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#1  Edited By danm_999

Living in South Korea, my $30 a month, 100Mb Internet blows away most of the rest of the world. Unfortunately Microsoft has chosen to make their new console not work here. Fuck you Microsoft, fuck you.

Pretty hilarious that of the top ten countries (or special administrative region in Hong Kong's case) with the best internet connections on the planet, the device being touted as 'future proof' and a symbol of digital synergy and connectivity will simply not work at launch in the bolded;

  1. South Korea
  2. Hong Kong
  3. Japan
  4. Romania
  5. The Netherlands
  6. Sweden
  7. Czech Republic
  8. Belgium
  9. Denmark
  10. Switzerland
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@kingofash said:
And Steam. What makes them think that constant updating makes the games better? Remember the days when they finished the game before releasing it?

Yeah!

I much preferred the system where bugs were permanent because there was no way to fix them! This isn't a fucking dumb complaint at all.

Seriously though, the awfulness of your post is so complex it's actually quite amazing.

Which would give developers more of a motive to fix up any bugs or glitches before the game was released, instead of being lazy and fixing it up after it's left an impression.

You don't seem to understand the fundamentals of game development.

Most bugs don't occur because 'lazy developers'. They occur because even with rigorous playtasting, developers cannot replicate the hundreds of thousands or millions of players using their software in different play styles, in different ways, on different systems. On an open platform like the PC, updating games is a necessity.

This criticism of Steam is also especially baffling because even if we suppose developers are lazy and don't iron out their bugs; why the fuck are you blaming Steam? They're only the distribution platform. They don't actually develop the games. It makes as much sense as bitching at GameStop or Walmart.

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And Steam. What makes them think that constant updating makes the games better? Remember the days when they finished the game before releasing it?

Yeah!

I much preferred the system where bugs were permanent because there was no way to fix them! This isn't a fucking dumb complaint at all.

Seriously though, the awfulness of your post is so complex it's actually quite amazing.

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@pottsynz said:

All the Microsoft hate is understandable - it's arguably less powerful, more restrictive and more expensive.

But that's if you compare it to the PS4.

You shouldn't

And why shouldn'tI compare the 360 and the PS4? Why are Microsoft and it's advocates constantly trying to manage my expectations about their products in ways that seem utterly bizzare and out of touch?

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@jdh5153 said:

@nictel said:

@jdh5153 said:

Easy. No one gives a fuck about used games....That's the only thing people are excited about for the PS4 right now, and in a year people won't even remember what a fucking disc is. It's going to be all digital and both will have some sort of limited digital trade in program.

No big deal, people are excited over a dying medium. It's like being excited about used CD's 5 years ago.....

No way in hell? I'm ordering my Xbox One tomorrow.

That's not what is important. Sony listened to feedback and put the consumer, not the publisher, first. That's the big deal here. It's not the disc-based market. It's the approach, Sony comes to this saying "Ok let us hear what you have to say" where Microsoft just goes "Fuck you, deal with it."

Woo, Sony caters to whiny kids on the Internet...At least Microsoft has balls.

Yeah most pricks do.

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@darji said:

@danm_999 said:
@darji said:

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I understand why Pinsoff exposed the fraud. That's a good thing, given we're at a very strange and precarious place right now in terms of consumer trust, crowdfunding and journalistic integrity. There was no life saving surgery needed, it was pointed out, IndieGogo shut it down, and the the backers were refunded.

What I don't understand is why Pinsoff subsequently thought it necessary/wise to 'out' Sagal as transgender on Twitter as the reason for the fraud, especially since he was apparently instructed by Destructoid notto do this, who presumably, ran this information past their legal and decided they might be held liable if something like what occured happened.

Oh she is in a life and death situation but she lied about the reason for that. And he did out her to tell the whole story. And chloe also did understand why he did that. That is the problem the one person who should be really upset is understandable why he did that but since Destructoid seems to fear the bad publicity this got needed someone who takes the blame and that was Allistair.

Well as far as I can tell, Destructoid only suspended him indefinitely, not fired him. And whether you like it or not, they had a pretty iron clad reason to do so; he was instructed not to reveal the details of his investigation 'pending further information', but he did anyway. As a result, something very, very bad nearly happened which could make Allister and Destructoid very liable.

Now, you're saying Destructoid did this because they feared the 'bad publicity', and that's probably partially true (and they seem to have acted pretty scummily after the fact as well). But I do know that if in my job, which while not strictly in the media is in a field with similar rules regarding disclosure and social media, if I was to reveal privileged information via Twitter, and my employers found out about it, I'd likely be sacked.

Which brings me back to my original question; Allister must have understood this himself. What washe thinking?

No he was fired officially on Monday and Allistair got the message on May 17th. And what was he thinking? He was going for the real story because it bothered him as a human being and journalist. He had to tell this story as a Journalist and it was the right decision to do so. Only because of that Chloe now really gets the help she needed and as far as I read the roundtable and after comments right. They can call er officially a woman in June which was the whole reason she scammed her Indigo project.

Well nobody involved, Allistair included, seems to think what he did was right (unless we get into speculation about if this is how he really feels). I'm also rather dubious this was the only way for Sagal to get the help she needed.

Seems a rather ballsy move on his part if that was his motivation though.

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@darji said:

@danm_999 said:
@darji said:

@danm_999 said:

I understand why Pinsoff exposed the fraud. That's a good thing, given we're at a very strange and precarious place right now in terms of consumer trust, crowdfunding and journalistic integrity. There was no life saving surgery needed, it was pointed out, IndieGogo shut it down, and the the backers were refunded.

What I don't understand is why Pinsoff subsequently thought it necessary/wise to 'out' Sagal as transgender on Twitter as the reason for the fraud, especially since he was apparently instructed by Destructoid notto do this, who presumably, ran this information past their legal and decided they might be held liable if something like what occured happened.

Oh she is in a life and death situation but she lied about the reason for that. And he did out her to tell the whole story. And chloe also did understand why he did that. That is the problem the one person who should be really upset is understandable why he did that but since Destructoid seems to fear the bad publicity this got needed someone who takes the blame and that was Allistair.

Well as far as I can tell, Destructoid only suspended him indefinitely, not fired him. And whether you like it or not, they had a pretty iron clad reason to do so; he was instructed not to reveal the details of his investigation 'pending further information', but he did anyway. As a result, something very, very bad nearly happened which could make Allister and Destructoid very liable.

Now, you're saying Destructoid did this because they feared the 'bad publicity', and that's probably partially true (and they seem to have acted pretty scummily after the fact as well). But I do know that if in my job, which while not strictly in the media is in a field with similar rules regarding disclosure and social media, if I was to reveal privileged information via Twitter, and my employers found out about it, I'd likely be sacked.

Which brings me back to my original question; Allister must have understood this himself. What washe thinking?

No he was fired officially on Monday and Allistair got the message on May 17th.

Confusing, as the roundtable, which apparently took place the evening (6pm-11pm) of May 17th has Allistair saying he still had his job. So did they inform him...after 11pm?

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@truthtellah: I did, and I'm glad Chloe feels that remorse and has managed to rise above some of the despicable reactions.

But the fact remains that someone was fired for doing their job, and more than that, their duty, by the very people who hired them to do the job. The--poorly conveyed I'll admit--thrust of my post was my opinion of Destructoid's avoidance of their duty: to present honest news coverage.

Well neither of those things are really facts; he wasn't fired, and obeying the instructions of his employer in regards to the disclosure of privileged information is definitely part of his job.

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@darji said:

@danm_999 said:

I understand why Pinsoff exposed the fraud. That's a good thing, given we're at a very strange and precarious place right now in terms of consumer trust, crowdfunding and journalistic integrity. There was no life saving surgery needed, it was pointed out, IndieGogo shut it down, and the the backers were refunded.

What I don't understand is why Pinsoff subsequently thought it necessary/wise to 'out' Sagal as transgender on Twitter as the reason for the fraud, especially since he was apparently instructed by Destructoid notto do this, who presumably, ran this information past their legal and decided they might be held liable if something like what occured happened.

Oh she is in a life and death situation but she lied about the reason for that. And he did out her to tell the whole story. And chloe also did understand why he did that. That is the problem the one person who should be really upset is understandable why he did that but since Destructoid seems to fear the bad publicity this got needed someone who takes the blame and that was Allistair.

Well as far as I can tell, Destructoid only suspended him indefinitely, not fired him. And whether you like it or not, they had a pretty iron clad reason to do so; he was instructed not to reveal the details of his investigation 'pending further information', but he did anyway. As a result, something very, very bad nearly happened which could make Allister and Destructoid very liable.

Now, you're saying Destructoid did this because they feared the 'bad publicity', and that's probably partially true (and they seem to have acted pretty scummily after the fact as well). But I do know that if in my job, which while not strictly in the media is in a field with similar rules regarding disclosure and social media, if I was to reveal privileged information via Twitter, and my employers found out about it, I'd likely be sacked.

Which brings me back to my original question; Allister must have understood this himself. What washe thinking?

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I understand why Pinsoff exposed the fraud. That's a good thing, given we're at a very strange and precarious place right now in terms of consumer trust, crowdfunding and journalistic integrity. There was no life saving surgery needed, it was pointed out, IndieGogo shut it down, and the the backers were refunded.

What I don't understand is why Pinsoff subsequently thought it necessary/wise to 'out' Sagal as transgender on Twitter as the reason for the fraud, especially since he was apparently instructed by Destructoid notto do this, who presumably, ran this information past their legal and decided they might be held liable if something like what occured happened.

I mean, by his own estimation in the roundtable, he 'put Chloe in direct harm and pushed her off a cliff that there is no getting back from'. Couple this with his employers telling to not to, and I wonder what on earth this guy was thinking.