Deleting your stupid, self-righteous babble is not "censorship", fool.

You don't want to do this.



It confuses even me, but I hate complaints about censorship on the internet even more than I hate the music of Yes.

Hell, it's even worse than the Moody Blues.
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 9:31 PM on July 17, 2008

What do you want the moderators to do?

Nonresponsive noise often gets pruned from AskMe threads.

Frankly, I think that incomple's mistake was including the line "I'm looking for any suggestions to ensure success, or warnings about why this plan might be disastrous." That's just carte blanche for anyone to spout off their opinion, in Metafilter-speak at least.
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 11:31 AM on May 27, 2008

I've got such serious respect for yhbc...

Let's consider this. If it turns into a major story, it's gonna be here anyway.
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 11:48 PM on May 23, 2008

BrooklynCouch is ParisParamus.

No. ParisParamus was totally Manhattan, and not into the Jesus shit. BC has been putting out some homophobic stuff that ParisParamus (who I kinda miss) wouldn't have brooked.
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 11:50 PM on May 23, 2008

Well, fuck me.

I dunno what to say. I should read MeTa more often, obviously.
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 12:00 AM on May 24, 2008

That thread is about to become a trainwreck.
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 3:35 PM on May 15, 2008

Has anyone written his username at gmail, yet?
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 3:40 PM on May 15, 2008

I'm a little surprised that, a full hour after this Metatalk post was made, the project in question has still not been posted to the front page. Good show of restraint, guys!
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 12:46 PM on March 28, 2008

That thread is total chatfilter.
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 10:21 AM on March 28, 2008

A lot of those have to be trolls. I'm sure a lot of those are trolls. Please?
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 1:01 PM on March 19, 2008

What? Is this something you'd have to be U.S.-centric to understand?

An American would typically say "gone to college" or "gone to school". "Gone to university" sounds British to American ears.
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 10:03 AM on March 17, 2008

Americans would generally say that they went to "a university."

I don't think they would. Consider the question:

What was your occupation in [year x]?

An American who was attending a University in year x would almost certainly answer this question with either "I was in college", "I was in school", or "I was a student". I think it would be very... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 11:22 AM on March 17, 2008

If I had a dime for every time I've confused Voltaire and Voltron...
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 3:06 PM on March 17, 2008

If not, then lets have some examples of interesting questions that are outside the guidelines.

Who wants to give me twenty bucks?
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 11:11 AM on March 13, 2008

Have you even been to an American embassy or consulate in a foreign country?

Just curious.
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 12:54 PM on March 7, 2008

What would be the worst way to begin an answer in Ask Metafilter? I'm guessing something along the lines of, "May the Lord God Jesus have mercy on your soul, sinner!"
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 12:58 PM on March 7, 2008

just for reference, how do I break the law without getting caught?

Careful planning.
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 10:14 AM on January 31, 2008

Don't mess with Detroit.
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 8:10 PM on January 23, 2008

What a fucking train wreck. Thanks for moving it into MeTa, heeeraldo.

bruce writes "and to be properly cool, hip or whatever the new word is these days, you cannot under any circumstances denounce thugs. thugs are now the vanguard that many of you wannabees are trying to emulate. "

Jesus, this is bizarre.
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 12:58 PM on January 6, 2008

The corpse in the library writes "Ooh, is this the Emily Dickinson thread?
"
"I hide myself within my flower,
"CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP"

I think you're confusing Deep in the Heart of Texas with The Yellow Rose of Texas. Yellow Rose is the Emily Dickinson song, and it doesn't have any hand claps.
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 6:21 PM on January 3, 2008

The corpse in the library writes "Deep in the Heart of Texas works, too. (Heck, you can sing one of those to the tune of the other without much work.) "

No way, man. Yellow Rose, Amazing Grace, and E.D. are a line iambic tetrameter followed by a line of iambic trimeter. The first line of Deep in the Heart is a tetrameter, sure, but the second line (the refrain) has seven syllables!... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 7:41 PM on January 3, 2008

He's on boingboing, too. Seems to have a thing against Heifer International, though he claims to "know nothing" about them. Which is strange for someone who runs a foundation that researches charities.
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 3:01 PM on December 31, 2007

"And then her job history looks like it's job related as well."

One would hope so.

This is a phenomenally bad callout, and your apology is wholly inadequate.
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 12:36 PM on December 14, 2007

ThePinkSuperhero writes "It's funny that someone asking 'I need help on a homework assignment' is told, Do it yourself, but 'I need help with a work assignment' is a fine question. Maybe because it seems the majority of us are done with school? "

It's because homework is, in part, an evaluative exercise used by the assigning teacher or professor to judge the students performance and comprehension. Obtaining outside assistance distorts the... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 12:48 PM on December 14, 2007

Sorry. Didn't see your clarification before posting. I think it's because there are a good number of educators here.
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 12:49 PM on December 14, 2007

languagehat writes "Actually, this thread should go straight to MOVE ALONG, NOTHING TO SEE HERE-ville. Why should Elle Vator have to have this completely unmerited callout sullying her name?"

Yeah, I agree.
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 12:51 PM on December 14, 2007

LordSludge writes "Listen to pop lyrics someday -- the bar is pretty low. Peart is no [INSERT FAVORITE POET], but, given context, his lyrics are *much* better, more thought-provoking than average. Perhaps Bruce Springsteen is more to your liking? [quote from chorus of "Born in the USA]"

Dude. Are you implying that Neil Peart is a better lyricist that Springsteen? Is that your actual contention? You do realize that Springsteen spent... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 11:39 AM on December 11, 2007

LordSludge writes "BORN IN THE USA!!!"

Deeply subversive and ironic. Brilliant really, especially given its (largely uncritical) public reception. Ronald Regan was using this song--a complaint about the travails of the working class and the victimization of the American people by the military-industrial complex--at his campaign rallies. Talk about sticking it to the man.

Or are you complaining that the words are... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 11:50 AM on December 11, 2007

LordSludge writes "A lot of people like their music to be simple, predictable, and require very little attention nor thought to mentally digest. That's fine. Enjoy your Springsteen. "

Dude. This started with you defending fucking Rush.

Rush's lyrics, in fact.

This started with you saying that Rush has better lyrics than Springsteen. Which is an indefensible position.... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 10:29 PM on December 11, 2007

ORthey writes "Someone needs to give Kickstart a cheeseburger, an invisible bike, and a chill pill."

And a bucket. You forgot the bucket.
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 11:26 PM on November 2, 2007

Dammit. I'm out of town. Next time.
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 10:04 PM on October 16, 2007

I blame the ultra-left.
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 2:00 PM on September 26, 2007

Kirth Gerson writes "Correct me if I'm wrong, but does not the Catholic Church also expect to get 10% of its members' earnings?"

Catholic theology does not condition salvation upon monetary contributions to the Church. At least not anymore.
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 5:21 PM on August 6, 2007

Yeah, in fact, most modern societies have a problem with population decline, not overpopulation. Japan and the EU are in desperate need of increased birth rates if they're going to move their demographics to a place where the working population can support the retired population.

The overpopulation stuff from the 70s has been pretty thoroughly debunked, I think. Structural development is a much bigger issue than carrying capacity, it turns out. There's no real... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 5:46 PM on August 6, 2007

Sorry, replace "modern societies" with "developed economies".
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 5:46 PM on August 6, 2007

delmoi writes "The most densely populated place in the world is Manhattan."

It really depends how you subdivide things. Here's a chart. New York City isn't even close to the densest city, of course, but Manhattan itself starts to get up there. The densest zip code in Manhattan is denser than Mumbai, Malé, or Manilla overall, but I don't know if the densest districts of those cities would beat Yorkville.... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 6:20 PM on August 6, 2007

Mitheral writes "The planet would be better off with a lot less people."

That's a bold claim. Here are a couple off-the-top-of-my-head counterarguments:

1. High population densities allow for extreme specialization that supports creative classes, furthering the arts and sciences.
2. Large populations lead to agricultural interdependence between nation-states, discouraging conflict.... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 6:42 PM on August 6, 2007

Brian B. writes "Because capitalism is a pyramid scheme."

In all fairness, the pension programs that EU and Japanese governments are going to have to support over the next 30 years are probably better described as "socialist" or "social-democratic".
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 6:44 PM on August 6, 2007

Mitheral writes "But there probably is some compromise between that level and current world population levels that are leading to an environmental collapse in many areas."

I don't know... I think a lot of the environmental damage is caused not by large populations per se, but by, for instance, primitive farming practices. Take Brazil as a case in point: deforestation is a direct result of unfair land distribution policies and people... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 7:30 PM on August 6, 2007

subaruwrx posted "I for one will read digg if I want news and MeFi if I want to find interesting web articles... "

Sounds like a plan! Go for it!
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 1:18 PM on August 1, 2007

crush-onastick writes "in my experience with people who commit murder, as well as those who appear to be wrongly accused of committing the murder although present at the time, simply do not hide evidence."

Well, somebody did something with the body....
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 4:08 PM on June 27, 2007

... unless there is no body.
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 4:10 PM on June 27, 2007

What the fuck? It's pointless chatfilter anyway. What's the problem to be solved? The guy just wants our commentary on his shallowness? Seriously, this shouldn't be on AskMe, fake or not.
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 11:15 AM on June 4, 2007

There's still some sort of weird bug in there. PugAchev's comment. If you look at his activity page, the apparent intended comment is intact.
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 3:00 PM on May 31, 2007

There were a couple of seriously bizarre anonymous questions on AskMe today. This one and the "I've been dating my girlfriend for ten years but we have no physical relationship and no plans to ever have one" stood out. It's like everybody's workshopping their short stories.
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 12:19 AM on May 9, 2007

flarbuse writes "the quidnunc kid"

I love Vonnegut, but that's not a bad critique, and it's worthy of response.

Not it.
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 8:12 PM on April 12, 2007

OK I'll start. The witty aphorisms are ironic and meant to be held out for mockery. They are the mantras of antiheros, and form the basis of a critique of "common sense" human thought, especially religious thought. I think a lot of people miss this.
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 8:15 PM on April 12, 2007

Alright one more thing. People kept typing "So it goes." in response to KV's death and that pissed me the fuck off because "so it goes" was what the Tralfamadorians said and they were fucking evil, awful motherfuckers. The kind of motherfuckers who would watch a massacre and shrug their shoulders. Why does anyone want to imitate their customs and their religion? They are supposed to be a mirror of what is wrong with human nature. Don't repeat their sayings.
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 8:26 PM on April 12, 2007

jonmc writes "as an athiest, pro-gay rights, pro-choice conservative he's not exactly your typical neo-con"

Isn't that pretty much the typical neocon mold? I thought they were like mostly reformed Maoists who have decided that the US should use its might to spread Western Culture to the benighted races or whatever without any regard to God or domestic social policy.
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 8:42 PM on April 12, 2007

vacapinta writes "They're just using words he wrote to reflect back on him even if it is a twisted homage. "

Yeah, I know. It doesn't really "piss me off". I've just seen some really shallow readings of KV and these homages tend to feed into those.
posted to MetaTalk by mr_roboto at 8:54 PM on April 12, 2007