KK must be very lonely. He keeps emailing me with messages in the third person. How odd. Oh well I guess I will have to pray for patience.
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Kick Ass Bloggers
Kick Ass Blogger Mattt put me down for this award. Thanks Mattt! {{luv}}
Here’s the Rulez;
Choose 5 bloggers that you feel are “Kick Ass Bloggers”
Let ‘em know in your post or via email, twitter or blog comments that they’ve received an award
Share the love and link back to both the person who awarded you and back to MammaDawg
Hop on back to the Kick Ass Blogger Club HQ to sign Mr. Linky then pass it on!
Of course with these awards you can’t link to everyone you feel deserves it and some have already been listed so in no particular order and no disrespect to those not listed;
- Hope & Onions: though currently unable to write to her blog, even as an archive it is valuable.
- The Apophatic Attic: Go. Read. You’ll thank me.
- Pogge: A level of writing and discourse I can only aspire to.
- In The House and Senate:
- Blind Man With A Pistol
Give Gamers a Break
Gamers and the games they play have been blamed for everything from violent crime to the injustices surrounding Coltan mining.
But in reality thugs, bullies and killers were with us long before video games, TV, movies or comic books and Coltan has many more uses than just games systems.
Tantalum is used primarily for the production of capacitors, particularly for applications requiring a small compact format and high reliability, ranging widely from hearing aids and pacemakers, to airbags, GPS, ignition systems and anti-lock braking systems in automobiles, through to laptop computers, mobile phones, video game consoles, video cameras and digital cameras.[6] The upsurge in electronic products over the past decade resulted in a peak in late 2000 with inflated high demand and price increases for the mineral which lasted a few months. In 2005 the price was still down at early 2000 levels.[7]
Though often referred to as a socially inept 12 year old or a ne’er do well who lives in his parents basement, gamers come from all walks of life and both sexes. The highest demographic being those in their 30’s and 40’s.
A recent study of 5-7 graders found that playing (non-violent) games increased their cognitive and perceptual skills. Another study on surgeons found that those who gamed made 37% fewer mistakes and were 27% faster. If you’re having surgery you might want to ask your doctor to invest in an Xbox!
Games such as World of Warcrack Warcraft encouraged community and scientific reasoning
*researchers Constance Steinkuehler, PhD, and Sean Duncan, MA, of the University of Wisconsin at Madison
So don’t fear the gamers, well ok maybe this one
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Sunday Morning Velvet
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Throttling the Throttlers
Good news. Let’s hope that the CRTC is taking notes.
The chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission will recommend that the nation’s largest cable company be punished for violating agency principles that guarantee customers open access to the internet,
Comcast has been throttling downloads for customers using a “certain type of software”. The company’s response is that they say in their TOS that they can withhold access as they see fit. Wonder if customers can do the same with payments?
[Image From crunchgear.com]
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