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heirofmedusa: bohemienne-savant: lifeonarockyroad: hugsandhear...

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:32:13 -0400

bohemienne-savant:

lifeonarockyroad:

hugsandheartslauren:

herconsciousstyle:

i know this life

This was the ROUGHHHHH life

Couldn’t take a nap for NOTHING.

turn your head too quick and you’ll smack yourself in the face. smh.

Sleeping on your face for the win.

So much pain.

sleepingwithpiercethemice: serotonical: How to break out of a...

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:45:31 -0400

sleepingwithpiercethemice:

serotonical:

How to break out of a zip-tie- potentially life-saving information

You guys, please share it. You never know when someone is going to need this information.

heirofmedusa: nepetaquest: angelfire93: Alright, if you’re a...

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:36:08 -0400

heirofmedusa:

nepetaquest:

angelfire93:

Alright, if you’re a consumer and you’re considering picking up the new Xbox One console, then please, take a moment to listen to me. Before we begin, no, I am not a fanboy or a hater. I have no console Bias. I have a PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, and a Gaming PC. Each has their pros and cons but now onto business.

DO NOT BUY AN XBOX ONE. Why? See the reasons below:

Xbox Requires an internet connection. Here’s how it works: Every 24 hours your Xbox will try to connect to Microsoft’s servers for verification. If it is unable to connect, sucks to be you. You’re blocked from playing even single player games until it can connect.

Source: http://kotaku.com/xbox-one-does-require-internet-connection-cant-play-o-509164109

Do you like renting games, lending them to a friend, or even borrowing them from a friend? No longer possible. Every Xbox One game you get must be registered to your Xbox live account to be played. After that point it will only work for you. No one else can use it unless they pay a fee. Essentially it works like this. You pick up a used Xbox One game from somewhere or someone, pop it into your console. The system verifies it’s been registered to your account. Uh-oh, it isn’t! In order to play it, you have to pay Microsoft a fee, which is currently slated to be full retail price. Doesn’t matter how scratched up it is or how cheap you got it at gamestop or from a friend. You aren’t just buying the physical copies anymore. You’re paying Microsoft for a LICENSE to be allowed to play that game.

It is worth mentioning Microsoft is exploring ways for you to trade in and resell your used games. This is rumored to mean that you can sell your digital license to play the game (registration) back to microsoft, likely for microsoft points. You can then trade in the game at gamespot for some cash if you like. Either way, as it currently stands, the new owner would still have to pay a fee on top of the price of actually buying the physical copy.

Source: http://www.technobuffalo.com/2013/05/21/xbox-one-fee-for-buying-used-games-full-retail-price/

Is it worth mentioning that Microsoft if shafting Indie Developers as well? Where as on Playstation Network or (whatever the Wii has) Indie Developers can self publish their content easily. Playstation even encourages this. Microsoft however forces these Indie Devs to enter publishing deals with them to be allowed to market their content. You don’t go through them, you don’t get to sell what you developed.

Source: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/22/indie-devs-cant-self-publish-on-xbox-one

I’m not quite done yet! Now, I’m sure you heard a lot about “TV TV TV TV SPORTS TV TV SPORTS SPORTS TV.” Yes, the Xbox is slated to be able to stream live tv, live sports, etc. So let me ask you this. You obviously already have something like cable or DirecTV. Do you really want to shell out hundreds of dollars more and pay a monthly subscription fee to have another television provider? Yes, I said hundreds of dollars, and I don’t mean the cost of the console. To view live TV from the Xbox you are required to purchase ANOTHER separate device for it to work. Why would you even consider shelling out more money for something you already have anyway? Even if you didn’t, DirecTV is cheaper. Or you could even subscribe you Hulu.com and watch live tv on your computer. FOR MUCH CHEAPER. You essentially have to buy another cable box if you don’t have one. And if you do… what do you need the Xbox One for?

Source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/05/21/xbox-one-live-tv-available-in-us-only-at-launch-requires-separate-device/

So far we’ve discovered that the Xbox One is not really a gaming console, at least… not a consumer friendly gaming console. It’s being marketed as an all-in-one home entertainment system. Something to replace all of the other devices in your house. But there are drawbacks even to that. Put on your tin foil hats for this part folks. Take from it what you will, all I’ll say is… possibilities…

The Xbox One’s features will not function unless the Kinect is plugged in and active. This is not an optional piece anymore.

Source: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/21/xbox-one-will-not-function-without-kinect-attached

So imagine your Kinect piece breaks? Tough luck, no more Xbox for you. But you know what’s worse?

Pay attention, because this is important. The Kinect is always watching. Always listening. Even when the system is off.

Yes. One of the ways to turn the system on is to audibly say: “Xbox On” while the system is off. The Kinect, which is always on, hears you and turns it on. Now this might seem like a cool feature, but did you know Microsoft patented a feature that would allow the Kinect’s camera (It’s no longer just a sensor, but a camera) to spy on you for the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America?) While they may not actually do this, it is actually possible for them to do this now. It has a camera, and a microphone. The Kinect is always on. It is ALWAYS listening, ALWAYS watching.

An idea has been tossed around that by using this feature, it will allows game developers and movie produces to set a limited amount of how many people can be allowed to view the entertainment. So as a hypothetical example, you and three friends are watching a movie, which is the maximum allowed. A fourth friend enters the room and the Kinect’s sensor registers the fourth individual. The movie stops and you a prompted to pay a fee so that the extra individual may also view the film. Again, that is NOT currently the case, but these are the ideas currently being tossed around with the system’s current capabilities.

Source for listening: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/21/4352596/the-xbox-one-is-always-listening

Source of spying: http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/139706-microsofts-new-kinect-patent-goes-big-brother-will-spy-on-you-for-the-mpaa

Now, just two more things and I’ll be done here!

This isn’t really a good or bad thing, but it’s annoying. It also explains how they can prevent you from playing a used game if you didn’t pay their fee. Xbox one no longer plays games off the discs, you HAVE to install them to the hard-drive in order to play them. I believe PS3 also has you do this (on a number of games but not always it seems), except that PS3 isn’t trying to Nickle and Dime you at every corner. It also seems according to this article there is something related to the Online portion at the beginning of this post. The option is there for Developers to require the Xbox to always be online to play their particular game. Well, it seems PC gamers and console gamers have one thing in common now… DRM.

(At least pirates on PC can bypass DRM easily. Not an option for Consoles.)

Source: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/21/4352314/xbox-one-hard-drive-game-installs

And last but not least, another annoyance… Xbox One will not be compatible with any and all current headsets. Nope, companies will either have to make new headsets altogether specifically for the Xbox One, and they have to adhere to what Microsoft wants. Look forward to price gouging.

Source: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/22/xbox-one-incompatible-with-current-gaming-headsets

Oh, one more thing… If you have an Xbox 360, don’t get rid of it. Why? Well if you want to keep playing your old 360 games you’ll need it. The Xbox One isn’t backwards compatible. At all. Not only that, but President of Microsoft’s Xbox Division Don Mattrick insults the very notion of backwards compatibility! He calls it: “Backwards thinking.”

Source: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/21/4350662/new-xbox-has-no-backwards-compatibilty

Source of insult: http://www.polygon.com/2013/5/22/4355984/xbox-one-backward-compatibility-backwards-thinking-don-mattrick

That is all I have to say currently folks, and I hope you took the time to read this far. I’ll conclude with the following… please… PLEASE do not buy this console. Paying for this supports greedy and anti-consumer business practices. Speak with your wallet, and pass up the Xbox One. No matter what games it might have that you want, even if they are exclusive. Do the right thing and make a statement. Refuse to be nickle and dimed like this. Refuse to be seen as a mindless consumer who will buy anything tossed to them.

We won’t know much else until after E3, but as it stands now, the PS4 or a decent gaming PC is the best way to go.

If you are willing to do so, please spread this post around. Liking is not even remotely necessary, but do please share it if you agree with and acknowledge what you’ve read here. The more people know, the fewer of them waste their money.

Thank you, kindly.

~Dylan Jordan

(Originally posted on Facebook by one of my friends. He brings up many valid points. Mind you, I haven’t been a fan of Xbox in a long time and I will most likely get a PS4. But this confirms further for me that I won’t be getting an Xbox one any time in the foreseeable future.)

TL;DR —The XBOX One is going to be a piece of shit and you really shouldn’t even remotely think about getting one.

So basically PC Gaming is where it’s gonna be at because the PS4 is fucking up by not being backward compatible with PS3 games…and the Xbox WhatsItsFuck REQUIRES an Internet connection to even function. And I never liked the Wii but it’s all good.

PC Gaming hooyah.

trulysophisticat: mabs-carousel: dnotive: calitenebrae: micth...

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:08:08 -0400

trulysophisticat:

mabs-carousel:

dnotive:

calitenebrae:

micthemicrophone:

farareusis:

katsallday:

nellysketchesnstuff:

betterbemeta:

mizuki-takashima:

I don’t care how you feel about friendship or magic literally everybody needs to watch this video right now

FINALLY SOMEBODY GETS IT

This is pretty much it, good video. In fact, this video talks about one of the major conflicts a lot of girls (like me!) have in adolescence: the concept of femininity is bogged down with so much social bullshit and systematic unfairness (and believe me, even as little kids we can tell) that lots of us feel we have to reject feminine things because we don’t want any of that crap. Even if we like it.

And I suspect, this goes for boys too. Because things associated with girls are also associated with that social bullshit, and they get constantly shamed by their peers to maintain their masculinity (The ‘Fag Discourse’, from C.J. Pascoe, this is an excerpt from a book I think all bronies should read) in adolescence, so they can’t easily take coded feminine things out of their dark hole either.

I would have felt way less ashamed of myself when I was a little kid if I had discourse like this to follow.

This video is spot on, and I encourage everyone to watch it, even if you’re not a pegasister or a brony.

Applause gif that I can’t dig up right now.

Yes, yes, yes. This is exactly why I fell in love with this show.

I WAS AFRAID I WAS GOIG TO GET MAD AT THIS VIDEO BUT HOLY CRAP IT WAS SO GOOD

I DON’T CARE IF YOU DON’T WATCH THE SHOW YOU SHOULD WATCH THIS :U

[he kept saying “feminity” instead of “femininity” though omg]

Wow. I’m actually impressed.

Holy shit perfect

Nailed it.

My faith in bronies is restored. Everyone should watch this.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU! THIS IS EXACTLY WHY THE SHOW IS GOOD.

crackerhell: nandosagi: bratscad: Nintendo releases the Wii U...

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:22:31 -0400

crackerhell:

nandosagi:

bratscad:

Nintendo releases the Wii U with hardly any first party games

They take their time to develop them

Microsoft and Playstation showing off consoles with no games

Nintendo waiting for both companies to flop at E3

Nintendo suddenly drops a megaton amount of first party games for the Wii U

Everybody flocks to it because the other consoles have a higher price point and less games to offer

Iwata’s face when everything worked out according to plan

[keikaku intensifies]

計画通り

thenoodlebooty: Please anyone who ever hangs out with me please...

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:02:42 -0400

thenoodlebooty:

Please anyone who ever hangs out with me please please PLEASE read this

But… paper bags can cause hyperventilation. Avoid the paper bags.

crackerhell: blackrockerchic: greymon: cataquacks: OH MY...

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:58:49 -0400

crackerhell:

blackrockerchic:

greymon:

cataquacks:

OH MY GOD….

inceredible

??????????

this never gets old

heirofmedusa: thatonegirldelaney: These never get...

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:51:17 -0400

heirofmedusa:

thatonegirldelaney:

These never get old…

Lmfaoooo

thebigblackwolfe: girljanitor: blackfoxx: girljanitor: thebig...

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:49:11 -0400

thebigblackwolfe:

girljanitor:

blackfoxx:

girljanitor:

thebigblackwolfe:

girljanitor:

One thing I’ve noticed that’s an interesting note of cultural differences within America is the gendering of hairstyles. I’ve included variations above of the two-braids hairstyle that, where I come from, is a common male hairstyle.

I’ve included two pictures of Snoop Dogg, who is probably for most people the most famous wearer of this hairstyle in a national/international context. Snoop of course is a bit of a dandy, with the signature long hair that’s obviously pampered and well-cared for. An important note: Snoop is from the LA area, specifically Long Beach, which is also my birthplace and hometown.

I’ve also included a photo of Willie Nelson, who’s rather famous for appropriating the two-braids hairstyle, which is generally considered to be the domain specifically of men of color. The braids are most popular among men of indigenous, mestizo, or Mexican descent, including young Black men.

For young Black men who do not perm their hair, the cornrow-braids hairstyle is a bit more common; six cornrowed braids that are then braided again at the base of the neck into two braids instead of hanging free.

Additionally, being a male and having your hair prepared in this style gives another message: that there is a woman who cares for you enough to take care of your hair like this, whether a mother, grandmother, aunt, wife, sister, or girlfriend. It can have the connotation of being spoiled, como “trenzcito” which means “little braid(ed boy)”; it adds a connotation of “baby boy” or “youngest son”.

Two instances of culture clash: when I first moved up north, I commonly fixed my hair in two long braids, which were almost waist length. In Cali, this is a “butch” hairstyle, or at least kinda gender-neutral. I got so many (sexist AND racist) comments about it, especially at work, that I ended up cutting my hair off an inch or two from my scalp.

Another is my ex-husband had very long hair, which I used to carefully and lovingly braid for him as part of my marianisma duties: a single long braid, the double-braid-in-one style pictured above, two sleek braids parted in the middle, and on special occasions, box braids. In contrast, my (white) partner now really doesn’t like me to do anything to his hair at all; he considers it to be kinda feminizing and/or something only to be done in private. I always end up feeling vaguely offended and rejected, but I just have to remind myself that it’s honestly a cultural difference, and that his lack of braids doesn’t reflect poorly on my care for him.

It’s really kind of funny if you think about it. I’m always imagining people see my unbraided partner at work and their pity upon him for being so unloved, before I remember this is the north and no one thinks that here. Still, it doesn’t stop me from wanting to yell, “make sure they know that I LOVE you!” every day when he leaves for work.

This is great commentary but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t focused on dude in the center most of the time.

Mine is a multipurpose and flexible blog

come for the commentary

stay for the beauty

lol this makes me think of Mario’s song “Braid my hair”

OMG YES THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT

I didn’t even know the song before (lol I still listen to the music I listened to in high school because I’m an old people) but I looked at the music video and listened to the song, and it’s basically about everything i just wrote about.

“sit me down like you love me.”

I like how this post came up when I did an image search for my url.

strugglingtobeheard: glittergeek: grrlyghoul: Tell it,...

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:45:03 -0400

strugglingtobeheard:

glittergeek:

grrlyghoul:

Tell it, Prince.

Omg.

Wow why am I just realizing this full line and ughhhhh?!? Yes

fishingboatproceeds: Mind says 14 minutes. Clock says 2...

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:03:44 -0400

fishingboatproceeds:

Mind says 14 minutes. Clock says 2 years.

14 minutes per visit… visit many many many times per day….. hmmm.

newmodelminority: heirofmedusa: radicalrebellion: zaynmalphurs...

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:55:41 -0400

newmodelminority:

heirofmedusa:

radicalrebellion:

zaynmalphurs:

queennubian:

1uppitynegress:

#Prayers #Repost from @gcode2222 “If you see her please call the number 404-503-5848 or hit @robinhoodmills” via @InstaReposts

SIGNAL BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOST!!!! Help Bring her home!

Boost!!!

Boost. This is my home.

This should have 5K notes.

gameolithos: Gametrailers presents “Timeline - Kingdom Hearts...

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:46:16 -0400

gameolithos:

Gametrailers presents “Timeline - Kingdom Hearts Trailer” X

annilylf: necromorph-slayinglovemachine: HELP I CAN’T...

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:23:45 -0400

annilylf:

necromorph-slayinglovemachine:

HELP I CAN’T STOP

well that’s horrifying

gonna have to reblog this one

artclasshero: sith-ari: mediaite: CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Asks...

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:17:27 -0400

artclasshero:

sith-ari:

mediaite:

CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Asks Atheist Tornado Survivor If She ‘Thanked The Lord’

Owned, Wolf. Owned.

This is why you don’t assume shit

madeofmess: hornedfreak: maggiekarp: does this happen to...

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:10:29 -0400

madeofmess:

hornedfreak:

maggiekarp:

does this happen to anyone else cos it hAPPENS TO ME A LOT

me every time

I hardly use lineart but when I do…yeah.

strugglingtobeheard: siddharthasmama: provocatoria: socialisma...

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:14:26 -0400

strugglingtobeheard:

siddharthasmama:

provocatoria:

socialismartnature:

Amazing 9 year old Asean Johnson brings the crowd to their feet at Chicago school closings rally

Asean (ah-Shawn) goes to Marcus Garvey Elementary School, slated for closure by the Chicago Public School administration, an un-elected board who’s members are appointed by Mayor Rahm Elmanuel, former Chief of Staff for President Barack Obama

More Info On School Closings Protests Here

===

Daaaamn. Watch this 9-yr old student stand up and spit hot fire at a mass rally against the Chicago Mayor and Public School administration who are trying to close his and dozens of other schools in mostly non-white neighborhoods.

The future of social justice activism.

Crying. Black and brown children shouldn’t have to grow up so fast. This kid is absolutely amazing, but I wish we lived in a world where he could just play with his friends, hang out with his family or spend time worrying about if that girl down the street has a crush on him, instead of having to take on the responsibility of advocating for himself and other black, brown and low income childrens’ education. POC kids can never just be kids, man.

Bolded that last sentence for the cot damn truth.

jesus. this child. wow. so real. i get so mad at the government because like… you hate black radicals but you create them!!! you see this!! this child just wants to go to school and have some safety!!!! thats what he wants. and he can’t have it. because he’s Black and poor. and his friends are too. so these children are acutely aware of this. and we hate Black radicals in this country but we spend every day creating them. give the kids what they need. this child tho!!

Photo

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:47:56 -0400

warmcozy: yokhakidfiasco: pumpumreligion: You share pics of...

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:29:01 -0400

warmcozy:

yokhakidfiasco:

pumpumreligion:

You share pics of angry cats share this too!

Signal boost to my south florida followers

please reblog, power of the internet saves people

dragonsigma: TUMBLR, YOU’RE GOING TO LOVE THIS. This is an...

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:31:37 -0400

dragonsigma:

TUMBLR, YOU’RE GOING TO LOVE THIS.

This is an animated show that’s going to be picked up by the Hub soon. it’s about a boy who turns into a female superhero.