I'm not sure if everyone's already heard about this, but just in case: If you've ever commented on any of the Gawker blogs - Lifehacker, io9, Gizmodo, Jezebel, etc etc, their user database was hacked and released into the wild over the weekend.
More info is here: [link]
You can check to see if your account was compromised here: [link]
Or just change your password on any of the Gawker sites anyway, just to be sure. More importantly, if you tend to use the same login/password on multiple sites, whether Gawker is among them or not, this would be a good time to change, or someday you'll be doomed to an eternity of inadvertently sending out twitter spam about acai berries.
Bare Necessities is having a 25% off sale until 12/14, and with some existing discounts I just got two Le Mystere bras shipped to me for a total of $71.00. [link]
Does anyone want a copy of The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie? Free to the first person to email me. At my profile addy.
ETA: Claimed.
My roller derby team is preparing to jump into a frozen Wisconsin lake in order to raise money for Special Olympics. If you feel so inclined, check out our team page and make a pledge.
Thanks!
One of the Browncoats (who shall be nameless to protect his identity) has come up with a cRaZy notion to do a Watch n Post using modern technology. It involves Xbox, Netflix Streaming, "Watch With Party", and Serenity. If folks know if other streaming devices can join the party, please let us know!
Right now, it is the beginnings of a working theory. Something to see if it would work. But, it would seem to me, that since Netflix has a lot of the Jossverse streaming now, it could lead to an interesting way to revisit our favorite shows.
The recently started discussion begins here: omnis_audis "Firefly 5: That's my girl... That's my good girl." Dec 18, 2010 1:03:57 pm PST
Comments, suggestions, help, and hopefully participation are most welcome!
Lonely Planet has made their iPhone/iPod Touch guides to many European cities available for free for the next 24 hrs (ish) to help travelers stranded by the weather. Get 'em while they're hot!
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My longtime friend Carol (the one who covers "Top Chef" for the Washington Post, and has cooked/blogged her way through French Laundry Cookbook) is once again using her PR skillz to support "Share Our Strength", an awesome charity that helps keep food on kids' tables. Not only can you give as little as $5 to help, but she's giving away, lottery-style, some pretty neat prizes to donors. I hope you'll help.
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Happy Holidays all. For the yuletide I've posted a holiday card appropriate to my Buffistas. It is a large HTML page, so to get the impact you will have to read and then scroll to read and view the rest. File sizes should be comparatively kind to those with slow connections. [link]
Serenity WnP starts in 35 minutes (5pm Board Time, 8pm EST).
NYCistas:
Tekserve is hosting post holiday electronic recycling in your area.
Info here.
