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MeFi post:
Traction Park
Wow, this brings back memories.
I remember being a little disappointed when Trac, er Action Park closed down... but Mountain Creek was much, MUCH better.
And not as deadly. And has great food.
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 7:48 AM on July 22, 2008
MeFi post:
Boing Boing Finds 21st Century Trotsky?
TNH was one of the most interesting posters in the RASF hierarchy back when she was active on usenet. As was PNH, actually. But power corrupts, and they are example primus for the superiority of a many-to-many "group of peers" communications forum where nobody has the power to delete or censor anyone else's posts over a one-to-many forum like a blog where all the power rests in one person's hand and they generally run it like a little tinpot dictator.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 10:58 AM on June 30, 2008
The comment about violet and blue lighthouses wasn't even disemvowel quality, as it's been removed.
That was me who made the comment. I also commented on the "perils of auto-replace without explanation" post with a comment along the lines of "Auto-deletion without explanation can be perilous as well, especially when Violet Blue references all disappear without warning or a note or explanation" but that wasn't disemvowelled, just disappeared.
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 12:27 PM on June 30, 2008
Ironically enough, one of the posts mentioning Violet Blue that was unpublished was a post that backhandedly accused Google of censoring search results, including Violet Blue and it bore the headline "Google 'disappears' sex blogs?".
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 2:07 PM on July 1, 2008
Xeni's response to those complaining about sneaking in the line on unpublishing alla sudden into the site policy:
As for the remarks about the unpublishing, Christ people, Teresa linked to it in the post, we never thought before that we needed to have an explicit policy on when or how an editor might edit or take down or refuse to take down their own work (we operate pretty autonomously here, we don't ask each other for permission or approval). We figured since... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 9:08 AM on July 2, 2008
Annnd.. now Xeni had edited her comment to add:
As for the remarks about the unpublishing/deletion/takedown clause being added to the policy, for frak's sake you guys! Teresa linked to it in the post. We never thought before that we needed to have an explicit policy on when or how an editor might edit or take down or refuse to take down their own work (we operate pretty autonomously here, we don't ask each other for permission or approval). We figured since some... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 9:22 AM on July 2, 2008
Metafilter: the awkward silence over the Internet.
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 7:34 PM on July 8, 2008
MeFi post:
Totally outrageous!!!
Wow.
Thanks for bringing up good childhood memories!
Did anybody else here belong to the "Pineapple Sticker Club" back in the day?
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 9:44 AM on June 26, 2008
MeFi post:
George Carlin Dead at 71
My favorite wasn't even a bit of his stand-up, it was an observation he made:
"There are two ways to think about this existence we have. One of them is that it's Wednesday and it's three fifteen and we're talking here in my home, and at four o'clock I have to leave for another meeting. Now, that's a reality. But there's another reality. We're in the solar system of a second-rate star, three quarters of the way out on a spiral arm of an average galaxy in a thing... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 8:13 PM on June 23, 2008
MeFi post:
It's Probably True!
Besides the "wow, Alanis Morissette" (and she's past her prime as well) factor, there isn't much of a draw
D'yuuhhhhh-I-I-I-I heard that!
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 6:02 PM on June 23, 2008
MeFi post:
It takes a country
Of course you should spank a child to assert authority. If you break the poppets' spirit while they're young, then it makes them much easier to control as you get older. And they know that it hurts you a lot more than it hurts them.
And children will learn a valuble lesson, like "People that are stronger than you or bigger than you will use physical force for your own good" and "If yo make an authority figure mad, they will hit you".
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 5:27 PM on June 19, 2008
MeFi post:
What is a Munchy Box?
This is food that is meant to be eaten at 2 AM while blind, stinking drunk. The meat, potatoes, flour and grease will sit in your stomach, sop up the excess alcohol and allow you to stagger home. If you are complaining about the aesthetics, flavor or nutrition, and you are sober, you are missing the bloody point.
Three cheers for drunkard food.
New Brunswick, NJ (home of Rutgers University) sells something like this, except... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 7:26 AM on June 11, 2008
Ask post:
I need a Shopping Cart That Takes Donations.
Additional information:
The webhost the orginization is using is yahoo! small business plan. This is non-negotiable.
posted to Ask Metafilter by ShawnStruck
at 4:16 PM on June 8, 2008
Yahoo Small Business seems to also offer some kind of cart integration; have you looked into that?
Yeah, I just keep running into the problem of not being able to treat a "type in any amount you want for a donation" in the same way as any other shopping cart item.
Why not create an item "$1 donation to Foo" and people can just change the quantity? You're stuck with whole-dollar amounts but I can't... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by ShawnStruck
at 4:32 PM on June 8, 2008
@ dantodd:
I just set up a mysql database and phpadmin on the server space, so looks like Yahoo lets us run php apps.
posted to Ask Metafilter by ShawnStruck
at 4:53 PM on June 8, 2008
MeTa post:
Why the gender discrepancy?
When somebody describes themselves, or soething they are saying, as politically incorrect, what they've actually communicated to me is that they're being a willfully offensive jerk with whom a conversation is not worth having.
posted to MetaTalk by ShawnStruck
at 12:59 PM on May 30, 2008
MeFi post:
"Crime. Boy, I dunno."
@krautland:
"White guilt"! Ooo, good one!
Y'see, if you are white and/or male and you are aware of the historical and systemic racial and/or gender inequities that persist in our culture, and understand that they are problems that our society has not yet fully worked through, this is a handy phrase to have on hand if you want trivialize those problems and pretend that they are not real.
Nevermind that no guilt is actually involved.
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 7:14 AM on May 28, 2008
"reverse racism"?
What does that even mean?
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 8:39 AM on May 28, 2008
MeFi post:
Errin' USA
BrianB:
Maybe they could travel the world and talk about why the possessive pronoun "its" does not have an apostrophe.
*clears throat, sings*
o/~ "Oh, if you want it to be possessive it's just 'its,' but if it's supposed to be a contraction then it's I-T apostrophe S!
...
scalawag."
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 11:11 PM on May 21, 2008
MeFi post:
Absolutely Not.
My favorite:
“Yes. Sign me up. I’ve been kidding people for years: The hours are better, the wages are just as good — whoever heard of a vice president getting shot at? — and it’s a great opportunity to travel. And actually since time has gone by, the job is robust … So sure. Anybody here would, if they’re going to be honest. The chances are slim to none. But I promise you, I would deliver all three of Delaware’s electoral votes.”
--Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.)
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 8:20 PM on May 14, 2008
MeTa post:
GAME OVER
I suspect you just posted to brag about your funny. And you were right to. Jolly good.
No, seriously, that's not my style.
I was really wondering if there had been any other deletion reasons that stood out for the mods that they they could have used, or built off of, or something like that-- it never occurred to me that something could've happened, because cortex, mathowie and jessamyn have had some pretty amusing deletion reason explanations before.
posted to MetaTalk by ShawnStruck
at 8:14 PM on May 8, 2008
MeFi post:
2 Real Prices of Gas
what the hell kind of metric is gas/mg of gold?
Yeah. What about gallons of gass in butterscoth, or fluffy bunnies?
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 1:47 PM on April 30, 2008
MeFi post:
Damn his science is too tight!
The geek in me is tickled to hear him rap about SEO.
The lover of music and rhyme makes me want to click the "back" button because his flow is whack AND weak.
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 7:30 PM on March 27, 2008
MeFi post:
Coming Home
I was homeless for a period of three weeks when I was 18, and it was one of the worst periods of my life. Whenever I hear about someone "choosing" to be homeless or "they're homeless because they're lazy" or something I want to smack them in the gob.
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 9:57 AM on March 23, 2008
MeFi post:
Can I Get A Napkin Here?
Wow, i really needed a smile today, and this did it.
My favorite part was the "janitor" breaking out in song; if I were there, that and "security" would have totally taken me by surprise.
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 3:59 PM on March 10, 2008
MeFi post:
Every scene must turn...
As of now, video games are not considered to be an important part of our cultural history that should be carefully preserved like any other medium. They're just silly, disposable entertainment.
However, if video games were ever to become considered culturally significant, or someday viewed in a different light, classic video games, (some of which are facing original & master copy data degradation, laserdisc rot, &tc) might meet the same fate as silent-era films... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 2:17 PM on February 19, 2008
MeFi post:
Drinking songs
misha:
Thanks for sharing that one!
My favorite drinking song is still "Beer, Beer, Beer" (you might also know it as "Charlie Mops").
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 10:59 AM on February 6, 2008
MeFi post:
EFF vs. AT&T
Postroad:
Bull.
Obama went to Lawrence Lessig, who later said he was impressed by Obama’s commitment to open systems, like his support of open government standards, and net neutrality.
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 11:31 AM on February 2, 2008
MeFi post:
No Day But June 1st
"Will I" - where, during an AIDS support group meeting, they all stand up one by one and ask, "Will I lose my dignity? Will someone care?" - made me cry, as I finally recognized exactly the fears, and the heartache that a friend of one of my uncle that I hadn't known too well had gone through.
The one big probably I had with Rent (play or movie) was Mimi. She always came off as manipulative and self-absorbed.
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 7:12 AM on January 17, 2008
MeFi post:
Texas, an American Leader
Oh for heaven's sake.
I'll say it again: What do you expect from a state who's unofficial motto is a threat?
I am a transplant to TX, and even I'm getting tired of pointing this out. The "unofficial slogan" (Don't Mess With Texas) was an anti-littering campaign, chosen for both the the play on words and rhyme scheme.
Jeez.
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 11:16 AM on January 3, 2008
MeFi post:
Latte it Forward?
Hey, I still occasionally randomly buy strangers Jell-o and tell 'em "Penn says hi", so who knows?
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 12:21 PM on December 17, 2007
MeFi post:
A giant puzzle and practical joke
"The American version of Super Mario Bros. 2 is an odd duck of a sequel that isn't really reviled but also isn't really remembered at all."
Yeah, except for the bob-ombs, and Birdo and shyguys and all the other enemies that keep showing up in subsequent games, and the fact that for a game that wasn't ever really expected to be a true sequel did a lot to develop the series' personality and character.
The ending still ranks as one of my... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ShawnStruck
at 1:45 PM on November 5, 2007
