Looks like they are made in China, yes:

Kenwood FAQ

Just checked: Kenwood (British) is owned by De’Longhi (Italian), so it’s definitely European.

Directed by Frakes too!

Why? It’s just short for application, which has been used to mean a computer program for decades.

Good! This will align us with the same planned EU rules.

FYI this is an msn repost of a GB News piece (the UK’s version of Fox News), so is extremely biased.

Speaking from experience: in many cases, they’re cliche because project managers, producers, and execs insist on writing achievement names & descriptions instead of letting the writer(s) do it.

It’s happened on almost every game I’ve worked on.

They get a kick out of having a tangible contribution to the finished product, and in most cases seem to believe they’re actually being funny and original. It’s easier to just let them have it.

This entire article boils down to ‘amateur photographer discovers that different lenses have different results’.

Half of the complaints are due to differences in focal length, and the other half are due to different post-processing done by the default camera app.

It’s interesting to compare, I guess, but there aren’t really any useful insights to be had.

Identifying and responsibly disclosing security flaws is legal; publicly exploiting them is not.

The app is dumb and whoever developed it was beyond irresponsible, but the people involved in leaking the images & info they found aren’t innocent either.

Does 400 charge cycles really amount to just over a year of use for most people? I’m assuming one cycle means a full power cycle, not just a top up.

For reference (and I understand it’s a bit apples to oranges) I’ve had my iPhone 15 since Dec 2023 and charge it every night and it’s currently showing 125 charge cycles.

Presumably so they can replace it with something that’s more clearly dystopian instead

Yeah, he was treated poorly but the concern is understandable IMO

You can’t walk around in public with what looks, to the untrained eye, a lot like a combat knife and then act surprised when the police show up.

Because the loan fraud involved his audio production company and his reputation is now marred?

Not to kill the vibe (if you’re having fun then by all means continue) but replying is probably the worst thing you can do - all you’re doing is telling the spammers that you have an active email address, so they’ll send more spam.

Sounds about right. 41% of game devs got laid off last year, and there have been several more big layoffs since that survey.

Statistically, this is a terrible time to try and join the industry.

It’s a commonly-used figure of speech

Or else they’ll say ‘stop’ again, but quieter

How to use a semicolon - The Oatmeal

Not if your chosen reference frame is a hand and a ball, as per the example

This isn’t about you, America.

The billionaires’ various acts of performative space tourism are dumb to be sure, but they’re just a drop in the ocean for this specific issue.