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Author:  Prof. Tor Coolguy [ Tue Jan 24, 2006 4:02 pm ]
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Well at least they didn't get your CDs. As for the other stuff, I'd call the cops and check the local pawn shops.
Author:  StrongRad [ Tue Jan 24, 2006 4:14 pm ]
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Prof. Tor Coolguy wrote:
Well at least they didn't get your CDs. As for the other stuff, I'd call the cops and check the local pawn shops.


It's being done.

I can't help but laugh, knowing they're probably going to try to sell the CD's, and someone is gonna throw a fit at someone for trying to sell them an empty case.

I'm looking on EBay, and dad's going to check local flea markets. The crappy thing is, since there are several, there's little chance he would find all of the stuff before some of it gets sold.

If they had taken expensive things that didn't really mean anything, like the TV, DVD player, stereo, etc, it'd be ok. Insurance can replace stuff like that (and all of that stuff is pretty easily easy to identify, as it's all engraved).

The sucky thing is, most of the stuff is the kind of things that you can't replace.
Author:  Encountering Gremlins [ Wed Jan 25, 2006 4:51 am ]
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I thought of another one just now: not being able to edit comments on LiveJournal. I notice instances of accidental grammar and spelling mistakes in my comments right after I post them way too many times to count, and it always makes me feel embarassed. I make those mistakes all the time with my regular entries, and even posts on here too, but at least I can go back and edit those.
Author:  StrongRad [ Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:14 am ]
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Encountering Gremlins wrote:
I thought of another one just now: not being able to edit comments on LiveJournal. I notice instances of accidental grammar and spelling mistakes in my comments right after I post them way too many times to count, and it always makes me feel embarassed. I make those mistakes all the time with my regular entries, and even posts on here too, but at least I can go back and edit those.

That's something I've always wondered about, too. They should have an edit button for comments you've made while logged in.

Could it be that nobody's brought that to their attention?
Author:  InterruptorJones [ Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:25 am ]
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StrongRad wrote:
That's something I've always wondered about, too. They should have an edit button for comments you've made while logged in.

Could it be that nobody's brought that to their attention?


I'm sure many people have. You can, however, delete your own comments, and some of my friends have a tendency to post a comment, spot a mistake, delete it, and post a fixed version.
Author:  StrongRad [ Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:02 am ]
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InterruptorJones wrote:
StrongRad wrote:
That's something I've always wondered about, too. They should have an edit button for comments you've made while logged in.

Could it be that nobody's brought that to their attention?


I'm sure many people have. You can, however, delete your own comments, and some of my friends have a tendency to post a comment, spot a mistake, delete it, and post a fixed version.

Yeah, I do that quite often. It seems like it'd be so much simpler to just have an "edit" button.

I'm sure there's a good reason for not having one, but, for the life of me, I can't figure out what that reason could be.

Of course, if they wanted to boost paid accounts, they could add that to paid accounts.
Author:  Encountering Gremlins [ Wed Jan 25, 2006 2:57 pm ]
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StrongRad wrote:
Encountering Gremlins wrote:
I thought of another one just now: not being able to edit comments on LiveJournal. I notice instances of accidental grammar and spelling mistakes in my comments right after I post them way too many times to count, and it always makes me feel embarassed. I make those mistakes all the time with my regular entries, and even posts on here too, but at least I can go back and edit those.

That's something I've always wondered about, too. They should have an edit button for comments you've made while logged in.

Could it be that nobody's brought that to their attention?


I think it would be sort of understandable if a comment became locked for editing once it was replied to for obvious reasons, but I don't see what the problem would be with doing it otherwise.
Author:  racerx_is_alive [ Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:19 pm ]
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Comment Spam.

I figured I would never have a problem with comment spam. I don't get lots of traffic, and I wrote the whole site myself (using vi). I figured that since my site is totally custom, it wouldn't be worth anyone's time to write a bot to spam it.

Which gets me to the next problem... Since my site is totally custom and hand written, I can't just add some comment spam killing plugin or whatever. I get to write my own, instead. X-(
Author:  InterruptorJones [ Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:28 pm ]
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racerx_is_alive wrote:
Which gets me to the next problem... Since my site is totally custom and hand written, I can't just add some comment spam killing plugin or whatever. I get to write my own, instead. X-(


You might try writing an interface to Akismet. The developer docs look pretty straightforward and the API pretty sensible. You'll still have to bang out some code (though if your fancy custom CMS is written in PHP, Ruby, Python, or Java a lot of the work might already be done for you), but Akismet would do the real work--i.e. the actual spam-detection--for you.
Author:  StrongRad [ Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:30 pm ]
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Ah, VI. I know it well...

That's absolutely horrible, that someone would create a bot to spam your site. I, for one, would love to have nothing better to do that create spambots. Unfortunately, like you, I have a life and don't have time for such meaningless things.
Author:  racerx_is_alive [ Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:52 pm ]
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InterruptorJones wrote:
You might try writing an interface to Akismet. The developer docs look pretty straightforward and the API pretty sensible. You'll still have to bang out some code (though if your fancy custom CMS is written in PHP, Ruby, Python, or Java a lot of the work might already be done for you), but Akismet would do the real work--i.e. the actual spam-detection--for you.


That does look pretty straightforward. I'd need to get a Wordpress API key, but after that the code seems pretty simple. I'm assuming that if I sign up for a Wordpress API key, I don't actually need to use Wordpress itself anywhere?

I built my site a little bit at a time. Started off using tables and HTML 4 back in 2001, I didn't start using php and css and such at all until a year or two later. A few months after that I thought it would be nice to have comments and such. Most recently I moved to xhtml, and I added a few ajax bits and pieces. But the whole thing has just been me typing stuff in a piece at a time, whenever I decide I'd like a new feature.

Right now I'm just using strpos with a few key words to block him. I'm sending myself emails with his attempts so that I can see what he is trying to use. I'm tempted to redirect his browser to crashmypc or some site with a million popups and tons of spyware when a spam comment is detected.
Author:  InterruptorJones [ Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:01 pm ]
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racerx_is_alive wrote:
I'm assuming that if I sign up for a Wordpress API key, I don't actually need to use Wordpress itself anywhere?


Yeah, that's correct.

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I'm tempted to redirect his browser to crashmypc or some site with a million popups and tons of spyware when a spam comment is detected.


Well, unless he's a really low-volume operation, chances are he's using an automated system, not a web browser.
Author:  Beyond the Grave [ Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:49 pm ]
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Peeve: My stupidity

I suck at scheduling classes. I scheduled a class 4 FREAKING HOURS after my first class. If I had read the freaking class guide I would have seen that there was the same class before it. To make matters worse, the girl who I like(Those of you on LJ know what I am talking about) is in it and I can't change into it, unless someone drops by Friday.
Author:  ramrod [ Wed Jan 25, 2006 7:05 pm ]
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You know what bothers me? My contacts. Nothing's in my eyes, but yet they're still driving me crazy. I would wear my classes, but I have to work, and the glasses do not fare well with work.
Author:  Funkstar [ Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:16 pm ]
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Man, I hate it when my mum tries to make me go to bed earlier. It happened yesterday when I was watching southpark.
Author:  Jenny [ Wed Jan 25, 2006 10:43 pm ]
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Peeve: TAXI SERVICE IN FARGO/MOORHEAD

seriously, no wonder no one uses the public transportation here. they dropped me off at the wrong building, then charged me to correct their mistake and take me to the right building.
Author:  Ju Ju Master [ Wed Jan 25, 2006 10:50 pm ]
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Jenny wrote:
Peeve: TAXI SERVICE IN FARGO/MOORHEAD

seriously, no wonder no one uses the public transportation here. they dropped me off at the wrong building, then charged me to correct their mistake and take me to the right building.


Did you pay him forthe mistake? I wouldn't have, and wouldn't have given a tip.
Author:  InterruptorJones [ Wed Jan 25, 2006 10:57 pm ]
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Jenny wrote:
Peeve: TAXI SERVICE IN FARGO/MOORHEAD

seriously, no wonder no one uses the public transportation here.


FYI, taxis aren't public transit.
Author:  Prof. Tor Coolguy [ Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:52 am ]
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InterruptorJones wrote:
Jenny wrote:
Peeve: TAXI SERVICE IN FARGO/MOORHEAD

seriously, no wonder no one uses the public transportation here.


FYI, taxis aren't public transit.


Really? I'd like to see the logic behind that.
Author:  Beyond the Grave [ Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:58 am ]
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Prof. Tor Coolguy wrote:
InterruptorJones wrote:
Jenny wrote:
Peeve: TAXI SERVICE IN FARGO/MOORHEAD

seriously, no wonder no one uses the public transportation here.


FYI, taxis aren't public transit.


Really? I'd like to see the logic behind that.
Most taxi services are private companies.
Author:  InterruptorJones [ Thu Jan 26, 2006 1:00 am ]
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Prof. Tor Coolguy wrote:
InterruptorJones wrote:
FYI, taxis aren't public transit.


Really? I'd like to see the logic behind that.


Okay, okay, it could be argued that taxis are public transit because they're available to the public (Wikipedia says that "wider definitions" of public transport include taxis), but I disagree: taxis are not operated for the benefit of the public (they're operated for the benefit of their private owners), and they have none of the environmental benefits associated with public transit, i.e. moving more people with less energy and environmental impact.
Author:  Prof. Tor Coolguy [ Thu Jan 26, 2006 1:00 am ]
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Beyond the Grave wrote:
Prof. Tor Coolguy wrote:
InterruptorJones wrote:
Jenny wrote:
Peeve: TAXI SERVICE IN FARGO/MOORHEAD

seriously, no wonder no one uses the public transportation here.


FYI, taxis aren't public transit.


Really? I'd like to see the logic behind that.
Most taxi services are private companies.


But they do transport the public.
Author:  StrongRad [ Thu Jan 26, 2006 1:08 am ]
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Jones is right on this one. "Public Transportataion" is meant to carry masses of people at a time, thus saving on fuel and pollution.
Author:  Musachan [ Thu Jan 26, 2006 1:11 am ]
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I AGREE.

Philly cab drivers are just as bad, if not worse. They're good with large places, like restaurants, bars and major streets, but heaven forbid you try to direct them to like ... A HOUSE. Namely, my house. I'm lucky I live fairly close to my workplace, eyaugh (I just can't walk home at 1 AM -- for obvious reasons).
Author:  Alberto [ Thu Jan 26, 2006 2:07 am ]
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I cant find any sideview pictures of Jack Thompson on the internet, I need it for My cartoon.
Author:  Beyond the Grave [ Thu Jan 26, 2006 2:25 am ]
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Ugh...don't say Jack Thompson. Everytime I hear that name I want to break something, mostly him.

EDIT: 100th Page TOTPD!
Author:  Mr.KISS [ Fri Jan 27, 2006 1:16 am ]
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Peeve: Being Bored. There's absolutley nothing to do right now. And I keep biting this hangnail and it just won't come off.

Peeve number two: Having a dirty monitor. People are always touching my screen and there's always these weird stuck on smudges if unknown origins.
Author:  Prof. Tor Coolguy [ Fri Jan 27, 2006 1:34 am ]
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Beyond the Grave wrote:
Ugh...don't say Jack Thompson. Everytime I hear that name I want to break something, mostly him.

EDIT: 100th Page TOTPD!


I've got a little peeve, it's the Numa Numa guy. He's just so awesome, all he does is be's stupid in front of a webcam and he's an instaint internet classic. I REALLY wish I could do that.
Author:  Marshmallow Roast [ Fri Jan 27, 2006 1:41 am ]
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Prof. Tor Coolguy wrote:
Beyond the Grave wrote:
Ugh...don't say Jack Thompson. Everytime I hear that name I want to break something, mostly him.

EDIT: 100th Page TOTPD!


I've got a little peeve, it's the Numa Numa guy. He's just so awesome, all he does is be's stupid in front of a webcam and he's an instaint internet classic. I REALLY wish I could do that.


I'm gonna tell my friend to tell him you said that.

Ha, ha, I need to stop bragging about this... my best friend's family knows Gary Brolsma!
Author:  Alberto [ Fri Jan 27, 2006 2:16 am ]
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Weeeeee! 100 pages of ticked-off-nessity, okay I'm done.
PS: Marshmallow Roast, can You ask the numa guy how it fells like to be a internet meme?
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