They also bought out ZeniMax in the same deal, which means they also have ESO under their rap sheet.

The only thing that effectively changed in ESO since the acquisition in 2020 is that they added the endeavor system to the game, so there was an excuse to sustain loot crates and give people a means to get the loot crate items in the game… though that system is frankly still BS since the amount of endeavor and gems needed for that fluff is in real world dollars ridiculous. As is, I dumped ESO completely after High Isle and went back to only playing GW2 (I have been in both games since beta), since the nonsense happening in ESO was enough for me to see that Microsoft running into the ground was not an issue - ZoS already managed that themselves…

I imagine it will be the same for WoW. Zero sum game.

Statements like this really need to be more clear

Not going to get into an argument about Hamas vs Isreali tactics, but you should be aware that it is far, far from the case that Palestinians inside of Israel let alone in OPT have the rights you think they do:

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2022/02/israels-system-of-apartheid/

😂 😂 💜

The things that pass for science these days are truly baffling…

Will add one more link here, just to give you something else to consider in this music of definitions, lol https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/legumes-pulses/

As a “Mediterranean” person myself, our home has always included meals with beans of one type or another on a regular basis so they are natural to my diet. As soon as the weather gets cold, I especially love the excuse to eat them more often since they are not only yummy, but feel like a comfort cozy time food. My favourite hands down are lentils, since they can be cooked in so many ways that appeal to me. At the moment one of my favourite ways to make them is super simple: slow cooked in veggie broth with some garlic cloves and chopped leeks (the latter are browned first in a little bit of olive oil), cooked until tender, with saffron, white pepper, and a pinch of salt. Serve with lemon juice and chopped fresh coriander leaf. Cheers! 👩‍🍳 🥰

Hehe. ES6 may become the longest/farthest postponed game since Beyond Good and Evil 2, the later now saying it will be released in 2025… maybe 😂

Thinking in another language is the hallmark of true fluency, vs having to auto-translate in your head how to say something before you say it. So the entire argument around people employing “more careful and deliberative thinking when using their foreign language,” tells me the sample people were not likely fluent speakers of another language.

They may have studied for years and gained strong proficiency - but that is not the same thing as fluency. Once you reach the state of true fluency you are not second guessing yourself all day long about how to say what you want to say – you just say it. You can switch thinking from one language to another, and it’s fairly unconscious.

People who speak several languages fluently also tend to have a strong awareness of cultural norms associated with speakers of those languages. When you straddle different cultures, you start seeing and thinking about a lot of things differently.

If the studies were meant to augment already established science on the impact of foreign language study and acquisition in adults, they should be clarifying at what level of acquisition the sample rests.