This is why I only play indy games these days. I get more fun out of Rimworld, Cataclysm, & Dwarf Fortress as I ever did out of any of the AAA games spewed out these days.
Get your shit together Axios. As for this so called "disruption in games". It's bullshit. This article was most likely paid for by one of the bigs in the industry trying to push their streaming services. Also, game streaming is essentially a dead end in the US. The network infrastructure here has zero capacity to handle the amount of traffic a fully adopted game streaming service would generate.
That's not at all what I implied. The OP implied that the Kickstarter union will prevent any bad employees from being fired. That's it, nothing more nothing less.
As for shitty unions, you seem to lack understanding of their purpose. Let's compare them to a public defender. Public defenders are forced to defend some people who most would consider shitty people who did bad things. But the PD isn't there to judge his client, nor should the PD be judged for defending him. He's there to make sure that he is provided proper defense under the law.
So, yes there may be a "bad employee" that was fired. It is the union's job to insure that he was fired properly and with just cause. That's it. This is where the myth comes from. There are laws and contracts that govern unions and regardless of the character of their member, they are required to defend him.
Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. This is also not a debate. It's a refutation of a lie. But if you need evidence then sure. Chew on this. http://haveyouheardblog.com/wp...
However, it's not a misinformed myth that unions will keep people around who really should be fired..
The poster I responded to implied that the unionized Kickstarter employees would be immune to firing. The underlying implication was that this is a fact for all unions. It is not, by a long shot. You provided two examples out of thousands. So you're right, this isn't a misinformed myth. It's just pure misinformation.
Nor are the infallible in their decision making and they're as capable of any vice as the company board.
Not sure why this is relevant. I never implied that they weren't.
Say "hello" to bad employees you can never fire....
This is a very misinformed myth. It's the same myth as the welfare queen. Someone finds a handful of examples and then misrepresents those individuals as representative of the entire group.
I'm not personally convinced that he has an addiction. I'd classify it more as a neurosis than a disease. Chemical dependencies are closer to diseases, which is why the medical community prefers to label addictions as a disease. But I feel that addiction gets over and misused these days and this is one instance of that. This dude just needs a bit of therapy and a good vacation. Not a lifetime of struggle.
OK, that's understandable. But this is a case of misdirected anger. You need to be angry at Congress and not the FBI. The FBI actually is heavily involved in pursuing scammers, a simple google search will show this. And again, I still fail to see what is wrong with a former FBI director using his connections to involve the FBI in his situation? What? Was he supposed to file a complaint through the FBI website.....while his family was being threatened....and wait for a response?
It might not be the most fluid argument. But basically, I don't see any issues with a former director of the FBI & CIA using his connections to capture a scammer who threatened him and his family. But rather than celebrating the scum scammers ill luck in his chosen target, people here grumble how they would never get such treatment if they were the one being scammed. I find it a bit much.
Your taxes aren't paying for the FBI to be your personal police force either. Only Slashdot would take a story about a criminal scammer getting caught and turn it into a grievance play about class disparity.
The FBI surely wouldn't help me if I tried to setup a sting on a scammer...
I mean, you don't really have any authority to do so. Frankly neither dd Mr. Webster. He just had the right connections due to his previous professions. I find it funny how a lot of people are commenting about this as some sort of elitism. Like none of us ever benefited from having connections with the right people in the right circumstance....say like knowing the bouncer at the local club.
I honestly don't care about a strong male or female lead. I only care about an engaging and well written story. The Last Jedi was neither of those. But they could have written a story where all the women have subjugated all the men in the galaxy (or visa versa) and I would have enjoyed it if it were well written and engaging.
...well boys really, seem to too depended on the rest of the world liking exactly what they like. They need some sort of validation that they aren't getting in their real lives. Or they're just anarchist trolls.....or both.
usly, you mistake not likeing something with being threatened by it.
Not really. I specifically said that the movie sucked in it's own right. But then knuckle draggers just HAD to insert the SJW angle. Which means that they have their own agenda to address that has nothing to do with the quality of the movie. These same people would have trashed Empire if they made Han be a bit more respectful to Leia when he was coming onto her.
I'm not turning a blind eye to anything. I just don't care. They are free to make their movie any way they want. What I do care about are babies trying to bully people into making art into what THEY want. Nah, fuck all that. You have only two choices when it comes to media and entertainment. Buy it or don't buy it.
Who fucking cares? Does having weak male characters threaten you some how? Is your entire being dependent on having dominant, "badass" male role models? You haven't had enough of seeing these unrealistic male roles in pretty much every god damn movie before this? If so you live a very very sad life. Also, what is it about equality that threatens you? My guess is that you're afraid that the one thing in society that gives you an edge over women is going to be taken away. If so then GOOD! It should be taken away. You didn't really deserve it any ways.
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This is the first app I uninstall when I first use a Windows machine.
This is why I only play indy games these days. I get more fun out of Rimworld, Cataclysm, & Dwarf Fortress as I ever did out of any of the AAA games spewed out these days.
Get your shit together Axios. As for this so called "disruption in games". It's bullshit. This article was most likely paid for by one of the bigs in the industry trying to push their streaming services. Also, game streaming is essentially a dead end in the US. The network infrastructure here has zero capacity to handle the amount of traffic a fully adopted game streaming service would generate.
That's not at all what I implied. The OP implied that the Kickstarter union will prevent any bad employees from being fired. That's it, nothing more nothing less.
As for shitty unions, you seem to lack understanding of their purpose. Let's compare them to a public defender. Public defenders are forced to defend some people who most would consider shitty people who did bad things. But the PD isn't there to judge his client, nor should the PD be judged for defending him. He's there to make sure that he is provided proper defense under the law.
So, yes there may be a "bad employee" that was fired. It is the union's job to insure that he was fired properly and with just cause. That's it. This is where the myth comes from. There are laws and contracts that govern unions and regardless of the character of their member, they are required to defend him.
Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. This is also not a debate. It's a refutation of a lie. But if you need evidence then sure. Chew on this. http://haveyouheardblog.com/wp...
Cops in any state and NY teachers come to mind.
Like I said, a handful of examples.
However, it's not a misinformed myth that unions will keep people around who really should be fired..
The poster I responded to implied that the unionized Kickstarter employees would be immune to firing. The underlying implication was that this is a fact for all unions. It is not, by a long shot. You provided two examples out of thousands. So you're right, this isn't a misinformed myth. It's just pure misinformation.
Nor are the infallible in their decision making and they're as capable of any vice as the company board.
Not sure why this is relevant. I never implied that they weren't.
Say "hello" to bad employees you can never fire....
This is a very misinformed myth. It's the same myth as the welfare queen. Someone finds a handful of examples and then misrepresents those individuals as representative of the entire group.
I'm not personally convinced that he has an addiction. I'd classify it more as a neurosis than a disease. Chemical dependencies are closer to diseases, which is why the medical community prefers to label addictions as a disease. But I feel that addiction gets over and misused these days and this is one instance of that. This dude just needs a bit of therapy and a good vacation. Not a lifetime of struggle.
Someone with a serious lack of self control who wants to blame their devices rather than themselves.
OK, that's understandable. But this is a case of misdirected anger. You need to be angry at Congress and not the FBI. The FBI actually is heavily involved in pursuing scammers, a simple google search will show this. And again, I still fail to see what is wrong with a former FBI director using his connections to involve the FBI in his situation? What? Was he supposed to file a complaint through the FBI website.....while his family was being threatened....and wait for a response?
It might not be the most fluid argument. But basically, I don't see any issues with a former director of the FBI & CIA using his connections to capture a scammer who threatened him and his family. But rather than celebrating the scum scammers ill luck in his chosen target, people here grumble how they would never get such treatment if they were the one being scammed. I find it a bit much.
Your taxes aren't paying for the FBI to be your personal police force either. Only Slashdot would take a story about a criminal scammer getting caught and turn it into a grievance play about class disparity.
The FBI surely wouldn't help me if I tried to setup a sting on a scammer...
I mean, you don't really have any authority to do so. Frankly neither dd Mr. Webster. He just had the right connections due to his previous professions. I find it funny how a lot of people are commenting about this as some sort of elitism. Like none of us ever benefited from having connections with the right people in the right circumstance....say like knowing the bouncer at the local club.
Carpal tunnel and RSI. Because that's what the increased magnitude of clicking is going to give him.
I honestly don't care about a strong male or female lead. I only care about an engaging and well written story. The Last Jedi was neither of those. But they could have written a story where all the women have subjugated all the men in the galaxy (or visa versa) and I would have enjoyed it if it were well written and engaging.
Looks like I won the argument actually.
I'm waiting for you. Feel free to knock on my door and I'll show you how tough you really are.
...well boys really, seem to too depended on the rest of the world liking exactly what they like. They need some sort of validation that they aren't getting in their real lives. Or they're just anarchist trolls.....or both.
usly, you mistake not likeing something with being threatened by it.
Not really. I specifically said that the movie sucked in it's own right. But then knuckle draggers just HAD to insert the SJW angle. Which means that they have their own agenda to address that has nothing to do with the quality of the movie. These same people would have trashed Empire if they made Han be a bit more respectful to Leia when he was coming onto her.
Try making some sense next time.
I'm not turning a blind eye to anything. I just don't care. They are free to make their movie any way they want. What I do care about are babies trying to bully people into making art into what THEY want. Nah, fuck all that. You have only two choices when it comes to media and entertainment. Buy it or don't buy it.
Who fucking cares? Does having weak male characters threaten you some how? Is your entire being dependent on having dominant, "badass" male role models? You haven't had enough of seeing these unrealistic male roles in pretty much every god damn movie before this? If so you live a very very sad life. Also, what is it about equality that threatens you? My guess is that you're afraid that the one thing in society that gives you an edge over women is going to be taken away. If so then GOOD! It should be taken away. You didn't really deserve it any ways.
You had me until you brought the SJW thing into it. The movie just sucked in it's own right not because you are threatened by women.
OK, are you saying this is how it should be? Or are you doubting my debt load?
Because it doesn't help alleviate my six figure debt.