Hazard Pay
May. 21st, 2013 03:00 pm![[syndicated profile]](http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/feed.png){kind=small}
snopes_feedHas accused Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan continued to draw his Army salary while awaiting trial?
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Bug 4527 bounty
May. 21st, 2013 04:58 pm![[personal profile]](http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alanj posting in ![[site community profile]](http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/comm_staff.png){kind=small}
dw_devI'll donate $100 to the Electronic Freedom Foundation in the name of anyone who gets Bug 4527 (crossposting Markdown results in bare syntax on remote site) fixed, payable when the fix shows up in production ;)
I would really like to start using Markdown. Unfortunately most of my friends are not cool enough to use Dreamwidth, so I am dependent on crossposting, so this issue makes Markdown use impossible for me. It should be a very small patch; my guess when I looked at it was under 10 lines, though proper error-handling and comments and such will bump it up some.
I would really like to start using Markdown. Unfortunately most of my friends are not cool enough to use Dreamwidth, so I am dependent on crossposting, so this issue makes Markdown use impossible for me. It should be a very small patch; my guess when I looked at it was under 10 lines, though proper error-handling and comments and such will bump it up some.
Religious Service
May. 21st, 2013 03:00 pmsnopes_feedDoes Delta Air Lines prohibit Jewish passengers and Bibles on all their flights due to an alliance with Saudi Arabian Airlines?
House Rules
May. 21st, 2013 03:00 pmsnopes_feedPhotograph purportedly shows a house painted in protest by its owner after being barred from displaying a U.S. flag in his yard.
Texas Horse Hunts
May. 20th, 2013 03:00 pmsnopes_feedDoes a Texas business provides big game hunters with an opportunity to participate in "horse hunt adventures"?
Mermaids: The Body Found
May. 20th, 2013 03:00 pmsnopes_feedDid an Animal Planet documentary reveal the existence of mermaids?
The -Caine Mutiny
May. 20th, 2013 03:00 pmsnopes_feedDo 'No tears' baby shampoos work because they include anesthetics such as novocaine?
Downtime this morning
May. 18th, 2013 07:51 am![[staff profile]](http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user_staff.png){kind=small}
mark posting in dw_maintenance(For some California local definition of 'morning'!)
About 30 minutes ago one of our databases (sb-db03) locked up and stopped serving traffic. This was an active database, so the site quickly stopped when it could no longer serve requests. Alas.
I have failed us over to a backup database and now everything should be working again.
I'm not sure yet what happened to db03, but am currently investigating and will update this post if I come up with a root cause for the problem. Edit: It's back up and doesn't have any visible problems. Disks are fine, data's intact, etc. The graphs and logs show nothing. We'll have to keep an eye on it and see if it manifests further issues.
Sorry for the trouble, please let me know if you still see any problems!
Work of Fiction
May. 17th, 2013 03:00 pmsnopes_feedDid Dr. Leon Eisenberg say in his last interview that “ADHD is a prime example of a fictitious disease”?
Nest of Lies
May. 16th, 2013 03:00 pmsnopes_feedDid a Swedish man die after having sex with a hornet's nest?
Royal Pains
May. 16th, 2013 03:00 pmsnopes_feedPurported letter from Royal Mail's customer services department asks a local resident to stop pranking postal employees.
Oh, Valve.
May. 16th, 2013 09:23 pmsophieSo, you may remember that two years ago, Valve transferred my games from an old Steam account to my current one, in what disappointingly appeared to be a one-off.
Just to make sure, however, four days ago I asked Steam Support for an update on what would happen nowadays for people that were in my position.
( These are my three contributions to the Support ticket. )The main question I asked in this ticket was this (emphasis added):
Today, they responded. (In fact, it was Walter who responded; the same person who replied in the other ticket to assist me with transferring the games.)
So, what was their answer?
I'm really disappointed by Valve right now. :(
Just to make sure, however, four days ago I asked Steam Support for an update on what would happen nowadays for people that were in my position.
( These are my three contributions to the Support ticket. )The main question I asked in this ticket was this (emphasis added):
If someone else were in the same situation as I was two years ago, having had a legal name change (with evidence in the form of legally-recognised documentation such as a deed poll or statutory declaration), a username which was clearly based on their old name, and a clean VAC record, would Valve be willing to change the account name upon the submission of such evidence? (For the purposes of this question, 'change the account name' may also include creation of a new account and all licences registered on the old account transferred to the new one, as that was how my own ticket was resolved.)Now, I realise that this is a pretty narrow field. This was intentional in order to increase the chances that they might be receptive. I do realise that there are trans* people out there who don't meet these criteria. Policy changes always have to start somewhere, though, and I understand the issues involved. I figured that if any policy change at all had been made, this narrow definition would fit inside it.
Today, they responded. (In fact, it was Walter who responded; the same person who replied in the other ticket to assist me with transferring the games.)
So, what was their answer?
4 Message by Support Tech Walter on Thu, 16th May 2013 8:26 pmDisappointing, to say the least. There is still no reasoning given for not being able to change account names, besides the very vague "this is for security reasons". (To be fair, I didn't actually ask for an explanation in this ticket, but still.)
Hello Sophie,
We have not changed any policies regarding account names. As mentioned in your original ticket, this is for security reasons.
While we understand this is a frustration for you, we have this in place by design. There are no plans to change this at this time, however I have passed your comments on to the appropriate people.
I'm really disappointed by Valve right now. :(
Royal Pains
May. 16th, 2013 03:00 pmsnopes_feedPurported letter from Royal Mail's customer services department asks a local resident to stop pranking postal employees.
Lion and Tiger and Bear
May. 16th, 2013 03:00 pmsnopes_feedPhotograph shows a lion, tiger, and bear that live together in the same enclosure at an animal sanctuary.
Eminem Stabbed
May. 15th, 2013 03:00 pmsnopes_feedFacebook posts are reporting that rapper Eminem is "nearly DEAD" after being stabbed in New York.
the cat is out of the bag
May. 15th, 2013 12:00 pmcatnessMet my AO3 deadline a day earlier and completed it 533% by uploading 16 fics instead of the originally planned 3. (All old stuff but I did some editing.) I was intensely procrastinating with my English Composition essay and felt like doing *anything* but it (that Coursera thing is really useful ;) and then it appeared to go more smoothly than I thought. Also, fuck perfection.
So this is my new source of embarrassment: http://archiveofourown.org/users/catness/w
So this is my new source of embarrassment: http://archiveofourown.org/users/catness/w
Current Code Contributors: May 2013
May. 15th, 2013 01:23 amkareila posting in dw_devEvery few months, I run through changelog compiling a list of who has been contributing patches to our code repository, with the understanding that this is not a competition, or any sort of "high score" list. It's intended as a guide for casual developers, to discern not only our most prolific contributors, but also those who have contributed to the project most recently and therefore would be more likely to provide a timely, informed response to development questions. That is why the list is sorted by "Latest" instead of "Changes".
In general, one commit on Github equals one point in the "Changes" column, but fractional points are awarded for collaborative efforts — the most common example being a new S2 theme, where usually half credit is awarded to the theme author and the other half to the person who converts the theme into a code patch. Due to the nature of development, some changes are massive contributions of new code, and others are tiny tweaks; there is no correlation with the amount of effort involved. We are grateful to everyone who helps to improve Dreamwidth, in ways large or small.
I last compiled this list at the beginning of February, and am redoing it a little ahead of schedule since we have YAPC::NA coming up. Since that time, we have welcomed two new contributors:shadowspar and yaysunshine. Congratulations and thank you again!
changelog compiling a list of who has been contributing patches to our code repository, with the understanding that this is not a competition, or any sort of "high score" list. It's intended as a guide for casual developers, to discern not only our most prolific contributors, but also those who have contributed to the project most recently and therefore would be more likely to provide a timely, informed response to development questions. That is why the list is sorted by "Latest" instead of "Changes".In general, one commit on Github equals one point in the "Changes" column, but fractional points are awarded for collaborative efforts — the most common example being a new S2 theme, where usually half credit is awarded to the theme author and the other half to the person who converts the theme into a code patch. Due to the nature of development, some changes are massive contributions of new code, and others are tiny tweaks; there is no correlation with the amount of effort involved. We are grateful to everyone who helps to improve Dreamwidth, in ways large or small.
I last compiled this list at the beginning of February, and am redoing it a little ahead of schedule since we have YAPC::NA coming up. Since that time, we have welcomed two new contributors:
shadowspar and yaysunshine. Congratulations and thank you again!# User Changes Latest 1. mark 474.5 Tue May 14 23:18:14 2013 UTC 2. liv 20 Tue May 14 15:14:24 2013 UTC 3. momijizukamori 152.83 Mon May 13 19:58:06 2013 UTC 4. rising 26.63 Sun May 12 23:22:53 2013 UTC 5. kaberett 7 Thu May 09 00:07:49 2013 UTC 6. foxfirefey 89 Mon Apr 29 22:21:15 2013 UTC 7. randomling 17.33 Sun Apr 28 16:50:24 2013 UTC 8. ninetydegrees 648.43 Fri Apr 26 14:31:54 2013 UTC 9. fu 1359 Wed Apr 24 08:26:58 2013 UTC 10. wychwood 6 Mon Apr 22 10:23:30 2013 UTC 11. jeshyr 17.16 Sun Apr 21 01:49:52 2013 UTC 12. deborah 40 Fri Apr 19 04:48:38 2013 UTC 13. purplecat 6 Tue Apr 16 13:04:25 2013 UTC 14. shadowspar 3 Thu Apr 04 02:58:08 2013 UTC 15. kimira 8 Mon Mar 18 06:59:44 2013 UTC 16. denise 393.08 Mon Mar 11 01:01:51 2013 UTC 17. yaysunshine 0.5 Thu Mar 07 20:52:45 2013 UTC 18. nornoriel 14.66 Thu Mar 07 18:30:32 2013 UTC 19. dancing_serpent 24.1 Sun Mar 03 15:52:00 2013 UTC 20. alierak 15 Sat Feb 09 22:57:50 2013 UTC( The rest of the list... (138 total) )