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Forbes
an hour ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
‘Super Robot Wars Y' Gets Ready For Its August Release
'Super Robot Wars Y' is released at the end of August. With the August release of Super Robot Wars Y looming, we've been graced with another trailer that shows off what the game has to offer. The full roster of series was revealed a while back, but it's still nice to see more gameplay footage, especially from the 'nemesis' viewpoint (shown below). However, the real meat of this trailer covers the game's new systems, such as the ability upgrades, shop, and other series staples. The interesting thing, though, is that we finally get an auto-save setup and, more weirdly, an 'auto mode'. The latter allows the game to effectively play itself, which is…odd. After all, the whole point of these games is that they are turn-based tactical role-playing games. You have a grid filled with enemies, and your plucky heroes have to take them out, This new auto mode means that all of the tactical planning and strategy is taken away from you, which is basically the core of what the game is. I get the desire for quality of life improvements in game series like this, but this feels a step too far. The good news is that it is an optional mode, which is a relief. FEATURED | Frase ByForbes™ Unscramble The Anagram To Reveal The Phrase Pinpoint By Linkedin Guess The Category Queens By Linkedin Crown Each Region Crossclimb By Linkedin Unlock A Trivia Ladder Apart from that, the trailer breaks down the various bonuses and DLC packs you'll get from pre-ordering the game. The Japanese trailer also covers the Robot Damashii toy tie-in, which is absent from the English trailer. To be honest, I am still in shock that a mainline Super Robot Wars game is being released in a proper global way. In the meantime, feel free to check out my reviews for Super Robot Wars V, X, T, and 30. Super Robot Wars Y will be released on August 28 for the PlayStation 5, Switch, and PC, via Steam. Follow me on X, Facebook and YouTube. I also manage Mecha Damashii and am currently featured in the Giant Robots exhibition currently touring Japan.
The Advertiser
7 hours ago
- General
- The Advertiser
Office team-building activities? Ugh! Why can't we just be (work) friends?
Do office team-building activities actually help make us better colleagues or more engaged and productive employees? SINEAD STUBBINS, author of the wicked new workplace culture satire Stinkbug, has feedback. They say you always remember your first. I was sitting opposite a young man of similar age, who just happened to work at the same place I did. We had been paired together because we were in different teams; we had never even exchanged a polite nod in the elevator. We had to interview each other and then present to the group facts about our partner. He had just told me that he used to do karate. "What's an interesting fact about you?" he asked. It was like my brain had packed up and gone on annual leave. I couldn't think of anything. The clock was ticking. "I do karate too," I lied. My partner frowned at me and I could tell he knew I was lying. My first forced team-building activity was not going well. 'Team-building activity' is a phrase that may send a shiver down your spine. For me, the idea of a forced getting-to-know-you game feels akin to juggling razor blades. I've attended work socials in which everyone was required to dress in all white and then the social media team wondered why all the photos looked too creepy to put on Linkedin. I've raced through the CBD trying to find clues for a treasure hunt, while dressed like a pirate. I've participated in work trivia and then been told politely afterwards that I had come across "as quite aggressive". None of these things made me better at my job. And yet these activities persist! Corporations just won't give them up. You sort of have to opt into these trust falls and karaoke challenges, otherwise you're seen as antisocial at best and not dedicated to your job at worst. It's peculiar to think that managers think that the adults who work under them aren't capable of creating workplace bonds organically. Why can't we be trusted to make our own friends? Why does there have to be paintball involved? I'm not the only one who finds these games bizarre. Back in 2021, a study by the University of Sydney found that while making bonds was more important now than ever, with the pandemic and working-from-home measures increasingly isolating us from our colleagues, encouraging people to put on newspaper dresses and strut down a catwalk in the lunch room didn't generate great results. "Many people do not want to be forced into having fun or making friends, especially not on top of their busy jobs or in stressful, dysfunctional environments where team building is typically called for," wrote Associate Professor Julien Pollack. "These activities often feel implicitly mandatory. People can feel that management is being too nosy or trying to control their life too much." So why do management care if you have a special bond with Frank from Marketing? The generous view is that they want the workplace to be a nice environment - somewhere where people support each other, can let off steam when things get too intense, have the resources to help each other with work demands and inspire each other to reach greater heights. READ MORE Staff retention is far more likely when people actually like the people they work with. But if we were to be cynical ... is it ultimately all about making money? A recent Gallup survey found that not only does having a work friend boost your general job satisfaction, it boosts business outcomes for corporations. Workers who have friends in the office are more than seven times more engaged in their work and are more likely to be innovative and creative in their problem solving. Basically, work friendships are the key to increased productivity - which is maybe why your boss is so keen to book your team in for that escape room. If the people in your organisation are competitive and ruthless towards each other, perhaps the workers aren't the issue - perhaps management is. It's easy to wave your hands and say "the fish rots from the head" to explain all manner of work issues, but if people are too stressed to be nice to each other, it's likely that there are bigger issues at play. Forcing employees to take part in team-building activities could just be a distraction to larger issues and not a true marker of general job satisfaction. In her book Work Won't Love You Back, Sarah Jaffee writes, "The compulsion to be happy at work is always a demand for emotional work from the worker". I don't know about you, but I'd rather get my work done without having to plan around a go-karting lesson on Wednesday arvo. The funny thing is that despite being allergic to team-building activities, I've met most of my best friends in the workplace. It wasn't because we were put on a table and told to get to know each other. It was a shared joke at the coffee machine or a fun collaboration on a project. When you stop making it a KPI, it's amazing how easy making friends at work can be. Do office team-building activities actually help make us better colleagues or more engaged and productive employees? SINEAD STUBBINS, author of the wicked new workplace culture satire Stinkbug, has feedback. They say you always remember your first. I was sitting opposite a young man of similar age, who just happened to work at the same place I did. We had been paired together because we were in different teams; we had never even exchanged a polite nod in the elevator. We had to interview each other and then present to the group facts about our partner. He had just told me that he used to do karate. "What's an interesting fact about you?" he asked. It was like my brain had packed up and gone on annual leave. I couldn't think of anything. The clock was ticking. "I do karate too," I lied. My partner frowned at me and I could tell he knew I was lying. My first forced team-building activity was not going well. 'Team-building activity' is a phrase that may send a shiver down your spine. For me, the idea of a forced getting-to-know-you game feels akin to juggling razor blades. I've attended work socials in which everyone was required to dress in all white and then the social media team wondered why all the photos looked too creepy to put on Linkedin. I've raced through the CBD trying to find clues for a treasure hunt, while dressed like a pirate. I've participated in work trivia and then been told politely afterwards that I had come across "as quite aggressive". None of these things made me better at my job. And yet these activities persist! Corporations just won't give them up. You sort of have to opt into these trust falls and karaoke challenges, otherwise you're seen as antisocial at best and not dedicated to your job at worst. It's peculiar to think that managers think that the adults who work under them aren't capable of creating workplace bonds organically. Why can't we be trusted to make our own friends? Why does there have to be paintball involved? I'm not the only one who finds these games bizarre. Back in 2021, a study by the University of Sydney found that while making bonds was more important now than ever, with the pandemic and working-from-home measures increasingly isolating us from our colleagues, encouraging people to put on newspaper dresses and strut down a catwalk in the lunch room didn't generate great results. "Many people do not want to be forced into having fun or making friends, especially not on top of their busy jobs or in stressful, dysfunctional environments where team building is typically called for," wrote Associate Professor Julien Pollack. "These activities often feel implicitly mandatory. People can feel that management is being too nosy or trying to control their life too much." So why do management care if you have a special bond with Frank from Marketing? The generous view is that they want the workplace to be a nice environment - somewhere where people support each other, can let off steam when things get too intense, have the resources to help each other with work demands and inspire each other to reach greater heights. READ MORE Staff retention is far more likely when people actually like the people they work with. But if we were to be cynical ... is it ultimately all about making money? A recent Gallup survey found that not only does having a work friend boost your general job satisfaction, it boosts business outcomes for corporations. Workers who have friends in the office are more than seven times more engaged in their work and are more likely to be innovative and creative in their problem solving. Basically, work friendships are the key to increased productivity - which is maybe why your boss is so keen to book your team in for that escape room. If the people in your organisation are competitive and ruthless towards each other, perhaps the workers aren't the issue - perhaps management is. It's easy to wave your hands and say "the fish rots from the head" to explain all manner of work issues, but if people are too stressed to be nice to each other, it's likely that there are bigger issues at play. Forcing employees to take part in team-building activities could just be a distraction to larger issues and not a true marker of general job satisfaction. In her book Work Won't Love You Back, Sarah Jaffee writes, "The compulsion to be happy at work is always a demand for emotional work from the worker". I don't know about you, but I'd rather get my work done without having to plan around a go-karting lesson on Wednesday arvo. The funny thing is that despite being allergic to team-building activities, I've met most of my best friends in the workplace. It wasn't because we were put on a table and told to get to know each other. It was a shared joke at the coffee machine or a fun collaboration on a project. When you stop making it a KPI, it's amazing how easy making friends at work can be. Do office team-building activities actually help make us better colleagues or more engaged and productive employees? SINEAD STUBBINS, author of the wicked new workplace culture satire Stinkbug, has feedback. They say you always remember your first. I was sitting opposite a young man of similar age, who just happened to work at the same place I did. We had been paired together because we were in different teams; we had never even exchanged a polite nod in the elevator. We had to interview each other and then present to the group facts about our partner. He had just told me that he used to do karate. "What's an interesting fact about you?" he asked. It was like my brain had packed up and gone on annual leave. I couldn't think of anything. The clock was ticking. "I do karate too," I lied. My partner frowned at me and I could tell he knew I was lying. My first forced team-building activity was not going well. 'Team-building activity' is a phrase that may send a shiver down your spine. For me, the idea of a forced getting-to-know-you game feels akin to juggling razor blades. I've attended work socials in which everyone was required to dress in all white and then the social media team wondered why all the photos looked too creepy to put on Linkedin. I've raced through the CBD trying to find clues for a treasure hunt, while dressed like a pirate. I've participated in work trivia and then been told politely afterwards that I had come across "as quite aggressive". None of these things made me better at my job. And yet these activities persist! Corporations just won't give them up. You sort of have to opt into these trust falls and karaoke challenges, otherwise you're seen as antisocial at best and not dedicated to your job at worst. It's peculiar to think that managers think that the adults who work under them aren't capable of creating workplace bonds organically. Why can't we be trusted to make our own friends? Why does there have to be paintball involved? I'm not the only one who finds these games bizarre. Back in 2021, a study by the University of Sydney found that while making bonds was more important now than ever, with the pandemic and working-from-home measures increasingly isolating us from our colleagues, encouraging people to put on newspaper dresses and strut down a catwalk in the lunch room didn't generate great results. "Many people do not want to be forced into having fun or making friends, especially not on top of their busy jobs or in stressful, dysfunctional environments where team building is typically called for," wrote Associate Professor Julien Pollack. "These activities often feel implicitly mandatory. People can feel that management is being too nosy or trying to control their life too much." So why do management care if you have a special bond with Frank from Marketing? The generous view is that they want the workplace to be a nice environment - somewhere where people support each other, can let off steam when things get too intense, have the resources to help each other with work demands and inspire each other to reach greater heights. READ MORE Staff retention is far more likely when people actually like the people they work with. But if we were to be cynical ... is it ultimately all about making money? A recent Gallup survey found that not only does having a work friend boost your general job satisfaction, it boosts business outcomes for corporations. Workers who have friends in the office are more than seven times more engaged in their work and are more likely to be innovative and creative in their problem solving. Basically, work friendships are the key to increased productivity - which is maybe why your boss is so keen to book your team in for that escape room. If the people in your organisation are competitive and ruthless towards each other, perhaps the workers aren't the issue - perhaps management is. It's easy to wave your hands and say "the fish rots from the head" to explain all manner of work issues, but if people are too stressed to be nice to each other, it's likely that there are bigger issues at play. Forcing employees to take part in team-building activities could just be a distraction to larger issues and not a true marker of general job satisfaction. In her book Work Won't Love You Back, Sarah Jaffee writes, "The compulsion to be happy at work is always a demand for emotional work from the worker". I don't know about you, but I'd rather get my work done without having to plan around a go-karting lesson on Wednesday arvo. The funny thing is that despite being allergic to team-building activities, I've met most of my best friends in the workplace. It wasn't because we were put on a table and told to get to know each other. It was a shared joke at the coffee machine or a fun collaboration on a project. When you stop making it a KPI, it's amazing how easy making friends at work can be. Do office team-building activities actually help make us better colleagues or more engaged and productive employees? SINEAD STUBBINS, author of the wicked new workplace culture satire Stinkbug, has feedback. They say you always remember your first. I was sitting opposite a young man of similar age, who just happened to work at the same place I did. We had been paired together because we were in different teams; we had never even exchanged a polite nod in the elevator. We had to interview each other and then present to the group facts about our partner. He had just told me that he used to do karate. "What's an interesting fact about you?" he asked. It was like my brain had packed up and gone on annual leave. I couldn't think of anything. The clock was ticking. "I do karate too," I lied. My partner frowned at me and I could tell he knew I was lying. My first forced team-building activity was not going well. 'Team-building activity' is a phrase that may send a shiver down your spine. For me, the idea of a forced getting-to-know-you game feels akin to juggling razor blades. I've attended work socials in which everyone was required to dress in all white and then the social media team wondered why all the photos looked too creepy to put on Linkedin. I've raced through the CBD trying to find clues for a treasure hunt, while dressed like a pirate. I've participated in work trivia and then been told politely afterwards that I had come across "as quite aggressive". None of these things made me better at my job. And yet these activities persist! Corporations just won't give them up. You sort of have to opt into these trust falls and karaoke challenges, otherwise you're seen as antisocial at best and not dedicated to your job at worst. It's peculiar to think that managers think that the adults who work under them aren't capable of creating workplace bonds organically. Why can't we be trusted to make our own friends? Why does there have to be paintball involved? I'm not the only one who finds these games bizarre. Back in 2021, a study by the University of Sydney found that while making bonds was more important now than ever, with the pandemic and working-from-home measures increasingly isolating us from our colleagues, encouraging people to put on newspaper dresses and strut down a catwalk in the lunch room didn't generate great results. "Many people do not want to be forced into having fun or making friends, especially not on top of their busy jobs or in stressful, dysfunctional environments where team building is typically called for," wrote Associate Professor Julien Pollack. "These activities often feel implicitly mandatory. People can feel that management is being too nosy or trying to control their life too much." So why do management care if you have a special bond with Frank from Marketing? The generous view is that they want the workplace to be a nice environment - somewhere where people support each other, can let off steam when things get too intense, have the resources to help each other with work demands and inspire each other to reach greater heights. READ MORE Staff retention is far more likely when people actually like the people they work with. But if we were to be cynical ... is it ultimately all about making money? A recent Gallup survey found that not only does having a work friend boost your general job satisfaction, it boosts business outcomes for corporations. Workers who have friends in the office are more than seven times more engaged in their work and are more likely to be innovative and creative in their problem solving. Basically, work friendships are the key to increased productivity - which is maybe why your boss is so keen to book your team in for that escape room. If the people in your organisation are competitive and ruthless towards each other, perhaps the workers aren't the issue - perhaps management is. It's easy to wave your hands and say "the fish rots from the head" to explain all manner of work issues, but if people are too stressed to be nice to each other, it's likely that there are bigger issues at play. Forcing employees to take part in team-building activities could just be a distraction to larger issues and not a true marker of general job satisfaction. In her book Work Won't Love You Back, Sarah Jaffee writes, "The compulsion to be happy at work is always a demand for emotional work from the worker". I don't know about you, but I'd rather get my work done without having to plan around a go-karting lesson on Wednesday arvo. The funny thing is that despite being allergic to team-building activities, I've met most of my best friends in the workplace. It wasn't because we were put on a table and told to get to know each other. It was a shared joke at the coffee machine or a fun collaboration on a project. When you stop making it a KPI, it's amazing how easy making friends at work can be.
Time of India
11 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Dangerous bombing
Bombing nuclear power plants is a very risky and dangerous thing to do. Right now, Israel and the United States are doing just that — and they should stop. Almost 80 years ago, in August 1945, two cities in Japan — Hiroshima and Nagasaki — were destroyed by nuclear bombs. Over 2.2 lakh people died, and many more were hurt for years after. The world saw how horrible nuclear weapons could be, and most countries agreed they should never be used again. So in 1970, a big agreement called the Non-Proliferation Treaty (or NPT) was signed. Countries promised not to build more nuclear weapons. Iran signed it. Israel did not. But overall, it helped keep the world safer — only nine countries have nuclear bombs today. And the big accidents at nuclear power plants — like Chernobyl in 1986 and Fukushima in 2011 — all happened by mistake, not in war. Each time, countries worked to make safety better. But now, dangerous things are happening again. In 2022, when Russia attacked Ukraine, it also captured Europe's biggest nuclear power plant. Luckily, there was no disaster. But just last week, Israel bombed several of Iran's nuclear sites. These are not weapons — they are working or nearly working power plants. If bombs damage them, they could leak radiation and hurt thousands of people and the environment — just like Chernobyl. This isn't the first time. In 1981, Israel bombed a nuclear plant in Iraq before it could be used. They knew they couldn't do it after the plant was running, or it would have caused a huge disaster. They were careful again in 2007 when bombing a plant in Syria that was still being built. Back in 1981, even the U.S. was angry at Israel for bombing Iraq's plant. But today, leaders like Putin, Trump, and Israel's Netanyahu don't seem to care about the risks. In 1991, during a war, the U.S. destroyed two nuclear plants in Iraq — it was very dangerous. Why are we repeating those mistakes now? Iran may now leave the nuclear safety treaty. If that happens, other countries might think they also need nuclear weapons to stay safe. That would make the world more dangerous for everyone. There's a clock called the Doomsday Clock that shows how close the world is to a big disaster. Right now, it's just 89 seconds from midnight — the closest ever. Bombing nuclear plants brings us even closer. Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Disclaimer Views expressed above are the author's own.
Forbes
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
‘Quordle' Hints And Answers For Friday, June 20
Here's some help with today's Quordle, including hints and the answers. Before today's Quordle hints and answers, here's where you can find the ones for Thursday's game: Hey, folks! Hints and the answers for today's Quordle words are just ahead. For any newcomers joining us, here's how to play Quordle: Just start typing in words. You have four five-letter words to guess and nine attempts to find them all. The catch is that you play all four words simultaneously. If you get a letter in the right place for any of the four words, it will light up in green. If a word contains a letter from one of your guesses but it's in the wrong place, it will appear in yellow. You could always check out the practice games before taking on the daily puzzle. Here are some hints for today's Quordle game, followed by the answers: FEATURED | Frase ByForbes™ Unscramble The Anagram To Reveal The Phrase Pinpoint By Linkedin Guess The Category Queens By Linkedin Crown Each Region Crossclimb By Linkedin Unlock A Trivia Ladder Spoiler alert! Don't scroll any further down the page until you're ready to find out today's Quordle answers. This is your final warning! Today's words are... That's all there is to it for today's Quordle clues and answers. Be sure to check my blog for hints and the solution for Saturday's game if you need them. See you then! If you'd like to chat about Quordle and New York Times word games such as Wordle, Connections and Strands (and to hang out with a bunch of lovely people), join us over at Discord! Also, subscribe to my newsletter, Pastimes!
Forbes
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
NYT ‘Strands' Hints For Friday, June 20: Spangram And Answers For Today's Game
Today's NYT Strands hints and answers. getty Before today's Strands hints, spangram and answers, here are Thursday's: Hey, folks! Today's NYT Strands hints, spangram and answers for Friday, June 20 are coming right up. The New York Times' Strands puzzle is a play on the classic word search. It's available on the NYT website and in the NYT Games app alongside the likes of Wordle and Connections (which we also cover in daily guides at Forbes Gaming). There's a new game of Strands to play every day. The game will present you with a six by eight grid of letters. The aim is to find a group of words that have something in common, and you'll get a clue as to what that theme is. When you find a theme word, it will remain highlighted in blue. You'll also need to find a special word called a spangram. This tells you what the words have in common. The spangram links at least two sides of the board, but it may not start or end there. While the theme words will not be a proper name, the spangram can be a proper name. When you find the spangram, it will remain highlighted in yellow. Every letter is used once in one of the theme words and spangram. You can connect letters vertically, horizontally and diagonally, and it's possible to switch directions in the middle of a word. If you're playing on a touchscreen, double tap the last letter to submit your guess. If you find three valid words of at least four letters that are not part of the theme, you'll unlock the Hint button. Clicking this will highlight the letters that make up one of the theme words. Be warned: You'll need to be on your toes. Sometimes you'll need to fill the missing word(s) in a phrase. On other days, the game may revolve around synonyms or homophones. The difficulty will vary from day to day, and the puzzle creators will try to surprise you sometimes. Scroll slowly! Just after the hint for today's Strands puzzle, I'll reveal what the answer words are. The official theme hint for today's Strands puzzle is... Just a dusting Need some extra help? Here's another hint... A kind of snow that's good for skiing There are eight theme words to find today, including the spangram. Spoiler alert! Don't scroll any further down the page until you're ready to find out today's Strands hints. Here are the first two letters of every theme word in today's puzzle. They're ordered from left to right, then top to bottom by any letter of the word appearing for the first time: FEATURED | Frase ByForbes™ Unscramble The Anagram To Reveal The Phrase Pinpoint By Linkedin Guess The Category Queens By Linkedin Crown Each Region Crossclimb By Linkedin Unlock A Trivia Ladder Before I reveal the other the full word list, I'll first tell you the spangram and show you where that is on the grid. This is your final spoiler warning! Today's Strands spangram is... POWDERS Here's where you'll find it on the grid… Today's Strands theme words are... Here's what the completed grid looks like... I got the first word, COCOA, by accident while looking for a hint. After I found BABY just below that, the spangram became clear. The rest of the top half was no problem, but I needed a hint to get TALCUM, and I was able to find ITCHING and BLASTING from there. I actually hadn't heard of BLASTING powder before. Turns out it's just another name for gunpowder. I used one hint and the spangram was the third theme word I found. See you in two weeks for more Strands fun! Please follow my blog for more coverage of Strands, Connections and other word games as well as video game news, insights and analysis. It helps me out a lot! If you want to chat about Strands, Connections and other stuff with like-minded folks, join my Discord server! Also, follow me on Bluesky! It's fun there.
