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Just a callout to all you smart mofo's
The front page has been particularly intelligent, considered, entertaining, comprehensive, and engaging today. Just wanted say good job and thanks for letting me hang out here. I'll be here all night -- reading.
Wish I could make it to a meetup.
The front page has been particularly intelligent, considered, entertaining, comprehensive, and engaging today. Just wanted say good job and thanks for letting me hang out here. I'll be here all night -- reading.
Wish I could make it to a meetup.
I was thinking similarly about AskMe lately. This site is such a great resource, and I love it. I can't believe it's (mostly) free!
posted by cranberrymonger at 3:51 PM on February 4, 2010
posted by cranberrymonger at 3:51 PM on February 4, 2010
Dear Metafilter,
the front page has really been pretty geeky today. Just wanted to say good job and thanks for letting me hang out here.
posted by Think_Long at 3:53 PM on February 4, 2010 [1 favorite]
the front page has really been pretty geeky today. Just wanted to say good job and thanks for letting me hang out here.
posted by Think_Long at 3:53 PM on February 4, 2010 [1 favorite]
Agreed. Don't know if it's just that I've been paying more attention than usual, but seems like the front page has been exceptionally bountiful lately.
posted by MetaMonkey at 3:53 PM on February 4, 2010
posted by MetaMonkey at 3:53 PM on February 4, 2010
Don;t worry, i managed to sneak a post in. TONE LOWERED!
posted by Artw at 3:54 PM on February 4, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by Artw at 3:54 PM on February 4, 2010 [1 favorite]
zing!
posted by Think_Long at 4:03 PM on February 4, 2010
posted by Think_Long at 4:03 PM on February 4, 2010
I came here for the flameout. Has the flameout happened yet?
posted by Salvor Hardin at 4:32 PM on February 4, 2010
posted by Salvor Hardin at 4:32 PM on February 4, 2010
Be the flameout you wish to see in the world.
posted by Babblesort at 4:34 PM on February 4, 2010 [11 favorites]
posted by Babblesort at 4:34 PM on February 4, 2010 [11 favorites]
The arc of history bends toward flameouts.
posted by Think_Long at 4:47 PM on February 4, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by Think_Long at 4:47 PM on February 4, 2010 [1 favorite]
You're good for now yesster, but we close in a few hours. You don't have to go home but you can't stay here.
posted by cashman at 4:48 PM on February 4, 2010
posted by cashman at 4:48 PM on February 4, 2010
Someone is taking that hug thing way too seriously. I'd like a side of grar with that, please. Not really.
posted by bunnycup at 4:51 PM on February 4, 2010
posted by bunnycup at 4:51 PM on February 4, 2010
In this way arose the front page post: half lamentation, half lampoon; half an echo of the past, half menace of the future; at times, by its bitter, witty and incisive criticism, striking the bourgeoisie to the very heart’s core; but always ludicrous in its effect, through total incapacity to comprehend the march of modern history.posted by Fiasco da Gama at 4:52 PM on February 4, 2010
I just want to tell you all good luck. We're all counting on you.
posted by Rhaomi at 4:55 PM on February 4, 2010
posted by Rhaomi at 4:55 PM on February 4, 2010
I just want to tell you both good luck. We're all counting on you.
posted by Rhomboid at 4:56 PM on February 4, 2010 [3 favorites]
posted by Rhomboid at 4:56 PM on February 4, 2010 [3 favorites]
I like how you made intelligent and entertaining the same link. Would you like me to ftfy?
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 5:32 PM on February 4, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 5:32 PM on February 4, 2010 [1 favorite]
I just want to tell you all good luck. We're all counting on you.
posted by Rhaomi at 6:55 PM on February 4
I just want to tell you both good luck. We're all counting on you.
posted by Rhomboid at 6:56 PM on February 4
It helps that you have similar user names.
posted by shakespeherian at 5:33 PM on February 4, 2010
posted by Rhaomi at 6:55 PM on February 4
I just want to tell you both good luck. We're all counting on you.
posted by Rhomboid at 6:56 PM on February 4
It helps that you have similar user names.
posted by shakespeherian at 5:33 PM on February 4, 2010
I'm not sure if this post goes under "intelligent" or "geeky," but damned if I'm going to let it go un-shouted-out if we're shouting out.
posted by languagehat at 5:38 PM on February 4, 2010
posted by languagehat at 5:38 PM on February 4, 2010
Looks like I picked the wrong day to stop reading metafilter.
posted by boo_radley at 5:55 PM on February 4, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by boo_radley at 5:55 PM on February 4, 2010 [1 favorite]
yes please jessamyn, fix anything you want
I trust you with my life. (not joking)
posted by yesster at 6:00 PM on February 4, 2010
I trust you with my life. (not joking)
posted by yesster at 6:00 PM on February 4, 2010
yes please jessamyn, fix anything you want
I changed to to n_o_d's bottle blowing post, I suspect that's what you meant anyhow.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 6:04 PM on February 4, 2010
I changed to to n_o_d's bottle blowing post, I suspect that's what you meant anyhow.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 6:04 PM on February 4, 2010
No, you suck!
what?
It's an expression of distaste using innuendo about a sex act, but that's not important right now.
posted by Fiasco da Gama at 7:28 PM on February 4, 2010 [1 favorite]
what?
It's an expression of distaste using innuendo about a sex act, but that's not important right now.
posted by Fiasco da Gama at 7:28 PM on February 4, 2010 [1 favorite]
At one of the other public libraries in my city, they have a pond. And the pond has a little walking track and some picnic benches and stuff, and so people come and walk and jog and walk their dogs and feed the geese and stuff. But now, there's too much gooseshit. So the library bought some fake coyotes to scare the geese away. And apparently they're at least somewhat effective, though the library workers have to go outside and move the fake coyotes around, lest the geese get wise.
posted by box at 8:13 PM on February 4, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by box at 8:13 PM on February 4, 2010 [1 favorite]
library workers have to go outside and move the fake coyotes around
I'm convinced if work in a public library long enough, you get to do just about every under the sun.
posted by marxchivist at 8:32 PM on February 4, 2010 [2 favorites]
I'm convinced if work in a public library long enough, you get to do just about every under the sun.
posted by marxchivist at 8:32 PM on February 4, 2010 [2 favorites]
if YOU work...3 minute edit window...grumble
posted by marxchivist at 8:33 PM on February 4, 2010
posted by marxchivist at 8:33 PM on February 4, 2010
....YOU......THING.....
That's the comprehensive intelligence I'm talkin about! ;)
posted by yesster at 8:36 PM on February 4, 2010
That's the comprehensive intelligence I'm talkin about! ;)
posted by yesster at 8:36 PM on February 4, 2010
you know what? I did my GOD DAMN BEST to create a fighty MS vs Apple thread, and YOU GUYS DIDN'T MEET ME HALFWAY. you fucks.
posted by shmegegge at 8:55 PM on February 4, 2010
posted by shmegegge at 8:55 PM on February 4, 2010
Everyone has you killfiled.
posted by shakespeherian at 9:28 PM on February 4, 2010
posted by shakespeherian at 9:28 PM on February 4, 2010
Hey jessamyn, whatever happened to shmegegge? I haven't seen him around for a while.
posted by shakespeherian at 9:37 PM on February 4, 2010
posted by shakespeherian at 9:37 PM on February 4, 2010
I don't know, remember that last time...? Hoo boy was he pissed!
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 9:39 PM on February 4, 2010
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 9:39 PM on February 4, 2010
That was pretty hilarious, but I always wondered exactly how you got those pictures.
posted by shakespeherian at 9:41 PM on February 4, 2010
posted by shakespeherian at 9:41 PM on February 4, 2010
You know, the thing to do with the hellban concept is to step it up some and aside from the whole no-one-but-the-hellbanned-can-see-his-comments angle, through in some illusory non-sequitur engagement by prepending direct addressing-by-name stuff to unrelated comments in the vicinity of the hellbanned's invisible comments.
So you've got, in the real world:
comment 1: blah blah blah
comment 2: yadda yadda yadda
comment 3: bork bork bork
comment 4: bingo bango bongo baby
But in the hellbanned's world you've got this:
comment 1: blah blah blah
comment 2: yadda yadda yadda
hellbanned: hey hey hey lookit me shitcock whateverthefuck
comment 3: @hellbanned: bork bork bork
hellbanned: what the fuck does bork have to do with anything
comment 4: bingo bango bongo baby
Etc. The concept could use some refinement, but there's definitely extra layers of gaslighting to be explored if you were to go down that road.
posted by cortex (staff) at 9:50 PM on February 4, 2010 [6 favorites]
So you've got, in the real world:
comment 1: blah blah blah
comment 2: yadda yadda yadda
comment 3: bork bork bork
comment 4: bingo bango bongo baby
But in the hellbanned's world you've got this:
comment 1: blah blah blah
comment 2: yadda yadda yadda
hellbanned: hey hey hey lookit me shitcock whateverthefuck
comment 3: @hellbanned: bork bork bork
hellbanned: what the fuck does bork have to do with anything
comment 4: bingo bango bongo baby
Etc. The concept could use some refinement, but there's definitely extra layers of gaslighting to be explored if you were to go down that road.
posted by cortex (staff) at 9:50 PM on February 4, 2010 [6 favorites]
@shmegegge: Metafilter taught me the meaning of gaslighting, and for that I am forever grateful.
posted by dirty lies at 9:54 PM on February 4, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by dirty lies at 9:54 PM on February 4, 2010 [1 favorite]
cortex: I'm not sure I understand. Would the @hellbanned comments be auto-generated by the forum software and only the hellbanned in question could see them?
posted by shakespeherian at 9:59 PM on February 4, 2010
posted by shakespeherian at 9:59 PM on February 4, 2010
I was at a table with librarians at the last MeFi meetup. It was cool - they seem like they might be surly and dangerous, but actually we just talked about metadata.
...that and the creeping evil of raccoons.
posted by Artw at 10:47 PM on February 4, 2010
...that and the creeping evil of raccoons.
posted by Artw at 10:47 PM on February 4, 2010
comment 4: bingo bango bongo baby
THIS.
posted by Jofus at 11:59 PM on February 4, 2010 [2 favorites]
THIS.
posted by Jofus at 11:59 PM on February 4, 2010 [2 favorites]
I'm the king of bongo, baby, I'm the king of bongo bong!
posted by grapefruitmoon at 3:41 AM on February 5, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by grapefruitmoon at 3:41 AM on February 5, 2010 [1 favorite]
they seem like they might be surly and dangerous, but actually we just talked about metadata.
You were lucky: "surly and dangerous" and "talking about metadata" are not mutually exclusive where librarians are concerned.
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 6:12 AM on February 5, 2010
You were lucky: "surly and dangerous" and "talking about metadata" are not mutually exclusive where librarians are concerned.
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 6:12 AM on February 5, 2010
Would the @hellbanned comments be auto-generated by the forum software and only the hellbanned in question could see them?
Yes, certainly. No reason anyone else should have to interface with it. It could even be done randomly on a page load, which would (a) reduce the storage/calculation complexity of the whole thing and (b) be even more confusing for the hellbanned to follow, I suppose.
posted by cortex (staff) at 7:14 AM on February 5, 2010
Yes, certainly. No reason anyone else should have to interface with it. It could even be done randomly on a page load, which would (a) reduce the storage/calculation complexity of the whole thing and (b) be even more confusing for the hellbanned to follow, I suppose.
posted by cortex (staff) at 7:14 AM on February 5, 2010
This being Metatalk, I'm oh-so-tempted to snark about the need for snark. But I like this calllout, yes I do. And it's bringing forth more goodness. The idea of sending users into perdition, where there's a world auto-generated crapola, is pure, unadulterated evil, with a side of righteousness.
Anyone who hasn't watched Gaslight should fix that oversight.
posted by theora55 at 7:19 AM on February 5, 2010 [1 favorite]
Anyone who hasn't watched Gaslight should fix that oversight.
posted by theora55 at 7:19 AM on February 5, 2010 [1 favorite]
But I like this calllout, yes I do
Me too. We went from back patting to hellbans and Markov filter gaslighting in less than fifty comments.
posted by quin at 7:47 AM on February 5, 2010
Me too. We went from back patting to hellbans and Markov filter gaslighting in less than fifty comments.
posted by quin at 7:47 AM on February 5, 2010
dirty lies, what the fuck does gaslighting have to do with anything?
posted by shmegegge at 7:52 AM on February 5, 2010
posted by shmegegge at 7:52 AM on February 5, 2010
shoutout <>
Mofo's ownership notwithstanding, it's in the wrong category.
I'd like to see a program that punishes bad behavior by making all future comments appear normal to the offender, adding the content of the intended post to the collection of everything they've ever posted, and then spits out a Markov chain roughly equivalent in length for everyone else to see.
I realize this would be a huge pain in the ass, but it would be awesome if you saw everything you wrote as normal, while people were reacting to garbled nonsense from your posting history. Not only do you not get to really interact anymore, but the sneaking suspicion that you're going totally insane grows heavier over time!
I sometimes suspect this has already happened to me.
posted by solipsophistocracy at 9:34 AM on February 5, 2010
Mofo's ownership notwithstanding, it's in the wrong category.
I'd like to see a program that punishes bad behavior by making all future comments appear normal to the offender, adding the content of the intended post to the collection of everything they've ever posted, and then spits out a Markov chain roughly equivalent in length for everyone else to see.
I realize this would be a huge pain in the ass, but it would be awesome if you saw everything you wrote as normal, while people were reacting to garbled nonsense from your posting history. Not only do you not get to really interact anymore, but the sneaking suspicion that you're going totally insane grows heavier over time!
I sometimes suspect this has already happened to me.
posted by solipsophistocracy at 9:34 AM on February 5, 2010
sheeeeit. tagout
posted by solipsophistocracy at 9:34 AM on February 5, 2010
posted by solipsophistocracy at 9:34 AM on February 5, 2010
I would have never read about the Bamberger Ranch without this post. Thanks, yesster and kmz!
posted by spec80 at 10:09 AM on February 5, 2010
posted by spec80 at 10:09 AM on February 5, 2010
I thought shmegegge would be here, anyone knows why he has not commented in this thread?
posted by dirty lies at 5:12 PM on February 5, 2010
posted by dirty lies at 5:12 PM on February 5, 2010
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posted by qvantamon at 3:45 PM on February 4, 2010 [3 favorites]