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veronica mars drabble, complaining

  • Apr. 15th, 2005 at 10:39 AM
cali: (gael)
You know what sucks? Going through 4 and a half gigabytes of bandwidth when only two people comment to tell me they've downloaded something. That sucks. And you know, I'm not the queen of the universe and I can't command people to comment, and I made the entry public so blah blah blah it's all my fault I shouldn't expect it but DUDE. How hard is it to click a few buttons and type a few words out? Not very! Hmph.


[livejournal.com profile] scribblinlenore and [livejournal.com profile] fairy_tale_echo issued a drabble challenge for the newest Veronica Mars



He peals out so fast, Logan thinks his tires might actually be coming off on the pavement. All that matters is getting there. Until he realizes that he doesn't know where the fuck he should be once he's at the motel. The second story seems better strategically, and if that asshole's room is on the ground floor he'll jump off the fucking balcony before he let's another person in his life down. In the end, none of his thoughts matter because as soon as he sees Ben's hand clenched so tightly on Veronica's arm, he's all adrenaline and sheer instinct.
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[identity profile] talitha78.livejournal.com wrote:
Apr. 15th, 2005 06:25 pm (UTC)
Going through 4 and a half gigabytes of bandwidth when only two people comment to tell me they've downloaded something.

I hear ya. I do have some really cool people on my friendslist who comment, but what about the other 50 people who downloaded? But, hey, nobody forced me to post the ep, so I shouldn't complain too much, right?
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[identity profile] pacific-gravity.livejournal.com wrote:
Apr. 15th, 2005 06:33 pm (UTC)
And you know, I'm not the queen of the universe and I can't command people to comment, and I made the entry public so blah blah blah it's all my fault I shouldn't expect it but DUDE.

*hugs you anyway*
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[identity profile] scarlettmoon.livejournal.com wrote:
Apr. 15th, 2005 07:37 pm (UTC)
That's really great that you put up the link to 'Onyx'... I didn't download it, but I really appreciate you putting it up. Thanks so much :) If I'd missed the episode it would have been great to have someone to download it from.

What's this with the bandwidth? I don't know the technobabble stuff so I'm a little lost. I've heard that it costs more, the more people use it? But I thought that you paid a flat fee to your internet provider...? Does it use up bandwidth when people snag icons too?

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[identity profile] theantimodel.livejournal.com wrote:
Apr. 15th, 2005 07:45 pm (UTC)
Well, I know some people pay by the gigabyte (or whatever), but I pay a flat rate for 25gigs/month. If I were to go over though, I'd a) get charged for it and b)my website would be down for the rest of the month. Luckily I almost never go over, and I'm not in danger of doing so this month either, it's more the principle of the matter. My site stats tell me that Onyx was downloaded 20 times, but only 2 people commented to tell me that they'd downloaded it.

And honestly, I don't mind sharing the files, I want people to be able to see the episodes, especially good ones like Onyx. It just frustrates me to not get any feedback for it when I know they're out there. But like I said, I'm not the queen of the internet, and I expect to have people not comment, it's just not usually so many people.
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[identity profile] scarlettmoon.livejournal.com wrote:
Apr. 15th, 2005 07:51 pm (UTC)
Oh, I didn't mean anything by it, I just didn't understand what bandwidth is... But that is annoying that only a couple people commented :(

I guess it's like that thing where only 3 out of 100 people comment on fics?

So the bandwidth is more for the money you pay to the owners/supplies/whatever of your website? And not the actual internet? That makes sense- I was confused

I love your icon :) And is that Donnie Darko?
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[identity profile] theantimodel.livejournal.com wrote:
Apr. 15th, 2005 08:27 pm (UTC)
I know you didn't, my complaint is probably more towards people who aren't on my friendslist anyway, as most of the people who are comment regularly. I think it's a lot like fic feedback in that way, actually.

Bandwidth is (sorry I didn't explain this better the first time, and I'm probably not explaining this well this time either because it's still fuzzy to me a bit too) basically the amount (in file sizes) that your website transfers. When you share a 5mb file (about the size of most mp3s) that takes up an equal amount of bandwidth for each person who downloads that file. Essentially it's a measurement of internet use. When I upload a file and then other people download I pay for the amount of bandwidth tranfer that the file takes up. wiki explains it a little better.
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[identity profile] upgasm.livejournal.com wrote:
Apr. 15th, 2005 09:45 pm (UTC)
i know how you feel and it sucks cause you are giving to people the episodes for free and they cant give a comment in return

oh and i have to thank you again for the Onyx episode, it was awesome! i thought Transference would be my fave of this season but i was so wrong, Evil Lex was so charming and bad and he said "I am the villian of this story", and the face he had when he saw Clark lifting the concrete, no, must see it again :D

thank you
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[identity profile] cyberwitch13666.livejournal.com wrote:
Apr. 15th, 2005 10:09 pm (UTC)
I just can't thank you enough for posting it. I loved the episode, MR was amazing, and Evil Lex just rocked! It pissed me off that Chloe was so suspicious so soon considering all he did for her, and the Magnificent Bastard is back!!! and of course, any episode in wich Bo gets shot is always worth seeing.
Now I'm waiting for people to post EvilLex/Clark/GoodLex fics because I have no talent to write them but I sure love to read them and I feedback.
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[identity profile] fairy-tale-echo.livejournal.com wrote:
Apr. 15th, 2005 10:46 pm (UTC)
Maybe my favorite moment in Weapons of Class Destruction is how Logan steps right out and smoothly punches Mullet-Taylor-Thomas and you've just absolutely and totally nailed exactly what I think was leading up to that motion. Perfect and original take on the challenge! :)

if that asshole's room is on the ground floor he'll jump off the fucking balcony before he let's another person in his life down.

This? Is worth a million words of its own. Beautiful and hard and honest and ... pitch perfect. Love it!

Thanks so much for participating!
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[identity profile] unbiddable.livejournal.com wrote:
Apr. 16th, 2005 01:09 am (UTC)
Eeep! I'm so sorry. I know I commented, but I'm actually downloading it at the moment. Did you want me to stop? *kicks dialup*
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[identity profile] crownzeal.livejournal.com wrote:
Apr. 16th, 2005 02:17 am (UTC)
re: downloads

Dude, I know! I've just gotten to the point realizing that some people will be fuckin' leeches.
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[identity profile] scribblinlenore.livejournal.com wrote:
Apr. 21st, 2005 08:52 pm (UTC)
I love the part of your drabble about adrenaline and instinct taking over, because that is the most interesting part of that scene, how unhesitating Logan when he punches out JTT. And keeps on punching him. That's pure fear at work. And you capture that so nicely.

Thanks so much for playing the drabble game!
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