Daily Lukey: The Journey to 200 (Part 6)

So we have finally reached the end of this series which has been stretched out for longer than previously intended. We began September with a continuation of the Political Parties series followed by another late night post that was, and I quote, "Super Short and Super Sweet". The next day was the final post on the political parties of Australia which was followed by a post on getting distracted which, ironically, was distracting me from my homework. I then wrote another late night post with my reflection on our schools House Chorales competition. I then reminisced about what things used to be like before writing a list of characters who deserved their own show. Oh, the posts you can get away with when it is your own blog. I then wrote a post on Nature for some unknown reason before writing about how much of a sticky beak my family really is. I then wrote another post on fundraising before lamenting on how hard it is to effectively exercise with Sandy. I then complained about a disease I coined the "Song in Head" Disease. I then wrote a post on being gullible before reflecting on my Year 10 Formal. I then reflected on the Donations in Kind activity the Wyndham "Leaders of The Future" did with the Werribee Rotary. I then rejoiced as a fabled curse had been lifted which regarded Game Design and a runny noise.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireworks

I then went through some of my favourite songs in my playlist before discussing some awkward moments I often experience with others. I then went through my most popular tags (in terms of posts) before celebrating the start of the Holidays. The next day was a little more negative as I lamented that I was sick which was followed by another short post on weird advertisements. I then offered an explanation as to my recent spate of short posts before writing a post on judging things before you experience them. I then made the mistake of writing a post telling people to stop making so many Puns. I say mistake as for the rest of the holidays I was treated to a daily pun texted to me each day by one of my 'friends'. I then analysed the different types of tourists in Melbourne before realising my reliance on technology. I then went through the posts that appeared in my Facebook News Feed before marveling at some great discoveries. I finished the month of September with another short post written on my phone late at night. October began with a post on problems and the sheer amount of problems that we have. I then complained about disappointing sequels after watching Grown Ups 2 before displaying some random facts about me. I then started my new weekly segment titled "Random Thought Friday". Although that is so far the only post in this series because of my 200 posts celebration that I had. Be ready for another Random Thought Friday this Friday though. I then explained how I would always lose good ideas immediately after having them before giving my review of the movie Gravity. I then wrote a post on my first day back at school and how I wished every day were as relaxing as that one before writing a post on first impressions. From here I wrote a post on new addictions and their sources. I then complained about some annoying junk emails before reaching (and celebrating) my 200th Post. That was my journey to 200 posts!

Thank you all so much for your support. See you tomorrow!

Annoying Junk Emails

My inbox at the moment is so annoying at the moment because it is so full of junk mail that somehow made it past the filters (I guess Outlook really wants me to check out those latest deals and how to increase the size of my "manhood"). Seriously though, those emails are so annoying sometimes that I just want to spam them with endless bloody emails and see how they like it. I have never once shown any interest in any of the topics that they keep sending to me. The worst part is that when there is an important email I need to activate something that is when the filters kick in and send it to the junk folder. Outlook, get your damn act together! All I am saying is be prepared for a rant.

Source: http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/05/hotmail-to-outlook-com-transfer-geeks-out-at-150-petabytes/

The emails themselves are just stupid and obviously fake. Forgive me for not jumping with joy when I find out that I have won a billion pounds in a lottery in the UK that I never even entered, let alone heard of. Who offers a billion pound reward anyway? If the lottery gave away that much money they would go broke, what do you take me for, an idiot? Do not answer that question. Then you get those 'official' emails from the supermarkets. I seriously received one that said the sender was IGA and yet the topic was Woolworths Vouchers. The worst part is that people must fall for it because they keep sending them out. If you are going to run a scam like that at least check that it makes sense. Now, onto those stupid emails about improving my "intimate life". Before I begin, I would like to clear up any doubt that males do not have the same genitals as our female counterparts. I know that most of us learn that pretty early on but apparently some scams are not as knowledgeable about these organs. I have seriously seen so many emails clearly tailored to men yet referencing enlargement of "our" (it specifically used this pronoun) breasts. Like, seriously, come on. If it is not bad enough that you bombard me with stupid emails, it is even worse that you do not even get your anatomy correct! Then there are the emails that are clearly meant to be coded such that the email will read your address and use the first part as your name. As my email starts with "manl97" I get several interesting emails regarding using manl97 as if it is my name. I must have forgotten to change it to Luke before I came out of the Womb. Woops, my mistake. Then I get those emails trying to set me up with "Local Sluts" or to get me on to the adult version of Facebook (they are so creative, they replaced Face with the F word). I mean, I know some  people see me as a player but I am only sixteen and the use of such sites is, technically, illegal. So next time you stupid scammers want to send me a stupid email, check to make sure it makes bloody sense before you fill up my inbox. Thank you.

Do you guys get as annoying junk mail as this? See you tomorrow!

YouTube's April Fools Antics

So, as you may have already heard, YouTube played a little April Fools prank on its many users just two days ago (1st April). It took the form of a video titled "YouTube's ready to select a winner" and not only did this appear on the official YouTube channel but an email was sent out to all users that claimed to have a "big announcement from YouTube". This email included the video and it was quite a convincing one.

The video basically said that YouTube was actually a competition for the best video of all time and that every video uploaded (regardless of view count [yes! I was in for a shot]) was an entry into this competition. It then went on to say that on midnight of that day YouTube would literally stop allowing uploads (or "entries" as they put it) and would be shut down for the next ten years in order to find the best YouTube video. In 2023 there was to be an official relaunch of YouTube with all videos deleted besides the winner's. This was made evermore convincing as, following this video, there was a 12 hour live broadcast (yes, I will link this down below) of two "hosts" reading out the nominations (I actually feel sorry for those people as the video went for over 12 hours!). They also had some YouTubers also discussing the competition in the original announcement video which gave it a bit more credibility. So yeah, I was pretty worried (I mean, where else can I offload all my crappy videos? Vimeo? Coolvid? I have standards) but then I re-watched it on the computer and they had added a "Happy April Fools Day 2013" thumbnail and that was also in the description so I started to think it was an April Fools joke, which it was. YouTube you got me, you bastards. I actually did some research (by this I mean frantically reading the Wikipedia page on YouTube) and what I learnt about their April Fools Day antics calmed my nerves.

Link to YouTube's "Announcement" Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H542nLTTbu0

Link to the live nominee announcement: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGeMGqVKD6A

I learnt that YouTube had featured an April Fools prank every year since April 1 2008.

In 2008 the prank was that all links to videos on the YouTube home page were redirected to Rick Astley's music video: "Never Gonna Give You Up". This has since become known as Rickrolling

In 2009, when you clicked on a video on the YouTube Home Page the whole page flipped around (Like Google did for the search "How to do a barrel roll"). YouTube then claimed that this was their new layout.

In 2010, YouTube released a feature called "TEXTp" which translated the colours in the videos into random upper case letters. YouTube claimed this was to reduce bandwidth costs by $1 a second, they sure fooled somebody.

In 2011 YouTube celebrated its "100th Anniversary" and released a "1911 Button" as well as uploading some silent films of the early 20th Century

In 2012, a DVD icon was added next to the YouTube logo which lead to a video about "The YouTube Collection", a collection of every YouTube video for home delivery on DVD, Video Cassette, Laserdisc and Betamax tapes.

You already know what YouTube did this year. So yeah, I wonder how many people YouTube fooled but I found this year's to be the best so far with so much intricate detail included.

May the odds be ever in your favour, see you tomorrow!