Mal: We're still flying. Simon: That's not much. Mal: It's enough.

'Serenity'


Buffistas Building a Better Board  

Do you have problems, concerns or recommendations about the technical side of the Phoenix? Air them here. Compliments also welcome.

To-do list


Gris - May 27, 2004 4:29:55 pm PDT #7728 of 10000
Hey. New board.

I just have to wonder: Is "waldo" a real user? Or is that just a "Where's Waldo" reference? (if so, he should probably be made a question mark).

Either way, it's interesting that waldo is in Mississippi, a very few miles north of my hometown (in my home county!)


Polter-Cow - May 27, 2004 4:35:05 pm PDT #7729 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Heh. Yeah, I guess Gus is going to have to sift through the pins himself and change the ones that are special, like "Hellmouth" and "Lake Woebegone."


Gus - May 27, 2004 4:39:57 pm PDT #7730 of 10000
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.

Yeah I wondered about Waldo, too. One way or the other, I fixed him!


DCJensen - May 27, 2004 4:41:33 pm PDT #7731 of 10000
All is well that ends in pizza.

Unless, of course, there were a radio button to select "real icon" or "fanciful icon" when you put in the name.


Gris - May 27, 2004 4:42:23 pm PDT #7732 of 10000
Hey. New board.

Well, if it gets moved to the buffista server eventually, he could tie it in to the profiles and have it automatically detect if something is a username. Or have people be able to add things in fun from the map itself (with special icons), but only set their own pin from within their "Set Profile" page, (that way, if waldo is a user who rarely posts, say, but somebody wants to make the joke about Waldo, then they can do it with the correct icon.) Plus, adding longitude and latitude entering capabilities, for more precise pin-setting.

The possibilities are endless, actually.


Jesse - May 27, 2004 4:42:25 pm PDT #7733 of 10000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Or we could, you know, not screw around with putting goofy things on the map. Just a thought.


Polter-Cow - May 27, 2004 4:45:20 pm PDT #7734 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Or we could, you know, not screw around with putting goofy things on the map. Just a thought.

We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of the dreams.


tommyrot - May 27, 2004 4:50:01 pm PDT #7735 of 10000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I think Buffistas should wear GPS receivers with wireless internet capability. That way the map can show everyone's actual location in real time.


Dana - May 27, 2004 4:50:36 pm PDT #7736 of 10000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Oh, that would rock! Can you do that, Gus?


brenda m - May 27, 2004 4:54:11 pm PDT #7737 of 10000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

On the Buffistamerica map, is it possible to have different colors for the more, um, fanciful pins?

Damn, I liked it better the other way.

t problem causer

But I like tommyrot's idea. Can we get on that?