Today In The News

[Desert Walker]

Thanks, Dice. When I posted these to my Facebook I put emphasis on the sex change part in the titles. As if a school teacher committing suicide wasn't enough, they had to make a freak show out of it.

It is indeed too bad that they had to make a freak show out of it.

The really sad part is that when I saw 'found dead' in Dice's post my first thoughts were 'Was she murdered?' and 'Was the murder because of the news about the sex change being released?' :(

It didn't occur to me that it was a suicide until Starmongoose's post mentioned that. (I hadn't read the articles yet.)

[Ashton]

The articles didn't mention that, simply that her death was 'not considered suspicious.'

It's really unfortunate that they made it into a freakshow though, and just because it was a suicide doesn't also automatically mean that it isn't also murder, if only by proxy. I can understand how an issue like this can be complicated, especially at an elementary school, but God damn if the parents weren't a bunch of assholes about it.

[Starmongoose]

"not considered suspicious" because she had been talking about suicide since the article by Richard Littlejohn in December practically called her a pedophile for being a transgender school teacher.

[Ashton]

I didn't really get that implication from the article, what I DID get was more of the 'WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN' nonsense that idiot tabloid reporters like to churn out.

For sure, there was a complex issue there (as kids can be impressionable), but the writer's tone was out of line and completely and utterly fucked up. As I said, just because it was a suicide doesn't mean it wasn't also a murder.

[Starmongoose]

When I chose those three articles, I also included a little bit on Facebook where I talked about how this is the state of the conservative British tabloids. These weren't the actual ones I would send people too to inform them, as I've been reading more liberal sources that handle the situation with the respect it deserves and interviews with friends and co-workers revealed that she was thinking about suicide.

Though I get what you mean, that Littlejohn has a lot to answer for, though he never will.

[Desert Walker]

Anyone looking for easy money?

[Annubis]

Anyone looking for easy money?

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/susanwilson/9-year-old-building-an-rpg-to-prove-her-brothers-w

[Yoda]

http://consumerist.com/2013/03/26/snack-food-world-collapses-in-upon-itself-as-doritos-announces-doritos-locos-tacos-doritos/

[beLIEve?]

so yoichi wada was fired from squenix.... i'm curious to hear the rpgfan message board take on it.

[Starmongoose]

so yoichi wada was fired from squenix.... i'm curious to hear the rpgfan message board take on it.

Nothing will change.

[Hathen]

Nah, I doubt a loss of $50 million is going to be met with apathy.

No good change? That would be probable.

[Starmongoose]

Nah, I doubt a loss of $50 million is going to be met with apathy.

No good change? That would be probable.

No good change is pretty much what I meant. I fear a lot of people are taking this is a "Yes! Old Square is coming back!". No...just no.

[Dice]

http://ca.ign.com/articles/2013/04/05/microsoft-creative-director-on-always-online-deal-with-it

Orth also got into a minor spat with BioWare employee Manheer Heir. "Sorry, I don't get the drama around having an 'always-on' console," he said. "Every device is now 'always-on'. #dealwithit"

Good PR right thar.  I guess you expect a bit more decorum about something troubling future players.

HASHTAG# DEAL WITH IT!!

Ah well, he's got a meme already anyways.  It's alright.

[Starmongoose]

Anyone know what happened to that guy for a finish?

[Starmongoose]

Margaret Thatcher is dead. Despite my intense feelings of hatred towards her, I'm gonna try and not be to crass about it. However, I do find it amusing that the hashtag on twitter #nowthatchersdead is being taken as "Now that Cher's dead" and not "Now Thatchers Dead".