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01:03 am
sinfest_mod
[just_you_wait]
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Satan Claus 12: There Can Be Only One
Honestly, I wouldn't mind finding either of them under my tree.
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08:56 am
photographers
[karlson444]
![[User Picture]](http://l-userpic.livejournal.com/95170580/24056376) [Link] |
Истинно Русский пейзаж.
Набережная канала имени Москва.
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05:00 am
daily_wtf
[Link] |
Classic WTF: It Doubles as a Saw Horse
http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Classic-WTF-It-Doubles-as-a-Saw-Horse.aspx Merry Christmas! It Doubles as a Saw Horse was originally published on November 3, 2006.
A little more than a decade ago, John Rudd was a Computer Science student at the Georgia Institute of...
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09:34 pm
cambler
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The "season?"
"And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night."
Luke 2:8
Hint: Not in December.
Happy solstice, then. And don't get upset at all the other religions who felt that this was an excellent time for their holidays, too. Imitation is the fondest form of flattery.
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05:00 am
newz4nerdz
[Link] |
Cygwin 1.7 Released
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/T1wJ1UT8B7E/Cygwin-17-Released jensend writes "The 1.7 branch of Cygwin, the Unix-like environment for Windows, has reached stable status after about 3 1/2 years of effort. Among many other changes, this release drops support for Windows 9x. Since the NT API and NT-based versions of Windows are more capable and somewhat less of a mismatch with POSIX (for instance, they include a security model), this has allowed for code path simplifications, better performance (particularly noticeable with pipe I/O), better security, and better POSIX compatibility."
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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05:14 am
apod
[Link] |
Gamma Cas and Friends
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap091224.html  Gamma Cas and Friends
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03:00 pm
snopes_dot_com
[Link] |
The Soldier's Night Before Christmas
http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/soldier.asp A serviceman's poem describes a soldier's lonely night before Christmas.
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05:00 am
xkcd_rss
[Link] |
December 25th
http://xkcd.com/680/ 
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11:14 pm
color_theory
[understarlightx]
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Current Mood:  giddy
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01:58 am
newz4nerdz
[Link] |
Does Santa Hate Linux?
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/1AhE5BRcrpY/Does-Santa-Hate-Linux beernutmark writes "Well, it looks like Santa or at least Norad/Google hates Linux. This year, for the first time since its inception, Norad is not making a simple .kml file available for download to track Santa. You must connect to their website with a Windows/Mac browser and use the browser plugin. No full-screen Google Earth to look at the beautiful areas around Santa's path. (Anyone have any open source source kml files for tracking Santa or any idea how we can go about making one for 2010?)"
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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05:00 pm
photojournals
[eyer8pyr8]
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Bellevue Botanical Garden lights
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11:14 pm
newz4nerdz
[Link] |
Testing Network Changes When No Test Labs Exist?
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/fj2bVqn96BM/Testing-Network-Changes-When-No-Test-Labs-Exist vvaduva writes "The ugly truth is that many network guys secretly work on production equipment all the time, or test things on production networks when they face impossible deadlines. Management often expects us to get a job done but refuse to provide funds for expensive lab equipment, test circuits and for reasonable time to get testing done before moving equipment or configs into production. How do most of you handle such situations, and what recommendation do you have for creating a network test lab on the cheap, especially when core network devices are vendor-centric, like Cisco?"
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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12:01 am
dpreviewnews
[Link] |
Happy holidays from dpreview
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0912/09122501happyhols.asp [ Error: Irreparable invalid markup ('<img [...] ">') in entry. Owner must fix manually. Raw contents below.] <p class="ljsyndicationlink"><a href="http://www.dpreview.com/news/0912/09122501happyhols.asp">http://www.dpreview.com/news/0912/09122501happyhols.asp</a></p><img src="http://a.img-dpreview.com/news/0912/snow-001.jpg" width="120" height="77" hspace="8" align="right"">The entire team at dpreview would like to wish all our readers a very Happy Holidays (whichever you're observing). As we celebrate our 11th anniversary we're looking forward to another exciting year here at dpreview, with more new features in the pipeline and of course even more of the high quality content that made this site what it is today. Whatever you're doing today, enjoy yourselves and thank you for being a part of dpreview.com! |
10:59 am
avatar
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and FUCK people who wake you up to say merry christmas
Current Location: Melbourne, Australia
Current Mood:  angry
Tags: quickies
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12:01 am
chromasia
[Link] |
Merry Christmas 2009 (aka 'let it snow #2')
http://www.chromasia.com/iblog/archives/0912250001.php  As I write this Libby is finishing wrapping the last of the presents, most of the younger kids are asleep (or doing a very good job of pretending), and the older two are upstairs doing something or other, so our Christmas Day is getting off to a reasonably smooth and peaceful start. Fingers crossed they all sleep till morning, but I won't be surprised to find one or more of them running around at 3am because Santa has managed to squeeze his way down our stove pipe ;)
On which note, Merry Christmas :)
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10:18 pm
newz4nerdz
[Link] |
Really Misleading Ads From Broadband Providers
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/M09O59AbtHs/Really-Misleading-Ads-From-Broadband-Providers Bourdain writes "Gizmodo has put together a good compilation of the — seemingly almost criminally — misleading (largely plain wrong) advertising from our favorite local monopolies. My personal favorite is from AT&T which states you need 3mbps to use social networking sites like Facebook."
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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09:22 pm
newz4nerdz
[Link] |
Launching Frequently Key To NASA Success
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/89zKt0P-ntg/Launching-Frequently-Key-To-NASA-Success teeks99 writes "Even NASA could benefit from the 'Launch Often' idea that is frequently referred to in the software development community. However, in NASA's case, the 'launch' is a bit more literal. Edward Lu, writing in the New York Times, points out that by lowering the consequences of launch failure, and making frequent launches available to engineers, NASA could open up a new wave of innovation in space exploration. If there were weekly launches of a rocket, there would be many opportunities for new ideas to be tried out in communications, remote sensing, orbital debris mitigation, robotic exploration, and even in developing technology for human spaceflight. Another benefit would be that the rockets would be well understood, which would improve reliability."
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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01:20 am
_urban_photos
[tortugamuyfeliz]
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Музей специй… Гамбург, Германия...
Музей специй…
В небольшом помещении, которое раньше и служило, вероятно, складским расположили некую историю специй, баночки-скляночки разных видов и стран. В Музее как написано в буклете более 900 экспонатов, отражающих историю специй более пяти столетий. ( Смотреть дальше... ) 
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12:00 am
color_theory
[goldring]
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desember
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12:42 am
_urban_photos
[smena_krasok]
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Florence, Italy
larger
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10:33 pm
cityscapes
[mainfisch]
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Merry X-mas from Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen
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03:55 pm
_urban_photos
[making_up]
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Bar Harbor, ME
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03:44 pm
_urban_photos
[making_up]
[Link] |
Orvieto, Italy
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08:28 pm
newz4nerdz
[Link] |
Amazing New Movies of Saturn's Moons
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/KK-ouOKLSEw/Amazing-New-Movies-of-Saturns-Moons RobGoldsmith writes "Like sugar plum fairies in 'The Nutcracker,' the moons of Saturn performed a celestial ballet before the eyes of NASA's Cassini spacecraft. New movies frame the moons' silent dance against the majestic sweep of the planet's rings and show as many as four moons gliding around one another."
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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03:30 pm
photojournals
[mystressprynne]
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Central Park
( Winter Morning, NYC )
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10:19 pm
color_theory
[schrullenhaft]
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03:09 pm
color_theory
[artleah]
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Arnold Stang, actor known for nerdy roles, dies.
I was skimming obituaries (please don’t judge me for this) when I found one entitled “Arnold Stang, actor known for nerdy roles, dies.”
This poor guy was known for being a nerd even in death.
Arnold, I did not know any of your roles, or anything about you, except that you are a kindred spirit. May your nerdiness continue to serve you well, even in the afterlife.
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07:33 pm
newz4nerdz
[Link] |
IsoHunt Guilty of Inducing Infringement
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/qMbhggs6iDs/IsoHunt-Guilty-of-Inducing-Infringement roju writes "The MPAA has won a summary judgment against torrent indexing site isoHunt for inducing copyright infringement. Michael Geist notes that '[t]he judge ruled that the isoHunt case is little different from other US cases such as Napster and Grokster, therefore concluding that there is no need to proceed to a full trial and granting Columbia Pictures request for summary judgment.' Attorney Ben Sheffner, who worked on the case for Fox, explains some of the implications, noting that 'the most significant ruling in the opinion was the court's holding that the DMCA's safe harbors are simply not available where inducement has been established.' This case could have implications on other indexing sites, and creates a gap in the DMCA safe harbor provisions that could have far-reaching implications on other sites."
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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02:22 pm
photographers
[graildragon]
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West Side Highway
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06:44 pm
newz4nerdz
[Link] |
Networked Christmas Tree Controlled By Twitter
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/SoIbzhFGm3E/Networked-Christmas-Tree-Controlled-By-Twitter An anonymous reader writes "What's Twitter good for? How about crowd sourcing control of your Christmas tree. Dangerous Prototypes built an open source, networked Christmas tree that you can control from Twitter. Send a color or hexadecimal color code to @tweet_tree, then watch the color change on the live video stream. This project is based on an updated version of the open source business card size web server covered previously."
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03:17 pm
newz4nerdz
[Link] |
All GPLed Code Removed From MonoDevelop
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/HzPEVxgTeSU/All-GPLed-Code-Removed-From-MonoDevelop rysiek writes "A few days ago, Miguel de Icaza wrote on his blog that the whole of MonoDevelop is now 'free' of GPL-licensed code. 'MonoDevelop code is now LGPLv2 and MIT X11 licensed. We have removed all of the GPL code, allowing addins to use Apache, MS-PL code as well as allowing proprietary add-ins to be used with MonoDevelop (like RemObject's Oxygene).'"
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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06:56 pm
photographers
[artanis6280]
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Self Portrait
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01:25 pm
photographers
[dark_edgy_girl]
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Merry Christmas & A Peaceful Winter Solstice!
Candlelight procession for the Christmas Holiday: North Carolina, USA
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05:51 pm
newz4nerdz
[Link] |
More on the Waterworld Goldilocks Planet
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/XL0EaYLNQhE/More-on-the-Waterworld-Goldilocks-Planet goldilocksmission writes with this snippet from Goldilocks Mission: "News spread recently about a super-earth-sized planet that has been recently discovered to contain one of the most essential compounds for life to exist in the universe: water. ... GJ1214b is a massive planet that can house about six earths and is about forty light-years away from us. ... The significant discovery leap of detecting Gliese 581d to the more goldilocks planet oriented GJ1214b is a testament to the advances in the technology of detecting earth-like exoplanets."
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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04:58 pm
newz4nerdz
[Link] |
Is Neurostim Becoming a Reality?
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/pTurUyPBkj4/Is-Neurostim-Becoming-a-Reality destinyland writes "There is a current mass market for 'cognitive enhancement' products — and arguments about the black market potential for neurostim. 'The same neurostim device that uses electric impulses from a brain implant to treat people with Parkinson's Disease can be tweaked by a few millimeters and pulse rates to make cocaine addicts feel like they are high all the time... Mix the glamour of surgical self-improvement with the geekiness of high-tech gadget fetishism and you have a niche cosmetic neurostim market waiting to be tapped...'"
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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12:25 pm
500px
[blindmonk]
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500px Fresh
Interesting photos at 500px uploaded on December 24
Нужен инвайт? Пишите — ian@500px.com |
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04:05 pm
newz4nerdz
[Link] |
"Home Batteries" Power Houses For a Week
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/6wqfyqBnedM/Home-Batteries-Power-Houses-For-a-Week tjansen writes "Panasonic has announced plans to create 'home batteries.' They are lithium-ion batteries large enough to power a house for a week, making energy sources such as solar and wind power more feasible. Also, you can buy energy when it is cheapest, and don't need to worry about power outages anymore."
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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10:49 am
photographie
[angrybunnyman]
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Ice Storm
( You are about to view content that may not be appropriate for minors. )
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11:44 am
photographers
[graildragon]
[Link] |
Steel
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05:34 pm
livejournal_uk
[laserpubes]
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lj_uk Top 50 Films of the Noughties!
I know it's probably dead in here now, being Christmas Eve and all, but I wanted to post this before I went off and had Christmas myself.
Nominate your top 50 films of the decade 2000-2009.
I'm going to set a cap of 20 nominations per person so that i'm not here forever tallying everything up. I will post the results here on New Year's Eve, so you have until then to place your nominations. Between now and then i'll post a couple of reminders linking back to this post so that we get as many nominations as possible.
For those who need a little inspiration:
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article6902642.ece
http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2009/11/50-best-movies-of-the-decade-2000-2009.html?p=2
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03:17 pm
newz4nerdz
[Link] |
All GPLed Code Removed From MonoDevelop
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/jpTCkc0Upzk/All-GPLed-Code-Removed-From-MonoDevelop rysiek writes "A few days ago, Miguel de Icaza wrote on his blog that the whole of MonoDevelop is now 'free' of GPL-licensed code. 'MonoDevelop code is now LGPLv2 and MIT X11 licensed. We have removed all of the GPL code, allowing addins to use Apache, MS-PL code as well as allowing proprietary add-ins to be used with MonoDevelop (like RemObject's Oxygene).'"
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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02:31 pm
newz4nerdz
[Link] |
The Science of Avatar
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/fp8rWgIkBgI/The-Science-of-emAvatarem Jamie noted a bit on The Science of Avatar running on Ain't it Cool, written by a professor of astrophysics who has worked on searching for planets and SETI. I believe I might be the last person on earth who hasn't seen it; here's hoping I can find 3 free hours over the holidays.
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10:16 am
photographers
[coolwhipcarnage]
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Even if you don't believe...
( A Christmas message to all my friends )
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05:46 pm
_urban_photos
[smena_krasok]
[Link] |
Helsinki, Finland
( larger )
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02:25 pm
digiphoto_skool
[Link] |
Happy Christmas from DPS
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalPhotographySchool/~3/kOntCfLydwY/happy-christmas-from-dps http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=11530  Image by duane.schoon On behalf of the team here at DPS Virtual HQ I’d like to wish you and yours a very happy Christmas (it’s just ticked over to Christmas day here in Australia).
It’s been an amazing year here at DPS and we’re incredibly grateful to you for reading, commenting, submitting posts, sharing us with your friends, subscribing and more.
This year saw DPS grow to a readership over over 3 million people a month and a over 350,000 subscribers. Our forum is coming up on 80,000 members, on Twitter we have over 20,000 followers, on Facebook there’s a loyal group of 5000+ fans and we’ve seen a lot of new features added to the site since our redesign.
Also a big development for us this year was the release of our very first product – our Portrait E-book – which is selling well and will help us to grow the site further in the year ahead. Expect another E-book in the new year with more on a variety of photography topics to follow later in the year.
It’s been a big year so over the next week we’ll have a slightly quieter than normal pace in terms of new tutorials – scaling it back to just a single new tutorial a week to give our writing team a break – but the forums will continue to crank as normal so stop by to share your holiday shots and tell us about your new photography gear!
Thanks to everyone for making DPS what it is – especially our writers, moderators and administrative team!
Happy Christmas!
PS: Sime (our Community Manager) sends his Christmas greetings here in the forum.
Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.
Happy Christmas from DPS
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01:43 pm
newz4nerdz
[Link] |
iPhone 4 Rumors Rumble
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/tyb2NE4dhiY/iPhone-4-Rumors-Rumble padraic_93 writes "Information has become available which reveals development is underway for the new iPhone 4, as well as suggestions of features and Apple's plans for the phone. A report on PinchMedia, which made repeated use of the term 'iPhone 4,' was cited on the website MacRumors, though the website admitted that such reports can often be forged. The report also made allusions to a 'Corporate Event' planned for June 28th — July 2nd 2010, which have been taken as referring to the next WWDC." A related rumor holds that Apple has ordered 40-45 million 5-megapixel cameras, which might hint at new functionality.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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12:57 pm
newz4nerdz
[Link] |
Next-Gen Glitter-Sized Photovoltaic Cells Unveiled
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/bsTVsYSpDaI/Next-Gen-Glitter-Sized-Photovoltaic-Cells-Unveiled MikeChino writes "Sandia National Laboratories recently announced a new breed of glitter-sized solar cells made from crystalline silicon that use 100 times less material to generate the same amount of electricity as standard solar cells made from 6-inch square solar wafers. Perfect for soaking up the sun’s rays on unusual shapes and surfaces, the tiny solar cells are expected to be less expensive, more efficient, and have promising new applications in textiles, clothing, and building facade installations."
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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03:32 pm
photographers
[harvind]
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02:22 pm
_urban_photos
[olgai2]
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Roma
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12:00 am
motivationquote
[Link] |
Victor Hugo
http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Victor_Hugo http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/31616.html "What a grand thing, to be loved! What a grander thing still, to love!"
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