Seeing it be #internationaltalklikeapirateday  I be sharing a pic of a pirate keyboard...

Also, for more piratey goodness here's a page for International Talk Like A Pirate Day I created a few years ago.... http://www.squidoo.com/Talk_Like_A_Pirate

was looking for an image for a #rant  in help communities about those who seem to have the need to have the last comment on a post, regardless of whether they are correct or not...

I know there are people out there that do suffer from quite debilitating forms of #OCD in my circles, I hope they're not offended by this post and can appreciate the humour in it! :)

HMV Bites The Dust!
Is physical media history in a digital age?

Will Waterstones & Blockbusters also go down the tubes as the demand for media in physical format drops even further? It's only a matter of time I suspect.

Was the last music you bought a download or physical? Have you switched to reading books on e-devices yet? Do you stream movies, rather than rent or buy those battered old discs?

The immediate future of the store and it's 4,000+ employees is uncertain after reports that the company were to appoint administrators. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21021073

pic via http://schallplatten.tumblr.com #HMV 

Seeing #zombieapocalypse  trending did make me reach for my Bug-Out-Bag but before I hit the road and assemble my Post-Zombie Apocalypse Survival Team I thought I just had to share this with y'all!
This design I spotted recently on Cafepress - http://www.cafepress.com/sk/zombieverse?aid=9744807

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Holy Bricks!
Like wow! This is probably the most awesome #Lego you'll see today, if you haven't seen it already! So, am 'pinging' my Lego circle in on this, apologies if you have seen it before, but you din't ping me in it!

edit this has been in Manchester for almost two weeks already, why on earth had no one mentioned it previously or have I just been missing notifications about it?

anyone want in or out of my 'Lego notification circle' just let me know, I don't notify very often, just when I find something totally amazing like this!

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Incredible 250,000 Piece LEGO Star Wars Display

This 250,000 brick Lego display is part of Legoland Discovery Centre in Manchester, UK featuring scenes from Star Wars, Episode I. There are the hills and waterfalls of Naboo along with a starfighter, the stadiums of the Tatooine podrace and the Droid army massing for attack. There are also over 2,000 minifigs worked into the display along with some of the movie’s lead characters. If you’re in the UK, then you can check out this masterpiece through June 1st.

#LEGO   #legostarwars   #starwarstuesday   #sw   #starwars  

http://www.legolanddiscoverycentre.co.uk/manchester/

via/ http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/02/06/lego-star-wars-manchester-discovery-centre-pictures_n_2628690.html

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this is for all those that didn't get mentions (or many mentions) in the recent #atozfaves  -spam fest- meme thingy recently! ;)

(also to those on twitter who get miffed when they don't make many/any #followfriday lists!)

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via +Tim Jones 

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DUCT TAPE FTW!
An engineer only needs two tools - if it moves and it shouldn't Duct Tape. If it should move and it doesn't, WD40

Duct Tape like the Force in #StarWars - It has a Dark Side, a Light side and it binds the galaxy together.

h/t to +Kitsune Hazard  for the share, apologies to others as this is very likely to be storming up te What's Hot stream!

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nice to see some blue skies and sunshine for a change!
if it wasn't so damn cold you could almost imagine spring has arrived!!!

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SnowZombies!

Bang goes the idea of heading to the arctic to escape #Zombies  

pic from a 'disused graveyard near Bristol, UK' by +Jonathan Pow 

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Even during winter with -40c weather is not safe from zombies

Source of undead snowmen: http://www.likecool.com/Zoombie_snowmen--Pic--Gear.html

#snowmen #undead #zombies #apocalypse #snowmageddon  

Getting stuff done...

Lego Hogwarts!
Now this is a fantastic creation, by Alice Finch and 400,000 Lego Bricks!

Last October at BrickCon 2012, Seattle-area builder Alice Finch unveiled what just might be the largest LEGO structure built by a single person, a near-complete minifig-scale rendition of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry from J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series of books and the corresponding movies.

Lot's more pics and interview with Alice on the link below..
or in this Flickr set http://www.flickr.com/photos/88574960@N02/sets/72157632858317817/
It will also be available to view in person this weekend in Seattle at the Emerald City Comic Con.

via +West McGowan & Brothers-Brick http://www.brothers-brick.com/2013/02/26/alice-finch-builds-massive-lego-hogwarts-from-400000-bricks/
#Lego  

if you're getting a rare notification from me here, you're in my Lego circle, let me know if you want out ;)

Mentioning Names In Comments
tag someone if you want to draw their attention, if they have already commented you won't need to (*)

I shared a post earlier about the 'notifications' option when sharing to a limited circle, but this has now got me thinking about other notification options (you can now edit these options and notification alerts quite heavily in a recent update!)
 
- get notified when +mentioned 
& 
- get notified when a comment is made after a comment of yours on a post.

These are two TOTALLY DIFFERENT options.

As I see it, (and in my highly opinionated manner I think I'm always right!), you don't need to +mention someone who is involved in the comments on a post as they will receive alerts about it already. But, it's a great way of flagging that post/conversation to someone you know who may be interested in it. 

Does this make sense to anyone? Does anyone agree? Does it even help anyone? Or am I just trying to point at things that are 'wrong on the internet' again?

Also, can anyone translate this whole post into a lot fewer simpler words and illustrate with a nice graphic....

(*)thanks to +Emma Smith for coming up with this synopsis!

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trying to remember how to be productive.....
so I dug out an old To Do List to remember how it's done....

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Getting stuff done...

Big Bricks!
#Lego  street art, somewhere in Germany I assume...

a few more pics here - http://www.megx.de/?p=1059

translated text - Here ... was transformed into 4 weeks, a bridge with an area of ​​250 square meters in Lego bricks.
Thanks for this successful project goes to the sponsors Akzenta and Klauser shoes, Carsten Gerhardt, Jurgen Reusch, Lutz Essrich and Matthias Kreysing of the Wuppertal Physical Activity for the construction coordination and supervision, Lothar Bangert and his team from Wichernhaus for the preparation of the substrate and the operation and safety of the truck, the municipal authorities responsible for the smooth operation of the approval process and the evolution of industrial design guys for their kind assistance in the planning.

original text _…hier wurde in 4 Wochen eine Brücke mit der Fläche von ca. 250 Quadratmetern in Legosteine verwandelt.
Dank für dieses erfolgreich durchgeführte Projekt geht an , die Sponsoren Akzenta und Klauser Schuhe, Carsten Gerhardt, Jürgen Reusch, Lutz Essrich und Matthias Kreysing von der Wuppertalbewegung e.V. für die Baukoordination und Begleitung, Lothar Bangert und sein Team vom Wichernhaus für die Vorbereitung des Untergrundes und die Bedienung und Sicherung des Hubwagens, die verantwortlichen städtischen Stellen für eine reibungslose Abwicklung des Genehmigungsverfahrens sowie die Jungs von evolution-industrialdesign für die freundliche Unterstützung bei der Planung._

h/t to +tony cook for pointing me towards this! Apologies to my #Lego  circle if you didn't appreciate the notification, think it's the first one in weeks anyway, let me know if you want out of the notification circle ;)

Moving With The Times
A Tuesday Rant ;)
When the first electric lightbulb was introduced many resisted the leap in technology as it just wasn't the same. We're even seeing a replay of this as the incandescent lightbulb is superseded by CFL & LED lighting.

Similar nostalgia, stubbornness or plain fear of the new is also witnessed with other technologies. The telephone was resisted by many in it's early days and I recall that the common place for the 'phone was in the hallway by the front door rather than an integral part of the home. How many phones are now kept outside the living area? As for the jump with mobile phones, I imagine most will know some, usually more mature types, that shirk mobile phone technology and have them but don't switch them on. I'm of the generation where they became grudgingly accepted by the masses, and recall many discussions with people arguing against the need for them, who later went on to own them. Mention to them now about their refusenic attitude and most will be quite sheepishly embarrassed about their resistance to new and useful technology.

So, where am I going with this rant? Well, digital technology now is such that we can have whole libraries of audio, video & text in our pockets. I know a few audiophiles that refused to contemplate CD's as they were cold and heartless, most have thankfully caught up with the times and have largely ditched their vinyl collections.

The most resistant to new tech seem to me to be Book Lovers. Barely a week goes by without me stumbling across some discussion about how tactile books are, how they are an olfactory experience and that digital books are so cold and clinical in comparison. There are only a few reasons I can see why a physical book made from dead trees is actually superior to an electronic digital version. In the bath, and possibly on the beach. Also, there are some advantages with the ease a book you have read can be passed on to others. On the whole though, Refusenic, luddite, dwellers in the past refusing to take onboard the multiple advantages of the available technology. I have yet to meet just one person who can genuinely say they have tried an 'electronic' book, on a portable device, whether that's a kindle, nook, tablet or phone who have not then seriously reconsidered their resistance and embraced the new technology. In fact the majority even get quite passionate about how much easier reading has suddenly become and for many it has reignited a passion for reading that had lain dormant for years.

Well, you've read this far on a screen, where are you in the book vs ebook debate? If you are still convinced that paper is best are you refusing to even acknowledge that there are tens of thousands of ebooks out there freely available for downloading for no cost? Almost all smart phones have some e-reader app, whether it's apples iBook, Amazons Kindle, or any of a dozen other apps. Go try it, or maybe you'd prefer to read your book by candlelight and keep your phone by the front door? ;)

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Sunset Postcard From Bournemouth!
just made it in time to catch the sunsetting! This is a quick snap with the iFing, tho I did grab a few with my big camera, so maybe I'll get around to seeing if any of them came out well enough to post and share them later. That is, if I actually get around to taking them off the camera for a look...

Hope you're all having a pleasant V day! ;)

About Fu**ing Time BBC!!!
genuinely had a little jump up and down and squeal of excitement about this! The option is there on any of the huge array of BBC pages where I've found a share button on. Long overdue, but of so fantastic to see! 
Promise I'll try to only use it sparingly.....

via +BBC - No Google Plus button? who I guess will no longer have a reason to exist! ;)

Lego Tour De France
Legoland Windsor tweeted this pic, +Clare Richardson alerted me to it, I grabbed the original - https://twitter.com/LEGOLANDWindsor/status/227387498106585090/photo/1
Disappointed that the #Lego  Bradley Wiggins doesn't appear to have sideburns tho!
#TDF   #tourdefrance  

(think I need a Lego holiday - my stream has been full of epic Legoness the last few days!)

Also, been a couple of days since I used the notify option for my Lego circle, let me know if you want in, or want out - I tend to only notify occasionally tho ;)

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Do Google+ Users Stand Any Chance In The Shorty Awards?
I've seen quite a few people be a little vocal that +Shorty Awards seemed to be ignoring G+ totally. Then I noticed on twitter that they'd been doing a few Hangouts here, and have managed to get a few dozen to circle them, so looked a bit closer... and found one category we could submit to, and it was a complete no brainer as to who we could all get behind here!

The category is Animated Gif's and who better to represent G+ than the crazily talented +Dunken K Bliths OK, the submission form does seem to think the only place people will be submitting animated gif's from is Tumblr, but it doesn't say that it's the only place submissions can come from. You also don't need a twitter or facebook account to submit them, as it's a web form! 

So, am just wondering if Dunken could maybe narrow the crazy number of animations he made in 2012 down to a handful, or maybe even one that we can all get behind! I've chosen this one to illustrate this post, as it is one of my fav's, though as it was produced in 2011 it won't be eligible for entry.

So, who's with me on this? And is anyone in Oz able to go wake Dunken up with a strong coffee for him to get on the case here?

pinging a couple of my fav G+ art advocates here, who can maybe bully help Dunken get motivated and provide a little support

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DONT CARE BEARS - the darker side of the bear family...
drawn by +byron rempel

time to kill, soaking up the sunshine and the flower fragrances in Bournemouth gardens...

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Going For Gold With #Lego!
this is incredible! not sure of the details, but looks like a pretty huge diorama!
Who else can get to Stratford and get some pics of it?
Or if anyone could get me a job building this kinda thing....

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Omg, omg, omg the Olympic stadium made out of +LEGO

Thank you +John Lewis

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#Lego #Firefly
Now this is a good use of a lot of bricks and 750hours of time!

Think I'll use the Notify feature to alert my Lego Circle of the best Lego I've seen all week! h/t to +Brett Bjornsen for sharing this! (got notified and don't wanna be in my Lego Circle, let me know, I only use the notify feature occasionally!)

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Sat07 Awesome +LEGO Serenity

a FB friend sent this to me from the BrickFair convention in Virginia going on this weekend by Dulles (http://www.brickfair.com/). I would love to have the time and skill to build this.

 The ship took 750 hours, and most of it was translating the +Quantum Mechanix  blueprints to the finished product. Quite amazing.

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Photo's from last night on Poole Quay. There maybe wasn't a huge number, and I guess the weather not being great perhaps kept a few away too. Though am pleased I got around to getting some good pics of the rather squished VW, I hadn't realised having seen it before that there's only one central seat up front, though quite impressed that this swivels too!

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#Volkswagen Night On Poole Quay
Poole Quay has regular motor nights throughout the summer on a Friday evening - Quay For My Car. Last night was Beetles & Combi's next week will be #Porchses  and the next VW night is 12th July.

full listings for which motors are on which week - http://www.pooletourism.com/go.php?structureID=pages&ref=I483EBC03077E4

hey, dukang2004@yahoo.com why you send so much spam? and wtf do you think it's success rate will be by sending it thru a website contact form? (guess I need to update the captcha script!)

Pier Sunset
Right place, right time yesterday for these. Just need to up my game when it comes to processing the images. Touch of HDR would work well on a couple of these I suspect...

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Some #VW  Fun Things!
Maybe if I won the lottery I'd own a few of these! Though I may have to commission a Volkswagen Hearth for +Julie Ekstedt as I can't seem to find one online anywhere....

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Volkswagen Inspired Home & Garden!
Pics lifted from various sources.... would usually try credit the original, please forgive the omission of that in this instance. One thing missing which I was actually searching for was a #Volkswagen  Hearth or Fireplace, so if you have a pic of one, or know where there is one online, please do drop me a line :)

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Yup! This!

Tho I think people tend to block me or kick me out of their circles when I suggest this is a little spammy, so I don't tend to get too many random notifications these days. Also, if you are plagued with this type of 'random' notification, you can select to only be notified when those in your circles send you a message like this. You can even go further and only permit certain circles to have this privilege. I do tend to stick people in an 'outer circle' that doesn't allow them to send me notifications if they do this more than once...

Does this class as a Monday rant? or just a public service announcement? Anyway, stuff to do here, am sure I'll have a proper rant about something later, probably about everyone posting snow pics whilst we just get a bit of wet and cold in Dorset! ;)

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Same with your circles, when sharing stuff...

Please don't choose "Your circles" and then tick the "Send also email to" -box

Getting notifications from total strangers about whatever: That is YOU spamming.

Hey Android Users!
Why you want to give all your friends a cricked neck from posting those pics sideways?
So, unless you uploading from a desktop and can 'rotate' the pics, it's probably best to avoid taking/sharing pics taken in Portrait mode, and to turn your phone to take them in Landscape.
I've no idea why this happens, but if you do see a 'sideways' pic on G+, chances are it's been taken with a 'droid and is in 'portrait'. I wish they'd fix it, but meanwhile, if you have suffered from sideways pics, it might be a good idea to avoid taking pics in portrait mode. Your friends will thank you for it!
#Android   #Photography  

ps - does this happen at all when uploading pics from droids elsewhere, or is it a unique problem to G+?

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Do You Even 'Shop Bro?
this did make me chuckle! Thanks Jim! ;)

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Ooooops

Rofl.



(Spotted somewhere else)

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Going For Gold! The #Lego Olympic Stadium In All It's Glory!
Many thanks to +David Haskoll for nipping over to Stratford to get these awesome pics for those of us too lazy not close enough to visit ourselves!
Thanks also to +Josh Ayto for alerting us all to this stupendous bit of +LEGO magic! And +Claire MacRae for finding out a little more about the history of this - http://m.mirror.co.uk/article?id=802941/ 
Reckon you can pick out just one of these for the album cover?

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The other day +Rupert Wood shared +Josh Ayto 's post about the +LEGO Olympic Stadium, so I decided to go down and check it out myself - naturally, it's amazing...

Defenestrating Daleks!
Think I may as well go offline now, can't see many #DoctorWho offerings beating this by much! ;)

found via tumblr, no source/origin credited.
#Whovians #TennantTuesday (maybe? Tho kinda looks like Peter Davidson (least fav Doctor ever?) #Daleks (Definitely!)

Happy #Thorsday Geople!
got nothing else to contribute so far today, but saw this 'elsewhere' and thought it would fit the #Thorsday theme well!
Now, need to make some phonecalls, and maybe even see about getting yesterdays sunset pics off the camera to see if any good ones came out.
Nearly Friday....

Nimbyville, Dorset
I wouldn't mind using some more fossil fuels if it meant burning some of the walking fossils in Christchurch.
just been to a public consultation here about proposed wind farm off the coast. As you can see by the pic attached these are quite a distance from land and could hardly be classed as intrusive. yet this too small a venue is picketed by nimby protestors and rammed with local politicos intent on naysaying.
tho navitus don't really do themselves any favours by using out of the way tiny places to host these things. Also am not convinced using staff who are speaking English as a second language, no matter how good their language skills are, or how pretty, is a great idea in such a bigoted Tory heartland! Also, no way to 'respond' online, it's all gotta be by paper, thereby losing a few Eco points if you ask me.
though with one of the oldest average populations in the country, most of these nimbys will not be around to see the wind farms completion and maybe won't be flooded out of their homes too often in the meantime by the increasing frequency of 'severe weather events' that will flood most of low lying christchurch in years to come.
#rant
/rant mode = off

Not done a #Sockwars entry before today! Hot, tired feet in not quite matching socks (common mistake when dressing half-awake and in a rush!)
just grabbing a little beachtime on my way home. I love living this close to one of the best beaches in the UK!

Yesterday...
Took the camera down the beach to try snap a few pics of the platform that's been sitting in the bay for a few days now. Been a few rumours I've seen about them starting #Fracking  or oil exploration. I'm pretty convinced it's just there temporarily between contracts as it's a support platform rather than a drill rig. If you look closely at a couple of the pics you can see something coming down from what looks like the centre, tho other pics show it's not the centre and also make it look like water being pumped over the side or something.
Here's a link to details of the Seafox 1 platform - http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?mmsi=235070675
and the tug Thorax - http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?imo=9056789
a second tug is also present, tho not in the pics, Zeus - http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?mmsi=230339000

The cranes were seen waggling about the other day, but suspect it's either maintenance or training.

Other rumours are it's related to the proposed wind farm, but it's current position is a few miles closer to shore than the nearest point of the proposed farm.

Also had the privilige of catching a nice sunset, but having forgot my wider lens and tripod I didn't manage to get a good shot. Also, playing editing and sorting colour balance etc wasn't very successful and I soon gave up as you may be able to tell!

Castlerigg Stone Circle
Probably the most stunning stone circle in the UK!
Though lousy Internet connection!!!

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Two of my favourite themes in one! #Lego  #Zombies can be a pretty good toy, as well as a training tool for surviving the #ZombieApocalypse 

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ZOMBIE LEGO COLLECTION! #zombies   #zombieapocalypse   #zombie   #headshot   #zombieattire  

sun setting over the pier in bournemouth. taking 30minutes out from a day of getting stuff done to appreciate where I live! :)
bit breezy out there, but nice to see some sunshine & blue skies before heading back home to list stuff on eBay & complete my tax return!

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feels like a Monday....
The G+ equivalent of this I call #plusterbating , do you know many #Plusterbators?

I'm not sure if this is as stupid looking as someone attempting to Hi-5 themselves in public, or simply as creepy and exhibitionist as someone who openly masturbates in public....

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Bankes Arms, Studland, Dorset
proper traditional style country pub http://www.bankesarms.com

throwing an old pic of mine quickly thru a B&W filter.... is that how #MonochromeMonday works?

Keep Calm...
Yup, keeping a calm head is definitely a requirement of a successful #zombie slayer!
Going out to my Post-Zombie Apocoalypse Survival Circle ;)

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Via +Jeremy Dahl awesome observation by +Bearman Cartoons

Do you Takei?

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Don't Takei

It's the right thing to do.   If you post a picture, cartoon, etc. provide a link back to the original creator or tag them on social media.

http://beartoons.com/2013/03/02/takei-definition/

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this is for those of y'all who still have Facebook installed on your mobile devices.... choice is yours, but do have a look to see how the app taps into your personal data and reports it back to Facebook and their advertising partners....

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It is time to remove Facebook from your Android device!

Facebook is currently in the process of asking you to install a new update. This update gives Facebook the ability to install future updates on your device without notifying you about the install. 

This update gives Facebook the ability to bypass the Google Play store, and its app verification services, and update your device over wi-fi without telling you a thing. 

Why this is horrible

First, it means that Facebook can continue to update your device, and add features or abilities (like tracking you) that you would otherwise know nothing about. My guess is this is the precursor for sending you advertisements on your phone from Facebook Exchange, which happens to leverage Facebook partners to track every single address you visit on the Internet. There is no practical way for you to opt out of this service, btw...

Second, it means that by staying off the Google Play store, you are not provided with an opportunity to read about any changes that Facebook is making to your application, its functions and abilities to do things with YOUR data. 

Third, and the worst part about it, this update requires that you turn OFF your application-security protection from unknown sources (like all those Facebook Exchange partners), and also anyone else who might want to provide a fraudulent update, claiming to be Facebook. 

Right Now go to your settings/security/device administration, and see if "Unknown Sources" is checked. If it is, uncheck it immediately, and uninstall Facebook. This is a MASSIVE malware vulnerability, one that is required by Facebook on your Android device. 

What more information do you need about this organization? If Facebook is on your Android device, get rid of it without delay. 

You are welcome. 

A New Leader - A New Era Begins!
I'm looking forward to seeing what this new leader shares and proclaims over the coming months.

Stolen from flakebook...

I can think of few who provide better inspiration and examples to this modern world. Carry on Commander +Chris Hadfield we've every confidence of you doing a great job in your new role! :)

#Zombies & #Lego ?
How frikking awesome is that?

I did intend that after halloween I'd keep my zombie posts to my zombie circle, rather than as a public share... But FFS! This is Lego & Zombie!

h/t To +Pete Wheeler for pointing me at this!
And for the hell of it, I'm pinging my Lego circle with this one, as I've been neglecting you of late! ;)

Happy Mayday From Bournemouth!
Fantastically nice day on the beach, not least cos I managed to get down there briefly earlier. If only I'd taken my shorts and sandals, and didn't have a million and one things begging for my attention.... :/

Anyone want to put money on this nice weather lasting until the weekend? Will we see the first mass arrivals of Grockles in Dorset this weekend regardless?

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Whilst I was snapping a couple of pics with my iFing, Greg (a proper photographer) was further up the beach taking some awesome pics! You can see the rest of the shoot here - http://blandfordstudios.com/dorset-portrait-photographer/dorset-portrait-photography-on-bournemouth-beach-in-winter/ 

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One from today's shoot as boscombe

Zombified for Convention Of The Dead 
All made up as an extra for a low budget Brit Zom-Com

Hapless heroes Herbie, Errol and Cooper find themselves thrown headfirst in the deep end when they attend the biggest Sci-Fi Convention around…

The geeky clique has been fanatically looking forward to this big day for weeks, but little do they know they are walking into a real life zombie apocalypse!

http://condead.com

#Condead 

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If you seen the Charles Ramsey interview, you just knew this was going to happen.... I lovez the internetz...
h/t +Christopher Lira 

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Stand-By #Zombie lovers!
This Sunday on BBC3 at 10pm!
This looks real good! It's only a 3 parter, but I'm liking the the trailers so far, but I think we're still waiting on part 3 of the government announcement trailers to be released. Those of you who are outside of the UK may have to go hunt down torrents and proxy servers if you wish to see it though. 

For those not into zombies, this trailer does not contain any gore or anything disturbing and you may find it humorous :)

h/t to +Henry Hoover-Robinson for the tip off this morning about this being on TV this week, previous reports were that it may not have been aired for a while yet.

pinging my Zombie circle as am quite excited about this and am sure you'll appreciate the ping, if not let me know and I'll remove you from my zombie notify circle :)

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In The Flesh - Airs Sunday This Sunday 10pm BBC3
few more trailers and info on this new 3 part British #Zombie series on the BBC site - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00szzcm 

part 2/3 of the trailer below - Undead Survival 2/3: Know the Undead Facts and Relax - In The Flesh - BBC Three
Part 3/3 not yet released, but original trailers here - In The Flesh Trailer: Enter Kieren's world - BBC Three & In The Flesh Launch Trailer - BBC Three 
#Excited 

Bwahaahahaaaahaaa!
Facebook Stock closed today at $19.07 a share after hitting a record low of $19.00 earlier today.
Gotta be painful watching 50% of your estimated worth disappear... though if you're the kinda person to find this deeply funny and hilarious to watch... ^5 ;)
think this is Zuck's #FridayFace? ;)

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I'm not the most xmassy type you'll meet and don't expect too many xmas posts (or bah humbug) ones from me, but I had to share this! Maybe I'll just post this one xmas post - in that case I'll also wish you all the best for holidays! ;)

Moral of the tale - Don't Mess With The Fat Man!

Via the Zombie King himself +byron rempel 

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Received this from my uncle.....classic!  

Timmy writes a Christmas Letter

Dear Santa,

  How are you? How is Mrs. Claus? I hope everyone, from the reindeer to the elves, is fine. I have been a very good boy this year. I would like an X-Box 360 with Call of Duty IV and an iPhone 4 for Christmas. I hope you remember that come Christmas Day.


Merry Christmas,

Timmy Jones

 
Dear Timmy,


Thank you for you letter. Mrs. Claus, the reindeer and the elves are all fine and thank you for asking about them. Santa is a little worried all the time you spend playing video games and texting.
Santa wouldn't want you to get fat. Since you have indeed been a good boy, I think I'll bring you something you can go outside and play with.


Merry Christmas,

Santa Claus

 
Mr. Claus,


Seeing that I have fulfilled the "naughty vs. Nice" contract, set by you I might add, I feel confident that you can see your way clear to granting me what I have asked for. I certainly wouldn't want to turn this 
joyous season into one of litigation. Also, don't you think that a jibe at my weight coming from an overweight man who goes out once a year is a bit trite?



Respectfully,

Tim Jones

 
Mr. Jones,


While I have acknowledged you have met the "nice" criteria, need I remind you that your Christmas list is a request and in no way is it a guarantee of services provided.
Should you wish to pursue legal action, well that is your right. Please know, however, that my attorney's have been on retainer ever since the Burgermeister Meisterburger incident and will be more than happy to take you on in open court. Additionally, the exercise I alluded to will not only improve your health, but also improve your social skills and potentially help clear up a complexion that looks like the bottom of the Burger King fry bin most days.



Very Truly Yours,

S. Claus

 
Now look here Fat Man, 
I told you what I want and I expect you to bring it. I was attempting to be polite about this but you brought my looks and my friends into this. Now you just be disrespecting me. I'm about to tweet my boys 
and we're gonna be waiting for your fat ass and I'm taking my game console, my game, my phone, and whatever else I want. WHAT EVER I WANT, MAN!



T-Bone

 
Listen Pizza Face,

Seriously??? You think a dude that breaks into every house in the world on one night and never gets caught sweats a skinny G-Banger wannabe? "He sees you when you're sleeping; He knows when you're awake". Sound familiar, genius? You know what kind of resources I have at my disposal. I got your shit wired, Jack. I go all around the world and see ways to hurt people that if I described them right now, you'd throw up your Totino's pizza roll all over the carpet of your mom's basement. You're not getting what you asked for, but I'm still stopping by your crib to stomp a mud hole in you're ass and then walk it dry. Chew on that, Petunia.



S Clizzy

 
Dear Santa,

Bring me whatever you see fit. I'll appreciate anything.



Timmy

Postcard From Bournemouth
just a short post... I did write a nice long one but due to lack of a Draft feature in the mobile app, a failure to post does mean you've wasted your time! fingers crossed this posts!
#minirant #feedback

Some more pics from the stone age... considering the difficulty in getting an internet connection here, it's a bit like being in the stone age too!
(currently parked up in the center of town, leaching some wifi, being 'amused' by the drunken antics of the locals on a friday night. Might be time to go though as it's likely to get more 'interesting' as the bars close!

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Who Want's To Play A Game?
This post amused me, but I could only come up with one addition to the list. I wonder if any others can be added...

Reggae - I found da flower was ripe, so I burned it up in my pipe...

via +ℓaura ℓawrie who wants suggestion for Classical music and Scat

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Wouldn't ever claim to be a scooter fan, but....
....take a look at this!

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The Guardian: A Steampunk Vespa

The “Guardian” was created by sculptor Cris Cofitis, and is absolutely outstanding. Built with painstaking attention to detail, Cris has built a steampunk scooter that is a rolling sculpture on wheels. What I really love is the way Cofitis has managed to keep character and essence of the original Vespa while modifying almost every inch of the bike.

Coftis has done more than just embellish the bike with steampunk styling via bolt on parts. Coftis has used his skills as a designer to fabricate, trim and fit everything into place with stylish details and fully functional steampunk replacement parts. What a great balance between, art, design, mechanics, and engineering.

If you love this, you might also love my post...

Beautiful Hand-Made Wooden Vespa - Incredible!
https://plus.google.com/103333429938529668020/posts/aJg24cGYjUR

#vespa   #scooter   #steampunk   #steampunkart   #scootersrule   #bike   #handcrafted   #craftsmanship   #steampunkinspired  +Steampunk Canada 

via/ http://modular4kc.com/2013/02/08/the-guardian-a-steampunk-vespa/#

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excellent tip for using gmail via +Mark Traphagen

didn't know anything about this, but can see how useful it can be, and I'll most definitely take advantage of this tip!

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Your GMail address has a near infinite number of variations!

Did you know that your GMail address can be extended?

It can be a fantastic way to uniquely identify which source that gave away your address to a spammer, but more importantly - it helps you to filter your mail!

Let's say my address is mymail@gmail.com and let's say that I want to sign up for a newsletter for something useful - like a site for Silly Walk GIFs, 

If I signup for the newsletter with mymail+SillyWalks@gmail.com- that is not only perfectly legal and working, it also means that the mail that arrives, has mymail+SillyWalks@gmail.com in the To: field.

So:
mymail@gmail.com
mymail+ebay@gmail.com
mymail+NYPost@gmail.com
mymail+ScaryWebSite@gmail.com
i.e.
mymail+SomeRandomKeyword@gmail.com

are all working, valid addresses which are uniquely identifiable by you.

#gmail   #tip  via +Patrick Graber 

Time to roll this one out again...
just having a play with the new app, and so far, so good...

50 Shades of #Lego

h/t to +Phyl Brown for sharing this (tho limited circles so had to steal to post publicly. They credited http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2012/08/01/50-shades-of-lego/ as source, tho a google images search does show it dates back as far as 2008. Still pretty good tho & new to me, cleverly updated to bring in a modern ref.

so, this is one of the few times I'm 'notifying' my Lego circle this week, let me know if you want in or out of this small notification circle which I occasionally use

Convention Of The Dead - Shooting Day 9
Behind the scenes on the set of Convention of the Dead a new #Zombie comedy - Zombie Apocalypse strikes at a #SciFi Comic Convention in #Bournemouth condead.com http://www.facebook.com/ConventionOfTheDead

pics from my iPhone so apologies for the poor quality - +Joseph Kent did take some much better ones, you can see those on #Flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/unlimitedbyjk/sets/72157631751606756/

It was quite fun spending the night as the undead! Quite educationamal too, as a I intend to survive the #zombieapocalypse  it's essential to be able to get into the mindset of your prey!

#ConDead  also posted some pics from the nights shoot in the facebook gallery - http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.455470584504273.120285.411671215550877&type=1 for those that do flakebook ;)

ps. if you got a notification for this, it's because you're in my circle of #zombies and it's not every day I get to be a zombie ok, so please forgive the intrusion into your notifications!

#ConDead  

The Art Of Black Knighting
The Crusade Against #WrongOnTheInternet Continues...

Many may be familiar with the internet term 'white knighting' -  _is a pejorative term used to describe men who defend women on the Internet with the assumption that they are looking for a romantic reward in return._   http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/white-knight

Well, I present you with the Black Knight - a term used to describe those on the internet who refuse to admit defeat on a subject or that they may perhaps be wrong. Often characterised by abandoning posts where the comments have successfully defeated him, in everyones eyes but his own, and posts a new thread re-asserting his fallacious foolery.

I'm not convinced I didn't come up with this expression from elsewhere, it may have rested in my subconscious for years. The urban dictionary does have a mention of black knighting, more or less defining it as trolling an individual - http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=black%20knighting Although this may be the logical opposite of a white knight, the Monty Python film Holy Grail, presents to me a perfect example of 'Black Knighting' in how I would like to redefine the term.

just some more conclusions of my genetic condition which makes me to be intolerant of #WrongOnTheInternet http://xkcd.com/386/ and causes a reaction that can appear to some to be a senseless crusade to show the errors of using Witch Logic to further the argument in support of incorrect assumptions and conclusions. Though I really should know better than to argue with Jam - Thick People as they only drag you down to their level and then they can beat you with years of experience! Or, if not actually 'thick' they turn into a 'Black Knight' and refuse to accept the possibility of defeat even when they've had all the limbs of their argument lopped off with a big sword!

Tagged a few people into this, who may appreciate me venting on the subject away from the 'hot house'. Apologies if I misjudged the tagging of you in this...

Bring Back The White Space!
just kidding!

Pretty radical change isn't it? Not sure I like or not yet, might sleep on it an play properly tomorrow....
#newlook


took a bot of scrolling to find posts that were public to capture, though glad I did scroll as found +Paul Stickland spreading himself across all three columns!!

More #Zombie Apocalypse Preparedness Classes Arrive In US!
Posting this for my american friends, now you too can prepare for the forthcoming Zombie invasion! We've got a couple of similar ones operating in the UK so am glad to report some americans are going to be able to get some more practice in too!

http://www.thewalkingdeadescape.com San Diego July 12-14
pssst! can someone go tell WDE about G+? They seem to only be on Facebook! tho others listed below don't seem to be making an effort worth mentioning on G+ either!
http://runforyourlives.com/ are also run zombie 'obstacle courses' at various venues across the US worth checking out.

UK ones -
http://www.zedevents.co.uk/ (manchester/reading)
dates are ongoing

http://2.8hourslater.com/ Leeds - 25th-28th July

Thanks to +Rob Zaleski for posting about the SD one!

(wondering if +The Walking Dead is associated at all, or they just free and easy with people using walking dead however they like as a thanks to fans? +The Walking Dead Circle know?)

if you received a notification about this post, it's because you are in my zombie circle. I only rarely send out notifications to this circle, if you want out let me know, tho do consider you may miss an alert on the apocalypse starting... ;)

Prague 2012 Zombiewalk
700+ undead walking the streets of Prague in the cities 5th #Zombie walk.
There's a few clips on youtube, but I found this to be pretty good at covering the variety and number of participants

Last breakfast of a condemned man!

well, that's what it feels like awaiting outcome of MOT! possible I may not be able to afford to eat for the next two weeks, so may as well make the last meal a good one!

Gratitude.... Or The Pointlessness Of Trying To Explain Why G+ Doesn't Work Like Twitter/Facebook

Is there any point to Google+ I used to run Facebook down but it looks sweet compared to this

Thing is, this is all coming from an intelligent guy who has just developed such a block about using G+. He's spent maybe 30mins posting last night, and maybe an hour tonight. along with a couple of forays into just doing plain naked shares of the 'leaders' in his topic.

Sometimes I wish there was a definitive quick simple intro you could link people to that would show them the basics and how it all just works.

The guy has 70,000 followers over on twitter, and has managed to pick up 17,000+ here from not doing much. I wonder if he remembers the days or weeks he spent playing with twitter until he 'got it'?

Though maybe I've just been procrastinating on stuff I need to be doing that's much more important... I'm a sucker for displacement activities sometimes...

Pointless Post!
Feel free to mute.
Trying for a productive day for a change, started writing a list, but got distracted by G+ and the itch to post something. Also, as it's an unwritten rule that posts should have a picture on G+ I then spent 5minutes looking for something suitably pointless. Hope it resonates with some, and possibly slightly annoys the people it's meant to, as they do slightly annoy me at times!
Have a good day y'all!

-pic found thru random google search on endlessorigami.com_

you didn't all think I was going to leave you with just two #Lego  posts today did you? You know good things come in threes!!!

Who Needs #GoogleGlasses ?
Not a chance of affording them even if they were available in the UK, but, hey, these gotta have more credibility than a pair of $1500 glasses right?

These popped up in my feed the other day, and sent me hunting for other Lego glasses, although a lot of links were pointing to Specsavers for these, the pages just wouldn't load so I suspect either my interweb is blocked up and I need to flush out the pipes, or it's possibly long discontinued. Here's the link anyway...  
http://www.specsavers.ie/glasses/childrens-glasses/lego--05/
not the same as those shown though.
(link amended as the older link was wrong! Thanks for the note +Luke Shiras )

Also, stumbled across this page of a huge selection of various #Lego eyewear that may also entertain....  opticalvisionresources.com/41-lavish-lego-eyeglasses  

#ifihadglass  

Nimby Hot Air!

Discussions on the Dorset coast about the proposed offshore wind farm here may not have reached as widely as the one Donald Trump is opposing off the coast of his Scottish golf course.

The developers have released this image of what they say the wind farm will look like from Swanage, Dorset - I'd say the boats in the way clutter the horizon more than the turbines!

The argument about moving it further away has been partly met by the developer, though it's argued that it is still within some EU recommendation of how far off shore they should be. They moved the plans for the nearest a further 3km offshore to a nearest point of 14km (9miles) away. Reduced the proposed number from 335 turbines to 218, and the maximum proposed height from 210m to 200m. 

Local nimby sentiment is centred on it 'spoiling the view', with the local tourism chief attempting to use old studies of perceptions of onshore wind farms in or near tourist areas. Now, tourism is big business down here, intact it's likely the main industry, but these figures have been roundly trashed by more recent studies on actual impact in tourist numbers, rather than a perception of them.

The other concern is related to the stunning coast line rich in geological history and is one of just eight in the world to be awarded World Heritage Site (WHS) status by Unesco, and concerns have been raised over whether the title would be revoked if the wind farm goes ahead. - The award is for the blinking geology of the area, not the view of an unspoilt horizon!! But, I guess it gives more ammo to the nimbus to scare those involved in the tourist industry! 

I should also mention our tourist industry has got a pretty poor track record over recent years. Millions spent over budget on an artificial surf reef, which didn't really work and is now condemned as unfit for purpose. An Imax theatre which shut after only brief operation due to 'technical issues' and stood as a big concrete eyesore for several more years before decisions were made to purchase it and tear down the under-occupied building down and buy out the couple of restaurants that were eking out an existence in the shell. So, perhaps any advice given by these people should perhaps be ignored, if not completely contradicted!

Media coverage does also seem to be remarkably negative about the proposed development. Even the BBC have seen to indulge in some sensationalism in this article by including a picture of Chesil Beach as an illustration of the Jurrasic Coast. Yup, it is, but it's at least 20miles further away from the development than Swanage and the other side of second headland!

Wind turbines may not be the long term solution to our energy needs, but if they can help reduce our carbon output and reliance on other sources such as #Fracking for shale gas (and there is a huge amount of this under the dorset coastline!), then we're all going to have to get used to seeing them in our views, just like seeing boats in a harbour!

#Rant #Dorset #JurassicCoast #Navitus #WindFarm
http://jurassiccoast.org 

New Trailer For The New Evil Dead!

I shouldn't have watched this just before sleep time...

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Nothing wrong with a little ego massage....
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Spare 20 minutes for The Last Bookshop?
A fantastic futuristic short film a boy who stumbles into the last ever bookshop. If you like a nice short(ish) well told tale, or a passionate lover of books do take the time as am sure you'll appreciate the time spent and the tale told.

People who know me reasonably well will know of my love of electronic reading, and often disparaging remarks about the bulk, smell, weight of books. You may find it odd that this film touched a spark of the long distant secondhand book-seller in me! 

I did at one point try and organise an bibliophile circle, but I got blocked a few times for having opinions about things it was messy so got pruned and merged... anyway, definitely pinging some of the lovers of books in my circles here - +Paul Stickland (view at some point with Helen, am sure you'll love it) +Denise Sparrowhawk  (I think you'll appreciate this!)
+Arthur Biscuit (I know you'll love it)
(apologies if you're a book lover in my circles and missed out on a tag above.

Lastly, but by no means least, a thank you to +Sean Cowen for constantly providing great posts and content! ;)

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The Last Bookshop

A short film that looks into the future, after the digital age has finally made books obsolete and there's only one bookshop left!

"One day, when a small boy’s holographic entertainment fails, he heads out to explore the streets of abandoned old shop fronts outside. Down a forgotten alley he discovers the last ever bookshop. And inside, an ancient shopkeeper has been waiting over 25 years for a customer…"
http://thelastbookshop.wordpress.com/

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3 Months Until The Greatest Festival In The World!!
and today they've announced their official line-up, and more acts are yet to be added!
I've actually just had a little squeal moment! Rolling Stones at #Glasto has got to be a can't miss! It could only have been better if they'd confirmed Kylie Minogue in my opinion ;)
#Glastonbury2013  #GlastonburyFestival #Glasto 
+GlastoWatch 

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Glastonbury Festival Lineup Announced!
full details - http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk
Rolling Stones - Public Enemy - PiL - Arctic Monkeys - Nick Cave - Primal Scream & lots, lots more!!! 

Have I ever mentioned I'm not a fan of #FollowFriday  on #Twitter?
I don't use it that much these days anyway, I just found it too difficult to follow conversations, tricky to edit down to 140characters, full of automated crap and days like to day where it's just rammed full of lists of people, and retweets of lists that people were in. I do tend to scan it and have it running a lot of the time when at the computer or if time to kill on the mobile, but rarely tweet these days and sometimes reply/tweet to some people I've known on there for a while. 

Anyway, I guess this is my long over due Monday #Rant apologies for the lack of enthusiasm on this one and it's lateness, but, it's sunny here & I got things to do!

Happy Fridays!

Drones In Bournemouth!
Spotted down the beach today....
This thing moved incredibly fast, real smoothly, even in the windy conditions today. The guy also appeared to be wearing some sort of virtual reality goggles which enabled him to fly the thing behind him! 
Cool looking toy! I've only ever seen drones with 4 'blades', this one had 6, and I've never seen one equipped with these goggle things before!

Nikola Tesla's 1930 Electric Car
Everytime I look into the genius of Nikola Tesla I seem to find some new fantastic revelation of how far ahead his science and technical abilities were. Electric cars aren't new, but Tesla's 1930 Pierce Arrow would still be seen as incredible when compare against todays efforts such as the Twizy or Nissan Leaf, or even the Tesla Roadster named after him.

Why? Well, it had no batteries! It didn't need charging and had an unlimited range (within 60miles of the transmission tower) and an incredible top speed of 90mph in 1930!

I've found a few articles on this motorcar today, of varying quality - I'd love to see +Robert Llewellyn do a piece on this, tho meanwhile I'll leave a couple of links for #TeslaTuesday  fans-
http://techtrify.com/?p=1126
http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Tesla's_Pierce-Arrow
http://www.evworld.com/article.cfm?storyid=1062

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Must remember to look into membership fees, I know there is no way I can afford to turn Pro currently....

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best league ever! 

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Ch-Changes!
David Bowie, Changes

People never seem to like changes, but improvements are one thing that I love!

Don't like 2 or 3 column displays, change back! It's easy - select More scroll down to layout options.

want to load the new posts hit L
Want to jump up or down the stream? J & K

Though before complaining about any of the changes please take a moment to select which of these you are...

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[A bit of satiric comedy :) ]

Ever have the problem where you're trying to filter out melodramatic, close-minded, impetuous, or spoiled individuals, but combing through each circle becomes a bit tedious? Do you ever think, "Wouldn't it be great if there was a telltale psychological indicator revealing the maturity, sensibility, and poise (or lack thereof) of people in your circles?"

Us too. That's why starting today, we're happy to announce a great new feature we think you'll really enjoy. It's called the "initiative to Delete, Uncircle, Mute, and Block", or iDUMB for short.

Here's how it works:

Start by monitoring your stream very carefully. The moment a new update is rolled out, people will begin to make extremely negative, rebellious, hyperbolic, reactionary, and/or self-centered comments. (In other words, they will FREAK the heck out!)

Now here's the ingenious part. Instead of having to seek out each person to remove him or her from your circles, he, she, or it automatically comes to you! This makes it super easy to identify and <delete> their hostile messages, <uncircle> them to prevent future annoyances, <mute> them to get rid of their pesky notifications, and <block> them to avoid further exposure.

Since it is quite common to confuse incoherent babbling for healthy skepticism, fair & balanced opinion, and constructive, well-formulated feedback, we've provided some examples of what to look for:

The Melodramatic
• OMG!!1!one!! Why the heck do they keep moving things around every 2 microseconds?! Isn't this the eleventieth change they've made today? I can't take this anymore. The world will not go on. My life is ruined! RUINED, I tell you!

The Uncool-Competitor Dig
• What is this? If I wanted this junk, I'd use MyPinBook. It's as ugly as dead Friendster's and MySpace's baby's regurgitated Facebook timeline. Even Microsoft's Socl is better than this.

The Impatient and Overreactive Micromanager
• Alert the press! This button broke with the new update! I need to make 3 posts in every community asking everyone, "Am I the only one?" It broke a second ago, and now I will proceed to write a lengthy dissertation and rant on why Google+ is sooo buggy and just doesn't "get" social! This should have been fixed yesterday! [5 seconds later...] Oh nevermind, it's working again.

The Lazy Egotistical Self-Proclaimed Expert
• This UI sucks. I drew art in kindergarten once, and clearly this makes me the world's authority on design. Who hires these monkeys? I want MY left-side navigation bar back, and I don't want to have to expend the extra 1/8th calorie to move my mouse over the icon. Next thing you know, you'll make me actually have to click on something! It's MY menu. I should be able to do whatever I want with it! Why can't you understand the world revolves around ME?

The Gutted Martyr and Self-Hostage
• I've been a very loyal user of Google products for my entire existence since I was a fetus. Heck, I even used Google Reader once or twice. I am deeply disappointed in Google for taking 5 steps backwards, turning 180 degrees, and taking 5 more steps backwards. Unless you revert things back to the design I hated the last time you made an update, I'm going to rage quit. I swear! I might even start a petition. You just wait and see. And if you don't do it soon, I'm going to make no dent whatsoever while I pretend people actually care when I threaten to leave but never do.

The Oblivious Complainer
• I really don't like this. I wish there was this thing called Settings where I could toggle a check-box to simply opt out of a subtle change. Instead, I think I'll turn it into a big ordeal where I'll blame everyone and everything else. Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. I'm going to spend the next 15 minutes denouncing Google instead of thinking and investing 30 seconds to understand how it actually works. I mean, can't they at least give me the option to view posts from each circle or to remove posts from my stream? And now there's not one, but two vertical thingies? That's like, quadruple the number of columns. Waaaay too cluttered. I can't handle thinking about one thing, and now you want me to think about two?

The Uninformed Rebel-Hater
• I completely and utterly hate this new change. It's terrible. I don't have the update yet, but from what I've heard, it's worse than Hitler. I have no idea what I'm talking about, but mark my words--it sucks!

If you don't see this new feature, don't worry. iDUMB will be rolling out to users over the coming week, so check back soon. We appreciate your ability to pretend to be patient while hitting F5 repeatedly until something breaks. In the meantime, keep asking when you will receive the new changes because that usually speeds the process up quite nicely.

#googleplusupdate #Google+ #snarkalicious   #sarcasmwithahintoftruth  

Bahaha here is a summary of the actual updates :P Overall, I like the changes! http://googleplusproject.blogspot.com/2013/05/new-google-stream-hangouts-and-photos.html

Joe Strummer 21 August 1952 – 22 December 2002
Nice piece here written by +BBC Radio 6 Music 's +Gideon Coe looking forward to listening to some vintage Strummer music, interviews and tributes from those inspired by Joe. The inspiration, passion and legacy left for us all will continue to echo through future generations.

Hard to pick a single tune here, but am going to go with The Clash - Rock The Casbah   it's a +VEVO video, so not my fault if it's device/region restricted...

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#NewLayout #Bug
well, there's bound to be a few with so many changes, but I doubt many are as pretty as this!
Though am confident that google will address these as they're identified and we'll be back to a fairly bug free existence on G+ (unless you circle +Paul Stickland 's +StrangeStore where you'll always find plenty of bugs!)

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+Vic Gundotra and +Yonatan Zunger I totally love the new layout but I have found a really big bug in it...

#newlayout   #bug   #bugs  

Men Keep Colour Description Very Simple To Avoid Confusion...
or do we really only operate an 8 bit colour system?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8-bit_color

I'm very much in the 8-bit camp myself here! So am pleased to have found the science part it does appear that 'some women' can perceive millions more colours that the rest of us... - 
http://io9.com/5919311/some-women-may-perceive-millions-more-colors-than-the-rest-of-us-are-you-one-of-them

though I think I need to clarify to +Raymond Ward and +Ann G of the location of Maroon in this colour chart. All +Annemarie Clendening 's fault of course.... 

image robbed from twitter, and found all over tumblr and stuff...

Topical #Lego
As a tribute to the +NASA  Mars Mission, the +LEGO community, well over 10,000 of them, have voted to create a Lego Curiosity Rover! How about that then?

Have a peek at the Cuusoo site - http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/3431?r44b=no where ideas are often voted into reality!

probably late to the party anyway as this project was first created months ago, but appears to have acheived the excitement and reddit status for te majority of the votes to be made since the full scale version touched down on the red planet. 

So, whilst +LEGO is reviewing the submission by cuusoo, anyone able to add any additional pressure? Or maybe could someone make one up to go on +Bobak Ferdowsi 's desk at mission control (Bobak is the NASA Mohawk guy!)


h/t to +Rob Zaleski  for alerting me to this - hope my Lego Circle don't mind the notification ;)

Sunset Postcard
I love a good sunset, and we are certainly blessed with plenty of good ones along this bit of coast. Even on a day like this!
I should really make more of an effort to share the sunset sights from here with G+, if no one objects that is...

Zombie Hunting Cyclist?
I can see it having its uses to clear a path thru the hoard, but might need the speed and stamina of +Lance Armstrong or Graeme Obree to make it really work!

Can't see Daryl of the +The Walking Dead Circle giving up his crossbow for it tho!

via @GroovyBruce(aka +Bruce Campbell ) on twitter

'pinging my #zombie circle with this one, I don't do it often so hope ya don't mind! :)'

useless tags for own use
#gwpress #Funny #Zombies

bit of a grey day in Bournemouth, though it's not raining (at the moment) and it's not quite warm enough for shorts and sandals. The sea is incredibly calm though!

First Mobile Phone?
A post by +Metro on the last 30 years of the mobile phone caused a few moments of reflection to think back to my first phone - the NEC p100, bought in 1993 when mobiles were still pretty rare in the UK. Followed about a year later by the Motorola MR1 - one of the first digital phones capable of sending/receiving SMS text messages! 
Can you recall your first mobile/cell phone? Were you an 'early adopter' or quite slow to take advantage of something we take for granted so much now?
pics from http://www.cntr.salford.ac.uk/comms/etacs_mobiles.php where you can find other phones from the early 90's too!

ok, just outta makeup and all ready for my roll of extra in Convention Of The Dead

http://condead.com/

#condead  

It's Competition Spam Time On G+ this look at all familiar?

Ok, I'm not giving away a watch/kindle/used buxx cup/other useless/desireable item

How to win spam your circles in two steps:

Step 1 - Put me in a Circle (call it spammers and turn volume to zero)
Step 2 - Publicly SHARE this post. (and apologise profusely to all in your circles lest they think you are a spammer too)

That's it! You're entered to win, and I'll ship it to you anywhere (though I'll only ship it to my buddy who I've already arranged will win the competition!)

Random drawing is on January 1st (irrelevant)

Ask +Google to stop this spam from flooding your stream and enforce their policy on promotions and competitions!
You may not run contests, sweepstakes, offers, coupons or other such promotions (“Promotion”) directly on your Google+ Page. from http://www.google.com/intl/en/+/policy/pagescontestpolicy.html G+ Pages Contest and Promotions Policy
It has been suggested to me elsewhere, that this policy only applies to business/brand pages. Though these policies were introduced with the same wording before business/brand pages were launched, and personal/profile pages are also pages.
I also believe that the contest policy should apply to personal pages, even if not originally intended to, as without this the amount of sharing and resharing of these competitions is going to become a bit of a headache.

Reshare/+1 if you agree, though I don't really care if you do or don't as I'm just having a #Rant about it. If I wanted to try get this post to hot the what's hot (or stuff I found 3years ago on Reddit stream as I prefer to call it) I'd have made a cool graphic to share with it ;)

#ThrowbackThursday My Old Bus
Couldn't find the pics I was looking for, but did find these of my first #Volkswagen  (well the first one I got running, we don't talk about Old Blue anymore!)
Purchase cost £0! longish story but it came without an engine!!
Not quite sure how long I had it running, but probably spent more time in my ownership not running and sitting awaiting repair. Did manage to find a replacement engine twice... Neither lasted that long, and weren't particularly cheap! 

On the good side though, I did get to take it to Glastonbury two years running! I eventually sold it as scrap to a guy who just wanted the Big Bumpers on it, and was prepared to take it all away. He was impressed with the condition when he arrived, and did say he may consider doing it up, so maybe my old bus is still chugging away somewhere delivering lots of smiles to the miles...

Postcard From Bournemouth
enjoying a nice sunset this evening. :)

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What's Hot Fake!
Thought google monitored the What's Hot list? If they do/did they should really have taken down the fakebook style crappy false fact posts?
You've probably seen a similar image to this one of planets in alignment over the pyramids doing the rounds today/yesterday. Although not the same image used in the What's Fake post, it shares it's origins in photoshop.

Philip posted this back in August, maybe time for another update... Or perhaps +Ricardo Nuno Silva can take it on as a little #GplusHoaxes project to expose it...

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Pyramid scheme

Seen this pic going viral on Facebook and other social media? It purports to show a planetary alignment over the Giza pyramids.

Yeah, the thing is: not so much. Here's more info:

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/08/20/planetary-alignment-pyramid-scheme/

not too many #Volkswagen examples on Poole Quay tonight... but there was this rather extreme one just outside the pub!

Friday night & I'm watching a spaceman get a haircut in zero G!
Does it get any more geeky/nerdy than this for rock'n'roll entertainment?

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More Shiny #Lego #Firefly #Serenity Pics!
A few of my Lego circle, as well as others I hope, were maybe a little bowled over by the pic I shared yesterday from +michael interbartolo who wasn't able to provide a lot of detail at the time. He has today though updated how post with a little more info and linked to this post with all the geeky details and an album of shiny pics!
Can't be a better (Lego) ship in the whole 'verse!

(edit! just discovered the Brick Builder responsible for this is on G+ go stick +Adrian Drake and put him in a circle labeled Lego Heroes!)

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This is Serenity.  The ship from Firefly, full Minifig scale, a LEGO MOC by Adrian Drake of Ohio. It is seven feet long, weighs 135lbs, is made of 70,000 bricks and took 21 months to build. Total build time 475 hours. It has all of the compartments of the original set except the engine room, which he said he could not make while maintaining structural integrity. The cargo bay and firefly drive both light up, the shuttle detaches and wings swing out, and both engines rotate fully.  It debuted today at Brickfair in Chantilly, Virginia, and was pretty much the talk of the show. Mr. Blake only had to buy $800 worth of bricks for this build because his collection was so extensive that it covered the rest. I

Adrian's Flickr Photostream, which will apparently include many much better photos than these, is below.  It also includes a great Serenity logo subtitled "Oh no you di'n't!  Oh yes I did.  See you at Brickfair."  Adrian is quite a tease...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/brickfrenzy/

Gobsmacked....
I'd rant about this, but I'm a little speechless having only just read about this....

£86,000 is peanuts compared with the money #Bournemouth  Council have wasted in the past on projects such as the ill-fated #Imax and the similarly doomed Surf Reef, but....
oh, I don't know....

#SMDH :(

Looking At My G+ World...
Funky little tool from +CircleCount showing a heatmap of the locations of those you are following. Though it's accuracy does depend on people having entered location details on their profile. Approx 50% of my circles do not give location details.

967 profiles and pages from your circles are shown on the map.
944 of the profiles and pages in your circles haven't set their location.

_male 49.71% Women (32.23%) not available 17.58, other 0.48%
45.8% US, 33.3% UK_

http://www.circlecount.com/mycirclesmap/
does require permission to access part of G+ for data gathering, does also appear to lockup and freeze a little too

ht to +Ayoub Khote for showing this little gem earlier....

#I<3Data 

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Marry Me #Lego Style!
Usually I'd only share the Cool Lego Stuff with my Lego Circle, tho now and then some awesome Legoness comes along that I must share with all!

Now I just need to find someone to wed...

h/t to +Mike Campos for sharing the original

If you received a notification on this, it's because you are in my Lego Circle ;)

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LEGO wedding rings, because your love is as strong as the bond between bricks ;)

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84547535/lego-wedding-ring-combo-thin

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#Lego Raving!!!

Lego Fans, Throw Your Hands In The Air!

Thanks for the share +Bobbi Jo Woods 
definitely worth pinging my little Lego circle - apologies for notifications if you don't appreciate epic Lego posts! I only send a couple a week usually

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Taio Cruz - Dynamite

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Oooo! Some good news to start the week! It looks like spring is actually rearing it's head at long last! :)
Hope y'all having a good start to the week! Personally I've a feeling I've got a case of the Mondays developing here, and may subject my circles to a little ranting later today!

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Yesterday was the first time this year temperatures exceeded 20 ° C.

The top temperature was 22 °C, recorded at both Gravesend and Manston, making it the hottest day of the year so far.

The last time temperatures exceeded 20 °C was the 17th of September last year.