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Foxconn employees who make XBox 360s threaten mass suicides if they didn’t receive lost wages. Foxconn is a massive manufacturer for many electronics brands including Apple, Microsoft and more. They also have had a rash of suicides by employees. Here’s what the management offered and then what happened: “Employees could quit with one month’s compensation awarded for each year with the plant or go back to working. Many employees quit, but Foxconn allegedly dishonored the agreement and awarded former employees nothing. Around 300 workers returned to the plant in an uproar, and staged their protest on the plant’s roof on Jan. 4.” There’s not much more detail, however do listen to the This American Life Story in the following post. (CBS Seattle – China Factory)
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Post-apoclyptic landscapes are the cliches Japanese scifi is made from. But never before have we seen it this gorgeously rendered. His username is “Tokyo Genso” and–according to his profile– he works on “animation and games”. You can view the artist’s blog here and more of his artwork in this series on his deviant art page.
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Chris Uphues Xmas video game. Holiday Jingle Rocket My character got sacked by the snowflakes and it’s hard to drop gifts into the chimneys, but it’s worth a try. Guaranteed to waste a few minutes.
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Thanks to our friends Angry Bananas for handling this review for us. That’s the vocal stylings of Carlos. Enjoy the review! [youtube]whiLePlkK84[/youtube]
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