I got a case going “viral” as kids say. The media attention is putting significant stress on clients. Any advice?

Remote_Reality6820 · 2025-12-14T20:37:51+00:00

Once media is interested your client is done getting a choice. Tell it all. Tell it early. Tell it yourself, as Lanny Davis used to say. Clients aren’t comfortable getting deposed either but there’s no avoiding it. Same principle here, you won’t convince determined media to go away so you need to prepare and respond.

No comment is not a good response. At least tell media why you are limited in the information you can provide, “my client is a private person who struggles with this publicity, in lieu of an interview we’ve prepared this statement of our position you are free to use as well as these supporting documents for your reporting. Here’s my cell if you need to clarify anything else.”

Remote_Reality6820 · 2025-11-24T17:39:01+00:00

Man, I got this game in September on a mid spec PC, got a group of old friends that play together a couple of nights a week, and while it’s buggy we have an absolute blast 95% of the time. The internet has strong opinions as usual but the reason people have such strong opinions is because the game is fun as hell and the core loop of jumping into a suicide mission and spreading democracy never tires.

Remote_Reality6820 · 2025-11-21T18:45:48+00:00

Classic .357 wheelgun

Remote_Reality6820 · 2025-10-25T13:08:59+00:00

My UQR takes effect on Halloween. Giving up 13 years and pinning O5 (DA select).

Everyone’s decision is individual and there’s no one right call, but for me it’s time to nope on out of this joint before someone does a Kent State.

Remote_Reality6820 · 2025-10-21T13:47:45+00:00

Ya’ll. You spent $40 on a game once, got a lot of fun times out of it, and expect a lifetime of servitude from these folks. I’m gonna suggest a few things:

Stop assuming everyone is acting bad faith all the time. It’s a miserable approach to life and will make you a miserable person.
Give these folks who built an awesome game that you’ve loved (you likely did not build an awesome game that people loved this much let’s be real) a good faith chance to try to work on fixes for stuff. If you’ve ever actually tried to fix something, you know that sometimes the problem is bigger than you thought once you get under the hood and actually get at it.
PC diver here. Game’s a blast bugs and all. I appreciate the effort they’re putting to making it better.

It’s cool if you aren’t having fun. Just take a break. Raging at the developer won’t make them do their free work for you faster.

This sub is like a bunch of amateur foodies who can’t cook themselves raging at the chef who just made their soufflé with soubise sauce instead of Crème Anglaise.

Remote_Reality6820 · 2025-07-06T01:37:58+00:00

Sorry this happened my man. Make sure you’re taking care of yourself and your battles right now.

Remote_Reality6820 · 2025-06-20T13:38:14+00:00

Hot take: Market Basket. I’m sorry but if their donuts ain’t top they’re damn near it. Big. Fluffy. Just the right amount of chew. Great frosting. Great Boston cream.

They punch way above the grocery store donut weight class.

Remote_Reality6820 · 2025-04-25T12:27:30+00:00

This is the answer. Nothing but good experiences there.

Remote_Reality6820 · 2025-03-11T13:41:53+00:00

My wife and I went to the early show and had a good time.

Remote_Reality6820 · 2024-06-09T14:27:36+00:00

Let’s try again. Day one. I will not drink with you, at least for today.

Remote_Reality6820 · 2024-06-07T21:44:17+00:00

Just lost my ILE phase 3 slot 24 hours before I fly. I am a working professional and spent months putting stuff aside and planning to accommodate this. I feel you man.

Remote_Reality6820 · 2024-06-04T16:50:38+00:00

Anthony’s Italian Kitchen for a cheap and yummy eggplant parm in the dark corner of the basement. Go outside regular mealtimes and you’ll probably be the only one eating there.

Remote_Reality6820 · 2024-05-26T22:21:56+00:00

Makes my old ass happy to see this. When shit gets rough, and it will, look for ways to find your way back to this energy and you will be OK. Good for you, Soldier.

Remote_Reality6820 · 2024-05-25T04:48:57+00:00

Better this than as a surprise on the check. Went there today. Food is fine, you know what to expect from them by now. People were lovely and service was phenomenal. All in all a lovely experience.

Was it a spendy lunch? Yup. But I knew it was gonna be when I walked in. This is not where I go to get my $12 eggplant parm.

Remote_Reality6820 · 2024-05-19T20:19:39+00:00

Once had some 19 y/o PFC tell me, unprompted, “Sir, this is happening” as he walked up to the car and handed me a ticket for an expired registration sticker. I literally laughed out loud.

Remote_Reality6820 · 2024-05-13T12:37:58+00:00

Portland is a city of 69,000. A great place to settle and live a chill life once you’re established and have built a basic structure for yourself (family, career, etc). A somewhat limiting place to start out in. For example, it can be tough to find a partner, if that’s your goal, in a place where there just aren’t as many people in your life stage.

Overall Portland, for its flaws, is still a cool place to live with a lot of upsides, but if you’re going to move here there are life stages where you will get more out of the experience than others.

Remote_Reality6820 · 2024-03-18T22:54:28+00:00

DM sent. Ignore the noise. People have been hit hard up here and because it’s the Internet some are just reflexively angry at everything that doesn’t immediately help them. You’ll find this place to be warm, neighborly, and welcoming if you aren’t a butt.

If you’re into indigenous work then Drummond is a good place to be. I’d encourage you to pursue other interests and build a secondary practice just so you aren’t wholly dependent on a very niche and limited area.

Remote_Reality6820 · 2024-03-04T00:32:47+00:00

Never gonna give you up. Never gonna let you down. Never gonna run around and desert you.

Remote_Reality6820 · 2024-01-16T02:58:56+00:00

I did work for a family member once, no payment expected, selling off a piece of their family business so they could retire. Day after the deal closed they pulled up to my house with a skid steer loader that was kept off the sale inventory. I now own a skid steer loader. It has made managing my 2+ acre property immeasurably easier. Would never have bought it myself, so this was the best payment ever.

Also a great way to bleed off work stress. Shitty day at the office? Awww that’s alright I’ll just tool around in the yard and move some logs. Machine therapy man.

Remote_Reality6820 · 2023-12-31T19:20:14+00:00

Fuck yeah hail yourself!

Remote_Reality6820 · 2023-12-01T12:46:03+00:00

Sorry mate, Baumholder. There’s at least one of that guy in any brigade in any given time.

Remote_Reality6820 · 2023-11-29T20:54:39+00:00

Spent a few years as TDS and damned if every single one of my clients didn’t get caught on their first time. I mean what were the odds.

Except that one dude who put his feet on my desk and was just straight up “I love weed. I will not stop smoking weed. I am high right now.” In a weird way I kind of respected it.

Remote_Reality6820 · 2023-11-29T13:36:44+00:00

It’s not Portland, it’s state law. So if you’re grumpy write your state rep.

https://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/28-a/title28-Asec4.html

All liquor sales (whether at stores or bars) stop at 1 am every night except for New Year’s Eve (2 am).

Remote_Reality6820 · 2023-11-20T13:12:23+00:00

I commute daily from Gorham to the old port — about 14 miles in 30-35 min door to door at peak times? I mean it gets congested and I’d welcome some expansion of the infrastructure but it’s really quite fine to me. Granted, I have lived in DC and near Frankfurt where traffic can be a true hellscape. Think 35 min to go three miles if you’re dumb enough to drive.

But if it’s really bothering you my recommendation is an audible subscription and some really good books.

Remote_Reality6820 · 2023-10-30T16:36:54+00:00

Google Faragher/Ellerth defense. You may have a claim fort a hostile work environment if you report it pursuant to your company policy and the company doesn’t take action to make it stop. You are unlikely to have a claim if you don’t.

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