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Re: Analogue Pocket Hate Story

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Post by emodendroket »

engineer_22 wrote: post #28
emodendroket wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Quit your job and do months of work for us for $10k" is not actually a position that anybody in their right mind would bother negotiating with.

I know. So let's assume (as a good faith actor would) that the counter party doesn't know what this undertaking really entails. It's a lot of work - so a better response might be something like "the amount of work we are talking about would take a good engineer approximately 4 months. let's start the negotation there" Maybe the author is new to business, but there's a lot to be desired in their communication. The scr…

He describes that offer coming after his estimate, so no.

> As evidenced by the continuously slipping timeline in mGBA, I’m not very good at estimating timelines, so I gave a (very) rough estimate of 2 to 4 months. A reply affirming that that sounded reasonable, with an estimation of 300 to 400 hours of work, with a price tag of $10,000 was what I got back (assuming the project didn’t run seriously overtime).

> $10,000.

Re: Analogue Pocket Hate Story

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Post by gambiting »

izzydata wrote: post #2

I don't even understand the use-case for this device. Who saved all their cartridges, but not their Gameboy? You may as well get a cheaper and more versatile retro handheld. The idea that hardware emulation is somehow better than software emulation when the end results feel indistinguishable to the user seems like a pointless argument.

I think this article explains quite well what makes it so special:

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2021-analo...

I've ordered one today as soon as the orders opened, personally I'm incredibly excited about it - it will compliment my collection of classic gameboys really really well.

Re: Analogue Pocket Hate Story

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Post by gambiting »

prg318 wrote: post #15
marcocampos wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In theory this would also work with a Everdrive?

Modern Vintage Gamer has confirmed that the Analogue Pocket works with both the GB everdrive and the GBA everdrive in his Analogue Pocket review [1] [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew91PeRy-ro

It does, however the sleep functionality doesn't work when used with an Everdrive, as confirmed by DigitalFoundry.

Re: Analogue Pocket Hate Story

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Post by kabdib »

friedman23 wrote: post #24
zackbloom wrote: post #3

This reads like a case of 'all about me'-ism. It sounds like this person negotiated their salary, and then decided the company didn't value them _because_ the company agreed to raise it when asked. If your goal is to have people throw money at you which you don't ask for, you are going to have a tough time working. A company that's willing to double your salary when you point out the offer is low sounds pretty great…

>A company that's willing to double your salary when you point out the offer is low sounds pretty great to me. Yeah, a $1 to $2 raise, how generous. What I got out of this article is that the author knows the value of their time. $20,000 for 4 to 6 months of work for a software engineer is an insult. They might as well ask him to work for free.

$20K is at most 100 hours of consulting time in SV. Probably less [it's been quite a while since I was in that market].

Analogue was hoping for a screaming deal on this software. He was right to walk away.

Re: Analogue Pocket Hate Story

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Post by teraflop »

friedman23 wrote: post #24
zackbloom wrote: post #3

This reads like a case of 'all about me'-ism. It sounds like this person negotiated their salary, and then decided the company didn't value them _because_ the company agreed to raise it when asked. If your goal is to have people throw money at you which you don't ask for, you are going to have a tough time working. A company that's willing to double your salary when you point out the offer is low sounds pretty great…

>A company that's willing to double your salary when you point out the offer is low sounds pretty great to me. Yeah, a $1 to $2 raise, how generous. What I got out of this article is that the author knows the value of their time. $20,000 for 4 to 6 months of work for a software engineer is an insult. They might as well ask him to work for free.

> What I got out of this article is that the author knows the value of his time.

Her time.

Re: Analogue Pocket Hate Story

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Post by ludamad »

zackbloom wrote: post #3

This reads like a case of 'all about me'-ism. It sounds like this person negotiated their salary, and then decided the company didn't value them _because_ the company agreed to raise it when asked. If your goal is to have people throw money at you which you don't ask for, you are going to have a tough time working. A company that's willing to double your salary when you point out the offer is low sounds pretty great…

I haven't had a good time with people who guess my compensation way off. I think that was just a flag here though, the 6 month creeping was starting to ask for more work

Re: Analogue Pocket Hate Story

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Post by sneak »

emodendroket wrote: post #17
engineer_22 wrote: post #13

The author could improve their communication skills. Specifically, without more details, it seems like their negotiation was weak. Good negotiation get's you an amount you're happy with. If you aren't happy then you shouldn't take the work, full stop. The story should have ended there.

"Quit your job and do months of work for us for $10k" is not actually a position that anybody in their right mind would bother negotiating with.

Yes, but the author continued anyway.

They could have ghosted. They could have made a reasonable counter.

Instead they decided to sling mud.

Childish and unprofessional.

Re: Analogue Pocket Hate Story

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Post by happy-dude »

willis936 wrote: post #29
friedman23 wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Analogue spent effort characterizing and reproducing the color and LCD response profile matrices of the target systems Watch the linus tech tips video, the failed completely in this regard.

I watched the DF video. I don't watch LTT because, while the topics are often interesting and the resources and effort is usually there, the technical chops are not. Linus never developed a culture of putting heads down and making sure it's right with a thorough technical understanding. There are too many options for me to waste time on creators not creating well enough.

The LTT video[1] is also from their ShortCircuit channel, their unboxing/ first-impressions channel and should not be confused with their review content.

I personally watched the 54 minute in-depth overview from My Life in Gaming[2], and it was clear that LTT/ShortCircuit overlooked or were incorrect in some parts of their initial impressions.

EDIT: Specially in regards to the display, they spent no time at all to experiment with the 3 built-in GBA display modes; if they used the modes that replicated the original GBA or GBA SP (AGS-101) screens, they would've had a more color-equivalent appearance. MLiG in their video spent 10+ minutes on display modes alone.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6l5fAbcim0

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro9QQrTOnT0

Re: Analogue Pocket Hate Story

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Post by emodendroket »

sneak wrote: post #38
emodendroket wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Quit your job and do months of work for us for $10k" is not actually a position that anybody in their right mind would bother negotiating with.

Yes, but the author continued anyway. They could have ghosted. They could have made a reasonable counter. Instead they decided to sling mud. Childish and unprofessional.

Obviously he was excited about the opportunity and not walking into it with both eyes open, but they continued springing new terms on him after he'd accepted a weak offer. And what he talks about at the end affects others, not just him.
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