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posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 6:52 PM on June 17, 2008

My apologies to all those who think I ought to have posted this to the blue. I figure there'd be at least as many people who, if I had, would've complained that I ought to have posted to the gray.

Metafilter: Damned if you do, and damned if you don't.
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 1:17 PM on May 12, 2008

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posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 9:16 PM on March 2, 2008

No. Post it to Projects if you think it's worthwhile, though.
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 7:10 PM on February 21, 2008

I read the "how to talk to a dying friend" thread, but before nickyskye posted to it, so I had no idea.

My best wishes to Nicky, and a heartfelt huzzah to the Mefites she listed.
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 8:40 AM on February 20, 2008

We have Canadian teams too.

Well, one Canadian team, anyway, since the Expos moved to DC to become the Nationals.
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 6:58 AM on February 13, 2008

I'm trying to imagine a bushfilter. It keeps away things that don't fit through a hedgerow.

If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't be alarmed now.
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 8:37 AM on December 19, 2007

It doesn't matter how much I like Rena Sopher

If you really liked her, one would think you could spell her last name correctly.
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 12:33 PM on December 19, 2007

The "It didn't so much work" link should be this.
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 9:36 AM on December 17, 2007

Would it be possible/easy to prevent users from creating those tags in the first place? It seems less than useful to allow tags to be created that are guaranteed not work.
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 9:39 AM on December 17, 2007

"...guaranteed not to work," that is.
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 9:39 AM on December 17, 2007

Now, that's interesting. If I did something to cause this to post twice, I'm sorry. I got an error message the first time I tried to post it. Maybe that's why?
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 9:34 AM on December 17, 2007

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posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 7:26 AM on December 11, 2007

I'm sure that ikkyu2 feels very strongly about this point, and there is something to what he says. However, while it's true that ill-informed amateur advice is nearly always worse than well-informed professional advice, it is also true that even ill-informed amateur advice, so long as it is well-intentioned and not completely random, is better than no advice at all. Everyone who posts a medical question to AskMe knows that they're not asking a community of physicians, and... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 8:55 PM on December 5, 2007

Well-intentioned advice, gratefully received, can cause great harm if it is wrong.

You're right, it can. Virtually anything can cause harm. Doctors cause harm, and sometimes great harm, every now and then, but I would never advise people to avoid doctors as a matter of course. Now, if a particular doctor were known to harm his patients, I would certainly advise people to avoid him. I haven't run the numbers, and probably don't... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 9:17 PM on December 5, 2007

Holy cow, that's a lot to put on our mods. I agree they're excellent but I don't think they can be that good, any more than any of us or anyone at all could be.

I referred to "obviously bad advice" for a reason. I mean, for example, telling someone to go to a holistic healer for a broken leg.
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 9:27 PM on December 5, 2007

Worked fine for me. XP, FF 2.0.0.10.
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 5:41 PM on November 28, 2007

I'd read the thread before mathowie changed the font, so I hadn't known about it. I'm kinda sorry I know about it now.

My eyes! The goggles do nothing!
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 10:58 AM on August 24, 2007

Cool! I remember trying to help you out on that question, and I'm really glad to find out the conclusion.
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 6:46 PM on August 17, 2007

Has anyone ever given advice that does not reflect the way that they themselves live their life?

Depends what you mean by "reflect." I'm sure many people give advice based on the mistakes they've made, so as to help others avoid making the same ones.
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 6:48 AM on July 17, 2007

I think the mods need to come up with an explicit policy here, or people are just going to continue to get pissed off, on both sides.

I mean, suppose a devout Catholic person posted something about being afraid that his Jewish friend was going to hell because he doesn't believe in Jesus. Would it be OK to post a response saying that there was no need to worry, even though that would trample on the poster's deeply-held belief that non-Christians will go to hell when they... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 5:09 PM on July 12, 2007

Great news! My best wishes to both of you.
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 7:03 PM on July 8, 2007

Cool; thanks for posting them. I wish I could've been there, but my kids had a birthday party all afternoon that day.
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 9:55 AM on May 25, 2007

I'd love to go, but can't do a school night in the city.
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 4:38 PM on May 4, 2007

gomichild: I have to ask, just to potentially alleviate some of the sheepishness embarrassment I feel for the FPP (though I will say in my defense that it seemed pretty fishy to me, but too good a story not to post): Had you heard the story before you saw it on MeFi?
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 10:23 AM on April 27, 2007

It's still possible you've gone insane, though. We'll need some more data before we can answer that question.
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 8:11 PM on April 25, 2007

As long as you're seeing MetaTalk with its usual purple background, I wouldn't worry about being insane. If it starts looking gray, though, you may have cause to worry.
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 9:09 PM on April 25, 2007

My political compass results, since I joined too late for the previous thread:

Economic Left/Right: -4.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.36
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 8:06 PM on April 17, 2007

Much Ado About Nothing.
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 7:42 AM on April 17, 2007

What I find particularly interesting is that the articles that appear to have been written by this man are in perfectly good English, whereas his profile page and comments...not so much.
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 8:39 PM on April 3, 2007

I picked up on him because I noticed his comment on my FPP, and I didn't recognize his username, so I clicked through to his profile.
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 9:32 PM on April 3, 2007

Can I just say that I never actually suggested that the guy get banned? I clicked through to his profile because I was curious about him, and then, upon reading his profile, I did some more investigation due to its clearly unusual nature.

I thought it was worth pointing out to the MeFi community, because the guy was so obviously a spammer, and it seemed clear to me what was likely to happen (you will note the question mark, indicating that I was not... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 6:21 AM on April 4, 2007

His e-mail address was listed in his profile the first time I checked, just before I wrote my comment (the second in the AskMeFi thread). Then I checked it again a few minutes later, and his profile had changed to what it is now. IIRC, his location wasn't listed before, either.

Now, I actually happen to remember his e-mail address from when I saw it last night, but the question is, should I post it? I mean, don't I have to assume that he removed it... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 10:33 AM on March 4, 2007

I sent him a quick e-mail expressing my concern for his welfare, and pointing out that the fact that so many total strangers are concerned for his well-being might give him some hope. I also asked him if he would mind if I posted his e-mail address.

I'll be sure to let people here know if/when I hear back from him.
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 10:48 AM on March 4, 2007

Just noticed that the "suicide" tag has disappeared from the post. I can only think that's a good sign.
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 1:37 PM on March 4, 2007

I won't post his email address until and unless he responds to my e-mail and says it's OK.
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 2:09 PM on March 4, 2007

I kinda thought the Favorites were a good way to tell what people were interested in, but maybe I'm weird that way.
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 12:08 PM on March 3, 2007

I find the doubled tags on the first post, coupled with the complete lack of tags on the second, interesting as well.
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 8:44 PM on February 25, 2007

Mazel tov!
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 5:39 PM on October 20, 2006

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posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 8:26 PM on October 2, 2006

Perhaps ernestworthing will enlighten us himself tomorrow. My googling reveals the same info tellurian posted, and not much more. The answers ernestworthing has posted certainly look legitimate, so I admit to being at a complete loss about the motive here.

(I was hoping to find something in zhiwenchong's various postings related to Oscar Wilde, as I'm assuming the user name "ernestworthing" is taken from The Importance of Being Earnest, but had no luck.)
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 10:07 PM on September 27, 2006

ChasFile: If your hypothesis is correct, it must be the slowest research project ever. I mean, the original Google question was asked over four years ago, and I can't find any similar questions on any other site.
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 10:09 PM on September 27, 2006

I had forgotten that I had already received an answer to it

But weren't you also the one who answered it? I'm confused. I can understand forgetting that you asked the question, but how did you forget finding the answer?
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 6:55 AM on September 28, 2006

Fourthed. This is particularly...interesting.
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 9:29 PM on September 5, 2006

FWIW, I'm using Firefox 1.5.0.4 on Windows XP, with a ton of extensions, and have no problem with the link.
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 10:07 PM on July 4, 2006

Congratulations! Great pictures.
posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 8:01 PM on December 3, 2005

I love it, but shouldn't it really be:

The Watergate Hotel
It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by agnew.

>_

posted to MetaTalk by cerebus19 at 11:16 AM on November 16, 2005