A Few Miscellaneous Things

Monday, April 2, 2012
1. I have turned on comment moderation here at Hot Chicks Dig Smart Men for posts older than seven days. This was a possible solution suggested by my friend Jim (who gets far more trolls than I) in response to a weekend troll fest.

Here's the thing. Time is the only thing I can't get any more of, and as a result, it's very precious to me. So regardless of what certain entitled strangers may think, it's perfectly acceptable for me to decide how to spend it, and I refuse to squander this precious resource responding to accusations of racism, bullying or laundry lists of economic theory from complete strangers whose views I don't respect. So from now on, if you want to comment on an older post and I know you, or I don't know you and you're polite, your comment will be released as soon as I see it. If you're an Internet Troll, then it's likely that I won't. This is because I don't feel like I owe Trolls the same time and attention that I owe to people who have either made an effort to be part of the HCDSM community, or at least made an effort to be polite. Alternatively, feel free to assume it's because I'm a HATEFUL BULLY. Your choice.

In other news, I hate the First Amendment! I know, but that's just how I roll.

2. My right knee is starting to get twitchy, especially when I'm climbing stairs or on the Arc Trainer. This does not Make Me Happy, as it may negatively impact my ability to achieve my goals. 

3. Related to item 1, I have a new commenting policy here at Hot Chicks Dig Smart Men, to wit:
I also love it when my readers comment, but please - don't be a jerk about it. This is my on-line home, and I expect people to behave here in the same way they would if they were visiting the Big Yellow House. That means that if you attack me or one of my guests using anti-feminist, anti-LGBT, or racist language, you will be banned immediately and without recourse. I don't give a shit about cursing, differences of opinion, or what you think about me personally, but I won't allow bigotry in my home, on-line or otherwise. If you don't like it, you're welcome to buy your own URL, start a blog, and fill it with all the prejudicial language you want. I understand "www.bigotedasshat.com" is available.
This is a direct response to one of the aforementioned trolls who decided the very best way he could change my mind and prove me wrong was to call me a "cunt." To no one's surprise who actually knows me, he got an immediate smack with the Shovel of Doom™ and a permanent ban. He then responded by a) calling me a hypocrite because I encourage foul language; b) calling me a "cunt" once again; and c) ended his witty repartee by calling me a "girl." When I explained that he was banned not because of his opinions or thoughts about me or my ideas but because he chose to use misogynistic language, he then informed me that "Calling someone a cunt isn't sexism, you stupid bitch!" At that point my brain just broke, and I decided to disengage from the entire thread. What is it about Reddit that attracts such clueless misogynists?

4.  I love the fact that I'm making significant progress towards my fitness and body composition goals. But I have to admit I'm getting a little tired of wearing a new item of clothing only once before it becomes too big and I have to give it away. Perhaps I need to adopt a more "just in time" strategy as it relates to clothes shopping.

5. Inspired by the Incomparable Anne™, I am currently knitting a scarf for a friend based on the Fibonacci sequence. Because apparently I'm a complete dork.

19 comments:

Warner said...

The person you banned sounds exactly as a college classmate we recently banned from a secret Facebook page, he used almost that exact phrase.

Note in this case college classmate means somebody who went to that college between about 1950 and now.

I now weigh what I did in 1985 when my internist suggested I loose 5 pounds, and that is my goal. I'm down one full size in clothing.

mom in northern said...

OK I'll bite...what do you have against the first amendment?

Janiece said...

Nothing, but apparently turning off my comments on the troll-fest was A VIOLATION OF THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.

Because evidently I'm a representative of the United States government. Or something.

John the Scientist said...

It's that Navy Vet thing on your sidebar. Confuses 'em.

Myabe you need to buy your clothing slightly too small? Has the double benefit of meing motivational and cost effective. Looking like an overstuffed sausage in the interim is the only drawback. I have no idea why my wife whacked me with the trowel of correction when I suggested this to her when she was losing the baby weight. :p

Random Michelle K said...

Now I want to comment on an old post just so I can scope out you comment moderation waiting room.

I don't grok the self-centered whiners who think they can come into my virtual house and shit all over the place and I'll let 'em do it. I pay for the place, and I'll decorate it as I choose, and troll shit isn't a decoration scheme I care to use.

I initially read "www.bigotedasshat.com" as Big Toed Ass Hat and couldn't figure out where the toe issues had come from.

vince said...

You are a complete dork, one of the awesome things about you. And congratulations on the health progress.

Michelle, I saw "big toe" in that domain name at first as well.

Nathan said...

We all saw Big Toed Asshat. You're a fucking Big Toe-ist. When will the prejudice end? :(

Anne C. said...

Ah yes, I believe the First Amendment does say "you can say whatever you want whenever you want, and no one can tell you to shut your pie hole and go somewhere else."

I used to think it said:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

Clearly, I was mistaken.

Janiece said...

Nathan, shut your pie hole. (See how that works?)

Anne, I'm glad you've seen the error of your ways.

Carol Elaine said...

Dear Trolls:

Read Anne's comment. That right there is the First Amendment.

Yes, you have the right to say whatever pops into your tiny little pea-brain. Others have the same right to say that you're full of shit and that your tiny little pea-brain needs to take a hike, then ban your ass from their online home (as Michelle says, troll-shit on the walls really isn't an appealing decoration scheme).

Nowhere in the First Amendment does it say that your freedom of speech exempts you from the freedom from consequences of that speech.

Alternatively, grow the fuck up, you pansy-assed whiners.

Carol Elaine said...

BTW, Janiece, I am love with the idea of knitting a scarf based on the Fibonacci sequence. Dorks R Us!

Anne C. said...

In the light of your delightful cunt-obsessed visitor, I found the following article to be very interesting -- lots of generalizations and hypebole, of course, but interesting.
http://www.cracked.com/article_19785_5-ways-modern-men-are-trained-to-hate-women.html
Here's the counter article, which also has an interesting angle:
http://pandagon.net/index.php/site/comments/misogyny-isnt-caused-by-male-horniness

Anne C. said...

Darn html tags didn't work... >:\

IllanoyGal said...

If you're knitting a scarf based on the Fibonacci sequence, is there a pattern for that? 'Cause how do you know when to stop? I was never great at math (although I did make it through algebra and plane geometry way back in the '50s), but don't those numbers go on forever?? (sigh) Now I wish I was a dork so I could figure this out myself.

Oh well, at least I understand the First Amendment the same way Anne does, so maybe there's hope for me yet. :-|

Janiece said...

Welcome, IllanoyGal.

The Fibonacci Sequence, does go on forever, but Debbie's neck isn't that long. :-)

I stopped at "21" rows and started to come back down.

mom in northern said...

re: the first...AH, now I get it...that makes perfect sense. ??
Can you do something about SS too?
And Health Care?
and fill...in the blank???

Tom said...

Janiece, fuck yeah!

But, I'm sorry, who died and made you Congress? "Congress shall make no law..." But since you are now Congress, what say we make those Republicans start voting on stuff? The buster is already full.

I did not see Big Toed anything. I thought you were talking about Little Ned's brother, Big o' Ted. We all know Big o' Ted is an asshole, but I didn't know he finally made it to asshat. I guess that's like a promotion?

I'm glad you decided your time was worth more than spending it on trolls. Life's much better when you spend time with family and friends.

Dana Teel said...

Janiece, when you're done "... knitting a scarf for a friend based on the Fibonacci sequence" please post pictures, this I have to see! Glad to hear that you're making progress on the body shaping. Mine refuses all attempts to make it anything but round. Well at least round is a very efficient shape, I suppose spherical would be a better description though.

Laura = ^.^ = said...

Tool "Lateralus" the Fibonacci song.