wait is max's nom de plume really named after a character out of a philip k dick novel
― dayo, Tuesday, 26 October 2010 15:50 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't read gawker but maybe this is what pushes me over the edge
the posts are coming from inside the half-life chamber
read hroexegesis instead
― markers, Tuesday, 26 October 2010 15:57 (thirteen years ago) link
As in many of his writings, Carles is here concerned with the ways in which neoliberalism has stripped subjects of the very presumption of security as an anchoring concept around which to develop a reflexive sense of self.
― markers, Tuesday, 26 October 2010 15:58 (thirteen years ago) link
a bit http://www.ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=77&threadid=82861
― caek, Tuesday, 26 October 2010 15:58 (thirteen years ago) link
dude also writes http://www.popmatters.com/pm/blogs/marginal-utility/
but let's just hope hroexegesis really is a joke
― markers, Tuesday, 26 October 2010 15:59 (thirteen years ago) link
That Slate blog post is great - nice way of nailing what feels off about Denton's quotes. There's no joy in there. That, more than the financial aspect, is what depressed me about the piece. No disrespect to max or anyone who else who writes for Gawker but great editors project passion for the form, whatever that form may be. Denton (here at least) just projects pragmatism. He hates the old media but can't seem to match it with love for the new.
― The baby boomers have defined everything once and for all (Dorianlynskey), Tuesday, 26 October 2010 16:55 (thirteen years ago) link
he's the publisher not the editor no?
― candid gamera (s1ocki), Tuesday, 26 October 2010 16:56 (thirteen years ago) link
So? He's the guy who's personality and vision shapes the whole enterprise.
― The baby boomers have defined everything once and for all (Dorianlynskey), Tuesday, 26 October 2010 16:58 (thirteen years ago) link
i would judge the product, not the personality of the boss as it comes across in magazine profiles, tbh
― candid gamera (s1ocki), Tuesday, 26 October 2010 17:02 (thirteen years ago) link
i dont think anyone actually believes nick denton is going to take over and shape all media ever.
― candid gamera (s1ocki), Tuesday, 26 October 2010 17:03 (thirteen years ago) link
― candid gamera (s1ocki), Tuesday, October 26, 2010 1:02 PM (2 minutes ago)
― markers, Tuesday, 26 October 2010 17:05 (thirteen years ago) link
The product doesn't exactly contradict the personality of the boss as it comes across in magazine profiles tbh but I think you're misreading and exaggerating my argument to a peculiar degree.
― The baby boomers have defined everything once and for all (Dorianlynskey), Tuesday, 26 October 2010 17:11 (thirteen years ago) link
Gawker.tv makes me irrationally angry. I keep getting tricked into clicking on their links from the main Gawker site and just getting disappointed every time
― deej snider (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 2 November 2010 04:35 (thirteen years ago) link
like you get mad that you're getting the b-team's commentary on an snl nip slip
― A B C, Tuesday, 2 November 2010 04:45 (thirteen years ago) link
i mean it's just such a wildly noticeable drop in quality that it's disconcerting
― deej snider (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 2 November 2010 04:49 (thirteen years ago) link
or at least one that doesn't have gawker's self-referencial/ironic/deprecating eye because Gawker.tv is as shameless about OMG LOOKIE AT THIS THING for completely boring inconsequential link-grabbing buuullshit as like Perez Hilton or Oh No They Did Not
― deej snider (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 2 November 2010 04:50 (thirteen years ago) link
when you see [Gawker.TV] at the end of a post dont click on it
― markers, Tuesday, 2 November 2010 04:55 (thirteen years ago) link
or if a story's called "Gawker.TV: The Five Best Videos Ever of the Day" you probably should just not click on it either
― markers, Tuesday, 2 November 2010 04:56 (thirteen years ago) link
some gawker tv shit is great (like during the late night war) but other stuff is overhyped, yeah -- oh well
― crocodile swag district - teach me how to dundee (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 2 November 2010 05:01 (thirteen years ago) link
guy who posts late-night gawker.tv links used to be an ONTD moderator, so no surprises there.
he was also the one who didn't know who laurie anderson was, leading to much mirth and merriment.
― christ a Journey medley (reddening), Tuesday, 2 November 2010 08:13 (thirteen years ago) link
Re: The guy who wrote an article on his date with Christine O'Donnell... I don't often resort to the term "stooping to someone's level," but Jesus Christ I need to move out of this country, it's filled with such morally hideous human beings.
― jeevves, Tuesday, 2 November 2010 08:22 (thirteen years ago) link
^^as well as being a repugnant thing to print, that piece wasn't even a good story! like, gawker failing at journalistic ethics is duh, but that thing failed as gossip too
― lex lex lex lex lex on the track BOW (lex pretend), Tuesday, 2 November 2010 09:23 (thirteen years ago) link
Totally unsurprising, though, surely? It's not like it's out of character for Gawker. Are people biting their tongues about the site because a well-liked poster here writes for it?
― She Got the Shakes, Tuesday, 2 November 2010 09:49 (thirteen years ago) link
Um, no?
via well-liked poster max: http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/scocca/archive/2010/10/29/gawker-s-non-penetrating-christine-o-donnell-story-makes-a-good-case-for-abstinence.aspx
― caek, Tuesday, 2 November 2010 10:51 (thirteen years ago) link
so nice to hear that im well-liked!
― max, Tuesday, 2 November 2010 15:25 (thirteen years ago) link
no, you're well, "liked"
― candid gamera (s1ocki), Tuesday, 2 November 2010 16:35 (thirteen years ago) link
read that as asterisks
― caek, Tuesday, 2 November 2010 16:41 (thirteen years ago) link
*likes max*
― candid gamera (s1ocki), Tuesday, 2 November 2010 16:41 (thirteen years ago) link
you're likable enough, max
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 2 November 2010 16:54 (thirteen years ago) link
you're like, ENOUGH, max
― candid gamera (s1ocki), Tuesday, 2 November 2010 16:56 (thirteen years ago) link
you're like max
― omar little, Tuesday, 2 November 2010 17:18 (thirteen years ago) link
The San Francisco baseball Giants just won the World Series!
max, what word in this sentence is completely superfluous? Hint: The Meadowlands are not in Marin County.
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 2 November 2010 17:23 (thirteen years ago) link
[Pop star Rihanna participates in the dastardly conspiracy to start Christmas early by appearing at a mall in London to turn on the "Christmas lights," surrounded by "rebellious flowers." Photo via AP.]
someone's overcompensating for a 'british-inflected' burn
― rip whiney g weingarten 03/11 never forget (history mayne), Friday, 5 November 2010 11:21 (thirteen years ago) link
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, November 2, 2010 1:23 PM (6 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
morbs
― ice cr?m, Tuesday, 9 November 2010 04:15 (thirteen years ago) link
http://gawker.com/5690499/an-american-apparel-employee-says-goodbye-dov-charney-is-an-ethical-pervert?skyline=true&s=i
this is p desperate
― rip whiney g weingarten 03/11 never forget (history mayne), Monday, 15 November 2010 23:58 (thirteen years ago) link
ASSISTANT BACKSTOCK MANAGER
― buzza, Tuesday, 16 November 2010 00:00 (thirteen years ago) link
http://gizmodo.com/5690749/
983,440 page views
― markers, Wednesday, 17 November 2010 00:50 (thirteen years ago) link
the power of drudge
― max, Wednesday, 17 November 2010 01:13 (thirteen years ago) link
can tell why lifehacker and gizmodo are the money spinners in this operation
http://lifehacker.com/5693312/make-mashed-potatoes-for-just-two-people
― caek, Thursday, 18 November 2010 19:21 (thirteen years ago) link
don't forget about the classic
http://lifehacker.com/5379940/how-to-clean-your-debit-and-credit-cards
― markers, Thursday, 18 November 2010 19:30 (thirteen years ago) link
good god
― shirley summistake (s1ocki), Thursday, 18 November 2010 19:41 (thirteen years ago) link
making mashed potatoes for 2, cleaning their credit cards, wow, these must be the most efficient, productive, successful people out there and not desperate shut-ins
― shirley summistake (s1ocki), Thursday, 18 November 2010 19:42 (thirteen years ago) link
lifehacker is so funny
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 18 November 2010 19:49 (thirteen years ago) link
there is one really useful article for every five instances of ocd insanity
Next take the eraser (we prefer Pink Pearl erasers, but the one on the end of a pencil will do just fine) and gently erase/rub the magnetic strip on the back. It will remove any gunk that's built up over time.
jesus
fucking
christ
― goole, Thursday, 18 November 2010 19:51 (thirteen years ago) link
pageviews on the mashed potatoes article: 13,433
― markers, Thursday, 18 November 2010 19:54 (thirteen years ago) link
will it? will it do just fine? i don't have to run out and pick up a three-pack of Pink Pearls, you're letting that one go? or should i spring for the bulk box of 36, because the offgassing of retail plastic packaging causes the rubber to age inconsistently? huh? can i get a fucking answer over here?
― goole, Thursday, 18 November 2010 19:55 (thirteen years ago) link
if you use the eraser on a dixon ticongeroga itll irreparably destroy your credit score
― markers, Thursday, 18 November 2010 19:57 (thirteen years ago) link