Sounds like stupid college students working at Best Buy getting a monthly prize for signing people up for MSN. Doesn't sound like a giant corporate scam.
Excuse me, but Bullshit. I worked for Best Buy's "Geek Squad" several years ago, they have corporate people directly create the incentive programs so that stupid college students will sign up customers no matter what it takes, for the sole purpose of driving sales. It's a disheartening trend I've seen in several companies I've worked for, including AOL. They know it goes on, they constantly hound their employees to "sell every customer or its your job," and it's finally coming around to bite them in the ass. Huzzah's are in order!
I can see your point. I'm a (mostly) capable young woman now but as a kid, I was not any of those things you listed, and I was bullied constantly. As an adult, I've had to deal with poor social development and social anxiety, and probably will for the rest of my life.
Edit: "I felt like I was constantly dealing with uninteresting and repetitive work." This refers to normal class time. After re-reading the passage I realized it sounded confusing.
I am 25 years old. I spent 1st grade through 8th grade in the ALPHA program in Florida, which required an IQ testing of 135 or above to attend. I would say that on the whole, I felt like I was constantly dealing with uninteresting and repetitive work. I know being gifted isnt "a handicap" but there was always an air of "ok well, you're smart enough, there are plenty of other people who actually need our attention." The only time I was being truly challenged was in my 2 hours of ALPHA a day, in which times we would do brain teasers, read Shakespeare, do simple physics projects, etc. Looking back I know our budget for that class sucked royal asshole. Our class was in the most broken down portable room on campus. The teacher often brough her own materials and made up stuff for us to do on hand-written photocopies.
So yeah, I can see how this article would have some weight in truth.
"It was terribly dangerous to let your thoughts wander when you were in any public place or within range of a telescreen. The smallest thing could give you away. A nervous tic, an unconscious look of anxiety, a habit of muttering to yourself--anything that carried with it the suggestion of abnormality, of having something to hide. In any case, to wear an improper expression on your face... was itself a punishable offense. There was even a word for it in Newspeak: facecrime..." - Orwell
"Many computers can be connected to the Internet with identical IP addresses as long as they remain behind control points"
Did the MAFIAA really think someone would overlook this point? Anyone with a class in Internet 101 knows that routers assign one IP address to represent whatever computers are attached to it. I'm glad their having their asanine package of BS handed right back to them.
Normally I'd have something terrible to say, but in this case I think I'd say this: As much as we hate hearing about Paris Hilton 234987129371 times, Freedom of the Press is important, even though Fox abuses it incessantly.
Sigbritt Löthberg was the envy of all the retirement home, as she consistently utilized the
world's fastest internet connection to outbid everyone on Ebay.
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Excuse me, but Bullshit. I worked for Best Buy's "Geek Squad" several years ago, they have corporate people directly create the incentive programs so that stupid college students will sign up customers no matter what it takes, for the sole purpose of driving sales. It's a disheartening trend I've seen in several companies I've worked for, including AOL. They know it goes on, they constantly hound their employees to "sell every customer or its your job," and it's finally coming around to bite them in the ass. Huzzah's are in order!
'It's like a biped with a walking stick.'
4chan is already interested in images, please submit asap.
I can see your point. I'm a (mostly) capable young woman now but as a kid, I was not any of those things you listed, and I was bullied constantly. As an adult, I've had to deal with poor social development and social anxiety, and probably will for the rest of my life.
Tasmanian Devil tested, Road Runner approved.
Edit: "I felt like I was constantly dealing with uninteresting and repetitive work." This refers to normal class time. After re-reading the passage I realized it sounded confusing.
I am 25 years old. I spent 1st grade through 8th grade in the ALPHA program in Florida, which required an IQ testing of 135 or above to attend. I would say that on the whole, I felt like I was constantly dealing with uninteresting and repetitive work. I know being gifted isnt "a handicap" but there was always an air of "ok well, you're smart enough, there are plenty of other people who actually need our attention." The only time I was being truly challenged was in my 2 hours of ALPHA a day, in which times we would do brain teasers, read Shakespeare, do simple physics projects, etc. Looking back I know our budget for that class sucked royal asshole. Our class was in the most broken down portable room on campus. The teacher often brough her own materials and made up stuff for us to do on hand-written photocopies. So yeah, I can see how this article would have some weight in truth.
"It was terribly dangerous to let your thoughts wander when you were in any public place or within range of a telescreen. The smallest thing could give you away. A nervous tic, an unconscious look of anxiety, a habit of muttering to yourself--anything that carried with it the suggestion of abnormality, of having something to hide. In any case, to wear an improper expression on your face... was itself a punishable offense. There was even a word for it in Newspeak: facecrime..." - Orwell
"Many computers can be connected to the Internet with identical IP addresses as long as they remain behind control points" Did the MAFIAA really think someone would overlook this point? Anyone with a class in Internet 101 knows that routers assign one IP address to represent whatever computers are attached to it. I'm glad their having their asanine package of BS handed right back to them.
What, how can you rate that redundant? Who said what I said before?
Normally I'd have something terrible to say, but in this case I think I'd say this: As much as we hate hearing about Paris Hilton 234987129371 times, Freedom of the Press is important, even though Fox abuses it incessantly.
It is dirty Uzbeki spies! They jealous of our Potassium export! High Five!
That makes more sense, I'd think a beer can would cave under the pressure... Oh wait there is no pressure in a gaping cavern... Damn!
Text MONEY to 77733 to donate to Bram Cohen! (He doesn't do this for free you know)
"Dear User: We are currently holding your pornography hostage. Unless you send us $300, you will never see Jenna Jameson and that beer can again."
Apparently the astronauts piggy-backed a of recording "My Lipgloss is poppin'" illegally.
Is this translator compatible with World of Warcraft and/or B.Net forums?
Sigbritt Löthberg was the envy of all the retirement home, as she consistently utilized the world's fastest internet connection to outbid everyone on Ebay.
I can't give you an educated response because I'm texting my BFF Jill.
China obviously needs more penis enhancement spam.
Headline: "Nerds everywhere find fault with new body energy technology, discover fault is they're too fat for it to work"
Unless their custom series is a show about black eyeliner and self-mutilation, I highly doubt the majority of MySpace users will be interested.
Something witty would be more in line, wouldn't you think