ouch. i hurt myself laughing

webcams and naked people?

In "oh, that's a thing now" news, a colleague of mine thought it odd that there was a single "motion detector" in his AirBNB in the bedroom and voila, it's an IP camera connected to the web. (He left at 3am, reported, host is suspended, colleague got refund.) pic.twitter.com/6KgkDmEZXB

— Jason Scott (@textfiles) November 28, 2017

maybe ornaments too?

Smile, you’re on hidden webcam Airbnb TV!

BRIEFLY: The rules apply to hosts spying on guests as well as guests spying on hosts, be it through nanny cams, cams hidden in smoke alarms, cams tucked into USB power plugs, cams hiding in lightbulbs, cams hanging out in alarm clocks, in wall clocks, in hooks to hang your clothes (for those who get turned on by viewing garment labels…?), in Teddy bears, in air fresheners, in picture frames, in wall outlets, and, good Lord, where can’t they put these things?

What to do if you detect an undisclosed camera

1. Take photos of the device for evidence
2. Take photos of your accommodation so you can prove that you haven’t trashed the place: some hosts have reportedly made such false accusations.
3. Get your clothes on and get out of there
4. Report it to police. You want to stop that stream before other people get swept up in it.
5. If you’re in an Airbnb rental, report it to Airbnb, along with your evidence, before it happens to another victim.

VIA

doing it right New Orleans Style

pic.twitter.com/spCTkwCacb

— A. Movies (@AssholeMovies) December 2, 2017

Those "assholes watching movies" really know how to live right! They are celebrating Sean's birthday in New Orleans! Go look at their tweets! @AssholeMovies

politics on facebook

this is Tuesday's Terrific Thought

The Man Who Invented Christmas - Trailer

free gift: books on why girls are so weird

go to your library... ask them anything... even this... BOOM

be this #Shake this world up

Monday Maniac? Be this... now.

your free gift: White House Baby Congrats

your baby might be a kid by the time you get the greeting!

(U.S. citizens only)

Free Congratulatory Greetings from the White House. 

The President and First Lady will send a card to you for the birth of your new baby, or some other occasion, officially from the White House with their signatures! 

Send a birth announcement or your baby’s name,  address and birth date to:

The White House
Attn:  Greetings Office
Washington, D.C.  20502-0039

Make sure to also include:
1. Name of honoree(s). (The Baby’s Name)
2. Address of honoree(s).
3. Form of address (Mr., Mrs., Ms., Miss).
4. Date (month, day, year) of birth, birthday, wedding, or anniversary.
5. Requestor’s name and daytime phone number.

You can also send it by FAX: 202-395-1232

Please note: email requests will not be honored.

You can also try to submit it online HERE (which is just a Contact page). Type “Greetings request” in the message box. Give the required details for the greeting.  However, you will probably have better luck if you do it by regular mail.
This is a wonderful addition to your child’s baby book, and a great keepsake. The president will also send a congratulatory greeting for other special occasions in addition to welcoming your new baby.
Please note that the White House Greetings Office is currently swamped and it may take several months for your Presidential greeting to arrive for the birth of your new baby. This free service is for US citizens only.

holidaze

we skip all the shopping stuff this time of year... we do this blog instead... and write poetry...BOOM

and we look for stuff to give you the chills... (kidding)   BOOM!

i give

check out last December's poetry on this blog - all month in 2016 - BOOM!
December poetry(44) 

here it is... the twelfth month

all month we are going to give you gifts... blog (FREE) gifts!   BOOM

good night

keep watching this blog...

Manifesto Soundtrack

we love her... BOOM

this MIGHT hurt

Collywobbles

Definition:

pain in the abdomen and especially in the stomach; a bellyache

Example:

"... unfortunately I awoke this morning with collywobbles, and had to take a small dose of laudanum with the usual consequences of dry throat, intoxicated legs, partial madness and total imbecility..." — Robert Louis Stevenson, Vailima Letters, 1890-1894

About the Word:

Etymologist believe that collywobbles most likely has its origin in cholera morbus, the Latin term for the disease cholera (the symptoms of which include severe gastrointestinal disturbance).
How would cholera morbus have shifted into collywobbles? By folk etymology – a process in which speakers make an unfamiliar term sound more familiar. In this case, the transformation was probably influenced by the words colic and wobble.

more power?

Should we be working to stop Google and Facebook from becoming even more powerful?

Well:

If it’s clear that Facebook and Google can’t manage what they already control, why let those corporations own more? America’s antitrust enforcers can impose such a rule almost immediately.
For one thing, there is no doubt these corporations qualify for antitrust regulation. Facebook, for instance, has 77% of mobile social networking traffic in the United States, with just over half of all American adults using Facebook every day.
Nearly all new online advertising spending goes to just Facebook and Google, and those two companies refer over half of all traffic to news websites. In all, Facebook has some 2 billion users around the world.