Flaming computers

Flaming Mame.

Flaming on YouTube

Flaming is defined as " displaying hostility by insulting, swearing or using otherwise offensive language. " It seems to be common in comments on the video sharing website YouTube. In this explorative study, flaming on YouTube was studied using surveys among YouTube users. Three general conclusions were drawn. First, flaming is indeed very common on YouTube, although many users say not to flame...

Flaming alcoholic drinks: flirting with danger.

Alcohol-related burn injuries carry significant mortality and morbidity rates. Flaming alcoholic beverages served in trendy bars and clubs are becoming increasingly popular. The dangers associated with an ignited alcoholic drink are often underestimated by party goers whose risk assessment ability is already impaired by heavy alcohol consumption. The authors present two cases demonstrating the ...

Breakthrough in the understanding of flaming wildfires.

In this article, I give an overview of the recent contribution of Finney et al. (1) to our understanding of how wildfires spread by providing its scientific context and also by putting forward the possible impact on the field. The rise of humanity was intimately bound to fire. Humans first observed flames when fleeing wildland fires, the natural version of the phenomenon that would then become ...

Reconceptualizing 'flaming' and other problematic messages

Researchers examining ‘flaming’ – defined as hostile and aggressive interactions via text-based computer mediatedcommunication – have proposed theoretical frameworks to explain possible causes. However, precise conceptual and operational definitions of ‘flaming’ have yet to be established, which has implications for understanding this phenomenon. Consequently, we propose an interactional– norma...