Comments on: Silly Jim Leonard http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/1381 Jason Scott's Weblog Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:54:36 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Chuckles http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/1381/comment-page-1#comment-5221 Chuckles Sat, 03 May 2008 01:18:45 +0000 http://ascii.textfiles.com/?p=1381#comment-5221 "As if to butter the corncob of despair with a melted yellow layer of irony" My God I wish I'd written that. “As if to butter the corncob of despair with a melted yellow layer of irony”

My God I wish I’d written that.

]]> By: Flack http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/1381/comment-page-1#comment-5220 Flack Fri, 02 May 2008 22:33:26 +0000 http://ascii.textfiles.com/?p=1381#comment-5220 The similarity I noticed between both Trixter's and Jason's recent woes is that they both stem from internal pressures. It is amazing to me that either of you could possibly feel like a failure or that you haven't delivered when, let's face it, each of you have produced and delivered projects larger and more successful than lots and lots of other people. Who, when looking for information a game, hasn't searched MobyGames? Who, when curious about BBS information, hasn't run across textfiles.com? The failures that you guys may feel, while certainly real, are also self-imposed. You guys are the ones out there doing stuff, making the web something useful, informative and entertaining. I don't know anyone interested in old BBS culture, retro computers, or videogames that doesn't look up to one or both of you. The next time either of you are feeling bad about the things you haven't accomplished, sit back for a minute and go over some of the things you HAVE done. I think you'll find the list refreshing, inspirational, and longer than you suspect. Now cheer up and get back to work. The similarity I noticed between both Trixter’s and Jason’s recent woes is that they both stem from internal pressures. It is amazing to me that either of you could possibly feel like a failure or that you haven’t delivered when, let’s face it, each of you have produced and delivered projects larger and more successful than lots and lots of other people. Who, when looking for information a game, hasn’t searched MobyGames? Who, when curious about BBS information, hasn’t run across textfiles.com?

The failures that you guys may feel, while certainly real, are also self-imposed. You guys are the ones out there doing stuff, making the web something useful, informative and entertaining. I don’t know anyone interested in old BBS culture, retro computers, or videogames that doesn’t look up to one or both of you.

The next time either of you are feeling bad about the things you haven’t accomplished, sit back for a minute and go over some of the things you HAVE done. I think you’ll find the list refreshing, inspirational, and longer than you suspect.

Now cheer up and get back to work.

]]> By: Jim Leonard http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/1381/comment-page-1#comment-5219 Jim Leonard Fri, 02 May 2008 07:57:20 +0000 http://ascii.textfiles.com/?p=1381#comment-5219 Well, that pretty much takes the cake. And my sorrow along with it! I'm going to make this post my homepage for the next few months. Well, that pretty much takes the cake. And my sorrow along with it!

I’m going to make this post my homepage for the next few months.

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