February 2012
Dammit
I didn’t notice that the headline didn’t come in correctly on my last post. One of many things I’ve failed at today.
Kodak to stop making cameras, digital frames →
This is pretty interesting: Kodak is going to focus printing, both home and commercial, instead of cameras.
Kodak gets the most recognition for bring cameras to the masses, but don’t forget that most of their revenue always came from film, processing and printing, whether by selling materials to print at home or supplying commercial labs. So really, this is a return to that model, and I...
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girl-non-grata answered your question: Serious question time
TBH, this pisses me off. It’s just more trivialization of Fibromyalgia. Constant nerve pain can’t be fixed with a protein shake.
Completely agreed. It’s insanity to think that it would, but the people who sell these shakes actually believe this.
The consensus seems to be unsubscribing
Thank you for your wisdom, Tumbl-folks. I can now go on Facebook with a light heart.
Serious question time
So say you have someone who keeps trying to sell you health shakes and constantly talks about the benefits of said shakes on Facebook.
So far, the shakes help with:
being overweight
diabetes
migraines
fibromyalgia
EXCZEMA eczema
It, of course, helps with none of these (well, actually, it might help with the first two, but only because you’d be eating fewer calories and less sugar).
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Honeywell sues Nest for patent infringement –... →
Some of the patents are for things like displaying a grammatically correct sentence on a thermostat.
My question, as I’m not a lawyer: I thought patents covered ONE WAY of doing things: that is to say, the patent for Edison’s lightbulb was about the way he made a lightbulb. If there’s another way to do something, wouldn’t that be clear of any patent infringement?...
Not having cable and not being able to get the NBC affiliate with our antenna means no Super Bowl at my house. I care a lot less than I thought I would.
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monkeyfrog replied to your photo: Been messing around with easy, cheap inkjet image…
Trelvix!
If I had an image that clear of Trelvix’s face, I wouldn’t dare post it on the Internet!
everythinginthesky:
Hey Tumblr?
Following ⇒ Users ⇒ Turn Off Reblogs For This Person.
Please? Thanks, Ryan
I would also pay a dollar per time I used this feature.
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Tumblr is missing out
Because I’d gladly pay them $1 for a Tumblr app that actually worked, or for any of a thousand other features. But a new way for people to promote themselves?
Pass.
courtneyannabelle:
billhinton:
anniehinton:
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Cancer Charity Halts Grants To Planned Parenthood
alinasmith:
sblaufuss:
clapifyoulikeme:
The nation’s leading breast-cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is halting its partnerships with Planned Parenthood affiliates — creating a bitter rift, linked to the abortion debate, between two iconic organizations that have assisted millions of women. The change will mean a cutoff of hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants, mainly for...
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It's February, so it's on to the next thing
thingamonth:
One of the (many, many) skills that I’m lacking is the ability to sew. I can re-attach a button, given enough time, but other than that, I’m useless with a needle and thread.
Part of the reason is because my mother and my aunt are both skilled seamstresses. Another part is that I’m lazy.
So to remedy my lack of sewing skills, I am going to make between five and 10 pocket squares...
January 2012
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I’ve been thinking a lot about my grandmother lately. Part of that is probably because each year for Groundhog Day she would use a butter knife to draw a groundhog in the peanut butter of our sandwiches for school. Part of it is the fact I just realized she died 15 years ago, on Dec. 4, 1996. And part of it is that today is 10 years since the house she lived in when I was growing up burnt...
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Saul Alinsky
cdnelson:
So, Rules For Radicals is changing up my game in a big way. If you haven’t read it and you’re interested in social activism (shouldn’t we all be?), I encourage you to pick it up.
First, the rules:
1. Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you
have
2. Never go outside the experience of your people
3. Wherever possible, go outside the experience of the enemy
4....
Kiva Han to close in Oakland | Post-Gazette →
spratt:
Noooooooooooo
My teenaged-self weeps for this occurrence.
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jamiek:
thingamonth:
So here it is: My thing...
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My 5,000th post on Tumblr was a reblog that...
That seems about right, doesn’t it?
Life lessons from Jamie
Don’t store your Tide pen in the same drawer as your orange highlighter. That could be a very bad swap.
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Get rid of the anti-Missing-E fear-mongering...
tj:
I am tired of Tumblr, Inc.’s ongoing tantrum about Missing E.
If they hadn’t grossly exaggerated and relied on FUD for their message, I might be more sympathetic.
Now I just want to make sure I never see it again.
If you feel the same way, here’s how to get rid of it.
~ Chrome ~
If you use Google Chrome, get Stylish and then install...
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thingamonth:
So here it is: My thing for...
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fancycwabs answered your question: I’m expecting this to get bounced, but seriously. How fucking irritating is that modal scare window?
Ha ha ha! You emailed tumblr after they already told you they won’t answer because you won’t cooperate on the missing-e issue!
Amazingly enough, I got two auto-responses already. I figured they’d just blacklist my email and have it bounce...
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I'm expecting this to get bounced, but seriously....
An email I sent to Tumblr Support:
I’m writing not to report a problem with my account but rather to ask why I have gotten the modal window warning me of the dangers of using Missing-e at least twice a day since late December, despite my having agreed—several times now—that I’m willing to forgo any support from Tumblr. If you want me to uninstall it, you certainly have...
And when I say "loves the gold standard," I mean...
I’m pretty sure that at night, Ron Paul fucks a pile of gold.
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I love when people say "RON PAUL FOR PRESIDENT"...
clapifyoulikeme:
lamb-onthe-lam:
My Facebook feed is filled with people who want Ron Paul to get the nomination. It’s funny though. They can’t participate in a real conversation about his political positions. They just say, “He wants less government and he will legalize weed!!!!!!” They have NO IDEA that he wants the Civil Rights Act repealed, he doesn’t think that global warming or evolution...
Truthful Tuesday
I just read something I wrote months ago that’s being published soon and was actually surprised at a few of the lines. I’m never going to be the best writer in the world, I’m a much better editor than writer. But sometimes I’m not bad. That’s something, right?
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Some early lessons from this month
thingamonth:
Things have been hectic at Chez OTAM, but I have all the tracks laid down. I’m likely going to re-record the vocals tonight, then mix it and should post it soon. But I’ve been thinking about what I’ve learned. I don’t think everything we do teaches us a lesson, but I have gotten a few out of this month.
1) I’m not sure how to blog about the progress I make on a single thing without...
I've used my snow day productively
By which I mean I’ve spent it house-bound watching Hulu and playing Carcassonne with Emily.
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