Rico

Saying the silent part out loud. Father. Tech & comic book geek. No patience for ignorance. Views & opinions are my own.🇲🇽 🇺🇸 - NO DMs

[Rico @Poweredbylinux]

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[Rico @Poweredbylinux]

@ThrillaRilla369 We recently donated our 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan which had 222,000 miles. The only engine issue we had was the oil housing. It started leaking oil in 2019. A common prob with the Pentastar motor that can be easily avoided with an all aluminum housing unit instead of plastic.

[reni @renitaherlan]

So that's how the pencils we used as kids came about! 😳

[Slimfit @iSlimfit]

She didn’t lie at all 😂

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

A heartwarming moment where a stranger patiently connects with an abandoned stray dog ​​who didn't trust humans. Calm, kindness, and love ultimately prevail.

[Rico @Poweredbylinux]

@alphafox This was when I decided to leave Nintendo.

[Rico @Poweredbylinux]

@nasescobar316 @pubity @realDonaldTrump @JDVance It must chap your ass that an intelligent melanated queen like Asha holds positions at Microsoft and the Federal Reserves. Meanwhile your fat ass is relegated to X.

[Rico @Poweredbylinux]

@Grummz The problem with publicly traded companies like Microsoft is they are constantly trying to satisfy shareholders.

When companies fail to meet those expectations they reduce its biggest expense - payroll.

That is the problem with Corporate America.

[Roger @RogerThat1961]

@ClownWorld No. 15% MINIMUM! At a nice place like RC...20%. That's an $82 to $109 tip, or $627 to $654 total.
If you cannot afford that, DO NOT EAT OUT!

[ASHA @asha_shar]

This is an important email I sent today to all employees at XBOX:

Team,

We are beginning the most significant restructure in XBOX history. After careful consideration, I've made the difficult decision to reduce our team by approximately 3,200 throughout FY27. This will include approximately 1,600 role eliminations today, and in addition, four studios will leave XBOX to new management. I recognize that a year-long restructuring creates additional challenges. Unfortunately, it is not possible to make all the necessary changes in a single day, and I wanted to be direct about the scale.

I know this is painful. These changes will directly affect people who have poured their creativity into building XBOX. Many joined us through acquisitions, while others were recruited here, or sought us out because they loved this industry and loved XBOX. Today's decisions do not reflect their talent or dedication.

Our business today is not healthy. We are operating at margins that are 3–10x lower than comparable platform and publishing businesses. We entered Gen 9 with a smaller install base and a higher cost structure. To grow, we bet on Game Pass, multi-platform, and a broader portfolio of content. While those businesses have created meaningful value, they did not grow at the pace we expected. As that happened, our core business weakened, and we added more teams, more investment, and more time, hoping for a better outcome. And now the industry is facing the most severe hardware crisis in its history. We must reset XBOX.

First, we will reset our content portfolio.

Since 2018, we have aggressively expanded our studio portfolio while the number of games created each month across the industry now outpaces the last ten years combined. We now find ourselves competing not only with the largest publishers, but also with smaller independent studios. It is neither possible nor desirable to own every great independent studio. We have also learned that we are not the best home for every type of studio; in a typical year, we lost 64 cents for every dollar we invested. As we reset XBOX, we will help independent creators succeed by providing open development tools and audiences to realize their vision.

Compulsion Games and Double Fine Productions will return to management and transition to independent studios with their IP, catalog, and runway for their next games. Ninja Theory and Undead Labs have entered terms to join new ownership with funding to complete and grow Senua and State of Decay 3. In France, Arkane’s management is beginning required consultation with its Works Council to review potential strategic options.

We are also making reductions across other units, and in some cases, shifting investment to focus on higher priority projects. These changes vary in size across Activision, Bethesda/ZeniMax, Blizzard, King, Mojang, and XBOX Game Studios. None of our first party publicly announced games or projects are being cancelled as part of these reductions.

In addition, Mojang and King will now report directly to me. These two studios have increasingly become platforms and are our largest by monthly active players. They bring critical geographic, demographic, and differentiation to XBOX.

Second, we will reset our platform.

We know that great technology gets better when it gets simpler, not bigger. Today, in some parts of the company, work passes through as many as 14 layers of management. Our platform teams are 40% larger than they were at the start of this generation, even as our player base and playtime have declined. That complexity has slowed decisions, blurred accountability, and made it harder to deliver for players. As we reset XBOX, we will simplify.

We will reduce management layers to no more than 5, and where possible, 3. We will deliver success through a flatter organization that is built around makers (individual contributors focused on building), player-coaches (leaders who remain deeply involved in the work while developing their teams), and directly responsible individuals (DRIs) who own key decisions and outcomes. And we will streamline how we work across our tools, with a cleaner code base, shared services, and 50% reduced vendor spend.

Third, we are resetting how we operate.

As XBOX grew our headcount, we became more fragmented. Teams, studios, and functions often operate independently, and it became harder to work towards a shared goal, make the right tradeoffs, and get things done.

For the first time, we are establishing a Chief Operating Officer with end-to-end P&L responsibility across content, hardware, platform, and services. Helen Chiang has been promoted to this role and will report directly to me. Over nearly two decades at XBOX, Helen has helped build some of our most important businesses, from XBOX Live to leading Mojang and the Minecraft franchise. She will bring our businesses together under one operating model, making sure we make clear investment decisions, learn from our successes and failures, and hold ourselves accountable for results.

Thank you, Dave McCarthy, who is retiring after 17 years with XBOX. Dave has played a defining role in building the platform that millions of players rely on every day and has been a trusted partner through many of the biggest moments in XBOX's history. We wish him all the best.

These changes are about a bigger future for XBOX, not a smaller one. The next decade of gaming will be larger, more global, and more creative than anything we've seen before. This year, we'll invest as much in XBOX as we ever have, but we'll invest with greater focus, greater discipline, and greater clarity, all in service of making XBOX where the world plays and creates.

I want XBOX to be one of the few companies that entertains more than a billion people each day and gives everyone the opportunity to create and connect. I know we can achieve this goal. XBOX has many of the most beloved franchises in entertainment history, talented studios around the world, and we will return to growth in 2027.

History is full of companies that mistake longevity for inevitability. We will not be one of them.

Asha

[Rico @Poweredbylinux]

Yes and no. States like Florida have a Constitutional Carry law which allows people to carry a concealed firearm without a federal license. However, 99.9% of firearm owners carry a compact gun and not something an AR-15 in their pants.

Plus the vast majority of responsible owners aren’t flashing them in public as if it’s an accessory like a Gucci or a Louis Vuitton bag.

[Rico @Poweredbylinux]

@andrewilliamsus 💯

[MAGA Voice @MAGAVoice]

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[Rico @Poweredbylinux]

@tnnealy02 Omg she is breathtaking. 😍

[Rico @Poweredbylinux]

Why should we feel sorry for these for profit universities? Let these young men and women have control over their names, images and likeness.

1. University of Texas at Austin (Longhorns)
Why elite: Highest-valued athletic program in recent valuations (~$1.48 billion). Frequently tops or near-tops lists for resources and has strong recent all-around success (e.g., #1 in CBS Sports 2025-26 major sports composite). SEC powerhouse with elite football tradition and facilities. 
Endowment: University of Texas System — $27.17 billion (FY2025).
UT Austin (the flagship) is a primary beneficiary of the system’s massive Permanent University Fund (oil/gas assets). Specific campus foundations and private endowments add several billion more in effective resources.

2. The Ohio State University (Buckeyes)
Why elite: Second-highest athletic valuation (~$1.35 billion). Consistently one of the top revenue-generating and competitive programs in the Big Ten with outstanding facilities and broad athletic success. 
Endowment: $8.62 billion (FY2025, campus-level including foundations).

3. University of Michigan (Wolverines)
Why elite: Tied for top-tier valuation (~$1.16 billion). Historic powerhouse across sports with recent national success (e.g., men’s basketball championship mentions in recent cycles) and one of the strongest overall athletic brands in the Big Ten. 
Endowment: $21.20 billion (FY2025, campus-level). One of the largest among public universities.

4. Texas A&M University (Aggies)
Why elite: Third-highest athletic valuation (~$1.32 billion). Major SEC program with enormous resources, passionate fanbase, and strong competitive presence in football and other sports. 
Endowment: Texas A&M University System — $22.23 billion (FY2025).
Similar to UT, the system (including flagship Texas A&M) benefits from substantial state investment resources.

5. University of Alabama (Crimson Tide)
Why elite: Legendary athletic program, especially dominant football tradition under coaches like Nick Saban. Regularly ranks among the very top in national success metrics and athletic department strength (strong showings in CBS all-around rankings and revenue lists). 
Endowment: University of Alabama System (Board of Trustees) — approximately $2.59 billion (FY2025).

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

That feeling when you taste pizza for the very first time.

[Rico @Poweredbylinux]

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[Robert Griffin III @RGIII]

Love and support Black People.
Love and support White People.
Love and support Brown, Pink, Blue, Green and Yellow people.

If you hate someone because of the color of their skin, then you are the problem.

[Restoring Your Faith in Humanity @HumanityChad]

He got the goal notification first and didn't spoil the moment.