Linkspam really wanted to sleep in this morning.
Abigail Nussbaum has a great post on recent movies, ending with a complaint that I really agreed with: I love Pixar's films, but every time I watch one it just reminds me of how poor and unimaginative most of Hollywood's other, adult-oriented, blockbusters are in comparison. There's no reason why Star Trek and Avatar shouldn't have been as engaging and exciting as Wall-E and Toy Story 3. Indeed.
This may have already made the rounds, but here's a Hitchhikers' Guide-Doctor Who mashup. Tom Baker era, I understand. And no, I haven't seen it.
Y'all have probably already heard that Viacom lost its lawsuit against YouTube for copyright infringement. This isn't over, as Viacom is going to appeal.
Tafkar has the trailer for Red, which I don't know what it is, but it has Helen Mirren and Tafkar is very excited about it. Check it out and let me know? (As above, video is blocked at work.)
huzzlewhat has an interesting rumor about Orlando Bloom and Prince of Persia. If true, my opinion of the man has significantly improved.
You have probably already seen this link around as well, but seriously, follow it. It's about the longest match in professional tennis history, which apparently is finally over. At any rate, scroll down the Guardian link until you see the names Isner and Mahut, and start snickering. The score stands at 34-34. In order to stay upright and keep their strength, John Isner and Nicolas Mahut have now started eating members of the audience. They trudge back to the baseline, gnawing on thigh-bones and sucking intestines. They have decided that they will stay on Court 18 until every spectator is eaten. Only then, they say, will they consider ending their contest.
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So remember that huge battle over electing the user representative to the LJ advisory board? Well, if you don't it doesn't matter, since LJ is ditching the advisory board. Rydra also hosts some thoughtful discussion of the future of LJ-in-English.
It's also informative to scroll backwards on the LJ_advisory LJ and see how nothing at all was posted by or about the board for the last year. Huh.
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I am afraid to read this long story about the fate of the bluefin tuna. ::cringes::
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The joys of volunteer work: a story in dialogue.
Elderly Fellow Member of Social Group, who has a fund-raising project he needs my help with: So I have this letter I wrote on my computer I'd like you to review, and then we can send it out to the alumni.
cofax: So you can email it to me, and I'll review and send it back.
FMSG: Um, how do I do that?
cofax: Oookay, well, can you attach the file to an email?
FMSG: How do I do that?
cofax (trying to make it simpler): How about we just paste the text of the file into an email?
FMSG: How do I do that?
cofax: Erm. Okay, can you open up the letter at the same time the email is open? At the lower left of your screen is a button that says "start". Click on that, and go to "Microsoft Word"... [many adventures follow; eventually we have both programs open at the same time. Alt-Tab is a rollercoaster of thrills.]
FMSG: Okay, I have the letter. What do I do now?
cofax: Click the cursor anywhere in the letter, and hit CTRL-A. It's all selected, right?
FMSG: No, it's blank. There's nothing.
cofax, silently: ACK!
cofax, out loud: Okay, hit CTRL-Z. Did it come back? No, do it again. No? Okay, um, find the little X on the upper right of the window and close the file WITHOUT saving.
FMSG: I'm sorry, this really isn't my thing. My son usually helps me with the computer.
cofax: ::sighs::
cofax: Okay, let's try to attach the file instead. When you're in the email, do you see any icons of a paperclip, or something that says "attach"?...
... He's going to mail me the hard copy. I can't wait until I get the hand-written list of names this letter is going to. I see mail-merge in my future. I don't hardly ever use my printer, this is going to be so much fun.
::facepalm::
ETA: Since I have had a drive-by anonymous flame accusing me of ageism, I should edit.
To be fair, computers is not what this guy does as a full-time job, or even part-time. He is retired, and supplements his income with contracting work on the side, and maybe uses the computer once every few months. So it's not fair of me to have expected him to be particularly good with computers, although he did have one. Computers weren't common in the home until he was probably well into his 50s, and I don't even want to think of the new technology that I will be expected to adjust to in the next thirty years.
And yes, I'm pretty crap at giving computer instructions over the phone. This is one reason why I am not in IT.
I apologize for being ageist in this post.
Y'all have a good day.
Crossposted from DW, where there are
comments; comment here or there.
This may have already made the rounds, but here's a Hitchhikers' Guide-Doctor Who mashup. Tom Baker era, I understand. And no, I haven't seen it.
Y'all have probably already heard that Viacom lost its lawsuit against YouTube for copyright infringement. This isn't over, as Viacom is going to appeal.
Tafkar has the trailer for Red, which I don't know what it is, but it has Helen Mirren and Tafkar is very excited about it. Check it out and let me know? (As above, video is blocked at work.)
huzzlewhat has an interesting rumor about Orlando Bloom and Prince of Persia. If true, my opinion of the man has significantly improved.
You have probably already seen this link around as well, but seriously, follow it. It's about the longest match in professional tennis history, which apparently is finally over. At any rate, scroll down the Guardian link until you see the names Isner and Mahut, and start snickering. The score stands at 34-34. In order to stay upright and keep their strength, John Isner and Nicolas Mahut have now started eating members of the audience. They trudge back to the baseline, gnawing on thigh-bones and sucking intestines. They have decided that they will stay on Court 18 until every spectator is eaten. Only then, they say, will they consider ending their contest.
*
So remember that huge battle over electing the user representative to the LJ advisory board? Well, if you don't it doesn't matter, since LJ is ditching the advisory board. Rydra also hosts some thoughtful discussion of the future of LJ-in-English.
It's also informative to scroll backwards on the LJ_advisory LJ and see how nothing at all was posted by or about the board for the last year. Huh.
*
I am afraid to read this long story about the fate of the bluefin tuna. ::cringes::
*
The joys of volunteer work: a story in dialogue.
Elderly Fellow Member of Social Group, who has a fund-raising project he needs my help with: So I have this letter I wrote on my computer I'd like you to review, and then we can send it out to the alumni.
cofax: So you can email it to me, and I'll review and send it back.
FMSG: Um, how do I do that?
cofax: Oookay, well, can you attach the file to an email?
FMSG: How do I do that?
cofax (trying to make it simpler): How about we just paste the text of the file into an email?
FMSG: How do I do that?
cofax: Erm. Okay, can you open up the letter at the same time the email is open? At the lower left of your screen is a button that says "start". Click on that, and go to "Microsoft Word"... [many adventures follow; eventually we have both programs open at the same time. Alt-Tab is a rollercoaster of thrills.]
FMSG: Okay, I have the letter. What do I do now?
cofax: Click the cursor anywhere in the letter, and hit CTRL-A. It's all selected, right?
FMSG: No, it's blank. There's nothing.
cofax, silently: ACK!
cofax, out loud: Okay, hit CTRL-Z. Did it come back? No, do it again. No? Okay, um, find the little X on the upper right of the window and close the file WITHOUT saving.
FMSG: I'm sorry, this really isn't my thing. My son usually helps me with the computer.
cofax: ::sighs::
cofax: Okay, let's try to attach the file instead. When you're in the email, do you see any icons of a paperclip, or something that says "attach"?...
... He's going to mail me the hard copy. I can't wait until I get the hand-written list of names this letter is going to. I see mail-merge in my future. I don't hardly ever use my printer, this is going to be so much fun.
::facepalm::
ETA: Since I have had a drive-by anonymous flame accusing me of ageism, I should edit.
To be fair, computers is not what this guy does as a full-time job, or even part-time. He is retired, and supplements his income with contracting work on the side, and maybe uses the computer once every few months. So it's not fair of me to have expected him to be particularly good with computers, although he did have one. Computers weren't common in the home until he was probably well into his 50s, and I don't even want to think of the new technology that I will be expected to adjust to in the next thirty years.
And yes, I'm pretty crap at giving computer instructions over the phone. This is one reason why I am not in IT.
I apologize for being ageist in this post.
Y'all have a good day.
Crossposted from DW, where there are
comments; comment here or there.