The whole point of the pre-orders are mostly to just entice people to order it from your store before release date. It makes it easier for the retailer to order an appropriate amount of copies from the publisher, and also allows them to predict how well the game is going to perform so they don't end up with a case of…

Pretty much, when they were sued by their workers (over 24/7 crunch time) in 2004, rather than take a hard look at themselves they started to lean heavier and heavier on contractors who technically wouldn't work for EA. They get paid the same (or less), no benefits, easy to get rid of, and since they don't work for EA…

If only that applied to offices where bastard co-workers like to microwave fish...

Even though this competition is only based on the consumer side of the equation, I would say EA deserves it for the way they treat their employees (they are famed for acting like every day is crunch-time as well as the massive number of outsourced and temp-to-fire jobs they use). When your employees don't have a…

Sure, it's been done in the past. Big companies like that have no real qualms about buying a failed consumer good that is completed, and rebranding it for military applications. Especially when they can charge whatever they want for the hardware.

Having worked with that sort of tech, the O VR company may have a little bit of a problem getting government on board. There is demand for it in the military and in medical (mostly psych stuff) fields, but they are already served by existing devices so funding (esp when senators are leaning harder on cutting funding…

Even if it does prove useful to the research, it's priced for volume sales and research could never provide viable demand.

Hopefully next week there will be a Batman inspired number with Dee as Harvey Dent.

That was one of my big questions with the game, I live in a dry climate, how in the hell would a fungus be able to thrive in a region where the only mushrooms that can grow are the direct result of water being piped in.

Oh, don't worry. She will come to you...

Oh, that is nothing compared to the blinking and talking Minnie they have in California.

India is so 2010, now outsourcing includes China, the less affluent APAC countries, Eastern Europe, Ireland, and Central/South America (Costa Rica is popular with Dell from what I hear).

I work with one of those types, he exists on a diet of hot pockets, energy drinks, the gym, and dude-broness. Though he is also shit at coding, but pretends he isn't.

They also learned it was better for business to outsource anything and everything so you can still be crazy racist, sexist, violate labor laws etc. but have it done by another company (or in another country) so no one can sue you directly and you can pay pennies on the dollar.

There are startups like that, they haven't really had any hits (by virtue of the luck of start ups), but the reality is there probably isn't a shortage of talent for places that want to just be full of dude-bros.

Is that the opposite gender version of "cock block"?

If we promise to give you tropical drink consisting of mostly rum and garnish in a tiki mug, would you feel better?

I fucking hate winter, it was like 70 today and I had to put on a heavy t-shirt. (Actually that is a lie, it was in the high 80's).

This was a popular one for the Dodgers until the director of Anti-Fun Initiatives for the LAD had it blocked on their custom site.

If you're looking for something similar to what you would have when going out (and using canned clams), you basically follow this sauce's to the point where you add the canned clams in. Once they are in and heated a little, you add your red sauce, simmer for a bit (you're replacing the wine). Then continue along…