This is probably the best way I’ve seen this explained. Good counter for the “what if Black Panther was white” types.

True. And for this specific case model, name and rep are practically the “product”. So even more so than most other celebrities. It should have been important that he could break with the promotion entirely, including de-branding name and likeness. I have a feeling that’s why he’s stuck. 

Or maybe, as libertarian-bros are always saying about whitewashed casting, she was simply the best candidate for the role?

Yea, this all looks like smokescreen tactics to me. Granted acquisitions and mergers are never good for the consumer by default, but Sony probably needed to buy time for their Exclusive IPs to take shape, as the pandemic and chip shortages had to have delayed releasing their top games 3+ years into the console launch.

I’m shocked. It’s almost like the arguments against the merger are mostly contrived. Sony doesn’t want the deal to go through because they don’t want MS to gain any market share, even if Sony currently has more than double the market share of MS. This acquisition won’t double MS’ market share and even if MS does make…

Because, it’s all likely but currently redacted, that Sony demands that same knowledge from MS to allow Sony owned studios, like Bungie, to develop stuff for XBox.
And they should have no legal protection of their “positioning”. Even merged, MS/Act/Blizz is still a massively smaller chunk of the industry than Sony…

New Kotaku story is “written” by “journalist”, uses excessive scare quotes.

i think it looks pretty good

VW ID.4, Ford F-150 Lightning, Cadillac Lyriq, Chevy Bolt/BoltEUV, and all Teslas are the only current EVs in fact that meet the full “made in USA” stamp of approval to qualify for the IRA 2023 $7500 tax credit.

“It’s Kravin’ time! Is...is that anything?”

Then I guess it’s appropriate that it was a worker revolt that disrupted the machinations of a vast faceless corporation.

This is the kind of cake the IGA that is not very close to us sells. I am glad it is not very close, because this cake is too good. https://www.google.com/search?q=carlie+c+iga+cake&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwihz4bNrsv_AhU-GFkFHaHLCjwQ0pQJegQIDBAB&biw=1309&bih=719&dpr=2.2#imgrc=mcGDNXf39DuYOM

IV has a great, really charming story, once you get past the “barely above NES” graphics. Definitely has some of my fav character moments from the series.

Nope. Lucid is in the rare position where there’s less demand than production capabilities. https://jalopnik.com/lucids-investors-are-getting-tired-of-waiting-for-a-tur-1850408002

No need to censor. She’s a cunt.

Oddly enough that’s also his shape

It tastes like Grimace jizz.

The simple answer is to avoid damage from overcharging (overvoltage)

Exactly this. I take essentially no joy in cooking, and if I’m travelling, it’s usually to see things (I take far more “trips” than “vacations”). I don’t wanna spend time grocery shopping once I land and get my rental car even if there’s a kitchen wherever I end up staying, nor do I want to take a cooler with me since…

Generative AI has the potential to automate routine tasks, aid in rapid prototyping, and provide code suggestions, but it is unlikely to replace programmers entirely. It can free up time for more creative problem-solving and accelerate development processes. Rather than hurting job prospects, generative AI can create…