The article is here.

See that image over there? It's a Ralph Lauren ad -- obviously. One that...kinda got a bit of attention, because...well, look at it. It's 'shopped.

People noticed. And posted about it.

How did the company respond? By sending out DMCA takedown notices, because fair use doesn't exist.

It's going to work about as well as it worked for Scientology.

Now, I know I'm just an insignificant blogger tucked away in an unnoticed corner of the internet, but, if their legal types happen to find this place, I hope they pause to read this before firing off another pointless takedown notice. I've got a good idea that could save them a lot of humiliation.

The next time something like this happens -- and it's probably going to -- instead of throwing a litigious tantrum, fire the photoshopper responsible. Your company will look much better if you say, "Oops. Yeah, that's our bad. We fired the guy. And, while we're not willing to stop enhancing our models through computer manipulation, we are going to make sure that our artists have a basic grasp of human anatomy."

Yes. That's how you should respond. Not with takedown notices over fair use. Fix the problem. Attempting to cover it up with legal threats only gets people to notice, and repost.

Source. I'd post the original source, but Photoshop Disaster's ISP caved.

I answered all the questions correctly, and it's so easy that I don't understand why anyone else could possibly get anything wrong. Yet, Females, on average, answered fewer questions correctly than males, and people of my age group didn't do quite as well as the next age group up.

These are all basic, obvious questions. Hell, most of them, you can get the answer just by having watched a lot of crappy TV -- and I'm not even talking about the Science Channel. What the hell is the problem here?

Then again, it could've been worse. The numbers could've been lower. And I think they probably would be if it weren't for the fact that some people were probably driven away by the word 'science'....

Nevermind. That doesn't make things better.

I wonder what else broke....

How'd that happen? We got moved to a new server, and, apparently, Gallery doesn't like that. So, either I wait for them to fix it, or I start finding ways to fix it myself.

...and I'm not feeling very patient.

I sent a...whatever it is. A polite note to customer service, or whatever they want to call themselves. But I also found my way back into my own ftp [it was broken, for some reason], and trying to figure out exactly what's preventing the upgrade from running properly. I'm also kinda wondering why, exactly, it wants to upgrade.

Until then, I've ripped out the random image bar at the top of the page. Once everything's working again, I'll put it back.

I figured I should mention it, in case anyone thought something much more...exciting had happened. Like omghax, perhaps.

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Wow does this site ever suck! What the fuck is the point of this emmo cry baby site?
I think their should be laws about emmo queens using the internet. Shot on site.

Build a real site. No one cares about about your emmo rants. You are not important. I know you think you are, but your not. Again your site sucks. Just so you know. And for the donate button:

Here is all I am gonna donate to you, some advice.

GET A JOB YOU FUCKING WELFARE BUM!

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Yup. It's back. Again.

And it posted its comment on an old search query report post.

So, yeah. That's kinda boring.

The battery thing was my own confusion, and nobody else's. At least, I assume it was, after doing a whole bunch of online research. But that's fine. Now I've got two short and two long. It...still works out nicely, in that weird, even sort of way. And, while the short ones don't last quite as long, they do fit into pockets more easily.

I got a second charger and a spare atomiser in that order, too. I'm using this dual USB/wall adapter thingie [that I got with an iPod charging kit from newegg] instead of the wall adapter that came with the original kit. That thing's now charging my iPod quite nicely.

As for the liquids....

Vanilla, as usual, isn't quite up to my standards. That's not their fault, though. I'm just entirely too picky about vanilla. Cotton Candy is...not quite cottoncandyish, but it does taste...sorta like...I'm not sure, actually. But it's interesting. The RY4 is good. The 'mystery bottle' is, I assume, the Power Puff, which is a more...tobaccoey version of the RY4, as far as I can tell.

The menthol is...surprisingly good. And I love the mint. It's just...incredible. And, fortunately, it's one of the few flavours LiteCigUSA sells in 50ml bottles. I may have to get some more, at some point.

I was a little disappointed to find that the battery...might not be the 402 battery I'd ordered. Unless I'm confused -- it's shorter than the other batteries. The Dragon battery I have is supposed to be a 401, but it's the longer battery. So...yeah, I'm confused. I guess I'll have to figure out which battery is which length, and order accordingly from now on.

Pleasant surprise, though: an extra bottle of liquid. I'm not entirely sure what flavour it is. It's just got a plain sticker on it that says PP-MED.

More about this later, when I've got everything figured out.

Subject: {I HAVE PAID OVER $27.000.00 USD TO SCAMMER'S} BUT I THANK GOD TODAY
From: Mrs Betty Kitcher info@admin.org
Reply-to: carthyw69@gmail.com

Hello Friend,

I am Mrs. Betty Kircher, I am a US citizen, 45 years Old. I reside here in Brightwood New York City. My residential address is as follows. ,11 Brightwood St, Patchogue, NY,11772, United States OF America. I am one of those that took part in the Compensation in Nigeria few years ago and they refused to pay me, I have paid over $27,000 while in the US, trying to get my payment all to no avail.

So I decided to travel down to Nigeria with all my compensation documents, And I was directed to meet Mr. Carthy Walker, who is a member of COMPENSATION AWARD COMMITTEE, and I contacted him and he explained everything to me. He said whoever is contacting us through emails are fake and not real.

He took me to the paying bank for the claim of my Compensation payment. Right now I am the most happiest woman on earth because I have received my compensation funds of $1,500,000.00 Moreover, Mr. Carthy Walker showed me the full information of those that are yet to receive their payments and I saw your name as one of the beneficiaries, and your email address, that is why I decided to email you to stop dealing with those people, they are not with your fund, they are only making money out of you. I will advise you to contact Mr. Carthy Walker today.

You have to contact him directly on this information below.

FRONT SHORE COMPENSATION HOUSE

Office Address: no 20 kingsway, victoria island Lagos 23401 Nigeria.
Name : Mr. Carthy Walker
Email: carthyw69@gmail.com
Tel: +(234)803-575-3611.

You really have to stop dealing with those people that are contacting you and telling you that your fund is with them, it is not in anyway with them, they are only taking advantage of you and they will dry you up until you have nothing. The only money I paid after I met Mr. Carthy Walker was just $250 dollars for the paper works, take note of that. Once again stop contacting those people, I will advise you to contact Mr. Carthy Walker so that he can help you to Deliver your fund instead of dealing with those liars that will be turning you around asking for different kind of money to complete your transaction.

Thank You and Be Blessed.

Mrs. Betty Kitcher.
bkitcher@yahoo.com
11 Brightwood St, Patchogue, NY,11772,
United States Of America.

I like how the name is spelled two different ways. I wonder if anyone who'd fall for this shit would notice something like that....