At the risk of having a feminist rage moment, a big part of the problem is that many of the women who _do_ get invited or sponsored to the big events aren't going their because of their skills, but because they look good in tight shirts with a corporate logo on them.
That not only leads to more talented players being passed over for not having "The Right Stuff" inside of their sweaters, but also creates a hostile environment for everyone. Why even bother trying to compete when you know that you're never going to be judged fairly?
So? They're gamers. They're female. Yes, that really does happen.
What seems to be getting missed is that female gamers aren't some kind of hive mind. They don't all do the same things, they don't all think the same thoughts. Saying that female gamers are all Suicide Girls or Killcreek posing in Playboy is just as inaccurate as saying that all male gamers are like Comic Book Guy and spend their entire day shooting off their mouths on forums like Tom's Hardware. It may be true for a handful of people, but that doesn't make it so for everyone.
This article may have some shocking revelations if you are a man whose only exposure to the opposite sex has been through the "Babes of E3" calendar, but other than that it strikes me as a lot of hot air. Hot, smelly, air that could use a bath and a few hours out of its parents' basement.
As an aside, does anyone else find the layout of The Escapist to be one of the most annoying things to hit the WWW since dancing hamsters?
If you don't agree, try reading the article and then increasing the size of the already tiny text to make it more readable. Oh, look, a tenth of the article just disappeared. No problem, I'll just scroll -- nope. Can't scroll down to see it. It's stuck behind their navigation and page border graphics. Maybe if I select it I can read the highlighted text -- nope again. In fact, the only way to read the entire article is to view the HTML source, pick out the tiny bit of text near the bottom, and look at that.
And don't even think about opening the article in a tab and then _looking at anyone else's web page_ instead of theirs. It picks up the PgUp and PgDn keyatrokes used to navigate between tabs and interprets them as page navigation commands. How much tequila did it take to think that that was a really great idea?
"Oooh, I know! Let's design a page that mimics an awkward, offline format, set it up so that nobody can read it and be as hostile as we can to existing standards and the expectations of the public. It's brilliant! Look at what great artists we are!"
I suppose that the only good thing I can say is that at least it's not Flash.
"La la la! All C code is secure! Strcpy is perfectly safe! if (uid = 0) is a harmless typo! La la la!"
This isn't about _practising_ how to write evil code, it's getting to know what kind of evil is possible so that you can recognize it when you see it later. The best possible outcome of this sort of event is for one of the observers to say "Ohh... I never know that you could do _that_" during the contest and then, a few months later while conducting a code review, "Hey, I've seen this before".
"For now, the company isn't profitable, and it's not clear when it will be, but, hey, here's eleven million dollars. Go knock yourselves out."
Did I miss something? Is it 1995 again? Is money falling from the sky for any unprofitable business which is somehow related to the Internet? Will Ion Storm be opening its doors again?
The default Apache page also contains a block of text which tries to explain exactly why it is there and who you should contact to get it fixed.
"If you would like to let the administrators of this website know that you've seen this page instead of the page you expected, you should send them e-mail. In general, mail sent to the name "webmaster" and directed to the website's domain should reach the appropriate person."
Unless this server is on the CentOS.org domain, the CentOS Project doesn't have anything to do with the content on this webserver or any e-mails that directed you to this site. CentOS is an Operating System and it is used to power this website; however, the webserver is owned by the domain owner and not the CentOS Project. If you have issues with the content of this site, contact the owner of the domain, not the CentOS project.
Unless this server is on the CentOS.org domain, the CentOS Project doesn't have anything to do with the content on this webserver or any e-mails that directed you to this site. "
I can see how that kind of message could be easily misinterpreted and can lead to the kind of confusion that Mr. Taylor experienced. The people at CentOS clearly expect unusually high levels of literacy (at least fourth if not fifth grade level) and unbelievably long attention spans of anyone who sees that page, and it's really no surprise that people don't bother with all that weasly fine print at the bottom. After all, it's in bold face and we all know that that means "This part isn't important, don't bother with it."
Yup. All this time they have been mindlessly pressing the big red "Lag" button instead of throwing the giant switch from "Broken" to "Fixed".
It's a good thing there are Message Board Warriors out there who understand that the real solution to networking difficulties is to drop coins into the slot and pound on the console a few times. Otherwise nothing would ever get fixed.
"Yeah, sure you can turn to the OS community for support... if you want to get ridiculed on the Internet."
Actually, it shows that you can insult the CentOS community, accuse them of defacing your web site, threaten them with legal action, and _still have them solve your problem for you_.
It's when you continue to complain that CentOS didn't solve your problem sooner even though they had nothing to do with it and it was caused by an unrelated third party that you get ridiculed.
If you believe that any other company would have been even more accomodating then allow me to welcome you to our planet. We hope that your stay on Earth will be informative and entertaining.
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That not only leads to more talented players being passed over for not having "The Right Stuff" inside of their sweaters, but also creates a hostile environment for everyone. Why even bother trying to compete when you know that you're never going to be judged fairly?
Thank you. Thank you very much.
What seems to be getting missed is that female gamers aren't some kind of hive mind. They don't all do the same things, they don't all think the same thoughts. Saying that female gamers are all Suicide Girls or Killcreek posing in Playboy is just as inaccurate as saying that all male gamers are like Comic Book Guy and spend their entire day shooting off their mouths on forums like Tom's Hardware. It may be true for a handful of people, but that doesn't make it so for everyone.
This article may have some shocking revelations if you are a man whose only exposure to the opposite sex has been through the "Babes of E3" calendar, but other than that it strikes me as a lot of hot air. Hot, smelly, air that could use a bath and a few hours out of its parents' basement.
If you don't agree, try reading the article and then increasing the size of the already tiny text to make it more readable. Oh, look, a tenth of the article just disappeared. No problem, I'll just scroll -- nope. Can't scroll down to see it. It's stuck behind their navigation and page border graphics. Maybe if I select it I can read the highlighted text -- nope again. In fact, the only way to read the entire article is to view the HTML source, pick out the tiny bit of text near the bottom, and look at that.
And don't even think about opening the article in a tab and then _looking at anyone else's web page_ instead of theirs. It picks up the PgUp and PgDn keyatrokes used to navigate between tabs and interprets them as page navigation commands. How much tequila did it take to think that that was a really great idea?
"Oooh, I know! Let's design a page that mimics an awkward, offline format, set it up so that nobody can read it and be as hostile as we can to existing standards and the expectations of the public. It's brilliant! Look at what great artists we are!"
I suppose that the only good thing I can say is that at least it's not Flash.
It may be that you and the gamers you know don't represent the majority of consumers.
I thought the British gutter language was called "American English".
It is a weapon of mass distruction, after all.
Are you suggesting that green blooded Vulcans would buy the more expensive CD? How is that logical?
Put your hands over your ears and sing this song:
"La la la! All C code is secure! Strcpy is perfectly safe! if (uid = 0) is a harmless typo! La la la!"
This isn't about _practising_ how to write evil code, it's getting to know what kind of evil is possible so that you can recognize it when you see it later. The best possible outcome of this sort of event is for one of the observers to say "Ohh... I never know that you could do _that_" during the contest and then, a few months later while conducting a code review, "Hey, I've seen this before".
Now that "suggests lubing up the genitals" in ways that I really didn't need to hear about.
"Barding". Well, ooh la di da, Mr. French Man. And it's not a "garage", it's a "car hole"
Couldn't we all just agree that her name is Aeris and pretend that we never saw any other spelling?
That didn't stop them from charging $0 for it. Why should anything else?
That and four dollars will get you a cup of coffee, but it's still not legally binding.
"But you didn't sue us last year!" isn't a terribly effective defense.
This even says so.
Maybe you should read it.
I must have been playing a different World of Warcraft from yours.
Did I miss something? Is it 1995 again? Is money falling from the sky for any unprofitable business which is somehow related to the Internet? Will Ion Storm be opening its doors again?
But remember, this is Oklahoma.
"If you would like to let the administrators of this website know that you've seen this page instead of the page you expected, you should send them e-mail. In general, mail sent to the name "webmaster" and directed to the website's domain should reach the appropriate person."
It then goes on to say " CentOS is an Operating System and it is used to power this website; however, the webserver is owned by the domain owner and not the CentOS Project. If you have issues with the content of this site, contact the owner of the domain, not the CentOS project.
Unless this server is on the CentOS.org domain, the CentOS Project doesn't have anything to do with the content on this webserver or any e-mails that directed you to this site. CentOS is an Operating System and it is used to power this website; however, the webserver is owned by the domain owner and not the CentOS Project. If you have issues with the content of this site, contact the owner of the domain, not the CentOS project.
Unless this server is on the CentOS.org domain, the CentOS Project doesn't have anything to do with the content on this webserver or any e-mails that directed you to this site. "
I can see how that kind of message could be easily misinterpreted and can lead to the kind of confusion that Mr. Taylor experienced. The people at CentOS clearly expect unusually high levels of literacy (at least fourth if not fifth grade level) and unbelievably long attention spans of anyone who sees that page, and it's really no surprise that people don't bother with all that weasly fine print at the bottom. After all, it's in bold face and we all know that that means "This part isn't important, don't bother with it."
It's a good thing there are Message Board Warriors out there who understand that the real solution to networking difficulties is to drop coins into the slot and pound on the console a few times. Otherwise nothing would ever get fixed.
Actually, it shows that you can insult the CentOS community, accuse them of defacing your web site, threaten them with legal action, and _still have them solve your problem for you_.
It's when you continue to complain that CentOS didn't solve your problem sooner even though they had nothing to do with it and it was caused by an unrelated third party that you get ridiculed.
If you believe that any other company would have been even more accomodating then allow me to welcome you to our planet. We hope that your stay on Earth will be informative and entertaining.
If anything, I'm surprised that more regitstrars aren't being hit by this. Maybe they agreed to pay up instead.
"It's the BOXERS! BOXERS! BOXERS!"
Maybe it's from the Amiga.
Whose lifetime is that subscription for? Yours, the TiVo's or TiVo, Inc's?