Uh, interesting take seeing as how they could just host a website to distribute, or go through a site like itch.io.

From the article:

That’s according to a new whitepaper from PC distribution platform Rokky titled ‘The State of PC Game Distribution.’

Oh, and they aren’t biased at all, I’m sure.

From the referenced paper:

88% of studios say Steam accounts for over 75% of their revenue. 72% feel Steam effectively exists as a monopoly and 53% are concerned about their level of reliance on that single platform.

48% have distributed a title to the Epic Games Store, 30% to marketplaces such as G2A and Kinguin, 38% to e-stores such as Fanatical or Humble Bundle, 10% have distributed with GOG, and 8% with itch.io.

I’m not going to make an account to read their paper, but I’m dubious about the methodology, and they don’t seem to understand the definition of the word ‘monopoly’, when they list so many alternatives in the summary.

And a cherry on top from the blurb on the Rokky site showing in search results:

Rokky has acquired ChinaPlay, unlocking access to over 1M Chinese gamers for global publishers.

Do you have a potato cannon? They are used to launch ropes into trees when you can’t throw it that high. Then just pulley the node up and attach the rope somewhere more convenient. Attach some smaller lines to the node to orient it.

It seems as though Planet Y is an alternate theory to Planet X, which are both hypothetical 9th planets. The headline makes it sound like they theorize 10 planets already.

Uranus is the 7th planet, followed by Neptune.

Wikipedia on Planet 9

edit: added Planet 9 article

You seem to know this person’s activities, are they related to you, or someone you consider a friend? If so, maybe a more delicate approach would work better, but I don’t have advice for that. It seems to me this kind of person would laugh it off and continue, or get mad at you for calling them out and it would just become a wedge between you.

If you don’t know this person, the old adage stands: don’t feed the trolls. If they’re breaking rules, report them. Block them, and maybe take a step back from that kind of social media, to reevaluate what you’re trying to get out of it. If you’re following this person around, just to be angry or judgemental, that isn’t healthy for you nor helpful to anyone. You’re just another viewer or comment to the algorithm.

While the Egyptian Eye of Horus is a similar symbol of protection and good health and luck, the Greek evil eye talisman specifically protects against malevolent gazes.

Yeah, weird they didn’t put it in the section where they mention the Eye of Horus (Protective talismans and cures).

Yes, there may be some digital effects, but the instrument and tuning have been around longer than the United States.

Lol, well one is between the kitchen appliances and the bakery, so it’s almost a platform 9 3/4 situation. You could easily assume it’s another aisle of drip coffee machines and cake pans. In another store, it’s with the gluten-free food and protein shakes. We have a whole aisle for tea and coffee, but the grinder you described wouldn’t be there.

My grocery stores have them with the bulk coffee, nuts, and candy section. I think they have two spouts in case you want them whole or ground. Maybe you’re in the wrong aisle? They also grind fresh nut butter, so not just coffee, either.

Good for her, I will check her, and the others mentioned, out. If anyone else is interested in a list of abstained, the article lists:

Atsuko Okatsuka

Leslie Liao

Mike Birbiglia

Shane Gillis

The article also goes on to mention some of those who are billed for the event:

… the Riyadh Comedy Festival has grown to include Kevin Hart, Aziz Ansari, Hannibal Buress, Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle, Louis C.K., Whitney Cummings, Pete Davidson, Zarna Garg, Gabriel Iglesias, Jim Jefferies, Jo Koy, Bobby Lee, Jeff Ross, Andrew Santino, Tom Segura, Chris Tucker and more.

I’m a little surprised ~7-hours round trip is considered long distance.