Damn, it'd be worth the drive if I was in Memphis. But, I'm in the other Hemisphere. Damn yoooooooou!
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 11:16 PM on July 15, 2008

That's not the ROTATO you are looking for. *waves hand in face*
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 6:01 AM on June 6, 2008

marxchivist: I have a lower case user name and I'm far, far from cool.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 9:55 AM on May 29, 2008

I guess I'll hit the green, grey, and blue.

The most fun I ever posted.

The best question I ever asked.

But, I'm still fond of that time I got sidebared.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 5:11 AM on May 23, 2008

I feel like I'm the only person who doesn't spend all their time in AskMe. \

Jess: I eat a Quaker Chewy every morning
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 6:21 AM on May 2, 2008

I imagine they'll put it in Burlington? I can't imagine it being worthwhile anywhere else.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 7:04 AM on May 2, 2008

Thanks for working to elevate the discussion on MeFi. Please note both those were ANON posts, which means they were vetted and approved by mods.

You, on the other hand, are an prick with 5 dollars and a shitty attitude.

Ergo: YOU are the problem.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 9:42 AM on April 30, 2008

THE SEKRET IS OUT!
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 10:56 AM on April 17, 2008

Somewhere in the misty halls of time, Archimedes looks at a potato. Such a wonderful little food. but the skin - ye gods - the SKIN. One could peel it, sure, but with dull bronze wedges? It would take all day! No, no, that's just no good. He pondered and wondered and floundered. He became the laughing stock of Syracuse, wandering around the city in a daze, eyes fixed on his glorious tuber, oblivious to all else.

When he finally looked up, his eyes fell on the mighty... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 11:40 AM on April 17, 2008

jmd: most spawn timers are set on the map, and we just let em be. Trust me, playing with competent medics (of which we have about a dozen, at least) means you won't die nearly as much.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 12:17 PM on April 17, 2008

Yeah, you should really play despite lohmann's presence. BOINK!

PS: Even though it LOOKS like there are no steam events, there are. I am notoriously last minute about throwing up the event reminders. FYI - regular games occur [all times EDT]

Sunday : 2pm and 8pm
Wednesday: 8pm
Friday : 8pm
Saturday: 2pm and 8pm

The last few weeks have had a few pick up matches, as well. When you have as... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 2:36 PM on April 17, 2008

That's alright, Freak, I'm taking up the slack. And it's all bitching, too, so it's like there's no change! *rimshot!*

IKBIL
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 6:30 PM on April 17, 2008

Yeah, I wasn't able to play last night on account of the Lost dinner with the 'rents, but I imagine after this post, a game was inevitable. The weekends are the real money games.

And, since I have a Rock Band Cookout to go to earlier in the eve, I'll get to see how the Other Half Lives when I try to log onto the server around 11 pm.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 5:11 AM on April 18, 2008

Oh, and Cavalier: Why the off site forum? It was discussed in the previous TF2 thread and stav jumped on it. Which is a good thing, because there is *way* to much traffic going on there for a single, rolling MeTa post. More than just trash talk goes on there: metagame discussion, strategy sharing, in-house tourney planning, and so forth. It's actually quite active.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 5:14 AM on April 18, 2008

However, in order for it to work, those everyone else has to live and let live. Funny, a lot of times that's the bigger sticking point.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 1:52 PM on April 4, 2008

I blame that horrible, horrible background on the April 1 threads. It almost killed me.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 8:47 AM on April 1, 2008

Not *my* neighborhood.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 7:26 AM on March 28, 2008

I agree, Robocop. I try to pop into really solid threads and give an attaboy. I guess, I could favorite, (IF FAVORITES WERE NOT FUCKING BOOKMARKS, AMIRITE???) but the really great mefi threads seem to have almost no discussion or, if I'm very lucky, two specialists on the topic who hash it out. It also helps me remind meself:

It's about the links, not the discussion.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 3:46 PM on March 26, 2008

Favorites are bookmarks. Anyone who says otherwise is a god damn moron, and I'll see them in the pit. (Bring your own broadsword.)
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 6:39 AM on March 24, 2008

I went to a meetup location once, didn't tell anyone I was coming or that I went, then peed in all the drinks.

Well, that's more of a personal inside joke that's site related, but no less funny for it.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 4:24 PM on March 16, 2008

Here was my post on the subject.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 5:22 AM on March 12, 2008

You know, from this AskMe I asked some time ago, I found some pretty great stuff to get games going online. (I went with TeamSpeak and FG2) There's no reason we all need to be local to play games anymore, what with us living IN THE FUTURE and all.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 5:23 AM on March 5, 2008

As many fivers as this merry band of idiots has laid down today, I imagine #1 will be dining out tonight.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 2:40 PM on February 28, 2008

And I am king idiot, and also apparently illiterate. I misread that comment. NARF.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 2:41 PM on February 28, 2008

Eh, flatlanders are always jealous about how shitty their scenery is. Vermont is sorry your fall is only 1 week and very, very ugly. Don't hate.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 10:13 AM on February 28, 2008

jessamyn: Now, now, let's not give in to hyperbole. Vermont is not the most beautiful place on Earth, it's simply the most beautiful place in the lower 48.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 12:38 PM on February 28, 2008

How dare you question my indignation? Indignation is like air, water, and food to me, sir! Without indignation, I'd be nothing but a puddle of grease on the floor!

No shit, you're a MetaFilter user.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 3:19 PM on February 27, 2008

The flagging system must be down... wait, no...

Well, maybe if we just added a racism flag. . . errrr....
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 2:51 PM on February 25, 2008

Luckily ask.me is not operated based on your sensibilities. Thank god. What the fuck, man?
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 6:26 AM on February 23, 2008

Holy shit, I missed this until now. Wow. Late to the dance again.

Well, I'm a highly biased observer, but I would suggest that in an askme post that has a specific answer simply be answered or left alone. It's hard to blame someone for adding extra details, since it seems that 50% of poorly answered questions come about because "the asked didn't give enough detail." So, the guy let slip he wanted to use this in his class. Is the question answerable? Yes. Do... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 8:34 PM on February 22, 2008

Now that I've read all this. . .

iknowizbirfmark: Your total wrongness of thought aside, you seem to be operating from a flawed perspective of what ask.me is all about. It is about the transmission of data, not about the challenging of paradigms.

Which, I think might be what I said before? I dunno, I can't keep up.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 8:48 PM on February 22, 2008

I am glad I am not the only one who backed out! I thought I had a pretty interesting Hamlet rip-off on my hands, but real life and real job has intervened. I suppose I could try to puke something out in the next two weeks, but I don't think that'd it'd be worth reading.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 11:59 AM on February 14, 2008

Also: did the wiki ever open back up? I thought Lore pretty much ran the sandbox with an iron fist.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 12:02 PM on February 14, 2008

cortex: No one who would say "what's this obsession with single malt?" belongs in a conversation about scotch. Or, you know, anything for that matter.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 5:13 PM on February 14, 2008

Well, we could settle on a drinking a round of scotch and seeing what hijinks inevitably ensue
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 5:35 PM on February 14, 2008

I am so sad that I will be in China (or broke from being in China) during the next Uber Meetup. A concurrent meetup sounds pretty damn cool, too, though.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 10:54 AM on February 14, 2008

So, you want to feed all the starving people of the world tons and tons of cheetos?
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 11:32 AM on February 13, 2008

Your dog has a MeFi account now?
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 5:49 AM on February 12, 2008

Now for the image dump!
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 1:05 PM on February 11, 2008

matt: your calculations neglected how well endowed with feathers some of us really are.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 4:12 PM on February 4, 2008

I don't have any friends online, just multitudes of enemies to be crushed and abused.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 6:38 AM on February 1, 2008

Since you ask, I think this thread should be closed.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 9:52 AM on January 31, 2008

dios: how can anonymity be a legitimate end unto itself? I think the idea that there is no legitimate use for this information is silly. Paranoia is legal, and in some cases might even be justified, for example.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 3:01 PM on January 31, 2008

matt: she mentions it in the post. Even you don't read them anymore?

We are doooooooooomed!
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 7:13 PM on January 30, 2008

Blazecock: The better question is how many five year old Hitlers could you take in a fight - and would you go back in time to fight them in order to stop the Holocaust?
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 2:17 PM on January 30, 2008

I'm sorry you are all a bunch of god damn hand-wringing crybabies.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 4:43 PM on January 28, 2008

I'm sorry, that was uncalled for. It's been a long day.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 4:44 PM on January 28, 2008

I thought you'd go for a "pearls before swine" jokes. I'm only sorry that I can't figure out who are the pearls and who are the swine.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 6:19 AM on January 29, 2008

By which I mean: several of ya'll clearly deserve each other.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 6:22 AM on January 29, 2008

"integrity of MetaFilter"? Thanks, I've had a rough week and I needed a laugh.
posted to MetaTalk by absalom at 9:39 AM on January 25, 2008