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<rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Not much to say… - Latest Comments</title><link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="http://api.friendfeed.com/2008/03#sup" href="http://disqus.com/sup/all.sup#forumcomments-21476eeb" type="application/json"/><link>http://oliverchua.disqus.com/</link><description>Oliver Ortega Chua’s blog.</description><atom:link href="http://oliverchua.disqus.com/comments.rss" rel="self"></atom:link><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:33:18 -0000</lastBuildDate><item><title>Re: Free Trial Code for Xbox LIVE Gold</title><link>http://oliverchua.com/wordpress/2009/06/26/free-trial-code-for-xbox-live-gold/#comment-216639542</link><description>&lt;p&gt;nice&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Dem Managment</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:33:18 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Free Trial Code for Xbox LIVE Gold</title><link>http://oliverchua.com/wordpress/2009/06/26/free-trial-code-for-xbox-live-gold/#comment-216639091</link><description>&lt;p&gt;awesome&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Dem Managment</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:32:42 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Free Trial Code for Xbox LIVE Gold</title><link>http://oliverchua.com/wordpress/2009/06/26/free-trial-code-for-xbox-live-gold/#comment-87352810</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Hi send me an xboxs live code plzzzz. &lt;br&gt; my email is    worldatwar61@hotmail.com&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Worldatwar61</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 23:54:10 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Free Trial Code for Xbox LIVE Gold</title><link>http://oliverchua.com/wordpress/2009/06/26/free-trial-code-for-xbox-live-gold/#comment-80506498</link><description>&lt;p&gt;can u send me one at dillonjackson95@gmail.com&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Dillonjackson95</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 06:25:32 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Free Trial Code for Xbox LIVE Gold</title><link>http://oliverchua.com/wordpress/2009/06/26/free-trial-code-for-xbox-live-gold/#comment-78895959</link><description>&lt;p&gt;give me time xbox live code at my adress email plz!!!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Bob3_20@hotmail.com&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">charles</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Sep 2010 13:15:35 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Free Trial Code for Xbox LIVE Gold</title><link>http://oliverchua.com/wordpress/2009/06/26/free-trial-code-for-xbox-live-gold/#comment-65188977</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Send one to this email plz jonathanfunez@rocketmail.com&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Jonathanfunez</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:48:52 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: &amp;#8220;No Kids! No Kids!&amp;#8221; — How NOT to Greet Your Guests</title><link>http://www.oliverchua.com/wordpress/2008/10/01/no-kids-no-kids/#comment-50643357</link><description>&lt;p&gt;That is exactly what happened to us today. It was like we were carrying guns. We got rushed, no smiles, no apologies, and no SIGNS about their anti-kid policy ANYWHERE. I just wanted Lobster. That was humiliating, the way they handled it, and a waste of a day :( My son was crying because I promised him a big dessert at the Buffet. SAD  :(&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Jamie</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 20:15:10 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Free Trial Code for Xbox LIVE Gold</title><link>http://oliverchua.com/wordpress/2009/06/26/free-trial-code-for-xbox-live-gold/#comment-40437513</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Netflix is offering one free month of Xbox LIVE Gold. Just go to &lt;a href="https://xbox.promo.eprize.com/tokenbase/?affiliate_id=netflixgold" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://xbox.promo.eprize.com/...&lt;/a&gt; and enter code W2N4F9.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Oliver Ortega Chua</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:59:16 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Free Trial Code for Xbox LIVE Gold</title><link>http://oliverchua.com/wordpress/2009/06/26/free-trial-code-for-xbox-live-gold/#comment-39531543</link><description>&lt;p&gt;send me a code&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">greg1234</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:52:25 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Free Trial Code for Xbox LIVE Gold</title><link>http://oliverchua.com/wordpress/2009/06/26/free-trial-code-for-xbox-live-gold/#comment-39531493</link><description>&lt;p&gt;send me a code&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">greg1234</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:51:47 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Free Trial Code for Xbox LIVE Gold</title><link>http://oliverchua.com/wordpress/2009/06/26/free-trial-code-for-xbox-live-gold/#comment-27807326</link><description>&lt;p&gt;if u have any more codes send them 2 my e-mail jamalmcleod@rocketmail.com&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">jswag</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:24:25 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Free Trial Code for Xbox LIVE Gold</title><link>http://oliverchua.com/wordpress/2009/06/26/free-trial-code-for-xbox-live-gold/#comment-26676308</link><description>&lt;p&gt;hey can u please send me a code please&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">xflip12x</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:51:08 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Free Trial Code for Xbox LIVE Gold</title><link>http://oliverchua.com/wordpress/2009/06/26/free-trial-code-for-xbox-live-gold/#comment-22816373</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Sorry, I don't have any codes right now, but there is a free weekend coming up next weekend. (not this weekend) Look for the McDonald's McCafé promo in the Spotlight channel for more info.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Oliver Ortega Chua</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:32:07 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Free Trial Code for Xbox LIVE Gold</title><link>http://oliverchua.com/wordpress/2009/06/26/free-trial-code-for-xbox-live-gold/#comment-22645723</link><description>&lt;p&gt;can you please send me a code i have been looking everywhere and can't find one my email is carlos_soxs213@yahoo.com thanks alot&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">carlos_garia</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:21:40 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Free Trial Code for Xbox LIVE Gold</title><link>http://oliverchua.com/wordpress/2009/06/26/free-trial-code-for-xbox-live-gold/#comment-15847858</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Hey can you please send mE an xbox live trial code?&lt;br&gt;plz. igordipset@yahoo.com&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">peacenlove</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:37:07 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Free Trial Code for Xbox LIVE Gold</title><link>http://oliverchua.com/wordpress/2009/06/26/free-trial-code-for-xbox-live-gold/#comment-15447348</link><description>&lt;p&gt;could you please send me an xbox live trial code?&lt;br&gt;5237026@gmail.com&lt;br&gt;thanx :)&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">kayce101</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:21:13 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Free Trial Code for Xbox LIVE Gold</title><link>http://oliverchua.com/wordpress/2009/06/26/free-trial-code-for-xbox-live-gold/#comment-12634304</link><description>&lt;p&gt;I Claim the secand one!&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">skynojoke</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:48:42 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Free Trial Code for Xbox LIVE Gold</title><link>http://oliverchua.com/wordpress/2009/06/26/free-trial-code-for-xbox-live-gold/#comment-12531604</link><description>&lt;p&gt;could u send a code to my email brolyfan12@yahoo.com please, thanks in advance&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">brawly</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:22:58 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Free Trial Code for Xbox LIVE Gold</title><link>http://oliverchua.com/wordpress/2009/06/26/free-trial-code-for-xbox-live-gold/#comment-11829802</link><description>&lt;p&gt;hey...if u can get a hold of any codes could u plz send them to me at&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;brandonf123321@aim.com&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;it would help me out a bunch&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">brandon</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:32:49 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Suicide &amp;#8220;Etiquette&amp;#8221;</title><link>http://www.oliverchua.com/wordpress/2008/11/21/suicide-etiquette/#comment-3979250</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Of course the public has a right to information. I'm not arguing that. (How about my "right" to know your name?) I'm not arguing against the freedom of the press or for the classifying of information. If a reader really wants to find out their names, the information can be obtained through public records.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For example, when Kobe Bryant was accused of rape, the press withheld the name of the accuser. Of course it was under court order, but it was still public record. I remember it well because Tom Leykis (who is not a member of the press) revealed her name on his radio show.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;No, the media is not in the business of "protecting suicidal teenagers." As a business they are in the business of maximizing profits. Unless the person committing suicide is a famous person, naming names does not increase profits one bit.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;What I'm arguing against is giving those with suicidal tendencies an incentive to grab their "15 minutes of fame."&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I would argue that, as a member of society, the media has a duty to take discretion in protecting society. After all, reporters omit facts all the time. The name isn't pertinent unless, like I mentioned earlier, the person was somehow already famous. If a media outlet can take steps to protect the society at large, they should do it.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Here's what Peter Y. Sussman of the Ethics Committee of the &lt;b&gt;Society of Professional Journalists&lt;/b&gt; said regarding &lt;a href="http://www.spj.org/rrr.asp?ref=68&amp;amp;t=ethics" rel="nofollow"&gt;naming names&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;"We have an obligation to minimize harm, balanced against the need to seek truth and report it... Just because authorities release details in formal court documents does not mean that we are obligated to print them all. Whether we admit it or not, we are always omitting details..."&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Oliver Ortega Chua</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:28:14 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Suicide &amp;#8220;Etiquette&amp;#8221;</title><link>http://www.oliverchua.com/wordpress/2008/11/21/suicide-etiquette/#comment-3975084</link><description>&lt;p&gt;The public have a right to know information, reporters are not in the business of protecting suicidal teenagers but giving information to adults.  They should follow that foremost. &lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">anon</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:34:25 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Joe Republican</title><link>http://www.oliverchua.com/wordpress/2008/02/06/joe-republican/#comment-3780427</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ah, management is always quick to scapegoat the unions whenever something goes wrong.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;While I don't always agree with everything the unions do, I rather like my decent living wage on a 40-hour work week with weekends off! The small business I work for may not have a union but the examples set by the unions have helped us all. While my employer isn't required to provide us healthcare they realize that a healthy employee is a productive employee.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;If we had universal healthcare, a large part of the auto industry's costs would disappear.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It's quite sad that unions have been continually demonized over the last few decades. Membership has been declining and so have wages for the average (non-union) worker. We now make, on average, $2000/year &lt;i&gt;less&lt;/i&gt; than when Bush took office (while some CEOs make &lt;i&gt;500 times&lt;/i&gt; their lowest paid worker).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;I would posit to you that the domestic auto industry's problems stem more from bad management decisions than from giving their workers an honest living.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For decades the Big Three have been giving us cars that we didn't want while putting all their weight into trucks.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ford&lt;/b&gt; bet everything on the Explorer, Expedition and Excursion, and let their top-selling Taurus go (by not keeping it fresh). It took them years to update the Focus in the US, too. (&lt;i&gt;Europe&lt;/i&gt; had a new generation Focus years before America.) Now they're putting all their hopes on the Mustang, but how many Mustangs do we need?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dodge&lt;/b&gt; axed the "cute" Neon and gave us the "WTF?" Caliber. I hardly see Calibers around but everyone knew the Neon. They wanted to compete with Hummer but look at Hummer now! (Have they been sold yet?)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Pontiac&lt;/b&gt; is starting to get that people want good-looking cars but they need to let go of their horrendous front ends!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;GM&lt;/b&gt; made the worst decision of all, IMHO. If they had continued with the EV1, their upcoming Volt would be generations ahead right now. Instead, it took the foresight of &lt;b&gt;Toyota&lt;/b&gt; (with the &lt;i&gt;Prius&lt;/i&gt;) and &lt;b&gt;Honda&lt;/b&gt; (with the &lt;i&gt;Insight&lt;/i&gt;) to move the industry ahead.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;It's funny because the Japanese did this before when their subcompacts went against the gas-guzzling "land yachts" from the Big Three.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The management needs to get in touch with what the consumers need and not get stuck in fads, like self-aggrandizing SUVs and Tonka trucks or (as much as I like 'em) get caught up in horsepower wars. (Do we really need a Cobalt SS?)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The cost of domestic cars and trucks tend to be less than their overseas counterparts so I don't think price is a real issue. &lt;b&gt;Management just needs to give us cars and trucks that the public wants!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;BTW, there's no need to hide behind a fake email address. I'm always happy to have an honest discussion.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Oliver Ortega Chua</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:01:41 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Joe Republican</title><link>http://www.oliverchua.com/wordpress/2008/02/06/joe-republican/#comment-3769169</link><description>&lt;p&gt;You're right, unions are great.  Look at what they have done for the US auto manufacturers.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Liberal</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:36:06 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: &amp;#8220;No Kids! No Kids!&amp;#8221; — How NOT to Greet Your Guests</title><link>http://www.oliverchua.com/wordpress/2008/10/01/no-kids-no-kids/#comment-3358773</link><description>&lt;p&gt;I had no idea that casinos had that policy - but then again, I don't have any kids.  I wonder how much money they are losing from not allowing children in!  &lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Maria Palma</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:27:44 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: &amp;#8220;No Kids! No Kids!&amp;#8221; — How NOT to Greet Your Guests</title><link>http://www.oliverchua.com/wordpress/2008/10/01/no-kids-no-kids/#comment-2806363</link><description>&lt;p&gt;So much for them being "sovereign" nations! :) I didn't realize that Valley View doesn't have a hotel. Thanks for the info!&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Oliver Ortega Chua</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:23:24 -0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
