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![]() ![]() After a truly chaotic legal discovery process, which even included some embarrassing texts, Musk was forced to seal the deal. A month later in May, he tried to kill the deal, claiming that Twitter had more bots than its public filings let on. Despite his fervent declarations about expanding “the scope and scale of consciousness” through public discourse, the billionaire got cold feet. Emergency communications were briefly mentioned in the context of “API pricing tiers”:Įven for one of the richest men in the world, $44 billion is a lot of money to cough up to buy a middling social platform. ![]() On May 25 2023, TechCrunch published a detailed timeline of changes to Twitter under Musk’s leadership. Musk criticized the old way as an elitist “lords” and “peasants” system, and instead vowed to let anyone get a check mark if they paid for a monthly Twitter Blue subscription, which gets you verified as well as other features like the ability to edit tweets, write tweets with more than 280 characters, and get your tweets to come up first in search results and reply rankings. In the past, influential figures like McKellan were given check marks for free after verifying their identities with Twitter, so that users would know that these public figures really were who they said they were and not imposters. “Despite the implication when you click the blue badge that has mysteriously re-appeared beside my name, I am not paying for the “honour,”’ actor Ian McKellen tweeted on. That meant that celebrity accounts were mixed up with Twitter Blue subscribers, many of them trolls and Elon fans, which led to even more confusion. Then, Musk started somewhat inexplicably gifting them back to some celebrities. , Musk started taking away the check marks from the Twitter profiles of users who used to get them for free, including celebrities, journalists, and politicians. Ilhan OmarĪn April 2023 Vox.com item described a “chaotic” Twitter after “legacy blue checks” were removed en masse: The platform didn’t just provide a valuable communications service it changed the way emergency management functions.įake Fox News Twitter Smears Rep. Emergency-management officials have used the platform to relate timely information to the public-when to evacuate during Hurricane Ian, in 2022 when to hide from a gunman during the Michigan State University shootings earlier this month-while simultaneously allowing members of the public to transmit real-time data. Before Elon Musk bought it last fall, before it was overrun with scammy ads, before it amplified fake personas, and before its engineers were told to get more eyeballs on the owner’s tweets, Twitter was useful in saving lives during natural disasters and man-made crises. In February 2023, The Atlantic published “Elon Musk Has Broken Disaster-Response Twitter,” explaining Twitter’s previous role in “disaster communications”:įor years, Twitter was at its best when bad things happened. Well before Elon Musk acquired Twitter in 2022, “blue check” verification was introduced by the platform, in part to prevent pranksters and disinformation purveyors from rapidly disseminating weaponized lies during an active disaster or news event. Several hashtags followed the tweet, and it circulated rapidly during an ongoing high-profile event.Īt some point on June 21 2023, was suspended by Twitter: #OceanGate #Ocean #Gate #Titanic #titanicsubmarine #titanicsubmersible #titanicwreck #Newfoundland #AtlanticOceanĪt the beginning of the second line of text, a siren emoji appeared. □ There’s still 24 hours of oxygen left. We confirm that sounds have been emitted in the search area where the #Titan submersible disappeared. ![]() What appeared to be an official tweet from the Twitter account of (not verified) featured a photograph of an OceanGate Expeditions vessel. ![]() The account was eventually suspended, but not before putting out several legitimate-appearing tweets like this: As efforts to locate a “ missing submersible” operated by OceanGate Expeditions continued on June 21 2023, the Twitter account published several viral tweets. ![]() ![]() ![]() Rather than duplicating shapes over and over again using different colors and opacities to get the perfect filled-background look, you can use the Appearance Panel. The Appearance Panel is often considered advanced knowledge, but learning it early on can save you a lot of time and frustration down the road. Once your shape is completed and ready to color in, you just highlight the areas you want to be excluded from the fill color to finalize your simple design. You can also use this tool to intersect shapes so they perfectly blend. ![]() Once you have the outline, you can delete the extra parts you don’t need. Using this tool, you can draw multiple shapes to create the outline of your design. The Pathfinder Panel in Adobe Illustrator is an extremely useful tool for creating custom shapes. There are many skills you will need to master before you can say you are an expert at Adobe Illustrator, but these three listed below are arguably the most important. Popular fast fashion companies such as Nike and Victoria’s Secret use Adobe Illustrator for their product designs because the program simplifies the process. These types of graphics can be designed in Adobe Illustrator, then brought to life in Premiere Pro or After Effects. Motion graphics are used in all sorts of advertisements and displays of digital marketing skills on social media pages. Even in-person shopping requires packaging designs, and these are often created using Illustrator. With online shopping the new norm, companies need more packaging to deliver their product. For example, recently, an animal rescue organization used 3D printing to replace a hawk’s beak, which was likely designed using Illustrator. ![]() Many people have begun using 3D printing at home for their personal use, but 3D printing is also used at many organizations and companies. In fact, the application is versatile and used across quite a few fields. Surprisingly, though graphic designers use Illustrator often, creating graphics is not the only thing it can be used for. Access exclusive scholarships and prep coursesīy continuing you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, and you consent to receive offers and opportunities from Career Karma by telephone, text message, and email.Career Karma matches you with top tech bootcamps.Learning Adobe Illustrator may also be right for you if you're interested in creating cartoons, book illustrations, or maps. Or, you can use your skills to become a freelance illustrator. If you're an entrepreneur, learning Adobe Illustrator can help you build your brand by letting create logos, letterhead, flyers, textiles, infographics, and more. If you want to pursue a career in graphic design, learning Adobe Illustrator is essential since most employers will require you are proficient in the program. It can be an outlet for you to express your creativity as well as give you the opportunity to create a lucrative career. If you are a creative person with a sense of intuition and personal expression, chances are learning Adobe Illustrator would be very satisfying for you. If you're creative, confident, and good at visualizing ideas, you may find that you really enjoy learning about the software and all it can do. It's especially important to learn it if you want a career that involves graphic design. You may also want to learn it if you have your own small business and need to make logos or products with illustrations on them. Learning Adobe Illustrator is right for you if you have any interest at all in design, whether you want to become a graphic artist or designer or you simply want to make gifts for your friends and family. ![]() ![]() ![]() We’ve been feverishly washing our hands after listening to this lyric and are *looks in mirror* still messes.ħ2. “The skeletons in both our closets plotted hard to f- this up” – “Cowboy Like Me” from “Evermore” "I washed my hands of us at the club / you made a mess of me" - "Hits Different (Taylor's Version)" from "Midnights (The Til Dawn Edition)" "Your faithless love's the only hoax I believe in" – “Hoax” from "Folklore"īelieving in “faithless” love?! We have no choice but to stan a paradoxical queen.ħ3. We can never run away from our problems Swift (and Morris) articulate that like the country queens they are.ħ4. Maren Morris) (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)” from “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)” “No amount of freedom gets you clean / I’ve still got you all over me” – “You All Over Me (feat. Is "No Body, No Crime" … not a work of fiction? For those keeping score at home, this is the first cocaine reference of Swift's discography.ħ5. "Don’t treat me like some situation that needs to be handled / I’m fine with my spite and my tears, and my beers and my candles" – "Closure" from "Evermore"Ī line that will go down in Swift’s breakup song hall of fame.ħ6. "While he was doing lines and crossing all of mine / someone told his white collar crimes to the FBI" – "Vigilante S-" from "Midnights" More: Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, and the pressure – and shaming – of celebrity women changing their imageħ7. "I used to switch out these Kens, I'd just ghost / Rip the Band-Aid off and skip town like an asshole outlaw" - "Hits Different (Taylor's Version)" from "Midnights (The Til Dawn Edition)"Įven more than a Barbie reference, we love this playful acknowledgement of less-than-ideal past behaviors. Phoebe Bridgers) (Taylor’s Version)" from "Red (Taylor's Version)"Īlso us every time we update this article. "Lord, what will become of me / Once I've lost my novelty?" – "Nothing New (feat. We don’t even care if the "Conversations With Friends" PR team put her up to this one.ħ9. ![]() Review: Taylor Swift returns to pop with poetic 'Midnights,' her most deeply personal album yetĨ0. "Karma is the guy on the screen coming straight home to me" – "Karma" from “Midnights” We ranked Swift's 80 best song lyrics from over the years – some heartbreaking, some triumphant – all works of lyrical genius that her biggest fans can't help but to sing again and again. If I continue to write songs about my life, and my life is always changing, then my music will always be changing," Swift told USA TODAY in 2010. Longtime listeners know her discography all too well: They associate certain albums with specific periods of their lives and tether some of her most memorable lines to moments of their own. Taylor Swift's years in the spotlight have taken listeners from her country roots in 2006's self-titled "Taylor Swift" to pop stardom, then surprise quarantine albums "Folklore" and "Evermore, a triumphant return to her past with "(Taylor's Version)" re-recordings, and the vulnerable pop grooves of "Midnights."Ĭrossing genres and countless style choices, Swift has taken her place as a music icon. Olivia then adds: "I guess that therapist I found for you, she really helped / Now you can be a better man for your brand new girl.From "I hope you think of me" to "all's well that ends well to end up with you," Taylor Swift’s lyrics have “enchanted” us for more than a decade and a half. In the first verse, Olivia sings: "Well good for you I guess you moved on really easily / You found a new girl and it only took a couple weeks." If the rumours about Olivia, Joshua and Sabrina are true, this would apply to their relationships. Olivia Rodrigo Good 4 U lyrics: Are they about Joshua Bassett and Sabrina Carpenter? ![]() Who are Olivia Rodrigo's 'Good 4 U' lyrics about? 'Good 4 U' is a song about an ex moving on quickly and fans are connecting it to Joshua Bassett and Sabrina Carpenter. Many believe that Olivia's hits ' Drivers License' and ' Deja Vu' were inspired by the split and the love triangle. Joshua then allegedly broke up with Olivia and started dating Disney star Sabrina Carpenter soon afterwards. Fans of Olivia will no doubt already know that she allegedly dated her High School Musical: The Musical: The Series co-star, Joshua Bassett, in 2020. ![]() ![]() ![]() Combat difficulty was also wildly swingy making splitting up a doubious proposition. The combat was way to much work and not enough meaningful decisions. The world building was very good but I just didn't get along with the mechanics of the game. I have not tried Etherfields or Tainted Grail yet though, which I think were the main games people had issue with.Ī friend has Tainted Grail which I played like twice and decided to leave it to the rest of our 5 player group. I played Nemesis myself and didn't seem to have too much issue with the rules. But I think that is really one of the main critiques about the company. They have been addressing this over the years and getting better. Awaken Realms is relatively know (for better or worse) for kind of complex, poorly written or just plain incomplete rules. They may not want to do campaign oriented games. They want tighter mechanics and/or shorter times for play. Everyone has their own tastes.Īs it relates directly to Awaken Realms, I think some people are just not as big into narrative rich games. There are definitely games I like that others don't and some popular games most people like, that I don't like. Here is the deal, just because some people or even a lot of people say one game is not as good as another, does not mean that will hold true for you. That said, if you really want to know how the games you have compare to others, the only real way to find out is to play others games and come to a determination yourself. I don't think you have to specifically try a bunch of games, if you like the ones you have, then go for it. So as much as I love the "feel" of the game, it was a major mark against it.ĭefinitely nothing wrong with buying games from the same company if you like the games they make. There is complexity that evolves naturally from your theme, and then there's complexity for complexity's sake. People like having decks, so let's add a deck-building card combat system. If the survival gameplay had been left in along with the story exploration elements, the game would pretty much strike the right balance, I think.īut then on top of the "core" gameplay, there's this whole deck-building / combat system that's just.there? It feels like they reverse-engineered the gameplay to justify the number of components. The general gameplay was fine but nothing exceptional. The map cards and the exploration book were wonderful. As much fun as it is to have a game that "spreads out" and takes over your table, the gameplay has to justify it. I love huge games, but I do see this issue. At this point in my gamer career, I'm looking for more streamlined games that take up less shelf space. Sad to say, but my shelf space is at a premium. But I think that is the formula for a successful Kickstarter campaign. It's boxes and boxes of extras and content that nobody will ever use. I also think their Kickstarters are way too bloated. The Great Wall is the game that finally pushed me over the edge to make me decide this wasn't the company for me. I really struggle with their games in general. ![]() And their rule books can be very hard for me to grasp concepts. The mechanisms are not fluid or intuitive in my mind. Their games are usually too fiddly for me. Unfortunately, I haven't had the same luck with Awakened Realms. Glad you found a company that makes stuff you like! Keep supporting them, and I'm sure they'll keep making things that keep you passionate about the hobby! r/tabletopgamedesign - Designer's subreddit.r/boardgameexchange - selling/buying/trading games.Game of the Week Calendar Related Sites & Subreddits The simplest use is to bold game names in your comment and add " /u/r2d8 getinfo" at the end of the post, but this post/sub has other features identified. You'll see people using bold to highlight games, that gives the opportunity to interact with /u/r2d8, a bot that can be used to grab data from BGG on games included in a post. Please see the Rules-page for a full list of the rules. Join our community! Come discuss games like Codenames, Arkham Horror, Terra Mystica, and all your other favorite games! Rules Welcome to /r/boardgames! The #1 reddit source for news, information, and discussion about modern board games. Join us on IRC or via your preferred IRC platform via libera.chat #boardgames. If you're looking to schedule an AMA, set-up a live event post, or collaborate with us in any way, reach out via modmail! New user on the sub? Please make sure you read our rules below and check out our Contribution Guides since we have additional rules regarding specific topics. Flair icons are BoardGameGeek microbadges and are used with permission. ![]() ![]() ![]() Buyers seem to have no trouble filling orders with Western coyotes, especially now that one of the biggest players in this game, Canada Goose Company, has announced that it will no longer buy “fresh” coyote fur for its garments. But, the scale will slide down fast when imperfections show up.Įastern coyotes will have a tough time reaching $50. For this reason, Western coyotes continue to do well, and although prices have softened up, there are still many coyotes selling at more than $100 USD each. Western coyotes are thick, soft, pale, with shorter manes and whiter bellies, allowing the use of belly fur for some items. When a market cools off, the first signs are that lower-quality goods become tougher to sell, and in the coyote world, lower-quality pelts for trim are Eastern coyotes.Įastern coyotes are overall darker, with longer hairs, a coarser feel and hardly any have white bellies, most being pinkish or off-color. Western coyotes still attract a lot of attention, and yes, the fashion trend for parka trim still exists, but even that market is now showing signs of slowing down. Unfortunately, we may have a few more tough years ahead. There - I have said my pessimistic peace. In the meantime, all of these ranch mink skins will stall the market for short-haired wild fur, simply because ranch mink pelts are larger, more uniform, easier to tan and defect-free compared to wild skins.ĭenmark has called an end to mink ranching for 2021, so this is bad news for us until at least 2022. ![]() But now this expected inflow of additional pelts will further delay the recovery we need - the recovery that all of us expect to arrive when the ranch mink overproduction is gone, sold and out of the way. Prices for ranch mink were already well below production costs, and sales were limited, and extremely selective. In Denmark, COVID-19 infection of ranch mink, yes, ranch mink sick with COVID-19 - has led to massive culling of Danish mink, which will result in huge amounts of pelts further flooding an already saturated market. The worldwide pandemic caused by the coronavirus has certainly impacted the ability of international buyers to travel and buy fur here in North America, and it also has had another terrible result. The Trapper’s Fur Market expert Serge Lariviére. Pessimistic maybe, but realistic expectations are what we must accept. ![]() The market was struggling to start with, then the pandemic made it worse, and there has been very little change since then - at least nothing for the better. There should be no surprises this year - if that is a good thing - since hardly any magical event has occurred that will turn things around. Everyone now turns to selling, and if you have followed this industry for the last little while, you are well aware of the very tough times we are facing. If you started in November, February is the fourth month of commercial fur harvesting, and by now the greatest part of the fur crop is in the fur shed. Yes, it is still winter in Canada, but snow is at its deepest point, ice is as thick as it will ever be, and most trappers have by now harvested most of what they will harvest this season. Fur is still prime, but for many southern regions, the turn to spring is arriving fast, and many critters will also start breeding soon. Trapping seasons across North America are coming to an end when we enter into February. ![]() ![]() ![]() You also need to think of mattress size when it comes to buying bedding too. But we would say size is not somewhere to look to save money, you need the right size for your home and your sleeping needs. So with that logic, the cheapest mattress size would be a twin. The tendency will be the smaller the mattress, the cheaper it is. And if you have the budget, and the space Cali king and emperor king are as big as you can get. We'd recommend to go with size that gives you the room to comfortably move around in your sleep – full, queen and king are all grat options. The best mattress size totally comes down to you and how you sleep, and the physical space you have in your bedroom. ‘This will allow you space to move around and find the sleep position that’s most comfortable to you, and is even more important if you often find yourself sharing your bed with kids or pets.’ But, ultimately, it’s what feels right to you. ‘The crucial thing is to invest in the best mattress you can afford since, far from being a luxury, it plays a huge role in fostering wellbeing in all areas of life,’ says Thomas, who believes that, if you’re struggling to decide, it’s best to go for the roomier option. ‘However, this isn’t a cut-and-dry rule since specific prices can vary depending on the brand, materials used, and any additional features offered.’ ‘Generally, mattresses with larger dimensions will require slightly more materials to make and therefore have a greater cost,’ explains Theresa Schnorbach, sleep scientist from sleep company Emma. Talking of money, a queen is, of course, likely to be cheaper than a king. ‘It’s recommended that you change your mattress every seven years, so finding the perfect mattress once, rather than purchasing a new one multiple times over within that period, makes better financial sense,’ she explains. Which one is best for you will ultimately depend on your sleep needs and sleeping position, and Amanda recommends taking your time to make a decision. Most reputable brands will offer their mattresses in both US queen and king sizes. Having room to move and spread out is key to your sleep quality.You are a solo sleeper but like to spread out when sleeping.In 2018, Thomas qualified as a sleep counsellor, thereby acquiring an even deeper knowledge of how sleep hygiene, diet, exercise and general lifestyle impacts sleep, as well as how to help and guide people who experience specific sleep issues. With an extensive knowledge of sleep, from sleep conditions to the ideal microclimate to ensure quality and quantity of sleep, Thomas has worked with a number of leading universities, hospitals, experts and elite athletes. ‘Additionally, if you are an individual who is of a broader build then it is definitely worth upgrading to a larger size option if possible.’ What’s more, those who are older, suffer from joint or back pain, or who are fidgety, may also find they sleep better with a roomier mattress. ‘However, the latter – which is the equivalent of two single beds – offers couples the opportunity to truly spread out,’ notes Amanda. If you share your bed with a partner, this is even more important so you can minimize disturbing each other.’īoth a US queen and king, which are the same generous length, will feel fairly spacious. ![]() ‘You should feel supported across the whole width of the bed and be able to move freely. ‘Having the room to get settled and sleep uninterrupted is universally key for everyone,’ notes Amanda. Get it wrong and you could end up feeling cramped, or, if you share a bed, having your sleep affected by the close proximity. The size of your mattress can have an effect on your quality of sleep. For more information, call 01386 711512 or send us an email.(Image credit: Getty / Credit: Evrymmnt Creative #:1392544739) Visit us at our Tewkesbury showroom to test our mattresses for yourself with our expert team on hand to help you. A representation of the very best in British craftsmanship, Hypnos actively supply all British Royal residencies including Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle. 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