Smartcam shootout: iPhone 5s, Lumia 1020, Galaxy S4

LONG BEACH, Calif. — More photos are snapped every year on smartphones now than traditional cameras, a dramatic shift. The images have gotten surprisingly good, and they're so easy to share.

So when Apple introduced the new iPhone 5s with a greatly improved camera that it said was the best ever, we decided to take it out to see how it compares with two other hot models.

The recent Nokia Lumia 1020 Windows Phone has the most advanced camera features ever seen on a smartphone — a 41-megapixel sensor (twice as many as any top consumer camera) and oodles of manual adjustments any pro would love. And the Samsung Galaxy S4 is the top rival to the iPhone, with a generous 13-megapixel camera.

Let's start with the specs:

IPHONE 5S: The new camera has the same 8 megapixels as before, but Apple says individual pixels are more mega than competitors'. Each pixel is larger — up 15% from the iPhone 5. Additionally, the new iPhone 5s has a larger lens opening, at f. 2.2, up from 2.4. That means better ability to shoot in low light (evenings, parties, indoors). New features include "burst mode" — hold your finger on the shutter and shoot up to 100 images in fast succession (good for getting a perfect shot of a moving baby or dog) — slow motion for video and a new dual flash system that gives 2 LED lights for what promises to be a more flattering image. Exposure control: all automatic. The phone comes with 16, 32 or 64 gigabytes of internal memory, and has a 4-inch screen with 1136x640 resolution.

SAMSUNG GALAXY S4: The 13-megapixel camera has 12 shooting modes, including automatic, panorama, night shot, sports and others. Exposure is all automatic. The phone comes with 16 or 32 gigabytes of memory. You can add storage via a micro-SD card. The phone has a 5-inch screen, with 1920x1080 resolution.

NOKIA LUMIA 1020: The whopping 41-megapixel sensor (a dual sensor with 41 megapixels for the bigger "pro" files and 5 megapixels for the smaller "auto" versions) is supported by a sharp f 2.2 lens by renowned German lens manufacturer Carl Zeiss and both auto and full manual controls. Every other smartphone camera we've ever used has been fully automatic, leaving little choice to the photographer. On the Lumia, you can adjust the white balance, shutter speed and focus. The device comes with 32 GB of internal memory. But the full-resolution images can be 10 megabytes or higher, and memory will go fast. There's no slot to add memory. The phone has a 4.5-inch screen with 1280x768 resolution.

Rolls of Tri-X film shot on Lumia 1020 camera. See the greenish cast to the image?(Photo: By Sean Fujiwara)

For the shootout, we brought the three phones to local shop Tuttle Cameras and snapped images of classic cameras in mixed lighting — daylight and that hideous overhead fluorescent you find in stores and offices. You know it: It usually produces a yellowish sheen to your backgrounds unless your camera compensates for you.

The auto features of the iPhone and Galaxy did just that, but the Lumia didn't. We tried the white balance override in the Pro section of the camera app, but it didn't cut it, either. We kept trying, in different sections of the store, but it didn't get better.

So we brought a sales associate to the front of the shop to be lit by natural light. Here the Galaxy shot is decent, the iPhone shot really sharp, and the 1020 the sharpest of all, as it should be at 41 megapixels worth. We cropped the picture dramatically later, to only leave in Keenan's eyes, and it's ultra-sharp.

Aside from image quality, the operation of the iPhone and Galaxy are what you'd expect: Open the camera app and snap the shot. The Lumia offers two camera apps, Auto and Pro. I found the Pro controls confusing, the icons tiny and hard to read.

Same rolls of Tri-X shot on the iPhone 5s(Photo: By Jefferson Graham)

We shot on the streets of Long Beach, at the ocean and within the Talking Tech garage, where we did low-light tests. Phone cameras generally do well outdoors. It's at parties, evening events, school plays and the like where they fall apart.

We tucked some guitar strings on a shelf behind the nearly closed door of a closet — extremely dark — and snapped away. The iPhone image is decent, the Galaxy muddy and unusable, and the Lumia fantastic — like it was shot in soft daylight.

So, the bottom line:

• The Galaxy has great specs and the best HD screen we've seen on a phone, but we weren't blown away by the overall photographic results. Shots in broad daylight were fine, and we liked the color rendition at Tuttle's, but low-light was so poor and sharpness less than the others we have to grade this at No. 3.

• As a photographer, the Lumia should be my overall winner. It certainly is in sharpness and low light. But I didn't like the controls; the phone is heavier than comparable competitors; and the white-balance issues were bothersome. Potential purchasers should note the lack of apps available for the phone — 150,000 Microsoft says, vs. nearly 1 million for iOS and Android. That's still a lot of apps. but notable omissions include the world's most popular photo app, Instagram, along with Vine, Camera+ and Snapchat.

• We didn't expect to put the new iPhone at the top of the list. It's just a basic, point-and-shoot camera. But beyond the extreme low-light example, the iPhone produced the most consistent, best overall results — amazing stuff for a feature tacked onto a device built for e-mail, Web surfing and phone calls. The images weren't as ultra-sharp as the Lumia's, but they were extremely sharp; they had better color in more situations and great results nine out of 10 times. The camera was a joy to use, and while the screen size of the phone isn't as impressive as either the Galaxy or Lumia for viewing, the final results are what matter the most.

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New iOS 7 update making some users dizzy

The iOS 7 update "makes me dizzy with the constant movement," writes John Isom of Huntsville, Ala., on Twitter.

With the new update, navigation between screens produces an effect quite different from the static swipe of before. Now the icons zoom in, like opening credits of a science-fiction movie. Additionally, when you open an app, it feels like it is "exploding" toward you, Isom says.

Elliott Lockwood of Omaha writes for the most part he likes the new OS but that the animations "are a little long and make me sick after awhile."

The effects are so intense Elizabeth Kerr kept her 12-year-old son Mitchell home from school on Friday.

"He gets motion sickness on road trips," says the Chicago-area resident. "The phone is making him dizzy."

Her reaction: "It's disappointing. It's too bad that we had to go so far with animation that it has an ill effect on people."

It's a fact of life in consumer technology that when change comes to familiar services, a loud group complains that they missed the old ways.

It's happened time and time again to Facebook and Google. And each Apple update usually produces a loud discussion. Remember "Antenna-gate" when the iPhone 4 was released and folks complained about missed calls? Or the howl (and more real) response to the release of Apple Maps in 2012, when Apple ditched Google Maps in its iOS 6 update and replaced it with its own, inferior service that caused Apple management to publicly apologize?

Apple didn't respond to requests for comment about the visual effects in iOS 7.

Analyst Greg Sterling of Sterling Market Intelligence believes the online comments are "an over-reaction" but that if it really develops into a problem, "Apple will fix it."

His advice to consumers who haven't downloaded the update yet: "Try it on a friend's device first. If you like it, then download it."

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Dear Miley Cyrus, Please Stop Trying So Hard

WOMEN • LAURA ARGINTAR • AUG 26, 11:22AM

A cross between Scary Spice and Britney Spears with Gwen Stefani lipstick. Miley Cyrus, it was really nice knowing you. You really had us there with your “Party In The USA” hit, which will always be a favorite at weddings and on road trips alike, especially among the dudes.

You had such promise, Miley (cue Tracy Chapman acoustics). Liam is a fox. If the two of you don’t work out in the long run – as unfortunately, most Hollywood couples don’t (call us, of course) — we know you’ll look great getting low on Jared Leto.

Miley, you are now the next child star to bite the dust. We wonder if this could have been prevented? Were there any signs? Maybe we just need to say something blunt like, “Publicists, if you think your client is even slightly on drugs or just a little too over confident, don’t let them on live television.”

But instead we’ll just name names: pandas; panda tatas; twerking; fingering yourself and foaming your pants with a giant foam finger; stripping; twerking while stripping; twerking aggresively to make babies with Robin Thicke; forgetting that you wore couture in the remarkable September issue of Harper’s Bazaar; and did we mention blundering lyrics, along with a side of baby-making twerking?

I know that I’m a biased author and I have to disclose as such. It’s even in my bio on Elite Daily’s website that I love watching celebrity downfalls. And Miley’s raunchy, miss-the-mark performance was nothing short of splendid (sordid?) entertainment mixed with a lot of cringe-worthy, uncomfortable moments. I called my sister two seconds after I finished watching it live, and this is how the conversation went:

“Carr, are you watching the VMAs?”

“Whoa, Miley. That was a little weird.”

“Yes! Thank you!” I exclaim while stuffing my face with decadent sushi bites drenched in celebrity takedown victory. “I’m in the apt alone and am feeling like I’m the only one who thought that was kind of messed up. Miley made me feel uncomfortable. Like, I feel weird.”

“Yo, she was def on something really not okay.”

“Those unicorn horns.”

“The whole thing was uncalled for.”

“Yeah. Okay, got to eat my sushi. Call you next commercial break to discuss.”

My sister loves celebrity gossip. Want another fun fact? So does my mother. When we road trip to our lake house during summertime, there’s always three different magazines, all pop culture focused, waiting for all of us to read and to confer upon. We love it. We bond over it. We call each other at 6:45 in the evening while walking home from work, and we weigh in on whether Lamar Odom is an addict/cheater or how good J.Hud looked while performing “Same Love” at the VMAs. Celebrities are almost part of our family. ABC dramas are our version of quality time, and staying up-to-date on Us Weekly is as crucial as checking in with Grandma. And we delight in it.

Miley’s performance at the VMAs was just another fun discussion I can’t wait to have with my mom and sister. It’s like my pop culture version of a college thesis paper. I even have example paragraphs to support my claim that Miley is another Disney failure such as, “Judd Apatow, a prominent comedy writer and director, is tweeting negative reviews of her show.” I received a college degree in brain behavior science and worked with lab rats for over two years, and yet here I am passionately confabulating on child stardom – Miley Cyrus, nonetheless. This is the world we live in today.

We can get so jaded by Hollywood drama that things like infidelity, anorexia and mental disorders are glamorized. What’s breaking one week is forgettable within minutes of the next preposterous story. Take the instance of Amanda Bynes’s admission to a psychiatric ward being relegated to the old news bin the moment Jennifer Lawrence has a new boyfriend (or sneezes). It really takes a narrative of earth-shattering proportions to be considered legendary these days. We can become so desensitized by the outlandish behaviors of over privileged celebrities that sometimes our own reality is skewed.

Considering this, we have no doubt that Miley Cyrus’s blunder will fade from our minds rather quickly until something equally or if not more scandalous occurs (does Liam finally call it quits?! We can only hope). She’ll be just fine. And even though my family and I won’t have Miley to chat about, we’ll 100 percent have another famous character to banter about and to offer our opinions on. Some staples include: Jack Antonoff of Fun! (Jack’s from our town — my mom is obsessed with him), SJPeePee, ‘Yonce and Anne Hathaway.

I can’t help but also wonder if Miley’s trying-way-too-hard-for-attention performance was one of our own making? Perhaps she felt pressure to remain in the spotlight and this was the result? As a demanding audience, we’re hungry for the next showstopping spectacle, and maybe we pushed Miley too far to exceed our expectations? Or, probably she just needed to take a short break from the limelight until her next album release. Being everywhere is never a good thing — just ask Kate Moss when she was busted for cocaine back in 2005 — eventually you fall to the bottom.

Perhaps our love for celebrity gossip is a love/hate relationship. On the one hand, it’s kind of sad to watch Miley Cyrus fall from grace, but on the other hand, in the infamous words of Miley herself, “we can’t stop, and we won’t stop.” What’s important is that you keep doing you, girl — or whoever you are. There’s almost nothing we haven’t seen before.

For more on Miley, check out ‘The Onion Predicted Miley Cyrus’s Meltdown Five Years Ago‘

Photo credit: WENN

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Does He Think Football Is Better Than Sex?

WOMEN • LAURA ARGINTAR • AUG 28, 4:01PM

Our beloved comedian, Emily Hart, is back with a new video that’s actually making us question whether football is more enjoyable than sex. We were a little skeptical at first, but we must admit that she does have some compelling arguments.

Like, it’s totally acceptable to watch football without partaking in the actual sport. With sex, however, the same system would get a wee bit awkward. And, if the game is particularly boring, we can leave halfway through and no one’s feelings are hurt. Check out Emily’s video and let us know which you prefer: football or sex?

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The Ladies’ Guide To Watching Football This Fall

WOMEN • NORA MOORE • AUG 29, 9:46AM

Fall is around the corner.  This means hot chocolate, UGGs, ‘Lincoln Park After Dark’ OPI nail polish and college football. Did I lose the ladies after nail polish? Come on, girls. College football is exhilarating.  It’s time to get onboard.  A typical college game can have more drama and craziness than an episode of “The Bachelor.”

Having attended three big football schools, I was fortunate to experience the pride, tradition, and legacy carried throughout college, such as tailgating, school rivalries, fight songs, etc. This is all part of what makes college football so exciting.

Throw in the fact that college guys play with extreme heart and passion, and they exhibit much less ego and attitude than is seen in NFL players.

Still not sold? Imagine how happy your boo will be when you share his passion for Saturdays on the couch.  Plus, his loud, annoying friends won’t invade your crib for game time when he has you to armchair coach with.

I’m no football guru, but here are some football facts that keep me interested in the game and that everyone woman should know:

The Basics

Boys Of Fall

- There are two teams in each game: home team and visiting team (Hopefully this is self explanatory. If not, just stop reading now… you are a lost cause.)

- 11 players are allowed on the field at a time for each team

- Offense: the team with the ball that’s trying to score

- Defense: the guys trying to stop the opposing offensive line from scoring

- Special Teams: the players on the field during kick attempts

- There are four, 15-minute quarters in a game, which are broken into the first and second half. After the first two quarters (first half), there is a halftime break. Don’t think the game will only last an hour – factor in timeouts, play challenges, injuries and general goofing off.

- At the end of four quarters, whichever team has the most points wins (W), and the other team loses (L). In the event of a tie, the game goes into overtime, and when the first team scores, the game is over.

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Cool Facts

- The Mascot: a symbol, animal, or person that represents a football team. The team mascot does fun things to pep up the crowd and rallies when a big play is made by doing push ups, back flips, running man, etc.

- Touchdown: occurs when a player runs into the end zone, which is marked by the goal post at either end of the field, and gains six points for the team

- Extra Points: after a touchdown, the team can attempt a field goal, which gets one point when it’s “good,” or the team can go for a conversion, which gets two points (A conversion is kind of like a mini touchdown, where the team runs or throws the ball into the end zone.)

- Field Goal Kick: these plays are somewhat boring, but a team earns three points for a “good” kick, and they are normally attempted when team is on their third down and the chances of a touchdown are slim

- Interception: an “oopsie” basically, or a pass thrown to the offense, which the other team (defense) catches, or intercepts. Think of when a guy buys you a drink at the bar, and your BFF snatches it up before you do – that’s an interception.

- Fumble: someone goofs up and drops the ball. Whichever team recovers the ball then has control of the ball and can attempt to score. Think of when you get your nails done, and you’re trying to hold your car keys carefully, but drop them – that’s a fumble.

- Sack: the quarterback is tackled by the defense before throwing or handing off the ball

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Rundown Of Important Positions

- Quarterback: the number one guy who leads the offense and either throws or hands off the ball (Duh! Hopefully, we have all heard of the QB.)

- Wide Receiver: fast and generally slim player, who catches the ball and runs for touchdowns

- Running Back: the fast guy with a stripper-booty who runs the ball for touchdowns

- Cornerback: usually the fastest guy on defense that guards the wide receiver and tries to stop him from scoring (This matchup sometimes results in better catfights than those on “Real Housewives.”)

- Defensive End: one of the fastest, biggest guys you see on the field, who usually rushes the quarterback to make the tackle

- Safety: farthest on defense from the line of scrimmage, this player covers the open field from long passes and supports the defense on running plays (The safety is the last line of defense.) Think of Madea not letting anyone into her house.  

- Punt Returner: player who catches the punt and tries to run it up field for a touchdown/good field position

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If you’re totally lost, here are some things you can say to your honey that will definitely get his attention:

a) “Babe, ya think a defensive player will take the Heisman this year? Jadeveon Clowney is looking pretty impressive.”

b) “I wonder if Johnny Football will miss any playing time for his alleged NCAA violations.”

c) “Snookums, what are your thoughts about the SEC getting eight in a row with another BCS title?”

d)  “OMG! I am so glad the College Football Playoffs will be implemented for the 2014 season!”

e) “Erin Andrews is HOT!”

Good luck, ladies.  There’s so much to learn and love about watching college football.  If it’s not for you, there’s always 12 weeks of hot chocolate, UGGs, and dark-colored nail polish coming your way.

You can read more Nora on AHotMama.com.

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Miley Cyrus Swag That You’ll Actually Want To Buy

WOMEN • LAURA ARGINTAR • SEP 20, 2:49PM

Ever since she decided to make a complete fool of herself at the MTV Video Music Awards, Miley Cyrus has literally been everywhere. So it was only a matter of time before retailers started printing her image on sweatshirts, effectively making her even more present in our daily lives.

We hate to admit it but Beloved’s “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop” pullover is pretty awesome. We’re absolutely going to snatch one and a few extras for our friends. And at they’re even on sale (that’s what happens when you’re fiancé breaks up with you).

We’re loving the accurate portrayal of Miley: the lizard tongue, wicked hair-do and infamous foam finger. Now we can be the poster children for what happens when a child star goes wrong. Nothing short of genius.

We know what we’ll be dressing up as for Halloween…

Can’t Stop Won’t Stop Sweatshirt, $59, available at Beloved.

Via: Refinery29, Top Photo Credit: Beloved

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Why It’s Okay To Be Part Of The Itty Bitty Titty Committee

WOMEN • LAURA ARGINTAR • SEP 24, 12:30PM

My whole life I’ve never been more than an A-cup (unless we count the time I gained twenty pounds abroad, no judgment) and I’m not afraid to admit that. To be honest, I don’t really have to admit to anything — one look at me and you know I’m no C-cup.

For the most part, my shirts lie flat against my chest, save for a small bump that vaguely identifies me as female. I’d like to say that it’s all me, but it’s mostly my extra-padded push-up. I’ve never hunted for low-cut tops to go dancing in (because there’s nothing to show-off), opting instead for open-backs and crop-tops that girls with boobs have trouble wearing. But I’ve never felt like I was missing out.

According to The American Society of Plastic Surgeons, in 2012 about 286,274 women had breast augmentation surgery, while about 42,000 had breast reductions. Why do we always equate bigger as being better? If you ask those 42,000 women why they chose to reduce their size, they will tell you the opposite. Smaller means less back pain, more swimsuit choices, and easier work-outs. Sure, bigger boobs might be more attractive to the gentlemen in the room, but the complications of having them outweigh the attention. And, even after their reduction surgeries, men still chase these women down.

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In truth, I quite like having small tits and I wouldn’t consider enhancing them. Sure, many of my small-chested peers have undergone plastic surgery, and I’ve always encouraged the decision if that choice will build a woman’s self-esteem and confidence. I don’t hate on those who want or have larger boobs, I just don’t want them for myself. Instead, I’ve got an ass that speaks for itself.

I’m not saying that my life is better because my hooters always fit inside my t-shirts. I’ve had my fair share of sheba-shaming – I was the last to graduate from training bras in high school and I’m no stranger to getting passed over by guys who prefer jugs over hugs.

But here’s the thing: I don’t let my lack of lady lumps bring me down. In some instances, they’ve actually worked to my advantage. For one, I don’t receive the negative attention that a full-busted woman has to endure. People really look me in the eye because there’s nothing to look at on my chest. I’ve fortunately never had to deal with inappropriate gropes or an uncomfortable male gaze (well, maybe from the creeps on the subway).

I can pretty much wear any article of clothing, and when I wear a V-neck shirt to work, I don’t give off an overtly sexual vibe. I can run up and down the stairs and it’ll never hurt. Putting on my seat belt and donning cross-body bags aren’t a problem. Cute lingerie isn’t off limits and my size rarely sells out. People don’t falsely believe that I’m top heavy (again, my butt helps to take care of that) and I can go bra-less on any occasion. It’s a good life I lead with me and my little ones.

That’s not to say there wasn’t a time when I was insecure about my Presidency of the Itty Bitty Titty Committee. When everyone was going to second base in the eighth grade, I was shyly protecting my assets in fear that my lack of mass would make me a joke. In a steamy makeout session, I’d purposely toss my bras to a far corner of the room so guys wouldn’t read my cup size.

I am guilty of buying B-cups and stealing my sister’s in an effort to make them appear larger. (They came in handy after those aforementioned 20 lbs though). And I still am a sucker for marketing – I buy push-ups and padding and gels and cutlets when a dress calls for it or when I do want that attention. (Hey, I’m still human!) But that doesn’t mean I feel bad about what I got; it means that I can still appreciate big knockers as much as the next dude.

Eventually, I grew up. I realized that when guys feel my boobs it isn’t all that big of a deal (probably because they are the size they are). I know that I don’t need to feel insecure – that it’s pretty obvious what I’m packing, and the men I get with can tell beforehand and are cool with that. Breast size doesn’t make someone more of a woman or not and it sure as hell doesn’t make someone nonetheless sexy. To quote LMFAO, “I’m sexy and I know it.”

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Arrested For Retweets? Chinese Teen Arrested For Receiving Over 500 Retweets

TECHNOLOGY • SEAN LEVINSON • SEP 27, 1:52PM

Earlier this month, China’s new president created a law that criminalizes “online rumors,” jailing people who generate false information that gets shared by more than 5,000 people or re-blogged more than 500 times.

According to the Daily Dot, Chinese police made their first arrest in accordance to this law last week when they took a 16-year-old boy identified as “Yang” into custody.

The boy made a post on Chinese microblogging site weibo last Saturday that criticized the way the police handled a suicide case in Gansu Province.

Yang reportedly posted that police officers attacked onlookers at the scene of the death and even inflicted violence upon some of the deceased man’s relatives.

Yang also claimed that the man didn’t kill himself at all. He said that police beat him to death and staged the suicide as a cover up.

One of these posts was shared over 500 times.

Though five others were fined for posts about the same suicide, only Yang was detained by police.

Police have yet to reveal how long Yang will be detained for.

The Chinese government argued the “online rumor” law was made to minimalize social and economic damage, but many civilians view it as a frightening method of intimidation meant to scare people from exposing the government’s wrongdoings.

“It’s far too easy for something to be reposted 500 times or get 5,000 views,” Reuters quoted one Sina Weibo user as saying. “Who is going to dare say anything now?”

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Generation whY!? Why Do We Insist On Posting Drunk Pictures?

HUMOR • TYLER GILDIN • SEP 27, 5:53PM

In previous Gen whY!? articles, we’ve mentioned our generation’s obsession with taking selfies, and with blacking out every chance we get. This week, we combine these two Gen-Y favorite pastimes to ask one ultimate question: why do we insist on posting drunk photos?

If you go to anyone of your friend’s Facebook photo albums, there’s a very good chance you’re going to find countless photos of them clearly intoxicated. Whether it’s just holding a beer, ripping a shot or the awful double-fisting selfie, we have an obsession with publicly showing off our drinking prowess. It’s like drinking on the weekends has become a three step process; order a shot, pose for a picture, take the shot. Repeat!

I, for one, have no issues with getting drunk on the weekends. Do I think you need to get so bat-sh*t wasted that you wake up with a black-eye and a half-eaten roll of cookie dough next to your pillow every time you go out? No. But I’m all for going out and having a good time with your friends. I’m even cool with posting the occasional picture or two, just not every single time you go out!

Some of the funniest memes online are created from photos of drunk idiots. In a lot of these photos, the drunk person isn’t the only culprit, but the camera man is also to blame. There are typically two types of drunk photos that are snapped: the “hey look at me, I’m drunk and having a good time” photo and the “look at my friend, he’s so sh*tfaced, he pissed himself” photo.

Here’s a great example we posted earlier this week. It’s most likely her fault she got wasted enough to mistake a slice of pizza for a pillow, but it’s not her fault her friends took a photo of it that subsequently went viral. A lot of the times when our friends are wasted and could use our help, instead of assisting them, we video tape them! “OMG look at David, he’s so wasted!! He’s gonna die in the morning when he sees this.” Nope, pretty sure David is about to die right now… way to be a good friend!

Of course I understand the hilarity in occasionally recording or grabbing a quick shot of your friend half naked at 3:00 a.m. taking a piss on the street corner, but don’t post it! It’s one thing to take a video just to rip on your friend while he’s hungover Sunday morning struggling to update his fantasy football roster, but it’s another thing to take the footage and throw it up on your Twitterwith the hashtag #YOLO. Side note: Is it ironic that the people who say the phrase “YOLO” are often the people you kind of want…to die? Prove it!

I just don’t understand why we can’t enjoy our lives without constantly uploading every minute of it to social media. But, if we insist on doing so, can’t we just leave out photos from the hours between 12 a.m. – 4 a.m. on the weekends when we’re clearly not in our most photogenic state?

It’s one thing to go out and be known as the drunk asshole of your group of friends (and everyone at the bar); it’s another thing to be known as the drunk asshole all across the internet.

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