Rarely. I don't think I ever have two years in a row.
Usually only if I'm very sure it's a game I will get a lot of playtime out of due to past titles. For instance, I did pre-order Civ 7 because prior Civs have been the best hours-enjoyed-per-dollar investments I've ever made. No exaggeration, even accounting for DLCs I bought at full price.
It was re-established after Franco.
Gotta give the oligarchy plausible deniability.
I have concerns about this section's impact on open source AI work: CHAPTER 124—RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT THAT BENEFITS THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. It feels like this could be a tool to force AI research to be closed source in the US, since Chinese entities like anyone can benefit from open source efforts.
"I'm not a nimby--this shouldn't exist anywhere" is basically the refrain of the modern nimby. Don't worry; they've discovered a better way... that's more expensive, less efficient, whatever. People will be arguing for better alternatives as the ocean rises around their feet.
I think it is part of making government agencies ineffective to prove their ideology that these agencies should be abolished and replaced with private companies (or not at all). That way, they can say come election time, "See? Government can't do these things well. We should eliminate these agencies." Many people will forget they are also the reason the agencies are shitty.
They have tried this with underfunding them in the past mostly. This is a much more direct approach.
It's more relevant for situations where the greater organization is forcing RTO, but your individual manager doesn't care if you're getting work done or perhaps even works at a different location.
Run This Town - Fixed an issue where, under certain circumstances, it wasn't possible to deactivate the Aguilar imprint after meeting with Bennett.
I just ran into this and had to use the workaround a couple days ago. They have great timing.
That was my thought also. Trump getting rid of a legal gender distinction altogether by accident would be hilarious. I hope he stands his ground and insists it's not a mistake.
I would be willing to bet this is actually more complicated than the decision making of most TV executives judging by history.
Could also easily happen in a system that's entirely hub and spoke without any lines that meaningfully cross each other, particularly if buses come 30+ minutes apart. So, going to a neighborhood that's not between your location and city center can take forever speaking from experience.
If you showed me this headline 10 years ago, I'd have guessed it was a mad lib. This timeline is crazy in a bad way.