Web 2.0 Morons

dorks?

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:34:00 -0400

shiningstar:
While lurking on JA’s twitter, I thought of a puzzling question. Why is it that many undeniably attractive people (usually women) become so committed to communicating to the general public that in spite of their outward appearance, they are a huge dork/geek/nerd. Julia Allison and Meghan Asha are guilty of it. So is Cameron Diaz.
Why do people do this?
So that they can make themselves more “relatable.” It’s almost akin to when gorgeous celebs tell us how ugly they were as teenagers.

It’s carefully thought out self-promotion. In the specific case of Cameron Diaz, she for the most part has tried to cultivate a persona that spoke of her comedic talents.

In the case of the JA and MA two of the three Muskytwats, their self promotion is to ingratiate themselves into the “tech” world. Wow, look what that got them. JA dated Lodwick (real prize) and now is “involved” with a “straight” Charles Forman.

Meghan, thankfully keeps staring at her Iphone and taking pictures.

They are far from “geeks”, consider them more “fangirlz” of consumer technology.

Between the three of them, there is a total of zero tech “cred”.

I've Had Enough

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:13:00 -0400

jakoblodwick:

jlarchive:
After reading my mom’s post on shutting down her tumblelog, I can’t help but agree, and it’s time for me to end this.
It’s not about Tumblr, specifically. It’s about the web in general. It’s become overrun by too many animals. One of the last straws was adventures of mascarah, who, after reading a few posts where I expressed myself, wrote this:
I will say that if you cut off his head he still looks much better here than with his new shorter locks and Office Space/ child molester glasses. You might not have been happy then, Jake, but wow, you looked so much better.
I may be a millionaire but I this sort of thing still hurts. If this were a one-time thing, I could deal with it, but it happens several times a week, no matter what I do, and I can’t avoid seeing it. To be hit with a personal insult, from a stranger who knows only my blog persona, yet attacks me as a person, is an awful feeling.
Another last straw was this Gawker post, where I wanted to learn multiple basic summaries of the China situation as a starting point for a larger exploration of the country. I was torn to shreds (I still don’t understand why) by the poster, an elf who has never talked to me but stammered a darted his eyes when I encountered him at a party a year ago. Worse than the post were the comments. Imagine reading these things about yourself:
Boil. Your. Face.
His relationship with Julia “hey guys, I need to write an article, send me stuff and do it for me” Allison makes so much sense right now. They’re BOTH what’s wrong and evil in this world.
Oh, he’s my least favorite brand of asshole: the kind that thinks being an asshole makes him edgy. It doesn’t. It just makes him an asshole. He sucks.
Please kill yourself. You’re completely worthless.
I didn’t think it was possible to hate him more. But it is, apparently. He needs to shut his ugly face. We can call him ugly without fear of retribution in the form of execution right? Ugly. Inside and out.
Ha. Seriously. Fucking Napoleonic complex to go with his undoubtedly tiny ween. Also, ugly.
I saw him at the Bedford Ave subway station a week ago, looking like an escaped mental patient dressed as a retarded toddler.
The last one really pushed me over the edge. Not only do these people attack me online, but they recognize me in real life. That’s the kind of thing I don’t want to think about while out and about.
The absolute worst, though, has got to be the attacks for any display of self-confidence. You may conceptualize the Unites States as a great nation. But it’s also a big tribe, with its own irrational taboos. One of them is: don’t talk proudly about your achievements.
Unfortunately, my line of work requires me to aim high. If you can’t stomach that, fine, but consider the long-term effects of bashing me and others who goals are to innovate. Entrepreneurs, artists — our jobs are not easy; they require doing something new. This means we assume risk — our business could go bankrupt, our art could be despised. Perhaps you are happy with the current state of USA. I am not — I am deeply unhappy with it — and I want to change it.
But going forward, Jakob Lodwick, the person, is withdrawing from the public web. You will see the results of my efforts through Normative and other companies. I just cannot deal with these animals any longer.

Dude, I’ll give you some advice.

You’re very intelligent, but you’re not very smart. Intelligence is a gift, and you have it in spades. but, becoming smart takes work through experience. Hopefully you’re a smarter person from this experience. Good luck.

maryrambin:How is your summer looking??Do you still have...

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:52:30 -0400

maryrambin:

How is your summer looking??
Do you still have questions about summer trends? Have you pulled them off? Is there something you still want to incorporate or wear, but aren’t sure how?
Send me questions and photos and I’ll let you know if you’re on the right track.

After all the tumblr reblogs about this total ass-hat, does anyone really want to go to DUM DUM for ANY ADVICE?

She should really read her blog reposts, Although, I’m sure that there is no way that the negative feedback will make any difference though. She is so far gone in her belief that her advice is relevant, helpful and informative.

And she will now disappear in a puff of smoke.

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:31:49 -0400

And she will now disappear in a puff of smoke.:

jessicagoldharalson:

soupsoup:
(via jessicacoen)

A treasure trove of lip dubs lost forever. Oh Nos!!!

maryrambin:I just wanted to reiterate how much fun the slam...

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:26:24 -0400

maryrambin:

I just wanted to reiterate how much fun the slam storytelling experience is. I HIGHLY RECCOMMEND The Nuyorican Poetry Cafe for an entertaining night out in NYC.

Was she by far the skinniest blanquita there? Was she the only blanquita there? Did she feel “with it” because she was at something “ethnic”. I call bullshit on this one.

Eat some arroz con pollo, wash it down with Colombiana and then tell the world you experienced NYC Hispanic culture. Pump up those sticks you call legs with a couple of pounds.

maryrambin:Running around town today. I just took this pic as...

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:57:02 -0400

maryrambin:

Running around town today. I just took this pic as opposed to before I left at the beginning of the day, so I’m looking a little ragged.
Head to Toe:
Gucci glasses
Shirt I bought at Madison years ago
Belt from Encore
Escada shorts
Bernardo patent flip flops

She’s built like my old GI Joe action figures. And no, it’s not complimentary.

maryrambin:Who do they think they’re fooling? Pure Kraft = Pure...

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:00:52 -0400

maryrambin:

Who do they think they’re fooling? Pure Kraft = Pure Crap. End of story. Gotta love that they put forth the effort/millions.

Wow, just like your opinions DUM DUM, pure crap.

maryrambin:Women in tech, few and far between, but ready to...

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:09:46 -0400

maryrambin:

Women in tech, few and far between, but ready to take over. Watch out!
meghanasha:
Sarah Meyers, Alana Taylor, Mary (no last name needed), and I unite in person, a rare showing for girls of the Interwebs.

Girl 1 and Girl 4 offer zero sum value to the interwebs. The other two offer contributions that are nebulous at best.

At the end of the day, blogging about nothing and taking iphone pictures doesn’t make you an expert in anything. Except wasting time.

maryrambin: THE IRS - HEAVEN HELP ME Moe is being audited...

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:24:02 -0400

maryrambin:

THE IRS - HEAVEN HELP ME

Moe is being audited tomorrow, and I’m shakin in my boots. I have all of my receipts, inventory, costs from 2005, but it’s still just scary to think about.

I called a friend for some moral support, and here’s what he said:

“If you can survive Gawker and ValleyWag, you can survive the IRS.”

Haha. Of course now I feel MUCH better.

Of course surviving a website consortium pointing out your lack of intelligence is more important than having your financial house in order.

Keep thinking that DUM DUM, and when you get the notice of tax default, you can point out to the auditor that you survived Gawker and Valleywag and the IRS is “no big deal”.

maryrambin: A view inside of our yellow coach. Not the best...

Thu, 29 May 2008 08:43:41 -0400

maryrambin:

A view inside of our yellow coach. Not the best picture, but that’s reality.

This should also be applied when describing the inside of DUM DUM’s brain.

That's why her pictures of the "celebs" were so crappy, she was in the cheap seats!

Wed, 28 May 2008 11:57:00 -0400

That's why her pictures of the "celebs" were so crappy, she was in the cheap seats!

juliaallison: (via meghanasha) Happy. I’m so happy. ...

Fri, 02 May 2008 17:51:33 -0400

juliaallison:

(via meghanasha)

Happy. I’m so happy.

Retarded. You are so retarded. Mentally and spiritually.

maryrambin: meghanasha: Mary found a friend. For more Vegas...

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:41:36 -0400

maryrambin:

meghanasha:

Mary found a friend.

For more Vegas pics, see Meghan’s blog. I was otherwise occupied.

Considering DUM DUM’s recent posts, one would think the air filled dummy has the mental edge.

Bye Bye Baugher Blogger

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:52:46 -0400

maryrambin:

If you read Baugher Blogger, or find her interesting, or find her becoming trite, you’ve got to read RebloggingRebloggingJulia.
I really can’t believe it’s gone this far. Especially now that Baugher Blogger is so boring. But I feel like you should know about this blog. I find it f-ing hysterical.
Here are a few excepts from his (I believe it’s a guy) introductory post:
“for f*ck’s sake I think there may be 3 or 4 of you out there who will find this just clever, boring, or obnoxious enough to read & take up 30 seconds of your day!! Plus, for the love of god, the dynamic J.A. seems to be worthy of a knight in shining armor to re-blog versus the unfunny “julia baugher” who I will refer to going forward as Darth baugher… “
“It seems yesterday Darth baugher decided to yada yada us to death about IP addresses, how he/she is harder to track down then the Taliban, and a couple of *yawn* digs at J.A. and her personal life.”
“O’ lame one, we ask you to ponder ones own need to psycho(emphasis on psycho by the way) analyze someone who it really sounds like, at least from your sketchy rants, you desire to be like. “
“…we will be watching & we are now going to be reblogging reblogging Julia and we hate to be boring and unfunny…something you seem to have decided to try on for size yesterday…”
I honestly hope that Baugher Blogger will die with the boring IP tirade, and that both blogs will become obsolete. If you really want to bash Julia (or I, or Meghan) there will always be Gawker.

When you contemplate why people on Gawker think you’re “less intelligent”, bookmark this latest gem and practice some introspection Mary.

"IP addresses never lie, my dear. Take up archery, seriously. It’s super fun! xoxoj"

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:08:00 -0400

“IP addresses never lie, my dear. Take up archery, seriously. It’s super fun!
xoxo
j”

- I usually keep my rants to Mary ‘DUM DUM’ Rambin, but I had to comment here.
IP addresses although useful aren’t pinpoint accurate. If you are using services like Comcast, Verizon, etc, you are essentially borrowing from a pool of IP’s that a provider’s central location has available for a customer to use temporarily. So in essence your IP, if traced, goes back to “Verizon, NYC, Midtown” xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. It doesn’t go to a person’s home address. Since it’s temporary, when you shut off your cable modem the IP goes back into the pool. If you don’t shut off your cable modem, the provider automatically recycles you onto a new IP every ten days or so. In Verizon’s case every other day in some areas.
That said, if someone wanted to be really sneaky, there are plenty of free IP spoofing applications available to mark up whatever you’re sending with a phony IP address. So while someone may be in New York, NJ, Kalamazoo Michigan, the IP address that they are providing to a web server receiving their requests will point to Bangalore, Mumbai, or Wellington. Pretty neat…
So, Julia’s use of “I’ve got your IP” is limited at best. The service provider isn’t going to tell her that customer so and so had this IP at 6:00PM on a Friday evening.
But, if Tumblr is in fact releasing IP information, that’s a serious breech of customer trust, but not illegal to do. If that sort of action from the Tumblr staff is pervasive, that would just prompt users to find another service who honors their TOS.
In short, have all the IP’s you want Julia, it doesn’t do you much good.
Another email from our gal, after her latest tantrum. It could be that she can’t read any text without her name in it. It could also be that she didn’t understand the previous posts. I suppose one could also believe that she has decided on a course of action and won’t be dissuaded by blatant tips to the contrary.

Suffice to say, she hasn’t quite comprehended the idea that the person who uploads isn’t necessarily the person who authors. Pink Lady, for you, because I care, and because you only seem to leave the country when some oblivious guy, hoping to score (who clearly doesn’t use google) pays your way, let this be my gift to you. The next few posts will take you on a tour of this great planet. Fire up your IP tracker - no passport needed, nor any veiled suggestion of sex. You’re fine - no need to put out. Let me show you the world - track the IPs of the following posts and pretend you are on a fabulous adventure on your own dime.
(via baugher)

maryrambin: BIG WORDS? GO AWAY!!! (DUM DUM TRANSLATIONS) I was...

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:46:00 -0400

maryrambin:

BIG WORDS? GO AWAY!!! (DUM DUM TRANSLATIONS)

I was totally unmotivated to go to the gym today, so I decided I would choose a class and make a commitment(WROTE A REMINDER ON A POST-IT NOTE AND STUCK IT TO MY WRIST FANNY PACK) to attend. The only cardio class tonight at Equinox was Step Gone Wild (I ORIGINALLY SAID NO, I DON’T LIKE WHAT JOE FRANCIS STANDS FOR). Oh goodness….what the hell.(I’LL JUST ALLOW THEM TO WET MY TEE-SHIRT, THAT’S IT!!)

The class ended up being jazz dance over a step(OH SHOOT I HAVE TO KEEP MY COUNT), in other words, no real work at all(REMEMBER, I CAN TO USE MY FINGERS AND TOES) So I was forced to hit the treadmill. Fine!

Even if I’m just walking fast up an incline, it’s better than sitting on the couch. No expectations to get a full workout, just something to get the blood flowing and burn some calories(I SEEM TO THINK BETTER WHEN I’M ON AN ANGLE FOR SOME REASON, WEIRD RIGHT?).

I picked up the Times Digest, but the writing is too small to read(TOO MANY BIG WORDS TO READ) while moving, so I grabbed Shape(NOT HARD, PRETTY PICTURES). I’ve never read it before, but as I was climbing up the incline, the small blurbs(YAY, MORE PRETTY PICTURES!) were the perfect distraction from the actual work I was doing. Before I knew it, my endorphins were flowing(I ASKED THE NICE MAN NEXT TO ME TO SPELL ENDORPHINS) I changed the music from Sublime to Jay Z(BECAUSE YOU KNOW, WHITE GIRLS FROM TEXAS WITH NO ASS CAN BE JIGGY), ditched (DROPPED, WHOOPS!) Shape, and started running(FROM THE BAD GANGSTER RAPPERS ON MY IPOD, BUT THEY WERE STILL THERE, CHANTING AT ME!).

Getting to the gym is half the battle(I GET LOST SOMETIMES) Classes are a great way to make the commitment(ADULT DODGEBALL IS FUN!), but if there is nothing interesting, you must find your own motivation. (I USUALLY HANG A PAIR OF JIMMY CHOOS ON A STRING ATTACHED TO A STICK)On those days you’re bummed to go, find something you enjoy (magazine, book, LINCOLN LOGS, LITE BRITE, DR. SEUSS etc) to distract you when you start, and then your body will automatically get into the flow.

I ended up working shoulders and doing squats and lunges with a shoulder press in between sets. Tough workout(KEEPING REP COUNTS IS HARDDDDD), and I feel amazing now(NO BRUISES I DIDN’T FALL TODAY)!

maryrambin: At the Lapham’s Quarterly Spring Issue “About...

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:42:42 -0400

maryrambin:

At the Lapham’s Quarterly Spring Issue “About Money” event. As you saw in the video, we were all decked out in Mikael Aghal. Same designer, three completely different looks. Each dress was made so well, and fit like a glove.

I’m going to lean towards a DUM DUM original. With help formatting the clickable links. Thanks Meghan!

maryrambin: CHEMICAL BATH UPDATE There’s a lot of stuff to...

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:41:18 -0400

maryrambin:

CHEMICAL BATH UPDATE

There’s a lot of stuff to consider, and it doesn’t make it any easier that everyone has conflicting opinions.

Research continues.

No ghostwriter here, definitely a DUM DUM original.

maryrambin: Our hosts (here with celeb guests) for the evening...

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:06:25 -0400

maryrambin:

Our hosts (here with celeb guests) for the evening at David Chu’s beautiful 6 story townhouse: Harvey Weinstein, Graydon Carter (of Vanity Fair), Lewis Lapham, Brooke Geahan (in Marc Bouwer), Tom Wolfe, Richard Dreyfuss, and Patrick McMullen (not pictured as he is taking the picture). A couple notable guests below. For full details, go to New York Social Diary.

A funny anecdote:

While chatting with Patrick McMullen outside, Richard Dreyfuss came up to us and asked if we knew a good Japanese restaurant in the area. His wife said they were so hungry and wanted a place they could get right into. As they were leaving, Dreyfuss thanked us for our help and pointed to his wife and mouthed “hot. she’s hot.” It was so cute. Very refreshing to see a man so enthusiastic about his wife.

Ghost writer. DUM DUM doesn’t know what ‘anecdote’ means.

maryrambin: Last night, Ashley Jones rocked a CLICK bag...

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:04:43 -0400

maryrambin:

Last night, Ashley Jones rocked a CLICK bag (“Nicole”) from my very first collection to US Weekly’s Hot Hollywood’s Hottest Style Makers event.

Dum Dum original statement. Note the ‘rocking’ one of her favorite terms for ‘use’ or ‘wearing’.

Nobody said a USC undergrad degree was IVY league.