Onlive CEO fires staff, then donates $50,000 to health insurance fund • Hacker News Board

Re: Onlive CEO fires staff, then donates $50,000 to health insurance fund

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Post by ghshephard » Sat, Aug 25, 2012, 11:25 PM UTC

crag wrote: post #15

ghshephard wrote: post #7

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He seems to have done something that we very, very rarely see in corporate america, which is show genuine leadership. I'm wondering, keidian, what you believe you would have done that would have been less "really crappy." Genuinely interested.

Actually I have my doubts about this guy being "genuine". I read is as "guilt". Or maybe he's trying to save his own rep. But You know, it's possible - I mean redemption is also possible. Even among CEO's. ;)

Why do you have doubts about this guy being "genuine?" I've seen executives in similar positions (close to liquidation, or at liquidation) - and almost without exception, all they thought about was themselves. The one exception I know of was when Jim Barksdale reached into his own pockets to help out the employees who lost their jobs at Webvan.

Re: Onlive CEO fires staff, then donates $50,000 to health insurance fund

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Post by ars » Sun, Aug 26, 2012, 4:10 AM UTC

chmars wrote: post #31

How many months of medical coverage through health insurance can you buy in the US for 55'000 USD? In the case of my own health insurance outside the US, I could pay the premiums for about 11 years. As a sidenote, living in a country where health insurance is mandatory and not linked to having a job, I am always shocked that Americans loss job and health insurance if they get fired. Isn't the getting fired bad enough…

About 4 years of comprehensive insurance for a family.

Much longer for an individual, and about 5 times longer for family insurance if you are willing to have a deductible.

Re: Onlive CEO fires staff, then donates $50,000 to health insurance fund

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Post by puddah_of_doubt » Mon, Aug 27, 2012, 3:37 AM UTC

rokhayakebe wrote: post #47

luriel wrote: post #42

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> Sometimes people do awful things for simple and awful reasons. But I believe that's rare. I believe some people are forced to do awful things that they would never otherwise do given the option. I think in this case people didn't want to know, or perhaps didn't care to know why it happened. They just wanted to blame someone. This is the essence of many of the problems in our lives. When somebody does something awfu…

Some times an awful thing is the best you can do, because the alternatives are even worse. That is a slippery slope and a possible excuse for loosing dignity.

"The hard part was getting the brain out. HAHAHA"

-Professor Hubert J Farnsworth.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUZg11EtUP8

Re: Onlive CEO fires staff, then donates $50,000 to health insurance fund

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Post by vlokshin » Fri, Aug 31, 2012, 6:00 AM UTC

zizee wrote: post #20

vlokshin wrote: post #14

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^THIS. Seriously. Go write a book with this title and make millions. Take care of the people that help you on the way, of course.

A little meta, but whatever... I am not sure the reason, but the "this" thing really annoys me. Am I the only one?

My deepest apologies Zizee. I'll think a lot longer before commenting next time. I'll be sure to keep your annoyances in mind. Thanks so much for your insight.

Seriously man. "THIS" (read: your grievances) are beyond first world problems. Pick your battles. Stop making annoy-enemies for stupid reasons. Go do something productive. I thought the guy was insightful, so I said it in my own way. Go do something productive.

Re: Onlive CEO fires staff, then donates $50,000 to health insurance fund

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Post by vlokshin » Fri, Aug 31, 2012, 6:08 AM UTC

davidw wrote: post #37

icebraining wrote: post #29

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It's just another word for "I agree".

HN and other sites have an 'I agree' button. Should that prove insufficient for expressing your enthusiasm for someone's comment, you can always find a grammatically correct way of saying "I agree", ranging from "I cannot more emphatically state my heartfelt support for your point of view!" to "FUCK YEAH!". "This." has always just seemed like a meme for the terminally grammar deficient.

Wow. What is wrong with "you people". Hacker News has turned into a really bad episode of the Player Hater's Ball. I used the word "THIS". As much as I actually like the term, how exactly does that make one "terminally grammar deficient"? Good to know that we can forget about the middle east for a while and focus on problems with THIS. Just let it go, man.

Life will be SO much easier for you if you just let shit that really doesn't matter go.

Read it, react. If you REALLY can't control that reaction and THIS just REALLY grinds your gears... go ahead and comment. I don't want your next aneurysm on my conscience. Maybe think about controlling what annoys you a bit. They have really good articles online for this kind of stuff -- lots of people are dealing with it. You are not alone. YOU ARE NOT ALONE.