Saturday Snap – Watching For Daddy

Something cool to see whether I’m coming from or going to work…

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Friday Fun Link – Who Owns The Copyright to the World’s Most Retweeted Photo?

Ellen Degeneres arranged a “spontaneous” selfie with some heavy hitters at the recent Oscar telecast.  After tweeting it, it quickly crashed Twitter, became the most re-tweeted photo of all-time eclipsing Obama’s “Four More Years” tweet many times over, and becoming ripe for parody.

But it also quickly led to a question about who owned the copyright to the photo – is it Bradley Cooper who actually “snapped the shutter” (or did whatever the smartphone equivalent is)?  Is it Ellen who “commissioned” the work? Is it Samsung who paid Ellen to use a Samsung Galaxy as part of a paid product placement advertisement?  Or could it be someone else entirely?

What Are The Best Mentions of a Book Title Within That Book?

A great question from Reddit’s /r/books sub-reddit.

Happy 11th Anniversary, Shea!

I posted this picture on our third anniversary back in 2006 but see that the link to the graphic’s ended up broken during one of my blog moves.

So here’s the image once again – my favourite wedding picture (well, not counting the more spontaneous one of Shea running out of the water just as a wave hits while I stand there, laughing while throwing my hands in the air!)

Jason and Shea Wedding Photo on the Beach

 

Sorry for the crappy colouring – a combination of using bad technology from 10 years ago and having said scanning done at Wal-Mart on the cheap.  I gotta find our originals to re-scan them someday!

Reddit’s Top 10 Most Saved Comments

Today, Reddit had an official blog post about their “Gold” program where you can either buy an annual membership or “gild” someone with gold for one-off comments and now posts.  Gold members (like myself) get added benefits on the site including the ability to save comments and as part of their blog post, they listed the Top 10 Most Saved Comments by Gold Members:

So to commemorate saving comments becoming available to all, here’s the current top 10 comments saved the most number of times by gold users:

  1. /u/johnnywebber in “What is a skill someone can learn in 6 months that will impress employers on a resume?”
  2. /u/A_I_D_A_N in “Which websites do you usually visit when you are bored of reddit?”
  3. /u/ryans01 in “I just don’t care about myself.”
  4. /u/_shnazzy in “24 Awesome Skills to Learn for Free Online”
  5. /u/PEE_ALL_OVER_ME in “What is something I could teach myself in 5 minutes or less that would benefit me the rest of my life?”
  6. /u/mrsclause2 in “What are some meals that are simple to make, but easy to impress people with?”
  7. /u/coconutwaters in “What is a subreddit you think everyone should check out at least once, and why?”
  8. /u/tritter211 in “What is the biggest way people waste money?”
  9. /u/brother_dean in “If I have FIVE hours everyday dedicated to becoming more fit, what should I do?”
  10. /u/gabrielle1106 in “Writers of Reddit, what are exceptionally simple tips that make a huge difference in other people’s writing?”

Music Monday – “Music loud and women warm/I’ve been kicked around/Since I was born.”

Bruce Springsteen has been covering songs by local artists during various stops on his Australian tour – INXS, AC/DC and Lorde.

Oh, and this one…

“Staying Alive” – Bee Gees (Bruce Springsteen cover)

Why Libraries Deserve To Be Hip

A mother explains the value of libraries to her and her family.

I like being among the people who come to my branch for English language classes, the retirees who sit and read the newspaper, the rowdy kids who are killing time before they go home, and moms of young children reading their tots Ezra Jack Keats. My library is rarely quiet. I like it that way. It crackles with life.

I like the way my library crackles with life too! 😉

Saturday Snap – Rock and Roll!

I sometimes think the only reason we have kids is to teach them cute tricks.

Sasha has a few – when you say “Are you cute?”, she’ll tilt her head at 90 degrees (usually), if you ask how big she is, she’ll throw both arms up over her head (usually), she can wave when prompted (usually) and now this one which is the best of them all…

I say it’s inspired by Gene Simmons of KISS but it’s probably more reminiscent of Miley Cyrus (even though lately, Sasha’s definitely been a “rock and roll all nite” type!)…

(And just for my blog readers, another version that hasn’t made the rounds on Facebook…)

Friday Fun Link – Russian “Human Flies” Illegally Climb the Highest Structure in China and Second Highest in the World

Definitely don’t watch this video if you suffer from vertigo…

The Milestones of Your Little Rocket Scientist

(Via Stephen’s Lighthouse)