I don’t want to connect my coffee machine to the wifi network. I don’t want to share the file with OneDrive. I don’t want to download an app to check my car’s fluid levels. I don’t want to scan a QR code to view the restaurant menu. I don’t want to let Google know my location before showing me the search results. I don’t want to include a Teams link on the calendar invite. I don’t want to pay 50 different monthly subscription fees for all my software. I don’t want to upgrade to TurboTax platinum plus audit protection. I don’t want to install the Webex plugin to join the meeting. I don’t want to share my car’s braking data with the actuaries at State Farm. I don’t want to text with your AI chatbot. I don’t want to download the Instagram app to look at your picture. I don’t want to type in my email address to view the content on your company’s website. I don’t want text messages with promo codes. I don’t want to leave your company a five-star Google review in exchange for the chance to win a $20 Starbucks gift card. I don’t want to join your exclusive community in the metaverse. I don’t want AI to help me write my comments on LinkedIn. I don’t even want to be on LinkedIn in the first place.
I just want to pay for a product one time (and only one time), know that it’s going to work flawlessly, press 0 to speak to an operator if I need help, and otherwise be left alone and treated with some small measure of human dignity, if that’s not too much to ask anymore.
When the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris was engulfed in flames, Ubisoft, the creators of Assassin's Creed, had previously mapped the cathedral for their game. They generously extended their plans and expertise to assist in the restoration and reconstruction of this iconic structure. Additionally, they contributed €500,000 towards the restoration effort.
As images of the cathedral's roof being consumed by fire began to circulate, Maxime Durand, the historian responsible for ensuring historical accuracy in the "Assassin's Creed" franchise, initially doubted their authenticity. In a phone interview with Business Insider, Durand shared that it took him a full day to articulate his feelings about this devastating event.
Notre-Dame Cathedral held personal significance for Durand. He had spent four years overseeing the creation of "Assassin's Creed Unity," a game set during the French Revolution that featured a remarkably precise representation of Notre-Dame Cathedral as its centerpiece.
In the days following the fire, Ubisoft, the French game developer and publisher behind the "Assassin's Creed" series, pledged €500,000 for the cathedral's rebuilding efforts and offered their extensive expertise. This offer made perfect sense as two Ubisoft team members had invested "over 5,000 hours" in researching Notre-Dame Cathedral, meticulously examining every detail inside and out.
the human starts every day. with a cup of warm bean juice. they say it makes them fast. i tried to sneak a taste. but was quickly denied. this is far from fair. i wanna be fast too
Blaming Tim Pool for the Allen, Texas mass shooting, merely because the the shooter shared a Tim Pool video, is as ignorant as Tim Pool attacking all transgender Americans because the Nashville shooter was transgender.
Here's an idea. When a mass shooting takes place, instead of trying to create this left vs. right culture war, how about we come together and figure out how we can prevent innocent people from being slaughtered on a daily basis?
We don't need to ban all guns, and we don't need to make guns easier to get. There is a solution somewhere in the middle. What is it?
BREAKING
Yakima Washington
3+ people dead in Circle K shooting, suspect on the run in stolen car
Happened around 3 am, they were shot inside Circle K
#Yakima#circlek#shooting#breakingnews#breaking
One of the scariest words in the DM’s toolbox is “Seems”
“With an 18 in perception, nothing seems off”
“With a 2 in insight, they seem to be telling the truth.”
“With a 10 in investigation, there don’t seem to be any traps”
Chills every time, I swear to god.
#DnD