Something I downloaded called Rotatemania is my biggest time-waster. That and job hunting and the associated tusris associated with that issue (unemployment, looking for positions, filling out applications, discovering my handwriting is now shit, etc.).

I have a lot of paperbacks, and they all stack and pile up relatively neatly with each other. I really hope this new trend does not catch on.

@Talesya Have to disagree with you there — for one, they’re already using em, which is a relative size (can be scaled by the user adjusting text size in 5.0 and above browsers).

Also,there is a link between width of a column and comprehension — it’s the reason paperbacks are the size they are. General rule of thumb is that when the block of text goes over 5 in, comprehension/readability begins to go down.

So, maybe it doesn’t fit into your design or conform to your aesthetic sensibilities, but maybe you’d want to consider changing the font size or color on the post attributions, just to draw attention to them. Maybe exploit the humor in the situation by having a glowing, flashing name tag with fireworks shooting from it. Or have each of you post in a different color. Or have theme music. Or a picture of the poster at the top. Or a message under “Leave a Comment” that reads, “Now, remember–Kit posted this. You know that, right?”

Heh.

They have a great 60 dollar buy in $1/$2 hold-em I like to play now and then when I can justify spending the money.

Anyway, was going well. I was about 300 up. I got delt a pair of jacks. I raise preflop to $15. I get called by 2 guys. Flop comes Ace, Jack, Seven. I’m pretty happy. I made a set. And I hope one of the guys that called had like Ace King or something. I check, figuring I’d slow play the set. One guy bets $25. Second guy folds. I call. Turn comes a deuce. Suits all over. No straight possibility. No flush possibility. I’m pretty happy with my hand. I check again. Guy bets another $25. I figure I’ll see where I’m at and raise him $25 more. He calls.

Flop comes another ace. I’ve made a full house. I’m pretty happy. I bet out $35 hoping to induce a call. He raises to $75. I re-raise for the remainder of my stack, about 100 more. He quickly calls.

When he showed down his aces… I couldn’t believe I didn’t see it coming. He played strong the whole time. And the whole time I thought I was ahead I was behind.

I keep thinking about if I could have gotten away from the hand… and I just don’t think I could have. In the same situation I’d prob play the damn cards the same way again.

I’m sure I’ll be stuck on that hand for another week before I can let it go.

Sigh.

Steve, make that “I don’t know if I’ll ever try to be redundant *in fiction*” and “This may be why some *nonfiction* writing teachers say…”

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Right? I don’t see any icons there. Maybe it has to do with the LJ option I chose for viewing. Which may be why some people were missing the attribution. (Uh, not underestimating reading too fast, mind you!)

And, no, I haven’t tried purposeful redundancy yet. I’ve only just started thinking about how amazing poorly humans can read. We who think we’re good readers can be the worst, because our confidence makes us certain the writer was wrong.

Steve, I don’t know if I’ll ever try to be redundant, ’cause it’s hard enough to say something reasonably well once. But just this morning, two readers of my blog, smart people who I respect, objected to me leaving out considerations that I thought I had addressed twice. So I added an afterthought in the hope the third time would assure them I had said it once. This may be why some writing teachers say to start by saying what you’re going to say, then say it, then end by saying what you’ve said.

I am too fond of concision, which can make people think I’m too fond of being cryptic. I may have to add that to the things I must change.