Leatherbound Classics

All my life, there has always been that allure of the leather-bound classic novel. They even used to have ads on tv and it was the pinnacle of success to be able to have them. They were the ultimate in literature: Jane Eyre, Emma, A Tale of Two Cities, The Complete Works of Shakespeare, etc.

So, recently, I went to Barnes and Noble and found that tradition has continued with...

Jurassic Park?

Now, I love that book. I used to collect different editions so I'll definitely buy this one someday because it's so pretty, but...it feels weird and...it makes me feel a little old. How can Jurassic Park be a classic when I'm older than it? Is it just because Michael Crichton's dead?

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Jurassic-Park-The-Lost-World/Michael-Crichton/e/9780307291844

Being Human and Miracle Day

So, if the plot-line of Torchwood: Miracle Day is that no one can actually die, how is that different from season three of Being Human except the difference in cast and lack of werewolves and vampires?

"Suspicious comments" and "Spam comments": LJ decision to 'block' spam i

I know get why some picture comments end up "missing".

*blech*

Originally posted by heeroluva at "Suspicious comments" and "Spam comments": LJ decision to 'block' spam is a big FAIL!

So I've been noticing in both my own journal and communities that I haven't been able to see some comments even thought it says there are more comments there than are actually showing up. Instead I'm getting a place holder that says (Spam comment) or (Suspicious comment).

Why are these showing up like this you may ask? In their rush to fight spam LJ has created a new filter that're AUTOMATICALLY TURNED ON in ALL journals and communities, which screens comments that are made with 'suspicious links' ie links that are not on their safe whitelist, so pretty much the majority of the internet. There is no noted way to add to the 'whitelist'.

What really gets me is that they didn't inform people that they were doing this until a week after it was done and that it was automatically turned on.

So how do I turn it off you might ask.

That's simple. Go to your Settings, click on the Privacy tab, and half way down where it says Spam Protection uncheck the box next to "Comments containing a link to a non-whitelisted domain will be marked as spam and moved to a special section." This applies to both personal journal and communities and the opinion has to be manually changed in each one.

While I understand how this could be a good idea, I think they went about it in a very backhanded way, and have implemented it poorly. There was no message to anyone that the link has been screened. It's automatically done. This went on for over a week before they said anything about it. There is still nothing in the FAQs about it even. The only way I found out about this way going through the support pages where people were reporting similar issues.

Please share this!

ETA: This links really illustrates the problems.

25 - Prettiest Scene

25 - Prettiest Scene

Actually, it would be any time they show the water and it's that gorgeous blue-green color which DOES exist in the Caribbean and parts of the Gulf of Mexico. I've seen it off Treasure Island.

However, the fight scene in Dead Man's Chest doesn't get its credit for prettiness as it should.

Day 26 - Something silly

Day 26 - Something silly

Well, it was either this or the epic Youtube MPreg where James gets pregnant with Jack's baby because of dealings with Tia Dalma.