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MORE FANART!

This one I'm not sure I'm considering finished. I'm enjoying watching Mark play a late night drink just about as much as he's enjoying playing it (at least the not so frustrating parts), so I had to do some fan art of it. Mark and Tiny Box Tim having a drink from the stash of hallucinogenic booze with a giant grunt watching sounded like the perfect picture to me xD I drew it by hand and then threw it on the computer to "digitally ink" it. Proportions are off and Mark doesn't look as good as I would like, but I still think it turned out alright. My biggest problem is going to be adding color, if I do. I know it would help it a lot, but it is going to be incredibly time consuming, and I can't say coloring things is my favorite thing to do.

So I just thought I'd share. I'm going to go ahead and put it on the internet, but I'll consider coloring it if I get the time.

That's all for now xD hope everyone is doing well (:

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Guys. Guys. Guys. GUYS. Holy Shit.

My "Markiplier Logo" fan art was on the latest episode of rust!!!! Episode 10. Oh my god I saw it and I had to pause the video because I was shocked. Haha that feeling of seeing it there and the rush...agghhhhhh! I just wanted to scream xD I love recognition, and then I dove into the comments and saw people saying it should be Mark's new logo and I'm just...I'm having a moment :D

Awesome freaking day.

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Net neutrality is dead.

Net neutrality is dead

At least that’s the verdict of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, which today struck down a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) order from 2010 that forced Internet service providers (ISPs) like Verizon, AT&T, Comcast and Time Warner Cable to abide by the principles of network neutrality. These principles broadly stipulate that ISP network management must be transparent, and that ISPs can’t engage in practices that block, stifle or discriminate against (lawful) websites or traffic types on the Internet.

That’s the bare bones story, wrapped in ugly acronyms (FCC, ISP, etc.). But why should you care that network neutrality (“net neutrality”) may be gone for good?

1. No more net neutrality means ISPs can now discriminate against content they dislike.

Everyone gets their Internet from an Internet service provider — an ISP like AT&T, Verizon, Comcast or Time Warner Cable. Under net neutrality rules, these ISPs have to treat all content you access over the Internet “roughly the same way" — they can’t speed up traffic from websites they like or delay competitor’s traffic.

Now, with net neutrality gone, ISPs can discriminate, favoring their business partners while delaying or blocking websites they don’t like. Think your cable CEO hates free online porn? Now you’ll know for sure!

2. No more net neutrality means ISPs can now force websites to PAY for faster content delivery.

You know how some sites you go to just load slower than others? Usually, that’s just because the slower site is image heavy, poorly coded, or dealing with intense server load. But with net neutrality gone, ISPs can now start charging hefty fees to websites that want quick content delivery — shifting the long load times to poorer sites that can’t pay up.

Prefer indie retailers to Amazon.com? You may be in for a frustrating future.

3. Destroying net neutrality is bad for small businesses.

Put together items one and two and it becomes clear — negating net neutrality is bad for small businesses. If ISPs force website owners pay for faster load times, tiny retailers and personal websites will be the ones to suffer from slower content delivery.

Alternately — or additionally — ISPs will have no reason not to favor partner sites: Time Warner Cable, for instance, might favor the website of CNN (owned by the Time Warner Corporation) over the websites of competing cable news networks MSNBC and Fox News. Still, it’s the indies again that will lose out here. While Time Warner Cable might favor CNN and Comcast MSNBC, independent news networks almost certainly won’t get special treatment from any ISPs. Expand this out to music sites, web publishing, etc., and you begin to see the problem.

In extreme cases, ISPs may hinder or block content that isn’t produced by partners —much like AT&T did when it owned the telephone networks back in the day.

4. Without net neutrality, entire types of online traffic (like Netflix) may be in jeopardy.

Netflix watchers and BitTorrent users might want to beware — soon your beloved services may not work like they used to. Now that net neutrality’s down for the count, ISPs can discriminate against entire types of traffic: For instance, an ISP could slow or block all peer-to-peer file sharing, or all online video streaming.

Think it sounds unbelievably stupid for an ISP to stifle a certain traffic types indiscriminately? Comcast has seen reason to stifle both streaming video and peer-to-peer in the past.

From an ISP’s perspective, discriminating against some traffic types makes business sense: Many ISPs are also cable television providers, which means the “cord-cutting" enabled by peer-to-peer and streaming online video isn’t good for their bottom line.

5. Without net neutrality, your ISPs can make even more money without actually improving the Internet.

Right now, America’s broadband is slow. It’s slow because ISPs can already make gobs of money by charging the rich a ton for high-quality Internet while leaving the rest of America with subpar (or no) service.

Now, with net neutrality gone, ISPs will be able to make even more money off their existing customer base. They won’t need to improve service or bring broadband to rural areas because they’ll be able to keep growing (financially, at least) by charging content providers more for faster delivery and charging customers more for faster access. In all likelihood, Tuesday’s ruling means the problems with America’s Internet will be magnified.

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I might learn how to...you know...build things, just for this. Or someone else could make me one (: I just need one xD

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Just. Thank you (:

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Sherlock. Finally.

Spoilers? Maybe?? Not really. Just so nobody can say anything about me ruining something. I talk about the latest episode of Sherlock. Enjoy.

So I got to see the first episode of the third "season" or series of Sherlock. Going into it was a strange mix of happiness, excitement, worry, and confusion. I guess it just felt weird to finally be watching it. I was worried about how they would go about explaining things after last season, but I've gotta say I had a smile on my face for about 75% of the show. The other 25% I was just totally invested in what I was seeing. 

Am I the only one who kind of liked John with the mustache? And I'm a straight guy, so it shouldn't really be taken the wrong way. I just have a vision of the classic "Watson" from when I read the Sherlock stories a few years ago, and that one had an awesome mustache. It was just cool to see it in the new show. For me it was like a nod to the source material. (if it even ever described a mustache in the originals? No idea, I just remember it that way. Memory can be a funny thing.) And the joke they made out of it was nothing short of brilliant. I can say that because of how much I laughed.

I loved all of the cool and quite ridiculous ways they explained how Sherlock "came back from the dead." To be honest I didn't really have much of a theory concerning it. I just kind of assumed I'd take what they gave me. I liked the way they toyed with it the entire time and by the end you haven't even really moved from square one.

I'm not going to say much more for anyone who hasn't seen it, but I just wanted to share how much enjoyment I got out of this. It's simply wonderful bliss that this show is back.

Hope your night is going well (:

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The Gaming Nutz Show: Rayman Legends

Over the holidays I got my hands on Rayman Legends, and man have I been missing out on an awesome game! We decided a few episodes of the Gaming Nutz Show should be about this game. Check em out!

Things to look forward to with the channel: More Podcasts, more episodes of the show, reviews, and a new show!

Thanks for viewing/reading (:

If you aren't into gaming or aren't interested in the channel, that is fine. I'm just using as many platforms as I can to spread the word and gain some viewers. If you don't care to read or watch, I totally understand. Thanks.

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Back From Holiday Hiatus!

Just want to say sorry to my followers, I know it has been a while since I logged on and actually posted anything. To be honest, I doubt anything (other than YouTube videos) original or artistic from me will be posted for a while longer.

I had a decent Christmas but I've had to struggle through some personal problems that I'm afraid will be following me into 2014. I hope things will get better soon, but for now I'm going to be posting again and getting back into old internet habits I've been slacking on (:

I hope you all had a freaking awesome holiday and new year celebration! Here is to a great 2014! Thanks for your patience (:

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REBLOG IF I CAN MESSAGE YOU 'HEY' AND START A FRIENDSHIP.

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Hey guys I’m really sorry for filling up the tag again but…

This is another really REALLY good video to watch if you’ve got the time. It covers so many points on this new issue with Content ID and Copyright. If you’ve got an hour and a half to sit down and listen then please, do so.

It’s also nice to know that Mojang already gave the go ahead to upload videos of Minecraft and some other small game companies are allowing it too. It seems like big name companies like Nintendo are the only ones having an issue with LP’s due to making money off of it. Like someone stated near the end, if a big company won’t let you post the content their game, we’ll just find someone else who will let us post theirs.

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Please take a few minutes to watch and listen.

This video holds important information for every Youtuber, aspiring youtuber, and everyone else who browses the content on this site.

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I definitely just went out wearing my Markiplier shirt and this shirt xD I didn't really realize that it kind of resembled the shirt Mark was wearing during the Polaris "manly Q&A" videos, and I laughed when I noticed it xD It felt nice to get out, sorry not much has been posted. I'm going to finish more art soon. Hope everyone has a wonderful night!

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One of my favorite things ever xD and the fact that Hugh actually got hit at the end makes it even funnier xD

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If you ever see Stephen Fry and not reblog, I will find you.

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I found basically everyone I know in less than 3 minutes. And some of the information on there is ridiculous. This is messed up, and if you haven't taken down your information yet, do it now. It's as easy to take down as it is to stalk countless people on this site. Seriously, go fix it.

yooo everybody. my mom and i were goofing around and found this seriously FUCKED UP site. all your information, (phone number, nam, address even) is available for 2.99. like everything. please watch this video on how to remove it. (im not sure if it’s there for minors, but if you’ve ever owned/rented a house you’re definitely there. it’s worth checking it out to make sure.)

video on how to remove information. : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPFLagxnDsA

fucked up website: http://www.spokeo.com/

also, if you’ve lived in more than one place/state it has you multiple times, remove all of your profile things. (it had my mom 4 times, all over our state. even from when she lived in a house 9 years ago.)

psa over.

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You may not have asked for it, but I think you deserve one! Have a secret Santa anon! I hope you have a good holiday!

Thank you anon (: The lovely christmas wishes have brought a smile to my face (:

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