considering the state that cyberpunk was in on it's release lead to so much backlash that Sony and other digital storefronts allowed unconditional full refunds as the developers knowingly shipped out unbuggy untested garbage, I would say you also have a starring role in that documentary by supporting cdprojektred. Might be a game, I respect myself a little too much to engage with it though
It's not a statement that they're continuing to do exactly the same as before. The people publishing this piece of propaganda at least want to present it as new, which is thus a new situation and so rightly reported as news.
In case anyone doesn't understand the reference, lproven is hoping that Donald Trump, current President of the United States, who has a bit part in Home Alone 2, dies next.
I think "cameo" is the correct term. He didn't wait in line all day with 1000 others to be an extra; he was asked to be in the movie because of how easily recognizable he is, and he plays himself.
as far as i understand it he requires a cameo in any film/show that uses his properties (in this case the trump hotel). he wasn't asked. it was required. supposedly most of the scenes filmed by other productions just end up on the cutting room floor but that one was left in.
He didn't say "dies next" -- releasing the Trump-Epstein files he promised then consequentially being thrown in jail for the rest of his hopefully long long life would be the ideal outcome. Fingers crossed!
A few years ago, there was a mini-trend of showboating about how many universities that accepted you. It is not difficult to apply to dozens of schools, with the assumption that you are not going to attend, but only to post that you got accepted on social media. Type A parents encourage this since it reflects on them as well (must be a good parent if the kid got accepted to 20+ universities).
Universities have caught on to this trend, and use other heuristics for acceptance like "has this person ever emailed us or visited the campus?" and not just taking applications as the only input. So acceptance rates have started to reflect this. Sorting through 1000's of throw away applications to find those who might actually want to attend.
Wonder if "internet content subscriptions" could be an indicator of overall economic health. When people see their budgets being stretched, many look to cut expenses and unread newsletter subscriptions would be high on the list. Paid subscriptions its own isn't a good indicator, but maybe something worth looking into. Is also translating to other sites and services?
It’s not a bad premise. We are both retired tech workers who are doing alright, and a few low-dollar subs won’t having us in the bread line. But where I might let a sub slide because we might use it occasionally, now you have to earn your keep (buh bye, Netflix!). T-Mobile raised rates again, after promising “we won’t raise your rate”? Hello, US Mobile!
My point being that once some trigger is pulled, folks take a harder look at what they’re paying for. For us, it was retirement and “again, T-Mobile?”, and for others it might be the economy in some form (job loss, inflation, et al.)
That surely applies to some people. Also there are subscriptions I can easily afford, but the proliferation of the model has turned me against it in principle.
I regularly rotate my "subscriptions" credit card number. It's much easier to cancel everything this way (then fight through cancellation flows for each one) and then only add back what I truly need and/or care about. It forces me to make the purchase decision all over again. I feel bad for any businesses that count a subscription as ARR/MRR when, at least for me, it's definitely not.
Also see a .bldg application, which also might conflict with some legacy naming schemes.