deskthority.net vs geekhack.org

JBert · 20 Apr 2012, 22:25

For those wanting to stalk ripster: ripster's wiki contributions.

off · 20 Apr 2012, 22:30

fonts

daedalus · 20 Apr 2012, 22:37

webwit wrote:Admit it, you just want to win the G84-4400.

You're probably looking at what remains after the geekhack wiki wars. Something about someone who dared to edit a ripster page, and then ripster setting up vbb to destroy all.

All I know is that the pics can't be seen on my IBM article...

ripster · 21 Apr 2012, 04:19

Somebody reverted your history. That borks attachments (stupid WikiVault software).

I can fix it with a kludgy workaround if you want.

Wiki organization at GH has always been a mess.

ripster · 21 Apr 2012, 04:20

off wrote: fonts

My HTML skillz consist of clicking things to see what happens.

ripster · 21 Apr 2012, 04:21

off wrote:
ripster wrote:Hah, I finished that LAST week.
wuyou did?! nice. where though?

My hard drive. Works great. In fact I just dropped my monthly backup at the Bank Safe Deposit (don't trust the cloud - I mean isn't that a bunch of water droplets?).

off · 21 Apr 2012, 05:36

so when will it come from "there to here"?

daedalus · 21 Apr 2012, 12:18

ripster wrote:Somebody reverted your history. That borks attachments (stupid WikiVault software).

I can fix it with a kludgy workaround if you want.

Wiki organization at GH has always been a mess.

Not really, there's not much left there anyway.

ripster · 21 Apr 2012, 16:26

Yep, I assume that's why someone tried the reversion.

Unfortunately with MediaVault Vb add on reverting history is like putting plastic explosives on the vault and hopping the detonator doesn't pick up some static electricity.

KABOOM!

I came up with this analogy putting my 2tb backup drive in the safe deposit box. Are Netherlands bank vaults waterproof?

ripster · 22 Apr 2012, 03:01

off wrote:so when will it come from "there to here"?

Nice table!

http://deskthority.net/wiki/Controller_matrix_traces

off · 22 Apr 2012, 03:42

ripster wrote:Nice table!

.. it'd be a shame if something were to happen to it..

And yes, point.

Hats off to you and the wiki's you've produced through the times, thanks; also from the untold numbers of lurkers.
Ofcourse that goes out as well to all those that produced such informative pages for others to stumble upon and take in.
Thanks, for sharing, it is much appreciated.

Spoiler:

ripster · 22 Apr 2012, 03:59

np
http://geekhack.org/forumdisplay.php?85-ripster

webwit · 22 Apr 2012, 04:05

That wiki sucks. Searched for cloud of boobs. Nothing.

off · 22 Apr 2012, 05:38

ripster wrote:np
http://geekhack.org/forumdisplay.php?85-ripster

Nice, yet still it's hard to browse. Forumproblem, having it here as well. Stuff everywhere, even titles nor pagecounts mean much of anything w.r.t. the amount of gold or crap you'll find inside. Pft, even my pm, bookmarks and 'view your posts' are hard to filter. Search seems the only way.. if you know what you're looking for. and how it has been said.

ripster · 22 Apr 2012, 15:54

webwit wrote:That wiki sucks. Searched for cloud of boobs. Nothing.

?

Surely you know Vbulletin search engine is fucked!
http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?2199 ... post464444

What pisses me off is .xl thought of it first!

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?1711 ... post329722

Ah, from a day when GH still had some Wit!

ripster · 22 Apr 2012, 15:59

off wrote:
ripster wrote:np
http://geekhack.org/forumdisplay.php?85-ripster
Nice, yet still it's hard to browse. Forumproblem, having it here as well. Stuff everywhere, even titles nor pagecounts mean much of anything w.r.t. the amount of gold or crap you'll find inside. Pft, even my pm, bookmarks and 'view your posts' are hard to filter. Search seems the only way.. if you know what you're looking for. and how it has been said.

Off, you are ALWAYS off topic by definition.

off · 22 Apr 2012, 16:05

ripster wrote:
off wrote:
ripster wrote:np
http://geekhack.org/forumdisplay.php?85-ripster
Nice, yet still it's hard to browse. Forumproblem, having it here as well. Stuff everywhere, even titles nor pagecounts mean much of anything w.r.t. the amount of gold or crap you'll find inside. Pft, even my pm, bookmarks and 'view your posts' are hard to filter. Search seems the only way.. if you know what you're looking for. and how it has been said.
Off, you are ALWAYS off topic by definition.

Hence the need for search.
Just this time I'd say only slightly; deskthority vs geekhack, points to dt for wiki browsability, points to gh for info amount.

ripster · 22 Apr 2012, 16:22

Whatever.

I'm like Helvetica. Swiss. High on ALPS. Distrustful of the Germans but still decidedly neutral in the GH/DT Wiki Wars.

All my content is Creative Commons anyway.

My reasons for that are elucidated here:
http://encyclopediadramatica.se/Creative_Commons

All my organs (except my dick) may be used and distributed freely by anyone as long as you aren't a dick and strip my watermark or forget to acknowledge Ripster as..

THE NUMBER ONE KEYBOARD EXPERT ON THE PLANET
(no citation needed - it's like asking if the sky is blue)

webwit · 22 Apr 2012, 16:30

ripster wrote:Creative Commons

Finally you have seen the light. This means we can now strip of those watermarks as long as we keep the original credits intact in some obscure wiki page.

ripster · 22 Apr 2012, 16:37

Just spell my name right, NOT Ripstar!

off · 22 Apr 2012, 16:47

ripster wrote:Swiss. High on ALPS. Distrustful of the Germans but still decidedly neutral in the GH/DT Wiki Wars.

You swiss? Neutral? And high on Alps?

and for the love of all that is nasty, delete that face from geekgirl, pretty please with sugar on top.
It's the right thing to do.

webwit · 22 Apr 2012, 17:58

ripster wrote:
webwit wrote:That wiki sucks. Searched for cloud of boobs. Nothing.

?

Surely you know Vbulletin search engine is fucked!
http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?2199 ... post464444

What pisses me off is .xl thought of it first!

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?1711 ... post329722

Ah, from a day when GH still had some Wit!

Now I cannot find anything at all.

ripster · 22 Apr 2012, 18:04

I've been forced to post at OCN and even HardForum.

I will be posting a borderline offensive Lego pic. Notify your Admin team to stay alert.

webwit · 22 Apr 2012, 22:34

I bet someone tried to reverse a wiki change.

off · 22 Apr 2012, 22:46

Meanwhile at geekhack..
"ripster
Guest"

Trent · 23 Apr 2012, 01:08

off wrote:Meanwhile at geekhack..
"ripster
Guest"

Yeah I saw that lol

Soarer · 23 Apr 2012, 01:12

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Oh noes... the post count... the page views... the wiki edit count...

ripster · 23 Apr 2012, 02:08

Bwahahahaha!

Well, people who get above 50k views ARE certifiably crazy!

A pm from iMav would have been nice but hey, his website, his rules. At least I got my content backed up.

I suspect this was the final straw:

http://deskthority.net/off-topic-f10/ge ... tml#p44277

guilleguillaume · 23 Apr 2012, 02:47

Wow! Are you leaving Geekhack?

itlnstln · 23 Apr 2012, 13:29

It looks like there was a database rollback on GH this morning. Ripster is alive now.