Just another silly thread I started. I posted a bunch of space pictures which was a stupid thing to do. I'm sure a moderator would like to delete this thread now.
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Silly thread please ignore.
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Boredom mostly. But secondly I thought they might give someone a spark so they could start writing. But then again I'm weird like that.
There is so much I want to say but I don't know how to say it. I don't have the necessary skills to say what I need say nor do I have the will power. I look at photos like these and I think about how our society as whole is nothing compared to the rest of the universe. We go on with our day to day lives as if they're the most important things and then BAM! Something out there, either an asteroid or a GRB,kills us in the blink of an eye; like a human stomping an ant.
But what do I know? I'm some ignorant fool working a stupid day job trying to pay the freakin bills. I don't have a degree or live with a wealthy family. I have no influence over anything. I'm just sitting here and waiting for the reaper to show up. Until he does I'm going to enjoy what the rest of this vast universe has to offer.
I'll delete the pics.
There is so much I want to say but I don't know how to say it. I don't have the necessary skills to say what I need say nor do I have the will power. I look at photos like these and I think about how our society as whole is nothing compared to the rest of the universe. We go on with our day to day lives as if they're the most important things and then BAM! Something out there, either an asteroid or a GRB,kills us in the blink of an eye; like a human stomping an ant.
But what do I know? I'm some ignorant fool working a stupid day job trying to pay the freakin bills. I don't have a degree or live with a wealthy family. I have no influence over anything. I'm just sitting here and waiting for the reaper to show up. Until he does I'm going to enjoy what the rest of this vast universe has to offer.
I'll delete the pics.
Strippers always inspire me...
Oh...you meant writing inspiration. Never mind. Shakes head, what was I thinking...
Oh...you meant writing inspiration. Never mind. Shakes head, what was I thinking...
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Can you at least post links to where you got the pics?
And perhaps you don't know us very well - a tread titled "Silly thread please ignore" is going to attract a lot of lurkers, and likely many posters.
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No; however, the images Falcon shared earlier were hotlinked from a nasa.gov site.
Below is an explanation from Medi regarding AW's linking policy:
Please note this part, which I've seen happen in this very room: Because the site owner or image owner may be annoyed enough to swap out the innocent image of kittens and bunnies you linked to, and replace it with a pornographic or otherwise offense image.Originally Posted by Medievalist
Absolute Write Image Linking Policy
Absolute Write's official policy prohibits hotlinking (also known as inline linking) to images on sites that you do not own or where you do not have an account that is intended for image linking.
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Hotlinking or inline linking refers to using the vBulletin image link tool (accessed via this icon:) to link to an image on a site that is not yours, or that is not stored on your account on an image hosting site like PhotoBucket or Flickr or Picasa.
Sharp-eyed member Mac H reminds me that some sites, like xkcd.com, explicitly provide permission (as explained here) for hotlinking; they too would be an exception to the rule, though I'd include a link in the post to the hosting site's policy as a courtesy.
Why is Hotlinking a Problem
- Because it uses the bandwidth of the site where the image lives, and the owner of the site is therefore paying for AW bandwidth.
- Because the image may not be in a context that the rights holder and owner find acceptable.
- Because the site owner or image owner may be annoyed enough to swap out the innocent image of kittens and bunnies you linked to, and replace it with a pornographic or otherwise offense image.
- Because the image may contain code or malware.
- Because it makes MacAllister's eyeballs itch when she gets a nasty email from the poor person whose bandwidth jumped dramatically because someone on AW hotlinked to a cute kitty cat picture.
And for lots of other reasons.
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- Copy the address of the specific image on your hosting account that you want to link to in a post.
- Write your post.
- When you are ready to insert the linked image, position your cursor where you want the image to show.
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PhotoBucket makes this especially easy because they give you a link that's already formatted; you can just copy and paste it into the body of a post.
You want a link that has looks like this
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- Remember that chocolate is one of the basic food group.
I also see you like defying covenants too
. See! See what I did there? Ok, it was corny, but I saw your book title and saw this comment and...Yes, I've been up since 5:30 and just walked a mile plus did martial arts for 2 hours in a hot room. I'm a bit loopy.
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Well... it worked. You woke me up and made me come in here.
Where's Scarlet? Where is my offering? You KNOW the one I want.
Appease me.
Where's Scarlet? Where is my offering? You KNOW the one I want.
Appease me.
Yeah, he's done it now, hasn't he? This thread will get to a million before the counting to one million thread does.
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Jessianodel, I like that quite a lot. Thank you!
Scarlet, OFG has spoken, woman...ignore her at your own peril.
Scarlet, OFG has spoken, woman...ignore her at your own peril.
I'm - um - spaced. In a third-glass-of-Moet kind of way. First copy of Book arrived today. It's reeeeeel pritty
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