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Yeah, but Paul Rudd in the SNES commercial was gold.
Griffith said:We still had inexplicable advertising like this though...
90's Gamers.
Walter said:The biggest impact felt by me over this whole fiasco is that one of my longtime favorite writers quit the industry after being harassed for speaking her mind.
Delta Phi said:I don't know whether I should be happy or upset that I'm been completely oblivious to whatever the hell all this GamerGate shit is.
Delta Phi said:I don't know whether I should be happy or upset that I'm been completely oblivious to whatever the hell all this GamerGate shit is.
Griffith said:Well, here's a good and scorching summary for #GamerGate (stick around for the comments =).
Groovy Metal Fist said:Articles/interviews on GamerGate:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2014/10/09/gamergate-is-not-a-hate-group-its-a-consumer-movement/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2014/09/20/the-escapist-forums-brought-down-in-ddos-attack/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2014/10/06/its-time-for-video-game-journalists-to-engage-with-gamergate/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2014/09/04/gamergate-a-closer-look-at-the-controversy-sweeping-video-games/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmosgPNXmNc
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/10/09/the_gender_games_sex_lies_and_videogames_124244.html
https://soundcloud.com/radio_nero/series-1-episode-3-gamers-vs-gamr
http://techraptor.net/content/indie-devs-opinion-gamergate-women-gaming
http://techraptor.net/content/might-no-9-lesson-manage-community
http://techraptor.net/content/fire-away-interview-captain-brad-wardell-ceo-founder-stardock-corporation
http://apgnation.com/archives/2014/09/09/6977/truth-gaming-interview-fine-young-capitalists
http://www.cinemablend.com/games/EA-Admits-40-000-Users-Were-Hacked-Whistleblower-Steps-Forward-67256.html
Aazealh said:I find the "recommended by this author" list on the left more funny when put in parallel with the guy's stance on ethics in journalism and all that.
Griffith said:Yeah, I'm incredulous about the whole thing though, and more than ready to believe the worst about all involved. Gaming journalism is a joke, but that this of all things is the issue these guys can rally around doesn't move me.
Aazealh said:Yep, that's the key to the whole issue: pretty much every party involved is terrible.
I do not say this to make the people of #Gamergate seem any more important, or effective, or powerful, or to give any sort of new credence to their ideas.
Groovy Metal Fist said:If you want to talk about bile or propaganda, why not Moviebob calling GG supporters subhuman vermin that need to be purged, or kthorjensen saying that ‘gamers should and will be executed’, or Devin Faraci saying that gamers are ‘worse than ISIS’, or Sean Mulvihill comparing gamers to pedophiles?
Walter said:You're right. Both sides have been engaging in trench warfare to the point that I don't think anyone is truly rallying for the original campaign that GG started on anymore. It's being driven daily by retaliatory skirmishes at this point. And it's ugly as hell for everyone involved.
You can't disregard the toxic things that have been done, and so it further distances anyone from healthy discourse on the subject, since everyone has become polarized.
Griffith said:I get what you mean about the the hypocrisy there, and the legitimate complaints about conflict of interest (though legitimate doesn't necessarily equate to importance or legitimacy for the overall cause). Though, unlike being a member of a certain race or gender, being a "gamer" isn't a protected characteristic or some disenfranchised minority group. That false equivalency and mentality is part of the problem here. On the other hand, I do understand why women and minorities are concerned about their representation in games and gamers' perception of them (either not giving a shit about or hating them in extreme cases) and recognize that it's greater importance. What I don't really get is why some gamers care so much about those groups caring, and why legitimate concerns about the industry manifest into attacks on those groups, other than the aforementioned hegemony, ignorance, and prejudice. Or, to see it slightly more kindly, it's like there's a defensive "DON'T TAKE MA GUNS!" mentality going back to zero tolerance battles over censorship. #Don'tTakeMyGames or #GamersRights were probably too self-evidently ridiculous as hashtags for a movement, though not by much. Granted, it's not fair to boil everything down to that, but those violations are far more serious and significant than the legitimate gripes of this cause, unfortunately.
Groovy Metal Fist said:The main reason why I picked those examples was because these weren’t random anonymous trolls. They were professionals with a reasonably sized audience.
Groovy Metal Fist said:GamerGate supporters have also received racist and sexist comments, not the least of which was comparing women who support #NotYourShield to ‘house niggers’.
Groovy Metal Fist said:I have no reason to believe that the worst trolls who insult, harass, or threaten opponents of GG are in any way shape or form more virtuous than the trolls who do the same to supporters of GG. I don’t support the most toxic elements of either side. Both have shown that they are willing to harm women or minorities in their path.
Groovy Metal Fist said:Personally, I don’t care for click-bait brand ‘socially conscious’ journalism condemning various games Some in GamerGate talk about it, some don’t. Headlines like ‘Straight White male is the lowest difficulty’, ‘Are video games like rape’, or OMG XBONE’S PRESENTATION HAD WOMEN, or refusal to buy GTAV for not including a female protagonist are not really improving anything in my opinion.
Groovy Metal Fist said:"The core value of patriarchal masculinity is control. It’s not a coincidence that control is central to many video game mechanics & stories."
Groovy Metal Fist said:If the Gaming Press did more to reach out to emerging video games industries in other countries, I would be far more interested. That would be a way to increase racial diversity, and possibly gender diversity.
Aazealh said:Pretty dark times for the private spaceflight industry.
IncantatioN said:A little good news for all us space lovers, Philae landed on the comet's surface and you can see fascinating pictures on ESA's site - http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2014/11/13/philaes-landing-through-rosettas-eye/
IncantatioN said:A little good news for all us space lovers, Philae landed on the comet's surface and you can see fascinating pictures on ESA's site - http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2014/11/13/philaes-landing-through-rosettas-eye/
Delta Phi said:Some what tangential: I remember being in 6th grade and my science teacher was discussing Deep Impact vs. Armageddon and how Deep Impact was less probable (She might have used the term "impossible") because landing on a comet was more difficult than landing on a asteroid, like in Armageddon. Something about comets spinning too fast.
Rhombaad said:I was distressed this morning to read that it landed in such a way that it won't be getting the required solar power it needs to recharge its batteries. As a last resort, they may deploy the harpoon or landing gear in order to "hop" the probe to a better location. Right now, it appears to be sitting at an odd angle, about 1 km from the original landing site. Apparently, when it first landed, it hopped 1 km out into space, before taking another small bounce and finally settling.
Rhombaad said:Even if Philae's batteries don't last long enough for it to complete all of its tasks, it's still a monumental achievement, and the data and images they've collected so far (and will collect) sound very cool.