Of their final paychecks, probably. Bankruptcy law would take precedence over golden parachutes and other such nonsense, depending on the timing.

February gets movies, but they tend to be movies that studios don’t have as much interest in with regard to awards. Business-wise they may do great, but it’s hard for a February movie to be Oscar-bait.

It’s not about proving that they don’t exist. Once destroyed, if he’s caught with a ROM again in any way, he’s in violation of a court order. Apparently then he could go to jail.

Salaries shouldn’t be secret anyway. Salary secrecy is what enables rampant discriminatory practices.

HR does exist to protect the company, but they clearly failed to do that here. Because now they’re dealing with not just one employee’s complaint at a time, but rather an entire state’s civil rights enforcement arm. HR didn’t protect the company at all.

The devil is always in the details though. What happens if the people in charge of upholding those standards are (1) just as bigoted as the politicians and (2) willing to abuse that power to attack political opponents?

That and DC is currently prevented from achieving statehood under the current constitution. There have been several proposals to remedy the situation, including dividing all of DC minus the government buildings between VA and MD, but no one can reach agreement on it.

What’s the compatibility like for SteamOS? Do most Windows-based games run fine on it, or is it pretty hodgepodge?

Interesting take on the princess from Atlantis. I wonder how pitching her as specifically black would have been received long-term? Is it enough that her skin is one of the many shades of “black,” and that her voice actor is black?

Physically and vocally, absolutely. Not 100% sure about how her general acting skill would have played out, and how much that could have impacted the portrayal. Sometimes that matters, and sometimes it doesn’t.

This isn’t about my own ego, as I’m an easy mode user. It’s more about providing a common challenging user experience during the period in which a game is having its “moment” socially.

I’m a fan of the idea of releasing easy modes a few months after initial launch. So much of a game’s success seems to depend on the communal buzz and discussion that hits in the release window.

Your thinking is too narrow. There are plenty of villainous organizations to mine for stories that aren’t Hydra.

If they were actually genetically close, it would be more analogous to twincest.

Blu ray is the best format for people with inconsistent internet.

“And this is supposed to be the better alternative to paying for cable TV.”

Why not just let the players unionize?

(Just desserts, with two s’s)

Sure, but nearly anyone can play basketball, even if done poorly. Magic and The Force don’t seem to be universally accessible.

Sure; I guess I have never seen TikTok or “influencer” culture as a reliable source of steady income anyway, and this is just another way that such income can be interrupted.