[RL Walthrough ] KPI’s = Report Card

My ex-boss -> turned friend says
“always. punish. the ewoks.”

Let me back track . I used to work as community manager for a video game company and it was the first time in my life I had to be QA ‘d ( I’m pretty sure you can’t turn that into a verb but you get my drift )for my personality . I don’t know about you but failing QA because of your personality kinda sucks. Its like “Woah you get a 60% on friendliness and yeah this explains why you are a nerd and have no friends. Btw, passing is 90 %.” ( Okay in fairness to QA they said it differently and used smarter kinder words .. it just translated to me this way )

After  marinating for two years on this particular thought gum drop  it finally occurred to me ..Durr…WTF?!  KPI= Report Card .. Why didn’t they just say so in the beginning? Instead of making it all sound hoity toity in business jargon-ese . It was just the way it was presented that made it look complicated and well to be honest soul sucking-ly depressing.

So I decided to make my own grading system.

In my way of thinking , the world doesn’t have to be devoid of color ..it can have purple.

[RL Walkthroughs

English Pronunciation

If you can pronounce correctly every word in this poem, you will be speaking English better than 90% of the native English speakers in the world.

After trying the verses, a Frenchman said he’d prefer six months of hard labour to reading six lines aloud.

[RL Walkthroughs] 6 Ways to be a Bad Teacher by Don Skoog

6 Ways to be a Bad Teacher by Don Skoog

Six Ways to be a Bad Teacher

by Don Skoog

When I was a kid, I had the chance to study with a well-known drum teacher in Chicago. At the first lesson, my enthusiasm turned to fear when he began to nitpick every detail of my playing, angrily, as if each tap of the drum was a personal insult. His attitude said I was hopeless, a waste of his time…. I walked out of the studio, shattered. I eventually found another teacher but the damage of that one lesson affected my confidence for years to come. Later, when I began to teach, I promised myself I would never do to a student what he had done to me.
As a teacher, your influence affects the life of every student who walks into your studio. You can be a force for growth or withdrawal in the lives of the people who come to you for help, so think carefully about what type of impact you want to have on them. Here are some attitudes or personality traits that negatively impact other people. If you recognize yourself here you should think long and hard before taking up a teaching career.

[RL Walkthrough: Guys] 30 things about the Male Species

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Guys are often a mystery. So I was pleasantly suprised when this was sent to me. ( Anything to help my clueless state is always a appreciated) .  Im just guessing at its accuracy but it seems (from my working knowledge of the male species which isn’t much) . I decided to post it . It might help someone out there just as confused as I am.

Cheers and may the “ paws” be with you

Nudork

alignment: chaotic neutral

 

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1. Guys like femininity not feebleness..

2. “Hey, are you busy?” or “Are you doing something?” – two phrases guys open with to stop from stammering on the phone.

3. Guys may be flirting around all day but before they go to sleep, they always think about the girl they truly care about.

[my universe: blog] Sim Health Regimen

Day 4 of Sim Health Regimen

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So the gist of my new health program is I’m treating myself like my Sim.

I  realized certain things that I have spent my time on to “relax” don’t actually relax me one such activity is watching tv. TV is addicting and a couple hours later of potato like behaviour , I feel pretty much the same as I did in the beginning  . Whereas with 1 hour of playing Persona, I feel  recharged enough to tackle painting the cabinet sized canvas in my room .

This behaviour  bore a remarkable likeness to my Sim character. So of late I’ve been experimenting with different leisure activities that my Sim enjoys to  see if is applicable to Real Life.

So  I checked the game first and took note that my Sim is happy with telescopes, chess, painting, and reading .Although I don’t have a fancy for  telescopes I do enjoy people talking to me about astronomy which I didn’t know about till recently.

Also I’ve also added salad to my daily regime of food intake. The theory is if I add enough good things I wont have room for bad things in my system. Plus eating the wrong foods is generally a waste of time in any videogame.  Low nutrition always results in Low HP.. ^_^

 

So lets start the count today and lets see where it goes..

GAME START

Fight!

Weight: 126

Height: 5’2 ( yes Im vertically challenged )

Speaking of videogames, I am thoroughly looking forward to seeing GamerGirl.  Not really sure what the plan is except not to have one.. Maybe I can convince her to try the Sim Health Regimen..

 

Cheers and may the “ paws” be with you

Nudork

alignment: chaotic neutral

 

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[Game Mistress Dork] Why videogames are good for you

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When I tried out for E-Games , I actually got denied the first time. ( I know gasp right? ) Well the theory was I wasnt the right cut for the company or what they wanted ( blah blah blah ).

The nice thing about being a dork is you realize that the reasons behind why you are hadokenned at the gate  is basically the same nyar nyar you have heard since high school and since  part of the dork bat belt is the ability to dance like no one is looking  despite being laughed at  ( because if you let the laughter bother you, you would never get to dance ). It would have been really silly to start listening to the laughter now. Besides the only really usefull laughter is one’s own so I forged on and applied again. I simply realized that E-Games has made an error in judgement and it would be selfish of me not to correct their mistake.

( besides I worked for EA ..durrrr for QC on Sims for god’s sake )

Anyway part of the whole hiring process in E-games is to present why they should hire you via power point on how you would get a new market , more gamers, and programs to retain gamers. Which is brilliant! Not only do they get great ideas on what to do, they get it for free, and pitch it to their bosses if they dont hire you. Its really a win win situation.

I however am more of a gamer than a powerpoint and excel goddess . But, I do have to thank e-games for curing me of that attribute particularly the QA team and the Community Management team.

Anyway this is the presentation I made for E-games that resulted in the not hiring. Personally, I think its a better presentation than the second one I made that DID get me hired but hey who am I to complain.

So for the gamers who asked me once a day every day that I worked at E-games how do you become a GM this blog is for you.  Technically I was a Community Manager which is a higher position but half the fun of being a GM. But trust me being a GM is waaaaaay better. I used to think that every morning when I would show up an a hour and half before my shift half asleep intravenously pouring coffee into my veins.

Cheers and may the “ paws” be with you

Nudork

alignment: chaotic neutral
[i]Chaotic neutral geek cheerleader, nitro nerd ,wannabe  3p1c alpha geek of the new dork renaissance and generally slightly confused half of the time.[/i]

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To view the slides , please download the app called imagination. ^_^

[RL Walkthroughs] When Pimp meets geek. 10 one liners, to use on a geeky girl.

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I had an interesting car pool with one of my favorite people this morning. Sometimes a ten minute lmao while on your way to work is all that’s necessary to start your day off and things just roll smoothly from there on.

So with an Otaku former Magic the Gathering , D&D (prejudiced ) girl sitting firmly in shotgun we came up with geeky one liners sure to make any female, geek, dork , and nerd smile.

So here is a list of pimp 3p1c 1337 one liners to try out at your favorite geek .. granted the timing must be perfect. But tell me if it works. I know we had fun thinking of them.

Cheers and may the “paws” be with you

Nudork

[Alignment: Chaotic neutral ..when Im not being evil ]

[RL walkthroughs] Etch a sketch Tech Support

 

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Egames gave me a holla lately and it brought to mind the insane ammount of silly questions and concerns about tech support and thats on a good day. I used to count my lucky stars in wasnt over the telephone lines since I am and have never been a good actress.

But in the age of customer service , every question no matter how insanely obvious must be answered. So here’s is to the modern age where customer service has turned into a multi-headed hydra that can never be killed . ( think of GOD OF WAR)

Here is a little script that would make everyone in a call center be counting their blessings that they dont work for the etch-a-sketch customer support.

cheers and may the “paws” be with you

Nudork

[kuripot-dork] 5 best places for free wifi

Usefulness:6

Fun: 5

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I am kuripot. In fact I have turned that into an art form in of itself. I am notorious amongst my friends for being able to go through the whole evening with only 300 php in my pocket. It doesn’t limit me from going to the posher places either. It just about knowing logistics and tenacity.

Due to my previous occupation and my now hobby, I have been on a constant quest for the perfect place to camp for hours on free wifi.

Although I haven’t found perfection, it’s been fun looking. So for the kuripot like me grab your laptop and go ahead camp away. If you have any other suggestions please dont hesitate to post it here.

Cheers and may the “ paws” be with you

Rain
Chaotic neutral geek cheerleader, nitro nerd ,wannabe  3p1c alpha geek of the new dork renaissance and generally slightly confused half of the time.

RATING SYSTEM

Youtube:               the highest level you can hope for in a free wifi situation

Facebook:            median level of connectivity

Wikipedia:           stick to pages that are generally text based like your email and Wikipedia , trying anything more taxing will make you want to rip your keyboard out

[Book Dork ] IF by Rudyard Kipling

Usefulness: 10

Fun: 0

Awesomeness: 11

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As I have said before , my walkthrough for life is Rudyard Kipling’s IF. Steve Jobs  has been a personal hero for me for a very long time because he is the first person I have read about that actually was able to

“Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build’em up with worn-out tools;”

I guess it was why I went to EA , it wasn’t working for Steve Jobs but it was at least in the general direction. I thought if I was somewhere there (physically) I would find what I wanted to love enough to devote the rest of my life .