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Good Saturday evening, MetaFilter! This week, blnkfrnk would like to know "what book people would choose to adapt to a movie. If it has already been adapted, what would you do differently? Casting choices, rewrites, choice of book, type and style of movie, all are open to debate." [more inside]
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Good Saturday evening, MetaFilter! Tonight's question comes from zamboni, who wants to know what your most prized possession is! Obviously you have to tell us the story about WHY it's your most treasured possession. Or, you can just tell us what's up with you, how the new year's going, whether it's cold enough to freeze your Winnebago where you are ... [more inside]
Good Saturday evening, MetaFilter! Tonight's topic: What are your New Year's Resolutions? [more inside]
Good Saturday evening, MetaFilter! This week, an open thread for the holidays, and I hope you're having lovely ones! Tell us something holiday-y that's up with you.
Good Saturday Evening, MetaFilter! Tonight for metatalktails, filthy light thief wants to know how far you got on your NaNoWriMo this year, or share how any other project they're working on (or recently finished!) is going. If it's a THING, pictures are great! [more inside]
Good Saturday evening, MetaFilter! Tonight's topic: What are you thankful for? Big or small, silly or serious, share the things you're thankful for this year.
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Good Saturday evening, MetaFilter! This week, because it's been a long one, please share a happy thing that's happened to you lately, whether it's something super-fantastically awesome or just binge-watching Stranger Things this weekend. Tell us the good stuff going on in your life!
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Good Saturday evening, MetaFilter! After reading 8 billion AskMe recs over several years I finally gave in and bought a Tom Bihn bag that arrived this morning, so this week what I want to know is: What has MetaFilter convinced you to do? Dared you to try? Forced you to attempt? SHARE.
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Good Saturday evening, MetaFilter! It was 95 in Chicago today and I am hella grumpy about it! This week's topic comes from Johnny Wallflower and Bondcliff, who want to know the Things You've Done That You Would Never Tell Your Mother. Or father. Or guardian. Or boss. Or thesis supervisor. Or android caregiver. Or miscellaneous authority figure. Whatev. You get the idea!
The seasons are changing, which means I want to talk about what you're up to for the next few months for fall/spring/wet season/dry season/eternal paradise of your tropical island where the seasons don't change!
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Good Saturday evening, MetaFilter! Monday is the total eclipse for much of the US, what do you have planned? Non-eclipse-chasers, antipodeans, and Old Worlders, what's up with your Monday? [more inside]
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Good Saturday evening, MetaFilter! This week's conversation starter: What is your favorite word, and why? [more inside]
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Good Saturday evening, MetaFilter! bookmammal wants to know, "what was the last thing you purchased? Was it a "need" or a "want"?" You can skip routine life-maintenance purchases like groceries and gas and transit cards and things like that (because otherwise 75% of the answers will be "picked up groceries/got gas/loaded my transit card on the way home"). If you would like to cheat and say the last interesting thing you bought, or say the last thing you bought and also the last interesting thing you bought, I won't tell! [more inside]
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Good Saturday evening, MetaFilter! This week's metatalktails topic is deeply philosophical: What, to you, is the good life? Of course if you're not feeling philosophical feel free to give us the latest gossip, life updates, amusing people watching, great books, etc., from your recent days; they're conversation starters, not limiters! [more inside]
Good Saturday evening, MetaFilter! This week's metatalktail topic: It's Memorial Day weekend in the US, my kids are already (!!) out of school, so that mean's it's summer! What awesome things do you have planned for the summer? Books, movies, Netflix marathons, actual marathons, trips, hobbies, hanging out, cooking, never cooking, drinking summer booze ... tell us! And if you are one of our many friends from the lovely lands down under, tell us all about your cool winter plans!
Good Saturday evening, MetaFilter! This week's prompt is from lyssabee, who has used Cherry Chapstick for 30 years: What brands are you extra loyal to? Remember, they're conversation starters, not limiters, so talk about whatever's on your mind!
Good Saturday evening, Metafilter! It's time for another metatalktails! This week's topic, from my own brain -- What are your superstitions? I don't think of myself as a superstitious person, but every now and then one pops up that surprises me with its vehemence. Remember, they're conversation-starters, not -limiters, so feel free to talk about whatever's on your mind!
Good Saturday Night, MetaFilter! Tonight's MetaTalkTail topic comes from DrDr ChuraChura, who just finished her Ph.D.: If you were a plant or animal, what would you be and why? Remember, they're conversation starters, not limiters, so feel free to discuss anything you want!
Good Saturday Evening, Metafilter! This week's topic is from 1f2frfbf, who wants you to share the named inanimate objects in your lives with explanations or mysteries, as they deserve! Remember, they're conversation starters, not conversation limiters, so you can talk about any sociable/personal/sharing thing on your mind -- we're here to kibbitz! [more inside]
Good Saturday Evening, Metafilter! In honor of the March for Science, share your favorite science story or science fact! [more inside]
Good Saturday Evening, Metafilter! I'm late today because I got sucked into The Andy Griffith Show with my 7-year-old, who sometimes deigns to watch old black-and-white sitcoms with me. Today's question is courtesy of frimble, what book (and/or movie and/or etc.) has influenced your life the most, for better or worse? [more inside]
Good Saturday Evening, Metafilter! This week we're hanging out in MetaFilter's new inn, The Requested Pony, from where diverse adventurers may set forth on quests. But we're just here to shoot the breeze! [more inside]
Good Saturday Evening, Metafilter! This week's topic is from bookmammal: What was the last thing you did for the first time? (That is, what's the most recent brand new experience you had?) [more inside]
Good Saturday Evening, MetaFilter! This week: What's the coolest unknown thing about your hometown (current or former!) that all visitors should see, or all residents should know? [more inside]
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I want to talk about "local action" for all the MeFites who have ideas, need ideas, or just want to share cool ideas you've seen out there. [more inside]
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Myka Montoya is a well-known YouTube and Instagram star. She and her sister Mya have a YouTube channel called Montoya Twinz. For a 19-year-old, Myka seems very serious. The truth is, she has a chill and easy-going personality. She was also very active in different sports activities during high school. Mya is Myka’s older sister by one whole minute. Myka Montoya’s ethnicity is part of German, Irish, Thai, Mexican. Myka Montoya went to Downey High School. At the age of 17, she got in at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona, Private Christian University.
Famous YouTube star Myka Montoya has a channel with her twin sister Mya called Montoya Twinz. They joined YouTube on Oct 29th, 2016. So far, their channel has gathered over 544K subscribers and over 28 million views. Their YouTube channel is full of interesting content related to food or sports challenges, hair tutorials, back to school advice, daily vlogs, workouts, etc. Myka and Mya often film videos with their parents and include friends like Zack Justice, Bell twins, Stokes Twins in their challenges.
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Etch A Sketch And The Permanent Campaign Silly Season
Yesterday, the campaign silly season got particularly silly.
Instead of spending yesterday talking about Mitt Romney’s win in Illinois, the fact that there’s really no logical reason for Rick Santorum or Newt Gingrich to stay in the race, or even President Obama’s
Energy Tour campaign swing through the Southwest, the political media spent yesterday talking about a 50 year old toy:
Rick Santorum doesn’t care about the unemployment rate. Mitt Romney likes to fire people and doesn’t care about the very poor.
And Eric Fehrnstrom thinks he can recreate Romney from zero like an Etch A Sketch drawing, with general election voters none the wiser.
A senior Romney adviser, Fehrnstrom on Wednesday became the latest presidential campaign personality to stumble sideways into a classic 2012 gaffe: saying something that he didn’t quite mean to say, which played into a terrible preexisting perception of his candidate.
On national television this morning, Fehrnstrom fumbled by arguing that the 2012 race would reset after the Republican primary, likening it to an Etch A Sketch toy in which pictures get erased and redrawn at will.
Except Fehrnstrom’s language wasn’t quite so precise and it was unclear whether the Etch A Sketch was supposed to represent the 2012 political landscape or the candidate for which he works. What Fehrnstrom literally said was: “I think you hit a reset button for the fall campaign, everything changes. It’s almost like an Etch A Sketch, you can kind of shake it up and we start all over again.”
And with that, the Romney adviser triggered a now-familiar 2012 ritual, as opponents piled on with outrage, Romney’s staff circled the wagons and the press hyped the gaffe — which reminded the audience of Romney’s malleability — to epic proportions. By Wednesday afternoon, Etch A Sketch was a trending topic on Twitter.
Romney’s rivals in the Republican primary were especially gleeful over the remark: both Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich, following large losses to Romney in Tuesday’s Illinois primary, brandished Etch A Sketches at campaign events to raise the alarm about Romney’s political pliancy.
“Gov. Romney’s staff, they don’t even have the decency to wait until they get the nomination to explain to us how they’ll sell us out,” Gingrich declared. “I think having an Etch A Sketch as your campaign model, raises every doubt about where we’re going.”
Santorum’s campaign took things even further, dispatching national press secretary Alice Stewart to hand out Etch A Sketches at a Romney event in Maryland. In Louisiana, Santorum compared Romney unfavorably to the framers of the U.S. Constitution.
“Imagine had Mitt Romney been around at the time we were drafting our Constitution. He would just shake it and just shook it up after it was approved to rewrite it,” Santorum said.
Democrats, meanwhile, did everything they could to exploit the controversy. The Democratic National Committee and the independent group American Bridge blasted out web videos reveling in a ready-made metaphor for Romney’s political fecklessness.
“While extraordinarily cynical, this candid admission of Gov. Romney’s general election strategy to mislead the American people does at least have the benefit of truth,” Bill Burton, strategist for the Obama super PAC Priorities USA, said in a statement. “There is no doubt Gov. Romney is going to try to mask his right-wing, anti-middle class agenda in order to win the election.”
Here’s the video of what Eric Fehrnstrom said yesterday that started this whole controversy:
You can judge for yourself what it was that Fehrnstrom was trying to say, but from my perspective it seems clear that he was talking about the rather obvious fact that once a primary campaign is over and you begin the General Election campaign, you really are talking about a whole new ball game. The issues and message that you concentrate on in appealing to primary voters is going to be very different from the one you refine for the General Election, and the message in a primary election may even vary from state to state as the race progresses. That, it seems to me, is what he was trying to express here, but because it played into the pre-existing meme of Romney as a flip-flopper, and because we live in a digital age where 30 seconds of airtime on an early morning CNN program that hardly anyone watches can go around the world in a minute, we spent all day yesterday on an Etch A Sketch meme.
By later afternoon Twitter and the blogosphere were full of attack ads and mocking tweets featuring Etch A Sketch’s some of which were, admittedly, funny. Romney’s Republican opponents jumped on the meme fairly quickly too. And everyone was laughing about it on the morning shows this morning. But I have to wonder, why did was an entire day on the campaign trial wasted over a comment by a campaign aide, not the candidate himself, that took up about 7 seconds? Are people really saying that Romney’s campaign should be judged by one off-hand remark by this campaign aide which was made during a live television interview, and which is probably being misinterpreted by those with a partisan agenda? And why did the political press and the blogosphere spend an entire day on what is essentially a nonsense story?
There are several obvious answers, of course. With political campaigns at the national level now a 365/24/7 affair that plays out not just on television and in print, but also on the Internet, including websites like Think Progress that quickly picked up the clip and ran with it. Yea, it was a fun little diversion for the afternoon, but it accomplished absolutely nothing, and as I said it really doesn’t tell us anything about Romney’s campaign. Gaffes happen all the time in campaigns and some are more serious than others, but it seems like now the ones that get the most attention are the ones that are just downright silly, and that’s where this one falls in my estimation. It’s right up there (or down there) with Obama’s “57 states” comment, which people on the right still absurdly point to as if it proves that Barack Obama is dumb enough to think that there are 57 states, some even point to it as proof that he’s a Muslim because there are 57 nations in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Just as the 57 states comment told us nothing about Barack Obama, this Etch A Sketch comment is just a ridiculously stupid diversion.
There are calls today that Fehrnstrom should be fired. Perhaps it’s true that Romney’s campaign needs a communications reboot and that means bringing in a new Communications Director. However, firing him over one stupid comment that got stupidly blown out of proportion strikes me as ridiculous. Instead, how about we start focusing on the important issues?
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The Short Version
- 4 hour Drive from Flagstaff to Zion
- Cookies at Jacob’s Lake Inn Halfway to Zion
- Slept on public camp land on Sheep Bridge Road
- Angels’ Landing Hike in Zion National Park (5 Miles)
- Lunch at MeMe’s Cafe
- Bouldering in Moe’s Valley
- Slept in Zion visitor center parking lot
- The Narrows (21 miles)
- Slept at Watchman campsite in Zion
- Breakfast to go from Oscar’s Cafe
The Long Version
Much like Moab I considered heading to St. George/Springdale area because the South West corridor of Utah has some must do hiking in the U.S. However, much like Moab, the living arrangements didn’t work out leaving this to be another weekend excursion. The Zion area is a four to five hour drive North West from flagstaff. There are actually two ways to get there. the direct route is North past Page and up into Utah then across. The second route is 20 minutes longer but is in my opinion the better option because you can stop at Jacob’s Lake Inn/Lodge in Jacob’s Lake. Park, walk in, go to the bakery counter to the left and ask for one of every cookie (about 14 kinds). Why? Because they are crazy good. I ate about half of them and gave the other half to people I met to make instant friends.
A couple hours past Jacob’s Lake is the outskirts of St. George and a right turn to the town of Springdale which harbors the main entrance to Zion. I got to the Hurrican area (30 mins East of St. George) at around 9:30pm on a Friday with the expectation of eating dinner but found that all places in this area (and Springdale) basically close at 9 except for one Mexican food place (more options if willing to drive to St. George). Keep that in mind if you drive there late and forego eating dinner in anticipation of eating a late dinner. Also, the supermarkets close at 11ish (and earlier in Springdale) so stop early to stock up on next day snacks.
Instead of driving to the rest of the way to Zion I pulled off onto Sheep Bridge Road which is a fairly well maintained dirt road that leads to open camping areas. It was hard to tell where exactly to turn off (and where my Elantra cold turn off at) but after a couple miles I bit the bullet and turned off and fortunately had enough clearance to make it into one of the small clearings beside the road that was occupied by a few campers. From previous trips I am aware that my car is not comfortable to sleep in, however, that night I made an interesting discovery. Before leaving flagstaff I borrowed a medium sized crash pad from a friend (for bouldering) which I threw in my back seat. It just so happens that with the other junk (clothes and what not) that occupied underneath the crashpad it was propped up to thw height of my backseat windows. I had also recently learned that my city-dweller-look-I-camp-walmart-sleeping-bag (rated to 50 F) was not really protective against the elements. In lue of this information I bought an actual sleeping bag (rated to 15 F). Backseat+Crashpad+sleeping bag + Pillow +roll down one window and stick my feet out equates to a pretty comfortable sleeping arrangement.
Saturday: From the random sleeping spot I was at it is a 30-minute drive to the South entrance of Zion (which is the main entrance). The main road goes through the small city of Springdale which harbors the entrance to Zion. Springdale is basically a single road city lined with places to eat, small shops, hotels and adventure companies for a couple of miles. The city lives off tourists passing through on the way to Zion so the city it is well maintained and lined with large trees that recedes into the canyon walls and river. Past Springdale the main road leads to the entrance to the park. A pass to the park costs $30 (for cars) and grants entry for a week. Just past the entrance on the right is the visitor center and shuttle buses. From the map (that they give after purchasing a pass) I could easily tell where I wanted to go (Angel’s Landing Trailhead), but I soon found out that you cannot drive up to the trail head, that privilege is reserved for the shuttle busses. So, I turned around and went back to the visitor, parked, hopped on the shuttle and was at the Angels Landing Trailhead 25 minutes later.
Angels Landing might be the most famous hike in Zion, therefore, I considered it a must do. Most descriptions I found online and the information provided by the park stress that this is a very strenuous and dangerous hike. The hike (roundtrip) is only a little over 4 miles but has hundreds of feet of ascent so I give it the benefit of the doubt and planned for it to take around 3-4 hours. The hike starts on a dirt road that follows the river for a couple hundred yards until turning into a steep paved trail that switches back and forth up the Canyon wall. The first set of switch backs ascents a couple hundred feet then turns into a straight path that follow a dried creek bed. This time of year the creek bed was lined with delicate trees full of vibrant red, yellow and pinks colors. The explosion of colors was an unexpected treat to say the least. After another hundred yards the path turns into a steeper set of switchbacks for another couple hundred of feet. At the top of this it will feel like the hike is almost over because the its less than mile to the end. However, the rest of the is slow going because the trail is steep, narrow and can get congested. The remainder of the hike is a guided by a metal chain that winds up the canyon. Some parts get very narrow with thousand foot drops off either side and some parts consist of easy rock scrambling. After a mile of up, curves and climbs I finally arrived at the peak of Angels Landing. An astounding lookout to the vast glory of Zion Canyon. The peak is actually not at the top of the Canyon, but this makes the scene more mesmerizing because I was still engulfed in the canyon while gazing at the green and brown valley that lead into the vanishing horizon. There were 20+ people also Angles Landing, but even though it is a small space it wasn’t very hard to get an unobscured viewpoint and picture. The trip back down is the same as the way up which would be simple if it wasn’t for the people coming up the trail. After waiting in lines, I started to make unadvised shortcuts to jump ahead of people. Then once at the switchback I actually found it easier (funner (not a word I know)) to run the rest of the way because of the steepness. Despite its popularity, the hike was still exciting and I definitely still consider it a must do. If you are debating doing it because of the steepness and narrowness of trail I would say go for it. I saw all types of people and I met people that claimed the be deathly afraid of heights that made it to the top. Yes some parts are narrow and yes its thousands of feet on either side, but grab the chain, take a deep breadth, look up and put one foot in front (directly in front) of the other and you’ll be at the top in no time (besides it is the way down that you should be scared of because you will staring all the way down the whole time). Only 7 people have died on the trail…
Angel’s Landing took me less than 2 hours so I had an unexpected abundance of time. I drive back to Springdale and ate a delicious lunch at a road side creperie café. I could have done another hike, but I wanted to check out the Bouldering scene in the area. A park guide told me that Moe’s Valley was the local hotspot for boulder. Moe’s Valley is NorthWest of St. George so it was about an hour drive to get to the first place where I got lost. There is not a paved road to actual bouldering area, rather a single dirt road that leads to more dirt road. I took my low clearance, two wheel drive a hundred yards on the dirt road until I got to a parking looking area at a split in the road. One road went steep right up a hill and the other road went slightly less steep left up a hill. I didn’t think I could make it up either way so I parked and grabbed by gear (crashpad, shoes, chalk and a red bull) to start walking. Fortuanly (or I thought), an older gentleman in a doombuggy drive driving by for some off road fun. I flagged him down and asked where the climbing area is. He directed me over the hill to the right…so I went right…up the hill…there was nothing at the top of the hill to the right…thanks sir. I followed the ridge to the left with all my junk until I got to another parking lot and another split in the road. I chose poorly again. After two miles of walking up and down the valley (which I guess was Moe’s) I finally found boulders slapped with white chalk (actually not that hard to find if you know where to look). By this time the sun was starting to set so I climbed by myself for less than an hour. There are a wide variety of routes and problems, but I stuck to a couple of routes to fail at. Except for a couple of people on motorcycles I didn’t see any other until I was about to leave. The sun past the horizon before three people walked past me from further up in the Valley…turns out there is better bouldering further up the Valley.
After the trek back to my car I drove into downtown St, George for dinner (kind of hard to find downtown St. George on the map). I went to local restaurant that was popular and had a decent dinner at their bar (too long of a wait for a table). During small talk with the couple next to me I learned about the interesting alcohol laws in Utah (and this is the only reason I am still talking about dinner in St. George). Visitors to Utah be aware that restaurants cannot sell a alcoholic drink by itself, one must order food as well (so there is no getting a drink at the bar while I wait for my table). Beers on tap can only have a max of 3% alcohol, really strict on drinking and driving (like one drink max) and a bunch of other rules on when and where alcohol can be sold (just look them up). Utah, great for sober adventures. Equipped with this information I carefully drove back to the Zion visitor center (being two beers in, more than normal because my college football lost). I scouted Zion’s visitor center parking lot earlier and it seemed suitable for car camping so I parked near the back of the lot and set up my backseat bed for the night.
Sunday: I woke up at 7am the next morning to catch the first shuttle to my next hike, the Narrows. I thought I was waking up at 6am because I set my alarm for 7am then put it on airplane mode thinking it wouldn’t observe daylight savings (by the way this was daylight saving eve), but its smarter than I thought. I woke up at 7 and it was 7 and the first shuttle was at 7 so I didn’t make that one (they run every 20 minutes so not that big of a deal). I got on the shuttle shortly after 7 and rode it through Zion to the last stop, the Narrows. The Narrows is another very well-known hike and again I think it is a must do for Zion. What makes this hike different is that it completely in water. You basically follow the river that flows through Zion Canyon as it twists and turn through wide and small alleys of the Canyons. There are two options for this hike, the top down and the bottom up. The top down is a one-way hike that starts higher up in the Canyons and ends where I started. It is a two day hike where hikers camp at campsites in the Canyon. This route takes some pre-planning for reservations and permits but I wish I had done the pre-planned once I finished my hike, the Bottom-up hike. This hike is basically an out and back where people can hike upriver as far as the Top-Down campsite (although most people turn around well before this). I usually do not do any prep for these popular hikes but being November the water temperatures were in the 40s and I am a pansy when it comes to being cold. So the previous day I went to Zion Adventure Company and rented their Narrows hiking kit (water hiking boots, neoprene socks, dry pants and a walking stick) for $40.
I actually started the hike two other people that I met on the shuttle. The three of us stepped into the water and braced ourselves for the cold water to fill our socks. After the initial chill, we started the journey upstream. The hike is gorgeous. The river twists and turns through the red-brown sandstone walls that tower thousands of feet. The water alternated between a gentle flow and a powerful rush as we trudged through. Wide straightaways would morph into 20ft wide alleyways. I hiked with the two companions for a couple miles as a pace slower than I desired so I jumped at the opportunity when another solo hiker went flying by. Its was awkward ditching my new hiking companions but I’m sure they understood…(it was more awkward when we crossed paths later in the hike, ‘Oh hey, ya I don’t know what happened I turned a corner and you guys were gone when I looked back’). A couple miles into the hike there is a slot canyon that splits off to the right. This route goes for a couple miles over a few small waterfalls. We hiked until we reached a 6-foot waterfall that we were not able to climb over. We could have made it over with some more effort but we also knew this was technically the park mandated turn around point (back country permit required for hiking further). We scrambled back up the main canyon for miles until reached the campsites. It was a lot of fun scrambling over rocks and trying to find the routes that save us from having to go for a swim (the deepest we had to walk through was about waist high). If our rental equipment didn’t have to be turned in by 6 pm we would have kept going up the Canyon, but we decided to head back. I usually find the backs of the out and backs are boring as I retrace my steps but this felt like a completely new hike. It was around 4pm when we got back to the start which was now crowded with people staring down the Narrows. In total the hike was 21 miles over a 7-hour period.
After returning the hiking equipment I decided to stay one extra night before returning home because my hiking companion and I were lucky enough to get a camping spot in Zion ($20 per night). Pro tip: there are a couple of camp areas in Zion. One is first come first serve that usually fills up before 10 am. The second campsite is by reservation that fill up months in advance. However, people cancel regularly so you can usually get one of these cancelled slots like we did. A night of relaxing, drinking and eating (and hot tubing but I’m not giving that secret away) in Zion was the perfect way to cap off this amazing weekend. |
It’s that time of the year again! Now that summer is over and pumpkin spice lattes are back at Starbucks, it’s time to start planning your Halloween costume. In 2019, there have been so many movies, tv shows, and songs that quickly became huge pop culture references, and they will no doubt become halloween costumes, too!
If you’re looking for something fun and cute to wear this year, but perhaps something different from the sexy cats and mean girls costumes you’ll see everywhere, we’ve got you!
Keep on reading to discover 3 of our favorite womens halloween costumes for 2019.
1. Detective Pikachu Costume
Detective Pikachu has got to be one of the cutest movie characters of 2019, plus, it’s a really easy Halloween costume to recreate.
For an easy and quirky Detective Pikachu costume, you could go for the combo above. Just combine the official detective Pikachu hat, a yellow dress, and yellow Superga sneakers.
Or, if you want to go with an even more low-key costume, just don all yellow and use red makeup to draw dots on your cheeks. Easy and everyone will know who you are!
2. Area 51 Costume
In a new take on the traditional alien Halloween costume, here is a costume inspired by the Area 51 meme that made headlines this summer, and that is turning into a music festival later this month.
In my opinion, a good Halloween costume should show off your personality and be fun (or scary, if you want to!) but it should still feel comfortable so you can enjoy your party. With that in mind, I paired this metallic dress with a holographic raincoat, clear paneled chunky sneakers and holographic face stickers.
If you want to spend a bit more time on your costume and go for a complete alien look, check out this alien makeup tutorial that has similar colors to the outfit above.
3. Ariana Grande 7 Rings Costume
Along with thank u next, Arianna Grande’s 7 rings was one of her most iconic songs of 2019, especially when you think about the video.
The 7 rings video had so many fabulous outfits that it was hard to pick one, but I decided on a total pink look because it’s memorable and a really easy costume to recreate.
For this Ariana Grande 7 rings costume, you’ll need pink leggings and a pink crop top or sports bra, pink heels, pink or silver earrings, and a pink bag.
Bonus: If you want to recreate Ariana’s makeup from the video too, I highly recommend this tutorial.
What do you think of our womens Halloween costumes 2019 list?
Have you started thinking about your halloween costume ideas yet? Are you doing a group costume or going solo? Let us know in the comments section. |
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Michael Bolton croons a breakup song for investing app Public.com, following Robinhood and Reddit fiasco
A week after Congress grilled Robinhood executives in a five-hour hearing about the stock-trading app’s part in the “meme stock” Reddit debacle, Robinhood competitor Public.com is out with a new social campaign to capitalize on consumer distrust with stockbrokers.
In a new spot on Twitter, we see Michael Bolton, known for his epic love songs, updating his 1989 hit “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You” to “How Am I Supposed to Trade Without You.” The idea is that, with some help from Bolton, breaking up with your current stockbroker—which can feel like ending a relationship—won’t feel so difficult.
“I know you’ve been disappointed by your stockbroker,” Bolton says as he eyes the camera. “You might be thinking, how can I ever trust again? Well, I know a thing or two about breakups. And I’m here to help and so is Public.com.” Then, he bursts into song with all the familiar camera angles and the earnest, far-off stares of his music video hits of the ’80s, minus the mullet.
The updated lyrics reflect the frenzy of recent events of the online stock market world, and specifically reference “Reddit.”
How Am I Supposed To Trade Without You?
I could hardly believe it
What I saw on Reddit today
Was hoping that I’d get it straight from you
They told me ‘bout order flow
So I Googled, now I know
I think I gotta find somebody new
So tell me all about it
Tell me who you sell my trades to
Then tell me one thing more before I go
Tell me how am I supposed to trade without you?
My stocks been in your app for oh so long
How am I supposed to trade without you?
I think it’s time I must be moving on
Gonna transfer all my stuff and I’ll be gone...
“We leaned into the themes of love, heartbreak and, of course, the ’80s, all working together to highlight the idea that you can ‘Break up with your brokerage in the time it takes Michael Bolton to break a heart,’” says Zach Dioneda, Public.com’s VP of brand.
The video accompanies ads on Twitter and TikTok, and a redesigned “Transfer Your Portfolio” page on Public’s app. Public worked directly with production company Shoot to Kill NYC and design studio Gaspard+Bruno for the campaign.
Dioneda says the whole spot was pieced together in a little over a week, following increased conversations around the stock market—and as the app saw an uptick in new members looking to transfer their investment portfolios to Public.com, which recently surpassed 1 million members. The spot, initially timed to Valentine’s Day, promotes Public’s decision to stop “order flow” payments, or Payment for Order Flow (PFOF), and replace it with tipping, so it no longer relies on compensation from brokerage houses, a major spark of debate surrounding the Robinhood commotion.
"The campaign and lyrics touch on the increased interest in the stock market over the last few weeks, and the news cycle—including our own decision to end PFOF,” Dioneda says. “So we felt like incorporating Reddit, where much of the GameStop movement (and larger conversation in general) took off, was one way to lean into that."
The effort is also part of the investing app’s strategy to use celebrities and prominent individuals to showcase their investing portfolios directly on the app. Michael Bolton now joins a list of stars including actor Adrian Grenier, Aerie model and activist Iskra Lawrence, and New York University business professor Scott Galloway.
It’s the second time in the past year that Bolton has parodied one of his songs for a brand campaign. In September 2020, he appeared in a spot for Panera, reworking his 1991 hit “When a Man Loves a Woman” into “When Some Mac Loves Broccoli Cheddar.” |
“Recommend A…” is a weekly meme, posted every Monday, hosted over on Chick Loves Lit. It’s a quick, fun and unique way to recommend a book that you love!
I won’t lie, I almost went with The Sevenwaters trilogy by Juliet Marillier but technically she continued the series with another trilogy so then it got a little confusing. Instead, I am going to go with…
I picked up book one, Wintercraft: Shadowcry on a whim about a month ago and I absolutely adored it. I quickly devoured both Wintercraft: Blackwatch and Wintercraft: Legacy immediately after and although this particular series has ended, Jenna Burtenshaw completed the last book in a way that alludes that there may be more stories involving Kate, Silas and Edgar and let me tell you, I will be at the front of the line if that is the case! If you enjoy fantasy, I suggest you give these books a chance! |
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Marie Kondo Your Suitcase
Is it just me, or do you sometimes lose all logic and reason when you’re packing?
Out of nowhere, it seems that suddenly, you’re packing 20 pairs of underwear for a weekend trip ‘just in case’ or even pulling out a sweater you haven’t worn in ages because the weather forecast says it might be a little chilly? I don’t know what it is about the blank canvas of an empty suitcase that makes us go crazy!
Since I’m getting back into traveling this year, I’ve decided to take full control of my packing. If you remember from this post here, I recently gave my kitchen and Chloe’s room a ‘Marie Kondo’ makeover and it’s been so much easier to keep track of where everything is. So why not use that same logic and apply it when packing?
Here’s how I’ve Marie Kondo’d my suitcase:
Folding your clothes the Marie Kondo or the ‘KonMari Method’ way is the best! It’s kind of an ‘always roll your clothes in your suitcase’ hybrid where you fold items upright in your suitcase so you can easily spot what item is what and it saves you time when you’re unpacking and prevents you from being stressed-out frantically looking for something. Taking a little extra time before you take off will make all the difference! PS: if you don’t know how to fold Marie Kondo style… this video really helped!
2. Pack Practically
When you’re packing, it helps to think practically. For example, instead of packing the 20 pairs of underwear for a weekend trip just in case… count out the days you’ll be gone and maybe throw in one or two extra. There’s no need for excess items to take up space in your suitcase. So, those pair of boots that you’re in love with that hurt like hell to walk in, should probably stay home. Or if you really want – plan out the outfits you want to wear and write them down on a list to help you organize your thoughts. That way, you have an idea of what you’re wearing, or at least have an arsenal of outfit ideas that you can easily throw on in the morning!
3. Does it Spark Joy?
Okay, be honest. How many times have you heard/seen that phrase in the last month? No matter how meme-able it is, it truly helps when you’re packing. Similarly, if you’re a big shopper when you travel, it’s easy to get caught up in the hype of your environment and start buying everything around you. So take a step back and ask your self, ‘Does it spark joy?’ If the answer is yes, then ask yourself if you only like it because of your current environment or will it actually work for your everyday life back home?
To give some context, our Editorial Director Jane once bought a hammock in Mexico when she knew she didn’t have a backyard at the time to hang it in, just because it was cheap and everyone else was buying one! Talk about FOMO! Or let’s talk about when our Editor Hannah, bought an Eyore pillow-pet that she definitely didn’t need when she went to Disneyland for the first time and got WAY too caught up in the hype.
4. Be smart about your Cosmetics
I’ve been known to just stick my makeup bag (I’m talking about over 50 products here) into my suitcase without a second thought, only to realize that I brought 3 different foundations, more lipsticks than days I’m gone and a few shadow palettes that I haven’t used for months but no eyebrow pencils. It pays to go through and vet what you have and only take what’s necessary! If you’re going to a wedding or a formal occasion- a full makeup bag makes sense, but if you’re going to the beach, you probably won’t need those false eyelashes! For more tips, be sure to check out this post here!
5. CARRY-ON NECESSITIES
It’s just as easy to overpack your carry-on as it is to overpack your suitcase. So remember to only take the necessities (you won’t have time for much more anyway). If you’re going on a long haul flight, I always make sure to pack an extra outfit in my carry-on just in case my luggage gets lost. If you remember from PFW a few years ago– I had to learn that lesson the hard way.
Be sure to check out this post here, for more of my in-flight tips and tricks!
There you have it, I applied the KonMari method to my suitcase and felt the most organized I’ve ever been in a while! Do you guys have any packing tips that ‘Spark Joy’ on your end? I’d love to hear them! Drop a comment down below!
What do YOU think?
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John Kerry is an American Senator and Foreign Service officer serving as the United States High Commissioner for Climate change. Previously he served as the United States Secretary of State from 1997 to 2021. Kerry is a strong critic of the Kyoto Protocol and other greenhouse gas emissions reduction agreements made by the European Union. This has been his personal view all along. Therefore, his appointment as a special presidential adviser on the Global Environment Change is, in my opinion, a good move.
John Kerry also served as secretary of state for President William Jefferson Clinton. He tried and failed to get the UN to create a global climate change pact during his term. One can only hope that with his appointment as United States ambassador to the UN, the US may again attempt to join such international coalitions to achieve their climate change goals. The new administration is doing what it can to help countries like India, China, and Brazil cut down on their carbon emissions. John Kerry has also included Europe in this effort and has discussed the possibility of a transatlantic free trade area.
John Kerry is not the first US cabinet member to have a personal stake in the global fight against climate change. In 2021, both House and Senate Majority Leaders Thomas Dasch and John Cornyn invested millions of dollars into clean coal technology companies. Their investment into clean coal went a long way to ensure that Congress passed no legislation on greenhouse gas emissions. In 2021 President Obama signed legislation increasing the nation’s largest utility company’s capacity to emit carbon dioxide. The increase was only partially achieved because the cap was revoked months later.
John Kerry has already demonstrated his leadership skills in his time as a Senator. His efforts to strengthen American Leadership in the World and further US resolve in the Middle East are well appreciated. As the United States prepared to withdraw from Iraq, John Kerry continues to voice his support for keeping American soldiers in the country. He told reporters after the news conference that the withdrawal would not jeopardize peace in the region. With the escalation of fighting in Afghanistan, it is clear that the enemy of peace and freedom, America is on the side of the angels.
With the growing threat of global warming, John Kerry has demonstrated his belief in the power of diplomacy and nation-states’ will to meet the international community’s urgent need for clean energy. These efforts will help prevent the destruction of the planet, losing its surface area at an alarming rate. John Kerry has also made clear that the US is considering a new space program to help take astronauts to the moon and the dark side. These space exploration endeavors will indeed help in saving the ozone layer and preventing global warming.
To preserve the earth’s atmosphere and prevent global warming, John Kerry has also introduced legislation to reduce the spread of dangerous greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide. This global warming initiative has been backed by France, Germany, the UK, China, the EU, and Japan, among many others. This legislation aims to cut down on carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide that cause global warming. The effort is part of the President’s” breather law,” which intends to introduce legislation into the US congress to create a national cap-and-trade system that will tax big polluting companies and use the revenues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
John Kerry and his team have also made sure that the poor’s interests and the world’s most vulnerable people are being protected. For example, they have secured more money for the Green Climate Fund, created by former President Bill Clinton, to help poorer countries cope with the effects of climate change. Kerry has also secured more funding for Global AIDS programs and clean coal technology. With these efforts, the world is on the move towards a green world.
However, to succeed in the battle against global warming, one cannot rely on any individual or government. It is time for individuals from all walks of life to band together to make the world a better place for future generations. No matter what level of government you may prefer, it is essential to work as an international team and build a network of individuals who will work towards humanity’s common good. By participating in global warming causes, you are not just making a personal commitment towards yourself and your family. Instead, you are joining forces with many other like-minded individuals who share the same vision of a better world for the future generation.
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Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jana at The Artsy Reader. This week’s topic is a Freebie (you get to come up with your own!) I borrowed this idea from Anna at The Bursting Bookshelf. You can view her post here. It was so fun to live vicariously through these pictures as most bookstores are grab-and-go only right now.
5 Bookstores I’ve been to:
The Strand, NY, NY, USA
You can get lost among the multiple levels of the Strand – from its books to used books to cute bookish merch (pins, pens, postcards, socks, etc). I love to visit whenever I get the chance.
Blackwell’s Bookshop – Oxford, UK
Blackwell’s is one of my favorite places to go in Oxford. They have an amazing selection of books and that really academic, Oxford feel.
Shakespeare and Company – Paris, France
Shakespeare and Company is so cute and I make sure to visit every time I go to Paris. I love the little green facade and its cluttered selection of books.
Kyobo – Incheon, South Korea
Kyobo Bookstore was one of my local spots when I lived in Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, South Korea. I loved their selection of books and all their cute stationary. Plus I loved how they decorated with plants everywhere. Really cozy spot.
Montclair Book Center – Montclair, NJ USA
Montclair Book Center is close to where I grew up in New Jersey and I love their giant, organized collection of used books. It’s always worth a browse when I’m in Montclair!
5 Bookstores I want to visit
Book and Bed – Tokyo, Japan
I’m so mad I didn’t know about this Book and Bed, which is part library, part hostel, when I lived in Japan. There’s one in Kyoto too! It’s literally so cute!
El Ateneo Grand Splendid – Buenos Aires, Argentina
This bookstore was first a theatre, then a cinema and now is filled to the brim with books. I love the frescoed ceilings and tiered theatre boxes. So cool!
Albertine Books – NY, NY, USA
I love the dreamy, celestial ceiling in Albertine Books in NYC. It’s definitely on my list to visit soon!
Libreria Acqua Alta, Venice
A floating bookstore? This sounds absolutely amazing! I’ve been to a lot of Southern Italy, but never made it to Venice. Will definitely stop here whenever I visit!
Selexyz Dominicanen, Maastricht, The Netherlands
This former church turned bookstore in the Netherlands looks amazing. Definitely on the bucket list of places to visit!
Have you been to any of these bookstores? Are any of them on your bucket list? What’s your favorite book spot?
Until next time, |
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Luckily for you, we set aside quite a bit of time to analyze the marketing strategies of various successful companies…
…the fashion industry included.
So we’ve rounded up an epic list of fashion merchandisers to analyze their marketing campaign strategies so that you can create a successful fashion marketing campaign for yourself.
Hopefully, by the end of this list of fashion marketing examples, you’ll be able to create a marketing plan tailored to your target audience based on what the experts in the fashion business are currently doing.
1. Nike starts with story and emotion to conquer hearts and minds (and global sports apparel markets)
Nike’s marketing campaign can be an example to all marketers everywhere. That’s because the marketing concept behind this mega-brand is responsible for global brand awareness that is likely to last for centuries to come.
There have been competitors and imitators, sure, but with 48% of the American athletic footwear market (and 96% of the basketball footwear markets) nobody even comes close to Nike.
Nike’s marketing strategy starts with emotional storytelling and goes a lot further than advertising spend or celebrity endorsement. From ‘Just do it’ to Colin Kaepernick, Nike keeps raising the bar with evocative, memorable campaigns that tug at your heartstrings and stay in your head.
Even if you don’t speak French, Nike’s message and branding comes through. Incroyable.
Nike builds it all brilliantly into word of mouth marketing: the ads, the stories, and the emotions are so good you can’t help but talk about them. And every time somebody makes their own video about Nike, or makes their meme, Nike wins. Nike always wins.
Key Takeaway: Use emotional storytelling in your marketing plan for long-lasting brand awareness.
2. Birchbox created a user-friendly referral system to help fans spread the word
Referral marketing is one of the most under-utilized marketing channels not only in the fashion market but also in every other industry as well.
And it’s such a shame because this marketing tactic works. And Birchbox is a shining example of this.
By creating a simple, user-friendly referral program, Birchbox empowers their fans to spread the word. All they had to do was sign up, purchase a box and they’ll get reminded to tell their friends about it.
Plus, every advocate that successfully refers a friend gets 50 points per referral, which translates to 5 dollars of online credit, offering them huge savings on their next Birchbox purchase!
It basically runs as its own fashion marketing manager, making an in-house fashion marketer somewhat obsolete.
It also works well with social media marketing as happy Birchbox customers shared their brand new fashion products across all social media channels, sparking a viral referral marketing campaign that eventually made this fashion brand millions.
Key Takeaway: Throw referral marketing into your marketing mix to let your customers do the heavy lifting for you.
3. Rent the Runway created a multi-million dollar business by disrupting the designer fashion industry
The fashion industry is worth 2.4 trillion dollars, and had been fairly stable until Rent the Runway came along. Alongside Uber, AirBnB and SpaceX, Rent the Runway was named one of the most disruptive companies in the world.
Turning the concept of fast fashion on its head, Rent the Runway embraced the experience economy with the revelation coming from a conversation the cofounder, Jennifer Hyman, had with her sister:
I realized I was having a conversation with my sister about the experience of wearing an amazing dress – of walking into a party feeling self-confident and feeling beautiful, and that’s what she cared about. And she didn’t care about the actual ownership of the items in her closet.
That revelation helped opened doors with fashion luminaries Diane von Furstenberg and Jim Gold from Neiman Marcus, and the rest is a multimillion-dollar business story.
Rather than focusing on fashion trends and trying to stay ahead of every other fashion designer or brand, Rent the Runway made every fashion brand available to the common shopper.
Once news broke about their ingenious marketing concept, their target audience came knocking on their virtual doors.
Key Takeaway: Solve a problem in the fashion market and your marketing plan will build itself.
4. MATTER prints built a proud, loyal community connected by values
Instead of competing against fast fashion or haute couture, MATTER espouses a different set of values. To quote co-founder Renyung Ho:
Ultimately we want to change consumer culture and inspire the importance of provenance. We believe that where something is made, and why, matters.
With that focus in mind, MATTER integrates modern fashion design with traditional textile production made by artisans. The focus on making connections, both within the community and between customers and producers makes every piece a conversation starter and a piece of personal identity.
Key Takeaway: Center your fashion business on the community it supports and you will build brand loyalty for years to come.
5. Converse understands that guts is needed to do great marketing
Converse understands that delighting their fans and customers isn’t just a show of words. It must be something that they are willing to prove, willing to show, and willing to demonstrate.
And they do.
They spend time and money on things that are cool but don’t immediately improve their sales. One example?
Converse set up a recording studio in Brooklyn, New York where artists can record for free.
Converse doesn’t take any profits nor own the songs. It doesn’t even ask them to advertise their shoes!
All they’re doing is finding a way to give back to the community that loves them.
When a fashion brand doesn’t waste all of its time and money chasing high fashion design, then it has an easier time connecting with its customers.
Key Takeaway: Develop brand loyalty by giving back to the community that supports you.
6. H&M uses conscious, targeted and inclusive advertising
Understanding that inclusivity is both a social phenomenon and an important human need, H&M creates and tailors advertising campaigns to be all-inclusive.
In their 2015 campaign “Close The Loop”, H&M featured Mariah Idrissi, a 23-year old Londoner who donned a hijab for the video.
This video also features plus-sized models, an amputee, and many other diverse individuals, leading to praise from TeenVogue.
By making their fashion products available to a wide range of people, not just the types you see in a fashion show, H&M was able to create a brand story that its customers were happy to rave about.
Key Takeaway: Let your customers stand behind you (and your fashion products) by standing up for something that matters.
7. Lululemon stores are a “fitness and conversation hub” that gives free fitness classes
This major fashion retailer decided to not only keep up with the athletic fashion trends but to also provide the fitness classes that these trends were made for.
In one of their stores in Burlingame, California, Lululemon hosts free yoga classes on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
By doing so, Lululemon is able to position itself as a hub for fitness and conversation, elevating its brand story from an apparel company (which is aplenty) to an organization that embodies the values of its customers and a community to find like-minded people.
Key Takeaway: Provide a way for your customers to show off the fashion products you’re selling to build both community and loyalty.
8. Louis Vuitton products are exclusive
Louis Vuitton products are not easily available. In fact, they have an exclusive series that they only release on special occasions and through select sales channels.
For example, for the Louis Vuitton 2017 show, only a limited selection of bags from the collection was available to purchase online. If the customer doesn’t buy it right there and then, it will no longer be available… forever!
This exclusivity makes customers buy faster — as well as make their products more desirable and coveted.
Learn More: 4 Reasons Why Louis Vuitton Is So Successful
9. ModCloth’s blog is popular with the loyal fans of the brand
The ModCloth blog is a refreshing take on vintage fashion and finds, and is an easy way for fans and customers to learn more about the latest vintage trends.
Their blog posts cover everything from interview features with trendy individuals, gift guides, travel tips and even delicious recipes.
And where relevant, ModCloth simply links to the products mentioned on their website.
A win-win for both ModCloth and their fans!
Fans get their content fix for vintage clothing, and ModCloth gets new customers when they decide to purchase from the website.
Key Takeaway: Explore content marketing as a powerful marketing channel that works even when you’re not.
10. Tiffany & Co took their social media presence to the next level
Unlike other brands, social media isn’t just another channel for Tiffany & Co. to blast their marketing messages.
In fact, it’s quite the opposite. Tiffany & Co. is ranked highest in terms of responsiveness and engagement within the social media sphere.
Not only that but also in 2015, Tiffany & Co. launched their engagement ring finder app in 2015. Users can use the app to choose the ring style and carat weights. They could even take a hand-selfie to virtually try Tiffany rings to see how it looks on their hands.
A 20% increase in sales!
Key Takeaway: Make your social media campaign fun and people will participate.
11. THINX is dedicated to a cause, in the process winning over influencers and the media
Founded by Antonia Dunbar, Miki Agrawal and Radha Agrawal, THINX is a company that designs period-proof underwear. It came about originally when Miki Agrawal discovered that millions of girls around the world did not have the means to manage their periods.
THINX isn’t just a company - it’s a cause. Its mantra is “For People With Periods.” From partnering with AFRIpads to help women in Uganda to a TedXBethesdaWomen talk, Miki Agrawal has continually expressed her efforts to combat the stigma associated with menstruation.
The dedication to this cause has turned her into a media darling, generating glowing reviews from YouTubers and support from popular media websites like BuzzFeed and Elle.
Key Takeaway: Sell a fashion product that solves a global problem and everyone will notice.
12. Threadless organized competitions that turned T-shirt designing into an engaging sport
Threadless is famous for their themed challenges, which challenges designers to be as creative as possible in order to win some Threadless gifts. These challenges help spread the awareness for both Threadless and the designers, setting up a win-win situation for both of them.
Here are some of the challenges held by Threadless:
A. Threadcakes — Transforming Threadless designs into edible works of art
B. Win20k Challenge — $20,000 to whoever creates the most awesome T-shirt design
C. Minimalism Challenge — A challenge to communicate an idea with as little as possible
D. Threadwars — A one-on-one themed design competition to see who’s the best
13. TOMS built an entire company by giving away 45 million pairs of shoes to charity
TOMS is a unique company. Instead of merely selling shoes, TOMS donates a pair of shoes to charity for every pair of shoes bought.
It was first created when TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie travelled to Argentina and witnessed firsthand the struggles faced by children without shoes.
And the positioning worked.
TOMS today is worth hundreds of millions.
Why did it work for so well?
As Blake Mycoskie himself puts it succinctly:
“People connect with us because buying Toms is like a badge that says, “I did something for someone.”
14. Under Armour gave away free shirts to individual football players, and ended up with 2 sales from 2 NFL teams
CEO of Under Armour, Kevin Plank used to give his professional football players friends shirts so that they could test out his products and see if they liked it.
He always made sure that he gave his friends an extra shirt so that they could pass it to his teammate if they liked it.
He knew that once a few players liked it and started wearing it, the team would feel obliged to buy them for everyone.
And lo and behold did it work!
The Georgia State football team soon approached Under Armour to outfit their players, followed by Atlanta Falcons, the New York Giants and the Miami Dolphins.
Selling to Miami Dolphins was a great move, as their match was televised on national TV, which helped to bring out the Under Armour name.
15. The Undress focused solely on a specific niche and targeted specific influencers to reach them
The marketing wisdom goes, “If you target everyone, you target no one.”
And The Undress took that wisdom to heart.
Even though The Undress could be used by anybody… They didn’t target the entire world. Instead, the focused their marketing on triathletes and yoga practitioners — people who would benefit the most from the product.
They got featured on many running blogs, extending their reach to their target audience.
16. Uniqlo sponsored prominent athletes to help break into new markets
As part of its Global Ambassador Programme, Uniqlo sponsors world-class athletes to help build its reach in newer markets.
In 2012, Uniqlo began sponsoring Novak Djokovic, the world’s #1 professional tennis player. This sponsorship was strategic: Uniqlo knew that a partnership with Djokovic would help raise enough hype about the brand to pave its expansion into Europe.
Djokovic signed a 5-year sponsorship with the brand, and debuted his first Uniqlo outfit at the second Glam Slam of the season, with thousands watching all over the globe.
17. Vans understands the importance of the human touch
The Warped Tour is North America’s longest-running music festival, and it has launched the careers of famous singers and rappers like Eminem, Fall Out Boy, Paramore and My Chemical Romance.
Yet it is little-known that it is a concert launched by Vans.
Despite its name, The Warped Tour is a wholesome concert that allows parents to attend the shows for free when accompanied by their kids.
These events help Vans connect with younger audiences and ensure that future generations will also hear about the Vans brand.
18. Victoria’s Secret’s in-store experience causes 67% of their customers to purchase after using their fitting room
Victoria’s Secret knows that the secret (no pun intended) behind making customers buy is an unparalleled in-store experience.
And that is where they place their marketing emphasis.
Shopping in a VS store is a luxurious experience. The stores are furnished in a welcoming and plush Victorian style, with lots of pink and black. Staff are friendly, helpful and apporoachable — and are always willing to give you fitting advice.
Fitting rooms are luxurious and inviting, providing you with the utmost comfort while you try on lingerie.
The end result — 67% of customers make a purchase after using the fitting room.
19. Warby Parker does high-level PR stunts to get press to talk about them
Warby Parker knows that PR is a valuable marketing channel, especially for a fledging ecommerce startup.
But, the problem with PR is that it is either too expensive, or limited to the people at the top.
That, however, didn’t stop Warby Parker from being inventive.
Deciding that they wanted to be a part of the New York Fashion Week in 2011, but couldn’t get involved the traditional way, they invited 40+ editors to a ‘secret event’ at the NY Public Library. They earned buzz (without paying for it!) by creating a remarkable experience.
They even created Warby Barker, glasses for dogs as an April Fool’s joke. They set up a beautiful website and had photoshoots with professional dog models — which ended up driving 2.5x the traffic than that of Warby Parker.
20. Yeezy targeted celebrities for product endorsement
Yeezy Boost, the collaboration between Adidas and Kanye West is a super-popular shoe that sells out within minutes of launching.
The reason? It’s exclusive.
And it’s exclusive even for the A-listed celebrities.
To build the exclusivity for the brand, Kanye West sent Yeezy Boosts only to a select few of his A-list celebrity friends, including Calvin Harris, Justin Bieber and entire Kardashian-Jenner clan.
Knowing that they are now exclusive and special, these celebrities quickly took to Instagram to let their massive fan bases know that they were on Team Yeezy.
Boom! Now every fashion-conscious millennials are coveting the sneakers.
21. Zara’s motto — be fast, not first
Zara is a fashion copycat.
Instead of trying to be fashion innovators and trying to capture early adopters, Zara approaches fashion with a different approach.
That approach: fast.
Rather than setting trends, Zara rides what is currently hot and established to provide affordable copycat versions of high-end brands.
And to appease its teen and 20something demographic, the store prides itself on getting new designs in stores within 2 weeks.
The strategy works — Zara has grown their overall sales by 50% in 5 years, reaching $17.5 billion in sales.
22. Zappos’s customer service is top-notch
Zappos considers themselves a “service company that happens to sell shoes.” Their aim is to provide 110% service, and to go above-and-beyond what is expected of them.
Here are a few examples of how Zappos demonstrates above-and-beyond:
- Upon learning that a customer’s feet were damaged after harsh medical treatment, Zappos sent a bouquet of lilies and roses to her and upgraded her to VIP status.
- When a tourist wanted a pair of shoes that were out of stock, a Zappos employee bought the shoes from a physical store nearby, and hand-delivered them to her hotel, for no extra charge.
- When UPS messed up and threatened to leave a best man shoeless at the wedding he was attending, Zappos shipped another pair of shoes overnight so that he’d have them in time, and refunded his money.
23. ASOS utilizes an untapped channel by most online retailers — a physical magazine
With the proliferation of the Internet, it’s easy to assume that offline strategies no longer work.
According to ASOS, that’s simply not true.
In fact, the ASOS Brand Magazine has 486,000 readers and 820,000 online subscribers! All of them check the magazine out regularly to read about celebrity style, shopping tips and outfit ideas.
By using the Brand Magazine, ASOS makes it easy for readers to consume product information and advertisements — turning readers into ASOS customers.
24. Chanel challenged the status quo by designing products defying social norms
While Chanel is now known as luxury brand with premium prices, when it first started, it began by creating talking points and grabbed consumer attention through defying social norms.
In the 1920s, the simple-line designs of Chanel couture made popular the “flat-chested” fashions that were the opposite of the hourglass-figure achieved by 19th-century fashion.
They also sought to empower women by incorporating trousers and blazers and using masculine colours like grey and navy blue.
These “brave moves” helped Chanel establish itself as a label to look out for… and revolutionized fashion.
25. Charles & Keith positioned itself in the “affordable luxury” market
Whilst many people yearn to own shoes produced by the luxury brands like Prada and Vera Wang, not many are able to afford them.
Enter Charles & Keith.
Charles & Keith, a Singaporean-brand, positions itself nicely in the middle between “affordable” and “luxury”, creating an “affordable luxury” market. Known for producing high-quality footwear inspired by runway styles but made affordable for the masses, Charles & Keith attracts many trend-conscious, medium-high income customers who fork out cash over hand to buy the products they like.
Applying Them To Your Business?
Don’t blindly apply these tactics to your business.
Instead, focus on understanding the principles behind why these strategies worked.
They are mainly:
- Great storytelling
- Providing a human touch
To ensure that you build a brand that stands out and lasts, you have to tell a great story, and build in into your company a channel for customers to reach and talk to you. |
Stonkzy (birthday: December 28), also known as ooga booga and DomiTheGamer, is an American YouTuber who uploads memes and livestream highlights. Stonkzy makes short edited meme videos with PewDiePie Jamming to Bonetrousle as one example.
Originally, Stonkzy posted Lego Minecraft stop motion animation based around Steve and Alex, default characters in the game, finding a house in the desert and fighting off enemies. They even encountered Lego Emperor Palpatine from a Star Wars Lego set and managed to win with the help of Lego Luke Skywalker.
Stonkzy also made a mystery series with a group of characters that were, at the time, Stonkzy’s acquaintances or characters from the game Five Nights at Freddy’s. The series was based on the disappearance of the channel owner (DomiTheGamer at the time) and the characters go on a hunt to find him. All old videos made by Stonkzy are now deleted and unavailable to look at.
The first video that blew up on Stonkzy’s channel is a fan art video based on the game Riddle School. It reached 2k views before it was deleted. The second video that blew up was an edit on Caleb Hyles’ cover of “Other Friends” from the Steven Universe Movie.
Since then, Stonkzy has been experimenting with his content with meme and gaming videos.
- He edits his videos on a laptop with Adobe Premiere Pro, previously with iMovie.
- He is a former rollbacker on the YouTube Wiki under the username DomiTheGamer.
- 500 subscribers: September 17, 2020
- 1,000 subscribers: September 28, 2020 |
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1. Which book has been on your shelves the longest?
Various children’s books – stuff like Tommy dePaola’s books, and The Weaver’s Horse, of which there are apparently NO cover images available online. Agggh! Did anyone else read that book, though?
2. What is your current read, your last read and the book you’ll read next?
Currently, I’m supposed to be finishing Konrad Lorenz’s King Solomon’s Ring, but I don’t actually have it with me; I’ve been sneaking rereads of Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber instead. Last read was Robert Stone’s Bear and his Daughter. Next read… not sure. Possibly Peter Beagle’s The Innkeeper’s Song.
3. What book did everyone like and you hated?
Usually I love books that everyone else hates.
4. Which book do you keep telling yourself you’ll read, but you probably won’t?
Ummm. Moby-Dick would be one of the major ones.
5. Which book are you saving for “retirement?”
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6. Last page: read it first or wait till the end?
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7. Acknowledgments: waste of ink and paper or interesting aside?
Don’t mind them, especially when there are interesting, contextualizing tidbits – contextualizing as to the creation of the book, or actual historical background, or whatever.
8. Which book character would you switch places with?
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9. Do you have a book that reminds you of something specific in your life (a person, a place, a time)?
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10. Name a book you acquired in some interesting way.
Man, I know I have some good stories, but I can’t think of one right now.
11. Have you ever given a book for a special reason to a special person?
*looks significantly at Kakaner* Probably 50% of our gifts to each other, for all occasions, have been books, or book-related.
12. Which book has been with you to the most places?
A random subset of my poetry books goes back and forth with me, since I have to have them around if I’m going to get any writing done. About the same goes for The Bloody Chamber, with particular regard to prose.
13. Any “required reading” you hated in high school that wasn’t so bad ten years later?
Again, I always liked the things that other people hated. I’m going to go off of Maureen’s answer a bit, though, and say that I have become increasingly obsessed with Hamlet.
14. What is the strangest item you’ve ever found in a book?
My copy of Orlando has some beautiful, inscrutable scribbles in faded brown fountain-pen, but I can’t think of any exciting objects.
15. Used or brand new?
Depends on how cheap I’m feeling, what edition I’m looking for, and whether I’m more interested in supporting a particular bookseller or a particular author.
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Let the Right One In.
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Pretty much all of them.
19. Have you ever read a book that’s made you hungry, cookbooks being excluded from this question?
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Kakaner. I can probably count the number of times we’ve been wrong about book recommendations for each other on one hand.
21. Name one book you will never, ever buy.
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With Vampire finally getting their deserved support (sadly still weak), it's time to talk about the other disappointing monster archetype, Wild Hunt.
Why does Wild Hunt suck?
There are two major issues, the lack of synergy with Frost and the dependency on big units due to Dominance. There are only 4 cards which can make use of Frost which is obviously not enough to make a good deck based on it. Dominance is pointless when the biggest units has 7 points. It is also too easy to play around Frost by stacking a single row. Frost also hates Armor since Frost will always target the biggest unit.
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Wild Hunt Hound – 3 BP – 4 Provisions
Dominance: At the end of your turn, boost self by 1. If there is Frost on the opposite row, always trigger the Dominance ability.
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Wild Hunt Navigator – 1 BP – 4 Provisions
Deploy: Give 3 Armor to a Wild Hunt unit in your hand. If there is Frost on the opposite row, also give it Veil.
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Wild Hunt Warrior – 2 BP – 4 Provisions
Deploy: Spawn Frost for 1 turns on an enemy row. Increase damage dealt by Frost to an enemy unit with Armor by 1.
Armor is a reason why Frost is bad which this card could fix. The card itself only plays for 4 points itself to make it balanced.
Wild Hunt Rider – 4 BP – 5 Provisions
Effect stays the same. But if there is Frost on the opposite row, always trigger the Dominance ability.
Wild Hunt Bruiser – 4 BP – 1 Armor – 5 Provisions
Deploy: Move an enemy unit to the other row. If the target moves to a row affected by Frost, damage it by 2. If there is Frost on the opposite row, move two enemy units instead.
His effect is already good. This change will give him more control over the opponent's rows. Although the leader would prevent row stacking, moving can still be beneficial to change the target for Frost or deal 3 damage instead with Eredin. I took 1 BP to let him play as the classic 8 for 5.
Naglfar's Taskmaster – 5 BP – 5 Provisions
Deploy: Purify an enemy unit. Dominance: Purify a unit instead. If there is Frost on the opposite row, Purify two units instead.
Just a small buff. Also ignoring Dominance would probably be too strong.
Naglfar's Crew – 1 BP – 5 Provisions
Deploy: Spawn Frost for 2 turns on an enemy row. Whenever an opposing unit is damaged by Frost, boost self by 1.
The buff will allow it to boost itself by 2 if there's Frost on both rows. With the addition of Imlerith, this card can boost itself even by 4. With no armor, it is really easy to remove though and makes it a good target to trigger Deathblow.
Nithral – 5 BP – 8 Provisions
Order (Melee): Damage a unit by 1. Dominance: Damage a unit by 2 instead. Cooldown: 1. If there is Frost on the opposite row, always trigger the Dominance ability and gain Veil.
A very frosty looking warrior without a Frost related ability. Again, Frost allows him to ignore Dominance and Veil protects it from being locked.
Eredin Bréacc Glas – 5 BP – 10 Provisions
Deploy: Spawn Frost on an enemy row for 2 turns. Increase damage dealt by Frost by 1.
The best Frost related unit in the game and only useful in a Frost deck anyways so removing his Dominance shouldn't break the deck.
Ard Gaeth – 12 Provisions
Play a Wild Hunt unit from your deck with a provision cost of 10 or less, then Spawn Frost on both enemy rows for a number of turns for each 2 provision below the limit (rounded down).
The much needed tutor for a Devotion deck. It's slightly stronger than Amphibious Assault, therefore your targets are much more limited.
Imlerith – 6 BP – 12 Provisions
Deploy: Spawn Frost on both enemy rows for 1 turn. If you only control Wild Hunt units, Frost on enemy units also triggers at the beginning of your turn.
It's time to turn him from a meme to the Unseen Elder of Wild Hunt. His condition prevents him from being abused in other decks and encourages pure Wild Hunt builds.
Auberon Conqueror (King) – 5 BP – 12 Provisions
Veil. Deploy: Create and play a bronze Wild Hunt unit. Whenever an enemy is damaged by Frost during your opponent's turn, boost a random allied Wild Hunt unit by 1.
This allows Auberon to generate 2 points unlike the other transforming cards but you also rely on Frost to damage a unit. Imlerith shouldn't make him generating 4 points though.
White Frost – Leader
Order: Spawn Frost on an opponent's row for 2 turns. Charge: 2 While there is Frost on an opponent's row without units, increase damage dealt by Frost by 2.
This ability adds 14 provisions to your deck's provisions limit.
How dare you stacking your row !
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There are generally two schools of thought when it comes to humans interacting with smartphone technology. One seems to be that it is simply an extension of human evolution. We're heading towards a symbiotic human/technology hybrid, living peacefully with cybernetic limbs and Google Maps built in to our retinas. The other is that it is a sign of the robot apocalypse, moving closer to enslavement by our circuit-board overlords with every double-tap and swipe right. It's possible there is a middle ground and we can see from previous human experience that moderation is the healthiest way to go. So, check out this oneHOWTO article to discover how to stop looking at your phone so much.
What is Wrong with Looking at Your Smartphone?
To some, the answer is going to be a resounding "nothing!", but there are reasonable considerations you should make when looking at your smartphone. There are definitely negative habits which can affect us both physically and emotionally. There is even the possibility our bodies might be affected physiologically.
As it is quite difficult to keep holding a phone directly in front of your face (unless you have built up incredible bicep strength from taking too many selfies), we often hold the phone below eye-line, requiring us to look down at our screens. This can cause something known as "techneck" where we strain our neck muscles from continually looking down at our cellphone. Even the way we hold our phones in our hand can affect our bodies. Many people report a bent pinky finger from where their phone cradles when texting. Some people don't seem to be able to get rid of it, although you might be able to say the same about writer's callouses.
The effect on our eyes from looking at smartphones is hotly debated. Some claim it is going to make us all blind by dulling our visual senses and burning our retinas. Others claim this is all nonsense and we are able to withstand it without visual impediment. Again, the truth seems to lie in the gray area. Although the jury is still out on the long-term effects of looking at screens which emit HEV (High-Energy Visible) light, we do know that prolonged staring at any light source can cause strain and discomfort. The same would go for prolonged exposure to the sun. It is possible for us to be looking at some sort of light emitting screen during more hours of the day than we sleep. So if our recuperating time is shorter than our exposure, it might be time to consider looking at your smartphone less.
The physical effect might not have a physical symptom, but the light which is emitted from our smartphones might actually be interrupting our circadian rhythm. This is the biological process our bodies undergo throughout a 24 hour period. It is the body's natural reaction to the world around us. When living in caves, we would only be governed by that big ball of light hovering above us known as the sun. When we overuse different unnatural light sources at all times of the day, it can affect how we naturally relate to the physical world. This can lead to problems in our sleep patterns, negative effects on appetite and even our energy levels.
It is also important to remember that the first iPhone was released in 2007, so we've only lived through a short decade of smartphone technology. The risks could be greater than we think.
The emotional effects the smartphone can have on humans are also not to be underestimated. One of the most important of these is attention span. When is the last time you were able to do anything, even something passive like watching a movie, without going to your smartphone and checking a message or social media app? Even if we are not as popular as we think we might be, our brains can trick us into thinking that our phone is vibrating or beeping when they are not. This is known as phantom vibration syndrome and can even lead to ringxiety, whereby we are so focused on possible alerts we can be lead to distraction.
If your only way of interacting with others is through technology, then perhaps you consider yourself social when constantly tapping away on your screen. However, as most of us have other humans around us to interact with, then we can cause social friction by paying more attention to our phones than our friends and family. This can lead to a general disconnection at a time when we ostensibly are more connected than ever. Smartphone use, like pretty much anything -except consistently breathing oxygen - needs to have its limits. When we put more value in getting a like or a re-tweet than we do expressing genuine emotions from one human being to another, then we are likely doing ourselves emotional damage.
Part of this has to do with insecurity and self-esteem. Whereas before smartphone technology, most of us only had the people we saw face to face to consider. Now we have an online profile with a much wider reach. If we invest emotionally in how we represent ourselves online, then having a smartphone constantly buzzing (or worse, not buzzing) with social media updates, can act like a constant reminder of deficiency. This really is not the case.
There has been research taken to measure the effects of problematic phone usage on ourselves. PUMP, which stands for "Problematic Usage of Mobile Phones" highlights similarities between substance abuse and technology overuse. PUMP has not been recognized as a diagnosable condition, but experts in the field are considering its inclusion as one.
Other Reasons for Not Looking at Your Smartphone So Much
We have discussed long term physical effects smartphone usage can have, but there are some more immediate concerns when your face is glued to a screen; you can't see where you are going!
There is a reason many countries have enacted laws to prohibit using a phone when driving. It can be detrimental to everybody's health. Being on the road is one activity where you need to have your wits about you and not be distracted by anything, let alone the singularly most distracting thing: a smartphone. Even if you are a pedestrian, there have been far too many reports of people being run over because they were too busy texting to look both ways. Some people have even injured themselves trying to catch a Pokemon on Pokemon Go.
How to Stop Looking at Your Smartphone So much
Now that we have considered why we might need to limit the amount of time spent looking at your smartphone, we need some practical hints and tips to reduce our screen time.
- Don't keep your smartphone in your pocket - although the very thought of this might melt the minds of some digital natives who don't remember the years BSP (Before Smart Phones), there was a time when the only phone you could use was tethered to the earth by a curly wire, like an overactive rottweiler. If you keep your smartphone readily accessible then you are more likely to look at it. Keeping it in a bag or purse where you have to start an expedition just to work out which pocket it is in should reduce how much you look at it, while still being able to hear important calls.
- Don't keep your smartphone near the bed - one nifty feature of most smartphones is the ability to use it as an alarm clock, but keeping it near the bed means you are more likely to look at it during a time when you should be focused on other things, namely sleep. If you keep it out of reach then you're likely to be too lazy to get up and open the lock screen and might just fall asleep in frustration.
- Don't have social media on your phone - some of the most distracting apps are for social media. We are fed information from others and much of it is completely useless for our well being. We're not saying we don't think social media is important (feel free to like us on Facebook). However, if you want to stop looking at your smartphone so much, make it a rule to only check social media on your desktop, so you can catch up on what you need without constantly having to check back on it. In fact, limiting your apps in general can be useful as distracting games and time saving apps might just be lowering your ability to know how to interact in the real world.
More Hints and Tips to Stop Looking at Your Smartphone So Much
- Install a productivity app - one way to reduce smartphone screen time is to delete apps, another could be to add one. Productivity apps such as QualityTime and BreakFree offer the user to set limitations on how much they use their phones, so that they will cut off once you go past this time. They can be overridden, so you'll just have to trust yourself and keep to your self-imposed limits.
- Turn off notifications and unsubscribe - if it is the constant beeping and vibrating which is causing you to look at your smartphone so much, maybe you just need to turn off notifications and unsubscribe from the endless slew of pointless email newsletters you receive. Do you really need to know daily updates on what's new in the World of Scented Candles just because you bought one for your Aunt six Christmases ago?
- Turn off the Internet - without the Internet, our phones are little more than talking devices with an electronic compass. Although there are many messaging apps which require the Internet to work (like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger), good old texting is still available through phone masts. Turning off mobile data means that you won't have constant updates and you might even save money from your data usage. If you live in the city, you should be able to find enough Wi-Fi hotspots to meet your daily usage needs, so you could even reduce your data limit on your phone contract.
- Psychologically conditioning yourself - perhaps the hardest to take into effect, changing your thought patterns can really help reduce how much you rely on your smartphone. If you find your self-esteem being affected by what's on your phone, you may need to ask for some guidance on how to help improve it in the real world. Taking part in healthy activities which encourage your social life and your overall health can be very helpful for this.
Finally, our last piece of advice for the desperate who really want to stop looking at their smartphone so much is this - get rid of it. You can still get a Nokia 3310 or equivalent online, so take a step back from the technological rat race and find freedom in outmoded devices. Some people get by just fine without a phone at all (admittedly, not many in so-called "First World" countries) and missing the odd meme might just lead you to the productivity and happiness which has so far been alluding you.
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Whereupon responses to a meme get me up at 2 A.M. to say things that have long been on my mind.
It started with this meme that I posted on that big social media site:
Which generated the following comments (and my internal responses):
Father Of My Daughter (FOMD): How about we ban them both?
Father Of My 7-year-old Grandson (FOMG): Both can be considered terrorist. The worse part is the Democrats like both.
(What. The. Actual…?)
My Very Good Friend (MVGF): Nicole, do you know this ignorant twerp? Oh, sorry…was that a personal attack?! My bad.
(Aw, shit, Joe.)
FOMG: Oh you’re such a mean person Joey. Makes me want to cry like Chucky Schumer.
FOMD: Nicole do u know this ignorant fucktard joe?
(Well, that escalated quickly. Perhaps I’ll go to bed early and figure out how I want to respond while I sleep.)
And, indeed, I woke up a little after midnight with this unfolding in my mind, which it continued to do for two more hours, until I got up and gave in. So, onto those introductions.
FOMD, FOMG, meet MVGF, also known as a member of my family of choice. Why is he My Very Good Friend? Because he cares very much about things like basic human dignity, social justice and human rights, including accessible health care for all. To my chagrin, he did lead into the comment stream with a personal attack, but I dare say that this is something being modeled several times a day by the foul leader of our torn country—who keeps getting passes to do so! Incidentally, MVGF is also pretty hip to our Constitution. If you look real hard, you’ll see that freedom of speech and the press, and freedom from religious persecution are kind of a big deal where the law of the land is concerned, as are the checks and balances designed to keep rogue individuals from taking them away. But I digress…
MVGF, meet FOMD. He had something to do with that awesome young woman you know, the redhead who looks kind of like me. When he met me, I was a rabid conservative with a strong Bohemian streak that mystified my rabidly conservative parents. (I am ashamed to admit that I voted against Obama the first time, and kept silent when my dad said inane things like, “He’s a halfwit who can’t even talk without a teleprompter.” And much worse things.) Still, FOMD and I remain connected on that social media site because, despite our differences, we have remained civil and are both invested in seeing our daughter grow up and navigate the world.
MVGF, meet FOMG. He and his wife adopted the son of aforementioned daughter, when she was a 20-year-old Marine who knew she was not equipped to raise a child. There is no doubt that they love him dearly, and provide for him well.
FOMG, given some special needs, I am always perplexed to see you decrying the Affordable Care Act and the like. And I marvel that you would support someone so base, and wonder whether you think your president is the kind of man you hope your son turns out to be, or whether you’d be comfortable leaving your wife alone with this man. I also wonder what you’d think if someone else were in charge and signed an executive order banning all Christians because Fred Phelps.
Now, I am going to turn the lens back on myself, say more about my bigoted upbringing. and make some apologies.
A year or two ago, my cousin M posted pictures, on that social media site I keep mentioning, of herself and friends at a winery a few miles from my house. I was hurt, because I had not seen her since I moved away from Southern California, in 1991, and even after I noticed that she was practically in my back yard, and I offered to meet her somewhere for coffee, she said she didn’t have time to see me. A few months ago, I mentioned the memory to my dad, and this conversation ensued:
Dad: Well, she doesn’t like me, so maybe she has extended that to you.
Me: Why do you say she doesn’t like you?
Dad: Because she thinks I’m a bigot.
Me: *crickets* and dumbfounded stare (You ARE a bigot!)
Dad: I’m not a bigot. I just hate Mexicans. *belly laugh*
To fully appreciate the depth of the vulgarity of this statement, readers need to know that my cousins (my dad’s sister’s three daughters) are all half Mexican.
I continued to stare at him, silently, with my mouth agape, and then I went into the bathroom and sobbed. It has haunted me ever since.
M and C and L, if you are reading this, I want you to know how truly sorry I am for any times in your life that my dad tried to make you or your mother feel less than with his ugliness, or any times that I might have been blindly complicit in same.
I also want to apologize to my other cousin M, who bore the distinction of being the lesbian until I came out a decade ago. It doesn’t matter that I didn’t even come out to myself until I was 30, because I could still hear the derision and bigotry, but said nothing to call him out on it, except maybe, “Yeah? So what?”
What I have said to my dad, several times in recent years, is, “This isn’t what you taught me! You taught me that kindness matters!” It is, and it isn’t. He did, and he didn’t.
Kindness does matter. So does speaking up about injustice, and fighting hate, and those who would promote it. Which brings me back to this: |
EVEN AMID the mounting menace of covid19, last week many people were able to salvage a sliver of levity from a terrifying trend of galloping coronavirus numbers. At a covid19 news conference, a reporter had her kite zwilled by a medical professional. He was apparently making fun of her reliance on Google as opposed to the accepted omniscience of medicos credentialed with posh degrees and such.
What followed was a lot of “kyah, kyah, kyah” from the Facebook cheap seats. The hapless reporter became fodder for Trini meme makers who don't get caught sleeping on their meme responsibilities. Composites of the reporter's likeness were up online before the egg on her face had even dried.
There are quite a few Trinis far more obsessed with questions asked than answers given, or not given as is more often the case. The reporter also faced a barrage of puerile insults online as well as barbs from “colleagues.” Unfortunately, her response to at least one troll online was needlessly “wajank” in its tone and flavour.
Journalism, unlike many other professions, is practised publicly and judged equally so. Few members of the public, with the exception of politicians, athletes, and celebrities, can appreciate what it's like to work while others, who have little or no idea of what's involved, have a million different ways to tell you what you're doing is rubbish. What's more, they invariably have suggestions on how you can do it best.
News reporting is a calling that offends equally, as truth has a way of raising blisters depending on the sensitivity of the skin. People will cuss you today and praise you tomorrow depending on their beliefs and cult-like tribal fealty.
As a journalist, it helps to develop a thick skin from early on. You're going to make mistakes. How you process your mistakes and their fallout will largely determine the sort of journalist you become.
When I was a young TV reporter, I was assigned to cover an important court matter. It was a murder trial of two young men. Having had zero experience in court and no guidance from senior journalists, I made a serious error in my reporting one day. Unbeknownst to the public, a domestic worker who was at the scene of the murders was sexually assaulted by the intruders. She survived the ordeal and bravely appeared as a witness against the accused. In my report that particular day, I mentioned her name.
As screw-ups go, it rarely gets bigger than that. I simply didn't know that the identity of victims of sexual assault are never to be revealed in reporting unless there's explicit consent. The next morning there were murmurs around the office; people shot judgmental glances over their cubicles. Whispers of "s*#&hong" pervaded the stuffy newsroom air. Of course, few of my newsroom colleagues themselves knew of the prohibition against victim naming, but that didn't matter.
Nevertheless, I used that experience to shape the way I worked. When I managed the news team at Gayelle, I was able to use what I learned over the course of my career to give solid guidance to up-and-coming reporters. It's a cliche for sure, but nonetheless true – success is often the sum total of one's mistakes and failures.
Build a mindset of learning from your mistakes rather than being imprisoned or tormented by them. Furthermore, keep an open mind; the nettle that stings teaches you to avoid it in the future. Extract from criticisms the information that can help you build your abilities, become better at what you do.
On the social media front, know that Facebook and other platforms make no distinction between personal comment and your professional persona. You will be judged in your professional capacity for comments you believe yourself to be making as an ordinary civilian. Remarks typed up in the heat of the moment can last well beyond how you felt at that moment and age poorly over time.
You've chosen a career that comes with unremitting scrutiny. Good journalism has the power to influence public opinion, shape government policy, and give voice to the voiceless. Don't squander that power sparring with professional online trolls. Not all criticism is bad, nor is all praise good for that matter. How you interpret criticism is crucial to developing an analytical mind programmed for critical thinking – those are the hallmarks of a great journalist. |
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill of Breaking The Spine spotlighting upcoming releases.
Cryer's Cross by Lisa McMann
February 8, 2011
I'm interested to see what Lisa comes up with after the Wake trilogy.
The community of Cryer’s Cross, Montana (population 212) is distraught when high school freshman Tiffany disappears without a trace. Already off-balance due to her OCD, 16-year-old Kendall is freaked out seeing Tiffany’s empty desk in the one-room school house, but somehow life goes on... until Kendall's boyfriend Nico also disappears, and also without a trace. Now the town is in a panic. Alone in her depression and with her OCD at an all-time high, Kendall notices something that connects Nico and Tiffany: they both sat at the same desk. She knows it's crazy, but Kendall finds herself drawn to the desk, dreaming of Nico and wondering if maybe she, too, will disappear...and whether that would be so bad. Then she begins receiving graffiti messages on the desk from someone who can only be Nico. Can he possibly be alive somewhere? Where is he? And how can Kendall help him? The only person who believes her is Jacian, the new guy she finds irritating...and attractive. As Kendall and Jacian grow closer, Kendall digs deeper into Nico's mysterious disappearance only to stumble upon some ugly—and deadly—local history. Kendall is about to find out just how far the townspeople will go to keep their secrets buried. |
It’s been a busy week in education in Ontario with job actions in Durham, Sudbury, Peel and the threat of all elementary schools for next week. Is this a sign that it’s time for movement to resolve things? Things have been relatively peaceful in the province. “Teacher strikes: Ontario strikes and lockouts since 1987“.
In the meantime, there continues to be some great thinking shared by Ontario Educators.
As I get ready to post, there’s another notification of a new Sketchnote from Sylvia Duckworth. It’s a lazy time so I thought I’d try something. My apologies to map makers and sketchnoters everywhere.
I had tagged Deborah McCallum to participate in the #MakeSchoolDifferent meme last week. Like the other four I tagged, I like her thinking and insights and wasn’t disappointed. Not only did she respond with one post, but she created two. Links to them both appear above. Ironically, I didn’t find her post through her blog, but through this source. I’m going to have to check my logics here; I should have found it first on her blog.
I thought that her “Think Like a Librarian” post had an interesting spin on things with lots of insight. Can the definition of “classroom” be changed if you view it from the perspective of “library”? Can the definition of “teacher” be changed if you viewed it in the context of “librarian”?
Check out both of her posts.
She also extended the concept by creating this Flipboard document. At the time of this writing, there were 101 articles on the topic flipped away for a single point of reference. It’s a great resource for sharing with staff, principals, superintendents, …
So, those folks who blog indicating that it’s about pedagogy and not technology are all wrong and never watched the Jetsons growing up.
Jared Bennett’s post, I suspect, could be modified and would fit nicely into any time/space in education. It recognizes the disconnect between the classroom and the “real world”.
I would suggest that education will always fail. Education, particularly K-12, isn’t nimble or responsive enough to stay on top of the latest and the greatest. It gives new appreciation for community colleges and some universities, who through their partnerships with industry, do a better job at it. But then, they aren’t driven by a one size fits all curriculum sent from Toronto and they succeed or fail by students voting with their feet and their registration fees. Public education would never embrace it to that extent but certainly private schools can and do regularly.
Having said that, technology, as we know it, wasn’t invented yesterday. With all the money spent on acquisition and installation, it’s so sad that this conversation even needs to take place. You’ve got to ask; has professional learning and curriculum flexibility kept up? Should educational conferences be driven by technology companies that don’t have a staff that makes the connection to the classroom and focuses instead on just showing the latest and shiniest?
Royan Lee shares some very personal information and a wonderful video about Mental Health in this post.
I think we all should stop doing whatever we’re doing to read and watch this important message.
Then, ask yourself “What are we missing?”
Those who think they know everything need to read and reflect on this post from Jen Aston.
Is “tool fixedness” present in our classrooms? Are there tools, strategies out there that we are too fixated on? So much so that we might not see a solution right in front of us?
In the post, she describes some out of the unusual learning activities that were only successful when the mind opens. It’s a nice pairing when you read Jared’s post. How many times do we see a professional learning plan that’s just “one and done”? Why isn’t learning ongoing and reaching into areas previously undiscovered. You see it with current board implementations of Office 365 or Google Apps for Education. They’re so focused on getting everyone to do things one way – their way – that they miss so much more than could be done if they just stopped fixating on “the tool”. There’s so much more potentially that can be done once you get past that fixation.
So, look around. After your “summit”, whatever it was, is there an ongoing discussion? Are people excited and expanding their use of whatever they have access to? If not, has anything really changed?
I suppose that this is a continuation comment to Jen’s but I think it applies nicely to all of the posts here. The authors obviously value the time and efforts and thinking that’s happening with them and share it so nicely. Check them all out and the complete list of Ontario Edubloggers here.
I’ll conclude with this quote from Paul Cornies this week. Why don’t you be friends and follow those blogs? They’ll walk with you into some great learning and thinking. |
When reality bites, you can either try to change reality, or create your own.
Barack Obama claims that he has presided over trillions in spending cuts. If he’s a fiscal conservative, then I’m a forward “enforcer” for an NBA playoff team.
The president, who has increased the national debt by $5 trillion – more than all previous presidents combined – points to a nutty study by a journalist named Rex Nutting, whose virtual math asserts that Mr. Obama is an advocate for small government.
Mr. Obama has unrolled this meme on the campaign trail. He also told a crowd at the Iowa state fairgrounds on Thursday that the Republican plan to extend the Bush tax cuts is “like trying to put out a prairie fire with some gasoline.”
Mr. Obama pushed his green energy agenda by promising to save jobs at a wind turbine factory in Newton, Iowa, where he said, “If Congress doesn’t act, companies like this one will take a hit. Jobs will be lost.”
Mr. Obama should know about lost jobs. Real unemployment, which includes underemployment and those who have given up looking, is about 11 percent. First Solar, to which the Administration provided $3 billion in loan guarantees, has fired 30 percent of its workforce, according to Bloomberg Businessweek. Abound Solar, which got a $400 million loan guarantee, stopped production in February and laid off 180 employees, according to Forbes, as noted by the American Enterprise Institute’s Marc Thiessen. Solyndra and several other companies that received hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars in loan guarantees have also gone belly up.
The problem here is not failed capitalism but crony socialism. According to the Hoover Institution’s Peter Schweizer, author of Throw Them All Out, bundlers for Mr. Obama raised nearly $500,000 for his campaign while receiving more than $11 billion in grants or loans.
So who is to blame for the mammoth increase in national debt since 2008? Why, George W. Bush, of course, Mr. Obama’ favorite devil.
Yes, Mr. Bush spent too much, financing two wars and colluding with liberal Democrats on boondoggles such as the No Child Left Behind Act. But Mr. Obama’s crony socialism makes Mr. Bush look like an amateur.
The real cause of government gigantism is a breakdown in the moral culture and the rise of envy, the beating heart of socialism, which is the desire to have what someone else already has.
All across the land, Mr. Obama is waging class warfare. In Columbus, Ohio on May 5, Mr. Obama accused GOP nominee Mitt Romney of wanting “to spend trillions more on tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans.”
In Redwood City, Calif. on Thursday, he slammed Republicans for wanting “bigger tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. ... They want to give banks and insurance companies even more power to do as they please. ….”
It’s not like Mr. Obama has been coy about his redistributionist philosophy. He tipped us off when telling Samuel “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher in 2008, “when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody.”
In 2009, in his first budget statement, Mr. Obama announced that:
“For the better part of three decades, a disproportionate share of the Nation’s wealth has been accumulated by the very wealthy. Technological advances and growing global competition, while transforming whole industries—and birthing new ones—has accentuated the trend toward rising inequality.”
It was time, Mr. Obama said, “to break from a troubled past” and “begin charting a new path.”
Where have we heard this before? From socialist thinkers for more than 200 years. French socialist Gracchus Babeuf, for example, in arguing for forced equalization and against the free market in 1797, said:
“The most intelligent and the most industrious are given a warrant for hoarding, a title to despoil with immunity all those who are less gifted. … one succeeds in having too much only by causing others not to have enough.”
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, borrowing from Louis Blanc, declared in The Communist Manifesto that government should ensure a redistributionist system “from each according to his ability to each according to his needs.”
By contrast, Ronald Reagan called the Left’s theory of social and class warfare “alien and discredited.”
“Since when,” he asked, “do we in America believe that our society is made up of two diametrically opposed classes—one rich, one poor—both in a permanent state of conflict and neither able to get ahead except at the expenses of the other?”
America’s Founders, informed by a biblical worldview of human nature (“Thou Shalt Not Covet”), recognized that envy could become a driving force in politics. They designed the Constitution to protect our God-given rights – including the right to private property – from government’s greedy, grasping hand.
Mr. Obama sees this as a monumental flaw, as he said in a 2001 radio interview:
“I think we can say that the Constitution reflected an enormous blind spot in this culture that carries on until this day, and the framers had that same blind spot. . . . The Supreme Court never ventured into the issues of redistribution of wealth and sort of more basic issues of political and economic justice in this society.”
The “blind spot” is really the heart of the Founders’ view of limited government and the role of the law in society. With a Harvard law degree, Obama understands this well enough, as he has said:
“The Constitution is a chart of negative liberties, [it] says what the states can’t do to you, says what the federal government can’t do to you, but it doesn’t say what the federal government or the state government must do on your behalf.”
Yes, he gets it. He just doesn’t like it. |
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday theme is “Character Traits that I Love.” Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish but is currently being run by That Artsy Reader Girl. I haven’t participated in a long long time but I love this meme. Today I would like to focus on my top character traits that I enjoy in my Halloween themed reading.
- Clever. Who doesn’t love a clever character? But, when you are reading spooky books clever comes in the form of characters like Velma Dinkley, the calm logical mind in the midst of chaos. I am always so thankful for a clever character because I know when faced with a possessed doll or ghostly visitor I would just run around screaming.
- Special Talent. I know, I know. It’s a bit silly but I am a sucker for a character with a special talent. For example, Agent Aloysius Pendergast from Relic (and all the amazing books by Preston and Child) is an expert in an eclectic mix of subjects. It makes the books so nuanced and my connection to the character so deep. Also, I wanna be cool like Pendergast!
- Humor. Even the scariest of moments in enhanced with humor. Perhaps this is why I love dark-comedy as much as I love light-scary. I mean, Crowley, from Good Omens is such a perfect example. The world is ending you say? Chastise the plants.
- Self-Depricating. I love when a strong and smart character is confident enough to make fun of themselves. Peeta from the Hunger Games won me over with his self-depreciating commentary.
- Loyalty. I love characters that are loyal to the very end. This is especially true in scary stories where your very life could depend on the loyalty of friends.
- Adventurous. This is probably because I am fairly risk-averse but I love an adventurous spirit in a character. Not too much, just enough to step out of their comfort zone. Because, as we all know, too much adventure in a scary story usually leads to death.
- Dedicated. Like Jack in The Shining, I am always interested in anyone who is so dedicated to their craft that they are willing to upend their whole life. Obviously, dedication takes all forms…
- Naughty. I like when characters are a bit…badly behaved. Nothing terrible, just the sneaking suspicion that they aren’t following the rules. My obsession with The Illuminae Files is only fed by the naughtiness of Kady and Hannah. Oh, and the naughty snark of Aidan? Yes, please!
- Weird. There is nothing more fun than a weird character. The ones who march to the beat of their own drummers! The Luna Lovegoods. I love them all.
- Kind. This one is a bit harder to find in frighteningly good reads but a kind character will capture my heart forever. A sweet older person who helps the kids avoid the witches, a next door neighbor, it doesn’t matter. These kind characters are the ones that always make me fall in love with the story.
Tell me, please!
What are your favorite character traits? |
Brand, Campaigns & Content, News March 29, 2021
What are NFTs and are they here to stay?
When Twitter founder Jack Dorsey sold the world’s first tweet for $2.9 million earlier this month, it made the news around the world instantly. The question was posed: can you buy a tweet? And it seems you can, with non-fungible tokens (NFTs) making it possible. But what exactly are NFTs and why do people pay millions for them? Here’s everything you need to know.
WHAT ARE NFTs?
A non-fungible token (NFT) is a data unit in a blockchain, mainly Ethereum, that represents a digital file such as a meme, song, photograph or tweet. Ethereum is a cryptocurrency like bitcoin, but its blockchain supports these NFTs, and other blockchains can implement their own versions of NFTs.
Although NFTs are tracked and managed on a blockchain, in contrast to fungible tokens (exchangeable data units, like bitcoin), an NFT is completely unique; so whereas bitcoin is traded for bitcoin, the ‘non fungible’ aspect of NFTs means they are not interchangeable.
Purchasing an NFT serves as a digital title deed or proof of ownership, which has driven much of the hype that people can now purchase, own, collect and sell digital assets, despite the files being shared and copied freely across the internet every day. In this sense, it has been likened to the process of art buying, in that although many copies of an artwork may exist, only one person can own the original.
WHY THE HYPE?
The first NFTs were launched in 2015 and one of the earliest successes was the launch of CryptoKitties, a game that operated on Ethereum’s blockchain network. Each CryptoKitty had a unique NFT and users could buy, sell and breed them. The game’s popularity flooded the Ethereum network in late 2017, causing it to reach an all-time high number of transactions. By March 2018, CryptoKitties had gained more than 1.5 million users who generated more than $40 million in transactions.
More recently, NFTs have regained momentum as a result of numerous high profile and high value sales. In February, the Nyan Cat gif sold for more than $500,000. Shortly after, musician Grimes sold some digital art for more than $6m, followed by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey selling the first ever tweet for $2.9m.
The first digital-only art auction, hosted by Christie’s, set a new NFT record earlier this month, after Beeple’s digital artwork sold for $69m. It is within this space that experts see the future of NFTs, using blockchain as the basis of (digital) art trading. This makes sense for multiple reasons: authenticity; democratisation, and zeitgeist.
The value of an artwork depends on a number of factors such as authenticity, age, and the number of owners. Especially with digital art, artists often have the problem of proving the authenticity of their asset. Currently, an artist can upload their artwork to a blog, social media platform or website, but that does not prove ownership.
By using NFTs, artists can upload their art and add the authenticity details directly to the tamper-proof blockchain. Because everything is recorded, the asset can be traced back to its owner and the first date it was published. This also serves as an advantage for art dealers, because proof of authenticity was previously extremely difficult without an art expert, and extremely expensive with one.
In addition to the challenge of authenticity, platforms such as KnownOrigin, which make it possible to present digital works of art and collectibles as NFTs, also help to solve the problem of high entry barriers by making the art world more accessible. To some extent it democratises digital art trading, with no special relationships or contacts required to buy and sell. Even those who can’t or don’t want to spend millions can find digital art on the internet for a smaller budget.
NFTs perfectly represent the era’s zeitgeist. Although the first NFTs existed in 2015, the hype that has developed over the past few months is no coincidence. With digital transformation taking huge leaps forward as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing people online more than ever, NFTs are almost a logical consequence.
THE FUTURE OF NFTs
Although momentum doesn’t seem to be slowing just yet, there are concerns around the long term environmental impact of creating (known as ‘minting’) NFTs. They use the same blockchain technology as energy-hungry cryptocurrencies, which consume a lot of electricity and generate a significant amount of greenhouse gases.
With climate protection another reflection of the era’s zeitgeist, some artists have decided not to offer their work as NFTs. If no action is taken, this view has the potential to stunt growth, although Ethereum has previously shared its intention to reduce energy consumption by 99%.
But with the right changes made to make NFTs more sustainable, there are lots of interesting opportunities for brands to get on board. Nike has already patented a method by which the authenticity of trainers can be checked by NFT, titled CryptoKicks. Other fashion and entertainment brands are also showing interest, as while artist collaborations and collectibles are nothing new to those brands, NFTs open up a whole new way of co-creating.
It seems we’re still very much in the eye of the NFT storm and we at Dept are excited to see how the trend takes shape in the future, most crucially in a more sustainable way. Join us and Byte (part of Dept) at 15:00 on Tuesday 6 April to find out more about NFTs, the possibilities for brands as well as ways to address the climate controversy surrounding them. |
Larry Bird made a comment disparaging the athletes taking a political stand.
NBA legend Larry Bird is not only famous for his game, but also for his unbeatable trash talk. The iconic player doesn’t hold back his words. So when an alleged quote by Bird which disparages the athletes taking political stands circulated social media, fans wanted confirmation if it is true. To many, it doesn’t sound much like the signature trash talk by “The Hick from French Lick.” Fortunately, the Indiana Pacers set the record straight about their former head coach’s alleged statement.
False Quote by Larry Bird Circulates Social Media
The quote, “Back in my day, the game had fundamentals and honored the commander in chief. Now it’s a bunch of radical fundamentalists who dishonor the flag and cross. They only care about looking flashy! Shut up and play the damn game,” was attributed to Boston Celtics icon and former Indiana Pacers head coach, Larry Bird.
While Larry Bird has some infamous trash-talk incidents to his name, his sudden political comment confused Celtics fans. A search for the quote also didn’t turn up results, further adding to the confusion.
With the raging debate that has gripped the country in recent months, NBA and other athletes are doing their part to advocate for racial justice. But the alleged quote by Bird is being wrongly used to disparage the athletes who are taking a political stand.
Carlos Diaz, a journalist with the Indiana-based NBC affiliate, WTHR, contacted the Indiana Pacers organization regarding the quote. Bird currently serves as an advisor with the team. In a tweet, Diaz revealed the Pacers response was that the quote was “Totally false.”
There’s a false meme circulating on social media which features a supposed quote from Larry Bird concerning today’s NBA players.
I contacted the Indiana Pacers on behalf of WTHR asking if this statement is actually from Larry Bird. The Pacers’ response:
“Totally false.”@WTHRcom pic.twitter.com/kSscSpc9YR
— Carlos Diaz (@CarlosWTHR) August 30, 2020
Larry Bird made no such comment, which had reportedly been concerning the basketball players. The origins of this bogus quote is not known, but it certainly didn’t come from Bird. |
Depending on your opinion of the man, Barack Obama has either been a success as a President, or a failure. History has a way of looking kinder at a President who leaves with a low opinion, an even kinder than that to one who leaves with a relatively positive opinion.
Obama entered office on the heels of a particularly unpopular president. “Change” his slogan, “Yes we can!” his catchphrase, I think anyone who has any sense believes “Yes he did” bring “change.”
Further, anyone who looks objectively at the Obama administration will come to the conclusion that he faced more opposition in Congress than any other modern president. Obama had objectives that didn’t mesh with the Democratic leadership, and Republican elites often wielded [or looked the other way to] the deep-south conservative “anti-black man” vibe, however were quick to dismiss it with the ideology of “Hey look, we have our black people, too! How can we be against the President JUST because he’s black?!”
Do I believe anyone in Congress or any of the elites were against Obama just because he was black? Not really, but they certainly had no problem using racial distrust to bring their point home to the the fringe-right, who wanted to put the “White” back in The White House. Look at the pictures of fringe-right Facebooks, showing pictures like Michelle Obama in ever-day clothes, or something a little less flattering, such as being sweaty, coming off of Air Force One, and next to it, a picture of Melania Trump, perfectly manicured, coiffed and in an expensive dress, with the meme tag line of “Change is Coming.” Now, that said, this is common across all political lines… but again, I think it goes to the mindset of the fringe-right: they want a sense of security back in the White House, not “the black guy who doesn’t wanna give the white guy a fair shake.”
Obama’s use of Executive action is largely unprecedented, because it was often the only way he was able to accomplish his agenda. Republicans have had a tendancy to block anything they remotely disagreed with, to get the President to acquiesce to their own agenda, which Obama largely didn’t do. He wanted consensus, Republicans wanted to flex their muscles of control — with hearings, with delays, with proforma sessions and lack of confirmations.
George W. Bush was brilliant in that he would shame his adversary-of-the-moment into compromise. He would sit down with the leadership and lay out his plan, and even his willingness to comrpromise. If he didn’t get what he wanted, he would stand up from the table, say “Thank you,” and walk right out the door, to a field of reporters, and say “I can’t get prescription drug coverage passed, because Senator Biden doesn’t want your grandmothers to be able to afford to eat AND take her medication!” While this is arguably “dirty politics,” it worked, often! Obama doesn’t play that game. He choses his battles, and rightly so — however, at what cost? Particularly when he is fighting an institution so engrained in itself to oppose him publicly at any turn. Obama would rarely call people out for opposing him, which I think only emboldened his adversaries on the Hill.
Barack Obama became the first black man to be President of the United States — no one can say that’s not a success. However, that success came with a price. He re-defined fundraising in America, re-defined the gaining of political capital, and even successfuly won re-election. However, America was a country still not ready for it, and while an obviously capable Commander-in-Chief, a series of miscalculations on his part, and the part of his aides gave rise to the greatest threats since 9/11, can these be blamed exclusively on him? No. Largely, perhaps — but a lot of these were already years in the making. Korea’s nuclear program has been working since the Bush Administration, and was eventually going to be complete. ISIL was previously a band of different groups, but of a similar ideology. Syria had been a dictatorship for years, and people across the Arab world had been fed up with corruption and greed of elites for years before the Arab Spring hit, it just all came to a head under the Obama administration.
Here’s to you, Barack. A President who’s largely been a victim of his own success — a do-nothing Congress that would rather bicker with itself than support the leader of the free world, a changing world where the rise of everyone else gives people the impression of a failing America in what is becoming the post-America world, and a guy who managed to hold it together in the meantime. I drink a toast to you, sir. I haven’t been your biggest fan for a long time, but that said, just like George W. Bush, Bill Clinton before him, H.W. Bush before him and Reagan before.. I admire the dignity you’ve held in keeping America safe, and helping hold the world together.
Friday at noon, the 45th President comes to power — Donald J. Trump. Let’s give the incoming President all the support we can. I certainly don’t agree with everything he says, but as a liberal, I intend to give him the respect he’s due, the ear he’s earned and the consideration that was largely absent when the holder of the office was of the other party. Do with it what you will, sir. Your actions pave the way of America’s future. |
A few months ago, folks in my social media feeds were chatting and sharing a meme about different kinds of moms. While I enjoyed it too, something about it kinda dug in my craw, especially the way the so-called "hippie" mom was portrayed. I couldn't figure out why until a few days ago, as I was reflecting on the day while making my own homemade granola. I am a hippie mom, and there are lots of misunderstandings and other things hippie moms are tired of hearing about when it comes to ourselves, our parenting choices and what it means to be a "hippie."
I suppose I should have realized this sooner. After all, the evidence has been mounting for years now: I wear my hair naturally, I gave birth to my still-breastfeeding, still-babyworn toddler at home, I use coconut oil for everything, I use eco-friendly disposable diapers and feel extraordinarily guilty about it: I mean, the list goes on. However, I'm also really geeky and I research everything and I'm occasionally competitive; in other words, I'm lots of other things that aren't necessarily part of the "hippie mom" profile. I guess that's part of the trouble with classifying moms in general: we all have elements of lots of different "types" within us, so it's easy for others to overlook what's really true about us as individual human beings, when all they see is the general "type" they think we belong to.
Contrary to what the following tropes might suggest, hippie moms are just as caring, capable, and intelligent as any other moms, and we're kinda sick of people acting like we don't have it this whole parenting together just because we're hippies. Let's be real: nobody has it all together, because that's what binds us as humans. Hey, at least hippie moms have super soft skin as we flail through this mom life. (Thanks, coconut oil.) |
Queer Eye’s reboot has definitely struck a chord with the audiences, and more so with the Twitterati for sure. Type in #queereye in your Twitter search and you will be loaded with tons of memes and tweets talking about this web series.
Queer Eye features all-new ‘Fab Five’ who advice men on fashion, grooming, food, culture and design in this modern reboot of the 2003 Emmy Award-winning reality series by the same name.
The new Fab Five consists of Bobby Berk, design expert; Antoni Porowski, food expert; Jonathan Van Ness, grooming expert; Tan France, fashion expert and Karamo Brown, culture expert.
— Ryan Lamont (@RyanLamont) February 26, 2018
— Lily Marston (@lily_marston) February 19, 2018
— Eze (@EzeTweets) February 17, 2018
— Insiya (@insiyat) February 19, 2018
Antoni Porowski has been getting fair share of Twitter love as well.
— Kathleen Lee (@kathleenelee) February 18, 2018
And obviously, there are tweets threatening (jokingly of course) Netflix to renew the series for season 2.
— Mario (@mtehuitz) February 26, 2018
Queer Eye’s Twitter account is updated so regularly that it too is being discussed by the audiences. One meme that perfectly sums up the hard work the social media team is putting up is this one.
— Mr. Technicallity (@Konnor_A_Hafen) February 27, 2018
All the eight episodes of the series were released on February 7 on Netflix. |
From auto-publishing to social share buttons, 30+ marketers weigh in with their favorite social media plugins.
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Jessica Malnik on September 30, 2020 (last modified on March 5, 2021) • 31 minute read
A social media audit is a great tool to help you both set and improve your social media marketing strategy over time.
An audit doesn’t have to be a time-consuming, scary process. You can capture a ton of insights – often in a matter of a couple of hours.
In this post, we’re going to share how you can conduct your own social media audit, including:
Simply put, a social media audit is a way to gauge how effective your social media strategy is. It allows you to see what it is working, what could be improved, how you stack up against your competition, and any untapped growth opportunities.
The most effective social media audits are process-driven. You want to make sure that you are working from either a checklist or a template.
Here are the essential components of a social media audit:
“Understand your client’s business model,” says Tyler Burch of BoardActive. “If you don’t know what they charge, how they make money, and what marketing channels they use, you can’t create a plan that fits them well.”
This will help you be able to set appropriate goals.
David Lynch of Payette Forward, Inc. adds, “It’s important to figure out what your goals with social media are. Are you trying to acquire clients, drive traffic to your website, or just build an audience on social media?
Your goals should inform your content, and a social media audit should evaluate whether or not your content is helping you reach those goals.”
For example, Dani Peterman of Lusha says, “Let’s say you want to have an engaged community. You look at your posts, and they all get 5 likes, which seems low.
But if you have 100 followers on your page, that’s a 5% engagement rate. Which is above average (on LinkedIn).
So perhaps in this case your goal isn’t increasing the likes, but to increase the followers. If you keep up the engagement rate at 5%, having 1000 followers will get you 50 likes per post.
So your success would be measured by followers gained, and not my engagement per post.”
“The one tip I would offer is to start with a “big picture” snapshot,” says Laura Burden of Burden Brand Management. “We have a few tools we use to give us a quick overview of where a social account is at. From there we can dive a little deeper.
When we do a social media audit we like to take advantage of automated tools that are available to us through both paid or free trials.
Our go-to’s are Hypeauditor and Ninjalitics. Both provide a standard analytic program that goes through your engagement rate, growth rate, impressions, followers (a breakdown of who’s real, who’s not, and where they are located), which posts were the most successful in the past, etc. This big picture overview is a great place to start with an audit.”
“Get a better understanding of your audience on each social network,” says Nancy Kapoor of Grazitti Interactive. “It is important to understand whom you can reach (and not) through a particular channel.
Start with audience demographics.
Analyze each social network for the demographics of your specific audience, as your followers are likely not the same as your overall target audience.
A detailed demographic analysis of your social media followers will help you conduct an effective audit to drive social media success.”
Bernadett Dioszegi of Bannersnack says, “When it comes to social media, it’s crucial to know your audience, to understand what kind of posts they are engaged in, so you can create an outstanding social media marketing strategy.
My recommendation is to analyze all the data you have about your fans. Most of the social media platforms have audience insights from where you can find out important information about people who engaged with your posts.
Besides data about age, gender, location, language, and devices, you can also find out when your fans are online (segmented by hours of the day or days of the week). There are social media platforms where you can see insights about the most popular categories and related interests for your audience.
It’s also important to analyze the performance of your social media posts, about reach and engagement; this way you can find out what are the types of posts that are the most successful.”
For example, Filip Jędraszczyk of Listonic says “While conducting a social media audit, take into account that your audience differs depending on each network. If you generate good traffic but fail to reach your target audience, you may be losing money.”
Jay Roth of Bright Advisory Group adds, “When conducting a social media audit, make sure that all of your demographics and all of your ad runs are legitimate and accurate. Confirm that the statistics are accurate. Social media platforms will generate these reports for you, so my suggestion is not to fudge the reports and extract the information directly from the platforms. Don’t alter them at all.”
Editor’s note: This Linkedin Demographics dashboard looks at the followers on your company’s Linkedin. It lets you know what industries and roles have enjoyed your marketing message.
“Locate all your social media profiles,” says Muhammad Mateen Khan of PureVPN. “This may seem like the easiest task in the history of social media tasks. Find where you are online? Piece of cake! I’d imagine you could list off your major social profiles with ease.
But what about the uncommon spots, those outside the Big Four of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube? What new social networks did you try out when they were brand new and have never viewed it again? Take note of them all. Outside of the Big Four, you might want to check these places:
Look also for unofficial accounts, either those set up by well-meaning employees and users or those created by rogues and spammers. Perform a general search for your brand on all the major social networks; you might be surprised what’s out there—fake accounts, employee pages, spam, etc.
As you locate your profiles, make note of the ones you find and keep track of the following elements:
You can throw this information into a spreadsheet to keep it all organized and to give you a starting point for any follow-up audits you might want to perform down the road.”
“One thing to remember is that you don’t have to be on every social media channel,” says Thomas Bolt of Big EVAL. “Look at the ones that are performing for your specific business, and focus your energy there. It doesn’t hurt to keep a presence on other platforms – just choose the ones that matter the most.”
“Take a closer look at which of your content performs the best and on which platforms,” says Ajay Paghda of Linkio.
Alice Ray of Know Your Chickens says, “You should start off by immediately setting out to identify your best-performing posts. That way, you can begin to tailor your social media calendar to include more posts on this topic, so that you can increase engagement.”
Mason Culligan of Mattress Battle adds, “It is best to analyze and classify your content. Choose the most and least successful type of content on your social media account, and export the data to an excel file to start analyzing it.
The best way to keep track of all the information is to use a spreadsheet. Select the platform you want to review first, then visit the built-in analytics section of it.
On Facebook, you can filter your content to the most popular down to the least popular.
Through this, you’ll be able to generate patterns of engagement with your posts. You can easily see what type of content, and which posts are the most and least successful. Once you have the data, focus on creating posts related to the most successful topics to increase more engagement.”
Nikola Roza of Nikola Roza- SEO for the Poor and Determined agrees, “Analyze each channel and find your best performing social media posts (most likes, shares, comments, and highest CTR).
Once you have your cream of the crop for each channel, it’s time to create more of those types of posts that you can proceed to drip feed in the future according to your schedule.
The key is to find what’s already working and then do more of it.”
For example, Olivia Garrison of Creative Click Media says, “Identify your five most engaged-with posts during a set time period – whether that be this month, this quarter or this year.
Then, determine if there is a common feature between them, such as including a link, asking a question, using certain hashtags, and so on. Use this information to replicate this same success by integrating these same tried-and-true features into future social media posts.”
Editor’s note: If you are looking for a way to measure lead generation and cost per lead across multiple conversion pixels, try this Facebook Ads Website Conversion dashboard.
“Compare the engagement of different styles of posts,” says Brett Banchek of Overnight Flowers. “Whether it be services, products, blog posts, research, or how-to guides, it’s important to not only see which posts get the most likes, but which posts instill the most engagement.”
Valerie Cox of Elfster adds, “Studying how members of our target audience reacted to our social media posts. It’s important not to hyper-focus on the number of likes, comments, etc. but to look at where we were able to engage the most with members of the target audience.”
Take a good look at which posts are being shared,” says Andrea Loubier of Mailbird. “Everyone enjoys seeing a nice amount of likes, but you can really broaden your audience when your current followers share your posts. So, see which types of posts are more readily shared, and add those more frequently to your social media calendar.”
“As for me, the best tip in conducting social media audits is by creating a social media audit template,” says Jacob J. Sapochnick of h1b. “This template will be your standard checklist on effectively auditing your social media. This ensures that everything is being checked and will provide accurate and useful data that you can track in order to address what should be addressed.”
Margaret H. Geiger of Twelve31 Media says, “You can create your own or download one for free online (may have to subscribe to a newsletter or free trial of some sort).
Once a template is created, you can start filling in your potential new clients’ information, social media numbers and stats, and your recommendations.
The biggest tip is to create a template that you can use multiple times, which in turn, saves you time. Then you can just copy and paste and drag and drop where needed and have something visually appealing and easy to read for the potential client.”
Noemi Konta of Point2 Homes adds, “Create a checklist of all the details you want to look for so you make sure you don’t miss anything. You want to have the clearest view on your channels and your competitors’ too. Don’t forget to pay attention not only to how your posts and campaigns are performing but also how your audience is engaging with it.
Once you have everything written down, start looking for patterns, for ways of improvement, and opportunities to do something better or different than your competitors.
It’s also useful to look at other industries, outside your area of interest. You never know what you can learn from them to add to your list.”
Sharon Van Donkelaar of Expandi agrees, “My best tip for a social media audit comes in the preparation stages – something which, in the past, I haven’t always spent enough time on, and it’s reflected in the audit.
I recommend using a spreadsheet to have a list of URLs, followers, demographic information, the most popular content, and your engagement metrics. Dates are also great points to include on this, too.
With all this basic date in a basic template, you can really get to work. It’s easy to log everything and keep on checking up on your statistics.
I have a separate spreadsheet for Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter – all of which show unique trends and stats. With everything laid out in front of you, you can notice trends and where you need to improve. That’s super important.”
Editor’s note: To start the most important social media metrics, try out this Social Media Dashboard to get a hold of activity across your 4 favorite social networks. It focuses on visitor and follower counts over various time periods.
Matt Stormoen of Mobibi says, “We regularly conduct social media audits for our businesses, namely Mobibi and PureFocus. These audits, essentially, are just taking stock of our social media footprint and how our content across the different platforms is faring.
Currently, we do a quick audit every week, and then do a more comprehensive audit for the month. To make it easier for us, our audit is supported by information from the native analytics of the social media platforms, Google Analytics, and the analytics tools built into our own platform, Mobibi.
Currently, we only audit our active accounts, namely Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. We usually create a spreadsheet, with the following details:
The idea behind conducting this audit is to determine which content and strategy work best for each of your active social media accounts. The best insights can be gleaned from not just your best-performing content, but also from your content that doesn’t get any traction. Through this audit, you have enough information to figure out what worked and what didn’t work.”
While many social media marketers agree on performing routine audits, the frequency is all over the map.
Some prefer to do smaller audits on a weekly or monthly basis.
For example, Heinrich Long of Restore Privacy says, “My number one tip is to perform audits as often as possible. It doesn’t have to take months, and you don’t even have to hire an expensive company to do it.
Just take 30 minutes – even every week, if you want – and look at all your platforms. How many followers do you have from week to week? How much engagement? On what kind of posts? What works? What doesn’t?
Doing it more frequently allows you to not only notice subtle changes, but it also enables you to catch them early on, so you can make an immediate change in strategy.
A lot of social media is about being relevant, so if a meme is super popular this month and you noticed it generated great results than you can run with it and generate more of that awesome engagement.
It doesn’t help if you look back in 6 months and notice that you could have had an opportunity, but weren’t aware of it at the time. Audit often, and make changes as you go.”
Others prefer doing one audit each quarter.
“A quarterly social media audit is the most effective way to compare your day-to-day work done with the goals highlighted in your social media strategy,” says Shawn Lockery of Invivo Bio Systems.
“It helps to ensure the checklist of the completed tasks, and keep track of your social accounts, producing the best ROI. It should include everything from the monthly report, sentiment analysis, competitive analysis, market analysis, and the growth rate.”
And, other social media professionals will do a comprehensive audit about once a year.
Morgan Lobert of MARION says, “Don’t make social media audits a one and done for your company! Conduct an in-depth audit at least once every 12-18 months (though if you can do it more often, that is great!) The world of social media is always changing, and so is your business. If you become complacent, KPIs may fall to the waste side and your strategy may lag lightyears behind your competitors.”
Samantha Russell of Twenty Over Ten adds, “A strong social media strategy is an integral part of any marketing strategy, but it’s important that you are auditing it from time to time in order to make sure that everything is running smoothly. If you aren’t regularly checking on your strategy, then you won’t know what needs changes and what is performing well for you.
As far as the time frame goes, you should probably perform an audit every 12-18 months just to see how everything is running. Check the analytics of the platforms that you are using and make sure the metrics are on track. Figure out your buyer personas so that you can understand better the content that you should be created to attract and resonate with your audience.
Once this is evaluated, then check the following from your content performance:
There are other metrics that you can track and audit, but this is a great start for finding the type of strategy that works best for your firm.”
While doing regular social media audits are important, you should also do them whenever your company hits a major milestone or is at a critical turning point.
Steve Yanor of Sky Alphabet Social Media says, “At major inflection points – management changes, disaster, hack, strategy pivot – a social media audit becomes necessary. The problem is, you can’t audit what you can’t see, so some platforms such as Instagram are a problem if you are auditing a social program that includes influencers.
For this reason, your contracts with anyone who conducts social media activities on the brand’s behalf must provide open access to stipulated key metrics such as likes, engagement counts, views, and impressions.”
“If you bother to conduct a social media audit, be thorough,” says Nelson Sherwin of PEO Compare. “It’s not going to help to just look at the last few posts and call it good. It’s not good.
You have to really get into it, compare numbers, compare posts, learn about why there are differences from one week to another. Or worse – why aren’t there any differences? Why are you stagnating? Your social media accounts should be in constant growth, and if you’re not growing, you’re doing something wrong. Now, it’s your job to find out where you’re failing so you can learn how to fix it.”
“In my opinion, the best tip for conducting a social media audit is to focus on the positives and build on those,” says Jessica Rose of Shantiva.
“In particular, focus on identifying the content posted on your social media accounts which had the greatest impact in terms of likes and shares. Compare that content with your other content and try to identify reasons why the better performing content performed better.
Once you have identified and isolated those factors through your audit, you will have a list of factors you can use to ensure that your future content is constructed in a way that is more likely to result in greater likes and shares for the benefit for your business.”
“Look for consistency,” says Beth Adan of NisonCo. “When auditing social media pages to find opportunities for success, evaluate them both individually and as a whole. All pages should be consistent in terms of the page name, logos, and the bios.
While each bio should be tailored to the specific network, they should include the same basic info.
Next, make sure each network’s activities and posts are consistent and on-brand. While they shouldn’t all be carbon copies of each other, they should work together to tell the same strong coherent brand story.”
Peter Thaleikis of Bring Your Own Ideas Ltd. adds, “An audit of your social media channels should always include a review of your branding.
Is it consistent and up to date across all channels? Is the avatar the same across the profiles? How about the profile text and link?
It makes sense to keep everything as consistent as possible.
An often not considered point is the usernames: you should keep these consistent as well (if possible). If the username is taken, use the same beginning to allow for easy finding using “@yourbusiness”. You can append terms like “HQ”, “Team”, or your country. This ensures customers find, tag, and recognize your business without any friction.”
Dennis Bell of Byblos Coffee agrees, “The best way to conduct an audit is to check your profile’s completeness and consistency.
You must be using updated images, hashtags, and keywords for your brand. Profile and cover photos must reflect your current branding and adhere to the platform’s image size requirements for quality. Logos, brand names, descriptions, and URLs must be the same for all of your social media accounts.
It will be helpful to open and customize the setting on each social account to be sure you have everything covered.
See if the images, text, and other options are used and optimized. Fill out the blank spaces with relevant and useful information to help your customers understand your brand. Taking time to make any necessary updates will benefit your business in the long run.
Having complete and consistent information across your profiles gives you a professional image. It will help in building trust and relationships among your customers. And make a meaningful marketing strategy to create a strong social media presence.”
“Instagram has made it easy to find out what’s working and what’s not,” says Allison Baggerly of Inspired Budget. “Go into your insights and click on the content you shared. You can gain so much valuable information simply from this area on Instagram!
Take a look at what’s working and what’s not working. Which posts are your most popular? Do they have anything in common? By taking just 10 minutes to find patterns in your high-performing content, you can develop a plan to create even more content that others will like, save, and share.”
Editor’s Note: Want an easy way to monitor your Instagram post performance? Use this free Instagram Business Post Performance Dashboard template.
“Be incredibly selective about who you hire to do the audit,” says Kyle Boze of Falcon.io. “This seems obvious, but not every social media group is right for you. In fact, I would suggest most are probably wrong for you.
Find a group who has done successful work in your space before, and ensure they have success actually driving business (vs. simple impressions/views) and hitting company goals. It’s one thing to simply audit. It’s another to be able to identify possible strategies for improvement
Utilize multiple companies, if your budget allows. I always think it’s insightful and powerful to hear from multiple groups. Specifically, ones that do different work (IE – hire a social media firm and an advertising agency) because they have different resources, clients, and success stories that may or may not be applicable to your social media.
Be very specific with where you’re currently at, and what your vision is. An audit is usually only as powerful as the communication given by the people who want the audit. The more you can elaborate and specify where you’re looking to go with your social media, the more targeted the audit can be.
Be very critical of who you hire to audit. Not everyone who has social media is a guru. You almost can’t walk 10 feet anymore without meeting a social media expert. The truth is there’s a giant difference between a family member running a social media page or two and a legitimate social media expert who can make impactful strides for you.
Be aware of cookie-cutter audits. I see too many social media companies offering audits that do little actual auditing and spend a considerable more amount of time trying to simply push their own solutions by finding convenient problems that fit their own offerings. An audit is a detailed look at successes, failures, and possible strategies going forward, not a simple attempt to gain business.”
“The whole point of doing a social media audit is to work smarter, not harder,” explains Paige Arnof-Fenn of Mavens & Moguls. “The process shows you which platforms are delivering the biggest results and you can use this information to implement the 80/20 rule so doubling down on the social networks that work the best for you. So if you learn that Twitter and Facebook drive the most traffic then you can focus your time, budget, and attention on those platforms.
Putting more energy into just a couple of networks may create more results than diversifying. This rule also applies to content and ads. The data is telling you what works the best, so consider shifting your focus to just a few key areas. Doing less can be more impactful.”
“A social audit is an assessment of the social media presence and performance of a given company,” says Jeff McLean of McLean Company. “It seeks to quantify the KPIs or key performance indicators of a social media campaign, by turning the likes, shares, comments, and other forms of engagement with a social media campaign into data that can be interpreted.
When translating the data, we want to take note of trending audience behavior, not just viewing numbers on a spreadsheet. An audit will offer insights about which of our strategies are working, and which need to be revisited and perhaps redirected.”
“Social media results rarely happen in real-time, unless you’re lucky and you get something that goes viral,” says David Bakke of National Air Warehouse. “But since that rarely happens, it’s important to translate that fact over to your social media audit strategy.
Just because a post, tweet, or video doesn’t perform well in the first few days does not mean that it is a dead-end. Therefore, you need to have a little patience and track results over time. Although for the most part social media is an immediate type of platform, that’s not always true.
Therefore, you should take a more general approach and look at metrics this month compared to last month, or this month compared to the same month in the prior year.
That way, you’ll be able to spot trends that could be seasonal and not related to individual instances, and you’ll also get a better idea of any trends that are emerging with your current strategy.”
Related Article: 11 Essential Metrics That Every Social Media Report Should Include
“Your engagement rate and reach are two factors that you audit to gauge the social media performance on a campaign,” says David Dsouza of Delta Growth. “Given that the organic reach rate has dropped to a minimum of 1%- 2%, paid support when you launch will play a major role to give organic reach the much-needed push for campaigns.”
Alexandra Zamolo of Beekeeper adds, “Always track the results that you receive over a period of time. That way, it makes it easier to see which are your peak months, and how your strategies might affect your bottom line.”
“Look at what’s working for your competition,” says Sergei Belous of UpFlip. “If they’re seeing more conversations, likes, or follows, what is the difference between their strategy and that of your own?”
Tracy Davis of Fetchify says, “Try to run a frequency and date analysis against the posts of your main competitors. Are they regularly posting at certain times/ dates? If they are, avoid these as you risk your audience engagement being split.”
Mimi Banks of MB Social adds, “Benchmark competitor accounts! Find realistic benchmarks to define what good looks like so you can identify strengths, areas of opportunities, and best practices.”
For example, Keri Jaehnig of Idea Girl Media says, “The one thing you must NOT forget in a social media audit is analyzing your competition.
Your goal in doing a social media audit should be to formulate a winning social media strategy. That includes identifying ways your brand can surpass your competitors online.
By analyzing your competition, you can better understand:
From there, doing those things puts you in a position to win new customers and increase revenues.”
In addition, it is key to make sure you are analyzing their visual assets and not just general follower stats.
Kyle Smith of BrandExtract adds, “Make sure you conduct both content and visual audit of competitors. It’s a mistake to solely focus on your own accounts. How have you performed relative to your stated objectives? And how have you performed relative to competitors in your space?
Some audits include a visual assessment of a company’s social accounts. We’ve found that including a visual assessment of competitors can be extremely valuable when conducting an audit. It can reveal new trends and opportunities and help with brand management to ensure social content is consistently standing out and performing.”
“It’s easy to get sucked into only looking at quantitative metrics during a social media audit: the number of followers you gained last year, how many likes your posts received last month, etc,” says Jon Barilone of Tripepi Smith & Associates. “But, qualitative analysis requires different questions that aren’t as bound by numbers.
To help form these questions, do this thought experiment: if you were hiring a consultant to come in and tell you what you could be doing better for your social media strategy or content, what would they examine and what would they try to sell you on? It wouldn’t just be statistics!
They would ask things like: Do you ever get engagement outside of a core group of employees & supporters? Does your Instagram Profile’s grid of photos look too repetitive? How do you decide what content is worthy of being a Boosted Post or ad?”
“Don’t forget to check on the time spent on social media, versus the investment that it brings you,” says Carrie McKeegan of Greenback Expat Tax Services. “Track clicks to your blog posts or service pages, and always monitor your social media ad campaigns.”
“When performing a social media audit, it’s a best practice to leverage the analytics capabilities of social media management software,” says Bruce Hogan of SoftwarePundit. “Leading tools like Sprout Social and Agorapulse integrate with major social media platforms to pull and visualize the most important performance data. You can even export this data into other tools for advanced analysis if desired.”
“Work with your Content Manager to see if the content your department wants drives the most conversions,” says Michael Sols. “What you think the audience should hear isn’t always what they want.
For example, scroll through your LinkedIn. You’ll notice that since mid-2019, there has been a surge of employee content around life advice, opinion, and image-based stories. It often has way more engagement than any branded post, even when it’s not down to business.
Through your audit, you might conclude that to have better CTR on branded channels, you’ll have to feature more employees, partners, or experts. People like engaging with people, not brands.”
“Research how your campaigns have performed through UTM tracking,” says Emily Gant of The Loop Marketing. “If you have a consistent strategy when it comes to your UTM codes and your social campaigns, you will be able to see, in black and white, which campaigns were impactful and which weren’t. The entire point of social campaigns for businesses is to drive traffic to the site – did you succeed?”
Editor’s Note: Want to monitor traffic from social media channels? Use this free Google Analytics Social Media Dashboard to see the actions that visitors take after learning about your brand on social media.
“One tip for conducting a social media audit is to be objective,” says Andre Oentoro of Breadnbeyond. “You might feel attached to your existing content, but if it’s not doing well, then it’s probably time to archive it. It’s important to rely on data and statistics to measure and observe the state of your social media accounts.”
“Don’t rely too much on tools. SproutSocial, Hootsuite, Buffer, and the like are excellent tools—but nothing beats legwork,” says TJ Kelly of Mxt Media. “Use those tools (SproutSocial is my favorite) to get you started. But once you have numbers and stats from those tools, move them into a spreadsheet and then do the really important part: Analyze.
Numbers are just numbers—but what can you LEARN from those numbers? That’s the real power of a social media audit. And no tool can do the thinking for you.”
In sum, performing regular social media audits are a great way to optimize your social media strategy.
Here are some of the key things you’ll want to include in your social media audit:
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The inverted crime story is one where the perpetrator is known from the outset, or close enough to it, and the thrust of the story is carried forward by our interest in seeing law or its representatives piece together the clues and evidence that will bring the criminal to book. In short, if you’ve ever seen an episode of Columbo, then you know exactly what I mean.
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The second debate was difficult to watch. I found myself at some points screeching, squirming, cringing — anything to distract from what was happening on screen. It was miserable and disheartening and basically the same as the first one — no matter what side of the political spectrum you fall on, we can all agree that it’s horrendous that this will be happening yet again, in Las Vegas, in just a few weeks time.
There was one good thing that came from it, I’d argue, and that thing was a very simple Twitter meme. No, not the merciless taunting of poor Kenneth Bone, but a single shot of the candidates debating — they look like they’re singing.
It’s stupid, but you have to hand it to Twitter. We’re completist. Any duet you could possibly think of? Someone’s put it alongside that image. By all means, do it. Search any duet! Trump and Clinton belting it out, their voices (I imagine) wrapping together in delicious harmony.
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When two strangers walking by accused James “Jaime” Juanillo of damaging private property, the California man quickly began recording the incident. A short time later, he put the video on social media. Since then the video has gone viral, with people watching it more than 23 million times.
Juanillo told VOA he thought the two strangers were going to accuse him of a crime.
“I came up recording not because I thought there was a potential for a viral video,” he said, “but because I believed that I was going to need to prove my innocence.”
His “crime” was chalking a Black Lives Matter message on the wall in front of his home in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco. The 50-year-old Filipino American shares the home with his husband and some friends.
In the video, a woman and her male partner, both white, walk toward Juanillo and ask whether he lives at the property. They then say they know he does not live there and suggest he is breaking the law.
The woman is identified as Lisa Alexander.
In the video, Juanillo is heard calmly refusing to answer any questions. He told VOA that what he experienced is an everyday form of racism that demands “your acceptance of their superiority and their supremacy.” The people making the accusations believe they have the right to “whatever answers [to questions] that they feel like” asking any person of color in any situation.
Alexander, the woman in the video, has been called a “Karen.” The term is used to describe an entitled white woman who tries to use her position in society to make demands or threats without concern for the effect on others.
Where the term Karen first came from is unclear. Some say it comes from the 2004 movie “Mean Girls.” Others say it came from humorist Dane Cook, who did a short piece about a friend nobody likes, a girl named Karen.
Wherever it came from, the term has changed over time, says Matt Schimkowitz. He works for Know Your Meme, a website that documents popular social media terms, viral videos and internet celebrities.
“I think that the term took on a more serious meaning in the past year,” he told VOA. He said it has become a “white cop-caller nickname.” In other words, it is for white people, usually women, “calling the police on people of color for just usually living their lives or doing their jobs.”
The turning point for the term, Schimkowitz says, came in May. That is when a white woman called police after a Black birdwatcher in New York’s Central Park asked her to leash her dog. In that area of the park, known as The Ramble, dogs are required to wear leashes.
The man, a 57-year-old Harvard-educated science editor, was Christian Cooper. He recorded the incident. In the video, the woman threatens to tell police there is “an African American man threatening my life.”
Just who a Karen is continues to change with the times. The term is also now used for a white woman who tries to cough on people because she thinks the coronavirus is not real. Other people have used the term for a white woman reacting angrily in a store after being asked to wear a face mask.
No male comparison to the term Karen has grown popular yet. This leads many people to debate the sexist meanings of Karen, and why we use it, Schimkowitz says.
But he thinks the word has become such a part of American culture that its use will likely continue. It can describe a specific kind of person in just one word, he notes, and these days most people would rather read something short.
Back in San Francisco, the police who took the call about Jaime Juanillo recognized him as a neighborhood resident and left without incident. Alexander and her partner released a public apology after the video went viral.
Juanillo told VOA that racism doesn't only mean “being executed on the streets of America. Sometimes it means being questioned for why you exist and where you exist.” Someone can call the police, who carry guns, on you for innocent actions, like making chalk art, on property that is not theirs, that they have no connection to, he said.
I’m Alice Bryant.
Dora Mekouar reported this story for VOA News. Alice Bryant adapted it for Learning English. George Grow was the editor.
Words in This Story
viral - adj. spreading very quickly to many people especially through the Internet
potential - n. a chance or possibility that something will happen
chalking - v. writing or drawing something with a type of soft, light-colored rock
superior - adj. better than other people
supremacy - n. the quality or state of having more power, authority, or status than anyone else
entitled - adj. believing oneself to be inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment
cop - n. a police officer
nickname - n. a name that is different from your real name but that people call you when they are talking to you or about you
leash - v. to attach a a long, thin piece of rope or chain to a dog or other animal
cough - n. to force air through your throat with a short, loud noise often because you are sick |
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As Gen Z prepares for their first presidential election, candidates target voters through social media.
As Generation Z becomes the largest generation and we approach the most critical months leading into the US 2020 presidential election, politicians and their campaign staff are harnessing the importance of mobile to reach the newest voting demographic: Gen Z. As presidential candidates look to win the support of this young generation, we’ve recently seen some leveraging popular social media platforms — from Instagram, to Snapchat, to TikTok, — to foster support in a way that appeals to the first digitally-native generation.
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With 50% of time spent on mobile spent in social and comms apps, candidates are aiming to reach this new demographic of voters through these channels. We took a look at select Democratic presidential primary candidate’s social media and mobile presence.
Bernie Sanders came out on top, among the candidates analyzed, ranking #1 for followers on Instagram (mobile-only), Facebook and Twitter, and having an official profile on Snapchat as well as the most downloaded dedicated campaign app: BERN: Official Bernie 2020 App. With Snapchat, Instagram and Tiktok ranking as the most used social apps by Gen Z on iPhone devices in the US, it is clear that candidates are prioritizing reaching younger demographics. Among the selected primary candidates we analyzed, none had an official TikTok presence. It is important to note we did not analyze ad spending across these platforms.
Gen Z has made clear that they prefer content that is entertaining and unobtrusive and candidates are leveraging mobile apps to create informative and entertaining content. In 2020 we’ve begun to see candidates using social media in a way never seen before — from Mike Bloomberg’s Meme 2020 sponsorship, to Elizabeth Warren’s selfies shared across multiple social media apps, or Cory Booker, Julian Castro and Andrew Yang’s appearances on the Washington Post TikTok account, candidates are quickly learning that they must develop a mobile strategy in order to reach the country’s largest generation in their comfort zone: mobile.
With the exponential growth of mobile across verticals, politics is the latest example of an industry harnessing mobile’s potential. As we get closer to the general election in November 2020, candidates will continue to tap into the mobile market in various ways- may it be donation sourcing, partnerships with popular social media influencers, or sticker packs for Instagram content. Together, these initiatives place mobile front and center for how candidates will break through to Gen Z over the course of the next nine months.
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Use dish towels or sturdy paper towels to rub away any dark spots on the ears, any little bit of remaining bristles around the mouth. There are numerous recipes and cooking methods for a pig roast, but a Filipino pig roast -- also referred to as lechon baboy -- is a specific method that results in a roasted pig with crispy skin and delicious meat. Besides getting perfectly crisp skin, the other tough bit is finding a good source for suckling pigs. Hosting a whole pig roast is an amazing way to feed a crowd and the presentation of a beautifully smoked pig canât be beat. 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We put the pig on at 6:45 am and it was done at 4:15 pm, so the cook took 9-1/2 hours. Location: 140 W Main St Simply dig in with gloved hands and pull out handfuls of meat, discarding the fat, bones, and other bits you don't want to serve. Let the pig cook until the meat reaches 195 degrees F. If you put the rear of the pig toward the drain end of the roaster, the shoulders and hams should finish at the right time. Once the pig is on, the main thing is to keep the roaster at the correct temperature. Raid71 Spit: "You keep turning it to get an even, golden-brown crust," Brock says. People have said that their Meadow Creek Pig Roaster cooks pigs more evenly than any other roaster they have used, and these roasters really do make the process easy! Step One: Acquire Pig. His answer was an unequivocal two words: pig roast. For the last half-hour, raise the oven temperature to 450 degrees, and cook until the skin gets crisp and even blistered, checking every 10 minutes. Measure your oven, and be firm with your butcher about the pig’s size, so you can be sure it will fit — most home ovens can easily accommodate a 20-pounder. If you're just starting out, we recommend doing one that you can start in the morning and finish in the afternoon instead of cooking it all night. While technically a pig is only a true suckling pig when it's still drinking its mother's milk (up to the age of around six weeks), you'll often find pigs that are quite a bit older still labeled as "suckling." While injecting is optional, it's a good way to boost the flavor of the meat and make your pork stand out from the crowd. Prop stylist: Paola Andrea. Like that yellow, papery flaking skin you sometimes find on chickens, which can be peeled off to reveal tender, fresh skin underneath, a similar bit of crud can remain on pigs’ chins and under their belly flaps. Pig roasts are common for events and gatherings where you cook the whole pig over an open fire or in an underground pit. Heat oven to 300 degrees. You can do this! How to Cook Whole Hogs â step-by-step process of a whole hog pig roast. With a Flame Boss: In this cook, we used a Flame Boss to simplify temperature control. Without a Flame Boss: Once the roaster gets within 15 degrees of your target temperature, close both bottom sliding vents to 1" open. Friday: 8:00 am â 7:00 pm How to Cook a Whole Pig. Though you may choose any from a wide variety of spices to use on the animal, there are a few key components to ensuring that the pork tastes great. For example, 80 pounds of Royal Oak Chef's Select 100% hardwood briquettes should be enough to last 14â16 hours. Jesse and Matt have experience in cooking whole pigs and can expertly guide you in every part of the cooking process. Get recipes, tips and NYT special offers delivered straight to your inbox. (A Meadow Creek pig roaster requires two Flame Boss fans.). Start by adjusting one top vent on each end to the 3/4 open position. Then at the anticipated halfway point, the pig was flipped over to its back. Suckling pig, one, 20 lbs. Pay about $3 a pound for the nicest, most naturally raised animal you can find. Have the slaughter-house clean the hog but have them leave on the head, all feet, and tail (a cap goes on the tail.) I walk you through how we cooked our first whole hog on a concrete block roaster / smoker. Sunday: Closed, Fire the roaster and put the pig on the cooker on its back, Cook the meat until it's done (wrap after 3 hours). Arrange the pig in the roasting pan, spine up, rear legs tucked under, with feet pointing toward its ears and its two front legs out ahead in front. Pick up a whole, gutted, and hairless pig from your butcher shop. Below we will explain these steps in detail. This combination of gloves gives you some insulation from the heat without making it hard to separate the meat from the fat. stamp, however, is indelible. If you have a pullout with the round vents on one end, close those vents to the halfway open position. Ryan and another brother-in-law, Everett, had been talking about roasting a whole pig for ⦠Preheat the oven to 300°F. If you're local, give them a call at (717) 355-9601 to order a pig. Save pan juices, and use for napping over the pulled meat when serving. Cooking a pig belly-up doesn't have the presentation appeal of a whole pig in a crouched position, but this method lets the skin contain more of the juices as it cooks and exposes more of the meat to the smoke, so we believe it makes more juicy and tasty pulled pork.
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The Dave Macleod at right is an angry puzzle, and @#$% you if you don’t like it.
You might not think it’s angry at first glance. The grid content is nothing out of the ordinary, though the placement of BARACK OBAMA and JOHN MCCAIN in parallel positions dates it as a 2008 effort. Only the hot-button HABEAS CORPUS, a major issue in 2008, signals that something might be up: Cruciverb.com’s database notes that HABEAS’ mentions in newspaper crosswords stopped dead after 2007. But the puzzle is titled “Pull No Political Punches,” and the clues do just that. “George couldn’t find him because he never really tried” (OSAMA). “He’s the real deal and has the right stuff” (BARACK OBAMA). “Only place where Lincoln has any real meaning to Republicans” (CENT).
The puzzle was published on a political blog sympathetic to its views. It was a one-off, and I’ve never encountered a puzzle more strident. But it wasn’t completely unprecedented. Matt Gaffney’s “Political Crossword” ran in Slate beginning in 1999, covering such topics as embarrassments, vegetarians in office and the practicers and beneficiaries of nepotism. More bipartisan than “Pull No Political Punches,” it made its points, all the same.
The Week‘s Peter Gordons, sampled below, appear to have inherited Gaffney’s mantle. Those Gordons, though, in keeping with The Week‘s objective image, represent the names in the news with little editorializing. Is that as it should be? We are calling them fact-finders, after all. Is there no place in puzzling for opinions, outside of a novelty item or two?
The tradition of the “breakfast test” in mainstream newspapers would appear to say that no, there isn’t. Calling George W. Bush a warmonger, or Barack Obama a wimp, would make certain readers as likely to spit milk on their cornflakes as would the sight of wild sex, or the name of a massacre. Even putting out opinions on more trivial matters, like who really should have won Season 9 of American Idol, seems like borrowing trouble.
There’s a practical consideration too. Crosswords are for solvers. The clue “He’s the real deal and has the right stuff” could have gone as easily to JOHN MCCAIN (he’s got the same number of letters). Macleod gambled that readers of the left-leaning blog would treat the clue’s opinion as a fact, but that’s only a risk worth taking if you know your audience well and they’re a niche. In general, be general.
But of course, it’s not that simple. Opinions are around us all the time; we just don’t notice them so much when they don’t actively conflict with our own. Because, obviously, that’s when they’re the right opinions.
Take this Allan E. Parrish, which includes six different NASA shuttles, clued simply as “#1” through “#6:” CHALLENGER, ENTERPRISE, DISCOVERY, ENDEAVOUR, COLUMBIA, ATLANTIS. Nice and symmetrical, and seemingly non-controversial, but think again. The disasters that befell the Challenger and Columbia might be considered to violate the breakfast test. And the assumption underlying the puzzle– that each of the six shuttles is worth remembering– might be challenged by those who’d call them “money that would be better spent on Earth.”
Everything’s political when you look hard enough. Quigley put out a puzzle themed around leading figures in the Tea Party. They were just names in the news… he offered no value judgments about them. But merely naming them provokes some emotional reaction. His tongue firmly in cheek, David Levinson Wilk conclusively proved that New York Times puzzles are irredeemably liberal by tracking usage of the vowely OBAMA versus the consonanty MCCAIN, and the longtime senator BIDEN versus the unknown-until-2008 PALIN. Is there any escape from this opinion-rich atmosphere?
(No. See the beginning of the previous paragraph.)
The real question is, would you want to escape? This Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon rebus-listmaker crossbreed is about as neutral as one could imagine, focused on basic factorization– ONE HUNDRED X TEN, FORTY-TWO X TWELVE, ELEVEN X ELEVEN, SEVENTEEN X TWO, NINE MILLION X ONE, ANY NUMBER X ZERO. It’s tough to politicize this theme– oh, it can be done, just not easily. Even in the age of calculators, nearly the entire Boston Globe crossword audience would agree it’s important to know how to do math. But I find myself echoing Sam Donaldson’s review: “Am I missing something, or is that it?” Puzzle ideas without a little spark of opinion behind them may be duller than they’re worth.
Likewise, this poker-themed Richard Chisholm grid is another nearly-apolitical theme– FULL HOUSE, FOUR ACES, THREE KINGS, TWO PAIRS, ROYAL FLUSH, POKER HAND. Just don’t tell the Puritans. But the puzzle is clued without reference to poker, e.g. “What ‘S.R.O.’ indicates (FULL HOUSE).” Here, the guiding opinion is that poker hands are much more familiar than shuttle names, so a little extra obfuscation is necessary. (I refuse to make a joke here about the puzzle not “showing its hand.” Because we have a relationship founded on respect and trust.)
The continued fragmentation of the puzzle market has allowed for a wide variety of slants. New possibilities have surfaced: crosswords for gadget lovers, meme-watchers. One can usually rely on the Chronicle of Higher Education, for instance, to provide puzzles with a distinctly professorial air. They won’t all be fact-finders, but they’ll all be highly educated, good sir or madam. This Mark Feldman includes the names of symphonies (UNFINISHED, SURPRISE, EROICA, JUPITER, SPRING, NEW WORLD, PATHETIQUE) and other recent themes have included posthumously published works, science-fictional concepts and deaths of opera characters.
All of the puzzles just mentioned, and all that we’ve shown in this installment, are listmakers. The listmaker is the most no-nonsense of the already no-nonsensical fact-finders. It doesn’t care about word properties as the Marian does, and it doesn’t care what day it is like the commemorative. It’s focused on literal meanings that don’t change from day to day. And good for it. But it lives in an opinionated world.
Next time out, we’ll discuss the Marian, which joins with the listmaker to complete crosswords’ most charmingly dysfunctional couple. |
The ubiquity of photographs and the practice of sending them to wide circles of friends and beyond is a relative thing. And not something confined to our Age of the Internet.
According to one estimate, in the early 20th century before the beginning of World War I as many as 300 billion postcards, most of them bearing photographic images, were delivered around the world. Well before that period, the 1860s saw a practice of trading photographic cartes de visite (literally, “visiting cards”) depicting oneself, one’s family or a favorite celebrity. The fad was so popular it had a nickname, “cartomania.”
In 1888, George Eastman invented a camera and a slogan, “You Press the Button, We Do the Rest,” that encouraged the most conspicuous of amateurs to record their daily lives, the better to share their stories with others. In 1903, Eastman began selling a Kodak camera that used postcard-format film, which could be exposed on paper preprinted with the words “Post Card” and a rectangle where the postage stamp should go.
Curator Clément Chéroux gives a nod to such antecedents in the catalog and texts accompanying his exhibition “Snap + Share: Transmitting Photographs from Mail Art to Social Networks,” opening Saturday, March 30, at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. But they get curiously short shrift in a show that otherwise ping-pongs intriguingly between popular forms, like the snapshot self-portrait and the news wire photo, and more deliberate projects of conceptual art.
A picture that has been used to promote the exhibition, now buried on a wall in the show among other technical “firsts,” could carry all the symbolic weight of the most significant change wrought by popular access to digital transmission of photographs. It’s a colorfully pixelated image of a newborn child — Sophie Lee Kahn, the caption tells us.
Exhibited alongside a wired-together digital camera, mobile phone and laptop computer, it is said to be the first cell phone photograph shared instantly. It was sent simultaneously to 2,000 people in 1997. A mere 22 years separates us, we realize, from a time when the instantaneous broadcast of images — most likely via television — was not a personal action but a corporate decision.
Displayed nearby is a small collection of amateur photos, put together by Peter J. Cohen around a single organizing principle: each is marked, “Me,” “ME,” “me,” or “My Self.” All, clearly, were meant to be shared with another person. All are testaments to the human need to be recognized, to leave in our wake some evidence of our existence, to live on.
The exhibition attempts a rapid turn from its melancholy core as it moves to more considered projects. Selections from an archive maintained by John Held of so-called “mail art” are prominently displayed, each striving for attention on its own terms, all marked by frantic endeavor, if not always by invention.
Note is taken of postcard-as-art projects by such prominent artists as Walker Evans, On Kawara, Jan Dibbets and Stephen Shore. For those who know and respect the form, the inclusions are satisfying reminders. How, though, could one of the most famous such series of all, Eleanor Antin’s “100 Boots” (1971-73), be left out of a show in which barely 20 percent of the artists are women?
All the same, there are many surprises that make the exhibition well worth a visit. A work by Jeff Guess relies upon custom software to disassemble images down to the pixel level, then piece them together again in a demonstration of what we might think of as “digital seeing.”
Perhaps the work most appropriate to the exhibition’s clear, if unstated, emphasis on transmission and sharing in the digital age is that of the Swiss artist Corinne Vionnet. For her series “Photo Opportunities” she scoured the internet for pictures of famous world monuments. She combined thousands of images made from slightly different vantage points focused on, for example, the Eiffel Tower, the Taj Mahal and the Golden Gate Bridge, gathering them into ghostly composites of an iconic world.
It is disturbing, if sadly appropriate, that the picture ultimately chosen as the cover of the show’s catalog and the billboard-size introductory image for the exhibition relies upon that staple of the internet visual diet, the cat meme. “Ceiling Cat” was said to be watching us, and was sometimes compared to a god. The phrase peaked as an internet search term in 2008, according to the website knowyourmeme.com. Years later, artists A. Eva and Franco Mattes brought the animal into a kind of empty-but-IRL existence by installing a taxidermy cat in a gallery ceiling.
An equally pitiable image is presented as a work encouraging visitor participation. David Horvitz’s “241543903” is an action, an instruction and a series of photographs, in the alternative art tradition that was called Fluxus in its 1960s and ’70s heyday. It consists of a picture matching the directive, “Take a photograph of your head inside a freezer. Upload this photograph somewhere on the Internet using the tag #241543903.”
Key to the work’s inclusion in the exhibition is its wild popularity throughout the internet — enter the numerical title in a Google image search to see for yourself. A plugged-in, top-freezer refrigerator (the artist’s own?) is provided in the gallery for those who feel an immediate imperative to join in the sad spectacle.
If it sounds as though the exhibition is all over the place, it is, but in the best possible way. It offers multiple perspectives on its expansive theme, is accompanied by a catalog full of thoughtful insights, and it’s of a scale that gives a lot and suggests that there is more for viewers to discover on their own.
One needn’t turn to the internet for that. Collectors of vernacular photography (we are many) regularly come across astounding examples of artful expression waiting to be mined from the baskets of images offered, for a dollar or so, in every antique store and junk shop.
But if each such discovery carries a galvanic charge, every new pile of images is freighted with pathos. The recognition that each face represents an individual brings with it, too, the realization that all those faces are individually alike, that each stands for the whole, yet each will be supplanted.
“Snap + Share: Transmitting Photographs from Mail Art to Social Networks”: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays-Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursdays. Saturday, March 30-Aug. 4. $19-$25; ages 18 and younger free. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 151 Third St., S.F. 415-357-4000. www.sfmoma.org |
Young: Stupidity spread in droplets
Here we go, a slide down a razor blade of more death and disruption.
This against a foe we know how to beat.
New York is beating it. Europe is beating it. Australia is beating it. But vast swaths of the United States are getting their cans kicked.
Why? Because greed and stupidity remain even more immutable than COVID-19.
Let’s acknowledge others getting their cans clobbered: President Donald Trump and his droid army.
They have demonstrated that “getting the economy rolling again” means revving up ambulances and hearses. Move ‘em up, head ‘em out.
How many months of sacrifice by how many people since March? How many billions of dollars in sustenance for businesses and workers sidelined by the disease? And the curve that was flattening now is fattening — again.
As the meme goes: They say you can’t fix stupid. You can’t quarantine it, either.
Don’t wear masks. Don’t social-distance. Smirk at testing's role. Aerosolize those thoughts and prayers. Karaoke Night is Thursdays as always.
No, this is not how to “get the economy rolling again.” This is how to return to lockdowns and swamped hospitals.
Back during the AIDS crisis, much was made of Patient Zero, whose wanton sexual activities made him a super-spreader.
Who is Patient Zero of this pandemic? Clinicians are certain to identify Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick.
Not that he has the virus (not that he knows), but he was among the first to promote the social disease by which unnecessary suffering is certain to endure.
Patrick’s line, “There are more important things than living,” namely “saving this country” and its economy, is being bronzed in the halls of Texas hospitals.
Of course, he was speaking of the most vulnerable among us who might die. Disposable. Distractions. Data points. Impediments to GOP erotica — any uptick in GDP.
Speaking of data: Today's poll numbers show Trump should be reserving a Fuhrerbunker in the Alps for the autumn. Chief among previous supporters fleeing his spell are those over 65.
Why, oh, why? Could it be that 127,000 deaths and counting into this pandemic, Trump invariably opts for political posturing and campaign-ad framing over medical science and common sense?
Older Americans tend to listen to doctors. Trump doesn’t.
Oh, wait. Associated Press reports that the administration was recruiting “extremely pro-Trump” physicians to go on television and tell viewers it’s wise to rev the economy as quickly as possible.
Where are those physicians? Any in Texas right now? Florida? Arizona?
Older Americans, the ones whom the party of Trump and Patrick considers to be cannon fodder, are turning to the party of Joe Biden, the leaders taking this pandemic seriously.
The Democrats said this week they don’t need to cram a convention hall for the purpose of wearing funny hats and sharing spittle. Their national convention will be virtual.
The Republican National Convention simply will be contagious, and not in terms of enthusiasm.
In a New York Times commentary on why increasing numbers of older voters have turned away from Trump, political scientist Ruy Teixeira cites the “ostentatious concern with reopening the economy rather than preventing deaths among the most vulnerable.”
The concern is not limited to the aged. In a New York Times/Siena College poll showing Biden leading Trump nationwide by 14 points, a double-digit majority says the federal government’s priority “should be to limit the spread of the coronavirus, even if it hurts the economy.”
This must be disappointing to Dan Patrick and the Chief Poser. For as we are seeing, not controlling the virus has undermined the two chief objectives of the Republican Party — to boost the economy for the most comfortable among us, and to make Donald Trump look good.
Longtime newspaperman John Young lives in Colorado. Email: email@example.com. |
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On November 18, 2014, Netflix announced that it would delay the film's release date. OCLC 15686687. Dickinson said the incident occurred in 1982 in Lake Tahoe. ", Netflix made public its decision on November 18 to delay release of the film. On November 18, 2014, Netflix announced that it would delay the film's release date. © 2020 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc. Bill Cosby walks through the Montgomery County Courthouse for day fourteen of his sexual assault retrial, as the jury deliberates for the second day, on April 26, 2018 in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Netflix intended for the program to be available from the day after Thanksgiving in the United States. The comedian said his wife Camille Cosby helped with the editing process of the film. Wolf that Mr. Cosby would be a direct beneficiary of his executive order," he explained. He booked dates in cities such as Chicago, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. Cover image: November 25th 2019 - Bill Cosby - in his first interview from prison - vows no remorse for his actions and expects to serve his full 10-year maximum sentence for sexual assault. , Media reported that Cosby was in agreement with the decision by Netflix to delay release of the film. They have shut down entire states. CBS reports sanitizer and soap are rare in the Metropolitan Correctional Center, besides this the majority of the 700 inmates are held in small, two-man cells which makes social distancing nearly impossible. “I Begged Him”: Darren Aronofsky Wanted To Cast Dave Chappelle In ‘Requiem For A Dream’, Trump Suggests He’ll Leave US If He Loses 2020 Election, Giving Voters Another Reason To Vote Against Him, Kamala Harris Cancels Campaign Travel After Two People Near Her Test Positive For COVID-19, The Five Most Important Moments From the Uninspiring Vice-Presidential Debate, Joe Biden on Trump Testing Positive for COVID-19: “I Wasn’t Surprised”. 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In the summer of 1963, he received national exposure on NBC's The Tonight Show. OCLC 18984758. Bill Cosby 77 is an unreleased 2014 stand-up comedy film featuring Bill Cosby, filmed before a live audience at the San Francisco Jazz Center in California. There are 1,500 to 1,800 inmates eligible. He lined up stand-up jobs at clubs in Philadelphia and then in New York City, where he appeared at The Gaslight Cafe beginning in 1961. ", Cosby remarked that his wife Camille Cosby helped with editing of the film: "My wife is my editor. The Pennsylvania Superior Court rejected that argument and ruled the testimony was relevant since Cosby had a pattern of drugging and assaulting women, and more than 60 women had accused him of misconduct. Cosby … We’re Not Getting New Episodes Of ‘Atlanta’ In Early 2021 Anymore. The government's stimulus package was put in place to help people through this pandemic," Wyatt said. The 82-year-old is currently serving up to 10 years in prison after he was convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2004. The imprisoned actor will get the chance to fight his 2018 sexual assault conviction. EO. Cosby’s spokesman Andrew Wyatt has presented the following in a statement to the Daily News: “Mr. ISBN 978-0-385-24040-6. Cosby is not eligible for release under Gov. "The reason: Mr. Cosby is elderly and blind -- and always needs to be escorted around the prison by support service inmates, known as Certified Peer Specialists (CPI). '" CNN attempted to get an additional explanation from Netflix but reported on November 20, 2014 that a representative for Netflix refused to provide additional information as to why the film was postponed from release.
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A year and a half ago, shortly after I started working at an indie bookstore, I started a book club, The Modern Readers. It was not only a way to read new and interesting things, but also a way to meet new people and make new friends who have similar interests as myself. The Modern Readers have read everything from horror to chick lit, military history to science books, and there have been books I’ve loved, and books I’ve loathed, but I’m glad I read them. Notorious RBG is one of my favorite Modern Readers’ picks.
(Each month I create a sign for the store for the book club and the one for Notorious RBG below is by far my favorite!)
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg never asked for fame – she was just trying to make the world a little better and a little freer. But along the way, the feminist pioneer’s searing dissents and steely strength have inspired millions. Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, created by the young lawyer who began the Internet sensation and an award-winning journalist, takes you behind the myth for an intimate irreverent look at the justice’s life and work. As America struggles with the unfinished business of gender equality and civil rights, Ginsburg stays fierce. And if you don’t know, now you know.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is one of my heroes. While I’ve always had an ear for politics (when your mother works in public education, you learn about politics young), but it wasn’t until I took AP Government back my senior year of high school that I finally started to think about politics for myself and make up my own mind about how I would react to certain political events instead of parroting my mother’s opinions.
When we studied particular court cases, I always looked for opinions written by either Ruth Bader Ginsburg or Sandra Day O’Connor, and I used to compare the two of them for fun. My political education continued at the University of Pittsburgh – the full title of my major was: Early American History and the Foundations of American Government with a special focus in American legal history and it’s foundations in British common law. Yep, I’m a dork. For awhile I thought about becoming a lawyer, until I realized I didn’t like political philosophy… but I digress – back to RBG!
A few years ago, Shana Knizhnik created the now famous Notorious RBG meme and it took off like a shot, particularly as RBG’s opinions and dissents were starting to be discussed more by the American public, not just the news and law lovers like myself. She is an icon – not only for lawyers, but for women everywhere. Her fight to be taken seriously throughout all stages of her career, especially as a young mother, was difficult to say the least. Her husband supported her and never limited her opportunities to be the best in her field. Just as RBG owed a great deal to Sandra Day O’Connor breaking the gender barrier on the Supreme Court, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor would not be in the positions they are today as her benchmates if RBG had fought as hard as she did.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a remarkable woman and her the story of her life is one that I will share with every child I know, if for no other reason than to fully drive home the point that they can be absolutely anything that they want to be, so long as they work hard at it!
Rating: 10 out of 10 stars
Edition: Hardcover • $22.99 • 9780062415837 • 227 pages • published October 2015 by Dey Street Books • average Goodreads rating 4.22 out of 5 • read in January 2017 |
For international outlook, the University are ranked in the top 10% of listed universities, based on overseas staff, students and research collaborations. However, league table methodologies fail to do justice to Birkbeck’s unique mission because they reward: students in the sector. The national rankings, on the other hand, give most weighting to the undergraduate student experience, taking account of teaching quality and learning resources, together with the quality of a university's intake, employment prospects, research quality and drop-out rates. SI-UK's service is fast, reliable and efficient. How to use the tables /sites/all/themes/topuni/assets/images/profile/uni-cover-default.jpg, /sites/all/themes/topuni/assets/images/profile/uni-cover-default-mobile.jpg. There has been criticism of attempts to combine different rankings on for example research quality, quality of teaching, drop out rates and student satisfaction. Birkbeck are proud of being in the top 350 research-intensive universities in the world. There is nowhere better to study than London. a Number of times the university is ranked within the top 100 of one of the four global rankings. University of Oxford 3. The coronavirus crisis has led to a complete upheaval in the higher... Planning to study nursing and need some additional funding? Birkbeck, University of London is one of the world's top research-intensive universities. Graduates and staff of the University of London include 74 Nobel Laureates, 52 presidents and prime ministers, and numerous international luminaries. One of the oldest and most prestigious universities in the world, the University of Oxford attracts top scholars and students to its 44 colleges and halls. There were also concerns about the data quality and the reliability of reputation surveys. Notes: A "value-added" factor is included which compares students' degree results with their entry qualifications, described by the newspaper as being "[b]ased upon a sophisticated indexing methodology that tracks students from enrolment to graduation, qualifications upon entry are compared with the award that a student receives at the end of their studies". The table is ordered according to the Times Higher Education Table of Tables (2020), based on average rank in the tables for that year. 11,390 students are enrolled at Birkbeck, University of London: - 10,015 of these students come from the UK - 690 come from other EU countries - And 685 are students from non-EU countries. Birkbeck admits a wide range of students at different stages of their lives to widen access to education. The page you are visiting was formerly part of the Which? Graduates and staff of the University of London include 74 Nobel Laureates, 52 presidents and prime ministers, and numerous international luminaries. The following rankings of British universities are produced annually: The Complete University Guide is compiled by Mayfield University Consultants and was published for the first time in 2007. Located in historic Bloomsbury, Birkbeck is at the heart of the University of London's city center campus.Students from over 120 countries study at Birkbeck, attracted to the vibrant academic community and the opportunity to find part-time work while attending classes in the evening. Henley Business School, University of Reading, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Westminster Business School | University of Westminster, Macromedia University of Applied Sciences, School of Law and School of Social Sciences, History & Philosophy, Find your perfect University program with our matching tool, Find your perfect School and Program with our matching tool, Connect with other students on our forums. 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Birkbeck’s Governors have concluded it would be better to be absent from the tables than to have an entry which gives a totally misleading view of the College.It will continue to be included in international tables which have a different emphasis and draw on measures such as the college’s research, teaching and international reputation.It has pursued its mission to further the education of working people and extend opportunities to the wider community for almost two centuries.However, league table methodologies fail to do justice to Birkbeck’s unique mission because they reward: Professor David Latchman, the Master of Birkbeck, University of London, said: “Essentially Birkbeck is being penalised for having a different teaching model to all other UK universities. , The following universities rank in the top 100 of at least two global rankings:. , League Tables, which usually focus on the full-time undergraduate student experience, commonly omit reference to Birkbeck, University of London, and the Open University, both of which specialise in teaching part-time students. Check o... How to Use Our New Course Matching Tool to Find the Right... Our Course Matching Tool is a brand new feature which helps you fin... Agriculture Scholarships Around the World. Birkbeck’s teaching and research continue to be highly-rated in public assessments of teaching and research excellence. This will not only help you finance your studies, but also means you can explore job opportunities and enhance your career prospects. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, according to the Times Higher Education, Birkbeck was placed equal 33rd, and the Open University 43rd, out of 132 institutions. Please check the specific English language requirements for your chosen course with the university. To compare this cohort with school leavers learning through daytime teaching elsewhere in the sector is misleading. Everything that London has to offer is here for you to enjoy. Birkbeck’s Students’ Union is lively and active, with three cafes and a bar. 18 universities have the distinction of appearing in the global top 100, and more institutions have risen in this year’s ranking than … Rank Name 1. QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited 1994 - 2020. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework, 73% of Birkbeck research was rated world-leading or internationally excellent. It has been commented by The Sunday Times that a number of universities which regularly feature in the top ten of British university league tables, such as St Andrews, Durham and LSE (in the case of LSE 3rd to 13th nationally whilst only 327th in the US News & World Report Rankings / 35th in the QS Rankings / 23rd in the THE Rankings), "inhabit surprisingly low ranks in the worldwide tables", whilst other universities such as Manchester, Edinburgh and KCL "that failed to do well in the domestic rankings have shone much brighter on the international stage". UK universities are also now processing applications for January 2021 entry with over 6,000 courses available to apply for. Contact Tel: +44 (0)20 7631 6316 Web: bbk.ac.uk Facebook: Birkbeck, University of London Twitter: @BirkbeckUoL Instagram: birkbeckuni The majority of Birkbeck … Enquire Now Close. Birkbeck joined the University of London 100 years ago and, in 2023, will celebrate 200 years of providing higher Education. “The tables struggle to deal with anything other than a campus university catering to 18-year-olds who have just moved away from home.“We are poorly served by these tables and so are the students who glance at our position and may be put off from studying here.”. The most recent league table (2020) ranked the top 10 (out of 61) British universities as follows:, The Guardian's ranking uses nine different criteria, each weighted between 5 and 15 per cent. , Writing in The Guardian, Professor Geoffrey Alderman makes the point that including the percentage of 'good honours' can encourage grade inflation so that league table position can be maintained. , Positions not shown for Times/Sunday Times due to copyright restrictions, Destination of Leavers from Higher Education, University of the West of England, Bristol, Scottish Higher Education Funding Council, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, Higher Education Funding Council for England, Times Higher Education World University Rankings, "The Guardian University League Table 2011 – Methodology", "The University League Table methodology 2011", "THE 'Table of Tables' 2021: Scottish universities make gains", "League Table Key – Complete University Guide", "Top UK University League Tables and Rankings 2020", "Who Ranks Top of the Tables by Subject 2020", "Methodology behind the Guardian University Guide 2020", "The best UK universities 2021 – league table", "UK universities top the league table in Europe", "Global rankings system methodology reflects universities' core missions", "QS World University Rankings: World Map Results (Filter by Institution Profile)", "International university rankings: For good or ill? I had a very great experience right from the start to finish; All the staff were really great and very helpful. A new academic year is now underway at universities across the UK with blended face-to-face and online tuition, lectures and seminars taking place in safe and secure environments. Updates for International Students The University have their own cafés, coffee shops and a bar, as well as an award-winning cinema at 43 Gordon Square which offers free screenings. Sir Alan Wilson, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds argues that the final average has little significance and is like trying to "combine apples and oranges". As a college of the University of London, Birkbeck awards internationally respected qualifications and offers students a unique opportunity to study in the evening alongside London's working professionals. Pre-entry preparation and post-induction and support programmes are also available. 18 universities have the distinction of appearing in the global top 100, and more institutions have risen in this year’s ranking than … The philanthropist George Birkbeck founded the London Mechanics’ Institute in 1823 to provide education to working class men in the capital. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework, 73% of Birkbeck research was rated world-leading or internationally excellent. Birkbeck joined the University of London 100 years ago and, in 2023, will celebrate 200 years of providing higher Education. Birkbeck offers a wide range of full-time Bachelor’s degree programs within five schools: International students can check for details of equivalences of qualifications at bbk.ac.uk/international and can also take advantage of various scholarship opportunities.There are a wide range of accommodation options available to Birkbeck students, including University of London Halls of Residence, private student accommodation and flat-shares with other students. Pre-entry preparation and post-induction and support programmes are also available. Luckily... How Much Does it Cost to Study in Europe? Half of Birkbeck’s submissions were placed in the top 20 nationally, with Psychological Sciences fifth in the UK, Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences 6th and Biological Sciences 11th.
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- During one of my twitter frolics recently I found the effing librarian, whose blog I am completely and utterly smitten with. He talks about many of the hot issues in the library world, as well as advocacy and news, but in a completely bitchy and steely way. Love, love, love.
- Here is an expansive booklist of nontraditional gender roles represented in books for children, courtesy of the Allen County Public Library.
- This article lists a ton of nontraditional materials that libraries circulate, including cake pans, CPR dummies, and–gasp!–video games (the April 1 date worries me, but as far as I can tell, it is a genuine article; if you discover otherwise, let me know, okay?).
- I must mention one more nontraditional library event that is coming up: Nontraditional Nonfiction Monday, coming up on May 24th, to be hosted over at 100 Scope Notes. I’ve never participated in Nonfiction Monday* before, but my first foray is certainly going to be a doozy, since I co-wrote a review in song form with Travis from Scope Notes. Please do check it out, and participate if you have a mind to.
*Here’s the source of Nonfiction Monday, in case you were wondering (which I was, which was why I did some sleuthing and figured it out. Is there anything that Anastasia Suen can’t do? She has a kajillion blogs, all of them terrifically informative, and she put together this Nonfiction Monday meme happening event thingy. I stand in awe. Actually, I sit in awe, but that just sounds weird. Have you realized yet that reading my parentheticals is oftentimes a foolish undertaking? No? It’s okay, we all learn at our own pace.). |
How to detect hanging rsync from bash-script ?
Karl O. Pinc
kop at meme.com
Mon Apr 10 13:48:43 UTC 2017
On Mon, 10 Apr 2017 06:50:24 +0000 (UTC)
reiner otto via rsync <rsync at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> I am using rsync on an unreliable mobile WAN connection, which causes
> rsync receiver to hang for long time, when connection is broken
> during transfere. As the option "--timeout=" here does not hit for
> me, is there a recommended "best" method to detect such scenario ?
One good way would be to use rsync's --rsh option to
invoke ssh yourself with something like -o ServerAliveInterval.
It's not clear to me how you'd get the ssh error code back
out of rsync, in other words what error rsync returns in the
case of transport failure. Maybe 10? Perhaps someone else
can chime in here?
Karl <kop at meme.com>
Free Software: "You don't pay back, you pay forward."
-- Robert A. Heinlein
More information about the rsync |
Ever wondered what INB4 means? This guide will provide you with all of the necessary information on the internet abbreviation INB4, including its meaning, usage, sentence examples, and more!
What does the slang term INB4 mean?
According to Cyber Definitions, the acronym INB4 stands for “in before.” It means to steal someone’s thunder and take the glory for oneself, or to beat someone else to the punch. Generally, it is used to mean to reply to something before someone else does. This term is commonly used on social media sites like Reddit, 4chan and TikTok, as well as by a commenter on online message boards, internet forums, or discussion forums. According to Nsouly, these message boards usually have subject matter that revolves around nerd and geek culture. If one attempts to use INB4 on other social media platforms outside of this subculture, one may not know what they mean. This term has a limited audience and should only be used on this niche messageboards.
Lifewire states that INB4 is used as a part of a conversation as a reply to someone else in a thread of replies. An active member may use INB4 followed by a comment that they predict someone else will reply. This is similar to people who comment “first” when they are the first people to comment. This is similar to INB4, except with “first” the only goal is to be the first to comment. With INB4, people use this for humorous effect to state that they are commenting something before someone else does.
There are a few popular INB4 comments. INB4 is commonly used in phrases such as “INB4 ban,” or “in before ban,” which means that someone is commenting before the original poster gets banned for inappropriate comment by moderators. There is also “INB4 mods delete,” which is similar, and states that someone is commenting before the moderators of the forum delete the original post by the message board user in the online community. In these comments, people use the phrase INB4 to anticipate an action.
Know Your Meme states that INB4 was initially used on 4chan and other imageboard or messageboard sites to mark threads that would soon be cycled out by administrators. These users would post the comment “INB4 lock” or “in before lock.” These phrases were posted to Urban Dictionary for the first time in 2006 and 2007.
How can the term INB4 be used in a sentence?
The term INB4 can be used in almost any Reddit forum as a response to an original post or comment. This is usually one of the first comments and is used to make a joke about the post or comment.
In this first example, the original poster posted for help in a dog owner subreddit asking for advice on dog harnesses. She owns a Shiba Inu.
Original Poster: Hi all. Looking for a high-quality harness that my Shiba Inu cannot chew through! She is able to get her little jaw underneath the harness on walks and has eaten her way through three different harnesses. I am at my wit’s end. Help!
First Commenter: INB4 doge memes.
Here, the first commenter has nothing to say about recommending an indestructible harness to the original poster. However, since the original poster owns a Shiba Inu, the first commenter knows that it is likely for someone to comment the doge meme of a Shiba Inu. Thus, he decides to comment “INB4 doge memes.”
What are other commonly used internet slang terms used on message boards?
Theory of Reddit lists a long glossary of terms one may see on Reddit or other internet forum sites. When one is new to these online forums, seeing many different abbreviations may be jarring or confusing. However, with the below definitions, one is sure to know exactly what a commenter means on various subreddits or other forums.
- X-Post – “Cross post,” indicating that something has been posted on multiple different forums.
- WIP – Work In Progress
- Whoosh – Commented to indicate that a joke went over someone’s head.
- TL;DR – Too Long; Didn’t Read – Used to summarize a long post in a humorous way. Sometimes the original poster does not do this and it is up to another commenter to post the summary.
- TIL – Today I Learned
- THIS – Indicates that someone agrees with someone else’s comment. Sometimes this is used in place of an upvote, or a “like” on a certain comment.
- Sub – Short for subreddit, or a sub-forum on the website Reddit.
- Shadow ban – This refers to a site-wide ban on a specific user that they are unaware of, usually the result of breaking the website’s rules.
- Reddiquette – A name for the rules of the website Reddit.
- Power user – A Reddit user with a high karma score who many people on the website or subreddit recognize.
- NSFW – Not Safe For Work
- Neckbeard – A derogatory term for Reddit users, referring to the poor hygiene or shabby appearance of the traditionally perceived Reddit user.
- Karma – This refers to the points system that Reddit uses based on upvotes (likes) and downvotes (dislikes.)
- IMO – In My Opinion
- FTFY – Fixed That For You
- ETA – Edited to Add
- ELI5 – Explain Like I’m 5 (Years Olf)
- DAE – Does Anyone Else?
- AMA – Ask Me Anything
Overall, while the please INB4 is not as widespread as something like LOL, OMG, or SMH, it still has its place on popular message boards. The term INB4 stands for “in before” and is used to predict what other people will comment. This trending phrase is commonly seen on sites like Reddit and 4chan in predominantly geek-dominated spaces. |
Featured Image Caption: Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) in India
RERA came into effect from the 1st of May, 2017. The reason that the Real Estate Act is trending for a long time now is because it promises to make customers the true kings when it comes to buying property. The Real Estate Act has been designed to ensure greater transparency and accountability in the realty sector and according to Venkaiah Naidu, the Union Minister for Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, this will make home buyers the real kings.
All the states and Union Territories are required to notify the rules and the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill or RERA was passed in March 2016 and this encourages genuine private players in the realty sectors while protecting the interests of home buyers. Naidu has already stated that the Act clearly defines the rights and duties of developers/promoters and also lays down buyer rights clearly. Under RERA, there is the provision of mandatory property registration and 70% of the project money has to be kept by developers in an escrow account which will reduce buyer risks to a large extent. This will also ensure that developers will be unable to invest money across multiple new projects with booking money from one project, thereby delaying project completion and handover to their customers.
The promoter is liable to provide a clear title while there are clearly defined penalty clauses for developers under the Act. Real estate agents and brokers have also been covered under the purview of the Act.
In a nutshell, here are some of the key benefits that you can expect:
- Developers have to keep 70% of the collected amount from customers in an escrow account to ensure that money is not diverted to another project
- There will be fines and penalties in case of developers not meeting delivery guidelines and commitments
- Appellate tribunals and regulatory bodies have to be established in every state to solve buyer-builder disputes within a period of 120 days
- Developers cannot change the design of a project without the consent of buyers
- Carpet area will have a uniform definition and buyers will pay just for the carpet area. Builders cannot charge for super built-up areas
- Developers can only sell projects once they have got clearances and have registered themselves with the regulator. Agents will also have to get registered. All projects having more than 8 apartments will have to be registered prior to launch. All project details will have to be disclosed
- The developer will have to provide 5 year warranties for any structural defect in the building
RERA is expected to shake up the real estate industry and bring in greater accountability while ensuring an environment where only genuine and authentic developers and companies thrive on the basis of the trust and respect that they get from customers with proper checks and balances at every step. RERA makes home buying safer but its final and effective implementation depends on the states.
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build now with a 4650g or wait for 5700g?
>>81046879>Mid-range Gaming: i5 10400, i5 11400>High-end Gaming: R5 5600X, i5 11600KWould you add "(gear 1)" to the end of 11th gen CPUs for gaming?
>>81046901I thought about it for the 11600K at least. Haven't decided yet.
in what situation would 32GB ram help versus 16GB for gaming
>>81046897I'd say wait™ but availability might be shit>>81046955If you want to do some extra stuff while gaming, and I'm not talking about watching youtube videos or fagging up discord.
Can someone recommend me a good board for an 11400? I heard that asrock was shit, but it feels like my choices are either Asrock or paying $200+.
>>81046955Dual-rank (32 GB) performance at 3600 MHz is better than single-rank (16 GB) performance at 3600 MHz. On Intel CPUs, single-rank performance will equalize somewhere past 4400 MHz. AMD Ryzen 5000-series cap at 3600-4000 MHz for most scenarios.https://kingfaris.co.uk/overclocking/ram/intel
>>81046976any ideas when 5000 series apus will drop?
Can't decide between a 10850k or a 5800x.
>>81046992If you have a locked processer no real reason to go for an expensive z series board
>>81047009Nvm just realized I have a SN850. Gonna go with a 5800x.
>>8104700910850K needs a more expensive motherboard5800X needs a good cooler because it gets pretty toastyFactor in both and reach a conclusion based on the price. Performance differences should be negligible. >>81047002No
>>81046992Minimally acceptable and the only other Z590 board below $200: MSI Z590-A PRO $179.99$200-$250:MSI MAG Z590 TORPEDO $229.99Gigabyte Z590 AORUS ELITE $219.99Asus TUF GAMING Z590-PLUS $239.99I wouldn't consider other boards in this price range.
Are ultrawides a meme if you're just mainly going to be gaming? I would love to have the extra space on each side, but I heard you might run into some issues trying to play games that don't support 32:9.
is it safe to order from newegg?
>>81047048Why do you keep recommending Z boards for locked CPUs?
>>81047051no, shipment will explode
>>81047051newegg sells factory rejects
>>81047050went to best buy today to see ultrawides in person because i was thinking about going with a 34inch over a 32inch 4k and fuck me are they narrow. no way i could use one.
>>81047051If the the price is worth it yes. If you can find the same price on best buy or amazon then go that way. Newegg charges restocking fees and has horrible customer service.
>>81047078What do you mean?
>>81047050feels good to be in this shoveldog timeline again.
>>81047050I just got an ultra wide this monday and it's been great for me. Granted I came from a shitty 60hz tn panel to a 144hz va but I've got no complaints. I'm still waiting for my gpu to be delivered to really put it to the test but I've been playing starsector,minecraft, and isaac all without any problems in full screen.
Is this trash for $1280?
>>81047109I'm more worried about older games though
>>81046605The 6800X or whatever it'll be called is likely going to be a good enough CPU to last you 5 years, so no.Also DDR5 is likely going to be very slow (poor latency) and expensive when it comes out. So "wait for AM5" is likely going to be a wait until 2023 until you can get a good value build.Also don't forget that first gen AM5 will probably have teething issues, so even more reason not to adopt it on the first year.
>>81047122I build something similar for a relative (with 8GB more RAM) last year for ~550 bucks. So, yes, it's terrible
>>81047122Yes absolutely what the fuck.
>>81047094i honestly think the 13inch tv i had as a kid had a taller screen hieght. just imagine like two and half 12inc 4x3 moniters next too eachother but maybe somehow worse idk i just couldnt do it. if you can go to a store and see one in person before you buy.
>>81047122You can get a better laptop for $1000.That should be like $700 max.
>>81047126A valid point. I just fired up deus ex to test it and it's running fine for me at full screen. It's just something you'll have to risk if you want to go wide. Shit just wasn't that big back then.
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>>81047138What's a decent prebuilt pc for around $1200? Does this even exist?
>>81047178To add to this. I fired up geneforge and it unsurprisingly isn't supporting ultrawide. It's perfectly playable and looks fine but there's the black areas on the sides. Still looks better than my old garbage monitor.
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I kicked a 7 year smoking habit but cannot stop upgrading shit I don't need to upgrade on my pc.
>>81047178>>81047208So older games just play at 16:9?
>>81047246From my experience and what others have said online, yeah.
>>81047297Alright, thanks for the info.
>>81047121What can I change to get 375 pts in Cinebench R15? Does it matter if I have 2 DIMMs or 4 DIMMs installed, when the IMC is set to auto (unganged) anyway?>3800 MHz CPU>1.5875 V CPU>1.4 V CPU/NB>2000 MHz HTL & NB>Stock DDR2 DRAM settingsI broke Windows 10 twice with CPU/NB Voltage 1.25 V and 1.5750 V CPU with these settings, both times had INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE and had to reinstall the OS.1.5875 V CPU, 1.3 V CPU/NB is memory unstable with these settings half-way. May be the heat wall.>3700 MHz>NB 2200 MHz>HTL 2000 MHz>CPU Voltage 1.5000 V>CPU/NB 1.3000 VNo crash. 2400 MHz NB is stable with 1.4 V CPU/NB, crashes halfway Cinebench run with 1.3875 V.2200 MHz HTL is not stable.>3600 MHz>NB 2400 MHz>HTL 2400 MHz>CPU Voltage 1.4625 V>CPU/NB 1.2625 Vis stable for Cinebench R15.Trying to beat these scores on air: https://hwbot.org/benchmark/cinebench_-_r15/rankings?hardwareTypeId=processor_1765&cores=4#start=0#interval=20
i7 4770 anon from last thread. I've been doing a lot of reading about the intel 4th gen chipsets and have come across an MSI H97M-E35 LGA1150 for 75 dollars (including shipping). Is this a good buy? I'm not sure if I would need to update the bios or anything of that nature, otherwise, I guess I will be buying one of the chinkshit boards and a battery.
>>81047320Can find better Z97 boards for $50-$125.
>>81047359Why are they better? Are they more likely to be compatible? I've only found more expensive Z97 boards and from what I've read they're for overclocking and things like that. I don't really need to overclock and if the H97 board is compatible without a bios update then that seems like the best deal. I appreciate the help either way.
>>81047218The PC expands to meet the needs of the expanding PC.
>>81047126>>81047246>>81047301Check out wsgf.org for widescreen workarounds for games without official support
>>81046866Thanks- I'm looking at the 10900 currently, and for motherboard probably the AORUS master x570 for a motherboard. Does that sound alright? As far as I can tell there wouldn't be any issues
>>81047186Laptop prices can be okay.I think you can get like a 5800H + 2060 for like $1200.Not a good price for a desktop, but still okay for a laptop.There was a 5600X+6700XT for like $1250 the other day. Still expensive... but better than $1000 for a GPU alone.>>81047214Buying any intel CPU that's not the 10400/11400 means you're a retarded intel fanboy, sorry. All other choices are objectively bad.
Any micro ATX case recommendations? I don't care what it looks like, I just need USB/audio on the front and airflow for retards.
The LED strip on my motherboard flashes blue when starting up but then turns and stays red. I have the whole computer set up now and it works fine but I'm not sure why it does that or if that's indicating something is wrong. I believe it's just for aesthetics, but the switch from blue to red confuses me. Motherboard is MSI B450 Tomahawk.Any insight or is this a non-issue?
>>81047697Doesn't the motherboard have error LEDs? I wouldn't worry if those LEDs don't lighten up.
>>81047602X570 is for am4 amd cpus anon. Z490 or z590 is what you should be looking at for a 10900/k/kf.
>>81046879what dis picture
>>81047889Oh yeah, I'm stupid. I think I'll get the z490 in that case, thanks.
Need to replace a very old laptop with something for heavy browsing/multitasking, including gaming and HD/4K playback, but also occasional A/V editing and encoding. SFF builds preferred for some degree of portability while still being efficient enough for a power user.https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FNpNHzWould this build work with Windows 10 LTSC 1903?
>>81047612never bought intel before but i need the igpu and 8 cores, would have probably bought amd as usual if they'd released the 4750g retail
>>81048166Tray 4750g availability is pretty good though probably not worth it at the moment.
I just realized my PSU is about 11 years old. Am I in danger?
>>81048207Just clean out the dust, and you'll be fine.
>>81048207Depends what you'd call danger. If it's a good PSU, no. It might die on you at any moment but won't do any harm. If it's a bad PSU then you should be impressed that it lasted that long and evacuate immediately.
>>81048232No problem, I'll open it up and do just that.>>81048255Is Ultra known as a good brand?
>>81048267>UltraNever heard of that brand. Which means either means they're a cheap chink brand or out of business. Both possibilities don't exactly boost confidence. >I'll open it upDon't touch any capacitor.
>>81048166the other guy is retarded or trolling
First new build since 2010.Can I get a rating?
>>81048462Gaming? Basically everything in it is overkill. Workstation? Get a better SSD.
>>81048490>Basically everything in it is overkill.I just wanna hoon the fps on that ultrawide.From what I gather the 3090 just barely makes 4k-ish run at normal fps.>Workstation? Get a better SSD.My work is just text editing.
>>81048462Don't get a HDD, even for data. Yes SSD will be much more expensive but it's worth it and from I can see you don't have money issues.
>>81048462drop the hdd and go for a 2tb samsung 980 pro
>>81048525Isn't an HDD more durable and stable over the years?I say this running an early Intel SSD from 2010 that still runs like a champ lol.>>81048537Third guy telling me to upgrade the SSD.Guess I'm sending the Intel back lol.
>>81048462>>81048552The x570 aorus master has boot issues. Not sure about the aorus pro, but I would avoid it anyway. Get a decent msi/asus board.
>>81048552Modern SSDs last forever as well, go either Samsung or Crucial MX 500.HDDs are slow as fuck, you'll be constantly waiting for shit to load. It's jarring.And your system will be much quieter.
Any chance the average person will be able to get a 3080/6800 at msrp by the end of the year?
>>81048552>running an early Intel SSD from 2010 that still runs like a champProbably because it's SLC NAND. NAND got increasingly shittier over the years.
>>81048576What about the ASUS TUF?https://www.asus.com/Motherboards-Components/Motherboards/All-series/TUF-GAMING-X570-PLUS/>>81048622So SSDs aren't as good/durable now?
>>81048651>So SSDs aren't as good/durable now?Basically, NAND flash got worse to make SSDs more affordable. The controller chips got better, though. The SSD in your PC Partpicker pic is QLC flash with has a guaranteed life span of 200TB write cycles.
>>81048651That was a great board for the price back in late 2019 to early 2020, but it's obsolete today because of the x570 tomahawk and x570 unify
>>81048462you should get two of the video cards and run them in SLI
>>81048462Like others said. Get a better PCIe SSD like the Samsung 980 Pro or the WD SN850. The Samsungs offer similar performance for less money. For now.
>>81048723Is the Aorus pro I selected less obsolete than the TUF?
>>81048723My vote for the Unify or Tomahawk. I have a X570 Unify and and it's sweet. Better OC'ing and more features than anything else in it's price range.
Anybody know what brand this is? The guy who's selling it said he got it off his pre-built.
>>81048812Probably a 580x.
>>81048774So is the Aorus pro I selected less "obsolete" than the TUF?
What's a better size for a 1440p monitor? 27" or 32"?
>>81048462>5400rpm 4tb hddare you insane? drop that shit, dude
>>81048945It's meant for long-term storage that I won't use much.
Posted some stuff last thread, Cpu/RAM/Motherboard all new and the rest is on an old system. Just wanted to see if anyone thinks anything could be different/better or if I'm retardedCPU: Intel Core i9-10900 2.8 GHz 10-Core Processor Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 VISION D ATX LGA1200 Motherboard Memory: Patriot Viper Steel 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory Storage: Western Digital Blue 1 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB DUAL EVO Video Card Case: BitFenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower Case Power Supply: XFX Core Edition 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bitMonitor: Asus VS228H-P 21.5" 1920x1080 External Storage: Samsung T5 500 GB External SSD
>>81048594none whatsoever, marketwatch analysts expect shortages to last at least 1.5 years before supply meets demand, add another 3-6 months for prices to fall down. by that time RTX 40 is here. all of this assuming covid goes away, which it won't, more lockdowns will come, more tyranny will follow. more people at home = more shortages. new fabs won't be up and running for 3-4 years. enjoy the new normal.
>>81048980>all of this assuming covid goes away, which it won't, more lockdowns will come, more tyranny will follow. more people at home = more shortages. new fabs won't be up and running for 3-4 years. enjoy the new normal.What makes you so confident in saying that, anon?
>>81048957Your CPU and board are mismatched - unlocked board with a locked CPU. Either change the CPU to a 10850k (and buy a cooler), or change the board to B560/H570.CPU and RAM are potentially mismatched - the 10900 is more a workstation chip but 16GB implies a gaming rig. If your workflow doesn't need more, fine. If it's a gaming rig, you could drop to a 10700k with negligible performance loss.You need an SSD for boot+programs. Or did you shuck that T5?>Buying Windows
>>81048957Also, your card is really overpowered compared to your monitor. Something to think about later on.
Is his a good build?CPU:Xeon E3 1230 V3Motherboard:AsRock H81M-HDSRam: Should I go ECC or normal?Storage:1TB HDDVideo Card: What is a good used amd gpu for 1080p gayming?Power Supply: EVEGA 500W 80+Monitor: I need a cheap 1080p moitor
>>81049132>>81049153My monitor, SSD, HD etc are old/will be replaced later, and I already have windows but just threw it on there. I do use the SSD for boot. I think you're right about going down to a 10700k though, I will be using it for gaming so that sounds better. Do you still think I should get a cooler for it in that case? I'm assuming yes. Thanks for the advice.
Where am I supposed to buy a graphics card better than a 1660 if they're all sold out?>>81046955
friend wants to sell me his old pcspecs:some random lga 1151 mainboardcore i5 66008GB DDR3GTX 950some random casewhat would a reasonable price for these parts ?he said between 150 - 200 €
>>81048980>what ist ETH 2.0
>>81049856eth 2.0 will fuck miner in the ass anon
is the 5800x really that bad? my desktop legit broke tonight and I have to get it fixed in the next few days for my uni assignment, I mostly do productivity stuff, I study architecture, all the 5900x's are sold out everywhere or massively overpriced, what do?
>>81049872yes and therefore decrease gpu demand+ used (miner) gpu get thrown on ebay
>>81049851>150 - 200 €take its a cheap
>>81050032>cant have coreboot
>>81049960It's not bad. The 5800x is a good deal when compared to 11700k/11900k but a scam when compared to the 5900x. It's not a bad product but it can be hard to cool as amd pushes the clocks really hard on the 5800x.
>>81050209well all the 5900x are sold out everywhere otherwise it'd be an easy pick, I heard the only reason they run hot is because the tdp is set to 145w out of the box but its supposed to run at 105 w, so if you manually reset it to 105 then you wont have issues, idk if thats true though
is it good ?it cost me 1200€
>>81046997so 2x16gb is dual rank? or is not every 16gb dual rank?
>>81046762Finally done with my build. Man, this cooler is a bitch to install. I was afraid I'd break the processor or something. Surprisingly, I didn't fuck up too much this time. Also deep cleaned and replace the thermal paste on my old GPU. Just need to get two 140mm fans for the intake and more storage and I'll probably be happy with this.
>>81050280what do you need a 16 core cpu for ?
>>81050445gaming and more importantly mining
>>81050470>monero miningis that even profitable ?
>>81050300Most 2×16 GB kits are dual-rank > 3000 MHz. Micron Rev.B (found in Crucial kits) may be single-rank.Dual-channel is a different thing, two DIMM slots installed. Not to be confused with dual-rank, where there are memory ICs on both sides of the PCB of the memory DIMM.
>>81050488not as much as an ethkike, but i have a 10yo cpu, and it was time to change anyway. And ROI is about 1 year 24H/24H, and i want to keep this CPU forr another 10years.
>>81047182nah. safe to disable it
>>81050563thanks i am looking to upgrade towards end of 2021will keep my eye out for dual rank 2x16gb
>>81046879I bought a cooler master elite v3 600W PSU the other day and it's unbearably loud during operation... It shouldn't be so, right? The seller is telling me they don't want to replace it due to noise level being "relative", but even during idle state it's terrible
>>81050407that is a beautiful machine, my man
>>81048552>Isn't an HDD more durable and stable over the years?Na not any more even QLC is similar reliability to HDDs on average. Don't have to worry about SSDs being damaged from being dropped and shit.
>>81050407Looks comfy and tidy. Good job.
>>81050407as much as I like lights (when it's set to a proper colour scheme and not unicorn vomit) this is super clean, well done lad
Should I pull the trigger and buy 4 Noctua NF-S12A for my P400 case?They are half as quiet as the stock fans(PH-F120SK) at 17.8 db(A) vs the stock fan's 27 db(A).They also have better static pressure and airflow.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! WHY CAN'T I BUY A GPU!!?? I'VE BEEN F5ING EVERY PRODUCT PAGE FOR A MONTH AND EVERYTIME ONES IN STOCK I CAN'T GET TO THE CHECKOUT IN TIME!!! AWHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! >AHHH!!! OH GOD, IM GOING INSANE!!!!
>>81051443dont they let you preorder it?
>>81050229105W tdp ryzen parts boost to 142W of power at stock configuration, by design. Setting the power limit to 105W is gimping the cpu from stock. The 105W figure is about thermal load that your cooler should be able to dissipate, not electrical load power.
>>81049224You will have to as the 10700k doesn't come with a stock cooler. If you're upgrading from a recent Intel CPU then the stock one should fit. Although if I were going to blow that much on a PC I'd get myself a nice cooler just for noise reasons.
>>81051443I can sell you an RTX 3090 for $5000.
>>81051314Get A14s if anything (or A12s if 140s don't fit). The S12A is only good for completely unrestricted situations which is very far from the P400 non-A.
>>81051017>>81050953>>81050922Thanks anons. Unfortunately I can't find a way to disable the RGB on the cooler. I just assumed I could just download something and turn it off, but nothing like that. Is replacing the fan the only way to do it without buying an RGB controller?
I'm sorry, I meant P400A
>>81052043You can either not plug in the fan's RGB header or if you don't want a stray header cooler master has their Masterplus program which would probably work since the hyper 212 black's fan is the SF120R which is compatible, if you have extra zipties then yeah you can just keep the RGB header unplugged
>>81051443if youre in europe check out mindfactorythey have some gtx 1660 super (500€) and rtx 3060 (800€) in stock
>>81051920I'm sorry, I meant P400A.I tend to forget there's the P400 non A exist. So are the S12A worth it for the P400A?
>>81051443>tfw I got a RTX 3060Ti for 430US$feelsgoodman
>>81052162Even then I'd take the "A" variants. Although frankly the stock ones are plenty good enough - just tune them down if the noise is distracting you. If you bought the non-digital variant then maybe 1 additional 140mm for intake would be reasonable in a setup like pictured.
>>81051846yeh but I heard theres some problem with the design so it cant actually dissipate enough heat and thats why some peoples cpus are running at like 80+ degrees under load even with decent cooling, I also heard that reducing the tdp doesnt actually reduce the performance that substantially in real world applications, in any case my previous cpu was an intel 4790k so I think anything I get will be a decent upgrade
I'm having an issue with RAM speed. I'm on an MSI B450 board with a 3700x CPU. My RAM is 3200Mhz, but both BIOS and CPU-Z only read it as 2133Mhz, even with XMP on; it defaults to 2133Mhz. Manually trying to set it to 3200Mhz in BIOS results in an immediate crash, and I have to set it back to Auto, which obviously goes back to 2133. When I built the PC back in July, I remembered reading that there was an issue with either Zen2 processors or Ryzen mobos in general (can't remember which) that was causing RAM issues, so I largely forgot about it until now that I'm trying to OC my CPU. I've already updated my BIOS and updated my chipset drivers both to the latest stable release, but I'm still having the same issue.
>>81052126Okay, I'll give that a try. I didn't bother with Masterplus since 212 Spectrum is supposed to work with MSI Mystic Light but for some reason I can't control it via that program. Thanks.
>>81052199Good afternoon fellow 3060Ti at close to MSRP enjoyer, what are the tidings for today?
>>81052349I'm currently playing Yakuza Kiwami 2, the cabaret grand prix has me hooked.
>>81052254I'm buying the S12A then, thanks anon.
>>81052320"Problem" isn't really the right word - any chip that small on a high-density node will run hot. There's nothing they can really do about it short of sanding the die a la 10900k. On the other hand smaller process nodes can tolerate higher temperatures so anything <95°C is within spec for 24/7 use. You can certainly try setting an offset voltage to bring temps down but it will likely result in some loss of performance. Depends on how well your particular CPU did in the silicon lottery.>>81052415I meant the _A_12 not the S12_A_, sorry. Even the mesh front presents a pretty restrictive intake for such an airflow-optimized fan. In general SP-optimized fans should always be preferred for PC use. Apologies for r*ddit but this gives a good overview.https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/6c3cla/discussion_sp_vs_af_fans/
>>81052457But the stock fans have shitty static pressure, the S12A would be an upgrade, look at pic >>81051314, the stock fans have 0.96 mm H2O vs Noctua's 1.19 mm H2O.
Hi, I'm looking to upgrade my 2x 1TB HDD. The first drive is encrypted and full of porn, and the other one is for movies and TV shows. Would buying a 4TB 5400RPM WD drive and partitioning it into two halves for the same purpose be a good idea?
>>81052507Different companies measure SP and AF differently. You can't compare the numbers. Best to look for benchmarks. On the whole, however, case fans are pretty unimportant for system temperatures - as long as they're there and spinning fast enough. A fan on a cooler needs to keep the flow even, with the right amount of turbulence, over a heatsink so design is relatively important. A case fan just needs to bring in fresh air past some sort of obstruction; it doesn't really matter what the air does after it's in the case because the heatsink fans are the ones that actually direct it. Obviously this analysis has limits but they don't really apply to your enclosure. I suspect the S12A would do just fine but the A12/14 would be better for the same money. Is the noise from the stock fans actually bothering you or do you just have a case of upgrade fever?
>>81046879>Budget Gaming: i3 10100FWhy not add the 3400G? It even has somewhat decent iGPU.
>>81052591No AMD in the OP, drone.
>>81052582I already have the case and yes the stock fan is bothering me that's why I thought the S12A was a good choice because of the 17.8db(A) noise level.The A12 at 22.6db(A) would be quieter than the stock's 27db(A) but still too loud I think.
>>81052599But there already are AMD CPUs
Need advice on upgrades for monitor
>>81052625Try tuning your stock fan curve first. If they're hitting 100% at load, or are too reactive, you can probably get them down to a good point while only sacrificing 1-2°C. I rate Noctua highly but don't go spending money you don't have to.I hope I'm not condescending to you here but dB is a logarithmic scale - a reduction of 5dBA will roughly half the perceived noise level. Lower is better but I suspect the noise floor of your study is over 22dB.Additionally, the SP fans will be able to operate at a lower speed (and therefore lower noise) than the AF ones because static pressure itself depends partially on RPM. Furthermore, if you go with 140mm fans you can get the same airflow at a lower RPM because of the increased blade surface area.
>>81052398Niiiice. for me it's just my usual survival/sightseeing suite with Space Engine, No Man's Sky and taking a walk in a minecraft achitecture server with memeshaders along with engineering games like KSP, """Engineering""" games like Garry's Mod, and stuff chock-full of graphics mods and I also use memelearning stuff on the side and do heavy editing/rendering, very hype for KSP 2 and S&box
I need some advice about choosing a monitor, I have been using a Samsung SMT22A550 for roughly a decade now and I have been meaning to use it as a secondary monitor while I get a new main one.The problem is my country has a piss poor variety of choices and I haven't been able to clearly choose a best option from the 24' 144hz+ monitors I have found.These are some of the models I picked to try narrowing things down, I also gave my local prices as relevant info:LG 24GL600F - TN - LED $ 1140AOC 24G2/BK - IPS - LED $ 1390Samsung Odyssey FG73 - VA - QLED $ 1690Then there's models like these that go for roughly 3k, are they really worth it going double the price? 3k here is roughly 550$ US.Benq Mobiuz EX2510 - IPS - LEDAlienware AW2521HF - IPS - LCDFinally, I'd also like to point out I'd rather have a nicer image than the absolute lowest response times.
>>81052599But, there's a lot of AMD in the OP>>81052591Out of stock or extremely overpriced and has been for months. The graphics on a UHD 750 chip like 11500 isn't as good as Vega 8, but they're not really that much different since we're talking about about GT 1030 performance for the 3200G. At least with the 11500, you can just drop in a better graphics card when you can find one. But if the 3200G or 3400G were available for cheap, I'd definitely put them in the OP.>>81052628He's just trying to take back the word drone so that it doesn't hurt as much, kind of like the fags did with faggot>>81052329Could be that the RAM is faulty. If you can, set it to a slightly lower speed, like 2933; that might be the best you can do. A phone call to MSI support might not be a bad idea either>>81050910You can try to RMA it with Cooler Master directly. "The seller" meaning you bought it used? If it's new I'd think you should be able to return it if you want to unless you live in some third world shithole>>81052691Purpose?>>8105275624G2 is the best of the bunch
>>81052802>purposeplaying old games, some AAA and possibly start streaming
>>81052834>>81052802Also, not playing FPS games
>>81052738I have to have them at 100% because my RTX 3060Ti throttles if I don't.
>>81052885What case fan configuration do you have? If you're running it with 1 intake 1 exhaust (which I think is standard) you might just need another intake at the level of the graphics card. Might as well be a Noctua but either way you're going to need to tune it properly. I'd also take a look at what your card is doing - throttling at stock settings in such an open case is a sign of either the wrong fan curve (some cards have the option of silence or performance) or a faulty card. Worth tuning that with Afterburner too. Running your case fans at max to lower GPU temps is sort of like replacing your back box to get more horsepower - it'll technically work but the real restriction is further upstream.
>>81051891Thanks. If you're still there do you have any recs?
>>81053036It really depends on how far you want to push it. If all you want is to unlock the turbo limits and have it be reasonably quiet then a 120mm tower would do (212 is de rigueur but there's plenty out there). To push higher clocks with manual OC you could look at a dual tower 140mm or 280+mm CLC (D15 or Freezer II 280 get my vote). For a milder OC, or silence focus at stock, then look into dual-tower 120 or single-tower 140mms like the Fuma 2 or DR4. There's a tier list in the OP; anything Tier 5 or better will be able to handle it at stock and, basically, as you move up the scale in quality, and price, you're buying noise and frequency in some proportion of your choice.
>>81053027I have the case with 3 intake fans and one exhaust(rear). The 3 intake fans are the ones that came with the case:https://phanteks.com/PH-F120SK-DRGB.htmlThe exhaust rear fan is an old 120mm corsair one.
>>81053345Hmm, you should still look into what your graphics card is doing because it really shouldn't be throttling below base clock in such an airflow-focused case. By all means replace the intakes with Noctuas, whether AF or SP, but I doubt it'll do much more than mask the true problem.
10600k or 11400
You know what? fuck GPUS and fuck this new build. I'll just buy a god damn PS5 and be fucking over with it, at least that's not overly inflated as fuck.
>>8105396610600K if the price is similar unless you need a lane of PCIe 4.0.
>>81053976You sure about that anon?
>>81054010Watch them start checking IDs and putting them in a database to limit purchases
>>81054010$800 from where I live
>>81054029If only. Sadly, this was a known solution since the debacle of the 3080 launch and retailers have done jack shit. At least with a Best Buy, when you get a card into your cart, you actually have time to check out.
Reporting on my MicroATX build using an AMD Ryzen 5 3400G APU. Had to buy an older Athlon 200GE to update the BIOS. Turns out I bought a newer version of the motherboard. Other than that, it was a pretty smooth ride. Thanks to the guys that looked at my parts list and approved. Runs fast as fuck and can confirm everything works out of the box on GNU/Linux, including WIFI and bluetooth. 10/10 would build again.
are there any good alternatives to the g502 lightspeed? i love heavy mice and my wired g502 has been great for the past 2 years, but i've wanted a wireless mouse for a long time.
>>81054290Have you considered the g502 wireless with the logitech powerplay mat?
>>81054335g502 lightspeed + charging mat is definitely my top choice, just wondering if there are any alternatives i should consider before i buy anything on a whim.
>>81054010PS5s have dropped to the 600-700 € region here now.
Requesting upgrade advice.>i3-6100T, 16 GB RAM, all in a Dell 3040 Micro. No monitor.What would keep the power consumption similar, but have better performance while torrenting via OpenVPN? Current setup seems to max out at 30MB/s (download), but I have a hunch that torrents with bigger piece sizes (8-16 MB) reach 60 MB/s. Improving upload speeds (from 5 MB/s to ideally 60 MB/s) would be great too.>inb4 WireGuardNot an option currently.
So can anyone comment on the RX 6900 XT?I was just able to check out on the AMD drop that's happening. Originally I had only been looking at nvidia, but in a moment of desperation one of hte following streams I have been watching for cards just told me about the AMD one. The reviews as far as price vs performance don't seem the best, but the benchmarks seem pretty good? Is the >no drive meme still valid? Should I cancel? I'm not interested in trying to scalp it.
>>81054656Listen, if you got it anywhere near MSRP, you probably should cash out your chips and call it a day. Unless you want to go back on the grind to get a 3080 or something and resell the 6900 XT at a profit, it's just not worth the time to think through options that really don't exist in this market.
>>81052834>>81052871Not sure why you think you need an upgrade. What are you looking for? If you want to keep the same resolution, your options are limited. Most monitors would be a sidegrade until OLED monitors arrive, although you can get a higher refresh rate and slightly better image quality by paying over a grand>>81053966Toss up>>81053976"Lole">>81054656You could probably trade it if you want to. Basically the 6900XT and 3090 are super overpriced even at MSRP, but then again beggars can't be choosers
>>81054726>>81054727That's what I'm thinking. it was MSRP from the amd direct site just a few minutes ago. I guess I don't know how I feel about risking a trade since I live in a shithole and don't feel like being shot, so I might just count my blessings even with the cost diff to the 6800 (at msrp)
>>81053707I’ll change the thermal paste and thermal pads on the card to see if anything changes.If that doesn’t work I’ll get the Noctuas.
>>81054984Check the fan profile before you go voiding your warranty - it could be set to some sort of low noise mode which will cause throttling at high load.
So I been using HP Pavilion 2009m Monitor for years. My brother wants me to get a new monitor. I am kind of torn between Dell S2421HGF 24 Inch FHD TN, Anti-Glare Gaming Monitor or ASUS VY279HE 27” Eye Care Monitor. I don't have a lot of money so I am trying to just something okay to use.
>>81055092What's your budget? Use cases? Video card? Viewing distance? Do you specifically need something without flickering?
>>81046879For two nights in a row now, my PC crashed from a "hardware" error, showing the white VGA light, implying it's the graphics card. But so far, its only in the dead of night, and seems to only happen after I turn off the display on the monitor.Will it get worse? I'm scared of trying to fix it and accidentally making it worse.
>>81055138Around 200 dollars I guess since I am trying to get a new cpu at some point. I do not use cases. As for video card right now it's Nvidia GeForce GTX 745 (OEM) which I know is trash. 11.5inches or 29.21 cm for viewing distance. I prefer without flickering since I don't remember struggling with that even on my pavilion.
GPU SUPPORT BRACKET?
>>81055337>I do not use casesHe means, what do you use the monitor for (gaming, watching movies, browsing, etc). If you're not gaming, just get a 24" 60Hz IPS monitor from the trash somewhere. I got a nice one for $50 from craigslist like three years ago. Otherwise,https://pcpartpicker.com/products/monitor/#xcx=0&r=192001080&P=2,4&sort=price&page=1&F=381000000,622300000IPS if you want more vibrant colors, VA if you want deeper blacks / more contrast
>>81055337>I do not use casesI meant "what are you going to do with it?". Given the anaemic video card I'm going to assume you don't do much in the way of gaming.>11.5inches or 29.21 cm for viewing distanceThat's very short. Do you have poor eyesight or is it just preference?Given this information I think you ought to be looking at either a 27" 1440p or 24" 1080p monitor. Panel type should probably be VA for the contrast, although IPS would also be acceptable, especially if you do colour work. A quick look at productchart.com gives the Dell S2721D (1440p, IPS) at $239 or ASUS VA24EHE (1080p, IPS) at $115. For VA the Acer ED242QR ($149) might be worth a look. Neither of your original options are particularly suitable for your use; the ASUS is 27" 1080p so the pixels will be very visible at your short viewing distance and the Dell is a TN which aren't suitable for human consumption.
>>81055780>>81055586Yes I do game a lot and browse, but it's been getting harder to play things even on bare minimum. Family wants to get me something since I don't really ask for much. Yes my vision is bad. I think it doesn't help my desk is very small which I am going to get replaced as well.
https://www.tomshardware.com/uk/reviews/arctic-freezer-34-esports-duo-cooler,6352-2.htmlSo this is actually the best in its class?What is the issue with compatibility? I have an R5 5600X but will it be a problem if I move away from AMD trash?
>>81055883Why the hell is it Tier5 here?https://linustechtips.com/topic/891730-cpu-cooler-performance-tier-list/
>>81055865For gaming ideally you'd want something like the VP249QGR except with a better stand. OP has a list of some 1080p high refresh monitors, and of course there are others that are acceptable. Having said that a 745 isn't really a match for the monitor. I can't imagine trying to play games on a 745. You'll have lot better experience even on something with the performance of an RX 470 / GTX 1060, which during better times can be had for around $100 on the used market. Either one is a fine match for a 1080p adaptive sync monitor
>>81055865Well you should pick your resolution and refresh rate based on what video card you're going to get - recommendations are in the OP although he seems to have omitted the high-end AMD cards for some reason. A GT745 isn't going to be able to drive much of anything so it's not really worth worrying about it at this point - just run windowed or upscaled. Since your vision is poor it does open up the possibility of 1080p@27" for the sake of text size (although scaling is an option).
>>81055991>>81056014Thank you for the help regardless I appreciate it.
>>81055000I already checked the gpu fans with riva, both speed up at nearly 100%, besides dissembling your gpu doesn't void your warranty, at least not were I live.
>>81055908Because it's not as good as a 360mm AIO. It's class would be "120mm single tower" and I'd certainly say it's among the better offerings in that category. Best? No, because the U12A is in that category despite its much higher price.
>>81056035That is very odd. You really shouldn't be experience "true" throttling, i.e. below base clock, with the fans at 100%. A repaste+pad is certainly in order. Especially if it doesn't void your warranty.
The evga queue is a scam isn't it? I'm never getting my card am I?
>>81056041Apparently it comes with pasteDo I have to buy one of those solutions shit to take the old one off or can I just use a piece of paper?
>>81056139You can get away with rubbing it off dry but a little iso alcohol makes it easier and more thorough. Should be available at the chemist. The compatibility problems are somewhat of a moot point because both AMD and Intel are set to specify a new socket for their next processor lines. We don't know about forwards compatibility for either but it's likely they'll be similar enough that you can send away for new mounting hardware when the time comes.
>>81046879>>81047933thisgoogle images turned up nothing
It won't be the end of the world to install a mobo without an i/o shield for a month, right? I bought a used motherboard for an old processor but it didn't with the shield so I have to order the shield from China and it'll take a few weeks to get here.
Is it true that Crucial rams are just overclocked, because someone told me that I can just overclock a 3200 cl16 to a 3600cl? I've never done overclocking before and not sure if a nooby like me can do it, but I can find the 3200 in stock but not the 3600 ones.
>>81055908because that is a retarded list for zoomies who only use aios.
>>81046879i would add i9-11900k for top end gaming. it outperforms even the 5950x in games.
>>81046879Thoughts about Ryzen 5 3600XT + RX 5700XT for 1080p gayming?
>>81055497GPU HAET BRACKET
I got thermal paste stuck between the transistors next to the gpu die. Its nearly impossible to remove. How fucked would my gpu be if I just left it there?
Had to bite the bullet and pull the trigger on a 3060/5600x combo because my old PC died and I really needed one fast. Does anyone have any hands-on experience on how it will handle 1440p gaming?
>>81056834If the paste is non-conductive you'll be fine
So I've never had a gaming pc before so this is all new to me. I bought a prebuilt, ran speccy and it says all my temps are very high. 90,97,90 and or 32,36,32. The thing is I'm not even running any games or doing anything.Also the fans on my graphics card (3060ti) aren't even moving even though it's supposedly running hot. Do I need to update my drivers? was something plugged in wrong? please help.
>>81056513RAM can be overclocked like any component with a clock cycle. Most Crucial 3200C16 is probably Rev. E (8GB sticks) or Rev. B (16GB Sticks) which are both decent overclockers. With that said the silicon lottery will absolutely come into play with any kit so don't be surprised if your kit isn't able to go above 3466 at 2V.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ke_JgL8gxsA
>>81056875Why not go look at some benchmarks? The 5600X is top tier as a gaming CPU so you won't need to worry about it holding your FPS down. IIRC the 3060 is a decent 1440p card; able to do 60FPS average in any title with the settings turned down a bit.
>>81056927Speccy is deprecated. Use HWinfo64.
>>81056927Can you post a screenshot of speccy? Or explain what cpu and cpu cooler you have, also fan layout in the case
>>81056990I did, made sure to check that it was paired with the 5600x too, but the results varied quite a lot. In 1440p I saw 63 fps in RDR2 / 61 in Valhalla in one video and in another both got around 51-52 fps with pretty much the same clock speeds. Same with Cybermeme, one video had it at around 55 fps, another at 43, raytracing settings were the same in both. That's why I asked, at least most of the time I can rely on the shit I read here and not have to trust some shilling youtuber fag.
>>81057004I'm using a corsair H100i AIO and the case is a Lian Li with several fans. And cpu is a ryzen 5600x. I still don't get why the fans on the GPU aren't moving.
>>81057003Other programs are pretty much saying the same thing temp wise.
>>81057110The benchmarked FPS can vary due to a number of factors. Many of which are outside of the control of the review outlet. Some examples include:>Driver version>Part of game benchmarked>Windows version>Windows settings>Telemetry software choice>Background servicesAnd so on. Combinations of these factors, and others, can add up. Even something as picayune as the temperature of the bench lab can now affect boost clocks and therefore performance. Note also that a review company may actually choose to leave some of these factors uncontrolled in an attempt to present a more realistic FPS number for the consumer e.g. benching with the "balanced" power plan since most users will never touch that setting.You happened to pick two of the most demanding titles available for your comparison but even then the minimum FPS of 43 in CP2077 means that you would quite easily be able to get it up to 60 by disabling RT or downgrading other settings so don't sweat it.
>>81057156The fans on the GPU aren't moving because they're set to not activate until it reaches a certain temp. And your temps are fine, pretty low even.The temp that will start causing you problems is 90°C, did you think that it was 90°F, you meme
>>81057172Those temps look fine.
>>81056954So then should I just hold out until I can buy a 3600 ram then, and before I you ask want 32gb so there is a reason I can't buy the 16gb.
Whats a good fan for a 5 3600? Not looking for some meme gamer shit thats over priced because it has red lights on it.
>>81057286>did you think that it was 90°FYes, because thats literally what is says hen I set it to fahrenheit.>>81057296Guess I'll take your word for it.
>>81057325It's your call. The RAM doesn't have to be Crucial btw. RAM is highly commodified - any kit will be guaranteed by the manufacturer to work at its XMP settings provided your mobo supports that speed.
>>81057366>Anon learns about temperature scaleshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion_of_units_of_temperature#Graphical_representation
>>81057371I heard that Corsair uses some cheap shit and I don't know anything about the competitor's ram other than Crucial.
>>81047050If you're a richfag yes, otherwise no. Ultrawide in itself is great but not if you can't afford to get 100+ frames, and you'll likely want gsync or async for it too. If you cheap out its not worth it.But they are great, couldn't go back. Far more real estate and they are great for films and certain tv shows too.
>>81057388I just thought 90F was high for a idle cpu. Guess I was wrong.
>>81057366>90°C - performance problems>90°F - no performance problemsYou're looking at the temperature in F and expect the performance problems you'd get with the C temp. To get the performance problems most parts get when reaching 90°C you'd have to reach 194°F. That's how temperature scales work.You do know the difference between Celsius and Fahrenheit, right? I mean, I assume you're older than 12, but I probably shouldn't make wild guesses like that.
>>81047126>>81057412If a game is old you might not get widescreen support, but so far everything I've played that wasn't backed in 2D hand drawn stuff (eg like old adventure games or whatever) work. And even when one or two don't, you still just 'put up' with some black borders which you won't even notice after a while.
>>81057396Watch the video I linked. There's only 3 major manufacturers of memory chips (4 soon if Chyna Stronk). All of them make some types that are good for OC and some that are bad. Crucial is pretty wedded to their Revisions E and B which, like I said, have decent overclocking potential; subject to binning and silicon lottery. Corsair buys modules from all three manufacturers so you really don't know what you're getting if you're not "in the loop", so to speak. That doesn't matter to the user who will toggle XMP on and leave it at that - it matters only to the manual overclocker. If Corsair has 3600C16 kits in stock but Crucial does not you can safely buy the Corsair kit and enable XMP. If it doesn't work then they will replace it with a functional kit that conforms to spec (subject to you having a board that is specced to handle 3600MHz).
>>81057361Scythe Ninja 5
>>8105742930C is about 10C over ambient which is perfectly normal for idle. Good, even, considering that your system likely isn't at "true" idle; background processes etc.
>>81057361Why do people ask about cpu fans when the answer is and always will be the Cooler Master 212?
>>81057511I see, didn't know that.
>>81057156Your temps are fine, nothing to worry about. People usually use celsius when talking about temps.
after 4 months, my 5950x is FINALLY being shipped soon. I need a decent motherboard. Current one is a MSI Z 170A platinum and I hate it. Of course that motherboard isnt compatible. >budget$1000Here is my current set up without the motherboard https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bdPDdD
>>81057632I need to upgrade my ram and gpu. Current gpu is a 980ti. Current ram is corsair DDR4 16 gigabytes.
Goddamn I just want to buy a AMD GPU, when will it all be restocked?
>>81057632>$1000 budget>For a Zen 3 CPU>Cooled by a 240mm CLC
Is it worth the effort to try to "debloat" windows 10? Does it make a noticeable difference?
>Build5600x / 3070>MonitorsOption A: 2x 27GL850 (1440p, 144hz, 27") for $1000Option B: 2x 27GN950 (4K, 144hz, 27") for $1,600Am I going to have buyer's remorse if I go with option A?
>>81057700yeaaaaaah I've been needing to upgrade my fans and anything related to cooling. I've had the Corsair H100x for 7 or 8 years? My power supply that I currently have has lasted the same amount of time too.my budget is $2000 then. Need a motherboard, case fans, cpu cooler.
>>81057767The 5950X cannot physically pull more than 300A even under LN2. Likely less than 200A under even the most potent of AIO coolers. To that end you'll have to choose based on features although most of the "high-end but not halo" boards have more than you could ever need. Something in the $300-350 bracket would do you well; Unify, Aorus Ultra, Taichi, Strix, although even the $200 X570/B550 boards will be able to do some decent PBO on a 5950X. For cooler, Liquid Freezer II 360. For case fans, Noctua A14s and A12x25s. Beige only.
>>81057969>Likely less than 200A under even the most potent of AIO coolerswould it be better to just ditch the AIO and get a air cpu cooler instead?
>>81046879https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yZMxK3I'm building my first pc. I was originally going to go with a 3600 build but going Intel actually saves me around $200. A few questions:>does this support pcie 4.0 if I want to upgrade in the future?>does ram speed matter for Intel? Is the ram I have picked fine?>hows my ssd choice? Should I spend the extra $45 to get a 97 evo?>I want to upgrade to a 3060 ti/3070 down the line when they become more available, is the 550w psu enough or should I get a 650w? Its $35 moreThanks in advance/g/.
Where can I get a GPU bracket/brace to support it and prevent sagging?I have a Corsair Airflow 4000D caseAll the options I've found are garbage zoomer lightup shit and with shitty chink """brand""" labels tacked onThis is the only reasonable option but there are no clues as to whether it will mount on my casehttps://www.corsair.com/uk/en/Categories/Products/Accessories-%7C-Parts/PC-Components/Cases/Carbide-275R-GPU-Support-Bracket%2C-Black/p/CC-8900230
So I've seen someone get 5.4 ghzall core on a delidded 11900k. With ddr4 5400 it would then be the fastest gaming cpu for 1080p 360hz right?I got a 6900xt but my 9350k is choking in some games. Already have the ram.Only games and web browsing. Nothing else demanding ever. $1k budget for cpu and mobo
>>81058959No. Intel are just for budget CPUs now. Ryzen if you want high end. Go look at reviews.>9350kYeah we could already tell you were a dumb memer before saying that.
https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813144397?Item=N82E16813144397I need a 11th gen mobo and anything cheaper than this seems unusable, but this one has no real reviews. Is it alright? Should I bite the bullet on it?
>>81059213If it has the features and connectors you want, why not? The B460 board was well received too so take that for what you want. It's not like MSI is a no name manufacturer.
Hello /g/, I pretty much have zero knowledge on PC building so I'd really appreciate if someone can help.I've been using an old desktop Aspire TC-860 with the following spec:64-Bit Windows 104GB RAMNVIDIA GeForce GT 720 GPUi5-8400 @2.80GHz CPUI want to play Apex Legends with my mates, so this is definitely under the minimum specs. If I were to upgrade to meet the recommended specs of:8GB RAMNvidia GeForce GTX 970 / AMD Radeon R9 2908GB GPU RAMIs it worth it? (If it's possible to upgrade at all since this is a pre-assembled desktop PC) Or should I just build everything from zero?P.S My budget is definitely not high, under $600
>>81058959Definitely not worth. You're going to be running that RAM in Gear 2 anyway. A tiny OC like that can't make up the significant advantage that Ryzen has in some games, especially at high refresh rates. You'd have to look at particular games, and of course the Zen3 can also be slightly OC'd>>810584503600CL16 RAM is barely more expensive right now, and that monitor sucks because pixel transitions are slow IIRC. Check OP for a list of monitorsSSD is fineIf you're going to upgrade to a 3060 Ti you can get away with the 550W PSU, but it wouldn't hurt to get a 650W.>>8105773627GL850 is better for the 3070 for sure, and where the fuck are you getting an $800 27GN950? The upgraded version of the GL850, the GN850, is likely cheaper than the original model. Spending less is definitely better considering all monitors suck compared to what will exist when OLED hits the market. Also graphics cards (like your 3070) are pretty weak for 4K so there's no reason to buy that res anyway>>81057699Your best bet is to catch a drop directly from AMD, and there was one recently, so probably not for a while>>81057632Nice, I have the XB270HU. Just stopping by to say that
>>81059327my xb271hu has had its issues. I wouldnt recommend it, I need to get it replaced.
>just bought 5600x at msrpFeels good. Now to wait for a 3070 and get back to playing doom and making spreadsheets
>>81057366Alt + PrtSc takes a screenshot of the window only, tech illiterate>>81056990>IIRC the 3060 is a decent 1440p card; able to do 60FPS average in any title with the settings turned down a bit.Not in my opinion. I understand that you're replying to an anon who had to buy one, but a 3060 Ti is the minimum if you're buying new. It's barely 60FPS in some titles and significantly stronger than a 3060>>81056875It'll be fine. I'm (still) using a 2060 6GB at 1440p and it can play 99% of games out there. Probably will want to upgrade sooner rather than later though>>81056780That's a no go. 3600XT isn't strong enough for the 5700 XT in a lot of games
>>81059316The main issue from what I see is the 300W FSP PSU will limit the GPU you put in. I definitely wouldn't put anything that would require power outside of the PCIe slot like a GTX 1650. If you put anything like a 970 or 290 in there, you will need a higher wattage PSU. Since your case is ATX and not an SFF desktop, you should be able to do a swap easily with any old ATX PSU on the market. Suggest probably something like a 600-700W 80 Plus Bronze minimum for what you are doing. Any GPU that meets the requirements of Apex will work then.
>>81059371>I wouldnt recommend it, I need to get it replaced.Of course not at this point, but for its time the XB270HU was one of the best. If I were buying now I'd be betting the Samsung Odyssey G7, probably. Honestly probably not worth upgrading your monitor until OLED hits the markethttps://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1610344427>In two separate statements to FlatpanelsHD, LG Display confirmed that the mention of 20-30-inch displays above are in fact OLED displays.
>>81059316You can easily throw in another 4GB stick (or even ditch your current RAM and use a 2x 8GB kit). CPU is fine. The problem is the graphics card, which is hard to get right now (best bet for something cheap is a used 4GB RX 570, which is slightly above the recommended specs you listed). If you are going to get a 570, you'll have to make sure you can power it, which means checking to see whether your PSU has the right wattage + connectors, which judging by a cursory search, it does not. Which in turn means that you either need a new PSU (which might not be easy either, if there is a proprietary connection between mobo and PSU, though I'm not saying it can't be done with adapters+ingenuity) or basically a complete rebuild (new platform + PSU).
>>81059316A 1660 super or RX 5600 would be enough and work on that PSU assuming it has 6+2 pin power connectors.And you should probably just purchase a new 2x4GB or 2x8GB RAM kit and sell the 4GB that's in there. It's probably slow as fuck RAM and adding a new better stick would end up downclocked to make it dual channel.
I know that gpus are in short supply, but what about cpus in terms of AMD, because I already bought a B550 mobo? Will the supply be good for the 5600x?
>>81059723No one really knows, but you can walk in to microcenter and buy one at MSRP, so supply has probably almost caught up to demand
>>81059723If you are patient you can find 5600X for MSRP still.It's a good CPU at MSRP. But not if you're paying more.
>>81059814Online demand is still high enough that stuff is out of stock, but yeah, 5600x and 5800x are in good enough supply at MSRP at Microcenter that you don't need reservations anymore for them. You can get 5900x and 5950x at lesser known Microcenters, and I got a 5950x from one in Ohio where I had a relative buy it for me and they had 25+ in stock at that time. It took around 1 week to sell out.
>>81059723Newegg has them in stock at msrp right now. I just grabbed one.
>>81059450I see, so a better (and compatible) PSU should be top priority before the graphic card then, thank you !>>81059605>>81059628About the RAMs, after an inspection of the motherboard, I see 2 slots, 1 black (which is where the 4GB stick is) and 1 white (empty).Is it safe to use a kit of 2x8 in it? I have some doubt since a few google search showed that different colored slots is used to differentiate between pairs, but since this is only 2 slots and not 4 I'm not sure what to do.
When is someone going to make a cool looking aftermarket NVME heatsink? I want something that matches my D-15. picrel is the coolest heatsink I've seen but you gotta buy the whole drive.
>new at building PCs>oh cool, this MSI MOBO has pretty rgb lights!>set up all the drivers necessary to make my MOBO bright green>it doesn't work>also all the garbage from MSI makes my CPU spike to 100% for no reasonLearned my lesson to check whether all these frills are in fact garbage, problems with CPU stopped as soon as I uninstalled whatever the fuck those msi "utilities" were.
>>81059723There's stock alert channels that make it easy to find them when they go up for sale, unless you're in a region the usual online stores don't ship to.
>>81060051Look up the motherboard model number and make sure it supports dual channel memory under specifications. It is weird that the slots are different colors when there's only 2 slots.
>>81060118Is the Sabrrent Rocket one not good enough? The copper color on the black would match the D15.https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-Rocket-Heatsink-Silver-SB-HTSS/dp/B07TN2RX2K?th=1
>>81059946>>81059814>>81059883>>81060171I can't get it now since I don't have enough money, but I'm hoping they'll still be around next month or two.
>>81060387That one probably has great performance but the aesthetic doesn't do it for me. I want dozens of thin fins rather than a chunk of extruded aluminum.
Cable management is doing my nut in and I'm starting to get impatient. What's your process in hooking everything up?
>>81060859Yes, yes I am.
>>81046879I have a b450 motherboard, what's the max cpu it can run in it? I don't want to buy b550 this close to the end of am4 and the advent of ddr5.
>>81060942Your case can kinda limit how well you can cable manage, but some common sense and a few zip ties go a long way.
>>81046879Do I get some new 1TB TLC+DRAM SSD or do I go for a gently used Samsung PM963 enterprise drive for the same price?
>>81061016>Heavily used ssdYou should definitely go new. I got a dramless 1tb drive and it's completely fine. Just disable swap and use 32gb ram.
>>81061092You can find ones that aren't worked to death and they have a TBW of like 1300 anyway
>>81061092what does 32gb ram have to do with it
>>81061214Swap on a dramless ssd will wear it the fuck out.
>>81061154Fuck hunting, I want that fresh warranty.
>>81046879I found an old Windows XP machine, its got an AMD Sempron, 1.5GB of DDR1 Ram and 80GB of storage.The VGA port looks like someone tried to disconnect it without unscrewing it and just tore the entire port off, so it's just sitting inside the case on the bottom, Its got 3 PCI slots and a AGP slot.My plan is to install Windows 95 / 98 onto it, get an AGP card to use as the display output and use this machine as a MS Paint shitposting machine or as a retro game machine. What card should I look for and what are some other upgrades I should put in it.I know its a shit setup, running only 1 core and 1 thread is fucking horrific but I suppose it should be enough for shitposting in Paint and trying out weird shit in Windows 95 / 98 (I haven't decided which one yet)
Finally I have the last piece of the puzzle. Not going to lie though, I'm tempted to just resell it for a profit and try and buy another one.
>>81060942>he bought windowed>>81061391>DLSS.jpgJust kidding, enjoy
I managed to get my hands on a 2700x and I can't work this thing out, considering that I've been stuck with an old Sandy Bridge cpu for years. What maximum processor state do I set it to? if its on 100% it randomly boosts the fan to max and its fucking annoying, if its on 99% it stops but won't boost to high clocks, if I edit the power mode to best performance and 99% the voltages seem to stupidly spike up to 1.5v max and I doubt thats good, how do you set this thing to work optimally
https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/mmo525/msi_releases_agesa_1202_bios_for_x570_b550So the bios patch did absolutely fuck all for the USB issues and lots of people are still having the same exact fucking issues.What the fuck AMD?
All i want to say is fuck AMD I had a card in my cart today at step 2, it 503'd, i tried refreshing and then the server blocked me for refreshing.
>installed mobo without io shield againWhy do I always fucking do this
>>81061732There were about 20 fresh drivers after Navi launched, all of them claiming to fix greenscreens, and you can guess how that ended
>>81061712you just have to learn to live with its behaviour that no major reviewer felt was necessary to point out
Looking at dell prebuilts. G4 or G5, whatever the call the builds targeted towards gaming. If I add a high end card will they delay my order?
>>81061732works on my machine
>>81061995>adding anything to a Dell prebuiltlarge kusa
>monthly payments are being offered for graphics cardswhat kind of hell planet have we entered?
>>81061997Please post details then since there doesn't seem to be even a single soul that provided them that had it fixed by this.Pretty fucking hard to take you serious if all you say is "works for me xdd".
Why did Nvidia gimp the 3070 by giving it only 8GB's of VRAM? It's genuinely a good card but even midrange AMD cards have 12+GB's of VRAM now. Will the 3070 ti have more?
I just bought an evga clc 240, what am I in for anons?ps I know the fans are trash Im using BQ fans with it
>>81062024i updated to 188.8.131.52 and it fixed my usb cutting off all the time. dont use onboard sound so cant comment on that. not much else i can say
>>81062114disappointment and random fan rev noise unless you just plug the fans into the moboAIO was a mistake, return to air
>>81047122fucking trash piece of shit
>>81061732I usually avoid clicking virus links, but checked this. There's some posts saying the update fixed it, some who fixed it by setting OC > Advanced CPU Configuration > AMD CBS > Power Supply Idle Control > Typical Current Idle in the BIOS, 2 still having USB problems, 1 complaining vaguely and possibly didn't get it installed, and lots of people with boards that aren't on the list complaining about how they haven't gotten patches yet.>>81062024>I am a radiologist and we use the Nuance Speech Mic. I used it for two call days two weeks ago and it was miserable. Disconnects multiple times on EVERY case. Probably 1000 disconnects over two days. I applied the patch and dictated a bit the other day. No disconnects. So at first glance it appears this patch fixes my problems. Yay!>So far it seems to have resolved the audio static/stuttering/clipping issues I was getting with my G6. Since applying this latest BIOS update and setting my 3090 to gen4 I have not experienced any issues. I used to be able to completely recreate it but now it seems to be working perfectly. /knock on woodFor the Typical Current Idle workaround:>Um, that worked. All this trouble since December and this fixed the 7-14 error with the Reverb G2 using the rear USB C port. Thank you! Update: still have to disable PCIe 4 down to PCIe 3 for audio to work, but this is progress. I'm still using 184.108.40.206 as well (x570 Tomahawk)>I’ve encountered the USB connectivity issue with my B450 Tomahawk Max and Ryzen 5600X with 220.127.116.11. I’ve fixed the issue in the BIOS, but they should still fix it themselves.
>>81061930Which is likely because reviewers don't actually live with the hardware they review
What would give me better performance on VR, a GTX 970 or a GTX 1650 KO? i know both are worse than my P5000 but it will be busy doing something for 3-5 days in a row.
>>81062062>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IghcowGhRBcnvidia doesn't want you to keep your card for >5 years
>>81062676there's literally nothing wrong with that. Consoles hold back game engine development, at least GPU manufacturers are actively pushing it forward
looking for cpu that wouldrun a VM smoothly, even maybe 2 and not struggle muchand run most emulators (inc. rpsc3)what should i focus on (one core power, num of cores, clockspeed..)
>>810635895900x or 5600x depending on budget. |
I think I came unstuck with goals more than a decade ago.
To me, goals had always been something to do with work. In fact, they were more like targets, linked to objectives in the strategic plan, and meant to fulfill those SMART criteria: specific, manageable, achievable, relevant and timely. In fact, they were more of a stick to beat myself with than about generating a desire to achieve. It was as though I’d put the battery in backwards, and wondered why the gadget wasn’t working.
When I read things about goal setting, I felt a little sniffy. It felt a bit too fey for me, and also a bit – dare I say it – self important. Now I’ve got over myselt, and I’ve come to realise the value of those goals. To do that, I had to get past a lot of excuses for not having a real direction in my life.
I was happy enough, most definitely, but there was no real purpose or bigger plan in anything I did. I found myself dabbling in things. I wasn’t satisfied with myself, and I knew I had to hold myself accountable for striving to make things better. For me, it covered all kinds of things: work, life purpose, home, pleasures. These were the excuses I had to overcome.
I’m happy just drifting in the ocean
While that’s a beautiful place to be, you’re not steering. Currents may bring you to some wonderful destinations, and you might get to play with porpoises. Equally you could end up in one of those foul clusters of plastic, doomed to deteriorate for decades. Or even the Doldrums. We all muddle along in our everyday lives, but having a purpose can be really satisfying.
Setting goals means I might fail
This was a big one for me. Goals can be scary, and there can be a sense that you are putting pressure on yourself when everyday life creates enough pressures of its own. There’s a meme that invites you to shoot for the moon, because if you fail, you’ll land in the stars. Now I am no expert on space geography to know if that is true, but I can tell you that some progress is better than no progress at all.
Take setting goals for fitness such as 10,000 steps a day for example. There are some days when I can’t get to that. But I have a minimum benchmark of 6,000, and I’ll go and walk around the block to make sure I do that. It’s not ideal. It’s definitely way better than the 4,000 I might achieve if I didn’t wear my fitbit and check that I’ve made the reduced target. And it makes the days when I do 15,000 steps without creaking much more possible.
It’s too big. I can’t see how I’ll get there.
Baby steps. When I had the idea to start blogging, I wasn’t sure how I was ever going to hatch a blog, despite having done it before. Nor indeed whether anyone would read it. I stumbled across Julia Bickerstaff’s brilliant Business Bakery, which hosts periodic 100 Day Goal sessions. Julia encourages 100 micro actions which you can take to launch yourself forward. And it doesn’t have to be business. People use it to establish and maintain life changes too: eating, exercising, mindfulness. Others use it to drive business sales. You’ll find the Business Bakery here: http://www.thebusinessbakery.com.au.
I used it to break down the things I needed to do to get this blog show on the road. I didn’t start with 100 actions, more like 80 and the rest followed as I began the process. Once you start, you know what you’ll need to do to get to the next landmark point. And if 100 actions won’t take you to the end, take a coffee break, and lather, rinse, repeat.
I’ll skive off.
You won’t, you know. I’m not. And here’s why. Because you are going to tell people who matter what you are doing. And by people who matter, I don’t mean the ones who will pour vinegar in your Rice Crispies while pulling a sour face, but people who will genuinely support you. If you don’t have those people in real life, and sadly, sometimes that’s the case, then find your tribe online. Find people who share your passions, and they will help you to celebrate the progress you make.
It’s scary, and it took me a while to actually share what I was doing with friends and family. When they ask how things are going, it’s a good reality check. Yes, the house has been rewired and I’ve painted the sitting room. I may not be the world’s best painter, but it looks way better than it did. And you know what? I’m proud of the progress. I feel satisfied when I say that I’ve done it. And I feel happy when I look at the difference I’ve made.
What if I hate it when I get there
That’s possible. But you won’t have made the journey without learning many things about yourself and what makes you get out of bed each morning. Take all of that and use it. If you know what you hate, you must know what you love, and you now know you have the discipline to achieve it. So get yourself on that road instead. One baby step at a time. |
This Week in Books is a feature hosted by Lipsy at Lipsyy Lost and Found that allows bloggers to share:
- What they’ve recently finished reading
- What they are currently reading
- What they are planning to read next
A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words.
The last book I finished reading was The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell.
Wicked deeds require the cover of darkness…
Silhouette artist Agnes is struggling to keep her business afloat. Still recovering from a serious illness herself, making enough money to support her elderly mother and her orphaned nephew Cedric has never been easy, but then one of her clients is murdered shortly after sitting for Agnes, and then another, and another…
Desperately seeking an answer, Agnes approaches Pearl, a child spirit medium lodging in Bath with her older half-sister and her ailing father, hoping that if Pearl can make contact with those who died, they might reveal who killed them. But Agnes and Pearl quickly discover that instead they may have opened the door to something that they can never put back…
What secrets lie hidden in the darkness?
My current read is Wild Dog by Serge Joncour, translated by Jane Aitken and Polly Mackintosh.
Franck and Lise, a French couple in the film industry, rent a cottage in the quiet hills of the French Lot to get away from the stresses of modern life.
In this remote corner of the world, there is no phone signal. A mysterious dog emerges, looking for a new master. Ghosts of a dark past run wild in these hills, where a German lion tamer took refuge in the First World War… Franck and Lise are confronted with nature at its most brutal. And they are about to discover that man and beast have more in common than they think.
A literary sensation in France, Wild Dog is a dark, menacing tale of isolation, human nature and the infinite savagery of the wild.
My next read will be Win, the latest novel from Harlan Coben.
Over twenty years ago, heiress Patricia Lockwood was abducted during a robbery of her family’s estate, then locked inside an isolated cabin for months. Patricia escaped, but so did her captors, and the items stolen from her family were never recovered.
On New York’s Upper West Side, a recluse is found murdered in his penthouse apartment, alongside two objects of note: a stolen Vermeer painting and a leather suitcase bearing the initials WHL3. For the first time in years, the authorities have a lead not only on Patricia’s kidnapping but also on another FBI cold case – with the suitcase and painting both pointing them towards one man.
Windsor Horne Lockwood III – or Win as his few friends call him – doesn’t know how his suitcase and his family’s stolen painting ended up in this dead man’s apartment. But he’s interested – especially when the FBI tell him that the man who kidnapped his cousin was also behind an act of domestic terrorism, and that he may still be at large.
The two cases have baffled the FBI for decades. But Win has three things the FBI does not:: a personal connection to the case, a large fortune, and his own unique brand of justice…
And that’s my week in books! What are you reading this week? Let me know in the comments! 😎 |
Therefore, contact your local dealer to get detailed pricing of certain repairs and maintenance costs. research process is at the heart of what we do and remains our number one priority. If you compare with other premium brands on the market, maintenance of these models seems more affordable, especially if you consider that Infiniti models are usually more reliable than many of their rivals. What's the 2019 infiniti qx30 horsepower? Another thing to keep in mind is that when you buy an in-car electronics, so you may face bugs like airbag lights and similar things.
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Who Makes Infiniti Cars and When Did It All Began? Still, the thing you should keep in mind is the actual cost of maintenance, which may differ depending on the model you choose, engine, trim level etc. Answer. That’s the reason why a 30.000- mile service will cost you at least 780 dollars. Other than that, the QX50 is a quite reliable car, so you shouldn’t experience any bigger problem other than brakes. Those would be the costs of some of the most common repairs and maintenance actions when it comes to Infiniti models. Besides regular maintenance, there are some issues that may cause additional costs. Come join the discussion about troubleshooting, maintenance, reviews, performance, modifications, classifieds, and more! it was maintenance A due in 45 days, now that is gone and Maintenance B due in 365 days..... A forum community dedicated to Infiniti QX30 owners and enthusiasts. © 2020 Vehicle History Inc. All Rights Reserved. This refers to parts like brakes, transmission, differential, steering system etc. Hi, my car is approaching 8000 km.
things are included in this price, such as multi-point inspection, car wash, Other smaller interventions we should mention are things Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Your Infiniti car wil keeep going and going and going better if you look after it, and have its servicing regularly attended to. On the other side, the replacement of brake pads and rotors service would cost you 350 dollars or more on each axle. When it comes to synthetic oils, prices are a little bit higher and start around 100 dollars. Some previous versions have problems After 30.000 miles, it’s time for a little bit more action, so besides things like oil change, tire rotation, in-cabin filter other things you’ve already been replacing, it is also time to replace CVT fluid, if you drive a car with such transmission. years.
Read time: 0 mins. tire rotation, which shouldn’t cost you more than 25-30 dollars. with radiator leaks after 70-80.000 miles, and that’s a quite expensive repair, This especially refers to mechanics, so prices Infiniti Q30 2015-2020 MPG & running costs. Another popular model in the brand’s lineup is the Q50. Therefore, we will stick to prices at Infiniti’s official dealerships. replacement costs around 25 dollars. Upvote (0) Downvote (0) Answer this question Name. so the new generation is much more reliable and the biggest issues refer to I came out of the office last week, and there in the car park was the all-new Q30. first-generation model.
Infiniti model, you own a premium car. Still, there is a chance to experience some electronics bugs in a couple of years. real fortune, not to mention unplanned repairs and collisions. Report – Nissan Sales Numbers For The First Quarter of 2020, 2021 Nissan Quest Return Price and Release Date, 2021 Nissan Pathfinder Redesign is Finally Happening, 2021 Nissan Murano Redesign, Release Date and Price, 2021 Infiniti QX70 Comes Back Sooner Than Anyone Expected. Your email address will not be published. aren’t drastically different in most cases. If you drive a 4×4 or AWD car, this 15.000-mile service also includes propeller shaft grease lubrication.
Car maintenance at local service may be more affordable, but the thing with new cars is that many of them are leased and most lease contracts require maintenance at official dealerships and use of original replacement parts. Of course, it includes an oil change and tire rotation, but also includes replacement of the in-cabin microfilter, as well as the replacement of Nissan IntelligentKey battery. popular models in the company’s lineup. Therefore, here are the costs of some typical repairs and maintenance actions. One magazine calls it an “active hatch”, but I don’t know what that means. VerticalScope Inc., 111 Peter Street, Suite 901, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada. Advertisement. If you drive an older-generation car with an engine that uses semi-synthetic oil, this service starts at around 60-70 dollars. Introduction; Prices and specs; Share.
Of course, keep in mind that these are pretty rough estimations when it comes to prices of service and repairs.
like tire balance, which costs around $20, while the windshield wiper blades Generally, brakes are a weak point of this model according to customers, and this intervention could easily cost you more than 500 dollars. which costs around 4.000 dollars.
Differential issues were also common in the Generally, this SUV is a quite reliable model.
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around 200 dollars but once again, it all depends on the model you drive. Post your question and let the Vehicle History user community help you out with the right answer. Do you know what should be done? Learn About Us.
Infiniti QX80 Is the Best 5-Year Cost To Own Full-Size Luxury SUV! Still, an important thing to keep in mind that a few more
Still, there are few issues that were typical for the 2014 and 2015 model years, such as the premature brake pads wear and premature tire wear.
Come join the discussion about troubleshooting, maintenance, reviews, performance, modifications, classifieds, and more! Your email address will not be published. Besides, transmission fluid replacement, this service requires a detailed inspection of certain parts. Share review. The price may vary depending on location and specific model. 2018 Infiniti QX30 Premium AWD - Majestic White, Hello Guys, I did the oil change yesterday at 7000 km as I am not waiting for the 16K kms for it (I'm in Canada).
VehicleHistory.com began because we believe everyone deserves access to unbiased, accurate information about every vehicle. Of course, this is the most common type of service for any car.
In the case of Infiniti models, prices aren’t that high. According to the official website, this service starts at around 430 dollars. What are some of the infiniti qx30 problems? Keep in mind that the price may differ depending on the engine of your car has, as bigger engines require more oil, which in practice means a higher price. Meanwhile, the company solved many of these problems,
Jesse J. September 12, 2020 1 Answer 1 Answer Mark S. answered on April 10, 2020 the annual maintenance cost for an infiniti qx30 is $638.
Services of such models can cost you a However, the company solved these issues in the last couple of years, so the worst things you may experience are electronics issues and certain interior breaks. the annual maintenance cost for an infiniti qx30 is $638.
The compact sedan has been around since 2014 and is considered as a reliable car, generally. From £19,671 7. These things are typical for every car model on the planet, so we should mention some of the problems that are common for a specific model. some typical repairs and maintenance actions. For example, the QX50 is one of the most popular models of the brand. Thank you. Simplifying the Advertisement.
Now the question I have is how do I reset/enter into the maintenance schedule on the dash...... the dealer reset it. appear once the next winter arrives. Even if your battery seems okay, a good piece of advice would be to Infiniti is Nissan’s luxury division, so many parts are actually shared with The first problem was trying to decide what it was. If you compare with other premium brands on the market, maintenance of these models seems more affordable, especially if you consider that Infiniti models are usually more reliable than many of their rivals. Also, this is the time for spark plugs replacement and a couple of more interventions, so the price usually goes over 1.000 dollars. Brakes are one of the most important parts of your vehicle, so detailed inspection will be done pretty much every time you visit your mechanic. Under Infiniti's capped-price servicing program, the first three visits to the dealer cost $434.70, $653.36 and $662.06.
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There’s a meme that did the rounds last year that claimed Coca Cola sold 25 bottles in their first year. There is more fiction than fact in that story as Coca Cola was not initially sold in bottles. In truth, according to Coca Cola itself, they sold 9 servings per day in the initial year of operation 1886. Today their sales are estimated at 1.9 billion units a day. The point of the meme, of course, was not to give up in spite of your humble beginnings.
Closer to home there’s a start-up story that truly illustrates this message. Fresh In a Box, in their first week of operation in late 2018 sold 10 boxes. The following week they had to stop taking orders as they were oversubscribed. A week is, of course, a very quick turnaround but the lesson remains, hardly anybody starts big. Many businesses start very small, micro or even nano. The key is they started. While nobody envies their starting position the growth that Fresh in a Box has experienced is certainly enviable. What many won’t tell you is that in business there is a lot to learn. It is ridiculously rare to find a new perfect product on the market and impossible to find a product that cannot be improved. A lot of lessons need to be learned in the process of running a business and only the market can teach these lessons.
This is one of the biggest criticisms of formal education when it comes to business. While you are taught scenarios like Company X has $1 million you’re not taught where company X got the $1 million from. I’ve said many times that a business (among other things of course) is a customer. Without a customer, there is no business. As a business beginner that should be your top priority, finding customer number one.
From just one customer you can learn how to position, sell and improve your product, whatever it is for future customers. The humble beginnings are meant to shape you. They are your learning opportunity. In the book Onward, Howard Schultz, the man who took Starbucks to the top makes mention of how their plan boiled down to making one excellent cup of coffee and repeating that experience for every customer.
Starting a business is hard. The energy required to get an object at rest into motion is much more than is required to keep that object in motion. It is a trying time but it is not for nought. The right amount of effort applied consistently in the right direction will get you there. There will be emotional and psychological challenges along the way as you go about business and that is when you’ve got things right. The reality is you will come up against many obstacles, most of which you did not foresee.
Whether you are starting a completely new business, a new division or launching a new product it is important to not despise your humble beginnings. If you have only sold one unit or got one customer congratulations, you have a business. If you have not sold anything yet go back to the drawing board and learn more. Either way, analyse your process, learn what is good to improve it, learn what is bad to change it and consult where you can. We have a section that delivers insightful business tips to help you along in your journey. |
Police are investigating an encounter between a Black jazz musician at a New York City hotel and a woman who falsely accused his son of stealing her cell phone.
The incident occurred Saturday afternoon, when 40-year-old Keyon Harrold was returning to his hotel room at the Arlo Hotel in Soho. Harrold, a Grammy Award-winning Queens resident who’s worked with prominent musicians like Jay-Z, Rihanna and Common, had been staying at the hotel for artistic inspiration, according to the New York Times. As he walked into the lobby with his 14-year-old son, a woman who Harrold told the New York Times he’s never met before accused his son of having her phone and demanded that he give it back.
Harrold caught a little more than a minute of the incident on video, and posted it to social media, where the clip went viral. As of Monday, the video has over 1.5 million views on Instagram. The musician told the New York Times that he felt the woman, who appeared to be white, had racially profiled his teenage son. In the video, he faults hotel management for not stepping in and questioning the woman’s baseless accusations.
“This incident went on for five more minutes, me protecting my son from this lunatic,” Harrold wrote on Instagram, where he posted the video. “She scratched me; she tackled and grabbed him. He is a child!”
Though the clip only shows part of the incident, the video ends with the woman lunging at the camera.
“Now watch as the manager advocates for the lady who is not even a hotel guest, insisting and attempting to use his managerial authority to force my son to show his phone to this random lady,” Harrold continues. “He actually empowered her! He didn’t even consider the fact we were actually the guests!”
Harrold said that hotel management later told him the woman’s phone was eventually found. An Uber driver allegedly found her phone in his vehicle and returned it to the hotel’s lobby.
The New York City Police Department told VICE News that a complaint report for harassment has been filed in the incident, but did not have any update on the investigation. The NYPD did not immediately respond to questions about the woman’s identity.
Keyon did not immediately respond to VICE News’ request for comment. The Arlo Hotel also did not respond to a request for comment but published an apology for the incident on social media.
“No Arlo guest — or any person — should be subject to this kind of behavior,” the hotel said in an Instagram automate your posting. “We are committed to making sure this never happens again at any of our hotels.”
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump chimed in about the incident on Twitter Monday, calling on Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. to bring charges of assault and battery against the woman in question. The attorney said that Harrold and his wife are also calling on the DA to bring charges against the woman.
“Compounding the injustice, the hotel manager defaulted to calling on 14-year-old Keyon to prove his innocence, documenting that we have two justice systems in America and that Black people are treated as guilty until proven innocent,” Crump said in a statement. “We also call for a civil rights investigation into the Arlo Hotel for its implicit bias in its treatment of Keyon.”
A spokesperson for Vance’s office told VICE News that they’ve begun looking into the encounter.
“Our office is thoroughly investigating this incident,” Danny Frost, Vance’s director of communications said in a statement Monday.
Harrold’s experience in Soho is the latest high-profile example of Black people encountering and documenting overly vigilant white people who falsely accuse them of wrongdoing. Several similar situations have gone viral in the last two years, sparking funny hashtags and birthing the “Karen” meme. In May, a New York City white woman accused a Black bird watcher of threatening her life after he asked her to put her dog on a leash. In 2018, a white woman in Oakland went viral for calling the cops on a Black family enjoying a barbecue at a public park, and that same year, a white woman in San Francisco called the cops on an 8-year-old girl selling bottled water in the park to raise money for a trip to Disneyland. |
The best words to hear aside from I love you is thank you, especially when it comes from the bottom of the heart of the person saying it to you. There is something magical about hearing these words, about knowing that someone out here is thanking you for something you have done for him or for her. There are a lot of things you can do to deserve it for someone but you have to do a selfless act and receive a thank you in surprise for it to be worth it.
Hearing those words is like magic, it will seep through your skin and make you glow, it will make you feel like you have done something that is really great in your life, it is fulfilling as well. Nevertheless, when you are chatting, some thank you meme would be great as well.
Here are some thank you memes that you can use when it is your turn to say those two wonderful words. |
What Is Dogecoin?
Dogecoin (DOGE) is a peer-to-peer, open-source cryptocurrency. It is considered an altcoin and an almost sarcastic meme coin. Launched in Dec. 2013, Dogecoin has the image of a Shiba Inu dog as its logo.
While it was created seemingly as a joke, Dogecoin's blockchain still has merit. Its underlying technology is derived from Litecoin. Notable features of Dogecoin, which uses a scrypt algorithm, are its low price and unlimited supply.
- Dogecoin is an open-source cryptocurrency started in 2013 by Jackson Palmer and Billy Markus.
- Dogecoin initially started as a joke based on a popular meme featuring a Shiba Inu (a Japanese breed of dog).
- It is based on Litecoin and has the same technology behind its proof-of-work.
- Dogecoin has a loyal community of supporters who trade it and use it as a tipping currency for social media content.
Dogecoin started as something of a joke, but after it was created, it gained a following. By late 2017, it was participating in the cryptocurrency bubble that sent the values of many coins up significantly. After the bubble burst in 2018, Dogecoin lost much of its value, but it still has a core of supporters who trade it and use it to tip content on Twitter and Reddit.
Users can buy and sell Dogecoin on digital currency exchanges. They can opt to store their Dogecoin on an exchange or in a Dogecoin wallet.
The History of Dogecoin
In the Beginning
Jackson Palmer, a product manager at the Sydney, Australia office of Adobe Inc., created Dogecoin in 2013 as a way to satirize the hype surrounding cryptocurrencies. Palmer has been described as a "skeptic-analytic" observer of the emerging technology, and his initial tweets about his new cryptocurrency venture were done tongue-in-cheek. But after getting positive feedback on social media, he bought the domain dogecoin.com.
Meanwhile in Portland, Oregon, Billy Markus, a software developer at IBM who wanted to create a digital currency but had trouble promoting his efforts, discovered the Dogecoin buzz. Markus reached out to Palmer to get permission to build the software behind an actual Dogecoin.
Markus based Dogecoin's code on Luckycoin, which is itself derived from Litecoin, and initially used a randomized reward for block mining, although that was changed to a static reward in March 2014. Dogecoin uses Litecoin's scrypt technology and is a proof-of-work coin.
Palmer and Markus launched the coin on Dec. 6, 2013. Two weeks later on Dec. 19, the value of Dogecoin jumped 300%, perhaps due to China forbidding its banks from investing in cryptocurrency.
The Rise of Dogecoin
Dogecoin marketed itself as a "fun" version of Bitcoin with a Shibu Inu (Japanese dog) as its logo. Dogecoin's casual presentation suited the mood of the burgeoning crypto community. Its scrypt technology and unlimited supply was an argument for a faster, more adaptable, and consumer-friendly version of Bitcoin.
Dogecoin is an "inflationary coin," while cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are deflationary because there’s a ceiling on the number of coins that will be created. Every four years the amount of Bitcoin released into circulation via mining rewards is halved and its inflation rate is halved along with it until all coins are released.
In Jan. 2014, the Dogecoin community donated 27 million Dogecoins worth approximately $30,000 to fund the Jamaican bobsled team's trip to the Sochi Winter Olympic games. In March of that year, the Dogecoin community donated $11,000 worth of Dogecoin to build a well in Kenya and $55,000 of Dogecoin to sponsor NASCAR driver Josh Wise.
Controversy Takes Some Fun From Dogecoin
The freewheeling fun of Dogecoin lost some of its mirth in 2015 as the crypto community, in general, started to grow more serious. The first sign that not all was well with the Dogecoin community was the departure of Jackson Palmer who has said that a “toxic community” had grown up around the coin and the money it was producing.
One member of that toxic community was Alex Green, a.k.a. Ryan Kennedy, a British citizen who created a Dogecoin exchange called Moolah. Alex Green (his pseudonym) was known in the community as a lavish tipper who reportedly mistakenly gave $15,000 instead of $1,500 to the NASCAR fundraiser.
Green's exchange convinced members of the community to donate large sums to help fund the creation of his exchange, but it later surfaced that he had used the donations to buy more than $1.5 million of Bitcoin that in turn bought him a lavish lifestyle. Separately, Kennedy was convicted in 2016 of multiple counts of rape and sentenced to 11 years in prison.
Dogecoin During and After the Crypto Bubble of 2017-2018
Dogecoin's value skyrocketed with the rest of the cryptoverse during the bubble that peaked at the end of 2017, and it fell with the rest of the cryptoverse over 2018. At its height, Dogecoin was trading for $0.018 and had a market cap of over $2 billion.
In the summer of 2019, Dogecoin saw another bump in value along with the rest of the crypto market. Dogecoin enthusiasts were happy when the crypto exchange Binance listed the coin, and many thought Tesla CEO Elon Musk had endorsed the coin in a cryptic tweet.
Dogecoin in the 2020s
Dogecoin's infrastructure has not been a central source of concern for the coin's developers, however, who are still volunteers. One reason it still continues to operate and trade, however, is its active community of miners. As Zachary Mashiach of CryptoIQ puts it:
Numerous Scrypt miners still prefer Dogecoin (DOGE) over other Scrypt PoW cryptocurrencies. Indeed, the Dogecoin (DOGE) hash rate is roughly 150 TH/s. This is just below the Litecoin (LTC) hash rate of 170 TH/s, likely because Dogecoin (DOGE) can be merge mined with Litecoin (LTC), meaning miners can mine both cryptos simultaneously using the same work. Essentially, practically everyone who mines Litecoin (LTC) chooses to mine Dogecoin (DOGE) as well, because merge mining Dogecoin (DOGE) increases profits.
As of Dec. 21, 2020, Dogecoin's market cap ranking was 43, with a market capitalization of $611 million. |
Above all, Stoicism is a practical philosophy. It’s a philosophy to help people live better in the real world. This real life includes, sometimes, unfortunately, people. Don’t get me wrong. I love people. I’m extroverted through and through. However, communication can be one of the most significant pain points of life. Four elements must happen for communication to be successful. You must know what you mean, you must say what you mean, they must hear what you mean, and they must understand what you mean. That’s four places where things can go wrong. Thankfully, the Stoics have some practical wisdom that can ease some of these pain points and increase the probability of successful communication.
#1. Focus on what you can control
“There are things which are within our power, and there are things which are beyond our power.” Epictetus, Enchiridion I
What can you control in a conversation? What you do. What can you not control? What the other person does. You can control what you say. Easier said than done for sure, but technically accurate. That said, you can’t control what the other person hears. Their past experiences, their current mood, what they had for lunch that isn’t sitting well with them now, all these things play a role in what they hear. You can only know what they heard by listening to and observing them. Watch their expressions, pay attention to their words, receive as much of what they are giving you as you possibly can. You can’t control what they do and think, but you can direct your own speaking and listening to be as clear and compelling as you can possibly manage. Do all you can, and the outcome will be much more tolerable when you have given it your best effort.
#2. Manage Expectations and Impressions
“Begin each day by telling yourself: Today, I shall be meeting with interference, ingratitude, insolence, disloyalty, ill-will, and selfishness…” Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
Clearly, Marcus Aurelius had a glowing opinion of human nature. But he has a point. I don’t know if I’ve ever had a day where no one did anything I didn’t like. Not to say that we should walk around passing judgment on everyone. After this quote, Marcus proceeded to meditate that people’s bad behavior is mostly due to ignorance. We can’t hold that against them entirely, even if we have spent enough time examining our own behavior to determine what they did was wrong. We should go into each day remembering that we are surrounded by other human beings. They have a hard time with most of the same things we struggle with. If not the same things, then other things. They might be just as annoyed with you as you are with them. You’re flawed. You’re probably going to make mistakes today. Expect that these other people will too. Maybe their mistake is speaking to you harshly. Perhaps it’s forgetting to do something you asked or just flat out ignoring you. Be gracious. Assume that people are going to do things that bother you. Assume that they’re doing it at worst because they just don’t know any better. That can’t be entirely their fault. After all, they don’t know what they don’t know. Keep these things in mind, so you deal with the impression of their action calmly and philosophically.
#3. Be about learning, not about winning
“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” Epictetus
“Starting with why” has become kind of a meme. But truthfully, when we get into communication, we should always have a purpose in mind, and tempting as it is, that purpose should never be winning. Unless you’re a high school speech and debate competitor, no one keeps track of who scores points in a conversation. No one gets a gold trophy for besting your spouse in an argument over the dinner table, although that may cost you some precious metal if you do it enough. You’re never going to get the best of a conversation by trying to beat or embarrass your conversation partner. Take from me, I’ve tried. The more you dig your heels in, the more they will too. There is another way.
I like the way Dr. Jordan Peterson put it when he said, “assume the person you are listening to might know something you don’t.” The person that you are talking to always knows something you need to know. Even if that thing is just an insight that will help you understand them better, they have information that you need. Listen in a way that leads them to share that information with you. Enter a conversation to learn. If you need to try to change someone’s mind, listen to them in a way that will help you know what you need to do that. Be open to them, changing your mind. To win, you don’t have to beat the other person. You have to overcome the part of yourself telling you to beat them.
What’s old is new again. Tidbits of stoicism can now be found in nearly every book about communication in some form. Know the difference between the things you can and can’t control. Accept the things you can’t control. Work like hell to make better the things you can. If you want to learn more about high stakes communication, I highly recommend the book Crucial Conversations.
This post is the first in a long-form (at least by my standards) series of posts that I’m testing out. These will be released every Thursday morning in perpetuity or until I decide they aren’t working. Either way, this is the first of at least more than one. Enjoy! |
Humberto R. Maturana, Francisco J. Varela . The Realization of the Living (Originally: De maquinas y seres vivos 1972) . ISBN 90-277-1015-5 . 1980 . D. Reidel Publishing Company . Dordrecht: Holland / Boston: USA / London: England
A theoretical biology which is topological where the topology is self-referential from the point-of-view of the system itself and has no outside, ‘.. Leibnizian for our day’ (p v). Cognition is defined as a biological phenomenon and as the very nature of biological systems. Hence: ‘Living systems are cognitive systems, and living as a process is a process of cognition’ (p vi).
Essay 1: Biology of Cognition
1) What is the organization of the living? AND 2) What takes place In the phenomenon of perception? Ad 1) No valid definition is available that accounts for all systems: we can recognize them when we encounter them but we cannot say what they are. What is the invariant feature around which selection operates? NB that this is similar to my question concerning the invariant in business change! Look at systems not as open systems, exchanging energy and information with their environment, but closed. In addition a language is needed to describe autonomy as a feature of the system specified by the description. As a consequence notions of purpose, intent, use and function must be rejected. The definition of these systems as unities through their self-reference is their autonomy. Living systems are defined as unities through the circularity of the production of their components. Ad 2) With this theory the activity of the nervous system can be treated as the activity of the system itself and not of its environment. The external world only has a triggering role in the release of the internally determined activity. Moreover the working of the nervous system can only be understood by closing it off: perception is not the grasping of but the specification of an external reality. This can be connected with the Wagensberg model, but some modifcations are required to clean it from thermodynamical arguments. The question changes from: ‘How does the organism obtain information about its environment’ to ‘How does it happen that the organism has the structure that permits it to operate adequately in the medium in which it exists?’ (p xvi).
‘It was in these circumstances that one day, while talking to a friend (José Bulnes) about an essay of this on Don Quixote de la Mancha, in which he analyzed Don Quixote’s dilemma of whether to follow the path of arms (praxis, action) or the path of letters (poiesis, creation, production), and his eventual choice of the path of praxis deferring any attempts at poiesis, I understood for the first time the power of the word ‘poiesis’ and invented the word that we needed: autopoiesis. This was a word without a history, a word that could directly mean what takes place in the dynamics of the autonomy proper to living systems’ (p xvii)
‘In a sense it has been my way to a transcendental experience: to the discovery that matter, metaphorically speaking, is the creation of the spirit (the mode of existence of the observer in a domain of discourse) and that the spirit is the creation of the matter that it creates’(p xviii). I would refer to this as the meeting of content and process: beliefs lead to decisions which in turn lead to behavior which lead to a new context which, given beliefs, lead to new action and perhaps to a change of the belief also.
Unity, Organization and Structure
Unity. An observer performs the cognitive operation of distinguishing an entity from its background. They are distinguished for the separability of the respective properties endowed them through this cognitive operation. If this operation is performed recursively by the observer then the components of the entity can be distinguished and the entity is defined by the properties of its components. The observer can also observe the entity as a single unity and distinguish it in the domain of its properties as a unity and not in the domain of the properties of its components. If an autopoietic system is treated as a composite unity, it exists in the space defined by its components, but if it is treated as a simple unity then it is defined in the domain of the distinctive properties of the unity.
Organization and Structure. The relations between the components of a composite unity that define it as a particular kind of a unity constitute its organization. Only those properties are considered and only to the extent that they participate in the constitution of the unity they integrate. The actual components and their actual relations, concretely realizing a system as a member of a class of systems in which it categorizes because of its organization, constitutes its structure. Any given organization may be realized by many different structures and different subsets of components and their relations in a given structure may be abstracted by an observer as organizations defining different classes of composite unities. The organization specifies the class identity of a system and must remain invariant for the class identity to remain invariant; if its organization changes then its identity changes and the unity becomes a unity of a different kind. Conversely because an organization can be realized in systems with different structures, the identity of a system can stay invariant while its structure changes within limits determined by its organization.
Structural coupling. Unity and medium as independent systems operate in each interaction by triggering in each other a structural change, and select in each other a structural change. If the organization in a composite system remains invariant while it undergoes structural changes induced by its medium, then its adaptation is conserved. The structural change in the unity follows the structural change in the medium through a process of structured coupling. Else the outcome of the unity is disintegration. If the unity is structurally plastic, then its conservation of adaptation results in a history of structural couplings to the medium that selects its path of structural change. The configuration of constitutive relations that remain invariant in the adapted composite unity determines the possible perturbations that the unity can admit; it is a reference for the selection of the path of structural changes that take place in it in its history of interactions.
Epistemology. If a composite unity is specified as a simple system then the phenomenological domain is specified by the properties of the simple unity. Because that differs from the domain of the properties of the components phenomenal reduction is not possible. The relations between the components of a composite system interact through a system of contiguity. Necessarily relations such as control and regulation are not of contiguity, but referential relations specified by the observer using their meta-domain by using their view of the whole. The observer creates a meta-domain of descriptions that allows them to speak as if a unity existed as a separate entity that they can characterize by specifying the operations that must be performed to distinguish it. Having characterized it as a distinguishable entity, in that meta-domain can he only cognize the entity in terms of that meta-domain.
Society and Ethics
(1) ‘It is apparent that natural social systems as systems constituted by living systems require these for their actual realization. What is not apparent, however, is the extent to which the coupling of living systems in the integration of a social system entails the realization of their autopoiesis’ (p xxiv). Why is the use of the term ‘autopoiesis’ in the sentence above with regards to the organization of the social system avoided? ‘If, however, the autopoiesis of the components of a natural social system were not involved in its constitution because the relations that define a system as social do not entail them, then the autopoiesis of the components (and hence their autonomy and individuality) would be intrinsically dispensable’ (p xxiv). This means that if autopoiesis of the components of a social system is not involved in the constitution of a social system, then the autopoiesis of the components is not required. Hence the autonomy and individuality of the components would be ‘intrinsically dispensable’. This seems to be a hint at the status of people making up a social group. It does not take into account the existence of memes as components of a memeplex that forms the social fabric of a group.
(2) ‘Accordingly, I propose that a collection of autopoietic systems that, through the realization of their autopoiesis, interact with each other constituting and integrating a system that operates as the (or as a) medium in which they realize their autopoiesis, is indistinguishable from a natural social system. Or, in other words, I propose that the relations stated above characterize the organization of a social system as a system, and that all the phenomena proper to social systems arise from this organization’(p xxv) This must serve as the connection of the autopoiesis theory with the theory of memetics. The autopoietic systems are the belief systems of the components of the social system, namely individual people. Their autopoiesis is realized through the existence of the autopoiesis of the autopoietic social system. The component autopoietic systems and the social autopoietic systems both are realized through the other’s autopoiesis. Implications of this proposition are: (i) ‘The realization of the of the autopoiesis of the components of a social system is constitutive to the realization of the social system itself’ (p xxv) (ii) ‘A collection of living systems integrating a composite unity through relations that do not involve their autopoiesis is not a social system, and the phenomena proper to its operation as such a composite unity are not social phenomena’ (p xxv). (iii) ‘Therefore, the domain of social phenomena, defined as the domain of the interactions and the relations that an observer sees taking place between the compnents of a society, results from the autopoietic operation of the components of the components of the society while they realize it in the interplay of their properties’ (p xxv) (iv) ‘In a society, at any instance of observation, the structures of the components determine the properties of the components, the properties of the components realize the structure of the society, and the structure of the society operates as a selector of the structure of its components by being a medium in which they realize their ontogeny’ (p xxv) NB: this is the notion of the connection between process and content in a social system (v) ‘An autopoietic system participates in the constitution of a social system only to the extent that it participates in it, that is, only as it realizes the relations proper to a component of the social system’(p xxv)
(3) ‘A society defines the domain in which it is realized as a unity’(p xxv) Such a domain constitutes at least an operationally independent medium that operates as: a) a selector of the path of structural change that the society follows in its individual history, and b) ‘if stable, a historical stabilizer of the structures that realize the selected invariant relations that define the society as a particular social system’ (p xxvi).
(4) ‘To the extent that human being are autopoietic systems, all their activities as social organisms must satisfy their autopoiesis’ (p xxvii) ‘In man as a social being, therefore, all actions, however individual as expressions of preferences or rejections, constitutively affect the lives of other human beings and, hence, have ethical significance’ (p xxvi)
(5) ‘What determines the constitution of a social system are the recurrent interactions of the same autopoietic systems. In other words, any biological stabilization of the structures of the interacting organisms that results in the recurrence of their interactions, may generate a social system’ (p xxvi). Gene >> Meme. Also Kevin and Gavin.
(6) ‘A social system is essentially a conservative system. This is so because it is generated through the interactions of structure-determined autopoietic systems and operates as a medium that selects the path of ontogenic structural change of its components, which, thus, become structurally coupled to it. In our case, we as social beings generate, through our structure-determined properties, our societies as the cultural media that select our individual paths of ontogenic change in a manner that leads each one of us to the structure that makes us generate the particular societies to which we belong. A society, therefore, operates as a homeostatic system that stabilizes the relations that define it as a social system of a particular kind’ (p xxvi- xxvii).
(7) The domain of states of a system as a composite unity is determined by the properties that realize its organization. It follows that a social change in a human society can only take place if the individual properties and hence conduct of its members change.
(8) ‘All that matters for the realization of a society is that the component autopoietic systems should satisfy certain relations regardless of the actual structures (internal processes) through which they realize them’ (p xxvii) Hypocrisy.
(9) ‘Interactions within a society are necessarily confirmatory of the relations that define it as a particular social system; if not, the organisms that interact do not interact as components of the society which they otherwise integrate. It is only through interactions operationally not defined within the society that a component organism can undergo interactions that lead to the selection, in its ontogeny, of a path of structural change not confirmatory of the society that it integrates. ..social creativity, as the generation of novel social relations, always entails interactions operationally outside the society.. Social creativity is necessarily anti-social in the social domain in which it takes place’ (p xxvii-xxviii)
(10) ‘In general any organism, and in particular any human being, can be simultaneously a member of many social systems, such as family, a club, an army, a political party, a religion or a nation, and can operate in one or another without necessarily being in internal contradiction. .. An observer always is potentially antisocial’ (p xxviii)
(11) ‘To grow as a member of society consists in becoming structurally coupled to it; to be structurally coupled to a society consists in having the structures that lead to the behavioral confirmation of the society’ (p xxviii)
(12) ‘We as human beings exist in a network of social systems and move from to another in ou daily activities. Yet, not all human beings caught in the mesh of relations generated in this network of social systems participate in it as social beings’ (p xxviii-xxix). This means that if the interaction of someone in this social system does not involve their autopoiesis, is being used by the system but not a member or it is social abuse.
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Biology of Cognition
‘Man knows and his capacity to know depends on his biological integrity; furthermore he knows that he knows’ (p 5). This statement also explains the requirement of the existence of human beings as biological organisms for the existence of memes. ‘As a psychological, and hence biological function cognition guides people’s handling of the universe and knowledge gives certainty to their acts; objective knowledge seems possible and through objective knowledge the universe appears systematic and predictable. Yet knowledge as an experience is something personal and private that cannot be transferred, and that which one believes to be transferable, objective knowledge, must always be created by the listener: the listener understands and objective knowledge appears to be transferred, only if he is prepared to understand’ (p 5) Thus cognition is a biological function; it is known through knowledge.
(a) If an organism is a unity, in what sense are its component properties its parts? Has some property arisen from the properties of its organization or from its mode of life?
(b) ‘Organisms are adapted to their environments, and it has appeared adequate to say of them that their organization represents the ‘environment’ in which they live, and that through evolution they have accumulated information about it, coded in their nervous system. Similarly it has been said that the sense organs gather information about the ‘environment’, and through learning this information is coded in the nervous system [Cf. Young, 1967]. Yet this general view begs the questions, ‘What does it mean to ‘gather information?’ and ‘What is coded in the genetic and nervous system?’ (p 6)
III Cognitive Function in General
(1) ‘Anything said is said by an observer’ (p 8)
(2) The observer can observe an object and its environment simultaneously. This allows them to interact with both independently and have interactions that are outside of the domain of the observed entity.
(3) An attribute of the observer is that they can interact both with the observed entity and with its relations. Both are units of interaction (entities)
(4) To the observer an entity is an entity if they can describe it. They can describe it if at least one other entity exists so as to distinguish the observed entity from in its description; the ultimate reference is the observer themselves.
(5) The set of all interactions of an entity is its domain of interactions and the set of all possible interactions with the observer (relations) is its domain of relations; the latter lies within the cognitive domain of the observer. ‘An entity is an entity if it has a domain of interactions, and if this domain includes interactions with the observer who can specify for it a domain of relations’ (p 8)
(6) The observer can define himself as an entity by specifying his own domain of interactions.
(7) ‘The observer is a living system and an understanding of cognition as a biological phenomenon must account for (the existence of DPB) the observer and his role in it (the phenomenon DPB)’ (p 9)
The Living System
(1) ‘Living systems are units of interactions; they exist in an ambience. From a purely biological point of view they cannot be understood independently of that part of the ambience with which they interact: the niche; nor can the niche be defined independently of the living system that specifies it’ (p 9)
(2) ‘Living systems as they exist on earth today are characterized by .. a closed circular process that allows for evolutionary change in the way the circuitry is maintained, but not for the loss of the circuitry itself. .. This circular organization constitutes a homeostatic system whose function is t produce and maintain this very same circular organization by determining that the components that specify it be those whose synthesis or maintenance it secures’ (p 9)
(3) ‘It is the circularity of its organization that makes a living system a unit of interactions, and it is this circularity that it must maintain in order to remain a living system and to retain its identity through different interactions’ (p 9)
(4) ‘Due to the circular nature of its organization a living system has a self-referring domain of interactions (it is a self-referring system), and its condition of being a unit of interactions is maintained because its organization has functional significance only in relation to the maintenance of its circularity and defines its domain of interactions accordingly’ (p 10)
(5) ‘Living systems as units of interactions specified by their condition of being living systems cannot enter into interactions that are not specified by their organization. The circularity of their organization continuously brings them back to the same internal state (same with respect to the cyclic process). Each internal state requires that certain conditions (interactions with the environment) be satisfied in order to proceed to the next state’ (p 10). The circular organization implies the prediction that an interaction will take place again. If it does not then the system will disintegrate, if it does it will maintain its integrity (identity vis a vis the observer) and move on to the next prediction. In a continuously changing environment the system can only remain intact if the environment does not change in that which is predicted. The predictions implied in the organizations are not predictions of particular events but of classes of interactions; interactions the features of which allow the organization of the system and hence its identity to remain intact. This makes living system inferential systems and their domain of interactions a cognitive domain.
(6) A niche is defined by the classes of interactions into which a system can enter. The environment is defined as the classes of interactions into which an observer can enter; they treat it as a reference for their interactions with the system. The observer considers the niche of a system the set of interactions that they observe to lie in its part of the domain of interactions of the environment. For the observer a niche is a part of the environment, for the system it is the entire set of possible interactions. As such a niche cannot be ‘part’ of the environment which lies exclusively in the cognitive domain of the observer. ‘Niche and environment, then, intersect only to the extent that the observer (including instruments) and the system have comparable organizations, but even then there are always parts of the environment that lie beyond any possibility of the intersections with the domain of interactions of the organism, and there are parts of the domain of the niche that lie beyond any possibility of intersection with the domain of interactions of the observer. Thus for every living system its organization implies a prediction of a niche, and the niche thus predicted as a domain of classes of interactions constitutes its entire cognitive reality’ (pp. 10-11) This is relevant for the observation of the firms by people as observers and vice versa.
(7) ‘Every unit of interactions can participate in interactions relevant to other, more encompassing units of interactions. If in doing this a living system does not lose its identity, its niche may evolve to be contained by the larger unit of interactions and thus be subservient to it. If this larger unit of interactions is (or becomes) in turn also a self-referring system in which its components (themselves self-referring systems) are subservient to its maintenance as a unit of interactions, then it must itself be (or become) subservient to the maintenance of the circular organization of its components’ (p 11). This is possibly relevant concerning acquisition of firms by other firms (DPB): cells >> bees >> beehive; cells >> people >> firms >> larger firms &c.
(1) Evolutionary change is an aspect of the circular organization that preserves the system’s basic circularity. ‘Reproduction and evolution are not essential for the living organization, but they have been essential for the historical transformation of the cognitive domains of the living systems on earth’ (p 11)
(2) For a change in a unity without losing its identity with respect ot the observer, it must suffer an internal change. If an internal change occurs without the identity of the unity changing then the domain of interactions must change.
(3) After reproduction the new unity has the same domain of interactions as the parent if it has the same organization.
(4) Predictions about the niche are inferences about classes of interactions. Particular interactions may be of the same class and not distinguishable for the system but they may be to the observer.
(5) Aspects of the organization that are subservient to the maintenance of the basic circularity but do not determine it change from generation to generation. The system maintains its organization and its identity through interactions. The basic circularity remains unchanged, the way it is maintained changes. ‘The evolution of the living systems is the evolution of the niches of the units of interactions defined by their self-referring circular organization, hence, the evolution of the cognitive domains’ (p 12)
The Cognitive Process
(1) ‘A cognitive system is a system whose organization defines a domain of interactions in which it can act with relevance to the maintenance of itself, and the process of cognition is the actual (inductive) acting of behaving in this domain. Living systems are cognitive systems, and living as a process is a process of cognition’ (p13)
(2) ‘If a living system enters into a cognitive interaction, its internal state is changed in a manner relevant to its maintenance, and it enters into a new interaction without loss of its identity’ (p 13)
(3) The function of the nervous system is subservient to the necessary circularity of the living organization.
(4) The nervous system has expanded the domain of interactions and hence has transformed the unit of interactions and had subjected interacting to the process of evolution.
(5) This expansion of the cognitive domain (into the domain of ‘pure relations’) allows for non-physical interactions between systems such that the systems orient each other towards interactions within their respective domains. ‘Herein lies the basis for communication: the orienting behavior becomes a representation of the interactions toward which it orients, and a unit of interaction in its own terms. .. there are organisms that generate representations of their own interactions by specifying entities with which they interact as if these belonged to an independent domain, while as representations they only map their own interactions. .. a) We become observers through recursively generating representations of our interactions, and by interacting with several representations simultaneously we generate relations with the representations of which we can then interact.. b) We become self-conscious through self-observation; by making descriptions of ourselves (representations), and by interacting with our descriptions we can describe ourselves describing ourselves, in an endless recursive process’ (p 14)
(1) A living system is an inductive system: what happened once will occur again. Its organization is conservative and repeats only that which works. The present state is always specified by the previous state that restricts the field of possible modulations by independent concomitances.
(2) For the observer any one of the system’s behaviors appears as an actualization of the niche, that is, as a first order description of the environment (denoted as Description); this is a description in terms of the behavior (interactions) of the observed system, not representations of environmental states. The relation between behavior and niches exists in the cognitive domain of the observer only.
(3) A living system can modify the behavior of another system by: a) interacting with it in a way that directs both toward each other such that the following behavior of the one depends strictly on the previous behavior of the other. In this case the two systems can be said to interact. b) By orienting the behavior of the other system to some part of its domain of interactions different from the present interaction but comparable to the orientation of the orienting system. This takes place if the domains of interactions of both systems are coincident; no interlocking chain of behavior takes place because the systems’ behavior is based on parallel but independent behavior. In this case the systems can be said to communicate; this is the basis for linguistic behavior. The first generates a Description of its niche that orients the second within its cognitive domain to an interaction, which ensues a conduct parallel but unrelated to the first. The orienting behavior to the observer is a second order behavior, denoted in italics as description (linguistic utterance DPB), that denotes whatever denotation they assign to it: ‘.. that which an orienting behavior connotes is a function of the cognitive domain of the orientee, not the orienter’ (p 28).
(4) In an orienting interaction the orienter’s behavior as a description generates activity in the orientee, which then, in turn makes a Description of its niche connoted by the orienting behavior of the first.
(5) ‘If an organism can generate a communicative description and then interact with its own state of activity that represents this description, generating another such description that orients towards this representation…, the process can in principle be carried on in a potentially infinite recursive manner, and the organism becomes an observer: it generates discourse as a domain of interactions with representations of communicative descriptions (orienting behaviors). Furthermore, if such an observer through orienting behavior can orient himself towards himself, and then generate communicative descriptions that orient him towards his description of his self-orientation, he can, by doing so recursively, describe himself describing himself .. endlessly. This discourse through communicative description originates the apparent paradox of self-description: self-consciousness, a new domain of interactions’ (p 28-9).
(1) Thinking is the neuro-physiological process of interacting with some of its own internal states as if these were independent entities. From thinking behavior emerges in a deterministic manner. The difference with a reflex action is that the concerning the latter a signal can be traced back to the sensory system. In thinking the signal begins with a distinguishable state of activity of the nervous system itself (2) This process above is independent from language.
(1) ‘Linguistic behavior is orienting behavior; it orients the orientee within his cognitive domain to interactions that are independent of the nature of the orienting interactions themselves. .. Only if the domains of interactions of the two organisms are to some extent comparable, are such consensual orienting interactions possible and are the two organisms able to develop some conventional, but specific, system of communicative descriptions to orient each other to cooperative classes of interactions that are relevant for both’ (p 30). These are the interactions as per Knorr-Cetina.
(3) ‘Behavior (function) depends on the anatomical organization (structure) of the living system, hence anatomy and conduct cannot legitimately be separated and the evolution of behavior is the evolution of anatomy and vice versa; anatomy provides the basis for behavior and hence for its variability; behavior provides the ground for the action of natural selection and hence for the historical anatomical transformations of the organism’ (p 31).
(4) ‘However, when it is recognized that language is connotative and not denotative, and that its function is to orient the orientee within his cognitive domain, without regard for the cognitive domain of the orienter, it becomes apparent that there is no transmission of information through language. It behooves the orientee, as a result of an independent internal operation upon his own state, to choose where to orient his cognitive domain; the choice is caused by the ‘message’, but the orientation thus produced is independent of what the ‘message’ represents for the orienter. In a strict sense then, there is no transfer of information from the speaker to his interlocutor; the listener creates information by reducing his uncertainty through his interactions in his cognitive domain. Consensus arises only through cooperative interactions in which the resulting behavior of each organism becomes subservient to the maintenance of both. .. The cooperative conduct that may develop between the interacting organisms from these communicative interactions is a secondary process independent of their operative effectiveness. If it appears to be acceptable to talk about transmission of information in ordinary parlance, this is so because the speaker tacitly assumes the listener to be identical with him and hence as having the same cognitive domain which he has (which never is the case), marveling when a ‘misunderstanding’ arises’ (p 32-3).
(6) ‘If one considers linguistic interactions as orienting interactions it is apparent that it is not possible to separate, functionally, semantics and syntax, however separable they may seem in their description by the observer. This is true for two reasons: a) A sequence of communicative desriptions (words in our case) must be expected to cause in the orientee a sequence of successive orientations in his cognitive domain, each arising from the state left by the previous one… b) An entire series of communicative descriptions can itself be a communicative description; the whole sequence once completed may orient the listener from the perspective of the state to which the sequence itself has led him’ (p 33)
(7) ‘Linguistic behavior is an historical process of continuous orientation’ (p 34)
(9) ‘Orienting behavior in an organism with a nervous system capable of interacting recursively with its own states expands its cognitive domain by enabling it to interact recursively with descriptions of its interactions. As a result: a) Natural language has emerged as a new domain of interactions in which the organism is modified by its descriptions of its interactions.. b) Natural language is necessarily generative because it results from the recursive application of the same operation (as a neurophysiological process) on the results of this application c) New sequences of orienting interactions (new sentences) within the consensual domain are necessarily understandable by the interlocutor (orient him), because each one of their components has definite orienting functions as a member of the consensual domain that it contributes to define’ (pp. 34- 5)
Memory and Learning
(1) ‘Learning as a process consist in the transformation through experience of the behavior of an organism in a manner that is directly or indirectly subservient to the maintenance of its basic circularity’ (p 35)
(2) ‘Learning occurs in such a manner that, for the observer, the learned behavior of the organism appears justified from the past, through the incorporation of a representation of the environment that acts, modifying its present behavior by recall; notwithstanding this, the system itself functions in the present, and for it learning occurs as an atemporal process of transformation. An organism cannot determine in advance when to change and when not to change during its flow of experience, nor can it determine in advance which is the optimal functional state that it must each; both the advantage of any particular behavior and the mode of behavior itself can only be determined a posteriori, as a result of the actual behaving of the organism subservient to the maintenance of its basic circularity’ (pp. 35-6)
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(8) ‘Past, present and future and time in general belong to the cognitive domain of the observer’ (p 38)
(1) The cognitive domain is the entire domain of interactions of the organism. It can be enlarged if new modes of interactions are generated or instruments are applied.
(3) The observer generates a spoken description of his cognitive domain (which includes his interactions with and through instruments).
(4) ‘The observer can describe a system that gives rise to a system that can describe, hence, to an oberver. A spoken explanation is a paraphrase, a description of the synthesis of that which is to be explained; the observer explains the observer. A spoken explanation, however, lies in the domain of discourse. Only a full reproduction is a full explanation’ (p 39)
(5) ‘The domain of the discourse is a closed domain, and it is not possible to step outside of it through discourse. Because the domain of discourse is a closed domain it is possible to make the following ontological statement: the logic of the description is the logic of the describing (living) system (and his cognitive domain)’ (p 39) This bears a relation with the Wolfram statement that natural processes are the same as the processes that produced the human powers of perception and analysis.
(6) ‘This logic demands a substratum for the occurrence of the discourse. We cannot talk about this substratum in absolute terms, however, because we would have to describe it, and a description is a set of interactions into which the describer and the listener can enter, and their discourse about these interactions will be another set of descriptive interactions that will remain in the same domain. Thus, although this substratum is required for epistemological reasons, nothing can be said about it other than what is meant in the ontological statement above’(p 39)
(7) ‘We as observers live in a domain of discourse interacting with descriptions of our descriptions in a recursive manner, and thus continuously generate new elements of interaction. As living systems, however, we are closed systems modulated by interactions through which we define independent entities whose only reality lies in the interactions that specify them (their Description)’ (p 40)
(8) ‘For epistemological reasons we can say: there are properties which are manifold and remain constant through interactions. The invariance of properties through interactions provides a functional origin to entities or units of interactions; since entities are generated through the interactions that define them (properties), entities with different classes of properties generate independent domains of interactions: no reductionism is possible’ (p 40)
(i) ‘.. That is, man changes and lives in a changing frame of reference in a world continuously created and transformed by him. Successful interactions directly and indirectly subservient to the maintenance of his living organization constitute his only final source of reference for valid behavior within the domain of descriptions, and, hence, for truth; but, since living systems are self-referential systems, any final frame of reference is, necessarily, relative. Accordingly, no absolute system of values is possible and all truth and falsehood in the cultural domain are necessarily relative’ (p 57)
(ii) ‘Language does not transmit information and its functional role is the creation of a cooperative domain of interactions between speakers through the development of a common frame of reference, although each speaker acts exclusively within his cognitive domain where all ultimate truth is contingent to personal experience. Since a frame of reference is defined by the classes of choices which it specifies, linguistic behavior cannot be but rational, that is, determined by relations of necessity within the frame of reference within which it develops. Consequently, no one can ever be rationally convinced of a truth which he did not have already implicitly in his ultimate body of beliefs’ (p 57)
(iii) ‘Man is a rational animal that constructs his rational systems as all rational systems are constructed, that is, based on arbitrarily accepted truths (premises); being himself a relativistic self-referring deterministic system this cannot be otherwise. But if only a relative, arbitrarily chosen system of reference is possible, the unavoidable task of man as a self-conscious animal that can be an observer of its own cognitive processes is to explicitly choose a frame of reference for his system of values. .. ‘ (p 58)
Autopoiesis – The Organization of the Living
Preface (Stafford Beer)
General: knowledge is categorized and so is our world view. Not wholes seen through different filters but parts derived through analysis and categorized.
The stuff of systems is relations between components. Relation is the essence of synthesis. During categorization the relations between the components are not included. Relations are discarded and alienated and distantiated from. ‘It is an Iron Maiden in whose secure embrace scholarship is trapped‘ (p64).
The world develops exponentially because it is a complex system. Knowledge is developed at a categorically at a linear pace and so in effect the understanding of the world is receding. This book is important in a general sense in that its meaning in a meta-systemic level and not at a interdisciplinary level. And so what appears is not classifiable under the old categories.
Particular: autopoietic systems are homeostats: the variable that keeps a critical system stable is the system’s own organization. Anything can change about the system but as such it survives.
Beer states that human societies are biological systems: ‘..any cohesive social institution is an autopoietic system – because it survives, because its method of survival answers the autopoietic criteria, and because it may well change its entire appearance and its apparent purpose in the process. As examples I list: firms and industries, schools and universities, clinics and hospitals, professional bodies, departments of state, and whole countries’ (p70).
‘If this view is valid, it has extremely important consequences. In the first place it means that every social institution (in several of which any one individual is embedded at the intersect) is embedded in a larger social institution, and so on recursively – and that all of them are autopoietic. This immediately explains why the process of change at any level of recursion (from the individual to the state) is not only difficult to accomplish but actually impossible – in the full sense of the intention: ‘I am going completely to change myself’. The reason is that the ‘I’, that self-contained autopoietic ‘it’, is a component of another autopoietic system’. These last statements also bear a relation to the experience with change management. It is related to the idea of a funnel resulting from the Western belief in the idea of progress (aka capitalism, aka free-market mechanism).
BELANGRIJK regarding social systems: the authors claim: ‘Our purpose is to understand the organization of living systems in relation to their unitary character’. This formulation of the problem begs the question as to what is allowed to be a called a living system, as theey themselves admit. ‘Unless one knows which is the living organization, one cannot know which organization is living’. They quickly reach the concusion however (Subsection (b) of Section 2 of Chapter 1) that ‘autopiesis is necessary and sufficient to characterize the organization of living systems’. THEN they display some unease, quoting the popular belief: ‘… and no synthetic system is accepted as living.’(p71). This is an important connection with memetics: now it is possible to claim that social systems (that is to say the memetic systems that bring them about) are natural systems and so they are not synthetic by design. I have argued that because it evolves it must be alive so as to be able to define the subject of evolution via the concept of living systems.
AUTOPOIESIS – The Organization of the Living
Common experience is that living systems are autonomous and they can reproduce. Conversely if something shows signs of autonomy then it is naively often deemed to be alive. Autonomy is exhibited by living systems through their self-asserting capacity to maintain their identity through the active compensation of deformations. The endeavor of the authors is to disclose the nature of the living organization. Their purpose is to understand the organization of living systems in relation to their unitary character. Their approach is mechanistic: no forces or principles will be adduced which are not found in the physical universe. Their interest is in processes and relations between processes realized through components, not in the properties of components (p75). It is assumed that an organization exists that is common to all living systems, regardless the nature of their components (p76). It is assumed that living systems are machines: a non-animistic view, relations are the pivot, not the components, dynamism is a feature of many machines also. The research question is: ‘What is the organization of living systems,, what kind of machines are they, and how is their phenomenology, including reproduction and evolution, determined by their unitary organization?’ (p76).
Chapter I – On Machines, Living and Otherwise
The properties of the components are irrelevant apart from those that participate in the interactions and transformations that constitute the system. The relevant properties determine those relations that determine the working of the machine which they integrate and constitute as a unity.
The organization of the machine is constituted by the relations that define it as a unity and determine the dynamics of the interactions and the transformations it may undergo as such a unity. The structure of the machine is constituted by the actual relations holding between the components integrating the machine in a given space. In this way a given machine can be realized by many different structures (p77).
‘Purpose’ is a means to explain more efficiently the workings of a machine: by using this concept, the imagination of the listener is invoked to reduce the task of explaining of the organization of a particular machine. It is not one of the constitutive properties of such a machine.
2. Living machines
a) Autopoietic machines
Machines can maintain some of their variables constant or within a limited range. This is expressed in the organization of the machine such that the process occurs within the boundaries of the machine which the very organization specifies. These machines are homeostatic and all feedback is internal to them. If there is a machine M with a feedback loop external to it such that a change in the output changes the input, then a M’ exists that includes the feedback loop in the organization that defines it. This is how autopoiesis is defined by the authors: ‘An autopoietic machine is a machine organized (defined as a unity) as a network of processes of production (transformation and destruction) of components that produces the components which: (i) through their interactions and transformations continuously regenerate and realize the network of processes (relations) that produced them; and (ii) constitute it (the machine) as a concrete unity in the space in which they (the components) exist by specifying the topological domain of its realization as such a network’ (p79). In this way the autopoietic machine generates and specifies its own organization through its operation as a system of production of its own components in their endless turnover under conditions of perturbations and compensation thereof.
The relations of production of components are given as processes; if these processes stop then the production stops. In an autopoietic system these relations must be regenerated by the components which they produce such that the system remain autopoietic.
Autopoietic organization means that processes interlace a network of processes of production of components which constitute the network as a unity as they realize it. Every time this organization is realized as a concrete system in a given space, the domain of deformations, which this system can withstand without loss of identity as it maintains its organization constant, is the domain of changes in which it exists as a unity (p80). Autopoietic machine:
(i) are autonomous because they subordinate all change to the maintenance of their own organization
(ii) have an individuality because they keep their organization as an invariant through its continuous production. This represents their identity which is independent of their interactions with an observer
(iii) are unities because of their autopoietic organizations and their operations specify their own boundaries in the processes of self-production
(iv) have no inputs or outputs because even though they can be perturbed by independent events and they can repeatedly undergo structural changes to compensate these. These changes are always subordinated to the maintenance of the autopoietic organization of the machine
The actual implementation of the organization in physical space depends on the properties of the physical materials that embody it. A machine will disintegrate if it is perturbed such that the organization would have to compensate outside of its domain of compensations. The actual way a machine is realized determines the particular perturbations it can suffer without disintegrating.
b. Living systems
‘In other words we claim that the notion of autopoiesis is necessary and sufficient to characterize the organization of living systems’ (p82).
Chapter II – Dispensability of Teleonomy
Teleology means to describe things by their apparent goal or purpose. Teleonomy means the quality of apparent purposefulness or goal-directedness in living organisms. Both are unnecessary for the understanding of the living organization.
Ontogeny is generally considered as an integrated process toward an adult state following some internal project or program. At different stages certain structures are attained that allow it to perform certain functions. Phylogeny is viewed as the history of adaptive transformations via reproductive processes aimed at satisfying the project of the species with complete subordination of the individual to this end. Purpose or aim and function are not functions of any machine (allo or auto) but they belong to the domain of our actions, namely the domain of descriptions. When applied to some system independent from us, they reflect our considering the machine or system in some encompassing context. Define a set of circumstances that lead the machine to change following a certan path of variations in its output. The connection between these outputs and the corresponding inputs in the selected context is called the aim or purpose of the machine. This aim is necessarily in the domain of the observer. Function can be treated in the same way. Neither aim nor function of the machine constitute its organization and so they are not part of its operation. ‘Living systems, as physical autopoietic machines, are purposeless systems’ (p86).
‘In fact, a living system is specified as an individual, as a unitary element of interactions, by its autopoietic organization which determines that any change in it should take place subordinated to its maintenance, and thus sets the boundary conditions that specify what pertains to it and what does not pertain to it in the concreteness of the realization’(p87). In its history as an autopoietic organization, change in a living system can only take place so the extent that it does not interfere with the system’s functioning as a unity; the autopoietic organization remains invariant. Ontogeny in this sense is an expression of the individuality of living systems and the way it is realized; it is a process of the becoming of a system that is fully autopoietic, at every point, the unity in its fullness and not a transit from an incomplete to a complete system. The notion of development (or even progress) is relevant from the perspective of the observer and belongs to their domain.
Chapter III – Embodiments of autopoiesis
‘The assertion that physical autopoietic systems are living systems requires the proof that all the phenomenology of a living system can be either reduced or subordinated to its autopoiesis .. This proof must consist in showing that autopoiesis constitutes or is necessary and sufficient for the occurrence of all biological phenomena..’(p88).
1. Descriptive and causal notions
The existence of an autopoietic system requires the existence of components with properties that determine their relations such that these realize its organization as a unity. The components are defined by their role in this organization; the domain of the relations of an autopoietic organization is closed. And in this way the autopoietic organization defines a ‘space’ in which it can be realized as a concrete system; the dimensions of this space are the relations of production of the components that realize it, namely Relations of:
(i) Constitution, that determine that the components produced constitute the topology in which the autopoiesis is realized
(ii) Specificity, that determine that the components produced be the specific ones defined by their participation in the autopoiesis
(iii) Order, that determine that the concatenation of the components in the relations of specification, constitution and order be the ones specified by the autopoiesis.
Notions that apply to all autopoietic systems are:
(i) energetic and thermodynamic considerations are not part of the design of autopoietic systems. They are however in vigor implicitly: if the components and their properties, including the relational ones, can be realized then the autopoietic system can be realized.
(ii) Specificity and Order are referential notions in the sense that they carry meaning only in the context of their part in the autopoietic organization of the system under review.
(iii) An autopoietic organization acquires topological unity via its embodiment in a concrete autopoietic system. ‘Furthermore, the space defined by an autopoietic system is self-contained and cannot be described by using dimensions that define another space. When we refer to our interactions with a concrete autopoietic system, however, we project this system upon the space of our manipulations and make a description of this projection… Our description, however, follows the ensuing change of the projection of the autopoietic system in the space of our description, not in the autopoietic space’ (p90)
(iv) Concepts such as coding and transmission of information do not refer to actual processes in an autopoietic system. They do not enter in the realization of the autopoietic system. And so the notion of specificity as described above does not imply coding, information or instructions, but it describes relations between components determined by and produced by the autopoietic organization. The notions of coding and regulation are cognitive and they represent interactions of the observer, not phenomena in the observed domain.
2. Molecular embodiments
(i) Production of constitutive relations; these relations determine the topology of the autopoietic organization including its physical boundaries: ‘There is no specification in the cell of what it is not’(p91)
(ii) Production of relations of specification; these relations determine the identity (properties) of the components of the autopoietic organization and as a consequence its physical factibility. There is no production in the autopoietic system (such as a cell) of relations of specification that do not pertain to it.
(iii) Production of relations of order
These relations determine the dynamics of the autopoietic organization by deteminning the concatenation of the production of relations of constitution, specification and order, and hence its actual realization. This occurs via the production of components that realize the production of relations the production of relations of constitution, specification and order.’There is no ordering through the autopoietic organization of the cell of processes that do not belong to it.’ (p92)
‘Compensation of deformation keeps the autopoietic system in the autopoietic space.’(p93)
The geometric properties of molecules determine their relations of constitution, namely the topology. Their chemical properties determine their possible interactions hence their relations of specificity. Taken together they determine the sequence and concatenation of the molecular interactions, namely their relations of order. An autopoietic system can exist if its relations of order, is produced and remains constant, concatenate the relations of constitution and specificity in such a way that the system remains autopoietic. Asa consequence, the question about the origin of an autopoietic system is the question about the conditions that must be satisfied for the establishment of an autopoietic space: ‘This problem (of origin DPB), then, is.. a general one of what relations .. any constitutive units should satisfy.’(p93). This leads to the following considerations:
(i) ‘An autopoietic system is defined as a unity by and through its autopoietic organization.’ (p93) ‘Without unity in some space an autopoietic system is not different from the background in which it is supposed to lie, and, hence, can only be a system in the space of our description where its unity is conceptually stipulated’ (p94)
(ii) ‘The establishment of an autopoietic system cannot be a gradual process; either a system is an autopoietic system or it is not’ (p94). ‘Accordingly there are not and there cannot be intermediate systems.’ (p94)
(iii) ‘Auto-catalytic processes do not constitute autopoietic systems because among other things, they do not determine their topology.’ (p94) A unity is defined by operations of distinction as provided by the autopoietic system; .. its origin is co-circumstantial with the establishment of this operation’(p94)
(iv) Two aspects concerning the origin of autopoietic systems: a) factibility and b) the possibility of their spontaneous occurrence. a) the establishment of a system depends on the availability of the components that constitute it and the proper concatenation of their interactions. If these occur then the system is realized. b) given factibility and given the existence of factual autopoietic system, natural conditions exist for the occurrence of autopoietic systems.
Chapter IV – Diversity of Autopoiesis
Reproduction requires the existence of a unity to be reproduced. This is necessarily secondary to the establishment of such a unity. Evolution requires reproduction and the possibility of change and it is necessarily secondary to the establishment of reproduction.
1. Subordination to the condition of unity
Unity is the distinguishability of a unity from a background, hence from other unities. It is the sole necessary condition for existence in a given domain. Its nature and the domain in which it exists are specified by the process of its distinction and determination. ‘Unity distinction is .. an operative notion referring to the process through which a unity becomes asserted or defined: the conditions which specify a unity determine its phenomenology. In living systems, these conditions are determined by their autopoietic organization. In fact, autopoiesis implies the subordination of all change in the autopoietic system to the maintenance of its autopoietic organization, and since this organization defines it as a unity, it implies total subordination of the phenomenology of the system to the maintenance of its unity’ (p97). Consequences of this subordination are:
(i) the establishment of a unity defines the domain of its phenomenology, but the structure of the unity determines the realization of the phenomenology in that domain.
(ii) if the new unity is autopoietic then its phenomenology depends on maintenance of the autopoiesis, which in turn may or may not depend on the autopoiesis of its components
(iii) The identity of an autopoietic unity is maintained while it is autopoietic: as long as it is a unity in physical space and it is a unity in autopoietic space, regardless of the extent to which it is otherwise transformed.
(iv) Only after the autopoietic unity as such is established can it reproduce as a biological phenomenon.
2. Plasticity of ontogeny
The ontogeny means the history of the structural transformation of a unity; in the case of an autopoietic system, it means the history of the maintenance of its identity through continuous autopoiesis in physical space. Comments:
(i) Different classes of autopoietic systems have different classes of ontogenies
(ii) Given that it does not have inputs or outputs, the organization of an autopoietic system determines which changes the system may undergo without loss of identity
(iii) The way the autopoiesis is realized during ontogeny may change, but it should take place without loss of identity meaning uninterrupted autopoiesis
(iv) The changes that an autopoietic system may undergo without a loss of identity are a consequence of deformations; the sequence of the compensating of the deformations is determined by the sequence of the deformations. Nota bene: ‘Although in an autopoietic system all changes are internally determined, for an observer its ontogeny reflects its history of interactions with an independent ambience.’(pp. 98-9)
(v) An observer may distinguish internally and externally generated perturbations even though these are intrinsically indistinguisshable to the autopoietic system itself.
(vi) Changes that an autopoietic system can undergo while maintaining identity can be: a) conservative change in which only the relations between the components change and b) innovative changes, in which the components themselves change. In the first case the system remains positioned on the same point in the autopoietic space, because its components are invariant. In the second case, the interaction leads to a change in the way the autopoiesis is realized and to a change in the position in the autopoietic space, because its components have changed.
3. Reproduction, a complication of the unity
Reproduction is operationally secondary to the establishment of the unity: it cannot be a defining feature of the organization of a unity such as a living system. Living systems are characterized by their autopoietic organization and as a consequence reproduction must be a complication of the autopoietic organization during autopoiesis. ‘.. and its origin must be viewed and understood as secondary to, and independent from the origin of the living organization… in order to understand reproduction and its consequences in autopoietic systems we must analyze the operational nature of this process in relation to autopoiesis’(p100)
(i) Replication – a system generates unities different from itself but in principle identical to each other. Copy – an object or phenomenon is mapped upon a different system so that an isomorphic object or phenomenon is realized in it. Self-reproduction – a system produces another system with a similar organization through a process that is coupled to the process of its own production. ‘It is apparent that only autopoietic systems can self-reproduce because they are realized through a process of self-production (autopoiesis)’ (p101).
(ii) Only in self-replication is the mechanism of reproduction internal (in principle identical) to the pattern reproduced.
(iii) In terrestrial living systems currently known autopoiesis and reproduction are directly coupled. In them reproduction is a moment in autopoiesis and the same mechanism that constitutes the one also constitutes the other, and consequentially: a) self-reproduction must take place during autopoiesis, b) the individuals produced are self-contained and no external self-reproduction is a form of autopoiesis; variation and constancy in each reproductive step are part of the reproductive mechanism but an expression of autopoiesis c) variation of the way autopoiesis is realized can only arise as a modification from a pre-existing autopoietic structure. As a consequence, to maintain autopoiesis constant, variation can only arise from perturbations that require further homeostatic complications d) Replication takes place independently from autopoiesis, copy takes place in heteropoiesis, self-reproduction is exclusive for autopoiesis and its origin is bound to it as a historically secondary phenomenon e) coding, message or information are not applicable to the phenomenon self-reproduction: ‘Thus, in self-reproduction there is no transmission of information between independent entities; the reproducing and the reproduced unities are topologically independent entities produced through a single process of autopoiesis in which all components have a constitutive participation’ (p102).
4. Evolution, a historical network
A state in a sequence of states arises as a modification of a previous state and not as an independent state. The notion of history may refer to the antecedents of a given phenomenon as a succession of events leading up to it or it may be used to characterize the phenomenon as a process.
(i) Evolution is the history of change in the realization of an invariant organization embodied in independent unities sequentially realized through reproductive steps while the structural realization of the unity at each step arises as a modification of the previous one which constitutes its sequential and historical antecedent.
(ii) Reproduction by replication or by copy of an unchanging model implies an uncoupling of the organization of the unities produced and their producing mechanism.
(iii) Ontogeny and evolution are completely different phenomena: in ontogeny the identity is never interrupted, while in evolution a succession of identities is generated through sequential reproduction. Only unities have ontogenies.
(iv) ‘Selection, as a process in a population of unities, is a process of differential realization in a context that specifies the unitary structures that can be realized’ (p105). This is illustrated by the genotypical space and phenotypical space, the first via variation ‘offering’ possibilities to the second as an experiment to select the ones for survival in that specific context a/p quote above.
(v) Evolution takes place as a history of change in the realization of an invariant organization embodied in the realization of successively generated unities. Reproduction must allow for change in the structure of the sequentially reproduced unities.
(vi) ‘Of the two possible mechanisms that can give rise to sequential reproduction, the only one which is accessible to autopoietic systems in the absence of an independent copying mechanism, is self-reproduction, because of the coincidence between the reproducing mechanisms and the reproducing unity. Sequential reproduction through copy takes place a present only in relation to the operation of living systems in their domain of interactions, particularly in cultural learning; cultural evolution takes place through sequential copy of a changing model in the process of social indoctrination, generation after generation’ (p106)
(vii) ‘A species is a population or a collection of populations of reproductively connected individuals which are thus the nodes in a historical network’(p106)
‘Strictly, a historical network is defined by each and every one of the individuals which constitute its nodes, but it is at any moment represented historically by the species as the collection of all the simultaneously existing nodes of the network; in fact, then, a species does not evolve because as a unity in the historical domain it only has a history of change. What evolves is a pattern of autopoietic realization embodied in many particular variations in a collection of transitory individuals that together define a reproductive historical network. Thus, the individuals, though transitory, are essential, not dispensable, because they constitute a necessary condition for the existence of the historical network which they define. The species is only an abstract entiry in the present, and although it represents a histoorical phenomenon it does not constitute a generative factor in the phenomenology of evolution, it is its result’(p107)
5. Second and third order autopoietic systems
If the conduct of two or more unities is such that is a domain where the conduct of one or more of them is a function of the conduct of the others then the unities are said to be coupled. Coupling arises as a result of mutual modifications undergone by the unities in the course of their ongoing interactions while their identities remain intact. If the identity of a unity is lost then a new unity may be generated as a result of it, but no coupling takes place.’.. coupling leads also to the generation of a new unity that may exist in a different domain from the domain in which the component-coupled unities retain their identity’ (p107)
The nature of the coupling is determined by their autopoietic organization:
(i) Autopoietic systems can interact without loss of identity as long as reciprocally inflicted perturbations lead to compensable disturbances in their structures. They can couple and constitute a new unity while their individual paths of autopoiesis become sources of the specification of each other’s ambience. To persist as a unity the disturbances must remain in the domain permitted by their organizations. As a result the coupling can become invariant while the coupled systems undergo structural changes as a consequence of it. In this way a composite system can develop in which the autopoiesis of the individual systems is subordinate to the ambience defined by the autopoiesis of all the other autopoietic components of the composite unity. Such a system will be defined as a unity by the coupling relations of its component autopoietic systems. A system whose autopoiesis entails the autopoiesis of the coupled unities which realize it, is an autopoietic system of a higher order.
(ii) ‘An autopoietic system can become a component of another system if some aspects of its path of autopoietic change can participate in the realization of this other system’ (p110)
(iii) ‘If the autopoiesis of the component unities of a composite autopoietic system conforms to allopoietic roles that through the production of relations of constitution, specification and order, define an autopoietic space, the new system becomes in its own right an autopoietic unity of the second order’ (p110) An example on earth is the multicellular pattern of organization.
Chapter 5 – Presence of Autopoiesis
1. Biological Implications
‘.., hence in a living system, loss of autopoiesis is disintegration as a unity and loss of identity, that is, death’ (p112).
(i) ‘The phenomenology of living systems, then, is the mechanical phenomenology of physical autopoietic machines’(p113)
(ii) ‘A biological explanation must be a reformulation of in terms of processes subordinated to autopoiesis, that is, a reformulation in the biological phenomenological domain’ (p114)
(iv) ‘.. the biological phenomenological is not less and not more than the phenomenology of autopoietic systems in the physical space’ (p114)
2. Epistemological implications
(i) ‘As a result, the biological domain is fully defined and self-contained, no additional notions are necessary, and any adequate biological explanation has the same epistemological validity that any mechanistic explanation of any mechanistic phenomenon in the physical space has’(p116)
(ii) ‘.. an autopoietic system .. must be explained through autopoietic mechanical relations in the mechanical domain, the phenomena generated through interactions of the autopoietic unities must be explained in the domain of interactions of the autopoietic unities through the relations that define that domain’ (p117)
(iii) ‘The organization of the individual is autopoietic and upon this fact rests all its significance: it becomes defined through its existing, and its existing is autopoietic. Thus biology cannot be used anymore to justify the dispensability of the individuals for the benefit of the species, society or mankind under the pretense that its role is to perpetuate them. Biologically the individuals are not dispensable’ (p 118)
3. Cognitive Implications
The domain of all the interactions into which an autopoietic system can enter without loss of identity is its cognitive domain; this is the domain of all the descriptions it can possibly make. The particular mode of autopoiesis determines its cognitive domain hence the diversity of its behavior.
(i) knowledge (its conduct repertoire) is relative to the cognitive domain of the knower. If the way in which the autopoiesis is realized changes then the knowledge of the unity changes. In that sense knowledge is a reflection of the ontogeny of an organism, because it is a process of continual structural change without loss of autopoiesis and a continual specification of the behavioral capacity hence of its actual domain of interactions.
(ii) Autopoietic systems may interact with each other under conditions that result in behavioral coupling. Autopoietic conduct of A is the source of a deformation in B. The compensatory behavior in B is the source of a deformation in A, whose compensatory behavior for B is the source ..&c. These interactions occur in a chain while A and B interact independently based on their internal structure. Their behavior however is a source of compensable deformations to the other which can be described as meaningful in the context of the interactions in light of the coupled behavior. These are communicative interactions. This consensual domain of communicative interactions where behaviorally coupled organisms orient each other with modes of behavior based on their internal structure is the linguistic domain. Communicative and linguistic interactions are non-informative; organism A does not determine the conduct of organism B; that is determined by their proper organizations.
(iii) ‘An autopoietic system capable of interacting with its own states, and capable of developing with others a linguistic consensual domain, can treat its own linguistic states as a source of deformations and thus interact linguistically in a closed linguistic domain’ (p121). Properties of such systems are: a) An autopoietic system can treat some recursively generated states as objects of further interactions. This can give rise to a meta-domain of consensual distinctions appearing to the observer as a domain of interactions with representations of interactions. The system now operates as an observer. This can occur at any time and so the domain of these recursive interactions with its own states is in principle infinite, unless autopoiesis is lost b) A living system capable of being an observer can interact with descriptive states of itself in the sense of interactions with its own self-linguistic states. It is now an observer of itself as an observer, which can be repeated in an endless manner. The domain is called self-observation and consider self-conscious behavior is self-observing behavior, namely in the domain of self-observation. The observer as an observer remains in a descriptive domain as no description of absolute reality is possible. Some such description would require an interaction with the absolute by the autopoietic organization of the observer, not by an agent of it.
‘Living systems are an existential proof; they exist only to the extent that they can exist. The fantasy of our imagination cannot deny this. Living systems are concatenations of processes in a mechanistic domain; fantasies are concatenations of descriptions in a linguistic domain. In the first case, the concatenated unities are processes; in the second case, they are modes of linguistic behavior’ (p122) |
While the women on Fox News are quite comely, Fox News men are not exactly macho stud muffins. (Picture Steve Doocy and Greg Gutfeld) Yet, Fox News, as part of its ongoing lament over the decline of traditional and patriarchal America, seems to be focused on the "wussification" of America as manifested by school yoga programs and paid internships, among other things. Roger Ailes' (not exactly Hugh Jackman) love for a Christian patriarch was certainly shown in Fox's support for the homophobic Duck Dynasty patriarch as well as the promotion of Suzanne Venker's anti-feminist lunacy. Fox & Friends got the wussification thing rolling with their promotion of the seriously deranged and homophobic views of Christian "comic" Brad Stine. Brian Kilmeade recently hosted a "mommy blogger" who wants "boys to be boys." And this morning, the Fox friends started 2014 with a lament about - wait for it - wussification of American men.
In the reality based world, there is no war on Christmas. Neither is there a "crisis of American manhood," yet this is was the propaganda message that Elisabeth Hasselbeck immediately framed on this morning's Fox & Friends while the chyron reinforced the message: "Manning Up, Avoiding the Wussification of America." She introduced her guest, Darrin Patrick who warns about a crisis of manhood in America in his new book, The Dude's Guide to Manhood: "Finding True Manliness in a World of Counterfeits," a "guide filled with wisdom and practical knowledge that charts a course back to manliness."
Brian Kilmeade (LOL) asked Patrick what he knows about manliness that "we have to know." Patrick spoke about how manliness is about character and not personality. He asserted that "a real man can be tough and tender." The chyron described the book as "Rules for Dudes, How to Be a Manly Man." He provided more advice to dudes while the chyron asked "Are You a Real Man?" As he spoke the next chyron declared, as Fox Fact that there is a "Crisis of Manhood" over the question "Is There a Wussification Going on in America?"
Kilmeade referenced how the "Duck Dynasty Guys" wrote the forward to Patrick's book and asked Patrick if he was concerned about - wait for it - "the feminizing of men in our society." Patrick responded in the affirmative and when he started to talk about men's image in the media, an agitated Kilmeade interjected, "if you look at commercials men are doofuses, they don't know what they're doing, they're being treated like children."
Aside - Brian Kilmeade complains about men being portrayed as doofuses, on Fox & Friends hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Patrick claimed that "most men" didn't have real men to "guide them to be the men they were created to be." He promoted his book as a "guide" for men to follow "a path to masculinity." Kilmeade "joked" about how he learned a lot from "Father Knows Best" (which was popular before Kilmeade was born?) and Mr. Brady. (Yeah, Brian, it shows!) Once again a moment of sheer irony when Kilmeade added, "now the dads are idiots." The last chyron was a spit out the coffee ROFLMAO moment: "Macho, Macho Men, What Kind of Guy is a Real Man." (The "macho, macho men" phrase is taken from the first lines of a famous "Village People" Song which was a homage, in the form of tongue in cheek satire, to gay men - not a group beloved by Fox News!)
While Patrick's advice may be harmless enough, the "wussification" meme, pushed on Fox News, is really insidious as it promotes an archaic culture in which men are manly and women know their place - an attitude that could promote domestic abuse. It also seems to dovetail with the Christian right's views that anti-bullying programs are part of the "wussification" of boys who, when they bully gay kids, are just expressing their manly and Christian nature. Kilmeade's comment about the "feminization of men" suggests both an anti-gay and anti-woman agenda.
Anyway, seeing that we're celebrating men, what better opportunity for a little of the Monty Python "men song."
"It's great to be on a ship with men And sail across the sea-o. We don't know where we'll land or when but it's great to be with men cause men can sweat and men can stink and no one seems to care-o. We'll throw the dishes in the sink and clog the sink with hair-o...Men, men, men, it's a ship all filled with men so throw your rubbers overboard there's no one here but men"
They should have just booked the original, especially considering that Paglia’s on the fast track to becoming a Fox News BFF… But Paglia’s recent little contribution to time.com has her under a lot of fire, so I guess she has to sit on the back burner, with not even enough to really write up what shout-outs they are sending.
And, as a supposed family values network, do you really think using the word wussification is appropriate? The kiddies are sharp enough to realize that what what you really mean is the P word – and in most Christian, family values households (which FOX would claim are a big part of their viewer base), the P word is not considered appropriate. It’s rather like how the conservative radio host, David Webb, once used the term “circle jerk” when he was a guest on one of the FOX “news” shows. Wussy (pussy) and circle jerk? Really FOX? LOL!
And, frankly, I know a whole bunch of strong and dependable women (you know, the ones with actual pussies) who would take insult at the way you throw around the wussy/pussy word like it something that automatically makes you weak or lesser. You jackasses don’t have a clue.
Instead of a beer belly, you’d get “beer biceps.”
Valentine’s Day would be moved to February 29th so it would only occur in leap years.
Instead of an expensive engagement ring, you could present your wife-to-be with a giant foam hand that said, “You’re #1!”
Tanks would be far easier to rent.
Hallmark would make “Sorry, what was your name again?” cards.
When your girlfriend really needed to talk to you during the game, she’d appear in a little box in the corner of the screen during a time-out.
And finally… Telephones would automatically cut off after 30 seconds of conversation.
Gay or straight,
Love is great! |
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Seems like there are two types of leaf blocks, and when I use wand and put in: //set oak_leaves, it seems to choose the decaying leaves.
I have tried: - Multiple gravity plugins.
These are not available in inventory, must be placed with commands or tools like world edit. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Miscellaneous.
Leaves (non decaying) Oak leaves (no decay) leaves 4. Is there any way I can prevent the leaves from hanging in the air after breaking every log in the tree? Completing the CAPTCHA proves you are a human and gives you temporary access to the web property. But when I place down leaves using wand/brush the leaves will quickly decay.
What if I use it in my server, I wonder what'd happen. I want the leaves to stay on these trees, but then decay should someone chop one down. Stops people from placing blocks where it is, /give iMehPanda minecraft:double_stone_slab 8. https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:400%2C400i%2C700%2C700i|Material+Icons&display=swap,//www.planetminecraft.com/css/images.css?v=DL5336loK96DiBKaengSL-i0hO4Bip0V8OqVQm_7pu67DI5f,//www.planetminecraft.com/css/style.css?v=EDG_QTUNUgBOECdhZleSNrDSb9xOv15ibJ58V9Qe6JTUxaFf,//www.planetminecraft.com/css/editor.css?v=dsvQp9aFSuYT0NkL84iANXCsINWrKZV-fInc_ho8y1fIs5pf, this is my first blog but its going to be epic :). Lol they keep on appearing and disappearing, which suffocates me. •
New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the MinecraftCommands community. © 2010 - 2020 Planetminecraft.com. • Further ideas were to change all leave blocks (maybe in the map file itself?) This is so awesome! - Trying //replace leaves:0 leaves:0 (Worldedit), but this is ineffective. Minecraft ID List Below is a list of both the ID Numbers (Versions below 1.8) and ID Names (1.8 and Higher). Bro:*Punches tnt* TNT:*Whole room full of TNT says: "Sss..." * Bro:"Uh Oh...", LOL That is totally me with my brother XD i always prank him, Do you know the actually proper name for the double stone slab for minecraft:(name), So you can give the block to yourself like: /give iMehPanda minecraft:double_stone_slabsmooth 1. I don't know if leaves actually have an undecaying state, but if they do, it would probably be minecraft:leaves with a higher damage value. I'm sick of manually entering the /fill command whenever I want to expand the area I'm working in, and making a mistake is a pain because I then have to use /setblock. bed (South) bed 1 (West) bed 2 (North) bed 3 (East) Punch to Explode TNT (even in Creative) tnt 1. - Vanilla replace commands do not allow for large selections, and due to the map size, this is not a reasonable option.
If you are on a personal connection, like at home, you can run an anti-virus scan on your device to make sure it is not infected with malware. Is there a command (or set of commands) to automatically replace the normal (non-seamless) double sandstone slabs with the seamless variant within a given area? Jungle leaves (no decay) leaves 7. The map is 8000x8000.
Any ideas as to why? Most of the items were removed for these blocks, but with my mod. I will give a list with "secret" minecraft blocks.
I do know that leaves spawned in with commands will decay when a block updates next to them and that player-placed leaves will never decay.
even if I do install it the only use for it is to stop leaves form decaying Pretty useless when I am only going to use one function of the plugin when if offers alot more that what I need. 1.8 allows for the gravity plugin HERE https://dev.bukkit.org/projects/gravity, bit since it only detects block-to-block falling, and the trees are spaced, this does not work. The first mushroom block is really cool for interior walls did that once for a mansion. Mojang is readd some of block and item in minecraft 1.13. Press J to jump to the feed. ... Minecraft SkinShare Minecraft Mods Minecraft Servers Minecraft Skins Minecraft World Seeds. Birch leaves (no decay) leaves 6. How to Scale your builds in Minecraft! Acacia leaves (no decay) leaves2 4. Bed Block. I've never understood why there was a need for more than just decayable.
I tried it and it just gives me a normal Jack o' Lantern. Maybe something like 5, 6, 7 and 8? Burning Furnace. How would I go about building a tree with these. Decayable (non-decayable) Check-decay (don't check-decay). I tried it out but its a little.. glitchy? - Vanilla replace commands do not allow for large selections, and due to the map size, this is not a reasonable option. Join us! Performance & security by Cloudflare, Please complete the security check to access. In vanilla, leaves will not decay as long as they're attached to either a logblock or any instance of leavesblock, this mod changes it so that leaves will decay if their only attachment to a tree is through a different leaf type so chopping down a birch tree will decay all the birch leaves and not leave some attached to others such as oak. Another way to prevent getting this page in the future is to use Privacy Pass.
How do you get it in your inventory though? Dark Oak leaves (no decay) leaves2 5. Is there a way to get the faceless pumpkins in 1.8? What's the difference (apart from the obvious) between Oak Leaves, Oak Leaves (no decay), Oak Leaves (check decay), and Oak Leaves (no decay and check decay)? Doz the /give command work on these blocks at all? There are four sub-types of each leaf block in minecraft, made from the two yes/no options leaf blocks have: So in order to clear all types of oak leaves you will need to run four commands: Do you know why there is a check-decay tag? in minecraft 1.13 you can give full bars log,is name oak bar and item id is oak_bar. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts.
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Here's a little backstory on how leaves work in Minecraft. When anyone cuts them, the leaves just keep hanging in the air. Thank you so much! Not specifying the damage value just ignores it. This list has been so very helpful over the time I have been building! - Trying //replace leaves:0 leaves:0 (Worldedit), but this is ineffective. Even if you don't post your own creations, we appreciate feedback on ours. [Edit] /u/throwaway_redstone linked the answer! The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed. Wondering how this works? http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Leaves#Data_values.
They grow when a Sapling turns into a Tree.
Search an interactive list of Minecraft blocks, items, mobs, entities, potions, ids and data values. On my 1.8 server, I'm using a custom-made map with non-decaying trees. ID Name: leaves:1: Added: v1.4.2: Description. Superboop, I do not have World guard on my server.
We're a community of creatives sharing everything Minecraft! You may need to download version 2.0 now from the Chrome Web Store. - Trying //replace leaves:0 leaves:0 (Worldedit), but this is ineffective. Not 100% sure and I can't check right now though. (Tutorial), The Slug: Perfect Redstone Shulker Box Machine (1 to 10 Stacks of Items Loader) - Minecraft Tutorial. No, they aren't. See our Spawning Items Article for information on using the ID's that are below. (like those cereal toys, You dont really want to eat the crappy cereal you just want the toy.) Leaves can be obtained using Shears on Leaf Blocks of a Tree. Leaves can be placed in your world 2 different ways: 1) Non-Persistent leaves are placed by world generators or plugins, such as EpicWorldGenerator or by apps like WorldPainter. lit_furnace. Also Have You Tried Doing /i (armour/Weapon) 100 (or higher or lower) You Can Get Negitive Durability! Do you know if it's possible to spawn in the 6 sided pistons?
LOL - Punch TNT's A winner... My bro built a "secret" lab in our world, I put that in quotes because I'm the only other person who plays with him, I'll say I'm gonna make him a TNT storage room - But FAR away ffrom the main lab so it won't blow stuff up - Bro:"Me Go Blow Up Villagers", Me:*Trying to stop laghing* - we play on 2 PCs in the same room Bro:"Mwa haa haa haa!!!" It only removes seemingly random oak leaves each time I run the command rather than removing all of them at once.
In a jungle using this command in a attempt to remove all the oak leaves while leaving the jungle leaves intact. correct me if i'm wrong with any of this info. Search an interactive list of Minecraft blocks, items, mobs, entities, potions, ids and data values. Build it out of stone and then use //replace stone log:13, The nondecay leaves don't work >:O, my voxel tree is still decaying. Leaves use data values for both tree type and leaf decay related things.
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“First Line Fridays” is by Hoarding Books and is all about the first line of a current/upcoming read. Friday 56 is a meme hosted by Freda’s Voice, where you turn to page 56 (or 56%) in what you’re reading a find a snippet that jumps out at you. The idea to combine the two came from Kat @ Here There Be Dragons“
I found this meme on The Writerly Way. And I’m doing this on a Thursday just to be difficult.
Detective Alec MacAidan ran through the dark, wet back streets of New York City. The rain gave a silver-scape to the buildings, dulling the stench of garbage-littered alleys, and added an eeriness to what had been an already weird night. Shadows seemed to move and follow him as he ran, making the hairs on the back of his neck prickle, but he never quit running. Chasing.
He was one of the fittest guys in his department, and at only twenty-nine, he was younger than most. His jeans were wet to his knees, and water streamed down from his soaked brown hair to his coat. His senses alert, the only sounds he could hear were his own heart pounding in his ears and his boots striking the pavement.
He’d chased down ice addicts before, and this one was no different. Unnatural strength and speed, ashen faces and wide eyes, and manic highs and lows made these people unpredictable and dangerous. But as he navigated his way, chasing the guy through the back alleyways, around corners, over fences, barely catching glimpses of the guy’s dark coat before it disappeared again, the shadows got closer. Alec had the creeping realization he wasn’t chasing someone at all.
He was being chased.
pg. 56 of 264
“Were you lovers with this… Sammy person?” Cronin asked. He said the name as though it tasted bitter.
“Shit! Sammy!” Alec said, and he pulled the bathroom door open. “Sammy!” Alec darted across the short hall and into the open living and kitchen area. “Sammy?” Nothing. There was no sign of him. He looked under the sofa, finding nothing. He went back to the hall and opened the bedroom door, scanning the room, and finally looking under the bed. “Oh, little guy, there you are.” Alec went around to the far side of the bed, got down on his knees, reached in, and pulled out the tabby cat. He stood up, holding the cat to his chest and scratching under its chin. “Did those cops scare you?”
Cronin stood at the door, smiling. “Sammy is a cat?”
“Sammy is,” Alec said, “though I don’t tell him that. Sammy thinks he’s human.”
NYPD Detective Alec MacAidan has always been good with weird. After all, his life has been a string of the unexplainable. But when an injured man gives him cryptic clues, then turns to dust in front of him, Alec’s view on weird is changed forever.
Cronin, a vampire Elder, has spent the last thousand years waiting for Alec. He’d been told his fated one would be a man wielding a shield, but he didn’t expect him to be human, and he certainly didn’t expect that shield to be a police badge.
Both men, strong-willed and stubborn, are still learning how to cope with the push and pull of being fated, when fate throws them another curveball.
Rumors have spread quickly of turmoil in Egypt. Covens are fleeing with news of a vampire who has a talent like no other, hell-bent on unleashing the wrath of Death.
Alec and Cronin are thrown into a world of weird Alec cannot imagine. What he learned in school of ancient pharaohs and Egyptian gods was far from the truth. Instead, he finds out firsthand that history isn’t always what it seems.
Here I go with yet another vampire book. I was blown away by this story of fated mates and destiny with the added bonus of Egyptology and Gaelic endearments thrown in for good measure. Highly recommending this but just this. Book two was a huge disappointment. I did not bother with the rest.
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The award-winning foreign policy journalist Robin Wright published a portrait of Iranian nuclear negotiator Javad Zarif in the May 20th issue of The New Yorker that is a set piece for high-level yet misleading journalism. Wright has extensive experience covering the Middle East and has written or edited several books on the subject. However she illustrates what many progressive readers have noticed as a recent rightward tilt to both the New Yorker and The New York Review of Books, an example of the latter being Timothy Snyder's slant on events in Ukraine.
The first thing you notice about Wright's article is that it carries a negative title: "The Adversary". Then a subtitle that appears to contradict it: "Is Iran's nuclear negotiator Javad Zarif for real?" This sets the tone for the entire piece, in which the writer struggles to maintain American journalism's highest - but illusory - standard of 'objectivity' and its corollary 'equal time', never letting her own opinion transpire.
When the new Iranian negotiator, appointed by a new President, tweeted 'Happy Rosh Hashanah', Nancy Pelosi tweeted back: "The New Year would be even sweeter if you would end Iran's Holocaust denial, sir". Zarif responded: "Iran never denied it. The man who was perceived to be denying it is now gone. Happy New Year."
Instead of giving him credit for this, Wright tells us that Kerry and Zarif, having met four times, now call each other by their first names, a breakthrough made possible by the fact that the Iranian diplomat spent his college years in the United States. (The second breakthrough was that the representatives involved in the six party negotiations to reach a deal over Iran's nuclear activity now share news of their respective families.)
And yet Wright slides from the sub-title, 'Is the negotiator for real", to "Is the process for real and can it succeed?" referring to Iranian hardliners gathered for a 'We're worried' conference at the US Embassy against concession that ends with "A woman in black chador carried a placard stating 'Our nuclear rights are not for sale.'" Did she do this in front of the Embassy', or did she sit in the conference room with her placard?
Further muddying the waters, the following paragraph states: "For many Iranians, a nuclear deal is about a lot more than nukes. It would remove the threat of regime change by securing (securing"..) the Iranian government as the legitimate representative of the iranian people." This sentence implies: 1) That after twenty-five years, the regime has not been able to establish itself as legitimate, which is patently absurd, and 2) That most citizens of this highly nationalist country are willing to 'sell their nuclear rights', which is also absurd. The paragraph ends with: "But it might also open Iran to the outside world in ways that affect the internal balance of power." This positive-sounding statement in fact portends US-inspired regime change followed by IMF shock and awe.
Diane Feinstein's appraisal of Zarif would appear to confirm Washington's hope that he could be enlisted in the effort: "He is thoughtful. He is real. He wants to help his people and lead them in a different direction." Chuck Hagel, who also met Zarif when he was Iran's UN ambassador, is less threatening: "He can play an important role in helping to resolve our significant differences with Iran peacefully." And yet, after telling us that even our former Ambassador to Israel, Martin Indyk, told Zarif he would be missed at the UN, Wright apparently felt the need to correct any positive impression the reader might get from this:
"Yet in January Zarif met with Nasrallah in Lebanon" at the grave of a military commander who had been 'linked' to the 1983 bombing of the US militayr barracks in Lebanon. Diplomats in most parts of the world - including those of US allies - would agree with Zarif, who says: "In order to be able to practice dialogue, you need to be able to set aside your assumptions and try to listen more than you want to talk".I have disagreements with some [people] and more agreements with others. But that doesn't mean I can't listen to those I disagree with."
You're not likely to hear a remark like that coming from an American political or diplomatic figure - much less a mainstream journalist. Yet Robin Wright cannot let this statement go by without framing it: "Some American critics don't buy this. There are worse Islamic revolutionaries out there, but make no mistake, he's an Islamic Revolutionary (meaning an ally of Nasrallah)." Quoting a former CIA officer now ensconced in a think tank: "[Zarif] understands the Islamic Reovlution as being incompatible with the United States." Incompatible with the all-knowing, exceptionalist United States! And he continues: "Only in the Byzantine (used as a slur) world of Islamic politics do the differences between Zarif and what some call hard-liners gain importance."
Scope that out! This guy is declaring that if you're a revolutio-nary, you're automatically 'a hard-liner'. Were there not degrees of 'hardness' among American revolutionaries? Did the Founding Fathers all share the same degree of ferocity vis a vis the British Empire and King George, whom they had decided to no longer recognize as their ruler? History books out the window!
After noting that Zarif had accepted an interim nuclear deal, Wright feels compelled to note that Obama estimates the chances of ultimate success at only 50/50. Her off-hand way of acknow-leging that the Ford administration approved the Shah's plan to buy twenty nuclear reactors, a deal that was good for American business, adding that since that time runaway population growth has increased Iran's need for alternatives to oil, doesn't even suggest that these facts would justify Iran's insistence on having a nuclear program.
This carefully researched article constantly defeats any tendency the reader might have toward sympathy with 'the adversary'. After enumerating the suffering caused - and still vividly remembered - by the Iran-Iraq war, in which, by the way, we backed Iraq, in that wonderful balancing of pros and cons, good and bad that has been perfected by American journalists Wright declares: "Iran is the world's only constitutional theocracy, and the only place in Islam's fourteen centuries (place in centuries?) where clerics have ruled a state. For the past thirty-five years, Iranians have also felt exceptional - and exempt from international norms - because of the country's claim to sacredness."
As a Middle East expert Wright must know that Iran doesn't consider itself to be sacred; rather, like religious people everywhere, Iran's leaders consider God to be sacred. Muslims believe that humans have an obligation to treat other humans with dignity and respect because that is what God demands. Yet Wright leans on a current catchword: America is exceptional because as God's 'city on the hill', it is founded on 'democratic principles', while Iran only considers itself to be exceptional because it is ruled by religious rather than man-made laws, which in fact trump God's laws. This sleight of hand allows Wright to uncritically quote White House advisor Ben Rhodes, when he elucidates Obama's take on Iran with these words: "They've got to decide whether we are the Great Satan or whether we are their ticket into the community of nations."
Wright skillfully hews to the diktats of 'objectivity', defined as presenting 'both sides of the story' even when one side is patently absurd or inaccurate. At the time of Watergate, when the press still touted its role as watchdog, journalists had to be careful to not introduce 'opinion' into 'news' stories, which had to 'stick to the facts'. Opinion was reserved for editorials. But what about 'think pieces' like Wright's? Is Seymour Hersh the only journalist permitted to analyze - which requires a point of view, or opinion? (And how many journalists have had the guts to follow Dylan Ratigan who delivered a Hail Mary rant on MSNBC, knowing it meant the end of his career and is now he is seeking solutions to global problems with veterans?)
SOP for meeting the sacred obligation of 'objectivity' in pieces such as Wright's is to consistently mention attenuating circumstances or explanations for an adversary's motives or 'unacceptable' behavior (such as Iran's dire need for energy due to a 50% increase in population over the last few decades), in a way that ensures the reader will not be tempted to connect the dots. Once an adversary has been defined as indulging in condemnable behavior, or even possessing some characteristic that lies outside the American definition of a 'civilized society' (currentlly referred to as 'the community of nations'), nothing can transform that adversary into an acceptable 'other', although that is what the conduct of international affairs must be about.
Until journalists reclaim their watchdog function, even New Yorker readers will fail to question the policies being carried out in their name.
P.S. After this article appeared on Opednews, I received the following comment fron Dan Baron:
Maybe I'm wrong, but, all it takes for me to classify an author as being unintelligent, is the appearance of what I guess I would call, a "language meme". And here is one from the quotations of Robin Wright's article:
"but make no mistake".
Aren't The New Yorker articles always endless, bloviations, blatherings, intended for readers who want to believe they are intelligent, and who have nothing better to do than to stare at the pages of that magazine?
My impression of Wright's article, gleaned from this article:
Maybe he's not that bad.
He's a little good.
But, is he really bad?
Or, is his goodness mistaken for badness?
Or, does his position mean that Iran wants to be good but can't decide?
Or is he disguising his badness for goodness?..."
(continue that way for 20 pages)
Who, in my opinion, would want to consume that "sawdust"? |
A meme picked up from www.rocksinmydryer.typepad.com:
What do you like most about where you live?
I like that it is still somewhat rural, although it is growing all the time. I like that it’s small enough that you can get to know the people at the grocery store or the hardware store and they know you.
Is there anything strange about where you live?
Hmmm. Nothing too unusual, I suppose. Though I’m sure my friends have some ideas!
What’s one of your all-time favorite music albums and why?
This is a tough one because I have many.
Did you have a passion for something as a kid that you still have now? (If not, what is one of your passions now?)
What do you like most about having a blog? |
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Telling a man by his books
In response to popular demand, expressed variously in other people’s blogs as a ‘meme’ or a ‘tig’ (neither of which terms I understand), I join other contributors in answering four challenging questions – challenging, because blogging, emailing, cycling aimlessly round Wandsworth, listening to Radio 3, and watching the 24-hour news programmes on television leave virtually no time for reading books; and that ‘virtually’ is perhaps mildly dishonest. Nevertheless, here goes.
How many books do I own? I have no idea. We gave lots of boxes of books to charity shops when we moved to a smaller house two years ago. Those that remain occupy, I reckon, about 30 to 40 metres of shelves, but as the books vary so enormously in thickness, from thin paperbacks to hefty tomes, it’s impossible to convert the mileage to numbers.
What’s the last book I bought?
The Shield of Achilles: War, Peace and the Course of History, Philip Bobbitt. An extraordinary and ambitious attempt to find a pattern in history, full of fascinating and detailed accounts of events that cast light on his basic theses. The Prologue comprises nearly 200 lines of the Iliad(in translation, a rare concession).
What’s the last book I read?
Blair’s Wars, John Kampfner. A useful chronology based on many anonymous interviews, although most of its revelations have been in the public domain from other sources by now. I’ve been reading it partly because I have a rather vague plan for an article comparing the Kosovo and Iraq wars, and their uncanny parallels.
What are the five books that mean the most to me?
The Anatomy of Melancholy, Robert Burton, 1621. For its wonderful cornucopia of words and word-lists, its vivacity (despite its subject), its sense of being drunk on language and ideas. Impossible to read from start to finish (432 pages of small print in my Everyman’s University Library edition) but lovely to dip into from time to time.
The Prose of Sir Thomas Browne, including especially Urne Buriall, 1658. Another great celebration of our glorious language, gems in every long paragraph, full of scientific curiosity and diversions.
À la Recherche du Temps Perdu, Marcel Proust. Not just by way of boasting that I’ve actually read the whole thing, although I do and have, but because it’s one of those works that actually transforms the way you experience your fellow humans, enabling you to appreciate and enjoy the way the same people keep coming back into your life in subtly (or sometimes dramatically) different roles, yet retaining their essential personalities re-adapted as necessary. (Like the next entry, below, it’s of course rather more than a single book, but that can’t be helped.)
A Dance to the Music of Time, Anthony Powell. I have to apologise for this, partly because it already figures in another blogger’s list, partly because it’s 12 books rather than one. But it has the same extraordinary effect as the Proust in presenting a sort of constantly shaken kaleidoscope of characters in ever-changing roles, and in addition is one of the funniest series of books ever written in English. Worth reading for the immortal Widmerpool alone. And Powell has a beautifully idiosyncratic prose style which affects all who have read his books, notably establishing the ablative absolute in its proper and honoured place in English, other writers generally neglecting that pleasant trope.
The New Fowler’s Modern English Usage, Third Edition, edited by R. W. Burchfield I have to include this for a number of reasons: (1) It’s quite simply the best book about the proper use of English, sensible, tolerant (too tolerant sometimes), almost always providing the answer to one’s questions about what’s acceptable and comely; (2) it’s not just a revision of the two earlier editions of Fowler, great though both are, but in reality a largely new work of indispensable reference; (3) Burchfield’s ‘Acknowledgements’ include an absurdly over-generous compliment to my own occasional contributions to his linguistic store-house, accumulated while he was preparing the book, a compliment of which I’m inordinately proud; and (4) Bob Burchfield was such a lovely man, such an austerely conscientious scholar and polymath, and such a warm and human friend.
Of course reducing such a list to five, even when two of them are themselves multiple books, is bound to be misleading. For example, there’s no room for poetry (where are Auden, Yeats, Hughes and Plath, Heaney, Whitman, or my kinswoman Ruth Fainlight?) or a host of novels (both the Amises, Waugh, Le Carré with whom I was briefly at school, Greene, Ruth’s husband Alan Sillitoe?) or books on politics (Hennessy, Watkins, Rawnsley, lots of biographies?) or affectionately much-used works of reference from the OED to the ODQ and the indispensable Twentieth Century Political Facts by David and Gareth Butler. Where are the collections of books about Africa in general and Ethiopia in particular, setting the loud echoes of my past life flying? Well, you can’t have everything. And, as I say, there’s not much time for reading the printed word these days anyway. |
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There’s a word in Mexican Spanish, güera, which is frequently used to address light skinned women like myself. I literally hear it everywhere—at the market, ¿Güera, qué vas a llevar?; at the corner taco stand, ¿Qué más güerita?; when I pay my bills at the convenience store, ¿Güera, todo bien?—all of which more or less translate to “What do you need, white girl?” It isn’t meant to be offensive in anyway, it’s more an observation than anything… as in, I am white, and taking advantage of the services of these merchants, and they want to help me with everything I need. However, it does point out my otherness in this country, in a way that sometimes makes me feel like I don’t necessarily belong in Mexico. But, this is my home and where I choose to be local right now, and generally speaking, being a güera here only means that I am subjected to random lines of questioning all the time (taxi drivers, doctors, etc.: “where did you learn to speak Spanish so well?”), rather than being in a state of constant fear because of the color of my skin. If anything, having the opportunity to be called a güera is another sign of my privilege: the privilege I had to have grown up in the Bay Area, which with it came access to an excellent education and economic mobility; the privilege to be mobile enough to move to another country and to learn what it is like to be kind of different; the privilege to work with themes I value (food security, environmental sustainability), rather than doing a job I have to because I need to pay the bills…
This privilege feels especially relevant right now for so, so many reasons. Most of my interactions with the U.S. at this point come through facebook and the complete archive of This American Life, and so I find it hard to gauge sometimes how people actually feel about the upcoming election, the excessive police violence, the state of the economy and availability of jobs, etc. I especially find it hard to understand whether people find it comical, like “Yes, this weird shit is happening in our country, but luckily we are smart, capable people and we will use our skillset to affect change in whatever way we can.” or, if people are legitimately at the point where this meme (in which I was tagged on facebook today) is something to take seriously:
I moved to Mexico for a number of reasons, tacos being one of them of course, but I often wonder about what it means to be a güera in Mexico, trying to help smallholder farmers. One of my primary motivations for working in developing country agriculture has always been the fact that farmers in the developing world inherently do not have access to the same resources (scientific capacity in particular) that we might in the U.S. I could insert a great deal about international development theory here, and the once prevalent idea that developing country agriculture needed to employ the technological approaches used in the U.S. and elsewhere rather than locally adapted practices. But, at the risk of going on a long tangent, instead I want to emphasize that much work in agricultural development has shifted to a more participatory approach. That is, simply, in order to appropriately address issues related to pest management, fertility, soil conservation, etc. on smallholder farms in whatever country (in developing or developed countries), we as scientists need to work with farmers to insure that whatever practices we are recommending are socially and environmentally relevant to the area, and in large part are selected and adapted from practices already used at some level locally. In other words, we as scientists have just as much to learn from farmers as they theoretically have to learn from us.
Back to the point: as an expat güera in Mexico working in participatory agricultural development, lately, I think my motivations have shifted from me attempting to help smallholder farmers, to me gaining perspective that I can later apply in the U.S. Being different here, having the opportunity to acknowledge my privilege, learning humility, patience, and acceptance… the attributes that I am developing while in Mexico will go a long way to help me affect change in some way in the U.S. later. This is not to say that everyone needs to move abroad to figure out how to be of service in their own communities, the point is that if we want the U.S. to be a place where everyone has the opportunity to live a happy and healthy life, we need to do something. Like, the joke is that all educated people will move abroad if Trump is elected, but if anything, I think it should motivate us to stay home, dig in deeper, and apply whatever skills we have to make our communities better. |
With so many holes to fill, it is hard to believe that Philadelphia decided to put so much of its 2012 payroll into Ryan Howard. Guaranteed WS? Several top prospects? And we haven't even discussed what Cole Hamels, signed for $9.5MM in 2011, is likely to get in 2012 in what will be his final year of arbitration. Let's take a look at what Philadelphia will be spending money on as the 2012 season dawns. Roy Halladay is signed for $20MM. he is a historic slugger and will continue to be a threat in the lineup for years to come.
And if they decide to sign current right fielder Jayson Werth and shortstop Jimmy Rollins– both likely to cost $10MM or more annually and both entering their age-33 seasons in 2012- the entire remaining team will have to be low-cost options fresh from the farm system to make the numbers work.
By Howard Megdal | April 27, 2010 at 8:13am CDT. Ramirez and Gillies are both nice prospects, too, but they’re not what anyone would call an elite prospect. That year he went 5-6 with a 3.20 ERA in a season again split between the Double-A and Triple-A levels. Call me biased, but I think the Yanks situation is pretty good.
I still think Posada will be a DH in 2012 but Montero/Romine is quite the discussion issue. I just don’t see a guy being brought up straight into a DH role.
Brummett was released by the Phillies and signed in mid-October with the Toronto Blue Jays.
They can’t re-sign Werth. Here's a page to find all of the links about the 2012 draft. When you trade someone as valuable as Cliff Lee, you should get more than Aumont/Gillies/Ramirez.
It was by far his best season yet, and it appeared to come to an end with his final appearance on August 31. In other words, the $140MM threshold the Phillies find themselves at right now isn't far from where they expect to be in 2012. Amaro Jr.’s tenure so far has been disappointing. They should have traded Howard after their WS win. his numbers for HR and RBI over the last 4 years are the best in baseball. A 3 year deal still seems ridiculous, though. Brummett was called to join the team, just in case.
I think he makes 10 million next year. I know this is the internet where hyperbole was born, but come on…. Not that big of a deal, really. Brummett’s best was still was not deemed good enough to get a big-league promotion. It seems fair to assume that the money that would have gone to Lee went to Howard instead. Not to mention (though I am) the deal they gave Joe Blanton… Certainly, they had no intention of being at $160MM, which is where Lee plus Howard would have landed them. YEAH! I still think that was the way to go. Is that what you were looking for? Not to mention most of those players have 3 year deals, which hardly classifies 2012 as the end of the Phillies run.
As for AJ, I just hope he stays healthy.
Big trades that take people by suprise happen all the time! Anonymous commenter from Yahoo or ESPN, gladly. Copyright Matthew Veasey and Phillies Bell, 2004-2020, Not affiliated with Major League Baseball or the Philadelphia Phillies. Joe Blanton is signed for $10.5MM, Shane Victorino for $9.5MM, Placido Polanco for $6.4MM, Carlos Ruiz for $3.7MM, and almost certainly, Brad Lidge will be given a $1.5MM buyout. 35mm left to spend for 2012 for a SS, 5th starter, two pen arms and some various bench guys–and again, internal guys like Aumont (5th SP or late inning guy), Mayberry (4th/5th OF) or Gillies (4th/5th OF) are candidates for some of these spots–is far from an OH NOOOOEZ situation, especially when you still have the vast majority of the core of the current NL favorite, and the only really older (35+) guys are Halladay and Polanco, Now if we want to talk about 2013 and onwards, it probably gets a little dicier. how many raw sluggers of howards ability are left anymore in this post-juice era? Post was not sent - check your email addresses! 1st Base-Teixera-32
With some bad luck, this is the sort of team that could get much worse very quickly. yes i do and one of the best hitting 2nd basemen as well which is why there was a common thought that he might get moved to 1st eventually to extend his career. Cervelli is good as well. By Howard Megdal | April 27, 2010 at 8:13am CDT. Ruiz. That's $87MM going to seven players to play and one player to not play. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
I think I can speak for the rest of the NL East teams by giving a big thank you to Ruben Amaro Jr. His bat is way too good) then the Yankees have other in house options at backstop, such as Austin Romine who is excellent behind the plate and could have a nice bat to go along with his defense. DH-Posada (40-41). The Phillies weren’t about to give up 7-8 of their own prospects for Halladay…The Phillies not keeping Lee had nothing to do with money at all. If Jesus Montero proves to be somewhat competent at catcher, he will be starting there and perhaps even during the 2011 season.
And at the risk of hyperbole, the key takeaway may be: when the Mayans said the world would end in 2012, were they specifically talking about the Phils? Imagine the return they could have gotten for Howard? Chase Utley is signed for $15.3MM.
Returning again to the minors in 2010, Brummett was given a shot to pitch in the Arizona Fall League following that season. players that produce like ryan howard come around once in a great, great while. You forgot about Raul Ibanzez!
In other words, even without any decline from any of the seven players under contract that year, the Phillies are going to need a lot of their prospects step up. He was released on August 11, bringing Brummett’s career to an end just days before his 30th birthday. Ibanez, Polanco, trading Lee away for surprisingly little, and now Howard. And that’s a big time “yet”. Despite making the Southern League All-Star team, the Dodgers never gave him a shot to return to the majors. 9.5 mil is alot of money for Victorino! If you have any concerns about the Phillies bullpen, you can take a deep breath and relax.
Add that to your core of 7 mentioned above, add 5 internal bullpen pitchers (Bastardo plus the four I mentioned earlier), and now you have 4 SPs and 7 starting position players accounted for at a total ~115mm budget, with a total of 9 roster spots to fill (two starting players). He allowed just 74 hits over 90 innings with an 83/29 K:BB ratio. Then in 2011 he split the year between Reading and Lehigh Valley, after which he went to pitch in the Venezuelan Winter League. Then in 2009, Brummett again pitched at three levels, this time reaching Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Werth / Other R handed OF This is for 2012, once Howard’s new contract kicks in, not 2011. Draft Tracker - The list of draftees, signing bonuses, and some genearic calculations for draft bonus pool money available. He is (hopefully) going to have a lot of innings come 2012 and you have to wonder how long he can keep his pace up. The age-31 season of a pitcher with a career 4.21 ERA (Blanton). I never realized that this deal blocked utleys future with the team having hoard locked into 1st with limited no trade basically says to utley hey man sorry but once your deal is done and howard is stil at 1st we are going to part ways with our best over all hitter because we cant move him to first…good on phills.
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Blogs are one-way publications
“But at its very heart, blogging is a one-way communication tool. Comments have their pros and cons, but they are subsidiary. Comments are not forum-threads. Blogs are about one person…deciding what she wants to write about and how…every post is one voice going out and replies echo back with more or less of a time-lag.”
It’s true. Forums, like TTLG, are much better suited for group communication than blogs are. However, the development of technologies like TrackBack and Pingback is pushing the blog towards being its own kind of conversation space. With the advent of community oriented blog sites (Livejournal) we’re starting to see conversations that are akin to something you’d have on the telephone.
That post, comment, response, pattern is an interesting one. Given that most blog publishing software allows you to be notified via email when someone replies to something you’ve posted, dealing with a flood of responses becomes trivial for anyone who habitually checks their email several times a day.
Essentially, this turns a blog into a public repository for a bunch of one-line emails. It’s almost a merging of a blog and a forum, with the caveat that only one person is allowed to create new forum posts. Therefore, it’s one person’s ideas that drive the conversations, and so at its core, communication is still one-way.
Blogs are owned and branded
“I just don’t see conversation flourishing to its full potential in the highly owned and branded environment of the blog.”
You almost have to meet on neutral ground for conversation to flourish. I spent 2+ hours talking on the phone with Sarah last night. The phone is both a natural and a two-way communication space. Email (modeled after letter writing) is similar. No one person owns an email conversation or phone conversation. No one person decides what will and won’t be said there.
But blogs are owned and branded. Can’t Count Sheep looks nothing like Scribbling.net, and the ideas that Gina and I publish are our own. While I may talk about an idea she’s published, I do so in my own space. My words are my own, and they fit better in this space than they do in a tiny comment box on someone else’s site.
That’s part of the reason why any comments you see here are going to be set off as quotes. I filter comments and try to integrate them as extensions of my own writings. They aren’t my words or my ideas, but I want them to fit as naturally into my personal space as they possibly can.
Blogs can converse in their own space
“What makes blogs cool is that they are one-way communication-tools with built-in dominoe effect. This easy to use, short genre is perfect for picking up a thought (or meme) somewhere, commenting on it, extending it, transforming it and thus passing it on.”
Tools like TrackBack and Pingback give bloggers some rudimentary power over the discovery and auto-integration of the sites that link to them. They allow each blogger to converse in their own space, while at the same time ensuring that the links which connect the spaces together don’t get lost.
Technorati takes the concept even further by simply following the links that bloggers naturally embed in their posts. It abstracts the conversation into a non-owned space, thus freeing bloggers from having to track links themselves and allowing conversations to develop more naturally. Everyone gets their own soapbox, and no one has to worry about someone else’s soapbox not fitting into their design.
But as Stephanie Hendrick points out in some of her research, that model seems to be changing, and may not last into the future. There are fewer links than there used to be:
“i believe that weblogers are still communicating, but it is not nearly as easy to follow a conversation as it was even a year ago… people are linking less…but they are still communicating. i believe…that this particular group has already formed its inner core. they read each other and feel a strong enough tie to each other that they feel comfortable in using more personal ways of communicating (chat, email, etc).”
Communities are popping up all over the place (Livejournal as an example again), and once they’re entrenched it’s hard for outsiders to break into them. They have their own terminology, their own inside jokes, and their own conversations that take place outside of their blogs. Yet those conversations directly color the material that gets posted to their blogs. So anyone doing research might get left in the dark simply because they’re not privy to the entire conversation.
Blogs are the future
“…I think the key is to look at the blog as a path towards a better designed conversation space, not as the conversation space itself.”
As more and more of my friends get blogs of their own, I find
it harder and harder to talk myself into posting comments on their sites. I
don’t want to have to register separate accounts on Livejournal, and
Blogger, and deviantART just to leave comments. Heck, I don’t even want
to have to type my comments into those inadequate little
I want to be able to comment in comort, not worry about how formatting will affect things, know you’ll receive my comment, and empower you (as the receiver of my comment) to publish it or not as you see fit. After all, that blog is your personal space, not mine. So lets use a pre-existing conversation space that’s designed to do just that.
Even that, however, is not a long term solution. Email has become so overrun with spam these days that unless we develop powerful filters to fight it, email won’t last long as a conversation space. Aggregation, however, might.
What if I can both read and respond to your blog with the same tool? Get message via XML, send message via XML. How hard would that be? Develop a specification for the sending side of things, and then let each blogging tool handle that comment data in the way that works best for it and its user.
Now my interaction with your blog is transparent (which I like), and you can still filter and preview messages before they’re posted to your site (which you like). Yes it’s another communication protocol, but this time it’s riding on top of RSS and Atom, so it’s not that big a jump from where we’re headed now.
If I can get all my information in a single format, I aught to be able to produce information that way as well.
My not understand the conversation space you’re operating in isn’t a bad thing. My desire for a more flexible future-proof conversation space isn’t bad either. After all, as Anja Rau says, “Blogs are about freedom of expression.” It simply means that I’d like our conversation spaces to evolve to take advantage off all the tools around us, and perhaps that yours are doing just that. |
Online traces of human activity offer novel opportunities to study the dynamics of complex knowledge exchange networks, in particular how emergent patterns of collective attention determine what new information is generated and consumed. Can we measure the relationship between demand and supply for new information about a topic? We propose a normalization method to compare attention bursts statistics across topics with heterogeneous distribution of attention. Through analysis of a massive dataset on traffic to Wikipedia, we find that the production of new knowledge is associated to significant shifts of collective attention, which we take as proxy for its demand. This is consistent with a scenario in which allocation of attention toward a topic stimulates the demand for information about it and in turn the supply of further novel information. However, attention spikes only for a limited time span, during which new content has higher chances of receiving traffic, compared to content created later or earlier on. Our attempt to quantify demand and supply of information and our finding about their temporal ordering, may lead to the development of the fundamental laws of the attention economy and to a better understanding of social exchange of knowledge information networks.
Massive logs on online human activity create new possibilities to study complex socio-economic phenomena1,2,3. Among these, the dynamics of knowledge exchange networks and in particular the emergent interactions between producers and consumers of information4, have not been explored like the flows of material goods. Yet they have a critical impact on our opinions, decisions and lives5.
An overwhelming amount of information stimuli compete for our cognitive resources, giving rise to the economy of attention6, first theorized by Simon7. At the aggregate level, this phenomenon is often referred to as collective attention. Work on collective attention has mainly focused on the consumption of information8,9,10. Characteristic signatures of information consumption have been shown to correlate with real-world events, such as the spread of influenza11, financial stock returns2, scientific performance12 and box office results13.
The production side of the equation — whether and how the creation of information is driven by demand — has been explored to a limited extent in the literature, owing in part to the challenges in quantifying information demand. Imitation of popular content14, for instance, is the simplest form of supply matching demand for information. However, while examples of imitation of online contents abound15, they do not point to a quantitative relationship between the demand for and production of information. In looking at the role of attention as a possible driver for the generation of novel content, Huberman et al. found a positive correlation between the productivity of YouTube contributors and the number of views of their previous videos16. This confirms that prestige is a powerful motivation for creation of knowledge17.
Here we tackle the measurement of demand and supply of information goods and their relative ordering in time. Looking at attention toward a specific piece of information, no link between traffic bursts and the number of edits to a Wikipedia article has been found so far18. We focus on the creation of Wikipedia articles as a better proxy for the production of information and on visits to topically related articles as a proxy for its demand. Analysis of Wikipedia traffic data thus allows us to study how the generation of new knowledge about a topic precedes or follows its demand.
More specifically, we are interested in how attention toward topics changes around the time that new knowledge about them is created. Moreover, we want to do so by comparing a broad range of topics. Sudden changes of attention, or “bursts”, have been traditionally studied using the logarithmic derivative ΔNt/Nt, where Nt is the number of visits or links accrued by a topic (e.g. a Wikipedia page, a YouTube video, etc.) during a fixed sampling interval t and the numerator is customarily defined as ΔNt = Nt+1 − Nt18,19,20. However, the distribution of ΔN/N is known to be broad, with a heavy-tail decay that follows a power-law distribution19. This lack of a characteristic scale thus makes it difficult to use ΔN/N for comparing diverse topics. Here we propose to use a different measure of traffic change based on a simple normalization of the traffic, in a way that takes into account this and other confounding factors, such as traffic seasonality and circadian rhythms of activity21,22.
Wikipedia is currently the fifth most visited Internet website23 and includes 30 million articles in 287 languages. The English version alone consists of roughly 4.4 million articles and is consulted, on average, by about 300 million people every day. Each entry, or article, of Wikipedia corresponds to a separate web page. Wikipedia can thus be regarded as a large information network, where one can identify broad macroscopic topics. By way of example, Fig. 1 depicts the traffic to two high-profile articles and to their neighbors. The two articles are selected from the 2012 Google Zeitgeist24. We define a topic as such a page, together with all of its neighbors — articles linked by it or linking to it, subsequently to its creation (see Methods). The networks formed by the two topics are shown in Fig. 1(b, d).
The volume of traffic to a page or a topic is measured by daily browser requests for the corresponding pages. Weekly fluctuations are evident in the traffic patterns shown in Fig. 1(a, c). It is also possible to observe synchronous bursts of activity, corresponding to increased attention toward the topic. For the Olympics topic, such increase of attention takes the form of an anticipatory buildup, leading to two peaks around the opening and closing ceremonies, followed by a relaxation at a lower baseline. For Hurricane Sandy a sudden spike occurs at the time of creation of the main article, due to the demand of information about the effects of the hurricane.
Phenomena like these have been already observed in a wide range of information-rich environments1,14,19,20,25. During the period of increased attention we see a previously unobserved phenomenon, namely that new articles about the Olympic Games are created at a higher frequency. A weaker pattern is observed for Hurricane Sandy too. To quantify the temporal relation between demand and production of information about a topic, we performed a systematic study over a large sample of articles. An increase of attention toward the topic of an article is revealed by an increase in requests for pages in that topic compared to other topics.
Let us consider a newly created article. A burst of attention for pages related to it occurring before its creation is consistent with a model in which demand drives the supply of information. Conversely, a burst that follows its creation suggests that demand follows supply. On the other hand, if traffic bursts concomitant with the creation of new articles are no different than those observed at any other time, then we shall conclude that production and consumption of information are two unrelated processes.
As the focus of public attention is constantly shifting, we also explore how long is the timespan during which demand and supply for new information are effectively associated to each other. In other words, is there an ideal period during which newly created information will have better chances of receiving more traffic relative to its baseline? We address this question by measuring the time lag between the most recent peak of traffic toward the pages in the topic of a new article and its time of creation. We relate this lag to the traffic received by the new article.
Statistics of attention bursts
Our analysis is focused on the year 2012. We collected the neighbors of 93,491 pages created during that year. For each created page we considered the two weeks before and after its creation and measured the volume of traffic to its topic in each week. We characterize the typical traffic to the topic in the week after and before with the median traffic to neighbors V(a) and V(b), respectively. Let us define infra-week traffic volume change ΔV = V(a) − V(b), total volume V = V(a) + V(b) and relative volume change ΔV/V.
For comparison purposes, we collected the neighbors of a roughly equally-sized sample of pre-existing articles (created before 2012) and analogously computed their relative infra-week changes in traffic volume over random two-week windows in 2012. Articles in the baseline sample are older and therefore tend to have more neighbors, as shown in Fig. 2(a). This and other temporal effects are discounted by considering the relative change in volume ΔV/V (see Methods).
We observe that the volume change |ΔV| scales sublinearly with the total volume V, as illustrated in Fig. 2(b). Consequently |ΔV|/V goes to zero as V increases. While the distributions of ΔV/V are sharply peaked around zero in both samples (Fig. 2(c)), they are different: a non-parametric Kolmogorov-Smirnov test rejects the null hypothesis that the two samples of relative traffic change are drawn from the same distribution (D = 0.034, p < 0.001); an Anderson-Darling test, which gives less weight to the median values of the distribution in favor of the tails, yields similar results. One way to quantify and interpret the difference between the two distributions is to compute the ratio of odds that a given change in traffic volume is observed when a page is created versus when a page has existed for a specific amount of time. Fig. 2(d) plots the log odds as a function of ΔV/V. For example ΔV/V = −0.5 is over two orders of magnitude more likely to be observed in a new page compared to a page of generic but fixed age. As shown in the figure, this effect holds even when we consider only neighborhoods with a high volume of traffic, which may be indicative of more developed and hence more popular topics. In summary, while we find both instances in which bursts in demand precede (ΔV/V < 0) and follow (ΔV/V > 0) the generation of new knowledge, comparison with the baseline yields a significant shift toward the former case, suggesting that consumption anticipates the production of information more often than the converse.
Top attention bursts
Which kinds of articles precede or follow demand for information? In Table 1 we list a few articles with the largest positive and negative bursts. Topics that precede demand (ΔV/V > 0) tend to be about current and possibly unexpected events, such as a military operation in the Middle East and the killing of the U.S. Ambassador in Libya. These articles are created almost instantaneously with the event, to meet the subsequent demand. Articles that follow demand (ΔV/V < 0) tend to be created in the context of topics that already attract significant attention, such as elections, sport competitions and anniversaries. For example, the page about Titanic survivor Rhoda Abbott was created in the wake of the 100th anniversary of the sinking.
Collective attention span
We look at a random subset of 20,000 Wikipedia articles drawn from the previous sample of pages created during the course of 2012. For a generic page, let tc denote the day it was created. For such page we also define Vc as the volume of traffic in its first week of existence. Analogously, let Vp be the peak daily traffic volume to neighbors measured over an observation window of approximately 60 days centered at tc and let tp be the day of the peak. To detect the peak of traffic to neighbors, we smooth the data with a moving average in a centered 7-day window. To quantify whether a certain amount of visits to a target article constitutes a burst of attention relative to the baseline attention to its topic, in Fig. 3 we plot Vc/Vp as a function of the lag in days δ = tp − tc, averaged across pages with the same value of δ. Error bars represent two standard deviations around the mean. A lag of δ = 0 represents a peak of attention that occurs on the day of creation of the new article. Negative/positive values of δ indicate that the attention peak occurred before/after the creation of the article. As shown in the figure, new articles created a few days before or after the peak (−3 ≤ δ ≤ +3) tend to receive substantially higher traffic than those created at a later or earlier time. The maximum is achieved when an article is created two or three days after the peak.
Supply and demand of information
Our result shows that in many cases demand for information precedes its supply. We propose a model to interpret this finding, analogous to the law of supply and demand26. An increase in demand indicates a willingness to pay a higher price for a physical good, which in turn leads to an increase in supply. In the domain of information, attention plays the role of price: an increase in demand for information about a topic indicates a higher attention toward that topic, which in turns leads to the generation of additional information about it. This model predicts a causal link between demand and supply of information. Our empirical observations are consistent with this prediction and may represent a first step toward the development of the fundamental laws of the attention economy.
Whether there is a hard causal link between demand and supply remains an open question. Indeed, other sources of attention, such as conversations on social media, may generate traffic to existing pages as well as trigger the creation of new pages27. Our main contribution here has been to establish a quantitative relation between the timing of demand and supply of information. A definition of “information” is more elusive than that of material goods; and quantifying demand is particularly hard in this case.
Another caveat is that not all requests are generated as a result of demand for information. A number of requests to related articles are likely to be generated by the very creators of new entries; one could hardly create new knowledge about some topic without consulting existing pages about it. This is a source of potential bias for our measure of demand especially in the case of low-traffic topics, such as entries about small towns or niche musical bands. On the other hand, significant bursts in volume are observed for popular topics as well (cf. Fig. 2(d)). Such bursts could not possibly be generated by the activity of contributors, who are a small percentage of the Wikipedia audience28.
Collective attention span
In addition to uncovering for the first time a previously unobserved link between collective attention and production of new information, we also find that new articles created shortly before or after the peak of traffic to their related pages tend to garner more views than those created too early or too late. Collective attention concentrates only for a brief period of time — a span of about ±3 days — on these new articles.
Other signals about content creation
In this study we restricted our notion of content production to the creation of new articles. Wikipedia lets any contributor add further information after the initial publication of an article, but our method does not capture these instances of content creation. As mentioned before, the sequence of revisions to an article is not a good proxy for content production namely because of its noisy nature18. To find a signal in it, one would need to identify only “major” updates. Unfortunately, this is hard to do on the basis of text change alone, as the distribution of edit size is heavy-tailed29. Furthermore the idiosyncrasies of the editorial process on Wikipedia further complicate things: for example, if a long chunk of text is moved to another article, one would see a large change in terms of text removed and added, even though no novel information has been produced. Devising more sophisticated notions of content creation in this context would be highly desirable in the future.
As a practical consequence of our finding, volumetric data about collective attention, such as searches, reviews and ratings, which now abound online, may be used as indicators of what kinds of new ideas and innovations will ensue.
Our analysis focuses on aggregate-level behaviors. Models of individual browsing behavior could shed more light on how people allocate their attention among competing information stimuli online. Given the sensitive nature of the personal information revealed by individual browsing habits, validating such models with data is a challenge, as revealed by the recent discussions about the trade-offs between data-driven social science research and individual privacy rights. Nevertheless, further empirical analyses and theoretical models of individual and collective dynamics of attention will lead a better understanding of the social exchange of knowledge in online and offline information networks.
In our analysis we used the public dataset generated by the servers of the Wikimedia Foundation. Traffic volume is the number of non-unique HTTP requests that an article receives, as a proxy for the popularity of the subject2,13. We collected data about hourly traffic to the neighbors of Wikipedia articles created during 2012. The data were pre-processed for analysis. We conflated titles that automatically redirect to other entries. We used the information in the ‘redirect’ table to perform this check. We considered only pages created by humans, using a recent list of all known bots to discard automatically-generated pages. Neighbors were found by looking at the ‘pagelinks’ table, after resolving redirects.
To check whether a page was actually created during 2012 we consulted the time stamp of its earliest recorded revision (the reference time stamp). Unfortunately, this information is not always accurate since Wikipedia pages can be merged, migrated, have their edit history fully or partially deleted, or even lost. We thus checked that no traffic to the page had been recorded in our dataset in a 50-week exclusion window before the reference time stamp. However, because it is customary to include links to missing entries in order to encourage other contributors to create them, we found this criterion to produce too many false negatives. We settled for a small threshold, allowing pages with at most 5% (420) non-null hourly observations in the exclusion window.
At its earliest stage a Wikipedia article rarely contains more than a handful of sentences and links. As a consequence, looking at the early set of neighbors would yield very sparse information. On the other hand, deletion of links is rare30. Therefore we collected the neighbors that link to and are linked by the page at the present day.
Relative traffic change
Let us consider a focal page with N neighbours and an observation window of length L centered around a reference time tc, which is the time when the page is created. The total traffic volume each neighbor receives before and after tc corresponds to random variables and , respectively. The average volume change indicates whether, on average, attention to a neighbor is more concentrated before the creation of the page () or after ().
Even though it accounts for the broad distribution of neighborhood sizes (see Fig. 2(a)), does not guarantee a fair comparison between topics for two reasons: first, the distribution of attention across topics is broad (as shown in Fig. 4); second, Web traffic is known to follow circadian, weekly and seasonal rhythms31. Over a week, an overall change in traffic volume visits may represent a dramatic surge of attention if observed over a group of pages that average 100 visits per week. However, it would be barely noticeable if the same pages averaged 104 visits per week. To overcome these problems, let us define the relative (median) traffic change:
where V(·) is the median traffic over a neighbor. We choose to use the median since it is a more robust estimator in the presence of outliers and almost every article in our samples has at least one very high-traffic neighbor (e.g., “United States”), whose volume of traffic is insensitive to all but the most high-profile events recorded in the dataset. We also repeated our analysis using the sample mean and found qualitatively similar results.
The length L of the observation window must be chosen considering a trade-off between competing requirements. Most attention spikes tend to be relatively brief — on the scale of the day — and so the value of L should not be too large, to avoid lumping together consecutive attention bursts. On the other hand, because of the strong circadian and weekly cycles that we see in Fig. 1, L cannot be too small, otherwise these fluctuations would dominate the signal for all but the largest bursts. We therefore consider a two-week observation window (L = 14 days), centered at the time of creation of the new page.
To collect the baseline data we drew at random without replacement an existing page (i.e., created before 2012) for each new page and extracted traffic to its neighbors at a random time stamp during 2012. We also repeated the analysis with a different baseline sample, where instead of a random time stamp we used the time of creation of the associated new page and found similar results.
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I am going over at my previous posts since January of 2011, trying to recall how things went through for us. I just noticed the decrease in number of my blog entries this year unlike in 2010. It only means that there is a slow down on my online gigs and income. But nevertheless, we were able to manage despite the slow down. It may be hard for us at times, but God provides and never failed to hear my prayers. 🙂
Summing up the highlights and important activities that I had featured in this blog.
- Nicco’s Educational Field Trip in January
- My birthday in February
- Little boy’s Moving Up Day
- Gabby’s 7th Birthday in April- I was not able to make an entry of her party details. But get to share some photos through meme entries.
- Nicco’s 5th Birthday in May- I feel so sad during that time because we can’t even buy him a birthday cake. But he said he love the fruit salad and fried chicken that Daddy made for him.
- Some low times we experienced in June, with DH getting sick and us being broke.
- My school kids growing up really fast
- DH’s trip to Australia for a month (July) for a vacation and sibling reunion.
- DD’s Field Demo-It is canceled in September due to typhoon Quiel and finally pushed through in October. They bagged the first prize with their waka-waka dance performance.
- DD’s Educational Field Trip (grade 2) last November.
- I had a terrible flu on the first week of December and we were caught again with financial problems. Everything turned out fine in the second and third week and we were able pay all our debts by then. 🙂 Kids had a great time during Christmas and were so happy with all the Christmas gifts that they received.
There were some heartbreaking stories caused by the natural calamities and have taken lives of the many people like Japan earthquake. Here in our country,mosr fellow countrymen had to struggle with typhoons Pedring, Quiel and recently Sendong.
With all of the ups and down that we have experienced this year, we are grateful for the gift of life and for keeping us healthy, safe and away from harm always. I really thank God for his loving grace, blessings and protection that he bestowed on us. To God be the Glory!
Goodbye 2011.. Hello 2012! Hoping for a bright and blessings-filled year ahead of us all! |
I could still remember how I started my journey in blogging. I was sitting in front of our office computer just browsing the internet. I was thinking how I could be more productive and earn online when done with my office tasks.
I typed in Google “How to earn money online” I remember being redirected to a personal blog then. I am quite amused how the author have documented her daily life and I landed on a specific blogpost of her explaining how she earned income out of doing her passion for writing. I never really had a thought then of what is blogging all about. I just read her daily updates and it led me to create my very own ‘blog’, I registered to a free domain platform.
See how I hit my first blogpost back then. With all the wrong grammar and improper use of punctuation and not wary on when to use capital letters.
See how it seems like I’m just sending an sms to myself. Haha! I did not edit it to correct as I wanted to see how I fair through the years.
I have gained online friends which I have most met personally and been in touch with them up to this date! Looking back, blogging has been my comfort zone, it also serves as my ‘tracker’ for each of my kids milestones through their growing years. From their toddler years until now that they have fully grown up and in their teenager years.
Back in the day, there are many ways on how you get to find your niche in the so called of blogging and how to increase readership and community to build in order to support each other.
Blog hop, tagging, commenting and exchanging links are just some of the few activities bloggers do in order to increase your blog’s authority, leaving blog links in order for each other to visit and read each others blog as the usual activity that keep blogger’s busy then. Has anyone still remember Entrecard?
I remember paying about $5 to have my entrecard made in order to jibe with my blog’s template then, it’s some sort of your blog’s business card as widget on your blog. Seems like a networking where you get to visit each other and drop your card to them and earn some points and credits which you can use if you want to advertise your blog on other site.
Then comes along the so called blog meme! You get to answer questions and post on your blog and tag along a blogger friend to answer and pass along to others.
One you have ‘established’ your website/blog, you can try to apply to different paid blogging sites where you can earn on the side while blogging. There are a lot of numerous paid blogging sites then. I can name a few and this has been for sometime as source of blogger’s excitement. Then the rise of the black hat and white hat of SEO.
In order for you to get a lot of opportunities, your blog needs to get a good ranking in Google PR (Page rank) Every blogger’s nightmare is getting the 0 for every update. Haha! I think the highest I got then was Google PR 3. Everyone gets excited and proudly post a badge of it in the sidebar ads! Google pagerank 10 would represent only the most authoritative sites on the web. I couldn’t remember who had it then.
It also came to a point where I have lost the ‘ blogging momentum ‘ and would be in a ‘blogging hiatus’ But I would still come back ever once in a while and as I kept to myself that I won;t give up ‘My Life in this Wonderful World’ online.
After more than a decade, blogging has evolved in so many better ways, hence the birth of the Influencers era in the past 3 years (not quite sure exactly when). Then everyone and even bloggers has created their very own ‘Vlog’.
From ‘blogging’ to ‘vlogging’ and everyone has now been raving and creating their own spaces in this new season of online existence. From way back then as known bloggers to becoming now as known influencer such as vlogger and youtuber. The now growth of FB pages, Instagrammers, Tiktokers and the likes!
The engagement of the followers is what really make these influencers paves way to their success. Their dedication to keep up and engage in a way they give their followers benefits of knowledge, products and services. Making them feel not just a typical fan but of the same level of closeness you give to your family and friends.
The more reason I want to keep going and hoping to more years of my existence in this online world we live in now. |
Is it a coincidence Iberians became the naval trading powers right after the Arabs? How did it happen?
>>10839749>picFaked ancestry points always get me mad. Real admixture studies show 0-11% Nafri DNA in Iberia.>Is it a coincidence Iberians became the naval trading powers right after the Arabs? Political stability in Iberia. No more hostile powers, and the unification of Castile and Aragon was based and redpilled. This led Spaniards (and Portuguese) to sail abroad.
>>10839778>Faked ancestry points always get me mad. Real admixture studies show 0-11% Nafri DNA in Iberia.It's a real pic anon, The populations were always somewhat similar>Political stability in Iberia. No more hostile powers, and the unification of Castile and Aragon was based and redpilled. This led Spaniards (and Portuguese) to sail abroad.Why did the portugese do it first?
>>10839788>It's a real pic anon, The populations were always somewhat similarI know it is, it's trying to build ancestral groups that don't exist, not using historical samples. An Iberian is closer in genetic distance to a fucking Russian than a Moroccan.>Why did the portugese do it first?The Castilians did it first. They colonized the Canaries far earlier than Portuguese colonized Madeira. Aragonese did this shit earlier by owning Sardinia, Naples, Sicily, and even Athens and Neopatras
>>10839749Arabs weren't major trading powers? They had the med and Indian ocean but that's their geography they weren't trading that far from home
>>10839900>An Iberian is closer in genetic distance to a fucking RussianI'm not sure if that's true, Russians have very very little EEF and Iberians don't have much steppe or WHG>The Castilians did it first. They colonized the Canaries far earlier than Portuguese colonized MadeiraI mean long distance trade networks, unless castille did that first too?
>>10839914Under Harun, maritime trade through the Persian Gulf thrived, with Arab vessels trading as far south as Madagascar and as far east as China, Korea, and Japan. The growing economy of Baghdad and other cities inevitably led to the demand for luxury items and formed a class of entrepreneurs who organized long-range caravans for the trade and then the distribution of their goods. A whole section in the East Baghdad suq was dedicated to Chinese goods. Arabs traded with the Baltic region and made it as far north as the British Isles. Tens of thousands of Arab coins have been discovered in parts of Russia and Sweden, which bear witness to the comprehensive trade networks set up by the Abbasids. King Offa of Mercia (in England) minted gold coins similar to those of the Abbasids in the eighth century.
>>10839941>I'm not sure if that's true, Russians have very very little EEF and Iberians don't have much steppe or WHGPic related. >I mean long distance trade networks, unless castille did that first too?Aragonese did that before the Portuguese in that case.
>>10840020Interesting. North Russians are nearly as distant as moroccans, similar to my expectationsWho did aragon trade with?
>>10839749They took northern moroccoans (that are 30% ibeeian) to modelize "north african". Just a mistake and you get Spaniards with nafri dna because of the modelization stupidity.That some Spaniards are dark? Yes, but most probably phoenicians, gypsies, etc
>>10840080>Who did aragon trade with?Literally the entire mediteranean. From Georgia to Faro.
>>10840113In this way aren't they the successor to rome?
>>10840124why do people think like this...
>>10839778they're actually 1/4th nonwhite on average, they also have unironic negroid blood
>>10840212Source: HaplogroupsNot going to even argue about this for the billionth time. Nobody on this board believes you anymore thanks to the new Iberian DNA study and the patterns study that released last year. All of your shit that references haplogroups is tiresome.
>>10840111iirc north african isn't modelled on this
>>10839778>>10840020>>10840111>>10840212Fuck off. I'm literally whiter than you.
>>10840247You mean this study made on Basques which are less than 1% of the Iberian population? How many fucking times do I have to tell you that 1% is not a representative sample? Wait, let me guess, you didn't actually read the study like an absolute retard right? Every single one of those samples used are Basques from the Basque country or surrounding areas, NOT average IberiansThis is why I just shitpost to troll now, you're genuinely dumb as shit every time and your coping is straight up laughable.
>>10840483They're using a study on the most isolated spanish population now?
I'm just gonna leave this autosomal study done on average muttberians and leave victorious once again
>>10840212here comes the mentally ill syrian, posting the same debunked garbage and lies.They are not 1/4 non white, and their SSA is 0-1.They are probably more whier than the majority of other europeans.
>>10840483>>108404931%?it has samples from all iberians, like any other study, it has samples. Look at your own picture, it's iberian populations from all the regions.NA dna on iberians is residual: 0-5%read that study of your own picture
>>10839749I'm just gonna leave this autosomal study done on average europa and leave victorious once again
>>10840483>>10840488>>10840493Achmed go fuck a donkey.
>>10840531Why do you guys always post stuff that models CHG-related populations with the same component? Yamnaya had CHG from the start nobody disputes that at all lmao
>>10839749>Hurr Durr X genes means you are good at YThe state of his I mean pol 2.0
>>10840525READ the study retard
>>10840548Everyone knows that, the gedrosia is pre-hosrical. but the syrian retard thinks it's only french or iberians that have those west-eurasian compoments
>>10840572I've read. and it says what everybody already knew.
>>10840488Yes and the retard clearly doesn't even reads the studies he posts, these mutts have ZERO credibility and they're so incredibly anti-intelectual they deserve to be trolled
>>10840493I don´t know if you understand moron. But if you do that counting. measuring caucasid elements that came from outside of europe on pre historical times. Let's say proto-berber, iranid related stuff, natufian and so on. Spaniards or portugese and surely french are whiter than the majority of Europe. Do you understand that?Pic related. 2021
>>10840650Europeans have natufian-like admixture...?
>>10840444>digitsIberians confirmed whitoids
>>10840680yes, residual, but yes
Arabs were awful sailors. The only relevant maritime battles of theirs I can even name is when the Byzantines sent 100,000 to the bottom of the sea
>>10841352Did the byzantines achieve trade networks like they did? Genuinely asking
>>10840680No, you are being psy opped by the moor
>>10840593You didn't read it
>>10839749It's the trading gene. Since Spanish are 90% Moorish they got it too
>>10841352Arabs includes Egyptians, Levantines and North Africans who had quite powerful fleet back in the day.
>>10839749Italian DNA and explorers like Columbus allowed them to explore the Oceans and build empires. Pure Iberians like Basques are only known for sheep shagging, ugly women and bombing civilians.>>10840483
>>10842030>>10842043Correct posts. Anglos claim descent from israel that is why they were able to do it next
>>10842066Black people can't even swim, how can they field a navy?
>>10840124Didn't they get the emperor of byzantium title from the emperor's cousin when Costantinopole fell?
>>10839941>long distance trade networks, unless castille did that first tooEh, not terribly long distance, but it famously sent wool by the shipload to Flanders from the 1300 onwards.
>>10842066>Pure Iberians like Basques are only known for sheep shagging, ugly women and bombing civilians. Wrong. Basques were renown for their sailing skills, they were among the first to reach Canada to fish cods, they had their own typical ship designs and the first captain to complete the circumnavigation of the globe was Elcano, a Basque
>>10842780>>10842066The earliest Basque records of whaling around Labrador date from the 1540s. They give details of the extensive trade in whale oil that was used for lamps, which burned brighter than those filled with vegetable oils. Whales were also prized for their blubber, used in the construction of ships, the manufacture of soap, pharmaceutical products and in the textile industry.An average of 15 Basque ships a year sailed from Pasajes to Labrador, each with at least a thousand 400-pound barrels for transporting whale oil and blubber on board. The lamp oil from whales became the key commodity for Basque entrepreneurs, who developed shoreline ‘factories’, to render hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil, and organised regular shipping schedules between Canada and Europe to deliver the product to market. The San Juan was carrying almost a thousand barrels of whale oil when she went down. The year after its sinking, another Basque whaling ship recovered the oil and when it returned home, the captain was served a writ by the owners of the San Juan, suing for the return of its cargo.‘They proceeded to dismantle the vessel, piece by piece, some three thousand items in all,’ says Xabier Agote, chairman of the Albaola Shipyard Museum in Pasajes, where an exact replica of Canada’s oldest shipwreck is being built. Albaola refers to a notched sill plank that sits above a carved waterway on the side of each deck of a galleon. It is an archaic Basque word that was retrieved by Canadian historians from 16th century Basque shipbuilding contracts. ‘The job of photographing and documenting the ship required eight years of painstaking work. It required another 22 years to reassemble the vessel, bearing in mind that in this extreme climate it is only possible to work in the summer months. Once the project was completed in 2008, the San Juan stood as the world’s most important reconstruction of a 16th century commercial ship.’
>>10842802>basque sailor circa 1540 colorizedhttps://youtube.com/watch?v=Mwnq2v2BRcc
>>10839914I think most forget that people don’t usually eat from other's produce. Most of modern movements and displacement started with medical industry. The only people that did consume another’s produce were those of caliphates or provinces and that’s because they needed living collateral for consumption. Why would Europe bother with sugar from sugar cane if it had honey?
>>1083977811 % Nafri DNA is still insane
>>10841488According to modern politics no. Byzantine feared for their lives and until recently have manage to gain trust of a government or governments in alleviating their past history. I’ll give you this right for this right under the consideration we are under immediate threat by the janissary relatives confederation. Turkey would get boys from surrounding small villages castrate them and lead them to war. I’ve even read somewhere that Bill Clinton was impeached because all the bills passed equated to the creation of a janissary like regime. In other words Europeans had the right to take peoples children with decoy sterilize them on the basis of risk of them approaching European mainland. He was even adamant he never slept with that woman. I’m their culture if you haven’t slept with a woman it means there are no cultural or racial ties to even worry about their well being.
>>10843323>>10839778It's not 11%,.but 0-5%>Genetic origins, singularity, and heterogeneity of Basques Andre Flores-Bello et al 2021and that's it's not even nafri. Way less than what other euros mark iranid related etc:>>10840650
>>10843380It's north African, semitic and sub-Saharan admixture and it's not 0-5%
>>10844000NA caucasid it's 0-5%and SSA is 0-1The most recent study::>>10843380your picture is sg, on that logic, english or germans, are 20-30% iranid/brahui:>>10840650
>>10844069The real one iranid or CHG is actuallly 14-15% on brits it doesn´t reach 20%, and 30% only in avars
Another that where the syrian schizo posts his random garbage in obsession.what a mental disease
>>10839749Portugal consolidated itself as a nation state very early, had a large merchant class with mutual support from the Monarch which was eager to find a better to acquire and sell spices and it was also in the middle of an important trading route where sailors would frequently stop by. Of course some of the knowledge and tools they acquired through the moors also helped, but it was one factor among many.
>>10844069So the difference between iberians and moroccans is moroccans have a litle yoruba and iberians have some WHG and some more steppe and less maurusian?
>>10845493Yes, the difference it's huge. Iberians are like 30% Steppe PIE.Moroccans have obviously more of their own component MARibm and way less WHG and less Farmer Barcin. Also have some SSA yoruba above 6%, depends on the region
>>10844282All peer reviewed studies pal
>>10848084back to syria
>>10845493So basically they are completely different? Yeah.
>>10844282This fucking imbecile didn't even read THE FUCKING TITLE of the studykill yourself pathetic rapebaby
>>10848862What tittle of what study?It has samples from all iberians:>>10843380Iberians are classic west european population.WHG, Farmer, Steppe Pastoralist>>10844069
>>10848911>What tittle of what study?The one you clearly didn't read, dumb mongrel>It has samples from all iberiansNo it doesn't, it has basques onlyYou're a braindead moron
>>10848862The syrian gaylord keeps coming back for more, he must really like having his asshole ravaged
>>10848777C H E C K E Dgo back to syria, camel rider
Imagine being a samefagging mutt with negroid blood that doesn't know how to read lmao
>>10848997Imagine being syrian
>>10848785Just a swap of maurisian-like for EHG-like
>Imagine being syrianok rapebaby
>>10848961ROTFLit has from all iberians you retard:>>10843380read, fom castille and leon to andalucia, from galicia to murcia>>10848997Imagine post the same lies over and over and over, like a mentally ill person
>>10849046You have to post more gypsies.Natives (pic)
>You have to post more gypsies.>Natives (pic)700 years, rapebaby
I understand why middle easterners get on so well in brazil after knowing they have yoruba
>>10840020This is just because of the SSA lol
>>10849074t. didnt read the study
>>10851018they why do you talk about it syrian schizo?
>>10852180>substancial>0-5keep trying syrian schizo
>>10852195It goes as high as 22% and that's only the north African admixture, there's also Semitic and sub-Saharan
>>10852406The 22% figure comes from Y-DNA haplogroups you retard lmfaoo click the hyperlink
>>10852406>22%lmao shut the fuck up retard
>>10852406Its a refference to another study that uses haplomemes you autist, this same studies says the following
>>10852409>>10852414>>10852432Absolutely assblasted lmaoYou will always be a rapebaby mutt
>>10852469nigga its a haplogroup, the same study says admixture is 0-11
Just to say that unlike syrians that don't clust with ancient levantines, modern iberians clust with their Late Bronze Age and Iron Age forebears.Said that, Spain was great because of all good things moors left there (cities, technology, infrastructures, agrarian techniques, etc) and not because of european influences, that were mostly destructive.
>>10852477~0 north African is the average for basques (which are a tiny fraction of the total population), just like that 22% is an outlier, which makes the average muttberian around 11% north African + 11% Semitic and 2-3% sub SaharanThey will never admit this though
>>10852406Wrong syrian sandnigga (pic)that's haplomemes. E1b that's not even NA, and much less 20% anywhere.>>10852432This.The syrian mongrel is completely delusional, a random shitskin liar
>>10852519Nigger the 22% study uses haplogroups. Just click on it and do ctrl+f haplogroup. The very same 0-11% puts Madrid which is the most populous place in Iberia to be at 5%. How the fuck would the avg be 11% when Galicia was the highest at 11% and nobody even lives there.
>>10852519all false, even your own picture is false.
>>10852533>muh haplomemesSo suddenly you have the ability to read studies? Lmao ok Here's an autosomal study that yet again proves how much of a mongrel you are
>>10852534Galicia scores 5% according to the latest study:>>10843380from March 2021The syrian schizo is lunatic.
>>10852558If were just using Taforalt then yes, it's even as low as 5%. It's a good thing nobody believes his bullshit though. It's funny that he simeultaneously screencapped a comment from the Patterns study but ignored the 0-11% figure which even maps out avg NWafrican ancestry in Iberia.
>>10852551your own picture debunks you syrian mongrel, look that you claimed SSA was 2-3 and your picture shows it's zero. And the same for NA that is 0-5. Your own picture debunks you retarded mongrel.Why do you think iberians always cluster with the rest of europeans and with no closeness to any non-european population.
>>10852576No, it was not using tarofalt. read the study, it was not only using tarofalt.
>>10852585It depends on how the north African population is interpreted, considering north Africans have sub Saharan admixture, they can either interpret them as unmixed or separate the sub-Saharan component, which is why a ton of other studies show mongrelberians have negroid admixture but not other europeansBut of course a retard that doesn't even read studies wouldn't know that
>>10852607More lies, when there is sampling it shows always the same. 0-5 NA avgand 0-1 SSAAlso your picture is fake like pretty much all you you say is false, like always syrian mongrel>"Genetic distances and principal component analyses show a clear differentiation of NW African and Iberian groups of samples, suggesting a strong genetic barrier matching the geographical Mediterranean Sea barrier. The restriction to gene flow may be attributed to the navigational hazards across the Straits, but cultural factors must also have played a role. ... Iberian samples show a substantial degree of homogeneity and fall within the cluster of European-based genetic diversity." >(Comas et al.)>"A study by Auton et al. 2009, which also contains an admixture analysis chart but no cluster membership coefficients, shows little to no sub-Saharan African influence in a wide array of European samples, i.e. Albanians, Austrians, Belgians, Bosnians, Bulgarians, Croatians, Cypriots, Czechs, Danes, Finns, Frenchmen, Germans, Greeks, Hungarians, Irish, Italians, Kosovars, Latvians, Macedonians, Netherlanders, Norwegians, Poles, Portuguese, Romanians, Russians, Scots, Serbians, Slovakians, Slovenians, Spaniards, Swedes, Swiss (German, French and Italian), Ukrainians, United Kingdom and Yugoslavians."
What's even the thing of the famous syrian?.....He wants to claim spanish are moors when they have 1 digit North African..?lol
>>10852585Left that dumb saracen screech alone, all genetic studies show that the only group that partially changed spaniards genetically were romans during the conquest of the peninsula and frenchs during the reconquest (spaniards gave to many french inmigrants lands to settle in the borders of the reconquered lands).Even genetically spaniards clust more with frenchs than with any other group.
>There is an axis of significant genetic differentiation along the east–west direction, in contrast to remarkable genetic similarity in the north–south direction. North African admixture, associated with the Islamic conquest, can be dated to the period between c. AD 860–1120>To distinguish between possible scenarios that could produce these patterns, we applied the GLOBETROTTER method to each of our six clusters (Methods). GLOBETROTTER infers dates of admixture and the make-up of the source populations, and tests whether admixture patterns are consistent with a simple mixing of two groups at a single time in the past, compared to more complex alternative models. GLOBETROTTER found strong evidence (p<0.01) of admixture for all six clusters.>For all six clusters, an extremely similar event was inferred, in a tight time-range of 860–1120 CE, and with similar source groups, present in varying proportions (4–10% for the minor group). The major source was inferred to contain almost exclusively European donor groups, and the minor source is made up of mainly north-west African donor groups, including Western Sahara, and to a lesser extent west Africans (YRI), consistent with the overall ancestry profiles.>The ‘Portugal-Andalucia’ cluster shows the greatest YRI contribution, and also shows some evidence of a second admixture date, with a more recent event involving only sub-Saharan-African-like and European-like source groups. This indicates a recent pulse of sub-Saharan African DNA, independent of the north African component.mongrelberians on suicide watch
>>10852730He is mentally ill.
>>10852730Yeah this guy seriously can't understand the very study he references.>>10852745Dude. Read the fucking study. This same study says the admixture is 0-11% in Iberians with an avg of 3-6% in Castille and peaking in Galicia.
>>10852745TROTTER detects the most recent pulse, but it can´t quantify it, it could be 1% it could be even 0,00001%, do you understand that? if it finds a pulse it will point it, but not understand the x% how much it's recent how much is ancient.Specially in areas NEVER populated by medieval moors like galicia and asturias or northern portugal, and specially without ancient samples. >"Phylogeographic analyses show that the haplogroup composition of the ancient Iberians was very similar to that found in modern Iberian Peninsula populations, suggesting a long-term genetic continuity since pre-Roman times. (...)
>Yeah this guy seriously can't understand the very study he references.Subhuman, you don't even READ the studies lmfao
>>10852725more or less that
>>10852783cry louder syrian subhuman
>when the entire field of archeogenetics is fake because it proves you're an Africanoid and Semitic mongreljust muttberian things
>>10852801try using a company that actually separates the already mongrelized muttberian population
>>10852809The entire field of archeogenetics proved you wrong, just read all the studies above.They show spaniards or portugese cluster with the rest of europeans and having the same elements of the rest of europeans, unironically they are whither than the majority of the rest of the europeans:>>10840650
>>10852809more fake stuff, by another arab. a classic.
you will always be a negroid
>>10852809>>10852814You will never be white or European.
>>10852814Something that your own picture does not retarded syrian shitskin
>>10839749To the Iberians itt. Your white to me
you will always be a rapebaby
>>10852845Try harder syrian
>Try harder syrian
>>10852877post more gypsies or immigrants and claim they are french, english or spanish or portugese.
>>10852885He has been btfo (again), at this point is pure bait shitpost to cause butthurt
>post more gypsies or immigrants and claim they are french, english or spanish or portugese.meanwhile in reality muttberians are """""mistaken""""" for arabs and north Africans in white countries lol
>>10852893we know, it's just to keep him here, everybody laughs
>>10852897Cape verdeansCape verdeansCape verdeanswith portuguese passports, try harder, try again
For everyone in this thread:Have sex
>>10852873Look at where Basques are in your pic. Iron Age Iberians were similar to Basques. To produce modern Iberians you need Italian and Nafri admixture.
>>10852893>y-y-u got btfoIt's impossible to argue with a subhuman with the argumentative skils of a 5 year old at best, you use studies that you haven't even read as evidence, you claim every single thing presented to you is fake without giving any convincing arguments, you samefag and project like a faggot, when asked to actually present evidence you don't because you're a fucking moron>>10852908Like this, show me the evidence that proves they were cape verdeans, you literally can't because that's bullshit and you say I'm the liar lol please
>>10852920cherry picking :p
>>10852946>Iron Age Iberians were similar to BasquesWrong , iron age basques or northeast iberians iron age are similar to basques, where are your iron age samples from galicia, asturias, extremadura, portugal, madrid?>italianit has nothing to do with italians, but with the same pops that amde italians, mainly the same combo farmer and steppe>NafriIrrelevant, 5% 6% any other euro has way more iranid related.
>>10852949And he keeps posting news about blacks or non europeans with european passports, you are really mentally ill
>>10852953No really:Hundreds if not thousands of portuguese people passing by:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix5p1kcsjNshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fvs5AYlgzuk
>>10852990Then prove they were immigrants, you can't prove that and you expect me to take seriously ANY of your claims on genetics?
>>10853004already proved retard:>>10852908On genetics you have been assblasted over and over on literally everythingAnd you keep using immigrants again and agaiinhttps://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/fifteen-years-after-the-shame-in-madrid-at-least-england-players-are-now-empowered-to-speak-out-1.924042
>>10840444retard, pcas are 3d, this is 2d representation, so it's oriented in a shitty wayeven arabs should be closer to europeans
>>10852856Thank you babe. I wanna suck your MDC (MONSTER DUTCH COCK)
>>10853030>already proved retardNo you didn't you disingenous mutt, I know you're mentally handicapped so I'm gonna explain basic logic to you like you're 5, you see, that news article has zero to do with the one I postedI'm asking for evidence that proves they were immigrants in this specific case >>10852897There's something called credibility and if can't provide evidence for something so simple then guess what? You have zero credibility in any of your claims
>>10852997Yeah all these people look white to me. Is this an accurate representation of Iberians?
>>10853046The digits say otherwise.
>>10853070Yes i did you shitskin disingenous mongret, I know you're mentally handicapped so I'm gonna explain basic logic to you like you're 5, you see, that news article has everything to do with the other, because they both show cape verdeans with european passports, in this case from Portugalread:>>10852908There's something called credibility and if can't provide evidence for something so simple then guess what? You have zero credibility in any of your claimsEnglish people were victim of racism in Sain, trust me, oh no, like always it was black immigrats with english passports:>>10853030
>>10853070This is the portuguese embassy in London, 3/4 of the people there are not portuguese (ethnic), but non-europeans with portuguese passports gave by politicians.Just sfu because you don´t know what the hell you are talking about sandnigga syrian schizo
This entire thread
Jesus, the syrian is loosing grip..... he is literally posting news of racist attacks to claim iberians are this and that......man seriously, you need mental help.
>>10853090>n-n-no uextremely predictable response, you can't prove your bullshit lie that that specific case were immigrants so you retort with a disingenous and fallacious response. You know someone is a retard when they can only respond with argumentative fallaciesBtw, muttberians are indistinguishable from arabs and nafris, that's why they're constantly attacked in white countries
157 posts on this thread probably 100 done by the crazy Syrio......Just don´t answer to him...... everybody knows he is crazy...
>>10853158More of the classic lies.The news were lies, since they were not about iberians, and 90% of the rest his own images debunk him.
>157 posts on this thread probably 100 done by the crazy Syrio......>Just don´t answer to him...... everybody knows he is crazy...
>>10853170>since they were not about iberiansThen PROVE those SPECIFIC cases were not Iberians, mongrelYou have zero credibility
>>10852949>>10852897>>10853070>>10853158Who are you trying to fool retard?do you think we are stupid? It's immigrants from africa or brazil or whatever with portuguese papers, look at the picture of those students, of the the student that complained about the attack.
>>10853229as expected the Syrian is BTFO again and again.
>>108532291. That's not the same case, the location is different2. Unlike you I actually read, I just translated it and she was with a Spaniard and an Italian and they were ALSO attacked lmfao muttberians and italians are basically negroes>Uma estudante portuguesa de origem guineense, Linda Pereira, descreveu esta quarta-feira à noite as agressões com motivação racista de que foi alvo na localidade de Sosnowiec, região polaca da Silésia, contando que ela e os amigos, espanhóis e italianos, foram espancados num bar sem que ninguém os ajudasse.Translated:>A Portuguese student of Guinean origin, Linda Pereira, described this Wednesday night the racially motivated assaults suffered in the town of Sosnowiec, in the Polish region of Silesia, saying that she and her friends, Spanish and Italian, were beaten in a bar without anyone helping them.https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cmjornal.pt/portugal/amp/estudante-portuguesa-relata-agressoes-racistas-na-polonia-estava-em-panicoThanks for the shitposting material though :)
This is why muttberians deny their Moor admixture, Iberian women loved getting bred by big Moor cocks for centuries>In Al-Andalus existed well nourished and famous as that of Madinat Al-Zahra harems, at the time of the Umayyad Caliphate which had 6,300 women (including slaves), or the harem of the King of Seville which provided over 800 women when he went into exile. The prestige of a sovereign andalusí also measured by the number of women who could keep his harem and this often included women who had belonged to his predecessors in power
>>10852978>italian>it has nothing to do with italians, but with the same pops that amde italians, mainly the same combo farmer and steppeThe level of cope. They used Imperial/late antiquity Romans in the model.
>>10853344Iberian conquistadors raped and slaughtered moors.
>>10853397>the delusional mongrel actually believes thisPic related: Moroccan y-dna
>>10853417Pic related: rapebabyrean y-dna
>>10853370>The level of cope. They used Imperial/late antiquity Romans in the model.Indeed retard.
>>10853316So you got fucked again. Because as always and as said it's immigrants, not native/ethnic spanish or portuguese, and every single time.
>>10853316You are really mental aren´t you?
>>10853486>it's immigrantsOh so they were immigrants too? Ok lolAverage mongrelberian white nationalist gets """"confused"""" for an arab by Russians while he streams:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opVLKujyq-g&t=446s
Un arabe à Moscou....
>>10853631Those were Chechens, not Arabs. They mistook him for one of them.
>>10853631>>10853677>Arabs>RussiaHe got mistook for the same people who ruled over Slavshit subhumans
>>10840537Which version is more accurate?
>>10853697>>10853697>>10853724>>10853726Cope harder rapebaby
>>10853724the fuck do you mean? ive spent all my life in georgia and he literally looks like russian otbroski that come here on daddy's money to fuck 40+ coked out asian whores
>>10853631>>10853697More lies from the syrian mongrel, now he even posts an italian (daniel conversano), and claims he is iberianLiterally 99% the things he posts are false.
>>10853760it's over for italians
>>10853747Cope harder, posting proto-berber pre-historical caucasid.Iberians are whiter than the majority of other europeans retard>>10840650
>>10853771Why would it be, they are europeans and some of the most glorious nationalities of this continent
The syrian is delusional
>>10853760>23andmesee >>10852814and stay mad Africoid rapebaby
>>10853797Well do you really believe germans are 5% middle eastern? see:>>10852854pic related closest populations in the world genetically closer to iberians. all the other europeans.no non-european population is even close.
>>10853797stay salty syrian goatfucker
>proto-berber pre-historical caucasid>Iberians are whiter than the majority of other europeans retardAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA
>>10839749Half of the spics named Perez are Moorish rapebabies.
>>10853857dilate and sethee syrian goblin
>>10853760KEK he is totally insane
>>10853869>>10853878>being so assblasted that he samefags nonstop
>>10853914oh and the syrian keeps posting more migrants, this one a brazilianget another assblast
>>10853914Where is Syria?
Why is syria a third world shithole?
>samefagging againmutt confirmed
>>10853344cool story, but non-sense. Been there in 2014 and 2015 (Porto and Lisbon) and they don´t look like moroccans. They look like people from Toulouse or south french in general
>>10853978How come they're Africanoid mutts with negroid blood then?>The ‘Portugal-Andalucia’ cluster shows the greatest YRI contribution, and also shows some evidence of a second admixture date, with a more recent event involving only sub-Saharan-African-like and European-like source groups. This indicates a recent pulse of sub-Saharan African DNA, independent of the north African component.
this why mongrelberians are so ashamed of their Moor blood, they got raped hard by a couple of Moors and turned into self hating rapebaby mutts lol>According to the later chronicler Ibn Abd al-Hakam, the Tangier governor Tariq ibn Ziyad led a raiding force of approximately 1,700 men from North Africa to southern Spain in 711
>A fucking Syrian.Those guys are hardcore Sandniggers.
>>10853631>>10853697This guys is Italian lol
>>10854351He's half french and half italian
>>10854351>>10854359Pic rel is half-Dutch and half-Spanish
>>10853760Also, this guy looks more like a mutt of everything rather than half-French, half-Italian. >10% Iberian>5% Balkan>20% unspecified South Euro>10% Northwest EuroHe doesn't even get any French & German there.
>>10854425He doesn't really look like his father at all.
Did you know? Iberian """""men"""""" were commonly turned into eunuchs during Al-Andalus, they had their balls and dicks chopped off and were forced to lick the MOOR BVLL's semen out of the Iberian women's fertile vaginasThis is how modern mongrelberian rapebabies were created and this is why they hate their African blood lol
This thread is schizo tierPortugal is based and white obviously
>>10854497Dude Is half SE French from Rhone Alps. Literally MED Occitan BVLLS.
Arabs are terrible sailors. They've never been big on the sea, always tended to utilize locals (Levantines, Berbers, Andalusians) to do it for them.
>>10854016How come what? retard0,x0,y0,zzero, yes it's there 0-1:>>10840503>"In a sample of 328 Northern and 57 Southern Portuguese, no Y-chromosomes of sub-Saharan African origin were detected. Another study found 3 E(xE3b) sequences in a sample of 99 Portuguese, evenly divided between Northerners and Southerners. The estimated grand total of Negroid paternal admixture in Portugal is therefore 0.6%.">(Rosser et al. 2000;Cruciani et al. )
>This thread is schizo tier>Portugal is based and white obviously
>>10854894>2000I can't take these rapebabies seriously
>>10854890Was the sailing prowess of berbers genetically shared in the spanish?
>>10854835You know they're brown because they have the same weird cope images of the cherrypicked lightskins that iranians do
>>10854981>posts pic with an immigrant. always
>>10855555Then how do you explain europeans (spanish poruguese or french) only cluster with other europeans and have no genetic relation with 'brown' non-euro populations
>>10855000cry louder syrian mutant.
>>10855699what the fuck does that mean shitskin lmao
>>10855744genetic proximity sandape
>>10855715>turkey is almost greenkek
>>10855674>>10855774You will always be an Africoid rapebaby.
>>10855847>>10855774Settle this once and for all faggots. Both of you post your hand with timestamp.
>>10855847Dude you are a syrian, literally an ibread semitic ethiopianlook where are syrians genetically, then look where is spain or portugal or france:>>10852873>>10852873>>10852873>>10852873kek
>>10855880>semitic ethiopian>ethiopianfunnily enough mongrelberians seem to be related to Ethiopians
>>10855901Then why genetics show they are zero related with ethiopians:>>10852195Also eupedia meme maps caucasid dna, let me guess pic related
>>10855901Post hand with timestamp
>>10855901Time to take the medication shitskin mongrel
iberians are classic west med and atlantic population, obviously europeans.
>>10855921>>10855933You came from an actual Congoid negro's balls, just let that sink in
>>10855976what the fuck
>>10855976My haplogroup is r1b-l21 thoughp
>>10855976Posts the haplomeme of Napoleon Bonapart and AdolfH E1b LMAOSyrian low iq classicsIberians are zero related with congoids like you. Like all studies and genetics show above.Unicronically even andalucians are even closer to even a Russian 5000km away than to a moroccan.
>>10856014syrian IQ is like what 75-80?
>>10856014Yet Spaniards are on aveage 60% Moroccan 40% European.
The absolute state of Negroberians.
>mongrel is samefagging againFunny how this """"haplomeme"""" is absent in real white countries but has a global maximum presence in negroidberia
>>10855555Quints of Truth
>>10855555>those digitsIberians are not white confirmed
>>10854890Not Syrian or iberian but. >levantineArabs are levantine and their language originates in levant.
>>10856491Isn't it from ethiopia?
>>10856170Nice edit retard
>>10856181and the shitskin syrian keeps posting the haplomeme of napoleon and adolfh
>>10856162rotflFalse, they are not even 10% NA, any other european marks way more iranid stuff.. Why do you think they are not close to any non european population genetically like all those maps above show:>>10855968 >>10852873
>>10856968>False, they are not even 10% NADude, you know moroccans aren't 100% Iberomaurusian right.....
>>10852856man I wish I were dutch>still get to be uber white>and also get weed
>>10857001That's not the point. If we want to estimate moorish ancestry than the 0-11% figure is correct. If we want to calculate purely iron age morrocan it would drop to 0-7.5% because morrocans are 1/4 iberian bell beaker. Then if we want pre-neolithic we have to erase morrocan eef because it comes from Iberia. A purely "Morrocan" group would be Taforalt.
>>10857028But 100% Iberomaurisian groups don't even exist...?
>>10840111north morocco isn't iberian
>>10854497His "French" mother is probably a kike or a gypsie.
>>10854546Eunuchs are still very common in Spain, Al-Andalus definitely left a mark on them
>>10856968>Andalusian iberomaurusian is a quarter of north moroccanSo andalusians are a quarter moroccan? Cool
>>10857001No one is 100% anything, iberomaurussian is the only component that is native from moroccans. So that's the only direct source to see how much dna there are on europeans.
>>10857028>>10857001The most recent study, called, "Genetic origins, singularity, and heterogeneity of Basques" by Andre Flores-Bello et al 2021..analyzed that, and it gave 0-5% on iberians:>>10843380And the source was not Iberomaurusians:>>10853370 But the mozabite. Galicians or Extremadura and by extension portugal and spain marked the laughable value of 5%https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdfExtended/S0960-9822(21)00349-3So notice the entire spam done by the canadian syrian, is about 5%. This is the level of disease this thread is about..
>>10857176They are not even 7%. If they were 1/4, something they aren´t obviously. Why do you think moroccans are not even in their first 35 closest populations? even norweigens or sanes and russians are closer, check:>>10853818
>>10857492If you stopped replying to him he would have no one to respond to, you do realize that right?
>>10854835even in this cherrypicked picture, they still look moor i'm a moor and i wouldn't even think they are foreign in the street of Casa Algiers or Tunis, and even the clothes are moorish clothes all berbers in the mountains wear this shit.
>>10855744it means it take a full moor to be included so that you cluster with european when you zoom to the european cluster the iberians are on the edge barely european, it means every iberian walking today his blood is tainted by the moors the only way out of this is a mass suicide of all iberians.
>>10857492This study uses basque samples ONLY, NOT AVERAGE IBERIANSYOU FUCKING NEGATIVE IQ IMBECILE LITERALLY READ THE FUCKING TITLE AT LEAST YOU UTTER BRAINDEAD MORON
>>108575672 posts on this thread>>10857674No it is not basque samples only, it is not.Are you blind?:>>10857492 look at the regions.See the image, the samples from the study. Or open the study.
>>10857674>Read the tittle.LMAOit has samples from all iberian peninsula you dumb fuck:>>10843380
>iberians are not nigge-
>>10857533According to your logic moroccans are only 30% moroccan lmao
>>10857778>light eyes and hair or not make you a nig>even when they are zero nig
>>10857782No they are 100% moroccan. Like french and 100% french. On ancient segments neither them, neither french are 100% anthing, but parts of ancient populations.
>>10857796Iberomaurisian is not native to europe
>>10857800indeed, neither is Iranian Neolithic:>>10840650 and way more
>>10857726>>10857737>>10857747>Basques have historically lived along the Western Pyrenees, in the Franco-Cantabrian region, straddling the current Spanish and French territories. Over the last decades, they have been the focus of intense researchdue to their singular cultural and biological traits that, with high controversy, placed them as a heterogeneous, isolated, and unique population. Their non-Indo-European language, Euskara, is thought to be a majorfactor shaping the genetic landscape of the Basques. Yet there is still a lively debate about their history and assumed singularity due to the limitations of previous studies. Here, we analyze genome-wide data of Basque and surrounding groups that do not speak Euskara at a micro-geographical level. A total of 629,000 genome-wide variants were analyzed in 1,970 modern and ancient samples, including 190 new individuals from 18 sampling locations in the Basque area. For the first time, local- and wide-scale analyses from genome-wide data have been performed covering the whole Franco-Cantabrian region, combining allele frequency and haplotype-based methods. Our results show a clear differentiation of Basques from the surrounding populations, with the non-Euskara-speaking Franco-Cantabrians located in an intermediate position. Moreover, a sharp genetic heterogeneity within Basques is observed with significant correlation withgeography. Finally, the detected Basque differentiation cannot be attributed to an external origin compared to other Iberian and surrounding populations. Instead, we show that such differentiation results from geneticcontinuity since the Iron Age, characterized by periods of isolation and lack of recent gene flow that might have been reinforced by the language barrier.READ that (if you even have the mental capacity to read more than two sentences) and tell me if those are a representative sample for all Iberians, no they're obviously not you fucking dumb animal
>>10857810No anon, Iran neolithic was here ages ago through yamnaya, but iberomaurusian was never here in ancient times
>>10857176Actually doesn't having a quarter equate to essentially having one full blooded moroccan grandparent...?
>>10857817i'll even make you a favor and greentext it correctly so that your barely functioning brain does't get confused:>Basques have historically lived along the Western Pyrenees, in the Franco-Cantabrian region, straddling the current Spanish and French territories. Over the last decades, they have been the focus of intense research due to their singular cultural and biological traits that, with high controversy, placed them as a heterogeneous, isolated, and unique population. Their non-Indo-European language, Euskara, is thought to be a major factor shaping the genetic landscape of the Basques. Yet there is still a lively debate about their history and assumed singularity due to the limitations of previous studies. Here, we analyze genome-wide data of Basque and surrounding groups that do not speak Euskara at a micro-geographical level. A total of 629,000 genome-wide variants were analyzed in 1,970 modern and ancient samples, including 190 new individuals from 18 sampling locations in the Basque area. For the first time, local- and wide-scale analyses from genome-wide data have been performed covering the whole Franco-Cantabrian region, combining allele frequency and haplotype-based methods. Our results show a clear differentiation of Basques from the surrounding populations, with the non-Euskara-speaking Franco-Cantabrians located in an intermediate position. Moreover, a sharp genetic heterogeneity within Basques is observed with significant correlation with geography. Finally, the detected Basque differentiation cannot be attributed to an external origin compared to other Iberian and surrounding populations. Instead, we show that such differentiation results from genetic continuity since the Iron Age, characterized by periods of isolation and lack of recent gene flow that might have been reinforced by the language barrier.
>>10857817What representative moron?They have basque samples and they have iberian samples from all regions, open the study, read what the anon showed you:>>10843380LOOK at the pictures with the regions, showing each % for each compoennt for each region. literally hundreds of samples from the IBS from all the regions, and from basques too, from all iberians.:>>10857726 >>10857492
>>10857849The fact that he can't read the words "andalusia" or "catalunya" on that image proves that the Syrian average IQ isn't very impressive at all.
>>10857820Yes anon, Iran neolithic it's not native from europe, it's from Iran (outside of Europe), and iberomaurusian was here in ancient times. We have samples of it. I will not even talk about the nord asiadid
>>10857855true, he can´t even read
>>10857856Anon, iran neolithic as a model matches with european populations because it can model as indo-european, which was in europe before there was even civilization. All major european languages are indo-european. The iberomaurusian in spain is from after islam existed.
>>10857849>They have basque samples and they have iberian samples from all regionsThose are Basques living in surrounding regions of the basque country you actual subhuman, and you'd know that if you actually read the fucking studyYOU LITERALLY DO NOT FUCKING READ THE SHIT YOU POST LMFAO
>>10857879No it's not retard, stop lying, it makes you look even more stupid than you already areBronze age, thousands of years before islam even exist.
>>10857883The syrian is claiming it's Basques living in galicia, extremadura, castille, andalucia in all spanish regionsLMAOLMAOLMAOMY SIDESyou are 100% mental
>>10857883>Here, we analyze genome-wide data of Basque and surrounding groupsKey word: surrounding groups. The study has samples from Andalucia, Galicia, Gascony, Castille, Catalonia, etc. Those are non-basque peoples. If you can't understand it, I'll just assume that you don't know how to read, which would be understandable considering the fact that the average IQ in Syria is of 83.
>>10857904Dude what the fuck? Gross. We need to get rid of spanish people. No wonder you opened the gates for moors
>>10857924You got fucked hard shitskin, cope and sethee more
The problem os WHAT people use as model for "north african". They used north moroccoans who are 25-30% iberian on average, and thus any Spaniard that gets compared with the model will get....ta-chan...."north african"It is an issue of modelization. It is impossible that northafricans were massively on boats 8000 years ago even kn the deepest corners of northern Spain, and thus, it makes the model fake.
>>10856181How do you explain the moorish in NE France, Switzerland, Italy and balkans?Are they also moroccoans?
>>10858099North africa and the balkans were part of the same empire for centuries
>>10854503The negroid aspect comes from his dutch mother.
>>10857747your post dosen't refute what i said a cherry picked picture of 6 very young beautiful girls photographed in certain angle and with lightining for commercial purpose, vs a non cherrypicked protest made by leftist syndicats who are mostly men, and the one woman screaming which made me even laugh cause i know that crazy bitch personally and she is an ugly femcel a radical communist and in no way she represent the average tunisian.the portuguese girls all of them are very common in tunisia, and you don't know tunisia or met more tunisians than me.
>>10858142he dosen't look negroid, he look moorish af.pic the average modern nafri he look alot like him.
>>10858015there is not one moroccan who is 25-30% iberian get real faggot, even a nafri with a full spanish mother can't get that pourcentage, at best a nafri get 12% iberian and it's rare to reach more than 10%, the whitest nafri are some isolated kabylians and riffiaans and they get 100% nafri.
>>10858099no the balkan descend from a neolithic farmers population of the levant, E-v13 the neolithic farmers of the levant are mostly descended of the natufians, who are originally north africans hunter-gatherers who were known as the Mushabian culture, which is related if not descended from the Iberomaurisian, E-M78 and E-M81 when the mushabian crossed to the levant they mixed with the Kebaran local levantine hunter-gatherer and became the natufians and there they discovred agriculture and spread the semitic branch of the afroasiatic language in the middle east, and probably to the balkan too before the indo-europeans arrival, and even some of their branches migrated back to east africa, horners eurasian ancestory directly come from the levant and natufian descend population, anyway this is why ashkhenazi jews generally cluster close to the dorian greeks both natufian descended.
>>10857916>>10857923The point of the study is to measure the origin and genetic evolution of Basques (that's basically the name of the study), which is why the second highlight of the study says "Basque differentiation might lie on the absence of gene flow after the Iron Ages", which is why the Basque samples used are more numerous than the non-basque samples from other regions of the peninsula, which are 1-2 at best because those are the least mixed non-Basques they could find so that they could obtain that cline of non-basque admixture after the iron age. The study is focused on Basques, not average Iberians, it's not supposed to be a representative study of average Iberians,You have once again disingenously interpreted a study or just didn't read it at all, I rest my case
>>10858428>>10858436You don't rest shit, the study is using samples from all over the peninsula, you're obsessed, mentally ill and your blacked fantasies won't let you think clearly. Good night.
>>10858504seriously, don't post that study again, it really doesn't mean what you think it means and you posting it clearly shows that you don't read shityou'll embarass yourself yet again
>>10858428>those are the least mixed non-Basques they could find so that they could obtain that cline of non-basque admixture after the iron age. The study is focused on Basques, not average Iberians, it's not supposed to be a representative study of average Iberians,I understand now, this is what they've been waving around lol?
>>10857492Syrian abomination BTFObut nothing strange
>>10858436>>10858428For tthis case a couple of samples is more than enough, because you have them for every single region, on contrary of what you were claiming, and also because, ALL samples usually give the same results
>>10858768>>10858830>>10859211hilarious mentally ill syrian samefag
>>10852500What happened that modern Syrians don‘t cluster with ancient syrians?
>>10852791Can you read? Bedouines and Saudis aren‘t north africans. Arabia lies in Eurasia. |
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This is the next festive book that I plan on reading and as Non-Fiction November is almost upon us I’d like to read this very soon so I can focus on non-fiction for the most part through the month.
Constellations by Sinead Gleason
This is a book that I’ve wanted to read for ages and I’ve saved it for Non-Fiction November so I’m thrilled that I will finally be picking it up this week.
How to be Human by Ruby Wax
This is another proof that I’ve had on my TBR for a while now so I’m keen to read it during November.
Bowie’s Bookshelf by John O’Connell
I only got an ARC of this from NetGalley very recently and I’m so keen to read it. I’m a huge fan of David Bowie and am excited to read more about the books that he loved.
What have you been reading this week? I’d love to hear. And if you take part in WWW Wednesdays or This Week in Books please feel free to leave your link below and I’ll make sure to visit and comment on your post. 🙂 |
Yes, Miss Berry loves being nosy! And maybe enjoys watching us squirm 😀
This week’s meme challenge is to tell about our SL firsts. I can guarantee there will be some blank spots – not just because it is embarrassing, but I really don’t remember. In fact, some I’ve deliberately erased from my memory! Make sure you check out Berry’s firsts and the comments section of the post for other embarrassing moments.
Here are Berry’s instructions.
Meme instructions: Copy and paste the following 10 questions and answers into your post. Delete my answers and input your own. Don’t forget to link your post in this meme’s comments so everyone can read yours!
First SL Friend: Cindy. She actually dragged me kicking and screaming into SL from another virtual world. She played very heavily in the first couple of years of my Second Life. Alas, we’ve grown apart and I think I’ve only spoken to her once in the past year.
First SL Kiss: I can’t remember the guy’s name. I was VERY new and I thought we were going to dance. Instead, the poseballs put us into a clinch worthy of Joe Louis and Mohammad Ali! I was so new I didn’t realise I could just stand to get out of it, so I did the noble thing and poofed instead 😀
First SLex time/place/partner: OK, this may be cheating, but it was actually not me (Peep) that had SLex. It was my husband (at the time) who took me into SL as one of his alts (female) and showed me what it was like. I was too busy laughing at the poseballs to be able to remember the place. This was actually back in 2007 or 2008, before I joined SL myself.
First SL Partner/Girlfriend/Boyfriend/Wife/Husband: Romeoheart Vyper was my first boyfriend. We’re still very good friends and I even attended his wedding recently. I’ve never been partnered or married.
First SL Job: A dancer at Miss Barbie’s Place, a big booby club. I’ve mentioned before the trauma this place left me with and it was my friend, Cindy, who got me the job there. I have recurring nightmares of the prim boobs we had to wear. That is probably why I have such an aversion to Lola’s now!
First SL Creation: Um…I think the only thing I’ve ever managed to create (besides chaos) is a box. And I was damned proud of that! 😀
Oh, I take that back. I (sorta) created a bacon ‘stache 😀 This is my sweetheart wearing it…umm…proudly! (Can’t you tell from the look on his face????) And yes, CD’s laser beams ARE cooking his bacon crisp :p
First Encounter with a Linden: Four and a half years in SL, and I’ve never met a Linden. I’ve watched some of Torley’s videos; does that count?
First Encounter with a SLebrity: Hmmm. I think the only time I’ve encountered a celebrity of any type was when I had delivery problems with an item I purchased and contacted the creator. Being such a shopaholic, I consider designers celebrities. I think the first one – and truly a lovely woman – was Nena Janus of League. She actually apologised that Second Life ate my new jeans and shirts!
First SL Sim you fell in love with: Sadly, it’s gone now. Isla Clairveaux was a beautiful sim that changed with every season. I do miss going and discovering all of the fun and wonderful things Claire had found for each new season 😦
First SL Blog Post: That’s easy since I’ve been blogging for less than 3 months lol. My entrance to SL blogging is here. However, I’ll give you a couple of bonuses: a photo of my first avatar AND my first “fashion shot”!
And now, I’m going to go stick my head in the freezer to cool my hot, blushing cheeks! |
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Veracruz-Llave
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Scores according to KAYAK customer reviews
Pros: "Not a thing"
Pros: "Everything was fine excellent."
Cons: "Everything was excellent."
Cons: "salir a tiempo"
Pros: "Pésimo servicio de las aeromozas, golpeaban en el pasillo con el carro porque andaban corriendo con ese carro de comida malcriadas"
Cons: "Que hubiera un mejor manejo con el equipaje, extraviaron una maleta de mi familia."
Pros: "Crew amazing, airport security staff and procedures are preposterous, food crapy, layover way too long"
Cons: "In JFK, they asked to check in every single carry on. This is very inconvenient and adds time upon arrival. Considering that this is a late evening flight, the more you wait the later it gets. If this plane has not enough space they should use other plane"
Pros: "Had a awsome flight! Very comfortable seats, good selection on movies (they give for free) food was very tasty (had grill chicken with rice, green salad, grapes, cheeese, and a chocolate for dessert) crew was very attractive, serving refrigate (o had wine all trip long) it’s been one of my best long distance flight I ever had. Thank you Aeromexico!"
Cons: "The was was little delay (weather issues)"
Pros: "Nice flight."
Cons: "Flight was delayed. Aeromexico systems were down and multiple passengers had to be rechecked at the gate right before boarding."
Pros: "La puntualidad, la amabilidad del personal y la comodidad"
Cons: "Cambian la sala de espera para el abordaje de el avion sin previo aviso. La comida no fue un plato completo, si no que solo fue un refrigerio"
Cons: "I’m still stuck in Mexico"
Cons: "With one hour to go, a man in my row in the AMPlus section (which costs extra for a bit more comfort in economy) was joined by his companion who started the flight in the back, the basic economy fare which does not cost extra.. I didn’t appreciate the fact that she got to sit up front without paying and that the AeroMexico crew did nothing to call her out or send her back. The lesson: Don’t pay the extra money for AM Plus. Just wait until no one is watching and move up front. No one cares—except your fellow passengers who paid for the added comfort."
Cons: "It was an Aeromexico flight when I tried to check in via my app it dint let me it meme me go to delta finally I have to call them to do the check in"
Pros: "Un avión en buen estado con buena variedad de Filmes"
Cons: "Quedamos mucho tiempo esperando dentro del Avión antes del despegue y después del aterrizaje"
Pros: "Got to fly a newer Aeromexico plane. It's awesome. Tuve la oportunidad de volar en unos de los aviones nuevos. Excelente."
Cons: "Arrived 3 hours early to check in but no one was at the check in counter until an hour later. Llegue 3 horas antes para regrirstrarme pero nadie llegó hasta una hora despues."
Cons: "Forced me to check my 2nd bag @ $55 after already paying to check my first, despite it being a normal carry-on. Unusually rude and unhelpful from booking through check in service. In flight was ok, albeit an older plane. Worst aspect was booking through justfly.com; expect to get fleeced on extras and relegated to an unassigned middle seat and generally regarded like a second class citizen."
Pros: "On time."
Cons: "Airplane seemed a bit old."
Pros: "The cabin attendants were very professional, bilingual and smiled."
Pros: "A bigger lunch"
Cons: "Pay for second bag is very expensive (55 usd)"
Pros: "amazing plane large easy new"
Cons: "Our flight was delayed and upon asking the supervisor for more information she was extremely rude and rolled her eyes."
Cons: "20 minute delay impacted my connecting flught"
Cons: "Having to check in my carry-on because the plane is full. Lost a meeting because I had to wait for my bag at my final destination."
Pros: "Food was good. In flight crew was nice."
Cons: "Food portion was slightly too small. Boarding crew (not on flight but in the terminal) was NOT nice-- I had a garment bag that in past experience does not count as an additional carry on since it can be placed on top of carry-on in overhead bin. Boarding crew member insisted I was over the limit (when though at check-in, the staffer saw how many pieces I had and made no comment) and she insisted I had to check one item AND pay the baggage fee. But this was a problem only because it was a full flight, and I was being punished just because my seat was in a tow closer to the front and boarded later, therefore there was less room left in the overhead bins. Also seemed ridiculous to charge for the first checked bag, with most other reputable airlines, there is no fee for the first checked bag for international flights."
Pros: "THE ATTENTION WAS EXCELENT . NOT DELAYES, EVETHING WAS GOOD LETICIA ESPINAL"
Pros: "Everything. Flight was great."
Cons: "That delta operated the flight back to NY"
Pros: "Great airplane"
Cons: "Poor communication about serious delays."
Cons: "their seating chart and the entire seating experience sucks"
Cons: "Everything worked well"
Cons: "Confort, FOOD"
Pros: "Because of a leg wound, we could not make the flight. But AM ticket refund is one of the worst in the business."
Cons: "Los aviones son viejos, el sistema de entrada a México es muy desorganizado y tardas mas de dos horas para pasar por el proceso, si estas con conexión necesitas una escala de 3 hs como mínimo. Si bien esto no depende de Aeromexico no hacen nada para agilizar el paso de la gente que tiene una conexión."
Pros: "The price was the best part"
Cons: "The boarding process"
Pros: "punctuality, crew, both at the airport and on the plane"
Cons: "Nothing, it was really good."
Pros: "attention, service , time"
Pros: "I missed my flight but when I got to the gate, the staff was really helpful. They got me a seat on the next flight and gave me a voucher for food during the wait. I will definitely be flying Aeromexico again!"
Pros: "EverythING were great"
Cons: "I am still waiting for my connection in Mexico City as the flight was 2 hours delayed in NY. I am missing a big family event due to inneficiency."
Pros: "From the boarding process all the way to arrival it was a great experience overall. Brand new planes with free up to date movies. The economy seats truly recline (to what i was very surprised) and the food was pretty good."
Cons: "There's absolutely nothing I didn't like about it."
Cons: "Terrible service."
Pros: "On time boarding and fast but good service."
Cons: "Not enough drinks offered"
Pros: "el atrrizaje fue excelente"
Cons: "La comida"
Pros: "My experience was great. The plane was comfortable and I enjoyed the food and the entertainment provided."
Cons: "Checking in at JFK took a while."
Pros: "Flight attendants were not friendly or welcoming. Some were extremely short and I could easily tell they just did not want to be there. Food was terrible. aircraft did not offer wifi. Announcements were not clear. Announcements for boarding and all other changes were made in Spanish and rarely in English. If announcements were made in English it was made by recording device which were not clear. Will not be choosing Aeromexico again!!"
Cons: "Overall experience terrible."
Pros: "Boarding was quick and efficient and we arrived 30 mins ahead of schedule which was a plus. Would definitely fly withy then again. Plus they offered inflight meals"
Cons: "Boarding too many unnecesary questions"
Pros: "Nothing Horrible trip, horrible service"
Cons: "Flight was delayed by 5hrs Hard to get clear information about the delay and when we were actually going to leave. Horrible wifi in Mexico Airport. They had all passengers board the plane and then decided to refuel, so everyone sat in the airplane for 1 hour at the gate before leaving. We didn’t even get a drink of water on the plane. We were sitting in the last row in the back of the plane and when the attendant got to us it was time to land so she just skipped our row. I highly dis recommend Volaris."
Pros: "Need remplace the seats and need more space"
Cons: "You should provide food as you used to. Prices for food are very expensive on the plane, but plane tickets are still the same. They aren't cheaper at all."
Pros: "No frills. To the point. Quick 2 hour flight, nice plane."
Cons: "Take off was delayed"
Pros: "Got me from point a to point b"
Cons: "Crew informing passengers better, being reimbursed for seats i paid for but couldn't sit in because of a plane change"
Pros: "Affordability, that's about all that is good with Volaris. Everything else is either bad or mediocre."
Cons: "Don't board passengers onto the aircraft until it is ready for passengers. Both direction (OAK to MEX and MEX to OAK), we were boarded onto a hot (not aconditioned) aircraft for at least 15 minutes before the A/C is turned on. In addition, boarding were completed and all passengers were sitting in the aircraft for over an hour before it started the taxis to the run way....why board passengers so early? At least turn on the A/C and let the cabin cool down before boarding passengers."
Cons: "I had to pay for check in at counter because I could do it online. Their system didn’t work well. Ridiculous"
Pros: "Temperature was reasonably ok."
Cons: "Seats were very uncomfortable. Didn’t recline. No movies were available."
Pros: "My flight was delayed ... one hour and had to run to catch my connecting flight !"
Cons: "On time flights !!!"
Pros: "The crew had good attitude."
Pros: "How punctual they were!"
Cons: "If the air conditioner was better."
Pros: "great crew"
Cons: "more comfortable seats"
Cons: "Late and slow boarding, last minute gate change"
Cons: "No water on any flight. Terrible customer service. Will never fly with them again."
Pros: "I was able to sleep."
Cons: "They weighed my 2 carry on together, incliding my food for the trip, and they charged me overweight. Which they did not do on the way to Mexico. The trip was not cheap to begin with."
Cons: "This fly was pretty good!"
Cons: "It was an overnight flight so I would have appreciated if the crew members refrain from super loud conversations right next to my seat (I was obviously trying to sleep as everyone else on the flight."
Pros: "Nothing to say"
Cons: "We had a bad experience with one of the seats. It was totally in a bad condition. The seat was destroyed, totally uncomfortable. It is a shame to pay so much for flights and receive this kind of "standard" in an airplane."
Cons: "a lot"
Cons: "Volaris only offers snacks for sale. I wish they also offered the sandwiches they show on their menu"
Cons: "This schedule is not for me , is too late and is not even direct , I almost miss my connection to Mexico City ."
Pros: "On time"
Cons: "Staff was joking around, lot of people didn't respect the sites on tickets so it was a mess, instead of a solution, some persons were finding a sit before take off. The crew didn't took responsibility."
Pros: "We were on time"
Cons: "They don’t tell you about they might take your baggage when you have your boarding suitcase and they made me to put it down saying there is no more space. But if you pay $100 pesos then magically the space appears in the upper place of the plane. They don’t put any of these on the page and we fight"
Cons: "when we arrived to LAX we had to wait on the runway for about 45 minutes because supposedly there was another airplane in the place where we suppose to disembark."
Cons: "Please turn on the AC it was horrible to be inside with the warm weather in Guadalajara"
Cons: "Very bumpy flight"
Pros: "On time, clean and fairly new aircraft"
Cons: "Entertainment, food choices on board, boarding staff"
Pros: "I liked the boarding was pretty simple and went by smoothly. The crew was very welcoming. I was happy to know that the vessel was not fully booked and therefore, had some empty seats to which I moved to. I felt fine like any other flight."
Cons: "No entertainment but that is because it was a short 3 hour flight. Nothing else to report."
Pros: "Service was great but asking for water should not be a paying matter. They want to charge you for everything."
Pros: "nothing of the flying company I liked the bags have cost, the snaks also have terrible cost company I do not return to travel by volaris"
Cons: "nothing of the flying company I liked the bags have cost, the snaks also have terrible cost company I do not return to travel by volaris"
Cons: "I booked my tickets way in advance to avoid any problems. I drove 4+ hours to the airport and when I check in my tickets are not in the system. How can that be? No explanation or reason and also no apologies a or any attempt to help me get to my destination simply a “ your money will be refunded within 5-7 business days”. I had to drive back home 4+ hours missed the graduation that Saturday morning that I had committed to attend that was the purpose of my early booking of the flight, I am still very disappointed and upset with this experience."
Cons: "I had to pay 95 dollars per bag when they told me it would only be 60 dollars per bag , i only got them because i had no other choice."
Pros: "Attentive, respectful, and on time! This airline has treated me very well."
Pros: "Travel time"
Cons: "No real food only snacks"
Pros: "The employees were professional and the flight was smooth."
Cons: "The sandwich we bought was cold and dry"
Pros: "The Valaris staff were most helpful and courteous. The flight crew was professional and the airplane appeared be just fine."
Cons: "The lack of a check-in machine and the long lines at the check-in counter were annoying. Also the legroom in the plane was minimal."
Pros: "That we eventually left..."
Cons: "delayed, customer service on the phone was not helpful , I was held back during oarding. Check in online was a long process and at the end it was pointless."
Pros: "Great experience and service."
Pros: "On time"
Cons: "Seat cushion had sunk in so it did not support me. I’m 135 lbs. space was cramped."
Pros: "It was very on time"
Cons: "The bag fee is excessive"
Pros: "Flight got dekayed, staff neber smiled, rude!!! And i have neber felt such tublences in my life time. Flight attebdants did not bother to say thank you or one smile but talk to others of their own i find it rude!!!! I asked fkr water, brought to me 10 min late and was not cold or fresh in a plastic cup???"
Cons: "Kiosks in Mexico City on the way back were closed in the middle of the day. There was no one to talk to or get my boarding pass. Horrible old planes with tiniest seating. Never again."
Pros: "Quick and relatively cheap."
Cons: "It was too cold."
Pros: "Well received and very helpful during check-in of luggage."
Cons: "They changed the boarding gate and i missed the announcement."
Pros: "They were on time and accepted my cabin luggage without charging me extra, even though it was slight over 10 kg."
Cons: "They had only food for sale in cash in Mexican pesos in an international flight."
Cons: "My luggage was opened and electronic items / gifts were stolen. I am upset because customer service never answered to resolve the problem."
Cons: "Delayed flight by 3 hr just 25dlls of compensation"
Pros: "Cleanliness of the plane and cabin"
Cons: "Online check-in needs work!"
Pros: "Very friendly and welcoming crew."
Cons: "Service was great!"
Cons: "The flight was 4 hours late"
Pros: "Everything was perfect but the price"
Cons: "Seat confort, space"
Pros: "The flight attendants were great. They gave very good service."
Cons: "The menu listed sandwiches but they didn’t have any :( The temperature inside the plane was so stuffy and hot. I prefer warmer temperatures but this was terrible."
Cons: "Make the luggage policy and fees more clear, they charged me 50$ for no good reason. Smallest seats I've ever had in my life."
Pros: "New planes, los cost, relatively on time"
Cons: "Checkin in, boarding, Seats, on board entertainment, food"
Cons: "They weighed bags 3 times just to to to get money not for the safety of the flight"
Pros: "I liked that they got me to my destination alive."
Cons: "The seats, being on time, docking at the right terminal so we didn’t have to bus to another terminal to go through customs, the food, the check in process... everything was sub par. For a thousand dollar ticket, I’ll never fly Volaris or Viva Aerobús again."
Cons: "Some glitches in the loading of your pages made The printing of boaring pass and electronic ticket complicated and confusing resulting in an extra charge yo print the boarding pass."
Cons: "Viva aerobus takes advantage of its passengers by charging last minutes for non-sense things"
Pros: "Flight in time"
Cons: "1. Couldn’t do web check-in 2. When picked my seat in vivaerobus website , emergency seats were not indicated, as a result, i got exactly a seat infront of the emergency seats line. Not only my seat wouldn’t lean, it was also less than 90 degrees. I was terribly uncomfortable the whole flight!!!"
Cons: "Food and entertainment and leg space."
Cons: "Mex AirPort ,"
Pros: "The crew at the front of the airplane were friendly"
Cons: "When sitting at the back of the plane there were some girls with 3 beer cans each playing loud music and it woke up my child. I asked the flight attendant to tell the women to turn down there music and she said no she couldn’t do that if I didn’t like it to tell them myself."
Cons: "My flight was delayed, and I missed all the other flights."
Pros: "Crew was very helpful and willing to sevice us. Pilot was very kind also."
Cons: "Only a bit more smooth flying, but this is out of our control."
Pros: "Almost 4 hrs of delay"
Cons: "Boarding took just too long"
Pros: "Good seating."
Cons: "They should add charging ports to their aircrafts."
Pros: "Worst customer service I have ever been subject too"
Pros: "Boarding was really fast."
Cons: "The airline isn’t honest about their delays and the seat space is too narrow, tall people don’t fit."
Cons: "They didn’t let me board."
Pros: "The airline we had left the checking area 1/45 min before the flight take off my flight was at 1:55 pm I got there at 12:30 pm and the agents weren’t there 12 passengers stay with out a flight and there’s no body to help us bad service had to buy new tickets"
Cons: "The airline we had left the checking area 1/45 min before the flight take off my flight was at 1:55 pm I got there at 12:30 pm and the agents weren’t there 12 passengers stay with out a flight and there’s no body to help us bad service had to buy new tickets"
Cons: "Seat doesn't recline. Pitch felt smaller too."
Pros: "good choice of snacks and food, good entertainment options"
Cons: "vegan friendly food options"
Pros: "Bien la tripulación. El avión austero"
Cons: "Las indicaciones para subir al avion"
Cons: "They canceled my reservation but did not notify me in any way. I showed up to the airport with no flight. I will never fly this airline again."
Pros: "Price of ticket was excellent..Flight was good."
Cons: "No entertainment , seat not adjustable"
Cons: "This airline is always delayed and it’s always too much. This time was 1:30 hours late and we were standing 30 min more in the destination. So. This airline is the worst"
Cons: "Flight got delayed by 1.5 Hrs I missed by further connection."
Cons: "First class is pretty limited on food. The seats could be more comfortable considering the cost."
Pros: "Cheap and on time"
Cons: "Crew that didn't care and didn't greet passengers"
Cons: "A 5 hour delay and absolut nothing of info about it from the crew. Really really shitty. No food. No water. No medical service for a sick baby about 1.3 years old. This is the worst experience ever."
Cons: "Delays are understandable but the messaging was the problem, staff created chaos by handing out limited incorrect information. This Encouraged passengers to overcrowd the information booths. Plus a two hour wait on the tarmac,horrible!!"
Cons: "The set to uncontrollable don’t reclaiming"
Cons: "It’s was very bad"
Pros: "ok time , good plane"
Cons: "you could AT LEAST offer a bottle of waterFREE!!!"
Pros: "Normal flight"
Pros: "The flight landed early."
Cons: "Landing at Cancun Airport wr deplaned and were left in a hallway behind a locked glass door. Safety concern ad we couldnt go back nor forward. Not a nice welcome to Cancun."
Pros: "Nothing was nice. Delayed flight for 3 hours and never told us what was wrong or why was it delayed. They first said it was about 30-45 minutes late, then an hour, later, another hour and so on. They didn’t offer anything on board, not even a cup of water. I understand they want to make profit and sell snacks and drinks, but come on, charge you for water!? Seriously?!"
Cons: "NOTHING! I rather pay $100 more in an airline that has great CUSTOMER SERVICE and that in addition for not giving me a straight answer about how delayed is my damn flight AND taking one fu****ng hour to put the luggage in the carousel for the passengers! I hope they go out of business!!!!!! I know they lost mine and my whole family!"
Cons: "Crowded, disorganized boarding process. The worst I have ever experienced."
Pros: "The flight on time and the airplane new"
Cons: "The people on caunter very"
Cons: "I missed my flight due to an emergency and they made no effort to help me out, they essentially said you lost your flight buy another one."
Pros: "We got to the airport and the lady that helped us add an extra bag was amazing trying her hardest to make it the cheesesteak possible. She weighed and re weighed our bags until we had the cheapest option. We ended up having to pay for 1bag upgrade (2-55lbs) that was 75$ Then the flight it’s self the flight attendants were every nice and tried to wander any questions I had. Chips were stale. Comfort of the flight was no worse than any other flight I’ve been on."
Cons: "I will not book with kiwi.com EVER again because they messed up my baggage. I originally wanted 3-55lb bags but bought 5-33lb bags when I enquirer about upgrading to 3-55lb bags they ended up miss understanding my wishes and took away 2bags and I still only had 33lbs per bag... by then it was to close to the date we were leaving so they couldn’t fix it and I was told I wasn’t going to get a refund... and that I would have to buy my baggage upgrade at the airport. I could try but it wasn’t likely."
Pros: "Everyone was nice"
Cons: "Didn’t like i wasnt told i was going to sit separate from my husband and son"
Cons: "Due to heavy traffic we arrived 35 minutes prior to our departure and were not allowed to board the flight. The website clearly states that they reserve that right within 30 minutes. Their website also did not allow us to check-in online which would have also saved time. They simply told us no and said it was a lost ticket. When I questioned a credit, refund or an additional flight they said no and offered no assistance. Finally, they called security when I asked to speak to someone else."
Pros: "To my surprise I had to took this trip by time convenience. It was a cheap flight and had never used Viva before. Departed on time and had a great flight"
Pros: "According schedule"
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“I can’t believe I’m actually back on Earth…” Alicia had removed the wooden plank that was blocking the window in the basement and looked up at the bright-white moon in the sky. Even though it was cold out and the heat was on, they still needed to air the place out since they were mopping the tile floor with bleachy water.
Matt snickered, then complained “I’m sorry about the shitty lighting, but nobody ever comes down here under normal circumstances. We usually just use the basement as a fucking storage cellar… Although my dad said that this used to be his bedroom growing up.”
“It’s really not that bad.” Alicia giggled, “This place is nice compared to where I’ve been recently… Well, Azra’s bedroom at the top of the Silver Keep is pretty cozy though. Hehehe~…”
“Ah, holy shit!” Matt brought out a card from his ‘hand’. The holographic imagine floated in front of his face and asked “Are you talking about this place?”
[Structure: Azrael’s Silver Keep
Mana Cost: 4
Description: Summons a 30 meter tall stone keep, which happens to be painted silver. This was the original and most basic design for the Silver Keep, Azrael King’s Divine Workshop. Although it is simply a four-story stone tower, it is incredibly wide and able to house many people. It can provide defense against archaic siege weapons and tactics, though it is ultimately susceptible to explosives or magical attacks. It can be played in conjunction with various Spells, Items and Creatures in order to maximize efficiency.]
“Wow! You’re just like Azra and Yuri!” Alicia gasped, then nodded her head and explained “Yep, that’s our home but… It looks like this is an old picture and description. Azra and his apprentices installed plumbing and electrical wiring, along with a bunch of weapons.”
Matt sighed, explaining “My umm, ability lets me Summon stuff from different uh, ‘worlds’ at certain points in time. Like you and your sister. I don’t really know how to break this to you but… Your ‘story’ is basically over already. If you know what I mean?”
“I don’t get it.” The curly red hair covered her face a bit, as she tilted her head and furrowed her brows. Then she pursed her lips and cautiously inquired “Are you saying that we’re dead? No, but, I know that we died and went to Hell…”
“No, more like… Imagine that you’re actually just a character in a book. The book has a beginning and an end, but it’s already written. My umm, ‘Power’ is to take people, places and things from certain points in those stories and turn them into reality. Or something like that. Even though I say it that way, it’s not like I personally put you and your sister into cards, okay? That was somebody else. I just inherited this ability from them…”
Alicia sighed, then murmured “I think I understand. I… I’m not the real Alicia Healy, am I? I’m just a copy…”
Matthew laughed awkwardly, then rebuked “You’re just as real as everything else, okay? Anyway, it’s better not to worry about those kinds of philosophical questions. Right now, we need to clean the house. My mom and I might end up selling it… Or we might not. I don’t know yet. Things are really complicated right now. Plus with that terrorist attack only a mile or so away, the property value is gonna plummet. Ugh, it pisses me off just thinking about it.”
“Pft~!” Alicia snickered, “Ah, sorry… It just feels so weird to see someone worried about ‘normal’ stuff like that.”
“Okay, how ‘bout this then? There’s about to be a civil war and Maryland is gonna probably turn into one of the main battlefields. Then there’s probably gonna be a third World War and eventually, it’ll literally be the end of the world. I’m not talking about a hundred years from now either. This is all shit that’ll happen in the near future. So yeah, you’re right! Why the fuck am I even worrying about selling the house or whatever?! Regardless of whether I can sell it or not, I can’t escape the shitstorm that’s gonna happen! Yet right now, I’m wasting my time mopping up some stranger’s piss off my basement floor!”
“Aww~, it’ll be okay Sweetie.” When Alicia saw that Matt was having a panic attack, she didn’t get scared or upset. Instead, she walked over to him and gave him and comforting hug. Rubbing her hands on his back and patting him, as if she was consoling a small child.
“Uh, uh, umm, thanks… I guess…” Obviously Matt was totally uncomfortable with the beautiful stranger’s physical contact, but he didn’t push her away. In fact, he was afraid to even touch her at all.
When she saw how embarrassed he was, she giggled and then grabbed the mop from his hands. Alicia told him “I can do this kind of stuff myself. Why don’t you start putting all the broken junk in trash bags and throwing them away outside?”
Matt sighed, nodded his head and dejectedly followed her orders. He started to realize that whenever he Summoned ‘Heroes’, they would always seem to be far more assertive and adaptable than he was…
An hour after Alicia was Summoned, Matthew drew a new card to his hand. By that time, the basement was finally cleaned up. All of the broken items were thrown away, while the floor was mopped up completely. It was actually much cleaner and less cluttered than Matt had ever seen it.
“Hey look what I just drew!” Matt was excited as he showed the orange-haired girl the card in his hand.
“Lucky Hospital Beds?” Alicia slowly read the description, “That’s pretty neat. But where are we going to put them? The basement?”
He snickered, “We might as well. It’s probably the cleanest place in the whole house at the moment anyway.”
“I’m not tired though. I feel like I’ve only been awake for an hour or so… I am getting a bit hungry. We should clean up the kitchen next and then make something to eat.”
Thus, Alicia once again decided what they were going to do, without even asking for Matthew’s opinion. Of course, he didn’t disagree with her decision or argue pointlessly either.
Neither of them spoke much while they were cleaning up the kitchen. However, Matt was slowly starting to get used to her presence and becoming more comfortable following her ‘orders’. Eventually, they managed to clean the place up and sit down at the kitchen table to eat some heated-up canned Manhattan clam chowder.
Another hour had passed and Matt got rid of Angry Pigeons, in order to draw a new card. He couldn’t help grumbling “Why the hell do I always draw this stupid card?”
[Creature: Ethereal Phallus
ID Code: Eros-D13
Mana Cost: 2
Mana Upkeep per Day: 1
Description: Summons a powerful Enhancement Spirit, which happens to be shaped like a human penis. It was once an ancient Rank-D treasured dagger, but when its physical form was destroyed, the weapon’s Soul escaped. The Ethereal Phallus enjoys thrusting in and out of holes. If there are no holes for it to penetrate, then it tends to create them. Although it isn’t very powerful on its own, when the Spirit takes control of sharp weapons, it becomes extremely fearsome. Not recommended for those who care deeply about their chastity.]
“Hehehe~, what’s wrong with it? I think it’s actually kind of cute…” Alicia took the card from his hand and looked at it up close, but then something strange occurred. It was automatically Summoned.
“Ah~!” When the card transformed into a transparent, glowing-red penis, Alicia’s first reaction was to grab it tightly in her hands and squeeze it. The strange creature wiggled around and struggled, while a slimy ectoplasmic fluid was secreted from its shaft.
“Oh my God!” Before Matthew had the chance to Unsummon the Creature, it was already thrusting in and out of Alicia’s mouth.
Stole this meme from https://lightningfastbullshit.com/btftliaw-chapter-496/ lmao. |
We had a great One-Day Intro to Drum Circle Facilitation Training over the weekend.
Everyone took away plenty of tools, skills and learning from the day to share with their communities in Sydney, Newcastle, the Central Coast and Dubbo!
The drumming community continues to grow and bring the joy and power of rhythm to more people in these tough times. Now, more than ever we need to be connected and keep our spirits up.
Drumming and rhythm delivers this in spades.*
The One-Day Intro delivered more than 11 tools to empower Drum Circle Facilitators to lead successful Drum Circles for kids, adults as well as corporate groups.
All based on the work of Arthur Hull and Village Music Circles . Usually we hold an Annual 3 Day Training October, but this had to be postponed in Melbourne this year because of the Covid lockdown and State boarder closures.
Thx to Bek Wermut from Rhythm2Recovery for supporting & Flourish Aust – Newcastle for the space
Life is better with rhythm and when we work together!
DETAILS Earthen Rhythms will be bringing their vibrant drumming energy and expertise to help you to let go and find your rhythm! Their talented facilitators teach rhythm in a safe, upbeat and easy way and they bring joy and laughter to the community through the infectious rhythms of West Africa.
CONNECT AND BE UPLIFTED This is a wonderful opportunity to have fun, connect with your community and experience the many benefits of drumming. As part of the workshop we’ll also be sharing some valuable online resources for managing your mental health and wellbeing.
COVID SAFE Sanitised drums and refreshments will be provided, just bring yourself! Social distancing practices will be followed and numbers are strictly limited so get your FREE ticket today to secure your spot. We are a COVID SAFE business.
MORE INFO If you would like more information you can contact us on (02) 4032 5500 or via email at firstname.lastname@example.org
The Place Charlestown is offering three FREE awesome facilitated community drum circles. See flyer below.
1 x Online Workshop
2 x Face-to-Face Workshops
20 Adults per Workshop
No experience necessary
Covid Safe Activity
Why is drumming is good for you?
Drumming is good for your BODY, MIND and SOUL. Earthen Rhythms combines the primal power of drumming with modern rhythm technology to create a truly uplifting musical experience for any experience level.
These rhythm workshops are MINDFULNESS IN ACTION. Be present, feel alive. Feel the rhythm and create the music. Find your vibrant self and share your spirit, as you are guided by our experienced rhythm facilitator.
Positive Effects of Rhythm
Positive psychological effects of drum circles include, elevated brain and social functioning. More specifically, you may experience:
Enhance social skills
Improved motor-skills & coordination (eg for stroke rehab)
Incredible article and podcast regarding the history and health benefits of rhythm. Check it out!
Audio: Ideas – The Rhythm Section: How Beats and Grooves Define Us
Here’s a couple of excerpts:
“Kraus has found that children who struggle to produce, or hear, rhythms also tend to have difficulty with language processing and reading. Through a pair of longitudinal studies in Chicago and Los Angeles, she’s also discovered that playing an instrument or singing for two years can fundamentally — and permanently — improve a child’s cognitive abilities. It’s a testament to the profound effect that rhythm has on our cognition — and a compelling argument for music education.”
“When I was young, I thought pitch was the most important thing in music. Now, I’m convinced it’s rhythm. Everything is in the timing. Rhythm is really the essence of music,” says Laurel Trainor, the director of the McMaster Institute for Music and The Mind in Hamilton, Ontario
“Whatever its evolutionary basis, it’s clear that rhythm is more than a fundamental feature of music. It’s also a fundamental part of what makes us human.”
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the above meme was true?
As you all know, I recently went to the States for a series of training and workshops.
I was advised it was still safe to travel at that time to the States, but despite that, I wore a face mask in the airports and on the planes, and was very conscious of hand hygiene throughout the trip. However, given the current Pandemic climate, I decided to err on the side of caution and get tested at the COVID-19 clinic up at JHH on Sunday, as I had woken up with mild cold/flu-like symptoms. I have been directed by them to isolate for 48 hours until I get the results. I do not have a result yet.
Let me assure you all, that your health and wellness is of paramount importance. While the chances of a positive test are low, I have decided to voluntarily isolate this week (as I still haven’t heard back from them), as a matter of precaution. Furthermore, to eliminate any possible risk to people’s health I will postpone this week’s classes (Jim’s and mine). Classes will recommence from the 23rd March (all classes missed will be credited towards another class).
Extra precautions will be put in place:
* Please “sanitise-in and out” of class; or even better, wash hands for 20secs. * If you have your own drum, please bring that one instead. * Hire-drums will be sanitised before and after handling. * Surfaces will be kept sanitised * High-touch areas such as gates and doors will be sanitised frequently. * If you do need to sneeze or cough, please do into the hook of your elbow and not your hand. * Dispose of snotty tissues, or take them with you. * If any of you have any symptoms, even if mild, please stay at home and we will see you at a class after isolation. * Also, if you are Immuno-compromised, or “at risk”, we ask that you also stay at home for the time being. * We will be relaxing our cancellation policy and all missed classes, due to this crisis, will be credited to your account to use at a later date.
This is a worrying time for everyone, both health-wise and economically. I am keeping a close eye on advice from the WHO, Government directives, and also the Department of Education and will keep you all in the loop as soon as I get any results, and as this situation develops.
Of course our community’s health is the most important of all, but please continue to support us small businesses at this time, as the Arts is already taking a big hit here and around the globe. Moving forward, I will be looking into the possibility of some online classes and live stream, over the coming weeks and months, so we can all keep our spirits up and bang out some stress-relieving rhythms!!! Remember: Getting back to nature (by yourself!), sunlight, laughter, drumming and having fun is a great immunity booster!! 🕺🏻🤸♀️ 🌞🎶🥁
Stay safe, wash your hands 🤗 and I hope you all found some toilet paper! 🤙
Cheers, Benjie, Jim and The Earthen Rhythms Team.
LINK – https://mailchi.mp/6175dd394577/new-african-drumming-courses-newcastle-4651261 |
Claim: An Evangelical Christian mom re-wrote the Harry Potter series to remove all references to witchcraft and wizardry, replacing them with “prayer and miracles.”
Example: [Collected via the email, September 2014]
Has a housewife really rewritten the Harry Potter stories into a
conservative Christian novel? I’ve seen this several times in the past
few days on Facebook
Origins: On 24 August, a Harry Potter-themed story was posted to FanFiction.Net, under the title “Hogwarts School of Prayer and Miracles.” The author, whose pen name is “proudhousewife,” stated that she posted the revision in order to allow her children to read the wildly popular young adult series without being exposed to themes of witchcraft.
The author of the religious Harry Potter fanfic, who identifies herself as “Grace Ann,” explained:
Do you want your little ones to read books; and they want to read the Harry Potter Books; but you do not want them to turn into witches? Well-this is the story for you! This story has all the adventure of JKR’s books; but will not lead your children astray. For concerned mommies everywhere! Blessings!
What follows is a re-imagining of Harry’s first meeting with Hogwarts’ School of Witchcraft and Wizardry’s groundskeeper Hagrid. In that scene, Hagrid comes to recruit Harry to Christianity and brings him back to Hogwarts.
In this particular fan tribute, Harry Potter is refashioned as an American, and the threat of Voldemort is interpreted as Congressional action to restrict “freedom of religion.”
One of the later chapters features this excerpt:
Too many young men these days pressure young women into things undesired and forbidden. It is the mark of a true, old-fashioned gentleman to respect the fact that every young woman is another man’s future wife. And we all know that it would be a dreadful, terrible sin to bring another man’s wife into intimacy. Why does modern culture suddenly treat that as okay simply because he does not have her yet? Man’s laws may permit it; but the laws of the Lord are not bound by time.
Hermione moved to push open the imposing, large door, but she struggled with the knob. It was quite a heavy door! But Harry was a good, devout Christian now. He would not have a young, godly girl struggling to open a door which he was perfectly capable of opening himself!
With the simple faith so often seen in little ones, Harry got down on his knees; and lifted his hands skyward; and shouted prayerfully, “Dear Lord, please open these doors; and allow me to enter my new home!”
With a loud, thunderous boom that echoed throughout the expansive, beautiful campus, the doors crashed open. Harry stood up piously as Hermione’s jaw dropped. Now, she knew for certain that this was truly a man of the Lord!
Harry was about to step inside when Hermione grabbed his arm. He blushed once more.
“Wait, Harry!” Hermione uttered quickly. “There’s something you should know.”
“What is it?” Harry queried questioningly.
“My father says that dark times are coming,” Hermione spoke worriedly. “There is a man named Voldemort who wants to destroy all that we stand for. He is pushing an agenda in congress which will stop us from practicing our faith freely.”
“But that is what our founding fathers built this nation for!” Harry cried indignantly. “The freedom of religion!”
“Voldemort doesn’t care,” Hermione remarked sadly; and she shook her head. “And he is gaining power. The freedom of Christians to practice our faith is disappearing by the day. Soon, it will be like it was in Rome.” Lovely, ladylike tears began to roll down her delicate, terrified face. “And I don’t like lions!”
The Evangelical version of Harry Potter spilled onto the social web
when meme site Tickld posted an article on
While there is indeed a Christian Harry Potter fanfiction story circulating the Internet, the writer’s intent was satirical and was not part of a plan to create a published set of Harry Potter books suitable for Christian readers and stripped of troublesome references to witchcraft and wizardry. The final chapter made the author’s intent clear:
“Enough of your lies,” Dumbledore exclaimed bravely. “We know who you are.”
Voldemort blinked stupidly; and then he uttered childishly, “I’m sorry … what?”
Dumbledore smiled smartly. “You’re pretending to be dumb, I see. Well I’m not stupid. We know all about how much you hate Christians.”
“What? I don’t hate Christians,” Voldemort lied dishonestly. “What are you even talking about?”
“You’re still pretending to be dumb,” the Reverend pointed out truthfully. “We know all about your plot to illegalize Christianity, Voldemort.”
Voldemort blinked stupidly again and questioned evilly, “Wait, this is about my Reddit account?”
“Is that what you call your godless coven?” Dumbledore queried knowingly. “Well yes I have indeed seen your so-called Reddit Account; and just try to deny your hatred of Christianity when you post things like this-‘kristians all sux. their religion is stoopid and should be illegal. i will rite to congres and tell them to make law.'”
Harry Potter laughed intelligently; because Voldemort did not even understand proper spelling and grammar.
“That was a joke,” Voldemort retorted unintelligently. “That whole account is a joke. I mean, ‘Voldemort_the_righteous_skeptic’?” He laughed with the nervousness of one who knows he is damned. “Of course you’re not supposed to take it seriously.”
“Do you think religion is a laughing matter young man?” Dumbledore demanded righteously. “Well it is not! What sort of a joke is trying to outlaw religion?!”
“Of course I don’t actually want to outlaw religion,” Voldemort uttered deceptively. “That would be ridiculous. I just got annoyed by the ridiculous straw man some Christians have made out of atheism, so, whenever I see someone ranting about how depraved and evil we nonbelievers are, I reply with something like that. You know, taking that stereotype to an extreme to point out how ridiculous it is.
“Also, a small but vocal minority of atheists exists that stereotypes and mocks anyone who disagrees with them. They can be just as hateful as people think we all are, and that does real damage. They bug me as much as the straw man arguments do — and they give those arguments credibility — so I do the same thing to them, replying with an extreme version of what they said to highlight the absurdity of it.”
Last updated: 7 October 2015 |
Hi folks. Thanks for reading my voter guide and for taking your voting responsibility seriously!
I cannot WAIT to throw Orange Julius out of the White House. I hope you are donating and volunteering and doing everything you can to take back our government at all levels. If you haven’t heard of the Sawbuck Patriots, check them out and join if you can. The members donate $10 or more every day to liberal candidates around the country with a path to victory, and whose campaigns will increase voter registration, education and turnout. Its efforts like theirs that are really making a difference in this election.
I’ve been hearing a lot of angst out there about how certain Democratic candidates fall short on this issue or that. I would like to direct you to a meme I just saw on social media:
Please keep that in mind while you study the California measures as well.
The California ballot isn’t especially long, but it is especially difficult. There are 12 statewide measures, 11 of them are very complex and many of them were very hard calls. You’ll find lots of lessons in here about California’s electoral past because many of the measures support or overturn previous measures, so understanding the history is critical to making an informed decision.
And I want to warn you: none of these measures are perfect. I’m holding my nose on several of these recommendations because of the way they were drafted. But remember: your vote is not a valentine. If you would rather wait for perfect laws, or perfect candidates, you will be waiting a very long time.
Before we begin, I should clarify that the opinions I express in this voter guide are my own, and should not be attributed to my employer, my adorable toddler, or any of the many Democratic clubs I belong to. Please send all hate mail to me at info (at) votealix.com.
In the interest of full disclosure, I’m a single mom, a liberal Democrat attorney and a government nerd, whose passions include arts and culture, getting more women elected to public office, and protecting our environment for future generations. I’ve worked on more political campaigns than I can count, including my own, and I also like long walks on the beach.
Here are my recommendations for the California ballot, with detailed explanations below:
Prop 14 – Bonds to continue funding for stem cell research – No?
Prop 15 – Changing tax assessment of commercial property to fund schools and local government services – YES!
Prop 16 – Bring back affirmative action – YES
Prop 17 – Restoring voting rights to parolees – YES
Prop 18 – Give some 17 year olds the right to vote – YES
Prop 19 – Property tax adjustment for seniors, disabled, victims of wildfire or natural disasters – Yes?
Prop 20 – Restrict parole for certain non-violent offenders – NO!!!!
Prop 21 – Expands local government authority over rent control – Yes?
Prop 22 – Employment status of gig economy drivers – YES!
Prop 23 – Regulation of kidney dialysis clinics – NO!!!!
Prop 24 – Amending consumer privacy laws – NO
Prop 25 – Eliminate cash bail – YES!
Prop 14 – Bonds to Continue Funding Stem Cell Research – No?
This was a tough one for me. It’s a $5.5 billion (with a B!) bond measure that will fund critical stem cell research and treatments for Alzheimers and dementia, among other terrible diseases and injuries. But – now? Really? During an unprecedented economic meltdown? Great cause, but bad timing.
First, some background. Stem cells are those early embryonic and certain mature cells that can produce a range of human tissues, and which are being studied for their potential to cure chronic disease and repair serious injuries. In the past there has been controversy around stem cell research because abortion opponents believed it was unethical to extract human cells from embryos, and they were able to convince the Bush administration to prohibit federal funds from being used for such research.
In 2004, California took a stand for this kind of medical research by passing Proposition 71, which issued $3 billion in bonds to fund California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), and established a state constitutional right (!) to conduct stem cell studies.
Fast forward to 2019, when CIRM is running out of money. In July of last year, CIRM suspended applications for new projects, and as of October 2019, CIRM had only $132 million in funds remaining out of the original $3B.
This year, CIRM supporters placed Prop 14 on the ballot to authorize $5.5 billion in state general obligation bonds to fund CIRM, and add a few more requirements. Prop 14 would make sure that CIRM is spending at least 92.5% of the bond revenues on grants to entities conducting research, trials and programs. $1.5 billion of the bond revenues will go toward therapies and treatments for brain and nervous system diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and dementia.
Critics of CIRM say that they don’t have much to show for the $3 billion authorized by Prop 71. While CIRM’s research led to two approved cancer treatments and a number of other prospective therapies in various stages of development, the agency hasn’t been able to claim many other break-throughs. (See this Chronicle investigation on the subject). To be fair, the science in this field is incremental and very, very slow, and that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t continue to invest in it, because what research has been completed is very promising. And in response to this criticism, the authors of Prop 14 added a provision requiring that some of the bond revenues will be spent on improving access to treatments and cures, and other real-world applications. Prop 14 also requires that 15 out of 85 employees of CIRM be focused on treatments and cures.
Here’s the kicker for me. If it passes, Prop 14 bonds will cost the state $2.3 billion in INTEREST over ~30 years, making the total amount that needs to be repaid $7.8 billion. Yikes! That’s a lot of money. However, that cost could be higher or lower depending on interest rates, and well, we know that interest rates are going to remain low for quite some time. (Side note: now is the time to refi your mortgage or take out a loan – borrowing money is basically free right now). The state General Fund (meaning, you the taxpayer) would pay most of the costs. It’s worth mentioning here that the state is still repaying the original $3 billion.
Opponents of Prop 14 argue that California faces an enormous budget deficit due to the COVID-related economic collapse, and the state has far more pressing priorities than medical research (i.e., healthcare, jobs, and housing). That’s a fair point, and it’s a tough time to ask California to take on more debt. That said, the $5.5 billion in bond revenues won’t go into a black hole: it would pay for thousands of jobs for Californians who do this kind of work, which will undoubtedly give a boost to the state’s economy.
Opponents also say that the original justification for funding CIRM was the federal opposition to stem cell research, which is no longer a factor. It is true that in 2009, President Barack Obama lifted most of the restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. However, some federal office holders continue to agree with abortion opponents that stem cell research is unethical, and if (God forbid!) Trump gets re-elected, there is no telling what he will do. Moreover, we have learned in the last 4 years that we can’t rely on the federal government for funding of science, so California is probably on its own here.
But there’s something weird about this measure, I’m not sure what to make of it. The “yes” side has a robust campaign, and they have raised more than $9 million. They have the endorsements of the California Democratic Party, UC Board of Regents, and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. By contrast, the “No” side hasn’t organized a campaign, and it also hasn’t raised a single dollar as of September 19. This is usually a signal to me that the “no” side doesn’t have much institutional support, or maybe they just know they are going to lose. However, all of the major California newspapers have come out against Prop 14. I’ve never seen that happen before. It’s rare that news organizations across this diverse state develop such a consensus on anything, much less on the side of a non-existent campaign. So make of that what you will.
You can probably tell I’ve gone back and forth quite a bit on this one. I believe in science, and I am excited about the potential future applications of stem cell therapies. When my daughter was born, I paid a lot of money to preserve her cord blood stem cells in case a life-saving treatment becomes necessary, knowing full well that the treatment she may need someday has not yet been developed. I am also pleased to see that this research is moving toward a real-world phase of treatments for terrible chronic illnesses and injuries. And just because the science is slow, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t fund it.
However, $7.8 BILLION DOLLARS IN NEW DEBT. YEESH. In a boom year, this ballot measure would have been an easy yes for me. But in 2020? I think of how many homeless people that would house, or how many small businesses it would save. In the current economic catastrophe, it does feel like CIRM should find another source of funding. I am going to hold my nose and vote no on this one, and call it a case of terrible timing.
Prop 15 – Changing Tax Assessment of Commercial Property to Fund Schools and Local Government Services – YES!
This one is super wonky – but also super important! – so bear with me.
Let’s start with a(nother) brief history lesson. In 1978, California voters approved Proposition 13, which capped property taxes on residential, commercial, and industrial real estate at 1 percent of the price at the time of purchase. No matter how long you own the property, your property tax is capped, with a small annual adjustment that is less than 2% of your existing tax. When a property is sold to new owners, however, the property tax is reassessed at 1 percent of its sale price and the limit on increases to taxable value resets.
If you’re a homeowner, you have benefited from this law because it has kept your property taxes about the same, even if your home value has increased over time. Before Prop 13, some homeowners, particularly retirees on fixed incomes, were being priced out of their own homes because as their property value increased, their property taxes became out of reach for them.
But while property owners benefitted from Prop 13, schools and other government-funded services suffered, because property taxes are a major source of revenue for local government.
When I was growing up in LA County in the 1970’s, California had one of the best funded, most envied public education systems in the United States. Today, only a handful of states rank lower than California in mathematics, science and reading proficiency. Prop 13 is partially to blame. As you can see in this chart, California’s education spending continues to lag behind the rest of the nation.
Until recently, Prop 13 has been considered a third rail that no politician wanted to touch. Who wants to be responsible for pricing Grandma out of her home? But in the last few years, a few intrepid legislators have started building the case to split commercial and industrial properties off from Prop 13’s protections (calling it a “split roll”), arguing that big business shouldn’t be protected from paying higher property taxes, and local governments desperately needs the revenue to pay for essential services.
Enter Prop 15.
Prop 15 would amend the state constitution require commercial and industrial properties to be taxed based on their market value. Prop 15 carves out properties zoned as commercial agriculture because everyone recognizes that farms operate on tight margins and nobody wants to put them out of business.
Prop 15 also includes many protections for small businesses. For most commercial businesses, the change from purchase price to market value will start in fiscal year 2022, but for shopping malls and other properties that rent to small businesses it will start in 2025 (or at a later date to be determined by the legislature). The ballot initiative would make an exception for properties whose business owners have $3 million or less in holdings in California – these properties would continue to be taxed based on their original purchase price. And finally, as an added bonus, Prop 15 would exempt a small business’s tangible personal property from taxes. As a former small business owner, I can tell you this part is huge. I always thought it was weird that I could be taxed on the equipment I needed to run my business, it just felt like government overreach to me.
The state’s fiscal analyst estimated that, after Prop 15 is fully implemented in 5 years or so, it would generate between $7.5 billion and $12 billion in revenue per year. Billion with a B! That’s a lot of moolah! About 40% would be allocated to schools and 60% will go to local governments for things like homeless services and police and fire departments.
Check out this cool online calculator that will tell you how much money will go to schools in your county if Prop 13 passes. San Francisco Unified School District will receive an estimated $35.6 million per year! Oh em gee. That’s a lot of pencils.
Here’s something I like about Prop15: it asks the state legislature to pass laws to phase-in the market value-based taxes, and how often the reassessments would occur (no less than three years between reassessments), and to establish an appeals process for challenging a reassessment. I’m glad these decisions were punted, because if they were codified by the ballot measure they would be impossible to amend. But by delegating it to the legislature, these decisions can be modified over time, as circumstances change.
Supporters of Prop 15 point out that California is facing a $54-billion budget deficit over the next year because of COVID-19. State revenues are expected to drop by a staggering $41.2 billion compared with a pre-coronavirus projection in January, putting school funding in jeopardy.
Prop 15 has received national attention – and has earned endorsements from the likes of Senators Cory Booker, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren; Governor Newsom, former VP Joe Biden, and former Presidential candidates Mike Bloomberg, Pete Buttigieg, Julián Castro, and Beto O’Roarke. The Democratic Party and the Green Party agree on it, as do most major labor unions, local government officials, and civil rights organizations including the ACLU, Equality California, and the League of Conservation Voters.
Opponents include large commercial property owners like Boston Properties, people who hate all taxes like Americans for Tax Reform, pro-business organizations including the California Chamber of Commerce, California New Car Dealers Association, and the California Restaurant Association. They argue that Prop 15 is a slippery slope, and the proponents will be coming for residential property taxes next. The sponsors of Prop 15 have denied this, and I haven’t seen any credible evidence backing up the claim.
Opponents also argue that California already has a terrible climate for business and job creation, and this measure will make it even worse. They threaten that jobs will leave California, costing the state even more revenue than Prop 15 is supposed to raise.
That last point is interesting in light of this new pandemic world we live in. Because where is a work-from-home job “located,” anyway? Now that many workers aren’t required to go to an office every day, many are leaving the state for cheaper rents elsewhere. I’ll be curious to see how that shakes out for California, but I doubt that Prop 15 will tip the scales for any business as to whether they keep their headquarters here or whether they leave.
The one thing that gives me pause about this measure is the impact it will have on the industrial arts. As one artist friend pointed out to me, industrial art spaces aren’t big money generators, and if Prop 25 passes, the owners of these properties may price artists out in order to cover their new tax obligations.
But I’m a yes on this one, because I think it’s long over due that we split the tax roll and start funding the schools again. As the LA Times writes, “The other way that one could… view Proposition 15 is through a lens of hope. At long last there is a tangible fix in sight for one of California’s most intractable problems: a wildly unfair and lopsided property tax system that for four decades has starved local governments of the revenue they need to provide services and that has distorted the cost of buying a house and starting a business, to the detriment of young families and entrepreneurs. … Indeed, much of what ails California — crumbling roads, under-resourced schools and inadequate social services — can be traced to Proposition 13 and related anti-tax measures. Proposition 13 also shifted the local tax burden, as cities, counties and school districts increasingly turned to other levies, such as sales, hotel and utility taxes, to make up the lost revenue.”
Prop 16 – Bring Back Affirmative Action – YES
Prop 16 is especially timely in light of the Black Lives Matter movement and all the recent attention on racial injustice nationwide. If Prop 16 passes, it means the state could once again consider race, sex and ethnicity in hiring, awarding contracts and student admissions, to account for racial disparities in our public institutions.
Let’s go back a few decades. In 1994, Republican Pete Wilson was Governor of California, and Republicans held many prominent positions in state government. That year, anti-immigrant sentiment had reached a boiling point, and the voters of California approved Prop 187, which established a state-run citizenship screening system and prohibited undocumented immigrants from using public services. (It was later held to be unconstitutional.) California was a very different place than it is now.
Two years later, California voters approved Prop 209, which prohibited the use of affirmative action in public employment, education, and contracting on account of a person’s or group’s race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. It was deceptively named the California Civil Rights Initiative, and it passed with 55% of the vote.
Ward Connerly, a member of the University of California Board of Regents, led the campaign behind Proposition 209, saying, “Affirmative action was meant to be temporary. It was meant to be a stronger dose of equal opportunity for individuals, and the prescription was intended to expire when the body politic had developed sufficient immunity to the virus of prejudice and discrimination.” He argued that affirmative action was no longer necessary because racial bias no longer existed.
HAHAHA! That’s a good one.
As we have all seen in recent months, with the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, and the nationwide protests that have ensued, not to mention the white supremacists that have been emboldened by President Trump’s dog whistles… discrimination is alive and well in America, and it continues to disadvantage women and people of color.
With that in mind, state Assembly member Shirley Weber (D-79) introduced the legislation that would become Proposition 16 to repeal Prop 209, stating that “the ongoing [coronavirus] pandemic, as well as recent tragedies of police violence, is forcing Californians to acknowledge the deep-seated inequality and far-reaching institutional failures that show that your race and gender still matter.”
If Prop 16 passes, it doesn’t mean that government agencies could do whatever they want to tip the scales for women and minorities. Technically, Proposition 16 would merely remove the state ban on affirmative action from the California Constitution. Government agencies in California would still need to comply with federal laws regarding affirmative action, including a ban on strict racial quotas and racial point systems in higher education admissions. However, agencies could conduct individualized, holistic reviews that consider race as one of many factors, in the interest of educational diversity.
Supporters of Prop 16 include Governor Gavin Newsom, Senators Feinstein and Harris, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and every Democratic Member of Congress representing CA, labor unions including the teachers and nurses, civil rights groups including the ACLU, NAACP, Equality California, Environmental Defense Fund, and, wait for it…the American Beverage Association? Yeah, I don’t get that last one either. But I think it shows the broad range of support this one has from the left… and beverage manufacturers. The campaign has raised more than $12 million, mostly from wealthy white liberal donors.
These proponents argue that Prop 16 levels the playing field for women- and minority-owned businesses who have lost out on public contracts because they don’t have the same connections or resources of those businesses owned by white men.
As for education, they argue that white wealthy Californians have an advantage in college admissions, because they have access to tutors and SAT prep classes, extra-curricular activities that cost money to participate in. And let’s not even talk about the recent college admissions scandal, which laid bare the preferential treatment some students have received through their families’ wealth or political or social connections.
Opponents of Prop 16 include Ward Connerly, Republican former Congressmen Tom Campbell and Darrell Issa, Republican members of the state legislature, conservative think tanks, and some Asian-American political organizations. They have only raised about a million dollars, which tells me their campaign isn’t well organized.
The opponents argue that affirmative action IS discrimination, and it hurts as many people as it helps. They also argue that our universities are already diverse, and that it is more appropriate for schools to consider socioeconomic factors rather than race; using affirmative action to help middle class Black and LatinX students would be patently unfair. Also: if UCs are able to use race as a factor in admissions, will they get lazy and use race as a proxy for socioeconomic status?
Interestingly, this measure has divided the Asian-American political world, with the liberal side supporting the measure, and the conservative side adamantly against it. The conservative Asian groups are focused on the education piece, arguing that if Prop 16 passes, Black and LatinX students will take the place of Asian-American students with stronger academic records, particularly at the top UCs.
As for public contracting, opponents of Prop 16 argue that introducing affirmative action will cost taxpayers “BILLIONS of dollars,” because the state will reject lowest qualified bidders and in order to choose higher-priced minority- and women-owned contractors. If saving taxpayer dollars is more important to you than equal opportunity, then you should vote no on 16. I personally think the state can do more to dismantle structural racism, even if it costs a few more dollars.
I think one of the reasons Prop 209 passed is because it was deceptively named the California Civil Rights Initiative, and was written in a confusing way to claim that it was ending discrimination. Its repeal is way overdue. If you hate racism and think it still exists, vote yes on Prop 16.
I agree with the LA Times Editorial Board, who wrote, “The death of George Floyd, yet another unarmed Black man killed by police, and the COVID-19 pandemic‘s disproportionate toll on Black and Latino Americans have been a wake-up call for this country. We must act to dismantle the racism baked into our institutions, and voting yes on Proposition 16 on Nov. 3 will help. … If we want to live in a country that better reflects our national narrative of equal opportunity, we have to build it. That means using the right tools, such as affirmative action. Vote yes on Proposition 16.”
Prop 17 – Restoring Voting Rights to Parolees – YES
As you probably know, I’m a big voting rights advocate. And yet, even I didn’t know that former felons couldn’t vote in California until after their parole was completed. It’s confusing because the law has changed a few times, and every state treats former convicts differently.
Currently, state law disqualifies people with felonies from voting until their imprisonment and parole are completed. Prop 17 would make it so that former felons could register to vote as soon as they are released from prison.
Here’s how the states compare to California:
- 2 states – Maine and Vermont – allow people in prison and on parole to vote
- 17 states prohibit people in prison from voting, but allow them to vote after they are released and are on parole
- California + 2 other states prohibit people from voting while in prison AND on parole
- 18 states disqualify people from voting who are in prison, on parole, or on probation
- 7 states prohibit people convicted of certain felonies from ever regaining the right to vote
- 3 states prohibit felons from ever regaining the right to vote, although their governors can issue orders to restore voting rights to individuals or groups
As you can see, California is somewhere in the middle with regard to restoring voting rights. The proponents of Prop 17 want to bring California closer to the progressive side of the voting rights spectrum.
Supporters of Prop 17 include Senator Kamala Harris, the California Democratic Party, the ACLU, and the League of Women Voters. They argue that the purpose of parole is to help reintegrate former convicts back into the mainstream. They are often working, raising families, and paying taxes, so they should have a say in government policies that impact their lives. Moreover, they argue, we as a state should encourage former prisoners to re-enter society and engage in civic life. Voting will help give these citizens a bigger stake in their communities, which will prevent future criminal behavior.
If you are wondering if this is about race, you are spot on. Proponents of Prop 17 argue that disallowing parolees to vote is rooted in a racist and punitive system that intentionally deprives marginalized people of their political power. I don’t have the time here to delve into the history of racism in our criminal justice system and I encourage you to watch the movie “13th” if you haven’t already. It’s a devastating examination of how the criminal justice system has been manipulated to deprive Black and Brown communities of their civil rights.
The opposition to Prop 17 includes Republican State Senator Jim Nielsen and the California Republican Party. They argue that parole is an essential component of a criminal sentence, and its purpose is to provide rehabilitation before a person’s full rights are earned and restored. Those who are on parole are still making full restitution for their crimes.
They also argue Prop 17 is a craven attempt by Democrats to give themselves a larger advantage in state elections, because African-Americans make up a disproportionate amount of imprisoned citizens, and they more often vote for Democrats. There is probably some truth to that; however, I would argue that it is because of the racial bias in the criminal justice system that so many African-Americans were unjustly deprived of their voting rights in the first place.
This one was an easy one for me. Vote yes.
Prop 18 – Give some 17 year olds the right to vote – YES
As my dad drove me to my first day of high school, he asked me, “Honey, what do you think you’ll do at school today?” I responded, “I’m going to be elected freshman class president.” Imagine Tracy Flick and Alex P. Keaton had a love child, and that was me. I was ambitious and into politics; I read the LA Times and listened to NPR. I debated with my parents about term limits and vegetarianism, and I couldn’t WAIT to register to vote.
Now, I realize that I was not your typical kid. The vast majority of teenagers aren’t interested in government and elections. But wouldn’t it be awesome if more of them were?
That’s the idea behind Prop 18, which will give 17 year olds the right to vote ONLY in California primary elections if they will turn 18 by the time of the general election. This is a small group of kids – 17 year olds whose birthdays fall between March and November in election years. If it passes, California will join 18 other states and Washington, D.C. in allowing this subset of 17-year-olds to vote in primaries.
Supporters include Governor Gavin Newsom, the California Democratic Party, and high school students everywhere. They argue that Prop 18 will give these teenagers the ability to fully engage in the November election, because participating in the sorting out of candidates in the primary will inform their eventual choice in November. Moreover, it is only reasonable that these youth be afforded the opportunity to shape the choices that appear on the general election ballot by participating in the primary.
Political candidates always struggle to get young voters excited about elections. According to research conducted by the California Civic Engagement Project, in the 2020 primary election in California, voters between 18 and 24 made up 14.5% of the population eligible to vote, yet only about 6% of those who actually voted in the election. The proponents of Prop 18 say that voting is habit-forming—once an individual votes in an election, they are more likely to do so again. This is why they argue that early involvement in the elections is an opportunity to empower California’s youngest voters and encourage them to become life-long participants in the electoral process.
The official opponents are the Election Integrity Project California and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, who argue that 17-year-olds are legal minors, living at home, and they will be unduly influenced by their parents and teachers. They won’t be expressing their own, independently thought-out views through their votes. Moreover, they point out, primary elections aren’t just about candidate races – tax increases and other ballot measures will be decided by these voters, who don’t have the life experience to make informed decisions. They point to drivers license restrictions on 16 and 17 year olds, whom the state has determined don’t have the adequate brain development to drive safely until their 18th birthday. “The agreed-upon age of reason, both statewide and nationally,” they say,”is 18.”
Besides, they argue, politically interested young people can be involved in the political process in all kinds of ways other than voting, including working on campaigns, helping candidates get out the vote, speaking their minds and educating themselves.
If you read between the lines, you can see that these groups are most worried that teenagers, most of whom don’t pay income taxes or property taxes, will serve as a solid pro-tax vote. They point to a 2019 proposed tax increase in Los Angeles that would have raised money for schools. LA Unified engaged in a campaign in favor of the measure, posting banners on campus, and handing out flyers and literature for students to take home, in an effort to influence students and their families.
You probably haven’t seen any ads for or against this measure. By September 19, the “yes” campaign had raised only $300k, and the “no” campaign had raised $0.
This measure is also about increasing turnout in primary elections, because the number of voters who participate in primaries is always exceedingly low. For example, in the 2016 Presidential election, 57% of eligible voters cast a ballot in the November Presidential election, whereas only 34% of eligible voters showed up for the March primary. If you work in politics, you know that primary voters also tend to be more conservative, older homeowners. So Prop 18 could help make a dent in this demographic balance.
Considering who I was at the age of 17, this one is an easy yes for me. If this measure gets more people in the habit of voting at a younger age, that is a very good thing.
Prop 19 – The Home Protection for Seniors, Severely Disabled, Families, and Victims of Wildfire or Natural Disasters Act – yes?
This is another wonky measure that applies to a narrow band of citizens. It kind of hurts my brain, so I’ll try not to waste much of your time on it.
Prop 19 proposes to change the rules for tax assessment transfers for a few categories of homeowners. In California, if you are over 55, have a severe disability, or you are a victim of natural disaster or hazardous waste contamination, you can buy another home and transfer your (Prop-13 protected) tax assessment to your new home, IF the new home has a lesser market value. This law is designed to protect people who are older, disabled, etc. and may not be able to pay a higher property tax when they choose to – or are forced to – relocate.
Prop 19 would:
(1) Allow these eligible homeowners to transfer their tax assessments anywhere within the state and allow tax assessments to be transferred to a more expensive home with an upward adjustment;
(2) Increase the number of times a senior or disabled person can transfer their tax assessment from one time to three times (disaster and contamination victims would continue to be allowed only one transfer);
(3) Eliminate an exemption that currently allows a parent or grandparent to transfer their primary home to a child or grandchild without the property’s tax assessment resetting to market value, IF the child or grandchild does not use the inherited property as their principal residence;
(4) Create the California Fire Response Fund (CFRF) and County Revenue Protection Fund (CRPF) out of the additional revenues and net savings resulting from the ballot measure. The County Revenue Protection Fund would be used to reimburse counties for revenue losses related to Prop 19’s property tax changes. The Fire Response Fund would be used to fund fire suppression staffing and full-time station-based personnel.
I gotta say, that last part is genius. Who doesn’t want to make sure Grandma and wildfire victims aren’t priced out of a new home, WHILE ALSO raising money for local governments AND firefighters?? It’s pandering, for sure. But very clever.
Anyhoo, supporters include Governor Newsom, State Controller Betty Yee , State Treasurer Fiona Ma, the California Democratic Party, all the labor unions including teachers and nurses, civil rights orgs like the NAACP, Congress of California Seniors (of course), California Statewide Law Enforcement Association, California Association of Realtors, firefighters, and the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce.
They argue that Prop 19 provides housing relief for millions of seniors, many feeling trapped in homes they can’t maintain, with too many stairs, located too far from family or medical care, and made worse by coronavirus health risks. It also closes a loophole that allows wealthy homeowners to transfer property tax assessments on their vacation homes when giving them to their children, who have no intention to live there. And it helps wildfire victims move to a replacement home anywhere in the state.
Proponents also claim it will generate hundreds of millions in revenue for schools and local governments from senior home sales and from closing the loopholes on inherited properties.
The only official opponent I could find is the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, which is the group that hates all taxes and would prefer that property taxes were eliminated entirely. They argue that Prop 19 chips away at the taxpayer protections in Prop 13 (1978). It’s true, it does, but it is really only taking away the right of a parent or grandparent from transferring a low tax assessment when giving a home to a family member, who then doesn’t intend to live there.
And um, wow – the “yes” campaign has raised $36 million, and opposition has raised only about $45,000. Talk about lopsided.
Here’s an interesting twist, though: every newspaper is against it. The LA Times, SF Chronicle, Mercury News, Orange County Register, Bakersfield Californian… Here’s what they say:
“[It’s] an attempt by real estate interests to accomplish what they couldn’t accomplish two years ago by pandering to the state’s firefighters union.” Orange County Register Editorial Board
“Prop. 19 merely plugs one hole in the state’s porous property tax laws while creating another. It’s time for holistic reform that simplifies the system and makes it more equitable. This isn’t it. […]The real reform would be to abolish the tax-transfer program, not expand it.” Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards
“[Prop 19] favors one narrow segment of the tax-paying public but does nothing for the rest of the state’s home buyers. The measure shows the convoluted extremes that California’s tangled property tax system produces. Making it worse isn’t the answer.” San Francisco Chronicle Editorial Board
This was a tough call for me, but on balance I think I’m a “yes.” I get really mad when I see super detailed measures on the ballot that frankly the average citizen has no business weighing in on. It infuriates me that millions of Californians have to become experts in tax law every November in order to make an educated vote. I also agree with the newspapers that this measure seems super convoluted, and that we need to overhaul our property tax system entirely to make sure that the folks who need protection will get it without going to the voters every time.
However, the only way to get this reform done is by ballot measure because Prop 19 would change pieces of Prop 13 tax protections, and ballot measures can only be amended by other ballot measures. Ugh. Until we are ready to change the way we make laws in California, I will hold my nose and vote for reforms like this one.
Prop 20 – Restrict parole for certain non-violent offenders – NO!!!!
This was an easy one for me. Prop 20 is a “tough on crime” bill that was put on the ballot by prison guards, and it is widely supported by law enforcement and the Republican Party. It is opposed by civil rights groups, Democrats, voting rights groups, crime victims’ advocates, and even a few District Attorneys. That’s all I need to know.
OK, fine, let’s get into the details.
Prop 20 will impose new restrictions on the state’s parole program for non-violent offenders who have completed the full term for their primary offense. The measure seeks to roll back reforms enacted in the last decade found in these three laws, two of which you probably voted on:
Assembly Bill 109 (2011) transferred certain non-serious and non-violent felons from state prison to county jails. This reform was known as “realignment,” and was brought about because of overcrowding in California prisons, which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled was so inhumane as to be cruel and unusual punishment. (!!)
Proposition 47 (2014) reclassified some non-serious and non-violent crimes from felonies to misdemeanors, and allowed for the re-sentencing of about 10,000 inmates who had previously been convicted of those specific crimes. Prop 47 also increased the threshold for felony theft to $950, so that every theft under $950 would be considered a misdemeanor. Note: Retailers were mad about this change, because police don’t prioritize investigating and charging misdemeanors, so increasing the threshold would mean a lot more shoplifting cases wouldn’t get prosecuted.
Proposition 57 (2016) expanded credits for good behavior and expanded parole for felons convicted of non-serious and non-violent crimes. It allowed judges, not prosecutors, to decide whether to charge juveniles as adults. Using numbers from early 2016, there were about 25,000 nonviolent state felons that could seek early release and parole under Proposition 57.
These laws each had a dramatic impact on the number of people sent to prison and the length of prison terms for non-violent offenders. The graph below illustrates the state’s imprisonment rate from 1995 through 2019 and the impact of these three laws. The orange bars – from left to right – represent the enactments of AB 109, Prop 47, and Prop 57.
Pretty amazing, no? It gives me goosebumps.
I look at that chart and I see a fairer criminal justice system and crimes that are being penalized more humanely. Prison guards and law enforcement unions look at that chart and they see prison revenues dropping and criminals roaming the streets. Which is why they proposed Prop 20.
Prop 20 will roll back Prop 57 by expanding the list of offenses that disqualify an inmate from parole, keeping non-violent felons in prison longer. You heard that right.
It would change the threshold for some theft crimes from $950 down to $250!! Yep, they want to send MORE people to prison for longer terms, for stealing $250 worth of goods. Just thought I’d mention that one of the most successful musicals of all time was premised on the cruelty of sending a man to prison for five years for stealing a loaf of bread. But I digress.
The measure would make specific types of theft and fraud crimes, including firearm theft, vehicle theft, and unlawful use of a credit card, chargeable as felonies, rather than automatic misdemeanors.
And finally, Prop 20 would also require people convicted of certain misdemeanors to submit DNA samples for a state database. Given how useful genetic tracing has become in solving crimes, I understand why law enforcement wants to get the DNA of everyone who comes into contact with the criminal justice system. But I also totally get the privacy concerns, especially given that people of color have more interactions with police because of systemic racism.
As if all that weren’t enough, the state’s legislative analyst says that Prop 20 will cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars annually in increased state and local correctional costs, as well as a few million dollars annually for probation bureaucracy and felony theft filings, and processing the additional DNA samples.
Supporters of Prop 20 include the Republican Party of California, some Republican elected officials, prison guards and other law enforcement unions. Albertson’s Grocery chain is an official supporter too, because of the change in the threshold for retail theft.
Proponents argue that the definition of “nonviolent crime” needs to change, because sex trafficking, child endangerment and hate crimes are considered nonviolent. They claim that serial theft rates are up in California since Prop 47 reduced penalties for theft in 2014. They are right that shoplifting is on the rise, and that it isn’t prosecuted enough, but I doubt that’s because of the dollar threshold in state law. The proponents haven’t convinced me that stronger criminal penalties will stop car break-ins and home burglaries. To me, the answer is that cops should investigate and charge theft regardless of the criminal penalties associated with them.
The opposition to Prop 20 includes former Governor Jerry Brown, the California Democratic Party, some wealthy liberals who bankrolled the “no” campaign, the ACLU, the California League of Conversation Voters, crime victims’ organizations, Public Defenders, League of Women Voters, and a few liberal District Attorneys.
They argue that California already has lengthy sentences and strict punishment for serious and violent crime. They say the proponents of Prop. 20 are trying to scare you into rolling back effective criminal justice reforms and spending tens of millions of your taxpayer dollars on prisons. Prop 20 cuts rehabilitation programs, which are proven to help make prisoners productive members of society. Governor Brown said, “Prop. 20 wants to basically eliminate all hope in the prison. Men who have given decades will have no chance to earn their way back to society. And that’s fundamental to any kind of criminal justice system that while you impose punishment, you make room for redemption and rehabilitation in the prison.”
All the newspapers oppose Prop 20, even the ones from conservative Bakersfield and Orange County. The San Francisco Chronicle Editorial Board wrote, “Various studies have shown these dramatic drops in incarceration have not contributed to a significant increase in crime, which continues to stabilize at 1960s levels. It’s instructive that one of the big early funders of Proposition 20 was the prison guards, with boosts from other law enforcement unions. Voters who were fed up with the waste of money and waste of lives — and racial disparities — rejected that retrograde mindset with the passages of Props. 47 and 57. Vote no on Prop. 20.”
Prop 21 – Expands local government authority over rent control – Yes?
Why is it that every single measure on this ballot requires a history lesson? Ugh. You have no idea how much work this voter guide is making me do.
Let’s go back to 1995. The Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act was approved by a bi-partisan legislature and signed into law by Republican Governor Pete Wilson. Costa-Hawkins provides that cities cannot enact rent control on housing that was built after February 1, 1995, or on single housing units such as single family homes, condos and townhouses. It also provides for “vacancy decontrol,” meaning, landlords have a right to increase rent prices to market rates after a tenant moves out.
As California’s housing crisis worsened over the years, many attempts have been made to amend Costa-Hawkins both in the state legislature and at the ballot box, in order to give local governments more power to protect tenants from rising rents.
In 2018, California voters rejected Prop 10, which would have repealed Costa-Hawkins, and allowed local governments to adopt rent control on any type of rental housing. The proponents of Prop 10 learned their lesson that year, namely that voters weren’t interested a wholesale repeal, so they came back with a more modest proposal in the form of this year’s Prop 21.
Prop 21 would replace Costa-Hawkins and allow local governments to expand rent control to any housing unit (including single family homes and condos), except those that were built in the last 15 years. It also exempts property from rent control where the landlord only owns one or two buildings.
The most controversial piece of Prop 21 is that it would allow landlords to increase rent by only 15 percent during the first three years following a vacancy (a.k.a. “vacancy control”). Under Costa-Hawkins, landlords can increase the rent to market price after a tenant vacates the unit. Landlords REALLY don’t like this provision because it limits the amount that landlords can raise the rent, even after a tenant vacates who has been in a rent-controlled unit for decades. I agree it’s kinda mean.
Prop 21 has garnered nationwide attention, and has earned the support of Senators Bernie Sanders, Democratic Socialists of America, the ACLU, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, the California Democratic Party, SEIU, the California Nurses Association, and Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers. Michael Weinstein of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which sponsored Prop 10 in 2018, also sponsored Prop 21.
Supporters say that the rent is too damn high. California’s housing crisis has reached epic proportions, and reform is needed to protect renters from financial ruin. Small businesses are being squeezed because so much of people’s income is being spent on rent. Skyrocketing rents have pushed more than 150,000 Californians into homelessness. COVID-19 has left millions of workers without jobs and worried about their ability to stay in their homes.
Senator Sanders argues,”This initiative will allow California cities to pass sensible limits on rent increases and protect families, seniors and veterans from skyrocketing rents. I was born and raised in a three-and-a-half room rent-controlled apartment in Brooklyn, New York. That most minimal form of economic security was crucial for our family, but today that type of economic security does not exist for millions of Americans. That has got to change.”
Prop 21 exempts landlords who own only one or two buildings, thus protecting homeowners who are not in the rental business. Proponents also claim it is fair to landlords by guaranteeing them a (small) profit.
In a rare split from the rest of his party, Governor Gavin Newsom opposes the bill. He is joined by senior advocates, the Republican Party of California, building trade unions, real estate developers and landlord groups, chambers of commerce, and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. Newsom says, “Proposition 21, like Proposition 10 before it, runs the all-too-real risk of discouraging availability of affordable housing in our state.” Senior advocates say that Prop 21 doesn’t go far enough to protect senior renters and senior homeowners who rent out their homes to fund their retirement.
The building trades are against it because they say that expanding rent control means that private sector builders will be less motivated to build new affordable housing units, and landlords of rent-controlled units won’t spend the money on renovating their buildings. They argue that if we want to lower rents, we should focus instead on changing strict permitting processes and building codes, which will lead to building more housing.
It’s true that rent control often leads to rental housing stock deteriorating faster, because landlords don’t put much money into building maintenance, since the cost isn’t always covered by the rent they make. And it’s also true that developers are less likely to build housing in cities where they won’t be able to recoup their costs. But I think the 15-year rolling exemption mitigates that concern – they can charge whatever they want for the first 15 years a building is occupied.
Why is this on the ballot at all? Friends in the state legislature tell me that there have been multiple attempts to strike deals to reform Costa-Hawkins. My sense is that it will never get changed unless it’s at the ballot box.
Interestingly, only one major paper, the LA Times, is in favor of Prop 21. The rest are against it. The LA Times wrote, “Ultimately, the solution to California’s housing crisis is to build more housing, especially affordable housing. That will take reforming zoning codes and regulations that make it impossible to build apartments and townhomes in many communities across the state. It will require reducing onerous fees and bureaucratic hurdles that layer on costs and push up the price of new homes. This is vital work to make California more affordable, but it will take years to construct enough homes to bring down prices. Until then, rent control can be a helpful tool to provide housing stability.”
On the “no” side, the SF Chronicle wrote, “While researchers have found that rent control can confer substantial benefits on affected tenants, it does so at the expense not only of property owners but also of other tenants. And those benefits are not reliably distributed to those who need them most. The greatest cost, meanwhile, will be to a housing market that can ill afford it, further restricting supply and inflating prices. Californians should vote no on Prop. 21 or risk aggravating the crisis it purports to address.”
I’ve gone back and forth on this one, but I think I’m a “yes” vote. Really, the debate here comes down to whether you think more money should go to landlords or be kept in renters’ pockets. If you’re a landlord, you probably hate this bill. If you’re a tenant, you probably love it. If you’re a homeowner in a neighborhood with lots of units that will become rent-controlled under Prop 21, you might vote no because the buildings around you won’t be maintained as well and their curb appeal could drag down the value of your home. Or, you could think about the bigger picture and see how rising housing costs are ravaging communities across the state, especially in the COVID era. Vote your conscience on this one.
Prop 22 – Employment status of gig economy drivers – YES!
I’m so passionate about Prop 22 that I’ve written a separate post about it. See my thorough analysis here.
Prop 23 – Regulation of Kidney Dialysis Clinics – NO!!!!
I can’t believe it, ANOTHER KIDNEY DIALYSIS BALLOT MEASURE?! You may remember Prop 8 from 2018, which asked voters to limit the profits of kidney dialysis clinics. I went “no” on that one because I didn’t think it was the kind of law that should be decided by the voters. And it was clearly a revenge play by SEIU-UHW West, the labor union that was in a fight with the state’s two largest dialysis businesses DaVita and Fresenius Medical Care. I feel that same way about Prop 23.
Here we are again. Same story, different day.
SEIU-West has been trying to organize the kidney dialysis clinics for years, and they claim that the big greedy dialysis clinic owners aren’t doing right by their patients or staff and they want better staff-to-patient ratios. The union put Prop 23 on the ballot because they tried getting a law passed in the legislature, but they couldn’t get the votes.
If it passes, Prop 23 would place new requirements on kidney dialysis clinics in the state, including:
- At least one licensed physician must be on site during treatment;
- Clinics must report dialysis-related infection data to state and federal governments;
- Clinics may not close or reduce services without approval from the state; and
- Clinics may not discriminate against patients based on the source of payment for care.
Supporters of Prop 23 include SEIU-West, the California Democratic Party, and some Democratic legislators. They argue that Prop 23 makes “common sense” improvements to the way that dialysis clinics operate. It’s all about the patients. Mm hmm.
As to the doctor requirement, they argue that dialysis is a dangerous procedure, and if something goes wrong, a doctor or highly trained nurse should be nearby. As for the reporting requirement, they say that they want problems to be identified and solved to protect patients, implying that the clinics aren’t meeting patient needs. Finally, they say that the clinics are critical to patient survival so they shouldn’t be allowed to close or reduce their services, even if this measure makes their costs go up.
I researched this measure pretty thoroughly, and found that the “yes” campaign hasn’t provided any data that back up their claims that these reforms are needed. Check out their website, it’s pretty thin.
Opponents of Prop 23 include the dialysis clinic owners, the California Republican Party, retired veterans groups, the California Nurses Association, the California Medical Association, the California NAACP. All major newspapers in California oppose the bill as well.
They argue that Prop 23 jeopardizes access to care by imposing unnecessary bureaucratic mandates, making it harder for the clinics to do their jobs well. They worry that Prop 23 would increase state healthcare costs by an estimated $320 million annually, and force some clinics to close, pushing patients into emergency rooms for treatment.
For the on-site physician requirement, they argue that every dialysis patient is already under the care of their personal kidney physician and dialysis treatments are administered by specially trained and experienced dialysis nurses and technicians. Prop 23 would make the state’s physician shortage worse by taking physicians away from other hospitals and clinics where they are more needed.
Prop 23’s restrictions on clinics are a bit triggering for me. For most of my career, I’ve been closely watching all the restrictions religious conservatives have succeeded in placing on abortion clinics around the country, and the rules proposed in Prop 23 are eerily familiar. The abortion clinic rules have never been about quality of care, they have always been about making it harder for the clinics to keep their doors open. I suspect the same is true here. Why else would a non-healthcare related labor union put a measure on the ballot with healthcare-related implications? Seems very fishy. ESPECIALLY since the healthcare advocacy organizations (see: California Nurses Association, California Medical Association) oppose the bill.
I’ll conclude by quoting my 2018 analysis of Prop 8, because the same reasoning applies here:
“As you know, a ballot measure can only be amended or repealed by another ballot measure, and that’s no way to govern a state. Super detailed, highly technical laws should NEVER be passed by ballot measure because they usually need adjusting over time, and that can’t happen if they are approved by voters. Moreover, if this measure passes, and dialysis clinics start going out of business, it jeopardizes access to care for patients in California who need dialysis treatments to stay alive. SEIU should make its case in court, or with the legislature, or the National Labor Relations Board, anywhere but the ballot box.”
Prop 24 – Amending Consumer Privacy Laws – NO
Another tough call. Another complicated measure. And yet another history lesson.
In June 2018, Governor Brown signed the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which made sweeping changes to how businesses store and use consumers’ personal information. Under the CCPA, consumers are allowed to:
- request that a business disclose to the consumer the personal information that has been collected about the consumer and the commercial purpose of the information collected;
- request that a business delete the consumer’s personal information;
- request that a business not sell the consumer’s personal information to third parties.
Prop 24 would expand or amend the provisions of the CCPA to remove the ability of businesses to fix violations before being penalized for violations. If it passes, the measure would require businesses to:
- not share a consumer’s personal information upon the consumer’s request;
- provide consumers with an opt-out option for having their sensitive personal information, as defined in law, used or disclosed for advertising or marketing;
- obtain permission before collecting data from consumers who are younger than 16, and triples maximum penalties for violations concerning consumers under age 16;
- obtain permission from a parent or guardian before collecting data from consumers who are younger than 13;
- correct a consumer’s inaccurate personal information upon the consumer’s request; and
- not retain a consumer’s personal information for longer than reasonably necessary.
Prop 24 also would establish a new government agency to enforce and implement consumer privacy laws, and impose administrative fines.
It was placed on the ballot by Alastair Mactaggart, a San Francisco-based real estate developer, who was the original proponent of the CCPA. He described the CCPA as a “great baseline. But I think there are additional rights that Californians deserve.” By placing it on the ballot to affirm the protections of the CCPA, he is essentially setting the CCPA in stone, because a ballot measure is much harder to repeal or amend. “The only thing I want to make sure is they can’t undo the act,” Mactaggart told the San Francisco Chronicle, “There is basically unlimited resources on one side of the fight. If you don’t do anything, they will win eventually.”
Supporters of Prop 24 include former Presidential candidate Andrew Yang, Congressman Ro Khanna, some Democratic members of the state legislature, State Controller Betty Yee, the firefighters union and the building trades, NAACP. They argue that California consumers want more control over their personal information, and they want a well-staffed public agency watching over the private companies. They point to the “relentless assault” by tech lobbyists that made it necessary to put this measure on the ballot.
Opposition to Prop 24 comes from all sides. It’s a mighty strange coalition of the Republican Party and civil rights organizations, including the ACLU, consumer rights groups, Dolores Huerta of the United Farm Workers, California nurses union, and the League of Women Voters.
Consumer groups say Prop 24 is confusing, and it’s full of contradictions and giveaways to Big Tech. They are upset that Prop 24 doesn’t fix a provision in the CCPA that allows businesses to charge a privacy fee, and downgrade service to those who cannot or will not pay the fee. They also point to loopholes that allow commercial credit agencies and data corporations to sell the personal information of small-business owners, hurting minority groups the most.
The civil rights groups seem most interested in the provision of Prop 24 that allows the continued use of “neighborhood scores” in which lenders use a person’s race or the racial make-up of a neighborhood as a rationale for either refusing to lend to its residents or charging much higher interest rates.
Interestingly, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) – the nation’s most respected privacy rights organization – issued a statement taking no position on Proposition 24, describing it as “a mixed bag of partial steps backwards and forwards.”
There is so much behind-the-scenes drama here, it sounds to me like the proposal behind Prop 24 is still a work in progress. And that’s exactly why it shouldn’t be on the ballot, where it could be set in stone for generations. Ballot measures can only be amended or repealed by the voters, which is why proposals like this one that include so much detailed nuance should be decided by the legislature, where it can be hashed out and amended over time.
As the Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards write,”It’s simply the wrong way to try to go about settling an immensely complex issue. Vote no on Proposition 24.”
Prop 25 – Eliminate cash bail – YES!
How much experience do you have with the cash bail system? Actually, I don’t want to know.
Here’s the deal: you get arrested, the judge sets a dollar amount that you have to pay to get out of jail while you await trial. It’s usually a huge amount of money, and it’s supposed to be based on your perceived threat to public safety or flight risk. You pay the cash bond, and then you get the money back after your trial is completed, no matter the outcome. OR – if you don’t have the cash for bail (and most people don’t), you either stay in jail, or you pay a bail bond company to pay the bond for you, for a 10% non-refundable fee.
The criticism of the bail system is that judges often make bail determinations based on subjective and often discriminatory factors. Bail bond companies are seen as predatory, since their fee is high, their overhead is minimal, and the accused don’t have an alternative except to stay in jail.
For these reasons, the state legislature passed a law (SB 10) in 2018 that eliminated the cash bail system, making California the first state to do so. The law would replace bail with a system for pretrial release based on a computer algorithm to determine the public safety or flight risk of the accused. This risk assessment would determine whether a detained suspect should be granted pretrial release and under what conditions, categorizing them as low risk, medium risk, or high risk. Defendants determined to be a low risk of failing to appear in court and a low risk to public safety would be released from jail, while those deemed a high risk would remain in jail, with a chance to argue for their release before a judge. Those deemed a medium risk could be released or detained, depending on the local court’s rules. All misdemeanor suspects, with a few exceptions, would be automatically released without a risk assessment. The bill required that the “[risk assessment] tools shall be demonstrated by scientific research to be accurate and reliable.”
Governor Brown signed SB 10 into law in August 2018, and the bail bond companies filed a referendum to overturn it the very next day. Implementation of SB 10 was put on hold pending the outcome of the referendum, which ultimately became Prop 25. If voters approve Prop 25, then SB 10 will go into effect. If they reject Prop 25, then SB 10 will be overturned.
Supporters also say that eliminating bail will lead to a more equitable justice system. They point to defendants who plead guilty even when they are innocent, just because they can’t afford bail and they don’t want to languish in jail, resulting in a permanent criminal record.
Finally, they point to the predatory nature of the bail bond companies. The current bail system merely operates to transfer hundreds of millions of dollars from low-income communities to the lucrative bail-bond industry. And this measure is evidence that the industry won’t go quietly.
Supporters of Prop 25 include Governor Newsom and Democratic lawmakers, the California Democratic Party, the teachers union, the California Medical Association, and the League of Women Voters. They make the case that the bail system s unfair and unsafe, because the rich can go free, even when accused of serious violent crimes, while the poor stay in jail even when innocent or accused of low-level non-violent offenses. By contrast, the computer algorithm replacing bail is based on safety and fairness, and is supposed to be backed up by scientific evidence.
Proponents say that Proposition 25 makes our communities safer by ensuring jail space is reserved for those who are actually dangerous and shouldn’t be released, instead of the poor. They claim it costs the state $5 million per day to house poor people accused of minor crimes who can’t afford their bail.
All the newspapers went yes on 25, even the conservative Orange County Register, who says, “The problem with the current system is that people who are innocent can suffer life-destroying consequences if they are arrested and eligible for bail, but lack the financial resources to pay thousands of dollars for a bail bond. While locked up for months before a trial, people can lose their jobs, fall behind on payments for housing and plunge into an even deeper financial hole. Those who are able to borrow money for a bail bond can suffer ongoing harm from the added debt burden. Poverty is not a crime, but for people who are arrested and can’t afford bail, it is punished as if it were.”
In addition to the bail bond companies, the opposition includes the Republican Party of California; the Black, Hispanic and Asian Pacific Chambers of Commerce; crime victims groups, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, and the NAACP. Wait, what?
That’s right, the NAACP and other civil rights groups oppose Prop 25 because they say that that the computer algorithm that will replace the bail system is even more racially-biased than judges are. They point to the use of predictive modeling by insurance companies to set insurance premiums, which have been proven to discriminate against the poor, minorities and people who live in low income neighborhoods. Interestingly, the ACLU opposed SB 10 when it was before the legislature, but they have declined to oppose Prop 25 because they don’t want to align themselves with the bail bond companies. ACLU of North California executive director Abdi Soltani stated, “Make no mistake, the bail industry is not interested in equal justice or equal protection under the law, they are seeking to turn back the clock to protect their bottom line.”
There are also law enforcement groups who argue, incredibly, that the bail system is fine the way it is and eliminating bail will make it harder for law enforcement to do their jobs. They say that bail ensures that people accused of crimes will appear for trial and it holds defendants accountable if they don’t.
The bail bond companies are in a fight for their life. They put Prop 25 on the ballot to buy themselves another year before their industry goes extinct. And if – God forbid – they win this one, I fear it will be decades before we can take another crack at eliminating the cash bail system.
I’m sensitive to the criticism from the left, that the algorithm that will replace bail is racially biased. But I don’t think we should throw the baby out with the bath water. The cash bail system is beyond inhumane, and we have to take a stab at replacing it. I am hopeful that the state legislature will keep the pressure on to improve the algorithms used to predict public safety risk. Vote yes!
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Time to send me over the edge.
I'm stealing a meme from someone else.
So, meme time.
Tell me your fantasies - your dirty ones, your sweet ones, the things you think about when you're alone, or the ones you think about when you're fucking someone - you choose.
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WWW Wednesday is a book meme run by Taking on a World of Words.
The Three Ws are:
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?
I’m a little under halfway through reading Aftermath by Chuck Wendig. I’m enjoying the book all right, though some parts more than others. I’m feeling like the ensemble cast is a little too big for its own good, especially since they’re still not all together in one place. The story is jumping all over the place too much. I do really enjoy reading about Admiral Rae Sloane though. She first appeared in A New Dawn, which I read earlier this year. She’s trying to hold the Empire together with a summit, but it’s difficult since nobody can decide who is in charge. This has been the most compelling stuff in the book for me, which is a little double-edged since not too much has happened in this arena. The story with the main characters really needs to pick up. A couple of them should maybe die as well. Thin the herd.
Sadly nothing this week. Boo! The way my work schedule works combined with some travel I had to do for a wedding this past weekend resulted in me getting very little reading done since last Wednesday.
A few people have recommend I start it, as it is on my scrappy little to-read list for this year, so I think I’m going to start reading The Princess Bride by William Goldman. A friend highly recommended the book to me years ago, which is why I picked it up, and I have witnessed countless people since then have rave about both the film and the book. I only really know as much about the story as I’ve been able to absorb through osmosis, so it’ll be really interesting to finally learn all the ins and outs of such a beloved tale.
Until next time, thank you for reading! |
Zion Williamson is arguably the best NBA prospect to step foot on a college basketball court in some time, which is something the eye test and statistical models wholeheartedly agree on. And so this Tuesday promises to change the fortune for one fortunate franchise (or perhaps even two). We’re headed toward another frenetic and fascinating offseason, one that will drastically shift the league’s landscape, and this is the first shoe to
explode drop. The NBA sure picked a heck of a year to smooth out the lottery odds more evenly among the 14 non-playoff clubs, effectively turning each of them into a Dumb and Dumber meme. [soyouretellingmetheresachancedotgif]
Lottery odds (top four, top pick and current selection order) are listed in italics, and there will be a re-ranking once the lottery order is determined. As such, this edition of the powerless rankings should be taken with a grain of sea salt (table salt has dextrose in it, so be sure to sprinkle it into the trash, not onto your food).
14. Atlanta Hawks (29-53)
fifth-best odds, 42.1 percent, 10.5 percent
Trae Young’s superb second half of the season sent shockwaves around the association. Fellow rookie Kevin Huerter had his fair share of memorable moments and seems to be a strong fit in the backcourt. John Collins continues to steadily progress. And Taurean Prince fits the highly-coveted 3-and-D mold. Atlanta is likely to walk away from the lottery with two top-10 picks, and landing Zion (10.5 percent chance) would transform the Hawks into the top League Pass team.
13. Dallas Mavericks (33-49)
ninth-best odds, 26.3 percent, 6.0 percent —> Atlanta Hawks (top-five protected)
Despite the likelihood that Dallas sends a top-10 pick to Atlanta, the Mavericks are more promising than powerless. Luka Doncic exceeded even the most optimistic expectations, and Kristaps Porzingis is a worthy running mate for the Rookie of the Year. Whether the Mavs move into the top four or not, the franchise is in an enviable spot heading into the summer.
With that being said, the rape allegation hovering over Porzingis, as well as recent video footage which shows him shoving a woman, are red flags that (for now) necessitate a fall from the top spot in these rankings. Also, we’re supposed to trust the same franchise that allowed constant in-house sexual harassment and domestic violence to investigate the recent altercation when the former (rape allegation) didn’t stifle their desire to complete the trade in the first place?
12. New York Knicks (17-65)
best odds, 52.1 percent, 14.0 percent
The Knicks need Zion; and should the basketball gods choose to reward the fanatics in Madison Square Garden rather than punish their petulant owner, New York should not trade him under any circumstances. Nevertheless, even if the Knicks don’t end up with the first overall pick, the constant free agency chatter involving the likes of Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant—whether warranted or not—keeps New York toward the top of this list, at least for now.
11. New Orleans Pelicans (33-49)
seventh-best odds, 26.3 percent, 6.0 percent
Both the Knicks (14.0 percent) and Lakers (2.0 percent) would seriously consider swapping Zion for Anthony Davis. Thus, one can make the case that the Pelicans actually boast the best odds of winning the Williamson sweepstakes, one way or another. As unlikely as it is, winning the lotto outright (6.0 percent) may be the only way David Griffin can convince AD to stick around long-term. (A trio of Zion, Davis and Jrue Holiday would compete immediately.) The only bad news for New Orleans, which seems to be in very good hands with Griffin at the helm: Boston’s playoff flameout could ultimately eliminate the Celtics from the upcoming bidding war.
10. Memphis Grizzlies (33-49)
eighth-best odds, 26.3 percent, 6.0 percent —> Boston Celtics (top-eight protected)
Having gone out on a limb in comparing Jaren Jackson Jr. to the great Kevin Garnett last year, the fact that KG has become Triple J’s mentor makes me downright giddy about the Grizzlies going forward. This organization likely waited too long to trade Marc Gasol and Mike Conley. However, based on the quality return for the former (Jonas Valanciunas and Delon Wright), there’s reason to be optimistic about what they’ll bring back for the latter this offseason.
9. Minnesota Timberwolves (36-46)
10th-best odds, 13.9 percent, 3.0 percent
Karl-Anthony Towns keeps Minnesota afloat in these rankings almost by himself, but there are other positives: After taking a while to settle into his new habitat, Dario Saric ended the campaign on a high note, and rookie Josh Okogie showcased offensive potential and admirable defensive grit along the wing. The Timberwolves would’ve finished with a better record if Robert Covington hadn’t been sidelined since December. On the other hand, Andrew Wiggins is still disappointing, still one of the worst contracts in the NBA. All in all, the franchise may find itself in position to snag a sleeper (Brandon Clarke) who projects as a perfect fit next to KAT.
8. Sacramento Kings (39-43)
—> Boston Celtics (but No. 1 pick would belong to Philadelphia)
Everyone and their mother picked Sacramento to finish last, and everyone and their mother was wrong. It’s more fun when we’re all wrong, and that we were. The long-term questions about fit and cost of keeping veteran talent are boring in comparison. Regardless, this collection of young talent (De’Aaron Fox, Buddy Hield, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Marvin Bagley, Harry Giles) is enough to keep hope alive that better days do indeed lie ahead. Here’s to hoping the lack of a 2019 first round pick is the last kick to the crotch for the league’s most starved fanbase.
7. Los Angeles Lakers (37-45)
11th-best odds, 9.4 percent, 2.0 percent
In all likelihood this Lakers club makes the playoffs if LeBron James doesn’t get hurt this season. Sadly, James finally showed himself to be a mere mortal just like the rest of us. While the breaking down of one’s body is inevitable, LeBron could really benefit from the extra time off following eight straight years of competing into June and may feel rejuvenated heading into 2019-20. If James coaxes a two-way star into joining the Lakers this ranking will look silly in hindsight. But how likely is that? Better than their odds of acquiring Anthony Davis or winning the lottery, sure, but how much better?
6. Phoenix Suns (19-63)
third-best odds, 52.1 percent, 14.0 percent
I’d be a lot more stoked about the Suns if they had drafted Jaren Jackson Jr., Luka Doncic or Trae Young. Deandre Ayton was predictably a double-double machine this season, but I still have a tough time picturing him as a positive playoff performer. If Phoenix ends up with Williamson, I’m sure I’ll talk myself into a duo of Zion and Devin Booker. If that doesn’t pan out though, Mikal Bridges and Kelly Oubre can’t cover five guys by themselves.
5. Chicago Bulls (22-60)
fourth-best odds, 48.0 percent, 12.5 percent
The front office remains a mess, but sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. And boy do the Bulls have a chance to get lucky on Tuesday night. Though at first glance it would appear to create a logjam in the frontcourt, landing Zion would provide combo guard Zach LaVine another playmaker to share the burden of setting the table. Furthermore, the outside shooting of LaVine, Lauri Markkanen and Otto Porter (and the theoretical range of Wendell Carter) would facilitate decent floor spacing for the starting five, thus allowing Williamson plenty of room to drive, at least compared to his experience at Duke.
4. Miami Heat (39-43)
13th-best odds, 4.8 percent, 1.0 percent
The combination of warm weather and winning culture (Pat Riley and Erik Spoelstra) may still attract some star free agents. But if not, Miami has just two years to reap the benefits of landing in the lottery, as their 2021 first round pick continues to change hands in trades. Josh Richardson, Justise Winslow, Bam Adebayo and Derrick Jones Jr. is a fairly talented young core, but there’s not a lot to get excited about now that Dwyane Wade’s retirement tour is complete.
3. Cleveland Cavaliers (19-63)
second-best odds, 52.1 percent, 14.0 percent
Losers of 10 straight games to end the season, the coaching hire of John Beilein doesn’t move the needle much (if at all) for the Cavaliers. Even this ranking may be fortuitous, as Washington’s best trade chip (Bradley Beal) would fetch far more than Cleveland’s (Kevin Love). The recurring image of Cleveland winning the lottery multiple times across the last couple decades lingers, like a lingerer, and that nonsensical reason is the best one I’ve got to explain why the Cavaliers aren’t last on this list.
2. Washington Wizards (32-50)
sixth-best odds, 37.2 percent, 9.0 percent
It’s not entirely his fault, but John Wall is the owner of the worst contract in the league (yes, worse than Wiggins). Bradley Beal’s steady rise to stardom should be enough to counteract the immovable presence of Wall, but there is a dark cloud of dysfunction stationed over the nation’s capital, and it already cost them Otto Porter and Kelly Oubre. The only man that can save them in the short term is the same man that can save every one of these other 13 teams—Lord Zion.
1. Charlotte Hornets (39-43)
12th-best odds, 4.8 percent, 1.0 percent
I’ll let the founder of The Lottery Mafia have the final word on the Hornets, who seem to be doomed regardless of whether Kemba Walker re-signs. |
Or, as Andrew Neil put it on the Spectator TV News Channel this week, “A Dripping Roast For Lawyers”. To be fair, Neil was referring to the patchwork of mandatory vaccines across the United States. But with the publication yesterday of the Government’s consultation paper on vaccine requirements for all staff deployed in a care home supporting at least one older adult over the age of 65, the debate raging about “vaccine passports” has a real target in its sights. Not only because the government has found some primary legislation that gives it the power to introduce mandatory vaccinations, but also because the proposals are not limited to employees.
According to the consultation paper (which will take five weeks to circulate, enough for more age groups to move into vaccine eligibility bands), the vaccine requirement will extend to visiting professionals, in particular
all staff employed directly by the care home provider, those employed by an agency, and volunteers deployed in the care home. It also includes those providing direct care and those undertaking ancillary roles such as cleaners and kitchen staff.
…[and could extend to] those who provide close personal care, such as health and care workers. It could also include hairdressers or visiting faith leaders. We are also carefully considering the situation of ‘essential care givers’ – those friends or family who have agreed with the care home that they will visit regularly and provide personal care
The policy proposals provide clear exemptions, but only on medical grounds. Vaccine refusal based on cultural or religious objections is not exempt. Pregnancy is at the moment included in the medical exemption but is under review.
In Episode 139 of Law Pod UK Alasdair Henderson of 1 Crown Office Row joins Rosalind English to discuss the recent ruling by the UK Supreme Court that drivers whose work is arranged through Uber’s smartphone app work for Uber under workers’ contracts and so qualify for the protections afforded by employment law, such as minimum wage and paid holiday leave. We also touch upon the challenges brought by the other ride hailing app Ola in the Dutch Courts with respect to automated profiling of drivers. See my post on one of those rulings; this was the first time that a court had found that workers were subject to decision making by AI systems.
The Supreme Court, it will be recalled, concluded that the Employment Tribunal had been entitled to find that the claimant drivers were “workers” who worked for Uber under “workers contracts” within the meaning of the statutory definition. The Court was unanimous in its decision that this was the only conclusion which the Tribunal could reasonably have reached.
As we all know, the acquisition of puppies during lockdown has gone through the roof with the inevitable sad consequences of remorse followed by neglect and even abandonment. Dog theft has spiralled as the market responds by escalating the price of pedigree puppies.
But this case involved a different issue that could have arisen at any time (and indeed the relevant transaction took place over a year before the pandemic hit). The facts can be summarised quite briefly.
On 21 June 2018 the claimant bought an Old English Sheepdog puppy for £1000 from a professional breeder, Ms Pendragon. Ms Coom subsequently discovered that her puppy suffered from two conditions, latent at birth but which manifested themselves within months: hip dysplasia and diabetes.
This case has a history: the long running trade mark dispute between Swatch and Apple about the marks ‘I-WATCH’ and ‘I-SWATCH’. I will go back to that in a moment. The dispute in question concerned trade mark applications designating the following signs, covering a wide range of goods including watches and consumer electronic products:
SWATCH ONE MORE THING ONE MORE THING
[Full disclosure: the author of this post was an undergraduate contemporary in the eighties with Iain Purvis QC, the presiding judge in this matter. I have chosen not mischievously to publish this report on 1 April.]
“One more thing” became something of a meme since The well-known Chairman and founder of Apple, Steve Jobs, would reach what would seem to be the end of his keynote address at an industry event chosen for an important announcement, turn as if to leave the stage, and then turn back with the words ‘but there’s one more thing’. In 1998 the first ‘one more thing’ was the return of Apple to profitability. In later years, the ‘one more thing’ would often be a new Apple product. The tradition appears to have lapsed on Steve Jobs’ death in 2011 but was revived by his successor Tim Cook in 2015 for the launch of the Apple Watch.
An Amsterdam Court has ordered Ola (a smartphone-hailing taxi organisation like Uber) to be more transparent about the data it uses as the basis for decisions on suspensions and wage penalties, in a ruling that breaks new ground on the rights of workers subject to algorithmic management.
James Farrarr and Yaseen Aslam, who won the landmark victory in the UK Supreme Court in February, led the action by a group of UK drivers and a Portuguese driver, who bought three separate cases against Ola and Uber seeking fuller access to their personal data.
The following is a summary of the case against Ola taxis. Anton Ekker (assisted by AI expert Jacob Turner, whom we interviewed on Law Pod UK here) represented the drivers. He said that this case was the first time, to his knowledge, that a court had found that workers were subject to automated decision-making (as defined in Article 22 of the GDPR) thus giving them the right to demand human intervention, express their point of view and appeal against the decision.
Ola is a company whose parent company is based in Bangalore, India. Ola Cabs is a digital platform that pairs passengers and cab drivers through an app. The claimants are employed as ‘private hire drivers’ (“drivers”) in the United Kingdom. They use the services of Ola through the Ola Driver App and the passengers they transport rely on the Ola Cabs App.
Proceedings are pending in several countries between companies offering services through a digital platform and drivers over whether an employment relationship exists.
By separate requests dated 23 June 2020, the first two claimants requested Ola to disclose their personal data processed by Ola and make it available in a CSV file. The third claimant made an access request on 5 August 2020. Ola provided the claimants with a number of digital files and copies of documents in response to these requests.
Ola has a “Privacy Statement” in which it has included general information about data processing.
All references in this judgment is to the AVG, which is Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (GDPR).
Sophie Basma (“Sophie”) is 10. She suffers from Type 3 Spinal Muscular Atrophy (“SMA”). SMA is a rare, genetic, neuromuscular disease which progressively leads to sufferers being unable to walk or sit unaided with devastating consequences on their quality of life. Sophie can no longer walk. There is medication for SMA sufferers which would have had the potential of helping Sophie regain her ability to work. But the NHS Trust had concluded that Sophie did not meet the eligibility criteria for this new medication, “Nusinersen”.
By her mother she challenged the decision by way of judicial review. The judge below found that the NHS Trust had lawfully reached the decision that they did. This was her appeal against that finding.
The Hague Court of Appeal has recently handed down a ruling that is of profound importance to environmental lawyers. It is not only the first case at the appellate level in Europe that has resulted in a victory on the merits for the victims, but also the first case to hold that a parent company was under a duty of care with regard to foreign claimants. I will attempt to summarise one of the judgments in the following paragraphs, but readers would do well to look at the detailed analysis of the case by Dr Lucas Roorda on the Rights as Usual blog: “Wading through the (polluted) mud: the Hague Court of Appeals rules on Shell in Nigeria”.
David Hart QC will follow up my post with a piece on the UK Supreme Court decision in Okpabi v Shell on 12 February 2021.
There are in fact three judgments in this case Four Nigerian Farmers and Milieudefensie v. Shell; as Dr Roorda says,
The first (‘Cases A and B’) concerns an oil spill from an underground pipeline near Oruma in 2005; the second (‘Cases C and D’) concerns an oil spill from an underground pipeline near Goi in 2004; the third (‘Cases E and F’) concerns an oil spill from a wellhead near Ikot Ada Udo.
In the latest episode of Law Pod UK Rosalind English talks to Matt Hervey, co-editor with Matthew Lavy of a new practitioner’s text book on Artificial Intelligence. Matt is Head of Artificial Intelligence at Gowling WLG., and advises on all aspects of AI and Intellectual Property, particularly in relation to the life sciences, automotive, aviation, financial and retail sectors. Our discussion ranges across many areas covered by the book, which was conceived a mere three years ago when the only laws we had to deal with machine learning were those to do with self-driving vehicles and automated decision making under the GDPR. This is a very important subject which is why Law Pod UK visits it again and again; Matt compares machine learning to the industrial revolution itself.
The ability to understand patterns in language and sudden unlocking ability of machines to understand language and see things has massive implications.
But there are much greater challenges, particularly on the topics of liability, foreseeability, and the general risks of AI,
a technology that is aiming to replicate or even transcend human abilities.
In the forthcoming months I will be speaking to Matt’s fellow contributors to the book on their specialist subjects, including negligence, liability for physical and economic harm, AI and professional liability, and more on AI and intellectual property, a fascinating subject which Matt touches on in this episode.
In an earlier post I discussed the problem of “vaccine hesitancy” and written evidence to Parliament to Parliament outlining ways in which a vaccination against Covid-19 without consent could be put on a par with capacity under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and with Section 3 of the Mental Health Act 1983.
Since the announcement of successful clinical trials for the vaccination was made in mid-December, the prospect of population-wide vaccinations has become a reality, and, whilst there are still supply problems, there is no doubt that the issue of medical intervention without consent being made mandatory either through private channels has begun to exercise legal minds across the country. Saga cruise line and the airline Qantas for example have indicated their intention to refuse non vaccinated passengers. Such private prohibitions may have almost as broad an effect as the restrictions on civil liberties passed under the Coronavirus Act since lockdown was declared on March 23 2020 (more specifically, the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020).
Snowed in while locked down? What would be more cheering reading than news from one of the no-frills airlines that there will soon be a fast track for vaccinated passengers to leave these shores for balmy Mediterranean beaches, or as the ad puts it “sunshine destinations”. Ryanair recently put out the slogan
Jab and Go
This advertising campaign, encouraging consumers to book flights following the roll out of the UK vaccination programme, might have been a perfectly understandable response to the year-long shock of having very few passengers to transport and the equally deranging inability of citizens to travel abroad.
But it turns out that Ryanair were somewhat ahead of themselves, as the Advertising Standards Authority has found that it was misleading for the airline to give the impression that most people who are hoping to take to the air over the Easter or summer holidays this year will have had the Covid-19 vaccination in time to do so.
Following my post on the Weimar District Court judgment, here is news from Belgium. This summary of the ruling is from the journal LeVif.
The police tribunal in Brussels issued a judgment on 12 January acquitting a man summoned for non-wearing of a mask, according to his lawyer, Hélène Alexandris. The judge concluded that the enforced wearing of the mask in public space was unconstitutional. Interior Minister Annelies Verlinden said the public prosecutor has appealed against the decision.
In a landmark judgment on January 11, a district court judge in Weimar declared the prohibition on social contact unlawful as contrary to the German Basic Law (Gründgesetz). Its order at the time had been unconstitutional because the Infection Protection Act was not a sufficient legal basis for such a far-reaching regulation as a contact ban, the ruling said. The order of the contact ban had violated human dignity and had not been proportionate. (Reported in MDR Thüringen on 22 January 2021)
Kontaktverbot verstößt gegen Menschenwürde (Verdict: Contact ban violates human dignity)
In this case a citizen of Weimar had been prosecuted and was to be fined €200 for celebrating his birthday together with seven other people in the courtyard of a house at the end of April 2020, thus violating the contact requirements in force at the time. This only allowed members of two households to be together. The judge’s conclusion was that the Corona Ordinance was unconstitutional and materially objectionable.
This is the first time a judge has dealt in detail with the medical facts, the economic consequences and the effects of the specific policy brought about by the Coronavirus pandemic (thanks to @HowardSteen4 for alerting me to this judgment, and commentaryquoted below).
On Wednesday 30 December, the UK parliament passed Boris Johnson’s trade and cooperation agreement with the European Union. Professor Catherine Barnard of Cambridge University is continuing her series 2903 CB. Everyone agrees this is a bit of a thin deal – as Catherine predicted – but is it a good deal?
As Catherine said, the negotiating team has delivered on sovereignty. There’s no reference in the text to the CJEU or EU law. On the other hand, there’s very little about services of any sort in the deal. This is because the UK was so keen not to be subject to the European Court of Justice, so it was not looking for concessions in this area.
The document is a daunting 1246 pages long – but the first four hundred odd are the meat of the deal, and in Episode 133 Professor Barnard delivers a succinct and truly helpful summary of what she calls a “Canada minus” free trade deal.
One question David didn’t go into occupies only two pages of the 183 paragraphs but is worth a post on its own. The claimant insurers argued that the defendant Secretary of State had unlawfully omitted to make regulations under the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997 that would have limited the amount of the liability imposed on the insurer by that Act (Section 22(4)). This is because of subsequent developments in the law of tort which made unlimited liability unfair. They maintained that as Parliament had itself been prepared to delegate authority in this area to the Executive, the failure of the defendant to make secondary legislation led directly to their loss. Section 30(1) of the 1997 Act provides that any power under it to make regulations or an order is exercisable by statutory instrument.
Covid, clinical negligence, quarantine, lockdown, inquests, nerve agents, algorithms, child abuse, coercive and controlling behaviour and racism. What’s there not to like in our smorgasbord of favourites from the past eleven months?
Worry not: there are laughs to be had. A bee bothers a bureaucrat with solemn consequences for subordinate legislation in a motion of regret debate.
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WWW Wednesday is a book meme run by Taking on a World of Words.
The Three Ws are:
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?
I started reading Aftermath: Life Debt by Chuck Wendig, though I’ve only really just started. My impressions about these books have shifted a little bit since finishing the first one, due to some personal reflection and encountering how other people feel about these books. I stand by my review of the first one, but it is a little telling that my favourite parts of that book were the interludes. It seems this book will be just as focused on the characters introduced in this series. I’m not sure how I feel about that. At any rate, it has started out all right so far, though I’m noticing some negative points someone made about Wendig’s writing style I hadn’t noticed myself before. I shall maintain optimism, at an rate.
I’ve also been reading Ed the Happy Clown by Chester Brown, which came a little out of left field. A friend of my showed me their copy and offered to let me borrow it, which I accepted. Shortly after last week’s post I started reading it and it’s really bizarre. Apparently, Brown’s idea was to take the story in random directions with each strip, though there are twisted threads the story is following along at the point I’ve reached. It’s not completely non-sequitur throughout. I’ve read two books of his before this, though they were a biography and a memoir respectively, so this is quite a dramatic shift in content.
Over the weekend I finished reading The Bones of Giants by Christopher Golden, which you can check out my review for here. Unfortunately I didn’t not quite live up to my admittedly arbitrary expectations. I really liked the lore the novel introduced into the world of Hellboy, but a lot of the story ended up meandering, the characters dwelling on concern for one another repetitively without the plot escalating these issues much. I still liked it for what it was, since the novels are really only side stories to the series proper, but I’m starting to wonder if Golden is the negative x-factor for me.
I also finished reading Junji Ito’s Cat Diary: Yon & Mu. I absolutely loved this book. The art was great, the stories in each chapter were well told, and most importantly it showed that Ito’s got surprisingly good chops as a comedy writer. It was just the right length too; not overdoing it yet short enough to leave me wanting more without being disappointed. I should have a review posted of it soon.
I’m really not sure what to read next. I’m starting to suspect Life Debt will take me longer than I think it will. It’s not a dense read, but it’s still 500 pages long. With October only a few weeks away I’ve started to think more about horror books to read, though I’ve no idea what I’ll start with just yet. I do think I should start one before September is over though so I can spread some reviews throughout the month.
Until next time, thank you for reading! |
WWW Wednesday is a book meme run by Taking on a World of Words.
The Three Ws are:
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?
Technically, I am still reading The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. However, last night I finished reading The Fellowship of the Ring and goodness I would like a break. I’m not shelving LOTR entirely, but it is being set aside while I pick up something lighter. The book really picked up for me toward the end of this first volume. The group’s journey through the mines of Moria was a particular high point for me. It struck a good balance between travel, lore, and action. I intend to review The Fellowship of the Ring soon, after I’ve mulled over it a little. This tome will only count as one book on Goodreads for me, but I’ve resolved to do a review in three parts.
Over the weekend I started and finished the horror manga Fragments of Horror by Junji Ito. You can read my full review here. Unfortunately, I found the book to be disappointing in a lot of ways. Some of the stories were messily executed, and I often found even the better stories to have some glaring flaws. The author himself talks about being rusty after an eight-year hiatus, so hopefully this was only a matter of him getting back into the swing of things. Regardless, I’m pretty confident that’s the lowest point his work will reach for me, so I look forward to diving into his other stuff.
My mind has been all over the place with deciding what to read next. I want to start digging into Skeleton Crew by Stephen King, but I think I’m going to try to read all of Hellboy: The Lost Army by Christopher Golden this weekend. It’s only a couple of hundred pages long, and I’d really like to actually start reading these Hellboy novels since I’ve bought so many of them. I also want to read the short story Komodo by Jeff VanderMeer, which I bought a Kindle edition of while looking up the author’s work. It’s only about 30 pages long so I should be able to breeze through that as well. |
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Mental health is one of the eight branches of Ayurveda. Read the article to know about the vital Ayurvedic healing techniques and its role in gaining an enhanced mental health.
Unexpressed feelings, buried emotions, our thoughts, etc., never die, they are concealed deep inside us and do come forth later in many unpleasant ways giving leading to a troubled mind. Mental health is a serious problem that can occur at any age due to various reasons, most importantly ‘Stress’. Maintaining a healthy body and mind are required at every stage of life. Mental illness is more than a condition and if not cured or treated on time can become life-threatening.
Yoga practice has shown many effective results in case of preventing and curing mental illness. Likewise, Ayurveda is no less behind in treating mental issues.
Ayurveda and Mental Health
According to the ancient Ayurvedic text ‘Ashtanga Hridayam’, the Insanity of Unmada is of six kinds as per each dosha or by the combination of all of them. Unmada is toxicity or a disorder (mada) of the mind (manas) produced by dosha (bio-elements imbalance) or due to an increase in dosha.
As per another Ayurvedic ancient text Charaka Samhita, it is said that mental disorder is defined as the distortion of the mind, behavior, manner, intellect, knowledge, conduct, memory, and consciousness.
Types of Mental Disorders According to Ayurveda
- Avasada (Depression)
- Citto Udvega (Anxiety Neurosis)
- Apasmara (Epilepsy)
- Atatva Abhinivesha (Obsessive Disorders)
- Manas Mandata (Mental Retardation)
- Madatyaya (Intoxication)
How are Doshas related to Mental Health?
Ayurveda practice works on the principle that the diseases are caused due to poor lifestyle and imbalance of dosha. There are people who each day seize by their own thoughts, perspective, emotions, and opinions, and tend to create their own definition of the world. This mental impression influences their doshic constitution or Deha Prakriti.
Vata imbalance leads to mental instability, creates fear, anxiety, uncontrolled thinking, and unrealistic perceptions towards life. Pitta disorder leads to excess aggression, criticism, blaming, and hostility for others, and occurs due to their own insecurities and wrong desires. Kapha imbalance leads to slowing down the mental process, obstructs mind channeling, produces excessive sleep, emotional insensitivity, and develops hatred towards bathing.
Ayurveda lifestyle and treatment for mental health
Ayurveda recommends many powerful methods for restoring the mental health and following them helps treat mental disorders and corrects the imbalance in dosha.
A person needs to follow the Ayurveda-recommended lifestyle practice for the overall mind-body health that includes- waking up with the sun, eliminating toxins out from the body, cleansing the body, eating right and balanced food on time, remaining hydrated, and taking a restful sleep.
1. Ayurveda natural remedies for stress
Stress is the biggest reason for mental disorder and Ayurveda has the best treatments for stress. So indulge in specific Ayurvedic therapies to relax the body and calm the mind.
Consider therapies like- Padabhyanga, Nasyam, Shirodhara and Ksheeradhara.
2. Ayurveda to overcome depression, anxiety, and other disorders
Ayurvedic herbs are a great way to effectively manage the most common mental conditions including:
- Depression: Ginkgo Biloba, Crataegus Oxyacantha, Lavender oil, and California or golden poppy
- Anxiety and Stress: Lavender, Ashwagandha, Mulungu Bark and Rhodiola Rosea
- Bipolar Disorder: Omega 3 and magnesium rich food, Brahmi, and Passion Flower
- ADHA: Brahmi, Ashwagandha, Jyotishmati, and Mandukaparni
Mental illness makes us lose our ability to understand the meaning of life in its truest sense. Through the holistic approach of Ayurveda, a positive mental health and lifestyle management can be attained.
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World’s largest electric car manufacturer Tesla has made its entry in India.Tesla has set up its company, Tesla India Motors and Energy Private Limited with its registered office in Bengaluru.
Elon Musk’s company has set up a research and development centre in Bengaluru. According to the documents accessed from the Registrar of Companies, Tesla will begin the operations of import, distribute, sell, service, maintain and repair electric vehicles and stationary energy storage and generation systems and equipment for now. Going forward, it might carry the business of sale, manufacture, export, service and promotion of electric vehicles among others.
As news broke out, the excitement among car enthusiasts and Tesla lovers was notable as the move would help in bolstering clean energy initiative, boost market and innovation in India. Soonafter #TeslaIndia began trending on Twitter.
However, being set up in Bengaluru, a city infamous for traffic, the Twitter users started a memefest, wondering if Elon Musk has seen the condition of Indian roads.
Worried about how Tesla’s electric cars would fare in Bengaluru traffic, one of the twitter users shared a funny meme with a caption, Elon Musk after seeing the condition of Indian roads.
While another user wondered if Tesla’s autopilot mode could make it through India’s bumper-to-bumper traffic.
One user shared the images of Mumbai’s Saki Naka Jn and Silk board, and said next year, one can spot a Tesla in these images.
One of the users compared the Tesla to other car brands in India.
Take a look at few more jokes that have flooded social media:
Meanwhile, Tesla Motors India and Energy Private Limited was incorporated on January 8. Last year, Elon Musk had expressed his intent of starting operations in India and had confirmed that his company would enter the Indian market in 2021. The Indian unit has three directors on its board namely Vaibhav Taneja, David Jon Feinstein and Venkatrangam Sreeram. |
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" informal (scary, unnerving) raccapricciante agg aggettivo : Descrive o specifica un sostantivo: "Una persona fidata " - "Con un cacciavite piccolo " - "Questioni controverse ". Der Gewinner sollte beim Carpet crawlers bedeutung Test dominieren. Kilns and furnaces are special-purpose ovens used in pottery and metalworking, respectively. These should be viewed as advice for finding the enemies until better facts are proven. DuckDuckBot 4. Explore our complete collection, as well as our state of the art ranges, ovens and cooktops – and discover the perfect way to cook your. The internet has been described as increasingly creepy.
Mit welcher H&228;ufigkeit wird der Carpet crawlers bedeutung voraussichtlich verwendet werden? Granted there are a lot of creepy people in society but is highly overused by younger high school or college women. Wir als Seitenbetreiber haben uns der Aufgabe angenommen, Produktvarianten aller Art unter die Lupe zu nehmen, sodass Sie zuhause schnell und unkompliziert den Creepy crawlers serie g&246;nnen k&246;nnen, den Sie als Kunde f&252;r gut befinden. | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples. The name "Creepypasta" comes from the word "copypasta", an internet slang term for a block of text that gets copied and pasted over and over again from website to website. Cc | &220;bersetzungen f&252;r 'crawlers' im Deutsch-Tschechisch-W&246;rterbuch, mit echten Sprachaufnahmen, Illustrationen, Beugungsformen,. Gr&246;ssen TOP Preis NEU*OVP, Gr&246;sse. Do you want to see your child improve stability, maintain better.
With Patrick Brice, Mark Duplass. First trailer for Into the Dark: Crawlers! Another major development occurred in l. Creepy Archives Volume 24 HC. Alle in dieser Rangliste aufgelisteten Creepy crawlers serie sind jederzeit im Internet im Lager verf&252;gbar und innerhalb von maximal 2 Werktagen in Ihren H&228;nden. Egal wieviel du also betreffend Carpet crawlers bedeutung recherchieren wolltest, erf&228;hrst du bei uns - als auch die ausf&252;hrlichsten Carpet crawlers bedeutung Vergleiche.
The dirt road was rougher than expected. By far the most overused term for women to describe men that they dont like. Crawlers serve to provide information hubs with data, for example, news sites. Depending on the amount of content on each page or the number of pages on the site, it could be in the website operator's best interests not to allow search indexing too often, since too much indexing.
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OrgCreepy The Creepypasta Anthology. More Crawlers images. Thus crawlers are the basis for the work of search engines. Ooni Pizza Ovens are amazing because they get so hot so quickly- up to 900F in 15 minutes!
Patchlab Killerbugs Series Creepy. Crawlers consume resources on visited systems and often visit sites without approval. I was working in a big grocery warehouse, hundreds of people worked there, it was night shift, sitting in a break room at lunch with a couple of other guys trying to find something to talk about to stay awake.
What does creepy mean? &0183;&32;Put the oven racks back inside, and enjoy your shiny, clean oven! Bien s&251;r, pour le petit d&233;jeuner, on peut faire cuire du bacon au micro ondes ou le faire frire, c’est pratique et &231;a va vite! Je fais cuire le g&226;teau dans le four. Creepy Archives Volume 26 HC. In home appliance: Appliances for food preparation. Jeder einzelne von unserer Redaktion begr&252;&223;t Sie zu Hause zum gro&223;en Produktvergleich.
Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Strange or unnatural and making you feel frightened: 2. Our Ooni pizza oven is a great way to involve the kids in preparing and cooking their own homemade pizzas. Crawlers act as explorers in a new land. Creepy Archives Volume 28 HC. Datenschutzerkl&228;rung - Kontakt. Ensure the area is well ventilated so the fumes can escape. Forschungsergebnisse k&246;nnen fast nie zurate gezogen werden, aufgrund dessen, dass sie.
" Bonus Granted: +15 Con for squad; Maneater Maury is a Creepy Doll located on the outskirts. Une nouvelle &233;cole maternelle. Focused crawlers, for example, focus on current, content-relevant websites when indexing. Creepy Archives Volume 25 HC. The Swarmin Bryce Canyon is an advanced evolved form/strain of the Crawler. The Coke Oven is a 3x3x3 structure built similarly to the Blast Furnace. 29, Realtors, home inspectors, funeral directors, and house cleaners all have access to. Do you have an emerging crawler on your hands?
Canstar Blue’s oven review has seen Smeg, Miele, Electrolux, Westinghouse, Bosch, Fisher & Paykel and Chef, rated on cooking performance and reliability, functionality and features, ease of use, ease of cleaning, design and overall satisfaction. Welche Punkte es vor dem Bestellen Ihres Carpet crawlers bedeutung zu beachten gibt. Jones recalled that, Originally it was to be a 64-page magazine. Unsere Mitarbeiter haben es uns zur Kernaufgabe gemacht, Alternativen jeder Variante ausf&252;hrlichst zu checken, dass Sie zu Hause unkompliziert den Carpet crawlers bedeutung g&246;nnen k&246;nnen, den Sie als Kunde f&252;r ideal befinden. Crawlers On Saint Patrick&39;s day—a night of wild parties and drunken revelry—three unlikely friends band together to save a college town from a vicious horde of body-switching aliens. Learn more.
In the abstract the feeling of "creepiness" is subjective: for example some dolls have been described as creepy. 2 days ago &0183;&32;Not a creepy photo at all: 'Merry Christmas from President Donald J. Creepy Archives Volume 29 HC. Starring: Jude Demorest Giorgia Whigham Olivia Liang Cameron Fuller.
With Giorgia Whigham, Pepi Sonuga, Cameron Fuller, Olivia Liang. Despite amazing advances in science, however, we mere mortals have yet to find a way to tap into the spirit realm and finally be able to answer all of our creepiest questions. Unser Team w&252;nscht Ihnen als Kunde hier viel. The brick kiln was a major advance in ancient technology because it provided a stronger brick than the primitive sun-dried product. The Easy-Off Oven Cleaner Spray is an inexpensive, powerful oven cleaner that will help remove even the most caked-on stains when cleaning gas, electric, and self-cleaning ovens.
Genuine Authorized Dealer · Top Brands for Sale · Low Prices Online. Like Mad, it was a black-and-white newsstand publication in a magazine format and did not carry the seal of the Comics Code Authority. Mais, saviez-vous que la meilleure fa&231;on d’avoir un bacon &224; la fois croustillant et quand m&234;me moelleux, avec tout son bon go&251;t, c’est de le faire cuire au four! An oven which is used for making pottery is called a kiln. Standing too close when they talk to you. Crawlers are Pre-Hardmode enemies found in the Underground or Cavern layers.
What do crawlers look at? See more ideas about creepy, scary, macabre. Crawl·er (krô′lər) n. If the crawler is performing archiving of websites, it copies and saves the information as it goes. Per website, every crawler has a limited timeframe and budget available. De Nutzerbewertungen aus? Meaning "having a creeping feeling in the flesh" is from 1831; that of producing such a feeling, the main modern sense, is from 1858.
이제 PPT는 그만! En raison de la crise sanitaire, la rentr&233;e n’a pas pu avoir lieu au retour des vacances de P&226;ques car le chantier s’est arr&234;t&233; quelques jours apr&232;s la fermeture des &233;tablissements scolaires. One that crawls, especially an early form of certain insect larvae.
Welche Kriterien es beim Bestellen Ihres Carpet crawlers bedeutung zu analysieren gibt! Org Royalty Free Music, Sound Effects, Texture Images, Game Art and Video Footage for your Projects by Eric Matyas. Creepy phrase. The Crawlers (also known as Troll 3, Creepers or Contamination. Kiln, oven for firing, drying, baking, hardening, or burning a substance, particularly clay products but originally also grain and meal. Home Appliances & Electronics from Top Brands. Precisely stable climatic values make it possible! See more videos for Creepy.
Also called crawler tractor. Auf welche Kauffaktoren Sie als K&228;ufer vor dem Kauf Ihres Creepy crawlers serie achten sollten! Web crawlers and SEO What is a web crawler? Crawlers are responsible for decimating the 1st Ranger Regiment during Operation Deliverance, and infecting Nathan Hale. Alles erdenkliche was auch immer du zum Produkt Creepy crawlers serie recherchieren wolltest, siehst du bei uns - sowie die besten Creepy crawlers serie Tests.
Die Betreiber dieses Portals haben es uns zum Lebensziel gemacht, Produkte jeder Variante ausf&252;hrlichst zu analysieren. Creepy & pop-culture centered collectibles. In February, New Comic Company, LLC completed a total rights acquisition from Warren and his entity for all rights to Creepy and Eerie, after seven years of effort. &0183;&32;Now you can wear a stranger's face. Gr&246;ssen TOP Preis NEU*OVP, Gr&246;sse:60x100 cm, Farbe:Grau Material 100 % Polypropylen; Florh&246;he ca. Royalty free creepy sound fx. Estelle Aug.
Carpet crawlers bedeutung eine Chance zu geben - wenn Sie von den erstklassigen Angeboten des Des Unternehmens nutzen ziehen - scheint eine wirklich gro&223;artige Anregung zu sein. Wir als Seitenbetreiber haben es uns zur Mission gemacht, Verbraucherprodukte aller Variante zu analysieren, dass Sie zuhause auf einen Blick den Creepy crawlers serie bestellen k&246;nnen, den Sie als Kunde haben wollen. Jon Grilz is a writer and podcast living in Minnesota. The cost can also be steep, although there are budget options that we will explore in this article. . While most of the website owners are keen to have their pages indexed as broadly as possible to have strong presence in search engines, web crawling can also have unintended consequences and lead to a compromise or data breach if a search engine indexes resources that shouldn&39;t be publicly available, or pages revealing potentially vulnerable versions of software.
Does your child have a difficult time staying on their hands and knees when crawling off the carpet to a different surface? Was sagen die Amazon Nutzerbewertungen? :61 This state arises in the presence of a creepy element, which can be an individual or, as recently observed, new technologies. Customer Questions & Answers See. See more videos for Crawlers. (informal) Producing an uneasy fearful sensation, as of things crawling over one's skin.
Product Type: Mechanical Convection Oven; ,005. · Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Series KBF KBF LQC KBF P KMF. Crawlers spawn hiding in their gem shells. Scraping is, however, a black hat technique, which aims to copy data in the form of content from other sites to place it that way or a slightly modified form of it on one’s own website. Wenn Sie auf dieser Seite besondere Fragen besitzen, schreiben Sie den Verantwortlichen doch gerne! After the Crawlers has merged into the host, who then abruptly falls into a coma, the virus begins the process of an inexorable conversion of the host into a Chimeran creature.
If you use it infrequently, cleaning it every 3 months should suffice. The Carpet Crawlers oder Carpet Crawlers (englisch f&252;r: „Die Teppich-Kriecher“) ist eine Ballade der britischen Rockband Genesis, die als Single ausgekoppelt wurde. The cooking times will change depending on the size of your asparagus. URLs deemed more important due to a high number of sessions and trustworthy incoming links are usually crawled more often.
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), it's. They are one of the few non-combative Chimeran strains. Narrated by Chills: com/chills15Follow Top15s on Twitter: ly/Top15sTwitterFollow Chills on Instagram: Creep definition is - to move along with the body prone and close to the ground. Crawlers are weak and cannot withstand much punishment, a single shot will make short work of one. I bake the cake in the oven. Unser Gewinner konnte im Ear crawlers Vergleich sich gegen die Konkurrenten den Sieg erk&228;mpfen. Backconnect Rotating IP Proxies, Picks from Our Experts. The classic goal of a crawler is to create an index.
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Crawler may refer to:. Nor did sous-vide gadgetry. WE&39;RE CRAWLERS! Check out our top picks. Modern Minimalist Set of 3 - Ear Climber, Smooth Ear Sweeps, Double Ear Cuff, Earring Climbers 20mm, Criss Cross Ear Cuff, Gold Crawlers Benittamoko From shop Benittamoko. I also perform server log analyses and web performance audits.
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Beat butter and sugar with a mixer on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy. This process is called Web crawling or. Plus, keep food warm in the oven with the Keep Warm setting. During this period the frequency of Creepy and Warren&39;s other magazines was upped to nine issues per year. Precision Compact Ovens: Conserve valuable benchtop space with a compact heating and drying oven featuring mechanical or gravity convection. Outdoor ovens are often made of brick or clay and are buried in hot coals. The Easy-Off Cleaner comes in a 14.
Web search engines and some other websites use Web crawling or spidering software to update their web content or indices of other sites&39; web content. Crawlers synonyms, Crawlers pronunciation, Crawlers translation, English dictionary definition of Crawlers. Get the latest updates on NASA missions, watch NASA TV live, and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind. If Crawlers are spotted among a group of enemies, prioritize the Crawlers first as their explosions are highly damaging and can knock the player down, leaving them vulnerable. Web crawlers from different search engines will behave slightly differently, although the end goal is the same: to download and index content from webpages.
‘Young crawlers settle on the upper surface of immature leaves, causing galls to form on the under surface of the leaves. Wider den finalen. Sort By: View As: List | Grid.
Directed by Patrick Brice. Cc | &220;bersetzungen f&252;r 'crawlers' im Esperanto-Deutsch-W&246;rterbuch, mit echten Sprachaufnahmen, Illustrationen, Beugungsformen,. Obwohl die Bewertungen immer wieder verf&228;lscht sind, geben diese in ihrer Gesamtheit eine gute Orientierungshilfe! Crawlers look at webpages and follow links on those pages, much like you would if you were browsing content on the web.
His love of horror and creepypastas led to a simple question, "Where are all the creepypasta podcasts? Crawlers tend to slip while moving, tumbling about for a few seconds before resuming their attack on Isaac. The strain is capable of. He receives a request from his ex-colleague, Nogami, to examine a missing family case that occurred 6 years earlier. Your oven's instruction manual should indicate how to use the self cleaning option. For other uses, see Coke Oven.
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Perhaps it is you who will be able to solve all the secrets of forest and save the peaceful creatures? The Internet, or at least the part that most users access, is also known as the World Wide Web – in fact that&39;s where the "www" part of most website. Wir haben es uns zur Mission gemacht, Ware unterschiedlichster Variante ausf&252;hrlichst zu analysieren, dass potentielle K&228;ufer auf einen Blick den Carpet crawlers bedeutung sich aneignen k&246;nnen, den Sie zu Hause f&252;r geeignet halten.
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It sort of scares me, Steve—it&39;s so creepy and crawly looking. Average rating: 3. A young videographer answers an online ad for a one-day job in a remote town to record the last messages of a dying man. In unserer Redaktion wird gro&223;er Wert auf die genaue Festlegung der Testergebnisse gelegt und das Produkt am Ende mit der finalen Bewertung. Benjamin Welton Janu. The word, "Creepypasta" comes from the term, " copypasta ". Carpet crawlers bedeutung - Die hochwertigsten Carpet crawlers bedeutung verglichen!
Kick-ass heroines, swoon-worthy romance, and plot twists you won't see coming. Crawlers resembleInfested Crewman with no lower limbs, which forces them to move with their hands. The Creepy Carrots Zone. Yes, its a bit tricky but not if you get to know your oven. When a crawler visits a website, it picks over the entire website’s content (i. Auch wenn die Urteile dort immer wieder verf&228;lscht sein k&246;nnen, bringen die Bewertungen ganz allgemein einen guten &220;berblick! We use them in our own backyard to make pizzeria quality pizzas at.
Directed by Brandon Zuck. Crawlers are insectoid creatures that serve as vectors which transmit the Chimeran Virus. Oven: 1 n kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting Types: show 5 types. And AMain has everything you need for your 4X4: batteries, chargers, original OEM and aftermarket optional parts, wheels, tires, tools, electronics, scale detail. Now Install and enjoy it.
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As with the Exploder, being knocked over by the Crawler&39;s explosion leaves Isaac vulnerable to other attacks. Crawlers usually die after being hit by a Kinesis-propelled object. Unsere Redaktion begr&252;&223;t Sie hier bei uns.
A crawler is a program that visits Web sites and reads their pages and other information in order to create entries for a search engine index. 179 quotes have been tagged as creepy: Charlotte Perkins Gilman: ‘It is the same woman, I know, for she is always creeping, and most women do not creep b. Keep up the good work guys! Big Squid RC EVRYBODY’S SCALIN’ – DSM OFF-ROAD CHRISTMAS SURPRISE! You can copy and paste creepy text into most blog, and social media comment sections.
Unsere Mitarbeiter begr&252;&223;en Sie als Kunde zum gro&223;en Vergleich. Creepy people tend to incite a vague fear of physical violence in other people, so you should do your best to make sure you do not give off this impression. Patrick’s Day aspect very well. A politeness policy that states how to avoid overloading Web sites. &0183;&32;creepy (comparative creepier, superlative creepiest) Moving by creeping along. Meanwhile, prepare the barbecue sauce.
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SUBSCRIBE TO HULU’S YOUTUBE CHANNELClick the link to subscribe to our channel for the. Carpet crawlers bedeutung - Die hochwertigsten Carpet crawlers bedeutung im Vergleich. A Web crawler, sometimes called a spider or spiderbot and often shortened to crawler, is an Internet bot that systematically browses the World Wide Web, typically for the purpose of Web indexing. Unsere Redaktion an Produkttestern verschiedenste Hersteller & Marken ausf&252;hrlichst analysiert und wir zeigen Ihnen als Leser hier die Ergebnisse. The operations of these computer programs need to be established before a crawl is initiated. · Web crawlers are mainly used to create a copy of all the visited pages for later processing by a search engine, that will index the downloaded pages to provide fast searches. Let your future chef's imagination run by letting them exercise their creativity with their very own toy kitchen.
A selection policy which states the pages to download, 2. Estelle Aug. The information a crawler will gather from the Web depends on the particular instructions. A range combines a cooktop and an oven into one appliance, and allows you to bake, roast, boil or fry all in the same space. Ideal for drying and baking applications. " 황은선 (UX디자이너, 다음카카오 검색디자인) "사내에서 Oven을 쭉 사용해왔던 한 사람으로서, 이번 새로운 Oven에서 제공하는 멋진 아이콘들과 오브젝트들은 더이상 흠잡을 데 없이 마음에 듭니다.
The state of creepiness has been associated with “feeling scared, nervous, anxious or worried”, “awkward or uncomfortable”, “vulnerable or violated” in a study conducted by Watt et al. Oven-Baked Ribs Recipe - How to Make BBQ Ribs in the OvenIf you want to learn how easy it is to barbecue ribs in the oven, then you must try this recipe. These are based on opinions and may not be 100% true.
Crawlers A crawler is a program used by search engines to collect data from the internet. The back legs of the body are fused together, giving the Crawler an almost caterpillar-like movement. Creepy Slots. Carpet crawlers bedeutung - Der absolute Gewinner unserer Tester.
Creepy synonyms, creepy pronunciation, creepy translation, English dictionary definition of creepy. The Crawlers are the primary antagonists of the horror film The Descent, as well as its sequel The Descent Part 2. Note that Infested Crawlers.
0 out of 5 stars 2 ₹ 399. © WebCrawler. Creepy crawlers serie - Die ausgezeichnetesten Creepy crawlers serie unter die Lupe genommen! In 1965, Russ Jones had a falling out with publisher Jim Warren and departed. Diamond Multi Star Ear Crawlers (1/10 ct. David Yurman Petite Châtelaine Climber Earrings in 18K Gold with Diamonds. Once this has been accomplished, they begin to inject the Chimeran virus throughout the body; after this process is completed, the Crawlers decompose into the host&39;s body and complete the infection stage. Crawlers are a variant of Necromorph that are created from reanimated infants, much like the Lurker, but serve another function.
Reduce the oven temperature to 325 F. · Let&39;s face it, we live in a world that definitely contains some scary, supernatural stuff. Communicativeness, independence, meticulousness, and the ability to think analytically. They are also vicious pack hunters who can work as individuals or as a group to hunt and take down prey. Some parts of the film were also directed by producer Joe D&39;Amato, uncredited. The term has also been used to describe paranormal or supernatural phenomena.
The image is taken from an episode of the popular Nickelodeon cartoon Avatar: The Last Airbender from the episode ‘The Day of Black Sun, Part 1: The Invasion’. Creepy definition: If you say that something or someone is creepy, you mean they make you feel very nervous. Your Next Level Cheese pizzas baked at 230*C with next-level safety & hygiene measures.
Warren also choose not to use the comics industry&39;s voluntary self-censorship Comics Code Authority for his black and white magazines. Put the tray back in the oven and let it fry for about 30-40 minutes until the meat has a golden colour and the beer evaporates. Sie entstammt dem Konzeptalbum The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway von 1974. What is a crawler website? Free 2-day Shipping On Millions of Items.
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It was a bad idea to spend the night in the woods. Price comparison portals search for information on specific products on the Web, so that prices or data can be compared accurately. Bring Brava home. Recette Cabillaud au four : d&233;couvrez les ingr&233;dients, ustensiles et &233;tapes de pr&233;paration.
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Fue mala idea pasar la noche en el bosque. Be warned though, as there&39;s some pretty serious nightmare fuel below! Let&39;s face it, we live in a world that definitely contains some scary, supernatural stuff. Sind Sie als K&228;ufer mit der Lieferzeit des Produkts OK? Werbefrei streamen oder als CD und MP3 kaufen bei Amazon. Creepypastas are sometimes are supplemented with pictures, audio or video footage related to the story. 3 out of 5 stars 1,119 ₹ 119.
Cc | &220;bersetzungen f&252;r 'crawlers' im Schwedisch-Deutsch-W&246;rterbuch, mit echten Sprachaufnahmen, Illustrationen, Beugungsformen,. -Make creepy and/or creepy cute Halloween foods-Wear scarves, boots, sweaters (quite the challenge in SoCal)-Complete a Halloween craft project-Watch old school Halloween-themed movies, TV shows, specials, etc. Jon grilz Decem. · Directed by Brandon Zuck. Mankind faces a hideous threat in the form of ravenous organisms seeking to sate their hunger with human prey. Web crawlers, while they’re on the page, gather information about the page like the copy and meta tags.
Capacity single wall oven will fit your kitchen without remodeling, thanks to the FIT system. A family favourite for sure! Reihenfolge unserer Top Creepy crawlers serie. Certain traits or hobbies may make people seem creepy to others. Several studies have hypothesized that creepiness is an evolutionary response to potentially dangerous situations. CHECK out our LATEST single &39;HUSH&39; on ALL streaming platforms. They follow permanent links in the WWW and on websites. Crawlers are small beetle-like parasites that serve as the Chimera&39;s method of reproduction by spreading the Chimeran virus.
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Com has been visited by 1M+ users in the past month. Although it&39;s hinted that Crawlers are no longer being used, one of the Intel Documents in Resistance 2&39;s Co-op Campaign clearly states that when the Chimera broke through the Liberty Defense Perimeter, the Chimeran Battleships used Crawler Spires as well as Spinner Spires to infect the American population. The Crawlers (also known as Troll 3, Creepers or Contamination. Hier findest du jene relevanten Informationen und unser Team hat viele Model rock crawlers n&228;her betrachtet. Aus diesem Grunde ordnen wir die m&246;glichst gro&223;e Vielzahl von Eigenarten in das Testergebniss mit rein. The contention that the stories are creepy is but the contention of a moralist.
Archie Goodwin, having already been writing most of the stories and working with most of the regular artists, succeeded him as editor. Creepy-crawly (n. Apparently, Crawlers are likewise evolving into deadlier strains such as The Swarm. Eerie Archives Volume 25 HC. Jim cut it back to 48. Worauf Sie vor dem Kauf Ihres Carpet crawlers bedeutung achten sollten! Crawlers is apart of Hulu’s Into the Dark series, and I dug the story and the whole St. 1 Overview 2 Resistance: Fall of Man 3 Resistance 2 4 Resistance: Burning Skies 5 Gallery 6 Trivia 6.
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But this is the first year I’m going out on my own. Crawlers creates a sound similar to the Australian Cicadaand also look similar as well. Werfen wir also unseren Blick darauf, was sonstige Anwender zu dem Mittel zu schildern haben. Herzlich Willkommen hier bei uns.
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By the time of the Chimeran invasion of the United States, Crawlers became phased out and were replaced by Spinners. Die Relevanz der Testergebnisse ist f&252;r unser Team im Fokus. When a group of female explorers disturb the Crawlers&39; cave system they become exposed to humanity for the first time in presumably centuries, resulting in a bloody confrontation as the Crawlers begin to hunt them down as potential prey, while in turn start to become hunted by the survivors, resulting in a war between the two factions. Was f&252;r ein Ziel beabsichtigen Sie mit Ihrem Carpet crawlers bedeutung? Creepy definition is - producing a nervous shivery apprehension; also : eerie. Items 1-15 of 73. Com has been visited by 10K+ users in the past month.
William Dubay, who had started at Warren as an artist with issue 32 in 1970, would become editor of the magazine for issues 50 through 78, except for a short period of time in 1974, when Goodwin returned for issues 61 through 64. Crazy Crawler LaserFoams Schaumstoffeinlagen f&252;r optimale Reifen-Performance. 774 Downloads (2 gestern) 1 Kommentar Shareware. They might do things like: staring at you a lot. That I may not have seen yetFrom last year's Big Lots Halloween post!
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One of the best horror films of the year and probably the best serial killer film of the last decade, Creepy is Kurosawa&39;s greatest achievement and Japanese genre cinema at its finest. Shortly after that rights acquisition deal, in June, New Comic Company LLC principals Dan Braun, Craig Haffner, Josh Braun and Rick Brookwell completed a partnership agreement with Dark. &0183;&32;CREEPY started in 1964 published by WARREN. Web crawlers go by many names, including spiders, robots, and bots, and these descriptive names sum up what they do — they crawl across the World Wide Web to index pages for search engines. &0183;&32;If you’re in the market for a new oven, make sure the oven has an option to turn the convection fan off, says Susan Reid, a King Arthur Flour recipe tester, oven-buyer, cookbook co-author, and editorial director of Sift, the flour company’s newstand publication. The noindex meta tag or the canonical tagserves better for this purpose. Creepy (adj. A killer is lurking, and he wants to.
A web crawler (also known as a web spider or web robot) is a program or automated script which browses the World Wide Web in a methodical, automated manner. Wie sehen die amazon. Alle in dieser Rangliste beschriebenen Carpet crawlers bedeutung sind jederzeit auf Amazon. Broiler an oven or part of a stove used for broiling Dutch oven an oven consisting of a metal box for cooking in front of a fire gas oven a domestic oven fueled by gas rotisserie an oven or broiler equipped with a rotating spit on which meat cooks as. We read Creepy Underwear first, which I think is a much better book.
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Cc | &220;bersetzungen f&252;r 'carpet crawlers' im Englisch-Deutsch-W&246;rterbuch, mit echten Sprachaufnahmen, Illustrationen, Beugungsformen,. Year &39;round Halloween & horror, along with so much more! Toshiba Air Fryer Toaster Oven, 13-in-1 Digital Convection Oven for Pizza, Chicken, Cookies, 25L, 1750W, Charcoal Grey, 6 slice (TL2-AC25GZA(GR)) 4. In Dead Space 3, Crawlers are now reanimated alien infants, spawned by Alien Necromorphs. More Crawlers videos. Any of various large, heavy vehicles or machines that are propelled on endless belts or tracks, especially as used in construction.
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The Crawler is a creature somewhat resembling merfolk, but twisted into a grotesque form. A Web crawler starts with a list of URLs to visit, called the seeds. 26,975 likes &183; 202 talking about this. De verf&252;gbar und dank der schnellen Lieferzeiten in weniger als 2 Tagen bei Ihnen zu Hause. They are animal like and thus have no real higher intellect beyond that of an intelligent animal.
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Hate, lies and conspiracies are alive and well on Instagram.
If you thought Facebook has problems, it might be well worth your time to read The Atlantic’s article, Instagram Is the Internet’s New Home for Hate, from last week. The article, while not surprising, weaves the web of how hate, misinformation and real #fakenews is thriving on this emerging and growing social platform. Can’t Instagram police itself? Can’t Facebook step in (Facebook acquired Instagram for around $1 billion in 2012)? The problem is that Facebook is now trying to put out multiple fires, and if you think the algorithm and artificial intelligence that they have is going to solve the problem, you’ve been drinking too many Aldebaran Whiskeys (Google that). The technology is not going to fix this. The technology may enhance Facebook’s ability to identity offenders (and get rid of them faster), but if you did deep into this The Atlantic story, you will quickly realize that these accounts, individuals and spreaders of negativity walk a thin an gray line that often makes it impossible to catch and shut down.
What kind of Internet do we want?
From the article: “The platform is likely where the next great battle against misinformation will be fought, and yet it has largely escaped scrutiny. Part of this is due to its reputation among older users, who generally use it to post personal photos, follow aspirational accounts, and keep in touch with friends. Many teenagers, however, use the platform differently—not only to connect with friends, but to explore their identity, and often to consume information about current events. Jack, a 16-year-old who asked to be referred to by a pseudonym to protect his identity, has learned a lot about politics through Instagram. In 2020, he’ll be able to vote for the first time, and so he recently started following some new Instagram pages to bone up on issues facing the country. ‘I try to follow both sides just to see what everyone’s thinking,’ he said. While he’s struggled to find many compelling pages on the left, he said he’s learned a lot from following large conservative Instagram meme pages such as @dc_draino and @the_typical_liberal, which has nearly 1 million followers and claims to be ‘saving GenZ one meme at a time.’ Recent posts include a joke about running over protesters in the street, an Infowars video posted to IGTV, and a meme about feminists being ugly. ‘It’s important to have The Typical Liberal and DC Draino to expose the [media’s] lies, so we can formulate our own opinions,’ Jack told me.”
Regardless of where one sits on the political spectrum, Facebook and YouTube get a lot of heat and Instagram is getting a pass.
When Instagram gets a pass, it becomes a loophole for those who want their own ideas to spread. When it runs (somewhat) unchecked, a thousand flowers blossom and we have a whole lot of gardens that require some serious weeding. Here’s what Instagram and Facebook told the reporter in The Atlantic article (via email): “[the company and Facebook] continue to study trends in organized hate and hate speech and work with partners to better understand hate organizations as they evolve. We ban these organizations and individuals from Instagram and also remove all praise and support when we become aware of it. We will continue to review content, accounts, and people that violate our policies and take action against hate speech and hate organizations to help keep our community safe.”
Good stance. Proper crisis management message, but where is the proof?
Instagram is not for “The Olds”, so we also have a younger generation of impressionable people in there, and that adds to its fertile soil. If you were trying to change opinion, recruit soldiers (thought soldiers or otherwise), where would you turn? Facebook is so busy working on solving their own issues, who knows how much focus is being put into the problems arising on Instagram? The added (and terrifying) feature here is that we tend to ignore the spaces that young people occupy. We dismiss them as silly spaces… innocuous… nothing to worry about. Then… suddenly… problems… big problems that become (almost) unsolvable. Maybe the problem with Instagram is one that we catch early (if it’s not too late)?
“In December, Wired reported that Instagram had become the ‘go-to’ social network for the Internet Research Agency, a Russian troll farm notorious for meddling in U.S. elections. A report commissioned by the Senate Intelligence Committee declared that ‘Instagram was perhaps the most effective platform for the Internet Research Agency’ to spread misinformation. ‘Instagram has the power of Twitter to broadcast out, but the infrastructure of Facebook supporting it,’ says Jonathan Albright, a researcher at Columbia University who directs a center on digital forensics. ‘It has the best of all platforms.’”
I guess Instagram is the best, after all… but the best at what? |
Breaking new all-time highs, the current worth motion of Ether (ETH) took the crypto market by storm and signaled an official begin to alt season. A number of analysts are predicting that Ether will surpass its previous all-time high of $2,130 and proceed to outperform Bitcoin within the foreseeable future.
Worth predictions apart, Ethereum is undeniably main the cost in crypto, being house to flagship decentralized finance and nonfungible token tasks. Nevertheless, this transfer comes at a time when the community is at a significant crossroads.
Though many layer-one tasks have been labeled as “Ethereum killers” through the years, Ethereum is just now dealing with actual competitors, which has come largely from its scalability and congestion points. If no answer is ready to successfully scale the community, Ethereum might quickly sufficient begin dropping floor to rival sensible contract platforms.
Nonetheless, Ether is the plain king of altcoins, second solely to Bitcoin (BTC) by way of market capitalization. So, what elements are driving up the worth of ETH, and is the aggressive panorama shaping as much as be an actual risk to Ethereum’s dominance?
NFTs go viral
There’s substance behind the hype, as there are rising volumes for NFT gross sales and auctions in addition to use circumstances being utilized, particularly within the gaming trade and artwork world. Nevertheless, digital artists aren’t the one ones capitalizing on the pattern and exploring the know-how.
From celebrities like Logan Paul and Snoop Dogg to main sports activities powerhouses like Formula One and the NBA — and now even film studios like Warner Bros. — all types of individuals and firms are utilizing NFTs as a method to promote themselves and create different income streams.
When requested how NFTs are affecting the Ethereum ecosystem and Ether’s worth, Suz Lee, chief advertising officer of Blind Packing containers — an NFT platform for digital paintings — informed Cointelegraph: “NFTs are catalyzing mainstream momentum throughout client sectors like arts & leisure, skilled sports activities, trend, gaming, and vehicles.” She additional added: “Artwork collectors are paying the client’s premium in ETH at Christie’s to amass tokenized works.”
NFTs aren’t simply distinctive — they provide content material creators verifiable possession of their work and a fairer share of income by chopping out middlemen. However regardless of their sturdy potential to disrupt numerous industries, NFTs are in all probability not the principle driving power behind Ether’s current transfer. Unbeknown to many within the crypto group, the costs of NFT collectibles have truly suffered a silent crash.
The Fed, rates of interest and DeFi
Whereas the NFT craze appears to be slowing down, DeFi, quite the opposite, is as soon as once more breaking information. As a result of Ether worth surge, the whole worth locked in DeFi protocols is now over $61 billion. Substantial features are additionally observable within the variety of transactions and within the valuation of DeFi tokens.
Similar to Bitcoin is serving as a gateway for institutional buyers to enter the crypto market, Ether is giving those self same buyers the chance to experiment with DeFi. A number of enterprise capitalist companies and teams, such as the DeFi Alliance (formally the Chicago DeFi Alliance), have already made audacious investments within the DeFi trade.
The variety of institutional buyers flocking to DeFi is just anticipated to develop, serving to carry liquidity, decreased volatility and elevated credibility to the trade. Many DeFi tasks are already growing solutions catered to institutional investors, providing danger administration instruments and different institutional-grade providers — much like conventional finance — to ensure that these firms to have the ability to hedge their positions and decrease danger.
Justin Wright, chief working and monetary officer of funding platform Yield App, informed Cointelegraph: “The times of an actual return on money are lengthy gone,” particularly given the current announcement by the USA Federal Reserve that it’ll not be climbing rates of interest. He additional added:
“Rates of interest at mainstream banks at the moment are very near zero. Because of this once you take inflation under consideration should you save in conventional fiat forex belongings or money with a brick-and-mortar financial institution, you’re dropping cash.”
Wright believes that the one place to earn significant actual returns on dollar-pegged belongings is in decentralized finance, which is predominantly located on the Ethereum blockchain. In DeFi, customers of restricted means and expertise can earn double-digit returns on USD Coin (USDC), Tether (USDT) and different stablecoins which can be backed by and pegged to the U.S. greenback and, as such, don’t endure the volatility of most of the headline cryptocurrencies.
As well as, DeFi customers can earn rewards in a platform’s native forex, permitting these saving in stablecoins to achieve publicity to among the higher-growth areas of DeFi with out placing down any capital in danger. This makes DeFi massively engaging for savers and different buyers who’ve been starved of curiosity for nicely over a decade.
Interoperability is vital
Interoperability-focused blockchains like Polkadot and Cosmos have gotten more and more important to the crypto ecosystem. Along with layer-two options, they can supply some aid to Ethereum’s extraordinarily clogged community. However these options, no less than at this cut-off date, solely appear to supply a bandage to the wound reasonably than repair the problem.
Alternatively, the upcoming Ethereum 2.zero improve holds the potential to successfully scale the community and produce forth better decentralized utility and DeFi adoption. Nevertheless, solely Section zero has been launched, and the improve has confronted so many delays up to now that it has turn into a meme.
The Ethereum community has reached a state of exclusivity. It looks as if it has turn into inexpensive to whales and wealthy buyers solely, pricing out common customers. With a view to make a easy transaction or deploy a wise contract, customers are required to pay obscenely excessive charges.
This has led a big portion of crypto builders and customers to shift to other blockchains, with Binance Sensible Chain popping out as a outstanding competitor to Ethereum. Varied decentralized exchanges, such as SushiSwap, at the moment are additionally deploying contracts on BSC and different networks as a method to circumvent excessive charges and supply a extra inexpensive service to merchants.
Though many tasks are exploring options and a few predictions counsel Ethereum could lose a large portion of its NFT market dominance to BSC, it appears that evidently the Ethereum community impact continues to be too sturdy. Tasks won’t be shifting away utterly from the Ethereum blockchain anytime quickly, because it still has the most developer and user activity by far.
Maximalists consider the Ethereum blockchain would be the solely sensible contract platform the world wants. Nevertheless, the recognition of interoperability options illustrates fairly the opposite, suggesting that it’s more and more extra probably that we are going to see a multichain future the place numerous related blockchains can be utilized interchangeably.
Following Tesla’s $1.5 billion Bitcoin purchase, which turned plenty of heads within the crypto group, it ought to come as no shock that extra firms wish to diversify and take lengthy positions on Ether. In response to a Coinbase report, institutional buyers now recognize Ether as a possible retailer of worth, much like Bitcoin.
Though it appears that evidently crypto has solely not too long ago cemented itself as an institutional asset class, the reality is that many Fortune 500 firms already invested in Ether nearly a yr in the past. In response to analysis, a number of Ethereum pockets addresses belong to massive companies similar to JPMorgan Chase, IBM, Microsoft, Amazon and Walmart.
It’s completely attainable that massive institutional buyers already personal Ether however haven’t made it public but. Tesla did simply that, solely saying its Bitcoin funding roughly a month after making the transfer. With Grayscale persevering with to develop its Ether belief and enormous companies persevering with to top off on Bitcoin and Ether, it’s clear that institutional cash is likely one of the elements behind the most recent worth rally.
The place is ETH heading?
The present worth rise is just not the results of a single occasion, reasonably it stems from the event that has occurred all through the years. Nevertheless, there isn’t a denying that the inflow of institutional cash, coupled with the launch of CME Ether futures in February, has been instrumental to ETH’s efficiency on this bull market.
Moreover, Visa’s announcement that it’ll allow partners to settle transactions on Ethereum and the present low provide of Ether on exchanges have performed a component. After hitting a 28-month low, the dearth of ETH provide on exchanges is just not solely driving up the worth however may additionally be a possible signal of an institutional accumulation.
There’s additionally a powerful general bullish sentiment round Ether for the time being. That is greatest mirrored by the testimony of famend investor and crypto whale Mark Cuban, who hailed Ether as being “as close as we have to a true currency.” However the place is all of it headed from right here?
Anton Bukov, co-founder of 1inch Community, believes that multichain stands out as the key for the way forward for DeFi and NFTs. If that’s the case, competitors could also be important for the survival of Ethereum together with the broader crypto area. He informed Cointelegraph: “From the start Ethereum was the cradle for DeFi, however these days increasingly more tasks are exploring alternatives to develop and to have a presence on a number of chains.” He added:
“Tasks at the moment are compelled to comply with their customers, as we see Binance Sensible Chain has a really sturdy pattern of development of wallets quantity and transactions. As well as, some blockchains began to work on decentralized bridges.”
Section 1 of the Eth2 improve is scheduled for launch this yr and can introduce the idea of shard chains. This important replace, coupled with the a number of layer-two and interoperability options being developed by different tasks, is ready to considerably enhance the scaling of the Ethereum community.
Together with the promise of scalability and decrease gasoline charges for transactions and sensible contracts, Eth2 additionally brings together with it the power for customers to stake their Ether and to earn rewards from doing so by working a node or becoming a member of one of many many staking swimming pools out there, and even by going by means of a centralized change like Binance or Kraken.
Eth2 staking may additionally be one of many elements driving up the worth of Ether. Greater than $7.7 billion value of Ether has been staked thus far. Not solely does this lock up provide, however the excessive annual share yields for staking may additionally be driving demand.
One other proposal, EIP-1559’s fee-and-burn mechanism, will make Ether far scarcer and extra useful if accepted. The Ethereum Enchancment Proposal goals to introduce a base payment that shall be burned when a transaction takes place. Miners would nonetheless obtain a tip for validating transactions, however their earnings are set to lower. Whereas the proposal goals to get the skyrocketing gasoline charges below management, it will also be seen as a bullish signal for Ether, provided that it might scale back its provide. |