Last night I pushed in a batch of changes to Red State. The most notable one is the partial rewrite of the Recommended Diaries feature, including assistance from regular reader George Claghorn. Let’s all recognize and thank him for his help in this.
Expect the Rec ist to change in the coming days as the old recs flush out of the system.
Open thread.
[Update]: Sadly, a last minute fix I had to put in to keep the site from locking up due to some index-less queries and some constantly-recalculated strings, needed fixed. I was overzealous in my escaping, oops. So no recommends were working since last night when I pushed the changes. It’s fixed now though.
Moe Lane
Steve Maley
Dan McLaughlin
Neil Stevens
Daniel Horowitz
Thanks for the diligent work Neil and George...nt
Attack Mode (Diary) Monday, January 19th at 10:18AM EST (link)“Land of the Free and Home of da Whopper” Peter Griffin…Family Guy
conform and celebrate diversity….or else!!!
Steel-Belted Radial Right Winger
“I’ll create 5 million jobs from out of unicorn farts and pixie dust” Justatron paraphrasing Obamessiah…yes I love it that much.
Sigh....
E Pluribus Unum (Diary) Monday, January 19th at 10:25AM EST (link)Well, NightTwister, I don’t know if I beat your record or not, but it looks like the demise of the “we support Israel stomping the life out of Hamas” is at hand.
Kill the Terrorists
Protect the Borders
Punch the Hippies h/t IMAO
Probably not.
NightTwister (Diary) Monday, January 19th at 10:47AM EST (link)But at least yours actually had some content, rather than just a YouTube video.
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. – Winston Churchill
Hmmm, not alot of content
E Pluribus Unum (Diary) Monday, January 19th at 11:35AM EST (link)Pretty much a “me too” roll call that, due to its nature, was bound to generate a ton of recos. Having one of the Fredhead diaries up there for three weeks would have been
SWEET!!!!
Kill the Terrorists
Protect the Borders
Punch the Hippies h/t IMAO
I got yer SWEET
Beaglescout (Diary) Monday, January 19th at 4:21PM EST (link)and raise you a SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET
It was nice to have “Right to life” vs “License to kill” be featured on Red State for so long. I thought that was an important article.
“A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.”
Yes, now THAT was a worthy piece -nt
E Pluribus Unum (Diary) Monday, January 19th at 4:37PM EST (link)Kill the Terrorists
Protect the Borders
Punch the Hippies h/t IMAO
Both of you can Go suck a Lemon...
speciallist (Diary) Monday, January 19th at 10:26AM EST (link)Spit up a rope specialist (nt)
Neil Stevens (Diary) Monday, January 19th at 1:26PM EST (link)RS contributing editor, technical administrator, and “a hardy variety of crabgrass.”
Read the RedState Posting Rules
Unlikely Voter: Poll Analysis, Election Projection.
“I rejoice that America has resisted.” – William Pitt, the Elder
Thanks George. We all appreciate the hard work.
NightTwister (Diary) Monday, January 19th at 10:49AM EST (link)And to you also, Neil. I didn’t have the expertise to help, otherwise I would’ve lent a hand.
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. – Winston Churchill
Can we add somewhere on the to-do list
Christine (Diary) Monday, January 19th at 10:50AM EST (link)…assuming it isn’t already there, the addition of a field on the profile for our Twitter IDs?
With the popularity of the #tcot tag for Top Conservatives on Twitter, it would be great if we could share our IDs.
The primary process is FLAWED. Two states should not decide our candidate.
“I would be a poor Commander in Chief”
– Barack Obama, July 3 2008
YES PLEASE!
tsquare (Diary) Monday, January 19th at 11:30AM EST (link)oh and thanks for everything you do guys, you’re great.
Take the rest of the day off… with pay
I just pasted mine in my bio
Erick Brockway (Diary) Monday, January 19th at 11:48AM EST (link)n/t
Note to lefties;
“Don’t be afraid to see what you see.” -Ronald Reagan
Activists taking Action
Join the RedState Strike Force
And a "Preview" button, por favor?
scottbomb (Diary) Monday, January 19th at 1:47PM EST (link)No internet forum should be without one, especially when some of us have limited html skillz.
www.HowObamaGotElected.com
“The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism. But, under the name of ‘liberalism’, they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program, until one day America will be a socialist nation, without knowing how it happened.” – Norman Thomas, U.S. Socialist Party presidential candidate 1940, 1944 and 1948
As the guy continuously beating the dead horse I thank you both Neil and George
AceInTX (Diary) Monday, January 19th at 11:59AM EST (link)Breaking...Ramos & Compean pardoned.
NightTwister (Diary) Monday, January 19th at 12:50PM EST (link)Heard it on Twitter.
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. – Winston Churchill
Was just getting ready to post this, too, NT.
janis (Diary) Monday, January 19th at 12:52PM EST (link)I am so wonderfully relieved by this. I hope Johnny Whats-his-name in Texas has an exploding head right about now. Matter of fact, I hope George Bush contacted him personally to give him the news.
My thoughts are with the families of these two men and how awful this has been for them. What a blessing! Thank you, President Bush!
Yeah, it's on the "Breaking" headline on Foxnews.com [nt]
Bill S (Diary) Monday, January 19th at 12:53PM EST (link)“It’s such a fine line between stupid, and clever.” – David St. Hubbins
Actually commuted
SteveLA (Diary) Monday, January 19th at 1:05PM EST (link)“WASHINGTON (CNN) — On his final full day in office, President George W. Bush issued commutations for two former border patrol agents convicted in 2006 of shooting an illegal alien who was smuggling drugs at the time.
The prison sentence of Ignacio Ramos and Joe Campion will now end on March 20. ”
Not quite the same as a pardon, but at the end of the day a good outcome and they get to go home to their families which is great.
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Competency over ideological purity and litmus tests
Thanks Neil and George.
itrytobenice (Diary) Monday, January 19th at 1:20PM EST (link)I’m going to personally recommend that we double your wages to make up for all the time we have stolen from your lives.
Seriously, thanks guys.
Proper grammar saves lives.
Let’s eat Grandma.
Let’s eat, Grandma.
BO loves American.
itrytobenice (Diary) Monday, January 19th at 1:24PM EST (link)Yes, you read that right. PEBHO has decided that he has America’s best interests at heart after all. Or maybe he just feels really bad for picking Joe Biden as his #2.
But now, he has chosen Robert Gates to be the safe man during the inauguration. In other words, if someone manages to bomb the ceremony and kills them all, we get Gates as President.
Not that I expect it to happen, and I’m sure BO doesn’t either, but doesn’t it at least show that he cares whether or not we get a wandering buffoon as the new President in the event of a disaster. (What’s that you say? What about Biden? Well….better late than never.) After all, he could have picked Pelosi.
Proper grammar saves lives.
Let’s eat Grandma.
Let’s eat, Grandma.
Thanks!
Finrod (Diary) Monday, January 19th at 3:41PM EST (link)I’ve been missing having a functioning Recommended Diaries list for a while now. Kudos to getting it fixed.
Any chance of getting back the NEW! flag on new comments any time soon? That’s something that I’ve been missing since Redstate 1 days…..
Let’s get down to brass tacks here. How much for the ape?
Finrod - Re: "New!"
Brian Simpson (Diary) Monday, January 19th at 9:33PM EST (link)Neil has said before that it is unlikely. Something about site being too popular and servers whining like little babies at the thought.
Something like that at least.
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Important principles may and must be inflexible. ~ Abraham Lincoln
Exactly (nt)
Neil Stevens (Diary) Tuesday, January 20th at 12:25AM EST (link)RS contributing editor, technical administrator, and “a hardy variety of crabgrass.”
Read the RedState Posting Rules
Unlikely Voter: Poll Analysis, Election Projection.
“I rejoice that America has resisted.” – William Pitt, the Elder
Not gonna happen
Neil Stevens (Diary) Tuesday, January 20th at 12:25AM EST (link)Too inefficient. It was only possible before because RS was so tiny.
RS contributing editor, technical administrator, and “a hardy variety of crabgrass.”
Read the RedState Posting Rules
Unlikely Voter: Poll Analysis, Election Projection.
“I rejoice that America has resisted.” – William Pitt, the Elder
Neil
Thrhheggeegwc Jjtkylkfofud (Diary) Monday, January 19th at 6:32PM EST (link)Is it just me, or is the “Recommend” button not working?
See update (nt)
Neil Stevens (Diary) Tuesday, January 20th at 12:25AM EST (link)RS contributing editor, technical administrator, and “a hardy variety of crabgrass.”
Read the RedState Posting Rules
Unlikely Voter: Poll Analysis, Election Projection.
“I rejoice that America has resisted.” – William Pitt, the Elder
Recommend button still not working for me (n/t)
Finrod (Diary) Tuesday, January 20th at 10:45AM EST (link).
Let’s get down to brass tacks here. How much for the ape?
Nobody told you the truth, Finrod?
E Pluribus Unum (Diary) Tuesday, January 20th at 11:02AM EST (link)There’s a SoCon filter in the ‘Recommend’ button code.
Kill the Terrorists
Protect the Borders
Punch the Hippies h/t IMAO
Browser?
Neil Stevens (Diary) Tuesday, January 20th at 12:12PM EST (link)Works in firefox, known not to work in Safari.
RS contributing editor, technical administrator, and “a hardy variety of crabgrass.”
Read the RedState Posting Rules
Unlikely Voter: Poll Analysis, Election Projection.
“I rejoice that America has resisted.” – William Pitt, the Elder
Neil is the site under attack?
kyle8 (Diary) Tuesday, January 20th at 12:19PM EST (link)suddenly everything is dozens of times slower
“Nothing works like freedom, Nothing succeeds like liberty”
Kyle
The whole 'net is slow. Blame everyone trying to watch streaming video (n/t)
Finrod (Diary) Tuesday, January 20th at 12:42PM EST (link)…
Let’s get down to brass tacks here. How much for the ape?
Firefox 3 under Windoze (n/t)
Finrod (Diary) Tuesday, January 20th at 12:23PM EST (link)..
Let’s get down to brass tacks here. How much for the ape?
Recommend is working now (n/t)
Finrod (Diary) Wednesday, January 21st at 1:08AM EST (link)….
Let’s get down to brass tacks here. How much for the ape?
Attention...DRAMA is Dead...Long live SOUR
speciallist (Diary) Tuesday, January 20th at 1:35AM EST (link)Sign up today….action alert will be “Go Suck on this great diary….”
Or how about...
speciallist (Diary) Tuesday, January 20th at 1:40AM EST (link)“This diary doesn’t Suck, check it out…”
Get on the LList!
How about..."a little salt and Taquila with that?" :>) nt
AceInTX (Diary) Tuesday, January 20th at 2:55PM EST (link)"Hey Neil...All your algorithms are belong to me.."
speciallist (Diary) Tuesday, January 20th at 4:23PM EST (link)We already have a countermeasure ready for sour grapes drama (nt)
Neil Stevens (Diary) Tuesday, January 20th at 4:36PM EST (link)RS contributing editor, technical administrator, and “a hardy variety of crabgrass.”
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Unlikely Voter: Poll Analysis, Election Projection.
“I rejoice that America has resisted.” – William Pitt, the Elder
Neil, if you need a hand...
Jeff Walden (Diary) Wednesday, January 21st at 2:25PM EST (link)I can probably offer a little help from time to time. It’s more of my day job of staring at a computer, so I’m trying to be careful not to over-offer or under-deliver, but I can probably throw some time at things occasionally over weekends, perhaps.