EXTREMELY LATE CHRISTMAS CARD UPDATE: due to dramallamas i had to send out Christmas-related things v. late and as you may have noticed have not been delivered on time. I don't know when they will eventually get to where they're supposed to be, but it's probably sometime in the next two weeks? I HOPE THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM.
speaking of problems, that new LJ comment style is astoundingly horrible, huh? Like wow. In a year full of shitty site redesigns, LJ has pulled a truly impressive feat by towering head and shoulders above the rest in terms of pure fuckery. The Netflix and Youtube redesigns were spectacularly ugly but at least they worked as intended and did not induce physical harm, unless you're one of those types who are very sensitive to ugly things and vomit upon viewing such abominations.
But LJ went ABOVE AND BEYOND the call of duty and created a layout that, like movies in 3D, will severely strain your eyes with continued use. I can understand LJ's desire to update their dinosaur-era code, but the end result is supposed to be, y'know, better, not an actual assault on one's person.
I'm kind of glad there's been outside confirmation that the redesign really does hurt people's eyes more than the old one because at first I thought the mild headache was just like, a psychological thing, brought on by my BURNING RAGE. but no, it's a like a real thing that i will really have to look out for.
NOW, as I consider myself a particularly easy-going sort of person most of LJs recent updates have been, at most, a mild annoyance, and I haven't stopped using it, because of friends and active communities and such. BUT. Release 88 is physically causing me pain. I like LJ and all, but I'm pretty sure that when a site actually HURTS TO USE it is a good time to draw the line and just walk away. I like having eyes that work, after all.
also, LJ decided it would be an ~awesome~ idea to change my paid account to automatic renewal without notifying me (or anyone) first which is pretty fucking shitty. I NEVER use automatic payments for anything because I HATE THEM. That LJ just decided to switch them on for everyone without addressing the matter at all is just. I don't even. SURPRISE CREDIT CARD CHARGES ARE NOT OKAY.
What all this means: I'm going to withdraw from using LJ over the next few weeks, probably permanently and to the point where I delete![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
m_aenea. Right now that account is only used to follow a few people and communities that aren't mirrored on DW, and while there's not much I can do about the communities, most of the LJ e-pals I can keep in touch with through FB/twitter/tumblr/etc. instead. LJ is just too much of a hassle to use now.
I'm still deciding whether or not to import the entries fromm_aenea to ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
terabient - there's stuff I'd like to save, of course, but there's also a lot of clutter that could stand to be tossed out. I'm going to hold off until the flurry of imports from other people has died down a bit before making a decision, though.
Anyway, I just wanted to give a heads-up so that those who are only on my LJ flist aren't all weirded out when they seem_aenea deleted or wonder why I stopped updating in a few weeks. It's okay if you'd rather stick with LJ and not deal with moving or following people on DW; I'll miss you, but I really can't handle the current changes for more than a few minutes, and they're only set to get worse. ;o;
If you're not on DW and you'd like to be, account creation is free and open until the end of the year, after which you'll need an invite code. BUT if you miss that cutoff date I have like, a billion invite codes if you need one.
Hope to see you around~
speaking of problems, that new LJ comment style is astoundingly horrible, huh? Like wow. In a year full of shitty site redesigns, LJ has pulled a truly impressive feat by towering head and shoulders above the rest in terms of pure fuckery. The Netflix and Youtube redesigns were spectacularly ugly but at least they worked as intended and did not induce physical harm, unless you're one of those types who are very sensitive to ugly things and vomit upon viewing such abominations.
But LJ went ABOVE AND BEYOND the call of duty and created a layout that, like movies in 3D, will severely strain your eyes with continued use. I can understand LJ's desire to update their dinosaur-era code, but the end result is supposed to be, y'know, better, not an actual assault on one's person.
I'm kind of glad there's been outside confirmation that the redesign really does hurt people's eyes more than the old one because at first I thought the mild headache was just like, a psychological thing, brought on by my BURNING RAGE. but no, it's a like a real thing that i will really have to look out for.
NOW, as I consider myself a particularly easy-going sort of person most of LJs recent updates have been, at most, a mild annoyance, and I haven't stopped using it, because of friends and active communities and such. BUT. Release 88 is physically causing me pain. I like LJ and all, but I'm pretty sure that when a site actually HURTS TO USE it is a good time to draw the line and just walk away. I like having eyes that work, after all.
also, LJ decided it would be an ~awesome~ idea to change my paid account to automatic renewal without notifying me (or anyone) first which is pretty fucking shitty. I NEVER use automatic payments for anything because I HATE THEM. That LJ just decided to switch them on for everyone without addressing the matter at all is just. I don't even. SURPRISE CREDIT CARD CHARGES ARE NOT OKAY.
What all this means: I'm going to withdraw from using LJ over the next few weeks, probably permanently and to the point where I delete
m_aenea. Right now that account is only used to follow a few people and communities that aren't mirrored on DW, and while there's not much I can do about the communities, most of the LJ e-pals I can keep in touch with through FB/twitter/tumblr/etc. instead. LJ is just too much of a hassle to use now. I'm still deciding whether or not to import the entries from
m_aenea to terabient - there's stuff I'd like to save, of course, but there's also a lot of clutter that could stand to be tossed out. I'm going to hold off until the flurry of imports from other people has died down a bit before making a decision, though. Anyway, I just wanted to give a heads-up so that those who are only on my LJ flist aren't all weirded out when they see
m_aenea deleted or wonder why I stopped updating in a few weeks. It's okay if you'd rather stick with LJ and not deal with moving or following people on DW; I'll miss you, but I really can't handle the current changes for more than a few minutes, and they're only set to get worse. ;o;If you're not on DW and you'd like to be, account creation is free and open until the end of the year, after which you'll need an invite code. BUT if you miss that cutoff date I have like, a billion invite codes if you need one.
Hope to see you around~
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Date: 2011-12-28 01:22 am (UTC)From:The coinciding of LJ being shit and Dreamwidth having free account creation is pretty good though, because I've finally got a chance of making a Dreamwidth account without having to pay (mostly because I wasn't sure how often I'd use it) but there's also a whole bunch of fandom stuff there that I can now read. Which is awesome :D
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Date: 2011-12-31 07:34 am (UTC)From:I'm really glad everyone who wants a DW has been able to get one so far, though I wonder what will happen when invite codes are put back in place. DW tends to give more invite codes than users can pass on but with so many people joining up right now maybe they'll have to scale back for a bit.
o__O
Date: 2011-12-29 09:41 pm (UTC)From:Anyway, I sent my card a bit late, so I'm not going to complain xD
Re: o__O
Date: 2012-01-01 01:44 am (UTC)From:If this were just a beta or one-time redesign I suppose I'd stick it out, but if the rest of the site is going to become equally user-unfriendly and they don't take the concerns of paid account holders seriously, I won't continue to support them in any way, even if my contribution to their bottom line is negligible. :P
If you don't want to abandon LJ completely Dreamwidth allows you to crosspost entries and import older entries and comments to your DW journal. Communities are different, although in the last week my DW flist has EXPLODED with new community promos and activity from all the people leaving LJ.
I was thinking of hosting a Soulcalibur anon kink meme there since SCV is releasing soon XD and the LJ SC community is totally dead.Though IDK if anyone would, you know...find it or use it.I got your card on Christmas Eve! I AM ALWAYS OKAY WITH STICKER SPAM. ♥
Re: o__O
Date: 2012-01-02 05:18 am (UTC)From:I hope the tiny stickers I included with the card didn't fall out during transit though...there were like 4 of them? (I'm not sure). I couldn't seal part of the envelope which is why I'm asking :D But I'm glad you like the card :D