matt is a 41 year old male from Oakland, CA who
has been a member for about 3 years and 3 months.
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Twitter: @matsientst Website: thisorthat.com Favorite Book: Secret Life of Woodpecker Favorite Movie: Royal Tenenbaums Things you <3: I like thisorthat!
That's totally understandable. I just told her I'd pass the message along. Keep up the great work. I know there's a lot going on with it at the moment.
Hey Brash, We've talked a lot about this. Actually since day one of This or That (as well as a mobile app). I would love to tackle it but we have some features that we want to tackle first. We'll keep you posted!
Hey man, I love the new tracker bar on the articles. It's a great addition. I also wanted to mention that my old boss wondered about being able to like/dislike people's comments.
Hey Lockheed, It's in the works. Ill keep you posted as to when it goes live. We're most concerned with reporting abuse right now and later we'll be focused on liking/disliking for everything ToTs, comments etc.
By ToT, I mean a feature article, which I had almost finished and went to save. I pressed save. It took a while to load. When it loaded, nothing was in the blog editor. The blog draft is still on my list of drafts, but the editor is blank. The blog ID is 610. Could be an earlier version somewhere, anywhere?
Hey Matt! Long time no chat. I wanted to ask you what makes a camera have the ability to take still pictures even in movement? I asked this question all the time and tried to research it but I guess because of how I ask it, the right answer doesn't come about. I hope you can help. P.S. I love what you did with the site!
Yo Qwerty! How goes it!? We missed you around here. So in answer to your question most cameras use an aperture to either let in light or shut it out. This helps get the exact amount of light that is necessary for your photos. So, in the old days when you had film there was a certain exposure (of light) that was needed for the photo to look right. The control for this is called your f-stop. So, when you have it open wide lots of light can get in. When it's closed tight very little light can get in. The other factor was shutter speed. How long do you let in light? The longer it is the more light that gets in. For action photos you need a lens that can shoot at very high shutter speeds and have an f-stop (aperture) that can take in enough light. Your best bet for this is a digital SLR. I highly recommend them, but they can be pricey... Here's an article on the subject. I'm sure I'm not doing a great job of explaining it.
Here is what happened: I clicked on the save button to save what I'd written. It was taking a while. Then when it finally loaded, I had an empty blog editor where I once had an awesome ToT. My heart broke.
I just spent the last two hours writing a ToT. I pressed save, and what I got back was a blog editor with nothing in it. Is there anyone you can recover a previous version of the ToT so I can continue writing it? It was called "5 Ways to Horribly Misinterpret Dr. Seuss's Books" or something like that. Thank you.
hahaha. I changed my image to test out that bug! It's Al Davis. Owner of the Oakland Raiders. Pretty horrific looking cat, huh? You should blog about the ugliest celebrities of all time.
Hey, my wife just joined (smidge3) and tried to update her picture, and it hasn't updated yet. The usual. Probably just takes a little time to go through, yes?
Yeah, Sorry about that. I added some caching of data in the system and it aggressively caches those user images... I have a fix but I haven't deployed it yet. Thanks for the heads up Brash!
Hey Matt, I was telling a freind to check out my page (and ToT) and he tried to click on the link for my St Patrick's Day article. (It's scheduled to post on the 16th) I was wondering why it was showing if it isn't officially published yet. (Really just a heads up)
Which Julia has the more commanding Twitter presence?
Twitter has spawned a number of internet celebrities. These twitterati have unprecedented reach and influence and are pushing the envelope of reach for minor celebrities. So, which do Julia do you prefer? Julia Roy or Julia Segal
Hey, I was wondering if it would be possible to set up the profile page so articles can be listed separately from regular ToTs? I'd love to be able to send my friends a link and say, 'here's all my articles on ToT.' Then let them check out the ToT process from there.
Simon or Garfunkel?
You grew up listening to this stuff. Who do you think had more talent? I personally think this is pretty obvious but maybe you guys prefer bad acting?
Man, you're observant. We took the photos at Jon's old house. He had murals up in all of his kids room. They were more interesting than us having mug shots in front of a height chart.
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Yo Matt, I am having problems submitting posts in the admin section. Rebecca is working on it but basically, when I try to embed a ToT or save the post it just wipes everything? Let me know if you have any thoughts.
Sorry for the points thing... but seeing as how you have access to the database tables, I won't tell if somehow, suddenly you have 9,325,802 points. Can I redeem them for prizes, like at a carnie infested fair?
What I'd like to be able to do is use my iPhone as a mobile ToTing tool. I could finish all my feature articles for the week on my hour long bus commute! What would make that easier is if there were options in both the TOT creator and the blog editor to access my iPhone's photo gallery, where I will have saved funny pictures. An option to add an image by typing in it's URL would be great for the ToT creator, too. Thanks for listening!
That would be awesome! We need to get a mobile app rolling. We've been talking about it for a long time but there aren't enough hours in the day. 4 people pushed to the limits of human endurance!
Sorry, another question, dude! Any way we can institute an auto save on blog entry drafts? I was in the middle of writing a neat post about the Egyptian protest, got a little involved with it, and then my browser crashed. And then I wept, bitterly. In public. Thanks again, Mr. Macchia.
I have debated this a lot. I definitely can, but in it's current iteration it's a page refresh and not ajax. How do you think it should work? Perhaps it waits until you've stopped doing anything for 1 minute? It would suck to have it do a page refresh in the middle of writing something.
Which star wars geekiness curls your toes?
Geeks Are Sexy (a blog I peruse) recently had some great posts this week. Ham Solo and Baby Carrier. As a latent Star Wars fan, I must say they both made me spit my coffee out all over my Bubba Fett T-Shirt. Which do you like best?
You are web design god among men, and busy to boot. That said, I ask how long down your list of things to do is iOS compatibility for both ToTs and Admin tools. Keep kicking ass.
The header design was done by Chad actually. Our new guy. He's awesome and is already bringing value. All I did was code the bad boy up. As for the iOS, let me know what issues your seeing and Ill try and get them taken care of.
Great improvement to the header! Very clean. ~ unrelated, but noticed... the "more" button appears after searching when there are no more results. Something off with the pagination?
Thanks for the info Matt, there's still no points for the tweets though. Can you help me with something else? I screwed up a link in my meat post...it's not there. Is there any way you can fix it for me?
Hey again. I'm running into a strange problem with a blog I'm trying to work on. It is called "TVs more irrelevant shows." Every time I try to load an image on the post it disappears when I go to save it. I've got 3 other posts that are working just fine, but this one keeps glitching. Any thoughts or suggestions? I have tried doing just one pic and then saving, and I've also tried adding text to see what happens. I'm tempted to just delete it and start over, but I thought it best to check with the tech man first.
Glad you're talking to me before deleting anything. Ill take a look at your drafts in the morning and try to find out what is wrong. It may just be a corrupt image. Ill let you know what I find.
Hey Johnny. You get the points when the questions are answered. So, you need to wait for those. And as for tweeting you definitely get points if you tweet a ToT. Make sure to use our button otherwise it's hard for us to know. Let me know if you need more details.
For your smoochums which is better?
Valentines day is upon us and we all have to grapple with what to get your better half? I generally vote for kickin' socks but I also get flowers. What do you think is the better gift?
Matt, been meaning to say for a while now... kuddos on the great scripting on the site! Starting a ToT and being able to go from one device or computer to another and having the site retain what info I have already entered is a lifesaver. Not to mention the other AJAX-type interfaces and processes. Site is getting better and better!
Thanks Anubisibuna! I appreciate that. We all try and do our best to create an awesome site. The problems with the rich client is the rich client bugs! Do me a favor and ping me and let me know when you find them and Ill try and fix them as quickly as I can.
Hi Matt. I dont know If this went through to you the last time but Two of my ToTs are mixed together. Can you fix that please? Its really annoying. Thanks
Which gang to join?
Being a teenager is full of perplexing questions, today more than ever. One of the most difficult question any kid ever faces is which gang to join? What do you think? Who did you choose?
Is Charlie Sheen Dead?
Charlie Sheen has been battling some pretty powerful demons lately. He was just released from the hospital and back at home after suffering some 'stomach pains'. I think that is a euphemism for an STD for romping with porn stars. Some clever soul, after hearing all this about Charlie Sheen created the website http://www.ischarliesheendead. com/
lol Matt i swear to you ToT doesn't like my page. 2 of my ToTs i made are now tied into each other... Can you fix that please? would reallyyy apreciate it.
Hey, Is it true that Dell Batteries are better than HP's and their chargers are better too? or No? This question stumped me for a while.. What do you recommend?
This is hilarious that you are asking me this. Just speaking anecdotally, My last This or That laptop was a top of the line HP. It was still a giant piece of crap and fell apart in a year. I did lose my charger once for it and it cost me a ridiculous amount to replace it. I can't recall the exact amount but it was over $50. Dell is the same way for charges but they are at least ridiculously common. So you can usually find them on craigslist. I vote Dell. You should post a ToT and see what others think...
Hey Matt. Sorry to bug you but you should know that every time I check my mail from my inbox I see that someone commented on a ToT I commented on or a ToT I made. Point is when I click on the link to that specific ToT it is a random ToT. Hope you can fix it.
Good morning Matt. Sorry to bother you I just had a quick question. I'm not sure what I did wrong but the pictures for my last ToT didn't post, can you help me fix it? Seems to be a problem with my profile picture too. Thanks.
Hey Johnny4 We've been having some technical problems with our images. Take a look now. They should be fine. If not please let me know. Enjoy the site!
Hi Matt. Knowing that you are the tech support here, can you please tell me how to permantly change my sex and password on this site? Everytime I change it, it doesn't work. I'm really clueless and I don't think i'm doing anything wrong. I'd love some help :)
Hi dbqwerty, You should be able to go to your profile page /u/dbwerty and click on edit profile. There you can change your information. If it's not working please write a detailed list of what your doing and Ill fix it asap! Thanks!
Who was the more influential civil rights leader?
Both were deeply religious civil rights leaders expounding the tenet of non-violent demonstration. But, who do you think had a more profound impact on the world? Gandhi Martin Luther King Jr.
Hey, since you're the tech guy according to the 'our story' link, I
just wanted to mention that I keep getting logged out periodically.
I am using my Facebook account to participate, and it may have
something to do with my satellite connection. Is there a way I can
use the FB account to create a more stable access through the site
or some other way to fix my problem?
Hey Lockheed, My guess is that if you're logged out of Facebook and
come to our site then you'll be logged out. My suggestion is that
instead of using facebook connect you just login using our login.
Use your username and password and your good to go. Let me know if
you have any trouble.
Are we getting dumber or is the education system flawed?
According to a new study released Tuesday, 1 in 4 recruits fail the entrance exam. Questions are often basic, such as: 'If 2 plus x equals 4, what is the value of x?'. Are people getting dumber, or is the US education system in trouble?
On a trip to NYC which do you visit?
My friend is off to NYC and they are asking the question of which to visit in Times Square. What do you guys think?
Which do you fear more?
The fear of elevators is pretty common. But injuries are much more common on escalators. Which raises the question: Which do you fear more?
Who is being a bigger baby?
Last week, Google changed its terms of service so that anybody utilizing its Contacts API is required to reciprocate by exporting its contacts back to Google. In other words, if a company or social network wants to let users import their Gmail friends so their users can find their friends, then it has to allow for the same type of importing. Facebook won't allow it. Sour grapes or social network ...
Which is worse to have in your home?
New York tourism is down due to the fears around bedbug infestations. Which raises the question, which would be worse, bedbugs or cockroaches?
Under the Hood at This or That
All of us at This or That thought it would be fun to share as much as we can about the technology that powers the site and the thinking behind it. We started the company with the goal of quickly making high performance web apps that we can rapidly iterate, and we.re not afraid to be early adopters if we are convinced that.s the way to produce a better experience for our users (plus we like to save money!). To that end, we.ve built our app with heavy use of open source tools.
Welcome to This Or That!
This or That is a user-driven comparison website that lets you create and vote on comparisons for anything and everything. We feel that comparing is a fundamental human activity, and This Or That aims to be the definitive source of all comparisons. Create a This or That (or 'ToT,' as we like to call them) on any topic you have a question about. People will vote and discuss the topic and you can find out a definitive answer!
1.) Complete & total lack of enthusiasm to do what my boss wants while @ work. 2.) I procrastinate, a lot ... & end up here. 3.) It's fun 4.) To quote the fan favorite, Enrique, "I like it" 5.) You all rock; or in 733t: R0x0r my b0X0r$ 6.) I'm lonely 7.) It's a creative outlet 8.) Once I'm in, I'm hard to get rid of 9.) I secretly wish I had a popular website 10.) I like cheese
Thanks Matt! I told Rebecca I would probably do sports, entertainment, offbeat, and stay away from politics! Then my first post is 100% political! Just trying to keep you guys on your toes!
Hey, I did so but nothing changed :( Im apparently still a female and is my pic supposed to be so blurry because everyone else's is pretty clear. (btw I sent you a reply a while back and I dont think it went through to you so I'm trying again lol. If you see more than one reply dont hate plz.) I also think my Alltime points dont match this months (even though I just joined 7 days ago...)
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