Suggestion for improvement: "Score goes to 11" After the existing mod points system, Score continues in log() to a top score of 11. (because spinal tap).
Benefit: a score of >5 means the comment is likely a key point, and relevant to the whole conversation. The log() change gives a means to express highly evocative points and topics, presently limited by a score ceiling, without turning score into a meaningless points game.
Additional Benefit: Very high scores becomes topics of themselves, and can be reviewed in longer time scales, like earthquakes.
This post by steveg for instance, I'd burn a point (if I had it) to move score to 6 knowing another 9 users would as well; and by the sound of it, I'd wager another >1100 users might move it to 8.
But tibit, they didn't engineer it that way; did they? They didn't improve the circuit and offer it as a paid or free upgrade. They sold the fancy-looking handle and let us pay for the razors (batteries). After I was in another $100 in 3 month "disposable" batteries (yes, after trying to load balance at a time when I was traveling out of state regularly..) I was out. I recognized their business model and it isn't in the consumer's interest. It's what schick pioneered; let the customer pay-and-pay-and-pay.
I'd be very interested in another consumer focused brand to unseat them. They pulled an X-10; got the tech folks all into things but then pulled a boneheaded marketing/business strategy.
Would not buy again, to hell with them resurrecting themselves. I'd rather by from GE/Phillips/Siemens when they have something that's well engineered and supported.
I know it, I mentioned "joking around". It's that sort of acceptance of the issue that I'm a little concerned about. telling the readership "posting pr0n and disrupting collaborative efforts" isn't cool.. even when joking.
I certainly don't want to see/. get a rep even worse than "a DDoS for sites with interesting stuff" (and that too is sarcasam..).
I certainly don't think the reaction from the LA Times is a realistic one, but the response you put down (CmdrTaco) turned my perception of/. on it's ear (from a place to get interesting topical reading to a house of punditry, for a moment at least).
Be aware of the power you have: your comment "although I personally would guess more like a 60:40 split myself" gave me the impression that you might be playing demagogue.. Perhaps it's my literal mind, but 60% of several tens of thousands is no small number. I don't think you're actually doing this, but even jokingly suggesting to the population of readership that they are unruly might have some affect: You accept that activity rather than rebuking it, and well, people do read the site and pay attention to your words.
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Suggestion for improvement:
"Score goes to 11"
After the existing mod points system, Score continues in log() to a top score of 11.
(because spinal tap).
Benefit: a score of >5 means the comment is likely a key point, and relevant to the whole conversation. The log() change gives a means to express highly evocative points and topics, presently limited by a score ceiling, without turning score into a meaningless points game.
Additional Benefit:
Very high scores becomes topics of themselves, and can be reviewed in longer time scales, like earthquakes.
This post by steveg for instance, I'd burn a point (if I had it) to move score to 6 knowing another 9 users would as well; and by the sound of it, I'd wager another >1100 users might move it to 8.
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So I'm reading this, and they do the whole lightsaber thing- they explain this opens the possibility of -crystals made of light-
They have completely missed the cultural reference. Clearly this needs a Tolkien reference. This is Feanor's Silmaril. Why can't they see the obvious?
Oh, and new form of matter made of energy- there's that too. That didn't even make the title.
Seriously though, howto simerils.
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But tibit, they didn't engineer it that way; did they?
They didn't improve the circuit and offer it as a paid or free upgrade. They sold the fancy-looking handle and let us pay for the razors (batteries).
After I was in another $100 in 3 month "disposable" batteries (yes, after trying to load balance at a time when I was traveling out of state regularly..) I was out. I recognized their business model and it isn't in the consumer's interest. It's what schick pioneered; let the customer pay-and-pay-and-pay.
I'd be very interested in another consumer focused brand to unseat them. They pulled an X-10; got the tech folks all into things but then pulled a boneheaded marketing/business strategy.
Would not buy again, to hell with them resurrecting themselves.
I'd rather by from GE/Phillips/Siemens when they have something that's well engineered and supported.
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I know it, I mentioned "joking around". It's that sort of acceptance of the issue that I'm a little concerned about. telling the readership "posting pr0n and disrupting collaborative efforts" isn't cool.. even when joking.
/. get a rep even worse than "a DDoS for sites with interesting stuff" (and that too is sarcasam..).
I certainly don't want to see
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I certainly don't think the reaction from the LA Times is a realistic one, but the response you put down (CmdrTaco) turned my perception of /. on it's ear (from a place to get interesting topical reading to a house of punditry, for a moment at least).
Be aware of the power you have: your comment "although I personally would guess more like a 60:40 split myself" gave me the impression that you might be playing demagogue.. Perhaps it's my literal mind, but 60% of several tens of thousands is no small number. I don't think you're actually doing this, but even jokingly suggesting to the population of readership that they are unruly might have some affect: You accept that activity rather than rebuking it, and well, people do read the site and pay attention to your words.
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