Once your ship crashes in this action RPG‚ you’ll soon realize that you’ll need to look for some tools. We’ll explain where to find the Pickaxe and Woodcutter’s Axe in No Rest for the Wicked. No Rest for the Wicked: Where to find the Axe and Pickaxe Not only are you slaying enemies in this Moon Studios game‚ but you’re also collecting crafting materials. If you come across trees or ore veins‚ the game will give you a pop-up telling you they require special tools. You can find the Axe in No Rest for the Wicked north of spawn by a glowing caged cave‚ and the Pickaxe is on the ledge of a tower northwest of where you first spawn. Screenshot: PC Invasion How to find the Woodcutter’s Axe The easiest tool to grab first is the Copper Woodcutter’s Axe‚ which is sitting on the sand just north of where you spawn on the shore. From the shore‚ walk north and a bit east to where you’ll eventually find some water to swim in. Screenshot...

Fallout: New Vegas is considered one of the greatest Fallout games by a pretty large margin. It’s just a shame that so many encounter crashing issues – myself included. How to stop Fallout: New Vegas from crashing Fallout: New Vegas may be a great game‚ but it’s an old game that was made with an old engine that modern systems struggle to run‚ leading to issues and crashes. There are a couple of ways to approach fixing these crashing issues‚ from checking your device’s hardware to installing extra software to fix it. It is easier to fix crashing on PC devices‚ but there are some suggestions for console players. Image: Steam Firstly‚ for PC players‚ make sure you meet these minimum requirements: Windows 7/Vista/XP Dual Core 2 GHz or equivalent processor 2 GB Ram 10 GB free HDD Space NVIDIA GeForce 6 series or ATI 1300XT series video card‚ or equivalent If you do‚ and are experiencing crashes‚ then follow on for a fix. Fallout...

Democratic officials are throwing billions at California high-speed rail projects that have yet to be built‚ funding thousands of jobs specifically for union members. Despite funding initially being approved by a referendum in 2008‚ the California High-Speed Rail project currently has less than a quarter of its expected length under construction and was initially supposed to have connected Los Angeles and San Francisco by 2020‚ according to The Los Angeles Times. The Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council‚ which represents 48 local unions and more than 150‚000 members in California‚ boasted of the creation of 13‚000 unionized construction jobs due to continued funding of California’s high-speed rail project. The California High-Speed Rail Authority‚ in its community benefits agreement regarding the construction of the rail‚ lays out that it will exclusively bargain with union representatives for craft labor and that no employee will be required to join a union‚ but workers who are at the site for more than eight total days will be required to pay union dues. The agreement outlines that union members will be the primary source of labor and that the local unions will be given the opportunity to refer employees for the job. “The project has been a windfall for the union workers who’ve been on the job‚” Kerry Jackson‚ William Clement fellow in California Reform at the Pacific Research Institute‚ told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “By some counts‚ as many as 13‚000 have been hired. The California High-Speed Rail Authority itself even brags about the ‘steady union jobs that provide union wages and benefits’ they get. That’s not to mention the benefits the union bosses everywhere always enjoy when they have more dues-paying members supporting their salaries and perks.” The Biden administration announced $3 billion in federal funds for the project in December to push along the first phase of the project connecting Merced‚ Fresno and Bakersfield‚ adding to the $9 billion already appropriated by the state and the approximately $3.5 billion in grants given by the Obama administration. The project has been estimated to need between $88 billion and $128 billion to be fully completed‚ and the rail authority told the DCNF that it is aiming to be operational from Bakersfield to Merced between 2030 and 2033. “Of course‚ project costs are affected by higher‚ nonmarket wages‚” Jackson told the DCNF. “When you have so many workers making these wages over the years‚ it adds up. The unions are a force behind the rail and one of the reasons‚ if not the main one‚ that this project has not been halted even though it’s far behind schedule‚ way over initial cost projections‚ and looks like a failed enterprise. “The community benefits agreement that serves as the Project Labor Agreement requires unions to be the primary source of all craft labor.” The California High-Speed Rail Authority told the DCNF that‚ so far‚ 22.5 miles in the Central Valley have reached substantial completion‚ but that efforts are underway to design stations and track systems‚ complete environmental reviews and procure trains. “The project is very much happening and continuing to make progress with our commitment unwavering as we remain active and aggressive in moving the project forward while actively pursuing federal funding‚” the authority told the DCNF. Big News: Today‚ President Biden announced funding to build the first high-speed rail projects in our nation’s history.These investments will get people and goods where they need to go more quickly‚ reduce emissions‚ increase passenger safety‚ and create good-paying union jobs. pic.twitter.com/zxR6SQawIw— The White House (@WhiteHouse) December 9‚ 2023 “Even if we didn’t have the Project Labor Agreement‚ there would be prevailing wage and benefits on this project‚ both because of state requirements and federal funding requirements‚” Anne-Marie Otey‚ communications and editorial director at the LA/OC Building and Construction Trades Council‚ told the DCNF. “So‚ they’d be there no matter what‚ so we might as well make the best of it. I think it is better for the workers when there’s also a union agreement on the project.” Otey pointed to the Davis-Bacon Act‚ which is a federal law that requires the government to pay at least the local rate to workers when constructing public projects‚ as the reason why using union workers on the project would not raise labor costs. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that if the Davis-Bacon Act were repealed in 2020‚ it would have reduced government spending outlays by $10.7 billion by 2030. “It’s benefiting workers‚” Otey told the DCNF. “And these workers are represented by unions‚ but no‚ we didn’t look at it as ‘What can we do for unions&;#63;’ We said‚ ‘What can we do for workers in the state&;#63;’ Especially again‚ in areas like the Central Valley‚ where they can’t just drive to San Francisco‚ Sacramento or L.A. for jobs‚ they live in the great heartland of our state. “So‚ we wanted to figure out a way to keep them employed and keep them working at least somewhat near where they live. So‚ we think it’s a positive.” Around $3 billion in federal funding was also announced in December for a high-speed railway between Las Vegas‚ Nevada‚ and Rancho Cucamonga‚ California‚ with Sen. Jacky Rosen‚ D-Nev.‚ claiming that 35‚000 union jobs would be created as a result. The funding for the project comes from the $1.2 trillion in new spending that was approved by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in 2021. “We disagree that the California high-speed rail project has yet to make substantial progress‚” a spokesperson for the California State Transportation Agency told the DCNF. “Quite the contrary. There are 119 miles currently under construction‚ with one construction package already substantially complete‚ and preconstruction work is underway to complete the initial 171-mile operating segment between Merced and Bakersfield. The nation’s first high-speed trains will be tested by the end of the decade‚ and we expect service to begin between 2030 and 2033.” California is one of the more unionized states in the U.S.‚ ranking sixth in terms of the share of workers in unions‚ exceeded only by five other blue states (Connecticut‚ Hawaii‚ New Jersey‚ New York and Washington)‚ according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The share of California workers who were members of unions declined from 16.1% in 2022 to 15.4% in 2023. The Biden administration’s push for high-speed rail funding in California is part of a larger national push for increased passenger rail access for Americans. President Joe Biden announced in November that $16.4 billion would be given to Amtrak‚ the national passenger railroad of the U.S.‚ to fund 25 passenger rail projects along the East Coast. “Although in California‚ public works projects are always union labor‚ so I think their biggest reason they like high-speed rail is that it’s just such a long-term project‚” Edward Ring‚ director of water and energy policy at the California Policy Center‚ told the DCNF. “The unions get behind these projects because they’re big. The other reason‚ though‚ that they get behind these projects is because these are projects that the environmentalist community won’t vehemently oppose. They ought to be building things that are more practical; they ought to be upgrading freeways. But the environmentalists want us on a road diet.” Biden has also boasted of new train sets for the California rail project being all-electric‚ resulting in zero emissions and powered through renewable energy‚ according to a White House fact sheet. The president claims that all of his proposed rail projects will create “tens of thousands” of union jobs. As of September‚ the state of California had spent more than $600 million on environmental reviews for the rail project‚ not including a 78-mile stretch out of 500 miles that had not yet been evaluated. “The environmentalists are so powerful that the unions go‚ ‘Well‚ if we’re going to get our guys working‚ we’re going to have to play ball with the environmentalists‚” Ring told the DCNF. “And so‚ the environmentalists will buy off on projects that really have no practical value. High-speed rail has no practical value in California. You could also argue that it has no environmental value‚ and I think you could argue that very convincingly.” The White House did not immediately respond to a request to comment from the DCNF. Originally published by the Daily Caller News Foundation The post California’s High-Speed Rail Project Far From Finished‚ But It Is Putting Money in Unions’ Coffers appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Google fired over two dozen employees for holding sit-in protests over the company’s $1.2 billion contract with Israel. Protesters occupied multiple offices in Seattle‚ New York‚ and California‚ with signs that read “No more genocide for profit” and demanded that the company end its contract with the Israeli government for cloud and data services. Nine employees were arrested on Tuesday after sitting for hours in Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian’s office and the company announced Wednesday that 28 employees had been fired over the protests‚ according to NBC News. “A small number of employee protesters entered and disrupted a few of our locations. Physically impeding other employees’ work and preventing them from accessing our facilities is a clear violation of our policies‚ and completely unacceptable behavior‚” Google told the Daily Caller News Foundation in a statement. “After refusing multiple requests to leave the premises‚ law enforcement was engaged to remove them to ensure office safety. We have so far concluded individual investigations that resulted in the termination of employment for 28 employees‚ and will continue to investigate and take action as needed.” The protest was organized by the group No Tech for Apartheid‚ which claimed that the firing was an attempt to ignore the protesters’ “concerns‚” according to NBC News. “This excuse to avoid confronting us and our concerns directly‚ and attempt to justify its illegal‚ retaliatory firings‚ is a lie‚” the group said in a statement. The company’s contract with Israel‚ also known as Project Nimbus‚ allows the Israeli government to access cloud and artificial intelligence services for defense purposes as part of a “multi-year‚ large-scale flagship project” started in 2019‚ according to Israel’s Government Procurement Administration. No Tech for Apartheid did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment. Originally published by the Daily Caller News Foundation The post Google Fires Dozens of Employees Following Israel Contract Protest appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Soon the government might shut down your car. President Joe Biden’s new “bipartisan infrastructure law” gives bureaucrats that power. You probably didn’t hear about that because when media covered it‚ few mentioned the requirement that by 2026‚ every American car must “monitor” the driver‚ determine if he is impaired‚ and‚ if so‚ “limit vehicle operation.” Rep. Thomas Massie‚ R-Ky.‚ objected‚ complaining that the law makes government “judge‚ jury‚ and executioner on such a fundamental right&;#33;” Congress approved the law anyway. A USA Today “fact check” told readers not to worry: “There’s no kill switch in Biden’s bill.” “They didn’t read it‚ because it’s there&;#33;” says automotive engineer and former vintage race car driver Lauren Fix in my new video. The clause is buried under Section 24220 of the law. USA Today’s “fact check” didn’t lie‚ exactly. It acknowledged that the law requires “new cars to have technology that identifies if a driver is impaired and prevents operation.” Apparently‚ they just didn’t like the term “kill switch.” But it is a kill switch. Mothers Against Drunk Driving wants that. I say to Fix: “It would save lives.” “Are you willing to give up every bit of control of your life&;#63;” she asks. “Once you give that up‚ you have no more freedom. This computer decides you can’t drive your vehicle. Great. Unless someone’s having a heart attack and trying to get to the hospital.” The kill switch is just one of several ways the government proposes to control how we drive. California lawmakers want new cars to have a speed governor that prevents you from going more than 10 miles per hour over the speed limit. That would reduce speeding. But not being able to speed is dangerous‚ too‚ says Fix: If “something’s coming at you‚ you have to make an adjustment.” New cars will have a special button on the dash. If you suddenly need to speed and manage to find the button when trying to drive out of some bad situation‚ it lets you speed for 15 seconds. For all these new safety devices to work‚ cars need to spy on drivers. Before I researched this‚ I didn’t realize that they already do. The Mozilla Foundation reports that carmakers “collect things like your age‚ gender‚ ethnicity‚ driver’s license number‚ your purchase history‚ and tendencies.” Nissan and Kia “collect information about your sex life.” How&;#63; Cars aim video cameras at passengers. Other devices listen to conversations and intercept text messages. Then‚ says Mozilla‚ 76% of the car companies “sell your data.” “I just bought a new car‚” I say to Fix. “Nobody told me about this.” “Oh‚ it’s there‚” she replies. “Buy a new car‚ you get that really long document. … The small print says‚ ‘We’re collecting your data. We know everything you’re doing in your car‚ and we own [the data]. There’s nothing you can do about it.'” Finally‚ Biden’s infrastructure bill also includes a pilot program to tax you based on how far you drive. “A mileage charge seems fair‚” I say to Fix. “You pay for your damage to the road.” “Correct‚” she replies. “But when you start allowing them to do this‚ they could say‚ ‘We don’t want you to buy a firearm.’ … ‘We don’t want you to go to that destination. So we’re not going to let you start your car.’ It’s about control.” I push back. “They’re not controlling me.” “They can‚” she replies. “Wait until you get a bill for your carbon footprint. ‘You’re at your maximum for carbon credits. We’re not going to let you drive today&;#33; Take the train. Take the electric bus.'” “This is paranoia‚” I suggest. “Maybe‚” says Fix. “But so far‚ everything that I’ve said about these things‚ each step keeps coming through.” COPYRIGHT 2024 BY JFS PRODUCTIONS INC. The Daily Signal publishes a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Heritage Foundation. The post The Kill Switch appeared first on The Daily Signal.

As we approach Earth Day‚ it is time to evaluate how green policies have performed. One such policy is the New Jersey Bag Ban‚ which was ostensibly designed to tackle plastic pollution‚ requiring stores over 2‚500 square feet in size to replace disposable plastic bags with reusable ones. The ban bag is an example of “extended producer responsibility‚” which is a waste policy that forces companies to use only reusable Or recyclable products. Advocates of extended producer responsibility champion measures such as plastic bag bans‚ but the real-world implementation has only fueled inflation with minimal environmental benefits.   Despite the ban effectively being a regressive tax on poorer residents‚ New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy praised the state for “addressing the problem of plastic pollution” that will “help mitigate climate change and strengthen our environment.” Unfortunately for the governor and other advocates of extended producer responsibility policies‚ a new study by the Freedonia Group has found a threefold increase in plastic consumption since the beginning of the May 2022 ban—from 53 million pounds to 151 million pounds—to create heavier‚ reusable bags (despite a 60% reduction in disposable plastic bag use). In addition‚ Freedonia found a $42 million increase in profits from a single 50-store retailer from selling these reusable bags. Researchers concluded that 90% of these reusable nonwoven polypropylene plastic bags are used only two to three times before being thrown away or lost. To add insult to injury‚ reusable bags use 15 times more plastic and emit five times the greenhouse gases during production compared to regular plastic bags. Additionally‚ reusable bags contain little to no recyclable materials and are often not recyclable themselves. These bags would need to be used 11 to 59 times just to break even on the increased greenhouse gas emissions from production. The American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance‚ an association of plastic bag manufacturers that commissioned the Freedonia study‚ argues that the environmental effect of disposable plastic bags is being overstated. The alliance claims that plastic bags account for less than 0.6% of litter cleanups and less than 0.3% of municipal solid waste. Instead of forcing everyone to use reusable bags that emit more greenhouse gases‚ the alliance argues that disposable bags should be properly recycled. These disposable plastic bags are then more easily used to create new bags. The alliance has a goal of 20% being made of recyclable material by 2025. California’s Carpet Stewardship Act provides another example of extended producer responsibility leading to suboptimal outcomes. The law has been imposing an increasing fee schedule on new carpets to support carpet recycling efforts. The enforcement of this extended producer responsibility in California raises input costs for producers‚ increasing the cost of carpeting‚ and substantially leading to increased costs of housing‚ which disproportionately affects poorer residents. The Carpet America Recovery Effort is the organization in charge of the stewardship program‚ and its executive director‚ Bob Peoples‚ admits that the tax “undoubtedly is a serious burden for the approximately 2‚000 California carpet retailers and the 79 carpet mills with operations in the state.” In January 2023‚ the price of carpet tiles increased by almost half. Naturally‚ the cost of the tax falls on consumers‚ who now pay nearly 50% more for their carpets. Extended producer responsibility policies often result in regressive‚ inflationary pressures without delivering on their environmental promises. Americans are grappling with soaring costs‚ from new homeowners needing 80% more income than they did four years ago to credit card debt reaching all-time highs. This is all while the federal deficit and interest rates soar. Inflationary pressures will continue to increase further if the Environmental Protection Agency’s push for Americans to buy expensive zero-carbon emission vehicles and trucks becomes law. Simultaneously‚ electricity costs have risen 20% since 2020 and will rise by another 20% in some states to meet renewable energy requirements imposed by state lawmakers. California residents alone have seen an 11% rise in electricity prices just over this past year.   From Earth Day to every day‚ it is crucial to recognize that green policies like extended producer responsibility are often touted as beneficial; however‚ many of these initiatives are simply using green code-phrasing to justify inflating the cost of goods while ignoring their minimal environmental impact. The post Examining the High Costs and Questionable Gains of ‘Green’ Policies as Earth Day Approaches appeared first on The Daily Signal.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties‚ subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Tim Pool‚ a well-known podcaster‚ has shed light on another prominent censorship action taken by YouTube. With retrospective effect‚ a couple of his most popular episodes of the Timcast IRL podcast have fallen prey to YouTube’s enforcement protocol. Podcast episodes that hosted personalities such as Joe Rogan‚ Michael Malice‚ and Alex Jones have now been eliminated from the platform‚ despite being on the platform for the last three years. In Pool’s words‚ “Youtube has declared war on Timcast IRL retroactively enforcing rules against our 2 biggest shows ever featuring Joe Rogan‚ Michael Malice‚ and Alex Jones.” YouTube’s justification behind this unexpected action‚ according to Pool‚ rested on baseless grounds. A glance back at one of the condemned episodes that aired in 2021 reveals a variety of subjects being explored in a conversation between Joe Rogan‚ Alex Jones‚ Blaire White‚ and Michael Malice. Topics ranged from coverage and insights on the Kyle Rittenhouse trial to discussions on the emergent border crisis. In a video about this issue‚ Pool voiced serious concerns regarding YouTube’s handling of its platform policies‚ which could potentially lead to significant changes in how he and others approach online content creation. Pool revealed that the inconsistencies in YouTube’s enforcement actions have prompted him to explore business negotiations with alternative platforms. https://video.reclaimthenet.org/articles/tim-pool-responds-censorship.mp4 According to Pool‚ the issue began when his show‚ along with many others on YouTube‚ experienced erratic behavior in terms of view counts. “Just yesterday‚ many people noticed the view count on the show was going all wild and crazy‚” Pool stated‚ highlighting that this was a widespread issue affecting numerous channels. This was followed by a more severe incident where the view counts on videos significantly dropped without explanation. Pool expressed his dissatisfaction with how YouTube is managing its relationship with its content creators. “I told Google‚ I cannot run a business. If this is how you treat your business partners‚ this is an ‘f you’ to me and a threat‚” he remarked. Pool described a situation where YouTube issued a warning on his channel and demanded he take a class to understand the alleged rules he had broken—rules he claims he did not violate. The platform’s recent actions have led Pool to fear a possible permanent ban‚ as YouTube indicated that any future infractions could lead to severe penalties. “We are prepared to permanently ban you. If we can find three more videos over the past four years that we can interpret as breaking the rules‚ your show is permanently banned in every respect off of YouTube‚” Pool said‚ speaking of YouTube’s attitude towards even its top talent. Pool’s concerns reflect a broader unease among YouTubers over unpredictable and heavy-handed policy enforcement by the platform‚ especially as it undertakes retroactive reviews of content from years ago. The post Top Timcast Episodes Are Deleted in YouTube’s Retroactive Censorship Raid appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties‚ subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Here’s a headline that surfaced on the internet this week: “US government tried to spy on people…” (…somebody‚ who happens to be the Telegram founder‚ “claims”.) What a shocker. Is this really newsworthy&;#63; Actually yes – because here‚ we’re seeing the opposite of clickbait – a subdued‚ to put it generously‚ headline in legacy US media‚ in an attempt to report about some of the things Telegram CEO Pavel Durov said during his interview with Tucker Carlson. Display content from Twitter Click here to display content from Twitter. Learn more in Twitter’s privacy policy. Always display content from Twitter Open content directly But behind this headline lies a pretty explosive‚ even if not surprising story – of how countries (in reality‚ more likely than one‚ but in this case‚ one is named) view the backbone of internet safety and integrity‚ namely – reliable‚ secure encryption. Long story short – they view it as the enemy. Durov‚ a Russian now in possession of multiple passports‚ based in Dubai‚ UAE‚ and often apparently butting heads with snooping efforts from governments (including Russian) revealed during the interview how the government in Washington one time tried to “break into Telegram‚” as he put it. But really‚ doing this successfully‚ given the nature of the encrypted app‚ would have meant not just breaking “into” – but‚ breaking Telegram. Durov spoke specifically about the spy agency activities when‚ according to him‚ they tried to recruit an engineer working for his company as obviously well-positioned to write encryption backdoor code (malware by any other name) the purpose of which would be to – well‚ break Telegram. The last time he was in the US‚ Durov told Carlson‚ he was accompanied by a Telegram employee‚ “an engineer (…) and there was an attempt to secretly hire my engineer behind my back by cyber security officers or agents.” What might the US agencies’ goals have been‚ Durov was asked. “They were curious to learn which open-source libraries are integrated to the Telegram app. You know‚ on the client side.” This‚ by the way‚ is a very important “little note” made by Durov – considering that Telegram’s client-side code is open-source – but the server-side is not (and as we know‚ nobody knows‚ or is accountable to the general public to disclose‚ what goes on regarding proprietary code). But he went on: “They (US authorities) were trying to persuade him (the engineer) to use certain open-source tools that he would then integrate into the Telegram code that‚ in my understanding‚ would serve as backdoors.” As for both Democrat and Republican “letters” (contradicting in demands – to reveal‚ and to keep data private) sent to the company in the wake of January 6‚ citing “US Constitution violations‚” Durov said Telegram “ignored them” because – “it’s such a complicated matter related to internal politics in the US.” The post Telegram Founder Reveals US Government’s Alleged Covert Maneuvers to Backdoor The App appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

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