Could just be a hoax, though. I fake some headaches, everyone gets used to poor helpless Spike. Then one day, no warning, I snap a spine, bend a head back, drain 'em dry. Brilliant.

Spike ,'Potential'


Natter 69: Practically names itself.  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


tommyrot - Jan 18, 2012 8:18:48 am PST #17013 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

You can also circumvent the Wikipedia blackout by hitting the 'Esc' key while the page is loading. You have to time it right.


§ ita § - Jan 18, 2012 8:20:17 am PST #17014 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Lifehacker also has a scriptlet, if you want an easily repeatable method.


tommyrot - Jan 18, 2012 8:21:44 am PST #17015 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

So,

Here’s a little good news to cheer up your Wednesday: Today’s anti-censorship protest across the Internet has already forced Republican senators Marco Rubio and John Cornyn to drop their support of the SOPA bill. Already! Rubio and Cornyn weren’t just supporters, though — Rubio co-sponsored the legislation that would allow the U.S. government to shut down almost any website for almost any reason, and Cornyn heads the GOP’s Senate campaign group.

The New York Times reports:

Internet protests on Wednesday quickly cut into Congressional support for anti-web piracy measures as lawmakers abandoned and rethought their backing for legislation that pitted new media interests against some of the most powerful old-line commercial interests in Washington.

[link]

Link has links for you to send notes of protest to your senators and representatives.


Connie Neil - Jan 18, 2012 8:27:21 am PST #17016 of 30001
brillig

We're expecting some snow this week in Utah, but nothing beyond what we're well used to dealing with. It's actually supposed to be a snow/rain mix, because it's been much warmer than usual around here. I would only worry if he's coming in late, when things might be freezing up a bit--which our airport is well used to coping with.


Steph L. - Jan 18, 2012 8:27:46 am PST #17017 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

wrote my congresscritters.

My boss, who lives in John Boehner's district (and once again I apologize on behalf of Ohio for his presence in Congress), won't write him because "I wrote him once and he won't care what I have to say anyway."

There are few people more negative than she is. Seriously. She makes Eeyore look like goddamn Pollyanna.


Jessica - Jan 18, 2012 8:31:30 am PST #17018 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I would only worry if he's coming in late, when things might be freezing up a bit--which our airport is well used to coping with.

Thanks. His flight gets in at midnight, but it sounds like he won't get stranded in Dallas.


Consuela - Jan 18, 2012 8:32:55 am PST #17019 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Anyone want a mansion in Rome? Check out Pope Innocent X's house: [link]


Steph L. - Jan 18, 2012 8:38:12 am PST #17020 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

The Oatmeal on SOPA: [link]

Do it for the kittens!

Unrelatedly, I want pancakes.


-t - Jan 18, 2012 8:40:42 am PST #17021 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I had pancakes for breakfast and they were good.


Polter-Cow - Jan 18, 2012 8:40:59 am PST #17022 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Web Protests Piracy Bills, and 2 Senators Change Course:

Members of Congress, many of whom are grappling with the issues posed by the explosion in new media and social Web sites, appeared caught off guard by the backlash to what had been a relatively obscure piece of legislation to many of them.

Glad it seems to have actually done some good!