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NO HUMAN

DO NOT BOOP MY NOSE

RAWWWWWRRRRRRRR

The Chromecast is a pretty awesome media player that pays for itself . If you want to use it without the internet, though, you’re fresh out of luck. This custom ROM can change that.

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obviousplant:

Renamed paint colors.

this is it right here my fav post wow

For those of you of a science fictional and/or fantastic bent, the nomination period for the Hugo Awards has now begun and will run until March 31. You can nominate if you were a member of last year’s convention (Sasquan), if you are a member of this year’s convention (MidAmeriCon II), or are a member of next year’s convention (Worldcon 75). If you are not a member of any of these but will still like to nominate, you have until January 31 (that’s two days from the writing of this post) to become a Worldcon member (here’s the information on that).

(If you are currently a member described above, emails including the PIN you’ll need to access the nomination ballot are going out and should arrive in the next week.)

Voting for the Hugos is pretty simple: You look at the categories, find works you like that fit in the category, and then nominate them. You can nominate up to five works per category, although you can nominate fewer, too. And if you nominate online, you’ll be able to update your ballot right up until the deadline, so if a week from now you find something you love, you can put it in, and also a week later, and a week after that, too.

If you’re looking for things to read to see if you’d want to nominate them, or to suggest things that other people might consider for nomination, two ideas for you: First, the Hugo Nominees Wiki, and second, this Hugo Awards Google Spreadsheet. Both are packed with works to consider, and in both cases you can add your own suggestions.

Three points I want to make at this juncture:

1. Your Hugo nominations are meant to be your Hugo nominations, reflecting your own personal taste in science fiction and fantasy work. In the last couple of years, some folks have been presenting slates of potential nominees and encouraging people to vote for the slates for reasons. This didn’t work out well for anyone. Take suggestions, read widely, and then make your own nominations, reflecting your own taste, not anyone else’s.

2. If you are eligible to nominate for the Hugos, I think you should nominate for the Hugos. One reason the slating shenanigans happened was because only a minority of Worldcon members nominate for the Hugos, making the nomination process susceptible to gaming. This year there are at least 11,000 people eligible to nominate for the Hugos; last year over 6,000 people voted for the Hugo awards themselves. If everyone who voted for the Hugos last year nominated this year, any attempts at slating by group would probably be mitigated — and also, the nominations would reflect a more diverse group of science fiction and fantasy fans. The more people who nominate, the better.

3. Folks who are nominating should not neglect the “non-marquee” categories, including fan categories and categories like Related Work and Semi-prozine. Because these categories are often less nominated in, they can be more susceptible to gaming in general. The good news is there are lots of excellent works and people who can be nominated. The wiki and spreadsheet linked above can help with your explorations of the categories.

In short: Nominate, nominate for everything you can, and nominate out of your own brain, not anyone else’s.

(Also, a reminder: This year I’m asking people not to nominate work of mine produced in 2015 and will decline any Hugo nominations I might receive. Nominate others, please!)

Three minutes and three simple exercises are all it takes to improve your posture, and this video shows you all of them. Considering how many of us sit in front of screens or at keyboards all day, just a quick time out for a few stretches can do a world of good. All you need to do them is a wall.

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If you’ve watched the presidential debates and wished that you could quickly fact check the candidates’ statements, Google has you covered. Search results will now float candidates’ own words and quotes, right next to information on how to watch and keep up with what they’re saying now.

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It never ends. A fantastic comic by Christian Palmer-Smith from “Kit Draws!”

[Source: Kit Draws!]

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cute-overload:

As long as you just lie down and don’t move
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Both fans and cast members of Stargate Universe are calling on Netflix to pick up the show. More than 100,000 people have signed a petition arguing that it’s a perfect fit for a streaming service.

The show only ran for two seasons before being dropped by Syfy in 2010. Plans to conclude the story — or at least deal with a cliffhanger — in a movie were later cancelled.

Now fans of the show are lobbying Netflix with an argument beyond simply wanting to see it return. They cite a variety of statistics suggesting its popularity might be understated by traditional TV ratings and that it would particularly appeal to more tech-savvy users.

Among the arguments are: of all the studio’s shows, Stargate is the biggest driver of traffic to the MGM website; Stargate Universe reruns do particularly well among TiVo users; and the first two seasons of the show have more than a million ratings among Netflix users with an average of four stars.

The group insists the original cancellation of the show was misguided because it was particularly badly hit by Nielsen ratings not counting online viewing by cord-cutters. (Of course, how many of those online viewers were watching commercial-free editions and thus of little benefit to a TV network is also difficult to measure.)

They also cite claims that SyFy’s recent show The Expanse, which has drawn disappointing Nielsen ratings on cable, is attracting around three times as many viewers through on-demand viewing on the SyFy site.

The campaign has the support of cast members including David Hewlett, Patrick Gilmore and Elyse Levesque. The organisers say they’ll present the petition to Netlix at its headquarters.

[Sign the Petition Here: Save Stargate Universe | Like “Save Stargate Universe” on Twitter]

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awwww-cute:

“This thing is chasing me.” (Source: http://ift.tt/1RuXPQ9)

Warning: Don’t do this to your friends, seriously. (Especially if they have a medical shunt attached to their head.)

[Source: Charlie Higson Comics]

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You might have heard a few news stories recently of parents getting arrested because their children were walking to school alone or playing outside unsupervised. You can relax a little: A new federal law allows parents to choose whether your kids can roam free.

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To showcase the unique, eclectic culture of modern Britain, the folks from the Heathrow Airport teamed up with British Icon, Stephen Fry, to teach proper British etiquette to tourists.

I love the UK, and especially its many and varied accents! Can’t wait to visit someday and maybe take a stroll around Llanfair­pwllgwyn­gyllgo­gery­chwyrn­dro­bwll­llanty­silio­gogo­goch.

[Heathrow Airport]

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Netflix is finally available in most countries . Not every country has the same library of shows, though. To find out what other countries are streaming, check out Flixed.

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Dog Slides Across the Snow

sirfrogsworth:

Adam Savage holding 2 corgis while sitting in his self-made Captain Kirk chair. 

For when you absolutely, positively need a kitten to magically appear instantly. This is an incomplete list.

1. Close an interior door.

2. Open an exterior door.

3. Use the toilet.

4. Run a bath.

5. Type on a keyboard.

6. Clean the catbox. (They will immediately poo in it)

7. Feed the dog.

8. Feed the other cat.

9. Feed yourself.

10. Click the button that activates the laser pointer.

11. Try to take a nap.

12. Have the adult cat try to take a nap.

13. Indeed, have the adult cat try to do anything, because the kittens are convinced that the adult cat really just wants to play with them every waking hour of the day, which I assure you, is an opinion at wide variance to adult cat’s own.

14. Leave your toes unattended.

And of course,

15. Tuna.

Redan för flera år sedan kom tidiga flexibla prototyper tillsammans med framtidsvisioner om mobiler och surfplattor som går att rulla ihop som tidningar, eller vikas dubbla för att spara plats. Hittills har vi dock inte sett så mycket av tekniken på marknaden, bortsett från telefoner som LG G Flex och G Flex 2.

LG Display kommer visa upp en rad olika OLED-skärmar under CES i Las Vegas; bland annat den flexibla 18-tumspanelen ovan vilken just går att rulla ihop. Företaget går inte in på detaljer men har storsatsat på både OLED och P-OLED (Plastic Organic Light-Emitting Diode).

I somras meddelade LG Display planen att investera totalt 72,4 miljarder kronor i olika OLED-skärmar och vi lär få se fler mobila enheter med P-OLED från LG i år.

Inlägget LG visar upp 18-tumsskärm som går att rulla ihop dök först upp på Swedroid.

Beard artist James Myrick can grow his beard in remarkable shapes such as a spiral and other interesting designs. In honor of the new Star Wars movie, James grew his beard to look like the logo of the Rebel Alliance. Check it out!

[James Myrick]

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tastefullyoffensive:

So glamorous.

For @amandapalmer

A fantastic Star Wars medley arranged, orchestrated and performed by violinist extraordinaire Taylor Davis.

[Taylor Davis]

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