Hank weighs in on the current jif/gif shenanigans
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Hank weighs in on the current jif/gif shenanigans
Make sure to watch it with the captions on
Yahoo’s board of directors has approved a $1.1 billion acquisition of blogging platform Tumblr, according to a breaking news alert from The Wall Street Journal.
The deal is reportedly an all-cash acquisition, according to WSJ, and Tumblr will maintain control of its operations.
Good. Tumblr belongs to it’s users.
Making bacon waffles and waffle iron eggs while listening to Hank Green & Alex Day on Pandora.
Great googily moogily. Talk about nostalgia. Coming up on 4 years of nerdfighting for me this year…
Got an email from Tumblr today; this was at the top.
Challenge Accepted.
Tumblr changed my life. It helped me find out who I am and what I’m passionate about. It allows me to let loose and appreciate the things I love un-apologetically. It encourages me to be aware the world around me while completely let me dive straight into Doctor Who gifs. I rage-quite games to my dashboard and come here for inspiration in the span of an hour. People spend their entire lives looking for a place where they can feel a bit of what Tumblr offers. And I’m not saying I want to spend every minute of every day scrolling through cat gifs and random quotes on my dash, but I can say that because of Tumblr and the communities it fosters (Hello Harto/Nerdfighters/Whovians/The Brain Scoop/Neil Gaimain responds, etc…), I am more confident and comfortable knowing who I am and what I want my life to be.
So thanks Tumblr. You rule.
Scrubs - Making Every Day Better
“The Internet has reached peak hate. It had to. At every other moment in history when there has been an explosion of text — whether through social change, like the birth of a religious movement, or technological change, like the advent of print — a period of nasty struggle ensued before the forces of civility reined it in. In the past few months alone, we’ve seen the catfishing of Manti Te’o, a professional tennis player quit because of trolling, and a rash of teenage suicides from cyberbullying alongside the by-now-standard Twitter hatestorms of various strengths and durations. The sheer bulk of the rage at the moment can seem overwhelming. But the fact that we recognize it and have acknowledged its unacceptability is a sign of the ancient process reasserting itself yet again. The Internet is in the process of being civilized.
Hate is a source of acknowledged pleasure. Hate-watching. Hate-listening. Hate-reading. These are all things that you, your friends, and your neighbors, not monsters, likely do. We deliberately expose ourselves to objects of contempt to stoke inner outrage in order to enjoy the release of fury. It’s not just online, though the Internet is the most obvious theater of cruelty. What’s new is how all the bullying is on the record, so you can see just how horrific it is. Cyberbullying and its adult cousin, trolling, are merely the most extreme expressions of the low-level, mean-spirited abuse that fills every comment board and social-media forum.
The change in tone is coming because the cost of hate is becoming clearer. The research on the psychological effects of bullying has become much starker in its analysis recently. In February, a long-term study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Psychiatry established that bullies and their victims both have a higher rate of mental illness for decades afterward.Science magazine reported on the effects of nasty comments about science stories online: Not only do they fail to improve debate, they also make people stupider. The “nasty effect,” as the researchers call it, has a polarizing effect in that readers react by becoming more entrenched in their previous opinions, whether positive or negative.”
Reblogged in response to the earlier post on Hank’s Tumblr about comments on SciShow and VlogBrothers
The Litany Against Fear:
Originally penned by Frank Herbert for the Dune series, this litany has guided me through many dark days. I have always remained. The Dune series is my favorite classic science fiction series and always encourage others to check it out.
He who controls the spice, controls the universe.
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Inspired by John’s video today about the Boston Marathon, I made this. I hope you like it.
Hank explains camera lenses.
If you’re not watching Hank’s VEDA, you really should be.
Had to pause Hank’s VEDA video today to answer a phone call. This was the result
The Swoodilypoopers Meet Helvetica
Swoodilypoopers Roster FIFA 11
*Context is everything for the Swindon Town Swoodilypoopers
Some Things Begged to be Gifed - The Soon Raccoon Emblem
Original Soon Raccoon Design by Jon Risinger - gifed by me
