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September 12, 2014
“Someday we will be more than words in the dark.” ― Snow Like...
September 11, 2014
CollegeHumor explains Net Neutrality
I’m Adam.
-And I’m Emily.
We make “funny videos” on the Internet.
-But soon, we might not be able to.
That’s because…
…net neutrality is in jeopardy. Net Neutrality is the principle that says ISPs can’t discriminate between different types of traffic.
That means that…
…whether you’re a bedroom music producer, a couple on an amateur porn site, or just someone with a start up idea - you get access to the same users as Netflix, Facebook or Amazon. On the Internet, anyone can succeed.
But…
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…America’s ISPs wanna set up a pay-for-play system where rich companies pay extra to get to those users first.
If this happens…
…instead of a wonderful playground if innovation that it is now, the Internet will become like cable TV where you can only get stuff that’s been pre-approved by a bunch of old rich guys.
Ten years from now…
…your Internet bill could be a bigger “fustercluck” than your cable bill.
Now, you might be thinking…
…isn’t the government supposed to protect me from fragrant doucheholery like this?
Unfortunately…
…the former chairman of the FCC (government agency that’s SUPPOSED to protect you) is now the cable industry’s head lobbyist. And another former cable industry lobbyist is now the CURRENT head of the FCC.
So…
…we can’t trust the FCC to make the right decision on their own. That’s why WE need to protect the Internet we love. The chaotic, AWESOME, often quite weird, place where literally everyone’s voice can be heard.
In a few months…
…the FCC will approve this festering soal of proposal unless we speak up. The Internet is one of the few places where human voices speak louder than money. So while that’s still the case, let’s use those voices. Go to DEARFCC.ORG and tell them to protect Net Neutrality. Thanks for doing your part to protect the Internet.
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Contact FCC at https://dearfcc.org/
IF DEARFCC.ORG IS DOWN, simply go to good oldhttp://www.savetheinternet.com/
All GIFS are courtesy of our new friend, RANDY!
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September 10, 2014
hccfrenzy:
Row 1: The Perfectionists / Pretty Little Liars /...
Row 1: The Perfectionists / Pretty Little Liars / Get Even / Adventure Time / Geek Girl / Model Misfit / Picture Perfect
Row 2: Tiger Lily / Cruel Beauty / Dorothy Must Die / Thirteen / Debutantes / Zom-B / Eat Brains Love / Undead With Benefits
Row 3: The Vampire Diaries / Another Little Piece / Yes Please / No One Else Can Have You / The Brokenhearted / The Invisible
Row 4: The Queen of the Tearling / Sabriel / Snow Like Ashes / Red Queen / Doctor Who: The Secret Lives of Monsters / The Official Quotable Doctor Who / Doctor Who: The Doctor’s Lives and Times
Row 5: Salvage / Insignia / Avalon / Polaris / 3:59 / A Thousand Pieces of You
Row 6: The Secrets of Lily Graves / Dear Killer / House of Ivy and Sorrow
*gives stamp of approval*
hccfrenzy:
A few weeks ago we talked about some of our most...
A few weeks ago we talked about some of our most anticipated fall reads. Because our list was so long, we split it into two! Click here to read Part 1.
Frenzy’s Most Anticipated Fall Books - Part 2
In A Handful of Dust by mindymcginnis (9/23/2014): Set ten years after Not a Drop to Drink, a dangerous disease strikes the community where teenage Lucy lives. When her adoptive mother, Lynn, takes Lucy away from their home and friends to protect her, Lucy struggles to figure out what home means.
Endgame by James Frey (10/7/2014): Endgame is a fully integrated, multimedia book and gaming experience that invites its readers to join twelve Players in a worldwide, puzzle-based hunt where the fate of the world is at stake. In Endgame, our world is populated by twelve ancient bloodlines. In each line, a Player trains for a catastrophic event that has not yet happened—until the Calling. Now the Players must set off on a journey in search of three ancient keys that will save not just their line, but the world. Each book in the trilogy will feature an interactive “super puzzle” comprised of clues and riddles layered into the story and there will be a major cash prize tied to the puzzle in each book. Google Niantic is building a mobile, location-based, augmented reality game inextricably tied to the books and mythology, and Twentieth Century Fox has bought the movie rights. Read the Books. Find the Clues. Solve the Puzzle. Who will Win?
Kiss Kiss Vanish by Jessica Martinez (10/7/14): Valentina Cruz no longer exists. One moment she was wrapped in Emilio’s arms, the next, she was witnessing a murder ordered by her father and carried out by her boyfriend. When Emilio pulled the trigger, Valentina disappeared, shedding her identity and fleeing her life of privilege. She soon discovers that though she can change her name and deny her past, Valentina can’t run from the truth….
Tell Me Again How A Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan (10/7/14): At Armstead Academy, everyone knows everything about everyone. Well, everyone thinks they know everything…With the heart of Judy Blume and wit of Alison Bechdel, Sara Farizan returns with the authenticity and humor that distinguished her debut book, If You Could Be Mine.
The Perfectionists by Sara Shepard (10/7/14): In Beacon Heights, Washington, five high school seniors know that you don’t have to be good to be perfect. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Little Liars comes another series full of juicy secrets, nail-biting suspense, and beautiful girls who will do anything to hide the ugly truth.
Clariel by Garth Nix (10/14/14): The long-awaited fourth book in the New York Times bestselling Old Kingdom series by Garth Nix! Clariel, prelude to the Abhorsen trilogy, is set approximately six hundred years before the birth of Sabriel. You can read an excerpt of it here!
Snow Like Ashes by sararaasch (10/14/14): Sixteen years ago the Kingdom of Winter was conquered and its citizens enslaved, leaving them without magic or a monarch. Now, the Winterians’ only hope for freedom is the eight survivors who managed to escape, and who have been waiting for the opportunity to steal back Winter’s magic and rebuild the kingdom. While you wait for the book, visit it’s official Pinterest page because it’s all kinds of awesome.
Divergent Collector’s Edition by Veronica Roth (10/21/14): The #1 New York Times bestseller is now available in a beautifully designed Collector’s Edition that includes excerpts from early drafts of Divergent, artistic renderings of the Choosing Ceremony bowls, an excerpt from the movie script, favourite quotes illustrated by fellow Initiates, and a map of the Dauntless compound!
A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray (11/4/2014): The first book in an epic space–and–time–bending new trilogy by bestselling author Claudia Gray about a girl who must chase her father’s killer through multiple dimensions. (Also: LOOK AT THAT COVER!!!!)
On The Edge by Allison van Diepen (11/25/14): With a full ride scholarship to Florida State, Maddie Diaz is not sorry to be leaving Miami. But on her way home from celebrating with her girls, she witnesses the murder of a homeless man by two gang members, and tells the cops what she saw. Only too late does she think about the repercussions of snitching on the Reyes gang.
What are you excited to read?
SNOW LIKE ASHES is in some lovely company :D
Stop the internet slow down.
I feel very strongly about this. https://www.battleforthenet.com/?skip_call=true&oo=1
Sign itttttttt
The Internet Slowdown is coming, and it's going to be huge.
Hey there,
Exciting news! The Internet Slowdown net neutrality protest planned for September 10th is really taking off. This morning, a dozen of the world’s largest websites announced that they’re joining in a big way. Sites you know and love like Etsy, Kickstarter,…
staff:
Today’s the day. The day you help save the internet from...
Today’s the day. The day you help save the internet from being ruined.
Ready?
Yes, you are, and we’re ready to help you.
(Long story short: The FCC is about to make a critical decision as to whether or not internet service providers have to treat all traffic equally. If they choose wrong, then the internet where anyone can start a website for any reason at all, the internet that’s been so momentous, funny, weird, and surprising—that internet could cease to exist. Here’s your chance to preserve a beautiful thing.)
Have you helped?
SNOW LIKE ASHES: Map of Primoria
With SLA’s release a mere 34 days out (*hyperventilates*), it’s only fair that you gorgeous souls who are already interested in it get a privileged look at the book before it dances merrily into the world.
Thus, I present to you, a sneak peek at the map of the world of SNOW LIKE ASHES! This map will be in every copy of SLA (can I get an AMEN?? I get hopelessly lost in the grocery store, let alone complicated fantasy worlds, so anytime a book comes with a map, I squeal).
This map was designed by the super epic Jordan Saia.
I KNOW RIGHT?? When this beauty popped into my inbox, I may or may not have teared up. Because LOOK AT IT. The mountains, with their misty clouds; the forests, with their thick, overgrown trees; and the KINGDOMS.
THE KINGDOMS.
It probably doesn’t make much sense to you now, seeing weird little objects in the center of each kingdom’s territory lines (“A staff? A crown? A ring? WHAT IS HAPPENING SARA??”) but trust me, when you read SLA, it will all make sense in a way that made me giggle with delight.
This map. THIS MAP.
What do you think of it?
Pre-Squee about... Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch
New Post has been published on http://bewitchedbookworms.com/2014/09/pre-squee-about-snow-like-ashes-by-sara-raasch.html
Pre-Squee about… Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch
Welcome to the Pre-Squee, a new weekly feature here at the Bookworms and at The Book Swarm. Some books, though…
*squishes*
September 9, 2014
jodimeadows:
The challenge: make 5k adds of THE ORPHAN QUEEN on...
The challenge: make 5k adds of THE ORPHAN QUEEN on Goodreads by the time I finish my draft of OQ2 and it’ll be international ARC giveaway time. (Otherwise we wait until I feel like it again. *fickle*) I’m going to finish my draft this week. #jodimeadows #fantasybooks #yalit #yabooks #theorphanqueen #orphanqueen http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18081228-the-orphan-queen
