Friday, 4 March 2011

Inconviniences in Facebook

Facebook has a habit to put "#!" at the end of URLs, so facebook.com/contentyouneed ends up being facebook.com/blahblahblah#!/contentyouneed. More often than never, it actually prevents you from seeing the content you need, and often manually deleting "blahblahblah#!" helps. Sadly, not always, so you end up knowing someone commented your post, you keep clicking that notification, even go to your profile, still you can't see it.

And if you do not like the new theatre viewing of photos, you need to delete "&theatre". It is annoying when all of a sudden you have a big black square in your screen, at least for me. And if the attempt was to create some sort of fullscreen mode, sorry, it goes only as wide as Facebook main frame goes. Is it like 800 pixels? My screen has 1920 in width, so it looks ugly. Theatre mode should go as wide as user's resolution, and it should be optional, not mandatory.

To illustrate both cases, here's an URL:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_203531063007095&id=204718789554989¬if_t=like#!/photo.php?fbid=1251688946308&set=a.1251685266216.31247.1652061947&theater

See? And that "set=blahblahblah" is not really needed either, so the above URL can be shortened to this:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1251688946308

Thursday, 3 March 2011

Sendid

Ma ei huvitu poliitikast. Aga ma olen kuulnud, et Savisaar on paha-paha. Arvan, et inimesi, kes identifitseeruvad antud posti kahe esimese lausega, on küllalt. Siiski, ma ei luba endal laskuda nõnda madalale, et ilma midagi teadmata hakata kuulutama, et Savisaar on pede. Jah, oma silmaga näinud, et keegi just nii ütleb.

Oma väheste teadmistega oman Savisaarest pisut põhjendatult negatiivset arvamust. Kui majanduskriis oli popp termin, süüdistas Savisaar ülemaailmses majanduskriisis pisikese Eesti pisikest Ansipit. Ja kuigi tänaseks on ehk inimesed, kes Internetis kolavad, oma hääle juba e-valimistel andnud – mina näiteks olen – toon teieni paar lõiku sellest, mis Savisaar mulle kirjutas. Miks olen Keskerakonna meililistis? Sõber saatis mulle Edgari jõulukaardi, ja ma pole end listist huvi tõttu kustutanud. Mina ei tea täpselt, kes meile kirjutab, kuid alla on kirjutanud Savisaar:


Käisin hiljuti Soomes ja nägin oma silmaga, kui pungil on laevad Eesti inimestest. Enamik neist ei sõida aga ostu- ega puhkusereisile. Inimesed käivad laevaga Soomes tööl, sest kodumaa neid enam ei vaja. /---/ Eesti ajaloos 1944. aasta „Suure põgenemisena tuntud“ sõja jalust lahkumine viis meilt 60-70 tuhat inimest. Praeguste ränkade majanduskriisi aastatega on Eesti kaotanud umbes samas suurusjärgus rahvast. /---/ Ansipi võimu jätkumisel võid olla kindel, et Eesti rahvaarvu langus kiireneb veelgi.


Need kaks lauset ja nende taustalaused panevad mõtlema. Muidugi, jah, Savisaar oskab rahvale ajupesu teha, need argumendid on kergesti usutavad. Kuid siiski, inimesed sõidavad välismaale kas töötama või lausa elama, sest miinimumpalk on seal kõrgem kui meie keskmine palk. Ja see viimane lause – kas Savisaar hakkab lapsi tegema?

Ka teine kiri õhutab neid valima, kuid veelgi loogilisemate argumentidega:


Varem või hiljem peame ikkagi vaatama Eestis valitsevale olukorrale silma ja otsustama koos, mida teha, et oma riik taas õigele teele juhtida. Kui ka Sina usud, et aeg on viimane midagi ette võtta endiselt kõrge tööpuudusega, ülejõu käivate maksude ja hindadega, siis liitu valimistel nendega, kes nõuavad muudatusi.


Ma millegipärast ei usu, et kõik teised erakonnad arvavad, et Eestil läheb erakordselt hästi, ning et las see tööpuudus olla, ega see kedagi ju ometi ei sega.

Minu poliitikakauge arusaam on muide, et jättes kõrvale megaedukad väikeriigid nagu Šveits, on näiteks Ühendriikide hea elu põhjuseks suur territoorium. Kui mingi ettevõte lööb läbi, siis ta lööb kohe väga massiivselt. Tänu hästiarenenud infrastruktuurile transporditakse nänni igale poole laiali, kõigele leidub ostja. Ja kui Eestis on mitmetuhandene tiraaž hea näitaja, siis seal müüakse sama kaupa miljoneis. Ja nemad on olnud iseseisvad kümme korda kauem kui meie. Tänu suurele kasumile saavad nad lubada endale meie silmis ehk mõttetuid töökohti, nagu parkija (pargib autosid), tervitaja (tervitab poodi sisenejaid ja vastab küsimustele) ja kotipoiss (laob ostja kaubad ostukottidesse). Samas on need töökohad siiski inimeste elu hõlbustamiseks, mitte nagu Keskerakonna andeks, kuid mõtlema hakates magedas, reklaamis.

Ja andke andeks, mis lause on Valige Keskerakond ja tööpuudus likvideeritakse? Mis see on nagu N-Liidus väidetavalt oli, et sind suunatakse tööle, tahad või ei taha?

Wednesday, 2 March 2011

Friday, 18 February 2011

Nancy



01. Tahan öelda sul (4:34)
02. Ära murra mu südant (3:52)
03. Ainult teisi näed (4:54)
04. Andesta (4:25)
05. Sa muutsid kõik (5:06)
06. Hellalt hoia mind (4:43)
07. Nii jälle riskin (4:21)
08. Keegi teine (3:46)
09. Aeg peatub (kui sind vaid näen) (4:14)
10. Hellalt hoia mind (Mitro Mix) (4:06)
11. Ma armunud taas (4:07)
12. Ainult teisi näed (129 Bpm Mix) (3:48)
13. Kauneim laul (4:08)

Aidem Pot Records, 1996
POT CD 1014

Tuesday, 25 January 2011

A click to remember

Once upon a time in the 21st century there lived a gorgeous girl. She may, or may not have been under age, that is not important. But on one evening she made an account to Facebook.

She made some new friends, as well as discovered her old schoolmates. Because she was self concious about her beauty, and wanted to share her looks with her friends, who she knew were polite, well behaved, and would not ever comment her pictures with any vulgarity, she posted some mildly revealing pictures of herself. Nothing embarrassing, nothing naughty. Her parents knew about the pictures, they approved.

The girl had just moved to a new town, and wanted to let her friends know. She put her street address on her profile, and some weeks later happened to post a status saying she's sad because she's home alone for two days. In the evening, someone rang the doorbell. The girl ran to answer, hoping that her friends have come to visit her. Shockingly, it was a middle-aged man.

Before the girl could gather herself, the man put a garbage bag over her head, and taped her hands together. Everything was suddenly so dark and scary. The girl was put to the trunk of a car, and they drove what seemed like an eternity. The girl felt so incredibly guilty, as she went through all she could have done to call this horror upon herself. She had been so careful, so neat. She had never stayed out after hours, and she had never even seen a nightclub, or a bar.

When the car stopped, the man came and opened the trunk. The garbage bag was removed, but it did not get much brighter. It was midnight, they were in the woods. The girl took a deep breath, and was going to scream at the top of her lungs. But that didn't happen, because the man taped her mouth, and all the girl could do were muffled sounds, like when you scream into a pillow. The man began tearing her clothes, and revealed a little himself.

The morning came bright and shiny, but not for the girl. Even the headlights of the police cars and ambulance seemed dimmed as a candle behind veil. The girl was given warm clothes, and helped into an ambulance. All the way to the hospital her mum held her hand and talked to he daughter in soothing tones, hoping to get her daughter to make some contact with this world.

Suddenly, the girls eyes opened up wide, and she whispered: "Privacy settings..."

Wednesday, 19 January 2011

MILW, or movies I like to watch

The following is the list of total 70 movies I like to watch again and again. And I should not feel shame for not including Citizen Kane or It's a wonderful life, which I have not even seen.

Airplane!
Airplane II: The Sequel
Airport
Airport 1975
Airport '77
Alien
Aliens
Alien³
Alien: Resurrection
Anchorman: the Legend of Ron Burgundy
August 1991
Cannonball Run, The
Cannonball Run II
Concorde... Airport '79, The
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Die Hard
Die Hard 2
Die Hard 4.0
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Fifth Element, The
Flightplan
Friends (the TV show)
Goldeneye
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Ice Age
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Ice Age: the Meltdown
Kentucky Fried Movie, The
Lion King, The
Lion King 1½, The
Lion King II: Simba's Pride, The
Lord of the Rings, The: The Fellowship of the Ring
Lord of the Rings, The: The Two Towers
Lord of the Rings, The: The Return of the King
Love Actually
Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human, The
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible II
Mission: Impossible III
Mummy, The
Mummy Returns, The
Not Another Teen Movie
Pitch Black
Resident Evil
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Resident Evil: Extinction
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Röövlirahnu Martin
Running Man, The
Scary Movie 3
Scary Movie 4
Scream
Scream 2
Scream 3
Shaun of the Dead
Simpsons, The (the TV show)
Spaceballs
Speed Zone!
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
That Thing You Do!
Titanic
Tom & Jerry (the TV show)
Tomorrow Never Dies
Total Recall
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Whole Nine Yards, The
Whole Ten Yards, The

I know there were only 65. The following movies I plan to see again, just haven't.

Gone with the Wind
Great Escape, The
Shawsank Redemption
Shining, The (1997)
Stand, The

And a few notes.

Resident Evil 4 is not on the list because I haven't seen it. While I recommend to see all James Bond movies, I seem to enjoy the mentioned two the most. I do like all Alien movies. The 1997 Shining I prefer for two reasons: 1) It was more true to the book, screenplay by Stephen King himself, and 2) Jack Nicolson gloomed a crazy feel from the start, but Steven Weber seemed a neat family man, so his going nuts was far more believable. Speed Zone is unofficially Cannonball Run III. And Pitch Black is like The Matrix - the first one feels cool and new, the sequels are masturbation material for fans.

Thursday, 6 January 2011

How to lose a friend

Now, this all happened on Facebook. A stupid status (posted to annoy me), and subsequent comments.

Julie Stronghold:
I'M A BITCH !!! Unfortunately most women won't repost this. I'm a handful, I'm strong willed, independent, a bit outspoken and I tell it like it is. I make
mistakes, I am sometimes out of control & at times hard to handle. But if u can't handle me at my worst then u sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.
Repost if you are a BITCH!!!

Big bad wolf: Erm... What did we just talk about?

Julie Stronghold: just to annoy you ;-p

Ferris Bueller: good to know

Big bad wolf: Don't annoy me then.

Helen Kungfu: I reposted! I have no problem saying I am a 100% BITCH!

Julie Stronghold: But I'm a bitch, I luv to annoy ppl

Big bad wolf: Why, why... Marilyn pukes in her grave.

Julie Stronghold: Sure she would of luved me if she knew me.... So don't worry about it... And dead ppl can't puke (O_o)

Big bad wolf: It's a figure of speech, they can not spin either.

Julie Stronghold: really??? you're a smart guy, huh ;o) LMFAOOOOOOO

Lydia Gateway-Tohell: ?:) TY

Big bad wolf: I still don't like abusing quotes. Taking them out of context.

Julie Stronghold: ?"Dogs never bite me. Just humans." So bite me... I'll post on MY wall whatever I want!

Big bad wolf: But it is illogical.

Susan Teaparty: Back away slowly, Peeter. I think it could get dangerous around here. Hahaha!

Kori Sevkõht: Again... AWESOME!

Julie Stronghold: ?"If I'd observed all the rules, I'd never have got anywhere". I don't care about rules.... especially made up rules....

Big bad wolf: I don't know where it came from, but all rules are made up, except rules of nature. Ignoring rules results in anarchy, and anarchy does not work. So ignoring rules is illogical, and only an excuse.

Julie Stronghold: So just cuz someone/ somewhere said I can't use Marilyn Monroe quotes... Where is the logic in that??? Is there a death penalty on using her quotes?

Nancy Reavahe: Dont sound like a bitch SOUNDS LIKE A STRONG WILLED WOMAN TO ME

Julie Stronghold: OMFG, Are you for real??? Do you have some sick crush on a dead girl or something.....

Big bad wolf: What? I just respect Marilyn Monroe. I think it's demeaning to use her quotes to justify being whiny. I think she did not mean it that way at all.

Julie Stronghold: I'm not being whiny... I AM all the things said above and proud of it.... So the quote suits me right and I will use it with honor and pride :))

Big bad wolf: Okay, but what I don't like about it is stupid whiny teenagers associating the word bitch with it. I believe Marilyn meant it actually as she's just a human, because everybody makes mistakes, and a person does not deserve another person's good side, if the former person does not accept the latter's bad side. I believe in this context I'm also a "bitch". And, I did not say anything about you being whiny. Nor stupid teenager. It's just that this quote is so widely used in the wrong context, it sickens me.

Julie Stronghold: I totally agree... You're a bitch :o)) And a whiny one too .... But you're right about some of the stuff you're saying.... So I'm gonna let you be a bitch :o)) good night... I'm out like a light
11 hours ago

Jesus Houseghost: I´ve just read the main topic... And I think you´re wrong.. You´re not a bitch... You should say You´re THE BITCH... most women should take you as example... at least they´d be funnier :P

Chuck Noristüli: Did this post originally say at the end ''post this 5 times or you'll be dead by midnight''? poor marilyn
about an hour ago

Julie Stronghold: HEY... Don't get my started again, huh (O_O)

Big bad wolf: I am just glad someone seemingly agrees with me.

Julie Stronghold: boohoohoo.... Cry me a river, guys....

Big bad wolf: What are you doing? You honestly believe demeaning people by take their statements in an wrong context is something to take pride in? (Chuck liked my post)

Julie Stronghold: I'm just saying I can relate to Marilyn... I AM a hand full.. I AM strong willed... I AM independent And outspoken and I TELL it like it is.... I sure as hell made mistakes... And most of the time I'm hard to handle.... I'm NOT taking this statement in a wrong context.... All these things apply to me.... So why can't I use her quote?

Big bad wolf: Did she or did she not say in her quote that she is a bitch? (Chuck liked my post)

Julie Stronghold: strong willed = bitchy.... And I'm just sayin I AM A BITCH.... Didn't say she was one

Big bad wolf: Seems you don't understand the point at all. No one's doubting you are strong willed and all that... But you're still using her quote in the wrong context.

What if I'm really pissed on and vented my anger on you. You'll sarcastically say: "Yeah, dump all your load on me". And someone would start spreading rumours of you loving sperm all over your body. Would you be proud?

And strong willed is knowing what you want and not giving up on that. Bitchy is being whiny and uncooperative for nor actual reason.

Julie Stronghold: The chick is dead.... It's not like she's going to care anymore

Sylvia Longshort: Hey dude.......why are you complaining about she being a bitch? I love that she's like that and if she used some quote from some dead lady let her be ;-)))))))))))

Big bad wolf: She did not say she is a bitch, and that is the whole point. Being a bitch and taking the word as a compliment came in fashion maybe in the 90s. She did not meat it like that.

No one's doubting what Julie's character is or is not, she is just using somebody's quote in a demeaning manner.

Sylvia Longshort: It's not like she aware of that....geeeeeeeeeez.......Did you know the lady irl or what???? Get over yourself....AND FAST!!!!!!

Sylvia Longshort: and Biatch......don't get involved with marilyn lovers......those are strange ppl......whaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahaha

Big bad wolf: Oh, how much do you know about thinking, are you doing it at all? So you think if a person is dead, she can be abused?

Sylvia Longshort: who's abusing who here???? maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan.......do you want me to send a naked pic of her??? roflrofl

Big bad wolf: Your smileys and your "humour" does not please me. I'm not defending Marilyn because I am a fan, I mean I'm not, I'm defending her because you're using her quote in a wrong context.

Julie Stronghold: Yeah, note to self... leave bitches with a sick crush on dead ladies alone in their own lil world :o))

Sylvia Longshort: who cares that you don't like my humour.....I don't live to please your ass......again....GET OVER YOURSELF!!!!

Big bad wolf: Alright, no need to cross over to immature insults.

Julie Stronghold: Gonna shove that wrong context up your fucking ass if you don't give this a rest.... Getting sick of this convo... It's pointless and boring

Big bad wolf: I agree, partly because it seems hopeless to make you see what exactly is that you are doing wrong.

Sylvia Longshort: yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn......

Sylvia Longshort: and stalking her status isn't wrong then???? hmmmmmmmmmm

Julie Stronghold: THIS IS MY WALL..... I frucking post whatever I like on here.... And if you don't like it... -----> that way to the exit!

Sylvia Longshort: ?------->maybe you find Marilyn there 2....whaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahaha

Julie Stronghold: She's just outside the door... Go have a look

Sylvia Longshort: Happy b_day mr president.....whaaaaaaaaaaahahahaha

Julie Stronghold: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4SLSlSmW74

Sylvia Longshort: WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Big bad wolf: So you think if I post about George Washington (who is dead) being a stupid ass worthless human scum, there won't be any negative comments towards me? Or if I, having American friends, post my opinion that 9/11 was fake, and done by US government, there won't be stupid, but nevertheless angry Americans commenting?

Sylvia Longshort: I don't know the dude and everybody has his own oppinion about 9/11.....It's your choice if you post something of that or not....

Sylvia Longshort: and I know the dude....Just not irl....

Julie Stronghold: Ever heard about right of free speech.... gfgi, smartass

Big bad wolf: What dude did you mean?

Sylvia Longshort: george washinton.....is he going to haunt us if we talk badly of him??? should I arrange an priest????

Big bad wolf: Well, yes, freedom on speech does mean freedom to publicly show your stupidity.

Julie Stronghold: excuse you??? Who are you calling stupid here????

Sylvia Longshort: who are you calling stupid dumb ass????? You're talking to my best biatch huh......and all that cuz of some dead lady.....you really need a life......douchebag

Big bad wolf: Well, what can I do anymore? You're clearly not going to understand your wrong here.

Julie Stronghold: CUZ I'M NOT WRONG!!!!!

Sylvia Longshort: I understand that you don't have anything better to do than giving her a hard time about something that doesn't even really matter......Don't you know anyone irl to defend?

Big bad wolf: You are too. You are using a quote in a way that it was clearly not what was meant. Did you not read my example earlier about you and the sperm?

Julie Stronghold: Arguing with a fool...proves there are two!! therefore this arguement is over and i'll leave u to be the fool.....topic closed!!!! you're bugging me...

Sylvia Longshort: euhm......and not only you.....geeeez.....choose your ca friends more carefully!!!!

Big bad wolf: You said there were two fools. Just to note, I am only one, that must mean...

Sylvia Longshort: that you count for 2.....now leave.....

Julie Stronghold: yeah, I'm a fool for accepting ur friend request..... But gonna fix that real quick

Big bad wolf: Defriending me won't change the fact that using MM's quote out of context is moronic. Even the fact that my irl best friend will say "I got owned by you" won't change it. He sometimes fails hard at life, too.

Outsider comment after reading this:
Good heavens. You might be better without her as a friend. At least for conversations.