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Playing the Percentages

Dr. Drang:

For weeks — maybe months, time has been hard to judge this past year — Trump has been telling us that he’s worked out deals with pharmaceutical companies to lower their prices by several hundred percent. Commentators and comedians have pointed out that you can’t reduce prices more than 100% and pretty much left it at that, suggesting that Trump’s impossible numbers are due to ignorance.

Don’t get me wrong. Trump’s ignorance is nearly limitless — but only nearly. I’ve always thought that he knew the right way to calculate a price drop; he did it the wrong way so he could quote a bigger number. And that came out in yesterday’s speech.

Trump sophistry + math pedantry = Daring Fireball catnip.

Street Fighter 6's Alex is literally AEW wrestler Kenny Omega, moves and all

Former AEW Champion Kenny Omega arrives in Street Fighter 6 as Alex, lending some moves from his arsenal to the character.

Animal Crossing and IKEA may launch a collab soon

A TikTok posted by IKEA has led fans to speculate about a potential collaboration between Animal Crossing and the Swedish furniture chain.

GTA 6 Russia ban story shows signs of Russian disinformation

A report claiming that Grand Theft Auto 6 could be banned in Russia raises questions due to its source's potential ties to disinformation campaigns.

The end of the Sony era in TVs

There aren't many tech companies that can claim Sony's level of influence in how we live our lives. From the Walkman to the PlayStation to the Trinitron, Sony has been making excellent gadgets in multiple categories for decades, which makes this week's news just a little sad. Sony's new joint venture with TCL isn't the […]