I use Windows 10, but unfortunately my desktop build is pushing 9 years, which means some of my components aren't Windows 11 compatible.

Considering just doing a motherboard/CPU swap, or building something new and setting up a Linux partition for everyday use and a Windows partition (or just Wine maybe) for things I need it for. My brother's a big Linux guy, I'd wager he'd be excited to help me out with an install. The catch is that the latter option is expensive...

Quote from: Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat on January 23, 2026, 11:50:43 AMSome ideas that immediately come to mind:
In the Cub/Boy Scouts we had pocket hangers with strands where beads could be added. Perhaps something like this:



Explorer Scouts also have a braided ribbon sort of thing that pins are added to:

Fellow Eagle checking in, and may I just thank the Green Town Pursuivant for blowing a thick layer of dust off some old memories with these images! (As long as we don't go the old Tiger Cub route of a t-shirt with iron-on patches...)

If we're going to make a logo, perhaps something related to the ship emblem of the Immigration Ministry would be appropriate? Could even be a hybrid design -- MinImm uses a ship, the Seneschal's emblem is a star. So why not a sextant? The recipient has helped the new citizen find their way to Talossa, much as a sextant helps ships navigate the seas using stars.

- Foxmouth

If it's any consolation, I suspect the referendum will have a much higher chance of passing than the Pseudo-Real Cosă Act.

I'm going to ask that we not declare war, in part because I'm an ICE observer and it could literally be used as evidence against me. I've organized and attended a lot of protests, and I've never actually been arrested, but things are getting weird these days.

Lol, I can't think of a weaker justification for this kind of resolution than "Donald Trump didn't keep his word," and that's before the fact that it was abundantly clear from his rhetoric before he was re-elected that this kind of stuff was gonna happen.

WHEREAS: The second tenure of the President of the United States, Donald John Trump, has seemed promising since his second inauguration on 20 January 2025, and

WHEREAS: He has promised to end all current conflicts worldwide and prevent any new ones from starting, and

WHEREAS: He has failed to follow through on this promise, and is doing the exact opposite of what he promised, namely illegally invading the sovereign country of Venezuela and capturing their president, Nicolás Maduro, which is in violation of international law; and also threatening to annex the Danish territory of Greenland; therefore lying to his voters, and

WHEREAS: By his command, ICE has killed 2 innocent American citizens, to deter people from questioning his iron-fisted rule.

THEREFORE BE IT KNOWN THAT THE KINGDOM OF TALOSSA, REPRESENTED BY THE ZIU IN SENÄTS AND COSĂ ASSEMBLED, BESEECH THE SENESCHAL, THE BARON ALEXANDREU DAVINESCU DEL VILATX FREIRIC, TO DECLARE A STATE OF WAR AGAINST THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN AN EFFORT TO PUT AN END TO THIS TYRANNICAL DICTATORSHIP THAT IS TRUMP'S SECOND TERM.

FURTHERMORE, WE IMPLORE THE SENESCHAL TO MOBILISE THE FULL MIGHT OF THE TALOSSAN MILITARY, NAMELY THE ZOUAVES, NAVY, AND PRIVATE ADVENTURERS.

FURTHERMORE, WE DEMAND THE SENESCHAL TO INSTITUTE CONSCRIPTION FOR EVERY ABLE-BODIED TALOSSAN TO FIGHT AGAINST THIS TYRANT OF A PRESIDENT.

URÉU Q'ESTADRA SÅ:

Mximo Malt (MC-IDT)

Éu scudéu zirat acest avant...


86 47.

Aßei vala aßei.

Acest isch toct.

MM

On a personal note, I have usually been loathe to bring matters of other country's politics to Talossan discussions, since it usually serves only to upset people.  But there are times when we can't be quiet, and these are such.

I think it's time to build up our defences should the need arise...what say you, Baron Seneschal?

MM

For the second time this month, federal agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the control of President Donald Trump and Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem have executed one of their own citizens in the streets of Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Independent analyses by reputable news agencies indicates that these murders were committed without the backing of law.  The victims, poet Renee Good and ICU nurse Alex Pretti, were acting within their rights and did not pose a threat to their killers.

The Kingdom of Talossa condemns this political violence by the Trump regime in the strongest possible terms.  Such actions are a clear attempt to intimidate legitimate protestors and observers.  The perpetrators of such actions must be held accountable.  If domestic authorities will not act, then international agencies should bring the killers and their commanders to justice at the Hague.

Talossans should speak up against these street executions, demand justice for the perpetrators, and support those who fight for their freedom.