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Bungie Devs - 'It's TOO Hot. I cant work!'
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Chris_Rivera
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No way the company servers are not in a climate controlled data center. If they have critical infra running in the office, they dumb. Actually, you could be right, this is Bungie.
MiguelItUp
Member
So many sad insecure tough guy comments in this thread, lmao.
when its warm : global warming, no doubt. proof is the temperature that we have RIGHT NOW IN THIS MOMENT
when its cold : its just the wheather u dont understand u stupid brick. lul how can someone not understand the diffrence between wheather and climate.
always funny how people react when its hot.
obviously this does neither confirm nor deny climate change. a hot day, even a record day doesnt mean jack shit. global temperature over decades matter.
I dont have any insight in the raw data ( if you dont get raw data its meaningless since politic interests "correct" what was meassured. ) but i overall think climate change is real
but not as bad as people make it out to be. the faster we transition to renewable energies. the better but we should not hamper our current lifestyle / development as a species because of it.
Wasting resources or energy is always to be judged as a terrible thing to do. That has nothing to do with climate change but with being a decent human being.
when its cold : its just the wheather u dont understand u stupid brick. lul how can someone not understand the diffrence between wheather and climate.
always funny how people react when its hot.
obviously this does neither confirm nor deny climate change. a hot day, even a record day doesnt mean jack shit. global temperature over decades matter.
I dont have any insight in the raw data ( if you dont get raw data its meaningless since politic interests "correct" what was meassured. ) but i overall think climate change is real
but not as bad as people make it out to be. the faster we transition to renewable energies. the better but we should not hamper our current lifestyle / development as a species because of it.
Wasting resources or energy is always to be judged as a terrible thing to do. That has nothing to do with climate change but with being a decent human being.
IntentionalPun
Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
People generally don't have AC here.
And are you playing high end games on a laptop with a high end GPU outside in 100+ degree weather? Because that's what game devs have to do with their laptops. That can cause shutdowns even in moderate heat.
It was 108 degrees in my hallway the other day, because I don't have central AC... and because my house is not designed to repel a once in a lifetime heat wave. I have sky lights I shouldn't have for this weather, or should have special coverings I don't have for instance.
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Magnific0giganticus
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Delay incoming...
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IntentionalPun
Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
The tweet saying they shut down was at 4:50 PM... this thread is reacting to nothing lol
Wanted to get that at the top of the page lol
It's cooler today, I'm sure everyone is working.. I'm sure many kept working into the evening yesterday too, this whole thing is probably based on bosses saying "we can call it a day."
People lost power.. internet, etc. yesterday too in the area.
Wanted to get that at the top of the page lol
It's cooler today, I'm sure everyone is working.. I'm sure many kept working into the evening yesterday too, this whole thing is probably based on bosses saying "we can call it a day."
People lost power.. internet, etc. yesterday too in the area.
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kretos
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* where
TheDreadBaron
Member
The PNW will have some hot days in the summer, but usually had milder weather overall. Sometimes it snows, sometimes there’s a bit of a heat wave, overall pretty temperate though. The actual problem depending on your location is the constant overcast clouds blocking your vitamin d production and making everyone depressed.
Magnific0giganticus
Banned
Hopefully they got the Xbox fridge.
Unless I’m missing something, all I see in the OP is
- A tweet saying their office was closing for the day
- A tweet saying their laptop overheated twice
- A tweet saying other people has reported similar things
Where are all the “crying pussies/bitches” that keep getting brought up in this thread?
- A tweet saying their office was closing for the day
- A tweet saying their laptop overheated twice
- A tweet saying other people has reported similar things
Where are all the “crying pussies/bitches” that keep getting brought up in this thread?
Croatoan
They/Them A-10 Warthog
With climate change doing its thing people are going to have to install AC. The idea that a house doesn't have AC is completely alien to me. Its like saying a car doesn't have AC.
These "once in a lifetime" heatwaves are going to become "Yearly" just like the "Once in a lifetime" freezes in Texas. People are going to have to adapt and spend the money to survive them unfortunately.
ManaByte
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LectureMaster
Member
The temperature is all that this, you see why most homes in Seattle don't need AC.
One major reason I enjoy the west Washington is the climate.
Oh for ducks sake, I am so having enough those stupid woke people simply incapable of fathoming the very basics of science use it as mean to preach their agenda. Can you at least google what is heat wave and global warming before making embarrassing claim? Scherier your fucking ignorant whining tweets generate more heat in Twitter's sever that contribute to global warming you know that?
One major reason I enjoy the west Washington is the climate.
Oh for ducks sake, I am so having enough those stupid woke people simply incapable of fathoming the very basics of science use it as mean to preach their agenda. Can you at least google what is heat wave and global warming before making embarrassing claim? Scherier your fucking ignorant whining tweets generate more heat in Twitter's sever that contribute to global warming you know that?
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Later Alligator
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Tell me you've never worked in tech without telling me you've never worked in tech...
1) they're using company provided laptops. you bring it to work, dock it at your desk, and bring it home with you at night. this is standard at every tech company in the world. i'm glad your gaming PC has 12 fans, but hauling a desktop back and forth to the office is unrealistic
2) you cannot allow users to connect random home devices to your corporate network. doing so is a good way to get owned (very quickly). and you dont want the company AD policies/antivirus/tracking software install on your home PC unless you have 0 concern for privacy
3) you are missing the point entirely. if it is so hot that your laptop is shutting down, getting a cooling pad for your laptop isnt the solution. your laptop may keep running, though it is in an environment where a human cannot work effectively.
shit happens. this is the PNW equivalent of Texas shutting down for a few days over a snowstorm, it's so far out of the usual weather patterns that people were not prepared:
Pacific Northwest bakes under once-in-a-millennium heat dome
The heat is being caused by a combination of a significant atmospheric blocking pattern on top of a human-caused climate changed world.
www.cbsnews.com
TheAssist
Member
Jesus fucking christ man. Its always cool to see people going ape shit about other people wanting to have decent working conditions, just because they are afraid they wont get their new shiny toy.
If its so hot that your servers and PC's dont work, maybe its fine to take a break, ok? Its quite common it hot places to take a siesta during mid day when its the hottest. Working in immense heat aint a nice thing to do and it should be ok that we as humans say that its fine to take some time off during immense weather conditions since our bodies arent really made for that.
But of course you can just sit here and piss, moan and shit your vitriol all over the place.
If you think its a great idea to just install and use A/C's to combat the long term effects of climate change, sure, be my guest Lets burn this fucking planet to the ground even faster. Who even cares any more. At least we can play some Halo multiplayer before we die.
If its so hot that your servers and PC's dont work, maybe its fine to take a break, ok? Its quite common it hot places to take a siesta during mid day when its the hottest. Working in immense heat aint a nice thing to do and it should be ok that we as humans say that its fine to take some time off during immense weather conditions since our bodies arent really made for that.
But of course you can just sit here and piss, moan and shit your vitriol all over the place.
If you think its a great idea to just install and use A/C's to combat the long term effects of climate change, sure, be my guest Lets burn this fucking planet to the ground even faster. Who even cares any more. At least we can play some Halo multiplayer before we die.
Reizo Ryuu
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IntentionalPun
Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
Of course..
But lots of people are renters and have no control. Newer buildings if you live in an apartment have AC (not all of them though), in older buildings it's rare. The windows here in general are not designed for window units either.. our windows open from side-to side, and window units at best are awkward even if they have attachments for that. Floor units with hoses work, but are really inefficient.. I have those and my energy bill is like $500 / month in the summer.
People could invest a bunch of money in an AC and then have a couple years in a row with no heat wave too.. and this is only an issue maybe a few weeks across 3 months of the year in general, so it's an expense that most people just don't care enough about.
Nester99
Member
In the heads of the edgiest retards.
Saaleh
Banned
hybrid_birth
Gold Member
Bout time the playstation store start selling ac units.
The new slogan will be "cool air awaits"
The new slogan will be "cool air awaits"
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Papacheeks
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Tell me you've never worked in tech without telling me you've never worked in tech...
1) they're using company provided laptops. you bring it to work, dock it at your desk, and bring it home with you at night. this is standard at every tech company in the world. i'm glad your gaming PC has 12 fans, but hauling a desktop back and forth to the office is unrealistic
2) you cannot allow users to connect random home devices to your corporate network. doing so is a good way to get owned (very quickly). and you dont want the company AD policies/antivirus/tracking software install on your home PC unless you have 0 concern for privacy
3) you are missing the point entirely. if it is so hot that your laptop is shutting down, getting a cooling pad for your laptop isnt the solution. your laptop may keep running, though it is in an environment where a human cannot work effectively.
shit happens. this is the PNW equivalent of Texas shutting down for a few days over a snowstorm, it's so far out of the usual weather patterns that people were not prepared:
Pacific Northwest bakes under once-in-a-millennium heat dome
The heat is being caused by a combination of a significant atmospheric blocking pattern on top of a human-caused climate changed world.
I use a desktop and a laptop for work I'm the IT Engineer at a Broadcast station. If your using a laptop as a workstation for coding, modeling, or engine building then you need proper cooling. Like what if this person is using a Workstation laptop they need to have a cool environment or at least something like a cooling pad. All of our Sales people have docks now. ANd couple news people that work in the field have laptops. But they are not taking them home to use, they are taking them to our Outer Burea, or a internet cafe or Mcdonalds after they shoot to edit, and upload video.
Show me a tweet from someone at Microsoft, or Sony who is complaining about the heat issues doing work?
This is a more isolated incidence because they live in seattle. But even so almost 70% of the studios are on the West Coast, Insomniac has one in NC which has had a insane heat wave as well. I'm hearing nothing from them. it sounds like they are not setup well, I and I dont know of any studio people unless they are coders that use mobile workstations for game development. I literally use to work on those workstations when I interned in San Francisco 12 years ago.
The issue is they are working from home and dont have adequate cooling, they should be in a cooled environment. Seattle has heat waves in July, and sorry but covid is over they should be back in the building by this time. And even if restrictions from the state are keeping them from home, having correct cooling should be a thing. Unless they are strictly coders, they should be using desktop/workstations which are meant for these kind of conditions.
I literally had in 90+ weather my desktop for work on at home while remoted in, and rendering a package for the 6pm news as someone needed it in a unique format.
Shit does happen and this is one of those things where having proper setup is key. If this was as wide, why have I not heard anything from other developers in the seattle area like Sucker Punch?
Sakura
Member
While the heat wave is unprecedented, I should note that it actually regularly gets quite hot in BC (and I'm sure other parts of Canada as well). Temperatures above 30 are not that uncommon in summer, and the small towns in the interior setting all these records regularly see temperatures in the high 30s and even reach 40~+ pretty often.
People have an image of Canada being a cold country, which it definitely is during the winter, but it gets hot in the summer.
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Croatoan
They/Them A-10 Warthog
PSA, window units work pretty good. My wife and I have one in our bedroom so we don't have to cool the whole house to 70ish at night. Works like a charm and uses way less electricity. You can pick up some window units for cheap, just make sure you get one big enough for your room!
HerjansEagleFeeder
Member
Temperature peaks for a few days are year are not evidence for global climate change dipshit. It's just the weather.
Jaysen
Banned
Bungie went back to the offices a month ago. The office AC isn’t equipped to deal with cooling that many people with an outdoor temp that high. Global warming is a bitch. And the people who are working from home most likely just have window fans because AC has never been needed until very recently. Insinuating anyone who doesn’t want to work in 110 degree temps is lazy is fucking stupid,
GrayFoxPL
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The temperature is all that this, you see why most homes in Seattle don't need AC.
One major reason I enjoy the west Washington is the climate.
Oh for ducks sake, I am so having enough those stupid woke people simply incapable of fathoming the very basics of science use it as mean to preach their agenda. Can you at least google what is heat wave and global warming before making embarrassing claim? Scherier your fucking ignorant whining tweets generate more heat in Twitter's sever that contribute to global warming you know that?
I read that and went: "What? Celsius?! No...?"
79 Fahrenheit = 26.1 Celsius
Kholinar
Banned
Except last decade was the warmest decade on record. I doubt that's the weather.
IntentionalPun
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A single weather even is caused by weather.. but it all can be, and probably was, also influenced by climate change.
Severity of these events as well as the likelihood of them (how often they occur) would be what is influenced by warming. Same reason these things happen more in warmer places in general.
I do agree that it's not super helpful to shout "climate change" at high temperatures; but it's not like scientists aren't analyzing these events and finding relationships between them, and climate change, not just a weather event.
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Nester99
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It broken the record for the HOTEST DAY IN CANADA for 3 day s in a row. Not in the city, not in the year, In anywhere in Canada, Ever. Record went back to 1937 - Was beaten 3 days in a row with a max of 49.1C or 121F. This is the Great white north. Not Arizona or Cali.
It has never been this hot this long since we started recording. - This is not weather. this is new.
LectureMaster
Member
Except decade means nothing when it comes to long term global climate change. Besides, next 15 days in Seattle are around 80 F. It is the weather. Do you know what heat wave is ?
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
If facilities arent up to snuff and laptops dont work during the heat at home or office, then that makes sense. If the computers cant be turned on, then thats fine.
But if the laptops and PC do work, then work.
If someone at home has a working laptop but doesnt want to work because it's too hot inside and outside, then what is that person doing all week during the heat? Watching TV?
KungFucius
King Snowflake
Really. Using this as an avenue to post anti science bullshit and then to cast blame on individuals? The heatwave which is absolutely caused by climate change is causing so much energy demand that the grid up there cannot handle it because it was not built for this outlier situation. People have to use less which means less AC. Yes offices will be better, but they are asked to reduce energy consumption too. Even in hot ass MD my AC gets reduced on 90 degree days to conserve power. This was not expected and it is also expected to end soon. You expect these people to mobilize by themselves and go back to an office that might not have even been cleaned or currently air conditioned because their laptops overheated during a few days of record temps? And you also expect people with half a clue to accept that places with climates that regularly exceed 100F and have grids capable of delivering power to all the ACs needed to make that climate livable prove that it is each of these person's fault? OK. Of course a handful of tweets should lead to ridiculous generalizations based more on hate than facts.
The PNW has temps much much higher than usual and more people at home using electricity than usual. There is no reason to expect a grid to be designed for usage many 10s of percentage points outside of the worst case scenario they considered when building it. This is similar to the hospitalization issue. There is no reason for a hospital system to be built to handle 1000s of people sick with a pandemic virus when 99.9% of the time they only need a fraction of that capacity. Even the laptops in question here show that they weren't built to run well in an environment that is hotter than a normal office because they aren't run like that in 99.9% of the cases. I bet it was only a few people who had the problem and that they either had marginal/older laptops or have dustier work locations than the rest who
FunkMiller
Gold Member
Don’t bother. Climate change deniers won’t ever listen, and the rest of us already agree with you.
….and 46 is bastard hot. What’s with all the ‘it’s not that bad’ comments?
It sounds like the Monty Python Yorkshireman sketch in here.
I’ve experienced those kind of temperatures in Australia a few times. It’s fucking horrendous with no air con, especially up in the NT, where the humidity is a total fucker.
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I'm glad you're not running any company. You'd be ousted.
So youre in support of people working in bad / unsafe conditions?
Kholinar
Banned
Uhh, yes it does. Do you think last decade was unprecedentedly warm just for funsies? It's because of human impact, clearly.
Putonahappyface
Gold Member
Look on the bright side you'll have epic tan lines.
Dream-Knife
Banned
Have you seen their new recruitment video? Your sarcasm isnt too far off.
GHG
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CrustyBritches
Gold Member
It topped out at 102F in Seattle on the 28th. Here in southern Oregon it was 115F. He is bullshit.
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MarkMe2525
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These people work office jobs. Put the ac on and get a desk fan. Shit conditions my ass.
Bo_Hazem
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Kholinar
Banned
Well, that's the thing, isn't it? Maybe they didn't have an AC or a desk fan, genius.
midasmulligan
Member
man, they've got it rough...life is super hard nowadays, I mean look at these lazy bastards--
