I requested that my dealership not put their stickers on my car. I also removed the (redundant) manufacturer name and model from the trunk next to their logo (which I'll leave because that's enough for me.)
And when they start dumping ads in a "real life" like game, I'll stick solely to fantasy settings. When they start feeding ads in my fantasy games, I'll stop playing those too. It will be a boring life, but I'll live.
Guild wars is not the only game to do what you stated. Vanguard and EQ are just two examples. They keep characters even if you aren't paying the monthly fee.
Well, if they are single purpose boxes sitting behind a firewall, with few/no users (depending on corporate purpose) then having a security update is going to matter in about fractions of a percent of the time. If you have someone constantly downloading and installing crap, you might have an issue.
I ran 2000 right up until two years ago then XP with little to no updates or virus software. I ran/run this box without issue (and yes, I did check every so often to see if there was a problem.) In fact, this box (my gaming XP box) remains without virus software and the latest SP because it's simply not needed.
Unfortunately (fortunately?) it's a bit deceptive when it comes to web servers anymore. We have a farm of Linux servers with virtual machines running 2003 for IIS (probably because that's all the guys in "Infrastructure" could figure out with a mouse) but the deceptive part here is that the server is running Linux at it's core, but they run multiple Windows servers under it to "best" utilize the hardware for Coldfusion web serving purposes. (Yes, I know... but I'm not in charge of the hardware.)
It's funny (to me) that you say this because I recently watched a video that told me money isn't a motivator. I'm sure it's someone trying to pitch their ideology on me. I don't know about you, but I'll gladly take a raise. I have a house to buy and I don't want to go "cheap."
Probably the same reason Cleveland, OH and Columbus, OH aren't quite in the right spot either. Someone guessed? Threw a dart at a real map until they got "close enough."
Bonus question: Why do I and others think it was ghoulish?
Because you don't agree to at least one aspect of this story and I'll bet it has less to do with Twitter than it does with your opinion on Capital Punishment, Utah populous voting history and/or action, or the affiliated party that the AG follows.
What makes you think it's "far less acceptable to tweet something like: "Good! He deserved it!"" ?
The same thing that makes you think that Twitter wasn't an "appropriate venue" to announce the execution.
So who's right or wrong here? Obviously, the only way to find out is to wait for the elections and find out if the people of Utah re-elect this AG. Until such a time, there's really no point debating opinion in this matter.
I'd say Interpretive Dance is more about emotion than it is information.
You see it as something ghoulish because you disagree with at least one aspect of it. It's nothing more than information. The fact that he signed it that late makes me wonder what took him so long. Obviously he thought long and hard about it.
Raw information is not emotion. That's all I'm finding here. Facts. You however, are equating this to personal emotion by involving children and sensationalist responses like comparing Twitter to Interpretive Dance. So you've already made the first move.
IMHO, it's "proof" that people have choices in life and they have a choice in their death. One thing I've always held in high regard is that here in the States we have choice, good or bad.
Of course, there are people who would like to take away those choices.
The beautiful thing about the way our country works is that you don't have to live in Utah to enjoy your rights. You can move to a state where you agree with our neighbors and live in peace. There's also the choice to ignore what Utah does.
This is only a bad thing if you insist that everyone thinks the same way you do.
Because one person uses twitter to tweet about their bowel movements, that discredits the people using twitter for more important reasons? How is that any different than saying: "Because there's scat porn on the Internet we shouldn't expect anything worthwhile out of that technology."
Good. I'd rather be fed news and information than sympathy and emotion. I don't care if it was done on Twitter or ABC/CBS/CNN/FOX News. They both hold as many credentials as the other nowadays. In this case we didn't have to wait for the newspapers to edit out details to position the story in favor of their agenda. We got the news straight from the mouth of the person doing the task he was elected to do.
Twitter is nothing like a "State Trooper Unit Police Interpretive Dance Squad." The AG didn't go on there and state: "OMG, the bastard just fried like breaded chicken."
It's a source of information. How is it that you don't see this?
I'm also sure the family of the murderer were informed that his execution was to take place (if he had any family that cared about him after his actions.) It's not like they had to read it on Twitter. This was more about informing your constituents what you are doing and less dancing, IMHO. But feel free to let your emotions run your opinion. That's always the best way to live your life.
Unfortunately, you can't use the number of people who "spoke up" as evidence of public outcry because there's probably just as many who didn't speak up in their agreement because it's rather "uncool" to tweet cheers to such a tweet. I'd say it's far less acceptable to tweet something like: "Good! He deserved it!" than it is to tweet: "That's terrible."
Since you probably follow people of your same mindset, you likely saw a bias representation of the event and assume it's "public outcry." The BBC post isn't any better.
There's a bit too much sensationalism going on here, including you.
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I'm guessing it probably wasn't all two months... I'm sure there were long breaks, conferences, hookers, beer... the usuals.
Agree... it's sad I have no mod points right now. :/
It would be awesome if I could add my favorite game studio's repo and select from their games.
I requested that my dealership not put their stickers on my car. I also removed the (redundant) manufacturer name and model from the trunk next to their logo (which I'll leave because that's enough for me.)
Piracy, or "hackers"... while implementing yet another nanny program.
And when they start dumping ads in a "real life" like game, I'll stick solely to fantasy settings. When they start feeding ads in my fantasy games, I'll stop playing those too. It will be a boring life, but I'll live.
I game/pay to get away from real life.
Guild wars is not the only game to do what you stated. Vanguard and EQ are just two examples. They keep characters even if you aren't paying the monthly fee.
Well, if they are single purpose boxes sitting behind a firewall, with few/no users (depending on corporate purpose) then having a security update is going to matter in about fractions of a percent of the time. If you have someone constantly downloading and installing crap, you might have an issue.
I ran 2000 right up until two years ago then XP with little to no updates or virus software. I ran/run this box without issue (and yes, I did check every so often to see if there was a problem.) In fact, this box (my gaming XP box) remains without virus software and the latest SP because it's simply not needed.
They DO know that Win2K support ends in less than a month yes?
What if you don't need support? ;)
Unfortunately (fortunately?) it's a bit deceptive when it comes to web servers anymore. We have a farm of Linux servers with virtual machines running 2003 for IIS (probably because that's all the guys in "Infrastructure" could figure out with a mouse) but the deceptive part here is that the server is running Linux at it's core, but they run multiple Windows servers under it to "best" utilize the hardware for Coldfusion web serving purposes. (Yes, I know... but I'm not in charge of the hardware.)
Er... Ford was the only company to not take buyout money.
I still wouldn't buy a car with Sync mind you... but Ford was the most respectable (IMHO) when it came to that whole fiasco.
It's funny (to me) that you say this because I recently watched a video that told me money isn't a motivator. I'm sure it's someone trying to pitch their ideology on me. I don't know about you, but I'll gladly take a raise. I have a house to buy and I don't want to go "cheap."
Probably the same reason Cleveland, OH and Columbus, OH aren't quite in the right spot either. Someone guessed? Threw a dart at a real map until they got "close enough."
You can get your own Computer World site ;)
Though it is odd that they consider themselves "the leading source of technology news and information for IT influencers worldwide" but only mention in a few places that this was "a random sample of their U.S.-based full- and part-time IT staffs."
I'm guessing it's an IT staff vs. Sales staff discrepancy.
Bonus question: Why do I and others think it was ghoulish?
Because you don't agree to at least one aspect of this story and I'll bet it has less to do with Twitter than it does with your opinion on Capital Punishment, Utah populous voting history and/or action, or the affiliated party that the AG follows.
What makes you think it's "far less acceptable to tweet something like: "Good! He deserved it!"" ?
The same thing that makes you think that Twitter wasn't an "appropriate venue" to announce the execution.
So who's right or wrong here? Obviously, the only way to find out is to wait for the elections and find out if the people of Utah re-elect this AG. Until such a time, there's really no point debating opinion in this matter.
I'd say Interpretive Dance is more about emotion than it is information.
You see it as something ghoulish because you disagree with at least one aspect of it. It's nothing more than information. The fact that he signed it that late makes me wonder what took him so long. Obviously he thought long and hard about it.
Raw information is not emotion. That's all I'm finding here. Facts. You however, are equating this to personal emotion by involving children and sensationalist responses like comparing Twitter to Interpretive Dance. So you've already made the first move.
IMHO, it's "proof" that people have choices in life and they have a choice in their death. One thing I've always held in high regard is that here in the States we have choice, good or bad.
Of course, there are people who would like to take away those choices.
The beautiful thing about the way our country works is that you don't have to live in Utah to enjoy your rights. You can move to a state where you agree with our neighbors and live in peace. There's also the choice to ignore what Utah does.
This is only a bad thing if you insist that everyone thinks the same way you do.
Because one person uses twitter to tweet about their bowel movements, that discredits the people using twitter for more important reasons? How is that any different than saying: "Because there's scat porn on the Internet we shouldn't expect anything worthwhile out of that technology."
Good. I'd rather be fed news and information than sympathy and emotion. I don't care if it was done on Twitter or ABC/CBS/CNN/FOX News. They both hold as many credentials as the other nowadays. In this case we didn't have to wait for the newspapers to edit out details to position the story in favor of their agenda. We got the news straight from the mouth of the person doing the task he was elected to do.
Twitter is nothing like a "State Trooper Unit Police Interpretive Dance Squad." The AG didn't go on there and state: "OMG, the bastard just fried like breaded chicken."
It's a source of information. How is it that you don't see this?
I'm also sure the family of the murderer were informed that his execution was to take place (if he had any family that cared about him after his actions.) It's not like they had to read it on Twitter. This was more about informing your constituents what you are doing and less dancing, IMHO. But feel free to let your emotions run your opinion. That's always the best way to live your life.
I don't see any reference to this story on Penny Arcade. Maybe you can point it out for me?
I still don't understand how Twitter is a "Big Red Crayon" and The Utah Times is somehow "A Fine Calligraphy Pen."
The amount of sensational journalism that happens (including the summary) makes me feel Twitter is just as respectable as any other news outlet.
Unfortunately, you can't use the number of people who "spoke up" as evidence of public outcry because there's probably just as many who didn't speak up in their agreement because it's rather "uncool" to tweet cheers to such a tweet. I'd say it's far less acceptable to tweet something like: "Good! He deserved it!" than it is to tweet: "That's terrible."
Since you probably follow people of your same mindset, you likely saw a bias representation of the event and assume it's "public outcry." The BBC post isn't any better.
There's a bit too much sensationalism going on here, including you.