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I mean, it's a game where you just read text on a screen where voice acting is present on higher budget ones or titles made by an established developer (ideafactory, otomate). Most "anime" type VN's have Japanese text and voice acting only, since translating a visual novel isn't that simple (even if you have all the game files, the written script is originally intended to be conveyed in Japanese now having the task of translating that properly into English).

If a localization team were to translate a game that's already developed from its mother tongue into another, they would have to be bilingual or have high proficiency in that language (which is key for retaining the nuances and cultural references of the source material), simply pasting the text into Google Translate doesn't cut it. Those types of games are lore heavy carrying a larger emphasis on the game's progression (words need to maintain consistency).

Translations from JP > EN can suck (it irks me when they just romanize さん as -san when a real equivalent is closer to Mr. / Mrs.) Besides the text, there's voice acting (all dialog is originally recorded in Japanese, the lip sync reflects that) so most translations only focus on the text rather than adding an English dub. If wanting to rework voice acting, that's another expense plus reworking lip sync matching English phonetics (original one is in Japanese).

Not only do you have to rework lip sync starting all over regarding voice acting if wanting a "pure" ENG dub: you will need to have sufficient funds on hiring professional voice actors (ones who have experience with being on The Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad, South Park etc). with a accurately translated script reflected from the game's original files (JPN > ENG) matching nuances from the source material if you want the translation to be that good.

To put it into perspective: an upside down American flag is a recognized signal of dire distress which is often meant "extreme danger towards life & property". Historically, it was only flipped when sailors signalled to allied forces that they were in immediate peril (such as fire, mutiny, or sinking) needing assistance.

Nowadays: both individuals & groups started adopting the inverted flag to mainly express political discontent, dissent, or a deep concern for the direction of the nation. I mean, what happens if you inverted the Australian flag either during demonstrations or if the individual has distrust towards the government?

To reiterate: if given a summons by the court, in person attendance is mandatory (applies to all 50 states). After voir dire, if either the lawyer or judge has selected you as the juror and being presented with evidence relevant to the case: what types of cases were you assigned whilst being a part of the jury?

Also, what happens if the individual fails to willingly show up (non-excusals) in court on the appointed date when they've been handed a summons in the US? For reference, in my country where Jury Duty also exists: the offense for failing to show up in person incurs the equivalent of an ~800 USD fine.

The answer is subjective as it depends on where you live, which impacts commute time (those living in the North Shore have it fast as they reside closer to the city center while those living in the West have to compensate 60 minutes or more in order to reach the CBD by train) and the worst lines to take are T2 and T3 in my opinion due to them stopping pretty much 31 stations (some are skipped, more like 24) along the way before reaching the city.

Well, you have no choice but to take either line if you reside in those areas (Liverpool, Fairfield, Granville, Regents Park) meaning the commute will take longer opposed to those residing in Revesby, Glenfield or Campbelltown where the T8 line is present since it skips 8 stations reaching Wolli Creek then through the Airport. Even from Parramatta you're taking it through T1 which intersects with Granville. Don't even talk about the delays or "industrial action".

T3 begins at Liverpool while T2 starts from Leppington in which both stop almost at every station (after Glenfield: from Casula, Liverpool, Warwick Farm, Cabramatta, Canley Vale and so on, literally about 31 stations or so before you even reach Central). They skip Flemington, Homebush, Croydon, Summer Hill, Petersham, Lewisham, Stanmore or MacDonaldtown during peak hour at least, so there's that but the journey's quite long.

It takes like 65 minutes until you reach the city while the same Journey is quicker via T8. However the commute is still a slog to sit through as it takes forever and no other option if you live within areas of T2 (it's why T8 exists via the Airport and skips like 8 stations after Revesby heading for Wolli Creek) but it's only accessible for those living within the Campbelltown area. Don't even mention the commute time via T3, it's worse.

Both lines exist within the Sydney Trains network although are slow and long (well... people living in those areas don't really have an option, at least they have a station) with having to wait a while before they can even reach Central. T3 just heads via Regents Park then via Lidcombe intersecting with the existing T2 line to Central, regardless it's still takes forever due to the train stopping again, at every station on the way.

Either were the only option (alongside T1 via Parramatta) before T8 expansion via the Airport was constructed, and my parents who commuted during the 90s told me it sucks ass due to that stopping at 31 stations before reaching the city, when the Airport line finished construction: it was a godsend as it saved time on reaching the city circle deeming T2 or T3 a joke! T8 via Airport was only made because of the Olympics back in 2000.

It's more on managing money and expenses, often or not consumerism kills savings as the individual regardless of status spends more beyond what they can afford for short term instant gratification (a rich person can become poor due to crap financial literacy for instance) while a rich person with good financial literacy (manages their money, knows how to accumulate wealth without overspending, ignoring consumerist culture, etc).

No matter how much one has: even if you have 50,000,000€ - it can just vanish quickly if you can't keep track of your purchases or the transactions made (you hear stories of those winning big via the lottery splash it on cars, mansions, watches, luxury brands for instant gratification the moment they receive the money but leave it collecting dust after then suddenly being like "I'm broke now" due to poor financial literacy).

I mean, there are people who replace their human doctor with Chat GPT to diagnose them due to it being "cheaper than seeing a doctor" but comes with huge caveats (like unverified info, possible hoaxes, misleading tips, AI hallucinations, certain illnesses have multiple stages such as cancer) basically the same crap with "Dr Google" before Gemini existed ("people googling their symptoms relying on search engine to diagnose them).

I've heard they're considering on banning or restricting their usage, but wouldn't individuals just resort to purchasing them abroad if that were to be the case? They are not outright banned, however there are limitations (the ones sold at the domestic market may be toned down in specs to adhere to new rules, won't stop importing foreign models).

This is during the era when the N64, PS1, SNES, Dreamcast or Sega Genesis were popular. Games back then were released physically via disc or cartridge, meaning distributors or publishers would've implemented anti-piracy (like Lenslok) measures onto physical copies but some knew how to tamper with anti-piracy if they have a computer using other sources of capturing data (floppy disks).

Also, games at the time were 'simple' to torrent but with a catch (dial up was still a thing at the time meaning downloads could take a while if you have a PC). Discs were more straight forward than "torrenting" cartridges (unless you have connections with the manufacturer on smuggling circuit boards). Like with movies, games that came on discs were "torrented" through CDs by using a PC.

It's a contrast since countries who share borders with Yemen (Oman & Saudi Arabia) are stable & wealthy in comparison. As in, it's considered a "third world" country while their neighbors are already in "first world" tier, Yemen also has crude oil but people would rather purchase that directly from Oman instead. Also, is their geographical proximity towards Somalia not helping at all (due to piracy)?

Whether you travel abroad, in regards to cash withdrawals: the ATM knows the card is from your home country, so it brings up dynamic currency conversion (which is the ATM's own quoted rate), giving you the option to choose that or continue without it (leaving that up to your home bank instead). For example: you decide to withdraw 300€ from the ATM but the machine's exchange is 300€ = $410 (which is a rip off).

But, if one continues to not use DCC: the bank does the conversion from their end, in this case it comes out as $358 including a $5 transaction fee (more like $353). The same applies to contactless payments, as at some establishments, the reader will give you a choice between local currency or the one from your home country, do you pick the one that's already converted or pay in local currency leaving it up to the bank?

It's funny, since they are fixated on framing China as a "mass surveillance" dystopia (and propagation of their so called social credit score) but there's hypocrisy since they implement similar tactics in the Anglosphere (though less obvious) while China is openly flexing that.

Snowden can't be called a conspiracy theorist as he showed evidence that the NSA is spying on everyone behind their backs (first, he managed to smuggle the intel out of his workplace which was difficult to execute) turning him into a whistleblower who's now living in Russia.