![]() ![]() Ninja stars? Nope, according to Man there couldn’t be a dumber weapon. Black suits? Nah, dark blue, sometimes other colours. So we discover most popular thinking on them is bullshit. The result is a book more on what ninjas aren’t. ![]() ‘Shadow’ is the operative word in this whole ninja business. I hope you’re hungry for slow-baked legend in wild embellishment sauce, because that’s about the only thing on the menu when it comes to shadow warriors. It turns out there’s a good reason why all we know of ninjas, or shinobi as they’re known in colloquial Japanese, is myth. ![]() Just who were these shuriken-flinging bad-ass spy dudes, anyway? I certainly wanted to know I expect many others will too.īut there’s a catch. “Damn, why didn’t I think of that?” It’s a great subject, both because ninjas are so popular - from Connery-era Bond films to YouTube phenomenon Ask A Ninja - and because everything people know about them is fluff. A product of the ninja-turtle age and a long-time consumer of other shrouded assassin fare, I had to stop when I saw Ninja in the bookshop. Seriously though, these days ninjas are important, and I admire John Man for writing this. As a person with deep convictions in democracy, I think it’s important we, as a people, take the time every once in a while to step back and reflect on ninjas. ![]()
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![]() Currently, the seven main nations are covered (USA, Soviet Union, Great Britain, France, Germany, Japan, and Italy) plus the Commonwealth and China. Starting to mod in HOI4 is a long journey. This mod is already in a good time in steam, but I decided to post here on Moddb. We have been talking about ways to get intel a bit in previous diaries, like code cracking, scout planes and spies but not really talked about the system as a whole. They are all just ucg_ Tried to ask the developer in the forum for the mod. ![]() ![]() Once a new expansion comes out, you may have to wait a few days, weeks, or even months for bigger mods, until the mod is updated. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Battery.
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