Sure, because the shyt and CO2 from the non-western world doesn't stink. *rolls eyes*

A stereotypical trait of the current generation is that they get to make up the rules. She tries to make the argument that it isn't fair the teacher gets to use AI when she can't. Boo hoo.

Maybe Tencent will help reverse Ubisoft's hamfisting of "the message" to gamers and get back to making games that aren't thinly veiled preachy lectures

"Wikipedia should not be cited as a source because it's "The Encyclopedia Anyone Can Edit" and therefore there is no guarantee that the articles will be factually accurate or even exist should someone decide to edit or delete it." My chemistry professor in university would instruct his students not to cite Wikipedia for their reports. He would then sabotage the Wikipedia articles in subtle ways to catch students using Wikipedia. Anyone caught was given an automatic fail for the class.

The actual number is likely much higher. Valve reported 8.5 billion revenue in 2023. Assuming average 30% margin and 350 employees, that comes to over $7 million per employee each year.

I would say that the same ninjas that could wreak havoc with a pair of scissors would also likely bring their own tools.

The heart of the matter is whether it is anti competitive behavior. Your argument "their house, their rules. " that can be thrown back in your face in that the house Apple is in also has rules, which Apple may be breaking.

Sounds like he should be given a job hacking Russia, China, and North Korea.

MILF manor: they got the wrong acronym. Why stop at just the host? Let's completely replace the cast with machines. Let's get AI to do all the writing too. It'll be a riot.

If the robots don't destroy us first, the rat- humans will.

Although it may not be a communicable disease that's spread through a cough or blood transmission, gambling addiction is still is a disease. The etymology is literally not-at-ease and if you've seen a gambler in a losing streak, they are definitely not at ease.

"How are they predatory? Users know exactly what they are doing? Can we stop pretending that nobody has agency and is in control of their own actions?" . I agree in that users SHOULD know what they're getting into, but financial literacy is not as wide spread as we'd like. There are a lot of idiots out there which these companies know will be their primary customer base, which is what gets them labeled as predatory. Personally, I have no sympathy for either side because the layman who falls in that trap always has the freedom to default on their agreement if they also accept the consequences (eg lower credit rating). The interest calculated by the lender factors in the rate of defaults, so you know they're raking it in until enough customers collectively refuse to pay.

"That "someone else" has not legally bought the rights to anything, and will certainly not even attempt to go to court regarding this." I agree. IANAL and I didn't read past the the commercial license, but can someone sue, with a reasonable expectation to win, over an IP that was owned during production? Imagine the unlikely scenario where Disney sells the ownership of Mickey Mouse. Unless there's a clause stating that the purchase also includes owning rights to everything ever produced with the Mouse in it, I don't think the new owners should be able to claim ownership over previously made ip; they should only have the license for future productions.

"Only about half of those landlords report net income... as in, only half even make money on their rentals" One major factor that probably isn't being considered is that the net income is year to year, not including what they can sell the asset for down the road. Eg the tenants pay the mortgage so the landlord can massively profit after a few years.

Whatever apr they promise, be it 10,000% or 20%, the token still has the same market cap unless new money comes in or current money goes out. Thus, every percent they award to holders comes at the cost of everyone else's value of the token. This is demonstrated in every yield farm I've seen where, outside of the initial interest (ie loads of new money coming in), the value of the yield token quickly plunges until the token developers readjust the apr to something less ludicrous.