The “license” argument follows the same idea as the “subscription service”. When you buy something, that something has to retain some of it’s value and be able to be sold back. That’s why licenses are usually leased, instead of sold. You have access for a month, or a year, or some other time frame. When you buy…

Not sure why the hell they tried to argue they were a “subscription service.” I wouldn’t find that argument compelling either.

Yeah, I wonder what happens after six months, because 3,000 euros is much less than it’d cost to fight it, so unless there’s a worse consequence of not complying then there’s no reason to do so.

“have to pay a fine of up to 3,000 Euros per day for up to six months.”

Got hurt at work. Boss wanted me to go to the urgent care clinic they had a contract with. That closed at 6pm, so that wasn’t possible. I went to the ER and told every single medical professional I met that I got hurt at work. I told billing I got hurt at work 3 separate times. Got a $6,000 bill because my health…

I’m Canadian. It was an ambulance bill for $84.

Reading these comments I am glad I am Canadian. Can it be improved oh hell yes but its so much better than the tangled web of public, private, corporate insurance BS you Americans do. My worst medical bill was paying out of pocket for physiotherapy after I broke my shoulder.

I had some emergency abdominal surgery about nine years ago. While recuperating, hospital staff come and greet patients apparently. One such visitor was the hospital dietitian. “How’s the food?” he asked. I told him I hadn’t been able to eat yet, as I was being feed by a tube. He told me that he hoped I’d like it when…

The total bill for our first kiddo in the NICU for just under two months was about 242k. That didn’t include my wife’s overnight in the CCU when the hospital gave her too much of some thing that caused her lungs to fill with water, almost asphyxiating, which the nurses just figured was post-op jitters on my wife’s…

The popular shorthand description when it came out was NBA JAM with magic.

In my head I can see SGs bosses going to an employee who hasn’t had 20 days of vacation and just shoving them plane tickets to a nice beach holiday.

You and CM Allen are both right on this in different ways. While it’s a bit unfair to say “gamers are hypocrites”, because we’re not a monolithic entity, it is true that the people who do whine need to exercise more patience and awareness of the process. By the same token, delays happen just as often due to…

Who could have possibly imagined that when you take care of your employees, pay attention to things like their morale and stress, and treat them like more than just nameless, faceless resources, than just the product of their efforts, those efforts actually produce better results and last longer? That it’s actually…

My absolute favorite component of their games is Darren Korb’s soundtracks. They’re the best type of soundtracks, ones that perfectly suit the game but are worthy of listening to in their own right. In particular I love how he incorporates vocals and songs, which are so well sung (Ashley Barrett’s voice is amazing,…

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It’s extremely encouraging to know that one of my favorite studios is trying so hard to protect their employees from burnout. They have a fantastically talented blend of writers, programmers, artists, and musicians, and with these policies in place, we can hopefully get to enjoy their output for years to come.

Indifferent about Supergiant, their games simply aren’t for me, but I too absolutely cannot state how important these practices are - especially for an American game studio!

Love SuperGiant. love their games. Absolutely cannot state how important these practices are! Keep up the great work and port Hades to switch so i can throw more money at you!

THIS! I think the article is referring to it in a "how to fix what you feel doesn't work" kind of way, which I totally get. But GODDAMN do I hate how big stores try to say "here is your sister size" when they mean "we don't carry (cute) bras in your size, so here is what we actually have, good luck, dummy." The…