#video game foods

[kineats]

Hi, could I request some food for a skykid (Sky: Children of the Light)? Preferably no vegetables as I can't eat most of those ^^" Fruits like apples, pears, bananas and watermelons are cool though (extra points if the textures don't clash w/ the rest of the food) and almost all sweet things are a-okay as well as potato snacks; I can also eat nuts and plant-based products though I can't stand fitness bars, tysm!

Ohhhhh this took some research but looks really cool!!

Apple Butterflies

Easy Clam Bake

Clams Oreganata

Rice Pudding with Berries

Enchanted Forest Cake (sub green apples if zucchini isn't okay)

Ginger Plum Tart

Elderberry Pie

Elderberry Muffins

Potato Soup (sub any greens or seasoning for the celery/onion)

Roast Honey Sweet Potatoes

Watermelon Pie

Strawberry Watermelon Slush

Simnel Cake

Nasturtium Poppers (for a sweet take, sub pear for tomatoes & honey for garlic!)

Melon-Hibiscus Gelato

Rhubarb and Rose Petal Jam

Chamomile-Yogurt Panna Cotta

Calendula Recipes

Hope this helps anon!!!

[mostly-funnytwittertweets]

[retrogamingblog2]

“Mom’s Homemade Cake” from Animal Crossing

[reasonsforhope]

Federal regulators on Tuesday [April 23, 2024] enacted a nationwide ban on new noncompete agreements, which keep millions of Americans — from minimum-wage earners to CEOs — from switching jobs within their industries.

The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday afternoon voted 3-to-2 to approve the new rule, which will ban noncompetes for all workers when the regulations take effect in 120 days [So, the ban starts in early September, 2024!]. For senior executives, existing noncompetes can remain in force. For all other employees, existing noncompetes are not enforceable.

[That's right: if you're currently under a noncompete agreement, it's completely invalid as of September 2024! You're free!!]

The antitrust and consumer protection agency heard from thousands of people who said they had been harmed by noncompetes, illustrating how the agreements are "robbing people of their economic liberty," FTC Chair Lina Khan said. 

The FTC commissioners voted along party lines, with its two Republicans arguing the agency lacked the jurisdiction to enact the rule and that such moves should be made in Congress...

Why it matters

The new rule could impact tens of millions of workers, said Heidi Shierholz, a labor economist and president of the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank. 

"For nonunion workers, the only leverage they have is their ability to quit their job," Shierholz told CBS MoneyWatch. "Noncompetes don't just stop you from taking a job — they stop you from starting your own business."

Since proposing the new rule, the FTC has received more than 26,000 public comments on the regulations. The final rule adopted "would generally prevent most employers from using noncompete clauses," the FTC said in a statement.

The agency's action comes more than two years after President Biden directed the agency to "curtail the unfair use" of noncompetes, under which employees effectively sign away future work opportunities in their industry as a condition of keeping their current job. The president's executive order urged the FTC to target such labor restrictions and others that improperly constrain employees from seeking work.

"The freedom to change jobs is core to economic liberty and to a competitive, thriving economy," Khan said in a statement making the case for axing noncompetes. "Noncompetes block workers from freely switching jobs, depriving them of higher wages and better working conditions, and depriving businesses of a talent pool that they need to build and expand."

Real-life consequences

In laying out its rationale for banishing noncompetes from the labor landscape, the FTC offered real-life examples of how the agreements can hurt workers.

In one case, a single father earned about $11 an hour as a security guard for a Florida firm, but resigned a few weeks after taking the job when his child care fell through. Months later, he took a job as a security guard at a bank, making nearly $15 an hour. But the bank terminated his employment after receiving a letter from the man's prior employer stating he had signed a two-year noncompete.

In another example, a factory manager at a textile company saw his paycheck dry up after the 2008 financial crisis. A rival textile company offered him a better job and a big raise, but his noncompete blocked him from taking it, according to the FTC. A subsequent legal battle took three years, wiping out his savings. 

-via CBS Moneywatch, April 24, 2024

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Note:

A lot of people think that noncompete agreements are only a white-collar issue, but they absolutely affect blue-collar workers too, as you can see from the security guard anecdote.

In fact, one in six food and service workers are bound by noncompete agreements. That's right - one in six food workers can't leave Burger King to work for Wendy's [hypothetical example], in the name of "trade secrets." (x, x, x)

Noncompete agreements also restrict workers in industries from tech and video games to neighborhood yoga studios. "The White House estimates that tens of millions of workers are subject to noncompete agreements, even in states like California where they're banned." (x, x, x)

The FTC estimates that the ban will lead to "the creation of 8,500 new businesses annually, an average annual pay increase of $524 for workers, lower health care costs, and as many as 29,000 more patents each year for the next decade." (x)

Clearer explanation of noncompete agreements below the cut.

Noncompete agreements can restrict workers from leaving for a better job or starting their own business.

Noncompetes often effectively coerce workers into staying in jobs they want to leave, and even force them to leave a profession or relocate.

Noncompetes can prevent workers from accepting higher-paying jobs, and even curtail the pay of workers not subject to them directly.

Of the more than 26,000 comments received by the FTC, more than 25,000 supported banning noncompetes. 

[mistress-light]

Half-Life • (dev. Valve 1998)

[prokopetz]

Basically what I'm getting from the Arknights fandom is that the player character is what you'd get if a Tolkien elf lived in an office building and subsisted entirely on a diet of room-temperature energy drinks and things they found lying on the floor.

[niidsch]

Cooking Mama (クッキングママ) ✰ 2006

[something-something-peaceful]

How fucking dare, you come into my house, fuck my wife and you don’t even offer any of your bean dip casserole?!

[makanidotdot]

ELUNE CONVO FIX IT part 1

i did it i finished!! finished enough anyway

How about instead of Tyrande getting possessed by Elune, we actually got to see them have a conversation about why tf she won't let her kill sylvanas!!! And get some real payoff for all the "hmm something's off about Elune"!! And more!!

Warning this one is long and boring. part 2 is way better lol

sry she should more serious here but w/e we're just going with 'angy' lol

i think i drew these same poses in the sylvanas one lol oop sry my brain library is not vast

ok one thing i added at the last second was elune is like pulling from tyrande's personal elune power to get her real form back to properly tell winter queen to fuck off. and that's why tyrande looks like she has spider webs on her it's just glowy elune magic

and then winter queen does go fuck off bc i didn't want to draw her anymore

End of part 1!! Also when tyrande is watching elune and WQ yell at each other I imagine it like a kid watching their mom get in a fight at the grocery store or smt lol

[cliffearts]

Subway Boss Emmet attempting to eat a sub sandwich

[softangelstims]

Stimboards for my Favourite Pokémon:

Ditto!

sources: x x x x x x x x

[kineats]

Anything for MovieStarkin (MovieStarPlaneg), robloxkin, blockstarkin (BlockStarPlanet)?

The only game I recognized was roblox but they all look super cool on a cursory google search!!

For MovieStar:

Here's a bunch of different foods from movie stars!

So for blockstar, here's a bunch of block foods:

Cheezy Baked Tofu

Roasted Sweet Potato Cubes

Marinated Feta

Ingredient Cubes for Cooking

Ginger Lemon Tea Cubes

Light Strawberry Cubes

Butter Tart Squares

Pineapple Square Bars

Roasted Almond Cookies

Heavenly Chocolate Cubes

Rainbow Cubes

Roblox Foods are the easiest, as they've got some basic counterparts in this world:

Meatloaf and Mashed Potatoes

Chocolate Sprinkle Donuts

Spaghetti Pomodoro

Lasagna

Pan-Seared Salmon

Amazing PBJ Ideas

Gelatin Cake (or actual gelatin cakes)

Beginner-Friendly Sushi

Vegetable Soup

Pink Hot Chocolate

Some Pumpkin Muffin Recipes

Mini Corn Dogs (You can also buy those frozen pretty easily!)

I hope this helps friend!!!

[mostly-funnytwittertweets]

[retrogamingblog2]

[momomallowart]

He misses his dad.. 🥺

[thatforestprince]

food from half life: decay