Many universities have money that they are allowed to use to invest, as long as the principal is used for explicit educational purposes. The investments are supposed to be public/reported, though there have always been complaints that they aren’t.

Students are protesting at college campus that have reported investments in Israel related companies (some, notably, directly related to war efforts) to demand the universities divest from those investments. Some universities have conceded and done so. Others have just called the cops.

NYT Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/03/business/brown-university-divestment-israel-gaza.html

Brown University explanation of their endowments: https://investment.brown.edu/endowment

This happened in 2022.

A government investigation released its report at the end of January this year. The families of the victims, as well as the survivor, praised the report and the commission’s recommendation of charges for Corporate Manslaughter They are begging the government to take action. This was the latest info I could find.

The report squarely blames Paria (and names one person in particular) for blocking rescue attempts by the diving company and ignoring expert divers to whom they had access.

The survivor, Chris, doesn’t think any charges will happen, has a fear of diving now, and has nightmares of the voices in the pipe.

https://trinidadexpress.com/news/local/survivor-not-hopeful/article_9d29c918-b741-11ee-8977-9fe9be008764.html

shhhhh

So edgy, my heart! Just too smart for me to understand

Is it at all possible they’re actually saying, “we’re going down while the servers are transitioned to government control so they can catch the uploaders”?

Thanks for reading!

I think with any grind game, it just has to be a grind you enjoy. That’s how Diablo was for me.

I do feel cheated like IF they have two seasons already queued up – isn’t that just content that could have been in the game already?? DLCs used to be “hey, this game is successful, let’s make more content for it” not “let’s withhold some and slow feed it to them!”

Suicide squad, though, each hero has the exact same ability. A melee strike that knocks the enemy to make them easier to shoot. Well kinda. Boomerang can knock from distance, shark can AOE knock. And the guns are completely interchangeable, too. Boomerang can be handed a sniper rifle and now he’s Deadshot.

I’m only a short way into the game, but I’m having fun. Maybe It helps that I’m playing with someone? I dunno

It’s not a great game. At all. But this article feels like a crappy hit piece. It’s a bit disingenuous.

There are 3 skill trees per character that unlock new mechanics and combos (with unique animations). You can pair those mechanics with different guns or even gun mods to make your build unique. One of the trees specifically enhances and alters how the character’s unique weapon functions (and in particular adds this really bad ass gruesome boomerang attack).

On that note, I really don’t understand the article’s complaint that you can’t stop a high tech alien invasion force with a baseball bat… And Harley uses all kinds of weapons in every iteration I’ve ever seen.

Plus, yes if you’re playing correctly, you should ‘knock’ the baddie with the bat (or boomerang), then blast them. Or don’t, if you had Ivy add pheromones to your bat, they’ll rage and attack each other instead. Or if you have any variety of freezing or toxic grenades or whatever, use those instead? The game is only boring if you don’t explore.

I really don’t see how this is different mechanically to, say, Spider-Man (which we absolutely loved – swinging is way more fun than traversals). Granted, I said it’s not a great game, and Spider-Man did all of it better. I’d take multiplayer Spider-Man easily over this.

But this article, along with some videos I’ve seen, show people using the basic default attack over and over. Sure, you can do that. You can do that in Diablo, too, or Spider-Man. Both are hugely popular, go to area and beat up slightly different bad guys type games that are also more fun if you use unique builds and tactics.

This game does merit tons of criticism. There’s any other game that did things better. Did every piece better. But the game can be really fun. The second it goes on sale, I’ll recommend it. The story is fun and funny (though a bit heavy on ‘a new reveal character showed up at the last second to save the team!’ narrative)

Ps. I’ve no intention of paying for any season passes or whatever, characters or outfits.

I think you’re confused to my point.

I’m saying older kids are bringing Stanley’s to school now, but they’re way less functional for students than those hydroflasks (22oz versions, which is what your quote was talking about… the trend from a few years ago – see VSCO girls) As a teacher watching the trend happen, because the trends always hit extra hard in American middle school, these are a particular annoyance.

Her first graders have the 22oz or less hydroflasks that close the straw so they don’t spill, fit in the backpacks, and don’t take much space on desks. The new trend is specifically 44oz Stanley’s with exposed straw and skinny base to fit in cupholders. These are not conducive features for a classroom-transitioning school setting is ALL I’m saying.

I get that you’re angry at this other teacher for wanting one for herself and you think she’s a moron. Trends and influencers are not new things. There’s always a trend. The teacher and her mom from the article are both adults, though, so nothing to do with anything I’m talking about.

Haha. Yeah, she was running through the store to go buy one for herself…

Little first graders aren’t the ones carrying these to class, it’s rich teens and preteens. And they already owned functioning bottles, so it’s wasteful, too.

The more cynical take is from a teacher perspective: yay we’ve regressed back to non sealing straws. And they’re easier to knock over.

It’s also the biggest excuse to leave class now. Gotta be constantly refilling.

And let’s be honest, someone with the tech knowhow to set up home assistant isn’t going to ask Haier for help