Because Spuffy rules them all.

Or rather - Spuffy is my shipping blueprint, so this made me flail and squee and go 'Oh my heart!' like you wouldn't believe. Um actually, you probably would! *g*

Shipper Manifesto: Buffy/Spike by penny_lane_42

Fabulous meta and lots of fic recs! (No spoilers beyond Chosen.)

Because Spuffy rules them all.

Or rather - Spuffy is my shipping blueprint, so this made me flail and squee and go 'Oh my heart!' like you wouldn't believe. Um actually, you probably would! *g*

Shipper Manifesto: Buffy/Spike by penny_lane_42

Fabulous meta and lots of fic recs! (No spoilers beyond Chosen.)

Icon speaks for us all, I think.

I'm sure you've all heard about LJs latest round of fail. How do they do it? I mean, every single time, they get things just *spectacularly* wrong. ::shakes head:: ETA: news post here, if you want to know what's going on/complain. (I like the pingback thing though. That seems nifty.)

I guess it's fitting that #36 of s8 comes out today. Wtf-ery seeks wtf-ery. Am currently v. pleased that I never got a Facebook or signed up for Twitter.

Oh, and I almost forgot - if anyone wants a Dreamwidth invite, I've got a handful. (Not that I'm about to migrate, but...)

Icon speaks for us all, I think.

I'm sure you've all heard about LJs latest round of fail. How do they do it? I mean, every single time, they get things just *spectacularly* wrong. ::shakes head:: ETA: news post here, if you want to know what's going on/complain. (I like the pingback thing though. That seems nifty.)

I guess it's fitting that #36 of s8 comes out today. Wtf-ery seeks wtf-ery. Am currently v. pleased that I never got a Facebook or signed up for Twitter.

Oh, and I almost forgot - if anyone wants a Dreamwidth invite, I've got a handful. (Not that I'm about to migrate, but...)

A couple of things re. LJ.

There is already a Greasemonkey script that'll get rid of the ugly new buttons.

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And re. the pingback thing, then this is what they say (I bolded the important part):

In response to popular demand, we've brought back pingbacks! For those who are new to this feature, pingbacks let you know when someone has linked to a LiveJournal entry you've posted. It also notifies another user if you link to one of their posts. To ensure your privacy, pingbacks ONLY work on public posts when both users have enabled this feature.

A few things to keep in mind:

* If you've never used this feature, the default will be set to open (i.e., on).
* If you formerly disabled pingbacks, it will remain off.
* The "ping" will appear as a screened comment on the original post in the journal or community.
* To update your pingback settings, please visit your Account Settings/Privacy page.

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As far as I can see, the only problem there is that it's automatically enabled. Otherwise they've done OK.

A couple of things re. LJ.

There is already a Greasemonkey script that'll get rid of the ugly new buttons.

~~~~

And re. the pingback thing, then this is what they say (I bolded the important part):

In response to popular demand, we've brought back pingbacks! For those who are new to this feature, pingbacks let you know when someone has linked to a LiveJournal entry you've posted. It also notifies another user if you link to one of their posts. To ensure your privacy, pingbacks ONLY work on public posts when both users have enabled this feature.

A few things to keep in mind:

* If you've never used this feature, the default will be set to open (i.e., on).
* If you formerly disabled pingbacks, it will remain off.
* The "ping" will appear as a screened comment on the original post in the journal or community.
* To update your pingback settings, please visit your Account Settings/Privacy page.

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As far as I can see, the only problem there is that it's automatically enabled. Otherwise they've done OK.