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America: Mosque or Mausoleum?
Posted 15 years ago*slowly claps*
PLEASE NOTE: Some whiny religious quabble in the middle, but overall, a great message still to be found in this video. For the most part... holy SHIT this guy is awesome. Let's not turn this into a religious debate, but on a "freedom of speech" aspect... MY GOD! This guy is amazing. I don't agree with him on everything, but damn...
Full Metal Disney
Posted 15 years ago
PinkuhFake Vomit... FOR SCIENCE!
Posted 15 years agoNASA! Creating fake vomit to test the next generation of trash bags and diapers and other stuff... for... some... reason.
YAY SCIENCE!
MOTHERF***IN' FIRE TORNADOES!
Posted 15 years agoThis is one of the scariest things I can think of. This is also one of the single most AWESOME things I can think of. You should never end sentences with a preposition of.
And I've got $100 down that some game dev is going to go "We need this in our game RIGHT THE **** NOW!"
Grandfather's Ghost Story Leads to Mysterious Mass Grave
Posted 15 years agoGrandfather's Ghost Story Leads to Mysterious Mass Grave
http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/08/24......html?iref=NS1
Oh man, this is crazy as hell. Some grandfather's spooky ghost story unearth's a mass grave of corpses. I'm up in Malvern, PA a lot myself. I was just looking at apartments up there and King of Prussia, too (my sister's company runs a lot of apartment complexes there).
o__O
Seriously creepy.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/08/24......html?iref=NS1
Oh man, this is crazy as hell. Some grandfather's spooky ghost story unearth's a mass grave of corpses. I'm up in Malvern, PA a lot myself. I was just looking at apartments up there and King of Prussia, too (my sister's company runs a lot of apartment complexes there).
o__O
Seriously creepy.
The Internet Visualized
Posted 15 years agonmap.org has created a visual guide to the internet, taking the favicons of the top 300,000 sites on the internet and making a truly gigantic visual roadmap of the sites (from largest to smallest). The entire map is 37,440 x 37,440 pixels (HUUUGE!) and made up of nothing but site icons.
http://nmap.org/favicon/
Where is Fur Affinity? We're attached to the Newegg icon (HELLS YES!), just to the upper left of the purple Yahoo! logo and eBay. And Playboy's just to our right lookin' over our way with a solemn "Sup.". If you can't find FA's icon just click here:
http://nmap.org/favicon/?q=furaffinity.net
Totally awesome. <3 We're currently ranked #7,507 of the top sites globally, and ranked #2,995 in the United States. I'll take that.
EDIT: Some people have asked me why isn't FA higher than it used to be. The answer: FA is split over two domains. furaffinity.net and facdn.net (content delivery network). FACDN is ranked globally at #120,222, so if we had that merged into the main site, we'd be in a much higher position. It's mainly a technical reason. deviantArt does the same thing, which is why their site appears much lower on that map (despite deviantArt being #116 on the global scale, and one of the most visited sites on the planet)
http://nmap.org/favicon/
Where is Fur Affinity? We're attached to the Newegg icon (HELLS YES!), just to the upper left of the purple Yahoo! logo and eBay. And Playboy's just to our right lookin' over our way with a solemn "Sup.". If you can't find FA's icon just click here:
http://nmap.org/favicon/?q=furaffinity.net
Totally awesome. <3 We're currently ranked #7,507 of the top sites globally, and ranked #2,995 in the United States. I'll take that.
EDIT: Some people have asked me why isn't FA higher than it used to be. The answer: FA is split over two domains. furaffinity.net and facdn.net (content delivery network). FACDN is ranked globally at #120,222, so if we had that merged into the main site, we'd be in a much higher position. It's mainly a technical reason. deviantArt does the same thing, which is why their site appears much lower on that map (despite deviantArt being #116 on the global scale, and one of the most visited sites on the planet)
The Greatest Thing You'll Read on FA. EVER.
Posted 15 years ago---> http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4296204
I can not express in words how truly amazing this is, how well written and honest and sincere it is. This is the kind of thing we all need to pay attention to.
Share the above link with everybody you know, and show people exactly the /good/ kind of aspect furries can have. Because something like this is a rare find, and truly worth sharing.
And
dogbomb? You are a truly amazing person.
I can not express in words how truly amazing this is, how well written and honest and sincere it is. This is the kind of thing we all need to pay attention to.
Share the above link with everybody you know, and show people exactly the /good/ kind of aspect furries can have. Because something like this is a rare find, and truly worth sharing.
And
dogbomb? You are a truly amazing person.KITTY!
Posted 15 years ago---> http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4345474/
Sorry. This submission caught my eye and I keep coming back to it. It's just far, faaar too adorable.
Sorry. This submission caught my eye and I keep coming back to it. It's just far, faaar too adorable.
Why I Hate DLC (Bagel Edition)
Posted 15 years agoWhy I hate pre-order DLC (as told through a bagel metaphor).
If GameStop sold bagels they'd only come in plain. You'd have to pre-order your breakfast bagel at least a month in advance to get poppy seeds on it. Otherwise you're out of luck.Want an Onion Bagel? You'll have to pre-order your breakfast at Best Bagel. They secured exclusive rights with the onion farmers. Interested in blueberry? Amazon's Bagels secured rights to blueberries through their supply chain. Target's Bakery has Cinnamon Raisin, and we're all protesting Wal-Bagel, so nobody really knows what topping they have. Sure, they all sell the bagels plain, but the toppings are exclusively locked to each individual store.
The Everything Bagel will be available six months after you order, and will include all of the above toppings, and will be sold at half-price.
If GameStop sold bagels they'd only come in plain. You'd have to pre-order your breakfast bagel at least a month in advance to get poppy seeds on it. Otherwise you're out of luck.Want an Onion Bagel? You'll have to pre-order your breakfast at Best Bagel. They secured exclusive rights with the onion farmers. Interested in blueberry? Amazon's Bagels secured rights to blueberries through their supply chain. Target's Bakery has Cinnamon Raisin, and we're all protesting Wal-Bagel, so nobody really knows what topping they have. Sure, they all sell the bagels plain, but the toppings are exclusively locked to each individual store.
The Everything Bagel will be available six months after you order, and will include all of the above toppings, and will be sold at half-price.
The Majestic Plastic Bag
Posted 15 years agoA parody of all the right proportions. <3
Derp
Posted 15 years agoI love you, FA.
How to (Fat) Batman
Posted 15 years ago
I'm sorry for the video spam, but... I had to. They're soooo bad, but I can't help but laugh.
Sex Robot
Posted 15 years agoCouldn't resist...
Halo Reach: The Literal Trailer
Posted 15 years ago[RANT] The Fandom, Sex and Stereotypes
Posted 15 years agoPRE-WARNING: You are reading this journal right now because somewhere in the past, somewhere on planet Earth, a dick and a vagina met and did the nasty. Or maybe it was a test tube. Either way, dicks were involved. Somehow.
It gets me every time when I see people trying so damn hard to act like sex isn't a part of this fandom. OH GOD, NO! QUICK! HIDE THE BOOBIES! SOMEBODY MAY SEE!
Stop it. Stop fooling yourselves. Stop lying.
Too many people try playing it off that the fandom off as a "family friendly" environment. It's not. It's just not, and it never will be. It's a friendly fandom, yes, and we're very welcoming and open. We've got an amazing amount of versatility, but we're oriented to a more mature crowd. Let's be real about it. It is not (and never will be) suitable for families (short of us completely re-inventing the fandom, and I just don't see that happening).
Sex is a part of this fandom. Why? Because sex is a part of life. Hell, it's in our stories, our movies, our music, our history, our culture... everything. Pretty much everything. Just listen to the radio for a few minutes and you're going to hear a song about fucking. You will. You can't avoid the endless innuendo.
The Point: Sex is not a furry thing. It's a human thing. It's a life thing. I like ending sentences with "thing".
Stop pretending that the sexual aspects don't exist. I'm not saying to run out screaming "FOXTAUR DICKNIPPLE BUKKAKESAURUS!" in the middle of public, because... uh, well... that's just weird. Instead, START showing all the good things the fandom has to offer instead. Fursuiters who visit sick kids in hospitals, people who work animal rescues to help others, people who volunteer and Just Do Good™. Focus on that. If people ask about the smut? Don't deny it, because chances are they probably already know about it, and you're just lying to cover your own ass. Instead, just say "Hey, it's like life. Some parts are G-rated, some are R-rated, and some you just wouldn't want to show to grandma.*"
Life has good parts, bad parts, and some that are kinda sticky.
Just accept it, and be happy. =3
* Don't say this to a news camera. In fact, don't fucking talk to them at all. Your life will be all the better for it.
EDIT: At last count, only about 20% of FA's content was mature rated on the porn side of things. So seriously, consider that. It's an interesting number to swallow.
It gets me every time when I see people trying so damn hard to act like sex isn't a part of this fandom. OH GOD, NO! QUICK! HIDE THE BOOBIES! SOMEBODY MAY SEE!
Stop it. Stop fooling yourselves. Stop lying.
Too many people try playing it off that the fandom off as a "family friendly" environment. It's not. It's just not, and it never will be. It's a friendly fandom, yes, and we're very welcoming and open. We've got an amazing amount of versatility, but we're oriented to a more mature crowd. Let's be real about it. It is not (and never will be) suitable for families (short of us completely re-inventing the fandom, and I just don't see that happening).
Sex is a part of this fandom. Why? Because sex is a part of life. Hell, it's in our stories, our movies, our music, our history, our culture... everything. Pretty much everything. Just listen to the radio for a few minutes and you're going to hear a song about fucking. You will. You can't avoid the endless innuendo.
The Point: Sex is not a furry thing. It's a human thing. It's a life thing. I like ending sentences with "thing".
Stop pretending that the sexual aspects don't exist. I'm not saying to run out screaming "FOXTAUR DICKNIPPLE BUKKAKESAURUS!" in the middle of public, because... uh, well... that's just weird. Instead, START showing all the good things the fandom has to offer instead. Fursuiters who visit sick kids in hospitals, people who work animal rescues to help others, people who volunteer and Just Do Good™. Focus on that. If people ask about the smut? Don't deny it, because chances are they probably already know about it, and you're just lying to cover your own ass. Instead, just say "Hey, it's like life. Some parts are G-rated, some are R-rated, and some you just wouldn't want to show to grandma.*"
Life has good parts, bad parts, and some that are kinda sticky.
Just accept it, and be happy. =3
* Don't say this to a news camera. In fact, don't fucking talk to them at all. Your life will be all the better for it.
EDIT: At last count, only about 20% of FA's content was mature rated on the porn side of things. So seriously, consider that. It's an interesting number to swallow.
You've Never Really Lived...
Posted 15 years agoYou've never really lived until you're driving down the highway at about 55MPH and a fucking bee gets sucked in through an open window in your car, gets pissed off... and attacks your mouth like a yellow rape train.
...
This is beyond funny... and painful. But mostly funny.
Statistically, I'm not even sure how the fuck that happened. All I know was I heard *windwindwindwindBZRRRrrrwind* followed swiftly by: OW! And then there was a dead bee splattered all over my face.
The end.
SUB NOTE: This makes the second FA staffer bee attack in a month.
...
This is beyond funny... and painful. But mostly funny.
Statistically, I'm not even sure how the fuck that happened. All I know was I heard *windwindwindwindBZRRRrrrwind* followed swiftly by: OW! And then there was a dead bee splattered all over my face.
The end.
SUB NOTE: This makes the second FA staffer bee attack in a month.
10,000
Posted 15 years ago[img]http://preyfar.furaffinity.net/10000.gif[/img]We hit 10,000 users online. At once. I believe this calls for a sexy party.
Note: Also, I've not had net access for a few days, so if you messaged me, it's buried somewhere in my queue.
You know you're from Philadelphia when...
Posted 15 years agoHOLY SHIT I DID A MEME! I think this is a first of this type on FA.
Yanked from
silverautomatic
1. Go to Google and type, "You know you're from (your city or state) when...." (hit "I'm feeling lucky")
2. Cut and paste the list.
3. Bold the items that apply to you
* You've never referred to Philadelphia as anything but "Philly." And New Jersey has always been "Jersey."
* You refer to Pennsylvania as "PA" (pronounced Peeay). How many other states do that?
* You know what "Punxsutawney Phil" ( A Ground Hog ) is, and what it means if he sees his shadow.
* The first day of buck and the first day of doe season are school holidays.
* You can use the phrase "fire hall wedding reception" and not even bat an eye.
* You can't go to a wedding without hearing the "Chicken Dance," at least 1 Polka and either an Italian song (sung in Italian,) or "Hava Nagila."
* At least 5 people on your block have electric "candles" in all or most of their windows all year long.
* You know what a "Hex sign" is.
* You know what a "State Store" is, and your out of state friends find it incredulous that you can't purchase liquor at the mini-mart.
* You own only three condiments "salt, pepper and Heinz ketchup".
* Words like "hoagie", "crick", "chipped ham", "sticky buns", "shoo-fly pie", "pierogies" and "pocketbook" actually mean something to you.
* You can eat cold pizza (even for breakfast) and know others who do the same. (Those from NY find this "barbaric".)
* You not only have heard of Birch Beer, but you know it comes in several colors: Red, White, Brown, Gold.
* You know several places to purchase or that serve Scrapple, Summer Sausage (Lebanon Bologna), and Hot Bacon Dressing.
* You can eat a cold soft pretzel from a street vendor without fear and enjoy it.
* You know the difference between a cheese steak & a pizza steak sandwich and a Primanti's, and know that you can't get a really good one outside PA.
* You live for summer, when street and county fairs signal the beginning of funnel cake season.
* Customers ask the waitress for "dippy eggs" for breakfast.
* You know that Blue Ball, Intercourse, Climax, Bird-in-Hand, Beaver, Moon, Virginville, Paradise, Mars, and Slippery Rock are PA towns.
(Random fact: I live right next to Virginville, PA!)
* You know what a township, borough, and commonwealth is.
* You can identify drivers from New York, New Jersey, Ohio,or other neighboring states by their unique and irritating driving habits.
* A traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a horse-drawn carriage on the highway in Lancaster County.
* You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
* You carry jumper cables in your car and your female passengers know how to use them.
* You still keep kitty litter, starting fluid, de-icer, or a snow brush in your trunk, even if you live in the south.
* Driving is always better in winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
* As a kid you built snow forts and leaf piles that were taller than you were.
* Your graduating class consisted of mostly Polish, German, & Italian names.
* "You guys" and "ynz" is a perfectly acceptable reference to a group of men & women.
("You guys" and "Dudes" is my general phrases)
* You know how to respond to the question "Djeetyet?" (Didyoueatyet?)
* You learned to pronounce Bryn Mawr, Wilkes-Barre, Schuylkill, Bala Cynwyd, Conshohocken, and Monongahela.
* You know what a "Mummer" is, and are disappointed if you can't catch at least highlights of the parade.
Yanked from
silverautomatic1. Go to Google and type, "You know you're from (your city or state) when...." (hit "I'm feeling lucky")
2. Cut and paste the list.
3. Bold the items that apply to you
* You've never referred to Philadelphia as anything but "Philly." And New Jersey has always been "Jersey."
* You refer to Pennsylvania as "PA" (pronounced Peeay). How many other states do that?
* You know what "Punxsutawney Phil" ( A Ground Hog ) is, and what it means if he sees his shadow.
* The first day of buck and the first day of doe season are school holidays.
* You can use the phrase "fire hall wedding reception" and not even bat an eye.
* You can't go to a wedding without hearing the "Chicken Dance," at least 1 Polka and either an Italian song (sung in Italian,) or "Hava Nagila."
* At least 5 people on your block have electric "candles" in all or most of their windows all year long.
* You know what a "Hex sign" is.
* You know what a "State Store" is, and your out of state friends find it incredulous that you can't purchase liquor at the mini-mart.
* You own only three condiments "salt, pepper and Heinz ketchup".
* Words like "hoagie", "crick", "chipped ham", "sticky buns", "shoo-fly pie", "pierogies" and "pocketbook" actually mean something to you.
* You can eat cold pizza (even for breakfast) and know others who do the same. (Those from NY find this "barbaric".)
* You not only have heard of Birch Beer, but you know it comes in several colors: Red, White, Brown, Gold.
* You know several places to purchase or that serve Scrapple, Summer Sausage (Lebanon Bologna), and Hot Bacon Dressing.
* You can eat a cold soft pretzel from a street vendor without fear and enjoy it.
* You know the difference between a cheese steak & a pizza steak sandwich and a Primanti's, and know that you can't get a really good one outside PA.
* You live for summer, when street and county fairs signal the beginning of funnel cake season.
* Customers ask the waitress for "dippy eggs" for breakfast.
* You know that Blue Ball, Intercourse, Climax, Bird-in-Hand, Beaver, Moon, Virginville, Paradise, Mars, and Slippery Rock are PA towns.
(Random fact: I live right next to Virginville, PA!)
* You know what a township, borough, and commonwealth is.
* You can identify drivers from New York, New Jersey, Ohio,or other neighboring states by their unique and irritating driving habits.
* A traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a horse-drawn carriage on the highway in Lancaster County.
* You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
* You carry jumper cables in your car and your female passengers know how to use them.
* You still keep kitty litter, starting fluid, de-icer, or a snow brush in your trunk, even if you live in the south.
* Driving is always better in winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
* As a kid you built snow forts and leaf piles that were taller than you were.
* Your graduating class consisted of mostly Polish, German, & Italian names.
* "You guys" and "ynz" is a perfectly acceptable reference to a group of men & women.
("You guys" and "Dudes" is my general phrases)
* You know how to respond to the question "Djeetyet?" (Didyoueatyet?)
* You learned to pronounce Bryn Mawr, Wilkes-Barre, Schuylkill, Bala Cynwyd, Conshohocken, and Monongahela.
* You know what a "Mummer" is, and are disappointed if you can't catch at least highlights of the parade.
Obstacle
Posted 15 years ago
yakSecond Life FA Group Derp
Posted 15 years agoSo, uh...
I logged into Second Life real quick (related to my last journal) and notice that the FA SL group jumped. Hooray! Looked at the group list, and it showed a TON of people (1,200+!) and a few who had "corrupt user" listed as their title.
Okay, well, probably banned or deleted accounts, right?
Lemme prune that list, and... Bleep! Bleep! Bleep! Started getting messages going "Why did you kick me from the group!?" Uhh, wait. What? Apparently, yeah, those "corrupt users" were not so corrupt.
...
So yeah. If you got booted? Uhm... sorry! SL fucked up hard.
Second Life: Still Coded Worse Than Fur Affinity™
I logged into Second Life real quick (related to my last journal) and notice that the FA SL group jumped. Hooray! Looked at the group list, and it showed a TON of people (1,200+!) and a few who had "corrupt user" listed as their title.
Okay, well, probably banned or deleted accounts, right?
Lemme prune that list, and... Bleep! Bleep! Bleep! Started getting messages going "Why did you kick me from the group!?" Uhh, wait. What? Apparently, yeah, those "corrupt users" were not so corrupt.
...
So yeah. If you got booted? Uhm... sorry! SL fucked up hard.
Second Life: Still Coded Worse Than Fur Affinity™
Fur Affinity: Official Furry Site of the NFL
Posted 15 years ago<rant>
Two things I hate:
1) I hate products calling themselves "America's Favorite _______" Oh, look, it's America's Favorite Pasta. Where the hell was I when this vote was being cast? Did I miss it on the ballot? "Hrmm, the right to gay marriage... well yes, of course... oh, the healthcare bill... well, that's... uh.. huh? OH LOOK! America's Favorite Pasta! THIS IS WAY BETTER THAN VOTING ON IDOL!"
I'll not stand for liberal noodles in my bolognese, god damn it!
But seriously. We have America's Favorite Bread™, America's Favorite Chip™, America's Favorite Rice™, etc. Everything has a category, and apparently we all voted on it and none of us knew. All that's we're missing at this point is America's Favorite Dildo™? The Fleshlight may take the crown for America's Favorite Something™, but I'm just not prepared to consider that particular product category while I sit at these mental crossroads (where two thought patterns just collided in a hit and run).
2) Similar to 1), I freakin' hate the Official _____ of [Sport_Name]. Does anybody give a shit if Gillette is the Official Shaving Cream of the NFL? I don't. Oh, look, it's Charmin! The Official Toilet Paper of the NFL™. "FUCK YOU, BRETT FAVRE! *wipe* FUUUCK YOOOU! *wipewipewipe*"
Now, I can see Sunoco as the Official Fuel of NASCAR. At least that makes sense. But who gives a shit if Tostitos is the official chip of anything? Does anybody sit there and go "What potato chip would Joe Namath eat? What about Gretzy. Would the great Gretzky (hallowed be thy name) approve of my con queso? OH GOD, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO BUY! I DON'T KNOW! MAY THE GREAT GUIDING WISDOM OF THE 1992 HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER GUIDE MY SNACKING FATE BY THE BEACON OF MONOUNSATURATED GLU... ta... m--HEY! Is that bean dip!?
Dragoneer, the Official Douche of Fur Affinity™
</rant>
This journal has been sponsored by Hot Pockets, the Official Sandwich of Fur Affinity™
Two things I hate:
1) I hate products calling themselves "America's Favorite _______" Oh, look, it's America's Favorite Pasta. Where the hell was I when this vote was being cast? Did I miss it on the ballot? "Hrmm, the right to gay marriage... well yes, of course... oh, the healthcare bill... well, that's... uh.. huh? OH LOOK! America's Favorite Pasta! THIS IS WAY BETTER THAN VOTING ON IDOL!"
I'll not stand for liberal noodles in my bolognese, god damn it!
But seriously. We have America's Favorite Bread™, America's Favorite Chip™, America's Favorite Rice™, etc. Everything has a category, and apparently we all voted on it and none of us knew. All that's we're missing at this point is America's Favorite Dildo™? The Fleshlight may take the crown for America's Favorite Something™, but I'm just not prepared to consider that particular product category while I sit at these mental crossroads (where two thought patterns just collided in a hit and run).
2) Similar to 1), I freakin' hate the Official _____ of [Sport_Name]. Does anybody give a shit if Gillette is the Official Shaving Cream of the NFL? I don't. Oh, look, it's Charmin! The Official Toilet Paper of the NFL™. "FUCK YOU, BRETT FAVRE! *wipe* FUUUCK YOOOU! *wipewipewipe*"
Now, I can see Sunoco as the Official Fuel of NASCAR. At least that makes sense. But who gives a shit if Tostitos is the official chip of anything? Does anybody sit there and go "What potato chip would Joe Namath eat? What about Gretzy. Would the great Gretzky (hallowed be thy name) approve of my con queso? OH GOD, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO BUY! I DON'T KNOW! MAY THE GREAT GUIDING WISDOM OF THE 1992 HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER GUIDE MY SNACKING FATE BY THE BEACON OF MONOUNSATURATED GLU... ta... m--HEY! Is that bean dip!?
Dragoneer, the Official Douche of Fur Affinity™
</rant>
This journal has been sponsored by Hot Pockets, the Official Sandwich of Fur Affinity™
Comedians
Posted 15 years agoI love how comedians start their act with "We're gonna have a great show tonight!" to ramp up the audience. Generally, it's never a great show. It's generally a gooood show, or a fairly acceptable, better than okay, but not greeeat show. Eh.
If I were a comedian, I'd just start with "Tonight, some of you are going to have a good time. Some of you may smile. Some of you have NEVER smiled. At least two of you will be sitting in the audience going 'I don't get it!', asking person next to you explain the joke all night long... while they secretly plot your demise. And some of you will be wondering why you didn't stay home and masturbate."
Maybe I'm just sick of the "We're gonna have a great show tonight!" shit. It's routine, and it's god damn old. How many times do you hear that and it never comes true? A great show is something I expect to get me talking for days to come about how just amazing it is. Half the time, I may snicker at something while I'm on the toilet, but... eugh. God. Mix it up. Oh, and seriously, and "What's up, [city_name_here]!? How's it goin'!" and go into a spiel about how it's their favorite city. *shudder*
I have no idea where I'm going with this.
...
WASHINGTON CAPITALS RULE! GO CAPS!
If I were a comedian, I'd just start with "Tonight, some of you are going to have a good time. Some of you may smile. Some of you have NEVER smiled. At least two of you will be sitting in the audience going 'I don't get it!', asking person next to you explain the joke all night long... while they secretly plot your demise. And some of you will be wondering why you didn't stay home and masturbate."
Maybe I'm just sick of the "We're gonna have a great show tonight!" shit. It's routine, and it's god damn old. How many times do you hear that and it never comes true? A great show is something I expect to get me talking for days to come about how just amazing it is. Half the time, I may snicker at something while I'm on the toilet, but... eugh. God. Mix it up. Oh, and seriously, and "What's up, [city_name_here]!? How's it goin'!" and go into a spiel about how it's their favorite city. *shudder*
I have no idea where I'm going with this.
...
WASHINGTON CAPITALS RULE! GO CAPS!
[DRAMA] Ladies and Gentlemen... SilverJackal
Posted 15 years agoSilverJackal wrote:According to Website Outlook, Fur Affinity has an estamted worth of $323,484.90 USD, and rakes in around an estamate of $443.13 USD in daily ads revenue. This isn't enough to fully pay off the monthly bandwith rent fees, but it does help keep the site well out of the shark infested waters. Our beloved site SoFurry has only an estamated worth of only $53,355.70 USD according to Website Outlook, and only makes an estmated $73.09 USD in daily ad revenues. Seeing that the servers for this site are stationed somewhere in Denmark, an estamated $2,192.70 USD a month in daily ad revenue is not too shabby, and at least our donations actually go to improving the site overall. As for Fur Affinity... we can only guess that its going to buy a server. I said server, NOT servers. Beyond that, no one really knows where the money goes.Ladies and gentlemen, I give you... the stupidest furry on the internet.
Pastebin Copy of His Journal - http://pastebin.com/TYm0kQA8
*gloves off*
Let's do this.
silverjackal was recently banned from FA for claiming I was using FA to purchase cars, first class airline tickets and more with FA donation. He even went so far as to claim I was extorting users for $250 in "donations" lest I ban them, amongst other handfuls of completely absurd rumors. On top of of that, he was spreading these rumors and lies in a paltry attempt to encourage exodus to Inkbunny and SoFurry. He got banned for spreading said lies.
And now he's doing it again.
So, eh, I'm bored, and I can't sleep because my stomach still hurts from the food poisoning I got, so allow me to step up and rip this asshole a new one (yes, I'm mad).
A) The "Value" - Anybody who uses Website Outlook as an accurate measure of a site's worth is a total idiot. I'm sorry, but... a computer generated estimate created by who-the-fuck-knows-what claims is accurate how? Really? That's trying to forecast the weather while dunking your head in the toilet. Chances of your forecast being "IS GON' RAIN!"? 98.2%
B) The "Ad Revenue" - Ahh, yes. We generate an estimated average of "$443.13" per day from ad revenue. My god. If that were true, maybe I could quit my job and work on FA full time. In fact, I could pay the coders and hire staff. I could get designers and more. Oh, nevermind the fact that advertising link (located at the bottom of each page on the website) shows you how much ads cost. $20 a month flat rate (in some cases $25). Flat rate. That means you pay once for an another month of advertising.
Count the ads. Go on, do it. Count 'em up. Figure out exactly how much money we're not getting on a daily basis. Oh, and keep in mind some ads are free (we give free advertising for up to a year to all new cons to help them out - we honestly care). Oh, and some ads I've given away to promote friends, awesome projects and other special events (though it's rare). Maybe 80-85% are paying, but... go on. Count 'em up. I'll wait.
C) The Actual Costs - FA's costs are currently $1,195 a month. It was $895, but that's before we upped the bandwidth to 250mbit. We've always been open about costs, and in the past, I've even gone so far as to upload full accounting documents on FA's expenditures and costs. Full out documents. Not had a chance to do so recently, but I've been working on them again.
D) The Donations - Oh, hey, speaking of, we recently posted all our donation logs public. Check the donations page. We list every donation we get, generally updated about once a week. We're trying to be transparent about what we get.
E) The BAAAAAAW - When you're crying "WHAAAUGH!" because you believe I'm buying fursuits with donation money and running cons and non-stop sexy partiess, let me run this by you: FAU lost about $8K. We're in the hole in the con, and it hurts. We'll be fine for FAU4, but small cons risk the chance of losing money. It's how they work.
Oh, and I also have a job. I work during the week, and you see I take that money I make from my job and pay things like bills, food, gas, travel, games, movies, commissions and more. And then I take what's left of that money and put it in the bank where it keeps it nice and warm.
F) The Whatever F) Is - Yes, we know FA's coding is outdated, as is the UI. We're working on that, and we've got people fixing it as we go along. We know that. But if that's your best insult, then hey... =)
Running a website like FA is costly. It's not easy, and it's certainly not free. If you're too stupid to understand the basics of business and the ideas of cost, and can't differentiate the definitions of "estimate" -vs- "reality"... oi. Just... I don't know what to say to that. Maybe it'd be a great idea if you actually researched your bullshit before you open your mouth and scream "DERP!" into the barrel of a loaded vuvuzela.
The journal that got SilverJackal banned from FA:
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1580816/
*puts his gloves back on*
I'm done here.
Pastebin Copy of His Journal - http://pastebin.com/TYm0kQA8
*gloves off*
Let's do this.
silverjackal was recently banned from FA for claiming I was using FA to purchase cars, first class airline tickets and more with FA donation. He even went so far as to claim I was extorting users for $250 in "donations" lest I ban them, amongst other handfuls of completely absurd rumors. On top of of that, he was spreading these rumors and lies in a paltry attempt to encourage exodus to Inkbunny and SoFurry. He got banned for spreading said lies.
And now he's doing it again.
So, eh, I'm bored, and I can't sleep because my stomach still hurts from the food poisoning I got, so allow me to step up and rip this asshole a new one (yes, I'm mad).
A) The "Value" - Anybody who uses Website Outlook as an accurate measure of a site's worth is a total idiot. I'm sorry, but... a computer generated estimate created by who-the-fuck-knows-what claims is accurate how? Really? That's trying to forecast the weather while dunking your head in the toilet. Chances of your forecast being "IS GON' RAIN!"? 98.2%
B) The "Ad Revenue" - Ahh, yes. We generate an estimated average of "$443.13" per day from ad revenue. My god. If that were true, maybe I could quit my job and work on FA full time. In fact, I could pay the coders and hire staff. I could get designers and more. Oh, nevermind the fact that advertising link (located at the bottom of each page on the website) shows you how much ads cost. $20 a month flat rate (in some cases $25). Flat rate. That means you pay once for an another month of advertising.
Count the ads. Go on, do it. Count 'em up. Figure out exactly how much money we're not getting on a daily basis. Oh, and keep in mind some ads are free (we give free advertising for up to a year to all new cons to help them out - we honestly care). Oh, and some ads I've given away to promote friends, awesome projects and other special events (though it's rare). Maybe 80-85% are paying, but... go on. Count 'em up. I'll wait.
C) The Actual Costs - FA's costs are currently $1,195 a month. It was $895, but that's before we upped the bandwidth to 250mbit. We've always been open about costs, and in the past, I've even gone so far as to upload full accounting documents on FA's expenditures and costs. Full out documents. Not had a chance to do so recently, but I've been working on them again.
D) The Donations - Oh, hey, speaking of, we recently posted all our donation logs public. Check the donations page. We list every donation we get, generally updated about once a week. We're trying to be transparent about what we get.
E) The BAAAAAAW - When you're crying "WHAAAUGH!" because you believe I'm buying fursuits with donation money and running cons and non-stop sexy partiess, let me run this by you: FAU lost about $8K. We're in the hole in the con, and it hurts. We'll be fine for FAU4, but small cons risk the chance of losing money. It's how they work.
Oh, and I also have a job. I work during the week, and you see I take that money I make from my job and pay things like bills, food, gas, travel, games, movies, commissions and more. And then I take what's left of that money and put it in the bank where it keeps it nice and warm.
F) The Whatever F) Is - Yes, we know FA's coding is outdated, as is the UI. We're working on that, and we've got people fixing it as we go along. We know that. But if that's your best insult, then hey... =)
Running a website like FA is costly. It's not easy, and it's certainly not free. If you're too stupid to understand the basics of business and the ideas of cost, and can't differentiate the definitions of "estimate" -vs- "reality"... oi. Just... I don't know what to say to that. Maybe it'd be a great idea if you actually researched your bullshit before you open your mouth and scream "DERP!" into the barrel of a loaded vuvuzela.
The journal that got SilverJackal banned from FA:
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1580816/
*puts his gloves back on*
I'm done here.
Barkvomit!
Posted 15 years ago
Dior
scigglesGamestop, Part 2
Posted 15 years agohttp://consumerist.com/2010/07/game.....exclusive.html
My story got picked up by the Consumerist, a consumer watchdog forum! Woot! =3
Also, I also got some e-mails back from Gamestop!
Gamestop wrote:Dear Valued Customer,
Thank you for contacting us at GameStop.com.
We apologize that you did not receive the bonus item with your pre-order/reserve.
Please note that due to the advertised limited quantities of bonus offers, GameStop cannot guarantee the offer will be available at the time of purchase or reservation. Generally, bonus items/offers are limited in supply.
That being said we would like to attempt to get this bonus to you. Please provide your order number if this was pre-ordered at our online store.
Otherwise we will need your reserve transaction information.
Version reserved (XBOX 360, PS3, Wii, etc.)
Date the reservation was placed:
Store # / Transaction # - Register # (located to the far right on the
receipt, after the date, it will be in this format 00000/00-000): -
Amount paid on the original reservation -
Phone number -
Also, we will need your physical shipping address if we are able to mail something out to you.
Sincerely,
John
Customer Service Agent
Thanks, Gamestop! Uhm... you didn't read what I about the code not even being legit, how the the Boost Pack code needed to enter the contest isn't even applicable, how the HTML form doesn't even exist.
But... I can see we're not going anywhere with this. Let's have fun.
Dragoneer in Response to Gamestop wrote:Did you even read my e-mail?
The entire "Boost Pack" didn't even work. You can enter *ANYTHING* into that code field. Enter "ilikepie" and it takes you to the Boost Pack page. The back of the card states that you need the code to be automatically entered into the special giveaway, but you can't even use the code.
The HTML on the page is setup to you to the Boost Pack page. It's not even a proper form field.
I would like to know why I was advertised these promotional items that don't even exist. They're not even real. The Boost Pack codes don't work, don't exist.
Straight and to the point.
Or is it?
Gamestop wrote:Dear Valued Customer,
Thank you for writing back to GameStop.com.
We apologize that you have not received your bonus item yet. Since you submitted all of the necessary information, we will be more than happy to send in a request to our Premiums department for review and processing.
Please allow 2 business day for any online offers such as codes. Please note that physical items are processed the following Saturday from when the request is submitted and are sent out at the beginning of each week via USPS.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Best regards,
John
Customer Service Agent
Necessary information? I didn't give /any/ information other than... oh, that's fine. I know you're not reading this anyway, but I'm bored.
Dragoneer in Response to Gamestop wrote:I didn't send any necessary information. Don't you need an order number? An address? Something?
I'm not asking for anything in return, as the card was free and it doesn't affect the game in any way. It's the principal of the issue that the entire promotion was A) meant to get me to buy from Gamestop and B) it doesn't exist. At all. You're advertising something that doesn't exist.
Simple enough.
Gamestop wrote:Dear Valued Customer,
Thank you for writing back to GameStop.com.
We apologize that your Gears of War 2 disc did not work as expected. Please let us know if you would like a replacement and/or refund.
Best regards,
John
Customer Service Agent
Yeah, I think that bout covers i... WAIT! What?
. . .
Why the fuck are all these people named John?
Seriously. I didn't give a shit that the card had a value of $0. I didn't want anything from it. Just a simple "Hey, what's up with this?" issue. That's fine. Consumerist posted. My story is being reposted all over various gaming forums. That's cool.
My story got picked up by the Consumerist, a consumer watchdog forum! Woot! =3
Also, I also got some e-mails back from Gamestop!
Gamestop wrote:Dear Valued Customer,
Thank you for contacting us at GameStop.com.
We apologize that you did not receive the bonus item with your pre-order/reserve.
Please note that due to the advertised limited quantities of bonus offers, GameStop cannot guarantee the offer will be available at the time of purchase or reservation. Generally, bonus items/offers are limited in supply.
That being said we would like to attempt to get this bonus to you. Please provide your order number if this was pre-ordered at our online store.
Otherwise we will need your reserve transaction information.
Version reserved (XBOX 360, PS3, Wii, etc.)
Date the reservation was placed:
Store # / Transaction # - Register # (located to the far right on the
receipt, after the date, it will be in this format 00000/00-000): -
Amount paid on the original reservation -
Phone number -
Also, we will need your physical shipping address if we are able to mail something out to you.
Sincerely,
John
Customer Service Agent
Thanks, Gamestop! Uhm... you didn't read what I about the code not even being legit, how the the Boost Pack code needed to enter the contest isn't even applicable, how the HTML form doesn't even exist.
But... I can see we're not going anywhere with this. Let's have fun.
Dragoneer in Response to Gamestop wrote:Did you even read my e-mail?
The entire "Boost Pack" didn't even work. You can enter *ANYTHING* into that code field. Enter "ilikepie" and it takes you to the Boost Pack page. The back of the card states that you need the code to be automatically entered into the special giveaway, but you can't even use the code.
The HTML on the page is setup to you to the Boost Pack page. It's not even a proper form field.
I would like to know why I was advertised these promotional items that don't even exist. They're not even real. The Boost Pack codes don't work, don't exist.
Straight and to the point.
Or is it?
Gamestop wrote:Dear Valued Customer,
Thank you for writing back to GameStop.com.
We apologize that you have not received your bonus item yet. Since you submitted all of the necessary information, we will be more than happy to send in a request to our Premiums department for review and processing.
Please allow 2 business day for any online offers such as codes. Please note that physical items are processed the following Saturday from when the request is submitted and are sent out at the beginning of each week via USPS.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Best regards,
John
Customer Service Agent
Necessary information? I didn't give /any/ information other than... oh, that's fine. I know you're not reading this anyway, but I'm bored.
Dragoneer in Response to Gamestop wrote:I didn't send any necessary information. Don't you need an order number? An address? Something?
I'm not asking for anything in return, as the card was free and it doesn't affect the game in any way. It's the principal of the issue that the entire promotion was A) meant to get me to buy from Gamestop and B) it doesn't exist. At all. You're advertising something that doesn't exist.
Simple enough.
Gamestop wrote:Dear Valued Customer,
Thank you for writing back to GameStop.com.
We apologize that your Gears of War 2 disc did not work as expected. Please let us know if you would like a replacement and/or refund.
Best regards,
John
Customer Service Agent
Yeah, I think that bout covers i... WAIT! What?
. . .
Why the fuck are all these people named John?
Seriously. I didn't give a shit that the card had a value of $0. I didn't want anything from it. Just a simple "Hey, what's up with this?" issue. That's fine. Consumerist posted. My story is being reposted all over various gaming forums. That's cool.
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