Jay Valens on September 29th, 2008

We know why you’re here. We know what you’ve been doing… why you hardly sleep, why you live alone, and why, night after night, you sit by your computer. You’re looking for satisfaction.

We know because we were once looking for the same thing. And when we found it, we realized we weren’t really just looking for satisfaction. We were looking for an answer to a question. It’s the question that drives us. It’s the question that brought you here. You know the question, just as we did.

“What is the art of the pickup?”

It seems simple enough, and the answer is looking for you, and it will find you if you want it to.

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Jay Valens on January 31st, 2010
  • PAIR system upgrade nearing completion. Migration script prepped, Community Connector coded, not much left but to wrap & test. #
  • Set up a profiling debugger on the live site, working to optimize the sections with the slowest load. #
  • There’s always hiccups when planning out data migration… I’d rather change code than confuse people, rolling up sleeves again… #

Jay Valens on January 24th, 2010
  • Translation improvements, updated SiteMap http://tr.im/fsmap, & consolidated news into separate blog & it gets my Tweets http://tr.im/fsnews #
  • Threesome blog launched. Old posts on it now, will populate it with more in coming days & weeks - http://threesomearchive.com/ #
  • PAIR & Albums forms needs fixing due to site revamp. Just part of the pain of transitioning from sloppy HTML to strict XHTML. #

Jay Valens on January 10th, 2010
  • Been meaning to update. I have a pre-ulcer but working thru it to finish a full site re-design. Be on the lookout for an announcement soon. #
  • New site design went live 20 minutes ago - http://www.fastseduction.com/ #
  • @timeclockman Doc didn’t tell me anything specific yet, I just stopped the iffy foods for now, including coffee, until I get the full info. in reply to timeclockman #

Jay Valens on December 13th, 2009
  • mASF Search being worked on. Will be new & improved, no more errors. Give me 2-3 days to wrap. #
  • “Web 2.0″ gushers get under my skin. Can they do more than snip from others’ widgets/code? Build a functional/large-scale site, then talk… #
  • Oops, crashed the server just now pre-populating the new search database. Forgot that sometimes even 4GB of RAM isn’t enough. Re-coding… #
  • Design-by-committee (open source): not all it’s cracked up to be. The future is data warehousing & exposed interfaces, not exposed code. #
  • @timeclockman Keep me abreast of times you’d plan to go, my free time’s limited for a but + I have to avoid alcohol & red meat for a while. in reply to timeclockman #
  • Forum search fix & upgrades live. If you want to out-do me, I have an API for you. http://www.fastseduction.com/d…..ction=5006 #

Jay Valens on November 15th, 2009
  • There goes my Facebook account again. Apparently, I was adding friends “too fast” (even if I KNOW them?). Well, fuck Facebook. In the face. #
  • @timeclockman Can we find one where the ratio is good & near my area? Maybe in a couple weeks or so… in reply to timeclockman #
  • @ House of Blues w/ cousins for “King of the Blues”. #

Jay Valens on November 8th, 2009
  • Funny how things work. I’m thinking my body doesn’t like wine. I’ll have to avoid it for a while and see what happens… #

Jay Valens on October 11th, 2009
  • Server move is complete and access is restored. One minor issue with ICMP-related routing so if anyone notices any access issues, buzz me. #
  • Facebook account went poof. Facebook is retarded, their system is pieced together like badly-made legos. Only their JavaScript team is good. #
  • @RobBrinded I agree. I’ll find a way to game it properly someday. in reply to RobBrinded #
  • @Manofadventure Thanks, but unfortunately Facebook has disabled my account for no apparent reason. Am waiting to get that figured out… in reply to Manofadventure #
  • Facebook commits fraud. FB disabled my acct for no reason but they’re still billing me for advertising (I can’t manage it without a login). #

Jay Valens on October 4th, 2009
  • I can get my tweets on Facebook but is there a way to get my Facebook status updates to show up on Twitter? #
  • Site will experience some downtime mid-day Oct 7 as we transition to a new physical placement in our hosting facility. Estimated 2 hours. #

Jay Valens on September 27th, 2009
  • A kidney stone: The most excruciatingly painful thing I ever experienced. Hit me last night… Forcing myself on some time off… #