Posted on 07/31/2015 11:49:41 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows
The time has come to take action against thread hijackers.
Let me begin with an example of thread hijacking:
Like most Freepers, I am pro-life. Abortion and and euthanasia appall me, and marketing the results even more so. I support candidates who oppose the culture of death, and cheer when it is thwarted.
I also do not find it necessary to mention these facts on EVERY. FREAKING. THREAD.
There is a certain type of Freeper, though, who has no such restraint. For these zealots, any thread that deviates from the pro-life cause, no matter how trivially, is a heresy that must be immediately suppressed.
You are shocked by cruelty to animals? I guess that means you couldn't care less about the cruelty of THE MILLIONS OF CHILDREN ABORTED EVERY YEAR!!!!!
You lost a beloved pet? Why can't you mourn THE THOUSANDS OF ABORTED BABIES WHO DIED THE SAME DAY?!!!!
Your car shredded its transmission and you're looking at thousands of dollars in repairs? Why aren't you thinking about THE BABIES WHO WILL NEVER GROW UP TO BE AUTO MECHANICS BECAUSE THEY WERE ABORTED?!!!!
(OK, maybe I made that last one up.)
Arguing with these people is pointless. It's the same principle as wrestling with a pig - you just get muddy and the pig enjoys it. Similarly, trying to convince them that they are being rude is a waste of time - THE CAUSE is far more important little things like courtesy and respect.
So, what can we do about it?
We can get drunk.
I hereby propose The Thread Hijack Drinking Game. The rules are simple: When a poster tries to hijack an unrelated thread to his or her pet cause, you 1) reply to the hijack attempt by quoting the text in question, followed by the word "DRINK!", and 2) Take a drink (or any volume) of your favorite beverage (alcoholic or non-alcoholic). Moderation is suggested on animal cruelty threads to avoid alcohol poisoning.
This game will not, I admit, solve the thread hijacking problem. But after a certain number of attempts we will no longer care.
And if anyone is offended by my little proposal, I can only say...
DRINK!
Good morning. I hope everyone had a good Labor Day not doing labor.
I did labor. I was in my kitchen, laboring over a rack of ribs, some potato salad and how best to clean the patio furniture. The latter was eased by the use of a hose and water!
The rest of the day was short.
I’m not happy with this new router, as my Kindle doesn’t recognize it, and I don’t know how to change that. My Brems!!!
How was your long weekend? There wasn’t much activity here, so I’m pretty sure most FReepers spent quality time with family and friends.
I’m working on a Web Development project for a non-profit so what wasn’t taken up with fambly and fronds was taken up with that.
I’m going to do a small vocabulary lesson and see if it can help actually pinpoint what your problem is with the (I assume) wireless network.
1) A router takes packets that it receives and sends them somewhere else. Routers don’t recognize devices, but they can be programmed to ignore URLs.
2) An Access Point takes a Wireless signal and connects it to the network. It may have some routing functions built in, but its primary purpose is to connect wireless devices. If you’re having problems connecting, it’s probably with your access point (WAP for Wireless Access Point).
So, your cable company may have given you a single device that will do both, but you’re having probelms with the access point.
Some troubleshooting questions.
1) Does your Kindle see the ID of your WAP? (Sometimes it will be called the SSID.)
2) If it does, does it ask for authentication information of more than password?
3) If it doesn’t, does it give you an “advanced” button?
4) If it gives you the authentication options (either on the main screen or through an advanced button) do you have a cheat-sheet from your ISP to tell you how to set them?
What I suspect is that your Kindle is using some default authentication protocal and it doesn’t match your WAP. If you share who your ISP is I’ll see if Google can help us set the Kindle to use the correct authentication.
I keep thinking today’s kitteh is imagining what my internal organs might taste like.
I have to leave to take the truck in for the diagnostic soon, but when I get back, I will gather up my Kindle and go through it step by step.
I didn’t seem to have any trouble with the Nook, but that’s not what I do my reading on. And I HAVE to read at night. It helps to relax my mind.
So I should be back in about 45-55 minutes, as I will be walking home.
To anyone who is interested, GeronL has been suspended. He has asked that the UT be pung. So consider it so.
I gained again, but that was expected. Maybe this is the week when I’ll pull myself together!
Jaysus...
Yepper... My thoughts exactly.
Just got a call from Jerry at the Muffler Shop. It IS the fuel pressure regulator. I am going back to get it, now.
He’s not showing as suspended.
*head scratch*
Those ears.
Reminds me of a kitten named “Boz” who had ridiculous ears like that even into adulthood.
Let me know what it will cost for the new one.
Well, stat thinks!
Perhaps the UT should find another forum host? Or did our erstwhile author actually violate a valid rule?
BTW: I’m not entirely sure of all the protocols, but I don’t think we can be pung until we’ve been ponged. It may have only been a draft spec, but I was sure that it was ping -> pong -> pung.
I will catch him on FB and let him know. Thanks!
Maybe he’s just banned from that thread...??
Dunno.
Can’t find what happened.
Freep mail...
I think the erstwhile author disagreed strongly with someone’s political views.
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