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  1. Re:needs rebranding by Rei · · Score: 1 · on Lava Flow In Hawaii Gains Speed, Triggers Methane Explosions

    I just typed it. But Slashdot simply "disappears" thorn characters, which is annoying.

    Bárðarbunga is full of eye candy. I can point to abundant examples including no shortage of videos on Youtube / Vimeo.

    As for pronunciation: Á is said "ow". BOWR-dthar-BOON-ka. The R is an alveolar tap or trill. If that's too hard for you, you can also call it Holuhraun (HOLE-ih-HROYN), Nornahraun (NORDN-uh-HROYN), THorbjargarhraun (THOR-Byardg-ar-HROYN), or a bunch of other names (the TH should really be a thorn, but again, Slashdot silently eats thorns). Among the many proposals for names was Holuhraunshraunshraunshraun, which was suggested because it would be fun watching foreigners try to pronounce it ;) It was never actually a serious contender, but I wrote an article poking fun at the concept on Uncyclopedia at one point ;)

  2. Shivaji - India's Robin Hood by sanman2 · · Score: 3, Informative · on Outrage In India Over Arrests For Facebook Posts

    Here ya go, Prof Chomsky - here are some pictures of statues built in homage to Shivaji, India's own Robin Hood, who fought for the weak and the oppressed - a real actual person from history, and not a fictional multi-limbed mythological deity:

    http://www.indialine.com/travel/maharashtra/shivajiheritage.html

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/subratomitra/6073279079/

    http://500px.com/photo/5242560

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shivaji_Statue_Apollo_Bunder_Front_View.jpg

    http://www.panoramio.com/photo/27769369

    Shivaji's dog:

    http://amitkulkarni.info/pics/raigad-fort/picture-gallery/Statue-of-Shivaji-pet-dog-Waghya.php

    Yes, he even made it to California:

    http://ekmarathimanoos.blogspot.ca/2011/11/american-shivaji.html

    Just please don't go around telling people that Jesus Montero was a central figure in the Bible, rather than a baseball player.

  3. Re:Looks like Flickr and Getty making out by grcumb · · Score: 2, Insightful · on Getty's Flickr Sales, Money Spinner Or Ripoff?

    Not good news for professional photographers.

    Flickr never cared about professional photographers. It's possibly the worst imaginable interface for viewing photos, debasing just about everything that makes photography interesting and engaging.

    Contrast this with an interface like that offered by 500px.com. This site was also founded in Torionto by a few guys who are genuinely passionate about photography. While it consciously apes Flickr in some respects, just about every design and editorial decision is made to enhance our appreciation of photography as art and craft.

    Flickr drives virtually no traffic to my websites, in spite of my having some interesting and unique photos (I live in a part of the world few have visited). Since I moved to 500px, I haven't even thought about it. Oh it's perfectly fine for sharing snapshots, but any professional, talented photographer who think Flickr is going to help their career is labouring under a delusion.