They just released a physical Sonic Pinball game. Shockingly, it's based on Generations.

Looks cool, though:

https://youtu.be/_vfoOlP8CMM

I don't remember how I got involved, but I somehow convinced the school that I knew what I was doing and they let me (starting as a 16 year old student in 1997) create my own elective class where I spent one period every day working with that same 20 something computer lab guy. We built the lab together, just me and this dude who just barely graduated, alone for an hour a day. We put together Frankenstein machines with parts from old busted 286s and rarely a coveted 386. I learned to set up a Novell NetWare network and throw expansion slot cover plates like shuriken.

I still remember working in that lab when the Phantom Menace trailer released online and we downloaded the .mov file (and required QuickTime 3.0 player) to view it in stunning 480x216. That's sub 240p. It looked fucking amazing.

This feels like a Mandela Effect for Guardian:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardian_(Marvel_Comics)

This.

There's so much stuff that is real difficult to pull off in live action and is super simple animated. One of the main characters is a talking cat. And honestly, just having him in his boxers the whole time will be less weird if animated.

Live your dream, big guy. Go after that statuesque giant of a lady.

But only one of them is named after a fortress built from sausages.

Maybe it's just me, but if the president can fire them at a whim and replace them with whoever he wants, they don't seem very "independent."

Cornell, who has led the Minneapolis-based retail chain since 2014, received $9.9 million in total compensation for 2024, an 87% drop from his 2020 peak of $77.5 million.

What the actual fuck? Why are humans being paid $10m A YEAR, let alone over $75m?!

You can tell it’s shopped because of the pixels

https://www.latimes.com/projects/us-freeway-highway-expansion-black-latino-communities/

Still happening to this day. This is in Houston 5 years ago.

The tax system is so complicated, most people can’t handle navigating it on their own. Most people have jobs where taxes are automatically removed from pay checks and sent to both state and federal tax agencies. However, that amount is just an estimate and once a year (or quarter) you need to file paperwork to confirm whether you over or underpaid and then you either get a rebate (without interest), or you’ll need to send in a payment to make up the difference. That paperwork has been lobbied to remain as complicated as possible so that companies like Intuit can provide services that tax payers find useful and continue to pay for. This is more complicated for business owners, both big and small.

https://lemmy.world/comment/10562073

Why do people keep dunking specifically on Obama for this? Isn't this the same as every US president ever?

Stupid people always say no. There are no rules given for what smart people say. One could answer no to the question and the stupid people rule may not be applicable.

These are the bathroom doors at a brewery near me. I don't understand why more places don't do this. If it's a single stall bathroom, it's all that matters.

I love Queen, but (with the exception of Somebody To Love) I feel like you’ve picked out the worst and most overplayed Queen songs. If you’re open to seeing why folks like them so much, I’d suggest the following (in my order of preference):

• Under Pressure
• I Want To Break Free
• Radio Gaga
• Stone Cold Crazy
• Killer Queen
• Crazy Little Thing Called Love
• You’re My Best Friend
• Don’t Stop Me Now
• Who Wants To Live Forever

There’s a pretty good mix in there. Some are more operatic than others. Some go pretty hard.

It's weird that I know about Johnson's Johnson long before I became aware of all the legislation that passed while he was in office:

• Civil Rights Act
• Voting Rights Act
• Medicare/Medicaid
• Food Stamps (and other social programs)
• Immigration & Nationality Act
• National Endowment for the Arts
• Public Broadcasting Act (PBS/NPR)
• various education & environmental bills

That dick got a lot done...

And also started the war in Vietnam...

Kind of a complex legacy, but holy shit that's a lot of good domestic work, ESPECIALLY for a single term president (plus the year following JFKs assassination).

Having just turned 43, I can tell you that I don’t think I became an adult until my early/mid 30s.

That blunt hand is fake, but they look stoned in the original photo as well.