Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.Billionaire Gabe Newell, president of gaming company Valve, is launching a 3D-printed, titanium gnome into space later this month to thank New Zealand for its hospitality during the pandemic.
You can can live-stream its journey from mid-November, and Newell will donate a dollar to a New Zealand children's hospital for every viewer. Valve — which makes and publishes video games, and owns PC gaming storefront Steam — is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, buthas spent the pandemic in New Zealand, after initially coming to visit friends at design studio Weta Workshop and Rocket Lab, a Long Beach-based aerospace company with a subsidiary in Auckland.
The gnome is a tribute to "Gnome Chompski," an item that first appeared in Valve's game "Half-Life 2: Episode Two" before popping up in other Valve games.SpaceX and Blue Origin gave big bucks to Ted Cruz and 7 other legislators who can help them expand commercial space flight and land key government contracts
Great idea - whilst people are starving launch a lump of metal into space because you can 🤷♂️What a tosser.