Not gonna lie, I really fell in love with the Bon Jovi army we made last time Harmonix gave us codes, and now I want Billy Joel! They've given us some Billy Joel 12 Pack DLC codes for Rock Band 3 (Xbox 360)!
So...let's give them away!
Step 1: Change your avatar to a Billy Joel pic. Do it.
Step 2: Comment on this Blog.
-All comments made with a Billy Joel avatar before 6 p.m. PST today, December 16, 2010 are entered to win a DLC code.
Nitty Gritty:
-Codes will be awarded promptly at 6:01 p.m. PST and winners will be PMed their code by 6:30 p.m. PST so they can get to rocking.
-Multiple comments do not get you additional entries, but they don't DQ you, either. You're just entered once.
The Tracks:
· “Big Shot” X
· “Captain Jack”
· “It’s Still Rock and Roll To Me”
· “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)” X
· “Only the Good Die Young” X
· “Piano Man”
· “Pressure”
· “Say Goodbye to Hollywood”
· “The Entertainer”
· “The Stranger”
· “We Didn’t Start the Fire”
· “You May Be Right”
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Thứ Sáu, 21 tháng 10, 2011
Chủ Nhật, 16 tháng 10, 2011
Company Loyalty? What's the problem?
Every now and then some one sticks out and says, I support this company no matter what...
Then comes this kind of dudes that begins bashing this poor dude and calling him names Cause he said he supports a company.
Dudes, lets put all the bull crap aside and look at it clearly.
Being loyal to a company is just like being loyal to anything else that you are loyal to.
You are Loyal to Team X, They play games, you support them, you cheer them you push them forward, they win you are happy, they lose you get upset and angry, but then you forgive them, and give them another chance.
If they just screw up all the time then that's it, every reasonable person will leave them behind and go on with their lives.
Same for a company, You and the Company X has a producer and consumer relation.
You both need each other, believe it or not.
They need you, to make things, sale them and make money to be able to make more things to sale more things to make more money.
You need them, to buy good quality products, enjoy your product and buy another good product.
If they screw up, you will give them another chance, but if they instantly screw up you will leave them and be gone.
They do care about you, yes you the common people, without you they can't do anything, they will lose ground and fail.
You without them might never find a product that pleased you as well as the product X.
Being a Company Loyal is not a crime, is nothing wrong, is not stupid or ETC.
But bashing somebody who is Loyal for all the right reasons is wrong.
Then comes this kind of dudes that begins bashing this poor dude and calling him names Cause he said he supports a company.
Dudes, lets put all the bull crap aside and look at it clearly.
Being loyal to a company is just like being loyal to anything else that you are loyal to.
You are Loyal to Team X, They play games, you support them, you cheer them you push them forward, they win you are happy, they lose you get upset and angry, but then you forgive them, and give them another chance.
If they just screw up all the time then that's it, every reasonable person will leave them behind and go on with their lives.
Same for a company, You and the Company X has a producer and consumer relation.
You both need each other, believe it or not.
They need you, to make things, sale them and make money to be able to make more things to sale more things to make more money.
You need them, to buy good quality products, enjoy your product and buy another good product.
If they screw up, you will give them another chance, but if they instantly screw up you will leave them and be gone.
They do care about you, yes you the common people, without you they can't do anything, they will lose ground and fail.
You without them might never find a product that pleased you as well as the product X.
Being a Company Loyal is not a crime, is nothing wrong, is not stupid or ETC.
But bashing somebody who is Loyal for all the right reasons is wrong.
The Phrase Heard Around the Web
Yes, this is a blog post about the PSN outage. If you don't want to read anymore about this, please press your back button or click a link on N4G.com to somewhere else.
What I will be addressing in this article, though, is the effect that a single statement has on the Internet. And that statement is:
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"77 million credit cards and personal information was stolen from Sony"
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Now, if you've been around this week on N4G.com, you are very familiar with these words and the many variations of them posted here. But, do you understand what this phrase means to the future of discussions on N4G.com and similar forums?
PART ONE: IS IT A VALID STATEMENT?
No, it's not.
First, it's not 77 million individual users, but every single account created of which there may be more than one per user. I myself have three. My main in North America, one in Hong Kong, and one in the UK. Why do I have multiple accounts? Sometimes free content is limited by region, such as the Afrika dynamic wallpaper was free and only available for a period of time in Japan.
Second, even Sony confirmed that they only stored 10 million credit cards on their system and this information was all encrypted.
Third, and most importantly, there is no proof on what data was or wasn't taken. None whatsoever.
PART TWO: WHY IS IT BEING SAID?
It's a reaction for one or more reasons to the Sony PSN attack and following downtime.
People are afraid of what this means. They're afraid of the possibility of their info being vulnerable. Sure, if they've ever used a credit card online, they've always been vulnerable. But, the instance of a moment that brings to light the chance of this sort of vulnerability is like a kick to the gut for many.
For others, it's an arguing point. The point being that Sony isn't good or that someone else is better. That seems petty, but this is the Internet we're talking about here. If you're not aware of the uses of the failures of one company over another, you must be new to N4G.com and similar gaming forums. Don't worry, it won't take long for you to see it.
PART THREE: WHAT CAN I DO?
Ignore it and don't respond to it. The only reason this phrase is even brought up is to get a reaction out of others. If you ignore it, if you don't respond to it, they will stop using it. It will lose its power and the people who use it will move onto something else.
Even if you respond with logic, you are giving power to this phrase. The power that you need to respond to the invalid elements of it and the power that someone gets over seeing you respond to it at all.
And, yes, the need for this response is even more petty than the statement itself.
PART FOUR: ARE THERE OTHER STATEMENTS TO WATCH OUT FOR
Most undoubtedly. There are hundreds just related to gaming, and they will continue to come.
Here are a few:
- 54% Failure Rate!
- No games!
- No exclusives!
- Just for casuals!
These are statements thrown about every day on N4G.com in one way or another, statements with a point of getting people to respond to them when no response is needed. Statements looking for one thing, and that is someone there to argue the points even though only one side is actually arguing while the other is sitting there, gleeful that they've evoked the desired response to their attempt at trolling.
People complain about the community here, but you should realize that the reason we have so many issues is because many of us respond to them when we should just ignore them and move onto other topics.
What I will be addressing in this article, though, is the effect that a single statement has on the Internet. And that statement is:
-
"77 million credit cards and personal information was stolen from Sony"
-
Now, if you've been around this week on N4G.com, you are very familiar with these words and the many variations of them posted here. But, do you understand what this phrase means to the future of discussions on N4G.com and similar forums?
PART ONE: IS IT A VALID STATEMENT?
No, it's not.
First, it's not 77 million individual users, but every single account created of which there may be more than one per user. I myself have three. My main in North America, one in Hong Kong, and one in the UK. Why do I have multiple accounts? Sometimes free content is limited by region, such as the Afrika dynamic wallpaper was free and only available for a period of time in Japan.
Second, even Sony confirmed that they only stored 10 million credit cards on their system and this information was all encrypted.
Third, and most importantly, there is no proof on what data was or wasn't taken. None whatsoever.
PART TWO: WHY IS IT BEING SAID?
It's a reaction for one or more reasons to the Sony PSN attack and following downtime.
People are afraid of what this means. They're afraid of the possibility of their info being vulnerable. Sure, if they've ever used a credit card online, they've always been vulnerable. But, the instance of a moment that brings to light the chance of this sort of vulnerability is like a kick to the gut for many.
For others, it's an arguing point. The point being that Sony isn't good or that someone else is better. That seems petty, but this is the Internet we're talking about here. If you're not aware of the uses of the failures of one company over another, you must be new to N4G.com and similar gaming forums. Don't worry, it won't take long for you to see it.
PART THREE: WHAT CAN I DO?
Ignore it and don't respond to it. The only reason this phrase is even brought up is to get a reaction out of others. If you ignore it, if you don't respond to it, they will stop using it. It will lose its power and the people who use it will move onto something else.
Even if you respond with logic, you are giving power to this phrase. The power that you need to respond to the invalid elements of it and the power that someone gets over seeing you respond to it at all.
And, yes, the need for this response is even more petty than the statement itself.
PART FOUR: ARE THERE OTHER STATEMENTS TO WATCH OUT FOR
Most undoubtedly. There are hundreds just related to gaming, and they will continue to come.
Here are a few:
- 54% Failure Rate!
- No games!
- No exclusives!
- Just for casuals!
These are statements thrown about every day on N4G.com in one way or another, statements with a point of getting people to respond to them when no response is needed. Statements looking for one thing, and that is someone there to argue the points even though only one side is actually arguing while the other is sitting there, gleeful that they've evoked the desired response to their attempt at trolling.
People complain about the community here, but you should realize that the reason we have so many issues is because many of us respond to them when we should just ignore them and move onto other topics.
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