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I hadn’t been to a McD in ages, but I took my niece and her friend to an event and they wanted to stop there. It was the most dystopian eating experience I ever had.

The interior was all off white and sterile (emotionally). There was no counter service, you ordered through a gigantic kiosk. Food took forever. As you said, the drive in and DoorDash seemed to be dominating the customer base. There were maybe 2 other tables in use during dinner rush.

The funniest/saddest part to me, was it sounded like there was maybe just 1 employee in the kitchen, and at any given time, either a manager was yelling at them or a machine was beeping out orders, I’m assuming from the kitchen timers going or orders coming through. So the whole time we’re waiting, which was a decent amount of time, I’m picturing this lone teenager being yelled out by a lineup of a middle age dude and a parade of machines.

Food came out cold and not great, but about what I expect from McD’s, which is why I don’t like to go there. The kids just each got a Sprite and fries, which we could have gotten anywhere else…

I honestly don’t care all that much that the food is standardized to such a degree, that’s it’s made out of strange industrial processes, or even that it’s always cold when all the other fast food places seem to at least have warm food. It’s that no matter what I get, I always feel like I’ve never actually eaten anything. My stomach always feels as empty after I’ve eaten there. I eat a decent amount of not great for me foods, but McDonalds is the only thing that consistently feels so devoid of any nutritional value whatsoever. It just blows my mind every time.

The spearfishing minigame in Y6 was way more fun than I’d expected it to be!

My whole family played the heck out of Super Black Bass! Probably the best fishing I’ve ever had in a game.

Lovely comic! It touches on a number of final details like destruction of forests in remote places for the financial benefits of other countries and how tree farms are not a replacement for forests.

If you love animals, you have to love trees just as much! They’re not as cute and exciting maybe, but they are the homes and found sources for so many of those animals we love, and it takes decades or centuries of those trees being wild and left alone to become that support system of the ecosystem.

Much of it seems to be regular upkeep of existing facilities. They’re the 3rd largest pharma company in the world, so they have a sizeable presence almost everywhere already. This seems just like PR for things that have likely been planned long before now.

From Roche’s Press Release:

As part of this investment, Roche will increase its existing footprint of more than 25,000 employees in 24 sites across eight US states. The investment will include:

-Expanded and upgraded US manufacturing and distribution capabilities for its innovative medicines and diagnostics portfolio in Kentucky, Indiana, New Jersey, Oregon and California

-A state-of-the-art gene therapy manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania

-A new 900,000 square foot manufacturing centre to support Roche’s expanding portfolio of next generation weight loss medicines (location to be announced)

-A new manufacturing facility for continuous glucose monitoring in Indiana

-A new R&D centre in Massachusetts, conducting cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) research and serving as hub for our new cardiovascular, renal and metabolism research and development efforts

-Significant expansion and upgrading of our existing pharmaceuticals and diagnostics R&D centres in Arizona, Indiana and California

Roche is a Swiss company with a strong heritage in more than 130 countries globally.

We are proud of our 110 year legacy in the United States.