teelo2

This is huge! I do PR in the gaming industry and have been waiting a long time to see a platform that could bring serious game development to the browser. I was expecting it to be Unity, but I'm convinced this is a bigger milestone. Epic is an awesome company with awesome tech and partnering directly with Mozilla is a stroke of genius.

Can't wait to see the games that will come out of this marriage.

It's fascinating to dream about a "robot revolution" in the service industry. However, before we engage in too much hand wringing it's important to consider how many times such sweeping claims have been made in the past. Color me very skeptical until we see more validation in the form of simpler use cases before we start worrying about the social impact of robotic barristas.

As a woman working in the tech industry (though I am not a developer), I really agree with Amanda Blum's take on this situation. We are all damaged by events like this.

It's a prime example of what happens when we defend and escalate an uncomfortable situation rather than face it. Adria is definitely guilty of that, having taken the issue public so quickly. But I am very confident that the two men whose verbal comments prompted her response also allowed the situation to escalate before changing their behavior.

I'm pleased to see those involved address the situation directly, honestly and maturely. That's the only rational way to handle this sort of thing.