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Cake day: June 11th, 2023

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  • I find it amazing how few companies don’t even give people a chance. I’m tech-inclined, but the only thing I have to my name is a Comptia A+ cert. However, I’ve also done a lot of things that are well beyond that skill set in a multitude of ways, and I also learn quite quickly. It’s tough to put ‘Hey, I managed a MYSQL database for a modded Minecraft server and I set everything up myself.’ on a resume. Nobody even bothers to read that because it mentions Minecraft, never mind the amount of actual work it takes to run a public-facing server like that with hundreds of active players logged in at once. It certainly isn’t ’just playing a video game’.












  • Nobody seemed to complain about buying studios when Sony was doing it years ago. Or EA.

    It’s hard to find talented studios to make AAA games, especially on short notice. Far easier and faster to just buy an existing company and its talent rather than try to lure said talent away to join you normally. Sony did just that many years ago, and look at the awesome games they come out with! Why _wouldn’t Microsoft do the same thing to try and compete?

    I’m not saying it’s a good thing for gamers, but it makes sense from a business perspective.




  • I ditched Amazon because I worked for them for almost two years and saw how they treat people. They care about nothing other than making as much money as they can and spending as little as possible to do it. They work people to the bone because it’s cheaper to have them quit and just hire someone else than it is to keep ‘em around and have ‘em eventually ask for a raise.