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US hires over 2,000 video gamers as air traffic controllers
(www.fox21online.com)
Too bad I am an audio gamer 🙁
Jokes aside, thanks for reminding me this audio game exists:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Blind_Legend
Apparently there's a PC version
So their ad campaign from a while ago worked huh
gg
Fortunately I don't need to fly anywhere anytime soon
They said gamers had "hard skills" they're looking for, but surely they mean "soft skills," right?
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In the past I was expecting something clever when the title is us does x. Now it's just like oh what incompetent shit are they now trying.
Assuming is it anything like the scene where in breaking bad. But minus the shitshow of that particular scene?
sounds like bad news
quick save, quick load ...
"Tea baging": is a maneuver or stage during the landing of an aircraft. Also "landing flare" and "round out".
I played an ATC game on my phone. Was pretty good at it. Can I has job?
That wasn't a game.
Steady on Captain Rackham. Dont want to spoil the ending now.
Good that I don't have to fly to get anywhere.
Leroy Jenkins brushing off his CV
"Mid or I leave"
this post was submitted on 12 Aug 2026
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