Novium

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Wasting time on the internet, screaming into the void, picking up too many hobbies, general nerdity, these are not mutually exclusive.
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AVC/TIDr Livingstone
Show threadNoviumSep 18, 2018
@senatormeow no one will ever take my checkbook from me!
NoviumSep 6, 2018
keithzgSep 6, 2018
Boss: "We need you to be more professional in your commit messages and bugtracker comments at work."
Me: "Alright, I'll try."
[5min later, an autobuild fails with just "msbuild encountered an internal error"]
Me: "Ooh ooh I have the perfect Simpsons GIF for this!"
Show threadNoviumSep 1, 2018
@Gargron
Mostly agree, though quoting also allows people to comment & talk with their mutuals while not getting in the OPs face. E.g a friend boosts a comment saying "this is the best movie ever", you might want to respond to the friend saying "oh, that surprises me, I felt x (something your mutual usually hates) was a problem", but saying that to the OP, someone you have no relationship with, would be kind of obnoxious.
NoviumSep 1, 2018
Eugen RochkoMar 10, 2018
I've made a deliberate choice against a quoting feature because it inevitably adds toxicity to people's behaviours. You are tempted to quote when you should be replying, and so you speak at your audience instead of with the person you are talking to. It becomes performative. Even when doing it for "good" like ridiculing awful comments, you are giving awful comments more eyeballs that way. No quote toots. Thank's
NoviumAug 31, 2018
Tried out the bike sharing thing. Lessons learned: power assisted biking is definitely fun up hills. Second point learned: everyone using bike shares are really, really tall men, because all the seats were too tall for me even on tippy toes (and I couldn't seem to adjust them) , and I'm 6 ft tall on my tippytoes. I had to lean back on the skills 9 year old me acquired at jumping off bicycles.
Show threadNoviumAug 31, 2018
@Douchetoevsky Yes. *runs away sobbing*
NoviumAug 31, 2018
Senator MeowAug 31, 2018
me: if i ever log off i'll die
also me: i want to move to the hinterlands of montana and never see a computer or phone again
NoviumAug 31, 2018
EmAug 29, 2018
in case any of you haven't read the fine print in my profile description: if you are my mutual, we are legally married
NoviumAug 31, 2018
felony wife fraudAug 30, 2018
Tom Waits, boost if you agree
Show threadNoviumAug 31, 2018

@keithzg

@jsdtweets

Seriously! Though part of it is I think a lot of people don't remember pre disqus