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9th October 2019, 23:37 | #36161 |
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I take it you're donating to the "pay the prize money that he deserves" fund?
Because obviously you feel strongly that he deserves prize money AND free speech, even though only one of those is a human right.
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10th October 2019, 13:01 | #36162 |
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I have no idea what you’re trying to say.
In the meantime, I for one am now looking forward to Blizzcon 2019 with great interest. Because I had thought that Blizzcon 2018 could not be topped for trainwreck value. |
10th October 2019, 14:14 | #36163 |
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Those poor Blizzard staff... I suspect Blizzard might have a bit of turnover to deal with.
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10th October 2019, 17:12 | #36164 |
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People eating with their mouths open. Blech.
squidge-squidge-squidge-squidge-squidge, squidge-squidge-squidge-squidge-squidge <repeat x10,000>
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10th October 2019, 20:33 | #36165 |
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Blizzard has disabled the authentication methods required to close a Blizzard account.
https://reclaimthenet.org/blizzard-d...user-accounts/ |
11th October 2019, 12:16 | #36166 |
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Had a house inspection done to present to potential buyers of our house.
Was deemed moderate to high risk of serious structural failings due to the inspector not being able to access some areas. Queried him. It was a points system. x points because couldnt get onto the roof, x points cause couldnt get far into roof space etc Fair enough. More points, higher the risk of site-unseen faults. My wtf moment is some points were awarded because access to the sub-floor was prevented. It's a concrete slab floor. *sigh* |
13th October 2019, 21:48 | #36167 |
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In which Blizzard Entertainment issues a corporate press release about the fuckup and makes it worse because the corporate press release was obviously not written by a native English speaker which doesn't sound dodgy at all
https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/bliz...ers-tournament |
13th October 2019, 22:29 | #36168 |
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The only weirdness of phrasing I picked up was the use of the word "prizing" which sounds like corporate speak (eg. learnings) than non-native English. What stood out to you?
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14th October 2019, 13:41 | #36169 |
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And for more lol: Bliz has tried to back-pedal by reducing the suspension and returning the prize money and saying it's nothing to do with what he said other than it was off-topic. Also claiming China had no influence.
Yeah fucking right.
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14th October 2019, 13:51 | #36170 |
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Of course this is more the Kotaku interpretation of the press release Ab posted, plus some of the ranting in the comments.
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Check out the way the release veers between first person singular ("I"), first person plural ("we"), and third person singular ("Blizzard"). And check out this grammatical clusterfuck: Quote:
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14th October 2019, 14:58 | #36173 | |
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14th October 2019, 15:08 | #36174 | |
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15th October 2019, 00:23 | #36175 | |
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Commentary on the press release from former Blizzard bigwig Mark Kern:
https://twitter.com/Grummz/status/1183215204525412352 conclusion: Quote:
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15th October 2019, 10:19 | #36176 |
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Kern's got a few monolithic chips on his shoulder, so he's not exactly impartial.
He's Taiwanese-American. He was team lead on WoW before leaving there to found Red 5 Studio, where he was kicked out of the CEO position by his own board. That's bound to leave you a little bitter, especially bitter towards ex employers, and especially towards China.
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15th October 2019, 11:10 | #36177 |
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Doesn't mean it's not on the money.
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17th October 2019, 19:47 | #36178 |
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It's taken 4 years, but at least we now know that yes... Lebron James really is a pussy-ass bitch.
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TV3 shares were at $0.04 each - I thought I should spend all my monies on buying heaps. The man at the bank told me I was mad and to steer clear because CanWest had just pulled out and it would be gone in a few days. So I didn't invest, and blew it all on beers at MidCity and Tiffanys during my six month stint in the capital. Oh, and the shares went up to $0.24 the next week. I liked TV3. |
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18th October 2019, 14:10 | #36180 |
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Damn, thought this was going to be a Fiona update.
Yeah saw the 3 news this morning. Can't say I'm really surprised, broadcast TV is fucking dead and anyone owning a TV network is frantically trying to get out as fast as they can.* 3 has had some great moments over the years. Really gave TVNZ a kick up the bum when it arrived. * HAHAHA EXCEPT FOR THE NZ GOVERNMENT |
19th October 2019, 01:17 | #36181 |
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Capitalism, FML. Seriously, with all this wealth and fucking grandeur you think they'd let us proles have a decent corn chip.
But no! Because of fucking capitalism, local producers get bought out and shut down by intentional supplies shilling their trash, or they get bought out and the new owners degrade their product so they can maximise those returns. "OoOooh, just go fucking buy off a competitor! The market with sort things out" NO IT FUCKING DOESNT THE CORN CHIPS JUST GET WORSE AND WORSE. Debt or some other bullshit must be worth the shit food people put up with.
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19th October 2019, 01:19 | #36182 |
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Oh yeah, Mexicano corn chips are now shit, FYI. All thin and weak, with generic flavourings. The "ideal for nachos" is now just a marketing brand or some shit, not a description.
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19th October 2019, 14:08 | #36183 |
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We had some at beer o clock last week and they were amazeballs. The plain ones are pretty gross however. I think it was some new cheese flavour we had?
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19th October 2019, 15:16 | #36184 |
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I miss the old unflavoured oval Doritos. So rigid you could dig a hole in the garden with one.
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19th October 2019, 20:15 | #36185 |
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I've been munching those Mexicanos hard out - Salsa is my fave. I don't do Dorito's - I already drink Mountain Dew, I feel it would be playing into the stereotype too much.
Nachos is just a delivery mechanism for sour cream, cheese and jalapenos for me so I don't mind if they get a little big soggy - rather than stab the inside of my mouth with a broken corner.
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19th October 2019, 23:09 | #36186 | |
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It's possible that they're sending shit batches to Pak'n'Save GI. Cause brand owners can change shit up as much as they want, still call it the same thing.
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20th October 2019, 19:47 | #36187 |
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Mission - white tortilla strips.
https://www.missionfoods.com/product...ortilla-chips/ It's a robust dipping chip |
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21st October 2019, 10:17 | #36189 | |
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21st October 2019, 16:00 | #36190 |
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I think I’ve been making my nachos wrong. I’ve always gone chips + cheese + microwave + nacho mince + cheese + another microwave for the cheese on top to melt. The chips lose their crunch however. I’ve since found you’re supposed to grill the cheese
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21st October 2019, 16:17 | #36191 |
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Well that sounds horrifying.
I usually actually make a kind of taco salad rather than nachos with them. You can just make out the solid corn chip base: The centre chips where the hot taco mince rests would last some time managing to absorb significant moisture before losing all support.
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21st October 2019, 19:28 | #36192 |
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Nachos you say?
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/...nachos-3582107
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25th October 2019, 02:55 | #36193 |
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I hate how the average human doesn't stay awake 24 hrs a day. Lame cuntz. Thats what's /afk was invented for. Instead everyones like a fucking nana. Bring on that 2 degrees warming, it's fucking cold right now cuntz.
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25th October 2019, 12:26 | #36194 |
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Fuck knows what I'm talking about. Drunk and bored obviously. Alcoholism GMG.
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25th October 2019, 20:04 | #36195 |
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i remember days like those. unemployed and playing qwtf 24/7
yes, there used almost always be at least a couple of others awake at all hours of the night on games3.clear.net.nz and if there weren't then i'd be playing SC/Dune2k/AOE/TransportTycoon/etc
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25th October 2019, 22:51 | #36196 |
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Sleep is my favourite part of life.
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30th October 2019, 20:58 | #36197 |
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Sydney work trips GMG. Fuck that place.
Oh and the follow up calls from Sydney consultants after the trip. Yes, I typed up my todo list and distributed it to you after our face to face. Don’t call me to waste my doing time with talking about doing. |
30th October 2019, 22:43 | #36198 |
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In a similar vein: On a multi-vendor engagement at the moment and the number of ridiculous meetings where we cover the same thing 5 times in the one meeting then cover all the same shit in the next meeting with a 90% overlap of people...
I attended a stand-up today. It had 7 people and took over an hour. That's... that's not a stand-up. I have run stand-ups for a team of 16 that took less than 15 minutes.
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7th November 2019, 00:47 | #36200 | |
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"Oh so those invoices you sent. Look, we haven't won the work yet... so we've got to have a think about your invoices." Fuck me, I'd love it if pursuing opportunities cost me nothing. |
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