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Friday's jobs report released by the Labor Department created uncertainty among market watchers as to whether the Fed will start tapering any time soon.
The economy created 169,000 jobs in August, the report said, fewer than the 180,000 expected, and unemployment dipped to 7.3%.
"Ultimately, we view the jobs report to be mostly noise from month to month, especially with a fairly 'middle of the road' report like this one with some pluses and minuses," Michael Kitces, director of research for Pinnacle Advisory Group, a private wealth management firm located in Columbia, Md., and a ThinkAdvisor blogger, told ThinkAdvisor on Friday.
Like other market watchers, Kitces says the real issue heading into the fall is whether the Fed begins to taper or not. "There doesn't seem to be much indication from today's jobs report that definitively confirms the taper will or will not get under way soon."
But David Kelly, chief global strategist at J.P. Morgan Funds, noted in his weekly commentary, released Monday, that "in light of last week's upward revision to second-quarter GDP, a number of 150,000-plus on payrolls and 7.4% on unemployment would probably be enough to keep the Fed on track to begin a wind down to QE, with an announcement likely coming in a press release and Bernanke news conference following the Sept. 17-18 FOMC meeting."
Reuters columnist Felix Solomon opined that the August report showed "that the reality of the economy was not as good as we thought it was, and that the market probably got ahead of itself in anticipating a taper beginning very soon."
The Financial Times opined that at its Sept. 17 Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke "will have to decide whether the [August jobs] report reflects a weakening labor market — in which case it may want to delay a taper of asset purchases — or whether it is further evidence that the unemployment rate can keep coming down despite feeble overall growth. In that case it may choose to go ahead with tapering in September."
Indeed, the Twittersphere was full of tweets labeling the jobs report as "lousy," but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., opined that Friday's employment report "shows that we are moving in the right direction, but not fast enough."
Congress, Reid says, "has a choice when it comes to the economy: we can choose policies that accelerate job creation and expand the middle class, or the path to European-style austerity favored by Tea Party Republicans."
Predictably, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., placed the bame elsewhere. "While the unemployment number dropping looks good on the surface, the details show otherwise," he said. He added that persistent long-term unemployment, "discouraged people leaving the work force, and millions taking part-time jobs because they have no choice are not signs of a strong recovery. The president's policies are holding back strong job creation."
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"Dovecot implements the standard IMAP and POP3 protocols already, it doesn't create vendor lock-in, has no backdoors, and it guarantees standard compliance to current and future IMAP and other protocol and API implementations," said Timo Sirainen, creator and chief architect of Dovecot.
Closer integration of new third-party applications and message data will offer email users new services to improve the way data is handled and presented in mobile and Web apps and in Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
The Dovecot REST API complements existing email protocols such as IMAP and POP3, and gives users control over how applications access email data for dedicated functions instead of giving complete access to their email account.
"IMAP is a core Internet standard, and it still is the best email sync protocol available and is supported by all email clients, including billions of mobile devices already supporting IMAP by default," said Sirainen.
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Among recent actions taken by the SEC are the freezing of assets in a Swiss account that was used for insider trading ahead of the Heinz acquisition; charges and an asset freeze against an Illinois individual and two companies seeking to exploit an immigration program; and fraud related to "risk-free" investments in a purported clean energy company.
Swiss Account Assets Frozen on Heinz Acquisition Insider Trading Case
The SEC used an emergency court order to freeze assets in a trading account in Zurich, Switzerland, to safeguard more than $1.7 million in trading proceeds.
The money was made in advance of the public announcement that Berkshire Hathaway—the firm run by Warren Buffett—and 3G Capital had agreed to acquire H.J. Heinz Co. in a $28 billion deal. The agency's investigation into the matter is continuing.
According to the SEC's complaint, the day before the announcement, unknown traders bought call options, betting that Heinz's price would rise. And it did; in the wake of the announcement, the stock gained almost 20% and trading volume soared more than 1,700% from the day before.
The SEC alleges that the unknown traders knew material nonpublic information about the upcoming acquisition when they bought out-of-the-money Heinz call options the day before the announcement. Both the timing and the size of the trades were very suspicious; the account used for trading hadn't touched Heinz in the previous six months, and overall trading in call options for the company had been minimal for several days prior to the announcement.
In addition to freezing the account assets, the order prohibits destruction of any evidence. The unknown traders have been charged with securities violations and will have to explain their actions in court before their assets can be unfrozen. The SEC is also seeking disgorgement of ill-gotten gains with interest, imposition of financial penalties, and a permanent bar from future violations.
SEC Files Charges, Freezes Assets in Immigration Program Exploitation
The SEC announced that it has charged an individual living in Illinois, and has frozen his assets along with those of two companies in a scheme to exploit a federal visa program that seeks to provide foreign investors looking not just for profits, but also for a way to become legal residents of the U.S.
According to SEC allegations, Anshoo Sethi created A Chicago Convention Center (ACCC) and Intercontinental Regional Center Trust of Chicago (IRCTC), then raked in more than $145 million in fraudulent securities sales along with $11 million in administrative fees. The money came from more than 250 investors, primarily from China, who were told that their purchases would finance construction of the "world's first zero carbon emission platinum LEED-certified" hotel and conference center near Chicago's O'Hare Airport. Investors were duped into believing that their investments also boosted their prospects for U.S. citizenship through the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Pilot Program. Participants in the program can gain U.S. residency via investments in projects within the U.S. that will create or preserve a minimum number of jobs for U.S. workers.
Not only would there be no such convention center, but Sethi's lies about the scheme included claims to have signed on several major hotel chains, including Hyatt Hotels, which supposedly provided a comfort letter for the project; InterContinental Hotels Group; and Starwood Hotels. He also produced a fake backup financing letter from the Qatar Investment Authority. None of the documents were real, but were provided to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the federal agency that administers the EB-5 program, in an attempt to gain project approval and preliminary visas for his victims.
Sethi himself claimed to have "over 15 years of experience in real estate development and management, specifically in the lodging area" (he's only 29) and that the project's developer, Upgrowth LLC, had "more than 35 years of experience." That's tough to do when, according to corporate records in Illinois, Upgrowth was only organized in 2010. Sethi also said things were well under way—construction, according to the offering materials, began in 2012—and that occupancy of the first tower would be ready in 2014. In truth, the project had only gotten permits for a tent for a groundbreaking ceremony, some demolition, construction of a fence and for minor electrical wiring.
In the meantime, Sethi and his companies were busy spending the $11 million in supposedly 100% refundable administrative fees. Thanks to the freeze order, however, the other $145 million in investor funds has not been lost.
The SEC's investigation is continuing; meanwhile, in addition to the temporary restraining order and asset freeze it has already gotten, it seeks permanent injunctions and investor relief.
Brokerage Firm Charged with Fraud over 'Clean Energy' Investments
New York-based brokerage firm Charles Vista LLC, its founder Gregg Lorenzo of Staten Island and investment banker Frank Lorenzo (unrelated) were charged with allegedly using misleading sales tactics to guide investors into risky investments in a purported clean energy company so the firm could earn lucrative commissions.
According to the SEC's complaint, investors were solicited to purchase the convertible debentures of Waste2Energy Holdings in 2009 and 2010. Solicitations were made based on various false claims, such as Waste2Energy supposedly possessing the technology to convert waste into clean energy.
In addition, claims were made that Waste2Energy held "over $10 million in confirmed assets" to provide investors with protection against losses. The truth was that the company had written its assets down to less than $1 million; it eventually filed for bankruptcy.
The deal that was such a loser for investors was very profitable for Charles Vista, which was the exclusive placement agent for the issuance of the Waste2Energy securities at the heart of the matter. Documents attached to some of Waste2Energy's SEC filings indicate that Charles Vista had arranged to receive a 10% "commission" on the gross proceeds of all debentures sales, a consulting fee of $10,000 per month for 12 months, and various other commissions and fees.
Administrative proceedings will determine what, if any, remedial action or financial penalties are appropriate in the public interest against Charles Vista and the Lorenzos.


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These analytical papers are designed to review your knowledge of the drama and apply that knowledge to a critical paper. The topics may request that you examine the conflicts, themes, or question a standard theory about the play.
Topic #1
The term tragic hero refers to a central character who has a authoritative status in the drama, but through a flaw in his or her character brings about his or her demise. The flaw may consist of a poor decision that is made and creates a situation the character cannot change or control. The tragic hero recognizes his or her flaw, however there is nothing that can be done to avert tragedy. Macbeth is seen as a tragic hero. Write a paper tracing the sequence of events that contribute to Macbeth's demise and tragic end.
I. Thesis Statement: Macbeth is seen as a tragic hero. He compromises his honor and negates moral responsibility to attain power and position which result in his tragic end.
II. Definition and characteristics of a tragic hero
1. Fate
2. Weakness
3. Poor decision making resulting in a catastrophe
4. Realization of flaw but unable to prevent tragedy
III. The Witches
A. Plan to meet Macbeth
B. Statement that fair is foul, and foul is fair
IV. Allegiance to Scotland and Duncan
A. Battle with Macdonwald
B. Battle with the King of Norway
C. Duncan's Response
1. Honor bestowed on Macbeth
2. Duncan's opinion of Macbeth
V. Witches on the battlefield
A. The prophecy
B. Macbeth's Response
C. Banquo's Response
VI. Macbeth's meeting with Duncan
A. Duncan greets Macbeth with respect
B. Macbeth's reaction to Duncan naming Malcolm as his successor
VII. Decisions made before Macbeth is king
A. Lady Macbeth's plan
1. Macbeth's response
2. Lady Macbeth's Influence on Macbeth
3. Macbeth's decision
B. Eve of the Murder
1. Floating Dagger
2. Macbeth's reaction
C. Duncan's Murder
1. Murder of the guards
2. Response
D. Discovery of Duncan's body
1. Macbeth's reaction
2. Duncan's sons
3. Macbeth named as king
VIII. Decisions made as King
A. Banquo
1. Fear of prophecy
2. Hires Murderers
B. Banquet
1. Reaction to Murderers
2. Ghost
C. Meeting with the Witches
1. Response to Prophecy
2. Macduff and family
3. Leaving for Dunsinane in England
D. Battle with Malcolm's forces
1. Dunsinane prophecy
2. Young Siward
3. False sense of security
E. Reactions to Lady Macbeth's illness and death
F. Meeting Macduff
1. Guilt
2. Revealing prophecy to Macduff
3. Macbeth's realization that the Witches told him half-truths
IX. Macbeth's tragic end
A. Macduff's victory
B. Malcolm's speech
Topic #2
Lady Macbeth is seen as a controlling factor in Macbeth's life. She is able to control his actions and events. However, she loses control of Macbeth. Write a paper describing what control she has in Macbeth's life and how the loss of that power contributes to her demise.
I. Thesis Statement: Lady Macbeth's desire for power prompts her interest in controlling Macbeth's actions. However, she loses control which contributes to her tragedy.
II. Introduction of Lady Macbeth
A. Reading Macbeth's letter
B. Witches prophecy fulfilled
C. Opinion of Macbeth
D. Desire for Power
1. Strength needed
2. Her plan
III. Meeting with Macbeth
A. Affection towards each other
B. Lady Macbeth's plan
IV. Power over Macbeth
A. Macbeth's Decision about Lady Macbeth's plan
1. Lady Macbeth's response to Macbeth
a. Attacks his manhood
b. Calls him a coward
c. His fear
d. Her anger
2. Macbeth's decision after they speak
a. Agrees to the plan
b. Recognizes her strength and vicious nature
B. Macbeth's vision of the daggers
V. Loss of Control over Macbeth
A. Duncan's murder
1. Guards
2. Voices
3. Fearful to return to Duncan's chamber
B. Banquo
1. Hires Murderers
2. Murder of Banquo
C. Banquet
1. Reaction to Ghost
a. Lady Macbeth is unable to control Macbeth's response
2. Confession from Macbeth
3. Guest leaving upon Lady Macbeth's request
4. Macbeth turns to the Witches for advice
VI. Decision's made without Lady Macbeth's advice
A. Banquo's murder
B. Murder of Macduff's family
(The entire section is 1,614 words.)


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Encephalitis literally means an inflammation of the brain. In most cases, this inflammation is caused by a virus. Encephalitis is a rare disease that occurs in approximately 0.5 per 100,000 individuals — most commonly in children, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems (e.g., those with HIV/AIDS or cancer).
Although several thousand cases of encephalitis (also called acute viral encephalitis or aseptic encephalitis) are reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) every year, experts suspect that many more go unreported because the symptoms can be very broad.
Symptoms in milder cases of encephalitis usually include:
In more severe cases of encephalitis, a person is more likely to experience high fever and any of a number of symptoms that relate to the central nervous system, including:
It's harder to detect some of these symptoms in infants, but important signs to look for include:
Because encephalitis can follow or accompany common viral illnesses, there sometimes are signs and symptoms of these illnesses beforehand. But often, the encephalitis appears without warning.
Because encephalitis can be caused by many types of germs, the infection can be spread in several different ways.
One of the most dangerous and most common causes of encephalitis is the herpes simplex virus (HSV). HSV is the same virus that causes cold sores around the mouth, but when it attacks the brain it may occasionally be fatal. Fortunately, HSV encephalitis is very rare.
Encephalitis can be a very rare complication of Lyme disease transmitted by ticks or of rabies spread by rabid animals.
Mosquitoes can also transmit the viruses for several types of encephalitis, including West Nile encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis, and Western Equine encephalitis. Over the last several years in the United States, there's been concern about the spread of West Nile virus, which is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes that pick up the virus by biting infected birds.
Milder forms of encephalitis can follow or accompany common childhood illnesses, including measles, mumps, chickenpox, rubella (German measles), and mononucleosis. Viruses like chickenpox spread mostly via the fluids of the nose and throat, usually during a cough or sneeze.
Less commonly, encephalitis can result from a bacterial infection, such as bacterial meningitis, or it may be a complication of other infectious diseases like syphilis. Certain parasites, like toxoplasmosis (found in infected cat feces), can also cause encephalitis in people with weakened immune systems.
Brain inflammation itself is not contagious, but any of the various viruses that cause encephalitis can be. Of course, just because someone gets a certain virus does not mean that he or she will develop encephalitis. Still, to be safe, avoid contact with anyone who has encephalitis.
Encephalitis cannot be prevented, but you can try to avoid the illnesses that may lead to it. Many common childhood illnesses are largely preventable through immunization, so follow the immunization schedule recommended by your child's doctor. Kids should also avoid contact with anyone who already has encephalitis.
In areas where encephalitis can be transmitted by insect bites, especially mosquitoes, kids should:
Also, all standing water around your home should be drained, including buckets, birdbaths, flowerpots, and tire swings because these are breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
To avoid tick bites:
For most forms of encephalitis, the acute phase of the illness (when symptoms are the most severe) usually lasts up to a week. Full recovery can take much longer, often several weeks or months.
Doctors use several tests to diagnose encephalitis, including:
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What is Type 1 diabetes?
Although it is typically diagnosed in young children and adults, Type 1 diabetes affects people world wide and can appear at any age. According to the Mayo Clinic, Type 1 diabetes or "juvenile diabetes" is "a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin, a hormone needed to allow sugar (glucose) to enter cells to produce energy." This disease is usually genetic; however it can form after exposure to specific viruses. According to the American Diabetes Association, only 5 percent of people suffer from Type 1 diabetes.
· Extreme levels of hunger
· Weight loss
· Blurred vision
· Fatigue
· Increased thirst
· Irritability
· Frequent urination
What is Type 2 diabetes?
Type 2 diabetes has developed in millions of people across the globe. It is now said to be the most common form of the disease. Despite these facts, there are many more people who don't realize they too are at a high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. According to the Mayo Clinic, "with type 2 diabetes, your body either resists the effects of insulin…or doesn't produce enough insulin to maintain a normal glucose level."
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There is no cure for Type 2 diabetes. However, there are ways to prevent and maintain the disease. The most crucial aspect to this is a healthy diet and exercise. If a healthy lifestyle just isn't enough, contact your doctor and ask about diabetes medications or insulin therapy.
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Cold and flu season is upon us. I know. It's only December 6th, and I have been sick three times.
Like most people, I try to pinpoint when I got sick. Was it the day I forgot to use the disinfectant wipes on the grocery cart handle? Was it that sneezy kid in the elevator? Ooh, I know who it was -- that guy who hacked all over the coffee counter at Starbucks.
I realize that this line of investigation is futile, but when I can't swallow, my ears ache, and my nose looks like Rudolph, I'm looking for retribution.
Fortunately, this North African Inspired Sweet Potato, Peanut Butter, and Paprika Soup calms me right down. Roasting the potatoes first ehances their natural sweetness and adds a touch of smokiness that contrasts deliciously with earthy peanut butter and fragrant sweet paprika. After a piping hot bowl of such goodness, looking like Rudolph doesn't seem so bad after all.
North African Inspired Sweet Potato, Peanut Butter, and Paprika Soup
Serves 4
Print recipe only here.
2 large orange skinned sweet potatoes or Garnet yams, scrubbed and sliced in half lengthwise
6 teaspoons olive oil, divided
1 yellow onion, diced
4 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
1/2 cup creamy salted peanut butter
2 teaspoons sweet paprika
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 cup cream or half n' half
Juice of ½ lime (about 1 – ½ teaspoons)
¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped, plus extra for garnish
Sea salt, to taste
2 tablespoons unsalted peanuts, chopped, optional garnish
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking pan with tinfoil (for easy clean up). Brush the flesh of the sweet potatoes with 2 teaspoons olive oil; roast flesh side down for 40-45 minutes, or until tender when pierced with a fork. Cool. Scoop out the flesh, and discard the skins.
2. In a deep pot over medium heat, sauté onion in remaining 4 teaspoons olive oil for 5 minutes, or until lightly browned. Add cooked potato flesh and broth. Bring to a boil; reduce to low, and add brown sugar, peanut butter, sweet paprika, and cayenne pepper. Cook 7-8 minutes. Turn off heat, and cool 5-10 minutes before pureeing.
3. Working in batches, puree the soup in a blender until smooth; return to the pot over low heat. Add the cream, lime juice, and cilantro; stir occasionally until the soup is thoroughly heated, 8-10 minutes. Season to taste with salt. If you prefer a thinner soup, simply add a bit more broth until desired consistency is reached.
4. Garnish individual bowls with thinly sliced fresh cilantro and chopped peanuts.
These Food Blogga soup recipes might also help ease a cold:
Italian Lentil Soup
Italian Chicken and Escarole Soup
Creamy Cauliflower Chestnut Soup
Fennel Spiked Roasted Red Bell Pepper Soup
You might also enjoy these sweet potato soup recipes:
Caribbean Sweet Potato recipe at Lisa's Kitchen
Chipotle Sweet Potato Soup recipe at Homesick Texan
Curried Sweet Potato Soup with Apricots recipe at Serious Eats
Roasted Sweet Potato Soup with Fried Sage recipe at Local Lemons


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I was given the chance last week to read and review a copy of Tanya Whelan's new sewing book, Sew What You Love. First of all, let me say, I am a fan of Tanya. I've used a lot of her shabby chic prints and fabrics in my daughter's room, including the recent hoop wall. So when I heard fromTanya, I was a little star struck.
Feeling somewhat timid about where to start, Sew What You Love arrived like a burst of inspiration and motivation. Definitely one of the main things I look for in a pattern book, is multiple good patterns so that I really get my money's worth out of the investment. There are around 30 patterns in this book and I can honestly say I want to make almost every one of them. I love these cute tops (above) – the Lila Shirred Blouse and the Go-To Top or Dress. Both are on my list for spring wardrobe updates for me and my girls.
Saturday night I whipped out this City Tote so quickly. And I LOVE it. It's now my new winter go-to bag for hauling all my 'stuff'. The handles are integrated – meaning the handle is part of the bag, instead of cut and sewn on separately – making the project a really quick one.


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Despite widespread developer criticism of its code scan project results, Coverity continues to proffer forth its PR-fueled waves of news relating to the firm's analysis activities. The most recent of these defect density "revelations" comes as a result of inspection of the ANTLR open source Java project.
NOTE: ANTLR (ANother Tool for Language Recognition) is a Java-based parser generator for reading, processing, executing, or translating structured text or binary files.
ANTLR is used to build languages, tools, and frameworks and is downloaded more than 5,000 times per month. Coverity claims that ANTLR project members have used its technology to find and fix 20 previously undiscovered, high- and medium-risk defects, including a "resource leak" and a "copy-paste" error that could (allegedly) have caused a significant software crash in production.
Coverity expanded its free Coverity Scan service to include Java projects in May 2013. The service uses Java analysis algorithms to find critical defects such as resource leaks and concurrency issues. The service also uses a highly tuned version of the FindBugs static analysis tool, which is integrated into the testing platform in use here, to identify coding standard and style issues.
Since August 2013, the Coverity Scan service has analysed 43,000 lines of ANTLR code and identified 171 defects.
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Comic 524: Wuzzle Wazzle
Oh how far we've come, from passing a meme along to pretending to be over it. There are a few humor eggs nestled together here, let's pick apart the yolks for starters:
-Mr. Hat hired Rick Astley to do some mischief! Not a bad start, even if it leans on an aging meme.
-Astley's going against the grain and not performing his most popular song. What, then?
-The girl can't stand a mute Astley and goes nuts waiting for him to sing. Mental torture ensues.
-Astley gloats for a moment and pulls a CSI: Miami by flipping sunglasses on during a one-liner.
This comic had appeal for me until that fourth panel. Mr. Hat's in action, Rick Astley is going to do something original...but the victim goes nuts all on her own. You could mute her computer speakers during a Rickroll and get the same reaction. The comic plays on people's obsession with memes, then spins around and endorses them by pretending Rick can beat the system.
Rick appears cool with his girl-maddening powers, but he should be more sad than anything. If the public has such a strong love/hate reaction to his claim to fame, then Mr. Hat must have paid him out of pity, because Astley has no choice but to embrace his Internet-fueled popularity. Why? Because of meme-passers like xkcd that repeat forum-born jokes until only the final person who hears of them is spared the vomit-inducing repetition of "Have you heard of ________ yet?" That's how Astley wound up performing the song during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and he was paid to sing -- he must roll both ways, then.
There's also the loose end of why Mr. Hat wants to drive a seemingly innocuous girl insane, anyway. It's not evil, clever, or in the name of piracy; it's just an anti-Rickroll.
Rickrolling was fun for its time, and like any punchline, can be forgiven in spare doses. But Randall, GET OUT OF ASTLEY'S HEAD. David Caruso thanks you.
Note about the alt text: Those are some lame-ass guesses for the next big trend. Even Urkel did better ("I've fallen, and I can't get up!"), and in my ultrabiased opinion, we folks have, too. While I don't expect anything born here to find a new home, calling Anonymous posters Cuddlefish and shouting down blind worship with "GET OUT OF MY HEAD" are both small, anti-internet-mob gestures (assuming we don't kill the new phrases, too). Randall asks us to place our bets, but only he knows what the Internet will hail next! Tell us, Randall! Deliver to us from on high the catchphrases of your drunk programmer friends, and they shall show us a funnier, more easily repeatable future!
*EDIT* What the hell is this?! We were first, forums!!
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But bollocks, remember that the twatting alt-text is the only buggered punchline in this whole sodding piffle of a comic universe! Sod arse the bastards, there'll be some barney if you keep ignoring the alt text before you can say bob's your uncle!ReplyDelete
Dilemma 1: Every forum contains the worst examples of the most popular viewpoint therein. Hence, people are wrong on the internet. Discuss.ReplyDelete
...That aside. Possibly it helps that I am drunk, and possibly it help that I've read interviews with Rick Astley that suggest he is remarkably well-adjusted (if somewhat confused) about the whole phenomenon, but I found this amusing.
Third unrleated point: Astley is apparently willing to accept payment for performances in the post-Rickroll climate, but he seems to approach it in the same way as you or I would accept unexpected payment for karaoke singing: a windfall, but still completely irrelevant to the gist of one's life.
I got paid fifty dollars to do karaoke once. Everyone was really disappointed when I ended up actually having talent.ReplyDelete
Rob you're hating on others and talking about how you got paid to be you but you're not singing AND THAT DRIVES ME INSANE AAAHHHHHHReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 30, 2008 at 11:26 PM
This one was actually okay, heh. Or maybe it's 'cos I'd set my expectations exceedingly low after the last few "comics".ReplyDelete
Yeah, Cuddlefish, I agree. This one was not amazing, but I think I grinned. I may have even chuckled.ReplyDelete
Heyyyy the Cuddlefishes are catching on! I'm so proud of you. Momma Cuddlefish is happy.ReplyDelete
Anyway I think I would have liked this comic sans the lame Miami Vice thing.
Rob I enjoyed your first comment a lot.
RAWR Blogger PLEASE keep me signed in this is a pain in my piffling arse!
sorry i forgot to turn on the follow-up comments thingReplyDelete
"Anyway I think I would have liked this comic sans..."ReplyDelete
Amanda, nobody should like comic sans
- AnonymousDecember 31, 2008 at 12:35 AM
I... I liked it. I am a bad xkcdsucks commentator.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 31, 2008 at 3:15 AM
I liked this one too... momma, make the scary feeling go away!ReplyDelete
This is the most positive reaction /ever./ What is wrong with the world :(ReplyDelete
I hate it when randall references 4chan or stupid memes gone mainstream!!!ReplyDelete
RULES 1 and 2 RANDALL! RULES 1 and MOTHERFUCKING 2!!!!
speaking of memes.ReplyDelete
THIS is non mainstream and absolutely awesome in everyway.
from the digg comments.
(what are rules 1 and 2)ReplyDelete
The first rule of 4chan is, you do not talk about 4chan.ReplyDelete
The second rule of 4chan is, you DO NOT talk about 4chan
from Fight Club.
- AnonymousDecember 31, 2008 at 8:32 AM
maurik: hahahaha! that pic is great. joel mchale would be proud of you.ReplyDelete
amanda/ch00f: i read "comic sans" as well.
this comic is just annoying. the rest of the world is tired of rickrolling, and then randall sets that back by including it here. it's somewhat clever, i suppose, but i still don't like it.
- AnonymousDecember 31, 2008 at 8:46 AM
I guess I'm gonna jump on the anti-hate bandwagon too. This comic was fine. Nothing more to say, really.ReplyDelete
Rick Rolling: Yes, it's old hat by now, but not as old as AYBABTU. I still laugh when I get RR'd.ReplyDelete
Previous comics have set the bar too low for XKCD. In its heyday, this would've been one of the worse ones, but now it's one of the better.
* I love that Rick Astley song.ReplyDelete
* That tinypic comic maurik linked is better than the original because that "YEAAAAAHAHHH!" completes the punchline. Did anyone see the Weeble & Bob take on this Caruso gag?
* ch00f: nice comic sans joke.
* I'm not a /b/-tard. /b/-tards can shave my balls off if they want. "Rule 1 and 2" are not "Do not talk about 4chan" they're "Do not talk about /b/". Also, rule 1 and 2 are only in operation during raids. There is also an article about the Rules of the Internet.
- AnonymousDecember 31, 2008 at 1:48 PM
Internet memes are an xkcd thing. This comic used the reference in a fairly original way and... it was FUNNY!ReplyDelete
This comic is the opposite of everything this site complains about so let's face it, he got one.
lol ch00f and greg. I'll remember to never follow the word "comic" with "sans." =)ReplyDelete
Ah, rules of the Internet. The only ones I know are 34 and that one that means I don't exist cuz I'm a girl.
HEY HEY YOU GUYS MY CAPTCHA IS "UNRICK" haha stop the rickrollingggggg
okay that wasn't as funny as I'd first thought
I stand corrected, then -- Rickrolling is alive and well! May it conquer 2009, too, if enough people aren't tired of it.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 31, 2008 at 3:11 PM
i did kind of like the joke that rick astley rick rolls people by not singing. better than recent comics, but not great.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 31, 2008 at 4:36 PM
You know, I've read a bunch of the posts breaking down xkcd strips, and while you often have legitimate points for why one may suck, I think you're stretching here. You're hating on it just to hate on it. You've broken away from the actual point of this whole blog--which is to illustrate reasons why xkcd now sucks (in your opinion) in a hope to shame Randall into making it better or getting rid of it--and moved toward making fun of any way you can, for any reason you can. You want Randall to be honest with himself and acknowledge that he's no longer funny, but you're not even being honest with YOURSELF anymore!ReplyDelete
And yes, I know the original author of the blog did not write this particular post, but he is perfectly happy with the job being done in his absence, so I imagine he must endorse it.
I'm not trying to be dick, and I'm not just blindly loving xkcd. I have to admit that yes, it has indeed been way less funny than it first was. I'm just trying to point out to you that you are dangerously close to hypocrisy, to put it generously.
Patrick, so long as I 1) avoid blindly hating xkcd and 2) have fun doing so, I'm following the MO of this blog pretty well.ReplyDelete
This wasn't a horrible comic for me. Rickrolling's past its prime IMO, but I still see the humor in it, and it's a darn sight better than charts. Points to Randall for flipping a convention instead of merely mentioning it.
Are there any more kind words you'd like to hear from an "xkcdsucks" blog, or may I continue riding the steely edge of hypocrisy?
Man, hypocrisy is the stuff that makes the internet run. Go fuck yourself, Paddy.ReplyDelete
PS to everyone else HAPPY NEW YEAR.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 1, 2009 at 2:51 AM
"Man, hypocrisy is the stuff that makes the internet run. Go fuck yourself, Paddy"ReplyDelete
God forbid I try to get some honest-to-goodness discussion going on here, right? Yeah, fuck me. I love the irony of your post as well. You guys spend quite a lot of time (rightfully) making fun of a lot of the people on the xkcd forums for blindly loving Randall's comic and being stupid about it, and then when someone comes into to point out YOUR digressions you jump and attack without a single moment of objectivity.
Let's examine this for a second. The author of this post even admits that he can see the humor in the comic. He may not have laughed, but he can see why it's funny, and thus why others would see it's funny. The reason this blog exists is to point out that xkcd is no longer funny, or at least not as much as it used to be! If a particular strip is funny, just say so and move on, there's no need to start making up reasons not to like the strip!
He says that it's dumb because you could get the same effect on the girl by muting her speakers, but come on, that's not true. You'd still have Rick Astley on the screen, dancing to the muted music and his mouth moving to the words, so you know he's actually singing. Having the actual living, breathing Rick Astley in front of you would be completely different. And in the case of this girl, maddeningly so.
Then he goes on to completely misrepresent the alt-text, intentionally or no. Randall never says that he thinks the memes he suggested are the best or the ones that should or will be the next "big thing." He just through out some suggestions. The poster makes it out like he's trying to tell us what the good ones are, or at least should be, and that's just completely misrepresenting what he said.
Again, I'm only posting to point that if you're going to write this blog to illustrate Randall's change in comics, you should at least try to stick to YOUR initial purpose as well. If this is just going to be an "xkcd hate blog" and not an "xkcd needs improvement but still sometimes doesn't suck blog," then admit to it. There's nothing wrong with that, we all are, after all, allowed our opinions.
And as afterward, I have read many of your posts, and I do agree that you are often right in your assessments, but it's times like these that I think you're going astray.
- AnonymousJanuary 1, 2009 at 3:07 AM
Dude, you are welcome to defend xkcd, but you need to unclench. I guarantee you Rob was not being serious.ReplyDelete
jay: Yeah I don't think it's possible to be serious when you have used the word 'internet' in a post. BUT I can't sleep so here is a longer reply!ReplyDelete
Patrick: You're just not making a new insight here. Every one of us here is fully aware of the fact that sometimes Randall writes comics that don't suck. We frequently disagree and argue about comics. But here's the thing: we are snarky and derive pleasure from sarcasm and mockery.
This blog has always, first and foremost, been about entertaining those of us who come here. Neither Carl, myself, nor Thomas are comic gods, but we write our posts with the intention of keeping people engaged. Sometimes there is really just nothing to say, but nobody wants to read a blog entry which consists primarily of the text "this one was okay, I guess." That is boring.
Randall knows about this blog; he may even read it. But let's be fair, this is not intended for him. This is intended for our beloved commenters, who can do no wrong (not to be confused with the not-beloved commenters, the scent of whose comments are pleasing only to Satan, who is the devil). And for all of those silent readers.
I'm glad you frequently agree with us, but remember we are not writing persuasive essays here, nor essays attempting to look at the issue from all sides. Lest we forget, look at the tagline for this website: "[a] vitriolic and bitter collection of unwarranted nastiness about a silly and harmless comic." Carl wears it with pride.
Ultimately we are faced with a choice. Do we want to write something that will entertain, or do we want to write something boring and lackluster?
And let's remember, a blog keeps its traffic by having posts which are consistent, and posts which are good. People come here to read us complain about XKCD. We want to give them their bread and circuses!
I guess what I am saying is, sure, you can feel free to say Thomas has missed the mark on this one. Let's not get calling people hypocritical and such, all right? I mean, we are not pretending to be anything but what we are: people who apparently enjoy making fun of XKCD.
Especially not on the new year! You are supposed to be friendly etc. on the new year. That is what it is for. SAY YOU'RE SORRY.
"The author of this post even admits that he can see the humor in the comic[...]If a particular strip is funny, just say so and move on, there's no need to start making up reasons not to like the strip!"ReplyDelete
Here's the predicament: I didn't laugh at the comic, but several people on this site did. Should I represent my viewpoint that nitpicks and finds fault, or the majority viewpoint that's ok with the strip? I can see the humor in every xkcd strip; that doesn't mean that my dislikes are made up.
"He says that it's dumb because..." If there's a fly in the ointment, I expressed it in "but the victim goes nuts all on her own." If you think muting her speakers isn't equivalent, that's well and good, but my problem is with how the prank plays out. And as I've already expressed, I'm tired of Rick Astley jokes, so there's a subjective element.
And despite our disagreement, Patrick, thank you for taking the time to call me out like this. I enjoy this blog, probably more than I should, so I'd rather have dissenting viewpoints keep me on my toes than "LOL so true!" Well, a balance between the two would be great.
Happy New Year!
- AnonymousJanuary 1, 2009 at 10:27 PM
to be fair, they did kind of say it was a meme. if you leave your mouse over the comic for a second, it says it. but who's going to do that?ReplyDelete
i laughed. i thought it was funny. whatever.
it would all have been a bit better if we all didn't know that this is how Rick Astley rolls.ReplyDelete
Guys: He is not a cartoon character. If you refer to a real person, and you make him do uncharacteristic things, it will just lead to confusion.
Also: Rickrolling was so 2008. Guess Randall just wanted one last reminder that he's heard of it.
Also: If you don't have eyes, you don't need sunglasses.
Also: HEY RANDALL, I like the subtle way you mentioned that you know about certain memes that aren't popular yet! YOU ARE SO COOL because you know about these things before anyone else how do you do it.
Carl: I get the feeling Randall does not take into consideration how the actual people act. I mean, look at his treatment of Ron Paul, or Greenspan, or Bernanke. They aren't even caricatures of themselves. They are just completely new characters.ReplyDelete
"Rickrolling Rick Astley through his TV monitor" strip. That's an old one. Randall doesn't need this reminder.
Also, two rickrolling jokes from two different angles. Is that good or bad? Should I call that recycling or innovation? I lean towards the second option because they're still two different angles.
Also: Artistic license give you the power to write all sort of weird things incompatible with reality. Even if these weirdnesses stretch your suspension of doubt. Sometimes you just have to keep your doubt real quiet if you want to enjoy stuff.
Also: It's his eyeless universe, give him a break. You don't go over to the Simpson family and say "Hey, guys, you've only got eight fingers and no chin!"
Also: Uhm.. Somehow I am too interested in the answer to that alt text question. This strip was the ending for a year of internet running gags, as you can see in this year's content of xkcd. Randall likes to use these gags in a slightly different way than you are familiar with, which make you think "Ha ha, this is not how they do it on /b/, clever." only problem is that you don't think this way because using an already established running gag and slightly modifying it isn't good enough comedy for you (am I right here? is that how you think? am I misinterpreting you?). I understand and respect that but sometimes I do not agree.
Anyway, what I was about to say is:
Because his strips have such a high internet running gags/other jokes ratio this year,
and he is so much interested them,
and this was an end of year 2008 strip,
then he thought of an amusing question for 2009 about these gags that might interest his readers and amuse them.
That is all. Just this. No ego stuff.
That is my opinion.
I do like this one, but it would have been so much funnier with The Who's YEEEAAAAAHH! at the end of the strip. I just can't let it go. It'll turn comedy silver into gold... I think...
Guys! Why won't he just use the tinypic image instead of his original one? Maybe because I didn't ask yet?
Oh god... god... that was a long one.
Maybe Rick is sensitive to his eyeless condition, Carl.ReplyDelete
In the land of the blind, the sunglasses man is secure!
Cow - Don't forget the rickrolling in 396, a reference in the meme-filled 485 and for those who like subtle references, the background music of (i am happy to say that I only remembered one of these off the top of my head - thanks, ohnorobot, searching all 1400 xkcd comics!)ReplyDelete
Like his Sarah Palin jokes earlier, it is just a very tired idea by now. A cool rickroll - with church bells at someone's wedding, for example - might still be fun, but just talking about it makes me think "oh boy, let's stick it on the pile of twelve thousand other Rick Astley jokes."
What I really should have added after my comment about the eyes is that it does make sense in their eyeless universe, but that times like this (and this) where it freaks me out.
Nothing wrong with wondering which memes will get popular, but it felt to me like he was just trying to show off which not-yet-popular things he knows about.
Thomas - Maybe this whole time "never gonna give you up" referred to his vision?
I have always wondered how you knew which xkcd number was which. NOW I KNOW YOUR NOT-SO-SECRET SECRET CARLReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 5, 2009 at 11:24 AM
Randall accidentally my head.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 22, 2010 at 6:35 AM
I like how after all those panels and then slowly putting on his shades, the punchline, when it finally comes, is so anticlimactically lame. i enjoyed that.ReplyDelete


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Federal cuts strain budgets, labor relations at Navy base
Groton — A safety specialist who works at the Naval Submarine Base said he will not be able to pay his mortgage and the loan for his son's college tuition once the Department of Defense civilian employee furloughs begin Monday.
Glen Robitaille said he plans to ask his creditors for leniency while he is taking one day off each week for the next 11 weeks. Adam Puccino, the mason at the base, said he will get food for his family at the United Way food bank.
"A 5 percent pay cut, I could probably live through it. Ten, I'd struggle. But 20, now I'm not within my means," Puccino said. "What I pride myself on, I can't do. I can't take care of my wife and kids with a 20 percent pay cut."
Peter Petrides and Vlear Skisuski will still work five days a week as federal police officers at the base, but they expect to perform some of the duties of others in the security department who are not exempt. And, they said, they have not received a pay raise in three years.
U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney heard these stories and many others when he met Wednesday at the base with government employees to answer their questions about the automatic spending cuts known as sequestration, which took effect March 1 and led to the defense department ordering furloughs for most of its civilian personnel.
About 1,300 DOD civilian employees work at the Groton base and 750 of them will be furloughed under the current plan. Some perform maintenance, support and administrative duties while others help run the child care, bachelor housing, Navy Exchange and recreation programs. Senior security and fire department leaders in administrative roles, such as the fire chief, will be furloughed.
Close to 100 people met with Courtney Wednesday morning. The meeting was closed to media but several participants spoke about it afterward.
"It was a pretty intense event because these are people whose paychecks are about to be cut by 20 percent," Courtney, D-2nd District, said. "Not surprisingly, they're legitimately angry and full of questions about how we got here and what's next."
Courtney said he told them it is still possible that Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel could reduce the number of furlough days, and he plans to continue attempting to convince Hagel to do so. But the real solution, he said, is for Congress to stop sequestration by agreeing to a compromise to reduce the deficit in a balanced way.
State Rep. Elissa Wright, D-Groton, who also attended, said she feared the impact on the local economy, since there will now be hundreds of people spending less at restaurants and shops. The Historic Ship Nautilus and Submarine Force Library and Museum will be closed on Mondays because of the furloughs, which will hurt tourism, Wright added.
Too many people think sequestration is "no big deal," Courtney said, and he plans to return to Washington with "concrete examples of the damage that sequestration is doing."
People at the meeting discussed whether submarines will be able to get underway on schedule if there aren't enough crane operators at work, according to several of the attendees. A number of people also said they are worried that if they go into debt, their security clearances could be revoked and they could lose their jobs.
"We all have secret clearances and if we screw up and don't pay our bills, we can lose our secret clearances," Petrides said. "That puts us on the street if we can't do our job. There is a whole range of effects. Federal workers have sucked it up to this point but people need to realize this is significant."
When the base was targeted during the 2005 Defense Base Realignment and Closure process, Skisuski said, the community rallied to save the base. He said he wondered why there isn't any uproar in the community now that federal employees are suffering.
"The problem is, it's under the radar because we're not picketing in front of the gate," Petrides said. "We're not going there, we're trying to be good citizens, but you're putting an onerous burden on the back of federal workers here."
Most of the people affected make less than $50,000 a year, Puccino said.
Two unions that represent DOD civilian employees, The Tidewater Virginia Federal Employees Metal Trades Council and the National Association of Government Employees, Local R1-100, invited Courtney to the base.
Robert Faulise, the NAGE union president and a base police officer, said his union is exploring its legal options because members have heard there are plans to hire contractors to fill in for furloughed government employees, in violation of federal law.
Faulise said the meeting with Courtney was very informative, but people are sick and tired of the gridlock in Congress. And he said, they're worried that they will be furloughed again next fiscal year. Sequestration requires $1.2 trillion in automatic, across-the-board spending cuts over 10 years.
"Even if we do survive this round of furloughs, we're going to be reeling until next summer," said Puccino, who is the chief union steward for the MTC. "Then it's going to happen again? We're on our knees, now you're kicking us in the teeth next year? And what happens the year after that? The year after that, we're not even going to be here because we're all going to get other jobs."
"We're all patriotic. We all love our country. We all want to work for our country in federal service," Faulise said, "however, it's just too painful."
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(Concept Surface phone by YrOnimuS)
Yesterday we wrote a fairly lengthy article about a new rumor of a Microsoft Windows Phone. The source came via China Times and we were hesitant to believe the claim—after all, no evidence or sources were mentioned.
Still, we pointed out that Microsoft is a large company with a ton of resources. If they wanted to do a phone, they most certainly could pull it off and the Surface Tablets only reinforce the notion that they can do this in secret.
So what has changed? Information has come forward to Windows Phone Central that demonstrates Microsoft does have their own Windows Phone hardware in the works; in fact, we've heard it already exists and is in testing. The source(s) are known to us and not anonymous, though for obvious reasons we must keep them off the record.
Details about what it looks like, hardware specifications, launch times, etc. have not been shared with us by the person(s) who have provided the information. The only thing we do know is when compared to current WP8 hardware it's something unique.
Something awry between Microsoft and Nokia?
Why is Microsoft doing this?
We speculated yesterday on two possible angles for Microsoft doing their own phone.
One was the Google-Nexus route of selling their own hardware, direct to customers with no carrier interference. Sold through Microsoft Store, the devices could fill in a niche for Microsoft while their OEM partners can have the carriers. This would allow Microsoft to have their own "vision" of Windows Phone and a way to update the devices directly, with no one compromising their vision. In addition, their OEMs will mostly be kept "happy" since unlocked phones are not the crux of their business model.
The other reason we raised was Microsoft maybe wanted a contingency plan—in case the Windows Phone 8 launch doesn't go well and the currently announced devices don't catch on. Nokia could be in trouble financially and Microsoft would need another dedicated hardware partner.
A third possibility we've been hearing about for a weeks is tougher to swallow. We have heard rumblings about Nokia focusing too much on the "Lumia" brand as opposed to Windows Phone, which may explain why Microsoft put HTC on a pedestal with the "signature" Windows Phone banter a few weeks ago in New York City.
Interestingly, BGR.com just ran a story where they too are confirming a Microsoft Windows Phone. They note they learned about it weeks ago and our sources appear to be different from theirs (our info came this morning). They do note that it is a "high end" phone but it will not launch with the 1st wave of Windows Phone 8 devices.
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In an interesting and perhaps related story, the reputable site GeekWire is reporting that areas of the Microsoft campus have substantially beefed up security in recent weeks:
"The company notified employees this week that it will be implementing new physical security measures — limiting employee access at four key Xbox and Interactive Entertainment Business buildings to ensure confidentiality of upcoming products."
"The changes will affect Microsoft Studios A, B, C, and D, on the west side of state Route 520, starting early next month with Studio A and rolling out to the other buildings by the end of the month."
GeekWire is rightly claiming this is most likely related to next-gen Xbox console testing, but from our own knowledge Microsoft has some Windows Phone "things" happening in Building C too.
With a Microsoft branded Windows Phone entering into late stages of development, it would make sense that much like the Surface tablets, they would begin to implement tighter security around campus.
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