shiney lord of mayhem. diabetic cyborg. fighting to keep the world strange.
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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Hey Everyone! This week grumpyhawk and Benjamin discuss how Aereo fights back, preemptively, the White House picks it’s first Chief Privacy Officer, FBI document references the Electronic Communications Act from the 1980’s, How the MPAA insists that considering fair use before filing a DMCA takedown is crazy, and controlling robots with our thoughts. All of this on today’s episode “Fighting for the Future”.
Show Notes
- Aereo Files Suit Against CBS to Head Off Second Copyright Claim
- White House picks Twitter lawyer as internet privacy officer/
- DOJ - We don’t need warrants for e-mail, facebook chats, etc.
- FBI documents suggest feds read emails without warrant
- MPAA insists that considering fair use before filing a DMCA takedown would be crazy.
- Controlling Robots with your thoughts.
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New Pacific Rim trailer. I am ridiculously excited to see it this summer.
Commissions post, now with lazier examples, just for you!
Nudity’s fine. Still wavering on the actual smut, but if it’s not too out there, drop me a note and we’ll see what’s what. Be prepared to point me in the direction of some sort of reference, especially if it’s for a character I’m not familiar with..
I have bills due in two days and six slots open now (only doing one of the last tier this time around or they’ll never get finished, I am still staring down the barrel of a dozen CCG illustrations, I just don’t know when they’re paying me).Get You Some ART
general psa:
freedom of speech means that the government is not allowed to tell you to shut the fuck up. it doesn’t mean that i am not allowed to tell you to shut the fuck up.
I keep seeing too many people complain about having big thighs and being fat or skinny so I made these!
Encouraging Zangief!
can we just call him body positive zangief
BODY POSITIVE ZANGIEF
I love BPZ.
Let’s just proliferate the shit out of this.
BODY POSITIVE ZANGIEF!
LOVE THIS
if you ever think mythology is boring or serious business or whatever shit
just remember that cerberus, the hell-hound and guard dog of the underworld, comes from the root indo-european word ḱerberos, which evolved into the greek word kerberos, which got changed to cerberus when it went from greek to latin
ḱerberos means “spotted”
that’s right
hades, lord of the dead, literally fucking named his pet dog spot
First trailer for Arrested Development - Season 4!
Oh my god.
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
(Source: timetoputonashow)
this is so perfect ;__;
THIS
I have social anxiety. I’m pretty chill on my own. Sorta. I do need a few people to be accessible around me because a complete absence has the unfortunate effect of amplifying introspective anxiety and existential angst beyond tolerable limits. I was reading about depersonalization and derealization a little while back; I think that might play a part, but I worry that I might just be a hypochondriac.
(Source: snapdraws)
Armored Diving Suit, France c. 1878 (via Xerposa)
Hyperbole and a Half posted again, and everyone needs to read it because:
- If you are depressed, it will resonate with you like whoa.
- If you are not depressed, it will clarify some stereotypes about depression that need to be said. An explanation like this has been needed for a LONG time.
- If you know someone who is depressed, you’ll be better at interacting with them after reading this.
Allie Brosh is a genius.
Allie Brosh is my fucking hero. Shriveled piece of corn is pure Zen.
