As if they even need this. Having worked at a small construction company for a year, I've seen multiple worker's comp claims denied even when the injury is our fault. Worker's comp in general is flawed, but this scheme shows that the United States really don't care what happens to our nation's laborers as long as the lobbyists are happy.
No, it shows that federalism is not yet dead. That the principle of 50 Petri dishes still holds, that Texas and now Oklahoma can try out this experience, which, as you yourself note, isn't ideal in the old government run model, and wasn't exactly great in the one time I used it myself.
Am I concerned about this? Yep (we'll ignore that I'm retired by non-workplace disability and living in Missouri, albeit very, very close to Oklahoma). But I also believe it might become a better system, with, of course, suitable government oversight.
ADDED: slapshot pointed out something else in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10394007, this adds another set of players, the plaintiff's bar (which is traditionally healthy in Texas) and of course the judicial system they're a part of. No sovereign immunity for the bureaucrats to hide behind.
I don't know if I'd agree with branding it as a "console". Platform might be a better word. Console implies it's a self-contained set of hardware, which this isn't.
Good proof of concept, probably not a good business though. What makes this different from something like Kongregate, where I don't have to use my phone as a controller?
> Smuggling goods is highly punishable, and letting people pass through the North Korean border, rather than shooting them, could get the border guards killed instantly.
This made me think the border guards have Running Man-esque bomb collars around their necks. I'm sure there's consequences, but compared to shooting smugglers I don't think their punishment would be that instant.
I've used computers most of my life. Other than my eyes being very sensitive (applying eyeshadow causes me to tear up), my vision is better than 20/20. Honestly, computers have done way more damage to my posture than my eyesight.
Been using Gmail since the beta and never had a problem with the spam filter either. The only false positives I've ever had were some confirmation emails from Amazon.
Was I the only one disappointed to hear that the knife couldn't be used as a screwdriver? I would think that a game designer would be excited to allow the pocket knife to be used as a separate, emergent solution to the puzzle. Don't give the player a tool and then tell them it doesn't work. That's not immersion, it's a tease.
