January 2012
So much ignorance in one small message
epic4chan:
An anonymous (little ‘a’) person used my contact form to say:
anonymous is going to hack this weekend for Facebook and they’re using a LOIC program that you can download from youtube to participate on the hack. WARN EVERYONE to take down their personal info from Facebook like a phone number, personal bank information, etc. THIS ISN’T A JOKE.
Sigh…
Anonymous (big ‘a’) is an...
The Hermeneutics Of Screwing Around →
towerofsleep:
tomewing:
Paper by Stephen Ramsay, found via the Stanley Fish article, making the case for serendipitous/chance-driven trails as an alternative to sense-making strategies such as canon-formation or algorithmic big data analysis.
I am colossally sympathetic to this and wish I’d read it sooner (it’s from 2010) - chimes w/stuff I’ve been writing about for ages (like this - from 10...
tUnE-yArDs are serious business...
People who are weird for the sake of being weird always make the most boring fucking music.
Why Apple Doesn't Make iPhones in America →
fatmanatee:
More stuff to read!
This entire five-page article can be summed up just by doing this:
“My party line is, ‘Pal, I’d rather be heard than paid.’ So, if you wanna steal...”
– Henry Rollins (via disc0-lemonade)
Tumblr →
So meta…
MPAA Uses Anon Attacks To Make Nonsensical... →
Why is Masnick always right!?
I want YOU for a roommate →
So, in the course of her apartment hunt, Luisa came across this ad on craigslist, which then links to the above site. We’ve all seen some pretty crazy roommate ads, but this one is definitely close to the top.
I’ll just tease you with some copy from the site:
Instead of using pictures (that often show a place at its best, not how it usually is) there are 8 webcams giving you a real...
“Free Software is extremely important in the war to maintain control. Users need...”
– The Importance Of Anonymity On The Web
Police: No ‘good examples’ of why we need Lawful... →
Anonymous Goes on Megaupload Revenge Spree: DoJ,... →
towerofsleep:
Hell of a news day! Also, the Village Voice reported the death of Damien Hirst. Perhaps regrettably, it was only satire. He was said to have perished following “complications from acute diverticulitis brought on by a swinishly speculative, grossly cynical, intellectually constipated effort to pinch out 11 concurrent exhibitions of rehashed expensive crap.”
Can we not have a...
RIP MegaUpload...
Who knows exactly why the site was shut down… But it doesn’t change a thing IRT file-sharing. As evidence, here is a list of alternative storage locker sites which essentially provide the exact same service:
Rapidshare
Hotfile
FileSonic
Wupload
Uploaded
Letitbit
Extabit
FileServe
Mediafire
Depositfiles
Netload
Crocko
Filefactory
Badongo
4shared
Przeklej
...
“The nature of academic and research librarianship changed today. Today, all...”
– So this just happened. (Twitter channel.)
Well, this is alarming.
(via towerofsleep)
… I was saying boo-urns.
Toronto News: Poor, sick and uninsured Canadians... →
Less than three weeks in and we already have a strong candidate for most obvious headline of 2012…
SOPA Shelved – For Now →
Way to go internets!
kohenari asked: Isn't it problematic that every V mask that's sold puts money in the pocket of a major corporation? Also, I'm perfectly happy for someone to appropriate an image such that -- for the appropriators -- it no longer has anything to do with its past. But it's also useful to remember that non-appropriators will associate the image with what it previously meant. I mean, you can get a...
GET RAD.: Amanda Hiscock (canadian anti-G20... →
martintensions:
[Today, Mandy was sentenced to 16 months in prison. During the sentencing hearing, she made this statement to the court, which was interrupted 8 times, by both the judge and the prosecutor. In the end, they spoke more during the time alloted to Mandy than Mandy spoke…
Click-through for the whole piece. It’s fantastic. I love how she takes every opportunity to remind...
Guy Fawkes, Anarchy, and the Occupation
kohenari:
Earlier today, I lampooned the use — by the Occupy Wall Street movement — of the Guy Fawkes mask made famous in “V for Vendetta.” Many people were quick to make the argument that the movement was using the Fawkes mask not to celebrate religious terrorism, but as a potent symbol of protest (specifically anti-government protest). Of course, the movement is also trying to make an...
Twitter, Internet make public debate more... →
Rick Salutin pens an interesting column about his experience speaking at The Academy of the Impossible. I may or may not have been the author of the tweets he quotes…
Useful
Angry / Displeased: (*≧m≦*) (>_< )o ｏ( >oo< )┘|}} ＼(＠O＠)／ （≧▼≦；) ＼(〇O〇)／ s(・｀ヘ´・;)ゞ（▼へ▼メ）＼(`O´θ／ θ＼(；￢_￢) ヽ(｀⌒´メ)ノ 凸(-0-メ) 凸(｀△´＋） 凸(｀0´)凸 凸(｀⌒´メ)凸 ＼(｀0´)／ -`д´- (>人
Apologizing: m(_ _)m m(._.)m ｍ（．＿．）ｍ （ﾉ´д｀） (シ_ _)シ ＜(。_。)＞ ｍ（＿ ＿；；ｍ m(￢0￢)m
Bears: (￣(エ)￣) (｡･ω･｡) (●｀･(ｴ)･´●) (*ノ・ω・） 川´･ω･`川 ( (ﾐ´ω`ﾐ)) ヾ(T(エ)Tヽ) ＼(・｀(ｪ)・)/ ⊂(ο･㉨･ο）⊃ (^(エ)^) (^(I)^) (￣(ｴ)￣)ﾉ ⊂(￣(工)￣)⊃ ⊂(^(工)^)⊃ ⊂(・(ェ)・)⊃ (*￣(ｴ)￣*) ヾ(´(ｴ)｀ﾉﾞ (／(ｴ)＼) ⊂(￣(ｴ)￣)⊃ “(`(エ)´)ノ (｀(エ)´)ﾉ Ψ(￣(ｴ)￣)Ψ (/-(ｴ)-＼) (´(エ)｀) ヽ(￣(ｴ)￣)ﾉ (／￣(ｴ)￣)／ ┏((＝￣(ｴ)￣=))┛ (●￣(ｴ)￣●) (♥ó㉨ò)ﾉ♡ ・㉨・ (ó㉨ò)
Cats: (=^･ｪ･^=) (=^‥^=) ( =①ω①=) (=^･^=) o(^・x・^)o d(=^･ω･^=)b V(=^･ω･^=)v (=ＴェＴ=) (=;ェ;=) (=｀ω´=) ヽ(=^･ω･^=)丿 (=^･ω･^)y＝ ＼(=^‥^)/'` (^-人-^) ヽ(^‥^=ゞ) (^・ω・^ ) (=^-ω-^=) b(=^‥^=)o (.=^・ェ・^=) （=´∇｀=） ヾ(=ﾟ･ﾟ=)ﾉ ~(=^‥^)ノ ~(=^‥^)/ (=ｘェｘ=) (=；ェ；=) (=｀ェ´=) (^･o･^)ﾉ" (^._.^)ﾉ └(=^‥^=)┐ ='①。①'=
Confused: (´･_･`) (◎_◎;) (｀_´)ゞ (◎-◎；) (・_・ヾ (￣(エ)￣)ゞ (-_-)ゞ゛ ('◇')? ヽ(゜Q。)ノ？ (´｀;) ？ 【・ヘ・?】 【・_・?】 ( ・◇・)？ (゜-゜) ヾ(´･ ･｀｡)ノ" ｢(ﾟﾍﾟ) ( ?´_ゝ｀) o(´^｀)o (´−｀) ﾝｰ (」ﾟヘﾟ)」 (•ิ_•ิ)? 「(°ヘ°) (。ヘ°) ヽ(゜Q。)ノ？ (´｀;) ？ 〈(゜。゜) (゜。゜) く（＾_・）ゝ (^～^;)ゞ
Dancing: ヘ(^_^ヘ) (ノ^_^)ノ o(^^o) (o^^)o (ノ´＿ゝ｀）ノ ヾ(^ ^ゞ (ノ‥)ノ ( ﾉ^ω^)ﾉﾟ ヾ(*´∇`)ﾉ ヾ(･ω･*)ﾉ (*ﾉ´□`)ﾉ 。(⌒∇⌒。) (。⌒∇⌒)。 〜(￣▽￣〜) (〜￣▽￣)〜 〜(^∇^〜） （〜^∇^) 〜(￣△￣〜) (〜￣△￣)〜 ┗(｀ー´)┓ ┏(｀ー´)┛ ┗(＾0＾)┓ (＾0＾)┛ (ノ￣ー￣)ノ ヘ(￣ー￣ヘ) ヘ(￣ω￣ヘ) (ノ￣ω￣)ノ ヘ(^o^ヘ)(ノ^o^)ノ ヾ(-_- )ゞ ヾ(＠^∇^＠)ノ (ﾉ≧∀≦)ﾉ ＼(^ω^＼) (ﾉﾟ▽ﾟ)ﾉ ヽ(ﾟｰﾟ*ヽ) ヽ(*ﾟｰﾟ*)ﾉ (ﾉ*ﾟｰﾟ)ﾉ ヽ(*´Д｀*)ﾉ (o´･_･)っ ヾ(*д*) ヽ(°◇° )ノ ヽ( °◇°)ノ (ノ°ο°)ノ (ﾉ･o･)ﾉ ヾ(^^ゞ) ヾ(ﾟ∀ﾟゞ) ヽ(´ー`)ﾉ ヾ（*⌒ヮ⌒*）ゞ 〈( ^.^)ノ ┌（★ｏ☆）┘ └（★ｏ★）┐ ♪(┌・。・)┌
Dead: x_x；） (*_*) (×_×;） (×_×# (#+_+) (+_+) ヾ(×× ) ﾂ （Ω_Ω） へ（>
Dogs: Uo･ｪ･oU ∪･ω･∪ U｡･ｪ･｡U ▽・ω・▽ ▽・ｗ・▽ Ｕ^皿^Ｕ ｖ・。・Ｖ ＵＴｪＴＵ (^・(I)・^) U・♀・U ｏ（Ｕ・ω・）⊃ (^・x・^) (U・x・U) ▼o・ェ・o▼ U＾ェ＾U U￣ｰ￣U
┌U･ｪ･U┘ └@(･ｪ･)@┐ ヾ(●ω●)ノ (〓￣(∵エ∵)￣〓)
Drinking: ｏ口(・∀・ ) (。・・)_且 且_(ﾟ◇ﾟ；)ノﾞ ~旦_(^O^ ) ( ゜Д゜)⊃旦 ( ´･ω･`)_且~ ( ^-^)_旦"" (*^◇^)_旦 (*｀▽´)_旦~~ ~(=^‥^)_旦~ (＾-＾)＿日 ~~旦_(･o･;) ( -_-)旦~ (＃´ー´)旦 且_(・_・ )
Evil / Sneaky: (・｀ω´・) ψ(｀∇´)ψ （｀ー´） (｡･｀ω´･｡) o(｀ω´*)o | ｀Д´| (｀ε´)(σ- `д･´) (｀Д´*) （=｀〜´=） (ﾒ｀ﾛ´)/ Ψ(｀▽´)Ψ (#｀∀´)_Ψ (*-`ω´- )人 (ц｀ω´ц*) (｀∀´)Ψ ψ(*｀ー´)ψ Ψ(｀◇´)Ψ “ψ(｀∇´)ψ
Greetings / Goodbyes: ヾ(＾∇＾) (^-^*)/ ( ﾟ▽ﾟ)/ ( ^_^)／ (^o^)/ (^ _ ^)/ ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ (ﾉ´∀｀*)ﾉ (ヾ(´･ω･｀) ☆ﾐ(o*･ω･)ﾉ ＼(＾▽＾*) (*＾▽＾)／ (￣▽￣)ノ ヾ(-_-;)
ヾ( ' - '*) ヾ(＠⌒ー⌒＠)ノ ~ヾ ＾∇＾ ~ヾ(＾∇＾) ＼(￣O￣) (｡･ω･)ﾉﾞ (*^･ｪ･)ﾉ
(￣∠ ￣ )ﾉ (*￣Ｏ￣)ノ ヾ(｡´･_●･`｡)☆ (/・0・) (ノ^∇^) (,, ･∀･)ﾉ゛ (。･д･)ﾉﾞ
＼(°o°；） (｡´∀｀)ﾉ (o´ω`o)ﾉ ( ･ω･)ﾉ (。^_・)ノ ( ・_・)ノ ＼(-o- ) (。-ω-)ﾉ
＼(-_- ) ＼( ･_･) ヾ(´￢｀)ﾉ ヾ(☆▽☆) (^ Q ^)/゛ ~(＾◇^)/ ヘ('◇'、)/ ヘ(°◇、°)ノ
ヘ(°￢°)ノ ヘ(゜Д、゜)ノ （ ゜ρ゜)ノ ー( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ
Happy: (●´∀｀●) (｀・ω・´)” ヽ(；▽；)ノ (*´・ｖ・) (((o(*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)o))) ☆*:.｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆ (⌒▽⌒)☆ ⊂((・▽・))⊃ (≧∇≦)/ (´･ω･`) （’-’*) ∩( ・ω・)∩ (*≧▽≦)
＼（＾ ＾）／ Ｏ(≧∇≦)Ｏ （ ´∀｀） (^～^) ＼（＠￣∇￣＠）／ (☆^O^☆)
(★^O^★) (☆^ー^☆) (´ω｀★) ＼（Ｔ∇Ｔ）／ ヽ(*≧ω≦)ﾉ *(*´∀｀*)☆ Ｏ(≧▽≦)Ｏ ヽ(*⌒∇⌒*)ﾉ d=(´▽｀)=b ＼(*T▽T*)／ ヽ(‘ ∇‘ )ノ （*＾ワ＾*） (＾Д＾)ﾉ (´∀`) (°◇°;) (゜▽゜;) (/^▽^)/ (ﾉ´ｰ`)ﾉ ヽ(´ー`)ﾉ ( ＾∇＾) ＼( ｀.∀´)／
(●⌒∇⌒●) o(≧∇≦o) ヽ(｀◇´)/ ヽ(*・ω・)ﾉ （＾ω＾） ｡◕‿◕｡ ⊙ω⊙ ⊙△⊙ o (◡‿◡✿) (∩_∩) (•ิ_•ิ) (/•ิ_•ิ)/
Hiding: |･ω･｀) ﾍ(･_| ｜−・;） |ω・） |_・)
Kissing: (´ε｀ )♡ ～(^з^)-☆ |°з°| （＿ε＿） ('ε') |(￣3￣)| （￣ε￣＠） （*＾3＾）
(´ε｀*) (○´3｀)ﾉ (☆´3｀) (*￣з￣) (づ￣ ³￣)づ （○゜ε＾○） (TεT) (-ε- ) （＠ーεー＠） （*＾3＾）/～☆ ლ(|||⌒εー|||)ლ
Laughing: （・∀・） （ ´∀｀） （⌒▽⌒） （＾ｖ＾）
Mellow / Whatever: ヽ（´ー｀）┌ ┗┐ヽ(′Д、`*)ﾉ┌┛ ヽ( ´¬`)ノ ┗┃・ ■ ・┃┛ ヾ(´A｀)ノﾟ
ヽ（・＿・；)ノ ヽ( ￣д￣;)ノ ＼（〇_ｏ）／ ヽ(。_°)ノ ＼(;´□｀)/ ヾ(*´ー`)ノ ヽ('ー`)ノ ヽ(ー_ー )ノ (´～｀；） ┐('～`；)┌ ヽ（*ω。）ノ (;´・`)> （＾～＾）
Painful: ☆⌒(＞。≪) ☆￣(＞。☆ ~(>_
Sad / Crying: ｡･ﾟﾟ･(>д
Scared: (ノдヽ) ヽ(ﾟДﾟ)ﾉ (／。＼) （／_＼） （／．＼）
Shocked / Surprised: ( ꒪Д꒪)ノ (((( ;°Д°)))) ((((；゜Д゜))) （゜◇゜） （￣□￣；） ∑(O_O；) ＼(>o
⊙０⊙ w(°ｏ°)w L(・o・)」 (○o○) （・□・；）
Shy / Embarrassed: ^_^;) (^^ゞ (^^;) (#^.^#) ('-'*) (*^^*) （＠´＿｀＠） (⌒_⌒;) (#｀ε´#ゞ （*/∇＼*） (〃￣ω￣〃ゞ (*´ｪ｀*) (*´∀`*) (*´_ゝ｀) (*´∀`*) (/ω＼) (*ﾉ▽ﾉ) (*ﾉωﾉ) （/｡＼) （。-＿-。）
Singing: ヾ(´□｀* )ノ （＾Ｏ＾☆♪ ＼(^o^)／ (´▽｀)ノ♪ "ヽ(´▽｀)ノ" ヽ(´▽｀；)/♪ ヽ(´・｀)ﾉ ヽ(○´∀`)ﾉ♪ ヾ(´ρ｀)〃 ヾ(´〇｀)ﾉ (´△｀)♪ (ﾉ´▽｀)ﾉ♪
Sleeping / Waking Up: ［(－－)］zzz (´～`) ヾ(。￣□￣)ﾂ ヾ(￣0￣； )ノ ヾ(。￣□￣)ﾂ ヾ(。￣□￣)ﾂ ヾ(￣□￣;)ﾉ (。-ω-)zzz (-_-) zzz (∪｡∪)｡｡｡zzz
Smug: ー(￣～￣)ξ (`へ´*)ノ (￣^￣) （￣へ￣） （￣～￣;） (￣ェ￣;) (-、-) ( ；｀ヘ´)
o(´^｀)o (￣ω￣;)
Winking: （＾＿－） (－ｏ⌒) （＾＿−） (^_-) (^_−)☆ (⌒.−)＝★
Worried: (ーー;) ( ；´Д｀) （；￣ェ￣） ヽ(￣д￣;)ノ (￣◇￣;) ヽ(￣д￣;)ノ （−＿−；） (~_~;) ((*゜Д゜) (･_-｡ ) ⊙﹏⊙ ミ●﹏☉ミ (-'๏_๏'-) (⊙...⊙ ) ( ´△｀) (;° ロ°)
ヽ（゜ロ゜；）ノ （°o°；）
Stars / Symbols: ━━☆＞＾） ☆彡 ★彡 ☆彡 ★彡 ☆.。.:*・°☆.。.:*・°☆.。.:*・°☆.。.:*・°☆ `*:;,．★ ～☆・:.,;*
Should Vanity Fair Be a Spelling Vigilante?
vanityfair:
Just as New York Times public editor Arthur S. Brisbane is concerned whether his newspaper should print lies or the truth, we here at V.F. looking for reader input on whether and when Vanity Fair should spell “words” correctly in the stories we publish.
One example: the word “maintenance” seems like it should only have one “a” in it. It should be “maintenence,” right? But it’s not....
