On I Have Thoughts About Commenting Systems!
Noooooooo! I love having a number on here, and beyond that, I actually really like this commenting system. I'm not sure I understand how this system is "reaching the end of its natural lifespan." Think about sites like MetaFilter—it's had the same basic commenting system for more than a decade, with minor small improvements here and there, and it works just fine. Sometimes newer isn't better! What about hiring someone to update your system for some amount of money (or prestige! I would do it if I could) instead?
And yeah, Facebook commenting would pretty much count me out, since it would require me to use my real name, rather than my current username (which is my handle pretty much across the Internet). I have never used Facebook commenting and hope I never will.
Disqus, on the other hand, is OK—it's what I would choose to use, should I ever actually add commenting to my blog—but I don't think it's any better than this commenting system right here, and it has the downside of no user number.
Oh, and yeah, I don't care about sorting at all. I think that's the sort of feature that can actually lead to a lot of people missing information or misunderstanding the actual course of conversation.
I vote against changing the commenting system.
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On What Replaces Newspapers (Literally)
So wait, they're even going to change the color of the water?
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On What Are You Going to do When the Rapture Comes?
"Do you believe in his sweet sensation? Do you believe in second chance? Do you believe in rapture, babe?"
I'm actually getting married a few days after the rapture - Jewish ceremony. So I figure we're probably exempt...
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On A Useful Look at the Current Wall Street Mindset
Yeah...this reminds me of a career guidebook I've seen. One of the examples of "good networking" was a story that started with two friends, Peter and Alexis, meeting as undergrads. Peter went on to work as a stockbroker, and ultimately offered his services to Alexis' mom - Martha Stewart. Great! Networking!
You might've seen the resulting headline: "SEC Charges Martha Stewart, Broker Peter Bacanovic with Illegal Insider Trading"
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On Exciting News For Dudes In Their 40s
Even more incredible: http://www.matadorrecords.com/21/
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On We Can See the Reputation Market's Event Horizon From Here
I'm looking forward to the time when I can subsist on a stream of strange little favors to people in my network. Drop off a Maneki Neko for someone... check my jeejah for a new gig... do an odd bit of copy-editing or courier something else to someone. Might be nice.
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On What It's Really Like To Be A Copy Editor
The "magazine" on the end is for when whoever uploads your Web content forgets to add the italics-which happens all. the. time.
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On Today's Feel-Good Internet Story Comes With A Slightly Wary Aftertaste
Yep, five-year MeFi member here; these are good people. Reading through the thread this morning made me cry.
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On I Have Thoughts About Commenting Systems!
@Choire Sicha@facebook Well, I bet you could find some people interested in building a sustainable, updatable commenting system for you. People who are not me, and who know how to do it, even! It's up to you whether you want that, of course, but it looks like there are already a few people interested in trying.