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For the feel good piece.. USA Today - Flat Stanley home safe after a decade in a soldier's wallet

Well, for the midweek bundle..

Forbes - Google, DuckDuckGo, and the Regulation of Privacy

Reign of Assassins. Wuxia film, co-directed by Chao-Bin Su and John Wu. Set in ancient China, Michelle Yeoh playing the deadly assassin who abandoned her old life in an attempt to live a normal life, live, love and just not be evil... Only to have her old "gang" turn up to disrupt things in a quest to find the remains of a mystical Buddhist monk. That nice mix of human story, romance, tragedy, a little mystery, wrapped up around some very nicely choreographed and styled fight sequences and some great music. Sure, it's a little predictable if you know the style of film, but it's still pretty darn engaging with its twists and turns before the conclusion.

Heh. Here's one that Hurl might appreciate..

The Spoon Theory

http://youtu.be/jxtMPN0tkDc

Not so much for the funny.. But the 'awwww' and cuteness overload it'll hit some people with.. http://youtu.be/OeJu_cHsuHw

It's one of those things that appeals to a certain aspect of the mmo crowd. Personal "House". That you can decorate. That you can spend in-game credits on finding stuff for, that you can have yet another reason to run flashpoints/ops for so that drops happen, that you can get crafting schematics to churn out décor for your personal interior design style.... I'm with the crowd that would say it would have made more sense to provide some ability to make your starship more personalised rather then some completely new area.. but ah well.

Oh for the fun and games to follow.. Guardian - US Tech Gians Knew of NSA Data Collection

http://youtu.be/R7GeKLE0x3s

Like cats and dogs What is a Cat? 1) Cats do what they want. 2) They rarely listen to you. 3) They're totally unpredictable. 4) They whine when they are not happy. 5) When you want to play, they want to be alone. 6) When you want to be alone, they want to play. 7) They expect you to cater to their every whim. They're moody. 9) They leave hair everywhere. 10) They drive you nuts and cost an arm and a leg. Conclusion: Cats are tiny women in little fur coats. What is a Dog? 1) Dogs lie around all day, sprawled on the most comfortable piece of furniture in the house. 2) They can hear a package of food opening half a block away, but don't hear you when you're in the same room. 3) They can look dumb and lovable all at the same time. 4) They growl when they are not happy. 5) When you want to play, they want to play. 6) When you want to be alone, they want to play. 7) They are great at begging. They will love you forever if you rub their tummies. 9) They leave their toys everywhere. 10) They do disgusting things with their mouths and then try to give you a kiss. Conclusion: Dogs are men in little fur coats

Heh. So the latest "big" announcement.. is Strongholds. Oh, and Guild Starships.

Woke up with an annoying crick in my neck, and that background headache. So moving on with my day, but background music is jumping from Barry White to Garth Brooks to Bon Jovi.. I think we can safely say my mood is a touch scattered.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PVZ2ajOnKg&list=PLFWHlH4koGZAeH9x2wWeTB32VCESjRI51&feature=share

Okay, for the slightly surreal movie trivia.. io9 - Scarlett Johansson really picked up random dudes for Under The Skin

D&D Stats Explained Using Tomatoes... Strength is being able to crush a tomato. Dexterity is being able to dodge a tomato. Constitution is being able to eat a bad tomato. Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put a tomato in a fruit salad. Charisma is being able to sell a tomato based fruit salad.

Slogans for College Majors if they were Honest Computer Engineering: Tons of chicks, just not very many. Biochemistry: Spend 4 years aspiring to discover the cure for cancer, and the rest of your life manufacturing shampoo. Archaeology: If you don't know what it is, it's probably ceremonial. Information Technology: Let me google that for you. Computer Science (for a straight girl): The odds are good, but the goods are odd. Chemistry: Where alcohol IS a solution. Political Science: Your opinion is wrong. Aerospace Engineering: "It actually is rocket science." Engineering: The art of figuring out which parameters you can safely ignore. Structural Engineering: Because architects don't know what physics is. Philosophy: Think about it... Communications: "We'll tech you everything you need to know about convincing your friends that your degree is actually meaningfull." Dental Hygienist: "Something to do until you get knocked up." Speech Pathology: We have ways of making you talk. Linguistics: Studied 17 languages, am fluent in none of them. Criminal Justice: We're here because of Law & Order reruns. Photography: It's worth a shot. Statistics: Where everything is made up and the numbers don't matter. Anthropology: It'll get you laid, but it won't get you paid! Zoology: Because you can't major in kittens. Psychology: Good luck doing anything until you get your master's! Premed: "I'll probably switch majors in 2 years." History: History may repeat itself, but you definitely will. English: So you want to be a teacher. Film: Forks on the left, knives on the right. Astrophysics: "Eh, I'm within an order of magnitude..." Creative Writing: Because job security is for pussies. Latin: Because useful is overrated. Physics: "Everything you learned last week was wrong." Nursing: Learning to save other's lives while struggling not to take your own. Marine Bio: "I wanted to play with dolphins... but I'm looking at algae instead." Accounting: Selling your soul for money. Finance: "Accounting was too hard." Journalism: Learn how to construct an argument that no one will pay to listen to. Art History: And you thought MAKING art was pointless! Music Performance: If you don't hate yourself, you're doing it wrong. Graphic Design: No, we aren't artists. We are designers. There's a difference.

Veronica Mars. If you liked the tv series, you'll enjoy the movie. It's basically what it is, a feature length version of an episode. That and the posing question of where all those characters would be 10 years on from where they were last seen. Some funny bits, some snarky bits, some sassy bits, all wrapped up around a few mystery elements.

Heh, one on the joys of Google from last year US News = 15 Ways Google Monitors You

Would this be worth the comment along the lines of "some of these women you'd be willing to be sent to jail for.. some of these women you'd expect to find in the jail you get sent to" ?

Well, I've been playing TOR off and on since it came out. If you want some general emotive star wars music and blaster fire to go with lightsaber sound effects and spoken cutscenes instead of wall of text questgivers...