Dirty-Pop Culture

I’m sure everyone remembers that wide-known song by N*Sync: Dirty Pop. Now, let’s take that definition a little bit further. We have the innocent group members of N*Sync to drive the crowds of young girls wild in temptation and fandom. The band breaks – now you’re left with seperate career paths – Lance Bass is doing voice acting and acting in general, J.C. is appearing in rare songs, mostly under electronica (And it’s so rare to find people that listen to this stuff anymore, you’d might as well call it an indie genre), and there you have Justin Timberlake – young, dreamy in the eyes of young girls, and hideously sexual. If it wasn’t Justin Timberlake, would you honestly let your 11-year old daughter or son watch Sexyback, or attempt to extract the meanings of the lyrics? I think not!

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Recipe for Charisma

A cup of good looks, a pint of smooth speech, an ounce of cheesy jokes, and a tablespoon of pervert and sycophant makes a charismatic person – everyone knows the recipe, but why do we always fall for it? If we know that the chemistry of a person’s behaviour is merely false, then why do we compromise their presense so nicely?

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HTML: <abbr> or <acronym>?

Acronym: a word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words in a set phrase or series of words, as Wac from Women’s Army Corps, OPEC from Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or loran from long-range navigation.

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1)

The definition, according to dictionary.com, states that acronyms are now groups of letters of words in a set phrase. This means that HTML can officially be considered an acronym, which opposes Craig Saila proposal that states otherwise. However, several points can still be made to argue against branding “HTML” as an acronym.

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I can’t think of anything to write about. I could stare at this blinking cursor for days, and I wouldn’t be able to figure out anything exciting to write about. I could write about some extreme event that happened over the weekend, like some sort of insignificant human event and become the next MSBC, or I could write something with a political standpoint. Maybe I could even write about how my exciting life has been from beginning to end!

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