February 2012
Rules of 30 days of Empire
30daysofempire:
Must watch Empire start to finish everyday
Movie can only be paused for bathroom trips or snacks
Movie snacks only, no watching while eating dinner
Must fill out questionnaire after each viewing
Movie must be viewed on a TV, no computers, tablets or phones
Cannot surf internet while viewing, must focus solely on Empire
Note from Ron: I’m really thinking about doing...
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WatchWorkman tries things: Shrimp
So, my friends all find my diet basically absurd. If you don’t know, I eat like a little kid that never really learned better.
For example, I have almost never really eaten a fruit. Any fruit. No really. I can think of 3 times in my life that I attempted to do so. I remember in 3rd grade taking a bite of a cherry pie from McDonalds because my dad said I would...
So I got this email from Tumblr today...
Hello,
[Name redacted] has informed us that you are using their copyrighted material without permission, and we have removed the content in question. Please contact us immediately if you believe this was in error. For more information, you can read Tumblr’s Content Policy at http://www.tumblr.com/content_policy Repeated copyright violations may result in account suspension.
Can anyone...
“You don’t have enough credits to complete this transaction.”
– This is what happens every single time I attempt to publish something with a highlighted post sticker. At no point do I get an option to pay or purchase credits.
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“Just a heads up to anyone using the Tumblr queue to post: It currently has a...”
– RW
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January 2012
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“Beyond the universe there is nothing and within the universe the supernatural...”
– George P. Spencer of Lyndon Center, Vt., died in 1908 at age 83. His epitaph is inscribed on the sides of a granite monument. (via Futility Closet)
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“Waiting for inbox full of angry Nintendo fanboys who list off 3 Wii games that...”
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“I can now block blogs that tag spam or inappropriately tag things for the gaming...”
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Why was MegaUpload really shut down? →
While I can’t really source this past a girl in high school, it is an interesting take on the shut down. While mega-upload was a copyright infringement haven, it always had been. Why shut them down only weeks after announcing a new service which was claimed to offer much higher payouts to music artists?
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“INTERNETS, 18th of January 2012. PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE.
Over a century ago Thomas Edison got the patent for a device which would “do for the eye what the phonograph does for the ear”. He called it the Kinetoscope. He was not only amongst the first to record video, he was also the first person to own the copyright to a motion picture. Because of Edisons patents for the motion...
“9gag will be supporting SOPA today by blacking out all credit to artists and...”
– 9gag
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24 million customer accounts hacked at Zappos →
…customers’ names, email addresses, billing and shipping addresses, phone numbers and the last four digits of credit cards numbers and scrambled passwords were stolen.
…the hackers had not been able to access servers that held customers critical credit card and other payment data.
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Should The Times Be A Truth Vigilante? →
soupsoup:
I hope this is a joke. The New York Times Public Editor wonders aloud if their journalists should be reporting the truth.
Seriously?
“Over the past month or so I have noticed another large influx of spammers on...”
21 Reasons Why The English Language Sucks →
by Sheetr
1. The bandage was wound around the wound.
2. The farm was used to produce produce.
3. The dump was so full it had to refuse more refuse.
4. We must polish the Polish furniture.
5. He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6. The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7. Since there was no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
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