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altivoWe got about six inches of heavy snow. Seems to have stopped now, but I anticipate another flooding episode when it all melts at once. People had already forgotten how to drive, and there were cars off the road or crashing into each other all over the place.
Today was supposed to be a boycott or strike against LJ because of recent policy changes. While I agree that the policy changes are not the brightest in the world, they are nowhere near as bad as those made by SixApart while they were in charge. However, folks, refusing to write in your journal for a day has absolutely no effect on the Russian overlords of LJ. They couldn't care less. Refusing to click on their advertisements, now, might have a little more effect. Running an adblocker program so you don't even see the advertisements is even better.
Fussing about a policy change that prohibits "free" journals for future users is about as effective as fussing about increases in postage or gasoline prices. The only effective thing to be done is to quit entirely. Send your letters by fax or e-mail, buy an electric car or a bicycle, or take mass transit. Move to another blogging site, or start your own.
I stopped paying money to LJ while SixApart was running the show. I won't be starting again, because the new management is no better, just different. I believe they will make the same mistakes that most management makes when its primary motivation is short term profit, the same mistakes that bankrupted Woolworth, Kresge, K-Mart, Wards, and Sears in the US. It's only a matter of time, and they will be looking for someone else to buy this unprofitable venture. Or they will be simply shutting it down, folks. So have your escape hatch ready.
Today was supposed to be a boycott or strike against LJ because of recent policy changes. While I agree that the policy changes are not the brightest in the world, they are nowhere near as bad as those made by SixApart while they were in charge. However, folks, refusing to write in your journal for a day has absolutely no effect on the Russian overlords of LJ. They couldn't care less. Refusing to click on their advertisements, now, might have a little more effect. Running an adblocker program so you don't even see the advertisements is even better.
Fussing about a policy change that prohibits "free" journals for future users is about as effective as fussing about increases in postage or gasoline prices. The only effective thing to be done is to quit entirely. Send your letters by fax or e-mail, buy an electric car or a bicycle, or take mass transit. Move to another blogging site, or start your own.
I stopped paying money to LJ while SixApart was running the show. I won't be starting again, because the new management is no better, just different. I believe they will make the same mistakes that most management makes when its primary motivation is short term profit, the same mistakes that bankrupted Woolworth, Kresge, K-Mart, Wards, and Sears in the US. It's only a matter of time, and they will be looking for someone else to buy this unprofitable venture. Or they will be simply shutting it down, folks. So have your escape hatch ready.
