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This is what happens when you put a woman to do a man’s job. I mean, of course women are welcome in the world of video games, whether as developers, as people involved in the industry in some way or simply as players. But this mentality that everything has to appeal to everyone, and then putting a woman to make decisions in a franchise that has always been very focused on a male audience, is a very, very big risk. If you’re going to put a woman in charge of products aimed at a male audience, she has to be very good at understanding what men want and have the professionalism to respect that. In the case of this video, we can clearly see that this was not what happened. This woman cared more about putting in “cute” and “nice” things that suit her own taste instead of focusing on pleasing the target audience. And look… I’ve been to a neko café in Japan. It’s wonderful. I love cats, I’m a proud cat lover, and I’m not ashamed of that. I’ve rescued more than 10 cats from the streets, I love these little creatures. But for the love of God… I don’t want to see cute little kittens in my shooter, which is supposed to be full of testosterone.

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Oh this moment was really precious and meaningful 🥹 🐹: Lately, I think YUNHO is like that too. In the past he was more...even in private, he was really trying hard to seem like a very sunny person. And then when he was just with the members, he'd quiet down. But lately, in a good way, it seems like he knows he needs some time to think by himself, so he takes that time. And even when he's with the members, he doesn't force himself to act energetic. I can see he's seriously thinking over things and when he's meeting our fans in public, he still does a good job and is sunny as ever. It feels he's like pacing himself well. In a good day." 🐶: I've been like that lately. And also since last year, or the year before, I've begun to self-reflect a bit and work on myself. And after that, it's been very...I feel like I've become able to control my energy better? But it's not like...I think...I don't think it was in a negative way. More than being negative, for me it was...hm." 🐹: So, in the past, to be honest, we kept loading Yunho with this burden of being the 'energetic guy', but the truth is that everyone has times when they are tired. During dance practices too, he kind of forced himself to be like that." 🐹: The fact that HONGJOONG recognized that and talked about this, I'm really grateful" ❤️

Oh this moment was really precious and meaningful 🥹 🐹: Lately, I think YUNHO is like that too. In the past he was more...even in private, he was really trying hard to seem like a very sunny person. And then when he was just with the members, he'd quiet down. But lately, in a good way, it seems like he knows he needs some time to think by himself, so he takes that time. And even when he's with the members, he doesn't force himself to act energetic. I can see he's seriously thinking over things and when he's meeting our fans in public, he still does a good job and is sunny as ever. It feels he's like pacing himself well. In a good day." 🐶: I've been like that lately. And also since last year, or the year before, I've begun to self-reflect a bit and work on myself. And after that, it's been very...I feel like I've become able to control my energy better? But it's not like...I think...I don't think it was in a negative way. More than being negative, for me it was...hm." 🐹: So, in the past, to be honest, we kept loading Yunho with this burden of being the 'energetic guy', but the truth is that everyone has times when they are tired. During dance practices too, he kind of forced himself to be like that." 🐹: The fact that HONGJOONG recognized that and talked about this, I'm really grateful" ❤️

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47,450 Aufrufe • vor 11 Monaten

📢🤼‍♂️ PRO WRESTLING back in the day, gave us outrageous characters like Adrian Adonis and Goldust. They were designed to shock audiences, generate heat, and tell compelling stories. The louder the boos, the bigger the success. That was the business. Today, corporate pro wrestling has flipped the business model upside down on its head. Instead of creating controversial characters to entertain, they're weaponizing entertainment to normalize and promote ideological messaging. Fans are no longer encouraged to react organically. They are expected to affirm the performance; as in the Nyla Rose saga. Look at AEW. Fans have reportedly been removed for mocking Nyla Rose, even though wrestling has ALWAYS thrived on fans heckling villains and "larger than life" characters. The industry that once celebrated audience participation now polices it. The wrestling business I fell in love with was built on freedom to provoke, offend, cheer, boo, and laugh. When corporations begin deciding which reactions are acceptable and which are forbidden, wrestling stops being unpredictable entertainment and starts becoming manufactured messaging. Propaganda used to normalize certain behaviours in society. That's a path that WILL NOT grow the business. It will slowly suffocate it.

📢🤼‍♂️ PRO WRESTLING back in the day, gave us outrageous characters like Adrian Adonis and Goldust. They were designed to shock audiences, generate heat, and tell compelling stories. The louder the boos, the bigger the success. That was the business. Today, corporate pro wrestling has flipped the business model upside down on its head. Instead of creating controversial characters to entertain, they're weaponizing entertainment to normalize and promote ideological messaging. Fans are no longer encouraged to react organically. They are expected to affirm the performance; as in the Nyla Rose saga. Look at AEW. Fans have reportedly been removed for mocking Nyla Rose, even though wrestling has ALWAYS thrived on fans heckling villains and "larger than life" characters. The industry that once celebrated audience participation now polices it. The wrestling business I fell in love with was built on freedom to provoke, offend, cheer, boo, and laugh. When corporations begin deciding which reactions are acceptable and which are forbidden, wrestling stops being unpredictable entertainment and starts becoming manufactured messaging. Propaganda used to normalize certain behaviours in society. That's a path that WILL NOT grow the business. It will slowly suffocate it.

Val Venis™ (The Big Valbowski™)

22,641 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat

We’re governed by psychopaths who operate with cold pragmatism, ruthless, detached and driven less by values than by outcomes. To them, people become abstractions, reduced to numbers on a balance sheet. Money is the primary metric and when wealth no longer satisfies, influence and control take its place. Take Ukraine, It is devastated, heavily dependent on external funding, even to pay basic salaries. Yet at the same time, some of its wealthiest elites, many of whom built fortunes through deals that tied the country’s assets to powerful foreign financial and corporate interests like black Rock are seen having lavish events in places like Cannes. Inviting American singers to perform for millions of dollars on their birthdays and weddings. Meanwhile, young men are being sent to fight and die. This is what people’s stupidity and ugliness looks like. And if you think it’s only Ukraine, I suggest you look in the mirror. We live in a country where Congress is powerless by chose most of them are bought out by AIPAC money. All the while, they ask you for money for war, but the profits are theirs the entire time. Now we have airline CEOs openly saying that ticket prices are higher because of fuel costs and tensions with Iran. But they also admit that when fuel prices go down, ticket prices will stay high because people are willing to pay. And then they dare to tell you that you live in capitalism. No under capitalism, you take the risk and keep the reward. That's how capitalism works. What we have in America is corporatism, you take the risk and they keep the reward! No society has ever been this disconnected, this distracted, and this passive as America is today. They do whatever they want and almost no one pushes back. Full episode - link below:

We’re governed by psychopaths who operate with cold pragmatism, ruthless, detached and driven less by values than by outcomes. To them, people become abstractions, reduced to numbers on a balance sheet. Money is the primary metric and when wealth no longer satisfies, influence and control take its place. Take Ukraine, It is devastated, heavily dependent on external funding, even to pay basic salaries. Yet at the same time, some of its wealthiest elites, many of whom built fortunes through deals that tied the country’s assets to powerful foreign financial and corporate interests like black Rock are seen having lavish events in places like Cannes. Inviting American singers to perform for millions of dollars on their birthdays and weddings. Meanwhile, young men are being sent to fight and die. This is what people’s stupidity and ugliness looks like. And if you think it’s only Ukraine, I suggest you look in the mirror. We live in a country where Congress is powerless by chose most of them are bought out by AIPAC money. All the while, they ask you for money for war, but the profits are theirs the entire time. Now we have airline CEOs openly saying that ticket prices are higher because of fuel costs and tensions with Iran. But they also admit that when fuel prices go down, ticket prices will stay high because people are willing to pay. And then they dare to tell you that you live in capitalism. No under capitalism, you take the risk and keep the reward. That's how capitalism works. What we have in America is corporatism, you take the risk and they keep the reward! No society has ever been this disconnected, this distracted, and this passive as America is today. They do whatever they want and almost no one pushes back. Full episode - link below:

ELIZABETH LANE

46,011 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten

A message from Catherine, The Princess of Wales As the summer comes to an end, I cannot tell you what a relief it is to have finally completed my chemotherapy treatment. The last nine months have been incredibly tough for us as a family. Life as you know it can change in an instant and we have had to find a way to navigate the stormy waters and road unknown. The cancer journey is complex, scary and unpredictable for everyone, especially those closest to you. With humility, it also brings you face to face with your own vulnerabilities in a way you have never considered before, and with that, a new perspective on everything. This time has above all reminded William and me to reflect and be grateful for the simple yet important things in life, which so many of us often take for granted. Of simply loving and being loved. Doing what I can to stay cancer free is now my focus. Although I have finished chemotherapy, my path to healing and full recovery is long and I must continue to take each day as it comes. I am however looking forward to being back at work and undertaking a few more public engagements in the coming months when I can. Despite all that has gone before I enter this new phase of recovery with a renewed sense of hope and appreciation of life. William and I are so grateful for the support we have received and have drawn great strength from all those who are helping us at this time. Everyone’s kindness, empathy and compassion has been truly humbling. To all those who are continuing their own cancer journey – I remain with you, side by side, hand in hand. Out of darkness, can come light, so let that light shine bright. 🎬 by Will Warr

A message from Catherine, The Princess of Wales As the summer comes to an end, I cannot tell you what a relief it is to have finally completed my chemotherapy treatment. The last nine months have been incredibly tough for us as a family. Life as you know it can change in an instant and we have had to find a way to navigate the stormy waters and road unknown. The cancer journey is complex, scary and unpredictable for everyone, especially those closest to you. With humility, it also brings you face to face with your own vulnerabilities in a way you have never considered before, and with that, a new perspective on everything. This time has above all reminded William and me to reflect and be grateful for the simple yet important things in life, which so many of us often take for granted. Of simply loving and being loved. Doing what I can to stay cancer free is now my focus. Although I have finished chemotherapy, my path to healing and full recovery is long and I must continue to take each day as it comes. I am however looking forward to being back at work and undertaking a few more public engagements in the coming months when I can. Despite all that has gone before I enter this new phase of recovery with a renewed sense of hope and appreciation of life. William and I are so grateful for the support we have received and have drawn great strength from all those who are helping us at this time. Everyone’s kindness, empathy and compassion has been truly humbling. To all those who are continuing their own cancer journey – I remain with you, side by side, hand in hand. Out of darkness, can come light, so let that light shine bright. 🎬 by Will Warr

The Prince and Princess of Wales

9,052,390 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

🩷 : Mewnich sometimes worries that if she dances too fast, it might look like she’s not waiting for me. So I told her, “Just go for it—give it your all.” Because if she holds back, thinking that dancing powerfully might make her outshine me, then the performance won’t reach its full potential. I feel like if one of us is rapping and the other is dancing with full energy, that’s totally fine. So please give her lots of support. Honestly, Mewnich has a sensitive side. I might lose a bit of confidence when I can’t keep up with her dancing or when my moves are slower than hers. She has more skills, but she’s also sensitive in her own way. She‘s worried that she might stand out more than me or dance too powerfully. So please give her lots of support. I’m totally okay with it. I don’t want her to lower her level to match mine, because I’m going to level up to match her. Let’s go, Mewnich! I’ll catch up with you. ꒰ #จูนมิวนิค #junemewnich #junewanwimol 𓈒 ꒱

🩷 : Mewnich sometimes worries that if she dances too fast, it might look like she’s not waiting for me. So I told her, “Just go for it—give it your all.” Because if she holds back, thinking that dancing powerfully might make her outshine me, then the performance won’t reach its full potential. I feel like if one of us is rapping and the other is dancing with full energy, that’s totally fine. So please give her lots of support. Honestly, Mewnich has a sensitive side. I might lose a bit of confidence when I can’t keep up with her dancing or when my moves are slower than hers. She has more skills, but she’s also sensitive in her own way. She‘s worried that she might stand out more than me or dance too powerfully. So please give her lots of support. I’m totally okay with it. I don’t want her to lower her level to match mine, because I’m going to level up to match her. Let’s go, Mewnich! I’ll catch up with you. ꒰ #จูนมิวนิค #junemewnich #junewanwimol 𓈒 ꒱

𝗷𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗲 🕊️

22,826 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

Hirokazu Koreeda on how he directs Children: "Interviewer: I think 'Shoplifters' (2018) is very remarkable in showing different sides of a city and like you said, people who are pretty much invisible, but I do want to also commend you on another thing, is you often work with young actors, and they always tend to have a significant role in many of your films. How do you go about finding such dynamic young actors, and why do you often put these young people at the center of each one of your stories? Koreeda: First of all, I would say that I tend to make what I would call family dramas, and of course, you have to have children if you’re creating a family, but that’s how it started, but I found that as I did it, I became really interested. It became very interesting and fun to work with these children, and for example, the two children in this film, neither of them had any acting experience at all before this film. I brought them in, and what I find when you bring these children in, and you work with them is that the adult actors change. They become much more lively and natural in the way that they act, and I guess, at some point, I realized this, and I guess, became really attracted to the idea of having children and the impact that it had. Interviewer: Do you find that there is any struggle in terms of working with young actors, or in this case, young children who have not actually acted before? Koreeda: Just to clarify, I have worked with children in many of my films, and all of them have never had experienced before. I always go out and pick non-acting children to work in my films, so just, I wanted to put that out there. In terms of the struggle, it does take time. You have to give extra time to work with these children. When I choose these children, I have an audition, and I pick out who I want to the audition, and then when we get to set, I never give them the script. No child that I’ve worked with has been given a script beforehand, and when I get to the actual part where they’re going to be acting, I give them the lines myself, and work with them and coach them. What I find is that it’s actually really enjoyable, both for them and for myself that way. I also, because I’ve been doing this now for several years, I tend to have a fairly high success rate in choosing children that are able to work with me in that way. Interviewer: That’s fascinating, and it also shows how you are able to create such authentic performances from these child actors over and over again in so many of your films. I think it’s a unique gift that you have, and it’s something that very few directors, I think, here in the United States do. Koreeda: It’s true, I guess by working with these children, I learned. I discovered that the best way to do it was just to communicate verbally their lines, rather than giving them in a written format, and over time, this really worked, and so I just kept doing it. But, interestingly, I loved the movie 'Kramer vs Kramer' (1979), directed by Robert Benton, and one time I bought the movie with all the extra, the making of and everything, and I went over it, and I found through that, that in fact, the child in that movie was also given his lines every day by the assistant director each morning when they came in to set, so I discovered that it wasn’t just me that was doing this." (Koreeda's interview with Scott Menzel, We Live Entertainment, 2018)

Hirokazu Koreeda on how he directs Children: "Interviewer: I think 'Shoplifters' (2018) is very remarkable in showing different sides of a city and like you said, people who are pretty much invisible, but I do want to also commend you on another thing, is you often work with young actors, and they always tend to have a significant role in many of your films. How do you go about finding such dynamic young actors, and why do you often put these young people at the center of each one of your stories? Koreeda: First of all, I would say that I tend to make what I would call family dramas, and of course, you have to have children if you’re creating a family, but that’s how it started, but I found that as I did it, I became really interested. It became very interesting and fun to work with these children, and for example, the two children in this film, neither of them had any acting experience at all before this film. I brought them in, and what I find when you bring these children in, and you work with them is that the adult actors change. They become much more lively and natural in the way that they act, and I guess, at some point, I realized this, and I guess, became really attracted to the idea of having children and the impact that it had. Interviewer: Do you find that there is any struggle in terms of working with young actors, or in this case, young children who have not actually acted before? Koreeda: Just to clarify, I have worked with children in many of my films, and all of them have never had experienced before. I always go out and pick non-acting children to work in my films, so just, I wanted to put that out there. In terms of the struggle, it does take time. You have to give extra time to work with these children. When I choose these children, I have an audition, and I pick out who I want to the audition, and then when we get to set, I never give them the script. No child that I’ve worked with has been given a script beforehand, and when I get to the actual part where they’re going to be acting, I give them the lines myself, and work with them and coach them. What I find is that it’s actually really enjoyable, both for them and for myself that way. I also, because I’ve been doing this now for several years, I tend to have a fairly high success rate in choosing children that are able to work with me in that way. Interviewer: That’s fascinating, and it also shows how you are able to create such authentic performances from these child actors over and over again in so many of your films. I think it’s a unique gift that you have, and it’s something that very few directors, I think, here in the United States do. Koreeda: It’s true, I guess by working with these children, I learned. I discovered that the best way to do it was just to communicate verbally their lines, rather than giving them in a written format, and over time, this really worked, and so I just kept doing it. But, interestingly, I loved the movie 'Kramer vs Kramer' (1979), directed by Robert Benton, and one time I bought the movie with all the extra, the making of and everything, and I went over it, and I found through that, that in fact, the child in that movie was also given his lines every day by the assistant director each morning when they came in to set, so I discovered that it wasn’t just me that was doing this." (Koreeda's interview with Scott Menzel, We Live Entertainment, 2018)

DepressedBergman

49,522 Aufrufe • vor 7 Monaten

⭐️: Did I enjoy our hoobae/Xikers’ concert? Oh yes, it was really so much fun! Ah, actually… I’ve been feeling a lot of things lately. Like.. I’ve actually been taking a break from working out. Of course, I did work out today but after the concert (tour) ended and after finishing the Cosmopolitan photoshoot and advertisement, and seeing that some of the things we’ve been preparing for are finally done… I’ve been working hard on my schedules, we have schedules almost every day… but like doing my best on stage every day and filming content diligently, I did that. But when I thought about it, I realized I haven’t really been doing anything on my own for personal development… Actually, it hasn’t even been a week? since I stopped doing that but I’ve been so caught up in everything that suddenly taking breaks made me reflect a little like… how should I put it into words? When I think about it, did I really give my best when preparing for things? Have I been a little too lenient with myself lately? And when I watched the kids’ (Xikers) concert, it made me think a lot about the past. I remember when we first went on the Fellowship Tour, after releasing two albums, we went to America not knowing much and we worked hard on stage. We were total rookies. We only had two or three? outfits that we had performed on music shows wearing. And thinking about that… I watched my entire gallery from start to finish and I realized I’ve really done a lot. I thought, “Wow, I really ran without resting.” But while watching I also wondered, “Did I really give my best?” Lately, I’ve been thinking, “Am I really putting in the effort like I did back then?” And also.. when doing this job, well not just this job but things in general, you know… “I put in 100% of effort, but the result was only 20%, meanwhile someone next to me only put in 20% effort, but their result was 100%.” When stuff like that happens it can be really easy to feel disillusioned right? I think it’s a concern everyone has, not just me. It feels like my efforts are being denied and because of that I start doubting myself and those kinds of thoughts come to mind. But then as I keep thinking like this, I realize that if I only put in a 20% effort and the result was 100%, I’d feel really embarrassed. Because, just like I’ve been thinking lately, I’d ask myself, “Did I really give my best? Did I put everything I had into it?” It’s always been like this (with this mentality) but recently, over the past week, I’ve just been going through my schedules without working out and I thought I was living a busy and beautiful life, but now I feel like I didn’t do enough. Still, if I put in a 100% effort and the result was 20%, I think I would feel proud rather than disappointed, I wouldn’t have any regrets. So these days I’ve been thinking that I should live in a way that I won’t be ashamed of myself. When I look in the mirror I want to feel proud, even if my efforts only amount to a 20%. Even if the outcome is only 20% if I know I’ve done my best for myself, for TINYs and for the members, then that result would be something I would not be ashamed of and I would still feel like it’s a good result. That's what I've been thinking these days. #SEONGHWA #성화

⭐️: Did I enjoy our hoobae/Xikers’ concert? Oh yes, it was really so much fun! Ah, actually… I’ve been feeling a lot of things lately. Like.. I’ve actually been taking a break from working out. Of course, I did work out today but after the concert (tour) ended and after finishing the Cosmopolitan photoshoot and advertisement, and seeing that some of the things we’ve been preparing for are finally done… I’ve been working hard on my schedules, we have schedules almost every day… but like doing my best on stage every day and filming content diligently, I did that. But when I thought about it, I realized I haven’t really been doing anything on my own for personal development… Actually, it hasn’t even been a week? since I stopped doing that but I’ve been so caught up in everything that suddenly taking breaks made me reflect a little like… how should I put it into words? When I think about it, did I really give my best when preparing for things? Have I been a little too lenient with myself lately? And when I watched the kids’ (Xikers) concert, it made me think a lot about the past. I remember when we first went on the Fellowship Tour, after releasing two albums, we went to America not knowing much and we worked hard on stage. We were total rookies. We only had two or three? outfits that we had performed on music shows wearing. And thinking about that… I watched my entire gallery from start to finish and I realized I’ve really done a lot. I thought, “Wow, I really ran without resting.” But while watching I also wondered, “Did I really give my best?” Lately, I’ve been thinking, “Am I really putting in the effort like I did back then?” And also.. when doing this job, well not just this job but things in general, you know… “I put in 100% of effort, but the result was only 20%, meanwhile someone next to me only put in 20% effort, but their result was 100%.” When stuff like that happens it can be really easy to feel disillusioned right? I think it’s a concern everyone has, not just me. It feels like my efforts are being denied and because of that I start doubting myself and those kinds of thoughts come to mind. But then as I keep thinking like this, I realize that if I only put in a 20% effort and the result was 100%, I’d feel really embarrassed. Because, just like I’ve been thinking lately, I’d ask myself, “Did I really give my best? Did I put everything I had into it?” It’s always been like this (with this mentality) but recently, over the past week, I’ve just been going through my schedules without working out and I thought I was living a busy and beautiful life, but now I feel like I didn’t do enough. Still, if I put in a 100% effort and the result was 20%, I think I would feel proud rather than disappointed, I wouldn’t have any regrets. So these days I’ve been thinking that I should live in a way that I won’t be ashamed of myself. When I look in the mirror I want to feel proud, even if my efforts only amount to a 20%. Even if the outcome is only 20% if I know I’ve done my best for myself, for TINYs and for the members, then that result would be something I would not be ashamed of and I would still feel like it’s a good result. That's what I've been thinking these days. #SEONGHWA #성화

Everything Seonghwa

24,364 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

Whoa...Florio heard what I heard. And there are way too many fans who know exactly what Geno was talking about. Florio is right. He heard it right. Some guys need to lock in. And the comments about Duke? The comments about heads rolling? I've told the story about what happened after the loss to the Texans when Marvin's offense hadn't scored a TD all year. Mike Brown pulled everyone into a meeting, and Mike got fired up. There's a limit. It's probably higher than many fans like, but there's a breaking point. I've been saying it. Now, Florio is too often full of shit, but the organization knows how it runs. It knows who's responsible for what. There's too much data. There's too many resources out there. And now there are too many people talking about the analytics, the process improvements, the easy buttons on talent acquisition. I've encouraged people to write letters, professional letters backed by data, but I'd bet some people with far more money than we all have may have already picked up the phone. The information is way too widely available, and if it wasn't already known, then given a path forward to a better way, the owners are going to eventually make the changes necessary, or lose major gains of the past 5 years. Change may not be terminations. But just the idea that Florio thought to say this, with his opinion of how this team operates, makes me think there's more to it than all of us screaming. Whatever it is, it's a glimmer of hope that the problem is seen, and the solutions are known. Now, to take action.

Whoa...Florio heard what I heard. And there are way too many fans who know exactly what Geno was talking about. Florio is right. He heard it right. Some guys need to lock in. And the comments about Duke? The comments about heads rolling? I've told the story about what happened after the loss to the Texans when Marvin's offense hadn't scored a TD all year. Mike Brown pulled everyone into a meeting, and Mike got fired up. There's a limit. It's probably higher than many fans like, but there's a breaking point. I've been saying it. Now, Florio is too often full of shit, but the organization knows how it runs. It knows who's responsible for what. There's too much data. There's too many resources out there. And now there are too many people talking about the analytics, the process improvements, the easy buttons on talent acquisition. I've encouraged people to write letters, professional letters backed by data, but I'd bet some people with far more money than we all have may have already picked up the phone. The information is way too widely available, and if it wasn't already known, then given a path forward to a better way, the owners are going to eventually make the changes necessary, or lose major gains of the past 5 years. Change may not be terminations. But just the idea that Florio thought to say this, with his opinion of how this team operates, makes me think there's more to it than all of us screaming. Whatever it is, it's a glimmer of hope that the problem is seen, and the solutions are known. Now, to take action.

𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻

66,844 Aufrufe • vor 9 Monaten

Sean McVay on what has become non-negotiable when evaluating players: “There are certain things that have to be non-negotiables. What’s your football character like? I think that more than anything, especially because of some of the things I’ve gone through where I look back and say, ‘Man, I did not like the kind of leader or the caliber of person I was. I was fragile. I wasn’t resilient. The game honors toughness, but I think life and the game honor toughness, both mentally and physically. How many different ways can we measure that mental resilience?" "What have they been through, and how did that shape who they’ve become in the midst of the journey?” “When you go through each guy and have a personal message of appreciation and gratitude for him, the consistent theme is that everybody who has had any sort of success has experienced some adversity. Maybe when you’re in it, you don’t see the light at the end of the tunnel, but if it shapes you and callouses you the right way, growth demands that discomfort.” “You don’t punish people who haven’t been through adversity, but I also think it’s important for guys to know, ‘We’re in this shit with you, too. Let’s build a relationship.’” “Chris Petersen always used to say to me, ‘It’s really important that all our players know they’ll never meet the enemy on the sideline.’ I’d like to think the connection, the camaraderie and the enjoyment of each other’s success are what you see when you watch our group play. That’s the type of people we’re trying to identify.”

Sean McVay on what has become non-negotiable when evaluating players: “There are certain things that have to be non-negotiables. What’s your football character like? I think that more than anything, especially because of some of the things I’ve gone through where I look back and say, ‘Man, I did not like the kind of leader or the caliber of person I was. I was fragile. I wasn’t resilient. The game honors toughness, but I think life and the game honor toughness, both mentally and physically. How many different ways can we measure that mental resilience?" "What have they been through, and how did that shape who they’ve become in the midst of the journey?” “When you go through each guy and have a personal message of appreciation and gratitude for him, the consistent theme is that everybody who has had any sort of success has experienced some adversity. Maybe when you’re in it, you don’t see the light at the end of the tunnel, but if it shapes you and callouses you the right way, growth demands that discomfort.” “You don’t punish people who haven’t been through adversity, but I also think it’s important for guys to know, ‘We’re in this shit with you, too. Let’s build a relationship.’” “Chris Petersen always used to say to me, ‘It’s really important that all our players know they’ll never meet the enemy on the sideline.’ I’d like to think the connection, the camaraderie and the enjoyment of each other’s success are what you see when you watch our group play. That’s the type of people we’re trying to identify.”

Josh Chambers

991,233 Aufrufe • vor 21 Tagen

It’s taken me two full days to respond to all my texts. I hadn’t been on social media until today and I’m overwhelmed by all the messages here too. So much love. So I can’t help but to be filled completely with gratitude… My story has been nothing short of remarkable and I am truly blessed to have had such an illustrious, accolade-laden and, most importantly, fun-filled career. I made my childhood dream become the most wonderful reality. Throughout this journey, I’m so thankful to have been surrounded by great friends and to have built so many unbreakable connections with people that I’m very proud to call my family. Most people go through life without ever experiencing a love like I have for Woods and E. That bond alone would have made this whole experience worth it. There are far too many people to mention by name here, but to everyone who has ever supported me, guided me, helped me, taught me, cheered for me, praised me, stood up for me, and even rooted against me: Thank you. I appreciate you more than words can say. My main mission has always been a simple one: To provide a comfortable life filled with heartwarming memories for my family. And, largely in part to all of you, I can proudly say that I have achieved that goal and more. This wasn’t supposed to be a novel, so let me wind it down with some advice: Do your best to live a life without regrets, control what you can control, always give it your all, and fight hard for what you believe in. Do not ever compromise or accept less than your due when it comes to your worth. Find the courage to believe in yourself and fearlessly pursue your goals and dreams, because anything is possible. The kid that was too small, short, skinny, and scrawny was never supposed to make it in this land of giants…yet here we are. And so… …as the sun sets on one chapter, so too must it rise in another. Tomorrow is indeed…a New Day. ☀️

It’s taken me two full days to respond to all my texts. I hadn’t been on social media until today and I’m overwhelmed by all the messages here too. So much love. So I can’t help but to be filled completely with gratitude… My story has been nothing short of remarkable and I am truly blessed to have had such an illustrious, accolade-laden and, most importantly, fun-filled career. I made my childhood dream become the most wonderful reality. Throughout this journey, I’m so thankful to have been surrounded by great friends and to have built so many unbreakable connections with people that I’m very proud to call my family. Most people go through life without ever experiencing a love like I have for Woods and E. That bond alone would have made this whole experience worth it. There are far too many people to mention by name here, but to everyone who has ever supported me, guided me, helped me, taught me, cheered for me, praised me, stood up for me, and even rooted against me: Thank you. I appreciate you more than words can say. My main mission has always been a simple one: To provide a comfortable life filled with heartwarming memories for my family. And, largely in part to all of you, I can proudly say that I have achieved that goal and more. This wasn’t supposed to be a novel, so let me wind it down with some advice: Do your best to live a life without regrets, control what you can control, always give it your all, and fight hard for what you believe in. Do not ever compromise or accept less than your due when it comes to your worth. Find the courage to believe in yourself and fearlessly pursue your goals and dreams, because anything is possible. The kid that was too small, short, skinny, and scrawny was never supposed to make it in this land of giants…yet here we are. And so… …as the sun sets on one chapter, so too must it rise in another. Tomorrow is indeed…a New Day. ☀️

Kofi Kingston

2,819,618 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten

ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ — ᴊᴏɪɴɪɴɢ ᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ Over the years, I’ve worn many hats in the art world: artist, non-profit director, curator, publisher, gallerist, and advisor to collectors and institutions. Though photography has been a throughline in much of that work, my interest in contemporary art more broadly reaches far and wide, continually pulling me toward practices that stretch perception and redefine possibility. While I’ve always been drawn to physical art – painting, mixed-media, artist books, etc. – my curiosity for digital art runs just as deep, and I've long been fascinated by the evolving ways we create and engage with art. Digital art has an unexpected tactility. Even when encountered on a screen or in ephemeral gallery installations, it often carries a material presence that’s hard to explain, yet deeply felt. That sense only intensified after 2020, when I became immersed in the world of web3, and blockchain’s implications for visual art really clicked (digital authenticity, ownership, provenance). New ways to make and to be a part of art also emerged during this time. Since then, I’ve been continually challenged and inspired by this new generation of artists, like witnessing a sort of on-chain Renaissance. Naturally, I started collecting and participating when and where I could, and my perspective and appreciation have only expanded and grown. As the space has evolved over this time, so too has a clear need: a dedicated, art-focused home for digital art, one that serves both seasoned collectors and the newly curious, cutting through noise with clarity and care. Most big platforms have drifted away from this vision, where the art itself can feel like an afterthought. verse has always stood out to me with a quiet confidence and a deep commitment to a more intentional, curated, artist and collector-centered approach that continues to resonate. Over the past year, I’ve naturally gravitated to using the platform more often – first, for discovering artists through gallery releases, and more recently through the thoughtful rollout of the beta secondary marketplace (the dedicated artist portfolios and organized gallery programs are a total game changer!). There is something here that not just works, but feels necessary. Which is why I’m thrilled to share that I will be joining verse to help to shape what comes next. I’ll be leading various secondary market efforts, including auctions and art advisory, as well as contributing ideas to help refine the product and collector experience as Verse grows into THE platform for digital art. The team is full of some of the hardest-working and most passionate people in the space, and there’s a commitment to preserving a focus on art while always buzzing with the possibility of what else can be built. It’s infectious. There are too many exciting things in the roadmap and I can’t spill those (yet). But, what’s coming? Chef’s kiss. One thing I can share today is that we’re kicking things off with something very special: an upcoming secondary market auction bringing together exceptional works from across the ecosystem. Some of you are already aware, or maybe heard about it on the Verse podcast. I’d love to hear from you (DMs are open), so please feel free to reach out if you’re thinking of parting with a piece or seeking something specific at the moment. This auction will be a celebration of where digital art is today and where it’s headed – with no eye-watering buyer’s premiums and collector-friendly terms that actually make more sense for web3. It’s truly by and for the community. Learn more below ↓

ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ — ᴊᴏɪɴɪɴɢ ᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ Over the years, I’ve worn many hats in the art world: artist, non-profit director, curator, publisher, gallerist, and advisor to collectors and institutions. Though photography has been a throughline in much of that work, my interest in contemporary art more broadly reaches far and wide, continually pulling me toward practices that stretch perception and redefine possibility. While I’ve always been drawn to physical art – painting, mixed-media, artist books, etc. – my curiosity for digital art runs just as deep, and I've long been fascinated by the evolving ways we create and engage with art. Digital art has an unexpected tactility. Even when encountered on a screen or in ephemeral gallery installations, it often carries a material presence that’s hard to explain, yet deeply felt. That sense only intensified after 2020, when I became immersed in the world of web3, and blockchain’s implications for visual art really clicked (digital authenticity, ownership, provenance). New ways to make and to be a part of art also emerged during this time. Since then, I’ve been continually challenged and inspired by this new generation of artists, like witnessing a sort of on-chain Renaissance. Naturally, I started collecting and participating when and where I could, and my perspective and appreciation have only expanded and grown. As the space has evolved over this time, so too has a clear need: a dedicated, art-focused home for digital art, one that serves both seasoned collectors and the newly curious, cutting through noise with clarity and care. Most big platforms have drifted away from this vision, where the art itself can feel like an afterthought. verse has always stood out to me with a quiet confidence and a deep commitment to a more intentional, curated, artist and collector-centered approach that continues to resonate. Over the past year, I’ve naturally gravitated to using the platform more often – first, for discovering artists through gallery releases, and more recently through the thoughtful rollout of the beta secondary marketplace (the dedicated artist portfolios and organized gallery programs are a total game changer!). There is something here that not just works, but feels necessary. Which is why I’m thrilled to share that I will be joining verse to help to shape what comes next. I’ll be leading various secondary market efforts, including auctions and art advisory, as well as contributing ideas to help refine the product and collector experience as Verse grows into THE platform for digital art. The team is full of some of the hardest-working and most passionate people in the space, and there’s a commitment to preserving a focus on art while always buzzing with the possibility of what else can be built. It’s infectious. There are too many exciting things in the roadmap and I can’t spill those (yet). But, what’s coming? Chef’s kiss. One thing I can share today is that we’re kicking things off with something very special: an upcoming secondary market auction bringing together exceptional works from across the ecosystem. Some of you are already aware, or maybe heard about it on the Verse podcast. I’d love to hear from you (DMs are open), so please feel free to reach out if you’re thinking of parting with a piece or seeking something specific at the moment. This auction will be a celebration of where digital art is today and where it’s headed – with no eye-watering buyer’s premiums and collector-friendly terms that actually make more sense for web3. It’s truly by and for the community. Learn more below ↓

Shane Lavalette

10,406 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

This starts as a bit of a black pill but turns into a white pill by the end. Bear with me, y’all. TL;DR: 🇺🇸/acc or GTFO. > Not one person in America responded to us. 12 hours of third world support I have worked in tech for 30+ years, since I was barely old enough to drive (my dad wouldn’t let me start in tech when I was 14 in 1993–1994 because he said I’d look like a drug dealer with a company cell phone). So when someone claims Americans don’t know how to do the work, or that there are “shortages,” or that these are jobs Americans won’t do, I see red. It’s nonsense. More than once I’ve said that the so called cathedrals of our institutions will eventually collapse in on themselves once they’re hijacked by usurpers, particularly the ethnocentric mafia that has taken hold of so many of them. When systems are run by people who cannot build a functioning country of their own and instead expect to parasitize ours (and others), everything eventually starts to break — as we see right now. And when everything sucks long enough, a vacuum forms. People start looking for someone who can actually build (and why our so-called leaders are scuttling the ship at full throttle so that we can’t even do that, and have no way of recovering). Yesterday, I had casually posted a link to a chapter from my unfinished DevOps book that has been sitting on the back burner for years. That guide, along with one I wrote about building a black soldier fly larvae bin that spread all over social media, ended up circulating pretty widely and became two of my most popular articles. Recently a few engineers from Google even reached out asking if they could preorder the book despite it not being finished. Today I started receiving messages from Americans who specifically want Americans working on their tech. Apparently that day is arriving sooner than I thought. To some extent, I suppose I should be even more optimistic than I am, since we’re speed-running Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged”. I will reply back and probably send them a video as a demo: Windows fully emulated under heavy load in a hypervisor, handling dozens of CCTV feeds across multiple locations, all tied together with site to site tunnels and DDNS. Some of my more exotic work is to place processing load at the hypervisor level and run thin clients — arcade emulation is a perfect example of that because you have to have hardware working in real-time (I’ve attached that video as well.) The work never disappeared. The demand did not either. People are just starting to remember who actually knows how to build. Americans are awesome, but wow, are we going to have to fight to save this place from the traitors (and enemies) in our midst, especially as we face constant attacks from foreign sabotage teams operating domestically who were ushered in (and protected by) traitors.

This starts as a bit of a black pill but turns into a white pill by the end. Bear with me, y’all. TL;DR: 🇺🇸/acc or GTFO. > Not one person in America responded to us. 12 hours of third world support I have worked in tech for 30+ years, since I was barely old enough to drive (my dad wouldn’t let me start in tech when I was 14 in 1993–1994 because he said I’d look like a drug dealer with a company cell phone). So when someone claims Americans don’t know how to do the work, or that there are “shortages,” or that these are jobs Americans won’t do, I see red. It’s nonsense. More than once I’ve said that the so called cathedrals of our institutions will eventually collapse in on themselves once they’re hijacked by usurpers, particularly the ethnocentric mafia that has taken hold of so many of them. When systems are run by people who cannot build a functioning country of their own and instead expect to parasitize ours (and others), everything eventually starts to break — as we see right now. And when everything sucks long enough, a vacuum forms. People start looking for someone who can actually build (and why our so-called leaders are scuttling the ship at full throttle so that we can’t even do that, and have no way of recovering). Yesterday, I had casually posted a link to a chapter from my unfinished DevOps book that has been sitting on the back burner for years. That guide, along with one I wrote about building a black soldier fly larvae bin that spread all over social media, ended up circulating pretty widely and became two of my most popular articles. Recently a few engineers from Google even reached out asking if they could preorder the book despite it not being finished. Today I started receiving messages from Americans who specifically want Americans working on their tech. Apparently that day is arriving sooner than I thought. To some extent, I suppose I should be even more optimistic than I am, since we’re speed-running Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged”. I will reply back and probably send them a video as a demo: Windows fully emulated under heavy load in a hypervisor, handling dozens of CCTV feeds across multiple locations, all tied together with site to site tunnels and DDNS. Some of my more exotic work is to place processing load at the hypervisor level and run thin clients — arcade emulation is a perfect example of that because you have to have hardware working in real-time (I’ve attached that video as well.) The work never disappeared. The demand did not either. People are just starting to remember who actually knows how to build. Americans are awesome, but wow, are we going to have to fight to save this place from the traitors (and enemies) in our midst, especially as we face constant attacks from foreign sabotage teams operating domestically who were ushered in (and protected by) traitors.

Louis T. Getterman IV — 🇺🇸/acc

25,807 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten