ThePhan: Sigh. So on Facebook, if you send a message to a non-friend, it automatically goes to their "other" folder rather than their inbox, to cut down on spam.
ThePhan: Recently FB started offering to let you pay $1 to redirect the message to the inbox instead.
ThePhan: A group of friends on FB are completely freaking out about it.
ThePhan: "Why would they let me send message?"
ThePhan: Guys. It's doing THE EXACT SAME THING IT DID BEFORE. You only have to pay if you want it to do something DIFFERENT.
ThePhan: ...Uh.
ThePhan: I just looked up there and saw that I typed the wonderful sentence: "Why would they let me send message?"
ThePhan: The HECK happened to my English?
ThePhan: *Why won't they let me send a message?
ThePhan: That is what I meant to type.
Sentynel: I assumed that was a baffling quote.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Converting
Sentynel: Actually, I would just like to say that I appreciate the RinkChat-enabled opportunity to have sensible discussions about religion with people who are actually believers. I've always found it kinda fascinating, both in itself and in a social sense, and it's very difficult among the normals to have a sane discussion, recognising the parties' differences.
Sentynel: Without, y'know, people assuming I'm either attacking them or attempting to sign up, neither of which is the case.
ThePhan: WHAT I was only having this conversation with you because I thought you wanted to convert!
Sentynel: LOL
Sentynel: Sorry. I know you guys have a quota.
ThePhan: I guess it's just a conversation and not a convertsation, as we like to call it.
Sentynel: LOL LOL
ThePhan: (Rest assured, nobody likes to call it that.)
Sentynel: Without, y'know, people assuming I'm either attacking them or attempting to sign up, neither of which is the case.
ThePhan: WHAT I was only having this conversation with you because I thought you wanted to convert!
Sentynel: LOL
Sentynel: Sorry. I know you guys have a quota.
ThePhan: I guess it's just a conversation and not a convertsation, as we like to call it.
Sentynel: LOL LOL
ThePhan: (Rest assured, nobody likes to call it that.)
! Visitors
Sam: I don't understand how people can process web statistics usefully.
Sam: Every time I think they tell me something, I later decide it was just statistical noise.
Sam: I'm fairly certain, after studying yesterday's traffic stats carefully, that there were some numbers.
Sam: The number of ads I served was a number, as were the counts of page loads and unique visitors.
Sam: Not that past performance is indicative of future returns, but the way things are going I am reasonably confident that the page impression count for today will also turn out to be a number.
Dave: Sam: Don't be hasty. It could be a letter. Or even a symbol.
Dave: You might get } visitors today.
wintermute: Nah, it won't be more than :.
Dave: Imagine if you got ! visitors!
Sam: Rule!
wintermute: !
Sentynel: You could get i visitors.
Sam: Someday I might even get 1111111!!! visitors.
Sam: Or !!!!!!!!!!!11
Sam: Every time I think they tell me something, I later decide it was just statistical noise.
Sam: I'm fairly certain, after studying yesterday's traffic stats carefully, that there were some numbers.
Sam: The number of ads I served was a number, as were the counts of page loads and unique visitors.
Sam: Not that past performance is indicative of future returns, but the way things are going I am reasonably confident that the page impression count for today will also turn out to be a number.
Dave: Sam: Don't be hasty. It could be a letter. Or even a symbol.
Dave: You might get } visitors today.
wintermute: Nah, it won't be more than :.
Dave: Imagine if you got ! visitors!
Sam: Rule!
wintermute: !
Sentynel: You could get i visitors.
Sam: Someday I might even get 1111111!!! visitors.
Sam: Or !!!!!!!!!!!11
The Phantom of the Opera: The Rom Com
ThePhan: ...Flickchart had The Phantom of the Opera listed as a romantic comedy.
Goosey: ...
ThePhan: I have alerted them so hopefully that will be fixed soon.
ThePhan: What a weird categorization.
Goosey: indeed
Ticia: Phan: No, it's hilarious.
Ticia: My favorite scene is when the Phantom gets the girl after the long, introspective flashback scenes of their relationship, while they're standing in the rain.
Goosey: LOL
Ticia: And then they kiss, and *sniff* it's just so sweet.
ThePhan: LOL
Randy: LOL
Randy: ITS A CLASSIC AND I GIVE IT A.......
Ticia: I really thought Christine was going to get on that plane, but the Phantom came and declared his love for her, and then ripped off his mask and was all "I don't care if people see me as I am. Because what I AM is in LOVE with a beautiful girl!"
Ticia: Made me cry.
Goosey: LOL
Sentynel: SIGH
Goosey: sigh?
Sentynel: After staging a miraculous partial recovery right before the engineer showed up, and then returning to pretty much full capacity after the engineer tinkered a little, my internet connection speed has crashed and burned again.
ThePhan: Sentynel is also sighing over the beauty of the Phantom and Christine's love story.
Goosey: LOL
ThePhan: Oh. Or that.
Sentynel: That too, of course.
Goosey: ...
ThePhan: I have alerted them so hopefully that will be fixed soon.
ThePhan: What a weird categorization.
Goosey: indeed
Ticia: Phan: No, it's hilarious.
Ticia: My favorite scene is when the Phantom gets the girl after the long, introspective flashback scenes of their relationship, while they're standing in the rain.
Goosey: LOL
Ticia: And then they kiss, and *sniff* it's just so sweet.
ThePhan: LOL
Randy: LOL
Randy: ITS A CLASSIC AND I GIVE IT A.......
Ticia: I really thought Christine was going to get on that plane, but the Phantom came and declared his love for her, and then ripped off his mask and was all "I don't care if people see me as I am. Because what I AM is in LOVE with a beautiful girl!"
Ticia: Made me cry.
Goosey: LOL
Sentynel: SIGH
Goosey: sigh?
Sentynel: After staging a miraculous partial recovery right before the engineer showed up, and then returning to pretty much full capacity after the engineer tinkered a little, my internet connection speed has crashed and burned again.
ThePhan: Sentynel is also sighing over the beauty of the Phantom and Christine's love story.
Goosey: LOL
ThePhan: Oh. Or that.
Sentynel: That too, of course.
Drinking Hot Chocolate
Dave: http://visual.ly/how-walk-ice
Goosey: Nice. A video would be helpful though
Goosey: But that's kind of how I do it -- toes first, leaning forward a bit. Seems to do the job.
Kalimeris: I do the toe thing! I also have ice cleats, which work pretty okay.
Dave: I don't go outside when it's icy.
Dave: Problem SOLVED.
Kalimeris: If you don't go outside you can drink hot chocolate.
Kalimeris: I think that is also a winning scenario.
Kalimeris: I guess you can drink it outside too. But. Meh.
Sam: DRINK IT OUTSIDE
Kalimeris: I WILL NOT.
Kalimeris: I WILL DRINK IT INSIDE AND WATCH CARTOONS THANK YOU.
Goosey: LOL
Kalimeris: :-)
Kalimeris: I suppose one could stand outside by a window and watch cartoons from outside while drinking the hot cocoa.
Kalimeris: Hrm. So many options.
Kalimeris: hehehe
ThePhan: I like to stand outside other people's homes drinking hot chocolate and watching their TV through the window.
ThePhan: That is how I make friends.
Goosey: Nice. A video would be helpful though
Goosey: But that's kind of how I do it -- toes first, leaning forward a bit. Seems to do the job.
Kalimeris: I do the toe thing! I also have ice cleats, which work pretty okay.
Dave: I don't go outside when it's icy.
Dave: Problem SOLVED.
Kalimeris: If you don't go outside you can drink hot chocolate.
Kalimeris: I think that is also a winning scenario.
Kalimeris: I guess you can drink it outside too. But. Meh.
Sam: DRINK IT OUTSIDE
Kalimeris: I WILL NOT.
Kalimeris: I WILL DRINK IT INSIDE AND WATCH CARTOONS THANK YOU.
Goosey: LOL
Kalimeris: :-)
Kalimeris: I suppose one could stand outside by a window and watch cartoons from outside while drinking the hot cocoa.
Kalimeris: Hrm. So many options.
Kalimeris: hehehe
ThePhan: I like to stand outside other people's homes drinking hot chocolate and watching their TV through the window.
ThePhan: That is how I make friends.
The Maids
Dave: Things I have started saying to myself: "Oops, I dripped some fat on the counter getting my steak out of the grill. Oh, that's ok. THE MAIDS come soon."
Maryam: LOL
Goosey: LOL
Randy: lol
Sam: Dave: LOL
Sam: Question: Have you hired maid service? Your answer will determine exactly how funny that is.
Dave: Yes, I have.
Dave: Molly Maids comes twice a month.
Sam: I kind of wish you'd said no. Because then it would have been even funnier. In that sort of Garfield-Minus-Garfield would-be-creepy-except-that-it's-wholly-unthreatening way.
Goosey: LOL
Sam: Jon: "Oops, I dripped some fat on the counter getting my steak out of the grill. Oh, that's ok. THE MAIDS come soon." // Second panel: (blank) // Third panel: (blank) // By Jim Davis
Maryam: LOL
Goosey: LOL
Randy: lol
Sam: Dave: LOL
Sam: Question: Have you hired maid service? Your answer will determine exactly how funny that is.
Dave: Yes, I have.
Dave: Molly Maids comes twice a month.
Sam: I kind of wish you'd said no. Because then it would have been even funnier. In that sort of Garfield-Minus-Garfield would-be-creepy-except-that-it's-wholly-unthreatening way.
Goosey: LOL
Sam: Jon: "Oops, I dripped some fat on the counter getting my steak out of the grill. Oh, that's ok. THE MAIDS come soon." // Second panel: (blank) // Third panel: (blank) // By Jim Davis
Who Should Use Coat Racks
ThePhan: Textbroker is a fun side-money-maker, but it's always awkward trying to fit ads for tires in the middle of "Top 10 Nicolas Cage Movies" lists...
Sentynel: LOL
Sentynel: That sounds like it'd be a bit of a non-sequiteur, yes.
ThePhan: And the instructions are all like, "Make sure the keywords fit in naturally."
ThePhan: NO SUCH POSSIBILITY EXISTS
Sentynel: LOL
Nyperold: Somewhere near Drive Angry?
Nyperold: Which probably tells you I haven't read the list...
ThePhan: OK, and now there are a whole bunch of articles with these instructions: "Please write an informative, detailed and interesting description concerning the subject of the title. What is it? How is it used? Who should use it? When to use it? And why? How does it compare to other similar products? What to look for when buying one? What are the benefits?"
ThePhan: These articles are titled things like "Coat Racks," "Briefcases," and "Children's Bookcases."
ThePhan: I'm not sure I can summon up 200 words to tell you who should use coat racks.
Goosey: LOL
Nyperold: "People with coats" too laconic for them?
Sentynel: People who aspire to large coat collections, but do not currently have anywhere to put them.
Nyperold: People who want to get information out of coats, but do not currently own suitable torture devices.
Sentynel: A common problem.
Sentynel: LOL
Sentynel: That sounds like it'd be a bit of a non-sequiteur, yes.
ThePhan: And the instructions are all like, "Make sure the keywords fit in naturally."
ThePhan: NO SUCH POSSIBILITY EXISTS
Sentynel: LOL
Nyperold: Somewhere near Drive Angry?
Nyperold: Which probably tells you I haven't read the list...
ThePhan: OK, and now there are a whole bunch of articles with these instructions: "Please write an informative, detailed and interesting description concerning the subject of the title. What is it? How is it used? Who should use it? When to use it? And why? How does it compare to other similar products? What to look for when buying one? What are the benefits?"
ThePhan: These articles are titled things like "Coat Racks," "Briefcases," and "Children's Bookcases."
ThePhan: I'm not sure I can summon up 200 words to tell you who should use coat racks.
Goosey: LOL
Nyperold: "People with coats" too laconic for them?
Sentynel: People who aspire to large coat collections, but do not currently have anywhere to put them.
Nyperold: People who want to get information out of coats, but do not currently own suitable torture devices.
Sentynel: A common problem.
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