Man, those current event things take a whole lot more time than I ever expected.

LinkedIn to Allow Pictures

LinkedIn is going to allow its users to post pictures of themselves. LinkedIn, if you're not familiar with them, is a social network geared towards business. They very recently allowed users to post pictures of themselves. According to LinkedIn, the primary reason was because it was a very requested feature. They also denied rumors that they added the feature just because rival social network Facebook was becoming more used as a business social network.

As LinkedIn attempts to keep an air of professionalism about its site, allowing pictures was a reluctant move, as pictures are associated with more informal social networks. LinkedIn also does not want to encourage discrimination. One the other hand, it's nice to be able to see someone. And LinkedIn has enabled the ability to flag pictures that are innapropriate, lessening the blow of informality. In addition to that, they recommend a professional looking headshot for pictures. And finally, they are allowing HR reps to turn off images, to counter the possibility that images will influence hiring.

This is quite the interesting little dilemma. A social network is being forced to compromise because its users want it to. In addition to that, they're approaching the picture idea quite a bit differently than any other social network. Rather than allowing its members a little place to further express themselves, it is allowing them nothing more than a simple picture. Granted, the networks' purpose is for business. With that in mind, it's an interesting look into the inner workings of business and proffesionalism.

Raisins are a ploy by the bug exterminator companies to fool people into mistakenly thinking they have a bug infestation when all they have is a messy eater.

Second Coming of the Current Event Day

Well, it's that wonderful, joyous time again. Seems it's time for a Current Event Day.

In addition to that, it seems I will need to do a sort of current event for another class. Unfortunately, the assignment is significantly different enough that I could not kill two birds with one stone. But, just a warning.

You know those computer generated creatures that you occasionally see every once in a while?

Don't those creep you out?

I started stumbling when I was 13.

(Stumbling on Stumbleupon, that is)

Free Music on the Internet, Just No Downloading, It's Deezer

Ever wanted to listen to a certain song on the internet, but didn't want to search Youtube for what could be an inferior copy?

Actually, I've known about what would later become "Deezer" for quite some time. When I found it, it was called Blogmusic, but it was still the basic concept. It did have a cool interface, though; it tried to be the online Ipod.

So, Deezer is all about sharing music to the world. One can find a song online for free and listen to it. They can also share it with friends and the like. They get revenue from the advertising and distribute the wealth to artists and producers, according to their "About Us" page.

The cool thing is, you can share music easily with your friends. If you have a website, blog, or something else that has HTML access, you Can embed a little music player.

Just like that.

You can also share the link.

For example, http://www.deezer.com/?urlIdSong=4775.

Or, if you're one of the aforementioned people with access to HTML, you can hyperlink it (just like you can with all links...)

Song

So, what's my angle? Eh, I just found something cool and am sharing all its cool things with you. Since it's a free product, I can't have an agenda, right?

No, for reals. They don't pay me a cent.

And if you were wondering, the song is "Mother" by "Danzig." It's a great song, and if you haven't given it a listen, you owe yourself to.

UPDATE; Yes, I realize the links don't work. Silly me, assuming some service given out by a company instantly works. Well, you can still listen to free music online, and that's enough of a something to keep this site in "website noteworthy."

First Impressions and Commentary on Kidnation

So yesterday was the premier of CBS's Kidnation. And, while it doesn't quite live up to my previous expectations, it still is an interesting show.

But first, more on the dashed expectations. I was expecting this show to set out a bunch of kids out in the wilderness, with them assumedly forming their own society. However, after watching this show, I came to the epiphany that such a show probably would never come to fruition. Watching those kids fall apart with no cohesion contributed to that sentiment. It does not seem like kids are capable of creating a society with little or no guidance, Lord of the Flies be contradicted.

Another interesting thing about the show is the adult “interference.” With a name like Kidnation, one would expect the show to center around the children. And it does. However, one would also expect the role of adults to be greatly under emphasized. In my prior unrealistic expectations, the adult interference would be next to nil. However, such a thing could not happen, at least not if you wanted to see all the kids at the end. Still, it does seem odd to me in having the kids do all these seemingly survivor inspired events.

But as my dad remarked, “It's like kid survivor.” However, this is simply not true. Sure, there was a tiny bit of a survivor element to it. But whereas in survivor the rules are forced upon the contestants, in Kidnation the kids are coaxed into it. And, with their apparent enthusiasm for everything, it seems as though they enjoy it. To clear things up, the kids were split up into 4 teams, then later participated in a competition; this being the extent of Survivor's influence. However, the game was not to see who survives, a la survivor, but rather to determine classes. Yes, this will need a whole 'nother paragraph. Also, there was a town hall meeting, but that was just like a normal town hall meeting and not like the trial by tiki light characteristic of Survivor.

One of the more interesting elements introduced to the show was the concept of “class.” In the first game, there was a large goal that would be granted were all the teams to finish within a set amount of time. But in addition to that, there was a competitive element; one's “class” would be determined by the result of the team, the with first place being most desirable and then on. First place was the “upper class,” with the highest pay ($1) and few if any concrete responsibilities. Next were the merchants, who were paid ($ .50) and were to operate the store, where children could spend their money. Then there were the cooks ($ .25) with the job as titled. Finally, there were the laborers ($ .10), who were assigned the so called dirty jobs of hauling water and cleaning toilets. And if you were wondering, the grand prize for all of them was either 8 more toilets or a tv. Not surprisingly, the council chose the toilets.

But who is this “council?” At the beginning of the show, there were 40 kids gathered all in one place. The one present adult explained to them how it would all work out. Then he laid out the announcement that their leaders were coming to them in a helicopter. Now, I don't know what you were like when you were 8-15, but that would be pretty darn impressive. Out from the helicopter came 4 people, introduced to the 40 kids as their “council.” The leaders got their first trial of getting all the wagons to their city. During that time, and soon after, there was a bit of tension regarding a certain leader's performance, “Mike”, who was accused of being too much of a supervisor. Initial impressions on the group of 40 weren't entirely positive, either. However, as time went on, such resentment went the way of the dodo. Of note, the aforementioned leader redeemed himself by beating the odds and winning the first competition.

No, I will not comment on the individual children. I'm not watching this show like a fan watching survivor, I'm watching this show as a self styled psychologist and social commentator. I mean, if the actions of a particular kid were to be essential to the social commentary, then yes, they shall get their mention of fame. However, I will not list my “favorites” on this blog. That is not my point.

One interesting and seemingly psychological thing I noticed was the tendency to not help another team. In the competition, the first two teams were neck and neck. The next two seemed like they could be close, but weren't. When one had finished, there was just one team left and about 5 minutes to go. Even though there was a large prize to be had were all the teams to finish within the time limit, no one went out to help the last team. Granted, they egged them on with their shouts as best as they could, but they all kept their physical distance. Quite a statement about human nature.

Another interesting social phenomenon I didn't notice was the outright resentment at one's job. It was briefly hinted at, but never mentioned afterwards. Then again, only four days had passed. But still, the current conditions do not look favorable for a “dictatorship of the proletariat.” Granted, the job disparity isn't quite as extreme as real life. And, there might be a feeling that they “earned” the job they got, as it was decided by their placing in the competition. So it is too early to tell why they don't feel resentment, or even if there will be a revolution or not.

Another interesting social phenomenon was when a girl named “Sophie” began dancing in an effort to raise money for herself. As she was a laborer, she had little money of her own. She also wanted a bike, valued at $3, which was far out of any single person's wallet, especially a laborer's. So she started dancing in order to earn donations. And she was effective in raising the money and purchasing the bike. When she finally did get it, it was met with much fanfare from the other kids who were present, leading me to believe that begging does not quite have a negative stigma with children. Either that, or they sympathized with her “plight.”

And while there's undoubtedly more I haven't commented on and could, I bet you wanted to see less here. So, until the next episode of Kidnation, that's all for now.

Palestinian Economic Despression

“I can’t sleep at night,” Mr. Bowab said. “I can’t go on like this. I have more than 140,000 pieces [clothes] I can’t deliver. More than $25 million, and it sits here in Gaza City. Our products have seasons, and all these goods are for summer, and summer is over!” he said, starting to shout, then banged the table. “Summer is over!”

For more on a Palestinian depression, go to The New York Times Article on the subject.

Superbad Good?

Apparently Superbad is a good movie?

From my initial impression of Superbad, I would not have seen it as a worthwhile movie. I wholly predicted it would be a sort of flop.

But based on various people I know's opinions and this online review, it kinda sounds like a good movie.

Of course, feel free to note I have not seen the movie nor do I plan to.

Why does Blogger offer spellcheck for the body of a post, but not for the title of a post? If something's misspelled in the title of something, I think I'd want to know about it.

30 Year Old Chinese Man Found Dead After Gaming Binge in China

Well, a 30 year old Chinese man died while gaming for three days. This also happened in China.

So, yeah, to all your impressionable readers at home, this is what happens when you play video games for more than 3 days. In fact, this is what happens when you do almost anything fun for 3 days.

You die.

So, please enjoy life in moderation.

Source;
PC World

Gamestop Manager Starts Controversial Policy, Later Suspended

Earlier this week Brandon Scott, manager of a local Gamestop store in Austin Texas, started a controversial new policy change called "Games for Grades." This policy change was limited to just the store he managed. "Game for Grades" changed the policy to require an adult to vouch for a student's good grades before purchasing a game, with poor students unable to buy games. Scott believed this was a good system.

"This is a socially acceptable, responsible thing to do," Scott says. "These kids, they are our future, especially if you sell products to kids," he said.

Earlier this week he had a live CNN interview. Gamestop voiced their opinion of Scott by later suspending him, although it isn't clear for his policy or because he went public about it. In an e-mail, Gamestop said they were evaluating Scott's policy. It should also be noted that his policy has drawn criticism from bloggers and web commentators, but has also garnered community support.

In Scott's defense, he is acting out for what he sees as the greater good. By refusing to sell games to poor students, he is creating an incentive for children to become better students. On the other hand, no one likes to be refused service, for whatever reason. And with a safeguard so easily circumvented as a parent vouching for a child, the effectiveness of this policy can be debated. As Gamespot claimed to be evaluating Scott's policy, perhaps it will come into effect some day. Were it to ever come into effect on a national level, it would more than likely raise education, though by a small bit. It would also add yet another incentive to working hard in school.

While Scott's policy does have some merit, it also has some disadvantages. For instance, good students would need to bring in a parent to vouch for them in order to get games. Even though I am a good student, it could still affect me negatively. If this were to ever become official Gamestop policy, I would advise a more effective checking strategy. I recommend forcing the students to show their student id's when purchasing games. Then their name would be checked on local "bad grades" lists, offered by schools. In this way, students would not be burdened by their parents when purchasing games. And, if other companies were found wanting to implement a similar system, then a "bad grades" list would already be in place.

Sources;
Slashdot
KVUE

New York Times Articles Now Free

On Monday, The New York Times announced that many of its online articles are now free to view. Prior to this, they could be accessed by either purchasing the article or having a subscription to The New York Times. Articles that are not available include articles from 1923 to 1986. Articles prior to 1923 are in public domain and offered for free. They offered so many articles for free with the intention of promoting interest in their online website. Their income has also changed from subscription to advertising based. This change will not affect jobs.

On one hand, this is good for the people who might have stumbled upon an interesting sounding headline from The New York Times, but were dismayed that they would have to pay to read it. On the other hand, this is bad news for other competing newspapers. This change could lead to other changes throughout the world. Bloggers that link to articles might now start linking to articles from The New York Time. The New York Times website could also become a very popular place.

As far as I'm concerned, this is unabashedly a good thing. I've been the person who has found my way to a New York Times article but was later dismayed that I would have to pay to continue reading it. For that reason, I have tried to avoid The New York Times, in order to curb any desires to purchase articles. But with it now free, I can look all I want. And The New York Times does have some pretty interesting articles.

Sources;
Reuters
Slashdot

Edit; If The New York Times hits you with a page that prevents you from accessing an article, then you need only register with them. Registering is free.

Would you buy a shirt that had this on it?

If so, then head over to Diesel Sweeties and buy yourself one.

And on a related note, I had nothing at all to do with the creation of that picture at all. I just found it on the internet and thought it was cool.

WikiFur, the wiki so legit it has an ad banner down its right side.

Wii Sword Game Yes Actually

You know how the Wii promised to have many games focused on sword fighting and the ilk? And how most of the ones that have come out aren't that swordfighty?

Well, here comes "The Force Unleashed," a Star Wars game. But whereas other console versions focus on the force powers and other revolutionary features, the Wii version will focus on lightsabering.

Here's hoping it's real lightsabering and not Twilight Princess swordfightery.

That's right, I made up two words in this article. And as a fellow afterthought, here's the link to the article.

Zazzle; Customized Shirts

Here's something interesting; www.zazzle.com.

It's a website that allows you to create your own personal t-shirts. Specifically, I hear you can add your own photos and text to shirts.



Here's a linked image, because I bet you're more likely to click on this.

So yeah, if you possible wanted to make a shirt, maybe here's the place.

But, no disrespect to Dysfunkk.

Announcement of Current Events Days

So I will be adding a new feature to my blog.

For one of my classes, possibly social studies related, I will have to submit a current event.

Yes, this does sound like just my normal news. However, it is not.

For you see, the style I do my version of the news in is very vague, conversationalist, and mostly opinion based. But for the current events, I have to follow a style. More on that later. But the upshot is, I'm going to do the news in a more professional style.

That style is, First paragraph; who, what, when, where, why, and how
Second paragraph; two sides to the story and or the significance of it.
Third paragraph; this is where my opinions will be.

So every once in a while a "current event day" will be declared. On that day, I will make multiple reports, based off of that style of writing. I'll choose the best on and turn that in to my class, while the others and the chosen one will stay on the blog forever, waiting to be read.

However, do not think that this will replace my normal news covering. Those will return after the current event day. In fact, because the current event forces me to open up my news aggregator, it might even result in more news in my "signature" style.

Also, a little side note, the labels for the current event days will be a little funky; they will all start with "z." This is so I can keep them separated from all my other, more important labels.

Stephen Wiltshire's Amazing Talent

Who better deserves the label, "peerless display of skill" than Stephen Wiltshire?

Who is this Stephen Wiltshire? You're only a movie away from finding out.



Amazing, I know.

Did I ever tell you that my college offers seem to have dwindled?

Well apparently I was lying. They seem to be making a comeback. Sarcastic Whooh.

Did I ever mention that I think I might have an Asian double?

Well, every time I search Google for "cyoshio," I find these sites in what could be Japanese. By the way, Cyoshio is my username/handle/name.

It's weird. Also, they're not as popular as me, as they always seem to be pretty down there in the ratings. But they're still there.

One time I went to their website. It was some pseudo blog in Japanese. I'm guessing it was a girl.

Well, at least it's not some company that will sue for copyright infringement if I ever make it big.

So, I had this idea.

I was going to start a new thing around here. I would Google search for some random word, and then list all the cool, non word related sites I found.

So I go out and search for "rabbit."

Then I realize that I really don't want to say some of the stuff I'm getting.

So I think this plane crashed without making liftoff.

Poor Site

Check out http://geekt.org/.

What does it say? You're going to have to go there and find out for yourself.

Yes, it will be funny.

And if you're looking to find out more about http://geekt.org/, then you might have to look somewhere else.

Not About AOL Layoffs

So apparently my blog is receiving a surge of people searching for, "AOL Layoffs."

I come here to tell you all that this blog is not about AOL Layoffs. Not at all. We just mentioned it one time as a pseudo-news story.

This blog is mostly news oriented, although there are occasionally a few wacky other things that pop up every once in a while.

And how do I know all about who comes to my site? If you're asking that question you probably are new to being a webmaster. But still, it's a valid question. I use Google Analytics, for both this site and my website.

Well, that concludes that.

"There are many things a liar can lie about, but not having a butt ugly face."

Girl Grooves Wildly

So I was online watching random online movies. And I found this video of a girl dancing to a song. And I recognized the song.



So, I decided to put this into the "peerless display of skill" label. I'm not too sure entirely what the skill is, but it sure is peerless.

Some of you might recognize the song as being done by Daft Punk, the people that made that one music video with all the blue aliens getting attacks.

No, not Blue.

And, to defy all the rules... I'm also going to post another movie, just to show you what I mean.



Doesn't that just jog your memory?

Well, if it doesn't...

Here's the music video to the song that the girl dances to.



Connor Smith; blatantly defying the law of one youtube per post.

Remember that one post where I had a balloon exploding played in slow motion? Well here's a balloon not exploding in slow motion.

So for the month of August, I had 25 posts total. For September, I already have more than 25 posts. And it's only the 6th.

Man, it's going to be a busy month.

Did I ever say that I would post every day?

I specifically remember NOT saying that.

Heh, Nick English

Oh man, the random names Football Manager comes up with.

Actually, Nick English was our nickname for a certain British-accented foreign exchange student.

Hey Nick Husdon, if you're reading this, give a shout!

OMG! ERROR!

Kidzbop Conspiracy

What's the conspiracy behind Kidzbop?

Kidzbop is a conspiracy to lower the average age of musicians, which would allow music companies to bring back older pros under the guise of, "raising the average."

That Man Does it Again with Hilarious Wacky Story

The madness that sprouts of this man's mouth...

I Sure Outraced Them

Listen to Rapture: Because it just wasn't enough to give us BioShock, 2K Games has also made its musical score available for download. It's always impressive when a game's score is worthy of a listen on its own. Even better, it's free and can be found here.

So where does that come from? This Week in Xbox, circa Aug 29-Sept. 5.

So what's so funny? Well, they just realized the Bioshock music is available for download.

And yes, it is.

Oh man, time to tell an embarassing story. That just happened.

See, I thought I had downloaded the Bioshock music a way long time ago. Turns out I downloaded the System Shock music a long time ago. So apparently I didn't outrace them.

I also got the music for a certain game whose name is a bit hard to mention. But it does involve Cherenobyl.

What's That Weird Color on my Wikipedia?

What's that weird color on my wikipedia?

Well, it's none other than a fact checking program. It's there to figure out the trustworthiness of various statements. The darker the color, the more untrustworthy the statement.

So yeah, if you haven't already checked out wikipedia, then you really should go.

Personally, I'd give you a link to my wikipedia article right about now, but I don't have one. (hint hint)

But yeah, don't get the impression that the fact checking program actually checks facts. No, it asseses that based on people's reputations, how many times its edited, and possibly something else.

Heck, there's chance the phases of the moon might affect it. A very small, almost nonexistent chance, though.

Of course, since this system has flaws, teachers probably won't let you use wikipedia for projects.

Then again, ANYONE CAN WRITE A BOOK!

Article

So apparently there's a new html tag for italicizing. It's "em" now, instead of "i."

Em, you know, like emphasize.

Still, I like the old one. It's spunky. It still works. And it's shorter than two letters.

Black People College Football Game

Did you know that there's a black college football league?

Well, there is, and they're making a videogame based on it.

By they, I mean Nerjyzed Entertainment, Inc, a name so foreign to me that I had to copy and paste it. So yeah, if you're having trouble believing me, then this might be the final nail in the coffin.

In what is unmistakeably not a quote from the corporation,

Black college football has a long and thriving history, and this game attempts to fuse you with it. And there's music.

And if you're on the fence as to whether this is real or not... The Escapist article that I was originally going to get this story off of seemingly doesn't exist.

So I has to get it from Yahoo News.

Trust me, I do not nor could I make this stuff up. Well, except for the quote.

Ipod to go Cheaper

Now here's some ridiculous news. The new prices of ipods.

Article

They're actually kinda cheap!

A 160gb Ipod! For $349!

That's very ridiculous! Who would devote 160 gbs of their hard drive to music?

Still, that lowers the price of the 80 gig one to $249. That's about the price I paid for my Ipod mini way back in the day. That's 80 gigs versus not even 8.

Maybe this is my golden chance to get an Ipod...

Oh, and the Iphone dropped price.

Also, they unveiled something called the Ipod touch; it's like the iphone but works over wifi.

But I'm not going to go more into it because hey, if you were really interested in Apple stuff, why would you come to here for news?

Tiny little addendum; Blogger spell check doesn't consider
"ipod" a word. Silly spell check.

AOL Layoffs?

Just a little rumor.

AOL is planning some massive layoffs.

Reader Mail Accepted

Oh, did I ever mention that I'm open to receiving e-mail? So, if you have something to say and want me to say something back, then my inbox is the place to go.

If you just want to tell me something with little or no chance of my responding, the comments are there for you.

So, that e-mail address is cyoshio @ comcast . net .

It's been spaced out to reduce spam, but it still works.

Ah, the first week of school. There is no joy like having easy classes and just worrying about catching up with old friends.

'Tis truly a shame that it must come to an end.

Thankfully, I have two more days until that happens. In the meantime, I shall be enjoying my utter lack of homework. Along with updating my blog. See you here.

According to Sony, the PS3 will hit its prime in about 4 or 5 years.

Now, assuming that were true, why the heck did they produce the system already? It's currently not any better than the Xbox 360.

Source

China didn't hack the Pentagon.

A Nice Message to Take Home With You

So, according to this article, parents can now more or less control what their children do on a cell phone.

As in, they can limit times when kids can call, set limited on how many calls, who can call or who they can call. A whole bunch of goodies. If you're interested, go to the article.

But the real thing that caught my eye was the final message. It was the article warning that it's not a catch all solution. Then it ends with a mother essentially saying that kids are better than their parents at technology.

It's just kind of funny, a parent admitting it so candidly. And if it's not funny to you, then it's just funny to me.

Special Batteries to Ruin the Combustion Engine?

Apparently a Texas start up has filed for an interesting patent. I couldn't do it justice, so here's a section from the source article.

An Austin-based startup called EEStor promised "technologies for replacement of electrochemical batteries," meaning a motorist could plug in a car for five minutes and drive 500 miles roundtrip between Dallas and Houston without gasoline.

By contrast, some plug-in hybrids on the horizon would require motorists to charge their cars in a wall outlet overnight and promise only 50 miles of gasoline-free commute. And the popular hybrids on the road today still depend heavily on fossil fuels.

So, how radical does that sound to you? A car battery that lasts incredibly longer than anything out there?

If one could not see, this is almost obviously going to replace the combustion engine and gasoline as the engine duo of choice. Instead, it would be replaced by a battery and electricity, two very clean alternatives.

This almost reminds me of the mordern era in Civ, when everything starts getting a whole lot cleaner.

It would seem that it sounds incredible to quite a few people. There are many skeptics. And with something so fantastical, one cannot resist being a skeptic. To add to the skepticism, this is a company that has mostly flown under the radar.

However, as is the creed of almost any skeptic, "I do not believe. But I would love to be proven wrong."

Trouble at Cardiology Summit

Did you read the title?

Specifically, a woman died of a heart attack.

That's right, a woman died of heart attack at a cardiology summit. Now there's irony.

To lessen the blow, though, she was a wife to a cardiologist and not actually a cardiologist.

The short article.

Human DNA Not So Similar?

Apparently humans don't share 99.9% of their DNA.

An Article tells us that researchers have done another map of the genome. And this time, it's different.

But to be fair, they did it a different way. Instead of looking at both chromosomes, they only looked at one. So if one looks at both sets, then there's a lot more difference.

This should be helpful in personalizing medicines to one's DNA. By having a more detailed map of their DNA, then they could make better medicine.

Still, to me, this is most interesting because now I know that I'm not really 99.9% like everyone else. I know, once again, that I am unique.

Picture from WikiCommons, the free source wiki.

Well, there goes the first day of school.

It wasn't so bad. Of course, it is just the first few days. There was some foreshadowing.

And, in case you were wondering, my schedule is (in no particular order);
AP Chemistry
IMP Iv
American Studies 11
AP Stats
AP Lang
French IV
AP Econ
And Early Release.

School Starts Tomorrow

School for Westview starts tomorrow. Here's hoping I'll have a good Junior year.

A Limit to Human Sociability

Did I ever tell you about the Monkeysphere? It's essentially the limit on the number of people you can care about.

As in, there are your friends. Then there are your closer acquaintances. Then there might be people you vaguely remember. But the rest of the world is just a large unknown.

If this sounds interesting to you, I recommend you read the Monkeysphere Article.

And even if it doesn't sound that interesting to you, I suggest you read it anyways. If not because you will find it interesting, then because it will help you learn something about yourself as a human.

And, if you're really into this Monkeysphere business, I've found another article based on the same concept. It's from my favorite online magazine, The Escapist.

It's weird what kinds of things one can find on the internet.

Enterprising 17 Year Old Girl

Man, this makes me jealous. It's another one of those, "relatively young child has successful business."

what's more, this girl had almost nothing to start with. Granted, it was mostly luck she has to thank for getting her this far. still, she has something. And that's quite a bit more than what I can say.

So, the details are that she made her own site that distributed myspace layouts. She started getting a whole lot of traffic, so she switched to private web hosting. She has trouble making up the payments, so she gets google adsense. That's advertising that pays. Her first check she recieved? $2,790.

And now for the obligatory sources.

www.whateverlife.com, the website the girl in question made.

The Guardian Article that first alerted me to all of this.

And finally, The article that actually told me everything I needed to know.

And now I'm back.