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Just found out from my dog walker that my dog, Ruby, got sick today. I hate when my animals are ill as there’s no way to tell them that they’ll feel better soon and there’s no way for them to tell you what’s hurting. Attempting to leave work early so I can rush home and take care of her.
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(Source: anglophilemeetsbibliophile, via mollyfreakinpotter)
”When Americans talk about folks like me paying my fair share of taxes, it’s not because they envy the rich. It’s because they understand that when I get tax breaks I don’t need and the country can’t afford, it either adds to the deficit, or somebody else has to make up the difference - like a senior on a fixed income; or a student trying to get through school; or a family trying to make ends meet. That’s not right. Americans know it’s not right. They know that this generation’s success is only possible because past generations felt a responsibility to each other, and to their country’s future, and they know our way of life will only endure if we feel that same sense of shared responsibility.” — President Barack Obama.
(via mollyfreakinpotter)
SOPA and PIPA Fully Alive – And a New Bill Joins Them
Reblog Reblog Reblog! Don’t lose hope. If it’s being shelved and edited there’s still time to make Congress do the smart thing and consult people who actually know how the internet works. They’re probably hoping the hype will die down and they’ll be able to quietly do whatever they want, which will inevitably be a huge problem for all of us. Don’t let it. Keep up with what’s happening and keep pestering your congresspeople. (via stfuconservatives)
Pro-Life Nation Launches with Interactive New Tool: AbortionDocs.org - and creates an abortion doctor assassination list
So, it’s okay for Christian extremists to make lists about where you can find abortion clinic physicians’ homes and all of their personal information while these doctors are being assassinated left and right and clinics, not even, Planned Parenthoods, are being firebombed but we need to hold congressional hearings on Muslims because 19 self-described Muslims (totally rejected from the Islamic world) did something very stupid over a decade ago. Meanwhile, Homeland Security and the Department of Defense are defunding programs investigating right-wing white male Christian extremists. I was going to post a picture of my reaction to this but then I reminded myself that I want to BE an abortion provider and decided it wouldn’t be a very good idea to post an image of my face in connection with this site since I could be on that list in the future. I’ll let these gifs react for me: Also, this should be illegal. Stalking and harassing ANYONE ELSE would be illegal. Distributing people’s home addresses and information about them and their families to people who are KNOWN to be violent (Operation Rescue has members who have been involved in bombings, assassinations, assassination attempts, and most famously, for the violent murder of Dr. George Tiller at his church) is nothing short of guaranteeing intimidation at the very least. Love, Rabble
Anonymous Goes on Megaupload Revenge Spree: DoJ, RIAA, MPAA, and Universal Music All Offline
Ahahaha, and here comes Anonymous into the fray! I don’t always agree with Anonymous and what they do, but damn. This time, I can’t help but cheer a bit for them. (via pixyled)
I am not a hacker.
But in my recent research, I’ve talked with a lot of them. Not just the “lololol we r legion” kind either. The real deal. Guys who now work for McAfee or run their own security contracting firms. When I asked them about whether further government restrictions on internet behavior, like SOPA and PROTECT IP, would limit piracy, their response was unanimous:
“Fucking LOL.”
Clever pirates will always find a way. Clamping down on the entire web will only punish those with good intentions and push those who wish to download terabytes of copyrighted content further underground.
The following is a quote from Phil Zimmerman, creator of PGP, one of the most important pieces of 20th century technology. It’s from an interview that will appear in my upcoming book:
I think that there’s something grotesque about having the internet turned upside down just for the entertainment industry. When you look at how much economic activity is driven by the internet and compare it to that of the entertainment industry—the entertainment industry is not that big! It’s a small part of it.
For the entertainment industry to have this control over the internet…it’s like if auto industry was assembling cars at the command of companies who manufacture FM radios. Imagine if the people who make FM radios had absolute control over where highways can be built, and dictate crashworthiness. It’s perverse. This is an example of powerful lobbies purchasing legislation.
The problem here isn’t the copyright issue. One could go on forever about how this will smother entrepreneurship in the tech industry because big companies like Google, let alone web startups, won’t be able to afford to hire moderators to continuously monitor their user content, let alone a team of lawyers to fight copyright claims. Recent statistics show that 48 hours of video content are uploaded to YouTube alone every minute. Can you imagine what it would cost to monitor that volume? This blunderbuss approach puts the U.S. government in a position of editorial control that we previously would have criticized China for allowing, only to support broken business models and expand the perpetual game of whac-a-mole that is online piracy.
Meanwhile, the potential for collateral damage of free speech is real and opens up the possibility of bad actors only needing to accuse a site of some minor copyright infringement in order to silence free expression that might be happening there.Fucking LOL, right?
(via pixyled)
“And if you think that, for one second, online anonymity is a license to act like a racist, sexist, foul-mouth bigot, YOU’RE A DOUCHEBAG! In fact, you don’t need online-gaming, you need a therapist and a swift kick to the gooch, is what you need!”
- Zachary Levi’s ‘Douchebag-Rant’ during the 2011 Video Game Awards
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Something that needs to be drilled into the head of most gamers. Over and over, and over, and over.
(via mollyfreakinpotter)
GS cookies are never a problem until someone eats all the Tagalongs.
I just ordered five boxes of Tangalongs the other day, now I’m wishing I had ordered more
From the Girl Scout site: “Our cookie site www.GirlScoutCookies.org can help you locate girls selling in your community by Zip Code…Try our new free mobile Cookie Finder app for your iPhone®. You can search for sales in your neighborhood, get details on your favorite Girl Scout cookies and find your Cookie Personality.”
I have a feeling this could actually backfire on them. After reading this I want to buy more cookies. I also have a good friend who works with one of the inner city troops and I adore her kids and will give them whatever they want.
BUY ALL THE COOKIES! Totally planning on stocking up on Girl Scout Cookies this year, since I can actually afford it. Thankfully I work for a university and I can just bring them into work instead of being tempted constantly.
(Source: labocat)
