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I got access to a really nice VR system through work and binged through Half Life Alyx. I was in a room that was large enough to walk around in, but for larger moves you use the controller to teleport a short distance. Also you can gravity attract items within a few yards with your gloves.
After playing the first time I went to cook dinner and got embarrassingly frustrated when I tried to summon a spoon with a hand gesture.
I played Like a Dragon with no background and it was a great experience. Really wacky in a satisfying way. Only grievance is there is ~10 hours of cut scenes to beat the game.
Justified hate for EA aside, I really don't mind unobtrusive product placement in games or media. Take The Boys for example, they have heavy product placement in the show (Fresca, Kraken rum, Adidas, etc.) but it didn't detract from the narrative and I think the casual viewer didn't even notice it.
I have no faith whatsoever EA will be able to keep themselves from hamfisting ads in the player's face, but I am not categorically against the idea.
Zolgemsma is a modified version of adeno associated virus and has to be grown under specific conditions. It costs $500k-$1m per production.. It's also a one time injection that functionally cures the person of the disease. There are a couple other options but for comparison, the other therapeutic is Spinraza which is an intermittent intrathecal infusion which is $805,000 for the first year of therapy and $380,000 per year thereafter for the rest of your life.
To be clear, I think we should bear the actual costs of research, development, and manufacture as a society and not profiteer off the sick, but there are some contributory reasons for the price.
I would say Robin Hobb. She writes easy to read, character driven fantasy novels that gracefully deal with a gamut of difficult topics (e.g., orphanism, otherness, sexual violence, mortality, etc.). The books really helped me build empathy for people and concepts that were far afield of my own experience.
It sounds odd but there was a Supreme Court about it. Essentially someone claimed they shouldn't have to pay taxes on the profits of crime and the Court ruled they did. So they had to create a way for people to do that. For what it is worth, the 5th amendment protects you from incriminating yourself, so you are allowed to decline to provide the details of where the money came from, but it's a bit like paying your parents for something you broke and then just not telling them what it is, and then expecting them not to look around the house.
“it would be an extreme if not an extravagant application of the Fifth Amendment to say that it authorized a man to refuse to state the amount of his income because it had been made in crime. … He could not draw a conjurer’s circle around the whole matter by his own declaration that to write any word upon the government blank would bring him into danger of the law.” .... "It is urged, that, if a return were made, the defendant [Sullivan] would be entitled to deduct illegal expenses, such as bribery. This by no means follows, but it will be time enough to consider the question when a taxpayer has the temerity to raise it.”
Nethack is like the Jumanji of games. You finish it by introducing someone else to it.
You absolutely must play Doki Doki Literature Club if you have not. It's free. Do not look up spoilers or be put off by the type of game or the setting. Just play it.
P.S. - "Doki Doki" the way you write the sound of a heart beating in Japanese akin to "lub dub" in English.
The HIPAA Privacy Rule exception for law enforcement purposes, 45 CFR § 164.512(f), permits a covered entity (generally, healthcare providers, health plans and their business associates) to disclose PHI to law enforcement officials without patient authorization under certain circumstances.
Those pharmacies also have this exception listed in their Privacy Policy. I don't like it either, but it is legal.
Ender 3 3d printer about 6 years ago. I bought it used for $100 on a whim with no knowledge on how to use one. Now it's the most useful tool in my house. Need a slightly bigger hollow wall anchor? You can print one. Custom desk organizer? Print one. Name plates for a dinner party. Stamp to impress into wax or leather. Fantasy scatter terrain.
There is certainly a learning curve but if you can get proficient you can make countless helpful things that would would not be able to buy.
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Jarlsburg
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I have never seen Discovery and SNW is very enjoyable. I am sure I am missing context, but I don't think it is significant enough to make Discovery mandatory.