Jack Slater

People Make Games on Working at Valve

Jan 28, 2023

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There have been former and current employees at Valve talking about the working conditions and the ways they work for years. People Make Games have posted this report to YouTube based on their interviews with 16 current and former employees of Valve and it’s very interesting to learn more about the working conditions at Valve.

On Microsoft’s Activi-isition

Jan 27, 2023

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Jack Slater

in video games

Don’t believe the corporate horse-hockey that acquisitions are good.

Apple’s War Against the Poor, continued

Jan 25, 2023

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Jack Slater

in apple

“In the past thirty years we have witnessed a top-down, one-sided class war against poor and working people in the name of a morally bankrupt policy of deregulating markets, lowering taxes, and cutting spending for those who are already socially neglected and economically abandoned.”

Language Learning Resources

Jan 23, 2023

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Jack Slater

in learning german

I’ve started compiling and reviewing language learning resources to go along with my Learning German streams. You can find that list of resources right here including my thoughts on Duolingo, Memrise, and the rest of my recommendations.