Yes, probably because the new rackets allow faster balls, so it has become too difficult to try to surprise the opponent with a short return at the net.

The packaging design seems to be shifted due some machine calibration issue, the words should probably be centered on the sides.

For a while I thought racket technology was something used to improve grass resilience, then I understood.

It seems none of them exist sadly.

c/Showerstrokes

The game features collectibles strangely resembling the plastic toy version of Bill Gates. Shouting all of them will unlock something, but it has not been discovered yet.

I am imagining the marketers leaving the office with life jackets riding small boats. 🛟🚣

That’s a strange move. I would have picked flying tiger in the sky.

Isn’t it the basis of the military that you have to follow orders or you will be arrested? I guess he didn’t.

What did she become after her cat period?

That’s going to be a nice boost for the next pandemic.

Depends on the newbie, if the person has some terminal experience it’s ok. If it’s an ipad kid, it’s going to be tough, there’s a lot of new abstraction to understand at every step.

It was updated to 2025 deaths (additional compared to average) this morning. +91% of people dying at home compared to the previous week. The final assessment will not be known for several weeks. https://www.franceinfo.fr/environnement/evenements-meteorologiques-extremes/vagues-de-chaleur-canicules/au-moins-2-025-deces-supplementaires-ont-ete-recenses-pendant-la-canicule-du-mois-de-juin-annonce-la-ministre-de-la-sante_8091710.html

I got a Nokia Lumia at the time and the OS quality was surprisingly good. It felt much more well thought end to end than my Android is currently. But it was a mistake to force a convergence with the desktop OS.

Full contact sports should be adapted to children to have no full contact. If it’s not the case, the teachers are morons, dangerous and probably criminals, and you should obviously not leave your kids there.
In fact, regarding full contact combat sports, even for adults training does not involve full contact to the head in most cases, only competitions and examinations may. There’s a lot of choice of schools and rulesets, so adults can choose whatever level of contact they are comfortable with.

https://theintercept.com/2025/01/28/proton-mail-andy-yen-trump-republicans/

The society adheres to a strict interpretation of doctrinal and liturgical tradition, including the celebration of the Latin Mass.

It also rejects the ecumenism — working for closer unity with other Christian traditions — imposed by the Second Vatican Council.

I am not sure. It’s authoritarian for sure, but usually people would say it is authoritarian left rather than right. What makes it right for you? Any form of private ownership makes it right? If they had not moved to a mixed economy, would they still be left?

If you’re in favor of a balance between a free market and regulation to cover capitalism damages on people, you may be social democrat, like Bernie Sanders and most of the left in EU.

China has a mixed economy mixing state ownership and private ownership, state planning and free market. Would OP consider them right wing?