I mean, all it probably did was record a metric for how often it was clicked. That’s something.

I think some of this comes down to how Academy bylaws have been written. Do they even have provisions for retracting an award?

Patriotism is okay. Nationalism in the context of a repressed group seeking independence from a larger empire also has its uses.

Say the letters individually: “Gee Eye Eff”

So no, though part of the problem is that Putin is a Soviet KGB man through-and-through. He’s been very vocal about thinking the dissolution was a mistake, and conquering Ukraine plays right into that narrative.

I think you’re forgetting the oligarchs and middle-men who keep Putin in power. Start taking away all the international luxuries and they run out of things to burn their money on.

I think there is gameplay benefit to forcing completionists to interact with others, even in a minimal way, for a game about trading.

I think the gameplay benefit of requiring that people trade for the exclusive Pokémon outweighs all else.

How is it scammy? How many people actually play and buy both titles? With as popular as the game is, surely one can find others to trade with.

That’s an excellent usage of the technology in part because it throws out the trading aspect.

So do the guy romances send unsolicited dick pics?

That’s not what the announcement says. They mention that already-purchased games will still be able to be downloaded after the store goes away.

It has happened periodically. The Capcom Ducktales remaster disappeared due to license expiration; I don’t know whether it’s come back yet.

One thing that’s unclear to me is how licensing deals come into play with all of this. It wouldn’t be a problem for their first-party titles, but I imagine there’s an expiration date on any agreement between Nintendo and the other publishers for selling the games digitally.

99% is a gross overstatement. That one just happened to be the first to come to mind.

They don’t always screw up the remaster. Depends on what platform they’re adapting it for. The original remaster of Final Fantasy for WonderSwan was gorgeous, for instance.

I guess I’m thinking about blockchain as a decentralized immutable transaction record. That tech could be used in other ways; it just found its niche in scams and speculation.

I really think the technology behind blockchain is fascinating, and I think there could be potential uses for it that aren’t all scams and financial speculation.

I know the government is partly at fault for the broader economic unfairness, but I put more blame on the cartels and terrorist organizations that supply and recruit these dealers. They prey on the economically disadvantaged. They are a scourge, and attacking them requires starting with the dealers.

I’m not talking about the addicts. They definitely need treatment.