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One of the people behind the large-scale vandalism targeting Tesla is facing 20 years in prison:
https://archive.ph/W8E7f
It seems that some people need to realize that the world has changed marginally. It is no longer the case that NGOs and the government work hand-in-hand. In the past, the Dems told “activists” to riot, and judges were instructed to treat these criminals like royalty. Today, NGOs still get money in order to send people rioting. However, the current government does not endorse such actions.
Tetris the Grand Master 4 was recently released on Steam, about 20 years after TGM3, and 16 years after a beta of this game was first shown in public. I think it is very good. My big concern was that the focus would be only on speed, which has been the direction in the last three games, but instead there has been a fundamental shift towards adaptability and basic skills. This was unexpected by me, and arguably the entire Tetris community. Arika, the developer, managed to find a way to reintroduce challenge despite the mandated (!) game mechanics having moved towards simplification and reduction of challenge for about 25 years.
Below is a brief video of the difficult new gimmick. Note that this is the most difficult part of the most difficult mode of this game. The other modes basically take you gently from beginner to expert, if you put in the time and effort. There is even a casual mode in which you unlock pictures of waifus.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_tTw-UphIPo
This must come as a pleasant surprise. Have you just been researching the game, or do you plan to get into it someday?
I bought it on release and have played it for a few hours already. My intention is to make TGM4 my main game as soon as I have a proper PC setup again.
Hope you enjoy it. I haven’t played many games since Elden Ring. Tonight I just started DMC1. I’m digging the semi-fixed camera angles and the spooky castle setting. The game has a great atmosphere.
DMC1 really has great atmosphere. You may find the backtracking a bit tedious, though. Last year I played this game for a bit and thought that it had held up quite well, but after taking a break from it a never picked it up again. I did finish it back in the days, though, and it had left a very good impression on me. It put the PS2 on the map in terms of action games.
I personally do not mind the backtracking so long as the setting is compelling. Good examples of this are the early Resident Evil games as well as the RE2 remake. I worry that DMC2 is going to be pretty bad, however.
I always love reminders like this: https://youtube.com/shorts/eE7gEVs8iu8?si=ahFi0gnaJghuyswH
I don’t know that I’ve ever experienced such a submissive look from a woman before. The most I can remember is this almost menacing and adversarial-looking side eye from across the room that just says “it’s on”, but that takes a certain type of chick. I imagine you’d have to really mog a chick for put her in her place like Henry Cavill just did up there.
I came across this Japanese Meme with Trump and Shinzo Abe.
https://www.reddit.com/r/discordVideos/comments/1gusyat/from_the_skies/
African engineering will soon put Japanese and American car manufacturers out of business. Mark my words: https://youtube.com/shorts/3JDG-J7W4Sk?si=yfB-roGs7wAQk7bR
The design is fantastic! I particularly like the ingenuous use of a cheap plastic chair. Some people may be laughing now, but once this guy shows up in his supercar at P. Diddy’s next event, he will have the last laugh. I wonder what this young genius will turn his attention to next. For instance, I would love to see him try his hand on designing modern weapon systems.
My guess is that bright young Africans such as this will be the West’s key to affordable electronics such as phones and laptops in the near future. Just don’t get your device wet as it will become soggy and definitely be a significant electrical shock risk.
@Aaron
Are you being in your sarcastic mood?
Certainly this kid cannot be compared to the old engineer who rebuilt a WW2 (or WW1?) tank that you mentioned a long while ago.
But he was quite bright, probably an exception to the rule in Africa?
Yes, I was joking.
Wanted to show a friend the style of humor on this blog, so I looked for the BCPI (blue pill conformance index) article, but can’t find it.
Is it still on the site?
I just made this post available again, together with its companion piece The Fake Pride of the Blue-Pilled Beta Male.
I know this is a very general and basic question,
But if I want to understand the reasons behind the salary of a job position, in different industries, then what should I look for?
I understand the angle of this blog that many jobs are massively inflated by artificial demands and will be bursted once the market goes belly up.
But even for jobs that are traditionally well-regarded like doctors and engineers, then what factors decide the salary of these jobs?
There are a couple of jobs that I am looking at at USAgov for multilingual personels and I cannot exlain why some only fall into the range of 70,000USD while others are up in the air within 180,000 USD.
I hope those who are more experienced in job-hunting and dealing with HR could relay some insights.
Salary is determined by supply and demand, and political meddling. It is normally not correlated with difficulty or utility for society.