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Comment · 11 years ago
As if they even need this. Having worked at a small construction company for a year, I've seen multiple worker's comp claims denied even when the injury is our fault. Worker's comp in general is flawed, but this scheme shows that the United States really don't care what happens to our nation's laborers as long as the lobbyists are happy.
Comment · 11 years ago
Spilling coffee on your desk has never been more catastrophic
Comment · 11 years ago
I don't know if I'd agree with branding it as a "console". Platform might be a better word. Console implies it's a self-contained set of hardware, which this isn't.

Good proof of concept, probably not a good business though. What makes this different from something like Kongregate, where I don't have to use my phone as a controller?

Comment · 11 years ago
Maybe this study will prompt advertisers to consider why a third of the internet is blocking their ads?

Just kidding. They'll just get mad at blockers and continue to make their users' lives a living hell.

Comment · 11 years ago
> Smuggling goods is highly punishable, and letting people pass through the North Korean border, rather than shooting them, could get the border guards killed instantly.

This made me think the border guards have Running Man-esque bomb collars around their necks. I'm sure there's consequences, but compared to shooting smugglers I don't think their punishment would be that instant.

Comment · 11 years ago
I've used computers most of my life. Other than my eyes being very sensitive (applying eyeshadow causes me to tear up), my vision is better than 20/20. Honestly, computers have done way more damage to my posture than my eyesight.
Comment · 11 years ago
Wouldn't the PC term be middle Native American?
Comment · 11 years ago
Been using Gmail since the beta and never had a problem with the spam filter either. The only false positives I've ever had were some confirmation emails from Amazon.
Comment · 11 years ago
Comment · 11 years ago
Was I the only one disappointed to hear that the knife couldn't be used as a screwdriver? I would think that a game designer would be excited to allow the pocket knife to be used as a separate, emergent solution to the puzzle. Don't give the player a tool and then tell them it doesn't work. That's not immersion, it's a tease.
Comment · 11 years ago
Best of luck!
Comment · 11 years ago
I feel like the OPM isn't doing enough about this breach. Espionage or not, American citizens outside the IC were affected and deserve to know if they've been compromised. More efforts need to be made to inform potential victims before any more harm comes from this, including greater transparency with regards to what systems have been affected and what the OPM could have done to better secure this data. That, and an apology would be nice.
Comment · 11 years ago
There was a lot of yelling from both sides of the conversation, mostly about topics unrelated to the article itself. While the thread should have been about the actions Voat's host took against it, most of the discussion was off topic, and overly heated at that.
Comment · 11 years ago
Point 2 is referring to fulfillment of Kickstarter costs, not translation. Backers on Kickstarter receive rewards with their pledges, which someone has to pay for, including shipping on not just games but also t-shirts, art books, and other novelties (most likely internationally). Part of the money earned will go towards that.

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