In this case, "traces of our inspiration" means "traces of an exact copy".
Frog person: The quote was "traces of..." to play on the silly quote from the producer. I don't think anyone, including the author, is saying it is literally an exact "Let's spend time and superimpose these over each other in Photoshop" copy.
Anyway, great link and story, I approve. ;)
What's wrong with good old sugar? These "diet" items are a joke. I doubt anybody ever lost significant weight by simply switching from sugar sweeteners to artificial chemicals (Unless you're lucky enough to get the diarrhea).
You really need to read up on sugar and why having so much of it is bad for you. ;)
Anyway, the single greatest impact to help weight loss can come from giving up sugar. That's why almost all diets (especially low carb ones) center around eliminating sugar. All part of the "glycemic index".
Not a teaser trailer, btw... (Just an unfinished promo the studio really really wishes you didn't see. It used footage from Armageddon for temp effects, so who could blame them.)
It rather makes it sound, please forgive me, as if it's one of those sites where the author has kind of forgotte ???[ ?? ?litics outside the US, or that the Internet is an international place.
Well I look forward to you personally posting at Devoter about politics outside the US to correct what you say this author has "kind of forgotten".
My ears are burning! :)
Seriously, I appreciate the plug jb and welcome any and all MoFi's to visit/post to Devoter.com. Devoter simply began as a response to my own AskMeFi post about a political MeFi clone -- I know there is a deadly catch-22 with regards to attracting posts and maintaining community weblogs, but I'm trying to do the best job I can at the moment.
fuyugare: True, I'm doing the majority of the posting at the moment. As I've said in other forums/threads, I hope this doesn't remain the case, since I'm only representing one liberal view, as opposed to a more centrist and balanced cross-section ideal for a community weblog about politics.
As for the markup, I'm sorry it isn't to your liking. Unfortunately, it's a fact of life when considering the weblog is open membership at the moment, and the software used to power the weblog is better at dealing with the bracket [url] markup style rather than HTML. I guess I didn't notice it as being as much of a problem since it's essentially BBcode, which is so popular in forums, like the one we run over at Adtunes.com. My girlfriend also agrees with you about the light-on-dark color schemes. ;)
calimehtar: Well, the initial focus has been American politics, but I've always encouraged posts covering international issues. It goes back to the previous catch-22 problem -- they'll be more posts outside the realm of US politics when someone chooses to post them. We see a few mentions of overseas issues here and there, but definitely need a broader range of content.
You mentioned being turned off by "American flags" at the top of the page -- does it really come across as some flag waving pro-American site? The only "flag" in our mastehead isn't a flag at all, it's a stylized red/white/blue triangle with burned edges -- what can we infer from the burned edges? :) (The Get out the Vote button is from a voter registration site, not of my own design.) And our whole logo/theme is the road signs leading up to Washington, which seem to be pointing in circles. Have I failed at designing graphics that both invoke and question the road to U.S. politics? :)
Regardless, I welcome more readers and posters, covering a broader range of views and venues of politics. Thanks again for the kind words -- much appreciated.
tensor: yes, it's very American and liberal biased at the moment. The site is brand spanking new, so we're still trying to attract a broad range of good posters. The site will always be centered around the US political system (you don't need to look any further than our mastehead graphics to see that), but links covering politics in the rest of the world are welcomed and encouraged.
Wolof: I became a designer (and a copywriter!) because I couldn't spell well. ;)
Good luck! ;)
posted by jca 16 years ago
In "Bitanic:"
(It's sad the comments in that weblog post devolved into a gay/anti-gay argument so quickly.)
posted by jca 18 years ago
Now I have to go shower. Yes, InsolentChimp, go do that. :)
posted by jca 18 years ago
In this case, "traces of our inspiration" means "traces of an exact copy". Frog person: The quote was "traces of..." to play on the silly quote from the producer. I don't think anyone, including the author, is saying it is literally an exact "Let's spend time and superimpose these over each other in Photoshop" copy. Anyway, great link and story, I approve. ;)
posted by jca 18 years ago
In "J. Ralph: Ad Tune Master"
Hey look, they took the name of our site (which has mentioned the composer in question many times in the past) for use as the title of the article. :(
posted by jca 19 years ago
In "Diet Coke"
What's wrong with good old sugar? These "diet" items are a joke. I doubt anybody ever lost significant weight by simply switching from sugar sweeteners to artificial chemicals (Unless you're lucky enough to get the diarrhea). You really need to read up on sugar and why having so much of it is bad for you. ;) Anyway, the single greatest impact to help weight loss can come from giving up sugar. That's why almost all diets (especially low carb ones) center around eliminating sugar. All part of the "glycemic index".
posted by jca 19 years ago
In "Adobe buys Macromedia"
I'd rather they by Quark, so we can say goodbye to that awful company.
posted by jca 19 years ago
In "The Fantastic Four teaser trailer"
Not a teaser trailer, btw... (Just an unfinished promo the studio really really wishes you didn't see. It used footage from Armageddon for temp effects, so who could blame them.)
posted by jca 20 years ago
In "Devoter - support this new blog."
It rather makes it sound, please forgive me, as if it's one of those sites where the author has kind of forgotte ???[ ?? ?litics outside the US, or that the Internet is an international place. Well I look forward to you personally posting at Devoter about politics outside the US to correct what you say this author has "kind of forgotten".
posted by jca 20 years ago
Thanks mfpb. :)
posted by jca 20 years ago
My ears are burning! :) Seriously, I appreciate the plug jb and welcome any and all MoFi's to visit/post to Devoter.com. Devoter simply began as a response to my own AskMeFi post about a political MeFi clone -- I know there is a deadly catch-22 with regards to attracting posts and maintaining community weblogs, but I'm trying to do the best job I can at the moment. fuyugare: True, I'm doing the majority of the posting at the moment. As I've said in other forums/threads, I hope this doesn't remain the case, since I'm only representing one liberal view, as opposed to a more centrist and balanced cross-section ideal for a community weblog about politics. As for the markup, I'm sorry it isn't to your liking. Unfortunately, it's a fact of life when considering the weblog is open membership at the moment, and the software used to power the weblog is better at dealing with the bracket [url] markup style rather than HTML. I guess I didn't notice it as being as much of a problem since it's essentially BBcode, which is so popular in forums, like the one we run over at Adtunes.com. My girlfriend also agrees with you about the light-on-dark color schemes. ;) calimehtar: Well, the initial focus has been American politics, but I've always encouraged posts covering international issues. It goes back to the previous catch-22 problem -- they'll be more posts outside the realm of US politics when someone chooses to post them. We see a few mentions of overseas issues here and there, but definitely need a broader range of content. You mentioned being turned off by "American flags" at the top of the page -- does it really come across as some flag waving pro-American site? The only "flag" in our mastehead isn't a flag at all, it's a stylized red/white/blue triangle with burned edges -- what can we infer from the burned edges? :) (The Get out the Vote button is from a voter registration site, not of my own design.) And our whole logo/theme is the road signs leading up to Washington, which seem to be pointing in circles. Have I failed at designing graphics that both invoke and question the road to U.S. politics? :) Regardless, I welcome more readers and posters, covering a broader range of views and venues of politics. Thanks again for the kind words -- much appreciated.
posted by jca 20 years ago
In "Devoter.com"
tensor: yes, it's very American and liberal biased at the moment. The site is brand spanking new, so we're still trying to attract a broad range of good posters. The site will always be centered around the US political system (you don't need to look any further than our mastehead graphics to see that), but links covering politics in the rest of the world are welcomed and encouraged. Wolof: I became a designer (and a copywriter!) because I couldn't spell well. ;)
posted by jca 20 years ago
This MeFi clone lead to a few comments in MetaTalk. ;)
posted by jca 20 years ago
In "You know you have what it takes to be a porn star. Now all you need is a name. "
What's the rule on self linking? Because I know of a few name generators... ;)
posted by jca 20 years ago
(limited to the most recent 20 comments)