dwstones | The First Stone...

Well, someone's got to throw the first Stone... I guess it might as well...

Hmm. You know, I'm not entirely certain what the Jewish take on "sin" is. There are laws, and you can violate them, and I think that's considered (in some cases?) to be a sin. But I don't think it's looked on quite the same way as...

Oh, never mind.

In any case, I'm certainly not blameless or guiltless. I've made mistakes. I've done bad things. I've...

Never mind.

Still, here I am to cast the first Stone. Because, as mentioned, somebody has to do it. (Well, I guess not. In a way, it'd be nifty to have this place here and yet eternally empty because DW just rocks and what's not to like? But realistically... there will be Issues. And Stones.)

Actually, before I get to that, a quick announcement:

Between now and Open Beta only: If you have an OpenID account and want to post something here or in dwrocks, leave it in a comment on one of my entries and I'll repost it for you. This is only for the duration of Closed Beta. After that, you'll have other options. For now, though, I think it's only right that you have a voice in these two comms.

That done, back to the business at hand. The first Stone.

So... You know what really irks me?

You know what I find so frustrating?

You want to know what I'm most disappointed about so far?

Do you?

Well, you're going to find out anyway.

For me, it's... The lack of posting. A couple of journal posts here and there. Some of the communities I watch slowly getting off the ground. But even so, the vast bulk of my Reading Page consists of brief introductory posts on

dreamchasers. Which are cool. I like getting to know people and it's fun seeing people come in and be excited and all. But... come on! I want some real content! ~~I demand amusement! Dance for me, mortals!~~

~~Get off your lazy behinds and~~... uhm, that is... Get your lazy behinds onto whatever supportive surface is comfortable and/or convenient, and start typing up some real posts. Let's get the words flowing!

Yeah, okay. Not really technically a Stone. But it'll do for now. (And now there's a post here for you OpenID people to comment on, if you want.)

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From:

miracled.livejournal.com

A thing that has always bothered me about livejournal and similar sites were the bulky square icons all over the site (examples to follow), and other icons that were pixelated and not as professional looking as some generally used sets available today. I'd love to see more crisp, professional, possibly even colorful icons like those available at http://www.pinvoke.com/ (Fugue Set) & http://www.famfamfam.com (Silk Set) used around the site. In fact, someone on my friendslist on LJ even wrote a Stylish code for Livejournal just to change all those, but it'd be great if they were standard for everyone and really gave DW a completely unique look to go with the fact so many features are unique!

Some examples of the icons in question:

If you want to see the sort of changes that I'm referring to in action, here is the original post that inspired the idea:

http://community.livejournal.com/collapsingnight/49565.html#cutid1