Brianna Wu / John Walker Flynt - "Biggest Victim of Gamergate," Failed Game Developer, Failed Congressional Candidate

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Deep as fuck bro

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Lowtax said:
You're lucky, my doctor said the two hours of exposure to that game cut my sperm count in half (to 1).



I gotta admit, I'm having a lot of fun here. This is like Daikatana all over again.
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Is there some kind of curse that keeps you from being this funny on your own site?
 
Selling your one year old laptop because Apple made a new one that you must have.

#PrivilegeOverload

Also: Where's the patch, John?
 
Norvic said:
Selling your one year old laptop because Apple made a new one that you must have.
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Hey now, there might be company secrets or nudes on there!
EDIT: At the very least, it'll be worth more than all their Rev60 sales so far.
 
Jaimas said:
The Backer Revolt was a serious threat. Not to Brianna Wu herself, she didn't give a damn - but to Frank Wu, who basically did anything of relevance or note with getting the game out.

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Frank knows that Revolution 60 looks like shit on a typewriter, but he also knew that it looked infinitely better than being subjected to an ongoing campaign that makes you out to be a fucking scam artist. This is the reason this game even came out for us all to mock and enjoy - Frank basically forced Brianna's hand.
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Something I'm not clear about - is Frank actually an attorney? I know he works on patents for his company, but if he's indeed a lawyer the Kickstarter could cause big problems for him. If he is an attorney and he's tied to any kind of fraudulent enterprise, it could lead to his being disbarred.

GSX has delivered the game, but the KS backers are still missing their bonus content and merchandise. I hope for Frank's sake that GSX can fulfill those things, and that no civic-minded folks decide to complain if they don't. It would be especially bad if one of the backers filed a small claims suit and then complained to the bar association. But I'm sure none of you kiwis would be autistic enough to back the game just so you could rake Frank over the coals... right?
 
Patreon is failing, must raise relevance money somehow!

Vaclav said:
Something I'm not clear about - is Frank actually an attorney? I know he works on patents for his company, but if he's actually a lawyer the Kickstarter could cause big problems for him. If he is an attorney and he's tied to any kind of fraudulent enterprise, it could lead to his being disbarred.
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He's not an attorney. He's a patent agent. It would literally be a waste of his time to get a J.D.
 
AnOminous said:
He's not an attorney. He's a patent agent. It would literally be a waste of his time to get a J.D.
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Thanks. The wiki says he's a patent agent, I was unsure if that's the same as an attorney. I found this link that explains the difference:

http://patentlaw.nd.edu/patent-agent-and-program-faq/

As an agent, he's still registered with the USPTO bar. There's a linked document on that Notre Dame site that outlines the qualifications you need to be a patent agent, and mentions that crimes of moral turpitude are grounds for rejection.

Then I found this PDF:

https://www.uspto.gov/about/offices/ogc/OED_Slides_11.21.13.pdf

It describes the ethical standards for patent agents. Read page 19 and you'll see that one type of misconduct that can result in an agent being disciplined is "Conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation." Page 21 and 22 describe how enforcement works.
 
Just for the hell of it, I decided to reply to Wu on Twitter:
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Surprisingly, I've not been blocked, though my reply WAS later deleted.
 
Vaclav said:
Thanks. The wiki says he's a patent agent, I was unsure if that's the same as an attorney. I found this link that explains the difference:

http://patentlaw.nd.edu/patent-agent-and-program-faq/

As an agent, he's still registered with the USPTO bar. There's a linked document on that Notre Dame site that outlines the qualifications you need to be a patent agent, and mentions that crimes of moral turpitude are grounds for rejection.

Then I found this PDF:

https://www.uspto.gov/about/offices/ogc/OED_Slides_11.21.13.pdf

It describes the ethical standards for patent agents. Read page 19 and you'll see that one type of misconduct that can result in an agent being disciplined is "Conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation." Page 21 and 22 describe how enforcement works.
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Doing what he does, he knows vastly more than any fresh law school graduate. He also has a Ph.D. in the actual relevant field where he works, which is much more important.

People who don't have one vastly overestimate the importance of a J.D.
 
Vaclav said:
Thanks. The wiki says he's a patent agent, I was unsure if that's the same as an attorney. I found this link that explains the difference:

http://patentlaw.nd.edu/patent-agent-and-program-faq/

As an agent, he's still registered with the USPTO bar. There's a linked document on that Notre Dame site that outlines the qualifications you need to be a patent agent, and mentions that crimes of moral turpitude are grounds for rejection.

Then I found this PDF:

https://www.uspto.gov/about/offices/ogc/OED_Slides_11.21.13.pdf

It describes the ethical standards for patent agents. Read page 19 and you'll see that one type of misconduct that can result in an agent being disciplined is "Conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation." Page 21 and 22 describe how enforcement works.
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Part of the reason for the misunderstanding of Frank's career is because Brianna herself doesn't understand it.
 
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