Silent Mistwalker Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 12 minutes ago, Sassy Kenin said: That's what the state says, the state also said everyone protesting were peaceful and very little damages to family owned business happened in Oregon. so good luck on those facts written by those pushing a narrow narrative, we have the internet now with videos they cannot hide from. No, the state never said everyone protesting was peaceful with very little damage. Whatever your source is, they lied. Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) is NOT state run or funded. It's like all the other PBs in the US. The Public Broadcasting Service is a public broadcaster and television program distributor. It is a nonprofit organization and the most prominent provider of educational television programming to public television stations in the United States, distributing series such as American Experience, America's Test Kitchen, Antiques Roadshow, Arthur, Barney & Friends, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Downton Abbey, Finding Your Roots, Frontline, The Magic School Bus, Masterpiece Theater, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Nature, Nova, the PBS NewsHour, Reading Rainbow, Sesame Street, Teletubbies, Keeping up Appearances and This Old House. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sassy Kenin Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) 22 hours ago, Silent Mistwalker said: Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) is NOT state run or funded. It's like all the other PBs in the US. The Public Broadcasting Service is a public broadcaster and television program distributor. It is a nonprofit organization and the most prominent provider of educational television programming to public television stations in the United States, distributing series such as American Experience, America's Test Kitchen, Antiques Roadshow, Arthur, Barney & Friends, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Downton Abbey, Finding Your Roots, Frontline, The Magic School Bus, Masterpiece Theater, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Nature, Nova, the PBS NewsHour, Reading Rainbow, Sesame Street, Teletubbies, Keeping up Appearances and This Old House. I just had my biggest lough in years, Silent your hilarious your trust in government/ government sponsored programming!, TV shows they call those programming for a reason. Edited October 9, 2020 by Sassy Kenin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chroma Starlight Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, Sassy Kenin said: I just had my biggest lough in years, Silent your hilarious your trust in government/ government sponsored programming! they call those shows programming for a reason. Left or Right they are both Corrupt, otherwise they would not be able to give themselves pay raises and have zero term limits. IBTL😁 Nihilism is not a credible political philosophy. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sassy Kenin Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Just now, Chroma Starlight said: Nihilism is not a credible political philosophy. 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Mistwalker Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 41 minutes ago, Sassy Kenin said: I just had my biggest lough in years, Silent your hilarious your trust in government/ government sponsored programming! they call those shows programming for a reason. IBTL😁 You don't even know what you are talking about. Trust in government? Are you out of your mind? I'll trust the US government when they honor the treaties that have NEVER been honored by the US government. Yeah go ahead and laugh while they continue the genocide and turn it against their own people. 🙄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Mistwalker Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 43 minutes ago, Chroma Starlight said: Nihilism is not a credible political philosophy. Thanks for the unedited version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaser Zaks Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) I'll say this about climate change. When women get pregnant, they say "a bun in the oven", as dumb as that is. But that would imply that heat makes life, therefore a hotter earth would mean more life. So would we not want global warming? People complain about winter all the time so they should be happy about it. Plus we could go full arizona and have rock lawn so people don't have to take care of their lawn. This increase properly value as less taken care of lawns mean better neighborhood looking. This also means the neighborhood would need less neighborhood watch as happier people are less likely to commit crime which makes the crime statistics go down when people commit less crime. This overall benefits america as the prisons will be less packed because less crime so lower taxes on prison and policing. Which because of the there are less emissions because police and other people don't have to work as hard so that reduces overall pollution. If we get the pollution below a specific level the air may be clean enough so that aliens will visit us and the people will finally know whether or not we are alone in this universe, and not just the deep state illuminati who controls the information on the cyber space. This alone will better humanity's morals as we may finally be able to work together for the greater good, be it to defend against possible invaders or to utilize the technology they give us, depending if they are friendly, to solve issues such as world peace and world hunger. With all this in mind, I overall think that warming up the environment will be the best possible solution here. Edited October 8, 2020 by Chaser Zaks 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luna Bliss Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 44 minutes ago, Chaser Zaks said: I'll say this about climate change. When women get pregnant, they say "a bun in the oven", as dumb as that is. But that would imply that heat makes life, therefore a hotter earth would mean more life. So would we not want global warming? People complain about winter all the time so they should be happy about it. Plus we could go full arizona and have rock lawn so people don't have to take care of their lawn. This increase properly value as less taken care of lawns mean better neighborhood looking. This also means the neighborhood would need less neighborhood watch as happier people are less likely to commit crime which makes the crime statistics go down when people commit less crime. This overall benefits america as the prisons will be less packed because less crime so lower taxes on prison and policing. Which because of the there are less emissions because police and other people don't have to work as hard so that reduces overall pollution. If we get the pollution below a specific level the air may be clean enough so that aliens will visit us and the people will finally know whether or not we are alone in this universe, and not just the deep state illuminati who controls the information on the cyber space. This alone will better humanity's morals as we may finally be able to work together for the greater good, be it to defend against possible invaders or to utilize the technology they give us, depending if they are friendly, to solve issues such as world peace and world hunger. With all this in mind, I overall think that warming up the environment will be the best possible solution here. Please, reassure me that this is satire. You just never know on this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitlin Tobias Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 13 hours ago, Garnet Psaltery said: Has Linden Lab forgotten that not all of the residents in Second Life pass their actual lives within the borders of the United States? The latest blog entry called 'Register to Vote' blithely tells me that my voice matters, that I can register to vote online, and to check if my state requires identification. Well, no, my voice doesn't matter in this instance, I'm not qualified to vote, and I do not live in a state. I understand where this is coming from; I imagine the blog writer found it hard not to display a political bias. Now is it so hard for them to open their mind so far as to realise that for a good portion of residents, this blog entry is saying we are irrelevant? All it required was a simple disclaimer that the intended audience was U.S. only but we don't merit even that. If Linden Lab wishes to enjoy an international presence it needs to acknowledge its international residents' reality. As a non-USA resident I really do not mind these blogs. While it is not an election for my country, I do hope every American will vote. Also, the blog links to an Inworld location about voting/elections, so there is the connection with SL and the US elections. I find the whole process of the USA election interesting and I follow it, even the debates (okay, those I watch over breakfast because they are way too late at night for me). The concept of registering to vote is not one I know, overhere (The Netherlands) we get our ballots and info delivered at our known address as registered by the city/town/village you reside in. Automatically from when you are 18 - so basically we are all always registered to vote anyway. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pussycat Catnap Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 It's not 1848... Suggesting people go vote is no longer and should not be seen as a 'political statement' in most of the world... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Hexem Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 11 hours ago, LexxiXhan said: this will be last chance America gets to vote in an election unless trump is removed 10 hours ago, Ceka Cianci said: With that out of the way, who y'all votin fer? I think I'm votin Triden.... I mean Brump.. I mean, what was that gorillas name they put on the ballet last time?.. That's the guy I'm goin fer.!! \o/ Won't be the first time I've written in my own name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evah Baxton Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 (edited) There is this thing that pops up in my brain (and probably all of yours as well) that tells me when to re-consider a word. Like writing, "I live in America." This thing pops up and says, "You live in U.S. of America." Two things that can tip it one way or the other are alcohol and emotion, but the number one biggest thing for me is respect. Hopefully they see the message and learn from it for next time. Write "U.S. residents:" at the beginning. It has the opposite effect. It guarantees that everyone feels like they are respected and considered. Edited October 9, 2020 by Evah Baxton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakonadrgora Darkfold Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 All this fuss over a blog.. just because someone didnt like that it was posted.. in the blogs sections which is different from the forums section of the website.. wow... which means what is posted there does not have to exactly follow the rules of what is posted here, so stop getting bent out of shape over it and feeling so disrespected for some stupid reasons.. jeez people like to whine over some of the stupidest things here.. and yes complaining about that blog is just stupid and childish. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairreLilette Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Evah Baxton said: Write "U.S. residents:" at the beginning. I agree with you plus as an American I felt "dumbed-down" as even a Dinkie knows election day is Nov. 3rd. The appropriate way to have written it is: To our U.S. residents, if you haven't registered to vote, please do now...your voice matters, or something more along those lines. If this were based in England, they'd do better. The English use proper English better and are just better at wording things in general, and would have said most likely "to our U.K. residents...", etc. Edited October 9, 2020 by FairreLilette 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bree Giffen Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 I never look at the blog posts. I almost missed the Halloween shop-n-hop! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaser Zaks Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 8 hours ago, Luna Bliss said: Please, reassure me that this is satire. You just never know on this forum. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe's_law 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evah Baxton Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Bree Giffen said: I never look at the blog posts. I almost missed the Halloween shop-n-hop! I've never seen one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evah Baxton Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 3 hours ago, Drakonadrgora Darkfold said: All this fuss over a blog.. just because someone didnt like that it was posted.. in the blogs sections which is different from the forums section of the website.. wow... which means what is posted there does not have to exactly follow the rules of what is posted here, so stop getting bent out of shape over it and feeling so disrespected for some stupid reasons.. jeez people like to whine over some of the stupidest things here.. and yes complaining about that blog is just stupid and childish. What's worth fussing over, I wonder? Is it the things that bug our unique minds, or learning to use a computer, or learning how electrons travel, or learning to build a lean-to, or learning to ride a horse, or learning to sterilize water, or learning to communicate, learning to walk on two legs, learning to flop out of the ocean, learning to eat each other? What is the most important thing to fuss over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garnet Psaltery Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 I see I need to clarify. It is not a matter of concern for me that the blog post appeared where it did. Blog post or forum, it does not matter. My concern was not that the post was about politics. My concern was that an official statement from Linden Lab was worded in such a way that it does not take account of the fact that not all of us are U.S. residents. The post was disappointing. It did not make me angry, rather somewhat saddened. I raised this topic to express my disappointment in a reasoned manner, hoping for a reasoned response. Some other non-U.S. residents were concerned about it, while others were not; that is their right to feel, and I am grateful for both responses, as I am for all of the responses that address the topic itself. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arduenn Schwartzman Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 (edited) 16 hours ago, Maitimo said: I recall seeing stats several years ago which indicated that the USA had the highest number of residents (compared to other countries, not to whole continents) and the second highest was Brazil. That goes completely against your earlier assertion... Quote the majority of SL users are US-based Which means >50% of all SL residents. Edited October 9, 2020 by Arduenn Schwartzman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucia Nightfire Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Why is LL showcasing a place that uses avatars ripped from Telltale Games' The Walking Dead series among other games? #ShameShameShameDingDingDing 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chroma Starlight Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 4 hours ago, Lucia Nightfire said: Why is LL showcasing a place that uses avatars ripped from Telltale Games' The Walking Dead series among other games? #ShameShameShameDingDingDing fan·dom /ˈfandəm/ noun noun: fandom; plural noun: fandoms the state or condition of being a fan of someone or something. "my 17 years of sports fandom" the fans of a particular person, team, fictional series, etc. regarded collectively as a community or subculture. "the Walking Dead fandom" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Hexem Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 6 hours ago, Lucia Nightfire said: Why is LL showcasing a place that uses avatars ripped from Telltale Games' The Walking Dead series among other games? #ShameShameShameDingDingDing I learned long ago that the only time LL gets upset about stealing is if it's from them. Other than that, they do the bare minimum required by law- and sometimes not even that much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Nova Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 IBTL 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleMe Jewell Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 34 minutes ago, Annie Nova said: IBTL I actually had a cat once that loved popcorn. When he was a kitten, I set my bowl down and went to get a drink - came back and he was sitting in the bowl, chowing down. While I didn't continually let him eat popcorn, I did name him Popcorn and he always came running when he heard the popping sound. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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