Disappointed AC RPG Feel Lacks Black Desert's Snappiness
comments like this annoy me but its my fault for not being clearer. obviously CD boasts a more robust move set. but the game FEELING is AC RPG and i love most of the AC RPGs. so this wasn’t even bashing it. i was just disappointed it didn’t keep the snappiness of Black Desert
Designer Reveals Favorite Puzzle and Plans Patch Fix
NEW: At GDC, I asked Blue Prince lead designer Tonda Ros to pick the game's best and worst puzzles The former was easy for him The latter was tricky, and led him to telling me about a puzzle he might tweak in...
User Quits Cursor, Citing Hacky Build and Zero Innovation
Knowing Cursor is a hack job and built on Kimi K2.5, pretty much cancelling my subscription right now. Zero innovation from them the past few months, it went from a pretty useful tool (nice having IDE), to really providing zero...
Judge Rules Pentagon Press Policy Unconstitutional, Credentials Restored
Statement tonight from the Pentagon Press Association: "The Pentagon Press Association celebrates the decision by a federal judge today that the Pentagon’s press credentialling policy violated the U.S. Constitution. "Since the ruling clearly states that the policy must not be applied...
Trump Claims U.S. Energy Dominance Ends Hormuz Involvement
🔴President Trump talking about Hormuz Strait: “We don’t even need to be there, in that the U.S. has just become the largest producer of energy anywhere in the world.” He also questioned the role of the U.S. in the region: The...
Weekly Demand up YoY Even as Rates Fall
As crazy as this sounds, the weekly demand with our tracker data is still positive YoY, just remember that rates are still lower YoY; more on this with our weekend tracker. 🫡
Self‑Publishing: Running Your Own Small Business for Control
True that. Self-publishing means becoming a small business owner. And the reason why many people say they're going towards self-pub is precisely to maintain more control.
Buc‑ee’s EV Tour Highlights Need for Texas Expansion
100% Last year I did a Buc-ee's EV tour of the Texas Triangle and it was great. There are 2 Buc-ee's with superchargers on each leg of the interstates between Austin-Houston-Dallas-Austin. Seamless road trip. Now we just need Buc-ee's to expand...
United Trims 5% Capacity as Oil Hits $175 per Barrel
United Airlines planning for oil to reach record $175/barrel, cutting 5% capacity https://t.co/SC3sCiQctU (via TAC/Intel)
Trump Warns Hormuz Users Will Shoulder Security Responsibility
Monumental Friday news dump Trump Signals Endgame in Iran, Says Hormuz Security Will Fall on 'Nations Who Use It' https://t.co/VWow7wkOmP
Middle East Oil On
In just two weeks, Middle East Oil on Water has collapsed by 175 Million Barrels. "Truly staggering" - @Rory_Johnston (it's his chart). "It’s impossible to overstate the magnitude of this dislocation." 1/3 https://t.co/iYwEtzNH9E
Regulators Push Lower Bank Capital, Sparking Risk Concerns
Regulators proposed Thursday letting banks hold less capital, freeing billions for lending, while critics say it increases risks of crises and bailouts.
Swift Solar Buys Meyer Burger Assets, Expands US HJT/Perovskite Production
Swift Solar acquires Meyer Burger assets to scale U.S. HJT and perovskite production #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/ecMERORz5o
Court Cites Pentagon Comments as Excuse for Legal Breach
At some length, this court ruling cites public comments that Pentagon officials made to rule why they didn't follow the law.
Xbox AI GM Haiyan Zhang Moves to Netflix Gaming
Haiyan Zhang, general manager of gaming AI at Xbox, is leaving Microsoft after 13 years. Zhang is joining Netflix’s gaming team
US Loans 45M Barrels, Far Below 86M Offer
US loans ~45 millions barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve — significantly fewer barrels than the 86 million the government offered as part of the SPR “exchange” first tranche.
Diverse Nursing Approaches Enrich Patient Experience
I've been a dad for five days - and somehow, it's already made me question what I thought about AI and the patient experience. Lemme explain… We had an incredible experience in the hospital. Not because of any Tech… but because...
Starlink 2025 Revenue Forecast Vastly Overstated
This is way too high, but that's unsurprising since the starting point used for Starlink in 2025 ($14B+) is completely out of line with the known revenue for the year (<$12B)
LinkedIn Faces SOC2 Non‑compliance Shock Monday
LinkedIn gonna be crazy on Monday when they all find out they’re not SOC2 compliant
Without U.S
Most countries' response to "[you] guard and police Hormuz" in the absence of U.S. power because you are the ones "who use it" will presumably be to accommodate and then make deals with Tehran.
Access Hollywood’s Axing Highlights Linear TV’s Decline
"Telling your entertainment news program that they’re gone the weekend before the Oscars is very weird," one insider told Status Hollywood correspondent Brian Lowry. Lowry details what the cancellation of "Access Hollywood" says about the state of linear television—and why Trump’s...
Europe Must Intervene Now to Stop Chinese Gulf Takeover
Trump prepares to end the campaign in Iran, but offers to help an international coalition policing the Gulf and the strait. Very important for Europa to think long term here. If USA leaves now, the Gulf will no longer be...
Citibank Cuts Points Transfers: 25% and 50% Reductions
Citibank Is Slashing Points Transfers To Two Partners April 19 — One Drops 25%, The Other 50% - View from the Wing https://t.co/rX89tynL3G
Trump Claims Iran War Nearing End, $200B Aid Unnecessary
trump: very close to winding down war in iran. presumedly $200 billion supplemental no longer necessary.
World May Have Reached Peak Oil This Spring
Oddly enough, depending on how you measure February/March, the world may have just hit peak oil
Unapproved Plan to Deploy 82nd Airborne to Iran
Can confirm that there is planning -- not yet approved -- to potentially send a few thousand soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division to Iran, per two officials. This comes after @WashingtonPost first reported earlier this month that the HQ of...
Imp Ambush
Under the desk looking like an imp about to jump the Tarnished with mad bleed damage https://t.co/OpL4ITkgAL
Endometriosis Impairs Egg Quality—Strategies Boost Longevity
Endometriosis and Oocyte Quality: Morphological Alterations, Developmental Competence, and Modifiable Strategies for Reproductive Longevity https://t.co/I2ZrtJkguK https://t.co/LkH3LXzkcg
SpaceX Snags GPS III, ULA Must Accelerate Vulcan
SpaceX looks to have picked up this GPS III launch off ULA . It is absolutely critical ULA drastically up the pace of Vulcan otherwise it is hard to see them being able to stay a thing. Add New Glenn...
Iran Accuses UK of Enabling US Bombers, Fueling War
Iran warns UK government is “participating in aggression" 'Allowing US heavy bombers to fly from its Royal Air Force (RAF) base in Fairford, England, and from Diego Garcia—a UK base in the Indian Ocean—has been critical to the devastating US-Israeli bombing...
Trump Flips on Iran War in 90 Minutes
President Trump today: 3:43 PM ET: "I don't want to do a ceasefire with Iran." 5:13 PM ET: The US is "considering winding down" the war with Iran. What changed over those 90 minutes?
Hughes Pivots to Corporate B2B Services Focus
"From now on, Hughes will shift its focus away from the B2C segment and concentrate on the corporate market, with a proposition centered on B2B services and technology provision." via DPL https://t.co/5URnm4DA6K
X-Energy Launches IPO for Small Modular Reactors
🚨Small modular reactor and nuclear fuel startup X-energy is going public via IPO. #energy #nuclear link to @axios’ @ChuckMcCutcheon’s item in next post.
Nexstar's Billions Can't Stop Newsroom Cuts
This could be the least credible thing @AGomezFCC has ever said in public office, but I’ll defer to the experts: “Despite hundreds of billions in free cash flow, Nexstar recently made numerous cuts to its newsrooms nationwide.” If @NXSTMediaGroup CEO...
Qamar Energy CEO Declares Oil Crisis Unprecedented
Oil crisis: 'nothing comes close to this', says Qamar Energy CEO https://t.co/tC2I61KQyK via @mattfrei @QamarEnergy
Embrace Unconventional Controls for Authentic Gameplay Feel
fwiw i always love control schemes that don’t conform to homogenized standards. i love that CD uses buttons weirdly. my issue was always feel. that’s where the AAA homogeneous features are.
Court Rejects DoD Media Badge Policy, DOJ Stumbles
Here's the Friedman decision shooting down the DoD media badge policy: I sensed this would happen when I attended the hearing two weeks ago and the DOJ was pathetic in its defense: https://t.co/liSQrc7eZd
Wind, Industry, EVs Drive Canada’s Rapid Grid Transformation
Canada’s electricity system is changing fast. Wind becomes the dominant growth source. Industrial demand leads. EVs surge. Data centres reshape the grid. A deep dive into Canada’s Energy Future with CER chief economist Darren Christie 👇 #cdnpoli https://youtu.be/2h7t7dvwyoU
Former FCC Chief Claims Newspapers Profit Double S&P
This is former @FCC Democrat Mike Copps blowing a gasket in 2007 over FCC efforts to allow TV stations to acquire their local newspaper (some followers might need to Google what a newspaper is): "We shed crocodile tears for the...
Dalilah’s Law Threatens 200k Drivers, Sparks
The Compliance Crackdown has eliminated approximately 12k drivers from trucking over the past year. Rates and tender rejections have recovered to the same levels they were before the Great Freight Recession. Dalilah’s law could eliminate 200k+ drivers and deliver the biggest capacity...
Vikram Solar's PowerHive Introduces VION Lithium Batteries in India
Vikram Solar’s PowerHive unit launches VION lithium batteries in India #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/FNPvbud9UI
Policy Threatens Journalists, Offers No Clear Guidelines
The decision: “The Policy on its face makes any newsgathering and reporting not blessed by the a potential basis for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a journalist’s (credential),” he wrote. “It provides no way for journalists to know...
Only One US Home Price Crash Despite Many Recessions
We have experienced many recessions since WWII, but only one nationwide home price crash and foreclosure crisis, household debt leverage ratio was much higher back then. https://t.co/VjgmPgQgRv
2,000 Companies Sue for Refunds on Trump Tariffs
2,000 companies have sued for refunds on Trump’s illegal tariffs/import duties paid. Will and when will they be paid?
Xbox VP Lori Wright Exits, Leaving 3rd‑party Helm
Xbox corporate vice president Lori Wright is departing the company "in the coming weeks" according to a LinkedIn update. Wright led the platform's 3rd party relations, including global partnerships & business development for Xbox. https://t.co/jfUhlQ8cWR
Barrier Removal Fuels Unsafe Carriers, Hurts Lawful Shippers
Non-compliant motor carriers have thrived, while compliant motor carriers have suffered untold economic hardship. This is the travesty caused by eliminating the barriers to entry.
Nielsen Delays Viewer Snapshot Amid Gauge Controversy
Scoop: Nielsen continues to grapple with 'Gauge' rage and is delaying even further the release of the monthly viewer snapshot after streamers grew riled by reports of a downturn in their ratings... https://t.co/c5ggPzpYln via @variety
Kamala Would Flood Trucks, Driving Rates to Near‑zero
🤣 We’d have a bottomless pit of capacity and trucking spot rates would be trending towards a dollar
Estimating Market Value for $1.5B
I’m sure there’s no desire, or rush, to go public anytime soon, clearly. But as a thought exercise, based on their current numbers: >$1.5b revenue >$250m adjusted EBITDA >10% organic ARR growth >ca$1.4T technology services TAM What do you think the public markets would pay for...
Judge Blocks Trump Administration's Pentagon Reporter Access Restrictions
NEW: A federal judge agreed Friday to block the Trump administration from enforcing a policy limiting news reporters’ access to the Pentagon, ruling that key portions of the new rules are unlawful. https://t.co/WfwHis0y2q