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It seems like, on top of all their usual issues, CIG put a new manager in at marketing (?) as well as elevated marketing's role inside the company, and now we are getting just crap shoveled at us. I get it, they need to increase their revenues as they expand, but they should just keep raising...

Interesting comparison of Gwyneth Paltrow and Joe Rogan, in terms of spreading healh misinformation and trying to profit from it: https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/02/joe-just-conversations-rogan-defends-misinformation-like-a-classic-grifter/

And Webb has arrived at it's destination! https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/24/world/james-webb-space-telescope-orbit-scn/index.html I've been meaning to post this as well, they say they think they have enough fuel now for 20 years, and it is due to the brilliant performance of the ESA's Ariane...

Interesting, I was meaning to do a comparison of BTC and the S&P500 during 2021...haven't gotten around to it. It will be interesting to see if a bunch of people bail on BTC if it goes below $30k, I was reading that "reliable sources" were saying that was where a lot of people bought in, and...

Hello, nurse! https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/21/the-uk-student-nurse-who-has-caught-covid-four-times The last paragraph states: Gee, I wonder if it is because everybody at the hospital is rigorously following COVID protocols/precautions, such as wearing a a mask? 🤔

Not for the squeamish (so, not for me...) https://www.scmp.com/video/coronavirus/3163987/hamster-owners-drop-their-beloved-pets-following-hong-kong-governments

Check this out: https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/19/tech/microsoft-activision-bobby-kotick-payday/index.html There was a good article about how the sexual harrassment claims set up this deal (see link below). In a nutshell, Kotick has lead the company for 30 years by delivering higher and higher...

My memory from reading another article is that Tencent is #1, Sony is #2 still, and Microsoft is now #3.

In case anybody has lost count: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/xbox-studios-list-microsoft-studios-upcoming-studios-games-6400

and free to play on a phone! /s

I don't know anything, but, since this is the internet, I feel compelled to share my opinion... The whole ship customization, esp. now the "paint" thing has been a change in progress, that keeps changing. The feeling I have is that they believe this is a easy way to make a small (but...

Came here to post this other link... https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Investor/events/FY-2022/Microsoft-and-Activision-Blizzard-Conference-Call I find it interesting to read all the empty, meaningless buzzwords in these press releases: That's interesting, because when I think of "Microsoft"...

That'll teach those people to work on a Saturday: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/17/china/beijing-omicron-olympics-mic-intl-hnk/index.html lol, I love how the Chinese state media keeps trying to blame any new cases on international/foreign sources. I guess with the Olympics coming up now, they...

Well, I'll let the king of Space Pork, Senator Shelby from Alabama answer that question for you...this is from 2013, so it doesn't have anything to do with current politics (and he retired anyway, thank god) : https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majority/shelby-nasa-must-focus-on-sls In...

If you need a good laugh, it should be noted that our Supreme Court knocked down the work-based vaccine mandate, while they (SCOTUS) requires you to have both a COVID vaccine *and* a negative COVID test to enter the court. That was the reason why attorneys with COVID (who were arguing against...

Just saw this: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/12/americas/quebec-vaccine-mandate-intl/index.html From the article: Gotta get them where it will hurt...

I know, ho-hum, the thing we've all been on pins & needles for over 2 decades has successfully deployed all its mirrors and gadgets and we can just forget about it, amirite? Amazing bit of work from the continuously amazing NASA...gotta say, in these times, they are a consistents source of...

Not only that, but it is going to get worse before it gets better: https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/hospitals-nationwide-are-buckling-under-omicron-as-cases-continue-to-spike/ Taking a leadership role would mean helping to reinforce the messages that people need to know. LIke, wear a...

I got to hand it to some people, it never would have occurred to me to put my kid in the trunk as a COVID protective-measure /s https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2022/01/07/mom-charged-after-14-year-old-found-in-car-trunk-at-cy-fair-isd-drive-thru-covid-testing-site-das-office-confirms/

Whatever the next Greek letter after "Omicron" is, well, IT'S COMING! lol https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/airline-passengers-partying-canada-sunwing/index.html