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Welcome to episode #293 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional!In this episode, we start off with the news that Infinity Ward is moving on from the Modern Warfare series for the time being, with MW4 being their last in the series. We give our thoughts on this move, and what the path forward looks like for Call of Duty. After the past few years of poor fan reception, the question remains as to how they will recapture fan's attention. We then move onto our zombies discussion, as our journey continues with us talking about the latest map completed and the hardest so far, Astra Malorum. We cover the map, boss, our struggles, and talk about the difficulty of zombies as a whole, and if casual zombies/COD players would be able to complete these easter eggs. Finally, we close with some more CDL rostermania, as we have more insight into the future FaZe, Gentlemates, and M80 rosters. We talk about these potential teams, and the competition it'll set up for MW4.What do you think about the move away from the MW series by Infinity Ward? Should Treyarch follow the same path with Black Ops, or is that series still solid? What do you want the next version of Call of Duty to look like? With zombies, do you agree that most casual COD players would struggle a lot with the easter eggs, or are they easier than we think they are? Finally, what do you think of the rumored rosters for MW4? Will it be a competitive year, or will it be only a two team league?  Please let us know as we discuss this and much more! Hope you all enjoy the episode and we'll see you next week.Join the Discord!https://discord.gg/XjBWUj4KtVFollow us:Twitter: ⁠⁠@TheCODCasuals⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠@TheCODCasuals⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠@TheCODCasuals⁠⁠Contact us:Business Inquiries: TheCODCasuals@gmail.com

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Phin Hubbard joins us to explore the future of fish and chips, and why we should look beyond cod and haddock.Seafood Matters Podcast is available on all podcast networks and on YouTube. Alternatively, you can also listen on the dedicated website www.seafoodmatterspodcast.com.Contact Jim Cowie:Email: jim@seafoodmatterspodcast.comSocials: @seafoodmatterspodcastWebsite: seafoodmatterspodcast.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/seafood-matters-podcast--6102841/support.

Call of Duty is done with Black Ops, and Modern Warfare 4 is the "epic conclusion" of the Task Force 141 story. We think it's the smartest call Activision has made in years. It only matters if the next series changes the game as much as jetpacks did, and a new name and new villains won't do that. We also make a prediction: Call of Duty will copy WARDOGS. It happened with PUBG and Warzone, then with Tarkov and DMZ, and now WARDOGS has sold over 2 million copies and peaked at 428,000 concurrent players on Steam. Raz guarantees Infinity Ward is already being told to build it. Also covered: WARDOGS one week into early access, the drill-spam meta, the mortar complaints, why we still think no monetization is a mistake, and the Bulkhead CEO crunch controversy (we don't see the problem). Then GTA 6 Online reportedly landing in 2027, why the PC version probably comes with it, and what GTA 6 does to MW4 and WARDOGS in November. We finish with WoW Forever, Aion 2, and an investigation into whether any elves have round ears. Raz still wins either way. 0:00 - Intro: Big Jacob of Nibiru 2:05 - Patreon hangout & Death by AI 6:01 - WARDOGS one week in: 2M sold, 428K peak 9:24 - Balance complaints & the drill meta 13:40 - There Will Be Blood is overrated 15:01 - Bulkhead devs on Twitter & the loadout fix 17:16 - Mike Tyson's impregnable defense 20:09 - You either love a game or you're good at it 23:29 - No monetization is still a mistake 30:38 - Still in the honeymoon phase 33:07 - WARDOGS CEO crunch controversy 38:26 - Treyarch is done with Black Ops 42:20 - CoD needs a jetpack-level shake-up 46:33 - Future setting vs. grounded CoD 49:24 - Prediction: CoD will copy WARDOGS 57:08 - DMZ2 is going to fail 1:01:41 - CoD fans: don't get excited yet 1:03:53 - Wolverine hand-holding & NICKMERCS on Tarkov 1:06:30 - Why extraction shooters must be hardcore 1:10:22 - Mads Mikkelsen & MW4 1:11:07 - Does Raz come back to CoD? 1:15:53 - GTA 6 Online in 2027 1:21:52 - GTA 6 PC will launch with Online 1:24:15 - What GTA 6 does to MW4 & WARDOGS 1:30:47 - WoW Forever enters beta 1:32:45 - The elf investigation 1:34:49 - Aion 2 1:37:49 - Outro _Note: timestamps may be slightly misaligned on podcast apps (but not on YouTube) due to dynamic ads._ The podcast is available wherever you listen to podcasts, and ad-free & early access versions - as well as bonus episodes - are available to all of our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thedropshot) supporters. We stream the podcast live on our YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/thedropshotpodcast) every Saturday morning at ~9 o'clock Pacific Time. We typically start the stream 30 minutes early to answer viewer questions, banter, and chat. Links for everything are below. Thanks for checking us out!

Are you struggling with chronic fatigue, mystery weight issues, low bone density, gut pain, or depression and anxiety that meds haven't fixed? In this episode, Dr. Vaughn walks through the root causes doctors often overlook — things like mold toxicity, parasites, Lyme, heavy metals, nutrient deficiencies, and poor digestion.

In this episode of the Cannabis Accounting Podcast, host Raymond Guns sits down with Jason Cieland, CFO of Intrinsic, to unpack why cannabis companies with strong sales numbers still end up in receivership, why 280E relief isn't the lifeline most operators think it is, and how overbuying equipment on hype can wipe out a balance sheet.Jason spent 17 years in public accounting before joining Intrinsic in 2018, helping the founder build out the company's finance function from the ground up. Today he oversees a Michigan cannabis manufacturer that sells wholesale to roughly 600 dispensaries across the state.Jason breaks down:

Welcome to episode #291 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional!In this episode, we start off with some stories regarding old games that we now revisit, and the time capsule that they have ended up becoming. With these old games there's typically issues with the discs themselves, and we share some stories and thoughts on this, as it relates to the ongoing physical media discussion with Xbox and Sony. Xbox has developed a decent workaround in response to the backlash from Sony, and the question still remains; will Sony budge on their stance? We then shift to talks regarding Call of Duty, and the issue of fatigue with the series and potential solutions. With many content creators writing off MW4 before launch, it begs the question if COD is in need of a major change, and what does that exactly look like. Do they take a year off? Do they completely change the style of the game? We give our thoughts on what their next moves should be, and close out on covering our BO7 zombies journey. We are slowly working through the storyline, and give our thoughts on the experience so far. What do you think of Xbox's response regarding discs? Do you think it will take players away from Sony, or is it not enough? With regards to Call of Duty, what do you think their next move will be after MW4? Will they make a big change, or are we going to continue to see the same game year after year? Finally, have you neglected zombies like us in BO7, or have you kept up with it all year? If so, what do you think about it?  Please let us know as we discuss this and much more! Hope you all enjoy the episode and we'll see you next week.Join the Discord!https://discord.gg/XjBWUj4KtVFollow us:Twitter: ⁠⁠@TheCODCasuals⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠@TheCODCasuals⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠@TheCODCasuals⁠⁠Contact us:Business Inquiries: TheCODCasuals@gmail.com

https://youtu.be/451XDwxqyfE?si=X9Sgw4V9nffqfwZ5 Follow along with us! GRAB 30 HONEST QUESTIONS 30 real questions, short/simple answers….God, science, Bible, suffering, doubt, church hurt… Grab one for yourself. Share one with your friends. Intro – Jonathan Hiesberger ME: My name is Jonathan Hiesberger. I'm from Waco, TX. Born and raised. I went to Waco High School. That's where I met Pastor. School teacher by profession, Year 23 of teaching high school SPED/Math. Pray for our teachers!! My faith is HUGELY important to me. God has done great things in my life. There have been battles. One thing I've learned through trials/struggles I NEED THE WORD OF GOD IN MY LIFE. People who haven't known me very long might be surprised -Dark times -Negative mindsets -Anxiety, Depression…-Worry, fear The only thing that sees me standing? God's Word. God's Word has sustained me through all these battles, but I have had to hold on to and not doubt God's word. Through these storms I had to learn to REALLY trust God's Word. Maybe today you might be wondering “can I really trust God's Word? We are living in an age where we are having trouble trusting the voices of authority speaking into our lives. -People no longer trust traditional institutions -Trust in media is at an all time low -AI deepfakes and content that looks real but is not. -Church leaders. People are asking: “Who can I trust?” That distrust reaches the Bible itself. DO AMERICANS TRUST THE BIBLE? -Only 36% of Americans say the Bible is accurate in the principles it teaches. –1 in 5 Americans believe the Bible was written to control or manipulate people. That is a big divide. People are asking questions like: “Has it been changed?” “Who decided what went in it?” “Was it written to control people?” People are basically asking: “Can I trust the Bible?”  TRUST is a BIG ISSUE – That is why I named this message…  Valid Faith Week 2: Can I Trust the Bible? Scriptures and Reliability If you have been struggling with this, you're not alone. I see many Christians who are wrestling with this topic. Social Media. It's ok to ask the questions. It's ok to engage with the evidence. After today, I believe I can show you there is a REASON for your HOPE. 1 Peter 3:15 NIV I want to give you some reasons for your hope. I want to talk to you about why God's Word is trustworthy.  We know the Bible says that it is reliable The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.” – Isaiah 40:8, NIV God's Word is here and it's not going anywhere The Lord said to me, “You have seen correctly, for I am watching to see that my word is fulfilled.” – Jeremiah 1:12, NIV God is active in watching over and superintending His Word.  Luke 1:37, NIV: “For no word from God will ever fail.” Angel Gabriel testifies that God's word is UNFAILING. What does all this mean? God has declared that His Word is Reliable. Think of things in your life that are reliable.  Whether things or people, You feel like you can put COMPLETE trust in them.  God's Word is even MORE reliable. God's Word is Reliable Because of the Preserved Witness of the Early Church The scriptures we have in your New Testament – Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, the letters of the apostles including Paul Jesus words, Jesus' teachings Who witnessed these things? Those who walked with Jesus, saw His miracles, saw His death, burial, and resurrection. Apostles – trusted eyewitnesses wrote gospels and Letters – received in the churches, shared in the churches, copied, copied again They handed this collection of writings down to us and testified that it was really the writings of inspired men of God who Jesus had spoken with and spent time with.  If you want to know what they witnessed, it is written in YOUR bible. They saw the early things that happened in the new testament church and they wanted you to know. God inspired them to write those things for your benefit. We can trust the Bible because of their testimony. God's Word is reliable because it is preserved in  Greek manuscripts  Ancient versions in different languages Quotations outside the Bible Manuscripts are simply ancient documents (papyrus, parchments) Plants/animal skins                  Scrolls/Books Mentioned copies before Bible original written in ancient Greek Maybe 100? Maybe 500? More than 5,800 Greek New Testament manuscripts exist. These range from small fragments to nearly complete Bibles. 5,800! They wanted to get the WORD to as many people ASAP But not everyone spoke Greek More than 18,000+ additional manuscripts exist in other ancient languages. Old Latin Aramaic Syriac Coptic Armenian Ethiopian Gothic The Early church wanted to bring the saving message to the WHOLE WORLD and we have the manuscripts to prove it. BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! People liked to write about Jesus. They lived in a hostile, pagan world and were defending their faith. Writers outside the Bible provide more than one million quotations from the New Testament. 1,000,000 quotations in the years immediately following the apostles.  Imagine something we hope never happens – imagine all the manuscripts disappear – all the Greek, ancient versions, etc We would still have Bible. Why?  These quotations are so extensive that scholars have argued that virtually the entire New Testament could be reconstructed from them, with fewer than a dozen verses being exceptions. The New Testament Has Extraordinary Historical and Manuscript Evidence large quantity of ancient manuscripts ALSO early date of biblical manuscripts.  We have manuscripts and manuscript fragments go back very close to the time of the original writings- to the life of Jesus and the apostles Compare that to other ancient writings Herodotus' History – we have 8 manuscripts 1350 years after they were written Julius Cesar's Gallic Wars – 10 documents 900 years later Tacitus' Historys and Annals – 9 manuscripts 750 years later New Testament: 5800+ manuscripts Fragment: 30-50 years after original Most of NT: 150 years after original All of NT: 250 years after original The New Testament has far greater manuscript attestation than other ancient literature. If manuscript quantity and age alone disqualified the New Testament, virtually all ancient historical writings would face the same problem. If you don't have the Bible, you don't have anything. If you doubt Jesus existed, how can you believe in Julius Ceasar? Modern scholars don't doubt that Jesus existed.  We have more copies than any other ancient work. PERIOD. What about the 1 in 5 people that manipulate? BUT how do we know it hasn't changed over time? The fact there is all these manuscripts show it hasn't changed.  If there was huge changed we would see it in the manuscripts If I had time I could go into detail about the very early fragments,  Very early Greek copies, so autographs are even early Found in different lands from which they are written And they are the same as what is in your Bible! Not the telephone game That's not how the Bible came to you. Thousands of manuscripts received from the churches they were written to being copied Found in completely different countries and lands With the most Ancient agreeing with the later manuscripts which agree with your Bible What would it take for the Bible to have been changed? Impossible to change all the manuscripts. Geographic diversity, all the versions, quotations, manuscripts not even yet discovered Are you seeing how silly this argument is? Who decided what books to put the Bible in the first place? Canons – early church documents that point to what books were accepted and which books were not This is HUGE – we have the witness from the early church showing which books they considered trustworthy; which books to die for if Roman soldiers showed up Early Christians memorized entire books of the New Testament (Egypt and other places it was a requirement to be in the ministry) Muratorian Canon – AD 170 Perhaps oldest known list of most of books of NT List of “Accepted” books and “Rejected” books All 4, Gospels, Acts, Jude, 1 John, another epistle of John, Revelation, and epistles of Paul accepted Accepted books were written by apostles or people who knew apostles Shows us that Early Christians already had a belief about what WAS and what WAS NOT scripture.  Probably written several hundred years after the apostles?? So the church can figure out how to control people, right??? Wrong! This is still when Christians were being killed for their faith They were trusting on Jesus and depending on His Word just to make it. Muratorian fragment preserved in Milan, Bibliotheca Ambrosiana, Cod. J 101 sup. EARLY CHRISTIANITY DID NOT ACCEPT OTHER BOOKS Only one NT book we don't know who author is Gospels of Peter and James, 3rd corinthians, epistle to laodocians, etc OLD TESTAMENT We have manuscripts in Hebrew and Aramaic, and also in Greek of the Old Testament. The Masoretic Text is the authoritative Hebrew and Aramaic textual tradition preserved by Jewish scribes called the Masoretes.  We also have the Septuagint, which is the Greek Old Testament. Jews carefully copied and standardized the Hebrew Scriptures. Until recently, The oldest known complete copies of the Hebrew Bible go back to 900-1000 AD. Although Jews were very careful in the copies, one might still try to raise doubt.  UNTIL what is arguably the greatest find in modern archaeology: The Dead Sea Scrolls Support the Reliability of the Old Testament Discovered beginning in 1947 in caves near the Dead Sea at Qumran. 3 Bedouin shepherds discovered ancient scrolls hidden in the caves. 15,000 texts, 40% of which are copies of Biblical texts There is a scholarly consensus on the age of the Dead sea scrolls Paleographical dating, Radiocarbon dating, and archaeological evidence all support a date of these writings that go as far back as the 3rd century BC. Portions of every Old Testament book except Esther were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls. What does this all mean? The scriptures found in your Bible are OLD and some of the go back to BEFORE the time of Jesus and the apostles. Before Christianity. “Many of the scrolls are practically identical with the Masoretic text, which thus takes this recension back in history to pre-Christian times” – Encyclopedia Brittanica The Hebrew text is ANCIENT. Among the discoveries was the Great Isaiah Scroll. The source dates it to approximately 125 BC. It contains essentially the complete book of Isaiah. When the Great Isaiah Scroll was compared with the later Masoretic Text: The two were found to be remarkably similar. Word for Word identical in 95% of the text 5% difference were mostly slips of the pen and spelling Isaiah is important because it foretells the birth of the Messiah (Isaiah 7) the suffering of the Messiah (Isaiah 53) and the reign of the messiah (Isaiah 9) BEFORE Jesus was born! The Dead Sea Scrolls pushed surviving Hebrew biblical manuscripts back more than 1000 years. They provide ancient witnesses to the Hebrew Scriptures and support the stability of the textual tradition. Authenticate the OT in YOUR Bible! Your Bible didnt' just show up yesterday! It is ANCIENT. It is RELIABLE. Your faith is VALID. We're talking about valid faith, believing in God's Word is VALID FAITH. God's Word is reliable for many more reasons! Unique Moral teachings Confirming scientific concepts before science itself did History and archaeology confirms it Fulfilled prophecy If we had more time we could dive in to all those things We know God's Word is Reliable because of how it changes lives! Grew up without a dad Grandma worked 16 hour doubles at the nursing home to feed us Struggled with unusual anxieties, obsessive worries Fear and insecurity and isolation BUT I read about God in His Word That began a conversation Earnestly prayed that God would be real in my life Don't wanna just read about You He brought me into contact with people of faith Started going to church That led me to an altar of repentance A place where i could connect with God I didn't have a fancy prayer I just remember praying God, would you be my Father? That night I had a encounter with God I had an encounter with my Father It started with faith,  you see friends I read about Him in His Word. God gave me His Word He wanted me to know Him. He is my Father and wanted a relationship with Me. And that has changed everything.  And then later when the trials came The dark nights When I lost my way And let anxiety creep And the emotions cloud my thinking and mindset And I didn't know what to do When I returned to the Word of God And REALLY believed it And REALLY applied to my life That's when Victory came!! I am not just sermonizing God's Word has GIVEN ME MY LIFE He has rescued me!! But I had to stand on the Word That's great Jonathan, but does this have to do with me? What does His Word accomplish in my life? The question what can't God's Word do in your life? Do you need wisdom? It has wisdom Do you need hope?  Hope for your family Hope for your finances Hope for your relationships Comfort in the dark times A voice than can push back fear and the lies  That seek to destroy you and those you love God's Word has all these things for you if you will have faith It's not just another self-help book Self-help books can claim to do all these things But the Word of God connects you to the ONE who can Fill that God-shaped hole in your soul. It connects you to biggest thing that's ever going to happen to you And that is an encounter with Jesus Christ Like the encounter an 18 year old boy from Waco Texas had one Wednesday night And a life was saved And a destiny was forever changed It starts with Valid faith We can have faith in God's Word Would you stand with me? 3 things I want you to do with this message Call To Action – How to rely on God's Word  God’s Word is not just information—it is meant to transform us. 1. ABSORB Read God’s Word. Take it in. Feed on it. Jesus said, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.” God’s Word is spiritual food. Don’t just read it—absorb it. Hide it in your heart. Make a commitment to spend time in God’s Word every day. 2. AGREE Agreement means saying: “God, even when I don’t understand it, I choose to believe what Your Word says.” We agree with God—not with our feelings, our culture, or our limited understanding. Sometimes we want to argue with God. We want to explain why we think our way is better. But agreement brings us to a place of surrender: “Not my will, but Yours be done.” Agreement is powerful because it is part of repentance. It prepares our hearts to change. Before we can live God’s way, we must first decide that God’s way is right. We meet with God every day in prayer and confess that we want His Kingdom to Come and His  will to be done in our lives. Which leads us to the last step 3. ALIGN Alignment means bringing our lives into line with God’s Word. We don’t just hear the truth—we live it. Even when we don't understand. You see, alignment becomes easier when we have already crossed the bridge of agreement. When the Bible says something like love your enemies, pray for those who despitefully use you And that makes no sense us, but you trust in God and His Word. And we submit that area of our lives to His Will, we can begin to be more like Him. Absorbing God's Word brings us direction. Agreement to God's Word prepares the heart.Alignment to God's Word changes the life. We read God's Word. We agree with God's Word. We live out God's Word. ABSORB. AGREE. ALIGN. Let God’s Word transform you. You can trust God’s Word. It has not changed—what IS changing are people's lives. He doesn't change, but He is changing us to conform to the image of His Son. Keep reading. Keep trusting. Keep growing. And as God’s Word transforms you, you will become more and more like Jesus.

In this  twenty-third installment of our Jack Ruby miniseries, we revisit Jack Ruby's infamous summer 1959 trip to Cuba and unravel the paper trail that shatters sixty years of official cover stories. For decades, the Warren Commission portrayed Ruby's presence in Havana as an innocent, week-long vacation, backed by a single postcard sent to his girlfriend Alice Nichols from the FOCSA  building. However, official Cuban immigration tourist cards and federal archives expose a massive physical contradiction: while his immigration card registered a continuous 34-day stay from August 8 to September 11, 1959, Dallas bank deposit logs and FBI contact reports place him physically in Texas on three  separate dates during that exact window. Forensic handwriting analysis confirmed Ruby personally signed these tourist cards, proving he was not taking a simple holiday, but executing a series of rapid, clandestine flights back and forth across the Straits of Florida.We examine the covert mechanics of Ruby's Cuban operations, beginning with the sworn account of car rental agent Elaine Minier. Minier revealed that before her own trip to Havana, Ruby met her in Dallas and instructed her to deliver a written, coded message to casino boss Lewis McWillie on the Tropicana floor, declaring that "Sparky from Chicago is coming." We reconstruct the findings of the House Select Committee on Assassinations, which established at least three separate trips in August and September 1959—including a 24-hour turnaround flight between Miami, Havana, and New Orleans—and trace eyewitness testimonies from Chicago tourists who met Ruby at the Tropicana over Labor Day weekend. Furthermore, we investigate the ten-day overlap when Ruby was in Havana while mob boss Santo Trafficante Jr. was held at the minimum-security Trescornia detention camp, examining British journalist John Wilson Hudson's report that Ruby visited Trafficante with food and supplies, alongside McWillie's evasive, shifting under-oath admissions about visiting the camp with Ruby.Finally, we confront Ruby's mysterious arms trafficking ventures and his repeated visits to Ray's Hardware in Dallas. We detail the uninvestigated claims of Texas gunrunner Robert Ray McKeown, who testified that Ruby visited his Houston drive-in seeking a letter of introduction to Fidel Castro in exchange for surplus Jeeps in Shreveport and slot machines in New Mexico, while offering thousands in cash to secure the release of detained associates in Cuba. We trace Ruby's history of acquiring firearms—from his failed attempt to ship a .38 Smith & Wesson Centennial revolver COD to McWillie in Las Vegas to his January 1960 purchase at Ray's Hardware, where he walked in alongside a Dallas police officer and a prizefighter to buy the blue steel .38 Colt Cobra snub nose (serial number 2744LW). This very weapon, bought in the company of Dallas law enforcement, would ultimately become the instrument used to execute Lee Harvey Oswald in the City Hall basement.

Olivier Sibony est professeur à HEC et spécialiste de la décision. Eric Hazan est investisseur et ancien senior partner chez McKinsey. Ils viennent de publier ensemble "Faut-il encore décider ?", un livre qui refuse d'être technophobe comme il refuse d'être technophile, et qui cartographie ce qu'on peut confier à une IA et ce qu'on doit garder pour soi.Je les connais tous les deux, mais séparément, et c'était la première fois que je les avais en face de moi ensemble. Ça se sent : ils se coupent la parole, se corrigent, se chambrent sur les anglicismes, et surtout ils ne sont pas toujours d'accord. C'est exactement ce que je cherchais.Ce qui m'a le plus remué dans cette conversation, c'est cette idée qu'on ne se fait pas déposséder de nos décisions : on les abandonne. Par confort. Parce qu'on est fabriqués pour économiser notre énergie, et qu'une réponse bien formulée par une machine nous suffit largement.Dans cet épisode, nous parlons de l'effet de contentement, du risque de démission, de ce que devient la confiance en soi quand on fait relire chacun de ses mails, de la justice et du recrutement comme zones interdites, du deskilling, de la joie au travail, et de ce scénario de technocratie IA vers lequel on glisse sans l'avoir choisi.J'ai questionné Olivier et Eric sur ce que ça fait aux jobs, sur les valorisations d'OpenAI et d'Anthropic qui dépassent le PIB de la Pologne, et sur ce fameux moment où le médecin, l'ego coincé entre lui et la machine, fait moins bien que la machine seule.Une conversation dense, drôle par moments, et qui m'a laissé avec une question simple : sur quoi est-ce que je refuse de lâcher, moi, et pourquoi ?Citations marquantes« Le risque, c'est d'avoir toujours tendance à se défausser sur la machine, à lui demander une réponse et à finalement abdiquer toute responsabilité. Et ça, c'est un vrai danger. » (Olivier Sibony)« Les meilleurs médecins ont à peu près 74 % d'acuité, la machine 90 %. Mais quand tu mets les meilleurs médecins avec la machine, ils n'ont que 76 %. » (Eric Hazan)« Comment tu vas utiliser une IA comme partenaire de réflexion pour mieux réfléchir, et non pas comme une béquille sur laquelle tu vas te reposer pour ne pas réfléchir ? Toute la différence est là. » (Olivier Sibony)« L'IA est en train de devenir l'infrastructure du monde et notre infrastructure personnelle. On marche sur un petit tapis roulant, et on n'a aucun moyen de savoir comment il a été programmé. » (Eric Hazan)« Penser est un plaisir. Réfléchir n'est pas seulement instrumental : on le fera aussi pour le plaisir, comme on joue du piano. » (Olivier Sibony) Idées centrales discutées 1. L'IA générative pense comme notre système 1, et c'est exactement le piège (03:30 – 07:20)L'histoire de l'IA a commencé par une tentative de répliquer le système 2 : les règles, le calcul, les systèmes experts des années 70-80. Ça n'a jamais marché. L'IA générative, elle, imite le système 1 : rapide, fluide, spontanée, presque humaine. Pourquoi ça compte : quand ChatGPT nous dit de vérifier, il nous demande d'activer notre système 2. Or c'est fatigant. Alors on lit la réponse avec notre système 1, on la trouve plausible parce qu'elle est bien formulée, et on ne vérifie pas.2. L'effet de contentement et le risque de démission (08:00 – 09:40)Se satisfaire d'un résultat correct sans se demander s'il en existe un meilleur. Olivier l'appelle l'effet de contentement, Eric y ajoute le risque de démission : on abdique la responsabilité de la décision. Pourquoi ça compte : le problème n'est pas que la machine décide mal, c'est que personne ne décide plus vraiment. Et quand tu n'as pas réfléchi par toi-même, tu ne sais même pas ce que ta réponse aurait donné.3. Un LLM généraliste n'est jamais un bon outil de décision (14:40 – 16:00)Un outil d'aide à la décision, c'est un outil entraîné spécifiquement sur ta décision, avec tes objectifs, tes données, et testé sur un échantillon suffisant pour vérifier qu'il fait mieux que toi. Pourquoi ça compte : personne ne demanderait à ChatGPT le prix du siège d'un Paris–New York. Et pourtant on lui demande des décisions de recrutement, de couple, de carrière.4. Le paradoxe du médecin : l'ego entre la machine et le diagnostic (12:00 – 13:20)74 % d'acuité pour les meilleurs médecins, 90 % pour la machine, 76 % pour les deux ensemble. L'expérience du praticien s'intercale et dégrade le résultat. Pourquoi ça compte : ça retourne l'intuition dominante du "human in the loop". Sur certaines décisions, l'humain dans la boucle est le maillon qui abîme la performance. Le vrai gain, c'est de rendre au médecin le temps de l'empathie, pas de maximiser le nombre de patients.5. Performance x acceptabilité : la carte des décisions (24:00 – 26:15)Deux axes. Ce qui est performant et acceptable : trading haute fréquence, logistique, optimisation de données massives avec des règles claires. Ce qui est performant mais pas encore accepté : la voiture autonome, malgré plus de 40 000 morts par an au volant aux États-Unis. Ce qui reste inacceptable : la justice, l'évaluation des personnes. Pourquoi ça compte : un humain doit juger un autre humain en le regardant dans les yeux. La théâtralité du procès fait partie de la procédure démocratique, pas du folklore.6. Le deskilling n'est pas nouveau, la vraie question est de savoir ce qu'on refuse de perdre (26:15 – 30:00)On a cessé d'extraire des racines carrées à la main, on a gardé les tables de multiplication. Le GPS abîme peut-être l'hippocampe. Perdre une compétence libère du temps pour autre chose. Pourquoi ça compte : la bonne question n'est pas "est-ce que je perds des compétences", mais "quelles compétences, pour qui, sont assez importantes pour que je refuse de les perdre". Au cas par cas, personne par personne.7. Les jobs ne disparaissent pas d'un coup, l'économie est visqueuse (41:00 – 49:00)Le FMI évalue 22 à 25 % de la population active à risque d'automatisation quasi totale. Mais la transition industrielle prend une quinzaine d'années, et les entreprises ne font pas ce qui serait pourtant rentable. Deux consultants avec un demi-siècle de métier à eux deux l'ont vérifié mille fois. Pourquoi ça compte : les tâches disparaissent, les jobs se reconfigurent, d'autres apparaissent. Il y a plus de radiologues qu'avant. Il y a vingt ans, on ne pouvait pas imaginer le métier de podcaster.8. Il manque une infrastructure de la confiance (55:40 – 57:20)Quand tu achètes 400 grammes de carottes, tu ne demandes pas si la balance est truquée : quelqu'un l'a certifiée, et ce quelqu'un est certifié par l'État. Pour l'IA, cette chaîne n'existe pas. Pourquoi ça compte : aujourd'hui, un DRH sait que son outil de tri de CV est bon parce que la startup qui le lui a vendu le lui assure. C'est comme demander au boucher si la viande est bonne.Questions posées dans l'interviewPourquoi écrire ce livre à deux, et qu'est-ce que la décision et l'IA se disent l'une à l'autre quand on les croise ?C'est quoi le système 1 et le système 2, et pourquoi cette distinction éclaire-t-elle l'histoire entière de l'IA ?Qu'est-ce que l'effet de contentement, et comment savoir qu'on est en train d'y tomber ?Que se passe-t-il quand des millions de gens utilisent un LLM comme psy, sachant qu'il ne produit qu'une moyenne statistique de toutes les réponses possibles ?Est-ce que ça vous dérange que notre infrastructure cognitive quotidienne soit américaine, entraînée sur des valeurs qui ne sont pas les nôtres ?Quelles sont les décisions qu'on ne devrait jamais déléguer à une IA, et pourquoi la justice en fait partie ?Le deskilling : où est la limite entre une compétence qu'on peut abandonner et une compétence qui nous constitue ?Que fait l'IA à la confiance en soi de celui qui n'ose plus envoyer un mail sans le faire relire ?Comment repense-t-on la formation des juniors quand on automatise précisément les tâches qui servaient à les former ?Quels sont les jobs réellement à risque, et que valent les prédictions des entreprises qui ont besoin de justifier leur valorisation ?Quelles questions un dirigeant doit-il se poser avant de décider ce qu'il délègue à une IA ?Comment sait-on qu'on peut faire confiance à un système d'IA, et qui est censé le certifier ?Que penser d'un pays qui nomme une IA à la place d'un ministre, ou d'un patron qui remplace son management intermédiaire par des agents ?À quoi voulez-vous ouvrir, et à quoi voulez-vous claquer la porte ?Références citées dans l'épisodeLivres et auteurs"Faut-il encore décider ?", Olivier Sibony et Eric Hazan, le livre discuté (01:00)Daniel Kahneman, "Système 1 / Système 2" ("Thinking, Fast and Slow"), socle de toute la première partie (02:56, 03:35)Chercheurs et acteurs de l'IAYann LeCun, ex-responsable de l'IA chez Meta, sur les limites des Transformers et les World Models (37:40 – 40:40)Alex Lebrun et AMI Labs (Advanced Machine Intelligence Lab), société créée à Paris, valorisée environ 3,5 milliards de dollars pour environ 1 milliard levé (40:20 – 41:00)Fei-Fei Li, ex-Google, citée comme l'une des rares personnes travaillant sur les World Models (40:00)Mark Zuckerberg, annonce de son clone IA accessible à tous ses employés (59:40)Jack Dorsey, patron de Block (ex-Square), suppression annoncée du management intermédiaire, note "de la hiérarchie à l'intelligence" (60:00 – 60:40)Elon Musk, cité pour son scénario d'IA maximaliste (50:50)Études et institutionsÉtude Anthropic sur les utilisateurs qui perdent confiance dans leur propre système de valeurs (10:45)Étude Brookings sur l'automatisation qui supprime les barreaux de l'échelle de promotion interne, et sur les tâches automatisées qui faisaient partie de la joie au travail (30:50 – 33:00)FMI : 22 à 25 % de la population active à risque d'automatisation quasi totale (46:20)État du Maine et une douzaine d'autres États américains interdisant de nouveaux data centers (43:50)Professeurs d'université français se déclarant objecteurs de conscience face à l'IA générative (43:30)Outils et conceptsChatGPT, Claude, Gemini (09:40, 05:40)NotebookLM, cité comme piste de contrôle des sources (57:20)Friction fonctionnelle : une IA qui pose des questions au lieu de donner des réponses (52:00)Codécision, modèle central du livre (22:30, 54:30)Biais d'automatisation, effet de contentement, deskillingDestruction créatrice de Schumpeter (45:50)Personnalités mentionnées par GregEsther Perel, comme exemple de figure que les gens demandent aux LLM d'imiter sur les relations de couple (10:00)Timestamps clés 00:00 – Introduction Faut-il encore décider ? La question de l'épisode, posée d'entrée : où suis-je pertinent, où la machine l'est-elle davantage, et pourquoi déléguons-nous plus que nous ne devrions.01:50 – Deux auteurs, deux expertises Pourquoi écrire ce livre à deux : Olivier a passé sa vie sur la décision, Eric sur l'IA. Un livre qui refuse à la fois la technophobie et la technophilie.03:30 – Système 1, système 2, et l'histoire de l'IA L'IA des années 70-80 voulait copier notre pensée formelle et a échoué. L'IA générative imite notre pensée intuitive, et c'est pour ça qu'elle nous paraît presque magique.06:10 – Pourquoi on ne vérifie jamais Le système 1 est toujours actif. Vérifier demande un effort. Comme la machine s'exprime bien, on trouve sa réponse plausible et on s'arrête là.08:00 – L'effet de contentement Se satisfaire d'un résultat correct sans se demander s'il en existe un meilleur. Le moment où on cesse d'être exigeant.09:00 – Le risque de démission Déléguer les décisions qu'on ne devrait pas déléguer, par paresse. Et l'usage de l'IA générative comme psy, qui n'est qu'une moyenne statistique de toutes les réponses possibles.11:00 – Le biais d'automatisation Plus la machine est sophistiquée, plus on lui fait confiance. Y compris dans des contextes de guerre où elle indique où tirer.12:00 – Le chiffre qui dérange 74 % pour les meilleurs médecins, 90 % pour la machine, 76 % pour les deux ensemble. L'ego du praticien s'intercale et dégrade le diagnostic.14:00 – Un compagnon électronique, est-ce grave ? Distinguer la conversation qui tient compagnie de la décision. Olivier assume : il n'a pas de problème avec la première.14:40 – Vos objectifs, pas ceux de la machine Pourquoi un LLM généraliste n'est jamais un bon outil de décision, et ce qu'est un vrai outil d'aide à la décision.16:00 – Le tapis roulant L'IA devient l'infrastructure du monde et notre infrastructure personnelle, programmée par d'autres, pour leurs objectifs. Et l'anecdote des dash que l'IA refuse d'abandonner.19:00 – Le vrai sujet, ce sont les finalités Plutôt que traquer les biais de la machine américaine, définir les objectifs qu'on veut poursuivre. Exemple concret sur le recrutement : le mauvais prompt et le bon.22:30 – Déléguer, codécider, refuser Les trois régimes. Quand un radiologue confie ses radios à l'IA pour passer plus de temps avec son patient, ce n'est pas du temps perdu.24:00 – La carte : performance et acceptabilité Trading et logistique d'un côté, voiture autonome dans la zone grise, justice de l'autre. Un humain doit juger un autre humain.26:15 – Le deskilling Les tables de multiplication, la racine carrée à la main, le GPS et l'hippocampe. Chaque compétence perdue libère du temps, mais lesquelles refuse-t-on de perdre ?28:50 – Penser est un plaisir On peut obtenir un morceau infiniment meilleur en appuyant sur un bouton, et pourtant des gens jouent encore du piano. L'activité mentale comme fin en soi.29:50 – L'ennui des enfants Un passage indispensable à la construction cognitive, devenu rare. Et la réponse d'Olivier, qui déplace le problème vers les parents.30:30 – Les juniors, la formation, la joie au travail L'automatisation retire des barreaux à l'échelle de la promotion interne. Et elle automatise parfois précisément ce qui donnait de la joie au travail.33:50 – La perte de confiance en soi Celui qui n'ose plus envoyer un mail en anglais sans le faire relire. Est-ce l'IA qui abîme la confiance, ou est-ce qu'elle montre où était la barre ?36:50 – Une IA qui penserait comme un système 2 ? Le Graal technique : garder la richesse et la vitesse, sans les erreurs de raisonnement.37:40 – Yann LeCun et les World Models Pourquoi il n'y a pas de voitures autonomes à Paris, pourquoi une IA ne sait pas prévoir la chute d'un verre, et ce que changeraient des modèles qui comprennent le monde en 3D.41:00 – Les jobs : ce que dit le hype et ce que dit la réalité Les valorisations d'OpenAI et d'Anthropic dépassent le PIB de la Pologne. Il faut bien justifier ça par une révolution radicale et rapide.43:20 – Le backlash a déjà commencé Professeurs objecteurs de conscience, États américains qui interdisent les data centers. Extrapoler une tendance sans anticiper les réactions est l'erreur de prévision la plus courante.45:00 – Tâches, jobs, et manque d'imagination Il y a plus de radiologues qu'avant. Et il y a vingt ans, personne ne pouvait imaginer le métier de podcaster.46:20 – Les chiffres et la viscosité de l'économie 22 à 25 % de la population active à risque selon le FMI, mais une transition sur une quinzaine d'années. Ce qui est rentable n'est pas fait pour autant.48:40 – Un plan Marshall de la formation La seule chose vraiment utile à faire, et pourquoi il ne faut pas mettre de bâtons dans les roues de la transition.50:40 – Le scénario technocratie IA Un monde où quelques acteurs technologiques maîtrisent notre destin. On y va, non par bêtise, mais parce qu'on ne se pose pas les questions.53:40 – Les bonnes questions pour un dirigeant Ai-je assez de données ? Mes objectifs sont-ils clairs ? Et surtout : comment je sais que je peux lui faire confiance ?55:40 – Le test du boucher Un DRH qui sait que son outil de tri est bon parce que le vendeur le lui affirme. Là où on recevait 1 000 CV, on en reçoit 10 000.57:00 – L'infrastructure de la confiance 400 grammes de carottes, une balance certifiée, un service de l'État. Ce qui existe pour l'épicier n'existe pas encore pour l'IA.58:00 – Une IA ministre, un clone de Zuckerberg La croyance sous-jacente : le management ne serait qu'un tuyau de transmission d'informations. Il suffit d'avoir travaillé un peu en entreprise pour voir le problème.61:40 – Ouvrir la porte, claquer la porte Ce à quoi les deux invités veulent ouvrir, et ce qu'ils refusent : le catastrophisme technophobe qui suppose, sans jamais le dire, que l'humain est parfait. Suggestion d'autres épisodes à écouter : #188 Comment prendre de meilleures décisions? Avec Olivier Sibony (https://audmns.com/yXyKFbD) #357 Eduquer nos enfants à l'ère de l'intelligence artificielle avec Mathilde Cerioli (partie 1) (https://audmns.com/yftVVet) #324 Une Intelligence Artificielle comme amoureux? La réalité depasse la fiction avec Naomi Roth (https://audmns.com/tONiUZI)Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Hello and welcome to episode 458 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, Incognito silences the doubters as we look towards the midway point in the Pro League schedule. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:36 - Competitive Halo News 0:05:25 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:07:05 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 0:49:47 - Halo News 0:52:10 - CoD and Other Games Watch 0:55:53 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending https://docs.google.com/document/d/1od6E0UbXg7gF0UWuy1rNAW0Lv9Roy9wgjm-1zFlwcjs/edit?usp=sharing

The conversation covers the hosts' experience with the beta weekend, including technical issues and rekindling passion for COD. It delves into the graphics and visuals of the game, the server balance and skill level, and the extensive game settings and configuration process. The conversation covers topics related to weapon blur and shake, weapon progression, map design, and game modes. The discussion delves into the impact of weapon blur and shake on gameplay, the innovative weapon progression system, and the design of maps and game modes, with a specific focus on the Kill Block mode. The conversation delves into detailed gameplay feedback and adjustments, favorite game modes, the high-value target mode, data analysis and player behavior, multiplayer experience and matchmaking, player behavior and game modes, matchmaking and player experience, anticipation for Season Zero and Warzone maps, open beta and casual player experience, and perks and field upgrades.TakeawaysBeta Weekend ExperienceGraphics and VisualsServer Balance and Skill LevelGame Settings and Configuration Weapon blur and shakeWeapon progressionMap design and game modes Gameplay FeedbackGame Modes and VariationsChapters00:00 Game Settings and Configuration24:49 Weapon Blur and Shake32:10 Weapon Progression and Map Design48:46 Game Modes and Kill Block51:29 Gameplay Feedback and Adjustments55:15 Favorite Game Modes57:00 High-Value Target Mode57:59 Data Analysis and Player Behavior01:02:10 Multiplayer Experience and Matchmaking01:06:11 Player Behavior and Game Modes01:11:15 Matchmaking and Player Experience01:15:31 Anticipation for Season Zero and Warzone Maps01:19:28 Open Beta and Casual Player Experience01:21:04 Perks and Field Upgrades

Most clinicians wait too long to introduce sprinting mechanics in rehab, then wonder why the jump to full speed feels like zero to a hundred.John Allan Furgeson, DPT, sits down with Dr. Azita Nejaddehghan to break down how to scale acceleration and deceleration work down to technical, low-load pieces early in the rehab process instead of saving them for the final phase. Sprinting phases can be trained at submax-effort while isolating movement patterns and muscles before getting back to max-effort sprints. What they cover:Why deceleration training and eccentric strength work are not the same thing, and how to train deceleration early using yielding and overcoming isometricsHow to isolate sprint phases like late swing to prove to an athlete their body can tolerate the pattern before testing max effortMatching objective testing with visual observation to find the real rate-limiting deficit, strength, confidence, or something else entirelyWhy an experienced athlete's subjective feedback on compensation is an underused diagnostic toolThe control-to-chaos continuum: moving return-to-sport from anticipatory to reactive, individual to team, closed to openWhy every clinician should get on the field and sprint and cut themselves before programming it for someone elseRehab doesn't fail at max effort. It fails months earlier, when nobody trained the pattern at all.Social Media:Rehab2PerformR2P AcademyDr. Azita Nejaddehghan

We played the Modern Warfare 4 beta this weekend — including Warzone and the new Zodiac Resurgence map — and it took about fifteen minutes to know it was over. Not "this year is mid" over. Over over. This is the episode where a podcast that ran on Call of Duty for 600+ episodes says out loud that it's done. Raz makes the case that nothing else in an FPS matters if you can't see or hear the enemy, and everything else — weapon levels, perks, pipe climbing, the spawns everyone's arguing about on X — is fixing a leaky bathtub while the house burns down. Jake breaks down why CoD only takes from him now, why the lobbies are nothing but sweat, and the exact point where min-maxing your controller, your router and your ZIP code stopped being worth it. Also in this one: the Zodiac verdict (better than Area 99, roughly Haven's Hollow), the weekend 2 nerf pass, the 60% negative Steam reviews, why Warzone was in the beta at all, and a DMZ 2 prediction we're standing behind. Then a palate cleanser — Star Wars Zero Company, permadeath, and a first playthrough Raz completely ruined — plus a brutal Tarkov week, the Tarkov roadmap, GTA 6's Netflix look, and WARDOGS. Jake wanted it to be good. Raz stopped wanting that years ago. This time they agree. 0:00 - Intro 1:10 - New patrons and the latest bonus episodes 3:26 - Our first patron Discord hangout (and Death by AI) 6:10 - "The MW4 Beta Broke Us" 6:22 - How fast did we know? 9:25 - "If I can't see the guy, nothing else matters" 10:17 - The raging inferno analogy 14:55 - "Call of Duty is dead" 15:10 - Jake: CoD only takes from me now 20:49 - Everyone is min-maxing (and moving for zero ping) 23:26 - SBMM, the missing casuals, and sweat-only lobbies 26:03 - Splitgate Reloaded and the death of 6v6 arcade shooters 27:40 - Warzone: the audio, the visibility, the haze 30:12 - Rolling the dice on what bullshit you get this year 31:28 - Bring back Caldera — at least it was different 37:28 - The first thing that felt wrong: audio 37:54 - Weekend 2's nerf pass: Tac Sprint, slides, TTK 40:44 - 60% negative Steam reviews and the player drop 41:52 - The Zodiac verdict vs. Area 99 and Haven's Hollow 42:50 - Why was Warzone in the beta at all? 47:16 - No custom loadouts, and the guns aren't fun to shoot 49:07 - "Activision devs do not play their own game" 50:18 - The one dev we ever ran into in Warzone 53:34 - The Quick Fix perk they "fixed" twice 57:07 - "Where does that put us? I give you Zodiac" 59:12 - Skipping a year, or actually done? 1:04:14 - What it would take to get us back 1:07:00 - Call of Duty is your old restaurant job 1:08:08 - "I want everyone that works there to suffer" 1:09:00 - It's a leadership problem — fire Infinity Ward 1:13:02 - Prediction: MW4 three months after launch 1:16:06 - The DMZ 2 prediction 1:24:17 - Palate cleanser: Star Wars Zero Company 1:32:45 - Permadeath, injuries, and squad bonds 1:34:36 - "This playthrough is fucked" 1:36:57 - Is it the Star Wars or the game underneath? 1:37:51 - Reviews, performance, and is it worth $50 1:38:50 - Eight classes, Overwatch combos, and base upgrades 1:44:46 - It should have been co-op 1:45:49 - Tarkov: best raid of the week 1:46:41 - The Customs transit raid that actually worked 1:50:02 - Worst raid: baited in the Reserve bunker 1:53:04 - The KS-23 rat that bled us out 1:54:39 - Camped at D2 twice in a row 1:59:49 - The bathroom extract death 2:02:34 - Why this wipe feels so much harder 2:05:18 - Tarkov roadmap: ranked, revives, simplified GPS 2:08:24 - GTA 6's Netflix extended look 2:10:31 - WARDOGS extraction and PvE prototypes 2:11:00 - Wrap-up _Note: timestamps may be slightly misaligned on podcast apps (but not on YouTube) due to dynamic ads._ The podcast is available wherever you listen to podcasts, and ad-free & early access versions - as well as bonus episodes - are available to all of our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thedropshot) supporters. We stream the podcast live on our YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/thedropshotpodcast) every Saturday morning at ~9 o'clock Pacific Time. We typically start the stream 30 minutes early to answer viewer questions, banter, and chat. Links for everything are below. Thanks for checking us out!

Celebrating 75 Years of God's Faithfulness to COD at our All Church Picnic at Dallastown's Football Field! Pastor Bob and Karen hand the baton of leadership over to Pastor Don and Donna as the new Lead Pastor of COD.

Welcome to episode #289 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional!In this episode, we break down weekend 1 of the MW4 beta, as it is finally upon us after much anticipation. We go over the main points that have been a major point of contention for the playerbase, and then talk about what Infinity Ward needs to do in order to recapture some of the fans that have parted ways with the series. We discuss whether it's simply series fatigue, lack of innovation, or that our age group has moved on from gaming altogether or to other games. This comes off of the lower than normal player count on the beta, and some issues that even after weekend 2, still persist. We give our overall thoughts on what the game's potential is, and what we think it will end up looking like at launch. With weekend 1 and 2 of the beta in the books, what did you think of the differences between the two beta weekends? Did you like the changes that were made, or is there still an underlying issue with the core game that needs to be fixed? What are your main pros and cons with the game so far? Do you think this COD will bring players back to the franchise with DMZ on the horizon, or is it too late to recapture that audience?  Please let us know as we discuss this and much more! Hope you all enjoy the episode and we'll see you next week.Join the Discord!https://discord.gg/XjBWUj4KtVFollow us:Twitter: ⁠⁠@TheCODCasuals⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠@TheCODCasuals⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠@TheCODCasuals⁠⁠Contact us:Business Inquiries: TheCODCasuals@gmail.com

Two shooter betas dropped on the same weekend, so we played both and came back with very different verdicts. WARDOGS is Bulkhead's 100-player, three-team tactical shooter with a real money economy — you buy your loadout every respawn, you lose money when you die, and it turns out that changes how a match actually feels. Modern Warfare 4 finally dumps omnimovement, removes bloom from hipfire, and put a campaign mission in the beta for the first time ever. We get into the WARDOGS recon grind and the 5.56 break-action "sniper" that shouldn't exist, the money system and whether it creates real gear fear, three-team fights and whether they actually matter, spawn vehicles as an infinite money glitch, base building and anti-air, and why there is never — not once, not ever — an unoccupied tower. On the CoD side: how the movement feels without omnimovement, no-bloom hipfire on keyboard and mouse, opening-night demon lobbies, whether Warzone and DMZ2 have a chance, and the annual spawns discourse that needs to die. Jake played both. Raz refused to pre-order. Somehow they still ended up disagreeing. 0:00 - Intro 2:26 - How to even get into these betas 2:50 - "I'm not pre-ordering this pile of shit game" 3:23 - Patreon, the FPS lore bonus episode, and the patron hangout 6:09 - Gut check: which beta did we keep loading back into? 6:39 - Jake played the MW4 campaign mission first thing in the morning 8:10 - Opening night of the CoD beta was as sweaty as it gets 11:09 - The WARDOGS recon grind is making the game worse 12:22 - The 5.56 break-action "sniper" that should not exist 13:31 - Two gripes: no free look, and you can't reload while sprinting 15:10 - Recon 10, the Mosin, and a $50,000 unlock 16:41 - There's loot on top of the towers — finding an SV-98 17:44 - What surprised us 18:43 - MW4 movement with no omnimovement 21:48 - So what's actually new in MW4? Pipes and underhand grenades 23:21 - Keyboard and mouse, and the no-bloom hipfire 25:26 - Did we quit a session annoyed? Demon lobbies on day one 26:36 - Ground War and looser SBMM next weekend 27:21 - "The MW4 beta had more concurrent players than BO7's peak" 28:20 - Spawn vehicles and the infinite money glitch 30:25 - Learning to fly the helicopter (badly) 32:19 - Chopper runs are the easiest money in the game 33:50 - Base building, FOBs and anti-air 35:26 - Best moment of the weekend: spawn camping a Lone Star vehicle 36:36 - Pro tip: pack a second optic and hot swap 37:58 - Claymores and tower loot 38:53 - Class leveling and why the grind is a good thing 40:06 - Tanks, attack helicopters, and getting strafed off a roof 43:56 - Do three teams actually change anything? 47:36 - The money system: did it change how you played? 52:01 - Gear fear — "I'm here to PvP" 53:59 - We want there to be consequences to dying 56:06 - Bandages, revives, and running out of resources 58:38 - The crane fight and the parachute escape 1:01:31 - There is never an unoccupied tower 1:03:04 - Shotguns, SMGs, and the two-primary backpack build 1:05:42 - Could a kit ever get too expensive to fight over? 1:09:00 - Armor, AP rounds, and no hit markers 1:10:27 - The SKS chamber bug 1:11:46 - Tac sprint in WARDOGS is driving us insane 1:13:41 - Proning while ADS, and other small friction 1:14:42 - People who refuse to learn a new game 1:19:07 - Who is WARDOGS actually for? 1:21:20 - You can't win if everyone's Bob the Builder 1:22:28 - The one type of player this game won't work for 1:24:39 - Give it a real try before you refund it 1:26:53 - Hesco barriers and why building matters 1:27:18 - MW4 first impressions: movement and gunplay 1:28:38 - The annual spawns discourse needs to stop 1:33:36 - Warzone and DMZ2: the fundamentals are finally sound 1:34:29 - "Will they be good? No" — the prediction 1:35:42 - "It just looks like MW2" is a lazy take 1:37:35 - We are done talking about graphics 1:40:44 - What we're testing next weekend 1:41:10 - Should you buy WARDOGS? And the refund loophole 1:42:11 - Patreon, the hangout, and outro _Note: timestamps may be slightly misaligned on podcast apps (but not on YouTube) due to dynamic ads._ The podcast is available wherever you listen to podcasts, and ad-free & early access versions - as well as bonus episodes - are available to all of our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thedropshot) supporters. We stream the podcast live on our YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/thedropshotpodcast) every Saturday morning at ~9 o'clock Pacific Time. We typically start the stream 30 minutes early to answer viewer questions, banter, and chat. Links for everything are below. Thanks for checking us out!

Welcome to episode #288 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional!In this episode, we go over our Call of Duty hot takes, and are ready to hear what everyone has to say! We all have our own hot takes about the game that we spend so much time playing, and whether it's about the playerbase, the direction of the game, or fan-favorite opinions that you don't agree with, they're always a fun topic to have a discussion about. We each give our three hot takes, and explain why we feel that way, and open the discussion up for you to give your thoughts on how we back up our claims. Some are more tame, while others for sure are going to be tough ones to take. We encourage you to give us some of your hot takes in the comments section below or on our discord to continue the conversation, as we all have our own experiences in the game that have led us to believe what we believe, even if it may be against the grain of what everyone else believes to be true. What do you think of our hot takes overall? Which ones surprised you the most, and which do you agree or disagree with the most? Are there hot takes that you keep to yourself to avoid mass outrage from? Do you think there are any takes that the general COD community has that you simply disagree with?  Please let us know as we discuss this and much more! Hope you all enjoy the episode and we'll see you next week.Join the Discord!https://discord.gg/XjBWUj4KtVFollow us:Twitter: ⁠⁠@TheCODCasuals⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠@TheCODCasuals⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠@TheCODCasuals⁠⁠Contact us:Business Inquiries: TheCODCasuals@gmail.com

Send us Fan MailOn this milestone episode, Willie Rodriguez sits down at his family's farm to reflect on the journey behind The Plant Movement Podcast, the challenges that shaped him, and the lessons that changed the way he approaches business, leadership, faith, and life.Willie opens up about a difficult season for A's Ornamental Nursery, including financial pressure, losing clients, changing payment structures, moving toward COD, paying vendors faster, and making the decision to step away from business practices that were no longer serving the company. He also shares the story behind A's move to a new 20-acre property and the company's new mindset: “We don't just grow plants, we grow confidence.”But Episode 100 goes much deeper than business.Recorded at the family home where he grew up, Willie reflects on family, loss, surrender, faith, fasting, and what happened when he finally stopped trying to control everything himself. He shares a powerful story of needing $230,000 during a financial crisis and receiving an unexpected $282,000 grant just days later.This episode is about letting go of ego, becoming the person you're meant to be, standing on your principles, and having the courage to change what isn't working.Willie also looks ahead at the future of The Plant Movement, A's Ornamental Nursery, and the launch of Plant Logistics as the team continues working to build a stronger future for the green industry.100 episodes down. The mission isn't over. It's just getting started. Business • Leadership • Faith • Family • The Green Industry Have a topic you want Willie to discuss or want to be a guest? Reach out through Instagram or email.Listen now and be part of the movement.In Loving Memory of Lynda Rodriguez - We Love You!Support the show

In this episode, Pierre Michiels interviews Mitzi Thomas. Mitzi Thomas is the Department Chair and Assistant Professor of the Ophthalmic Technician Program at College of DuPage. In the interview, they discuss the ophthalmic technician career path, the differences between eye care assistant and ophthalmic technician roles, the education and training required for the field, key skills such as communication, attention to detail, and critical thinking, and how hands-on clinical experiences help prepare students for successful careers in eye care. After listening to this episode, we hope you have a better understanding of the ophthalmic technician profession and the educational pathways available to enter this growing healthcare field. Full episode transcript can be found on the episode page. Below is a general timestamp summary.  00:00 - 02:24 | Guest Introduction and Career Journey  Host Pierre Michiels welcomes listeners and introduces Mitzi Thomas, Department Chair and Assistant Professor of the Ophthalmic Technician Program at College of DuPage. Mitzi shares her professional background, including her experience as an ophthalmic technician, work in hospital systems, and her role in launching the college's ophthalmic technician program. 02:24 - 08:25 | Understanding the Ophthalmic Technician Career Path  Mitzi explains the ophthalmic technician profession, including responsibilities such as diagnostic testing, patient care, imaging, and supporting ophthalmologists. She discusses the Eye Care Assistant Certificate and Ophthalmic Technician AAS pathways at COD, compares these options to becoming an ophthalmologist, and highlights how students can enter the field quickly while still exploring long-term healthcare careers. 08:25 - 11:53 | Essential Skills for Success in Eye Care  The conversation shifts to the skills needed for the profession. Mitzi emphasizes adaptability, communication, attention to detail, documentation accuracy, and critical thinking. She explains how technicians interact closely with patients and must think proactively when evaluating patient information and vision changes. 11:53 - 16:54 | Hands-On Learning and Program Preparation  Mitzi describes how students develop professional competencies through clinical placements, externships, laboratory experiences, simulations, and electronic health record training. She explains how the program blends classroom instruction with real-world application to build confidence and career readiness. 16:54 - 19:49 | Career Exploration and Program Resources  As the episode concludes, Mitzi encourages students to remain open-minded when exploring healthcare careers and to consider alternative pathways if initial plans change. She discusses advising sessions, open house opportunities, and resources available through the program for prospective students interested in learning more about eye care careers. 19:49 - 20:23 | Closing Remarks  Pierre thanks Mitzi for joining the podcast, shares information about submitting listener questions, and concludes the episode by encouraging listeners to continue exploring career pathways in healthcare and ophthalmic technology. Resources Discussed:  Contact: Mitzi Thomas thomasm90@cod.edu for program questions College of DuPage Ophthalmic Technician Program web page  College of DuPage Eye Care Assistant Program web page Listeners in the College of DuPage community can visit our website. All other listeners are encouraged to view the resources of their local community college, WIOA training programs, or other local support centers.Send us YOUR Listener Questions at careerpodcast@cod.edu Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn @codcareercenter

Episode 600. On August 21st the Modern Warfare 4 early access beta, the WARDOGS closed beta, and Call of Duty NEXT all land on the same day — and the two games are asking for wildly different amounts of money. We go through everything Activision is cramming into the MW4 beta: a playable campaign mission called Entrenched, six multiplayer maps, the return of Ground War, and a brand new Warzone Resurgence map called Zodiac. Then we put odds on whether any of it actually works over a single weekend. Spoiler: 20%. Omnimovement is gone. We get into what replaced it, whether removing it was a gameplay decision or a marketing one, and why "you can climb pipes now" is the funniest thing Infinity Ward has ever put in a press release. On the WARDOGS side: $39.99 Early Access on September 10, over a million Steam wishlists, and a promise of no in-game monetization that came out of one very bad Reddit post. We argue that the promise is a mistake — and that the most consumer-friendly thing a game can do is just be good. Plus DMZ2, aim assist, and why Infinity Ward is about to be spread way too thin. 0:00 - Intro — 600 episodes 2:09 - Patreon free trials all August 4:02 - Patron hangout: August 28th 5:30 - Two betas, one Friday 6:49 - MW4 beta dates and the pre-order wall 7:44 - A campaign mission in a beta — a CoD first 10:23 - The battle dad theory 13:24 - Discord Nitro gets you in free 15:28 - All six multiplayer maps 16:06 - Ground War is back 20:24 - Zodiac: a new Resurgence map in the beta 23:56 - Modes, and the ones held back 25:33 - 19 weapons and a fake pre-order camo 26:59 - "It's gonna be a buggy fucking disaster" 28:51 - Putting the odds at 20% 31:13 - Why I win either way 33:23 - No more omnimovement 33:48 - Climbing pipes is just a ladder 35:58 - Was omnimovement actually better? 40:22 - Mantling as the Warzone middle ground 43:06 - What actually makes you a casual? 51:12 - WARDOGS 51:50 - Closed beta August 21–23 53:30 - Three maps at launch? We're skeptical 55:14 - The one thing WARDOGS is missing 56:54 - $39.99 Early Access, September 10 58:34 - September is not summer 1:00:32 - No monetization in Early Access 1:00:48 - The Reddit post that caused it 1:05:19 - "Consumer friendly" doesn't mean this 1:09:25 - The upside of by-gamers-for-gamers 1:10:09 - When to tell your fans to fuck off 1:19:09 - Is $40 the right price? 1:21:21 - 800,000 Steam wishlists 1:22:38 - Make that a million 1:26:39 - This puts Bulkhead on the map 1:28:22 - MW4 vs WARDOGS, side by side 1:29:25 - Which beta are you actually excited for? 1:31:27 - DMZ2 is the real unknown 1:34:58 - A piece of toast and not enough butter 1:40:03 - Aim assist is why I don't play CoD 1:42:55 - In defence of shit-can lobbies 1:46:13 - The August 21st collision, revisited 1:49:42 - What we've been playing 1:49:51 - Overwatch: bronze 5 to gold 3 1:54:43 - They added a rank called Emerald 1:57:27 - First team kill of the wipe 1:59:44 - Cope shotguns Jake from ten feet 2:04:24 - Tarkov level 35 and the Lighthouse rework 2:06:14 - Outro _Note: timestamps may be slightly misaligned on podcast apps (but not on YouTube) due to dynamic ads._ The podcast is available wherever you listen to podcasts, and ad-free & early access versions - as well as bonus episodes - are available to all of our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thedropshot) supporters. We stream the podcast live on our YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/thedropshotpodcast) every Saturday morning at ~9 o'clock Pacific Time. We typically start the stream 30 minutes early to answer viewer questions, banter, and chat. Links for everything are below. Thanks for checking us out!

The Doug & Don show is sponsored by PrizePicks ➡️ sign up at https://prizepicks.onelink.me/ivHR/BreakingPoint. When you sign up with code BREAKINGPOINT and play $5 in lineups, you'll get $50 in free lineups instantly, win or lose.Timestamps00:00 Intro01:36 Simp to M809:10 OpTic EWC Finale17:00 HyDra where?23:17 F/A Tier List30:20 Best Moment 2026

Col the "Weigh-master" Trenaman went to Windamere to chase Cod and Yellowbelly and hooked Carpzilla! A 10 kilo monster. 

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Hello and welcome to episode 454 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, we now know the 8 teams that have qualified for the LVT Pro League. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:32 - Competitive Halo News 0:08:03 - Rostermania 0:20:51 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:23:06 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 1:18:48 - Halo News 1:19:45 - CoD and Other Games Watch 1:21:15 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YWv6m4vsv_BRQCE5zcyU0E3wnHAIguRKELPXNHk-Ujs/edit?usp=sharing

As we continue in our series, “75 Years of Faithfulness,” Pastor Bob celebrates 75 years of COD, sharing 20 lessons learned over two decades of ministry, and offers timeless insights on faith, leadership, and preparing for the future.

As we celebrate 75 Years of COD and kick off our new series, “75 Years of Faithfulness,” Pastor Bob focuses on passing faith, wisdom, and love to the next generation, highlighting the importance of prayer, genuine relationships, and equipping young people to thrive in a broken world.

Welcome to episode #285 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional!In this episode, we start off with a discussion about moving to PC, as we get more information regarding the next generation of consoles, and the price comparison between them and PC. The move is becoming more likely, and we discuss the options going forward, as gaming becomes more and more expensive. We then move into our season 5 ranked experience, and the troubles with teammates voting to quit and chalking up the match. We talk about the problem with the modern COD player, and if the players today give up more than those in the past, and how the matchmaking does not support this in either ranked or pubs. Finally, we close with the debate over the open vs classic matchmaking system that is being floated around for MW4, and being taken from the original matchmaking system used in BO2. We discuss the pros and cons of having separate matchmaking systems, and talk about why we moved away from a system that never seemed to have problems in the first place. Are you on PC or console currently? If you are a console player, are you thinking of moving to PC for the next generation, or will you stay on console? Have you been playing BO7 ranked, or have you moved on from the game and are playing the BO1/BO2 ports? What do you think about the quality of COD players as time has gone on? Have they gotten better or worse? Please let us know as we discuss this and much more! Hope you all enjoy the episode and we'll see you next week.Join the Discord!https://discord.gg/XjBWUj4KtVFollow us:Twitter: ⁠⁠@TheCODCasuals⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠@TheCODCasuals⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠@TheCODCasuals⁠⁠Contact us:Business Inquiries: TheCODCasuals@gmail.com

Join Conversations on Dance hosts Rebecca King Ferraro and Michael Sean Breeden for a live podcast recording featuring Lloyd Knight and Laurel Dalley Smith from the Martha Graham Dance Company, one of the most iconic and enduring forces in American modern dance. As the company marks its centennial, hear directly from these incredible artists bringing Graham's visionary legacy to the Vail stage and shaping what it means today.This marks our 500th episode and our 10th year at the Vail Dance Festival. Stay tuned for nine more episodes coming from the Vail Dance Festival 2026.Conversations on Dance at the Vail Dance Festival is generously underwritten by The Town of Vail.LINKS:Website: conversationsondancepod.comInstagram: @conversationsondanceCOD MerchListen to COD on YouTubeJoin our email listSponsorship information Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you on a mission to find the best productivity app or system, and find that no matter how many apps or new methods you try, you still find yourself overwhelmed, backlogged and stuck? Well, this week I want to tell you about a new way I can help you.  Links: Email Me | Twitter | Facebook | Website | Linkedin   Learn more about the Productivity Academy The Working With… Weekly Newsletter Carl Pullein Learning Centre Carl's YouTube Channel Carl Pullein Coaching Programmes Subscribe to my Substack  The Working With… Podcast Previous episodes page Script |427 Hello, and welcome to episode 427 of the Your Time, Your Way Podcast. A podcast to answer all your questions about productivity, time management, self-development, and goal planning. My name is Carl Pullein, and I am your host of this show.  Eleven years ago, I began writing blog posts on time management and productivity. My goal was simple. To help people navigate the rapidly changing world of time management and productivity.  In 2015, it seemed almost every day a new task manager or notes app would come out promising to make organising your day easier.  This meant established productivity apps such as OmniFocus, Things, Remember the Milk and Todoist had to change to keep up. So these apps started adding features, changing their design languages, and everything started to become more complicated. AI today is doing exactly the same thing. Promising a lot and forcing established productivity tools to add more and more features, whether we want them or not.  When trying to decide if a new productivity tool is all that it promises to be, I've noticed that many of these promises are repackaged things that already exist.  For example, I've been using an app called TextExpander for fifteen years now. TextExpander inserts pre-written “snippets” of text through a keyboard shortcut.  I use it for writing dates so I don't need to look up the date. All I type is “Edate”, and it will give me the date in the UK format: day, month and year.  I also have some pre-written thank you emails there too. They are written by me in my writing style, and a simple keyboard shortcut will give me the email. While TextExpander won't send the email for me, all I need to do is hit Command and return on my keyboard, and it will send it.  Then we have tools such as Calendly and Acuity. These tools allow you to set up times on your calendar that people can pick from to set up an appointment with you. Once set up, this works in the background, and you have nothing to do.  No back-and-forth negotiating a time. People just click on a link, and these tools deal with time zone differences and all the admin.  No need for AI to get involved.  AI will inevitably change the way we work; for many people, it already has. However, there are some principles that never change.  There will still be 24 hours in a day, you will still be able to only focus on one thing at a time, and you won't be able to be in more than one place at a time.  Your energy will fluctuate, and you will need to get enough sleep.  The need to manage our time is still there. We still have friends and family, work commitments and perhaps some hobbies. They all need time.  And the principles of time management will not change. If you want to do something, it will require time. Whether that's cleaning out your car or sitting on the sofa chatting with an AI bot.  Time management and productivity skills will still be needed no matter what advances AI brings to our workplaces and lives. Thinking about all this led me to look at how people are engaging with my Learning Centre. This is where I have courses and programmes to help people become better at managing their time and become more productive.  As I was looking, I noticed something interesting. The people who have made the biggest positive changes in their lives weren't the people who bought the most courses.They were the people who kept learning. They perhaps began with my COD course, my free productivity fundamentals course, then went on to purchase the Time and Life Mastery programme or the Time Sector System course.  Some went on to join my coaching programme so they could have guidance on building their own, tailor-made system.  This highlighted a mistake many people make with time management and productivity. They approach it as if it were a destination. Find the perfect app, read the right book, take the right course, watch one more YouTube video, then they'll finally be organised. Yet that's not how it works, and you've probably noticed. A few years ago, the trend was minimalist desk set-ups. This is where people stripped everything from their workspace so all they had was a small plant, a simple lamp and a laptop attached to a large monitor.  YouTube was full of videos of people showing off their desk setups. They looked great, but did absolutely nothing for their productivity.  Now the trend is to have books and notebooks everywhere. The plants survived, but the little desk accessories have reappeared. Minimalism seems to have lost its appeal. Few people have been able to stick with it.  It seems keeping things minimal is challenging and time-consuming. I also saw something similar when I was at university; I studied part-time. 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm every Tuesday and Thursday.  On our first day, there were just over 200 students crammed into the lecture theatre. All excitedly looking forward to their graduation day four years later with an LL.B Honours degree.  I remember the professor in charge of the course telling us that 70 to 80% of those in that lecture theatre would not graduate. Not because the course was particularly difficult. It wasn't. But because committing six hours a week to attending lectures for four years would be a commitment beyond most people.  And on our graduation day, there were just 24 students left. Almost 200 students had quit! It didn't matter what tools or processes you had. What mattered was understanding the basic principles of time management. Turning up consistently and doing the work.  It had nothing to do with academic ability or how smart someone was. The people who graduated were the ones who turned up constantly and managed their time so they were able to attend the lectures and do the reading (there was a lot of reading to do for a law degree) week after week for four years.  Being good at time management and consistently productive is more like fitness. Let's say you wanted to get fit. You wouldn't expect to take a three-hour course on weight training and suddenly become stronger.  Fitness doesn't work like that. The same is true of playing the piano, learning a language, cooking, and photography. These are not one-time learning experiences; they're continuous. And learning to better manage your time and be more productive is no different. Our lives and work change. We may begin as a junior administrative assistant, but within a year or two we are managing a team of four people and overseeing projects.  You start a family; now suddenly you have a little monster waking up every two or three hours screaming through the night. And as your kids grow up, you have commitments to take them to and pick them up from swimming or football practice.  The time management skills you learned at school and university don't work in the workplace. And as you change jobs, you need to learn new ways to manage your time both professionally and personally.  The real challenge isn't knowing what to do. If you've followed this podcast or my YouTube channel, you will already know you should plan your week and day, spend less time reacting to emails and messages, and protect time for your core work (at least I hope you do). The challenge is applying what you know consistently while juggling meetings, deadlines, family commitments and the unexpected events that arrive every day. This is why consuming more productivity content isn't going to create the change you want. As James Clear's Atomic Habits (a fantastic book) shows: Information fades; your habits remain. Over the years I've noticed something about many of the people I've coached. The ones that become brilliant at managing their time don't just complete a course or have one or two coaching sessions and disappear; they keep coming back. They ask questions, refine their systems, and they adapt as their careers and family lives change. They come back to ideas we implemented years ago and learn new ideas because they now have different challenges.  My best clients have been with me for over eight years, and they are the ones who've seen incredible changes, so much so that they've inspired me! I realise now that when my driving instructor told me years ago that: “You don't learn to really drive a car until you've passed your driving test.”  the same is true about your time management and productivity: you don't become more productive and better at managing your time until you start practising what you learned.  All this got me thinking about what productivity education should look like over the next five to ten years. I don't believe it's about creating more courses, and it's certainly not about developing more complicated systems, packaging them up and selling them.  Instead, it's about creating a place where people can continue learning, refining and improving over time, just like many of my coaching clients have done. They understand that becoming organised and in control of their time isn't a project; it's a lifelong commitment. And like every commitment, it works for those who stick with it. So, going forward, I will be introducing more live training events for you.  I started doing a few live training events in 2023, and some of my favourite moments have been in those sessions. I've been able to answer questions, explore new ideas and help people apply what they've learned to their own situations. Standalone courses don't allow me to do that, because we are all different, with different professions and responsibilities; no ‘one size' will fit everyone, and that's frustrating as a teacher.  Live training changes that. It gives you a place to ask me questions directly related to your challenges. That is what I want to make an ongoing part of the learning experience, not something that only happens occasionally. The courses and programmes give you the technical knowledge and theory. The live training gives you the practical skills to put what you learn in the courses into practice in ways that work for you.  It's the difference between learning to drive by reading a book or getting in a car with an instructor and actually going out there and driving. All this thinking led me yesterday to launch my Productivity Academy. It is the result of months of work, giving you a place where you can keep coming back, get answers to your questions, and work with a group of people on a similar journey as yourself.  And it includes monthly live training sessions that you can join, ask questions, and have the principles applied directly to the way you work.  It will also give you access to all my current and future courses, along with a recommended roadmap for taking them.  My overall goal hasn't changed. That's to help as many people as I can become better at managing their time and being more productive so they can enjoy the things they want to enjoy doing.  But I realise I need to do more, and the best way I can do that is to increase the live training element, which will allow me to help you navigate the current and future ways we work.  If you've already purchased several of my courses, please don't think you need to replace them. You don't. Those courses remain yours exactly as before. The Academy is simply a different way to learn. The courses will give you the theory and know-how. The Academy will give you the practical skills (and some accountability) to put what you have learned into practice. If you enjoy learning independently, nothing changes. If, however, you'd like regular guidance, monthly training and access to everything I create going forward, I think you'll really enjoy becoming an Academy Member.  I will put a link in the show notes to the Academy's website, and feel free to email me if you have any questions.  I hope to be able to “meet” you in one of our live training sessions soon.  Thank you for listening, and it just remains for me to wish you a very, very productive week.   

Welcome to episode #284 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional!In this episode, we start off with a recap of COD champs, as the regular season for Black Ops 7 has officially ended, only now with EWC remaining as the final event to cap off what has been an amazing season in the CDL. We give our thoughts on the grand finals, and what this now does for the landscape of players within the league. Along with this, we cover the highs and lows of the remaining teams, and some of the controversy that has now led to a debate within the league, all in the hopes of achieving a consistent and fair game. Finally, we close with covering the MW4 gameplay that has been long awaited, and all of the pros and cons that have come from creators who got to play and those who have been analyzing. We give our thoughts on what we've seen so far, and shift towards a talk around adapting to the new CODs every year, and the importance of doing this to keep getting better as a player. Did you watch COD Champs this year? If so, what did you think of the matches overall? Do you agree with some of the debate around PC issues that has been brought up? Should the league cater to player's requests more often, or are players simply complaining? What are your impressions from the MW4 gameplay? Do you think we are in for a good year, or are things looking sketchy? Finally, do you agree with our thoughts on the importance of evolving as a player from year to year? Do you feel you've improved or stayed the same over the past few years as a gamer? Please let us know as we discuss this and much more! Hope you all enjoy the episode and we'll see you next week.Join the Discord!https://discord.gg/XjBWUj4KtVFollow us:Twitter: ⁠⁠@TheCODCasuals⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠@TheCODCasuals⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠@TheCODCasuals⁠⁠Contact us:Business Inquiries: TheCODCasuals@gmail.com

...For Summer! It's End of Term but rather than watch films in our own clothes all day while the teachers neck vodkas in the staff room we decided we'd smack one more episode out of the park for YOU! So this week we briefly gloss over the football, despite EA being right again, and discuss yet more physical media axing shenanigans (that GameStop doesn't care about), CoD lobby 'banter', a Mii return, The Charles Cecil Patented Sleep Technique and what exactly is a Tōkon, Gillen?? There's also Summer Holiday plans, definitely not a review of Pragmata but you do get a brief review of Develop:Brighton, using Wiki to read the plots of things we can't be bothered to watch/play/read/continue with (if it's not already been called this then I'm starting here: WikiSkipping!), Andy Burnham's plans for gaming and, AND, a load of your blooming lovely letters!! Thank you, all! So, yes, it's now the Summer Holidays and you'll have to amuse yourselves until we return in September but please don't be strangers! You can still write letters/send e-postcards to us at team@onelifeleft.com or keep in touch with us and other OLL listeners on our Discord! Link below! TTFN,Team OLL x Links: The OLL Everything Link (possibly still broken!)http://hello.onelifeleft.com/ The OLL Discord Link!https://discord.gg/pdtGYvFx8r The Maraoke Everything Link!https://hello.maraoke.com Mindset GO! Link!https://mindset.game/ Block Words Link!https://blockwords.app/ The Shure link!https://tag.gs/OneLifeLeft_Shure Reviews: Mario Tennis Fever Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello and welcome to episode 451 of HCS Pro Talk! Believe it or not, a “new” Halo game is releasing this week. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:17 - Competitive Halo News 0:04:23 - Rostermania 0:07:22 - Upcoming Tournaments of the Week 0:11:39 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 0:13:39 - Halo News 0:18:50 - CoD and Other Games Watch 0:42:36 - Shoutouts/Community Creations 0:44:02 - Halo: Campaign Evolved Unboxing and Discussion 1:16:16 - Ending https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rByuAM00IfL4_dHB19eJazm3mwCiW8vs6GTbnocFU-o/edit?usp=sharing

Infinity Ward just had its biggest Modern Warfare 4 reveal week yet — and the community immediately found the flaws. We break down everything shown at the MW4 creator event and Fanatics Fest: the Kill Block modular map with 500+ configurations, the gunplay reveal and the instant visual recoil backlash, VFX masking, no-bloom hipfire, doors, takedowns, proximity chat, and the Aston Martin Dreadnought that quietly confirmed Warzone isn't dead yet. Then the real question: MW4 looks like MW19 2.0 — but is a well-executed return to form enough in 2026? We get into why the arcade shooter can't hold anyone's attention all year anymore, why the "third game mode" is the entire Call of Duty paradigm now, and why everything — the game, the year, maybe the franchise's momentum — is riding on DMZ2. Plus: why you should treat beta weekend two as the final verdict, because beta tests aren't beta tests anymore. Also announced: monthly Patreon hangouts are BACK starting in August — hot take open mics, trivia, and more. patreon.com/thedropshot One of us is buying in. One of us has seen this movie before. You know how this goes. 0:00 - Intro 1:18 - MW4 reveal week: how we got here 3:30 - Patreon hangouts are BACK (August) 8:31 - Topic of the week: the MW4 reveal 9:07 - Kill Block: the shapeshifting map 15:01 - Was Kill Block worth the dev time? 20:00 - Kill Block in a BR? The bigger idea 25:15 - The gunplay reveal & firing range video 27:56 - Realism vs. fun: the two camps 30:06 - The visual recoil backlash 34:08 - Jake: I'll take Infinity Ward's flaws 35:48 - Raz: "Wouldn't it be nice?" 42:22 - VFX masking & visual noise 43:51 - The feedback honeypot pattern 48:43 - Bullets punch holes through smoke 51:09 - Underhand grenade throws 53:15 - "MW2 with improvements?" debate 57:27 - Raz: it's just more CoD slop 1:01:10 - Is a return to form enough in 2026? 1:07:49 - The third-game-mode paradigm 1:15:23 - Did Aston Martin just confirm Warzone? 1:16:31 - The Warzone fan's dilemma 1:19:10 - Doors, takedowns & prox chat 1:21:39 - No-bloom hipfire & the Tarkov skill gap 1:27:44 - The Aston Martin Dreadnought 1:31:51 - Combined-arms big maps 1:34:25 - Raz's beta advice 1:36:17 - Where is CoD Next? 1:39:21 - Wrap-up & what we're playing _Note: timestamps may be slightly misaligned on podcast apps (but not on YouTube) due to dynamic ads._ The podcast is available wherever you listen to podcasts, and ad-free & early access versions - as well as bonus episodes - are available to all of our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thedropshot) supporters. We stream the podcast live on our YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/thedropshotpodcast) every Saturday morning at ~9 o'clock Pacific Time. We typically start the stream 30 minutes early to answer viewer questions, banter, and chat. Links for everything are below. Thanks for checking us out!

Vitamin D deficiency can cause more health issues than most people realize. Discover the surprising connection between vitamin D and your immune system, and why maintaining healthy vitamin D levels is so important.0:00 The real purpose of vitamin D3 0:42 Vitamin D and the immune system2:09 Autoimmune diseases2:23 Vitamin D, gut health, and immune system support2:50 The immune system and stress4:29 Vitamin D receptor resistance4:50 The Coimbra Protocol6:43 Cod liver oil, sun exposure, and vitamin D8:05 Vitamin K2, magnesium, and zinc

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…this week the Navy announced that Tote Services will serve as vessel construction manager for its new class of medium landing ships, joining us to discuss what this means is Tote Vice President Jeff Vogel. And in a bonus segment we celebrate the Navy's venerable C-2 Greyhound as the aircraft and remaining squadron VRC-40 are sundowned later this month. Helping us commemorate the mighty COD is retired Navy Captain Herb Carmen.  Please send us feedback by DM'ing @CavasShips or @CSSProvision or you can email chriscavas@gmail.com or cservello@defaeroreport.com.

Hello and welcome to episode 450 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, THE PRO LEAGUE DETAILS HAVE FINALLY ARRIVED! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:21 - Competitive Halo News 0:32:55 - Halo News 0:39:40 - CoD and Other Games Watch 0:41:14 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pR4noGq4XKQ2l6bqDEio10xoeelFTOf1UZn-RtoOVXU/edit?usp=sharing

Tickets are on sale now for our live events at the 2026 Vail Dance Festival. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here: https://vaildance.org/conversations-on-dance/Listen to Conversations on Dance ad-free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/conversationsondanceLINKS:Website: conversationsondancepod.comInstagram: @conversationsondanceCOD MerchListen to COD on YouTubeJoin our email listSponsorship information Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Valve's Steam Machine reviews are in — and the verdict is brutal: by most measures it's slightly less powerful than a base PS5 while costing more than double. We break down the benchmarks, why Valve went semi-custom on the chips, and whether "access to the entire Steam library" is worth the price of admission. Before that, we go deep on Escape from Tarkov's first-ever season, Cord Breach — the new seasonal character system, the Path of Exile-style trait modifiers, the Kappa protocol, and whether this shakes up the Tarkov loop for good. Then it's War Dogs: the alpha impressions are rolling in, the hype is real, and the only "complaints" are people mad about camping in a large-scale warfare game. Plus: Sony is killing physical disc production for new PlayStation games in 2028 — do you even own your games anymore? And one last Call of Duty story from our CoD heritage: Warzone's cheater problem has never been worse, to the point streamers are teaming up mid-match just to survive. Jake sees the upside, Raz calls it like he sees it. 0:00 - Intro & Happy 4th of July 1:26 - This Week In Gaming (the rundown) 2:33 - Tarkov's First-Ever Season: Cord Breach 9:22 - Breaking Down The Seasonal Traits 21:28 - The Kappa Question & Big-Ticket Perks 26:46 - Neutral, Season-Wide Modifiers 29:44 - The Negative Traits 39:18 - Verdict: Is Cord Breach Worth It? 39:32 - Seasonal vs. Permanent Characters 47:03 - War Dogs Alpha: The Hype Builds 1:00:31 - Sony Kills The Disc (2028) 1:10:26 - Do You Even Own Your Games? 1:17:06 - Steam Machine: Impressive Hardware, Baffling Price 1:22:26 - Benchmarks: Weaker Than A PS5 For Double 1:33:24 - How Chips Are Made & The Silicon Lottery 1:34:16 - One Last CoD Story: Warzone's Cheater Hell 1:39:55 - Landing The Plane _Note: timestamps may be slightly misaligned on podcast apps (but not on YouTube) due to dynamic ads._ The podcast is available wherever you listen to podcasts, and ad-free & early access versions - as well as bonus episodes - are available to all of our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thedropshot) supporters. We stream the podcast live on our YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/thedropshotpodcast) every Saturday morning at ~9 o'clock Pacific Time. We typically start the stream 30 minutes early to answer viewer questions, banter, and chat. Links for everything are below. Thanks for checking us out!

The Doug & Don show is sponsored by PrizePicks ➡️ sign up at https://prizepicks.onelink.me/ivHR/BreakingPoint. When you sign up with code BREAKINGPOINT and play $5 in lineups, you'll get $50 in free lineups instantly, win or lose.Timestamps00:00 Intro00:58 Bush Environment Cheese?08:03 Best CDL Major?14:23 New Falcons Bad?22:14 Don grades Team Seasons25:51 OpTic Break Curse, LAT Break?

Hello and welcome to episode 448 of HCS Pro Talk! This week, the community continues to carry the scene. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:05:55 - Competitive Halo News 0:15:41 - Scrim & Tournament & League Recaps 0:17:18 - Halo News 0:29:39 - CoD and Other Games Watch 0:48:02 - Shoutouts/Community Creations/Ending https://docs.google.com/document/d/1coKt9R15j1BbqfZnSpOW78yZc9eCT9oYlCvdEq4nRU8/edit?usp=sharing

Part two of the recap opens with a quieter decision that says a lot: removing Our World Belongs to God from the Covenant for Office Bearers. As Willy explains, the real debate wasn't about the contemporary testimony's merits but about what an office bearer should be bound to — and Synod's answer was the ecumenical creeds and the Reformed confessions, nothing added. It's one more thread in a confessionalist turn that ran through the whole week, captured by a transformationalist on the floor who joked that the confessionalists are in the driver's seat, the pietists are riding shotgun, and the transformationalists are in the back seat — and said he was okay with that. From there Jason and Willy celebrate two structural decisions: keeping Sunday as a real Sabbath in the middle of Synod, and decisively rejecting biennial synods. Willy, who sits on the COD and voted against the biennial proposal, says the lopsided voice vote shows the task force is out of touch with the denomination. Jason makes the deeper case for meeting yearly — this year delegates actually changed their votes mid-debate, which is what real deliberation looks like and exactly what gets lost when a church only gathers every two years. The heart of the episode is the unanimously adopted ten-year church planting vision and the Saturday-night State of the Church address that set it up. Jason, no reliable fan of Zach King, offers a genuine correction: King earned his standing ovation, naming a pivot from a season of fighting into a season of building — an Antioch moment of discipleship, leadership development, and healthy church planting. The goal is concrete and audacious: 150 new churches in five years, about three per classis. Both hosts ground it in the pastor shortage and the hard work of legacy churches, but the encouragement is unmistakable. Double the candidates showed up this year. Young confessional men are coming. So stop waiting on the denomination, Jason says — do the work, grassroots. Timestamps: 0:00 — Intro: the gospel covers this synod 2:07 — Removing Our World Belongs to God from the Covenant for Office Bearers 4:07 — Doubling down on confessional identity: the driver's-seat line 6:29 — Decisions about Synod: the days and biennial synods 7:20 — Keeping the Sabbath and rejecting biennial synods 11:02 — The big theme: the ten-year church planting vision 11:51 — Zach King's State of the Church address and a standing ovation 13:10 — An Antioch moment: from fighting to building 15:03 — 150 churches in five years; three per classis 18:21 — The pastor shortage, leadership development, and legacy churches 22:24 — Double the candidates: young men returning to the CRC 22:54 — Post-millennialism banter 23:41 — Final thoughts: happy warriors and grassroots work Join and support us on Substack: https://themessyreformation.com/ Intro music by Matt Krotzer

This week is the start of a few shows on the bad mic.  And it is all my fault.But "A" mic is still better than no show at all.Let's talk salt in late 19th century America.  It used to be all about food but isn't any longer.  Listen along as we look out how the Industrial Revolution - especially around food - runs on salt.  And how the living away from the farm and shopping in the stores needs salt to happen at all.Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor TurtleShow Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot comThreads: @THoAFoodInstagram: @THoAFood& some other socials... @THoAFood

Halo is on PlayStation. Let that sink in. On this one we get into Halo: Campaign Evolved — the full Unreal Engine 5 remake landing on PS5, Xbox and PC on July 28 — and why cutting the multiplayer to protect the "next mainline Halo" might be the dumbest part of the whole thing. Plus the AI controversy Halo Studios can't stop being squirrely about. Then it's GTA 6: pre-orders go live June 25, November 19 release, no PC version, and the $100 price question nobody wants to answer honestly. Spoiler: if you'll pay $70, you'll pay $100, and we explain exactly why. But the one we're actually hyped about is WARDOGS — Bulkhead addressed the "too arcadey" killcam feedback head-on instead of going quiet like every AAA studio does. We break down the ghillie-suit compromise, the hardcore servers, and why devs who actually play their own game are so rare right now. Lightning round: CoD 2026 bringing DMZ back as the third mode, Black Ops 1 & 2 hitting PlayStation, and where the extraction-shooter graveyard leaves Marathon. Jake's optimistic. Raz sees the greed trap coming. Same as always. 0:00 Intro — back in the saddle 1:31 It's all about shooters 2:27 WARDOGS & the killcam controversy 7:07 Can't have it both ways: the killcam debate 7:49 The ghillie suit & hardcore server compromise 15:56 Devs who actually play their own game 19:59 The greed trap: how good shooters get ruined 29:50 Halo: Campaign Evolved comes to PlayStation 30:54 Cutting multiplayer to protect the next Halo 33:23 Are you a Halo or a Call of Duty guy? 45:52 The Halo AI controversy 1:05:09 GTA 6 pre-orders are live 1:05:40 No PC version — the PC wait 1:10:35 The $100 question & CEO spin 1:13:31 If you'll pay $70, you'll pay $100 1:15:56 Lightning round: CoD 2026 & DMZ returns 1:17:12 Black Ops 1 & 2 hit PlayStation 1:23:40 Marathon & the extraction graveyard 1:28:30 Patreon, wrap-up & goodbye _Note: timestamps may be slightly misaligned on podcast apps (but not on YouTube) due to dynamic ads._ The podcast is available wherever you listen to podcasts, and ad-free & early access versions - as well as bonus episodes - are available to all of our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thedropshot) supporters. We stream the podcast live on our YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/thedropshotpodcast) every Saturday morning at ~9 o'clock Pacific Time. We typically start the stream 30 minutes early to answer viewer questions, banter, and chat. Links for everything are below. Thanks for checking us out!

Today on the Conversations on Dance podcast we are joined by Jack Fever to discuss his curation of "Martha Graham: The Mother of Psychological Dance" on display now at the New York Public Library. Jack joins us again after about 10 years to share recent work and his move to full-time position as a member of the faculty at Bard Conservatory of Music. He traces his lifelong relationship to Graham technique, beginning at 13 in rural Wisconsin and continuing through training in New York. Jack details developing this centennial exhibition using only Jerome Robbins Dance Division materials, focusing on psychology, trauma, and embodiment, and highlights his unique discoveries along the way.Don't miss "Martha Graham: The Mother of Psychological Dance" on display now at The New York Public Library through November 7th, 2026. More information: https://www.nypl.org/events/exhibitions/martha-graham-mother-psychological-danceListen to Conversations on Dance ad-free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/conversationsondanceLINKS:Website: conversationsondancepod.comInstagram: @conversationsondanceCOD MerchListen to COD on YouTubeJoin our email listSponsorship information Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jake's sick, Raz is recovered, and karma is real — so we kept it loose and answered your questions from the Discord this week. We get into whether Apex hitting all-time-high player counts means anything for a Warzone comeback (short version: Warzone is the abusive ex who shows up with roses), why Zelda is a children's game, the most overrated franchises in gaming, when a game stops being a game and becomes a simulator (Tarkov vs. Squad vs. Hell Let Loose), whether AI will let you build GTA 6 in one prompt, the hardest gaming achievements we've ever earned, and a pile of off-topic chaos — first jobs, childhood cereal, the one-hair-on-your-steak test, and which historical event we'd go witness. Plus: a new development on splitting donations, the DMZ deep-dive over on Patreon, and a behind-the-scenes look at how the show actually gets made now. Got a question for us? Join the Discord (linked everywhere) and drop it in the Q&A channel. We may or may not answer it. Jake's the optimist, Raz is the cynic — guess which one of us thinks Warzone could still be saved. 0:00 - Intro (Jake's sick, karma is real) 3:03 - New: splitting donations 50/50 with Jake 4:02 - Patreon + the DMZ deep-dive 9:17 - Best life advice you've gotten 9:43 - 'Tell the truth, or at least don't lie' 14:03 - Just start — stop making the perfect plan 15:49 - Our first jobs 21:29 - Does Apex's comeback mean hope for Warzone? 23:01 - Warzone is the abusive ex 23:52 - How the rebranded show is going + the AI workflow 26:42 - Selling your old CoD-era Dropshot merch 28:05 - When does a game become a simulator? 31:23 - Would you play a good new Call of Duty? 32:17 - It's all a tax write-off now 33:52 - How we approach open-world games 37:32 - Did you beat Radahn before the nerf? 41:14 - Our most interesting use of AI (this podcast) 44:05 - Claude's Fable 5 + the gov't shutting it down 45:47 - If AI could build any AAA game, what would it be? 49:17 - Most overrated game & movie franchises 51:16 - Zelda is a children's game (hot take) 56:01 - Most useless & most useful real-life skill 57:48 - Hardest gaming achievement (Hearthstone Legend) 1:06:28 - A food that reminds you of childhood 1:10:21 - One app you'd keep on your phone 1:12:16 - Worst restaurant experience + picky eaters 1:18:44 - The one-hair-on-your-steak test 1:24:51 - Weirdest thing you've ever Googled 1:29:15 - A historical event you'd witness 1:36:32 - Ranking awkward social situations 1:39:00 - A historical figure to have dinner with 1:44:17 - Followers you'd rather have 1:44:45 - Hardest game you've ever finished 1:47:18 - Outro + peripherals _Note: timestamps may be slightly misaligned on podcast apps (but not on YouTube) due to dynamic ads._ The podcast is available wherever you listen to podcasts, and ad-free & early access versions - as well as bonus episodes - are available to all of our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thedropshot) supporters. We stream the podcast live on our YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/thedropshotpodcast) every Saturday morning at ~9 o'clock Pacific Time. We typically start the stream 30 minutes early to answer viewer questions, banter, and chat. Links for everything are below. Thanks for checking us out!

Today on the Conversations on Dance podcast we are joined by Susan Jaffe, Artistic Director of American Ballet Theatre. Susan reflects on ABT's Spring Season, the challenges of the Met season shifting later into summer, and the company exceeding attendance goals while continuing strong ticket sales. She talk about how Executive Director Barry Hughson's arrival has strengthened fundraising and operations, freeing her to focus on artistic work. She previews the upcoming Met lineup—two weeks of Swan Lake, Cranko's Onegin, and 10 performances of Don Quixote with seven Kitri/Basilio casts. Jaffe details her Don Quixote refresh: keeping the 1978 production, tightening storytelling and pacing, making music cuts, adjusting mime and choreography, and more. See ABT at the Met June 17 - July 18th. Tickets available at ABT.org: https://www.abt.org/performances/summer-season/Listen to our other episodes with Susan here: https://www.conversationsondancepod.com/search?q=susan+jaffeListen to Conversations on Dance ad-free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/conversationsondance____________________________________Introduction: Conversations on Dance with Susan JaffeJoin hosts Rebecca King Ferraro and Michael Sean Breeden on the latest episode of the "Conversations on Dance" podcast as they engage with Susan Jaffe, the esteemed artistic director of American Ballet Theatre (ABT). They dive into the intricacies of ABT's performances, the innovations under Jaffe's leadership, and the exciting future of ballet.Reflections on the Spring SeasonSusan Jaffe begins by reflecting on the challenges and triumphs of ABT's spring season. Originally set for mid-April at the Metropolitan Opera House, a shift pushed performances into summer, prompting concerns about audience engagement. Despite these challenges, ABT exceeded attendance expectations, experiencing what Susan coined as “Timothée Chalamet moments” – standing ovations each night. With the support of Executive Director Barry Hughson, the company navigated these changes with finesse, focusing on enriching its artistic offerings while maintaining strong ticket sales.Previewing the Met Season: New Approaches and Old FavoritesAs the discussion shifts to upcoming performances at the Metropolitan Opera House, Susan announces a packed lineup featuring two weeks of "Swan Lake", George Cranko's emotionally rich "Onegin", and a refreshed "Don Quixote" (Don Q). The conversation reveals how adjustments to the season were strategically planned to cater to both New York residents and the influx of summer tourists.Don Quixote Gets a RefreshThe process behind updating "Don Quixote" was intricate, with Susan focusing on tightening storytelling, enhancing choreography, and making selective cuts to maintain audience engagement. Her collaboration with renowned figures such as Susan Jones and forthcoming music director David LaMarche highlights a commitment to retaining the piece's essence while injecting fresh energy.Conclusion: An Invitation to Experience the MagicThe episode closes with an invitation from Susan Jaffe for audiences to experience the magic of ABT's upcoming performances. With refreshed classics and bold new directions, each ballet is crafted to captivate and inspire. Whether a longtime fan or a newcomer, ABT's vibrant season promises unforgettable experiences for all.Join the ConversationListen to the full episode for a detailed exploration of ABT's artistic journey. Subscribe to "Conversations on Dance" for more illuminating discussions on ballet's vibrant tapestry. Visit conversationsondancepod.com for more information and to explore sponsorship opportunities.LINKS:Website: conversationsondancepod.comInstagram: @conversationsondanceCOD MerchListen to COD on YouTubeJoin our email listSponsorship information Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Build 2026 is underway in San Francisco this week, and it started with a big, overly-long keynote as always. And Computex is this week, too. There's a lot going on, and some of it is fascinating. Plus, WWDC is next week because you cannot relax. Also, Microsoft GA's WinApp CLI, announces the Windows Platform Skills plug-in for native app creation, and you're not going to believe what Paul did next. OK, you will believe itBuild + Computex = OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGOD NVIDIA finally announces Arm-based N1X as the RTX Spark RTX Spark is an Arm-based portable workstation chip for Windows 11 Microsoft announces Surface Laptop Ultra - It and other RTX Spark-based PCs will appear in late 2026 Some of this leaked earlier, including a lower-end N1 chipset Microsoft continues to optimize and evolve Windows 11 for developers Windows Developer Configuration, Windows Developer Skills + WinApp CLI, Terminal, more Linux, and more on-device ("unmetered") AI - Tied to this, Copilot+ PC features are coming to more PCs, with CPU/GPU support - this, plus the RTX Spark stuff hints at answers to some obvious questions but there's nothing concrete from Microsoft Microsoft Edge is getting three new on-AI features Scout is a personal work agent powered by OpenClaw GitHub Copilot app arrives on desktop for your agentic coding and management needs Microsoft AI announces seven new foundation models Stevie Bathiche is back, baby! And he's talking about those AI app structures and how they've led to Project Solara Windows Microsoft discusses the progress it's made on Windows 11 pain points You can now test the new Start menu in Experimental - Paul did so along with the new Taskbar Qualcomm announces low-cost Snapdragon C for $300+ PCs to take on MacBook Neo And Acer is the first to announce a Snapdragon C laptop New Surface Pro with Snapdragon X2 leaks for June release (!) Dell XPS 13 is coming soon with Intel Wildcat (also to take on MacBook Neo) Dell revenues are through the roof, but not because of PCs HP revenues are up, and it is because of PCs AI and dev Anthropic gets a new valuation exceeding OpenAI and then it files for an IPO OpenAI adjusts GPT5.5-Instant for less sucking-up and releases computer use in Codex on Windows Flutter takes the lead on Flutter desktop development XBOX and gaming Asha Sharma says you can't please everyone and then immediately jumps the shark trying to please everyone XBOX delays Fable reboot because of GTA VI New titles coming to Game Pass in early June across platforms XBOX starts early testing of new console features ASUS announces ROG Xbox Ally X20 with OLED display and XReal R1 glasses Intel announces Arc G-series for gaming handhelds Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 is next and it's the COD we've been begging for Tips and picks Tip of the week: Now you can vibe code a native Windows app from the CLI App pick of the week: iA Writer RunAs Radio this week: Data API Builder and SQL MVP with Jerry Nixon Brown liquor pick of the week: Old Malt Casking of Longmorn 20 These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/986 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Sponsors: joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT threatlocker.com/twit cachefly.com/twit