okay, reviews

I love Google, I love Chrome, I love Android and I love games.

So welcome to the violet room's review season.

Over the rest of the summer break, I will be focusing on reviews, protip's and recommendations here in the violet room and in some cases on my youtube channel

I'm also thinking of making a new youtube channel for these types of videos as a lot of the stuff on my current channel is pretty sucky. I will post links if I do so.

If you want to make sure you don't miss any posts, you can follow this blog or alternatively you can like the h0110wPeTaL facebook page or follow me on twitter (links in the sidebar)

At the moment I shall be in the middle of a lot of frantic posting, video making and tee shirt designing. This will last as long as I can keep up the pace, but this is unlikely to continue after the start of febuary.

Please make recommendations for anything you would like to hear another opinion on.

Thanks for your continued support,
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socially making the most of the internet

Im not sure what to name this post, but what it is about is socially making the most of the internet, so I guess I will call it that.
One of my brothers was surprised to say the least that considering I have spent less than 6 months really actively on the internet and social media, so I thought I would write about what one should do to make connections with like minded individuals and geniuses on the internet.
The first thing I can think of is to pick a social internet circle and stick with it, I include YouTube in the definition of social internet, as it is most definitely a way to interact socially with others if you so decide. And in ways I exclude the vanilla usage of facebook, as you can use facebook to interact with new people but it is really for reinforcing relationships. Hence I use the term Social Internet rather than Social Network.
Charlie McDonnell is a prime example of how he made YouTube work for him, Although a self admitting nerd and once a shy quiet lad, he is now a musical a YouTube sensation. Who can say the line that many people wish they could, that being "my job is YouTube" Charlie has explained his rise to fame and his thoughts on fame most aptly in this video

and the idea of doing what you do, for you; I think is completely true. I'll be lucky if three people read this, I don't do much on-line to get the attention of others I do it for me.

I use twitter, because writing is my medium of choice although it does not have the same viral nature as YouTube, as tweets are not really passed on outside of twitter and even if they are the don't really go viral, unless its a drunk/high celeb. But through twitter I have a small yet solid base of friends and followers from all over the world. something that is scary.

I did this through constantly being active and joining in conversations with others, an essential trait in the offline social world not surprisingly is essential in the online world too

(sorry that this post is a bit messy)

Life sux

Okay, I know this
You can stop posting it on fb
You can stop being irritated when I do my whole obviously insane thing
This is me, I do crazy stuff and I'm sick of people being surprised
If you don't like it
Unfriend me
Unfollow me
Unlike me
I refuse to let all the bad stuff that happens to me make me impossibly depressed
Because yeah, my life could be suxxors
I could be suicidal and depressed and refuse to let anyone talk to me
and yell at all the people who act all messed up
I could be "Normal" "Typical"
My goodbyes could take 5 minutes
I could do everything you say
I could cry myself to sleep
I could sleep normal hours
And eat regular meals at regular times
I could wear dresses and poke fun at geeks
I could pay attention to things I don't care about
I could pretend I don't want to see you
That I don't care about you
I could goto parties
I could stop drawing
I could wear makeup like you wear makeup
I could quit caring about issues
I could stop talking
I could stop smiling
I could stop making content because noone really gives a toss
I could smoke until I bleed
I could drink until I'm rushed to E.D.
I could be drugged so much that I can't think
If I have to be like that to be loved
I don't want love
If I have to be like that to be accepted
I don't want to be accepted
My life is my own and if I annoy you just by being me
I don't care how much you life sux
or how many exams you have today
you can go away
because my life already could be suxxors
I could complain
and moan about how stressed I am
But I refuse to do so publicly and constantly
or in a serious way
I don't care what you think of me
I will still respect you
even if you unfollow, unfriend or unlike me

Facebook Rule Number One

Okay it is fact that just about everyone has facebook now. Including parents, so I thought that is would be obvious to our tech savvy new generation of parents. THAT YOU DO NOT PUT NAKED PICTURES OF YOUR CHILDREN ON FACEBOOK. and this is not just because of the later on embarrassment, but it is because when you put a picture on facebook, even if your account is private, photos can be accessed by ALMOST ANYONE. This is not new information there have been privacy problems with facebook for ages.
And you may think, "oh, its fine if anyone sees these photos"
To which I reply, "even creepy paedophiles"
So parents, just don't. Not a good idea, for so many reasons.

I wonder if you could get arrested for distributing child pornography...?