It's even become mandatory by communities in some games, which is something I hate with passion. For instance, many MMORPG communities are on Discord these days (e.g. Guild Wars 2, more specifically the raiding scene).
So I subscribed to these communities and started using Discord. I still don't get the appeal, it's a cluttered mess all over the place and it doesn't feel intuitive to use. Maybe I'm getting old...
I don't buy that. I live on the other side of the planet and I know what project 2025 is and its key action points. It's not just foreign media that were reporting on it. I also watch some US late night shows, especially when a major event like an election is about to happen. Most late night shows also discussed project 2025 at length.
Curious if this argument also works for other situations? "I didn't file my taxes, because it would take too long".
Wouldn't that just allow Trump to install one of his puppets?
Interesting, so how did they feel when Elon did the "Roman salute"? Romans basically walked around in skirts as well...
Ah well, I think reason left the US long ago.
It's basically communism! /s
Such negative sentiment. Not everything is about rebelling against billionaires you know? Space travel is following the same innovation curve as any other mode of travel. Remember how expensive a car used to be, or flying? Those used to be only for the wealthy, now you can hop on a flight to the other side of the content for less than 100 Euro. It will eventually be the same for space travel. The cost of space cargo is coming down quickly, which will enable us to explore "the final frontier". I hope I get to experience it in my lifetime and it isn't really outside the realm of possibility either.
Naive Dutch guy here: can't you just refuse the receipt? Here they ask you if you want the receipt, and you can simply say: No, thank you.
Quick, call Jen!
Technology is moving fast, I have experienced something similar in a metaverse like setting (release of a new luxury watch in a metaverse). It was a bit odd to describe. The vibe was closer to a Nintendo Mii gathering than an actual meeting. I'm sure one day we will get into the realm of sci-fi VR meetings, basically teleportation without actually moving. Just look at how quickly video calling went from sci-fi to basically being the norm in business these days.
As someone who often attends and speaks at these type of events, I would advice against that. The main benefit of these events lies in the connections people make. These connections are very personal and don't really work in a virtual context (yet, might in the future though). Most innovations are inspired by having a chat with other people and just throw some ideas and different perspectives around. That won't happen if you treat a conference as a Teams meeting, people would just dial in, give their presentation and leave. Frankly, most presentations or talks during these conferences could have been (usually are) an article anyways. It's the discussions that happen outside of these agenda items where the value is.
EA: hold my beer
For example: in FC25 you can have 14 ms ping to the server, but still have a laggy experience as if you are playing with 1,400,000 ping.