Legit Reasons to use the Internet

Having recently moved, I was forced to make a decision on what was really necessary to have in a new apartment living alone. Quickly nixing telephone in favor of cell phone and television in favor of internet... I was left to wonder if I really needed internet at all. Being a cheapskate, I decided I could live without it as long as I have access at work... and soon after discovered that there are legit reasons why I am now paying to have an internet connection at my apartment.

1. Mapping capabilities - honesty, who owns maps of their town and uses the phone book to find businesses anymore? I don't even remember the last time I saw a phone book being used as a phone book - target practice yes, intended use, no.

2. Weather forecast - now if I had TV, this wouldn't be a problem, but since TV got nixed in favor of internet and there is no way I am paying for a newspaper just for inaccurate weather reporting... internet it is. How else would you find the weather forecast?

3. Those activities that are not appropriate for work - and I'm not even talking NSFW here. Just things like printing endless Borders coupons... or spending time writing a blog article instead of actually working.

For Your Online Enjoyment

Some websites I enjoy. Pretty simple.

fmylife.com - self explanatory

textsfromlastnight.com - self explanatory

failblog.org - epic fails

11points.com - lists

tridelphia.net - a magic 8 ball!

howtobakeapotato.com - it is awesome that someone got this domain name and used it to explain how to bake potatoes

mylifeisaverage.com - these stories are not average

woot.com - daily deals on a wide variety of things, also shirt.woot

XKCD - hilarity

sixbillionsecrets.com - self explanatory

Baby Name Wizard - popularity of baby names from 1880 to present, great visual presentation

More from the Cheezburger network:
failbook.com - Facebook fails and cleverness
Very Demotivational - demotivational posters
Crazy Things Parents Say - self explanatory

Inappropriate Email Addresses

Gmail does not like them.

When signing up for a new Gmail account you can enter your desired address and check its availability. However, if you enter an "inappropriate" word in your username, it gives you this:

Sorry, we are unable to present username suggestions at this time.

I find this fascinating.

Facebook Suggestions

My thoughts exactly.

XKCD, thank you for expressing this so well.

Facebook needs to stop this ridiculousness. There is a reason I don't talk to these people. I do not need to "reconnect" with them. Piss off.

"Authentification"

THIS WORD DOES NOT EXIST.

Yes, I am yelling at all of you that say this. The correct word is authentication.

Definition:
1. A security measure designed to protect a communications system against acceptance of a fraudulent transmission or simulation by establishing the validity of a transmission, message, or originator.
2. A means of identifying individuals and verifying their eligibility to receive specific categories of information.
3. Evidence by proper signature or seal that a document is genuine and official.
- The Free Dictionary

Seriously, Google it. "Authentification" is most likely a combination of authentication and identification. It is not an actual word and there is no form of the word authentication that includes an f anywhere. Think you read it somewhere? Either the person who wrote it was an idiot or YOU ARE PRONOUNCING IT WRONG. Au-then-ti-cation. THERE IS NO F!

American Apparel

American Apparel has some of the worst clothing ever. Who in the world wears this stuff?

Case in point: Ad seen on textsfromlastnight.com. I can't believe they are actually advertising this look. Not only have I never seen someone wear something this horrible, I can't imagine anyone would want to, ever. "Fall Classics?" Please! If you're out there and you like this, please let me know, because I don't get it. It practically embodies the stereotype of the fashion-challenged nerd. Halloween costume maybe?

Don't get me wrong, some of their stuff is great, like the basic t-shirts seen on shirt.woot that I buy more often than I should, and I have nothing against the idea behind American Apparel, but the kid that wears that outfit in public is going to be mocked. MOCKED I say. And no one likes that.

American Apparel's advertising for women is another thing altogether. I mean are we selling sex or clothes here? Sex sells, I know, but these ads definitely aren't convincing me. Anyone else feel the same?

Case in point: Ad taken straight from American Apparel. I've seen this camera angle before. Where was it? Oh right, porn. Great.

So, what do you think? Would anyone actually buy these things?
Explanation, please!