I made an icon...

[elisi]

This came about mostly in response to the newest LJ issues.

I admit to a fair bit of hyperbole, but why not? My keywords are 'Change is bad'. :)

(I've also wanted a Tanya icon, because she's brilliant.)

Feel free to snag.

ETA: OMG, this is too perfect:



:D

And to have a happy item also, here's a nice video I found on facebook:

If you think things have never been worse, you need to watch this video.

Comments

[yourlibrarian]

Hah! This made me wonder if there's any real fandom usage of Slack -- I think it would work rather well, at least for conversation. Posting type stuff would be too difficult to find. But it's definitely hugely useful for work.

Of course it can't just be 20 people keeping all those old platforms going. I'm sure there are still active mailing lists somewhere.

[elisi]

I have literally never heard about Slack, which somehow makes this even more apt...

Of course it can't just be 20 people keeping all those old platforms going. I'm sure there are still active mailing lists somewhere.
Very true.

[yourlibrarian]

It's a chat platform and you can sign up for free. One can upload files and images, and it can tie in to other platforms (though I think these are all workplace oriented). However given how widely used it's becoming by business I have my doubts that it will continue to be so open to use.

Actually the thing that caught my attention was IRC use in 2004. If someone had quizzed me, I would have assumed its peak use was at least 3 years earlier!

[elisi]

It's a chat platform and you can sign up for free. One can upload files and images, and it can tie in to other platforms (though I think these are all workplace oriented).
Sounds neat, but if it's a work thing that's probably why I haven't heard of it. Would make no difference to my job. :)

Actually the thing that caught my attention was IRC use in 2004. If someone had quizzed me, I would have assumed its peak use was at least 3 years earlier!
Yeah, barely heard of that either. (Not that I care. *g*)

[promethia_tenk]

I'd forgotten the existence of that xkcd comic, but it is, indeed, a perfect summation of the reality of the internet <3

Also, have been reading a whole lot of people who do all their work on iPads now and the 'Macs forever' people who feel their way of life is now under threat, and the arguments are just exactly the same. Exactly. I love it.

[elisi]

I'd forgotten the existence of that xkcd comic, but it is, indeed, a perfect summation of the reality of the internet <3
Well it was only published yesterday! Although I think the sentiment is an old one...

Also, have been reading a whole lot of people who do all their work on iPads now and the 'Macs forever' people who feel their way of life is now under threat, and the arguments are just exactly the same. Exactly. I love it.
CHANGE IS ALWAYS BAD. (Direct quote from one of my co-workers, as I'm sure I have mentioned before...)

[promethia_tenk]

Well it was only published yesterday! Although I think the sentiment is an old one...
*headdesk* I could have sworn I've seen it before. But I guess xkcd starts to run together after awhile. Oh well, still hysterical.

CHANGE IS ALWAYS BAD. (Direct quote from one of my co-workers, as I'm sure I have mentioned before...)
Yeah, that rings a bell. Unfortunately I think you're living in the wrong universe . . .

[elisi]

*headdesk* I could have sworn I've seen it before. But I guess xkcd starts to run together after awhile. Oh well, still hysterical.
It's certainly a sentiment we have seen before. :)

Yeah, that rings a bell. Unfortunately I think you're living in the wrong universe...
Oh dear.

[ragnarok-08.livejournal.com]

Great icon :D

[elisi]

Thank you. :)

[desdemonaspace]

Thanks. I needed to see that video.

[elisi]

I think we all do...

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

Awesome icon, honey...and I love the vid!! Thank you for this...

*HUGS*

[elisi]

Thank you. And glad you liked. We all need to remember the positives.