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Defunct account of Ken White, criminal defense attorney and First Amendment litigator. Co-host of Serious Trouble podcast and writer at The Popehat Report. Opinions here are my own. Decent people fight evil. Signal: KenWhite.1969

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'Went twice' lol

Tom mein kampf scene succession
Gil Durán@gilduran.com

Ezra Klein addresses his Dialog attendance, saying he went twice and didn't return after 2022, when he found the vibe "curdled and resentful." He writes: "That did prove a pretty good signal of where tech’s politics were going though, maybe I should’ve paid more attention." Amen to that.

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In an obituary of all places, @nytimes.com chose to promote ignorance from white supremacists when they could've said, "Ubisoft has a full-time historian on staff, and creates the games through extensive collaborations with experts in ancient art, architecture, and literature." Which is true.

From a historical perspective, Ubisoft has delivered everything I could have asked for, providing a rich, textured, and unbelievably beautiful Japan to lose yourself within. This being Playing With History, I just had to know more about the work that Ubisoft put into crafting this historical marvel. That’s where Dr. Stéphanie-Anne Ruatta, the World and Historical Director for Assassin’s Creed Shadows came in. Ruatta is a historian with a PhD in ancient languages and literature, and is currently the onboard historian at Ubisoft Quebec, having worked on Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR, and now, Assassin’s Creed: Shadows. She took the time to sieve through my waffle and blathering to figure out if there was an actual coherent history question in there.Dr Glaire Anderson, of Edinburgh College of Art’s School of History of Art, worked with game developers Ubisoft on Assassin’s Creed Mirage, the upcoming instalment in the Assassin’s Creed® franchise launching worldwide on October 12, 2023, which follows the early years of protagonist Basim Ibn Is’haq in the capital of the medieval Abbasid caliphate. Dr Anderson provided expertise on medieval Islamic history, art, architecture, archaeology and civilisation to Ubisoft’s in-house history team, and contributed to a new educational feature, ‘History of Baghdad’, which offers players an interactive way to learn more about the game’s rich setting.
Bruno Dies@brunodias.dev

jesus tapdancing christ dude. jesus, mary, and chain what are they doing over there

A New York Times review of the game applauded its “stunningly realized depiction” of Japan, adding, “Shadows offers more, digging deeper to deliver a fascinating, grounded picture beyond the wild, natural world.” But some people online criticized the game for having “gone woke” by creating a Black samurai named Yasuke. Elon Musk, the tech entrepreneur, said Shadows was an example of how “D.E.I. kills art,” using an abbreviation for diversity, equity and inclusion. Ubisoft reminded players that its games were works of fiction, even as Yasuke was an actual historical figure.
@kenwhite.bsky.social

Walked 7.6 miles in London today. Pretty hot for it. Had a nice dinner overlooking the Thames with a view of St. Paul. Waitress came up and told me not to have my phone on the table next to the railing where it could get snatched because, and I quote, “don’t you know London?”

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But saying that encountering a new word in a book is an ”accessibility” issue seems anti-book, anti-learning, anti-knowledge, pro-ignorance. I mean it’s not like you have to get a pass to the Bodleian to look it up. Five seconds on your phone after you try to figure it out from context!

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