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Have you seen 'The Truman Show'?
"Hi honey. Look at this. It's a 'Chef's-Mate'. Dicer, slicer and peeler in one. Never needs sharpening. Dishwasher safe."
You know the whole 'strike-thru' thing was beginning to bore me. Yes they handled it badly, but child porn is a serious issue, and they've tried to address the problems. It's not ideal, but we are talking about very delicate, complicated stuff here.
But... then I saw this. (Diet Pepsi MAX has created some special stuff just for LJ in the hopes that you'll want to try their new drink that has zero calories, ginseng and extra caffeine. The HELL? My response here)
I mean I knew they'd sold out, but this is just... *boggles* Actually, you know what it is? It's a Trojan horse. And the really galling thing is that they're showing it off saying 'Oh look at the cute horsey!' We all know what's inside. Why is there no mood for 'insulted'? (Yes I know I can write it in the little box beside the mood, it just occurred to me that it should come as standard...)
I have children to get up (as in - force to get dressed), so I'll end with another quote from 'The Truman Show'. If you have never seen this film, then get it - *today*! It is brilliant on multiple levels, and right now? It provides some kickass references. (Yes we bought the script!)
INTERVIEWER: And since the show runs 24 hours a day with no commercial breaks the staggering profits are all generated from product placement.
CHRISTOF: Yes, everything you see on the show is for sale - from the actor's wardrobe, food products, to the very homes they live in--
INTERVIEWER: All products carefully chosen and tested by you for quality and aesthetic value.
CHRISTOF: There's nothing on the show I don't use myself.
INTERVIEWER: And it's all available in the 'Truman Show' catalogue. Operators are standing by.
ETA: And here we were, thinking that their April 1st post was a joke...
You know the whole 'strike-thru' thing was beginning to bore me. Yes they handled it badly, but child porn is a serious issue, and they've tried to address the problems. It's not ideal, but we are talking about very delicate, complicated stuff here.
But... then I saw this. (Diet Pepsi MAX has created some special stuff just for LJ in the hopes that you'll want to try their new drink that has zero calories, ginseng and extra caffeine. The HELL? My response here)
I mean I knew they'd sold out, but this is just... *boggles* Actually, you know what it is? It's a Trojan horse. And the really galling thing is that they're showing it off saying 'Oh look at the cute horsey!' We all know what's inside. Why is there no mood for 'insulted'? (Yes I know I can write it in the little box beside the mood, it just occurred to me that it should come as standard...)
I have children to get up (as in - force to get dressed), so I'll end with another quote from 'The Truman Show'. If you have never seen this film, then get it - *today*! It is brilliant on multiple levels, and right now? It provides some kickass references. (Yes we bought the script!)
INTERVIEWER: And since the show runs 24 hours a day with no commercial breaks the staggering profits are all generated from product placement.
CHRISTOF: Yes, everything you see on the show is for sale - from the actor's wardrobe, food products, to the very homes they live in--
INTERVIEWER: All products carefully chosen and tested by you for quality and aesthetic value.
CHRISTOF: There's nothing on the show I don't use myself.
INTERVIEWER: And it's all available in the 'Truman Show' catalogue. Operators are standing by.
ETA: And here we were, thinking that their April 1st post was a joke...
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Of course, that could make LJ/6A happy, because they'll end up with new people who don't know what it was like and the system is way easier to use than MySpace, so why not be here instead of there? And that may just be their intent. Not a plot against fandom, but to turn this into a competitor for Murdoch's service.
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I never, ever thought about leaving before (not even when the strikethru thing went down), but this thing has made me get round to prettifying my IJ and thinking about actually using it. I don't think I'll ever be able to leave LJ - because it really is my home - but I might start using both accounts side by side.
they'll end up with new people who don't know what it was like and the system is way easier to use than MySpace, so why not be here instead of there?
Which is another reason for staying, to be honest. They wanna build a casion in my back-yard, I'm not gonna give them the satisfaction of just up and leaving, so they can carry on.