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Emoji masks, electricity allergies and a giant sex toy in the center of Paris
“South Park” about Uber and Elon Musk, an allergy to electricity, SMS from the afterlife, jokes from Roskomnadzor, a puncture of Australian spies and other news that were discussed in the TJournal editorial chat last week, but for various reasons did not make it onto the agenda.
South Musk
The fourth episode of the eighteenth season of the animated series “South Park,” which premiered on October 15, again seemed to be filmed for TJournal readers. This time, the creators of the scandalous show pitted the “new wave of taxis” (Uber, Wheely and similar) against Tesla Motors in the fight for the future of the automotive industry.
Oddly enough, the funniest thing was to prick the drivers of regular taxis: instead of protesting against Uber, they were asked to become more polite and clean the interior.
Why didn't we write: not as sharp as last time .
Chinese traditions
Last week, pictures of a new Lenovo smartphone appeared on the Chinese Weibo service, whose main feature, as they say, lies on the surface: it is a shameless clone of the iPhone 6.
Otherwise, this is a mid-range Android smartphone with a 13-megapixel camera and a metal body that is only 6.9 millimeters thick. The media suggests that the device will be called Lenovo Sisley and will come in two colors: silver and pink.
Why didn’t we write: they are not the first, they are not the last.
No faces
A small St. Louis company has taken the emoji concept to its logical conclusion: the emoji we often use in text messages as a substitute for a real face have been turned into cute $5 masks. A full set of five can be ordered for $15.
Why didn't we write: too small.
Size matters
After the announcement of the Nexus 6 with a gigantic 6-inch display for a smartphone, The Verge portal produced a lot of material about how Google, in its desire to surpass Apple in everything, including screen diagonals, had driven itself into a dead end.
Interesting 2 c Google bet on phablets with Nexus 6 when sales in the US r still below 5%. Apple has China 2 gain but what’s in it 4 Google?
— carolina milanesi (@caro_milanesi) October 15, 2014
The fact is that despite their growing popularity, phablets still remain a niche rather than mainstream. The publication notes that Google presented not a smartphone and a tablet, but two tablets, leaving the bulk of fans of its line with the rapidly aging Nexus 5 for a whole year.
At the same time, Apple feels at ease with the iPhone 6, which in size competes only with the Samsung Galaxy Alpha and Sony Xperia Z3, and the iPhone 6 Plus, which is successfully sold in China.
Why didn’t they write it: it would have been just a translation of the article.
The worst allergy
The Wales Online portal told a terrible story about a 42-year-old resident of Cardiff named Peter Lloyd with a rare disease - electromagnetic hypersensitivity. Electrical appliances and even Wi-Fi, which is invisible to most people, cause him severe pain and irritation.
Lloyd uses gas for cooking and candles for lighting. Due to his progressive illness, he stopped walking, spending most of his time on the kitchen sofa.
The patient hopes that the situation will improve when he moves to a wooden house without the slightest signs of civilization, but at the moment the local authorities expect to move him to a specially equipped room in the hospital.
Due to the lack of access to technology, Lloyd spends most of his time with a book, reading up to hundreds of books a year. He studied a lot of scientific articles about his disease, which has not yet been properly studied: for example, there is no reliable evidence that such people are harmed by electrical appliances, and not by the mental disorder associated with them. In Sweden and Canada, the disease has been recognized as a disability since 2002 and 2007, and the European Parliament adopted a corresponding resolution in 2009.
Wales Online reporters had to buy a film camera to take pictures of Lloyd. They also came into possession of the man’s medical record, confirming the disease in extreme form.
Why didn't we write: there were no free hands.
There's a sword
Colleagues from the men's magazine Maxim decided to rewrite the “chronology of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict” in the format of a Facebook feed, accompanying it with jokes and jokes.
Why didn't we write: overkill.
Message from the afterlife
In 2011, 59-year-old Lesley Emerson was buried with her mobile phone: she adored SMS messages so much that her relatives decided not to deprive her of this pleasure even in the afterlife, after making sure that the operator O2 did not transfer the unused number to someone else .
The whole family started an unusual ritual: they began sending messages to Lelsy’s number with stories about how things were going with them. However, in 2011, the 22-year-old granddaughter of the deceased unexpectedly received the answer “I’m watching you, everything will be fine. Just don’t give up” and several more similar SMS.
As it turned out after a little investigation, O2 did not fulfill its promise, and the number went to a new owner. When he inserted the SIM card into his phone, he began receiving strange messages from unknown numbers. The man thought it was some kind of prank and responded in an appropriate tone.
The joker has already apologized to those affected, and O2 is working to get the late Leslie's number back.
Why didn’t they write: there weren’t enough free hands.
And the spider came in
online On October 16, a creepy story went viral about a 21-year-old Australian man who, while on vacation in Bali, began to gradually develop a strange red line on his stomach from his navel, causing a strong burning sensation. When the situation reached frightening proportions, the doctor removed a small spider from under the skin of the young man, which allegedly climbed into the scar near the navel and began to work its way up.
Unfortunately (or rather, fortunately), the story never received serious evidence beyond a couple of photos, and a professor from the Canadian McGill University left no stone unturned , noting that this story completely contradicts the behavior of spiders and their biology as such.
Why we didn’t write: the story initially looked dubious, but some media outlets never published any refutations.
Marathon for the lazy
One of the creators of the popular platformer Super Meat Boy, Tommy Refens, organized a charity marathon inside GTA V. He covered the entire game world on foot from edge to edge in more than six hours, broadcasting the entire process via the Twitch service.
Previously, he did the same with Red Dead Redemption (about two hours) and GTA: San Andreas (more than four hours). As is the case with real marathons, Refens does this for charity: he raises money for a dog specially trained to provide emergency assistance to diabetics. His mother needs her for a normal life.
The man has already crossed the required threshold of 15 thousand dollars and now intends to help a boy with a similar problem in the same way.
Why didn't we write: too narrow.
Facing the people
Last week, Roskomnadzor unexpectedly launched official communities on Facebook and VKontakte . Initially, it seemed that these publics would be boring, like a line at a clinic, but the department unexpectedly boldly approached SMM issues.
In just a few days, Roskomnadzor managed to appeal to anime fans, post a comic of its own production and offer to add its public to the register for 33 thousand likes.
UPD: The Roskomnadzor community, originally located at vk.com/roskomnadzor_official , later moved to a new address and received verified status. At the same time, the old page began to issue a message about blocking for a sudden change in topic. As representatives of the social network told TJournal, the address turned out to be occupied by a new public page that was in no way connected with the supervisory agency. After this, the nature of publications really changed, which led to restrictions on access.
Why we didn’t write: there’s not enough content.
The number will correct the hunchback
Last week a huge event took place in the United States , which interests almost no one in Russia. The largest US cable network HBO has finally announced that its series can be watched digitally without a cable connection.
The fact is that previously, for HBO, these two concepts were inseparable, which negatively affected growth rates: if you want to watch “Game of Thrones” on HBO Go (its own digital service), be so kind as to extend the cable as well.
The conclusions from this are as follows: while the online cinema Netflix was trying to turn into HBO, making shows like House of Cards, HBO took a step towards becoming Netflix. Let the battle begin!
Why didn’t we write: the news is too far from Russia, but it’s not superfluous to follow what’s happening: sooner or later Netflix will get here too.
From the world of artists
On October 15, the Daily Mail portal spoke about an artist living in Cape Town, Africa. In January 2013, she set herself the task of drawing one mini-masterpiece a day for a year, but she continues the experiment called “Postcards for Ants” to this day and has no plans to stop.
Initially, the girl assumed that the activity would be exhausting, but the time spent drawing (from 3 to 6 hours every day) became special for her.
Bonus: this week there was a lot of online discussion about yet another artist painting on Starbucks cups.
Why didn't we write: cute, but small.
Hideaway in Caucasian style
Another parody of the famous video of the Canadian singer Kiesza. This time, a taxi company from Stavropol and local KVN members decided to distinguish themselves. The viral video, filmed with a local flavor, turned out to be incredibly successful: more than 1.6 million views on YouTube in five days.
Why didn't we write: cute, but not exactly very funny or witty.
Depravity test
on Place Vendôme in Paris On October 16, an unusual 24-meter Christmas tree was installed , which makes most passers-by blush. The idea of the installation belongs to the American artist Paul McCarthy.
The structure goes by the politically correct name "tree", but don't fool yourself: it is exactly what it seems. McCarthy has pulled off similar stunts in the past, such as installing giant feces on a street in Hong Kong.
Why didn’t we write: we immediately left it for the non-format.
Spy, get out
On October 16, the Australian Security Intelligence Service (ASIO) made itself a laughing stock throughout the world. As a result of an internal audit, it turned out that its employees, without suspecting anything, had been bugging their own colleagues for a year.
The incident was quickly attributed to the status of a “technical malfunction” and tried to be forgotten.
Why didn't we write: unformatted.
Param-pam-pam-pam
McDonalds as part of the new advertising campaign “Our food. Your Questions” invited the former host of the “MythBusters” show to her factory to show what her meat products are really made of.
The fast food chain also clearly wants to debunk the Internet tale that the nuggets are made from pink goo that looks like soft serve ice cream. The video with the destruction of this myth received more than a million views on YouTube in 4 days.
Why didn't we write: unformatted.
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