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MeTa post:
History from a witness.
Reading that sure makes the squabbles that happen around here all the more petty and small.
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 10:47 AM on July 23, 2008
Anyone who watches American action movies or television, or who plays videogames, probably has seen a million times worse things. Anyone traumatized by the imagery in that comment is probably too fragile to be surfing the internet in the first place.
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 12:00 PM on July 23, 2008
MeTa post:
Musings
"Muse" is romantic?
Ya takes what you can get.
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 6:49 PM on July 21, 2008
MeTa post:
He likes education, thinks he's innocent, so what?
And yet, Mr. That Guy, with this callout that crappy post is now history.
In other words, a whiner rewarded.
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 11:40 PM on July 18, 2008
To elaborate, perhaps less harshly ... you would have achieved your goal by sending an IM or an email to the admins. The post would have probably been just as deleted, but you wouldn't have perpetuated the idea that petulantly stomping your feet in Metatalk is the proper way to deal with something you don't like on the front page, when flagging it should have been enough.
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 11:55 PM on July 18, 2008
I notice that there have been several posts on the front page today that were deleted without having someone make a stink about them on Metatalk. WTF?
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 2:35 PM on July 19, 2008
No. I make the point that just because you don't like something, and because the mods were take too long for your precious self, it doesn't justify making yet another metatalk post when there's already an adequate system to handle your complaint. The fact that Jessamyn immediately bowed to your command will only encourage people with poor impulse control to make similar posts here. There's no reason to take it personally. We just disagree.
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 4:52 PM on July 19, 2008
MeTa post:
Tags in RSS feeds
my years-old rant
What does it take to write an updated specification? You're internet famous, Matt. Surely you, or people you know, have enough clout to come up with RSS 3.0.
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 8:44 PM on July 18, 2008
MeTa post:
AskMe Answer Generator
Why strive to keep the two sites separate? Metachat has always been the effluent of Metafilter. They're made up of the same people... or has it finally evolved a culture and audience apart from here?
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 12:18 PM on July 18, 2008
Mainly because the people who run Metachat want to keep Metafilter discussions off Metachat.
Ah. Did not know that. In that case, you're right then.
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 12:53 PM on July 18, 2008
MeTa post:
Some kind of weird AskMe troll?
Supposing for a moment that desjardin's suspicions are true. What would be the point of sockpuppeting in this instance? Who would benefit and how?
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 11:12 AM on July 16, 2008
Yuck! The piano smells like a beer.
No, no. It sounds like a carnival. The microphone smells like a beer.
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 2:39 PM on July 17, 2008
(ugh. One of these days, I'll be clever, and actually read what the rest of you write before posting.)
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 2:45 PM on July 17, 2008
MeTa post:
monkey king
Pfffp. If we called out every lunatic here out on metatalk, we'd never get anything done.
(Not that we get anything done as it is...)
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 4:40 PM on July 11, 2008
We're here to adore you, Jon. What else?
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 4:44 PM on July 11, 2008
This isn't the first time loquacious has vehemently defended his dumpster-diving lifestyle. It just goes to show that you can't always assume that the people on the other side of the screen have the same world view as you do. I know I've sure made that mistake before.
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 4:52 PM on July 11, 2008
You completely gutted your own credibility by using the word "anyhoo."
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 3:52 PM on July 14, 2008
MeTa post:
Bleh.
Didya happen to scroll down in the thread you linked to there, boyo?
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 7:50 AM on July 9, 2008
MeTa post:
SCIENCE! bags and tees
Jeez. I tried to order a t-shirt, I really did. But something prevented me... I put the shirt in the shopping cart, and when I'd go to actually purchase it, it says the cart is empty. So I figure I sign up for an account and try again. It sends me the password, and then tells me it's wrong.
Talk about a crappy sales system costing you sales.
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 7:57 PM on July 6, 2008
MeTa post:
5 minutes of great reading.
I think we all agree that we don't agree.
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 7:59 AM on July 3, 2008
When in doubt, look it up.
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 8:23 AM on July 3, 2008
but also created the absolute best of the web many times right here on metafilter.
If you happen to like posts about old-timey blues music. Not to disrespect Karl. What works for you doesn't work for everyone. And you're "fucking nuts" if you think it does.
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 11:59 PM on July 3, 2008
MeTa post:
Grow the hell up.
After a screed like that, you should at least have the common courtesy to disable your account.
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 7:16 PM on July 3, 2008
MeTa post:
Start Conference in San Francisco
(I really do think anyone can build a cool web app and make a small living from it.)
Or better yet, I bet anyone can run a string of these junkets, or be a featured speaker at one, every couple of months, attracting all the web hipsters, and make a better than small living at it.
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 10:27 PM on July 1, 2008
MeTa post:
Can I post something I tested to Projects?
I really liked the idea of this plug-in, but posting it so early in its development is a disservice to the work the guy who wrote it has done on it, like taking a loaf of bread out of the oven too soon.
And now, assuming it isn't a hand-coded hoax, and the plug-in actually does extract review summaries, by posting it so prematurely, you've effectively crippled its chances of getting featured when it will be at its best, and when people would actually install it and use... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 6:47 PM on July 1, 2008
MeTa post:
Kenya hack it?
Where the mods come out to sweep-kick in you in the back of the knee, while onlookers favorite it. Nice.
Just imagine being someone who tries to discreetly check out a self-help book from her library.
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 4:34 AM on June 28, 2008
MeTa post:
Account Closing Protocol
Only an idiot would close his account and come back.
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 10:12 AM on June 25, 2008
You fucking asswipes,
You'll be sorry when I'm gone!
Choke on your keyboards.
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 1:26 PM on June 25, 2008
Tried that. Didn't go out of my way to pretend there wasn't a connection, but didn't make a big deal about it either. People around here are too good at being detectives ... (a nice way of saying they're nosey busybodies).
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 4:53 PM on June 25, 2008
Buzz does Fake Farewells.
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 12:34 PM on June 27, 2008
Boy, that Amberglow sure was a chatty cathy, wasn't he?
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 3:24 PM on June 27, 2008
MeTa post:
Weekly World MeFi
avoided signals bullshit alarmism and this whole silly thread
It's a single link to a scandalous news story about an interview with a person making an unverified claim about her health, and padded out with wikipedia and youtube links. And although there's a level of defeating prophesy in pointing this out, despite generating a lot of comments, the post hasn't generated a single favorite, 20 hours after it was posted. That's as good an indication as... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 7:48 PM on June 23, 2008
Favorites are not an indication of quality.
Perhaps, but I took the time to look at every other frontpage post made yesterday. Every single other post had at least one person mark it as a favorite except the one we're talking about. If it's not about quality, then it's indicative of something. Draw your own conclusions.
posted to MetaTalk by Dave Faris
at 4:49 AM on June 24, 2008
