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· [info]theferrett - EEEP EEEP EEEP EEEP EEEP
· [info]fbstatus - Nicholas Jackson suspects plagiarism.
· [info]fbstatus - Morven Pack is going to be in London this weekend!!
· [info]fbstatus - Kate G is now leaving the house for the last UG exam evar! (eep).
· [info]matgb - Linkspam for 9-5-2008 [+1]
· [info]robhu - Nevada Sagebrush: I paid $100 to cuddle with a prostitute
· [info]deusexmalcontnt - Listening Post
· [info]warrenelliscom - FREAKANGELS: An Interlude
· [info]fbstatus - Kate Joester is still trying to wake up. It's been three years now...
· [info]fbstatus - Ashley Burns hasn't been this sick for years and really hates it.
· [info]cairmen - Full. Of. Win.
· [info]robhu - Job interview questions [+3]
· [info]autodidactic - flies are attracted to both sugar and shit
· [info]bobangryflower - old character
· [info]bobangryflower - xylomo
· [info]ozarque - Recommended link; politics...
· [info]dougs - Change of plans...
· [info]ninebelow - (no subject)
· [info]is_not_well - Sleep Sleep [+2]
· [info]onceupon - Power tools [+4]
· [info]swisstone - What do we want? [+12]
· [info]fbstatus - Dave Brockman is seriously thinking of filling the pool.
· [info]fbstatus - Joachim Noreiko hopes his rhubarb doesn't boil over while he's typing this.
· [info]ashfae - (no subject) [+12]
· [info]theweaselking - (no subject)
· [info]warren_ellis - FREAKANGELS: An Interlude
· [info]theweaselking - (no subject)
· [info]fbstatus - Milk Miruku is up and about something. Ness. S.ssss.
· [info]freakangels - Interlude
· [info]bruceb - Mysteries of WoW [+1]
· [info]freakyangels - Interlude
· [info]daily_nemi - Nemi cartoon for Friday, 09 May 2008
· [info]fbstatus - Carolyn Black doesn't want to go back to work, boo.
· [info]flickgc - email
· [info]fbstatus - Sarah Joy Gale :) now has a new job. Panic over.
· [info]wrong_questions - On the Other Hand, Can This Be Any Worse Than Southland Tales?
· [info]garunya - Holidays [+2]
· [info]imomus - Gallery: Adidas-clad ectomorph gousters [+4]
· [info]softerworldfeed - A Softer World: 304 [+10]
· [info]fbstatus - Kate Joester is being slept on.
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9th-May-2008 09:43 am - EEEP EEEP EEEP EEEP EEEP
[info]theferrett
My wife smacks the snooze bar and staggers back to bed, tumbling sleepily into my arms. It's different every time.

She snuggles close. I feel the weight of her arm across my chest here, the feel of her bare thigh upon mine here. She melts into me, seeking me out for enough comfort that she can grab a few extra minutes of sleep before the alarm goes off again. The configurations are a thousand variances of joy; sometimes she attacks me from the side to nestle into the crook of my arm. Sometimes, she lies on her back and wants me to hug her tight.

It's a unique and beautiful moment, and it will only last nine minutes.

Sometimes, I fall asleep, too. But some mornings, I just lie there, listening to the ebb and flow of her breathing, feeling the slow tug of time passing. This moment is ephemeral. This moment is eternal. This love is colossal.

Nine minutes, and everything changes.
9th-May-2008 01:27 pm - Nicholas Jackson suspects plagiarism.
[info]fbstatus

http://www.facebook.com/minifeed.php?status&id=61311734#1210339668

9th-May-2008 01:11 pm - Morven Pack is going to be in London this weekend!!
[info]fbstatus

http://www.facebook.com/minifeed.php?status&id=500925475#1210338703

9th-May-2008 01:05 pm - Kate G is now leaving the house for the last UG exam evar! (eep).
[info]fbstatus

http://www.facebook.com/minifeed.php?status&id=61011721#1210338300

9th-May-2008 06:34 am - Linkspam for 9-5-2008
[info]matgb
9th-May-2008 02:12 pm - Nevada Sagebrush: I paid $100 to cuddle with a prostitute
[info]robhu
A while ago I posted about paying to hug prostitutes. I've just come across a news article in a student newspaper, of someone doing just that.
9th-May-2008 08:29 am - Listening Post
[info]deusexmalcontnt

http://www.deusexmalcontent.com/2008/05/listening-post_09.html



Perfect for a Friday -- the video that was originally banned from MTV in the U.S. because its visuals had the potential to trigger epileptic seizures.

Consider yourself warned.

Behold the manic brilliance of Gnarls Barkley's Run.
9th-May-2008 12:01 pm - FREAKANGELS: An Interlude
[info]warrenelliscom

http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=5928

We’ve reached the halfway point of the first volume, so we’re taking a week to catch our breath. But there’s still something new to read there.

9th-May-2008 12:46 pm - Kate Joester is still trying to wake up. It's been three years now...
[info]fbstatus

http://www.facebook.com/minifeed.php?status&id=561380590#1210337174

9th-May-2008 12:35 pm - Ashley Burns hasn't been this sick for years and really hates it.
[info]fbstatus

http://www.facebook.com/minifeed.php?status&id=720550401#1210336509

9th-May-2008 01:57 pm - Full. Of. Win.
[info]cairmen
Battlefield Heroes looks just damn awesome. It's a cartoon-style, free to play, free to download, fast play shooter with a built-in matchmaking system to make sure you're playing against people of about your skill level. And it looks just fantastic.

Coming out later this year, and being downloaded about the same second.

Oh, Mirror's Edge, best described as a PS3 Parkour simulator, also looks stunning.

Looks like it might be a good year for games.
9th-May-2008 01:41 pm - Job interview questions
[info]robhu
A colleague has just told me about an online test for filtering out applicants before the interview stage. Here is an example of the questions it might ask you (no, I'm not making this up):Poll #1185126
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

Which one of the following is LEAST likely to be useful as a metaphor for an object-oriented user interface?

View Answers

Chair
1 (100.0%)

Landscape
0 (0.0%)

Desktop
0 (0.0%)

Library card catalog
0 (0.0%)

Office
0 (0.0%)

If you dare, explain your answer as a comment :-)

I just find it all too funny for words. Why would anyone gives these idiots money? Perhaps it is terribly easy to make money as a startup.

Another amusing one is the system B&Q use to filter people out. It asks you whether each of 100-150 words are like you. So you rate whether you're "helpful" "aggressive" and so on. At the end it tells you how well you've done (surprisingly my answers were near perfect! Who-da-thought?). At least that test filters out extremely stupid people, the Brain Buzz one is just ridiculous.
9th-May-2008 07:51 am - flies are attracted to both sugar and shit
[info]autodidactic
( You are about to view content that may not be appropriate for minors. )
  • Location:work
  • Mood:busy
9th-May-2008 12:47 pm - old character
[info]bobangryflower

http://angryflower.com/absolu.html

9th-May-2008 12:47 pm - xylomo
[info]bobangryflower

http://angryflower.com/xylomo.html

9th-May-2008 07:43 am - Recommended link; politics...
[info]ozarque
Strongly recommended: the May 8, 2008 column titled "The Candidate And The Pastor," by Bill Press, at
http://www.billpressshow.com/column .
9th-May-2008 01:30 pm - Change of plans...
[info]dougs
Last week, I spent Monday and Tuesday in Southampton, optimising WAN traffic for a company that has a number of branch offices at the far end of narrow and expensive satellite links.

Today I went back to Southampton to start the next stage of that work. I arrived at the client site at around ten to ten, ready for a ten o'clock start. And then at 10:25 the power cut hit. So an hour later with no word on when the power would return, I bailed for the day and came home.

We're trying again on Monday.
9th-May-2008 01:37 pm
[info]ninebelow
Yesterday I went to this symposium at the Royal College of Surgeons. I made a few notes but reading them back they seem to consist entirely of a comparison between post-genre fiction and communism and the remark:
Neal Stephenson = bad guy from Iron Man?
So I will direct you here instead.
9th-May-2008 01:28 pm - Sleep Sleep
[info]is_not_well
*yawn* I am so tired,and its not for any good or exciting reason. The people upstairs decided that 12:20 was a good time to have a party. Even though the music stopped by 4am, there were still revelers sharing exciting stories. I am such a bad sleeper, it really doesn't take much to upset me *yawn*.

This was Andy's flat BTW, as MY flat is mostly surrounded by lovely quiet (well apart from loud radios) old ladies. I'm assuming it was end of exam time. Bloody students. Talking of which, I need to get into Uni and do some work.

This is the song that was going through my head when I should have been sleeping, Meat Puppets - Backwater http://www.deezer.com/track/5663
9th-May-2008 08:19 am - Power tools
[info]onceupon
Morning!

I am thrilled that it is Friday, I cannot tell you enough, internets. I have both gotten paid (with minimal bills due) and received my economic stimulus check.

I'm going to go buy a little orbital sander.

I am looking at this:



Which is a Black & Decker 4-in-1 Multisander that comes with a little Cyclone thingy to collect the dust. It is $50.

I am also looking at this:





The one is a Ryobi random orbit sander (the Black & Decker has that as a setting) and the other is an orbital buffer. The sander does NOT come with a dust collection thingy. But, because it is only $40, I could justify the extra $20 for the buffer for a total of $60.

Hrmn.

Once I have chosen a sander, I will begin my next table project. I have 2000 mirror tiles that need applying!
9th-May-2008 01:26 pm - What do we want?
[info]swisstone
Well, nothing much really, I've got most things I need, but if you were to push me I wouldn't say no to a blender!
9th-May-2008 12:21 pm - Dave Brockman is seriously thinking of filling the pool.
[info]fbstatus

http://www.facebook.com/minifeed.php?status&id=627167268#1210335672

9th-May-2008 11:51 am - Joachim Noreiko hopes his rhubarb doesn't boil over while he's typing this.
[info]fbstatus

http://www.facebook.com/minifeed.php?status&id=838310530#1210333888

9th-May-2008 08:16 am
[info]ashfae
( cut for TMI )
9th-May-2008 08:18 am
[info]theweaselking
9th-May-2008 12:58 pm - FREAKANGELS: An Interlude
[info]warren_ellis
We've reached the halfway point of the first volume, so we're taking a week to catch our breath. But there's still something new to read there.
9th-May-2008 07:49 am
[info]theweaselking
9th-May-2008 11:38 am - Milk Miruku is up and about something. Ness. S.ssss.
[info]fbstatus

http://www.facebook.com/minifeed.php?status&id=738099879#1210333122

9th-May-2008 11:05 am - Interlude
[info]freakangels

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/freakangels/~3/286746054/

http://www.freakangels.com/?p=36

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9th-May-2008 04:37 am - Mysteries of WoW
[info]bruceb
Me, after ditching a particularly unsuccessful pick-up group: How does a paladin get to level 62 without knowing about Blessing of Salvation, anyway?

[info]kali_magdalene: I have no answer to that, so I will instead show you a picture of a bunny with pancakes on its head.

A tip of the hat to [info]aquamarcia for bringing that particular usage into our lives. Thanks, Chris.
9th-May-2008 11:05 am - Interlude
[info]freakyangels

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/freakangels/~3/286746054/

http://www.freakangels.com/?p=36

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9th-May-2008 12:26 pm - Nemi cartoon for Friday, 09 May 2008
[info]daily_nemi

http://img.metro.co.uk/i/pix/cartoons/nemi/n566_600x194.gif

9th-May-2008 11:12 am - Carolyn Black doesn't want to go back to work, boo.
[info]fbstatus

http://www.facebook.com/minifeed.php?status&id=803975092#1210331529

9th-May-2008 11:48 am - email
[info]flickgc
Mike's server is gerborken, since about 2am. So no plokta.com, astralpole.org, whatever, and also no email for Flick. If it's urgent, um, sms me? If you need the LFF or the Cabal, use personal email addresses.
9th-May-2008 10:13 am - Sarah Joy Gale :) now has a new job. Panic over.
[info]fbstatus

http://www.facebook.com/minifeed.php?status&id=670677494#1210328016

9th-May-2008 01:17 pm - On the Other Hand, Can This Be Any Worse Than Southland Tales?
[info]wrong_questions

http://wrongquestions.blogspot.com/2008/05/on-other-hand-can-this-be-any-worse.html

UK-based sales company Velvet Octopus will be launching sales in Cannes for S. Darko, billed as the sequel to the 2001 cult hit Donnie Darko. Fox has already taken North American rights.

Daviegh Chase reprises her role as Donnie's younger sister. The cast for S. Darko also includes Ed Westwick (Son Of Rambow, Gossip Girl), Briana Evigan (Step Up 2) and Justin Chatwin (Dragon Ball).

...
9th-May-2008 05:32 pm - Holidays
[info]garunya
Hmm, it seems like half my posts these days are about holidays... but th