April 11, 2007

Blogs: 'stale and claustrophic' ... sexist and insulting as well ... so say Jimmy Wales and Tim O'Reilly ... Discuss:
  • Well, that was amusing. But then, I come from a gynocentric viewpoint.
  • Yeah, so did Hitler. ;-)
  • . . . specifically in the new and still lawless world known as the blogosphere. still lawless? pfft. L4m3r2!11LOL
  • This post is crap, but that's typical of dickdotcom because he knows nothing and it's a scandal that he's paid for the rubbish he turns out. He should crawl back under his stone because he never says anything worth listening to. I wonder why he didn't mention Israel, especially given his Zionist-sounding name.
  • Hoo-hoo yeah right dickdotcom's out of order - you're out of order Plegfisto! And I wouldn't be surprised to find out your source for all that claptrap is GramMakipedia! Great Chy's ghost! Don't you understand there's not a war on?!
  • Plegmund: Outside Now!
  • First they came for Plegmund, but I did not speak out, for I was not Plegmund...
  • Well, I say: FUCK OFF, JIMMY FUCKIN' WHALES!1! Oh, and Phlegmund is a dickdotcum.
  • Your quidnuckery is well known around here Skrik, so don't even! Of all the Hitler-frenching Bushsucks of the world, you're the absolute Wezel of them all!
  • Stop yer bleedin' namedroppin', beetfest.
  • *sets up lawnchair, applies zinc, beer-helmet*
  • get off my lawn Louie, you Canadan moosefucker you!
  • *pretends not to hear nuthin' over the sounds of his own slurping, besides, it was just that one time and it was really dark*
  • Hitler
  • If you jerks would just read this 1,500-word article I read somewhere six years ago you'd understand why dickdotcom is exactly like Adolf Hitler.
  • Pre-Godwinned, damn it!
  • Adolf Hitler? I thought we were taking about Bridget Hitler! That's why we need dancing gifs, to keep these things straight.
  • YOU'RE ALL A BUNCH OF HIPSTERS.
  • Adlof Hipster dances on your poop.
  • The article repeatedly references 71m bloggers. I will comply with any behavioral requirements that bloggers who are that tall want me to.
  • /breaks chair over petebest's head.
  • /breaks petebest's head over Nickdanger.
  • /breakdances on Nickdanger's head.
  • /Nicks danger over . . break . . d'oh!
  • No I haven't RTFA. But I offer this long inconsequential ramble that will allow me to tangentially refer to what a clever fucker I am whilst getting further and further off the point. I mean, this is all very well, but let's talk about ME! I'm what matters here. or anywhere for that matter, and... /cut short in the nick of danger
  • YOU'RE ALL SO VERY WRONG, according to Wikipedia, several lunatic-fringe websites, and some other sources I just this minute made up.
  • *likes him teh new regulated, more civil intartubes* more rules and oversight and dic(k)tatorial attitudes make everything better, always!
  • I totally had a better headline than this submitter, but the Fark adminstrators have something against me.
  • I for one doubt there is even one 71m blogger. I mean, I'm big, but I wouldn't exaggerate to that degree.
  • Bloggers who really know what they are doing can enforce civility with stylesheets.
  • Sucks to your ass-mar!
  • Pete, it takes every ounce of willpower I have to keep me from shouting that line every time I take a hit of Advair.
  • Sheesh. Why am I feeling all sort of stale and claustrophobic this morning?
  • It's "claustrophic," dammit!
  • My blog avoids becoming part of this stale and claustrophobic blogoshere by not allowing comments, not featuring trackbacks, not being read and not being updated ever. Thus I win! Marcus Claustrophic? Isn't he a cricketer?
  • "Claustrophic" refers to the second verse of "Here Comes Santa Claus."
  • *Leaps to top of blog heap, shouts abuse, beats chest, insists on moral superiority* Uh, what was this thread about?
  • cat-scan.com
  • *leaps to top of blog heap, beats chest, snatches biplane from sky, throws bananas, links to wikipedia*
  • *swears, rants, apologizes, posts, leaves
  • *flames TUM for her blatantly Clausistic bias*
  • I first read that as "*flames TUM for her blatantly Clausistic bras*", and really thought I'd missed something upthread.
  • Clausistic Bras? (NSFW, bien sur)
  • Well if you thought I was going to respond with "ho ho ho" then you can just about well forget it. 'Cause it ain't gonna happen.
  • Shit!
  • I wonder if, since blogs have become so pervasive, bars and pubs play host to fewer discussion-arguments. Do people have a finite amount of argumentativeness that can be exhausted in blog comments during the work week, leaving them to enjoy comradely nondisputative beverages with their friends and acquaintances come the weekend?
  • roryk: Interesting point; I bet you're right. And, actually, I'd rather argue in blog form because it gives each person more opportunity to construct well-supported arguments. Not saying they're necessarily great, but they're generally *better* than real life at least. And it's great to have a semi-permanent record of the conversations for future reference. Also, ur all poopyheads. That is all.
  • Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory (as drawn by Penny Arcade)