SoylentNews is about a third funded for the six month period through the end of December, a bit over $1200 out of $3500 asked. Seems pretty cheap to me for what's offered, and only needs a few more people to open their wallets to stay funded through the end of this year.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 28 2021, @05:35AM (1 child)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzuIVqPsVck [youtube.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 28 2021, @08:42PM
Peter Parker puffed a peck of pickled peckers.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 28 2021, @07:42AM (34 children)
You mean a playground for you to troll and make the world a worse place? Seems pretty expensive for what you're offering.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 28 2021, @12:41PM (15 children)
Yup, these days the only reason to check this site is to see what the slightly less crazy republicans are saying. Same old, reality doesn't matter, obey or die; gross stuff. The wheel of time review shows they are still triggered by skin colors.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday November 28 2021, @03:30PM (14 children)
Because the many, many non-Republicans on this site have nothing worthwhile to say?
(Score: 4, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 28 2021, @04:47PM (6 children)
It's pretty hard for them to be heard underneath all the shit. Quite a few have given up even though staff got right of the outright fascist/eugenics/kill-all-the-jews bird that invited all the nazis.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 28 2021, @04:51PM
slorry, "got rid of"
(Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday November 28 2021, @05:08PM (4 children)
I think this illustrates the fundamental frivolousness of the complaint that SN is my personal trolling ground.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 28 2021, @06:34PM (3 children)
"a playground"
I know reading comprehension isn't your strong suit, what with your political filters modifying content to better match your expectations but "personal trolling ground" come on. Wonder if the millionth time you're clubbed in the head by your own failures will be when you finally self-reflect.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday November 28 2021, @09:30PM (2 children)
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 29 2021, @08:17PM (1 child)
Lack of humility, ine of the major red flags that you're dealung with a Qnut or a sociopath. But why not both? one might ask, which is a very good question indeed!
(Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday December 01 2021, @08:21PM
Humility is overrated, especially when dealing your sort of hypocritical games. After all, where's your humility? Where do you practice what you preach?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 28 2021, @08:44PM (6 children)
You had to ask?
Alright, let's be reasonable. Not all the non-Republicans are bat shit crazy. But they need to be taken to task for allowing the batshit crazies to speak for them
(Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday November 28 2021, @09:47PM (5 children)
Indeed. Because oddly, that AC said nothing of those numerous non-Republicans.
Nobody speaks for anyone else here, including you. There is no need or reason for your "taking to task" - it didn't happen nor is it your business even if it did. SN is here so that everyone can speak their mind, even those crazy people. But I notice that some people have trouble understanding that concept. Perhaps it's time for some self-reflection on your part.
(Score: 0, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 29 2021, @11:48PM (4 children)
How can you tell when a rightwing idiot is lying?
You can't, because the fuckers actually believe the dumbest shit!
Practucally just assume they are always lying, should cover just about every conversational scenario.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday November 30 2021, @12:01AM (3 children)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 30 2021, @05:48PM (2 children)
Never trust a conservative to see reality.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday December 01 2021, @02:21AM (1 child)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 01 2021, @03:47PM
Nobody's perfect.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday November 28 2021, @03:23PM (17 children)
How? You thinking and reasoning too much? Need more knee-jerky in your diet?
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 28 2021, @10:05PM (16 children)
Asked and answered. If you put actual effort into good faith "thinking and reasoning" the answer would have been different. As it stands, if you want your diet to include your precious lolli, pay for it.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Monday November 29 2021, @12:38AM (15 children)
What "actual effort" was I supposed to put into this journal? Or are we speaking of some imaginary past action that I can never defend because you will never tell us what it was?
And I have.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 29 2021, @10:32AM (14 children)
Nice self-own showing that you don’t know what an actual effort of good faith behavior looks like and further revealing your trolling shtick.
And to that second part: Could have fooled me with your begging like that and the site’s current need for “moar monay.”
(Score: 1) by khallow on Monday November 29 2021, @01:28PM (13 children)
So you claim without evidence. Detail is one of the ways we can tell.
You're not saying anything here. And anything on the internet needs to pay for access to the internet. There's nothing magic about the need for modest levels of funding.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 29 2021, @05:04PM (12 children)
Trollololol ac posting loltrollolol
You going to support a second GOP insurrection?
(Score: 1) by khallow on Monday November 29 2021, @05:42PM (11 children)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 29 2021, @08:31PM (4 children)
More and more people are realizing there is no point wasting effort arguing with a troll like you. Feel free to return to reality at any time, your discussions will immediately improve in quality.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Monday November 29 2021, @10:04PM (3 children)
I doubt it. I think rather it's just the same small number of ignorant louts whining that I'm not agreeing heartily with them.
What's sad here is I could copy/paste years your post as a reply to your post, and it would be just as valid. There's been a lot of empty talk in this discussion, just like your post above, of reason, good faith, reality, self-awareness, etc. But a tell that there's something deeply wrong with these posts is their infinite reusability. You can use them anytime, anywhere with as much relevance as now. That is, there is zero context and content to these posts.
A good post can't be so reused. My belief is that a good post has details, and other features that indicate one has thought about the subject and demonstrate a willingness to engage in honest discussion. That you expressly evade doing that shows us that you have problems with these things.
You don't help anyone with these empty quips. But I doubt that is the point of them. Rather it's just a poor rhetorical trick for dodging real, interesting debate.
If SN really were as useless and unimportant as the one or possibly more AC claimed in my journal, then why are you here? Why did these posts crop up so quickly (the first was within 15 minutes of the writing of the journal) if nobody was interested in SN?
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 30 2021, @03:20AM (2 children)
When your house is burning down and there is nothing you can do to stop it, might as well enjoy the expensive bonfire and curse the arsonist.
(Score: 2, Informative) by khallow on Tuesday November 30 2021, @04:37AM (1 child)
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 30 2021, @08:01AM
Don't tease me like that, you flirt!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 29 2021, @08:38PM (5 children)
I disagree. I think that was pretty much par for the course in pointless trolling.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 30 2021, @06:41PM (4 children)
After years of khalliw's very pointed trolling I've come to appreciate the more innocent trolls that are not actively defending a white suoremacist takeover of the USA. Just my two 2p.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday December 01 2021, @04:21AM (3 children)
I'm not either. I see the takeover didn't happen either.
Wasn't worth that much. Nobody defended white supremacist takeovers of anything.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 01 2021, @08:34PM (2 children)
Remember Joe's mentor and friend, Senator Robert Byrd, a grand exalted poohba of the KKK?
The apple didn't fall far from the tree... apparently it hit Joe in the head.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 03 2021, @12:30AM (1 child)
My what selective identity pokitics you have! Know what liberals are capable of saying that repuglican can't wrap their smooth brains around? Fuck Joe Biden!
Now if only Rs had 1/10th the moral fortitude of non-Rs, what a world we could make!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 03 2021, @04:40AM
You need a smaller brush.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 28 2021, @01:14PM
arent most subs renewals timed for near the 6mth goal end.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 28 2021, @02:12PM (2 children)
For some strange reason you sound like one of those mega church pastors selling salvation at such a good price.
(Score: 3, Touché) by khallow on Sunday November 28 2021, @03:24PM (1 child)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 29 2021, @08:42PM
In the church of Wokebyterianism.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 28 2021, @03:42PM (4 children)
I notice you don't have a subscriber badge, khallow. How about you lead by example?
(Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday November 28 2021, @03:49PM (3 children)
(Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday November 28 2021, @03:54PM
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 28 2021, @04:04PM (1 child)
Good to see you either turned the badge on or just subscribed again.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 29 2021, @08:32PM
I have pages in tabs from August, and he's showing the Carl's Jr. logo.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 28 2021, @04:09PM (2 children)
Allow sock puppets to remain active and moderate, just as long as they continuously subscribe to SN. If the subscription lapses, the sock puppet account gets banned. Runaway and aristarchus would have SN fully funded in a day.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 29 2021, @12:42PM (1 child)
NO, this is exactly what should not happen with sock puppets. better to restrict mods to non commenters again and continue to hound the muppets p, paid or not.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 15 2021, @04:57AM
No, it's perfect. Make them buy their internet points to spend on each other, and the adults can turn that stupid shit off and get on with business while they dick around moderating.
(Score: 0, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 28 2021, @04:14PM (2 children)
Pay good money for a site where a political mob can mod you into an IP ban if they don't like what you said?
Where my mod points are best spent on bringing ideologically down modded AC posts out of -1? Lol no.
Hemocyanin lives!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 29 2021, @03:51PM
Don't make us declare another jihad.
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Things haven't been the same around here since TheMightyButthurt exited.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 29 2021, @06:16PM
Participation awards for those who embrace their dogma; blackballing for the hillbilly heathens.
I can't be the only one; my (huge) internet provider is out of non-banned addresses. I finally found one that wasn't banned here (yet).
Marking a post "Redundant" means they are trying to pretend there isn't any literate, thoughtful opposition.
Hey rube!
(Score: 4, Interesting) by khallow on Monday November 29 2021, @02:07PM (23 children)
My take is that it's not that hard to make a good post. Or to leave. To instead, occupy that peculiar, uncomfortable spot where you make a considerable effort to make noise without adding anything productive to the discussion or the community, indicates to me that noise is really what you want, not fewer "slightly less crazy republicans" or "good faith" argument.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 29 2021, @07:58PM (15 children)
You almost had a sliver of self-awareness. It would be the saddest thing ever if you are actually not trying to be a troll.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 29 2021, @08:07PM (2 children)
Calling your opponent a vegetable is not debating. Sigh, you'll surely get your participation award because of it.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 29 2021, @08:14PM (1 child)
Your chatbot needs help.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 29 2021, @08:35PM
That's surely +5 Informative.
Collect 'em all.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Monday November 29 2021, @10:10PM (11 children)
And you're sucking the joy out of the room. Don't you have anything better to do?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 30 2021, @08:04AM (10 children)
Apparently not. But shouldn't you, Mr. High Ground?
(Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday November 30 2021, @01:34PM
Shouldn't I what? What is the "high ground" here?
(Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday November 30 2021, @01:58PM (8 children)
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 30 2021, @06:45PM (7 children)
Insinuating? Lawl
(Score: 0, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 30 2021, @10:01PM (6 children)
It took him at least 24 minutes. A failure to understand something that takes a very stable genius like him a full 24 minutes to get down to an "appears to insinuate" must be because it is too subtle for mortal man to understand. Truly the crème de la crème of mental acuity right there.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday December 01 2021, @01:53AM (5 children)
Sigh.
I see more "appears to insinuate". And yet another baseless assertion, here of "failure to understand". I find it interesting how some idiotic AC seems to always take over these discussions of SN even though they clearly have nothing to contribute.
Surely, you have porn to watch or a wet blanket to dry, right?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 01 2021, @07:11AM (4 children)
LOL. You literally said you didn't understand and then 24 minutes later came back to say that it "appears" the author was "insinuating." Protip: attempting to baffle your opponent and change the subject works better if everyone can't refer back to exactly what was said. And shouldn't you dry your own blanket or at least take your own advice? You're just in the mud as all the other pigs. But they aren't pretending not to enjoy it and maybe you'd feel better if you did too.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday December 01 2021, @03:17PM (3 children)
No, I did not. Here's what I actually wrote:
And really, what about reviewing the thread should take longer than 24 minutes? There was just a few posts to read, and well, I read fast. And I note, you didn't actually say my analysis was wrong, just that you have a feel that I somehow claimed something contradictory.
Why do you think I haven't? To the contrary, my blanket is pretty dry. I'm not the bitter clinger here who can't let fun happen.
Because?
I find it interesting how you can assert and assert, but you can't argue a whit. Nor answer questions, though I never had high expectations on that.
I'm not pretending either.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 02 2021, @12:07AM (2 children)
So only your fun matters? ALL FUN MATTERS!!1!
(Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday December 02 2021, @01:08AM (1 child)
(Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 02 2021, @05:56AM
Why whine when you can wine? You're projecting more than an IMAX theater.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 30 2021, @03:35PM (6 children)
If this site fails it will be because of some subset of ACs who get off throwing in moltov cocktails and watching things burn.
This once was a nice place with humans who had pretend names. It was colo who first convinced me to subscribe years ago.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday December 01 2021, @01:56AM (3 children)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 01 2021, @07:14AM (2 children)
Physician, heal thyself!
(Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday December 01 2021, @08:11PM (1 child)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 02 2021, @12:48AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjlSiASsUIs [youtube.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 01 2021, @03:43AM (1 child)
I think a few named users left after fake fuck's repetitive asinine psychological attacks. AC's arent the only problem.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday December 01 2021, @08:14PM
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 29 2021, @09:11PM (4 children)
I'm starting to suspect the rightwing trolls actually have no idea how to pull themselves up by their bootstraps!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 29 2021, @10:03PM (1 child)
Turn the power off and back on.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday November 30 2021, @12:36AM
(Score: 2) by turgid on Tuesday November 30 2021, @09:47PM (1 child)
It's in direct violation of Newton's Laws. Maybe one day they'll cotton on.
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 30 2021, @10:40PM
You know where you can stick your cotton.
Right where your Fig Newtons come back out.