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Re:Single Dad Building Sequel To “Jetpack” Video Game He Bui... by musashibaka on Wednesday July 04, 2012 @10:59AM (#4199639)
I am personally glad that techcrunch chose to highlight the fact that Adam is a single dad. Often in our industry we glorify and highlight the college lifestyle of a bro-grammer. It is refreshing to read the experiences of a developer that has a life outside the domain of software development, and discusses their attempt to be creative, perform, and possibly innovate. This I think is a healthier approach for a population that will ultimately age, marry, and possibly have children. A population that, as they age, will ultimately struggle to further realize a desire to stay creative, productive, and relative in youth centric world without forgoing a healthy family life-balance.
Re:Single Dad Building Sequel To “Jetpack” Video Game He Bui... by klawed on Wednesday July 04, 2012 @12:04PM (#4199858)
And here I was, thinking, why bring up the "single dad" thing. Oh! Must be to make the guy seem more in need of funding - if we donate to his kickstarter project, we'll be helping not just him but his child(ren?). I don't like it.
Re:Single Dad Building Sequel To “Jetpack” Video Game He Bui... by snapdata on Wednesday July 04, 2012 @01:42PM (#4200209)
Yeah. I am very wary of anything on Kickstarter, there's nothing to stop them from simply walking with the money or producing a crap game in a day. I prefer to donate my money to reputable charities.
Re:Single Dad Building Sequel To “Jetpack” Video Game He Bui... by snapdata on Wednesday July 04, 2012 @11:07PM (#4201606)
I find it legitimately interesting that I am getting downvotes for disagreeing with the illusion of a perfect world where everyone is honest.
Re:Single Dad Building Sequel To “Jetpack” Video Game He Bui... by xorbyte on Thursday July 05, 2012 @01:28AM (#4201843)
If I were to venture a guess, it's got more to do with the presentation of those ideas, rather than their substance.