You can’t erase the strokes you’ve made.

perfect

Backflip Compilation of the Day: Syracuse University student Sam Morrison’s dad bet him $100 he couldn’t do a backflip every day for a year. On December 31st, 2011, Morrison proved his dad wrong by completing 365 backflips — all cataloged on his Tumblr blog.

“I think my life goal is to do a backflip on every continent,” Morrison told Syracuse’s Post-Standard, which has been following Sam’s story since February.

In related news, there is absolutely nothing going on in Syracuse.

[samthecobra.]

weasleycansaveanything:

John Green: GAY is NOT an INSULT (x)

(via absurdreasoning)

Because of Edison’s patents for the motion pictures it was close to financially impossible to create motion pictures in the North American east coast. The movie studios therefor relocated to California, and founded what we today call Hollywood. The reason was mostly because there was no patent. There was also no copyright to speak of, so the studios could copy old stories and make movies out of them - like Fantasia, one of Disney’s biggest hits ever.

So, the whole basis of this industry, that today is screaming about losing control over immaterial rights, is that they circumvented immaterial rights. They copied (or put in their terminology: “stole”) other peoples creative works, without paying for it. They did it in order to make a huge profit. Today, they’re all successful and most of the studios are on the Fortune 500 list of the richest companies in the world. Congratulations - it’s all based on being able to re-use other peoples creative works. And today they hold the rights to what other people create. If you want to get something released, you have to abide to their rules. The ones they created after circumventing other peoples rules.

The reason they are always complaining about “pirates” today is simple. We’ve done what they did. We circumvented the rules they created and created our own. We crushed their monopoly by giving people something more efficient. We allow people to have direct communication between each other, circumventing the profitable middle man, that in some cases takeover 107% of the profits (yes, you pay to work for them). It’s all based on the fact that we’re competition. We’ve proven that their existence in their current form is no longer needed. We’re just better than they are.

— from The Pirate Bay’s press release regarding SOPA and PIPA (via davidfinchers)

(Source: static.thepiratebay.org, via absurdreasoning)

(Source: paulyteeth, via milkwhitecages)

surgation:

theysayoftheacropolis:

weasleycansaveanything:

John Green: Harry Potter Nerds Win at Life (x)

It is the primary goal of my life as a nerdfighter to go see a movie with John and/or Hank Green. Not just ANY movie, but one that is awesome and epic, as Harry Potter was (and remains in our hearts and minds) awesome and epic.

^I am totally in love with this idea.

(via consciencemakescowardsofusall)

theskinnysweetpea:

BLACK MARCH
Thursday, March 1st 2012 to Saturday 31st March 2012

With the continuing campaigns for Internet-censoring litigation such as SOPA and PIPA, and the closure of sites such as Megaupload under allegations of ‘piracy’ and ‘conspiracy’ the time has come to take a stand against music, film and media companies’ lobbyists.

The only way is to hit them where it truly hurts.
Their profit margins.

March 2012 is the end of the 1st quarter in economic reports worldwide.

Do not buy a single record. Do not download a single song, legally or illegally. Do not go to see a single film in cinemas, or download a copy, Do not buy a DVD in the stores. Do not buy a videogame. Do not buy a single book or magazine.

Wait the 4 weeks to buy them in April: see the film later, etc. Holding out for just 4 weeks, maximum, will leave a gaping hole in media and entertainment companies’ profits for the 1st quarter, an economic hit which will in turn be observed by governments worldwide as stocks and shares will blip from a large enough loss of incomes.
This action can give a statement of intent:

”We will not tolerate the Media Industries’ lobbying for legistation which will censor the internet.”

i’m doing this. please join me.

(Source: barkbarkbarkbarkbarkbarkbarkbark, via suckkitin)

kimikarma:

stateofjoe:

I’m on strike today; I’ll see you guys tomorrow.

Please remember to let your representatives know how you feel about this bill that will undeniably crush our liberty. Let your voice be heard. Let your anger be felt.

366 put on HOLD

(Source: stateofjoe)

Cassandra Clare: On movies and casting ←

cassandraclare:

Whew. So on any given day, this is a lot of my inbox. Movies, casting, movies, is there any movie news, casting.

I thought I’d say a few things and then tag it with the “movie” tag so I can just go back and point at it if people have questions.

When you’re an author, movies are that…

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