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Cuba, a developing country with inherited disadvantages from colonialism and neocolonialism, faces unique challenges due to the US-imposed economic blockade.
The blockade significantly limits Cuba's access to financing, technology, and external sources of income.
Cuba's ability to sustain itself and advance social development under such conditions is remarkable, considering the goals and actions of its aggressors.
that grease was yucko. looked like milky sludge. the bearings are ok though so now i just need to pull this shaft apart which means i have to pop off this little snap ring on the end, apparently
I recently read a thread elsewhere that says one big reason for Nintendo's enduring popularity is their use of mascots: Mario, Link, Kirby, and Samus. But I have to say, PC gaming has its own mascots too. And if you grew up on PC gaming, you know exactly who I’m talking about. To me, these are the most obvious PC gaming mascots:
Sir Graham
Sierra’s signature character. He’s the protagonist of King's Quest, the game that pretty much "made" PC gaming. If you’ve ever typed "look at tree" only to die instantly, you know this guy.
Guybrush Threepwood
For a good long time, the Monkey Island series was the jewel of PC adventure games, and Guybrush was the poster child. For an entire generation of smart-alecks, Guybrush was what made pointing and clicking actually cool.
Commander Keen
PC’s answer to Mario, but with a football helmet and a pogo stick. If you played Keen, you knew that saving the galaxy could happen in between spelling homework and dinner. The alien menace never stood a chance.
Duke Nukem
Duke started out as just another run-and-gun guy, but Duke Nukem 3-D turned him into a legend. Those one-liners were the soundtrack of every ‘90s gaming session. If your parents ever walked in at the wrong time, you know exactly which line I mean.
B.J. Blazkowicz
Possibly the oldest mascot here, since Wolfenstein dates back to 1981. But it was Wolfenstein 3-D where B.J. got a face and a vendetta. He’s been fighting Nazis since before most of us knew what a floppy disk was.
Jill of the Jungle
Jill is the game that put Epic on the map. She was Epic’s answer to Commander Keen, and while the graphics weren’t exactly cutting edge, the level design made up for it. Plus, Jill could turn into a bird. That never gets old.
Doomguy
Probably the most recognizable of the bunch. When people think of PC gaming, Doomguy’s battered face at the bottom of the screen is what flashes in their mind. Doom is forever, and so is the guy with the shotgun.
Gordon Freeman
For a whole generation, Half-Life is PC gaming. Gordon Freeman in that orange hazard suit, holding his crowbar, is basically the Valve logo in human form. He never says a word and still manages to be iconic.
Vault Boy
You don’t actually play as Vault Boy, but he’s everywhere in Fallout. His little thumbs-up and cheesy grin follow you from the vault to the wasteland. With the TV series, he’s basically mainstream now. No mascot is more cheerful about the end of the world.
Kerrigan
The Zerg Queen of Blades herself. If you’re into Starcraft—and millions are—Kerrigan is the face you remember. Blizzard made her the ultimate badass, and she wears it well.
Geralt of Rivia
Geralt first found fame on PC. The original Witcher didn’t even get a console port, so for a while Geralt was our little secret. Now he’s everywhere, but if you played those early games, he still feels like a PC icon.
Chell
Portal’s silent protagonist. You only ever see her in reflections or through portals, but somehow she sticks in your memory anyway. If there’s ever a Hall of Fame for "quietly iconic," Chell gets a spot.
Faith Connors
Maybe not as famous as some others here, but Faith deserves her place. Mirror’s Edge is the best first-person parkour you’ll ever play, and Faith’s red glove and city-leaping acrobatics are instantly memorable.
Madeline
Celeste is one of the greatest indie platformers ever made, and Madeline is what makes it work. She’s determined, stubborn, and endlessly relatable. I’ve never wanted to climb a mountain so much in my life.
Goose
The newest mascot, but maybe the most beloved. Untitled Goose Game turned one honking bird into the hero none of us expected but all of us needed. An awkward bird never looked so adorable.
So there you have it: the PC gaming mascot hall of fame. They may not have a theme park, but let’s be honest, nobody’s ever wanted to watch Mario lock eyes with Doomguy at the breakfast table. The world just isn’t ready for that much star power in one room.
As a pc gamer, I disagree with the premise. PC gaming doesn't have a mascot squad because PC Gaming isn't a monolith, whereas Nintendo (or Xbox or Playstation) is.
You want THE PC gaming mascot? It's Steve from Minecraft. No other character, not even Doom Guy, comes even remotely close.
Israel hat in der Nacht auf Freitag Iran angegriffen. Nach israelischen Angaben griffen Kampfflugzeuge mehrere Ziele in der Islamischen Republik an. Dabei seien Militäreinrichtungen und Atomanlagen getroffen worden.
Give this a careful read. This appears to be now the predominant sentiment in Iran. It’s almost comical Netanyahu talking about Iranians “rising up”. Clearly no idea how people in most of the global south feel about their own history, pain, and heritage.
Can I be so bold as to say I may have figured something out? It is probably something all of you already know, as I can be a bit slow on the uptake. I keep hearing from the sheep-types that they re…
#NoKings #SantaCruz #California Lots of people, lots of smiles. No police, no violence. Crowd: "Whose streets? Our streets!" Organizers: "Please stay on the sidewalks!" Crowd: "Whose sidewalks? Our sidewalks!"
Interview with public relations pioneer Edward L. Bernays on the occasion of his visit to Ball State University in 1986. Bernays discusses his career, the i...
#Seattle #NoKings I can't know how many are here but it's in the thousands. Just crossing Cal Anderson Park and getting onto Pine has taken an hour. The last time that happened was the Women's March.
This Pride Month, there are many reasons you might want to protest & fight for your rights.
If you do decide to join the action, make sure to prepare properly to keep yourself safe.
Your smartphone is an essential tool to organize and report, but it can also make you vulnerable to the mass surveillance many protests are targeted with.
Your phone is an essential tool, but it also represents a huge risk to your privacy and security. Understanding these best practices when it comes to securing your smartphone will help keep you and your data safe.
Iran’s security establishment still does not understand where they are. This is an existential regime change war, not a bit of light evening sparring to be conducted in rounds of orderly miss…
So funny story at #NoKings today: On the way to rally, I played Peter Paul and Mary's classic protest song "If I Had a Hammer" for our "youngling" (12 y/o grand-nephew) explaining how it was significant for its use during civil rights and anti-war protests.
We start marching ... and someone starts singing it. 😢
To encourage the crowd nearby, between 3rd and 4th verses, I shout out "C'mon all you hippies!" and everyone laughed ...
Ensemble, allons plus loin, améliorons Peertube et donnons aux créateurs les moyens de partager leur contenu sur la plateforme #PeerTube directement depuis leur téléphone portable !
ugh I hate to post public but inbetween getting hatecrimed bc the racist white neighbors vandalized our abode which I need to repair, my arm gave out again from repetitive stress injuries of working 2 jobs for my already disabled family to survive. I have to get xrays + wait for a specialist just for a paper to approve more treatment while obviously the injury is impeding my ability to work.
@Tfmonkey @shortstories @Stahesh So here's the issue: The computer I'm on auto logs into this site but I don't actually know my password. This computer is dying and I can't do the password reset since I don't know the password. The section where you get the system to email you the password reset doesn't work. No email is being sent/received.
"Doğru ya da yanlış olan, insanların söyledikleridir; ve insanlar kendi dillerinde anlaşırlar. Bu, fikirlerde değil, daha ziyade yaşam biçiminde anlaşmadır."
“What is true or false is what human beings say; and it is in their language that human beings agree. This is agreement not in opinions, but rather in form of life.”
— Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosophical Investigations
Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif stated that Israeli aggression is currently targeting Yemen, Iran and Palestine, but if Islamic countries do not unite and jointly resist aggression, they will face a similar fate.
Santa Monica #NoKings. Not surprised there were thousands. We hate Trump and his lawless terror campaign even more than we hate to go east of the 405 on a weekend.
Americans head to Middle East to participate in their national sport: dying for Israel This is so exciting...
The Americans who can't have healthcare are ecstatic they are about to get something much better: an unwinnable war in the Middle East. Life just isn't the same when they're not fighting an unwinnable war in the Middle East, is it?
people at American embassy in Ottawa! Enough to surround the building. We walked around it a few times.
There were tons of really clever signs. My sign had a slogan I copied from someone on Mastodon ... "No Truth Decay". A dentist came up to me with appreciation for that : -)
I think the crowd might have been bigger but quite a few people went to the Palestinian support protests which in today's case was at the same time.
Instead of receiving permission from Egyptian authorities to march to the Rafah border crossing, participants have been subject to hotel raids, harassment, arrests, and deportations.
I'm sitting here tonight looking at old high school & college textbooks on algebra, statistics, and calculus trying to figure out the precise number of times we need to keep marching back & forth on Mill Ave or circling empty Capitol buildings to stop genocide & liberate marginalized communities and the only solution I keep coming up with is to stop listening to nonprofit/org movement managers (especially those who work with cops), start forming affinity groups of people who know this shit is performative & solves nothing, and start fucking escalating.
You know what those state reps in Minnesota did after the feds plus local sheriff deputies Luke Michelson and Timothy Inglett assassinated movement rebel Winston Smith in 2021? They gave the thumbs up to more cops and crackdowns, and they certainly never sought to bring the killers to account - we only know the killers names because of a leak.
So yeah, definitely not concerned for a couple politicians who became “collateral damage”
Watching the protests while working on a new forest painting.. pretty similar to the last one, because I liked making that!
Needs something on the foreground I think.. to make it special.. maybe something safe like more foliage, or something weird like a wizard or a witch or some animal..?
If Trump's response to the "No Kings" protests—and, for example, the riots in LA—has been "tyrannical," then we're just gonna need an even more extreme term to describe the left's response to the J6 protests.
Israeli media: 2 settlers killed, 38 others injured after an Iranian missile struck the Rishon LeZion area, south of Tel Aviv english.almanar.com.lb/2433411
at the protest, holding some EXTREMELY biting signs that will make drumpf resign and appoint momala as the king sorry i meant queen sorry i meant the president instead, for sure
There's a protest myth that liberals love to repeat.
Be peaceful so you don't give the cops an excuse to brutalize you.
The fact is that the cops are gonna brutalize you when they get the order to, whether you're sitting and singing kumbaya or not. It's got nothing to do with the actions of you and your fellow protestors. It has to do with when they get the word to swoop in and brutalize you, that's what's going to happen. When some higher up gets his manties in a bunch and decides it's time to crush some skulls.
So do us all a favor and stop saying that crap. It's false and creates dangerous situations for others out there on the streets with you.
The state is the perpetrator of violence, both visible and invisible. The state is going to go medieval on your ass when they feel like it. No excuse necessary.
@violetmadder And don't forget those that will try to turn other people in the crowd over to the cops if they don't agree with their type of direct action.
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