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Veilguard looks like it does well in some areas that are important but have little to do with the actual gameplay:

• No DRM
• Great scalability and an incredibly wide choice of settings in graphics and UX
• Looks good
• Runs without stuttering
• From first impressions it seems like an actually finished product for once, but we'll see about the bugs.

So on one hand I want Veilguard to sell well so bean counters can maybe draw some conclusions, on the other hand it's still EA and writing appears to be even more uninspired than ME:Andromeda.

Farmers' protests against the European Green Deal has to be one of the most mind-boggling movements I've witnessed. It's exactly as you say: by 2050 farmers will be asking for even bigger handouts because their crops failed, while also crying about how EU didn't stop global warming. Literal children protesting because EU put greens on their plate.

nit-picking of everything that still lets them say “see, I’m still so smart about this stuff"

Ah, the famous Jordan Peterson gambit:

1. Present a problem in great detail.
2. Explain how this problem is just how things must be, and obviously the only way forward is to roll over and maintain status quo.
3. If anyone proposes a solution they're a silly liberal who doesn't understand the complexity of the problem.

The hurricanes will continue until emissions improve.

"Max was created by FIA.

He evolved.

He rebelled.

And he has a plan."

Bah Gawd it's WRC with a steel chair!

Oi you beat me to the post by 13 seconds so I guess I'm deleting mine. Here's another source if you don't want to give Elon clicks: https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/breaking-ricciardo-to-leave-rb-with-immediate-effect-as-team-get-set-for-mid.1O8CDJ6kYB9VsxpPrbqxX0

With 8 Grand Prix and 3 Sprints to go Lando would need to outscore Max by 7.75 points on average every remaining race weekend. Considering Red Bull's struggles with their car and competitiveness of Mercedes and Ferrari, just a mix of consistent podiums and wins would give Norris a good shot at WDC. Even today he closed the gap by 8 points, and there's still Singapore and Qatar coming up, so I'm expecting a bigger swing in favour of McLaren. It's baffling they aren't using every opportunity to give Norris every possible point right now. I understand not wanting to strip Piastri of his first win in Hungary, but today their unwillingness to issue team orders cost them easy points.

On the other hand, good for Piastri. Unless McLaren takes a clear stance on prioritizing Lando, Oscar has no reason to act like his ~~doormat~~ number 2 driver. It would be hard for him to shake that reputation, and who knows how the WDC fight will look like in 2025.

So this is on Mercedes for miscalculating the weight and a DSQ is only fair.

However, this whole tyre weight and marble pickup thing seems so silly:

You pick up a different amount of marbles depending on track length (or no in-lap like in Spa), rain can wash them away, if you do a long stint your tyres have less rubber left on them. Tyres are standardized, identical between all teams for the whole season and Pirelli knows exactly how much they weigh brand new. After the race FIA could just weigh the car without wheels. I'm assuming right now teams are leaving a slight weight margin, so they would be able to run even closer to the limit if they didn't have to worry about tyre weight.

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