“I LOVE THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PRIVATE SCHOOLS, AND MANY OTHER PLACES, FOR THAT MATTER. READ IT — HOW CAN WE, AS A NATION, GO WRONG??? THIS MAY BE, IN FACT, THE FIRST MAJOR STEP IN THE REVIVAL OF RELIGION, WHICH IS DESPERATELY NEEDED, IN OUR COUNTRY. BRING BACK TTC!!! MAGA2024,” Trump wrote in the early...
Valve does plenty of unethical stuff, you’re right, but the store isn’t really it. Go after them for their shady loot box gambling and really predatory monetization in f2p games that creates secondary gambling markets. It’s insane.
Valve has actual blood it’s hands and you’re complaining about the legitimate business front that covers for a deeply profitable and unethical core.
I disagree. There’s a deeply unethical core built into Steam that is distinct to it. Since you can sell your loot drops for actual money, they are more literally scratch tickets than your standard loot boxes.
A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a 2023 Florida law that blocked gender-affirming care for transgender minors and severely restricted such treatment for adults, calling the statute unconstitutional....
Honestly the last year or so has shown me that the madness is America wasn’t unique to us, we’ve just been ahead of the curve. The elections in Europe this last year have been genuinely scary to watch.
The original exposé describing Trump’s offer to end US efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and end environmental for a billion dollars regulation is here
Wait, a nameless hero will rise? Why would I want to play some no name character when I could be Guan Ping with a massive buster sword rampaging across a Chinese battlefield?
Having sustained some moderate injuries throughout my life, I’m confident they didn’t even know what happened, it was just lights out.
Even with serious injuries it can take surprisingly long for the pain to really ramp up. Something that fast, they probably didn’t even have time to be scared much less experience physical discomfort.
They can and do attack Russian territory with their own weapons. When they use American weapons, they come with the provision that they must be used on targets in occupied Ukrainian territory.
This is still a stupid position, but no one is telling Ukraine what to do with their own stuff.
That is a gross oversimplification of Mother Teresa. I’m no fan of hers, but let’s dislike her for truthful reasons rather than exaggerations.
She never reveled in anyone’s suffering, though she did remark that suffering brings us closer to God, which I would consider an unhelpful stance at best.
She ran multiple hospice care centers because no one was doing anything and people were just dying in the street. She had extremely limited resources and could only provide limited medical care as she wasn’t a doctor and again, I say this with intended emphasis, literally no one else was doing anything to help.
She saw unimaginable suffering and did everything in her power to reduce that suffering to the extent of her ability and resources, which was far more than anyone else was doing.
I don’t think she’s a saint, but I think her goals and efforts were laudable even if her beliefs and methods were less than ideal.
This Wikipedia page highlights the controversy surrounding the quality of medical care, but also shares the counter argument, which is that they struggled with the same problems as the rest of healthcare in India and were treating people no one else would.
Even in the critical article in the wikipedia, they noted that they were giving limited treatment to the best of their ability. Their ability, however was lacking. To say that they denied treatment to encourage suffering is a far cry from the harshest criticism I’ve come across from anyone who actually witnessed their facilities.
Again, I’m not a fan of Teresa. If there’s more evidence of what you’re saying, that’s totally valid, I’ve just not seen it myself and I did some digging myself just to make sure of what I was talking about.
I’d be curious to hear more. I bought it just to ride the hype train. I regret nothing, but I’m not sure what features would help me dive back in for more.
As Cities Skylines II still isn’t worth it (the sub has a regular thread about that, in summary: no it’s not: old.reddit.com/…/is_cities_skylines_ii_worth_it_m…) which games scratch your city building itch?
I’m a huge RimWorld fan, I’m curious, did you use the fast forward button? If you stay on regular speed, it can really drag. I believe many players just leave it on 3x speed and pause when an emergency arrives.
Your opinion is valid regardless, I just find significant overlap in our preferences, so this surprises me.
I feel about Biden the same way I did last election, which is pretty awful considering all the great stuff he’s managed to accomplish. I should feel more excited this time round, but I’m not.
I just want someone who’s not completely out of touch and tone deaf. I don’t think he’s a bad person, per se, I just think he’s living in the wrong century.
I’m all for an eventual steam deck 2, but man, I’ve absolutely loved my deck and can’t imagine a reason to upgrade any time soon. It does everything I want for now.
Nothing wrong with asking honest questions. The point of this place is to foster discussion and community and sometimes that involves helping someone get up to speed.
Very pleased with bioferrite extraction being added for tribals. I created a ritual-focused tribal and just getting stone cutting took forever. Trying to angle towards electricity would have taken forever.
I tried it and refunded it. It did not work for my brain. I’m glad they’re seeing such success and it’s clearly a terrific idea, but man, it just made me feel bad.
I couldn’t ever make the engine work. It just never clicked for me. So everyone talks about how exciting big numbers could be, but I never got big numbers. I just keep struggling and dying over and over again.
Can you explain why? Is it because he’s not required to be a witness in his own trial? So that’s the fifth right there and by taking the stand you’re functionally waiving the fifth?
Democrats stepped in to support bringing the aid package to the floor, in a remarkable breach of custom on a key vote that paved the way for its passage....
Accused adulterer Trump who paid to keep Stormy Daniels affair secret professes ‘love’ for the Ten Commandments (www.independent.co.uk)
“I LOVE THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PRIVATE SCHOOLS, AND MANY OTHER PLACES, FOR THAT MATTER. READ IT — HOW CAN WE, AS A NATION, GO WRONG??? THIS MAY BE, IN FACT, THE FIRST MAJOR STEP IN THE REVIVAL OF RELIGION, WHICH IS DESPERATELY NEEDED, IN OUR COUNTRY. BRING BACK TTC!!! MAGA2024,” Trump wrote in the early...
MAGA youth activist Charlie Kirk's big conservative shindig is full of old folks (www.motherjones.com)
Diablo 4 tried to repackage Diablo 2's grind for the modern era, but series overseer Rod Fergusson says the "consumptive nature of a live service" made it unfeasible (www.gamesradar.com)
Valve faces a £656 million lawsuit in the UK for 'overcharging 14 million PC gamers' (www.gamingonlinux.com)
A Florida law blocking treatment for transgender children is thrown out by a federal judge (apnews.com)
A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a 2023 Florida law that blocked gender-affirming care for transgender minors and severely restricted such treatment for adults, calling the statute unconstitutional....
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII - Official Teaser Trailer (www.youtube.com)
I hope it’s better than Civ 6.
"She doesn’t belong on the bench": Experts say Cannon's move suggests she's "trying to kill" case (www.salon.com)
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s George Floyd rant condemned by Congressional Black Caucus (www.theguardian.com)
Hades II Early Access Patch 2 Notes (steamcommunity.com)
Biden calls Trump a 'convicted felon' who 'snapped' after the 2020 election (www.nbcnews.com)
The president also called Trump, who was found guilty last week in his New York criminal trial, “unhinged.”...
The Republican party is now at war with the rule of law in America - LGBTQ Nation (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Top Democrats launch inquiry into Trump’s brazen $1bn pitch to oil execs (www.theguardian.com)
The original exposé describing Trump’s offer to end US efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and end environmental for a billion dollars regulation is here
Trump campaign raises record $34.8 million in donations after guilty verdict (www.cnbc.com)
DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS will release on PlayStation®5, Steam®, and Xbox Series X|S in 2025 (x.com)
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Person dies after falling into jet engine at Schiphol airport (www.theguardian.com)
Aircraft operated by KLM was preparing to depart when incident occurred at busy Amsterdam hub...
From Allies and Advisers, Pressure Grows on Biden to Allow Attacks on Russian Territory (www.nytimes.com)
Gift article, no paywall
Live Updates: Jury to Consider Felony Charges Against Trump (www.nytimes.com)
For comparison, coverage from:...
Trump told donors he will crush pro-Palestinian protests, deport demonstrators - The Washington Post (Gifted article, no paywall) (wapo.st)
Mech Engineer 1.0 Launch Trailer (www.youtube.com)
Palworld: we will be at Summer Game Fest. We have a lot of exciting things to reveal including some long awaited features. (x.com)
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Live Updates: Michael Cohen Says at Trial He Would Do ‘Whatever’ Trump Wanted (www.nytimes.com)
Narrative of Trump snoozing in court takes hold — much to his annoyance (www.washingtonpost.com)
Northern lights dazzle over UK, Europe and across the hemisphere (www.theguardian.com)
Aurora borealis sightings further south than usual from Ireland and Britain to Czech Republic and Germany as solar storm hits Earth’s atmosphere
Pope tells Italians they need to have more babies (www.euronews.com)
Italy’s birth rate, already one of the lowest in the world, has been falling steadily for about 15 years and reached a record low last year....
Patient gamers, what are your favourite city builders?
As Cities Skylines II still isn’t worth it (the sub has a regular thread about that, in summary: no it’s not: old.reddit.com/…/is_cities_skylines_ii_worth_it_m…) which games scratch your city building itch?
Prove you're really a Trekkist! (lemmy.world)
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Barron Trump, 18, to Make Political Debut as Florida Delegate to the Republican Convention (www.usnews.com)
With a Nintendo Switch 2 on the way, I hope Valve make a Steam Deck 2 (www.gamingonlinux.com)
STEAM starting to issue refunds for players over the 2h playtime limit due to PSN on Helldivers 2 (twitter.com)
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First Anomaly Colony - Little Big Mountain Base - Boreal Forrest - Wealth over 1.25 million - 23 Colonists - Day 659 - with 2 Years at a Long Night (media.rimworld.gallery) German
RimWorld - New ambient horror setting and tribal Anomaly support (store.steampowered.com)
Sprocket: Tank Design is such a fun game!
I bought this game 3 days ago and I’m totally hooked. It’s still in early access alpha, though....
Balatro - 1.0.1f - Patch notes (store.steampowered.com)
'Deeply unhappy' grocery shoppers plan to boycott Loblaw-owned stores in May (www.ctvnews.ca)
A boycott targeting Loblaw is gaining momentum online, with what could be thousands of shoppers taking their money elsewhere in May.
"Cruel and Insane": Republicans condemn Kristi Noem's dog-killing revelation (www.salon.com)
Trump seems to get cold feet about testifying in New York hush money trial (www.independent.co.uk)
MAGA begins to panic: Trump may not make it to the ballot (www.salon.com)
A studio helmed by StarCraft 2's multiplayer lead wants to create an RTS 'paradigm shift' with its unannounced game (www.pcgamer.com)
Ukraine aid bill clears critical hurdle in the House as Democrats supply the votes (www.nytimes.com)
Democrats stepped in to support bringing the aid package to the floor, in a remarkable breach of custom on a key vote that paved the way for its passage....
Ex-Blizzard Exec Dragged For Suggesting Gamers Start Tipping (kotaku.com)