Hermie

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  1. QUILTBAG Thread of Flagrant Homoeroticism

    The Trans-everything CEO, a great profile interview of a: She's also a space lawyer who later started a pharmacy company to develop a better medicine for a sickness her daughter had, and who has made a creepy life-like robot of her wife. I should almost crosspost this to the Big Dog thread.
  2. Ello.co

    Sure, I'm game, invite away.
  3. DOTA 2

  4. "Ethics and Journalistic Integrity"

    She's still posting as we speak, including logs of them discussing her personal info, even though they claimed she faked it. This must be so vindicating for her, maybe this is how she has managed to stay strong, because she knew she had this up her sleeve.
  5. "Ethics and Journalistic Integrity"

    Yeah, I hope Jim Sterling and Moviebob at least raises the issue with The Escapist. So what you're saying is that instead of trusting the definite word straight from the source, they're believing a secondary source that largely makes things up, because it fits better with the narrative in their head?SURELY they wouldn't be THAT naïve?
  6. "Ethics and Journalistic Integrity"

    Ive realized that the Gamergate hashtag is like a fedora. You’re not a tool for using it, but if you use the same thing as a bunch of tools, you do invite comparisons and drawn conclusions about yourself and them.
  7. Movie/TV recommendations

    Yeah, the show took a better turn after the Winter Soldier reveal. It's still cheesy as hell, but more coherent. I'm enjoying it the same way I am Psych, early Buffy, Eureka or Doctor Who (Or, well, the Marvel movies). There's even a plot twist I genuinely gasped at.
  8. "Ethics and Journalistic Integrity"

    Oh my god that is just too precious. Now who's shouting about conflict of interest, transparency and "backdoor dealings"?
  9. "Ethics and Journalistic Integrity"

    It strikes me that none of these crowd funding attempts seem to go anywhere? the Patreon from those two guys still hasn't hit their first goal, and while this one has just started, I doubt it will catch on fire. It's almost as if a lot of these people are all empty talk and no action. Also, they chose IndieGoGo as the platform, presumably because unlike Kickstarter, they keep the money even if they don't hit the goal. What happens if they don't get enough money for legal action?
  10. QUILTBAG Thread of Flagrant Homoeroticism

    That's awesome for you! Was there a worry that your family would be negative?
  11. "Ethics and Journalistic Integrity"

    Man, I woke up to this, and I'm so angry. I wonder if any of these people even know that the last time people talking about the Guardian and press ethics was when they had their office raided because they refused to disclose information about their source, Edward Snowden. If THEY say that no disclosure is needed, what else do you need?!
  12. "Ethics and Journalistic Integrity"

    Yeah, they seem to talk in a circle, saying nothing of substance except aluding to things that might happen. Also, everyone who joins the debate seems to have a different perspective/goal. I'm actually thinking it might have been mistake for Leigh Alexander to post her article about the term Gamer. I agree with her sentiment, but it seems to have rallied a bunch of people that were Not Caring about the harassment and/or ethical questions, thus muddying the water further.
  13. Anyone Remember?

    Yes indeed. Surprise.It was actually the fourth or fifth episode after I started listening (holy shit so long ago), and it might, sadly, be the moment that hooked me.
  14. Anyone Remember?

    Oh man, you never listened to the deleted bestiality podcast? You're in for a treat.
  15. Feminism

    Yup, TotalBiscuit has baffled me too. How can he say that " So much shit goes on behind the scenes, more than you could ever possibly know about.", when one of those things that came to light recently was that he and some other prominent names have taken a) direct pay to do a video, and 2) some have even taken a direct cut of profits? Matt Lees has been linked multiple times in this thread already, but he keeps saying the Right Stuff. Here's an example of how most counter-arguments tend to go when he tries, and why he's given replying to people "that just want to debate the issue calmly".
  16. "Ethics and Journalistic Integrity"

    Heh, Denial just reminded me that some of the websites that are being "scrutinized"; Rock Paper Shotgun, Eurogamer and VG247, are all owned by the company called "Gamer Network". They have a similar "conspiracy" in that they also run EGX and Rezzed. If you want to talk conflict of interest, start there. (Conclusion: Nachimir is bias, don't trust him.)
  17. "Ethics and Journalistic Integrity"

    Yeah, I'm still unsure what they're trying to save "vidya" from. Diversity? Criticism? "having an opinion"? From the guy wondering about the term SJW, it sounds like they're not quite sure either, just that it needs saving...
  18. "Ethics and Journalistic Integrity"

    Yeah, from the people obsessing about the sex people do and do not have, it often comes down to them seeing sex as a commodity. They see wheel tracks and hoofprints, and think "Hmm, clearly someone has put the cart in front of the horse here." Like, either these people have a relationship to further their "agenda" through the other person, or they are two people who are passionate about the same subject, and therefore connect on an emotional level. I wonder, as Merus, if these people are the same that go outside and only see women as a collection of parts to do sex to? That would explain how the second option above is inconceivable to them.
  19. "Ethics and Journalistic Integrity"

    I have NO idea.
  20. "Ethics and Journalistic Integrity"

    Look at the scandal the geniuses have uncovered now. Where will the corruption end?
  21. Happy Birthday!

    Happy birthday Sarah! Quick someone, what's "happy birthday" in Russian?
  22. Feminism

    Like I said, it was tweeted by the same guy that made the list of companies you should boycott because they support the SJW agenda. The elegantly named @farttocontinue.
  23. Feminism

    Falling over laughing at this, tweeted by the same Mr. Fart that made the boycotting list: This is really how these people see themselves. As liberators and guardians, not bullies who are angry because they think their toys are being taken away. PSST! Guess which character in GotG wants to keep things pure, fights change, and wont make amends and alliances? I'll give you a hint, It's not the guys in the poster.
  24. Life

    ctrl+c ctrl+v this for me. We also work together have lunch together every day. Which does seem like we isolate ourselves somewhat, but I'm horrendously bad at small talk when sitting with anyone else, and she isn't strong in Swedish, so we usually end up by ourselves or with our few acquaintances. We had a board game night, and it was a lot of fun, but then we never got around to schedule another, just like these things usually go. "Oh, we should do that again sometime!" "Yeah, we totally should!"