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chobeat@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

Platforms Systematically Removed a User Because He Made "Most Wanted CEO" Playing Cards

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Platforms Systematically Removed a User Because He Made "Most Wanted CEO" Playing Cards

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chobeat@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago
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On December 14, James Harr, the owner of an online store called ComradeWorkwear, announced on social media that he planned to sell a deck of “Most Wanted CEO” playing cards, satirizing the infamous “Most-wanted Iraqi playing cards” introduced by the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency in 2003. Per the...
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    Here’s an image of the playing cards, for anyone who just came to the comments.

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      Having the suit one corner and the rank in the other is going to make these a bastard to play games with. How would you hold them in your hand so’s that you can see both?

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        Maybe the user was banned because of bad design?

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          Yeah, at first I thought he was copying the format from Iraq but nope:

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        If all the suits have their own color then it would be OK to play with I think. A little annoying at first but playable

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          Balatro high contrast mode is a godsend.

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      With the target on the back, no shit this was removed lmao

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