I’ll just leave this here… www.reuters.com/world/americ...

Canadian economy set for best quarterly growth in more than three years

Canada's economy grew by a greater-than-expected 0.3% in May and looks set to turn in its best annualized quarterly performance for more than three years, official data indicated on Friday.

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What would you know about how we're doing? Lol.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 8h ago

INGRAHAM: How is Canada doing? VANCE: They're doing terribly

#Poetry #Painting #EverdayMagic Nature is not stingy with her miracles We simply forget to look - Sara Sarna 🎨 Kevin Kia

Why do you want to attract terrible people? We've built a community here because we didn't want to engage with terrible people. There's literally an app for those people to go be in their own bubble. This is a really bad start for a new CEO lol.

The Verge@theverge.com · 3d ago

Bluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."

Literally no one I know finds this aesthetic appealing in any form. This aesthetic exists because boomer landhoards refuse to let anyone paint or do anything interesting to their apartments. That's the only reason.

Jack Saint@lackingsaint.bsky.social · 3w ago

No fuck off we're not calling this "Millennial grey" this shit was dictated completely by boomer retiree house flippers we absolutely had NO say in this

Mahershala Ali says he’s moved on from ‘Blade’ “I have moved on … I'm good … you had me under contract … if they wanted to do the movie, we would've done the movie. So we're not doing the movie … They didn't want to do it, so they should answer that question” (via GQ Magazine)

I've been replaying Remnant 2 since it was on sale on PS5 and I'm mostly not playing PC games anymore. And I just love this fucking game so much. It's still one of the most creative, interesting, and challenging games I've ever played. and there's still so many things I've missed. Like this:

It's funny to think the therapist has anything to do with it. I just started liking myself as a result of therapy and stopped putting up with toxic shit.

Meggie Z@nutmeggles.bsky.social · last wk.

Another classic case of “sucks to suck”.

It’s nice to see everyone’s textual analysis of The Odyssey It’s almost like the humanities give you entertainment, feelings, pleasure, and fun/interesting stuff to talk about, as well as lenses into both past and current society

Carney: "I'm going to take this opportunity to thank President Scheinbaum and the Mexican people for sending 200 firefighters to help us with our fires here. That's what friends do when you have crisis and fires." #cdnpoli

This is why video games shouldn't try to be films. Instead, both mediums can inspire each other. This is how it should be.

Culture Crave 🍿@culturecrave.co · 2w ago

Destin Daniel Cretton says ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day' action sequences were inspired by Insomniac's Spider-Man games 🕸️ "[The stunt team] would do screen grabs of their play and bring it in and say like, 'Can we pull this move off?'" (via Polygon)

I have come around on video game remakes in particular, because it is an interactive and technology-bound medium. Good remakes often reignite interest in the original. My big problem is if the only games coming out are remakes.

Nintendo Wire@nintendowire.com · 2w ago

Shigeru Miyamoto has explained his philosophy on remakes and why Nintendo continues to develop them. buff.ly/kY55vcb

I was told you couldn't do 3D on the Playdate, so I did it. Then I was told there was no way I could create exterior levels like those in Mirror's Edge, so I proved them wrong again.

Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

Australia is planning some of the world's toughest AI regulations • Water usage will be limited • AI data centers will be required to become net producers of energy • AI companies can't train on Australian creators' work without their permission • Proposals expected to be introduced in 2027

Dragon Quest was probably the first RPG I ever played as a kid, always trying to figure out how to progress, but was way too little. I'm currently playing DQ11 and played OG DQVII earlier this year. I'm finally way into DQ at this point in my life and boy did I need it. Super grateful for it.

My biggest takeaway is... This movie is so visually dark and murky.

Culture Crave 🍿@culturecrave.co · 2w ago

Official trailer for ‘Avengers Doomsday’ In theaters December 18

I want everyone to remember when California had absolutely devastating wildfires, our government fucking sent in help to both put fires out and for rescue operations without a second thought and without expectations. And I'm sure we'd do it again. This is how our worldviews differ.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 3w ago

Trump says he is going to increase tariffs on Canada due to the wildfires

John Singer Sargent, "A Tent in the Rockies," watercolor on paper, 1916; Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. #art #arte #johnsingersargent #modernart #paintings #watercolor #watercolorpainting #peintures #museum #artgallery

For no reason whatsoever, I checked my voter registration today, and if you are a US citizen I encourage you to do the same/update that voter registration if necessary/register to vote if you have not already done so: www.vote.org

Everything You Need to Vote - Vote.org

Register to vote. Check your registration status. Get your absentee ballot. Fast, free, easy, secure, nonpartisan.

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Young 3D game artists: something I see the often when building real-world assets is not exaggerating roughness enough. Use roughness indexes as a baseline, but then always tweak and push rough maps so the lighting can do its job and really bring that asset to life in-camera.

Saw something driving Elissa to work this morning. Had to stop and take a picture.

If you're cutting weight, this Fairlife chocolate milk is such a goddamn lifesaver. Especially when you have a sweet tooth and fruit isn't hitting.

Old fuckin retired people who sold out decades ago don't get to comment on shit like this. Stfu and enjoy your billions and stop talking.

Culture Crave 🍿@culturecrave.co · 3w ago

George Lucas says AI will make it 'much easier to make movies' • Says rejecting it is like rejecting cars in favor of horses • AI has risks, but he believes the tech will provide its own solutions "There’s nothing you can do about it ... That’s progress, it’s the future" (via A Rabbit's Foot)

'We mean business:' Xbox union workers fighting back with 'Save Our Devs' rally on July 15

'We mean business:' Xbox union workers fighting back with 'Save Our Devs' rally on July 15

The protest is being organized by union members at Bethesda Game Studios.

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Ito Yuhan (Japanese, 1882–1951) "Full Moon over Miyajima", 1930. Woodblock Print, 41 × 27.5 cm. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Berlin

The demonic entity known as Lindsey Graham departed his mortal form at 71 human years old. Graham was one of the biggest warmongers in the US Senate. He never wasted a moment to get on TV and promote senseless atrocities. May the ghosts of his victims haunt his soul for eternity.