Stars are falling for us

(B is for backup K is for killer L is for liar.)

HEY!

does any of you have

I Need You - Tim McGraw

please ): I cannot find it anywhere

The empire strikes back

In recent weeks, we've taken huge steps towards blocking spam accounts on LiveJournal. In fact, we've suspended as many as 30,000 accounts in a single day! We've implemented several pre-emptive measures to prevent the creation of spam accounts, and we've honed our detection of suspicious content. Spam bots are a crafty lot, so we'll continue to refine our tactics and keep up the good fight to keep you safe from spam attacks on LiveJournal.

RSS feeds again

If you're addicted to xkcd_rss, icanhaschzbrgr, or other syndicated feeds, we're pleased to report that we've resolved the update error that was mucking up your RSS feeds. While content was being pulled correctly, it wasn't being posted to the feeds themselves. Late last week, we finally nailed down what we hope was the root problem, so content should post properly. We thank you for your patience.

Wii have killer CSI Deadly Intent contests!

c_s_i

If you're a gamer who loves CSI, have Wii got news for you! c_s_i is sponsoring killer contests. Simply post a question to a member of the CSI crew. The winner will get a free copy of CSI: Deadly Intent for Nintendo Wii (with a retail value of $39.99) and get their question answered by a member of the CSI writing team! There's also a fantastic monthly contest. To enter, join c_s_i, play the online version of CSI: Deadly Intent, and respond to a two-part query for a chance to win a Wii! Entries will be judged on composition and originality. Sorry, but you must be a U.S. resident and over 18 years old to participate. Check out the rules here.

Enveloped in postcards

Last week, we asked you to send in postcards to help us decorate our drab concrete walls. Here's a photo of the results so far! Thank you so much and please keep them coming! You can mail them to Frank the Goat, Esq., c/o LiveJournal, Inc., 539 Bryant Street, Suite 210, San Francisco, CA 94107. Be sure to include your username, since we'll be giving ten random users paid account credits.

Photos of the week

If you haven't visited our new LiveJournal photo community, you're in for an amazing visual trip. LiveJournal users from around the world will take you on a scenic journey to everywhere. Post your own pictures or kick back and enjoy at lj_photophile. You can view some of this week's awesome photos after the jump. Please start tagging with geographic location, since we'd like to track all the places around the world represented in this community. Keep on commenting too!
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I shared some albums at my comm recently, and I'm linking to some below. If you wanna check out the other albums available at this entry, feel free to join sexy_mood_music and do so. If not, please do enjoy what I'm offering here. Also, if you snag something, a comment would be greatly appreciated! :)

[Remember to change 'hxxp' to 'http' for each link!]

Regina Spektor - Begin To Hope [Limited Edition]
Sufjan Stevens - The Avalanche: Outtakes and Extras from the Illinois Album

looking for We are the world - Michael Jackson.

thanks in advance! :)

Halloween was literally the worst night ever in the history of Huan Hui Lee. Period. 

As opposed to that, I had a fabulous week.
As Nagel believes, we should will look at the big picture rather than certain trivial events.

Oh, I missed my first philosophy lecture!! :3 <-- wrong. AND I persuaded Izyan to miss two of hers. We're a couple of rebels now. LSE did good.

So basically, I went to the Phoenix Concert!! AHHHHHHHHAHHHHH!!! Epic night out. That was literally the best concert I have ever been to. I still love Pw but this is different. Cos this time, I was clever enough to listen and learn the songs before going. Omg, it was brilliant. I can't get over it. The band was so into it and TM was adorable. He was so genuinely delighted and exhilarated. Not to mention his voice. Lol. Fangirl mode.

icons.

I'm FUCKED!!!! Well at least for these first few days of the week.

I lost my pin number to my debit card. And I have no cash.

My last 3 quid I just spent on The Big Issue (worth it imo) and a big bottle of Volvic. I'm just going to live off these two items for a couple of days till my pin number arrives  by post. Ohhh. Shit.

We got a temporary music tutor today because they switched timetables or whatever. His name is Luis and he's QT!!! Why are all music PHD students adorable. I need to know where they all congregate.

Zombieland is a really awesome film. The only thing I didn't like about it was the typical ~nerdy boy/hot chick~ plot but the soundtrack alone made up for it. And Woody Harrleson is appropriately badass. And...BM. Yes, COMEDY LEGEND. So appropriate. So hilarious. If someone were to ask me who my favourite actor is, I'd probably say That Guy. All my previous hollywood/obscure indie movie heartthrob crushes do not count. Except for Joseph Gordon Levitt. I don't know where to put the dash in his name.

Hmm. OK. I'm going out tomorrow for Halloween. And totally unprepared. What should I go as?! I hate dressing up. I need something quick and easy. Or anything purchasable. Suggestions plz :( Anyone? Anyone? BUELLER?

(or I might just curl up in bed and cry myself to sleep tomorrow night...lmao ok, not.)

EDIT: If you're reading this, our maintenance is OVER! The problem was not found on our equipment, which means we'll have to work with our ISP to fix this small problem -- which also means another maintenance window in the future -- but at least we have eliminated our side.

Thank you everyone, and a special shout out to rekoil for giving me a great suggestion AND also the opportunity to feel like I've just called in to a local radio station.

Have a great day, night or afternoon wherever you may be.

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Hi everyone, sorry for the late notice but I'm going to have to do some testing on 1 of our 4 internet circuits TONIGHT; Friday night or Saturday morning depending on which time zone you're in.

Most of us shouldn't notice any impact, though there may be some slowness or lag when I switch traffic on to our other ISP circuits and then another hit when I stop the tests. If a page won't load or times out, try hitting refresh 1 or 2 times and it should load then. If it doesn't work at all... trust me, I'll be typing really really really fast to try to undo whatever I just did. Hopefully you'll have some Halloween candy (if you're in the USA and celebrate that kind of thing) nearby to take away the bitterness of a small site outage. :(

Here's the handy-dandy Website That I Always Use to get a feel for when the maintenance will start in your area. Our site traffic historically dips on Friday afternoons until Saturday morning which is why we tend to pick this time for maintenance work.

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status.livejournal.org will, of course be updated before and after the maintenance window. Or else marta will get mad at me. :D

bt

In response to user comments from last week, we want to let you know that we'll remain LJ cut-free for the next month in order to get more eyeballs on our evolving newsletter. As for product coverage, that continues to be our top priority. For more granular detail, however, we recommend you join lj_releases.

Super-tweak for Yandex search

Some of our beta testers expressed privacy concerns using the Yandex search engine. Here's why: Last week, when you ran a search, you could see the usernames (and only the usernames) of everyone who commented on an entry, even if that entry was switched to Private or Friends Only after it was originally indexed. You could NOT see the actual comments from Friends Only or Private posts. In response to your input, we've implemented a fix to keep all user activity currently marked Friends Only or Private completely hidden. If you'd prefer your public content not to be indexed by Yandex, click here and use the settings labeled Search Inclusion (this covers your entire journal) and/or Comment Search Inclusion (which covers comments only). To test drive Yandex search now, click here.

Postcards from the edge

Several years ago, we asked LiveJournal users to send postcards to help us decorate our dull, white-washed offices. Since a good idea warrants repetition, we're at it again (same issue, new address). We hope you'll surround us with LiveJournal love by sending your postcards to Frank the Goat, Esq., c/o LiveJournal, Inc., 539 Bryant Street, Suite 210, San Francisco, CA 94107. We'll post snapshots right here. Be sure to include your username, since we'll randomly pick 10 lucky recipients to win free paid account time.

Conquer Writer's Block

Here are some excerpts from this week's most popular question of the day:

If a friend or relative makes a racist or homophobic remark, do you tend to confront them or let it slide? Are you more likely to confront them if it offends you directly or someone else who seems reluctant to speak up?

1. I find it easier to stand up for other people, and i wouldn't let it slide if they made a rude or hurtful comment.
2. Usually if a friend makes a racist or homophobic remark, I tend to let it slide. I think that while i would not say such things myself, I have no right to censor those around me.
3. This happens all of the time. I confront some relatives, but I refuse to if they are drunk or watch Fox News.
4. I'd let it slide if it was just a private remark... As much as I despise bigotry and intolerance, I know that you can't change people-they have to change themselves ...
5. Confront! confront! confront! Politely, but without equivocation.
6. SPEAK UP. Always, always, always speak up. Letting something slide lets ignorance win. No matter if it offends me directly, or someone else, I will confront the speaker and let them know that's not ok.
7. I don't get offended personally. As an immigrant, woman, gay and person of color if I took every single potentially offensive remark seriously I wouldn't get anything done.
8. I punch them in the balls. With my mind.
9. I do speak up, but often very timidly because I feel that I'm white and therefore I don't really have any authority to lecture someone on what's racist and what isn't...
10. Generally speaking, I do not let this shit fly, because it reduces me as a person, to this non-person and it replicates the destructive discourse that makes sure that sexual minorities, racial minorities, women, people with disabilities, trans people and every intersection thereof into something other than human... And sometimes... I'm just too tired to deal with it, so I roll my eyes, make a sarcastic remark and hope the conversation moves on quickly.

For more daily questions and user comments, join writersblock. FYI, we don't want to invade your privacy, so we haven't credited individual users for their responses. We'd appreciate your feedback on this!

Spotlight community of the week

We can't resist making one last midnight trip to the ol' pumpkin patch. If you adore crazy costumes, fiendish festivities, and bottomless candy consumption as much as we do, this community has just what it takes to light up your jack-o-lantern.


halloween_fan

Photos of the week

We received so many incredible photos, we had to close our eyes and point. We uploaded a selection of awesome images at our new lj_photophile community. Please join and start posting (try to keep the width at around 625 for the sake of consistency)! We'd love for you to tell us more about your photos! You can help us select spotlight photos by commenting on your favorites. Once again, we thank you for making our online world more beautiful!

shutter	pancetta	ilya_gorokhov

Curtains

Thanks, again, for tuning in. We look forward to seeing you next week.

Needless: 12
Death Note: 4
Umineko: 2
Other: 12


Follow The Fake Cut~
I apologize for such a weak first icon post in advanced.

It's like something I've learn in Sociology......except we don't see it only from the natural science point of view. I mean like when someone is gay, the person will develop feelings towards the same sex and it's because he or she is born with what Biologist called the 'Gay Genes'. But I think it depends on the environment a person is brought up in. We might think that emotions or the way we act accordingly to certain situations are common sense but believe it or not we actually have to learn these. From interacting with people around us :) so the way we feel are controlled by the brain chemistry or whatever but we learn but first before our body can do it on its own :)

OMG i'm turning into a real Sociologist :S NERD!!!!

I'm with Mona now :D HAHA.

anyways, you see my friend Nina A...she's a really nice person, pretty and very......well....opposite of me??? but still people shouldn't compare wah. I'm not jealous of Nina or angry at her for being better than me which is very true :D (she's awesome everyone should meet her!) but stop comparing us please.........I know I'm not as friendly or as pretty, but please. and i dont like it when guys only talk to me to get to her. pretty low guys. so annoying! Shes nice so talk to her yourself. you people are making me look like Darth Vader standing next to sunshine Barbie!

Theres this person I might like BUT he has a girlfriend HAHA. and I don't really like the idea of stealing ones guy :( but he is very awesomely pretty. I don't know if he likes me or not. but he's very friendly. and pretty! he has the awesomest smile ever!!! *melts* yes this is like the thousandth time you've read Khalisah liking a guy. and the guy changes from every entry :P what can I say? I'm FICKLE LISAH :P
Not that I fall in love easily because LOVE is a very strong feeling that doesn't come easy for me. one time it did actually! but got me badly hurt and I don't think I want that anymore........and I don't see anything wrong with liking more than one guy. I am after all a Narcissist :P

ASSIGNMENTS! ASSIGNMENTS! ASSIGNMENTS! soooooo many things to do~ sigh~ I might die at the end of this semester :( HELP!!! aku mau makan sushi.........

OOOOOHHHH we have this Friendship Day in UBD. you can send people flowers and candies!!! like our teacher's day in MS :) and I predicted that Nina will get loads from her admirers :P JEALOUSKU NINS!!!!! hahahaha. if you do get them, belanja aku :P i would probably pass out if i get ONE. or simply think that the person delivered wrongly HAHAHA. who the hell would send me any...............................i should send myself one :P

I'm tired~ will go in Economics lecture with Munah karang. not that I take economics but cz aku keseorangan....I use that word quite often nowadays........

aku miss kamu-kamu semua :(