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Comment Re:Did that trailer suck? (Score 1) 59

by glootech on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @03:44AM (#61909219) Attached to: Netflix Drops Action-Packed Teaser For 'Cowboy Bebop' Series

I really hated the idea of a live action CB show, but with every piece of media that's being unveiled I have more and more confidence in the show. It seems to know what it wants to be (and what it doesn't want to be - a scene for scene remake of the original show) and I really like the direction they're going for (hyper-stylized exploitation inspired taking-itself-seriously-enough series). I don't expect it to be the as great as the original, but it really doesn't have to be - the original is still there and you can still watch it anytime you want. I expect it to be a fun, live action remix of the original that'll keep me entertained for a while. Then again, I was really skeptical about Damon Lindelof's Watchmen and it turned out to be one of the best shows ever. So you know, let's see how this goes.

Comment Easy solution (Score 1) 200

by glootech on Monday January 04, 2021 @11:05AM (#60894516) Attached to: Google Workers Unionize, Escalating Tension With Management

If there's tension between workers and the management and it causes a problem for the company, wouldn't it be easier to replace the management than the workers?

Submission + - Four-day week would be affordable for most UK firms, says thinktank (theguardian.com)

Submitted by AmiMoJo on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @03:09PM

AmiMoJo writes: A carefully designed four-day week could be introduced in the UK immediately and be affordable for most firms with more than 50 workers, a thinktank has said. A report by Autonomy – which is campaigning for a shorter working week without loss of pay – said the majority of 50,000 firms studied would be able to cope with the change through higher productivity or by raising prices. The thinktank said the government should investigate ways of rolling out a four-day week, starting with the public sector. Although many companies are struggling with the lingering impact of the UK’s deepest slump in more than 300 years, Autonomy said that even under its “worst-case” scenario, a four-day week would be affordable for most firms once the initial phase of the Covid-19 pandemic had passed.

It accepted, however, that some firms in sectors where labour costs were high and profit margins thin would experience cashflow problems if changes were implemented too quickly. Will Stronge, director of research at Autonomy, said: “For the large majority of firms, reducing working hours is an entirely realistic goal for the near future. By providing a hypothetical ‘stress test’, we can dispel any myths about the affordability of a four-day working week.

Submission + - Flash is about to die, but classic Flash games will live on (fastcompany.com)

Submitted by harrymcc on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @02:39PM

harrymcc writes: After years of growing technical irrelevance and security concerns, the Flash browser plug-in will reach the end of the road on January 12 when Adobe blocks its ability to display content. The web will survive just fine. But there’s a huge library of old Flash games—some of them quirky, interesting, and worth preserving. Over at Fast Company, Jared Newman wrote about several grassroots initiatives that will allow us to continue to enjoy these artifacts of the Flash era even after Flash is history.

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