oh, jesus christ people - have you never heard of the white parties, miami palm springs and elsewhere? and blaaack in NYC? where have you been? it's OVER already #pressreleaseoftheday
@MncinglyWhordL'mer: Well, that's a relief Mins. Thought the multiple personalities were back. Or the acid blackouts. I'd much rather that it was due to the actions of a mind-crashingly gorgeous gay pink-haired troll-doll on the West Coast. #pressreleaseoftheday
Oh dear, where are all the gayz at? The White party has been around for ever; it's on the circuit. I believe there's even a Black party too. #pressreleaseoftheday
@scroll_lock: One thing I cannot countenance... absolutely makes my blue blood boil and my milky-white complexion mottle with rage... is when the indentured classes seek to rise above their station. We must convene something. Immediately. #pressreleaseoftheday
@scroll_lock: Because, much to my enduring sorrow, after several months' inactivity due to work and travel commitments, I logged back on to my original DA account, only to find that my 'ability to comment was not enabled'. It can't have been anything I said - I hadn't said anything for some time. Most likely fell through the cracks when the system overhaul took place. I've tried to find out what went wrong via a couple of editors, but received no response. A kind-hearted fellow commenter bequeathed me a seldom-used identity, which I rebranded. But here I am, my comments stuck in grey-fonted limbo, with no friends or followers, far less a well-burnished star. I am bereft. But determined to work my way up the food chain once more. Provided real life doesn't intrude and render procrastination redundant. Towards that end, if you feel so inclined, I would welcome a re-hearting from you under my new identity. Always a pleasure, Scrolly. #pressreleaseoftheday
Unfortunate concatenation of words from the hotel, but a little Googling shows the White Party has been around for years and supports a good cause. [www.whiteparty.org] [en.wikipedia.org]
Wow, this could be the basis for a whole new version of Eats, Shoots & Leaves. Never underestimate the power of a poorly placed hyphen! #pressreleaseoftheday
I'm pretty sure that's a gay party instead of a white party.
They probably just didn't want to have people have to type "gay" or something else that could be embarrassing if they are trying to book from work and are worried their computers are monitored. #pressreleaseoftheday
The price corrected in under 4 minutes... and for every high-frequency-trading algorithm that got robbed of that 1%, there was another algorithm that struck it rich.
If you're average holding period of a stock is 3 minutes, then this caused damage. Otherwise you wouldn't notice. #cnbc
The sad thing is that within living memory (at least, living memory of us middle-aged geezers) Newsday was the very model of what a smart and brave local paper could be: good writing, good investigative coverage of its market, and adequate coverage of the national and international news. It's a classic case of a newspaper company dumbing down a paper and finally destroying everything that connected it to its readers. #theinternet
@TheBusinessGuy: Well put -- though I am not ready to write off the paper as the only real source for Long Island related news (and features).
It's a shadow of what it once was but still better than nothing and I want it to survive. That's part of what makes the lame, unapproachable web site so disappointing, for what it says about management's judgment and level of talent and about the paper's financial future. #theinternet
@naugahydeinplainsight: Thanks for the compliment. And how awful is it that we have reached a point where a once-great paper's slogan can now be "It's Better Than Nothing." See, Newsday once wanted to be good because there was honor in a newspaper being good; they were better than they had to be. Now, they are like kosher food: often lousy and always expensive because they have a captive audience. #theinternet
@BettyCrocker: After the redesign, I stopped reading it. Blue and white font on a dark background? No thanks, I like my eyesight. Sad though, considering I freelance consulted for them. #theinternet
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They probably just didn't want to have people have to type "gay" or something else that could be embarrassing if they are trying to book from work and are worried their computers are monitored. #pressreleaseoftheday
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If you're average holding period of a stock is 3 minutes, then this caused damage. Otherwise you wouldn't notice. #cnbc
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It's a shadow of what it once was but still better than nothing and I want it to survive. That's part of what makes the lame, unapproachable web site so disappointing, for what it says about management's judgment and level of talent and about the paper's financial future. #theinternet
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However, it's free for Optimum clients, so there's that.
Frankly, this rag has such a conservatard slant that it's like The Post with listings for pumpkin farms and tag sales. #theinternet
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