Ostrakon

joined 1 year ago
[–] Ostrakon@lemmy.world 15 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Kinda reductive, no? All it takes for a man to be trans is wearing heels?

[–] Ostrakon@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I have not been following the accusations at all and have no comments re: their credibility.

That said, with Terry Prachett dead, why would you bother with Good Omens at all without Neil? If he steps back, that should be the death of it.

[–] Ostrakon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

A lion uses his full strength, even against a rabbit.

[–] Ostrakon@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

The first Black Panther kinda goes Iike the comic I guess

[–] Ostrakon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Likely intentional. I'm guessing they have a name in mind for either gender but don't want to reveal it.

[–] Ostrakon@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is the same Candace Owens who has been endorsing a candidate who, for sure, would also not oppose Israel here?

I'm not defending Israel or genocide but this strikes me as crocodile tears

[–] Ostrakon@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

Shame the game wasn't better. I wanted to like it, the voice acting was solid, but ultimately the combat was unpolished and feels like a early PS2 game.

I hate to say it but I feel like the devs are gonna blame the anti-woke backlash, and while that is obviously a factor, the game simply isn't that great. Needed some more time in the oven IMO, there is the soul of a good game in here.

[–] Ostrakon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

You don't see them in the wild because they're terminally online babies who can only exist in an internet bubble, and likely don't represent anything but a tiny fraction of vocal, obtuse jerkoffs compared to the population of vegans.

[–] Ostrakon@lemmy.world 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm a recent MBA grad and I can attest that stuff like this was an important part of the curriculum re: sustainable growth. Cutting corners, focusing on short term profits is always a dead end. When leaders get lazy and don't drive a culture that is aligned with the company's mission, values, and obligations, decay is inevitable. The Boeing board of directors is as complicit in all of this as their executives are.

I don't necessarily believe you have to have deep expertise in a given field to govern a business in said field. Often it's even an advantage to come in with a fresh set of eyes. But you need to at least RESPECT that field and its experts and be forthright about taking responsibility when you take action intended to eliminate waste. If the only metric you are using is revenue, or operating profit, or whatever, you are creating an organization that is incentivized to maximize those at the expense of other, core-business-critical factors. If you're making something inconsequential, by all means take those risks and race to the bottom. But when people's lives are at stake, you need to have reverence for what your business actually does.

[–] Ostrakon@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Oh boy is that a loaded question.

As someone who has played every game in the series, the trend has been to make them less like RPGs and more like action games. Gameplay wise, this was far and away the best action-y one and had a decent enough story. Anything compared to 15 would have looked like a masterpiece, lol.

I vastly prefer the more traditional RPGs overall though. 16 was a pleasant surprise since I came in with a bit of a bias against the shift towards action games, and really only gave it a shot because the director has earned a lot of credit with his handling of 14 (the MMO)

[–] Ostrakon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Having met people: really? Most people can't distinguish fact from fiction.

[–] Ostrakon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Which do you think is easier to quit outright? Heroin, thc, nicotine, or alcohol?

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