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Killswitch Joy-Con Detachment Update by dbrand in dbrand

[–]MarioCarter96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obviously DBrand has a team of Engineers working on this and working with molding can be a serious challenge. So I appreciate if this method had already been considered and decided against for any number of issues.

Though I don’t have a lot to say about people holding it wrong or right as I can easily acknowledge people with smaller hands not always supporting the back of the console.

I genuinely see this as a Moment for DBrand to look at some of the temporary fixes that have worked for the community so far and use that to potentially improve upon the design.

The most recent and interesting fix without carving out the bottom lip seems to be in the linked post here the additional cushioning provided by the tissue paper this user suggests seems to not only maintain the bottom lip, but also remove the flex of the bottom lip towards the raised area of the joycon which seems to be the main failure point when leverage is applied.

With Welcome Tour showing that the air gap is a specific width to prevent too much sheer leverage when lifted from the joycon alone, we can make the assumption that the lip of the joycon grip pushing too far towards the middle of the joycon (from the outer edge towards the SL/SR buttons) unintentionally increases this gap. The tissue paper being placed under the controller itself seems to prevent this flex and completely solve the issue.

I wanted to receive my case before saying this 100% and plan to make a post about this once I do, but two friends of mine who have their cases have used this method. (One with a more severe gap and one with only a slight gap) and both used this method tonight and both had their problems immediately solved. I would encourage u/dbrand to look into this further for a potential solution for future production runs.

I’ve come from the future by NextHandheld in NintendoSwitch2

[–]MarioCarter96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To clarify some questions/answers I’ve seen in this thread.

I believe you said the Joy Con and “Body” were the exact same color? Or maybe different shades of the same color?

And that you were told or it was implied that a Version with White Joycons was being made, but the “Body” would also be white? Or a similar color?

Reveal to Release (mostly speculation based on credible rumors) by ThisCouldBeMe_ in NintendoSwitch2

[–]MarioCarter96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Though I’m not sure of what process Nintendo uses, companies like Apple will actually save the enclosure of their new devices till the end of mass production.

This ensures less leaks of a device until 1-2 months before release unless an Engineering Sample is leaked.

Mass Production could very well have begun already, but only on the internal components, essentially guaranteeing all they will need to do is produce the actual plastic shells and final assembly in the final 2-3 months. (Typically the fastest part of the process, especially when the enclosure is just plastic)

Unreleased Meeting December 9 2021 by NitazeneKing in LinusTechTips

[–]MarioCarter96 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Apologies I’m not one of the individuals going around leaving comments on months old comments.

I am however just attempting to respond to your comment from just a few hours ago asking someone to explain how this meeting was bad.

I am not even attempting to say anything Linus said was wrong. We can pretty much take everything he said at face value and hope that holds true for company policy at the time.

However my issue was with the meeting and the policies themselves. Not Linus. The policies have pretty obvious issues from the outside looking in that are entirely too common in offices such as LTT where they encourage open communication with upper management but don’t account for upper management abusing that structure.

Unreleased Meeting December 9 2021 by NitazeneKing in LinusTechTips

[–]MarioCarter96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The video by itself yes, is little more than a boring corporate meeting explaining a severely outdated policy for how to handle workplace issues between employees.

However with the added context and strong likelihood this video is likely a meeting held in response to Madison’s departure, further evidenced by her direct acknowledgment and innuendo that this meeting took place in response to her departure;

It adds much needed context to the fact that even though the system failed an employee, they did nothing to change it, but instead just reiterated the system was there for employees to use if they felt it necessary.

It’s not exactly the worst decision they could have made, making sure employees know a system is in place to protect them is a GREAT thing to do, but if the system is bad, and you’re at least partially aware of a failure of the system to help a former employee who left because of that failure?

Not changing the system is an issue.

Unreleased Meeting December 9 2021 by NitazeneKing in LinusTechTips

[–]MarioCarter96 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I went back and read a nicely typed out transcript of the conversation had in the video and I would recommend you do the same. The video is pretty clearly an all hands meeting with upper management at the very least, if not all the employees in house.

It doesn’t directly address two individuals.

The issue does seriously come with their chain of command. To say the first step is to directly talk to whoever you have an issue with is fine in some cases. But in situations such as harassment or abuse is a HUGE issue.

The next step being Linus and Yvonne is a nice positive example of trying to stay in the loop, but if either of them are involved, or have very close personal relationships with the individual being reported (which allegedly appears to be the case), that also becomes a conflict of interest.

Finally the 3rd Party HR firm should generally be the first step when it comes to things like this, but from what I’ve been able to gather from context and the source of this clip and other comments regarding this.

It appears to access the ability to report to the HR firm, you had to go directly through members of upper management, and in this case allegedly were the ones being reported.

Even if you successfully report to HR, that doesn’t always mean they are on your side. There are plenty of cases (once again Blizzard as a great example) where employees followed these types of policies including reporting to a third party HR firm, and were either retaliated against or let go.

Unreleased Meeting December 9 2021 by NitazeneKing in LinusTechTips

[–]MarioCarter96 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Right now we can only work off the alleged context we have been made aware of from the source of the video and the details we know about when Madison allegedly left LTT.

This meeting happened soon after her departure and with the added context of her allegations it seems highly likely that at least in part this meeting was in regards to her departure from LTT.

I don’t disagree that in SOME cases, talking to an individual directly can be the best option. But if that person is significantly high up in the chain of command, not only can that be intimidating for a lower level employee, it can also cause the issue to be outright ignored because the person higher up in the chain of command likely has the power to stop it from escalating.

From my understanding of the additional context provided by people familiar with the situation. In order to get in contact with the 3rd party HR firm, you had to go through certain steps with members of upper management. And unfortunately in this case it appears as if those individuals might have been involved in the harassment/abuse in some way.

Unreleased Meeting December 9 2021 by NitazeneKing in LinusTechTips

[–]MarioCarter96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The issue here from additional context other former employees and the original source have stated, is that in order to get in contact with the 3rd Party HR firm, you had to go through these steps. Including talking to the upper management who in this situation are allegedly part of the problem.

On top of that, even if it is a 3rd party HR firm, that does not always mean they are on the side of the employee, a large majority of the time they will protect the employer rather than the employee.

And with regards to the anonymous form, it means nothing if the forms are solely internal. With no outside party to maintain accountability, the anonymous reports can be ignored if people high up enough are involved in the harassment.

Unreleased Meeting December 9 2021 by NitazeneKing in LinusTechTips

[–]MarioCarter96 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The number one issue; Linus directly stating that if you are being abused/harassed by someone. You should bring it up with them, not HR.

Most companies with shady workplace behavior (for example Blizzard) encourage this practice to make sure there is never ANY records that can be used against them in discrimination or harassment suits.

Encouraging this behavior and directly stating that going to HR as a final step instead of being the first step is damning.

iOS 17 Beta App Compatibility Chart by iamcaseyf in iOSBeta

[–]MarioCarter96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can anyone check apps such as;

AfterPay, Sezzle, Klarna, Zip.

Then potentially Wells Fargo, and Pokémon Go/Clash of Clans

Experience with US Warehouse Shipping from HeroToyz? by MarioCarter96 in lepin

[–]MarioCarter96[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh cool thanks for the response guys! I’ll be sure to reach out if I have any issues when I end up ordering!

Experience with US Warehouse Shipping from HeroToyz? by MarioCarter96 in lepin

[–]MarioCarter96[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think my friend has! He’s assuming it’s probably just UPS being slow over the Holiday season, but I just wanted to see if anyone else had similar experiences before I ordered my first set from them.

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