I guess I’m not surprised enshittification of physical objects is becoming more of a trend than an oddity, but it’s still happening sooner than I expected. :/
I lost some, I won some.
I guess I’m not surprised enshittification of physical objects is becoming more of a trend than an oddity, but it’s still happening sooner than I expected. :/
You could almost call it… a mouse trap
(I’ll show myself out…)
War crimes “in honor of Shabbat”? I hope any remaining diaspora members of conscience who haven’t already been troubled by all this are hearing about this framing. Both horrific in its malevolence and a misrepresentation of Judaism all in one go!
Thanks, that sounds more like what I thought I heard about them before (though I think there’s a touch more regulation in Canada, even here I know it’s still predatory and should be avoided).
Do payday lenders (like Money Mart or whatever) not charge fees unless someone is late on a payment? I honestly don’t know how they work. I was under the impression that similarly, the only way Klarna and the others made money was by late payment fees since whenever they come up in a checkout it always says there are no fees (which I take to mean if payments are on time).
Condemn single mothers while promoting only “traditional families.”
Should be: Condemn single mothers instead of absent parents.
Usually for a poll like this, they would make invitations to targeted respondents and provide them with secure anonymous access when they agree.
It seems like the message is not to ignore them? I’m not familiar with this artist though so I’m not sure why there’s no further comment/context about/for the first character’s choice…
I misread that bit by the QR code as “scam here.” Somehow I think that’s equally accurate.
This post specifically says you can’t (without the bypass many won’t understand how to do).
Can’t get past the paywall but I hope India will see a better future with a leader who cares for all its people.
Ransomware suspending hospital operations? That’s an actual horror story…
Pre-Time Skip: Water 7/Enies Lobby - entirely for the full package of great story (crazy lows and highs!), worldbuilding, and character development.
Post: Whole Cake and Wano (*Wano would win for me if pacing at Onigashima didn’t detract so heavily.)
I’m all about having as many possible avenues of goodness as possible, so good in-arc characters, worldbuilding and lore, and story intrigue come first for me.
Next is uniqueness of presentation style. This is high in both WCI and Wano in particular. It’s the least important to me, but all else being equal (or better), the higher animation budgets and special soundtrack additions for both arcs definitely didn’t hurt.
Egghead has its own cute style (and colour palette) too but it’s mostly just like the manga and only the animation stands out for me, so not much to say there yet. Even for someone like me who hasn’t cared to pay close attention to animation quality in the past, I’m starting to feel spoiled by the attention to detail at a lot of key points, though.
(I would have liked to include Dressrosa as there’s much to love there, but its downsides are too strong for me.)
*edit: I thought you were only asking anime, lol. For manga, my fave is Egghead for now. Wild situation and insane stakes!
Egg Salad Tortilla Chip
Yup! I don’t read most spoilers but I at least know we’re finally getting into some long-awaited lore. :)
Biden’s older than a Boomer though, he’s Silent Generation. (Trump is on the older end, but indeed a Boomer.) I’m curious if you’ll ever have a Gen X president some day, but it’s not really generation that matters so much as having someone of reasonable intelligence who has empathy and integrity instead of yet another power-networking fundraising wizard.
We’ve almost made it now. 1115 is coming very soon. :')
I’ve been meaning to look into the history of how the secular left was crushed in much of the Middle East. Thanks for the reminder.
Carlin was good at what he did but he absolutely did punch down, just not at a specific person. The overarching message for a lot of his comedy was “You know you’re all being screwed over and maybe you have a hard time doing anything about it, but you deserve it because you’re stupid.” It’s just such a popular sentiment to call everyone else in society stupid, while excluding oneself, that I guess few people notice those undertones and their implications.
Not one that required a subscription to operate, but I’ve heard those are out there too.