{"id":3218,"date":"2012-12-15T17:43:02","date_gmt":"2012-12-16T00:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/?p=3218"},"modified":"2014-09-12T11:54:18","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T17:54:18","slug":"where-ive-been-online-to-december-15-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2012\/12\/15\/where-ive-been-online-to-december-15-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Where I&#8217;ve Been Online (to December 15 2012)"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><ul class=\"diigo-linkroll\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamecareerguide.com\/features\/1108\/game_developer_salary_survey_2012.php\">Game Developer Salary Survey 2012 &#8211; GameCareerGuide.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">[Originally published in Game Developer magazine&#8217;s free Career Guide issue, this annual survey provides a comprehensive breakdown of salaries and job prospects for entry-level game developers and beyond.]<\/p>\n<p>Every year, we ask thousands of Game Developer and Gamasutra readers to tell us how much money they made last year, along with a slew of related questions. We get everyone from established developers to newbies to tell us their base salaries, benefits, additional compensation, and other work information so we can show you what to expect if you decide to pursue a career in the game industry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\"><span>tags:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/game\">game<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/developer\">developer<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/salary\">salary<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/survey\">survey<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/12\/11\/opinion\/brooks-social-science-palooza-iii.html?nl=todaysheadlines&amp;emc=edit_th_20121211\">Social Science Palooza III &#8211; NYTimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">Social Science Palooza III<br \/>\nBy DAVID BROOKS<br \/>\nPublished: December 10, 2012 69 Comments<\/p>\n<p>Facebook<br \/>\nTwitter<br \/>\nGoogle+<br \/>\nSave<br \/>\nE-mail<br \/>\nShare<br \/>\nPrint<br \/>\nReprints<\/p>\n<p>Elections come and go, but social science marches on. Here are some recent research findings that struck my fancy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\"><span>tags:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/social\">social<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/science\">science<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/research\">research<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/studies\">studies<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.utne.com\/environment\/livestock-guardian-dogs-transhumance-ze0z1211zgar.aspx\">A Tale of Transhumance: Herding Sheep with Livestock Guardian Dogs &#8211; Environment &#8211; Utne Reader<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">\u201cShepherds of Coyote Rocks\u201d reveals the broad spectrum of the human relationship with nature, from harmony to rugged adventure. Author Cat Urbigkit offers interesting reflections on the role of pastoralists around the globe and on the controversial issue in Western American lands\u2014private livestock herds being run on public space.<br \/>\nCover Courtesy Countryman Press<br \/>\nArticle Tools<br \/>\nImage Gallery<br \/>\nPrint<br \/>\nE-mail<br \/>\nComments<br \/>\nRSS<\/p>\n<p>Writer and photographer Cat Urbigkit got to know public lands in the Upper Green River Basin by living the practice of transhumance\u2014herding sheep across the seasons\u2014by living with livestock guardian dogs and joining the ancient tradition of the shepherd. In this excerpt from the first chapter of her book Shepherds of Coyote Rocks (Countryman Press, 2012), read about the beginning of this communion with the outside world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\"><span>tags:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/tale\">tale<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/sheep\">sheep<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/livestock\">livestock<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/guardian\">guardian<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/dogs\">dogs<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/environment\">environment<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"diigo-ps\">Posted from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\">Diigo<\/a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class='wp_likes' id='wp_likes_post-3218'><a class='like' href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(3218);\" title='' ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-likes\/images\/like.png\" alt='' border='0'\/><\/a><span class='text'>Be the first to like.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='like' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(3218);\">Like<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='unlike' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.unlike(3218);\">Unlike<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>Game Developer Salary Survey 2012 &#8211; GameCareerGuide.com [Originally published in Game Developer magazine&#8217;s free Career Guide issue, this annual survey provides a comprehensive breakdown of salaries and job prospects for entry-level game developers and beyond.] Every year, we ask thousands &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2012\/12\/15\/where-ive-been-online-to-december-15-2012\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[12,14,351],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-games","category-general","category-nature-animals-urbanrural-life"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4Hsb6-PU","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2123,"url":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2012\/04\/14\/where-ive-been-this-week-weekly-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":3218,"position":0},"title":"Where I&#8217;ve Been This Week (weekly)","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"April 14, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"What Professors Make - Labor & Work-Life Issues - The Chronicle of Higher Education 2012 Faculty Salary Survey tags: data salaries academia Gamasutra - Features - Gamification: Framing The Discussion [As a prelude to a full-on examination of gamification, Badgeville's Tony Ventrice digs deep into what makes games games, using\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Academia&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Academia","link":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/category\/academia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2257,"url":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2012\/06\/09\/where-ive-been-weekly-3\/","url_meta":{"origin":3218,"position":1},"title":"Where I&#8217;ve Been (weekly: June 3-9)","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"June 9, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"~ A record of places on the web I want to remember ~ \u00a0 Portal creator Kim Swift talks about indie gaming and Quantum Conundrum (interview) | VentureBeat Kim Swift has built a name for herself as a creative indie game developer. 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