Even if true, he's got a 13 year gap to explain.
<<insert astronaut meme>>
That's nice and all, but who cares if it's a garbage game with near zero appeal?
Attractiveness correlates with IQ.
Then the attractive women should continue to get the same grades in remote learning. No, this study makes it apparent that something else is going on with respect to attractive women that isn't true for everyone else.
Undoubtedly its roots began when woke was in the ascendency, and they thought it was the best idea eva.
Their major expense is software development and of course employees who further service it (tech support, etc.). In 2022, they had $220 million in software development expenses, out of $425 million total expenses. Google paid them $480 million that same year.
They could cut back, but it would irreparably damage their ability to compete and function as they are now. They would become a shadow of their current existence, if they survived that transformation. Mozilla might survive in some capacity, but Firefox likely would not.
I do believe that's part of the point. I think the powers that be (IC) want to transform and corral Internet users, and carving up Google lets them accomplish that, including an detonation of both Chrome and Firefox browsers as we know them.
80%+ of Mozilla's revenue comes from Google's payments for search engine priority. The rest of their revenue comes from Mozilla VPN/Relay and a bit from other advertisers. They'll be dead in no time if the government's request for Google to stop these payments is granted.
Bizarre and hilarious that it reached meme-definition status.
I think it's being understated what is actually happening here. The DOJ is forcing a partial collapse and consolidation of the Internet with this move.
For example, Mozilla/Firefox is gone in a year if Google is no longer allowed to pay them for search engine priority. Apple loses around 15% of their profitability for the same reason (around $20B/year). Many other companies depend heavily or entirely on Google paying for priority.
This will have a domino effect that, as I see it, largely benefits Microsoft as they also stop support for Win10 next year. (Note that the decision on Google and how it will be broken up comes down summer of next year.) The timing, I think, is not a coincidence.
I'm just learning that WuKong had that many all-time peak players. I knew it was successful but holy fuck.
It's what we call the Trump shot.
But, but, but ... that would hurt peoples' feelings!
Meanwhile, the ADL normalizes hate and extremism against non-Jews.
Just remember: "The object of war is not to die for your Asuka patch but to make the other bastard die for his tranny flag." -- Patton
Oh shit I'm stealing
John F. Trent, "Now we're going to try and lose harder!"
Who can say what the fuck is actually going on here.
Jesus Christ, it's cringe levels never seen before.
Don't you worry, our taxes will help muh government to stop monopolies and collusive markets in their tracks!
West-African DNA tells a story.
Mods 1 and 2 are completely reasonable and not super-whored. #3, okay, maybe hard to the other direction, but we could use some of that after the decade we've been living.
Modder for the last frame really did some heavy lifting.
It really depends. Some mid-level design manager for Xbox signing this can't be seen as an Xbox or Microsoft endorsement.
Having Mike Turian, Executive Producer of MtG and Jason Tondro, senior designer for D&D at Wizards of the Coast, can for WotC, though. (Not to mention there are many other WotC/Hasbro signers too.)
Some don't even seem to be in the gaming industry, or just minimalistically so.
Elizabeth Barrial, Co-Owner (Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab)
Ted Barrial, Co-Owner (Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab)
Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab (BPAL) specializes in unique, handcrafted perfumes with a focus on esoteric themes and storytelling.
The 80s were the last of Classic Hollywood. Obviously there were some great movies after, but the culture and messaging had changed by the mid-90s. That's not to say there were no great movies after that point, but they were no longer "Classic Hollywood."