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WHAM, DIABLO III UP THE ISOMETRIC ASS!!!
July 3rd 2008, 04:20 CEST by m0nty Just to keep it all in one place. And by "it" I mean the slobbering fanboiism and the rare sane voice among the mob. |
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Oh, and the guy who cannot take no for an answer may or may not care about sexual harassment laws but they're not there to dissuade him, they're there to protect his victims and provide some redress for them. |
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I don't know about you, but a boss who expects sexual favours? Nutjob. Are you telling me that the best way to get that guy is to ban flirting altogether? A fist bump? A pound? A terrorist fist jab?
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Do they ban flirting altogether? Or are you just being a little shrill? |
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mgns Take Russia, for example. According to a recent survey, 100 per cent of female professionals said they had been subjected to sexual harassment by their bosses, 32 per cent said they had had intercourse with them at least once and another seven per cent claimed to have been raped. That's just talking about the survey mentioned in the article, not the point of the article: The unnamed executive, a 22-year-old from St Petersburg, had been hoping to become only the third woman in Russia's history to bring a successful sexual harassment action against a male employer. She alleged she had been locked out of her office after she refused to have intimate relations with her 47-year-old boss. "He always demanded that female workers signalled to him with their eyes that they desperately wanted to be laid on the boardroom table as soon as he gave the word," she earlier told the court. "I didn't realise at first that he wasn't speaking metaphorically." The judge said he threw out the case not through lack of evidence but because the employer had acted gallantly rather than criminally. "If we had no sexual harassment we would have no children," the judge ruled. That's the kind of bullshit that would be happening if America had no laws about it. It may not be that bad, the 100% number, but too many people in positions of power think that should enable them to do whatever they want with their employees. "the concept that a happy worker is a productive worker is hardly an entry from Matt's Big Book Of Things The Fairies Said." - Dum
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#1798 by mgns If we decide policy based on the nutjobs, nothing would be possible. The guy, or lady, who cannot take no for an answer aren't very likely to care about the sexual harassment policy anyway. And quite frankly, I don't think it is as common as you make it sound. Maybe we think it's common because why else would the policies have to be there? Speaking as someone who spent 11 years in the corporate work place from 1990 to 2001 before I started working for a small business, it was shockingly common. I was just thinking the other day how when I started as a young lad, there was smoking every where. Meeting rooms were filled with smoke. Cubicals where filled with smoke. Single men dogged single and married women like mad. Lots of changes in the past few years. But I've seen the kind of harassment that lead to these policies. I've seen managers tell women they must be on the rag, or that the porn was no big deal. I've seen goofballs think it was funny to post up a naked pic in the break room and write in a coworkers name. This was in world wide corporation, at the main headquarters of 10,000 employees. I've walked into the bathoom to find, in the stall, porno with hunter themes that had women giving blow jobs to shotguns and riding trailer hitches. I knew who did it too and took that mag and plastered his car with it, the fucker. Common? Maybe not, but it sure as hell happened enough, at it wasn't just offensive to women. The work play now is VASTLY different thanks to people paying attention to that sort of thing and you know what? Most of us prefer it that way. I dunno about the rest of the world, but the workplace today is not only vastly friendlier to women, it's friendlier in general. It has nothing to do with puritan standards, it has to do with courtesy and respect that every one deserves. "Testiculos habet et bene pendentes" - "He has testicles, and they dangle nicely."
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some of those words want to be other words. "Testiculos habet et bene pendentes" - "He has testicles, and they dangle nicely."
"LP, your big balls are a religion." - Jibble |
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FWIW, the couple of sexual harassment training sessions I've attended (mandatory for all employees, I swear) made a point that they don't prohibit something like asking someone for a date. ONCE. It's only natural for romances to occasionally evolve among people who spend 40+ hours a week together. It only crosses the line if the person says no and you persist in asking or flirting. Or if you, you know, lay them down on the boardroom table. Personally, though, I couldn't imagine asking out someone I work with daily, even if they're a peer per the org chart. If they shoot you down or if things don't work out, that could be awkward. blog | photoblog | PlanetCrap Flickr group
"It was a little hard to tell how bad I was bleeding on account of the salsa" -- Jibble |
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LPMiller (#1806): some of those words want to be other words. I don't know if truer words have ever been spoken. "some of those words want to be other words." - LP | "the concept that a happy worker is a productive worker is hardly an entry from Matt's Big Book Of Things The Fairies Said." - Dum
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LP, I don't have the experiences you talk about. I'm guessing maybe I take it for granted that people treat each other with respect. A fist bump? A pound? A terrorist fist jab?
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#1798 by mgns If we decide policy based on the nutjobs, nothing would be possible. The guy, or lady, who cannot take no for an answer aren't very likely to care about the sexual harassment policy anyway. And quite frankly, I don't think it is as common as you make it sound. Maybe we think it's common because why else would the policies have to be there? Sexual harassment lawsuits can be brought into the frivolous territory and companies are stressing enforcement of their policies. Tell me if I'm putting up a strawman, but you're saying that the laws do nothing to prevent people from doing bad things here. You think "nutjobs" are the only people trying to cross the line from flirtation to harassment? Have you ever, umm, been around a bunch of men and women in a social gathering where many of them are obviously just trying to get laid? I think deadlock is right. And to put out an example, Russia apparently has zero enforcement of the harassment policies in place and women are being conned into doing sexual acts just to keep their jobs, and it's happening rampantly. I wouldn't be surprised if that's exactly how it was in the U.S. before women began to get more respect in the workplace as equals. Love... biochemically related to consuming large quantities of chocolate.
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mgns (#1809): LP, I don't have the experiences you talk about. I'm guessing maybe I take it for granted that people treat each other with respect. See, and that's a good thing. I too want to believe that. That doesn't mean that I close my eyes to the way some people act. Just like many other things, the assholes ruin it for the rest of us. "some of those words want to be other words." - LP
"the concept that a happy worker is a productive worker is hardly an entry from Matt's Big Book Of Things The Fairies Said." - Dum |
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Whoops, thought I was on the last comment, sorry. Matt already linked the Russian article. #1809 by mgns LP, I don't have the experiences you talk about. I'm guessing maybe I take it for granted that people treat each other with respect. I think that's definitely true, you've made some assumptions about human behavior in this society. We're certainly approaching a better level of cultural equality, but it'll never be perfect, and it's bad to assume that it is. Love... biochemically related to consuming large quantities of chocolate.
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Also, LPMiller's version of the corporate workplace is kind of frightening, and I had this vision where he's the lone wolf vigilante fighting for the shy and modest corporate workers everywhere. Someone make a comic about it. Love... biochemically related to consuming large quantities of chocolate.
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In ASCII! If we can hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate!
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Yeah, sexual harassment rules make work a much much more pleasant place to be. I like my porn, and I love having sex with women, but I can't imagine the kind of environment people are describing. |
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It has nothing to do with puritan standards, it has to do with courtesy and respect that every one deserves. Agreed, 100%. |
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I was unimpressed with Bacon Salt. Funk. |
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then I think you need to see a doctor. "Testiculos habet et bene pendentes" - "He has testicles, and they dangle nicely."
"LP, your big balls are a religion." - Jibble |
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I agree. You need to get your testicles re-attached. Lady, people aren't chocolates. But you know what they are, mostly? Bastards. Bastard-coated bastards with bastard filling.
Blog. 190 lbs. 10 to go. |
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An exorcism might help. Game Developers: Don't forget the zombie monkeys.
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So, female VP for McCain. Too bad she's a hard-line conservative. Lady, people aren't chocolates. But you know what they are, mostly? Bastards. Bastard-coated bastards with bastard filling.
Blog. 190 lbs. 10 to go. |
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No surprise about what's in her pants or in her voting record. A fist bump? A pound? A terrorist fist jab?
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The governor of Alaska? The first term governor or Alaska? Really? That's their response to Obama has no experience? Okie dokie. Anyone else can't help thinking that she only got on the ticket in a transparent attempt to scoop up the disgruntled Hillary voters? blog | photoblog | PlanetCrap Flickr group
"It was a little hard to tell how bad I was bleeding on account of the salsa" -- Jibble |
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That's pretty obvious, yeah. But isn't the VP always that way? Trying to balance the ticket, I mean. A fist bump? A pound? A terrorist fist jab?
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Too bad Hillary supporters are so dead set on spiting their face that it may work. Witnesses in the house heard Jones say "why did you pee on me Pooh Bear?" A few moments later, the witness heard the son say "Mama you done stabbed me."
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The polls will tell the story next week. I'm guessing McCain still won't top 45%. Lady, people aren't chocolates. But you know what they are, mostly? Bastards. Bastard-coated bastards with bastard filling.
Blog. 190 lbs. 10 to go. |
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McCain can't lose. |
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I know, he's a POW. No way can a POW lose. POW POW POW POW POW POW POW! Lady, people aren't chocolates. But you know what they are, mostly? Bastards. Bastard-coated bastards with bastard filling.
Blog. 190 lbs. 10 to go. |
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PEW PEW PEW "That's not to say that games shouldn't have stories, I just think the story should be the player's story, and find more ways to celebrate and promote that, rather than the game designer's story that you're imposing upon them." - Will Wright
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For 5.5 years John McCain didn't see a woman. |
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And then when he got back home he wasn't interested in seeing his wife. Sabrina Poirier, a student at Pensacola who withdrew in 1997, was disciplined for what is known on the campus as "optical intercourse" — staring too intently into the eyes of a member of the opposite sex. This is also referred to as "making eye babies."
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I'd hit it. Love... biochemically related to consuming large quantities of chocolate.
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All that POW POW stuff made me think of the Christoper Walken scene in Pulp Fiction. Now I'll have to watch it, thanks! "Action stars of two decades ago shot .44 bullets out of their cocks. Honestly, if me and Charles Bronson were in the same room I'd kill myself just to make sure he didn't hurt me."
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I know, he's a POW. No way can a POW lose. POW POW POW POW POW POW POW! I wonder how the republican campaign machine will win the election. A fist bump? A pound? A terrorist fist jab?
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Bacon Salt doesn't taste like Bacon. It takes like Bacos. Funk. |
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mgns (#1834): I know, he's a POW. No way can a POW lose. POW POW POW POW POW POW POW! I wonder how the republican campaign machine will win the election. Is it true he can't lift his arms above chest height? If he ever needs to point to the horizon in a Presidential fashion he's fucked. "I buy Captain Crunch because I like a man in uniform." - BobJustBob
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Bacos people.... It tastes like Bacos!! Which do not taste like bacon. They taste baconish. Funk. |
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YOU taste baconish! Game Developers: Don't forget the zombie monkeys.
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/me licks self... Hmm, why yes I do. Funk. |
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I'm afraid I'm with Funk on this one. I ordered some and am not impressed. Tastes like chemical-ly fake bacon. Plus the list of ingredients is frightening. Invention is the Green Goblin of Necessary Lemonade.
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Ergo, sir you have a cultured palate. Funk. |
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Mmm, Bacos. I used to eat handfuls of those. "That's not to say that games shouldn't have stories, I just think the story should be the player's story, and find more ways to celebrate and promote that, rather than the game designer's story that you're imposing upon them." - Will Wright
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snooty bastards. "Testiculos habet et bene pendentes" - "He has testicles, and they dangle nicely."
"LP, your big balls are a religion." - Jibble |
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Excuse me sir, but do you have any Grey Poupon? Funk |
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Okay, so I have this Pioneer VSX-D850S that I bought a while back. It's been working perfectly fine for years. Recently, without any changes to my setup whatsoever, it started to put static out into the speakers, then the sound would die off. I'd turn it off for a little while, turn it back on, then I'd get sound...for a few seconds...then static again, then silence. I haven't gone through the whole unplug everything, re-plug one by one thing that I have to do, but I thought I might ask here before I go through that whole hassle. Any ideas? Lady, people aren't chocolates. But you know what they are, mostly? Bastards. Bastard-coated bastards with bastard filling.
Blog. 190 lbs. 10 to go. |
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Buy a new receiver? Invention is the Green Goblin of Necessary Lemonade.
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Try whacking it on the side. Game Developers: Don't forget the zombie monkeys.
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In Soviet Russia... Love... biochemically related to consuming large quantities of chocolate.
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Doesn't sound like something replugging cables could solve, so I'd try whacking it on the side... with a new receiver. Yamaha has some nice AVRs out at various price points (although last one only worth it if you really need that upscaling). If we can hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate!
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#1845 by Jibble Okay, so I have this Pioneer VSX-D850S that I bought a while back. It's been working perfectly fine for years. Recently, without any changes to my setup whatsoever, it started to put static out into the speakers, then the sound would die off. I'd turn it off for a little while, turn it back on, then I'd get sound...for a few seconds...then static again, then silence. I haven't gone through the whole unplug everything, re-plug one by one thing that I have to do, but I thought I might ask here before I go through that whole hassle. Any ideas? Sounds like some capacitors are failing on the unit. You could take it in for repair and get an estimate - the units what, 5-6 years old? But the repair might come out more than it's worth, I dunno. Doesn't hurt to check. But I don't think this is a problem you can fix by better cables or re-jiggered ones. "Testiculos habet et bene pendentes" - "He has testicles, and they dangle nicely."
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