1.3 MILLION PEOPLE ASKED THE EU TO STOP COMPANIES FROM DELETING GAMES THEY PAID FOR. THE ANSWER WAS NO. The "Stop Killing Games" initiative wanted one thing: when publishers pull the plug, don't let them remotely destroy copies people already bought. The European Commission's official response: - It will not require publishers to keep games playable - says forcing them would go too far - Reason given: publishers' copyright and IP rights come first. Your purchase comes second. - The solution: a voluntary code of conduct, developed together with the same industry that kills games - Plus an awareness campaign reminding you of the consumer rights you supposedly already have 1.3 million signatures. Years of work. Multiple hearings. And the part that says everything: according to the campaign, Ubisoft got a seat at a closed-door meeting with the Commission before the decision. The 1.3 million people who signed did not. Publishers can still brick your purchase whenever they feel like it. If buying still isn't owning, then at least now it's official.

Eileen really do just be pushing buttons. #playmorevf

Happy birthday to "Fist of The Northstar" co-creator, Yoshiyuki Okamura, better known to his legion of fans under his nom de plume, Buronson.

【 PRODUCTION ANNONCEMENT 】 【 制作のお知らせ 】 Production on a written exploration of the history between SEGA and Neon Genesis Evangelion has begun! It'll cover the entire history of this obscure partnership from 1994 - 2027. Please look forward to it. セガと『新世紀エヴァンゲリオン』の歴史に迫る記事の執筆を開始しました！この記事では、1994年から2027年にかけての、あまり知られていない両者の提携関係について、包括的に解説します。どうぞご期待ください。 *Depending on size and circumstances, a video version will be considered. *記事の長さや進捗状況によっては、動画版の制作も検討するかもしれません。

The Enth X Rychu dustwashers are complete I think (Disk 1 and 2). I really worked a lot with @rychustore to get a cool product and I think we got something unique and valuable both in terms of aesthetics and materials. These comes with 2 restrictors, 13,5 to 10 an 11mm and a small cd-like case. Below is the preorders link. In a week the items will be available on a normal basis. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…

Valve has been changing launch plans for Steam Frame & Steam Machine a lot on the inside. Machine is still 100% getting its price and launch announcement a day between June 22-30, but I’ve heard multiple different things about Frame from people because of how much plans have changed. There is still a chance we hear something else about Frame with Machine’s announcement, but as it is I’m not entirely sure (though I’ll update if info gets concrete). What I will say is, if we don’t get something for Frame this month, we will absolutely hear something in July. Valve is very close to launch, and aside from still working on bits of software every other factor shows they’re pretty much ready.

I told yall. I will become the strongest period. I somehow beat the second place grandmaster in winners semis. I was just unable to adapt in losers finals. Also I REALLY need to learn the kage matchup…

The French folding buttery dough 1000 times to make the flakiest croissant is spiritually isomorphic to the Japanese folding steel 1000 times to make the strongest katana

Cielo #VF6 Nationality: Paraguayan Fighting Style: MMA

Keanu Reeves will star as the lead in Masashi Kawamura's stop-motion animated film ‘HIDARI’. The film will be a feature adaption of this short:

The Japanese response to this video is frying me

おもしろかった～！ 横山さんと山田さんの話が濃ゆすぎるｗｗ ますますストザン（スブン？なんて略せばいいんだ？）もバーチャが楽しみになりました！絶対凄いものが来ると確信！！ バーチャはドラゴンエンジンではなくUnreal Engineで作られていることに驚き！👀 #StrangerThanHeaven #VFCR

Calling all Virtua Fighter community fan artist! I would love to see all of your awesome VF artwork that you've made as I will be looking for art commissions for videos that I'm making soon! (Most likely for thumbnails) Feel free to post them under the thread and name your price. I will get in touch with a few artists via DM. Reposts are greatly appreciated! #PlayMoreVF #VirtuaFighter

Actually not the final form. Last minute tweak. ATM the CB toppers has a smooth machined glossy finish. New CB toppers will have a matte textured finish & better grip. 1st batch is black & green. What other colours do you want? Prototype pics to follow in future.

Your phone charger can electrocute a toddler who pokes a fork into the socket. The British plug cannot. That difference comes from a 1947 engineering project that refused every shortcut and turned a household plug into one of the most deliberately safe objects ever mass-produced. Britain published BS 1363 in 1947, built for the post-war housing boom. The country was wiring millions of new homes at once and needed one standard that would work safely for everyone. They picked the most paranoid option available. The earth pin (the large top prong) is longer than the other two. When you push a British plug in, the earth pin goes in first. Inside the socket, it presses a lever that opens two metal shutters covering the live and neutral slots. A fork pushed into an empty British socket hits only shutters. The shutters block it. The two conducting pins are also coated in plastic for their lower half. A plug halfway out of the wall is still safe to touch. You would have to pull it completely clear before any live metal is exposed. Inside every plug is its own fuse. UK homes wire their sockets in a loop called a ring circuit, which runs at 32 amps, enough to melt a lamp's cord if the cord fails. So each plug carries a fuse matched to the appliance: 3 amps for a lamp, 13 for a kettle. When something goes wrong in your appliance's wiring, only that plug's fuse blows. The standard US plug (flat two-pin or three-pin) has none of the pin coating and no individual fuse. American building codes began requiring shuttered outlets in new construction in 2008, decades after Britain made shutters standard. Even those newer shuttered versions lack pin coating and plug-level fuses. Britain's plug is bulky because a fuse, a shutter mechanism, insulated pins, and three contact prongs all need room. The plug looks the way it does because safety engineers refused to sacrifice any of those features to make it smaller, and that decision is now 79 years old.

The most manipulative but effective thing I’ve ever done in my life was when I read an article about how children moderate their behavior to protect their self-identity, so if a child believes he’s smart, for example, he’ll intentionally study and try to do well to protect his image of himself. Anyway, I would pull kids aside with behavioral issues at church and tell them, “David (obviously fake name), you’re such a kind person and such a good listener. I can see that in you. Thank you for always listening.” “Little Annie, thank you for taking such good care of the babies around you. You’re going to be such a good big sister. Can you be in charge of watching Sally?” They would ALWAYS behave afterward. ALWAYS. Worked like a charm. Morally questionable because it wasn’t initially true, but I kind of willed it into existence. Tbf, I did think that they had that in them or I wouldn’t have tried. Will publish longitudinal results of this method once my kid is old enough to report back.

KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS STRAND STORE Collaboration Items with 編み物☆堀ノ内 (@Amimono_Hori) Now available at the POP-UP STORE 👍 📦 KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS Knit Tote Bag 📦 Ludens Knit Tote Bag Knitwear artist active under the name “Amimono☆Horinouchi” since around 2012, creating works that explore the unique expressive possibilities of knitwear while using a regular household knitting machine. This knit tote bag uses a substantial, heavyweight fabric, featuring a graphic rendered through jacquard knitting. It showcases the rich texture and character unique to knitted textiles while offering practical functionality with enough space to comfortably fit A4-sized documents. #KojimaProductions #StrandStore

Detailed overview of the Beitong Pangu modular controller. Key features: - Button directional modules all swappable - 1000hz wired and WiFi (< 1ms response time) - All buttons remappable - TMR sticks - Win 10/11, Switch, Android iOS 📺 YT Link - youtu.be/5Aetr22e-l8

When you realize that making biweekly mortgage payments on a $400,000 mortgage saves you $47,000 in interest and cuts 5 years off your loan without changing how much you pay each month.