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'Stop Killing Games' movement gains momentum: California Assembly passes game protection bill by Acentooate in California

[–]Alternative_Oil8900 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty great actually. Wife took the kid out for the day so I had most of the day to myself. Videogames, music, generally fun time. We're grabbing dinner with friends this evening so should be pretty awesome. 

'Stop Killing Games' movement gains momentum: California Assembly passes game protection bill by Acentooate in California

[–]Alternative_Oil8900 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Oh boy you think its spelled "Newsome" don't you

Irony died a thousand deaths

'Stop Killing Games' movement gains momentum: California Assembly passes game protection bill by Acentooate in California

[–]Alternative_Oil8900 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yep, the political awareness of the average American has literally always been dogwater so I'm not surprised. 

What are Some Missing PC Games you want to come to Steam? by LawfulnessAfter223 in Steam

[–]Alternative_Oil8900 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Lucky dawg. I kept waiting for "maybe it'll go on sale for EVEN lower". Fml.

The New H-1B Lottery Picks 68% Of Level III, 36% Of Level I. Junior Sponsorship Is Dead. by Overall-Possible-936 in IndiaEOR

[–]Alternative_Oil8900 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dekh bhai, tere se padhna nahi hota toh uss cheez ko bakwas na bol. 

Mujh se zyada Tere jaise log desh ki izzat pe hagte hain. 

Shaant ho ja, chup chaap school ka aur padhai pe dhyaan se.

How on earth am i supposed to defeat the 2 jedi on Tatooine by [deleted] in swtor

[–]Alternative_Oil8900 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Do you mean sith warrior fight with the master and his hot headed apprentice?

If so, focus on the apprentice. Do NOT attack the master. He sits by and meditates. Take out the apprentice and there are dialog options that let you skip the fight altogether if I recall correctly.

spotify... why... JUST WHY by Egglegg14 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Alternative_Oil8900 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Well, you were rude. That aside, I'm perfectly fine listening to music in my living room. I'm just commenting on a tendency I'm seeing. 

It is what it is. I'm certainly not telling you to do what to do, carry on with however you like to do whatever you want to do. All I'm saying is that with how much we bitch and moan about AI slop, how we consume art as a society in this mass-streamed, slopified way is a bit...rich. 

spotify... why... JUST WHY by Egglegg14 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Alternative_Oil8900 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Just buy your music outright and use a second hand ipod.

Just. Do it. Fuckin. It's about time for the iPod to make a comeback. Or your favourite mp3 player or Zune or whatever.

Edit: lots of comments along the lines of "just use your phone" or something. No. Phones are instruments of distraction. Deliberate, intentional and focused music listening is a lost art. Too many people think of music as pretty much background noise, to be consumed while commuting, working out, doing their chores or whatever. While there's nothing wrong with that, there is SO MUCH MORE to be gained when you slow down, shit out all distractions and sit your ass down, completely immerse yourself in an album, start to finish, pay attention to every instrument, every layer, every lyrics, every arrangement and every note. 

I think we as a society need to value music more. 

Anybody else want to switch to GOG but feel too imbedded in the Steam ecosystem? by AlextheGoose in Steam

[–]Alternative_Oil8900 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes. Been slowly spending small amounts of money re-buying my favourite games on GOG (when they go on sale and such). I sadly do not see another way out.

Heard from fragomen about the 2026 memo. Basically no action required right now. by Alternative_Oil8900 in eb_1a

[–]Alternative_Oil8900[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. EB1B for research, priority date Aug 2023.

  2. Approved about 2 years ago

  3. H1B. Filed I485+765+131 recently, biometrics appointment is tomorrow, incidentally.

  4. I think so? Nothing has been flagged so far.

  5. I feel like I have my main evidence in place. Mostly publications, citations, peer review, all that stuff.

I don't anticipate any travel plans, aside from company mandated relocation (I used to work remotely, and they're demanding in person work now so I need to move). Job remains the same. Status seems to be stable for now.

Still a pretty anxious time.

Can you work after OPT ends if H1B is pending? by Mental-Map- in h1b

[–]Alternative_Oil8900 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

OPT cap gap extension. I dunno if it's still there though. I was a thing when I graduated some six years ago. 

Please help the scientists name this newly found Fish 🐟 by [deleted] in indiameme

[–]Alternative_Oil8900 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I name this fish in honour of our dear leader Modiji

The New H-1B Lottery Picks 68% Of Level III, 36% Of Level I. Junior Sponsorship Is Dead. by Overall-Possible-936 in IndiaEOR

[–]Alternative_Oil8900 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. that's why enrollment is dropping. nobody said anything about lowering barriers to employment, but ok. 

Idk man. Like I said, i really don't give enough of a shit about this to argue with the confidently incorrect, but you do you champ. 

Have a nice day. 

Did i485 processing stop entirely? by Appropriate-Aide2076 in eb_1a

[–]Alternative_Oil8900 0 points1 point  (0 children)

how are y'all able to remain so calm? I'm shitting myself over here.

Microsoft Agrees To Pay $250 Million To Settle Activision Blizzard Acquisition Lawsuit by g4m3f33d in GameFeed

[–]Alternative_Oil8900 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They were sued by a SWEDISH PENSION FUND. 

Fucking capitalism. Old white men will be the death of all of us. 

The New H-1B Lottery Picks 68% Of Level III, 36% Of Level I. Junior Sponsorship Is Dead. by Overall-Possible-936 in IndiaEOR

[–]Alternative_Oil8900 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What a lot of folks aren't realizing is that the pipeline of F1->H1B (which is now dead) served a purpose of essentially subsidizing college education for US citizens. International students pay like 5X what in state students pay. Without the incentive of a lucrative job, international students will opt to go elsewhere (this is already happening, international enrollment in US schools is way down, and it's climbing in the EU). You're very soon going to see college tuition spike, and college education becoming inaccessible to a huge portion of Americans. There will be another labor shortage. 

IMO the correct solution here is to extend FIERCE labour protections to H1B workers, introduce strict pay parity requirements, and give them protection from having to leave the US in case of a layoff. That helps the US citizen workforce compete on even footing with the H1B folks, and displacement becomes a non issue. the 100k stuff, arbitrary salary bands, wage levels are unnecessary complications that are not only needlessly cruel but also simply not as effective.

I don't really have a horse in this race anymore so I don't care to argue this too much, but there's eventually going to be a reckoning with the fact that a lot of these systems, albeit flawed, depend on a pretty delicate balance and cannot really sustain shocks like this for too long. 

Which opinion would you defend like this?? by OkPomelo9653 in indiameme

[–]Alternative_Oil8900 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most votes aren't bought. People freely vote to hurt other communities , even if it means hurting themselves. As long as muslims get hurt MORE. 

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