The Flatline : Home to an Array of My Bullshit

Under Construction Page of the Day: The Egyptian Presidency website, much like its real-world equivalent, is presently “under development and reconstruction.”

Interestingly, as Typophile notes, the site’s webmaster decided against the obvious choice of “Papyrus” for the temporary page’s font — instead opting for “Algerian.”

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ICWYDT of the Day: New York Post’s Mummy-of-All-Front-Pages doesn’t bury the lead in its tut-tutting of former Egyptian president Mubarak.

[buzzfeed / image: newseum.]

Photo of the Day: Egyptian protesters in Tahrir Square “show their soles” as they listen to President Mubarak’s speech.

Mubarak announced today that he will transfer “some powers” to his VP, Omar Suleiman, but will not step down before the September elections.

[shnayerson / photo: guardian.]

(via thedailywhat)

The Interpipes Are Leaking of the Day: RevLOLution.

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this is slowly coming to america…..don’t think its not, and also the government will have total control of the internet, if YOU don’t do something!

PSA of the Day: As Egypt starts to recover from a week-long Internet blackout, elsewhere, in Canada, Internet users are coming to terms with the harsh reality of newly imposed bandwidth caps.

Redditor ibbyibby submits this image and writes: “I’m from Canada, this what it looks like when you are close to using your allotted bandwidth. Yes this is real.” Canadian PM Stephen Harper, who is not immune to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)’s wildly unpopular decision to charge users who exceed bandwidth limits, took to Twitter yesterday to express his concern “about CRTC’s decision on usage-based billing and its impact on consumers,” adding that he has adked for a review of the decision.

You can visit StopTheMeter.ca for the latest on the situation, and to sign a petition urging the Canadian gov’t to reconsider usage-based billing.

Coming soon to an Internet near you?

[thestar / image: reddit.]

Graffiti of the Day: Spotted on the Kasr Al Nile Bridge in Cairo by Syrian journalist Ahmed Ramadan.

Mubarak = Final Boss of Egypt.

[thelede.]

Breaking News of the Day: Despite the Egyptian government’s attempts to block Twitter (live status updates), thousands of protesters, who coordinated their efforts through Facebook and other social networks, took to the streets of Cairo and elsewhere to express their displeasure with President Hosni Mubarak’s leadership and call for an end to his 30 years in power.

From AlJazeera:

The rallies had been promoted online by groups saying they speak for young Egyptians frustrated by the kind of poverty and oppression which triggered the overthrow of Tunisia’s president. Egyptian blogger Hossam El Hamalawy said technology was important in facilitating “the domino effect” needed for demonstrations like this one to progress.

Bolstered by the recent social media-propelled revolt in Tunisia, many Egyptians took to social networks to organize a national “Day of Revolution” on January 25th, co-opting what is formally Police Day. Twitpics and YouTube videos of clashes between demonstrators and riot police have been circulating widely in an effort to maintain momentum.

An official count of arrest or injuries has not yet been released, but many bloodied protesters could be seen in photos, and reports have surfaced of two protesters killed in Suez and a fatally-wounded soldier in Cairo. A report that Mubarak’s son fled to London with his family could not be confirmed.

The protest’s official Facebook page is providing fresh reports on events which continue to unfold at this time. The Twitter hashtag #cairo is also being used to provide streaming updates. Additional social media updates can be found here.

[nyt / rt / boingboing / rrw / photo: afp.]