tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post4861218827515871113..comments2024-02-24T03:34:18.060-05:00Comments on Stealing Commas: A Moderate Breakdownchris the cynichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-85745033631445522612012-03-21T20:14:11.430-04:002012-03-21T20:14:11.430-04:00Dammit, I should have mentioned what Firedrake sai...Dammit, I should have mentioned what Firedrake said -- that I too find your comments, chris, to be interesting and thought-provoking. I'm not on Slacktiverse much these days, but definitely at Ana Mardoll's blog, I'm always interested in your viewpoint. <br /><br />I *did* see your painful interchange with mmy on Slacktiverse (well after it had happened), and I decided not to wade in and defend you, only because every time I've done it before, I end up feeling driven away from Slacktiverse altogether. And I don't have the spoons to keep doing that.<br /><br />Today I saw on Tumblr a link to an old Shakesville post that talked about the lack of motivation in a depressed person, and to me, as a (+/- chronically) depressed person, it felt spot on. Wondered if you might also get something out of reading it, since it might lessen what seems to me to be self-loathing. It's here: http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2010/09/theres-good-news-and-bad-news-and-fat.html<br /><br />~LaiimaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-38921777339128144682012-03-20T09:37:02.313-04:002012-03-20T09:37:02.313-04:00The only bit of slacktivite comments I read these ...The only bit of slacktivite comments I read these days is the Left Behind stuff, and hardly anyone else posts there. But when I've seen your comments, they seem to be interesting and useful.Firedrakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-56526504182697461652012-03-20T09:14:07.683-04:002012-03-20T09:14:07.683-04:00I think you misunderstood what I was asking. If a...I think you misunderstood what I was asking. If all of my comments disappeared into a well never to be seen but anyone by the Balrog*, that in itself isn't a problem.<br /><br />I don't think something needs to be approved by someone or thought worthy by a third party to be posted.<br /><br />The problem is that I keep on saying things that I think make things <i>worse</i> and afterward I wish I hadn't said them. If there's not something good to counterbalance that then that means that my contribution is, on the whole, bad. And that's a problem. Neutral is fine, good is preferable, but if all I ever do is neutral and bad, then that's something I should stop doing.<br /><br />Of course, Brin said she liked part of my contribution to the copyright discussion, where when I looked back on it my part seemed to have been negative throughout.<br /><br />-<br /><br />* When I see that you've commented I look forward to reading what you've written, by the way. So, at least when I'm around, your comments are read by someone other than the Balrog. And I'm sure that the Balrog's life is enriched if ze reads your comments.chris the cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-21952199284536781112012-03-19T23:32:37.977-04:002012-03-19T23:32:37.977-04:00Er, that above comment was me, Laiima.Er, that above comment was me, Laiima.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-65081845758165931012012-03-19T23:31:45.556-04:002012-03-19T23:31:45.556-04:00'Worthwhile' is such a slippery concept th...'Worthwhile' is such a slippery concept though. Because if someone else has to 'approve' the 'worthiness' of your comments, well, that doesn't actually happen to most comments, by most people, even at Slacktiverse. (Or at least, it never has for me. I often feel like MY comments at Slacktiverse fall into a well, and are unheard by anyone, except maybe the Balrog at the center of the earth.) <br /><br />Life is hard. And it doesn't seem to get easier, it just changes. You have my empathy, if you want it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-8371768822245786272012-03-16T11:56:10.045-04:002012-03-16T11:56:10.045-04:00It's good that someone did.It's good that someone did.chris the cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-50819270820500319052012-03-16T10:44:33.500-04:002012-03-16T10:44:33.500-04:00(For example, my entire involvement in the copyrig...<em>(For example, my entire involvement in the copyright discussion in Ana's slashfic thread.)</em><br /><br />I did enjoy the historical bits, though. "Worthwhile" is hard to define.Brinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18034585577015417306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-79260825168280957662012-03-15T14:34:30.909-04:002012-03-15T14:34:30.909-04:00Redcrow, thanks.
Brin, I meant to mention that wh...Redcrow, thanks.<br /><br />Brin, I meant to mention that when Fred <a href="http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2012/02/must-rich-be-lured-into-investing-who.html" rel="nofollow">linked to a site called Contrary Brin</a> every time I saw the name I thought of you.<br /><br />-<br /><br />To anyone at all, I'd like a second opinion on something if possible. (It might not be, since it's not the kind of thing I'd expect you to keep track of.)<br /><br />When was the last time I made a worthwhile contribution to a conversation at the Slacktiverse?<br /><br />I honestly can't think of one that's happened since the troll invasion. Not one. At Ana Mardoll's, yes. At Slacktivist, yes. But at the Slacktiverse it seems like every time I post I realize I shouldn't have afterward.<br /><br />(For example, my entire involvement in the copyright discussion in Ana's slashfic thread.)<br /><br />The difference is noticeable before I post too, I tend to be more anxious and less clear as I'm composing the post. It takes me more words to say things, and I can never seem to get things to a point where I'm really satisfied with them.<br /><br />I don't know why (it's not the people, who are great; it's not the site, which I like and am used to; I don't think it's the content, which is interesting) but I seem to be different when posting there in a way that's not good.<br /><br />The obvious solution would be stop posting there. I could just lurk and not get involved.<br /><br />On the other hand, I'm not exactly at my most rational right now, if ever there was a time when I'd be forgetting good things and remembering only the bad, now would be that time.chris the cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-71223351977077384992012-03-15T10:52:47.032-04:002012-03-15T10:52:47.032-04:00As usual, I have nothing useful to say, but it did...As usual, I have nothing useful to say, but it didn't mean that I don't care. I do. Really.<br /><br />RedcrowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-81304117467710202912012-03-14T19:48:32.663-04:002012-03-14T19:48:32.663-04:00I just had a look at the settings and it says it&#...I just had a look at the settings and it says it's supposed to be eastern time, so I have no idea why it's Pacific.<br /><br />In response to your previous post, it's entirely possible that I could have said I don't use plural because I wouldn't think I did at first since I don't use it as a means of self address, all of my thoughts are as if addressing someone else, never directed inward, but sometimes then I use "we" when "I" would make as much sense. (I think it comes from a convention I picked up in math classes where we describe what we're doing using "we" because "I" is seen as excluding the reader.)chris the cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-45433890553739162362012-03-14T19:07:49.268-04:002012-03-14T19:07:49.268-04:00*looks at timestamp*
*looks at clock*
Why does t...*looks at timestamp*<br /><br />*looks at clock*<br /><br />Why does the comment timestamp default to Pacific? (I presume it's default, since you're not on Pacific time yourself.) Hmm...I seem to recall Google is based in California. *asks Wikipedia for confirmation* Yeah. That might be it.<br /><br />(Did you know one of the co-founders of Google is named Sergey Brin? It's a bit distracting when trying to skim through and find the location. I had no idea Brin was used as a surname when I chose it.)Brinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18034585577015417306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-37110074338141366622012-03-14T18:01:59.641-04:002012-03-14T18:01:59.641-04:00*Which means I don't refer to myself in second...<em>*Which means I don't refer to myself in second person, which could be what you're thinking of.</em><br /><br />I think I was remembering the introduction of first person plural as occurring earlier in the conversation than it did, such that your "I don't do that" was referring to both that and second person.<br /><br /><em>And thank you, you made me laugh.</em><br /><br />You're welcome.<br /><br /><em>I guess they are pretty random.</em><br /><br />Did you do that wiping-the-history thing? I hear the ads get a lot less relevant once you've clicked the "Don't collect this information" buttons.Brinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18034585577015417306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-43668326995258849112012-03-14T17:14:14.520-04:002012-03-14T17:14:14.520-04:00And now it's a random online university, a sof...And now it's a random online university, a software thing, and how to buy gold. I guess they are pretty random. No wonder no one ever clicks on the ads.<br /><br />The last ads I noticed were for a vampire RPG, which made a certain amount of sense, given the content of the blog.chris the cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-33595353040872094322012-03-14T17:10:04.968-04:002012-03-14T17:10:04.968-04:00No I said I didn't address myself in my though...No I said I didn't address myself in my thoughts*. Which the thing you quoted is also an example of. I was taking liberties in order to translate from feelings into words.<br /><br />And thank you, you made me laugh.<br /><br />-<br /><br />Anyone have any idea why the ad for the page would be an internet quiz to determine the sex of your child prenatally? I don't think I said anything birth/pregnancy related in the post.<br /><br />I don't normally pay attention to the ads. Are they always this random?<br /><br />-<br /><br />*Which means I don't refer to myself in second person, which could be what you're thinking of.chris the cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-64105399153531358032012-03-14T15:24:29.868-04:002012-03-14T15:24:29.868-04:00In practice my brain says, “It's an extra day ...<em>In practice my brain says, “It's an extra day to prepare, we should study so that we don't fail when we go back.”</em><br /><br />I thought you said you didn't refer to yourself in the plural in your thoughts? Okay, not the point, sorry.<br /><br />*hugs*Brinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18034585577015417306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-4762204718728041922012-03-14T10:23:51.633-04:002012-03-14T10:23:51.633-04:00Most of the time I don't post 'cos I don&#...Most of the time I don't post 'cos I don't have anything to say. I flirt round the edges of depression but have so far managed not to fall in. Positive thoughts are going in your direction (and positive thoughts from a firedrake can be a bit more... solid... than many people's).Firedrakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-27624229829406962142012-03-14T10:11:10.710-04:002012-03-14T10:11:10.710-04:00Knowing that there's someone out there who car...Knowing that there's someone out there who cares does help, so thank you both for saying something.chris the cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-39047285601445340392012-03-14T00:28:00.503-04:002012-03-14T00:28:00.503-04:00Chris, I'll be thinking of you and I hope thin...Chris, I'll be thinking of you and I hope things improve soon.Amaryllisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-87140426628147567152012-03-14T00:04:17.324-04:002012-03-14T00:04:17.324-04:00Thank you for posting this. I was feeling rather ...Thank you for posting this. I was feeling rather sick today as well (though apparently not as bad as you...), and it helps me to know that I'm not alone.<br /><br />I said some months ago that I'd be praying for you, and I'll definitely continue. I don't know anything else to do, but I hope this helps at least a bit.Evannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-58330489687058757532012-03-13T14:12:47.719-04:002012-03-13T14:12:47.719-04:00In addition I was (desperately) begging the dogs t...In addition I was (desperately) begging the dogs to please for the love of god be quiet well after they stopped barking because... I don't know why. I was still stressed out about it and thus still complaining about it even though it was no longer happening. I guess that must be the explanation. It's not as if I was unaware they had stopped making noise.chris the cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.com