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This is inspired by the beautiful [Ian Tindale] rant about
inconsiderate people on the tube (London’s metro system)
But it’s somewhat deflated by the deletion of that rant.
Please, Ian, wear a hat that says “I’m Ian Tindale” when
you travel on the tube. I do try to be considerate when I’m
using
the tube. I wish others did too, and I do identify with
the rage at inconsiderate users.
It wasn’t me, but I’m sorry anyway.
From now on, I will be especially considerate and
courteous to any person wearing an “Ian Tindale” hat, and
I encourage everyone else (except [Ian Tindale] who would
quite rightly be outraged) to do likewise.
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'course we'll all feel stupid if it turns out the bugger's dead. |
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Aye, true. But this is not poking fun at absent
friends. I genuinely identify with the rage felt at
inconsiderate tube passengers. |
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He'll be the only one NOT Leaning. Standing straight as a pin.
I miss him already, too. |
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What we really need at the HB is a militant wing, who can go
out into The Real World and drag people back. I'm prepared
to provide logistical support, a dog and 30ft of tow-rope. |
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//go out into The Real World//
But it's scary out there. There are NORMAL people! Much
safer in here. |
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I'll let my trained ninja cat, Frisco, help you, Max. |
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Deal. We'll head him off at the pass. I have no idea what a
pass is, but that's what they always do. |
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I would offer the services of my untrained but very enthusiastic
dog, but I remember that [Ian] hates dogs, so I'd better not. |
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Gah! This is getting like a death in the family. What are the three
and a half stages of grief? |
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I had imagined trying to rope [Ian] into a somewhat implausible
real-world project some time next year ... or maybe the year
after, but if he's gone, then I can't. I'm going to need someone
with an unusually deep and detailed knowledge of how sight and
sound work. Well, it might work without that, but it wouldn't be
so good. |
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//What are the three and a half stages of grief// |
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1. Denial (he can't have deleted his account; must be a
software glitch)
2. Loss (I can't link to "2 cups of coffee any more!")
3. Lunch (well, it's a shame he's gone, but now I'm hungry)
3.5 Moving on ("WTAGIPBAN, but I've got a vague recollection
of a 'baker posting two cups of coffee way back when.") |
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I wish we had seen it coming and could have negotiated a
deal with him, to get him to stay. (shady payoff, promise to
be more attentive to his post of music?) |
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Anyway, I've known some of the bakers since 2001. That is a
very long time. They are family. I grieve a little when
anyone deletes their account. I'm sorry I ever did it. Taking
internet shit personally is hard not to do, but a great
exercise in personal growth. Hence I'm on a social media
vaca. I know I'm missing stuff, like kitty photos and
FarmerJohn's art, but sometimes you just got to let go and
go and play with paint or play your flute or go for a Fall
walk. Ok, end of blah-blah. Love you all, just so you know. |
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//baker posting two cups of coffee way back when.// That one's been preserved in his name. |
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[bliss]... that sounded kind of definitive, Please
tell me you’re not about to disappear too? |
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All anyone needs to do to take a break, is to take a
break. The great Wagster stopped posting some
time ago, but all of his ideas/annotations remain,
and that's the way it should be. I think it's quite a
selfish act for anyone to delete their entire
account, taking not only their ideas, and
annotations, but those of everyone else too. |
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True [xenzag], but the creator of any idea is free
to delete it at any time, along with all the
comments.
It’s sad that anyone feels the need to delete their
account, but whatever they’re feeling, adding
shame and guilt isn’t going to help. |
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My comment isn't about 'helping' or not helping. Of
course anyone can burn down their own home, but
when it contains other people's shared items of
furniture, it's a selfish action. Aside from Ian's own
fine ideas, many of those annotations were highly
creative, and all went into the digital shredder.
Blatantly Not Obvious Prediction...... na - someone
else can post it - it could be good. |
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[Frank], I'm taking a break from Fb not the bakery. It was
taking up too much time and energy and I was taking things
personally from people who don't even know me. That's
kind of stupid, me thinks. |
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When I deleted my bakery account, it was because my
feelings were hurt tremendously and it was a knee jerk
reaction, of which there was no way to reverse. Some
knee-jerks you are able to correct. Deleting your account
here is not one of them and your only recourse is
apologizing, if you opt to return. |
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We all feel things differently and with varying degrees of
intensity. I put way too much importance on what a few
bakers thought of me. I was very young and naive. I'm a
hardened bitch now, and now know none of you are any
better than me, or better off than me, or
smarter/prettier/sexier than me...hahahahaha right [po]? |
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(That's a joke in case you didn't recognize it.) |
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//I've known some of the bakers since 2001// - Ha! -
newbie! |
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we still need a yes emoji for an annotation. |
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// I had imagined trying to rope [Ian] into a somewhat implausible
real-world project some time next year ... or maybe the year after,
but if he's gone, then I can't. I'm going to need someone with an
unusually deep and detailed knowledge of how sight and sound
work. // |
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Well, I have the same first name, and I understand those topics
better than the average normal person (but, I think, nowhere near
as well as him, and maybe no better than the average halfbaker).
Might be the closest you'll get. |
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[Pert] find him on twitter, he might still be up for it. |
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I should have trumpeted my no deletion policy
Treon Verdery's [beanangel] (beanangel300) No deletion policy: |
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I Have ceased deleting anything I post on the internet. |
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What if it has merit?
It might cause at person to think of something new
An AI could make use of it
Perhaps we have all pondered the risks of being well known, leaving everything up gives people more opportunities to think. |
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The decision on how far I want to go with what I want to say, totally stands with me. I am totally accountable for what I say in public. Luckily minds can't be read yet. |
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Thank you, [notexactly], I may yet take you up on that (if that
whole thing ever happens). Would you care to provide a suitably
obfuscated contact detail on your profile page? |
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Thank you, [po]; I've not ventured on to Twitter before, but maybe
I'll venture there in quest of [Ian]. |
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[Pert] anyone who remembers inglydingly will know his penchant for
cryptic names - give me a shout if you want pointing in the right
direction. |
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