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on my deck, working hard.
ʎəlɹoɯ uəʞ, LB: #TeamMonique, Halil and 9 other people liked this
Also, tht's my fat ankle on the left, my less fat ankle on th right. (Ergo, leg elevation.)
- Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ
from Android
Do you, Mark.
- MoTO #TeamMonique
Do I sit on my deck? Yup! Do I work hard? Maybe. Do I have puffy ankles. Unfortunately, yes.
- Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ
Have you tried compression stockings? You may be starting with venous insufficiency.
- Janet:#TeamMonique
from FFHound!
Yeah, I fear you may be right, Janet. I'm hoping the my return to a regular biking program will help the situation, assuming it isn't already too late. The "walking prohibition" imposed by the physical therapist last year definitely took a toll on my circulatory health. Exercise and on-going weight reduction will hopefully get me back on track. The biking I've done in the last couple weeks seems to be helping, so I'm keeping my attitude positive.
- Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ
1 day later: FWIW my ankles are looking more symmetrical today. Guess I'll have to go 'work' on the deck again today!
- Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ
Realization just set in: Holy crap, I'm 46 years old. DO NOT WANT.
Starmama, Steve and 4 other people, Sima and 43 other people liked this
Oh, please
- Anne Graham
Beats the alternative!
- Spidra Webster
Hah! You're both right. Just came from my physical -- clean bill of health other than a bit of cholesterol and vision starting to go. So I have a lot to be grateful for. But 50 is only four years off, how did this happen?
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
from iPhone
maybe you'll start aging backwards once you reach 50?
- Sir Shuping is just sir
Babe in the woods, you are.
- Friar Ticket to Ride
50 is pretty badass. I hope I make it there!
- joey
It is! And me too. But I'd rather be perma-35.
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
from iPhone
35 was AWESOME! I'd go back there in a heartbeat.
- Lisa | #TeamMonique
I have a sudden urge to get a sports car for some reason. Blondes seem attractive. What does this mean???
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
from iPhone
Yeah, I'm definitely more scared being this close to 50 but that has a lot more to do with where I personally am in my life than the age of 50 itself. I'm sure other people do really well with it. (I'm permanently about 22 in my head...except slightly wiser and more world weary. You can be permanently 35 in your head!)
- Spidra Webster
I am this many *holds up 5 fingers* on the inside.
- Lisa | #TeamMonique
12. Or 666.
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
from iPhone
The four year count down until the welcome to 50 colonoscopy!
- Janet:#TeamMonique
from FFHound!
Hush now, young'un.
- Jim #TeamMonique
Yes, sir. *shamefaced*
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
In all seriousness, there's a certain feeling of triumph that comes with getting a clean bill of health after a CPE. I had mine today too.
- Jim #TeamMonique
I remember 46...I think.
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
Craig Ferguson is 51.
- Smaller Joe Silence
As am I
- Friar Ticket to Ride
You could be my Dad...
- Mo Kargas
You youngun. Ya know - we have a grownups' table you can join here at 50. Remember, m9m? Also, I didn't even start learning proper HTML/CSS until I was 47, nearly six years ago.
- Mary B: #TeamMonique
Get back to me in about 15... ;) #olderthandirtwellatleastsomedirst
- WarLord
Damn. We should really all be asleep (except Johnny and Mo).
- Mary B: #TeamMonique
Stephan is old enough to be my friend. ;)
- Janet:#TeamMonique
LOL Mary, these are the true hours of aged wisdom, right?
- Janet:#TeamMonique
Does this mean I'm not old enough to be your friend Janet?
- Headless Gnad Kicker
Apparently. Also, the pills are in the kitchen. ;-) And I've been going to stand up and go there for an hour.
- Mary B: #TeamMonique
I worked a 13 hour shift and came home to become very angry with other half. Anger does not bode well for sleep. Going to see if I can grab two more hours before I am back at work. Hope you have good pills.
- Janet:#TeamMonique
I have GREAT pills. But I respect them, too. They're like big dogs - gotta keep a certain perspective.
- Mary B: #TeamMonique
Melly, you're old and young enough to be my friend.
- Mary B: #TeamMonique
Sleep fast, Janet!
- Mary B: #TeamMonique
Didn't you get the memo? 46 is the new 25 :)
- imabonehead
That's pretty old!
- Eivind
Youngster.
- MoTO #TeamMonique
Boy please. You're only as old as you feel!
- Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart
from Android
I *feel* 32 today. But somehow that doesn't add up properly when I subtract my birth year from the calendar year. Odd, that.
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
from iPhone
For the record. Melly is also old enough to be my friend......and niece!
- Janet:#TeamMonique
from FFHound!
And Brad Pitt is 50 and C U T.
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
from iPhone
And Methuselah made it to 969 :)
- Eivind
And he was D E V O U T.
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
There should be a Devo, UT.
- Spidra Webster
Adding injury to insult: I just had my first eye exam in 5 years. I need reading glasses. :-\
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
from iPhone
I've been putting off my eye exam since I'm pretty sure I'll need them, too. :-/
- Yvonne
14-Year-Old Discovers iPad Smart Cover Magnets Can Shut Off Implanted Defibrillators - Mac Rumors - http://www.macrumors.com/2013...
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"A fourteen-year-old has discovered that the tiny magnets inside the iPad can inadvertently shut off implanted defibrillators if the device is left on the chest, such as might happen if the user falls asleep with the iPad lying on them."
- ronin
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"Chien's study found that 30 percent of patients with defibrillators who put iPads on their chest were affected by the device. Most defibrillators will turn back on once the magnet is removed, but some must be reactivated manually causing a potentially life-threatening situation."
- ronin
14-Year-Old Discovers iPad 2 Can Interfere With Pacemakers - The Age - Digital Life http://www.theage.com.au/digital...
Me, John (bird whisperer), Juan Pablo González and 2 other people liked this
Basically, don't put powerful magnets on top of your AICD. It could be bad.
- Victor Ganata
There was a 2007 study on NdFeB magnets like those found in hard drives, headphones, and speakers: Potential interference of small neodymium magnets with cardiac pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. - Heart Rhythm http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed...
- Victor Ganata
Hmm. Wonder if this has been fixed in "the new iPad". Thing 1 & 2's 12-year-old half-sister has a new iPad, and their 6-year-old half-brother has a pacemaker. EDIT - after reading the article; it seems they're saying it's the smart cover that's actually the problem, not the iPad itself.
- DAMMIT, MR. NOODLE
I think as long as you keep it off the pacemaker, it should be fine. (Pacer/AICD manufacturers recommend the "6 inch rule"—as long as you keep the magnet 6 inches from the device, you should be fine.) There's probably no real way to fix it short of removing magnets entirely. The magnet doesn't have to be very powerful to mess with pacemakers and AICDs.
- Victor Ganata
All iPads (except the 1st generation one, I guess) have magnets, which is how the smart cover attaches.
- Victor Ganata
Apparently, a magnetic field strength as low as 0.5 milliteslas is enough to interfere with pacemaker/AICD function http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed...
- Victor Ganata
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Ah, it's a good way to go...
- Michael W. May
:-)
- Stephan Planken
bohemiandreamerr:
extraordinarybrother:
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Sisters are evil
I laughed at this shit for like 5min
Do this to my husband lol - http://silas216.tumblr.com/post...
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HAHAHAHA! A novel twist on clotheslining!
- Spidra Webster
My sisters used to do stuff like this.
- Steven Perez
I would never do that just to be mean but for years I was the only girl in the family and surrounded by boys that liked to annoy the freakin' hell outta me or worse.
- Spidra Webster
Insane Insane Insane Lord Of The Rings Battle Of Helm's Deep Recreated w/ 150,000 LEGO Bricks, 1,700 Minifigs | Geekologie - http://geekologie.com/2013...
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"This is the 150,000-piece LEGO recreation of the Battle of Helm's Deep from Lord of the Rings. It was built by Rich-K & Big J and contains over 1,700 minifigs, which is probably more minifigs than I could eat in my lifetime, but believe me, I'm still going to try anyways. Those little weapons tickle going down and hurt coming out. You ever had a little plastic battleaxe get stuck in your ass sideways? Right, well me neither then. God forbid we share similar experiences so we can grow closer."
- ronin
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Stephen Mack #TeamMomo, Steven Perez, Victor Ganata and 2 other people liked this
This is perfect
- MoTO #TeamMonique
from Android
Invisible clothesline.
- Brian Johns
Corporations > People, I guess.
Harold Cabezas, Steven Perez, John (bird whisperer) and 11 other people liked this
Well, that and notice the WoC vs. the white dude. Even as individuals committing the same crime, she's way more likely to go to jail and do more time, even if you account for her fame.
- Jennifer Dittrich
Did the guy on the right commit any crime? (I'm not sure who he is, so I'm not sure what he may or may not have done.)
- Brian Johns
That's Jeff Immelt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...). He has been the CEO of G.E. since September of 2001. As far as I'm aware, he's not accused of any crime, and I have not heard anyone claim that he has avoided paying his personal taxes. The issue is that G.E. has paid zero for corporate taxes in 2010 and possibly other years, despite large profits. However, I believe...
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- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Sorry, I probably muddled the issue. The general point is supposed to be that if a person fails to pay their taxes they generally go to jail, but if a corporation dodges them, they continue to do so unimpeded. (I was more pointing out that even in the world of only individual tax fraud, the law is often applied unevenly.)
- Jennifer Dittrich
I agree with the cynic in Johnny... Lauryn Hill surely could have paid someone to shelter her earnings in legal ways. But then, maybe she didn't trust anyone enough, or didn't know what to do, and thought she could get away. I'm not familiar with the details of her story, just speculating.
- .LAG liked that
Jennifer, yeah, it seems pretty arbitrary which celebrities get jail time and which don't. This article argues she got a light sentence: http://www.forbes.com/sites... -- but it's Forbes, so I dunno. And your point that people go to jail for things that corporations don't is true, but that's the whole point of corporations, to shield individuals from liability. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
When I saw this earlier today, I could name a handful of black celebrities who were jailed for not paying taxes, but zero white celebrities. White celebrities were fined, but jailed--even at home, no. http://www.sheknows.com/enterta... and http://www.legalzoom.com/legal-h... show the inequalities.
- Anika
True, Stephen - though in theory, it should be a shield not immunity. Some of what we're willing to let pass just galls me sometimes. Well, and that's part of the point as well - he led GE, and legally evaded taxes during that time, but that's respectable.
- Jennifer Dittrich
Anika, the only white celebrity I could think of was Martha Stewart, and that wasn't tax related - she pissed off the money men with questionable trading.
- Jennifer Dittrich
.LAG, she apparently failed to file for three years: "Ms. Hill pleaded guilty to three counts of failing to file tax returns on more than $1.8 million between 2005 and 2007." (from the article I linked above)
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
Anika, yeah. Joe Francis and Richard Hatch served time, but they're not real celebrities, whereas Wesley Snipes and Lauryn Hill both are. Seems unfair.
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
One thing I should clarify: Victor had an interesting post later about the ethics and morality involved. Please don't construe my first comment here as approval of G.E. being able to pay zero in taxes: It's clearly wrong (ethically wrong, morally wrong, and wrong from a fairness perspective) that our system lets them get away with it. It's proof to me that our tax system needs serious reformation.
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
(And I think Jennifer was making that same point as well, when she pointed out the double standard in Immelt being treated with respect for being able to avoid so many taxes.)
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
"Too big to jail" has become a new category in the U.S. Tax Code, (as well as the Attorney Gerneral's white collar prosecution rubric.)
- Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ
Sure, adhering to the letter of the law is what keeps you out of prison, but adhering to the spirit of the law is what is relevant to morality and ethics. To me, arguing that someone kept the letter of the law despite blatant violation of the spirit of the law so who cares is equivalent to saying who gives a fuck about morality and ethics.
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I guess the realistic answer is: not a whole hell of a lot of people.
- Victor Ganata
I think people sort of form their morality and ethics around their actions. Everyone has a narrative where they're good guys.
- Eivind
I think it's sort of expected that malefactors will attempt to justify their own actions, but what really gets me are people who justify other people's bad faith when they're the very ones who are getting screwed. But I guess there's not really much you can do about that.
- Victor Ganata
i forget which actor (probly a number of them) has stated that they often play a villain as if the character believed they were the good guy.
- Smaller Joe Silence
I just think hating on the person is less effective than identifying the flaws in the system and working to fix that. I take every tax deduction and use all legal avenues to reduce my taxable income. The amount of tax I save is minuscule compared to a CEO but at the core, I'm doing the exact same thing. Am I less of an asshole cause the figure is less?
- Johnny
from iPhone
Eh. There's a difference between paying less and getting subsidized. It's the exact thing that people who hate welfare recipients get livid about, really, except for the vaster amounts of money.
- Victor Ganata
Yes, there's a difference between tax avoidance (legal) and tax evasion (illegal). Corps don't have morals or ethics, but people also have no moral responsibility to pay more than their legal share to the government. Get mad at the laws, not the people. But OK, also get mad at the people who corrupt the laws to their benefit.
- Tinfoil 2.0
Yes. Magnitude is a mitigating factor.
- Victor Ganata
Who decides? Is it linear? Logarithmic? Seriously, get mad at the corruption (lobbyists, special interests, and lawmakers who distort the laws), not at people simply following the corrupt laws.
- Tinfoil 2.0
If the law says I should pay x%, why should I pay more, knowing that no one else is voluntarily chipping in, especially considering I don't support a lot of what those extra dollars would be used for (e.g., more waste, corruption)? Get the money out of politics and the (tax and other) laws will better reflect what the people need and want.
- Tinfoil 2.0
The laws are on the books. I don't have to be happy about them. You don't get to dictate my morals and ethics, either.
- Victor Ganata
People recognize there's a difference between killing one person and killing 10 people, so, yeah, magnitude matters. Then there's mitigating circumstances. It's obviously not binary.
- Victor Ganata
If you're arguing that somehow minimizing your share to x% instead of the maximum amount z% is just as wrong as paying zero then also receiving benefits and privileges anyway, well, good for you, I guess.
- Victor Ganata
I don't know what that means, so I suspect it's not what I'm arguing.
- Tinfoil 2.0
There's clearly a difference between minimizing the share of what you're paying, versus paying nothing and on top of that getting subsidized. But if you want to employ sophistry to argue otherwise, I can't gainsay you. *shrug*
- Victor Ganata
I'm confused. Are you talking about humans or organizations?
- Tinfoil 2.0
If the assumption is that humans and organizations are equivalent, does it matter?
- Victor Ganata
I seriously doubt anyone on this thread assumed anything to that effect.
- Tinfoil 2.0
I agree with Victor. I think this level of acceptance for corporations misbehaving because they 'don't have morals or ethics' is a huge problem. I don't accept that, and there are plenty of things that go against my morals and ethics that would not be caught by the legal system.
- Eivind
It doesn't matter what anyone on this thread assumes if that's what the law assumes, no?
- Victor Ganata
Eivind, I agree too, that that's how things *should* be. But unfortunately, it's not how they are in the US.
- Tinfoil 2.0
I mean, it's reasonable for someone to argue to "that's how it is, you can't really do anything about it, suck it up." But, again, I don't have to be happy about it, I don't have to accept it as "right" or "just", and there's no use pretending that I should.
- Victor Ganata
Victor, you're usually the descriptive one, not the normative one. ;)
- Tinfoil 2.0
I'm trying to be descriptive about normativity :)
- Victor Ganata
It's all becoming clear now. :)
- Tinfoil 2.0
Let's be more concrete, then. If a multimilionaire only paid an effective tax rate that's half of mine, that's still a lot more money than I paid. So I'm not going to hate if he took some deductions that I'm not eligible for. But this is still a *very* far cry from paying an effective tax rate of 0%. I know I'm not alone in finding this egregious. Hell, other corporations are probably pissed off about that.
- Victor Ganata
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A Coffee Date with Michael Pollan [Interview] - Minneapolis - Restaurants and Dining - The Hot Dish - http://blogs.citypages.com/food...
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"Last week New York Times best selling author and one of Time Magazine's 2010 Top 100 Most Influential People, Michael Pollan paid a visit to the Twin Cities to promote his new book, Cooked; A Natural History of Transformation. The book walks readers through a history of cooking while drawing attention to the greater implications of the industrialized food movement which has lead to an overall decline in home cooking."
- Todd Hoff
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happy bday!
- holly #ravingfangirl
Happy birthday youngun
- SteVe C
Happy bday!
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
from iPhone
Thank you!
- Nathan Chase
Happy Birthday!
- Jimminy IS Everybody
Happy Birthday!
- AJ Batac
Happy Birthday!
- Smaller Joe Silence
happy bday!
- imabonehead
Two Spocks Face Off in Audi Ad - http://mashable.com/2013...
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"Mr. Spocks past and present face off in this ad for Audi. Zachary Quinto, who plays Spock in the latest Star Trek films, and Leonard Nimoy, who originated the role in the '60s TV show, apparently are quite competitive with each other."
- c.a.j.
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That was funny
- Me
I'm no Scott Mueller, but...
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FIREPIT! Sent from my iPad
- Kevin (aka ThreadKilla)
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Nice work
- SteVe C
Tada! thats awesome.
- Lnorigb
Sweet!
- Kelli H.
I'm trying to set something up like this so that I can surreptitiously burn some (all?) of the branches, etc. from my downed trees. I have a 36" fire ring, but I need to prep the ground around it with stones or cement tiles, etc. Whoa! Just clicked to view the additional pics... I love the benches. You're way beyond what I was planning. Very nice.
- Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ
I admittedly went a little overboard. My tendency is to get in over my head when it comes to projects.
- Kevin (aka ThreadKilla)
I haven't been around these parts in quite some time. In all honesty, I'm kind of surprised there's still resources at Facebook keeping this place alive. Most of you I probably see elsewhere these days, but I still pop in from time to time just to see the lights are on.
Kelli H., Stephan Planken, imabonehead and 8 other people liked this
we're still here. there's alot of us, actually. even more during the daylight hours.
- Smaller Joe Silence
Hey man, how's flickhart?
- Mo Kargas
Still as strong as its ever been. Still plugging away on it.
- Nathan Chase
The copyright in the footer says 2006-2012. ;)
- Jimminy IS Everybody
So it does... We're working hard on a complete overhaul of the site - top to bottom - so we're not working too much on the current build. I should update that footer though.
- Nathan Chase
Hi Nathan, nice of you to drop by :)
- WoH: Professor MOTHRA
Oh, and Happy Birthday!
- WoH: Professor MOTHRA
Hugh Laurie: 'There's a sensual pleasure involved in making music that I just can't get from acting' - http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-...
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"And this one time... at band camp... I stuck a flute in my pussy!"
- SteVe C
Bacon Cheeseburger Quesadillas Recipe | Free Online Recipes | Free Recipes - http://blogchef.net/bacon-c...
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"This recipe combines the ingredients of a bacon cheeseburger in a quesadilla. These quesadillas are so easy to prepare and make a great appetizer. If you want you can even serve them for dinner with fries or a side dish. Some of the ingredients in this recipe include hamburger, bacon, cheese, onion, and pickles. You can add just about any of your favorite cheeseburger ingredients if you want."
- imabonehead
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RT @levarburton: Nice Light Thingy! MT @ARTofDion: @levarburton Jedi LaForge. May La Forge Be With You... http://t.co/u1mf69jsuA
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Steam Community :: Screenshot - http://steamcommunity.com/sharedf...
Maitani, Kelli H., Stephen Mack #TeamMomo and 3 other people liked this
Enjoying Tropico 4 :)
- Amit Patel
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This will be dinner tonight - Slowcooker Broccoli Cheesy Chicken! http://www.stayathomemum.com.au/recipes...
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Yay! OMNOMNOM! I think I'll serve it with rice, how about you?
- Headless Gnad Kicker
I made garlic croutons
- Johnny
@Johnny: Oh, that would be perfect! We thought it was missing something flavour & texture wise.
- Headless Gnad Kicker
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Emily just pointed to the Xbox controller and said "Where's Star Wars?" #maythefourthbewithyou #geekfamily4lyfe #fb
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Limited Edition Airline Folkstar SKY BLUE - Now Shipping | MyRareGuitars.com - http://www.myrareguitars.com/limited...
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"Feast your eyes on this new Limited Edition Airline Folkstar in Sky Blue."
- Smaller Joe Silence
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Eastwood still makes and sells them.
- Smaller Joe Silence
RT @verygrumpycat: I’ve got 99 problems and 86 of them are completely made up scenarios in my head that I'm stressing about for absolutely no logical reason.
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RT @billmon1: Private prisons paying judges for convicts also shows corrosive effects of capitalism: Cash nexus overwhelms social values like "justice"
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L..A."s Theatricum Botanicum Free Open House Sat. May 4 | Free Fun Los Angeles - http://losangeles.freefunguides.com/free-ad...
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"For a spectacular free thing do in Los Angeles on Saturday, May 4, celebrate the 40th anniversary one of L.A.’s almost hidden gems — the Theatricum Botanicum! Tucked away in beautiful Topanga Canyon, the Theatricum Botanicium will celebrate its anniversary with an open house 11 am – 5pm, featuring a full day of food, games, theater and fun for the whole family. It’s not just any old celebration! There are several free mini-classes in juggling, theater games, improv, Elizabethan dance, stage combat and fencing. There will be story telling, garden tours and a photo gallery displaying archival photos. The day includes a sneak peek of the upcoming five-play summer repertory season and comedy improv from Off the Grid at 3 pm."
- Anika
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This really resonates with me, given everything that my friend's family is going through right now. The tough thing is, that as an adult, they had no way to force her to get help at any point up to her series of arrests. Even when that help is available and offered, the person who needs it might not be capable of understanding that they should.
- Jennifer Dittrich
The Michigan press and legislature are just coming around to the notion that the publicly provided psychiatric care scuttled under the Engler Administration back in the early 90's is now paying "dividends" in a burgeoning prison system and crime rates. Of course it was done to "cut costs" but it has only drained public coffers at a higher rate and created more misery. Every measure that...
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- MoTO #TeamMonique
May Day Immigration Rights demonstration sign: "Fuck weed. Legalize my mom!"
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UK.Gov passes Instagram Act: All your pics belong to everyone now • The Register - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013...
Nils Sandin, Kol Tregaskes, Jessie and 9 other people liked this
"Have you ever uploaded a photo to Facebook, Instagram or Flickr? If so, you'll probably want to read this, because the rules on who can exploit your work have now changed radically, overnight. Amateur and professional illustrators and photographers alike will find themselves ensnared by the changes, the result of lobbying by Silicon Valley and radical bureaucrats and academics. The changes are enacted in the sprawling Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act which received Royal Assent last week, and it marks a huge shift in power away from citizens and towards large US corporations. How so? Previously, and in most of the world today, ownership of your creation is automatic, and legally considered to be an individual's property. That's enshrined in the Berne Convention and other international treaties, where it's considered to be a basic human right. What this means in practice is that you can go after somebody who exploits it without your permission - even if pursuing them is cumbersome...
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- Son of Groucho
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The Act contains changes to UK copyright law which permit the commercial exploitation of images where information identifying the owner is missing, so-called "orphan works", by placing the work into what's known as "extended collective licensing" schemes. Since most digital images on the internet today are orphans - the metadata is missing or has been stripped by a large organisation - millions of photographs and illustrations are swept into such schemes.
- Halil
so where does that leave us???
- Halil
I am currently building an 8 node cloud with HA using Mirantis Fuel Web and OpenStack. This is the future, today.
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Poopin'.
- Josh Haley
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This shit is totally mind blowing. Seriously.
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
Just curious. What is the bare metal in this setup?
- Julian
8 HP DL385 G7s each with 2 x 12 core CPUs, 16GB of RAM and 600GB of disk space
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
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