If the claim is true, I would imagine law enforcement may be quite busy solving a lot of cold cases as a result. Crime filmed in BlurryHD has ironically become the video surveillance standard regardless of camera tech.

True, but right now those “stupid” people in charge of making “stupid” legislative decisions, are laughing all the way to the bank. ALL of them. On both “sides” pitted against each other. For profit.

And then we have the people voting to sustain that, re-electing over and over again.

Excellent. Thank you for the detail! I do appreciate it.

Just because people are useless they won't lie down and die quietly.

Twice so in a country that has more guns than people.

If you think calling it abandonware is strange, imagine what kind of definition you’re going to have to come up with for “active” in relation to “development”.

To be clear, I’m not attacking the game or those who created it. I’m more asking for the current definition of “active” after a claim of 40 years when the game itself appears to have not changed. Having a DOS game run in a current browser doesn’t exactly count as unique in my mind. We have hundreds of old games that can do that.

Wanna know what active development actually looks like? Look at Return to Castle Wolfenstein. The game itself, actually changed across the years. A few times. Again, not attacking those who gave us Sopwith in any way. It’s part of my own memories. Just questioning the 40-year development claim. Seems quite extraordinary. Like clickbait-grade.

I'll sign it without hesitation. Non-competes are illegal in my jurisdiction, and illegal clauses in contracts are void.

Startups around here get hoovered up including the former owners as "consultants". Basically that means you get money for doing nothing, at least as long as you don't try to start a competitor because guess what "consultation" is no longer needed should you try that...

C'mon. Please. When has the free market ever tied the hands of corporations? If that ever happens (and yes, there is indeed that nonzero chance that we're heading into an employer market, at least in some fields), rest assured that the game will be rigged some more in your disadvantage.

The only reason that corporations were fine with government letting "the market" sort it out was that until now, they had you by the balls. Let's wait what's gonna happen should this change.

Here's the thing, though: I am needed. But unfortunately, I'm one of the few.

But that's besides the point. What matters is that the replacement rate of young people vs. old people is only at about 80%. And that's not gonna change in the near future. For every 5 people leaving the workforce, only 4 will join it. Save immigration, of course, but let's face it, you only need so many goat-herders...

And that's the point. It's not just the burger flippers and shelf stockers that retire. It's also the researchers and doctors, the finance gurus and the engineers. Yes, there has never been a shortage of unskilled idiots. And that shortage sure isn't in any danger of growing, considering that the bar to enter the workforce sure rises yet again with AI taking over more and more unskilled jobs. So I don't fear for the low level jobs that they may go unfilled.

What I fear is that high level, senior positions will be hard to fill. For two reasons: First, the aforementioned 80% replacement rate. But even with 100% replacement rate, if we replace our juniors with AI, where should they get the experience to become those hard to find and highly sought seniors?

How about this one?

No. it’s not a good idea to subsidize gambling addicts too drunk/high to drive or fly, with Federal tax dollars. The fuck do you need a survey for. Common sense.

(America) America is building their first high-speed rail!

(Average Citizen) Oh, cool. Sounds like something we could use.

(America) it’s specifically for gambling addicts too drunk/high to drive or fly.

(Average Citizen) Why the fuck do I even bother anymore.

Sure as hell hope casinos are paying for that.

OK, I guess I’ll be the one to question how the hell we’re here celebrating 40 years of ‘active’ development, while using the term abadonware accurately.

I really miss the days when we didn’t have to question EVERY claim.

You don't consider it serious that you're essentially indentured servants of corporations and that they can easily circumvent due process and force you into settling on their terms?

O... kay...

And that should be considered a different type of crime unrelated to employment. A threat is a threat. And we DO have crimes against that. Threatening employment is about the most direct form of harm short of physical violence.