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WIL WHEATON dot TUMBLR: Etsy accused me of not assembling my synths by hand, demanded photos, and shutdown my shop (2/2)

Wed, 15 May 2013 07:36:13 -0400

WIL WHEATON dot TUMBLR: Etsy accused me of not assembling my synths by hand, demanded photos, and shutdown my shop (2/2):

wtfbyrne:

Link to part one - http://tiny.cc/6mb3ww

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May 12, 2012
From: Etsy Marketplace Integrity
To: me

Hello,

This is (representative’s name) from Etsy’s Marketplace Integrity Team. Thank you for your interest in selling on Etsy.

Unfortunately, some of the…

Etsy: home to rampant copyright infringement, but not handmade electronics. What?

kateordie: beeishappy: John Oliver talks to gun lobbyist...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:04:34 -0400

kateordie:

beeishappy:

John Oliver talks to gun lobbyist Philip ‘Gun Control Doesn’t Work’ Van Cleave. This was an incredible segment. His logic is shot to Hell.

I laughed myself silly watching this last night. Beware some crazy racism against… Australians?!

So happy John Oliver is filling in for Jon Stewart this summer. Give this man his own show!

spookeyruben: The epic prog rock title track ‘Mechanical...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:58:20 -0400

spookeyruben:

The epic prog rock title track ‘Mechanical Royalty’ from the Spookey Ruben album ‘Mechanical Royalty’ is available as a FREE download (for a limited time) So grab it while you can!

Check out some other flavours while you’re there… PLease share and Enjoy! Find us facebook etc. : )

Epic!

Cascadian Black Ale: ready to drink in two weeks time....

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 21:03:56 -0400

Cascadian Black Ale: ready to drink in two weeks time. Didn’t get the ABV I was hoping for, but the small sample tasted great, so I’m not super concerned about that. What should I make next? #homebrew #blackale #ale #beer #kigginsbrewingconcern

Ruhee on Rails: Sufjan Stevens Writes An Album About The Toronto Transit Commission

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:20:39 -0400

Ruhee on Rails: Sufjan Stevens Writes An Album About The Toronto Transit Commission:

ruheeeee:

An Ode To The Guy Talking So Earnestly About Outer Space

Take Off Your Backpack (You Piece Of Human Garbage)

Walk Left! Stand Right!

Oh God, Where Are You Now? (Neville Park? Long Branch? McCaul?)

Off The Streetcar Stairs And Into Our Hearts

Yes! The St. Clair Disaster!

That Local Sports…

Sufjan himself would be proud. (I wish I knew how to tag people in a tumblr post. Can you even?)

gLitter. #roncesvalles #positivestreetart #toronto #glitter

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 16:09:22 -0500

gLitter. #roncesvalles #positivestreetart #toronto #glitter

I made this! Now I just have to get it in a frame. #crossstitch...

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:26:25 -0500

I made this! Now I just have to get it in a frame. #crossstitch #avengers #avengersassemble @petefowler

laughingsquid: Japanese TV Show Hosts Ski Jumping Tire...

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:03:02 -0500

laughingsquid:

Japanese TV Show Hosts Ski Jumping Tire Competition

Photo

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 10:32:12 -0500

humansofnewyork: I am a street photographer in New York City....

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:00:13 -0500

humansofnewyork:

I am a street photographer in New York City. Several months ago, I was approached by a representative of DKNY who asked to purchase 300 of my photos to hang in their store windows “around the world.” They offered me $15,000. A friend in the industry told me that $50 per photo was not nearly enough to receive from a company with hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue. So I asked for more money. They said “no.”

Today, a fan sent me a photo from a DKNY store in Bangkok. The window is full of my photos. These photos were used without my knowledge, and without compensation.

I don’t want any money. But please REBLOG this post if you think that DKNY should donate $100,000 on my behalf to the YMCA in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. That donation would sure help a lot of deserving kids go to summer camp. I’ll let you guys know if it happens.

Manhattan on the rocks. Er, rock. Alberta Premium Dark Horse...

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 22:18:38 -0500

Manhattan on the rocks. Er, rock. Alberta Premium Dark Horse Rye, Martini Rosso, two dashes each of Fee Brothers Old Fashioned and Orange bitters. Delicious.

Haul from Fee Brothers yesterday. I should have bought more. Who...

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:35:42 -0500

Haul from Fee Brothers yesterday. I should have bought more. Who wants a cocktail? @btparsons

It’s a hot toddy kind of night. Honey to coat the bottom...

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:32:25 -0500

It’s a hot toddy kind of night. Honey to coat the bottom of the cup, juice of 1/4 lemon, two dashes of Fee Brothers Old Fashioned bitters, an ounce of Alberta Premium Dark Horse Rye, and finished with Murchie’s No. 10 Blend tea.

laughingsquid: Superman #6 Re-Skinned as Various Pop Culture...

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:33:48 -0500

laughingsquid:

Superman #6 Re-Skinned as Various Pop Culture Icons by Mike Mitchell

WIL WHEATON dot TUMBLR: maxistentialist: Exhibit A: Jonathan Coulton’s cover of “Baby Got...

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 13:22:43 -0500

WIL WHEATON dot TUMBLR: maxistentialist: Exhibit A: Jonathan Coulton’s cover of “Baby Got...:

maxistentialist:

Exhibit A: Jonathan Coulton’s cover of “Baby Got Back,” released 8/14/2005.

Exhibit B: Glee’s cover of “Baby Got Back,” due to air on 1/24/2013

There’s (understandably) a lot of anger on the internet about this, and it’s clear that if this is an actual recording…

They’ve been doing this since the start. Ever since they ripped on Petra Haden’s arrangement of Don’t Stop Believin’. This is far more flagrant.

Bourbon and cross stitch. #crossstitch #avengersassemble...

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:06:17 -0500

Bourbon and cross stitch. #crossstitch #avengersassemble #bourbon #bulleit #manlythings

loveallthis: I had one of these last night. Toothpaste For...

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 23:04:43 -0500

loveallthis:

I had one of these last night.

Toothpaste For Dinner: Daily comics by Drew

Perfect.

uchicagoadmissions: Indiana Jones Mystery Package We don’t...

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 11:14:27 -0500

uchicagoadmissions:

Indiana Jones Mystery Package

We don’t really even know how to start this post. Yesterday we received a package addressed to “Henry Walton Jones, Jr.”. We sort-of shrugged it off and put it in our bin of mail for student workers to sort and deliver to the right faculty member— we get the wrong mail a lot.

Little did we know what we were looking at. When our student mail worker snapped out of his finals-tired haze and realized who Dr. Jones was, we were sort of in luck: this package wasn’t meant for a random professor in the Stat department. It is addressed to “Indiana” Jones.

What we know: The package contained an incredibly detailed replica of “University of Chicago Professor” Abner Ravenwood’s journal from Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. It looks only sort of like this one, but almost exactly like this one, so much so that we thought it might have been the one that was for sale on Ebay had we not seen some telling inconsistencies in cover color and “Ex Libris” page (and distinct lack of sword). The book itself is a bit dusty, and the cover is teal fabric with a red velvet spine, with weathered inserts and many postcards/pictures of Marion Ravenwood (and some cool old replica money) included. It’s clear that it is mostly, but not completely handmade, as although the included paper is weathered all of the “handwriting” and calligraphy lacks the telltale pressure marks of actual handwriting.

What we don’t know: Why this came to us. The package does not actually have real stamps on it— the outside of the package was crinkly and dirty as if it came through the mail, but the stamps themselves are pasted on and look like they have been photocopied. There is no US postage on the package, but we did receive it in a bin of mail, and it is addressed to the physical address of our building, Rosenwald Hall, which has a distinctly different address from any other buildings where it might be appropriate to send it (Haskell Hall or the Oriental Institute Museum). However, although now home to the Econ department and College Admissions, Rosenwald Hall used to be the home to our departments of geology and geography.

If you’re an applicant and sent this to us: Why? How? Did you make it? Why so awesome? If you’re a member of the University community and this belongs to you or you’ve gotten one like it before, PLEASE tell us how you acquired it, and whether or not yours came with a description— or if we’re making a big deal out of the fact that you accidentally slipped a gift for a friend in to the inter-university mail system. If you are an Indiana Jones enthusiast and have any idea who may have sent this to us or who made it, let us know that, too.

We know this sounds like a joke/hoax… it’s not (at least, from our end). Any hints, ideas, thoughts, or explanations are appreciated. We’ve been completely baffled as to why this was sent to us, in mostly a good way, but it’s clear this is a neat thing that either belongs somewhere else— or belongs in the halls of UChicago admissions history.

Internet: help us out. If you’re on Reddit (we’re not) or any other nerdly social media sites where we might get information about this, feel free to post far and wide and e-mail any answers, clues, ideas, thoughts, or musings to indianajonesjournal@uchicago.edu (yes, we did set up an email account just to deal with this thing).

joebagofdoughnuts: davidthestrange: raggedyandie: death star...

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:08:10 -0500

joebagofdoughnuts:

davidthestrange:

raggedyandie:

death star sphere mold

Yeahhhh I need this.

A million times yes!

Day 29: #movember with Beaker on the couch. Donate:...

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:14:16 -0500

Day 29: #movember with Beaker on the couch. Donate: http://mobro.co/johnkiggins