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I'm pretty excited about 5e, even though I probably don't have time to play.

Sounds like Battlefield Hardline emphasizes the worst excesses of video game culture, in particular the fetishization of killing with "pretty awesome gear". A lot of this has to do with game design, in that it's easy to determine a kill and count kills and feel like the game is progressing.

Clearly protected parody.

Using a bad movie to talk about the role of police, especially towards black men. Major spoilers for Do the Right Thing.

I know I have a few of these defaults I have to fight.

It's not getting better. They need to arrest and charge Officer Wilson, and let this all air out in the courts.

I certainly bemoan Obama's stance on various issues, including drone assassination - this article makes a good point about that attitude's downsides.

"The destroyers of your body will rarely be held accountable. Mostly they will receive pensions."

Maybe my disappointment is natural, but damn is it frustrating.

No surprise here. Disproportionate targeting of minorities, and non-violent methods are more effective at controlling crowds.

This. "We've spent the past two decades militarizing our police forces to respond to problems that never materialized."

This is a tough read. It certainly sounds like the police decided to crack down just because.

Even once mistaken identity was proved, they had to make up some charges to try and justify the arrest.

We need to end the 1033 Program in the next NDAA update.

I definitely sympathize, but I managed to survive on MacPlay ports and shareware.

The disproportionate response of force is pretty shocking.

Maybe I should add it?

The man is a true patriot. We need reforms, now.

We need more diverse perspectives in gaming, for everyone's benefit.

I don't support the looting in Ferguson, Missouri. But I'm also tired of "turning the other cheek" and forgiving

It's hard not to agree with this assessment - that crimes by the executive branch are simply uncrimes, even while I understand the political environment (little care about foreign policy, large pro-torture electorate, looks like partisan revenge) means a Democrat could never prosecute this case.

I think Star Trek is no small part of my own progressive attempts in this area.

If this is even in part true, that officer is probably a murderer.

An edit of his excellent Facebook post from last year on the acquittal of George Zimmerman for killing Trayvon Martin, now in the context of Ferguson, MO and the police killing of Michael Brown.

I had roughly the same thought when I saw the Wilde article.

Brianna Wu (@Spacekatgal) of Giant Space Kat and Isometric on how the Apple dev community remains mostly for men.

I keep relatively silent on the matter because I know it's taboo.

I think this gets at the problem of the US continuing to support Israel as solely a victim.

The flip side of 5e's recent inclusivity: sometimes you include voices that have been gatekeepers.

Twitter could, but won't. No incentive.