"EA is looking at putting in-game ads in AAA games — 'We'll be very thoughtful as we move into that,' says CEO"
https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/ea-is-looking-at-adding-in-game-ads-in-aaa-games-well-be-very-thoughtful-as-we-move-into-that-says-ceo
Let's go capitalism woo
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5 wtfsLmao I shared last month that I got promoted but didn’t get a raise, well… 3% raise but this was before they knew I got promoted. Going from an IC to a manager and owning all marketing design for our sub brands. No raise.
I pushed back, my new manager agreed, my skip-level SVP agreed, they did some research on wages for my new title and offered 50th percentile which aligned with what I wanted - 7% raise… and the CEO disagrees. Too many people asked for a raise and our sales projections don’t allow for it. DENIED. This company prints money but oh well.
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4 wtfsSchool board in Virginia votes to revert the names of two schools back to the Confederate names they had. They were originally switched after the George Floyd protests, but the entire board has a completely new makeup since that point.
“I ask that when you cast your vote, you remember that Stonewall Jackson and others fighting on the side of the Confederacy in this area were intent on protecting the land, the buildings and the lives of those under attack,” said a woman urging the board to restore the Confederate names. “Preservation is the focus of those wishing to restore the names.”
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/09/us/shenandoah-county-confederate-school-names-reaj/index.html -
3 wtfsAlso Virginia: A LGBT student's work of art for a school art show which was made by her to showcase the trauma of being gay in a highly religious area, and which was illustrated by having her message atop pages from a bible, gets the GOP there all in a tizzy, questioning whether she should be allowed to include her piece.
https://thefranklinnewspost.com/news/state-regional/education/fort-defiance-student-s-art-opens-debate-among-school-board-members/article_9fcc3bdb-8183-5b72-b0ba-6a8aa000d608.html
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3 wtfsSo I'm heading home from work, and get stuck in a long line of cars. Then I see a truck in the oncoming lanes backing up, and then I see the reason he's backing up as a guy walks past me yelling at him and holding a glock. Pretty cool since I was about 10 feet from him with nowhere to go, so I'm looking at him and looking at the truck and estimating that if they start shooting at each other there's a 50/50 chance I'll basically be stuck between them. As traffic finally started moving (slowly) I can see the guy with the gun get back in his truck, and the other guy pull up behind him, and then a third truck burning rubber and chasing both of them but he's driving against oncoming traffic. 75% chance somebody has been shot by now. Good times!
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2 wtfsUNRWA closes HQ in Jerusalem after arson attack
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/A7SYUwqAzPo
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/may/09/unrwa-jerusalem-hq-closed-after-israeli-extremist-arson-attack
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2 wtfsWow, Google deleted the whole thing
> Google Cloud CEO confirmed the (week-long) disruption arose from an unprecedented sequence of events whereby an inadvertent misconfiguration ... resulted in the deletion of UniSuper’s Private Cloud subscription
> UniSuper had duplication in place in two geographies, to ensure that if one service goes down, it can be easily restored .... but (Google's misconfiguration) caused the deletion across both geographies
> UniSuper was able to eventually restore services because they had backups with another provider
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2 wtfsBody cam footage from the Florida officer that fatally shot that airman 6 times after responding to the wrong apartment. Key part starts around 7:00, but shows clearly that after knocking a few times and getting no answer, that the moment the airman opens the door with a weapon at his side, the cop started firing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3D9im0csDM
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1 wtfsPoppy Playtime getting the film treatment
https://www.ign.com/articles/poppy-playtime-is-the-latest-horror-video-game-to-get-the-movie-treatment -
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