TheFeatureCreature Now • 94%
Their entire survival hinges on keeping investment money flowing, which means they essentially have to lie and over-promise.
A chronic issue plaguing the entire tech and media sector right now. Line must go up no matter the costs.
TheFeatureCreature Now • 90%
The primary reason I moved to iPhones was because I got absolutely sick and tired of my android phones being abandoned by the manufacturer after a year. I'm sure it is better these days, but those earlier days of extremely slow Carrier-based updates completely ruined my trust and I know I'm not the only one.
TheFeatureCreature Now • 97%
The stunt driving charge includes a 30-day licence suspension and the vehicle is impounded for 14 days.
Driving dangerously fast and endangering the lives of other drivers and then flees from the cops and is still allowed to drive after a month?
There is something seriously wrong here.
TheFeatureCreature Now • 100%
I'd imagine he will do what Trump often does in debates.
Spew so much BS that you drag your opponent down to your level. It's hard to debate someone who isn't even playing by the rules in the first place.
TheFeatureCreature Now • 100%
I kind of want a flip phone for the compact size when folded so it will fit more easily into my tiny pockets. But I don't want a phone with a screen that likely need regular (and expensive) replacements if I want to keep using it long past the 2 year contract window like I do with most phones.
TheFeatureCreature Now • 100%
People blaming the current premier for problems that he has little control over so they can elect someone who has no plan or ability to tackle them.
This is potentially going to be an extremely damaging election all because of voters being extremely naive and irresponsible.
TheFeatureCreature Now • 100%
It's politician-speak for "Lie and distract until the heat dies down and then sweep this under the rug and move on".
TheFeatureCreature Now • 71%
Is this company above the law or something?
They're a megacorp. So yes.
TheFeatureCreature Now • 75%
The price was definitely a primary factor, but it wasn't the only one. The Vision Pro is a bulky thing with a dingleberry on a string and many reviewers noted the uncomfortable headband situation. It, like may headsets, is also a royal pain in the ass to deal with if you wear glasses and/or need really specialized lenses.
But a really big factor was that it's an Apple product. Word travelled fast about how limited the software is and how you can't really do much with it. Apple is going to have a hard time selling these things until they crawl out of their own ass and actually let people use their products how they wish to. One of the biggest appeals of AR computing is how it bridges together computing with your imagination, and that doesn't really work when Apple says "no, you can't do that because it doesn't match our company vision"
TheFeatureCreature Now • 100%
I lived close enough to my school that I was able to walk every day. Every morning I had to deal with self-centered parents dropping their crotchspawn off at school. I nearly got run over numerous times while crossing the street- a few of which got close enough that their front bumpers touched the backs of my legs as I walked. One parent cut in front of me instead of behind me, and I was able to punch the back of their car as they sped off.
Keep in mind I was a child when this was happening. These were parents that were very nearly running over a child willingly.
TheFeatureCreature Now • 46%
Delaying the inevitable. He should have stepped down when he had the chance. His pride is going to give his party a catastrophic election loss.
TheFeatureCreature Now • 100%
I made a Fiverr account once for my art services. I deleted it within an hour of creation after reading how much money they would steal from my commissions.
TheFeatureCreature Now • 98%
I put some of the blame on retailers as well. Retail stores just don't want to carry inventory anymore, especially tech-focused ones with many of those just turning into glorified showrooms. I don't know how many times I've heard some version of: "Sorry, we don't have that in stock but we can bring it in for you."
We needed a short length of garden hose here for the house so I went to two hardware stores and one garden centre looking for one. Nothing. Not even in their dedicated gardening sections. I had to order it off Amazon. A goddamn garden hose.
Amazon has done a lot of damage for sure but retail is suffering from several self-inflicted wounds too. Home Depot, for example, is a multi-billion dollar corporation and even they have a weaker retail presence now. That's not Amazon's fault.
TheFeatureCreature Now • 100%
The hardware and bandwidth demands of the first game were why I stopped playing it. I had a machine that could run it (and an even better one now) and internet that could handle it, but it still just wasn't a smooth experience. I don't have a cap on my internet data but my speed isn't particularly high, which meant the 80-150gb per week of data the game consumed was certainly felt.
TheFeatureCreature Now • 93%
Many of us don't have the desire or ability to cough up $50,000+ for a badly made piece of shit that does nothing but violate our privacy and contributes to everything we hate about our cities.
TheFeatureCreature Now • 100%
Much to the chagrin of those of us who can see and are bothered by the colour flicker.
TheFeatureCreature Now • 100%
A mixture of people voting with their hearts instead of their minds, and people being very ignorant about politics.
The end result is a voting population that will vote based on knee-jerk emotional reactions and are very gullible and lead astray by false promises, lies, and misinformation. Basically: They are extremely easy to manipulate.
A lot of Canadians feel Trudeau is a shit, do-nothing politician and PM and that he has to go, and I frankly agree with them. The problem, though, is that they let their hatred of the PM (and his party) blind them and they end up voting for a party which has no functional solutions to everything they hate Trudeau for. The problems that Trudeau has neglected DO need to be taken care of but the CPC doesn't have a platform or policies to actually deal with them. Voters don't care though; they just want Trudeau gone. They just want red party gone.
Two or three years from now when PP is prime minister - his ratings are going to tank and people are going to start hating him. The scandals will start stacking up and media pressure on him and his corrupt ministers will continue to grow, and many who voted for him will be crying that they got betrayed. Maybe some day people will learn to stop voting for con artists but I doubt it'll be in my lifetime.
TheFeatureCreature Now • 100%
Ah, yes. "Balance the budget" - the one thing any politician can say to instantly generate voter favour. It's like a magic money printing button but for votes.
If you think about it for more than three seconds you realise it doesn't even mean anything or make any sense. It's an empty fluff promise that people think will somehow make their lives better.
TheFeatureCreature Now • 100%
I dunno, I have had nothing but awful experiences with Shaw for over 10 years even when they were independent. They consistently lied to me and my family, overcharged us, and provided shoddy service which, at times, was barely functional. The layout of my local Shaw office is burned into my mind forever because of how damn often I was in that place.
TheFeatureCreature Now • 100%
Google and Microsoft would be scrambling to pay off every single person associated with that before it ever hit the first courtroom floor.
A little something I whipped up to stress test my new workstation PC while in-between bigger projects. Made in Blender and Photoshop! :D
I picked up this old calculator from a thrift store for $25. I cleaned it up and got it working again and decided it would make for a cool thing to model, especially with the VFD tubes! My model is not perfectly 1:1 to the original but I tried to make it match where it counts. This model was a lot of fun to make and I am very happy with how it turned out! Made in Blender and Substance Painter.
A little close up macro scene I put together in Blender! I usually do expansive vistas or interiors so this was a nice change of pace for me.
Remaking one of my very first 3D scenes with my modern skills and knowledge. I think it turned out alright! Thank you for looking :D Made in Blender and Substance Painter with editing in Photoshop.
Been a while since I made something snowy in Blender! Turned out decently, I think. I usually do pictures with stronger, more direct sunlight so it was cool to do a semi-overcast scene. Made in Blender with light touching up in Photoshop!
A sort of thought-exercise-turned-artproject encouraged by my therapist. Not exactly how I imagined it when I started but that is usually how these go. Made in Blender with editing in Photoshop. Thanks for looking :D
My newest 3D piece I finished up this morning. Made in Blender with some mild editing in Photoshop afterwards. Thanks for lookin! :D
My latest thingy made in Blender with light post processing done in Photoshop!
Handsome and floofy. Was surprised how big they are when I saw some in person. Beautiful birbs!
Figured I'd share my latest piece I just completed today. For those that like a bit of spacey scifi! Made entirely in Blender with some touching up in Photoshop afterwards. [More of my work here](https://www.deviantart.com/thefeaturecreature)
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I'm a nonbinary Canadian Blender artist! You can find my work here: Galleries, commissions, prints, and more!
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