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Cards Against Humanity is the latest entity to take on Elon Musk in court. The irreverent party game company filed a $15 million lawsuit against SpaceX for trespassing on property it owns in Texas, which happens to sit near SpaceX facilities. According to a lawsuit filed in a federal court in Texas, Musk's rocket company began using its land without permission for the last six months. SpaceX took what was previously a pristine plot of land and completely fucked that land with gravel, tractors, and space garbage, CAH wrote in a statement. As you might expect from the card game company known for its raunchy sense of humor and headline-grabbing stunts, theres an amusing backstory to how it became neighbors with SpaceX in Texas in the first place. In 2017, the company bought land along the US-Mexico border as part of a crowdfunded effort to protest then President Donald Trumps plan to build a border wall. Since then, the company writes, it has maintained the land with regular mowing, fencing and no trespassing signs. SpaceX later purchased adjacent land and, earlier this year, allegedly began using CAHs land amid some kind of construction project. From the lawsuit (emphasis theirs): The site was cleared of vegetation, and the soil was compacted with gravel or other substance to allow SpaceX and its contractors to run and park its vehicles all over the Property. Generators were brought in to run equipment and lights while work was being performed before and after daylight. An enormous mound of gravel was unloaded onto the Property; the gravel is being stored and used for the construction of buildings by SpaceXs contractors along the road. Large pieces of construction equipment and numerous construction-related vehicles are utilized and stored on the Property continuously. And, of course, workers are present performing construction work and staging materials and vehicles for work to be performed on other tracts. In short, SpaceX has treated the Property as its own for at least six (6) months without regard for CAHs property rights nor the safety of anyone entering what has become a worksite that is presumably governed by OSHA safety requirements. SpaceX, according to the filing, never asked for permission to use the land and and hasnever reached out to CAH to explain or apologize for the damage. The rocket company did, however, give a 12-hour ultimatum to accept a lowball offer for less than half our lands value, according to a statement posted online. A spokesperson for CAH said the land in question is about an acre in size. What CAH's Texas land looked like prior to SpaceX's alleged trespassing.Christopher Markos / Cards Against Humanity In response to the ultimatum, CAH filed a $15 million lawsuit against SpaceX for trespassing and damaging its property. The game company, which originally was funded via a Kickstarter campaign, says that if its successful in court it will share the proceeds with the 150,000 fans who helped originally purchase the land in 2017. It created a website where subscribers can sign-up for a chance to get up to $150 of the potential $15 million payout should their lawsuit succeed. (A disclaimer notes that Elon Musk has way more money and lawyers than Cards Against Humanity, and while CAH will try its hardest to get me $100, they will probably only be able to get me like $2 or most likely nothing.) SpaceX didnt immediately respond to a request for comment. But CAH isnt the only Texas landowner that's raised questions about the companys tactics. SpaceX has been aggressively growing its footprint in Southern Texas in recent years. The expansion, which has resulted in many locals selling their land to SpaceX, has rankled some longtime residents, according to an investigation published by Reuters. CAH says that Musks past behavior makes SpaceXs actions particularly offensive" to the company known for taking a stance on social issues. The 2017 holiday campaign that resulted in the purchase of the Property was based upon CAH undertaking efforts to fight against injustice, lies, [and] racism, it states. Thus, it is particularly offensive that these egregious acts against the Property have been committed by the company run by Elon Musk. As is widely known, Musk has been accused of tolerating racism and sexism at Tesla and of amplifying the antisemitic Great Replacement Theory. Allowing Musks company to abuse the Property that CAHs supporters contributed money to purchase for the sole purpose of stopping such behavior is totally contrary to both the reason for the contribution and the tenets on which CAH is based.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/science/space/cards-against-humanity-is-suing-spacex-for-trespassing-and-filling-its-property-with-space-garbage-181828453.html?src=rss
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Sony pushed a PS5 system update on Friday that Square Enix says is a response to Final Fantasy XVI bugs created by the consoles last firmware update. The publisher addressed the update on X (Twitter). In response to the crashes and graphical bugs that were occurring on the PlayStation5 version of Final Fantasy XVI, [Sony Interactive Entertainment] have released a new system update, the account posted. Please try downloading and installing this update. Before todays alleged fix, users reported that last weeks PS5 system update (24.06-10.00.00) triggered Final Fantasy XVI crashes while loading saves or fast-traveling. It could also add annoying black squares obstructing the in-game camera. Sony has kept things vague, only describing the update with the alleged fix (24.06-10.01.00) as improving system software performance and stability. Earlier this week, IGN reported similar bugs in Star Wars Outlaws, Death Stranding and No Mans Sky. It isnt yet clear if the update fixes those games glitches. Users on Reddit claimed todays update has fixed the problems with Final Fantasy XVI. Played for an hour post update with no issues, u/AdSweaty411 wrote. Yup no issues so far, Redditor u/Icy-Confection-312 added. (Well update this story if any additional bug reports arise.) You can update your PS5 by heading to Settings > System, then System Software > System Software Update and Settings. After the update appears, choose Update System Software. If you dont see the available update (and havent already installed it), restart your console and try again.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/a-ps5-system-update-squashes-those-pesky-final-fantasy-xvi-bugs-175832092.html?src=rss
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Cast your mind back to 2019, when many people were captivated by the idea of terrorizing a quaint English village as a loud, annoying goose. Untitled Goose Game was an absolute delight, but it was fairly short and left me wanting more. In another universe, a TV adaptation would have happened already. While that didn't quite pan out here, we do have a funny proof-of-concept to enjoy. House House, the game's developer, released a "proof-of-concept for a hypothetical Untitled Goose Programme" on its YouTube channel on Friday. The studio created the short with Playdate maker and Untitled Goose Game publisher Panic and animation house Chromosphere Studio. It's a great four-minute clip that's well worth your time. It shows a goose bullying a journalist and groundskeeper during a TV interview. The art style is lovely, the Wallace and Gromit-esque humor is on point and the goose is just as much of a jerk as the one in the game. Sadly, House House says that the show didn't gain traction and those involved put the idea on the shelf. But at least we get this very amusing video out of it. If nothing else, it reminded me that I need to play the Panic-published Thank Goodness You're Here, which seems similarly silly.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/heres-what-a-tv-show-based-on-untitled-goose-game-could-have-been-like-165116660.html?src=rss
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