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Words can't bring me down
I am beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring me down
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You are beautiful no matter what they say
Words can't bring you down
You are beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring you down
Don't you bring me down today...

We are beautiful no matter what they say
Yes, words won't bring us down
We are beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring us down
Don't you bring me down today

Christina Aguilera - Beautiful - Stripped (2002)

This is my fifth Christmas in Japan. 5 Christmases that I have spent away from home and away from family, friends and FOOD. Sure I've visited home but not during Christmas!!!! Sigh maybe next year. Meanwhile, I'll keep lurking on.

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Originally posted by

lickbrains at All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012

Originally posted by

awry at All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012

All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012

Seriously. WHAT THE FLYING FUCK WORLD.

"File-sharers, beware: By July 12, major US Internet service providers (ISPs) will voluntarily begin serving as copyright police for the entertainment industry, according to Cary Sherman, chief executive of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The so-called “six-strikes” plan is said to be one of the most effective anti-piracy efforts ever established in the US."

The article goes on to give details. After six notices, internet providers will decide to throttle a person's internet speed, or cut it off altogether. I don't know if they will crack down on torrents only, or if it is up to the internet provider. I get the sense it is up to the internet provider. So some people could get away with downloading non torrents, while others might get their internet service cut off. I urge you to click it and read, as we all know people who download.

No more downloading eps of your favorite shows for vidding, gifs, or fanfiction art. No more downloading screencaps possibly. I'm so sorry my friends. I don't even know if BT Guard will work to protect you, but I would google it if I were you. It is a professional service that supposedly can protect you from the invasive eyes of your internet provider.

Just, my friends, please make each other aware. Please be aware of the date JULY 12TH. Mark your calendar and double check with your internet provider by then. If you start receiving notices of downloaded activity, this is why. And your internet service could be throttled or cut off.

Fox News confirms this:
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/03/17/us-isps-become-copyright-cops-starting-july-12/

Youtube video explaining this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5OG0R-yS-c

ETA: Petition for RIAA and the Obama Administration: Stop ISPs from launching a massive copyright spying scheme this July 12th

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Originally posted by

sazz_k at Seems I Am Not The Only One....

Originally posted by

morgandawn at Seems I Am Not The Only One....

......who feels the need to take a break from an increasingly dysfunctional relationship.

Black March - Thursday March 1st 2012 to Saturday March 31st 2012 With the continuing campaigns for internet-censoring litigation such as SOPA and PIPA, and the closure of sites like Megaupload under allegations of 'piracy' and 'conspiracy' the time has come to take a stand against music, film, and media companies' lobbyists. The only way is to hit them where it hurts. Their profit margins. March 2012 is the end of the First Quarter in economic reports world wide. Do not buy a single record. Do not download a single song, legally or illegally. Do not go to see a single film in cinemas, or download a copy. Do not buy a DVD in the stores. Do not buy a videogame. Do not buy a single book or magazine. Wait the four weeks to buy them in April: see a film later, etc... Holding out for just four weeks, maximum, will leave a gaping hole in media companies profits for the first quarter, an economic hit which will in turn be observed by governments world wide as stocks and shares will blip from a large enough loss of incomes. This action will give a statement of intent: "We will not tolerate the Media Industries' lobbying for legislation that will censor the internet."

Original image and campaign source: reddit.

Edited to add my own thoughts (not part of the original reddit call for action): And if you do not feel like taking a total break and perhaps want just a trial separation or couple's counseling, then perhaps consider Black March Lite 2.0 = spend, but spend money on those content creators and independent retailers who came out against SOPA/PIPA. And tell them why you're buying their products in March. There are many of them.

And for those who favor the more targeted boycott, you can find info here. But no matter which, you can participate and you can tailor your level of participation. We have the tools, the will and the strength to take a stand.

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Black March - Thursday March 1st 2012 to Saturday March 31st 2012
With the continuing campaigns for internet-censoring litigation such as SOPA and PIPA, and the closure of sites like Megaupload under allegations of 'piracy' and 'conspiracy' the time has come to take a stand against music, film, and media companies' lobbyists.
The only way is to hit them where it hurts.
Their profit margins.
March 2012 is the end of the First Quarter in economic reports world wide.
Do not buy a single record. Do not download a single song, legally or illegally. Do not go to see a single film in cinemas, or download a copy. Do not buy a DVD in the stores. Do not buy a videogame. Do not buy a single book or magazine.
Wait the four weeks to buy them in April: see a film later, etc... Holding out for just four weeks, maximum, will leave a gaping hole in media companies profits for the first quarter, an economic hit which will in turn be observed by governments world wide as stocks and shares will blip from a large enough loss of incomes. This action will give a statement of intent:
"We will not tolerate the Media Industries' lobbying for legislation that will censor the internet."

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Here's to Health, Wealth, Happiness, Love, Peace, Understanding and Acceptance from and continuing throughout 2012 and beyond!

Current Mood: chipper
Current Location: Japan
Current Music: none.

Originally posted by

write_light at BAD Internet Laws Heading Your Way

From the flist:

Spread the word, even you're not a US citizen, it is important for everyone!! It easy to do and it can change everything. More info by clicking on the banner.

Website Blocking

The government can order service providers to block websites for infringing links posted by any users.

Risk of Jail for Ordinary Users

It becomes a felony with a potential 5 year sentence to stream a copyrighted work that would cost more than $2,500 to license, even if you are a totally noncommercial user, e.g. singing a pop song on Facebook.

Chaos for the Internet

Thousands of sites that are legal under the DMCA would face new legal threats. People trying to keep the internet more secure wouldn't be able to rely on the integrity of the DNS system.

Read this analysis from boing-boing.net

Get on the phone and call your representative. Express your disapproval. Tell him or her exactly how you feel, and that you don't support this. Tell your friends to call their representatives, their Congressperson, and complain. Mention that you are a registered voter that takes your civic responsibility seriously and that you will use that vote to express your feelings about this.

http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_60/Internet-Companies-Boost-Hill-Lobbying-210345-1.html?pos=olobh

“We support the bill’s stated goals — providing additional enforcement tools to combat foreign ‘rogue’ websites that are dedicated to copyright infringement or counterfeiting,” the Internet companies wrote in Tuesday’s letter. “Unfortunately, the bills as drafted would expose law-abiding U.S. Internet and technology companies to new uncertain liabilities, private rights of action and technology mandates that would require monitoring of websites.” The chamber-led coalition in support of the bill includes Walmart, Eli Lilly & Co. and Netflix.

Google and other opponents of the legislation argue that restricting the Internet in the U.S. sets a bad international precedent and that the language defines infringing too broadly.

RIP Steve Jobs

I am completely surprised by how much sadness this makes me feel. I feel like a visionary has left us all bereft. I was never a Mac user. I prefer Windows, but when I was given an Ipod Touch my world expanded. The itunes store gave me such media control at my finger tips. The day the Ipad was inveiled my heart skipped a beat since there was the Star Trek Padd come to life and available to the wider world for consumption. I have been melded to my Ipod Touch for 3 years, and I planned to buy myself an Ipad soonish. When the Iphone 5 was revealed and the AI Siri was revealed we joked about Skynet being awakened. It saddens me greatly that Steve Jobs did not live to see this come to fruition.

Its amazing that a person has touched my life by virtue of me owning a piece of technology.

I hope that wherever his soul now rests, that he is at peace.

October 6, 2011.

Current Mood: sad

HAPPY 5th ANNIVERSARY to me. 5 years of Livejournal. I have no idea if I will continue to use this service but here's to the past 5 years. I've read great fics and friended great people and I hope that we can stay friends and that there continue to be great fics being posted here. Love you guys!

Current Mood: contemplative
Current Location: Seoul, South Korea

Originally posted by

tomboy_typist at [Signal Boost] What you can do to help Japan

Reposting and boosting from

gehayi 's post.

The American Red Cross is taking donations. You can even specify where you want the donation to go.

The British Red Cross has a disaster fund, if not a special fund for the earthquake victims.

The Salvation Army is accepting monetary donations.

Convoy of Hope is already helping the earthquake and tsunami victims, and is accepting donations.

Network for Good--a collection of charities--is working to give relief to the victims of the quake and tsunami. The organizations participating are:

( relief for your flist )

You can also go to

help_japan on LJ. They're having a fandom auction, starting on March 14th. All proceeds are going to vetted charities.

The reality of what has happened is still too hard to comprehend. The partial meltdown at Fukushima Unit 1, the millions of people without food and water, the rising death toll, the scenes of destruction, the acres of wasteland covered by debris and muddy water, its very apocalyptic and depressing. I sit here in my room and I just feel empty.

There are hundreds of pics of destruction here. I made it to 27 before I had to stop because I was getting too depressed.

Current Mood: depressed
Current Location: Apartment in Japan
Current Music: BBC News

Well what can I say that hasn't been reported as yet? I live on the island of Shikoku. We are fine, but worried about friends and family who were in the Northern part of Japan. We haven't head from some of our fellow teachers and we are worried for their safety. I wish for everyone to keep the families of the deceased in your hearts and prayers. Japan is looking into the depths of a sure hell at the moment and I am right here with them.

Current Music: BBC World News

Every person who comes to a queer self-understanding knows in one way or another that her stigmatization is connected with gender, the family, notions of individual freedom, the state, public speech, consumption and desire, nature and culture, maturation, reproductive politics, racial and national fantasy, class identity, truth and trust, censorship, intimate life and social display, terror and violence, health care, and deep cultural norms about the bearing of the body. Being queer means fighting about these issues all of the time, locally and piecemeal, but always with consequences. It means being able, more or less articulately, to challenge the common understanding of what gender difference means, or what the state is for, or what “health” entails, or what would define fairness, or what a good relation to the planet’s environment would be. Queers do a kind of practical social reflection just in finding ways of being queer.

---Michael Warner

Warner, Michael. Introduction. Fear of a Queer Planet: Queer Politics and Social Theory. By Social Text Collective. Cultural Politics Vol.6. Minneapolis: Minnesota UP, 1993. vii – xxxi.

Current Mood: ecstatic
Current Location: Work

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THE ULTIMATE SILENCE
October 12, 1998

Listen to the mustn'ts, child.
Listen to the don'ts.
Listen to the shouldn'ts,
The impossibles, the won'ts.
Listen to the never haves,
Then listen close to me ...
Anything can happen, child.
Anything can be.

~ Shel Silverstein

Eleven years ago, Matthew Shepard was murdered for being homosexual.

What will you do to end the silence?

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This is a no-brainer question for me. I would watch Sci-Fi movies. I love Science Fiction and you can get a little bit of everything in that genre. Plus I like the thought that there is intelligent life out there, sometimes benevolent, sometimes war-mongering but always something else out there other than us.

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Lord I don't know where to start.

I guess it would have to be the onset of my depression and then work my way back from there.

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