This is an Out of Office Notice.

One of the really nice things about moving to France is the adamant vacation culture. And it's been impressed upon me that seizing your rightful time to disconnect really is something that should be prioritized, no matter how important all the other stuff seems to be. You get human contact, you experience nature, you're reminded of what is important and what must be protected.

So I'm off for the next two weeks. (Where? Roughly here.) Will be back, all fresh and full of delight, around the 29th. Catch you guys then. I swear I'm gonna try not to tweet.

There's More than One Naughty Way to Go Blind

This revisit of a familiar parental scare tactic does a few things well:

• It draws attention
• It conveys useful information about its cause without being preachy or making you feel tricked
• The punchline -- which ties it all together -- is actually funnier than the gimmick (masturbate -> go blind)

Solid shit, comrades. Only question remains whether it'll "go viral!" as the marketing directors say. (Two days already -- an eternity in internet time -- and just 640 views so far. Le sigh.)

Video, "Son Caught in the ACT (NSFW)," seeded by Serve Marketing. Discovered via Le Publigeekaire.