Author Topic: Miscellaneous Links 2009 - The Re-Vengeance (Read 140802 times)

Grefter · « **Reply #1100 on:** November 12, 2009, 10:22:22 PM »

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And they have bolstered employment cases: an employee who said he was too sick to work at his desk was found to have been well enough to add numerous and long posts to his personal blog, nearly every day, Mr. Browning said. And postings by a probationary sheriff’s deputy Brian Quinn, 26, of Marion County, Florida, on his MySpace page led to his firing in June 2006 for “conduct unbecoming an officer.” Among other things, Mr. Quinn had posted a picture of himself in uniform, along with comments about his job, women’s breasts, binge drinking and nude swimming.

Seriously, Nude Swimming is unbecoming of an officer? Also I am sure for some people out there that is EXACTLY what they want their policemen doing and doing so with their uniforms involved.

metroid composite · « **Reply #1101 on:** November 12, 2009, 10:51:58 PM »

http://www.slideshare.net/vgsummit/zhan-ye-what-us-game-developers-need-to-know-about-freetoplay-in-china-2408412?utm_source=Virtual%20Goods%20Summit%20and%20Virtual%20Goods%20Summit%20University%202009%20-%20All%20Attendees&utm_campaign=d6cbf6d080-Virtual_Goods_Summit_All_Attendees11_2_2009&utm_medium=email
Interesting article on game design of free-to-play chinese MMOs.

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=25955
Epic provides the PC version of the Unreal dev kit for free. If you're looking to get into game development, UE3 experience is pretty damn valueable. If you're looking to make a hobby game, UE3 is a good engine (there's competition now, but UE3 is still the most-used in the industry, which says good things about it, and has been used to make everything from shooters to jRPGs, which says good things about its flexibility).

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/ultra_realistic_modern_warfare
(video) The Onion on CoD8.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2guQYivZ6w
(video) I assume everyone's already seen the Christopher Walken rendition of Poker Face....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4T_QtiepG8&feature=related
(video) ...but this Walken/Gaga/Southpark mashup is awesome.

Anthony Edward Stark · « **Reply #1102 on:** November 13, 2009, 02:04:04 AM »

Hasn't it been proven by now that anyone on the face of the Earth could be Lady Gaga?

Cmdr_King · « **Reply #1103 on:** November 13, 2009, 03:15:46 AM »

Have I mentioned we really need laws that say, for example, "employers cannot legally look at employee Facebook pages"? Jesus.

Shale · « **Reply #1104 on:** November 13, 2009, 03:36:40 AM »

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And they have bolstered employment cases: an employee who said he was too sick to work at his desk was found to have been well enough to add numerous and long posts to his personal blog, nearly every day, Mr. Browning said.

And since typing on a computer is the most strenuous activity known to man, obviously that means he was fit for work.

NotMiki · « **Reply #1105 on:** November 13, 2009, 05:26:17 AM »

I think the blog post thing was probably missing an important element: what the blog posts said the guy was doing with his time. If it was the case that he blogged about his strenuous workout sessions or the long drives he takes, I don't think it'd be unreasonable to side with the employer.

Shale · « **Reply #1106 on:** November 13, 2009, 05:41:59 AM »

That would be good grounds, but "well enough to add numerous and long posts to his personal blog" isn't ambiguous. If it's accurate, they fired him not for the content of the posts, but for writing anything at all while home sick.

NotMiki · « **Reply #1107 on:** November 13, 2009, 05:45:47 AM »

Yeah, I dunno. The article doesn't confirm the truth of the situation, and I haven't turned up anything to that effect on google.

Anthony Edward Stark · « **Reply #1108 on:** November 13, 2009, 06:39:49 AM »

I thought half the reason you stayed home when you were sick was not to infect your coworkers with it. But hell if that's not an excuse, all those chef jobs I had probably should have had a lot more people getting sick from eating there.

Captain K. · « **Reply #1109 on:** November 13, 2009, 11:34:03 AM »

Quote from: metroid composite on November 12, 2009, 10:51:58 PM

http://www.slideshare.net/vgsummit/zhan-ye-what-us-game-developers-need-to-know-about-freetoplay-in-china-2408412?utm_source=Virtual%20Goods%20Summit%20and%20Virtual%20Goods%20Summit%20University%202009%20-%20All%20Attendees&utm_campaign=d6cbf6d080-Virtual_Goods_Summit_All_Attendees11_2_2009&utm_medium=email
Interesting article on game design of free-to-play chinese MMOs.

Thanks for the link. It was very popular on the Perfect World forums. Although I do have to say that PW doesn't skimp on the graphics. I guess that's their "hook" to get you to play for two weeks.

metroid composite · « **Reply #1110 on:** November 13, 2009, 03:08:48 PM »

Quote from: Rob the Stampede on November 13, 2009, 02:04:04 AM

Hasn't it been proven by now that anyone on the face of the Earth could be Lady Gaga?

No? She writes her own songs, designs her own incredibly wacky clothing that she wears, and actually comes across as natural at acting the Lady Gaga part (which very, very few people would).

Hunter Sopko · « **Reply #1111 on:** November 13, 2009, 09:54:23 PM »

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091113/ap_on_re_as/as_china_obama_oba_mao

Chinese artist creates a flaming "Oba-Mao" statue for his arrival. Woo. Way to help his credibility. Didn't know where else to put it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qST5eVLudrQ&feature=related

Full version of Cartman's Pokerface. Still the best version out there. How bad is it when Cartman outsings you?

NotMiki · « **Reply #1112 on:** November 15, 2009, 06:04:46 PM »

Warning: not as cool as Oba-Mao, which is pretty cool.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/business/15price.html?8dpc

Brief history of cellphone pricing plans in the US, which economists apparently think are weeeeeird.

NotMiki · « **Reply #1113 on:** November 18, 2009, 03:49:59 AM »

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/17/the-11-craziest-japanese_n_360856.html?slidenumber=rtZjY1j887U%3D

Apparently the Persona series drew its inspiration from Japanese PSAs. Or something.

Shale · « **Reply #1114 on:** November 18, 2009, 03:59:15 AM »

SMT draws its inspiration from the fact that Japan is fucking crazy. By a staggering coincidence, that fact also inspires everything else about its popular culture.

metroid composite · « **Reply #1115 on:** November 18, 2009, 05:15:51 AM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulbotKa5LnM
50 worst voice acting moments in videogames.

Fudozukushi · « **Reply #1116 on:** November 18, 2009, 05:33:48 AM »

Quote from: metroid composite on November 18, 2009, 05:15:51 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulbotKa5LnM
50 worst voice acting moments in videogames.

Missing the epic voices from Ikari Warriors II: Victory Road opening.

Some of those weren't that bad though.

Anthony Edward Stark · « **Reply #1117 on:** November 18, 2009, 05:52:44 AM »

The front page of YouTube recommended me this bad ass Day Man remix about an hour ago.

Which is to say, it's been on repeat for an hour.

Shale · « **Reply #1118 on:** November 18, 2009, 06:38:04 AM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lFkXFqHc9E

I would totally buy L4D2 if it looked like this.

NotMiki · « **Reply #1119 on:** November 18, 2009, 11:10:34 PM »

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/18/in-elmhurst-im-hurt-equals-u-r-hurt/?hp

Best unintentional message ever?

AAA · « **Reply #1120 on:** November 19, 2009, 04:11:14 AM »

http://www.teamfortress.com/

64-pages of Gorilla Stabbing

(scroll down a bit to see what I'm talking about)

AAA · « **Reply #1121 on:** November 20, 2009, 05:56:26 PM »

http://midnight-riders.com/

People who play L4D2 should click on this link.

Anthony Edward Stark · « **Reply #1122 on:** November 21, 2009, 06:34:15 AM »

http://zepy.momotato.com/2009/11/18/new-lufia-game-details/

The good news: Lufia 2 is getting a from-the-ground-up overhaul for a DS release.

The bad news: It is now a 3D action-adventure Zelda-type game and Maxim is some kind of fantasy biker.

DjinnAndTonic · « **Reply #1123 on:** November 21, 2009, 07:14:19 AM »

There is nothing about what I read in that article that I don't love. Especially the fantasy biker shit.

Xeroma · « **Reply #1124 on:** November 21, 2009, 07:55:06 AM »

I dunno, reading the article it does make sense as to why they went this route. Curious to see how the final product turns out.

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