God is a coward
Dec. 4th, 2006 03:48 pmSorry, not really. (Well, not necessarily. Uh, I mean, I didn't have any reason to say that, other than as a humorous example of a controversial subject. Argue amongst yourselves if you so wish, but don't blame me. Just look at this bracket, it's amazing how many words saying nothing takes up :))
Where is everyone? My "inbox" has been nearly unclogged of lj updates recently -- have you all become productive or something? Have you all moved to chiark or myspace?
ETA: OK, that seemed to work :)
Where is everyone? My "inbox" has been nearly unclogged of lj updates recently -- have you all become productive or something? Have you all moved to chiark or myspace?
ETA: OK, that seemed to work :)
Stupid body
Nov. 7th, 2006 09:13 amStupid body. Today promises to be fairly good, so body wakes up at 9.00 (not to mention 7.00). It didn't want to sleep at 12.00 (not to mention 11.00), oh no, but it jumps out of bed saying "Tiredness go to tell! Go to it and coffee take the hindmost." So much for rolls of more than one day :)
Also, I'm getting more paranoid about public postings. I don't want to go friends only, as I like the idea that people who know me, or people who might be interested in me, can have a look. But the idea of 4th removed people only, or only people with some reasonable uniqueness (a la facebook), or something is starting to appeal. Apart from the desire not to be naked in front of potential real people, eg. future bosses, I turned on some notifications for a bit, and realised someone (silent_and_calm) was friending me twice a day. Apparently a bot friending new public entries. Presumably someone's aggregation system of some sort? But it makes me realise how different data being randomly available is to data being aggregatedly available.
Also, I'm getting more paranoid about public postings. I don't want to go friends only, as I like the idea that people who know me, or people who might be interested in me, can have a look. But the idea of 4th removed people only, or only people with some reasonable uniqueness (a la facebook), or something is starting to appeal. Apart from the desire not to be naked in front of potential real people, eg. future bosses, I turned on some notifications for a bit, and realised someone (silent_and_calm) was friending me twice a day. Apparently a bot friending new public entries. Presumably someone's aggregation system of some sort? But it makes me realise how different data being randomly available is to data being aggregatedly available.
PSA -- Soylent Green
Sep. 21st, 2006 02:10 pmBy the way, this came up on monday, and it is as I thought, and in case it wasn't clear at the time: the film for which what Soylent Green is is a spoiler is "Soylent Green".
PS. And please don't say what it is in a comment to be funny. I know the meme is more popular than the movie now, and everyone knows what happens (the last person who didn't was toldon monday today) but just humour me, the irony would be too painful otherwise.
Edit: PPS. Other spoilers are as ok as normal though. Elim Garak, I am your father!
PPPS. I think this being the first time I've made explicit a comment policy. I know some people explain, but I've always left it implicit, assuming that the default amongst people I know is clear, even if it annoys some people, being approximately the rules of the living room:
* I reserve the right to enforce my will on my place, but in actual fact everything will be controlled by social etiquette.
* Except people I don't know trying to sell stuff to people indiscriminantly. They will be ejected.
* People breaking the law in a major way, ditto.
* Be polite, no gratuitous hate, no gratuitously work unsafe stuff, be careful with legally dodgy stuff. Or I'll ask you nicely not to :)
* Never edit something without making it clear, if it changes the meaning.
* Everything I write copyright me. Everything you write, I'm not sure.
* If I ask you to abide by an etiquette, please do.
PS. And please don't say what it is in a comment to be funny. I know the meme is more popular than the movie now, and everyone knows what happens (the last person who didn't was told
Edit: PPS. Other spoilers are as ok as normal though. Elim Garak, I am your father!
PPPS. I think this being the first time I've made explicit a comment policy. I know some people explain, but I've always left it implicit, assuming that the default amongst people I know is clear, even if it annoys some people, being approximately the rules of the living room:
* I reserve the right to enforce my will on my place, but in actual fact everything will be controlled by social etiquette.
* Except people I don't know trying to sell stuff to people indiscriminantly. They will be ejected.
* People breaking the law in a major way, ditto.
* Be polite, no gratuitous hate, no gratuitously work unsafe stuff, be careful with legally dodgy stuff. Or I'll ask you nicely not to :)
* Never edit something without making it clear, if it changes the meaning.
* Everything I write copyright me. Everything you write, I'm not sure.
* If I ask you to abide by an etiquette, please do.