2007-08-06

sigma7: Sims (fillerbunny)
2007-08-06 09:51 am
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this is me operating on 120 minutes of sleep

Never again am I eating an entire Pizza Shuttle pizza in one sitting. Was up for most of the night, doing very little constructive. I did some fonts done (more on that later), but my mind was too fried to do any real work on the one project that needs doing ASAP. Gah.

Worse, just when I'm getting to bed at 3 am, I hear the distinctive tinkle of the birds' swing-perch, which is big enough to not ring unless it's being significantly moved, which means the birds were freakin' out and having a night-fright. Just when I think Moosie's done bouncing around the cage, I open it to take him out and comfort him when Moosie decides to freak out! yet again (I'm not very bright, you see) and there's two birds circling the room, one landing in the halogen lamp and another completely missing and silent. Takes me a few seconds to fish Muffin out of the lamp before he gets burnt and find Biscuit who's landed behind the kitchen computer and is baffled and panicked. I was worried most about poor Moosie, who seemed kinda dazed afterward, but checking on him now he's on his perch and moving around, so he's okay. Actually, they're all pretty kinetic this morning. Unlike me.

Got a phone call from one of the faculty this morning who wanted to know what the symptoms were of having a virus and I swear to God it took me thirty entire seconds before I realized that he didn't mean a biological virus. But he's worried that he does have a virus on his home computer. Difficulty: it's a Mac. Hey, it's not impossible.

Watched Much Ado About Nothing for the first time since seeing it in the theater. Ruminations on the interim.... )

Tonight: 300, I think. Though the "dining in hell" bit was obviously more apropos last night.
sigma7: Sims (Pokeyowl)
2007-08-06 06:42 pm
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Picspam, Operation Formidable Milkshake edition

Recipe: Three huge scoops of Orange Scream (orange/vanilla swirl) ice cream, good dose of V8 Splash strawberry kiwi, half a can of (reading label) Diet Pepsi Jazz, strawberries & cream. Mix until frothy. It's like hemlock, with an aftertaste. Obviously, I hate myself.

Oh, and before I forget: Insane, Dead, Greatest Journals (disclaimer: nomenclature does not immediately denote superiority). Content to follow at some point. Just good to have a backup plan or three, neh? 29 pics below.... )
sigma7: Sims (hughcoffee)
2007-08-06 08:42 pm
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Analyze this

As part of my occasional LJ-backup, I decided to do a full regressive imagery analysis of my postings just shy of the big 2K. Mind you, a good chunk of these are picspams and I don't often get too introspective, so...take this with a grain or two of salt. But still, tell me this ain't like me: You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you drowsy. )
sigma7: Sims (giveadamn)
2007-08-06 08:49 pm

ST 2007: "Putting our money where our mouth is" indeed

Not directly ST related, but certainly some asshaberdashery afoot here. (Edit: see the comments for some really intriguing discussion. It's taken my mind in some pretty interesting directions. Or maybe that's just the Unisom talking. Still, I like it when I get to process more information like this; much more interesting than just parroting.) Remember the donations 6A was offering during the beginning of the permanent account sale?

EFF is the world’s leading advocate of freedom of speech on the web; RAINN is the United States' largest anti-sexual assault organization; Creative Commons is the global organization pioneering alternate licenses to traditional copyright in order to allow sharing, remixing and reusing content; and Witness works to use video and online technologies to open the eyes of the world to human rights violations.

If you decide to buy a permanent account during the first 36 hours of the sale, $25 of your purchase will shared with these organizations. Or, if you prefer, you'll have the option to earmark the donation from your purchase for only one of these groups. So you're in control of how much we donate and which organizations will benefit.


[livejournal.com profile] oulangi followed the money: All but one of these organizations has deep ties to Joi Ito, the President & CEO of Neoteny venture Capital group. You know, the people who put up the money to buy 6A. YOU people in other words. If you want to use us, your LJ customer base to raise money for your pet causes, fine. But at the VERY LEAST you should have acknowledges these links, instead of painting this as altruism on your parts. It's shady.

EFF - An organization that MAY well "advocate free speech on the web" (something 6A doesn't, but another argument, another time) BUT EFF has also been involved in court cases that have benefited Joi Ito's business/person. [1] [2]
RAINN - Real charity, needed work. Also awesome window dressing to lend this "charity drive" credibility?
Creative Commons - Which Joi Ito helped found, and sits on the board. [1]
WITNESS - which Joi Ito is on the board. [1]


I'm sorry, I didn't wake up today wanting to kick 6A in the teeth relentlessly. But damned if they didn't ask for it on this one. Thanks to [livejournal.com profile] indigoskynet for the pointer.

And for frivolty's sake.... How will I get suspended from LJ? )