Also RIP all those poor bastards who were using these gift cards to disguise the true amount of their gaming expenditures from a spouse or partner.
Old scenario - "I was just getting some stuff at the grocery store honey."
New workflow - "Hey, what the fuck is this $59 transaction for steam games on our credit card?!?"
Yeah this kinda sucks. For me the move was buying the cards at Sams Club for the slight discount (about $1 off per $20 card). This move paired with Steam sales was the justification I needed to include gaming in the budget at all.
By Catholic Doctrine, LDS are not considered Christian for several reasons. Many Protestant denominations also require Mormons to be re-baptized if they convert because Mormons do not believe in the traditional concept of the Trinity.
Christianity is an inherently monotheistic religion that acknowledges one baptism for the forgiveness of sins, so for those who don't practice Trinitarian baptism, it is pretty difficult to square that circle.
It would be more accurate to describe Mormonism as "Christian-derived". LDS even acknowledge they consider revelation to be ongoing (as in, there could be other Gospels that appear at any moment).
The best analogy is "Christianity fanfic", but its difficult to state that without being more pejorative than intended.
I'll drink a 200 oz soda out of a 3D printed mug that's also a Glock.
Bloomberg can gargle his own balls.
US tech sector could easily shed double that number as long as it is middle managers and worthless PM types getting fired.
Hollowing out actual engineers, devs, and people who know how shit works in favor of "AI gains" and offshore outsourcing is like removing the engine from you car "for the weight savings".
Looks better than the Ferrari Luce.
You just described Tycho/Jerry's actual personality: "Thinks he's a lot smarter than he is."
I believe this is (or will soon be) a regulatory requirement in many countries, for self-driving features in modern cars.
For me I don't do long highway trips often enough to justify having it. I would rather not have inherently invasive blackbox tech as a tradeoff for a feature I will seldom (if ever) use.
The US supposedly has all this massive oil production and refining capacity, not to mention a huge supply of ethanol. I guess we are really testing the self-sufficiency theory.
I am personally looking at home battery storage and solar, to charge existing EV. Seems like the break even point on such a setup might be shifting closer and closer.
But if we are to uncritically believe what the AI peddlers told us, that means this mystery company should be reaping $10 billion in additional revenue or quantifiable gains in productivity!
Someone tell my Midwestern grandparents their ship has finally come in. They had a backyard the size of a postage stamp and somehow produced bushels and bushels of tomatoes each year. They could probably singlehandedly close the supply gap especially if you settle for what they canned.
They need to lean into the irony and have the horn default to La Cucaracha.