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How does one price consulting services?
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#communication#consulting services#existing clients#hidden fees#hourly rates#loyalty#market rates#meetings#new clients#overhead costs#preparation#pricing model#profit margin#project-based fees#referral fees#research#retainer fees#scope of services#time and expertise#value proposition
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so normally on high holy days there are cops outside my temple with their car's lights flashing, both to direct traffic and also send the message of: do not try and shoot any jews here, there are cops and they will shoot you. but this year? nothing. very weird. nobody helping us across the street. turns out there was a cop inside, with his lights off, and wearing a yellow safety vest so he doesn't even look like a cop.
halfway thru the service I get this vision of a shooter coming in and shooting us. the cantor announced she's pregnant at the start of the service, and I imagined the shooter killing her specifically. most of the time, with intrusive thoughts, they're so ridiculous they're easy to dispel and get rid of (for me, I am very lucky). but this time, the threat felt so real it took much longer to get rid of. there's a lot of jews in here and no warning signs outside. it's a very scary thought to have that I could be the next national tragedy. and if not me, my parents, or my clergy, or my friends, or my community. luckily I did get it to go away... but yeah... didn't like that.
#bonus points I mentioned this on the drive home and my mom was like 'oh me too. also everyone before services. I was scoping the exits'#and I was like 'dad were you having clear unwanted visions of a mass shooting?' and he was like 'nope'#and I was like 'see mom? it's not normal to have intrusive thoughts. we just have the same mental illness'#nina rambles#antisemitism#jumblr
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One of the luxuries of working from home is having your choice of background noise. Today, I’ve chosen to put on a familiar favorite, Kiki’s Delivery Service.
I guess I haven’t watched it as an adult. Because even just half listening, my ear immediately picked up Debbie Reynolds voice but for the first time. I think the first time I felt the warmth of her voice was as Grandma Aggie in Halloweentown.
In her older years she has the sweetest voice a woman could have. It just feels like despite never meeting her, she was one of my grandma’s too. Her voice makes me feel like I have memories of her baking cookies somewhere in a house we’ve absolutely never shared. She’s the grandma that keeps your secrets, always has something sweet on hand, and has an interesting and maybe even salacious history.
I fell in love with Debbie Reynolds backwards I suppose. My first exposure was towards the ends of her career, and then I saw Singing in the Rain. Where she’s so young and pretty just like a little illustration of a fairy. Her talent is unquestionable, which always made the rumor about Gene Kelly being mean to her make me dislike him immediately. Have you seen her football dance? Nevermind, I’ll link it here. Crazy? Possibly. But it takes talent and precision to accomplish a dance this crazy.
Take this random love letter as an excuse to watch any of her films. They’re basically all wonderful and that’s just because she’s in them!
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#dear diary#creative musings#my scope of cinema#debbie reynolds#singing in the rain#i love melvin#divorce American style#halloween town#grandma Aggie#these old broads#hit the deck#old Hollywood#vintage hollywood#golden age of hollywood#classic hollywood#actress#kiki’s delivery service#Youtube
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Of the heart and of the mind.
#money inc x vice city au#my art#wip#It has crossed his mind once before— one shot and Irwin would be freed from Ted’s service.#He could try to salvage the severed tie and bounty money of his former client -the man who wanted Ted gone#But again Irwin shook that intrusive thought away as he took position.#Lining up the crosshair he viewed Ted from the scope; fixing the focus as the blonde man’s face became clear.#It was scary. Ted turning his head upwards to look at Irwin….their eyes meeting through the lens. A chill went down Irwin’s spine#Irwin’s hand shook; a brief weakness. He regained his composure soon enough; ready to oversee the deal.#Maybe one day he’d free himself; when the regret of not pulling the trigger outweighs…whatever they have now.
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So who’s gonna tell TikTok that Lego’s customer service reps do not, in fact, have information on the potential continuation or cancellation of Lego’s shows?
#like seriously I completely understand being nervous and upset about not having news on Monkie Kid S6#but stop getting upset that customer service representatives don’t know that information and thus don’t answer your question#that is COMICALLY above their pay grades and so beyond the scope of their jobs to know#also just be nice to them#I know that’s asking a lot of TikTok#but they’re definitely not privy to that information and even if they were they probably couldn’t tell you#why are people like this#monkie kid#lego monkie kid
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as random trivia, Jetkaiser and VesalBlood actually kind of exist around the same time, if you assume that they're both descended from a world with otherwise similar chronology
VesalBlood experienced a more catastrophic sort of flesh magic imperialism that completely erased existing power structures more or less immediately, while Jetkaiser had those power structures linger for as long as they could possibly manage before collapsing in on themselves
one had a dark age of destroyed information at the hands of a sort of "flesh alchemist nightmare war leading into a biotechnotheocratic data apocalypse", while the other had information-worshipping cults that preserved everything they could for as long as possible in hopes they could one day restore the world from before the god-like entity manifested
VesalBlood has three enormous church entities (one a bit nondenominational) fighting for scraps in a dying system, Jetkaiser has a bunch of ostensibly allied corporate conglomerates competing in a neverending game of hyperexpansionist colonialism and proxy wars
while Jetkaiser is about carving up the pieces of a dead god to power this horrifying future, VesalBlood is about desperately trying to create something to fill a god-shaped hole that was seemingly always there, at the expense of ever feeling like enough has been done
the Third Cycle isn't the same as the Eternal era, but they're like... cousins who somehow ended up looking more like each other than their actual siblings.
#it's honestly mostly a difference in scope#because one is spread out very widely and allows player characters to have meaningful adventures in an enormous world#while the other is very compact and plays on the disempowerment of small people in the service of (literal) large people#in both cases someone's at the wheel who really shouldn't be#but in Jetkaiser the player characters can at least hold onto hope about things changing one day#which is why one of these is good for a ttrpg and the other is better for traditional storytelling
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before i went to bed last night, i was a cocktail of ambient stress and black humor about the state of the world, and i was like. man. let me stress dream a sign or something to interpret so that my pattern-seeking brain has something to dissect that isn't itself.
anyway, i had a dream that i was a nervous little botanist man working in the rockies to recover a tree called Acyl pentatonic, and its more obscure relative Acyl fentanic, which was mysteriously disappearing despite aggressive forest restoration efforts. they were identical except that A. pentatonic typically had 5 petals to a flower, and A. fentanic had 7, and for some reason the flowers had parallel veins like a monocot leaf, but this did not bother me in the dream. and i guess the pollen grains were different under a microscope and there was speculation that they speciated by becoming polyploid, but for some reason nobody would confirm this. anyway, it was dire. The forestry service long suspected that A. fentanic was extinct in the wild, but had preserved seeds to raise in captivity. except it turns out the person who collected them had misidentified them, and they were actually A. pentatonic seeds, because the adults reared from the seeds flowered with 5 petals and not 7. it's chaos. the whole office is screaming and crying and throwing up. we lost A. fentanic we had ONE JOB!!!!!!!!!! im losing my mind. im considering crossing A. pentatonic hybrids to play stupid plant math to recreate the mutation that gave 7 petals, knowing full well it will not be the same.
in the pits of despair i stumble across a forest fragment with what appears to be an A. pentatonic sapling growing in the sunlight. this strikes me as odd because they're supposed to be shade-growing trees. it has flowers, and would you know it, they have 7 petals. unspeakable euphoria. apparently A. fentanic wasn't a genetically separate species, but a phenotypical variant that only appears in saplings reared in full sun. occasionally they would flower with 7 petals instead of 5. the reason they had become obscure to the point of functionally "extinct" is because nobody had logged here for years. nevermind that this doesn't make any sense.
so like... there's your sign, i guess.

reconstruction of the criminal ^^^
#dream journal tag#the layers of dream botany logic. the word salad scientific names. the glass box conservation of the forestry service. great work team#something something the scale and scope of the loss is incomprehensible but what grows in the cracks is infinite possibility#or dont trust 19th century taxonomists#or wouldn't it be fucked up if a flower had 7 petals. trientalis borealis don't @ me
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Fresh Season 2 Weapon Review
Once again, I'm putting my faith in the automatic cut. If it doesn't show up for you guys, god help you. Or press the...what is it? J key? K key? One of those skips to the next post.
Below there be thoughts on the weapons that came out.
The Whale In The Room
There're less weapons each time one of these damn seasons comes out. The first season of each era bans a bunch of the old weapons as they figure out the balance with the new stuff. That's fine, there was still a ton of stuff to go through. The second season of the De-Recall era introduced 13 weapons.
The third introduced twelve. The fourth introduced eleven. Ten. Nine. Eleven. And this new one coming up has eight.
Squidforce is losing steam. If I've said it before, I'll say it again. They're a bunch of boomers and need to go. Get some fresh minds in there. Like me. I'll run the damn league I don't give a damn, you think I don't know my way around weapon and stage logistics? Hell, maybe I'll even allow all of the idols I sponsor to, I don't know, participate in the damn sport.
I'm not going to rant again about accessibility, I did that last time. But it's a damn sin that Big Man has to sit there, on a podcast, and wax poetic about turf and ranked - sorry, anarchy - and the only time he gets to hold the fuckin' weapons is when he's working his second job at war because Grizz doesn't give a shit about regulations (Thank Squod).
Anyway. #DownWithSF.
TL;DRs in the tags.

Deco's .52 Gal (w/ Curling Bomb and Splattercolor Screen)
I'm trying a new formatting thing with the titles. It's going to be a little less consistent with what people actually call the weapons, but I want to highlight the developers of the kits a little more. There's a lot of work that goes into making even the worst kits, and it's not fair to the engineers at each company not to shout out who made them.
I've already given my view on the Splattercolor Screen last time, so I'm not going to go on and on about it. They did rework it, but barely. Still gives you damn achromatopsia, but...I dunno, it's not as bad as before. Dialed it back, I guess. Blegh.
The weapon itself...? I mean it's fine? The .52 didn't really need a tool for getting in like the Curling Bomb, it's got healthy ink spread and decent range. Curling Bomb is usually best on weapons that either have trouble inking or short range.
Course, that's me trying to be impartial. If you want to know my bias, I love curling bombs because it's so much fun to splat people with them. It's almost as embarrassing as dying to a Sprinkler.
That's besides the point though. If I'm going to be forced to think about the synergy with...that thing...I guess it provides pretty good area denial. The .52 is a scary enough weapon that it can take out opponents at a safe distance, and anyone heading through the screen is going to be at even more of a disadvantage than they normally would be going into neutral with it. The curling bombs don't add much, though.


Custom's E-Liter 4K and E-Liter 4K Scope (w/ Squid Beakon and Kraken Royale)
So. I've been one to rag on E-Liters in the past. Like literally last season, I ragged on them. And before grading this weapon, I'd like to retract some of my previous statements.
E-Liters are perfectly respectable weapons, capable of being played in skilled and interesting ways.
It's you saltlicks that just sit in the same damn place for five minutes doing sweet FA but looking down your sights that piss me the fuck off. Do you spend your free time watching paint dry? Do you put your meals in the microwave at low power just so you can watch that shit turn for thirty minutes? The hell are you doing playing this sport when you could pick up the well-respected and more-your-speed human game of FUCKING BACKGAMMON
Anyway. The actual weapon. Once again, freaky special, but I did try it. Don't say I never did anything for you guys. And...I like it. E-Liter at its base is a very solid support weapon. Even just seeing one on the other team is psy-ops, and as long as you can convince the enemy that you're a threat, you don't actually have to follow through on too much to keep them on their toes. Squid Beakons are great to mobilize your team, since you won't be on the front lines unless you're a Battle E-Liter (respect). And the Kraken works wonders to get people off of you. Just try and use it smart, don't chase people off into the wild blue and get caught with your pants down when it expires.

Custom's Explosher (w/ Splash Wall and Triple Splashdown)
Ahhh, Triple Splashdown. The noobkiller. Menace to turf, nigh inconsequential to ranked - sorry, anarchy.
I like this kit. Explosher has always had a lot of trouble keeping people off of it, and its base kit of Point Sensor and Ink Storm didn't really do much to help it. But this one's got a Splash Wall to give a bit of buffer (though you're going to need to stack some Ink Savers if you want to do anything after throwing one), and Triple Splashdown as a panic button.
I don't normally like panic buttons at the best of times, but this is a weapon that really needs one. Getting rushed down sucks as this thing, and having some tools to help with being harrassed by Splooshes and the like really helped it out.

Dolphin's Dread Wringer (w/ Squid Beakon and Wave Breaker)
I don't like Squid Beakons quite as much on this guy. The Wave Breaker works nicely with such a slow but terrifying weapon. I love Wave Breakers on any kind of mid-to-long range slosher that can take advantage of tags over walls. So...most of them. But Squid Beakon?
I mean this thing isn't going to be on the front lines all the time, sure, and it never hurts to have beakons on the team, but...I don't know, I feel like if the team tried a little harder, Dolphin could have found something better for it. Hell, Dolphin makes Sprinklers, right? I would have taken a Sprinkler over Beakons to make for even more consistent specials.
Eh, I dunno. The Wave Breaker's nice.

Foil's Flingza Roller (w/ Suction Bomb and Splattercolor Screen)
I love the finish on this thing. The Flingza Roller to begin with is one of my favourite weapons to look at. Weird, rustic, industrial. The folding mechanism needs constant upkeep, sure, with a roller whose entire gimmick revolves around the flick, that's only natural, but it's so simple yet so great. And the navy blue finish is just, chef's kiss, y'know?
And yeah, another Splattercolor Screen, you knew they were coming.
...
Okay, I'm stalling a little. I freaking love this weapon. I loved the original Flingza, and as much as I wanted to hate this thing because of its special, I don't. I really don't. Suction Bombs just feel so good to make people scatter like minnows. And until Dynamo stops sucking major ass, this is the closest we're going to have to a long range roller. With Suction and Screen, this thing excels at flushing people out and following through. And I HATE that I think that because I still fucking hate the Screen.
Deco's Glooga Dualies (w/ Point Sensor and Trizooka)
First off, absolutely love the finish. Striking. They look like power tools.
But other than that? I dunno, they're...good. They're good. Tagging is always nice, though I kind of wish that they had the dart instead. More weapons need that thing, and I think it's neat. I could probably fit a dart onto Gloogas if I really wanted to, though I'm not sure I'd be able to make it league legal (#DownWithSF).
But I'm digressing. Going into a fantasyland where I get to make my own kits for league.
There's just not much exciting or standout about it, y'know? Tag someone, take 'em out. Tag someone, take 'em out. Gloogas are a pretty terrifying weapon as they are, and this is just a way more aggressive kit. But it's not like....burst bomb aggressive.
...Or line marker - sorry, Angle Shooter aggressive. (Nouveau I swear to god please change the name)
Shelly and Donny's Nautilus '79 (w/ Suction Bomb and Triple Splashdown)
What a gorgeous weapon. The gold-rimmed finish? God. Sheldon knows how to make 'em. Or, I should say, not Sheldon. I happen to know that this one was designed and manufactured by Shelly and Donny, the little guys that run the stores in Inkopolis. They look pretty young (I haven't asked ages) but for their first crack at a weapon kit they did a pretty good job. Pick this weapon up if you can. Even if they're in the pocket of Squidforce, it's always good to support up-and-coming designers.
Beyond the looks, this thing is serviceable. (Sorry, guys, but I'm not going to mince words just because you're new. Feedback is feedback, and if you only get gilded phrases you'll never grow!) Suction Bomb and Triple Splashdown is an alright combo, respectable, though I get the inkling that the two of them had Squidforce breathing down their neck trying to make them include one of the new specials in this thing. I haven't gotten a Splashdown dev kit yet, so I don't know how actually hard it is to work with, so I'm gonna give them the benefit of the doubt and say that they did the best they could under the circumstances.
Dolphin's New Squiffer (w/ Autobomb and Zipcaster)
Fuck you guys they put a fun weapon in the game.
I don't care if it fucking sucks or is the best thing on the planet it's fucking fun okay
We can have a fun weapon every so fucking often as a treat
Custom's Douser Dualies FF (w/ Ink Mine and Killer Wail 5.1)
Alright, on to the brand new weapons they introduced. The meat of it.
That is to say the fucking pair of them come the FUCK ON-
These guys are interesting. Love the firehose inspiration, Custom's really been coming out lately. Three new kits (The E-Liter and Scope count as one) and a brand new weapon in a single season? Jeez, guys, slow down!
As for effectiveness, I like the special on them. They're pretty long range as it is, but they've got a damn slow kill time if they don't roll, and if they roll, they don't have the damn long range anymore. So the Wail really helps them out.
I think if I had to use a word t describe the Dousers it'd be 'underestimated'. That's probably going to wear off the more we see them, and understand how they work, but they just don't look like they should have the range that they do. Those hydraulic pumps do wonders man, what I wouldn't give for a three month internship at Custom. Custom's weapon department. I don't want to be stuck making actual fucking power tools.
Sub's a wash.

Sorella's Recycled Brella 24 Mk I (ft. Ammo Knights) (w/ Angle Shooter and Big Bubbler)
So you might be looking at the name and going "oh damn that's familiar"
And you might look at the aesthetic of it and go "Oh damn that's familiar"
And I kind of gave the game away by putting it in the heading but...yeah! This is a collaborative weapon between Sorella and Ammo Knights! Sheldon's never actually had the opportunity to make a brella before this, because Sorella's got a patent down on the damn things. Same reason I haven't been able to make any either. (Same reason they're all kinda dogshit tbh)
But they actually opened up the golden gates for a bit to let someone else in! And it's my man Sheldon! How did he do??
....Bad. Sheldon did bad.
Or, more accurately, I think Sorella did bad. I can see Sheldon's character in here. He always makes weird and interesting weapons with cool catches to them. This one's definitely the power in the shaft, and the fast-launching canopy. The aesthetics are so fucking good, too, I love what he did with it.
But I can feel Sorella's influence creeping over this thing like black fucking sludge. It's slow, the canopy's a joke, and what is that KIT? Big Bubbler??? On this???? Are you fucking joking?????
I'm so sorry they had to do you like this Sheldon I'm so fucking sorry
And that's Fresh Season 2. Done literally what, two hours before Sizzle Season 2 comes out.
I'm going to try and get that review done in time before the last minute, I promise, just...I dunno. Had a weird bit in the middle of the season where I just kinda. Existed, for a bit.
Side note, anybody get that? Like, two weeks in or something, you just got this striking sense of ennui, like your thoughts all just vanished for a couple of days? I talked to a few guys and they felt the same thing around the same time. Promise this isn't a race thing, but octos got hit especially hard. Hope you're all okay.
Take care of yourselves, guys. Burnout's real.
#Fresh Season 2024#Splatoon 3#.52 Gal Deco: It provides pretty good area denial. The curling bombs don't add much though#Custom E-Liter 4K and E-Liter 4K Scope: A very solid support weapon#Custom Explosher: Having some tools to help with being harassed really helped it out#Dread Wringer D: The Wave Breaker's nice#Foil Flingza Roller: This thing excels at flushing people out and following through#Glooga Dualies Deco: Gloogas are a terrifying weapon as they are and this is just a way more aggressive kit#Nautilus '79: This thing is serviceable. respectable.#New Squiffer: We can have a fun weapon every so often as a treat#Douser Dualies FF: They don't look like they should have the range that they do. Sub's a wash#Recycled Brella 24 Mk I: I'm so sorry they had to do you like this
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https://sparktv.net/read-blog/68207_how-ai-and-automation-are-transforming-the-content-services-platform-market.html
#Content Services Platform Market Scope#Content Services Platform Market Growth#Content Services Platform Market Analysis
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Estimating Service vs. Quantity Surveyor | What’s the Difference?
Confusion often arises between estimating services and quantity surveyors because both deal with construction costs. However, these roles differ significantly in scope, methodology, and responsibilities. Understanding these differences helps project stakeholders choose the right professional to meet their needs.
Role of an Estimating Service
Estimating services focus primarily on calculating construction costs based on drawings, specifications, and market prices. Their goal is to produce accurate cost estimates for bidding, budgeting, and planning. Estimators often work with contractors, subcontractors, and developers to prepare detailed takeoffs, unit pricing, and cost summaries.
Role of a Quantity Surveyor
Quantity surveyors provide a broader range of cost management services throughout the entire construction lifecycle. They oversee contract administration, procurement advice, value engineering, cost control, and dispute resolution. Quantity surveyors act as financial managers on behalf of clients, ensuring costs align with contractual obligations and project objectives.
Scope and Responsibilities
Estimating services are typically project-focused and pre-construction oriented, providing detailed cost breakdowns early in the process. Quantity surveyors have ongoing involvement, managing financial aspects during design, construction, and post-completion stages.
Professional Qualifications
Quantity surveyors usually have formal qualifications, certifications, and memberships in professional bodies such as the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Estimators may have specialized training but often come from diverse construction backgrounds.
When to Use Each Service
Estimating services are ideal for contractors needing accurate bid estimates or developers requiring preliminary budgets. Quantity surveyors are preferred for complex projects demanding comprehensive cost management, contract oversight, and financial reporting.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can an estimator perform quantity surveying tasks? Estimators focus on cost calculation, while quantity surveyors provide broader financial and contractual services.
Is one service more expensive than the other? Quantity surveying services generally cost more due to their wider scope and longer engagement.
Do quantity surveyors provide cost estimates? Yes, but their estimates are part of a larger cost management framework.
Conclusion
While both estimating services and quantity surveyors deal with construction costs, their roles serve different purposes. Choosing the right professional depends on project complexity, budget needs, and desired level of financial control. Understanding these distinctions ensures you engage the best fit for your project’s success.
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🔥- the video game industry ~ ;3
Okay genuinely hear me out on this one: I don't think the push for multiple live service games by the industry at-large is a bad idea. It's a RISKY idea, absolutely, but not bad. Having a steady stream of income as well as continuous employment for people to work on games as coders, community managers, and debuggers is, in my opinion, an overall net good for the industry (ignoring the OTHER problems in the industry such as crunch and poor wages, but I'm focusing on the live service aspect here). The problem is with how the industry has approached it is this, in that:
1) The "fish in a barrel" method is inherently flawed and will literally never work
If you try to make a million live service titles (that are solely live-service, aka no single player campaign + multiplayer mode) you are going to run out of people to sell the game to within minutes. Not everyone can divulge time and effort into daily video game playing, nor can everyone afford multiple subscription-based services, especially if they can't take the time to enjoy the game properly. Each new MMO takes a smaller and smaller slice of the pie, you are literally going to run people out of every minute of their day and that's just not feasible. Sony putting money and effort into Hell Divers 2, Destiny, and Marathon ALONE makes sense on paper, the 14 OTHER games they greenlit? Not so much.
2) Forcing studios that have no experience/interest in live service games is stupid, flat out, stop doing this.
If you have a studio whose expertise and skill are baked into single-player, story-driven games with no online features, let them cook and stop making them do live service slop. It's exceedingly rare that a live service game from a studio that excels in single player games works out well enough to be declared successful, and even then they only do it ONCE (FFXIV and SE is literally the only example I can think of). Redfall is fucking infamous for likely being what killed Arcane studios and has the entire company liquidated in the Bethesda buyout. Rocksteady is most likely dead because WB forced them into making Suicide Squad a live service piece of shit instead of something more similar to the Arkham games. These are GOOD studios that can make GREAT games that can easily be sold at $60 no problem and make bank, but that will only happen if they make a single player game. Whatever money that could've been derived from a 'continuous' service that shuts down in less than a year pales in comparison to having a long-lasting studio with good talent that can make more games that are better.
(I also don't think its too much of a stretch to say that a lot of these studios are forced into making these games to close them and declare bankruptcy as a tax write-off, or something similar, to line CEO's pockets. Ironically I don't think this for the Sony push bc if that was a deliberate push they were openly committing to suicide and a severe level of incompetency and overconfidence makes more sense.)
If Sony (or other studios) had limited the live-service push to a small handful of games (like, 1 or 2 MAX and not the 10+ that we've seen get thrown out the window) from studios that are either new or have experience making these games, I don't think that this would be as catastrophic as it ended up being. There's certainly a market for it and it CAN work and be a good windfall for companies AND employees if done well. The problem is the inherent greed that CEOs seem to have and the complete disconnect with the general attitude and feelings gamers have towards live service pushes (aka unless they're VERY good, they're going to be labeled as slop) led to the whole concept failing and the various moments of devastation that followed and has tainted the entire concept.
#TL;DR: a semi-okay idea was ruined by dozens of peoples/copmanies' stupidity and they fucked it up for everyone#that being said: concord would've still been a catastrophe#that game had inherent flaws in its design and scope#but that's a separate issue from the live service thing y'know#its just insane how much time money and effort was put into something that looked so mid even in concept
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a few corrections
The restaurant was not in a Disney park, it was in Disney Springs and owned privately. The restaurant owner is also being sued, but it complicates Disney's liability as you can access the restaurant without having bought park admissions
The news surronding this has been emphasizing the Disney+ argument (which everyone agrees is insane), but the main defense offered is actually that the park tickets include an arbitration clause when you agree to terms and conditions. Again, the death was not in the park, so the question of if the park pass waiver applies is already tenuous.
In the latest update for the Disney Springs wrongful death lawsuit, Disney cited legal language within the terms and conditions for Disney+, which “requires users to arbitrate all disputes with the company.” Disney claims Piccolo reportedly agreed to this in 2019 when signing up for a one-month free trial of the streaming service on his PlayStation console.
A woman died from allergic reaction to undisclosed peanuts in her food at a Disney park, and the company is citing the EULA on the one month free trial of Disney+ on playstation she had as a reason to dismiss the lawsuit.
#But still with how freaky conservative FL Courts are I am looking wearily#Because a crackpot judge could just causally expand the scope of online service agreements to wrongful death and that would be insane
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VAT On Services Provided Outside UAE

Since VAT (Value Added Tax) was introduced in the UAE in 2018, most businesses have been charging a standard 5% on goods and services sold within the country. But what happens when your business provides services to clients who are outside the UAE? Do you still need to charge VAT? The answer isn’t always straightforward. It depends on something called the “place of supply”, a key rule that helps determine whether your service is taxed in the UAE or not. In many cases, if you’re dealing with customers located outside the UAE, your services might be zero-rated (charged at 0% VAT) or completely outside the VAT scope, meaning no VAT applies. That’s why understanding how VAT on services provided outside UAE works is really important for staying compliant and avoiding unnecessary taxes or fines.
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Communication Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) Market Emerging as a Key Player in Customer Experience
Communication Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) Market Size was valued at USD 14.3 Billion in 2023 and is expected to reach USD 110.3 Billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 25.5% over the forecast period 2024-2032.
Communication Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) Market is rapidly transforming how businesses engage with customers across messaging, voice, and video. As demand for real-time, multi-channel communication surges, CPaaS solutions are helping organizations integrate seamless communication capabilities into existing apps and workflows without needing backend infrastructure.
U.S. CPaaS Adoption Accelerates as Enterprises Prioritize Real-Time Engagement
Communication Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) Market is driving enterprise innovation, especially in sectors like finance, healthcare, retail, and logistics. Companies are investing in CPaaS tools to deliver contextual, on-demand, and secure interactions, boosting user engagement and operational agility.
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Market Keyplayers:
Twilio Inc. (Twilio Flex, Twilio Verify)
Sinch AB (Sinch Contact Pro, Sinch MessageMedia)
Route Mobile Limited (Smart Message, Whatsapp Business API)
Vonage Holdings Corp. (Vonage Communications Platform, Nexmo API)
Plivo Inc. (Plivo Voice API, Plivo Messaging API)
Infobip Ltd. (Moments, Answers)
Kaleyra Inc. (Kaleyra Messaging API, Kaleyra Video API)
Bandwidth Inc. (Bandwidth Messaging, Bandwidth Voice)
Voximplant (VoxEngine, Voximplant Kit)
CM.com (CM Payments, CM Voice API)
Market Analysis
The CPaaS market is gaining significant traction as companies shift to cloud-native communication solutions that offer scalability, flexibility, and cost efficiency. Enterprises across the U.S. are leading this shift, driven by hybrid work models, digital transformation strategies, and the need for personalized customer engagement. APIs for SMS, voice, video, and chat are empowering developers to build customizable communication workflows, while security features like end-to-end encryption and two-factor authentication support compliance and trust.
Market Trends
Rise of AI-driven chatbots and virtual agents for automated interactions
Surge in demand for video APIs in telehealth, e-learning, and remote support
Integration of CPaaS with CRM and CX platforms for unified communication
Expansion of omnichannel engagement including WhatsApp, RCS, and social messaging
Growing interest in low-code/no-code CPaaS solutions for rapid deployment
Emphasis on regulatory compliance and data protection, especially in finance and healthcare
Cloud-native scalability driving adoption among SMBs and startups
Market Scope
The CPaaS market is evolving into a vital infrastructure layer for digital communication. Its ability to integrate communication tools directly into business applications has opened up vast use cases—from automated customer support to secure identity verification.
Embedded messaging and voice services via APIs
Developer-friendly platforms with flexible integration options
Scalability for high-volume customer interactions
Secure communications for regulated industries
Real-time engagement across web and mobile interfaces
Customizable tools enhancing customer journey touchpoints
Forecast Outlook
The future of the CPaaS market looks exceptionally promising as enterprises seek to unify communication channels within their digital ecosystems. Increased reliance on customer experience platforms, mobile-first strategies, and personalized interaction models will drive further CPaaS innovation. U.S. market momentum is expected to continue leading the global charge, with Europe following closely through regulatory innovation and sector-specific adoption. As platforms become more intelligent and adaptive, CPaaS will be central to enterprise communication frameworks.
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Conclusion
The CPaaS market is no longer a niche—it's a critical driver of digital transformation. As real-time, API-powered communication becomes essential for customer retention and service delivery, CPaaS enables businesses to remain agile and connected. From U.S. tech hubs to European enterprises navigating compliance-driven growth, organizations that harness CPaaS stand to gain a competitive edge in responsiveness, customer satisfaction, and digital readiness.
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