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SSD Price Spike Incoming
It is looking like we can see prices go up by as much as 10%. If you need one or have intentions of getting one, I would do it sooner rather than later. This is going to become a scalper's realm for a while. With how graphics cards have been climbing in price, I can't say I am surprised about this. This is down to error though, not crypto mining and chip shortages.
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SSD Price Spike Possible After Western Digital Loses 6.5 Billion GB Of NAND Chips
SSD prices could rise as much as 10% during the second fiscal quarter of 2022.
Playstation Online is free for Valentine's Day Weekend
You won't need PlayStation Plus to play any online multiplayer for valentine weekend from February 12-14
Wildfire in Laguna Beach
- By sourgrapes
- The Cookout
- 1 Replies
There is another wildfire rolling through Cali. Over 7 acres are burning right now. They called for evacuations over massive safety concerns. I know wildfires happen in California each year but it seems like they are getting worse every year. I don't know how anyone could want to live, work, or invest their life living in any of these hot zones.
www.sfgate.com
Wildfire in Laguna Beach grows to 145 acres, triggers evacuations
A wildfire that broke out near Laguna Beach was moving toward Newport Beach.
www.sfgate.com 
Bob Saget Died From Bumping Head
- By Boss Hog
- The Cookout
- 11 Replies
Ain’t that crazy, he wasn‘t on drugs, not drunk, he just bumped hus head, didnt realize how bad it was, went to sleep and never woke up. Shit changes when you get older for real.
Saget did not die of a heart attack or a stroke -- which authorities believed was the case -- we've learned the cause of death was more shocking and tragic.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... after checking into the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Orlando on January 9, he hit his head on something. We're told authorities don't know what object he hit -- possibly the headboard -- but there was an obvious bruise on the back of his head.
Authorities believe Bob did not know the severity of the injury and got under the covers and went to sleep. We're told he never woke up and died from a brain bleed.
www.tmz.com
Saget did not die of a heart attack or a stroke -- which authorities believed was the case -- we've learned the cause of death was more shocking and tragic.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... after checking into the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Orlando on January 9, he hit his head on something. We're told authorities don't know what object he hit -- possibly the headboard -- but there was an obvious bruise on the back of his head.
Authorities believe Bob did not know the severity of the injury and got under the covers and went to sleep. We're told he never woke up and died from a brain bleed.
Bob Saget Died From Brain Bleed After Hitting His Head
Bob Saget’s cause of death was determined to be the result of brain bleed after hitting his head.
www.tmz.com 
The Business - You Can't Force a Man to Produce
- By Jay
- The Cookout
- 8 Replies
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In this episode Jason is talking about how you can't force an average man to produce. If he doesn't have it in him there is nothing you can do to change it.
Sapphire send this to your homegirl.
At about 2:00:00 there's this dude that always call in and talks about making $200k all the time. He be tryna humble brag.
#thebusiness
In this episode Jason is talking about how you can't force an average man to produce. If he doesn't have it in him there is nothing you can do to change it.
Sapphire send this to your homegirl.
At about 2:00:00 there's this dude that always call in and talks about making $200k all the time. He be tryna humble brag.
#thebusiness
Isaiah Rashad Sex Tape Leaks
…and it’s dudes. Curiousity got the best of me and I went searching.
Clivia hits different now. I pray for the bruh though I hope he is able to pull through and live his truth.
Clivia hits different now. I pray for the bruh though I hope he is able to pull through and live his truth.
The Video Game Industry is Racist AF
The Video Game Industry is Racist AF
By: GACishereFor Black Americans, the Video Game Industry has been a reflection of the larger society in which we inhabit. While we have have been loyal contributors and supporters from as far back as the Atari 2600, we have been marginalized in all facets of the industry. When Developers are asked why so little representation exists for us in their video games, they blame it on the lack of diversity in the workforce. But when we apply for jobs at the largest Publishers and Developers, we are denied because of “cultural fit”.
This cycle allows the industry and its leadership to engage in perpetual finger-pointing to deflect from the real culprit, racism. While the industry has done some performative changes, is it really a more inclusive space for Black Americans?
Table of Contents
- Anti-Blackness in the Gaming Community
- The Homogenous World of Development
- Black Stories As Told By Whites
- The Code is the Answer
Anti-Blackness in the Gaming Community
Anti-Black racism in the gaming community is as American as apple pie. Any random session of Call of Duty is a time machine back to the early 1900s where racial epithets flew freely from the lips of White people. Circa 2017, famous streamer “Pewdiepie” made headlines for casually saying the “N-Word” live on stream. His usage of the word was so casual and uneventful that it exposed to the world just how hostile the gaming community is towards Black people. In fact, racism is so prevalent in video game spaces that Right Wing Hate Groups use them as recruiting farms per the NPR.
But the racism espoused by “gamers” does not stop at online contest and dialogue. Often the inclusion of a Black person in a popular series is derided for being “woke pandering” or “historical inaccuracy”. When Battlefield 1 was released in 2016, many “gamers” balked at the inclusion of a Black character on the cover. One commenter on the release stated:
When you analyze their concerns in greater detail you see that “historical accuracy” and “woke pandering” are simply code words for “get that N-Word out of my video game”. After all, can “historical accuracy” be a true concern if the game features magic, elves, and fire breathing dragons? Absolutely not.
The Homogenous World of Development
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According to an International Game Developers Association survey in 2019, only 2% of Developers self-reported as being of African descent. This is not because of a lack of motivated and skilled Black workers, it’s due to racism; a racism that often seeps into the portrayal or lack thereof of Black characters.
When Black people are locked out of the industry it gives way for digital Blackface which was evident in Naughty Dog’s Uncharted Series. Nadine Ross, a Black South African mercenary and implied victim of apartheid (according to canon) was voiced by a White woman. When met with outrage, the head of development dismissed the complaints by saying:
Black leadership in key positions at Naughty Dog would have been able to communicate the issues at the highest level and then ensure the role be recast. This would be their worst nightmare which is why they filter out Black employees at recruiting stage.
Black Stories As Told By Whites
Like many other facets of American society, the video game industry chooses to pander to Black people rather than solve the systemic issues plaguing it. Instead of empowering Black people to tell our own stories, it empowers White people to tell our stories for us. What you end up with is cardboard cutout stereotypes like Jacob from Mass Effect 2. He is one of 2 Black characters in the installment and you guessed it, he has an absent father.
It doesn’t just stop there, if you become romantically involved with Jacob he will cheat on you and end up impregnating his mistress. Negroes 10 light years away on a space ship belonging to a galactic space federation can’t even escape White American stereotypes of Black people. But it would be unfair to characterize all characters in this light, some developers have had better representations such as:
- Lee Everett, The Walking Dead
- Miles Morales, Spiderman
- Marcus, Watch Dogs 2
- Lincoln Clay, Mafia 3
- Riley Jackson, Red Dead Redemption 2
- Marina, Splatoon 2
The Code is the Answer
Those of us in Intelligent Black Society have the duty to call out the racism prevalent in the industry and hold those to account with our dollars. We do not have to settle for low-rent Black stories as told by Whites. We have the power to fund and support Black Developers who have the wherewithal and skills to tell Black stories. It won’t be easy and there will be failures along the way, but it is important for us to form a strong Black community that creates and supports our own stories.
The Culture: This Thing of Ours
- The Cookout
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Its commonly referred to as a criminal enterprise phrase, but attempting to protect ourselves, do business and scale up is considered an attack on our opposing markets (reference, The Intelligent Investor). Now we have entered a new world (Technocracy) where the dominant society is attempting to efficiently practice the same old tricks and they wants us to play dumb with them. Its looking bad for them in the media, my question is do we have enough admin/ops, transit and tech heft to move with them? We have the wind at our backs and the critical mass of warriors to play gardener. I'm betting on black. 
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