Because this won’t give MS a monopoly in the slightest. There’s still tons of Devs and publisher’s out there on various states of first, second and third party relationships with MS, Sony and Nintendo and new indie Devs pop up almost weekly. It gives them a massive advantage having CoD as a first party Gamepass title, yes, but that’s not what a monopoly means.
They’re not made for people like us who have been veggie or vegan for years and have learned to cook with pulses, legumes, etc. They’re designed for people who want to cut back or give up meat but have to break the cultural training that every meal needs meat. Also they allow casual food places that don’t have professional chefs like pubs, cafes, etc to have quick and easy veggie options on the menu.
So, I’ve noticed a few posts making it to “all” from some some communities that are, shall we say, unsympathetic to the Israelis readarding the attacks over the weekend....
As soon as you open anything to user generated content you run the risk that they’re going to do something dodgy with that access. More than a decade ago I remember they added the emblem creator to Call of Duty and people were making swastikas within minutes.
Oh maybe those who didn’t like it far whatever reason accept that things are subjective and their experience is not universal. Plenty of people have enjoyed this game and found things to like even if it’s not perfect. You don’t like it, that’s also a valid point of view, but you can’t dictate to other people that they also shouldn’t enjoy it.
‘Get Help’ – Elon Musk Blasted for Mocking Ukraine With Fake Zelensky Picture The world’s richest man has continued his campaign against Kyiv, this time by using a fake picture of President Zelensky to mock Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s full-scale invasion....
Wasn’t he arguing with German ministers about their immigration policies on there the other day too?
What’s got into his bonce that makes him think he’s qualified to comment on all these things? If thos just a result of people being too scared to say “no” to him for years at work?
Letting people travel “how they want” he says while cancelling new train lines for those who wants to use that. The blokes a disengenuious wanker who we can’t be rid of quick enough.
The crazy thing is how hysterical they’re being over something you can fail to even notice is there. It gave me male pronouns as I choose the male body type, and the button prompt to change it is hidden way down at the bottom of the screen. It’s literally on screen for a few seconds and then never mentioned again in a game with hundreds of hours gameplay.
It’s creepy and abusive as fuck so I don’t say this out of any great desire to defend him, but that girl is of legal age in the UK, so by our standards he isn’t a nonce, legally speaking.
Didn’t a Ukrainian women get disqualified from Fencing recently for understandably not shaking hands with a Russian opponent? What are the rules, would this bloke have been disqualifed if he hadn’t shook the others hand?
**Lawyers for Eminem have sent a letter to aspiring Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy asking that he stop rapping to his songs. ** The letter comes more than a week after the biotech entrepreneur delivered an impromptu performance of “Lose Yourself” at the Iowa State Fair....
The very act of political candidates coming out on stage to populat music like wrestlers seems bizarre enough to my non-American brain. The fact that they don’t seem to realise they need permission to use licensed works when they’re trying to run a country is even more bizarre.
While I’m sure most people doing this are just irl trolls looking for outrage rather than making any deeper political point, the return of blasphemy laws to Europe after we spent so long removing them and lowering religions influcance seems like a backwards step.
Kind of hilarious that in the midst of this drama, Hexbear themselves have defeded another left wing instance over petty debates about terminology and language. We’re giving them more of a benefit of the doubt at this point than they give their own allies, lol. The far left eating its own in a quest for ideological purity is a song that never ends it seems.
Unless you’re doing very specialist stuff, phone tech peaked a while back for the average user who’s only going to do some web browsing, social media, listen to some tunes or watchbsome funny videos. All the little incremental changes aren’t groundbreaking for that use case.
Until foldables are both reliable and cheaper, phones have stagnated in terms of visably appealing features.
Viewers are divided over whether the film should have shown Japanese victims of the weapon created by physicist Robert Oppenheimer. Experts say it's complicated.
Being so far removed from the use of his discovery and put of the loop now the army was done with him is a crucial character moment in the film, and we as the audience are following his story. Having scenes of the bombing, the aftermath of the victims would have undermined that.
I really wish they wouldn’t cut the numpad from so many mechanical boards. Theres tons I like the look off but my job is very numbers based so I need that numpad.
It takes a lot to get me interested in a big 2 event these days, but Hickman playing with huge cosmic concepts definitely does the job. Just hope he doesn’t step on Ewing’s toes with all the cosmology he’s set up since Secret Wars.
So someone can study someone as pointless as “classics” and get to be PM yet the government think they should be the arbiters of whether a course is worthwhile or not.
Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal approved by UK regulators (www.theverge.com)
Vegan food: The west vs India (lemmy.ml)
Hamas, federation and legality
So, I’ve noticed a few posts making it to “all” from some some communities that are, shall we say, unsympathetic to the Israelis readarding the attacks over the weekend....
Another 62 ‘Girls Do Porn’ Victims Sue Pornhub for $600 Million (www.404media.co)
A lawsuit filed by more victims of the sex trafficking operation claims that Pornhub’s moderation staff ignored reports of their abuse videos....
Anon is disillusioned about Starfield (sh.itjust.works)
‘Get Help’ – Elon Musk Blasted for Mocking Ukraine With Fake Zelensky Picture (www.kyivpost.com)
‘Get Help’ – Elon Musk Blasted for Mocking Ukraine With Fake Zelensky Picture The world’s richest man has continued his campaign against Kyiv, this time by using a fake picture of President Zelensky to mock Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s full-scale invasion....
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, everyone 🤦 (lemmy.ml)
We’re all in on the culture war now
Nexus Mods Fine With Bigots Leaving Over Removed Starfield ‘Pronoun’ Mod (kotaku.com)
Russell Brand accused of rape, sexual assaults and abuse (www.thetimes.co.uk)
What does the "community ban" alert actually mean?
This morning I tried to reply to a comment in worldnews@lemmy.world, and got a “community ban” alert....
Iran bans weightlifter for life after he shakes Israeli’s hand on podium (www.aljazeera.com)
Iran has banned a weightlifter from sports for life and dissolved a sports committee after the athlete greeted an Israeli counterpart on a podium....
Eminem tells Republican Vivek Ramaswamy to stop rapping his songs (www.bbc.com)
**Lawyers for Eminem have sent a letter to aspiring Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy asking that he stop rapping to his songs. ** The letter comes more than a week after the biotech entrepreneur delivered an impromptu performance of “Lose Yourself” at the Iowa State Fair....
Danish government will introduce new law to ban burning the Quran (www.euronews.com)
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Vodafone Finds Brits Keep Mobile Phones for 4 Years Instead of 2 (www.ispreview.co.uk)
Union smarts (i.imgur.com)
'Oppenheimer' draws debate over the absence of Japanese bombing victims in the film (www.nbcnews.com)
Viewers are divided over whether the film should have shown Japanese victims of the weapon created by physicist Robert Oppenheimer. Experts say it's complicated.
8BitDo’s $100 wireless mechanical keyboard screams ’80s NES (arstechnica.com)
"Star Trek Strange New Worlds Season 2 - Subspace Rhapsody (Original Series Soundtrack) Star Trek Strange New Worlds Season 2 - Subspace Rhapsody (Original Series Soundtrack) by Various Artists (music.apple.com)
Cast recording for this week’s episode is up, I’ve only listened to one early track to avoid spoilers but sounds like they’ve nailed it.
The state of the internet 2023
Good Shepherd Working in Partnership With Rebellion to Create Games Based on the Iconic 2000 AD Universe | Rebellion (rebellion.com)
It’s been too long since we got a good 2000AD game so hyped for this.
Get Your First Look at Jonathan Hickman and Valerio Schiti's 'G.O.D.S.' (www.marvel.com)
It takes a lot to get me interested in a big 2 event these days, but Hickman playing with huge cosmic concepts definitely does the job. Just hope he doesn’t step on Ewing’s toes with all the cosmology he’s set up since Secret Wars.
Crackdown on rip-off university degrees (www.gov.uk)
So someone can study someone as pointless as “classics” and get to be PM yet the government think they should be the arbiters of whether a course is worthwhile or not.
John Romita Sr., An Icon of Superhero Comics, Has Died (gizmodo.com)
Farewell to a legend.