Truth is not subjective, but you must subject yourself to it. The hardest thing is to get out of your own way. Getting angry does not make you right. #GBO🍊

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The gaming industry is better when we have good competition focused on making the best games. A good read from the head of Moon Studios, maker of the Ori games.
It’s heartbreaking to see what’s happening at Xbox right now. A lot of great people are being affected, and I don’t want to minimize that. But if we’re being honest, this has felt like a long time coming and I’m not sure this is the end of it. It may just be the beginning of a much larger reset across the industry. In the long run, I actually think that reset could be good for games and good for gamers. Xbox has struggled for a long time to identify, empower, and protect the key creative people and teams who could have kept the brand at the top. Even when we were making Ori with Xbox, it was clear that the main focus was still Halo, Gears, and Forza - even though gamer excitement around Halo and Gears had already cooled heavily after Bungie and Epic moved on from those franchises. The newer installments simply didn’t reproduce the same cultural impact those series once had. Meanwhile, Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps became two of the most critically acclaimed Xbox-published games after the 360 era. I always secretly hoped that Microsoft would see the value in what we delivered, that they'd selfishly turn Ori into their Mickey Mouse or a Mario'esque mascot. I emailed Phil plenty of times making my argument that Xbox should have their eyes on delivering magical experiences for kids and families as well, like Disney and Nintendo always have. Ori and Moon could've been the start of something new, but the powers to be were probably too focused on the past for that to happen. We’re still incredibly proud of what we delivered during our Ori era. Our partnership with Xbox produced two games that many players still see as shining stars in the Xbox catalogue. Microsoft still owns an absolutely insane catalogue of franchises. The potential is still enormous. The problem is and has always been that great games are not made by IP. They’re made by people. People who have passion and love for this medium, that understand what gamers truly want. If I were in charge of Xbox right now, I’d also radically slim down, refocus and try to bring back the passion for gaming that clearly existed in the Xbox halls during the 360 era. Xbox should be one of the strongest publishers in the world. With the brands Microsoft owns, that should honestly be fairly straightforward. But nostalgia alone is not enough. Nostalgia can get people to look into your direction, but after that, you still have to deliver the goods. You still have to make products that get players genuinely excited. Products that make gamers literally salivate. And to do that, Xbox has to bet on the right people. They need to find the Miyamotos, Tezukas, Sakurais, etc. within their own ecosystem - the people who actually speak the same language gamers do - and then support them, protect them, and trust them. Bet on those people - Not just IP. We've clearly seen now what happens when you own all the best IP in the world, but don't have the right people in charge to actually service those titles. The formula is really not that complicated: Ship better games than your competition. That’s it. If you consistently do that, you win. And given the scale that Xbox is operating at, they could win HUGE. Of course, pulling off a full reset inside a giant corporation is brutally difficult. But we’ve seen it done before. Apple in 97 was nearly dead and Steve Jobs turned it around by simplifying the company, focusing on beloved brands and shipping products people couldn’t wait to get their hands on. The playbook is already written out for you. From the outside, to people like me, it still looks like Xbox is sitting on an absolute goldmine. They just need to put the right people in charge of mining that gold.
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Sports is the ultimate unscripted entertainment.
ネットミームとなった「鎌田の1ミリ」 あらゆる角度からみる鎌田が最高すぎる笑 #鎌田大地 #FIFAworldcup
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Legendary! ✨🇯🇵
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As far as pranks go, this is nigh-impossible to top, short of maybe getting an MP to sign the Declaration of Independence around the 250th anniversary of 1776. 😂🤣
Getting the English team to sign The Declaration of Independence. Classic 😎
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Making a mortgage payment always stings a bit; it's the largest single monthly bill. But then when I consider the house I have, the green grass and woods surrounding me - a plot of land with my name on it in the city records... Thank you, God, for a home of my own!
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The Musk hate I see for him being valued as a trillionaire is not only malicious envy, but most of the time it tells me that people have no idea what wealth and valuation actually is. And PsyopAnime continues to be amazing.
you don't get this far without making a few enemies
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PSA: when your employer provides work clothes and you’re considering trying them on, make your your body does not think it’s on fire and deciding it needs to sweat. Seek shelter and cool down first.
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In 2022 Jen Psaki was asked about claims that we were operating biolabs in Ukraine. She denied the existence of "bioweapons" programs and then called the whole thing Russian disinformation.
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A German visiting Auburn, Alabama, to watch Lionel Messi and Argentina play Iceland stopped at a Buc-ee's and ate brisket sandwiches on a stack of deer feeder corn. A sentence never before uttered in all of human history.
Dinner from Buc-ee’s at 1am😋
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Neyland Stadium should have been one of those sites, at least for a warm-up match. Instead Auburn got one. 😒
🔻WORLD CUP VISITORS ARE BLOWN AWAY BY REAL AMERICA ⚽️ 🇺🇸 Will Cain is catching all the viral reactions as international fans discover Waffle House magic, Buc-ee’s heaven, ranch dressing obsession, super-fast Wi-Fi, and legendary Southern hospitality. @WillCainShow
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Insomniac’s #1 reason for struggling with insomnia, and it’s not even close: Fear of the alarm not going off. Waking up while going to sleep and multiple times in the night (or morning) to check and see that the alarm is still on and set. To this day I still don’t know how those didn’t get set and I overslept past my early shift at an old job… how I didn’t get fired is a miracle, and I turned things around. But… shouldn’t I be confident that I’ve set the alarms? Not wake up with fear and need to check all the time? Argh. 😖
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This cover is simply sublime. Have a listen to this amazing work!
Here it is: My full cover of "Secret of the Forest" from Chrono Trigger! Original composer: Yasunori Mitsuda
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Keeping my eye on this one.
Final Fantasy Resonance details from Producer Keisuke Nakashima and Director Hiroto Furuya: - First proposal was made in 2020. - Thought it would be a shame for such a wonderful game to become unplayable via mobile. - It was high time to create a Final Fantasy title with pixel graphics and classic turn-based combat. - Main story of Resonance is based on the story of the 1st Season of FFBE. - Hope players will say, “This is the Final Fantasy we’ve been waiting for.” - Normal difficulty poses a challenge. About the same difficulty as Octopath Traveler. - Not a super high-difficulty game. - Random Encounters, but encounter rates are lower in dungeons that feature a lot of puzzles. - Believes Final Fantasy Resonance has achieved a level of quality that’s fitting for a new entry in the series of pixel-art-styled Final Fantasy games. automaton-media.com/en/inter…
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Cruel for this not to be shown, and even more cruel for this to be releasing same day as a new Fire Emblem.
In the Japanese stream, they showcase more footage for Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter.
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There are days where I am grateful to have reclaimed my health, to be able to get out of bed with my own ability, and tend to my domain. Clean up inside. Now my front lawn and not roll down the hill in the process. Go back inside sore because of workouts done throughout the week, but able to look out my front window at a completed task. Many at my age can’t even do that anymore: some because of choices, some because of life circumstances, and others because their parents decided their children’s lives were not worth it. Thank you God for another day of life.
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*Mow I really don’t get autocorrect sometimes…
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Modern England is twisted.
Sherlock Holmes in Modern England
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Anyone who has ever extracted themselves from a relationship with a narcissistic abuser knows it isn’t clean or easy. I cringe remembering how many times I tried to play the “cool girl” or fawn in response to what was clearly abusive, coercively controlling behavior by Graham. I also know how dangerous it is to become the target of a narcissist — so even long after our relationship ended I continued to be upbeat any time he reached out, though I would also immediately shut down any attempts on his part to initiate flirting or romanticizing of the past. Yes, the day I saw him announce he was running I wanted to make sure people knew he had a Nazi tattoo — and I was terrified he would find out it was me. But of course he knew it was me. What’s ironic is I absolutely never would have shared my story if he hadn’t been relentlessly attacking my character behind the scenes for months once the tattoo story came out. I tried to signal that I wasn’t the source and stayed completely silent about him on social media even as most of my friends posted regularly about what a bad person he is. But then in early April the New York Times came to me. I asked how they got my number. I said I was not interested in sharing my story. They said but wait—there are other women. Women terrified to tell their stories, too, and you need to band together. WE will help you. We will protect you. Men can’t keep getting away with this. Hours before their first call to me I saw Eric Swalwell’s name plate get removed from his office door in Cannon. It felt like fate. I welcomed the two journalists into my home days later, nervous and overwhelmed. Justin Fairfax had just murdered his wife and himself the previous day and even conservative pundits were conjecturing that “if only those women hadn’t accused him of abuse, this never would have happened…” But I told them my story. I let them take pictures of my diary pages. I sent them screenshots of messages and gave them phone numbers and contacts. It was excruciating. I was surprised by what details I remembered, and as I poured through old messages I was horrified by how much I had forgotten. I explained very clearly that, like many women abused by their partners, I had not told anyone about his violence at the time—I had covered for and defended it. I accepted his earnest apologies. They said that’s fine because the diary entries and my on the record story was enough. They connected me to two of the other victims so we wouldn’t feel so alone. I insisted to each of them that I trusted the NYT journalists and that we were doing the right thing despite their (sadly very accurate) sense that something was wrong. One of the victims and I realized our relationships with Graham overlapped completely - he had been cheating on both of us the entire time we were together. I should note here that my life is just… beautiful. These are the best years of my life. Raising two young girls in a safe, beautiful neighborhood where I work from home and shuffle my children from dance classes and soccer to church events — I am blessed far beyond what I deserve with wonderful friends and family and the most loving, brilliant husband in the world. Why would I blow my life up like this? Why would I risk the psychotic doxxing from violent leftist activists? Because while I have been terrified to come forward I decided this was the “hard right thing” to do. The guilt of staying silent has nagged me. Most therapists recommend a “gray rock” approach to extracting yourself from narcissistic abuse — it works really well, but it is a gift to the abuser, allowing them to persist in their delusion that they’ve done nothing wrong. I couldn’t stay silent as he continued to lie and lie and lie. I want my daughters to boldly speak out if they’re ever abused as I was.
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No, the difficult but rewarding choice would have been to be a parent. You sacrificed your child like a pair of murderous cowards. No better than the pagans who placed a baby on an altar and stuck the knife in him yourself while praying for a good harvest. May the Lord rebuke you and you someday be reconciled to your murdered child, but only after you come face to face with the idolatrous horror you have participated in.
This week, my wife and I made the very difficult decision to terminate the pregnancy due to Trisomy 21. The choice was not made lightly. We really appreciate all of the personal stories that you guys shared with us, especially the unconditional support we received from fans with no matter what we decided. I know some of you may be very disappointed to hear this news. We are devastated. This has been extremely traumatic for both of us, especially Ashley. She underwent the procedure earlier this week and is on the mend. Thankfully, everything went smoothly, but emotionally we are drained. Trisomy 21, also known as Down Syndrome, is caused by an extra chromosome. It is caused by an error in cell division, like a glitch. The odds of a baby having it is 1 in 1000. When I first confronted this news, I was shocked but optimistic. If they’re a little slow intellectually, then we’ll make it work. I signed on to be a parent, come what may…but I just didn’t fully understand what Down Syndrome entailed. Once we made it public, it became clear that MOST people don’t know what Down Syndrome entails (and no, it’s not the same as Autism): 50% of babies with DS have heart defects. 75% will have hearing challenges. Over 50% will have vision problems. Impaired immune function, developmental disabilities, learning disabilities, delayed physical development, poor muscle tone, structural issues with face, decreased lifespan, etc…Sadly, the list is long, feel free to look it up…Down Syndome isn’t a “blessing”, it is objectively shitty from a health perspective. I didn’t realize just how rough it is for the child, let alone the family…more often than not, they would be fully dependent on others for the rest of their life. The miscarriage risk is also close to 50%, which made matters worse…they may never see the light of day and it puts Ashley further at risk. We spoke with doctors, friends, family and genetic counselors and learned that up to 90% of women terminate their pregnancy after learning the baby has Trisomy 21. This was WAY higher than I expected, I thought it would be lower given that I hear so many say they kept or would keep the baby. I believe that’s because most terminations happen privately, it feels shameful. A lot of judgment being cast. You never think you’d be in this type of situation until it happens to you and then things change. To all of my fans who have weighed in on this topic who have Autism, Down Syndrome or any other conditions…we appreciate you. You matter a lot and we’re glad you’re here. I commend you and your families for having the strength and courage to push forward. As for us, we made a difficult decision that we believe in the long-run will be beneficial for our family. Thankfully, we had a choice. It will take a little time to move on, but we are excited to try again in the future and hopefully have a better outcome. Love you guys & thank you for understanding. ❤️
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