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I don't want a new pony! I just want to know how to ride the one I have.
I love that there's a "new" feature - but I'm doing it wrong. Sometimes the "new" leads to things I've read already, and if I just knew how to read (?) properly, this wouldn't happen. What's the trick to make the "new" true?
I love that there's a "new" feature - but I'm doing it wrong. Sometimes the "new" leads to things I've read already, and if I just knew how to read (?) properly, this wouldn't happen. What's the trick to make the "new" true?
I think the update time for new comments is 15 or 20 minutes. If you've been on any site of metafilter.com within that time they won't be new. If you browse other sites for that time or longer the "new comments" link it be actually new comments.
posted by Science! at 8:16 PM on March 4, 2009
posted by Science! at 8:16 PM on March 4, 2009
I vaguely remember some explanation about the "new" button being pretty database-intensive, so it's only a sort of approximation of where you were in the thread. It's not always post-accurate in terms of putting you back where you were, especially in fast moving threads, when it hasn't been that long since you were there.
Maybe that's all wrong and I just made it up though.
posted by Kadin2048 at 8:32 PM on March 4, 2009
Maybe that's all wrong and I just made it up though.
posted by Kadin2048 at 8:32 PM on March 4, 2009
I never realized that the "new" button was actually a button. I assumed it was just a helpful piece of information.
posted by Caduceus at 8:42 PM on March 4, 2009
posted by Caduceus at 8:42 PM on March 4, 2009
Oh that.
posted by turgid dahlia at 8:46 PM on March 4, 2009
posted by turgid dahlia at 8:46 PM on March 4, 2009
How much of the orange powder did you snort?
and those antique irons better be ok.
posted by special-k at 8:51 PM on March 4, 2009
and those antique irons better be ok.
posted by special-k at 8:51 PM on March 4, 2009
What's the trick to make the "new" true?
Knowing whether it's in the vessel with the pestle, or the flagon with the dragon.
posted by Fiasco da Gama at 9:00 PM on March 4, 2009 [3 favorites]
Knowing whether it's in the vessel with the pestle, or the flagon with the dragon.
posted by Fiasco da Gama at 9:00 PM on March 4, 2009 [3 favorites]
Everything stays new as long as you're on the site, and loading pages within 20 minutes of each other (example: you load the index page, read it for a minute, go into a comment, read it for five minutes, come back out to the index page and the new indicators are the same as when you first got there).
posted by tellurian at 9:02 PM on March 4, 2009
posted by tellurian at 9:02 PM on March 4, 2009
telluran - thank you.
special-k - what, I'm a trunk seller, now? not helpful.
posted by moxiedoll at 9:06 PM on March 4, 2009
special-k - what, I'm a trunk seller, now? not helpful.
posted by moxiedoll at 9:06 PM on March 4, 2009
Plutor's Metafilter Scroll Tag greasemonkey script tracks how far you have read in a thread, and fixes the "new" count.
posted by team lowkey at 9:09 PM on March 4, 2009
posted by team lowkey at 9:09 PM on March 4, 2009
HARDER RIDE IT HARDER
posted by klangklangston at 9:30 PM on March 4, 2009
posted by klangklangston at 9:30 PM on March 4, 2009
That greasemonkey script has made my Metafilter experience so much more fantastic. Plutor rocks.
posted by Ms. Saint at 10:04 PM on March 4, 2009
posted by Ms. Saint at 10:04 PM on March 4, 2009
What, that user is a site meme now?
Read all about it in my new book, "From Free Cameras To 'Sweet Jesus, What Is Wrong With You?': The Astonishing Rise and Pukerating Fall of MetaFilter Memes"
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 10:07 PM on March 4, 2009 [3 favorites]
Read all about it in my new book, "From Free Cameras To 'Sweet Jesus, What Is Wrong With You?': The Astonishing Rise and Pukerating Fall of MetaFilter Memes"
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 10:07 PM on March 4, 2009 [3 favorites]
Dude, Alvy, I'd read that.
Well, maybe not a whole book, but a short pdf. Or, you know, MetaTalk post.
Or wiki entry.
As long as you're funny.
posted by Caduceus at 10:11 PM on March 4, 2009
Well, maybe not a whole book, but a short pdf. Or, you know, MetaTalk post.
Or wiki entry.
As long as you're funny.
posted by Caduceus at 10:11 PM on March 4, 2009
You demand too much, sir.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 10:22 PM on March 4, 2009
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 10:22 PM on March 4, 2009
Pukerating has something to do with the quantity of vomit, yes? So if you encounter that camera comment for the fifteenth time, you gag a little bit, but when you encounter the the thing you sort of shrug and burp? Like that?
posted by cgc373 at 10:42 PM on March 4, 2009
posted by cgc373 at 10:42 PM on March 4, 2009
The trick to the "new" feature is to get out your white suit, your tap shoes and tails. If the "new" feature displays things you've read before, better leave Greta Garbo alone.
posted by Bernt Pancreas at 10:50 PM on March 4, 2009
posted by Bernt Pancreas at 10:50 PM on March 4, 2009
The Astonishing Rise and Pukerating Fall of MetaFilter Memes"
The memes will end when people stop favoriting them. I will cherish the day that any comment with the word "tater" in it does not instantly generate 4 favorites.
This could likely be interpreted as a call for favorites, but for the love of cortex, spare me.
posted by clearly at 11:46 PM on March 4, 2009 [3 favorites]
The memes will end when people stop favoriting them. I will cherish the day that any comment with the word "tater" in it does not instantly generate 4 favorites.
This could likely be interpreted as a call for favorites, but for the love of cortex, spare me.
posted by clearly at 11:46 PM on March 4, 2009 [3 favorites]
Remember the scene in the Exorcist, with the rotating puke-o-rama head? That's what taters is, fucking stop it.
posted by Meatbomb at 11:54 PM on March 4, 2009
posted by Meatbomb at 11:54 PM on March 4, 2009
Pukerating has something to do with the quantity of vomit, yes?
More the quality, in my case - although quantity could come into it too. We were going to call the site http://www.ratemypuke.com but that domain name was taken, so we went 'web 2.0' and used http://pukerati.ng
posted by Mike1024 at 12:32 AM on March 5, 2009 [1 favorite]
More the quality, in my case - although quantity could come into it too. We were going to call the site http://www.ratemypuke.com but that domain name was taken, so we went 'web 2.0' and used http://pukerati.ng
posted by Mike1024 at 12:32 AM on March 5, 2009 [1 favorite]
I never realized that the "new" button was actually a button. I assumed it was just a helpful piece of information.
See, if it's not mustard green, I'm gonna assume it's not a link!
The white stands out, but never prompted me to think about doing a hover-over to see if I could click it. Hmm. That sounded dirty. In any case, perhaps a tweak of the colours?
posted by roombythelake at 4:10 AM on March 5, 2009
See, if it's not mustard green, I'm gonna assume it's not a link!
The white stands out, but never prompted me to think about doing a hover-over to see if I could click it. Hmm. That sounded dirty. In any case, perhaps a tweak of the colours?
posted by roombythelake at 4:10 AM on March 5, 2009
See, if it's not mustard green
It may be time to throw out that mustard.
posted by Horace Rumpole at 5:15 AM on March 5, 2009 [2 favorites]
It may be time to throw out that mustard.
posted by Horace Rumpole at 5:15 AM on March 5, 2009 [2 favorites]
This could likely be interpreted as a call for favorites, but for the love of cortex, spare me.
posted by clearly at 11:46 PM on March 4 [1 favorite -]
Pwned.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 6:06 AM on March 5, 2009
posted by clearly at 11:46 PM on March 4 [1 favorite -]
Pwned.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 6:06 AM on March 5, 2009
[+]wned.
posted by clearly at 6:46 AM on March 5, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by clearly at 6:46 AM on March 5, 2009 [1 favorite]
I always read clearly not as a username, but as a statement regarding the truthiness of the comment directly above said statement. Like it's almost too obvious to post, but there it is anyway.
posted by owtytrof at 7:33 AM on March 5, 2009
posted by owtytrof at 7:33 AM on March 5, 2009
read clearly not as a username, but as a statement regarding the truthiness of the comment directly above said statement.
Indubitably.
posted by carsonb at 8:12 AM on March 5, 2009
Indubitably.
posted by carsonb at 8:12 AM on March 5, 2009
moxiedoll: What's the trick to make the "new" true?
Go outside, and stop reading MeFi so often. Problem solved!
posted by mkultra at 9:09 AM on March 5, 2009
Go outside, and stop reading MeFi so often. Problem solved!
posted by mkultra at 9:09 AM on March 5, 2009
How much of the orange powder did you snort?
This question is more appropriate for extremely long posts riddled with logical leaps and failed word play.
posted by solipsophistocracy at 9:12 AM on March 5, 2009
This question is more appropriate for extremely long posts riddled with logical leaps and failed word play.
posted by solipsophistocracy at 9:12 AM on March 5, 2009
This could likely be interpreted as a call for favorites
Clearly.
posted by Night_owl at 9:26 AM on March 5, 2009
Clearly.
posted by Night_owl at 9:26 AM on March 5, 2009
This could likely be interpreted as a call for favorites
Clearly.
Naturally?
Naturally.
So I pick up the ball and throw it to Naturally--
No, you pick up the ball and throw it to Who.
Naturally.
Naturally.
THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYIN'!
posted by shakespeherian at 9:57 AM on March 5, 2009
Clearly.
Naturally?
Naturally.
So I pick up the ball and throw it to Naturally--
No, you pick up the ball and throw it to Who.
Naturally.
Naturally.
THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYIN'!
posted by shakespeherian at 9:57 AM on March 5, 2009
What?
posted by fantabulous timewaster at 11:11 AM on March 5, 2009
posted by fantabulous timewaster at 11:11 AM on March 5, 2009
So, you've worked out how to ride the pony, but you're still figuring out how to hitch up the trap?
posted by PeterMcDermott at 11:15 AM on March 5, 2009
posted by PeterMcDermott at 11:15 AM on March 5, 2009
I just want to point out that it's been 3 hours since a new metatalk thread.
posted by cjorgensen at 1:49 PM on March 5, 2009
posted by cjorgensen at 1:49 PM on March 5, 2009
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posted by turgid dahlia at 8:12 PM on March 4, 2009 [2 favorites]