BossDj @ BossDj @lemm.ee

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Monsieur Pouce

https://talent.army.mil/direct-commissioning/?hl=en-US

This became a thing in Trump's first term. Passed Congress hidden in the defense Bill of 2019. Everyone was busy reporting on the bill also banning Huawei products.

It usually takes 20 years to reach this rank. Not only are they skipping basic and fitness, they could at least take the mandatory 4 week new officers course, right? Hah, no.

But see, you forgot to spend a billion dollars marketing it. That was where you messed up.

Even funnier, I told my kids it was the most expensive video game and they said, "oh because of Chris Pratt?"

Apparently the ads all featured Chris Pratt.

Sorry to make this seem even worse, this isn't even what you think it is. Not a Niantic gps game.

It's literally like any other mobile board game. You hit the dice roll button and the piece bounces around the board and your cash goes up. That's about it. It's interactive because sometimes where you land takes money away from other players (those you have friended or randos)

There is nothing novel here.

source: my children forced me to play with them when it was super trendy. All of their friends (and their friends parents) were playing. So. Many. Popups. It was CONSTANTLY trying to get you to spend. We did not, but know people who poured money in to keep the dice rolling

edit: also thank you for this, I always like my kids to be aware of why they or their friends are doing something. They're hyper aware of trends and marketing (but also don't want to be left behind when their friends are doing something new).

In this case, someone would have to sue or otherwise intervene. But that action is radically unpopular. Nobody wants to be that guy.

I'm betting (hoping?) this was done with a bit of tongue in cheek, especially since there's a nice, close up picture of the list and it uses up significant board real estate.

Humbling kids with some self awareness is great, especially in middle school. Self reflection and metacognition (why do we do what we do?) are super important tools for kids and leads to more empathy and better conflict resolution.

If this is just a teacher being a crotchety conservative, then yeah, you're right. But I'm willing to bet the kids even helped make the list and had a good time doing it.

I want to hard agree with Apple that people are, in fact, too stupid to choose their own apps, but not following Apple's greedy logic.

Look at the top apps and sites people use. The tech billionaires. It's stupid as hell

Nearly all of these systems are put on timers. So they stop cycling while you're at work or over night. They'll often make it a part of the smart home ecosystem as well, so you can override from a smart home device or phone

The reality is they are consistently informing local police that they are "conducting business in the area" and are plain clothes.

Ohhhh, I had no idea why I had that game

Also, he did not invent... or found... Whipped cream

Operation 86

Punchable Faces that smug cult member literally in her walled garden

Invasion and occupation by another country has a decent track record, too

I can smoke weed from mine

Nah, government wasn't scammed. They got to rant, rave, and photo op. They made it a big deal, hyped their base, and got reelected. Their base already thinks the border wall is built. Or that it's Bidens fault that it isn't.

Some of those politicians may have made solid connections for their cozy retirement on some executive board

Same. After years of replacing ink in the hp to do one print job, then letting it sit and dry out until it was time again. But now I've had that brother for a decade on the same toner

He apparently hires people to do other shit for him and lies about it, so I will consider this no different

The gaming magazines were fun and all, but your posts take me days to get through because you really sell me on wanting to deep dive into everything, and you even provide links to exacerbate the situation!

Very nice work. These posts are genuinely my favorite thing I look forward to on Lemmy.

I finally started death stranding! I got goosebumps the first time I was out on a mission and the camera backed away letting you just experience the scenery and music. And then so scary when, you know, it's scary. Great at setting the mood. It's beautiful