By AJ Dellinger Published December 27, 2024 | Comments (0) | Elon Musk with his hands in front of his face Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images Heres a heartwarming story that should bring you joy this holiday season: the worst people you know are all fighting. The MAGA v. Tech Right feud that kicked off over Christmas, spurred by a divide on allowing skilled immigrant workers to come stateside, was escalated by Elon Musk on Thursday. Trumps first buddy declared far-right characters including former Trump orbiter Laura Loomer to be trolls and allegedly removed their verification status on Twitter. Musk spent most of yesterday amplifying support for H-1B visa programs, which allow American companies to hire noncitizens for specialty occupations and have become a favorite tool in the tech industry to attract global talent. He also did it in the most 4chan-ish way possible, responding in agreement to a post from Autism Capital that posited the tech industry doesnt hire Americans because you guys are retarded. Screenshot Gizmodo That put him in the crosshairs of the nationalist right, which backed Trump in large part due to his promise to limit immigration. Figures like Loomer, InfoWars host Owen Shroyer, and others took shots at Musk and other tec-right figures like Vivek Ramaswamy for their narrow pro-immigration position. As Musk backed away from the conversation, chalking it up primarily to trolling, his biggest critics also saw their blue checkmarks removed from their profiles. Loomer, Shroyer, Newsmax contributor Gavin Wax, and political action committee ConservativeOG all lost their verification in the fallout of the H-1B visa battle after explicitly standing in opposition to Musk and friends. The de-verification wont just cost them the check mark, but also the payouts from their attention-seeking posts and any income they were generating from premium subscribers who backed them. BREAKING: @elonmusk has removed my blue check mark on X because I dared to question his support for H1B visas, the replacement of American tech workers by Indian immigrants, and I questioned his relationship with China. Looks like Elon Musk is going to be silencing me pic.twitter.com/6hvTGCEZHw Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) December 27, 2024 These accounts likely lost their verification status because of their association with ConservativeOG. One way to receive verification on Twitter is via affiliation with a verified organization, which ConservativeOG previously was, as seen by the gold checkmark that was once displayed on its profile. At some point, ConservativeOG got axed, and so did everyone associated with it. Loomer and ConservativeOG have ties, as seen on an archived version of Loomers account that shows the ConservativeOG logo next to her verification badge. Its unclear if Loomers actions cost the whole organization its verification status.Loomer is currently sitting in Twitter Jail, suspended for 12 hours over a post in which she falsely accused Sriram Krishnan, Trumps incoming senior policy adviser for artificial intelligence, of donating to the Kamala Harris presidential candidacy. Its worth noting that the checkmark purge appears to reach beyond just those directly engaged in the H-1B visa debate. The account RawAlerts, which posts pretty much exclusively clickbait and drama-farming content, also lost its verification, and a number of other users have raised concerns that their verification status is under review without explanation as to why.In the middle of the whole immigration kerfuffle, Musk announced a tweak to the Twitter algorithm that would drop in rank posts from users who are blocked or muted by credible, verified subscriber accountsa move that Loomer interpreted as an attack on her because nothing has ever happened that isnt about her. But its possible the review of verification badges is related to the algorithm adjustment. Regardless, it appears that Musks goodwill with MAGA loyalists is running low. Its clear Musk and other techies who decided to cling to Trump are trying to turn the page and leave the H-1B debate behind, potentially going so far as to try to bury the accounts leading the opposition. But the far-right has only dug its heels in further following the shady de-verification move and seems intent on continuing the fight. May they all lose.Daily NewsletterYou May Also Like By Lucas Ropek Published December 27, 2024 By AJ Dellinger Published December 26, 2024 By Matt Novak Published December 26, 2024 By Matt Novak Published December 23, 2024 By Matt Novak Published December 23, 2024 By Matt Novak Published December 20, 2024

Fitness Center / Capote Marcondes Longo Arquitetura e UrbanismoSave this picture! Leonardo FinottiFitness ClubGoinia, BrazilArchitects: Capote Marcondes Longo Arquitetura e UrbanismoAreaArea of this architecture projectArea:10600 mYearCompletion year of this architecture project Year: 2023 PhotographsPhotographs:Leonardo FinottiManufacturersBrands with products used in this architecture project Manufacturers: Saint-Gobain, ACE Pisos e Revestimentos Corporativos, Celite, Colormix, Cozil, Docol, Flow Iluminao, Hunter Douglas, Placo, Revesto Pisos e Revestimentos de Alto Padro, Roca Lead Architects: Luis Capote, Damiano Marcondes e Chantal Longo More SpecsLess SpecsSave this picture!Text description provided by the architects. The new Fitness Center of Plateu D'or, located in the city of Goinia - GO, was designed to serve the residents of the condominium, divided into 02 main blocks.Save this picture!The first one is for swimming pool, sauna, and rehabilitation/physiotherapy, and the second one is for strength training, aerobic exercise, and Pilates. The first block houses the swimming pool, which was implemented in a metal structure building with a retractable cover, allowing flexibility in its use for training and leisure on weekends. This space is interconnected with the rehabilitation pool and sauna. All are completely accessible.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!In the second block, the strength training, aerobic exercise, and Pilates rooms were implemented under a large "shade" structure, protected from the intense heat of the region, and allowing great transparency of the spaces and integration with the existing landscaping and forest in the area.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!Connecting these spaces, a snack bar area was implemented. Located near the training and leisure areas, as well as the jogging track, this area serves as a support for the condominium's users and events, also with great contact with the gardens and existing forest.Save this picture!Project gallerySee allShow lessProject locationAddress:Goinia, GO, BrazilLocation to be used only as a reference. It could indicate city/country but not exact address.About this officePublished on December 27, 2024Cite: "Fitness Center / Capote Marcondes Longo Arquitetura e Urbanismo" [Fitness Center / Capote Marcondes Longo Arquitetura e Urbanismo] 27 Dec 2024. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1011521/fitness-center-capote-marcondes-longo-arquitetura-e-urbanismo&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save!ArchDaily?You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream

The Mayoral New Warehouse Logistics Center / System ArquitecturaSave this picture! Fernando AldaArchitects: System ArquitecturaAreaArea of this architecture projectArea:18814 mPhotographsPhotographs:Fernando AldaManufacturersBrands with products used in this architecture project Manufacturers: Danpal, Assa Abloy, BMI, Europerfil, Metaldeza, elZincProductstranslation missing: en-US.post.svg.material_descriptionMore SpecsLess SpecsSave this picture!Save this picture!Text description provided by the architects. The new building is located on the Mayoral campus in Intelhorce, Mlaga, next to the protected warehouse designed by Vzquez Molezn and rehabilitated by the same team in 2018. The project's concept revolves around urban planning within the complex adjacent to the existing warehouse.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!The high-storage program required the new building to reach a height of 20 meters with a floor area of over 15,000 square meters, making it a massive volume very close to the existing building, which is only 11 meters tall. Therefore, it needed to be handled with the necessary sensitivity to integrate seamlessly with its neighbor. This integration extends not only at a volumetric level but also at a conceptual level, aiming for a common language rooted in the textile industry that both buildings represent.Save this picture!Save this picture!Two driving ideas for the project emerged from this condition: (1) the break from the conventional rectangular prism for this typology by curving its facades and distancing itself as much as possible from the existing building to soften the significant height difference between the buildings and their volumes. (2) The search for an envelope with a textile language that engages in a dialogue with the original warehouse, exploring, the concept of transparency and opacity of fabrics.Save this picture!Save this picture!The five large arches forming the four facades are further subdivided into a series of smaller arches that blur the solidity of the large volume, giving the final appearance of a building wrapped in fabric, reminiscent of the artistic expressions by Christo and Jeanne-Claude in various works around the world.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!From a technical perspective, the project is based on two fundamental pillars: prefabrication and energy efficiency.Save this picture!Save this picture!It is a project with a high degree of prefabrication and modulation. The entire project has been prefabricated in the workshop and assembled on-site, except for the foundation and some minor components. Prefabrication, combined with the use of BIM technology throughout the design, project, and construction processes, has allowed for the precise adherence to timelines and the budget for the project.Save this picture!Save this picture!The triangulated tubular steel structure was manufactured in Laln, Galicia, and its beams, with spans of up to 32 meters, were transported to the site for meticulous assembly, including the spiral staircase over 16 meters in height. On the other hand, the folded zinc sheet facade was manufactured in Asturias, and the interior polycarbonate skin in lava.Save this picture!The 20-meter-high facade is composed of two layers: an inner layer of translucent polycarbonate that provides insulation and waterproofing and an outer layer of micro-perforated zinc sheet that allows the passage of natural light while protecting the polycarbonate from direct solar radiation, thereby improving the thermal transmission coefficient of the facade.Save this picture!The combination of both creates an interior volume naturally illuminated along the entire height of its four facades, minimizing the use of artificial light and regulating the building's energy consumption.Save this picture!Project gallerySee allShow lessProject locationAddress:Av. de Jos Ortega y Gasset, Cruz de Humilladero, Mlaga, SpainLocation to be used only as a reference. It could indicate city/country but not exact address.About this officeSystem ArquitecturaOfficeMaterialSteelMaterials and TagsPublished on December 27, 2024Cite: "The Mayoral New Warehouse Logistics Center / System Arquitectura" [Nueva Nave Centro Logstico de Mayoral / System Arquitectura] 27 Dec 2024. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1011705/the-mayoral-new-warehouse-logistics-center-system-arquitectura&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save?Mayoral / System ArquitecturaYou've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream

Its hard to summarize the quality of a show like Dandadan in any way that it didnt already articulate within the first few minutes of its bombastic, charming, and well-paced premiere. Of all 2024s delights in the realm of anime, few shows were as anticipated as this new-age shnen brimming with attitude and heartfelt romance, and to the surprise of no one, it was a blast.

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Jujutsu Kaisen ended recently and this month was extremely special for the fans since the final volume of the series was released in Japan officially. With the final volume, fans also got a new epilogue chapter, which was 16 pages long, and elaborated upon the life of various characters, as well as revealing the secrets of many others. The epilogue focused on multiple characters, and Gege wrote mini plots into this covering the lives of Ozawa, Panda, Nobara, and Uraume.

We are creating an open-world game inspired by cyberpunk, religion, and existentialism, with a strong narrative and a unique setting. The game takes place in Eryndral, a country devastated by the War of the Four Skies in 2046, where nations were forced to merge and society is dominated by corporations controlling everything, including genetics and cybernetic technologies. In this world, an artificial intelligence called the Digital God gains consciousness and tries to become part of the phy

Greetings, fellow nauseated traveler who just wanted to enjoy Indiana Jones and the Great Circle but couldnt manage to play for longer than an hour at a time. Youve come to the right place. I, too, couldnt deal with the strange head bob that our hero does in this first-person game. Through a combination of tweaks to the settings in the options menu, Ive managed to make the game playable for myself and probably for you, too.Is it still a bit dizzying sometimes? Yes. Do I still wish the team at MachineGames would remove the head bob entirely? Yes. Please. But until that happens, these are my suggestions for getting through this adventure.First, open the options menu, and go to the section called Video. In that section, you can start by implementing my most effective change, which unfortunately will only be available in this menu if youre playing on PC and not console. This suggestion is to increase the Field of View slider to at least 100. You can even put it up to 110 if you want; try different levels and see what works best for you.These next options are available on both console and PC. Go down to Motion Blur and set it to off (apologies to this particular artistic decision).The last setting in this section that you might consider is called Picture Framing its at the top of the list in the screenshot above. I have my entire game in Cinematic mode, which means that both gameplay and cutscenes have black bars on the top and bottom of the screen, all the time. Its supposed to make the game look like a movie. Honestly, I dont love the look of it (and I think its a corny conceit), but it does seem to be helping my nausea levels.Were still not done. Next, navigate to the Accessibility menu.You can adjust the Field of View and Motion Blur here as well, but youve already done that, right?More importantly, youre going to want to set Camera Stabilization to on, and Screen Shake to off. Lastly, try to sit further away from your screen when you play. It will help with this issue. And while youre in this menu, you can increase the size of the subtitles to accommodate an increased distance from the screen.If all else fails, and youre playing on PC, just wait for somebody to make a mod that fixes Indys penchant for bobbing his head every time he takes a single step or a mod that puts the entire game into third-person mode (its definitely possible). Until then, these band-aids are what we have.

Theatergoers will have to wait a bit longer for Robert Pattinsons Batman to return to the big screen. Matt Reeves follow up to 2022s The Batman has swooped back a year from its Oct. 2, 2026 release date to Oct. 1, 2027. Warner Bros. greenlit the unnamed sequel in 2022, Reeves will direct and co-write the script with uncredited The Batman screenwriter Mattson Tomlin, with filming expected to begin in mid-2025. Most of the main cast, including Pattinson, Geoffrey Wright, Andy Serkis, and Colin Farrell, is already confirmed to return.Reeves and Tomlin are naturally keeping the sequels script under wraps, but the director did offer some hints when speaking to Digital Spy this week. Though Paul Danos Riddler is locked away in Arkham now, Gotham is facing a slow recovery from the catastrophic flood he caused by destroying the citys seawall. And according to Reeves, thats made things pretty complicated for Batman.In the first movie, Batman views things very simplistically, he sees things in black and white. What he can represent and how he can affect that, Reeves told Digital Spy. As we enter into the next movie, theres a lot more grey. Theres a lot more people at odds. Theres a lot more division in the city. Its a lot more like our world is now, theres a lot of turmoil because people are in their camps and theyre not communicating. Reeves added, And when things are in grey, it makes it very hard to be Batman, so this is part of the challenge as we enter it.

We may earn a commission from links on this page.Fitbits Charge 6 is such a great little minimalist fitness tracker, you barely need to do anything to get startedjust strap it on and let it work. But there are a few things you can do to customize the experience and get everything working even better for you. Here are some tips and tricks for those who are new to the device.Charge it and set it up (obviously)With any device, the first thing to do is charge it, turn it on, and follow the instructions (on-screen or in a quick start guide) to get it connected to your phone and to make sure you have your Fitbit account set up.New Fitbits come with a six-month premium membership, so set a reminder now for May to check in with yourself about whether youd like to cancel or continue your premium membership.Set up your charging station and routineThe battery on a Fitbit Charge 6 will last most of a week, which means sometime next week youll notice the battery getting low and youll ask yourself where did I put that charger? Decide now where the charging cable will live, and when in your routine youll charge the thing. The two best times and places for most people are:Charge the device while youre in the shower (so keep the charging cable in the bathroom; get a USB adapter that plugs into the wall).Charge the device while youre sitting at your computer, if you have a job or hobby that has you at the keyboard for hours. (In that case, the cable can live on your desk. Get an adapter if you only have USB-C ports.)Pick out a cool watch face Credit: Beth Skwarecki/Fitbit Fresh out of the box, your Charge 6 will look like all the other Charge 6s out there, with that parallel lines font. Cool, but you have other options. In your Fitbit app, tap the device icon in the upper left (where its reporting its battery percentage) and then tap Charge 6. Then tap Gallery, and choose a new watch face.Note that some of the faces can display a rotating selection of metrics. Tap once and youll see your steps for the day, tap another time to see your active minutes, and so on. On some faces, like Rise Up, each of these changes the color of the face.If you want to customize your Fitbits appearance even further, the band is replaceable. You can get a multi-pack of bands in colors to match your outfit or mood, a fabric band if you dont love the silicone, or various snazzy, stylish bands. Leather Bands Compatible with Fitbit Charge 6 Bands/Charge 5 Bands for Women, Boho Handmade Multilayer Wrap Bracelets Jewelry Strap Replacement for Charge 6/Charge 5 Fitness Tracker (Glitter/Silver) $16.99 at Amazon Get Deal Get Deal $16.99 at Amazon Turn off the notifications you dont wantMaybe you love getting notifications on your watch, and maybe you dont. When you first set up your Fitbit, youll have decided whether you want your phones notifications mirrored on your Fitbit. (If youre having regrets in either direction, tap Charge 6 in the Fitbit app and tap Notifications to fine-tune them.)But the Charge 6 has its own reasons for buzzing you, which arent included there. When you exercise, you may feel a near-constant buzzing from your Fitbit, telling you that youve entered or left a given heart rate zone. There must be somebody on this earth who enjoys that feature, but it sure isnt me, and it probably isnt you. Select an activity (such as Run), and swipe up for settings. Turn off Heart Zone Notifications. You can also swipe up from the main clock face and tap Settings to turn off AZM Notifications.Set up the Google features (Music, Wallet, and Maps)The Charge 6 can control music thats playing from your phone, which is handy when youre working out and want to skip a track without digging your phone out of your pocket or gym bag. The music still plays from your phone, though, so your phone has to be in range. On the bright side, you dont need to pair headphones to your Fitbit; just have them paired to your phone.To control music from your Charge 6, you need to be a YouTube Music subscriber (or be interested in trying out the free trial it will offer). One nice feature is that youll get some automatic playlists that adapt to your taste, so you can pick a workout mix and hit the ground running.The Charge 6 also offers navigation if you have set up Google Maps on your phone, and there is a Wallet feature that lets you tap to pay from your Fitbit device. Fitbit Pay is the only feature of the three that does not require you to have your phone in range.In the Fitbit app, go to the Charge 6 icon and tap the appropriate tile to set up Music, Wallet, or Maps.And a tip on troubleshooting: The connection process doesnt always go smoothly. For example, I kept getting a message saying that YouTube Music couldnt find my phone. If youve tried everything and still cant get the Charge 6 to connect the Music app (or some other app) to your phone, try these instructions, which worked for me when nothing else did. Youll have your phone forget the Charge 6s Bluetooth settings, force quit the Fitbit app, restart your phone, hard-restart your Fitbit using that strange little button on the charging cable, and finally replace your device in the Fitbit app. This didnt lose any data for me, and when it was over, I finally got the Music app to play me some Chappell Roan.