federal and state criminal violations. His list included:  Honest services fraud‚ or essentially kickbacks (18 USC 1346).  Violation of public oath (Ga. Code Ann.‚ § 16-10-1). Bribery (Ga. Code Ann.‚ § 16-10-2). Improper influence of a government official (Ga. Code Ann.‚ § 16-10-5). Criminal conspiracy (Ga. Code Ann.‚ § 16-4-8). Conspiracy to defraud government (Ga. Code Ann.‚ § 16-10-21). Racketeering (Ga. Code Ann.‚ §§ 16-14-1 through 12). False statements and concealment (Ga. Code Ann.‚ § 16-10-20). Fulton County’s gift ban (Fulton County Code of Laws § 2-69(a)). Similar Georgia laws against public corruption. Given Willis’ enthusiastic pursuit of the former president and many of his associates using a series of dubious interpretations of various laws—there is a certain irony that she may now be prosecuted under a similarly wide range of criminal charges. This entire case blew open because several of the defendants Willis went after methodically reviewed her office’s expenditures. Their investigation led to what may be an even more shocking and powerful set of insights. By tracking the expense reports of Willis’ boyfriend and reviewing his justification for various trips‚ they learned that Wade had secretly coordinated with House Democrats’ select committee investigating the Capitol riot of Jan. 6‚ 2021. Even more astonishingly‚ the expense reports indicated he had at least twice met with the Biden White House in developing the case against Trump and his associates. Amazingly‚ the defendants’ homework may blow apart the Jan. 6 cases—and all the cases in Georgia. They may also have proven that the Biden White House was deeply involved in coordinating these legal cases against President Joe Biden’s political opponent. All this devastating material has been laid out in the motion the defendants filed to disqualify Willis and her office‚ which you can read for yourself here. Clearly‚ the Georgia case is so contaminated by corruption and political coordination that all the charges should be thrown out. Those who previously pleaded guilty should be absolved of actions taken after being pressured by a clearly corrupt prosecutor. As for Willis‚ she will almost certainly be disbarred and may face prosecution and jail time. Congress now has an obligation to dig into the corruption‚ law-breaking‚ and dishonesty of its Jan. 6 committee. Critically‚ Congress must also uncover how much coordination has been going on between the Biden White House and the various cases against Trump. It is conceivable that every case is contaminated by White House interference and will have to be thrown out. Willis may be a small part of a much larger‚ deeply corrupt legal war against Biden’s political opponent. This commentary was published originally by RealClearPolicy and made available via RealClearWire Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com‚ and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state.  The post DA Fani Willis and the Price of Arrogance and Corruption appeared first on The Daily Signal.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties‚ subscribe to Reclaim The Net. At the World Economic Forum‚ Naomi Oreskes‚ Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University‚ complained about what she said is the spread of disinformation on social media‚ notably attributing a significant part of this issue to social media companies and even President Trump and certain business entities. Her proposed solutions raise alarming implications for free speech and highlight the dangers of censorship. https://video.reclaimthenet.org/articles/world-economic-forum-2024-trump-social-media-disinformation.mp4 “President Trump; it’s been well written about‚ he had over 30‚000 false or misleading claims in his four years as a president. If that comes from the top‚ is that part of the issue and the problem as well?” asked Urs Gredig‚ the moderator. “Yeah‚ absolutely‚” Oreskes responded. “I mean and it’s one of the reasons this issue has become so vexed in the United States because now ordinary people are getting a lot of disinformation in social media‚ almost much of which is coming from private sector interests‚ but then it gets amplified when it gets reposted and resent by ordinary people who think‚ oh this is interesting‚ I’ll pass this on.” Oreskes complained that what she called “disinformation” was being “amplified at the top” by social media companies‚ and said that the “business community has a big role to play” in challenging this. Despite President Trump and his supporters facing the brunt of online censorship over the last several years‚ Oreskes suggested that it was the opposite and that social media platforms aren’t censoring Trump‚ saying they’re “biting their tongue” because they think Trump will “cut corporate taxes.” Oreskes called upon the elites at the WEF to challenge this and suggested that the private sector should be censoring more. “I really hope that the World Economic Forum will take this issue on board and think harder about the role that the private sector can play in standing up against disinformation‚ even if they might like the fact that that politician would cut their taxes‚” she said. The post World Economic Forum Panelist Harvard Professor Naomi Oreskes Blames Trump for “Disinformation” on Social Media and Asks Private Sector and the WEF To Do Something About It appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties‚ subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The President of the European Commission‚ Ursula von der Leyen‚ delivered an alarming pro-censorship proclamation at the annual Davos World Economic Forum. She expressed her concern that “misinformation” and polarization in societies pose a serious threat to the international business community. https://video.reclaimthenet.org/articles/wef-2024-ursula-von-der-leyen-public-private-sector-disinformation.mp4 “For the global business community‚ the top concern for the next two years is not conflict or climate‚” she said in her speech to elites. She argued that the bigger problem is “disinformation and misinformation‚ followed closely by polarization within our societies.” Related: Bill Gates Hopes AI Can Reduce “Polarization‚” Save “Democracy‚” Ignores Censorship Implications In her exhortation‚ Leyen said that there needs to be partnerships formed between governments and the private sector to curb “disinformation.” “Many of the solutions lie not only in countries working together but‚ crucially‚ on businesses and governments‚ businesses and democracies working together‚” she said. Leyen suggested that it was especially important as 2024 will be “the biggest electoral year in history.” She added: “Even as the insidious spread of misinformation and disinformation threatens the cohesion of societies‚ there is a risk that some governments will act too slowly‚ facing a trade-off between preventing misinformation and protecting free speech‚ while repressive governments could use enhanced regulatory control to erode human rights.” The post European Commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen Calls for Public-Private Collaboration To Fight 2024 Election “Disinformation” appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties‚ subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The World Economic Forum (WEF) annual gathering of elected and unelected elites from around the world is once more under way in Switzerland’s Davos‚ and this year AI is unsurprisingly garnering a fair share of attention. More precisely‚ how to harness its power‚ including through new regulation‚ but as one participant‚ DeepLearning.AI founder Andrew Ng put it‚ not of the tech itself‚ but rather of its “applications.” Related: Bill Gates Hopes AI Can Reduce “Polarization‚” Save “Democracy‚” Ignores Censorship Implications A natural stance‚ some may say‚ for a person selling some version of AI. Ng told the WEF that while there is amplification of warnings about problems arising from AI‚ calling them hypothetical‚ and of risk assessments that are sensationalist – what he says as the real potential issues get overlooked. So let’s not vilify AI – but let’s still seek to control‚ i.e.‚ regulate it‚ via “applications.” And here Ng seems to go straight for the sensationalist‚ only under a different pretext‚ mentioning rather broadly defined “systems that can emotionally manipulate people for profit” as something that would be justified to regulate. DeepLearning.AI founder’s opposition to regulating AI tech itself is explained touching on all the right concerns (in terms of hypothetical new rules)‚ such as that they may stand in the way of open source‚ innovation‚ competitiveness. So – let the technology run free‚ supposedly for these noble reasons – but then tighten the screws when it comes to how it can be used. And here‚ Ng wants “AI applications‚” (uses) to be designated according to “degree of risk.” The way to do it is to make this designation “clear” – and at first‚ Ng was doing rather well‚ mentioning “actually risky” cases‚ such as medical devices. But then‚ his “clear” identification becomes muddier‚ and we finally meet our old friend “disinformation” again. According to him‚ “chat systems potentially spewing disinformation” is something that can not only be straight-forwardly identified‚ but is also “actually risky” – and needs to be censored‚ i.e.‚ regulated in a “tiered” manner. Ng is also not a fan of proposals to do this taking into account the size of a model used by an AI project‚ and believes that both small and large ones can be equally dangerous when it comes to the two things he seems “stuck” on – “bad medical advice” and‚ “generating disinformation.” The post Davos Attendee Calls for AI Regulation To Prevent Chatbots From “Potentially Spewing Misinformation” appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties‚ subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The Government Accountability Project‚ which bills itself as a leader in whistleblower protection‚ including advocacy and litigation‚ has announced a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request aimed at shedding light on alleged censorship involving online posts concerning the Norfolk Southern train derailment. The accident happened in East Palestine‚ Ohio‚ in early February 2023‚ and attracted attention online considering that as many as 38 train cars loaded with “hazardous” materials were involved – and some of them kept burning for several days. Finally extinguishing these poisonous flames brought trouble – the fumes released prompted the authorities to evacuate people from within a mile radius. It was pretty serious and it’s not entirely clear as in all the pertinent information – so‚ it’s something people might well be expected to try to learn more about and discuss online‚ in this day and age. Well‚ not so fast. Facebook (Meta) was‚ according to the Government Accountability Project‚ fairly quick to try to suppress – by means of deleting or flagging – posts that raised the issue of possible health risks related to the derailment. Another thing that ended up derailed here‚ the FOIA filing suspects and wants clarified‚ may have been the proper democratic process where the government keeps its citizens informed and aware. However‚ the FOIA requests suspect the opposite has happened – namely‚ the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Facebook engaging in “communication” – which eventually saw posts from personal accounts‚ and the “East Palestine Off the Rails” page‚ censored. The need for information sought via the request to be revealed is explained by whistleblower and scientist Scott Smith “(discovering) elevated dioxin levels in East Palestine” – and then when posting about it on Facebook‚ only to get his “public figure” account flagged. Resident Jami Rae Wallace previously tagged him as she was sharing a link to a mainstream media article. Prior to that‚ the advocacy group says Wallace “received a text from Mark Durno‚ EPA Region 5 leader on the ground and Homeland Security Advisor‚ telling her to remove her Facebook post where she posted to think critically about answers the EPA was giving residents regarding their health.” Facebook was not sure about the merit of any of this – but Facebook apparently no longer errs on the side of its own rules. “This post may go against our guidelines on suggested content‚” the notice said. Facebook also showed that its “guidelines” may now be next-level nonsensical: “This post may show content that is broadly disliked‚” the note further stated. At least Scott Smith seems to be able to put together a non-Orwellian newspeak sentence or two‚ to argue his case: “Anyone who cares about their constitutional rights and free speech needs to pay attention to what is happening in East Palestine‚ Ohio. That is why we need EPA records to shine light on any coordination with Facebook to suppress the free sharing of information on what is currently happening to residents there. The government should not be serving as a mechanism of censorship to protect multi-billion-dollar corporations.” The post Advocacy Group Seeks EPA Records on Facebook Censorship of East Palestine Train Derailment Posts appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

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