lots of people got the jump on me this time

So LJ has been acquired by a Russian company, SUP. I don't know how I feel about this.

However, something I don't think many people have mentioned: If SixApart knew that this sale was close to being finalized, why on earth would they institute such a sweeping change as the flagging procedure beforehand? That, to me, just doesn't add up.

Edit: Did you know that two-thirds of LJ users are female?

soft tissue

Amazing find of dinosaur 'mummy'

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How do you feel about funerals?

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supergee directs me to a segment in American history regarding prostitutes I'd never heard of--or even conceived--before. I will have to do more research on "charity girls."

Smaller babies prone to depression, study finds -- It's a 40-year study.

Report contradicts Bush on Iran nuclear program -- I've come to expect nothing less!

Fever can unlock autism's grip: study