Aetius451AD:
1) Gas cans that do not do a very good job of putting gas in machines.
2) Toilets that cannot flush a single ply toilet sheet.
3) Dishwasher detergent that seems to do virtually nothing.
Lump washing machines in with the dishwashers.
Shower heads.
Light bulbs, of course.
how the internet used to be
*♩ding!* "You've got mail!"
Now
[Vuvuzuela honks] "You've got 400 pieces of spam!"
• Email then and now (illo)
http://bit.ly/28XrH5u
h/t Bluebird of Bitterness
• 5 of the Worst Computer Viruses Ever
SciShow
https://youtu.be/DF8Ka8Jh0BQ
Here I am.
Let the mayhem.... begin!
* sets up pick-up sticks and dominoes *
I'm so far behind this weekend I'm still on the pet thread. But I can say that because there are kittehs in the pic up top. Right?
-=dangling conversationalitis again=-
Pardon more musing on the art of promoting one's art.
@votermom made a good point last week I didn't get back to answer, about web-based self-publication versus material which one can download or otherwise peruse offline (as in, e.g. ebooks or print).
Most of my webworks are one-page items, but there are some multi-page series, and while there are ways to save web pages, either individually or in a zipped file, saving and reading such would take a level of techspertise above the average kindler.
I was in high school when I first started collecting rejection slips from magazines and syndicates for my stories and comics. I came to the conclusion that my work was either too amateurish (could be improved) or eclectic (could be but wouldn't be improved) for the top 10, top 40, broader masses public market.
That conclusion was doubled down upon when, during and after college, I started composing my "cartoon music" - where the only possible market might be Dr Demento.
I did do some self-publication, photocopied stuff sent out to (annoy) friends and relatives. I especially appreciated the "mini-comic" format popularized by Matt "Cynicalman" Feazell, and the mini-comic remain the only material which I ever sold.
Matt's site
http://www.mattfeazell.com/
When the web came along, I first put up a page advertising my mini-comics. (Even had a VRML - anyone remember that? - 3D comics spinner rack.)
I then put up a sample web-ized comic ("It's All in Your Mind") which was fully in color, and, moments after this "sample comic" was online, I realized, the web is the way to publish. No photocopying, folding, cutting, or stapling - full color and essentially costless distribution. I soon gave up printing mini-comics and began adapting utterly to webwork format. (And consequently quit having any sales.)
I have considered collections of cartoons, and other webworks, in print, but I'm always deterred by the amount of work stupidity of the idea - some third parties get a slice of a pie that's already freely available (donations welcomed) online - yet, people actually pay for e-books and i-tunes and don't hit the donation buttons on a free web page. *scratches head*
Clearly, I not only have an idiot for an editor, but a fool for a publisher and promoter. But, for now anyway, even if it will never garner me an Amazon review star, I'm sticking with the resolution I made 20 years ago, to devote myself to the no-paywall freebie format and let the "free market" decide if I'm to be financially recompensed for my webworks. So far, "so what."
It's All in Your Mind
http://mindfulwebworks.com/best-of-spirits/its-all-in-your-mind
Mind Fuel (long ago attempt at a daily web comicstrip which considers monetizing self-published webworks)
http://mindfulwebworks.com/art-of/mind-fuel
Invulnerable - a short story in multi-genre format of passive superpowers and galactic conflict
http://mindfulwebworks.com/invulnerable
Gonna take my bursitis arthritis neuritis neuralgia nostalgia rheumatoid body to bed.
Wake me up when it's over.
Holy cow it's late! 700 comments, besides!
Is it time for Vic news yet?
Hi.
Wait, what, almost 800 comments already? Oh, well, I guess I did tune in pretty late. But, what's an obsessive-compulsive comment reader to do? Go to bed in despair, I suppose.
Hello, folks, anywho.
A) Do I really even want to see what comments were made about this artwork?
B) Last night's ONT should be preserved for posterity, from the post right down to Poppins' Liz Taylor pix.
3) Top o' the morning, Morons. Or is it middle?
I was going to tell you what earworm is stuck in my head, but it might get stuck in yours and that would be cruel. Hint: Cher. I blame this thread.
Good night, Gracies!
* keels over, passes out *
I could already sense that my mind was getting sluggish as comments started running together and getting blurry, when I ran into this brain-melter:
cthulhu #695: The usual formula for GDP is Y = C + I + G + (X - M)...
They told me there would be no whatever that was!
After the first few hundred comments, the LOLs get a little thinner, and I start to think, why am I OCD'ing my way through *all* these comments. Then I'm reminded, it's because there's gold in them thar squibs... like...
*elbows husband awake*
By heavens, Philip, I'm feeling... frisky.
Posted by: QE
I anticipated that the vote would actually favor Leave, but "creative counting" would end up declaring Stay the outcome.
Just the way I anticipate fear Hillary winning in November.
Glad to see otherwise on Brexit. Gives some hope for November here. Surprise me, world!
OTOH, someone said above, it's not necessarily a done deal yet, vote or not. As it could be here come November.
But for the moment, here's to Britain!
Let's put Ben Carson ON THE TABLE and ask WHY do we NEED HIM?
Not like it's brain surgery...
There I was, just rolling along, reading the post when suddenly (V-8 forehead slap) I realized, I was reading the post. WTF? So I jumped down here to say hi.
Hi.
So, I saw the sidebar item Corey Lewandowski hired by CNN as political commentator. Starts trashing his old boss in 3... 2...
But, I found myself using the name as a cartoon exclamation, like Little Orphan Annie saying "Gollyoskies, Sandy!"
You know, like, "Lewandowski, it's hot out tonight!"
Or, "Lewandowski, does my arm hurt!"
Feel free to use it yourself as preferred.
(Slinks back up to finish reading the post)
cthulhu: Wish her well from the Moron Horde!!!!
I will do that. Y'know what's funny. She'll know who I mean.
G'nite.
Hey, overnighters. Hope things are going well here tonight.
I'm just passing by on my way to bed and thought I'd briefly manifest my online presence, you know, just keepin' it (virtually) real.
Spending the night down at Mom's. Going to celebrate her birthday tomorrow. She showed us a really great picture, that her club uses in promotion, of her with the fitness trainer she's worked with for a couple of decades. All in all, she's pretty nifty -- ninety-six, going on fifty.
!
Raven couldn't make this team because Cloak was there, right? (See May 15 cover)
Anon a mouse: ...Did you see the dress that she wore at the golf tournament? OMG!!...
Well, it was cute how she had to keep tugging it down.
um
If we're talking about the same gal...
Hey, I've had to be skipping / scanning fast through some of the morning threads lately. Have there been any additional e z dog journal entries from Seamus? Or further reports from Sherry in Europe? I sometimes forget to search for them.
