Just a regular Joe.

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Cake day: July 7th, 2023

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  • Joe@discuss.tchncs.detoMemes@lemmy.mlGlory!
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    10 days ago

    It’s the Y chromosome that triggers them.

    edit: alleged/unpublished … she failed some gender verification tests of IBA that disqualified her there, but met the IOC’s criteria. It is what it is. They might keep or change the eligibility rules in the future, and that will continue to be IOC’s decision, much as it is IBA’s.






  • Joe@discuss.tchncs.detoMemes@lemmy.mlCapitalism and fascism
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    1 month ago

    The world economy is huge and growing, and the US economy is damn strong with a significant share of it. It also owns the world as far as raw military power and power projection goes. The US would absolutely use its huge military and economic advantages to keep its position as top dog if necessary. It is fine that the world’s economy is growing (inevitable after the devastation of ww2, which barely touched the US; also industrialization in countries like china), but it doesn’t mean the US is any weaker for it. And anyone who thinks the US won’t keep its rivals in check (no doubt leaving a trail of bloody corpses behind) has not been paying attention.


  • Joe@discuss.tchncs.detoMemes@lemmy.mlCapitalism and fascism
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    1 month ago

    I don’t see a decline in US capitalism or (US-style) imperialism anytime soon. It seems extremely well positioned to continue to be the #1 world power and influencer, even if its regional political and economic influence wanes a bit. US foreign policy is that of a bully in the sandpit who breaks any toy denied to him. Domestically, from the outside it looks like an absolute shitshow, with the masses cheering with hysteric enthusiasm as they are thrown one by one to the lions.













  • PvE seems like a DLC feature to me (and hence included with EoD), but could have been sold as a subscription instead, with the new edition including it for life. ie. Make it feel like renting a server. Even their backdown seems like a bad business move on their part.

    The real problematic part, which they don’t seem to be addressing (or are they?). The scavs-don’t-target-you-at-distance thing is clearly over the top and pay to win, as is the invite-your-friends-to-a-live-match feature, unless it’s PvE mode only and I misunderstood.