There was this show you see, where the characters whined constantly. And they never grew, they never changed, but were simply fascinated by the minutia of their own existence. Can you guess where this heads?
That's right, another-
Late Night Whiny Meta Thread |
Rules
That's right, tonight we have rules, otherwise no soup for you.
'New Comments' is a work in progress, peeder is trying very hard and has no time to listen to you whine so no cheesy comments.
Whiny meta threads are about how, not why. If you have a beef take it outside. I'm a vegetarian.
Speaking of me (my favorite subject), I'm pretty good at pushing buttons and I'm happy to try and solve your problems, BUT I'M NOBODY SPECIAL. I don't have a direct line to kos. I am not now nor have I ever been an FP. I've only been here at all since April '05 and it took me 'til October to get trusty. I am frequently wrong, feel free to correct me.
Oh, and my Seinfeld trivia sucks.
Study Habits
I am often asked, "ek, how do I learn to talk colorfully like you". I'll usually say, "Join the Navy, see the world", but I've grown more and more uncomfortable with that response in the present political climate (is it getting warm in here?).
The reason I don't talk about it, except in code, is that HTML can be terribly subversive. Potentially I, or anyone else, could massively disrupt this site or any other scoop or scoop like blog
and often.
Having had that done to me (no I'm not going to point at it, but I gave it a name), I have learned to be more considerate of people and respectful of the diarist. Shouting in HTML is just like SHOUTING IN ALL CAPS! Just louder.
Still, like Maryscott OConnor I sometimes feel the need to express myself. How did I learn to do that?
Welcome to Ctrl-U.
That command in Firefox allows you to look at the HTML for the page. The policy of this site is feel free to steal this book. If you see something you like take a look. By googling some online resources and testing in the Comment and New Diary windows you can almost certainly re-engineer the atomic bomb. It's all physics and apples always fall down.
Folksonomy
This used to be it's own diary, but things have changed a lot since then. I've frequently contended there are only 3 Ratings- Excellent, Ignore, and Troll. Now it's a matter of fact.
I said no whining, this is not about that. Take your literalist 1s, 2s, and 3s and go far, far away.
What I'd like to talk about is shaking hands, or hugs and kisses. If you reply to me, you'll generally get a 4 (oops 'Recommend'. Eh, screw that- 4). This means- "I've read this, thank you for responding". I only have one 4 to give. It does not count toward your overall mojo (that thing that gets you Trusted User status) unless someone else also thinks it 'Excellent'.
It's a hug and a kiss.
When I in turn reply to someone, especially if what I'm going to say could be considered confrontational, I'll start off with a 4. This means "I respectfully disagree."
It's a hearty handshake, no elbow grabbing.
Again, it takes 2 to Tango. If nobody reinforces that rating, it doesn't count.
And finally there are my other 4s. You made me laugh, or cry. I think what you have to say is important and noteworthy, or... 'Excellent'. You may say "ek, you promised personal snark!". I'm sorry, as I've become more active I've found I can't quite keep up. Still do it when I can though.
What about that most rare of 4s, the Diary Recommend? I'm sorry I'm such a snob, it has to be important AND excellently written. I don't give Jerome or Barb or Armando or Maryscott or any other of the usual suspects automatic recs. Not that I don't give them recs, just they don't need me.
Meta Blogging
RedState did this. Booman said that. Maryscott is talking to Gibson again.
Pfft.
If you are not a member of those sites it's fair game, they're just another news source. If you are a member, why are you talking about them here?
I am a member of all three of those sites, under my own handle, you could look me up. Mostly I feel guilty, because I don't contribute enough. Keeping up with dKos is a non-trivial pursuit. I don't go to Booman to complain how badly treated I have been at dKos. I don't go to RedState and post someone's diary and say (as my original contribution) "Can you believe these maroons?". I don't go to The Pretty Place at all hardly because I am just not good enough.
I cite these 3 sites in particular because they are infested with kossacks (and kosovarians). Graduates, exiles, and trolls.
I like to think that my work at each stands alone. When I'm there I don't talk about what I do here. When I'm here I don't talk about what I do there.
I'm grateful they put up with my snarky attitude at all, just like I'm grateful to Markos for providing me this outlet. I have a very low tolerance for those who abuse the rules of the house, whichever house it is.
dKosopedia
Is down for the weekend. Which means the FAQ is also down. I've seen some complaints about how the new features are not reflected in the FAQ yet, which is valid. I sympathize and understand, this site is tough to learn and so many of the rules are unwritten (one of the reasons it fascinates me). On the other hand these things do not write themselves, just ask mcjoan or dmsilev. dmsilev is the primary author of the new FAQ and he published 2 drafts before making his changes-
I haven't done an update to
The Little Search Engine That Could because most of the features I document still work exactly the same, only better. Also there is an excellent built in
help. When New Comments is stable and complete I'll be happy to take it upon myself to update the dKosopedia entry. It will not have my usual style, but several people have complained that my prose is too artistic. On the other hand if dmsilev wants to do it I'm down with that too.
Goodbye Old Friend
So my ABit KT7A-RAID Motherboard is dead. It was a sweet ride. 1.5 Gb SDRam. 4 UDMA 100 RAID Channels, 4 UDMA 100 straight IDE. ¼ Tb (4 x 60 Gb) 7200 RPM Raid 0 fast drives, 12 x 4 x 40 x 24 Dual layer DVD ± RW, 52 x 24 CD RW, and 2 (count 'em) 2 free UDMA 100 Target Drive Channels for ripping.
Have I mentioned I do a lot of data recovery?
6 PCI, 1 4x AGP, and 1 ISA for my beloved Soundbaster AWE 32 that has long since bit the dust. Then there is my 650W gaming power supply (takes a lot of horsepower to spool up all those drives). Yeah, you were only a lowly Athlon 1100 at heart, but you ran like a champ until you couldn't anymore.
Damn you Chinese capacitors!
I have suffered for a while with Old Reliable (and here's where you get a chance to really snicker) my 233 TX with 2 x 32 Mb of DIMMs and 4 x 8 Gb salvage drives that winked out one by one as I used them until I was reduced to a lone 5400 RPM Quantum Bigfoot.
Could you tell?
So now I'm in another salvage machine, Soyo 5EH, 450 AMD K2, 128 Mb RAM, and my 60 Gb Emergency Anti Virus Drive (I had to steal it from my brother). The good news is all my data is recovered (well everything that counts). If my comments lack a certain timeliness despite peeder's best efforts I blame it on the hardware.
Still, I'm in the market for a new ride. Any suggestions? You don't have to get crazy with the specs, I'll look them up on the manufacturer's site. |