document.write('\x3cmeta http-equiv=\x22x-dns-prefetch-control\x22 content=\x22off\x22/\x3e\x3col class=\x22tumblr_posts\x22\x3e\x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_photo_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cimg src=\x22http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kypd8wIG2w1qb2vazo1_400.jpg\x22 alt=\x22\x22 class=\x22tumblr_photo\x22/\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://meaghano.com/post/393246405/tumbledore-ive-run-pitchfork-tumblr-com-for\x22\x3emeaghano\x3c/a\x3e:\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cblockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://tumbledore.tumblr.com/post/393030100/tumblr-stole-my-domain-at-the-behest-of-a-corporation\x22\x3etumbledore\x3c/a\x3e:\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cblockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eI\u2019ve run pitchfork.tumblr.com for almost a year now. I had several posts up and I followed 28 people with the account. All my posts are now gone and my address has been changed to pitchfork1.tumblr.com.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eActually when Tumblr released the domain to Pitchfork Media, pitchfork.tumblr.com was completely dormant and empty. There were not \u201cseveral posts,\u201d on that account, there were zero.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cblockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eRecently, one of my friends who is subscribed to my pitchfork tumblr was surprised to see a sudden change in the content I was posting.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eSee above.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cblockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eThat\u2019s because \x3cb\x3eTumblr stole my subdomain and gave (sold?) it to Pitchfork Media Inc.\x3c/b\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eAs per our policy, we emailed this account\u2019s address to inquire about the dormant account. After you failed to respond for 72 hours, we released the domain.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eNo content was deleted and no accounts were suspended.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eSo we are clear, Tumblr will release dormant domains to trademark holders pursuant to the law, just as all other web services, but never without advanced notice.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cblockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\u2026\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eIf there was some kind of content quality threshold that failed to be met which led to my blog\u2019s demise, then 98% of Tumblr should now be blank.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eHa.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eTO CLARIFY: While our support team did not go out of its way to notify the registered user as it was an \x3ci\x3einactive account\x3c/i\x3e, our domain release service sends an automated notification email with a link to postpone, 72 hours in advance.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eWe started this process last week upon our first correspondence with the trademark holder.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_video_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_video\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3ciframe width=\x22400\x22 height=\x22300\x22 src=\x22http://www.youtube.com/embed/NbomhtxmcEg?wmode=transparent\x26autohide=1\x26egm=0\x26hd=1\x26iv_load_policy=3\x26modestbranding=1\x26rel=0\x26showinfo=0\x26showsearch=0\x22 frameborder=\x220\x22 allowfullscreen\x3e\x3c/iframe\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eLove how he hits himself on the head. Often.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_video_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_video\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3ciframe width=\x22400\x22 height=\x22300\x22 src=\x22http://www.youtube.com/embed/FQjgsQ5G8ug?wmode=transparent\x26autohide=1\x26egm=0\x26hd=1\x26iv_load_policy=3\x26modestbranding=1\x26rel=0\x26showinfo=0\x26showsearch=0\x22 frameborder=\x220\x22 allowfullscreen\x3e\x3c/iframe\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eJohn Cleese. Genius.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Couples/363748\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22 \x3eCouples\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eOne man, one woman - 9 couples.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://www.shinichimaruyama.com/\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22 \x3eShinichi Maruyama\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_photo_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cimg src=\x22http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxd10tLpO21qb2vazo1_400.jpg\x22 alt=\x22via ThereIfixedIt\x22 class=\x22tumblr_photo\x22/\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3evia \x3ca target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://thereifixedit.com/\x22\x3eThereIfixedIt\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_photo_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cimg src=\x22http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxczt4T7nQ1qb2vazo1_400.jpg\x22 alt=\x22by Ron Cassel for Gizmodo via BoingBoing\x22 class=\x22tumblr_photo\x22/\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eby Ron Cassel for Gizmodo via BoingBoing\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_video_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_video\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3ciframe width=\x22400\x22 height=\x22300\x22 src=\x22http://www.youtube.com/embed/_5t-z6KdXvA?wmode=transparent\x26autohide=1\x26egm=0\x26hd=1\x26iv_load_policy=3\x26modestbranding=1\x26rel=0\x26showinfo=0\x26showsearch=0\x22 frameborder=\x220\x22 allowfullscreen\x3e\x3c/iframe\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3e#failboat\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3eConversation\x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3eI had dinner with my good friend Rob last night.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eI love talking to Rob.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eSpending time with good conversationalists is like being birds that fly together. You don\x26#8217;t know who is following whom but eventually you look down and you\x26#8217;re at a dizzy height.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eFor me, the effect of being in a great conversation is the same as running a long distance, or just sitting down to write. Thoughts stream from somewhere and take shape. And they often surprise you, because they come from a place that is not your brain chatter.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eI realised, as we were talking, that one of the most beautiful ideas for me, is to think about the universe as a lonely, deserted place. No other observers. No other consciousness.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eJust us.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eAnd here we are, creating billions of thoughts, words, products, culture, literature, art and amazing dreams. Constructs of our imagination abound.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eAnd one day, poof, an asteroid obliterates it. All of it. Never to be repeated.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eHope you had a nice flight.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a\x3c/ol\x3e');