@cengland0 Drag down and let go… Mehrathon risk in the old days was wearing a thumb shaped groove on the middle of the gorilla glass screen like a worry stone.
@djslack Thanks but I did know that. I was being sarcastic because that F5 doesn’t work on all browers and my main one is my phone. Works on my laptop with Chrome though. When using Mac OSX, F5 did not work on Safari or Chrome so I had to create a macro that looked for the F5 and then submit the appropriate pull-down menu options to select the refresh option.
I agree. Throw a few in throughout the day to keep us on our toes and keep things interesting.
I get it, you want us to spend $100 and buy the shit that’s been sitting on your shelves for way to long. But I don’t have a $100 to blow on shit I really don’t need. And just don’t have a $100 to blow period! It’s too rich for my blood.
This is your birthday at least have us play a game or do something that we can earn a free irk. And not tattoo ourself bc I can’t do that.
@Star2236 Agreed. Several years we had some really interesting/cute games/activities/challenges we needed to do and post. @thumperchick was one of the ones running many of those. I forget who the other person was and too lazy to look
Last year, at least I think it was then, there were contests and the prizes never got sent to the winners.
@Kidsandliz@Star2236@Thumperchick
Yes that was a really fun day! My guy, not a Meh-head, even got excited about helping me do stuff! He would have totally been into baking a birthday cake today but since we’re both eating healthier and all…
WAIT, who am I fooling, we’ve got our fat asses on a full fledged DIET! Guess we could’ve given the cake to a skinny neighbor though.
@Kidsandliz@Lynnerizer@Thumperchick
I know. The games and challenges were fun. I was even willing to bake and send it into MEH people for a free irk.
Then I realized I needed a new fitness tracker with gps (for my walking) and thought MAYBE, MAYBE meh would have one in the mehathon and that could justify me spending money but no, no fitness tracker. No irk. I guess no cookies for meh.
@Kidsandliz@Lynnerizer@Star2236@Thumperchick Yeah, some level of interaction would be nice. No watching the timer. no need to buy something within its time window. Even the click faces were all the same, so no little animation to build up, no running story in the product description.
I was just checking in every few hours or more, looking at the previous deals (I did buy the battery cases but that was it), and then going on about the day …
What’s even worse than the lack of the Irk challenge is that I haven’t even seen anything worth using the discount code on. Guess this is all part of the reason I haven’t spent much time here this year. Once upon a time we had Matt entertaining us every day, unexpected Irks, fun challenges and games put forth by @JonT, and enthralling Goat adventures with Tiny Tub Mummy. All these things built a wonderful community where we were all involved. Most of that is gone, except for a handful of good people who have stuck around.
I fucking miss the old days. (Like when that would add one to the count for @carl669)
@cinoclav I try not to be nostalgic and realize change is the only constant but… yeah. I don’t know if it’s more low-key because the birthday is on a weekend, if there’s something in store for midweek, or what.
@gertiestn Elon’s idea of a good time seems to alternate between recreational substances, spending other people’s money in vast amounts, and tossing monkey wrenches around wildly. I do not want to speculate too much about what he’d do here.
I’ve gotten many IRKs, but only through contests, finding hidden ones, and outright purchase. I was never able to get one by timing a BUY at the rollover, though tried numerous times. Got sick of Captchas, cycling green bars, etc., then the inevitable SOLD OUT message, apparently from two minutes before. Then exposed to all the comments from the braggarts about how they had kept their streak of 19 dozen consecutive IRKs going.
I, for one, DO NOT MISS the refresh game. To me, that “thrill” was somewhere below the thrill of a surprise electric shock when working on electronics. (Maybe that is something you thrill-seekers/-missers could try. Or just hammer some nails while blindfolded.)
I much prefer this new way. And, funny, it seems to match the ways of a commerce site a little more appropriately.
When the Irk timer starts. You have three minutes to click “buy now”
Everyone who clicked who hadn’t won one in that event gets put into a waiting list and 100 people (not necessarily first 100) are sent a link to actually buy the Irk once the three minutes are up.
It keeps the thrill alive, without making it a contest of who has the fastest internet plan and least latency connecting to Carrollton, Texas.
@OnionSoup Whichever one that would be $5. It was more satisfying to have 10 slim chances at outpacing the rest of the internet to throw away $5 at a time than the current guarantee of wasting $50-$100 a pop for stuff I that still wouldn’t pick up if they were on the Walmart clearance rack. The whole IRK refund if you buy something else is too much like a shady store pushing a buy 5 tires of questionable origin and quality and get a 6th used spare for free deal. I don’t need 5 tires at a time let alone an already flat spare.
On the other hand, look at that lineup!
Well at least you don’t risk breaking your F5 key before the rest of the keys on your keyboard.
How do you hit F5 on an Android phone using the Chrome browser?
@cengland0 Drag down and let go… Mehrathon risk in the old days was wearing a thumb shaped groove on the middle of the gorilla glass screen like a worry stone.
@djslack Thanks but I did know that. I was being sarcastic because that F5 doesn’t work on all browers and my main one is my phone. Works on my laptop with Chrome though. When using Mac OSX, F5 did not work on Safari or Chrome so I had to create a macro that looked for the F5 and then submit the appropriate pull-down menu options to select the refresh option.
@cengland0 @djslack on a mac it is easier to put the cursor in the url field and leave it there and then keep hitting return.
Maybe we need multiple IRK options?
I agree. Throw a few in throughout the day to keep us on our toes and keep things interesting.
I get it, you want us to spend $100 and buy the shit that’s been sitting on your shelves for way to long. But I don’t have a $100 to blow on shit I really don’t need. And just don’t have a $100 to blow period! It’s too rich for my blood.
This is your birthday at least have us play a game or do something that we can earn a free irk. And not tattoo ourself bc I can’t do that.
@Star2236 Agreed. Several years we had some really interesting/cute games/activities/challenges we needed to do and post. @thumperchick was one of the ones running many of those. I forget who the other person was and too lazy to look
Last year, at least I think it was then, there were contests and the prizes never got sent to the winners.
@Star2236
@Kidsandliz @Star2236 @Thumperchick
Yes that was a really fun day! My guy, not a Meh-head, even got excited about helping me do stuff! He would have totally been into baking a birthday cake today but since we’re both eating healthier and all…
WAIT, who am I fooling, we’ve got our fat asses on a full fledged DIET! Guess we could’ve given the cake to a skinny neighbor though.
@Lynnerizer @Star2236 @Thumperchick Or made an animal cake and given it to pets.
@Kidsandliz @Lynnerizer @Thumperchick
No irk. I guess no cookies for meh.
I know. The games and challenges were fun. I was even willing to bake and send it into MEH people for a free irk.
Then I realized I needed a new fitness tracker with gps (for my walking) and thought MAYBE, MAYBE meh would have one in the mehathon and that could justify me spending money but no, no fitness tracker.
@Kidsandliz @Lynnerizer @Star2236 @Thumperchick Yeah, some level of interaction would be nice. No watching the timer. no need to buy something within its time window. Even the click faces were all the same, so no little animation to build up, no running story in the product description.
I was just checking in every few hours or more, looking at the previous deals (I did buy the battery cases but that was it), and then going on about the day …
It was very lower-case meh
@Star2236 I wish I had $100 buck to blow on Useless stuff. I can buy the same stuff cheaper on AliExpress.
And since old deals are available after new item comes up (assuming no sellout), no need to check each item as it appears.
@medz Unless you want your face click count to get as high as possible.
@Kidsandliz unless you already missed a click and your perfect streak is gone and now life has no meaning
/giphy why-even-try
@medz Well true but you can aim for the most number of clicks. I am close to 6000 (my best of number in a row has been something like 408 days LOL).
@Kidsandliz @medz Thanks for the sad reminder.
@Kidsandliz @medz I gave up on the face click count. At best, my life makes a mockery of any attempts to do things that require daily attention.
/youtube coming down again
The meh-ist meh that ever meh-ed
What’s even worse than the lack of the Irk challenge is that I haven’t even seen anything worth using the discount code on. Guess this is all part of the reason I haven’t spent much time here this year. Once upon a time we had Matt entertaining us every day, unexpected Irks, fun challenges and games put forth by @JonT, and enthralling Goat adventures with Tiny Tub Mummy. All these things built a wonderful community where we were all involved. Most of that is gone, except for a handful of good people who have stuck around.
I fucking miss the old days. (Like when that would add one to the count for @carl669)
@cinoclav agree
@cinoclav I try not to be nostalgic and realize change is the only constant but… yeah. I don’t know if it’s more low-key because the birthday is on a weekend, if there’s something in store for midweek, or what.
Yes. Maybe Elon will tire of Twitter & buy Meh next. He knows how to have a good time.
@gertiestn He could rename it Mehlon
@gertiestn Elon’s idea of a good time seems to alternate between recreational substances, spending other people’s money in vast amounts, and tossing monkey wrenches around wildly. I do not want to speculate too much about what he’d do here.
@gertiestn @werehatrack
You forgot “randomly participating in the creation of offspring”.
@f00l @gertiestn @werehatrack @heartny My guess, given recent headlines, is that he’d name it something like MehX…?
@f00l @gertiestn @heartny @ircon96 @werehatrack Or maybe Mehsla.
I’ve gotten many IRKs, but only through contests, finding hidden ones, and outright purchase. I was never able to get one by timing a BUY at the rollover, though tried numerous times. Got sick of Captchas, cycling green bars, etc., then the inevitable SOLD OUT message, apparently from two minutes before. Then exposed to all the comments from the braggarts about how they had kept their streak of 19 dozen consecutive IRKs going.
I, for one, DO NOT MISS the refresh game. To me, that “thrill” was somewhere below the thrill of a surprise electric shock when working on electronics. (Maybe that is something you thrill-seekers/-missers could try. Or just hammer some nails while blindfolded.)
I much prefer this new way. And, funny, it seems to match the ways of a commerce site a little more appropriately.
@phendrick I got several when at home and connected via Cat6 to the internet.
At work, using my phone. No chance, too much lag.
My Irk suggestion.
When the Irk timer starts. You have three minutes to click “buy now”
Everyone who clicked who hadn’t won one in that event gets put into a waiting list and 100 people (not necessarily first 100) are sent a link to actually buy the Irk once the three minutes are up.
It keeps the thrill alive, without making it a contest of who has the fastest internet plan and least latency connecting to Carrollton, Texas.
So what would most people pick if Instant Regret Kit was offered in two varieties.
The Gloom variety: guaranteed not to be completely trash, but also guaranteed nothing of value.
Or the Doom variety. Mainly Trackrs and trash but with more chance of something of value too (but mostly just boxes of trash).
Would you pick the safe “Gloom” route, or roll the dice with the “Doom” route.
@OnionSoup Whichever one that would be $5. It was more satisfying to have 10 slim chances at outpacing the rest of the internet to throw away $5 at a time than the current guarantee of wasting $50-$100 a pop for stuff I that still wouldn’t pick up if they were on the Walmart clearance rack. The whole IRK refund if you buy something else is too much like a shady store pushing a buy 5 tires of questionable origin and quality and get a 6th used spare for free deal. I don’t need 5 tires at a time let alone an already flat spare.
KuoH
@OnionSoup same as how I play the lottery. Really cheap with small odds of getting something not worthless.
Someone needs to invent a website that allows people to be unfaithful with a different, more thrilling e-commerce website after the thrill is gone.