Principia Discordia

Intermittens Staff:

QuoteWriters:
Payne - will write a General column
Cainad - writes "Who Killed the Lulz"
RWHN - will do "some writing"
Hoopla - Advice Column / Glorious Antics
Manta Obscura - some column
Requiem - Horrormirth (current events)
Nigel - Pranking
Iason - take some of the questions from Billy Graham's daily column and answer them from a Discordian perspective
Jenne - Speaking as a Mother


Artists:
Telarus - will provide doodles or layout on demand
Nurbldoff - Illustrations (suggestions must be provided)
Harlequin - Artwork


Misc.
Khara - Miscellaneous assistance ("I'm in to do whatever is needed.")
Vexati0n - Something
LMNO - something
Faust - hosting & distribution
Payne - pool boy, fetch me another mint julep

This is where you say,


"I'm interested in writing a regular column for Intermittens about ______.

or "I'm interested in being a staff member who ______" (draws art) (lays out magazine) (distributes magazine to five or six different websites)



so like someone might say, "I'll write a science column"
or make us some cutups
"I can draw silly doodles for marginalia"
maybe you can do an interview
or a puzzle
or a comic strip




when someone steps up to edit an issue, they'll post the THEME
and you'll riff on that until you've got

• a little less than a page (room for graphics)
• a spread
• a longer article, 6pages MAX
• a graphic, a sidebar, SOMETHING

this will encourage editors to step up and do the editing
because they know some people will be backing them up with fresh content.

Do you have the AWESOME ENOUGH
to put your name on something NEW?

Hit me up for art/doodles and layout.

I'm good for:

Guest editing, Image creation (as you know), I could probably write a General column too

"Who Killed the Lulz?" columnist; will work for mittens and for the lulz.

Enrico would like to write a regular column entitled "Did Someone Say Gorgeous", which could be either straight out advice colomn, or just random bullshit.

Quote from: Telarus on November 18, 2008, 01:55:25 AM
layout.

LAYOUT you say?
        /
:bacon:

Can you work any magic on issue 1?

 :|

Fuuuuuck I want to say that I would like to write a regular column about pranking, but I know full well that I have too many obligations and will probably not keep up... but I still want to. :(

I need to start writing again.

I could barf up some high quality hate...but you're not really into that, IIRC.

Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on November 18, 2008, 04:42:43 AM
I need to start writing again.

I could barf up some high quality hate...but you're not really into that, IIRC.

I am.

Pls to barf into Intermittens.

Quote from: Net on November 18, 2008, 04:48:34 AM

Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on November 18, 2008, 04:42:43 AM
I need to start writing again.

I could barf up some high quality hate...but you're not really into that, IIRC.

I am.

Pls to barf into Intermittens.

WHEN IS DUE?

Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on November 18, 2008, 04:54:47 AM

Quote from: Net on November 18, 2008, 04:48:34 AM

Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on November 18, 2008, 04:42:43 AM
I need to start writing again.

I could barf up some high quality hate...but you're not really into that, IIRC.

I am.

Pls to barf into Intermittens.

WHEN IS DUE?

Whenever somebody starts putting together the next issue.

I dunno.

Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on November 18, 2008, 04:42:43 AM
I need to start writing again.

I could barf up some high quality hate...but you're not really into that, IIRC.

nah I love your hate
especially the high quality stuff - still some of the best writing on this board

I'm personally a bit too easygoing, or perhaps well fibered, to shit hate like yours. But that doesn't mean I don't dig your steamy angerpoo.



but also keep in mind I'm not the only editor here - Payne's doing an issue and Val's doing an issue and you could even do an issue if you wanted.

signing up here is saying "whoever's putting together an issue, I volunteer to write a column (relating to the issue's theme)."

What's the next theme?

I can do some writing.  And I may be able to do the editor thing for an issue.  But those with the actual gumption obviously should go first.  But put me down for some writing for now. 

Quote from: Net on November 18, 2008, 05:18:58 AM
What's the next theme?

That's up to Payne (or another editor, if someone beats him to it). When he has his thoughts collected, he'll start a thread for the issue and we'll all chime in with what we can do.

And as of right now, intermittens features columns written by:

• Cainad - Lulz cutups
• Hoopla - Advice Column / Glorious Antics
• Roger? - hatecolumn
• RWHN? - ????

I'm in.

My areas of expertise (stylistically speaking) are as follows:

1) Memoir-style first-person essays.
2) Dialogues or short plays.
3) Short jingles or poems, set to the tune of other jingles or poems.
4) Traditional essay.
5) Short stories, any perspective.
6) Speech-writing
7) Rants

Subjects of interest to me are as follows:

1) Words, language/linguistics and grammar, especially the changes therein.
2) Mythology and gods.
3) The interaction of psychology and mythology.
4) Popular culture studies.
5) Rhetoric.
6) The "Great Five": Monkeys, Zombies, Robots, Pirates, and Ninjas. I am currently writing a book about them which is half humorous, half serious.
7) Afterlife studies.
8) Literary/current event interpretation.
9) Religious experiences.
10) A whole slew of other things, but those are the main ones.

I can easily do any combination of those styles and subjects, and with some research I can do even more. Tell me what you need done or what subject you'd like the next issue to be, and I can do it.

Personally, my preference would be to do a column integrating several aspects, such as rhetoric, literature and words, written as a rant or advice column giving people hints and tips for their life. For example, if Payne chooses "Hate" as the theme for the next issue, TGRR could include any of a wide range of his rants, Net could write some articles about the physiological basis of hate, and I could write an article about using hate as fuel for effective coercion.

Rhetoric is the shit.

Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on November 18, 2008, 04:54:47 AM

Quote from: Net on November 18, 2008, 04:48:34 AM

Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on November 18, 2008, 04:42:43 AM
I need to start writing again.

I could barf up some high quality hate...but you're not really into that, IIRC.

I am.

Pls to barf into Intermittens.

WHEN IS DUE?

I'll want one, will be making a thread today with the kind of stuff I want for the Issue, and I reckon you'll be  a perfect addition.

I could write something, though my rants tend to suck, maybe I can start a continuous story that I have to post a chapter of every issue?

And I can help with editing too. *pokes In Design on her dead comp* I'm looking to get more experience working with desktop publishing.

GENERAL NOTICE

KEEP IN MIND that you don't need to sign up for a recurring column if you only want to write an article or two. We'll still need people to supply content who AREN'T columnists. So if you want to see your name in print, but don't want to commit to writing a 400 word column every time some spag gets editorial airs, that's cool too.

I write different stuff all the time, so I have no problem sticking a bunch of stuff in a directory somewhere for you guys to grab and copypasta.

I also have huge documents spat out by markov chains, which can be segmented at random for ideas and/or titles.

I'll link later.

Quote from: Cramulus on November 18, 2008, 03:31:10 PM
GENERAL NOTICE

KEEP IN MIND that you don't need to sign up for a recurring column if you only want to write an article or two. We'll still need people to supply content who AREN'T columnists. So if you want to see your name in print, but don't want to commit to writing a 400 word column every time some spag gets editorial airs, that's cool too.

That works. Truth be told, I would probably get lazy about being a regular columnist. I'll just write about subjects that appeal to me as they arise.

Enki, do you have a full-text of all of the random meme bombs you've put in the Meme Bomb thread? If so, would you post them all in one place on the Insightful Post Dump? An idea for an issue is percolating, revolving around entries based on the themes of some of the Meme Bombs.

If you don't have them in one place it's no big deal, but it will take some digging to dredge up all of the posts into one location.

Sure.

http://namcub.accela-labs.com/stories/ebooks/magick/f676fc638.txt <-- this is the big list someone else compiled. It seems to be in alphabetical order.

I stuck a couple of my documents in http://namcub.accela-labs.com/stories/ebooks/MITTENS

Quote from: Enki-][ on November 18, 2008, 04:38:47 PM
Sure.

http://namcub.accela-labs.com/stories/ebooks/magick/f676fc638.txt <-- this is the big list someone else compiled. It seems to be in alphabetical order.

I stuck a couple of my documents in http://namcub.accela-labs.com/stories/ebooks/MITTENS

Thanks, Enki.

Because of the size of these documents, I'm just going to cut and paste this post with the links as-is.

What with the political stuff and the BIP look-and-feel, I figured somebody might have a use for this:
(http://namcub.accela-labs.com/stories/ebooks/MITTENS/persov.jpg)
I was going to subtitle it with "DEMOCRACY" in the Despair style, but meh.

QuoteWhat with the political stuff and the BIP look-and-feel, I figured somebody might have a use for this:
(http://namcub.accela-labs.com/stories/ebooks/MITTENS/persov.jpg)
I was going to subtitle it with "DEMOCRACY" in the Despair style, but meh.

How about: The last doughnuts are OURS.

I can contribute as I get inspired. I do pictures and mash-ups and can write too, best way for me to work is to look at the topic, think for a bit and see what happens.

I'm Emailing vol 1 to my photocopy slave at the local Uni, she will do up a few copies and distribute them to likely deviants there.

And...
:mittens:

I'm thinking of doing a short column entitled Horrormirth.  Probably mostly current events.

I'll try to write an article about pranking.

Also, Roger, I would love to see some hate in there.  And if you don't do it, I'll have to come up with my own pathetic attempts.

Quote from: Requiem on November 18, 2008, 11:17:57 PM
I'm thinking of doing a short column entitled Horrormirth.  Probably mostly current events.

I think the Horrormirth of current events would be a great topic for a column.

Quote from: Cramulus on November 18, 2008, 12:51:40 AM
This is where you say,


"I'm interested in writing a regular column for Intermittens about ______.

or "I'm interested in being a staff member who ______" (draws art) (lays out magazine) (distributes magazine to five or six different websites)

I'm interested in being a staff member who makes a copy of this and makes an index of back issues, and if you want an email sent to 2600+ people registered to the site about it that could be arranged.

Quote from: Faust on November 19, 2008, 02:31:51 AM

Quote from: Cramulus on November 18, 2008, 12:51:40 AM
This is where you say,


"I'm interested in writing a regular column for Intermittens about ______.

or "I'm interested in being a staff member who ______" (draws art) (lays out magazine) (distributes magazine to five or six different websites)

I'm interested in being a staff member who makes a copy of this and makes an index of back issues, and if you want an email sent to 2600+ people registered to the site about it that could be arranged.

rock on

http://namcub.accela-labs.com/stories/ebooks/MITTENS/persov.txt <-- would probably be nice for a politically themed issue

http://namcub.accela-labs.com/stories/ebooks/MITTENS/aum-ega.txt <-- a load of BS from an altered state. Put it anywhere that could be followed by some form of "Do you believe that?"

More coming later -- I just have to look through my material. If any poetry is needed, I have shitloads, most of it really really shitty: http://namcub.accela-labs.com/lyrics/

Potentially usable stuff from the poetry archives are:
http://namcub.accela-labs.com/lyrics/ravenhurst.txt
http://namcub.accela-labs.com/lyrics/Verb%20Transitive.txt
http://namcub.accela-labs.com/lyrics/Inter.txt
http://namcub.accela-labs.com/lyrics/Look&Feel.txt

Quote from: Cramulus on November 18, 2008, 01:50:18 PM

Quote from: Net on November 18, 2008, 05:18:58 AM
What's the next theme?

That's up to Payne (or another editor, if someone beats him to it). When he has his thoughts collected, he'll start a thread for the issue and we'll all chime in with what we can do.

And as of right now, intermittens features columns written by:

• Cainad - Lulz cutups
• Hoopla - Advice Column / Glorious Antics
• Roger? - hatecolumn
• RWHN? - ????

Well, I wrote a Shrapnel-themed piece while I was in the woods the other day.  Not sure if I would be doing a regular Shrapnel-column though.  I think I'd attempt to come up with an appropriate pun or two as well. 

I hate you for doing this while I'm in the middle of writing a novel.

Quote from: Drunkard LMNO on November 19, 2008, 08:13:52 PM
I hate you for doing this while I'm in the middle of writing a novel.

Do what I'm doing and just grab whatever you're writing for other stuff and work it into the novel somehow. As long as you write it in november, it counts.

I would be happy to contribute to Intermittens, I just doubt my writing will be good enough, lol.
To be honest, I'm more interested in just getting some inspiration, so's i can write more.
I don't write enough at the moment, so I need to practise...

I'm sure there are a million ways you can contribute without writing a regular column. Are you any good with graphics? Designing puzzles? Quizzes?  maybe a "word of the week" column or something that doesn't take much actual wordsmithing?

I'm in to do whatever is needed.  I can type, I've done some desktop publishing, and I am great at finding quotes that match a theme (Horrormirth).  Just let me know what needs done, I will give it my best shot!!!

Oh, I do photoshop collages as well.  I should have mentioned that.  And I can draw ok.

I'll draw. Just tell me what, I'm short on inspiration :)

Wine.  I whine about wine. *shrug*

Oh, and activisim.  I whine about that too.

I've always thought that it'd be fun to take some of the questions from Billy Graham's daily column and answer them from a Discordian perspective.  I'd be willing to do something like that for a couple of issues.

Quote from: Iason Ouabache on November 21, 2008, 06:06:05 AM
I've always thought that it'd be fun to take some of the questions from Billy Graham's daily column and answer them from a Discordian perspective.  I'd be willing to do something like that for a couple of issues.

Where does BG's daily column appear? I'd like to read it, just so I could have a comparison.

If we do that, we need to use a zombified picture of Maurice Gibb. Srsly.

Quote from: Manta Obscura on November 21, 2008, 02:10:17 PM

Quote from: Iason Ouabache on November 21, 2008, 06:06:05 AM
I've always thought that it'd be fun to take some of the questions from Billy Graham's daily column and answer them from a Discordian perspective.  I'd be willing to do something like that for a couple of issues.

Where does BG's daily column appear? I'd like to read it, just so I could have a comparison.

It appears in a bunch of Tribune owned newspapers.  You can see it online here:

http://www.billygraham.org/MyAnswer_Article.asp?ArticleID=5503

I really wish they had an archive.

I'm always up for contributing artwork. And I may well be able to write a few occasional items.

Just a thought but.....

A few of us here could rotate doing a repeating column with the "Speaking as a Mother......." by-line...

Jenne?

Nigel?

maybe?

:lol:  That meme was awesome.  Sure, I'm game, Khara.

Quote from: Khara on November 26, 2008, 06:14:47 PM
Just a thought but.....

A few of us here could rotate doing a repeating column with the "Speaking as a Mother......." by-line...

Jenne?

Nigel?

maybe?

     What about "Mr.Mom's"?

I don't think there's any reason this magazine needs to be racist against single dads. Dads can speak as mothers too.

I was going to write my own little pamphlet thing but if Intermittens would have it, I think I'd rather convert it into a series or regular column for the magazine.

Quote from: Nigel on November 26, 2008, 07:50:50 PM
I don't think there's any reason this magazine needs to be racist against single dads. Dads can speak as mothers too.

     Can we still be against the Blacks and Gays? And Jews?

Quote from: Nigel on November 26, 2008, 07:50:50 PM
I don't think there's any reason this magazine needs to be racist against single dads. Dads can speak as mothers too.

I really didn't mean it that way.  Other than us, I only know of a couple of the guys here who have kids....  They are more than welcome to do their thing...  We could always do the Mr. Mom thing, it would be really cute.

I was just throwing out ideas...

Quote from: Khara on November 26, 2008, 09:46:16 PM

Quote from: Nigel on November 26, 2008, 07:50:50 PM
I don't think there's any reason this magazine needs to be racist against single dads. Dads can speak as mothers too.

I really didn't mean it that way.  Other than us, I only know of a couple of the guys here who have kids....  They are more than welcome to do their thing...  We could always do the Mr. Mom thing, it would be really cute.

I was just throwing out ideas...

     I'm wearing my holiday apron right now, popping pills and ignoring the kids...

Quote from: OPTIMUS PINECONE on November 26, 2008, 09:42:54 PM

Quote from: Nigel on November 26, 2008, 07:50:50 PM
I don't think there's any reason this magazine needs to be racist against single dads. Dads can speak as mothers too.

     Can we still be against the Blacks and Gays? And Jews?

If you're going to be a mom, you have to be inclusive so that no one feels left out. AND remind them to bring sweaters so they don't get chilly.

Quote from: OPTIMUS PINECONE on November 26, 2008, 09:49:28 PM

Quote from: Khara on November 26, 2008, 09:46:16 PM

Quote from: Nigel on November 26, 2008, 07:50:50 PM
I don't think there's any reason this magazine needs to be racist against single dads. Dads can speak as mothers too.

I really didn't mean it that way.  Other than us, I only know of a couple of the guys here who have kids....  They are more than welcome to do their thing...  We could always do the Mr. Mom thing, it would be really cute.

I was just throwing out ideas...

     I'm wearing my holiday apron right now, popping pills and ignoring the kids...

You are a SHITTY MOM.

I hand the job back to Khara.

Quote from: Khara on November 26, 2008, 09:46:16 PM

Quote from: Nigel on November 26, 2008, 07:50:50 PM
I don't think there's any reason this magazine needs to be racist against single dads. Dads can speak as mothers too.

I really didn't mean it that way.  Other than us, I only know of a couple of the guys here who have kids....  They are more than welcome to do their thing...  We could always do the Mr. Mom thing, it would be really cute.

I was just throwing out ideas...

It was a great idea, Khara.  I'm still in if you are.

Oh,  I forgot to mention, count me in.  I'm open to whatever.

Quote from: Jenne on November 27, 2008, 12:45:05 AM

Quote from: Khara on November 26, 2008, 09:46:16 PM

Quote from: Nigel on November 26, 2008, 07:50:50 PM
I don't think there's any reason this magazine needs to be racist against single dads. Dads can speak as mothers too.

I really didn't mean it that way.  Other than us, I only know of a couple of the guys here who have kids....  They are more than welcome to do their thing...  We could always do the Mr. Mom thing, it would be really cute.

I was just throwing out ideas...

It was a great idea, Khara.  I'm still in if you are.

Yeah, I'm in!!

Who is editing this month's?  What is the main theme do we know?

Payne's writing issue 2. Theme: "Elements of New Discordia". (see thread) Val has mentioned she wants to edit an issue but hasn't picked a topic yet. I will be editing an issue as well, but still haven't picked a theme. I'm thinking "Adventure" maybe?

I think I want to contribute an old but updated essay on the "New Chart", because that expanded the notions and intermingling of Creation, Destruction, Order, and Disorder.

okay, at this point, the following people have signed up to be regular contributors to Intermittens.

(let me know if what you MEANT to say was "I only want to write one article, not a regular column")



Writers:
Payne - will write a General column
Cainad - writes "Who Killed the Lulz"
RWHN - will do "some writing"
Hoopla - Advice Column / Glorious Antics
Manta Obscura - some column
Requiem - Horrormirth (current events)
Nigel - Pranking
Iason - take some of the questions from Billy Graham's daily column and answer them from a Discordian perspective
Jenne - Speaking as a Mother


Artists:
Telarus - will provide doodles or layout on demand
Nurbldoff - Illustrations (suggestions must be provided)
Harlequin - Artwork


Misc.
Khara - Miscellaneous assistance ("I'm in to do whatever is needed.")
Vexati0n - Something
LMNO - something




awesome! We're going to have a packed magazine!!

Those of you who want to write something, but haven't figured out what, I encourage you to come up with a title for your regular column. Post your fragments of thoughts, and we'll brainstorm and feedback until you feel more comfortable.

I hope you guys are busy writing something for Payne's Issue 2... (theme: The New Elements of Discordia) Payne hasn't been around, but don't hold up on account of him. Post stuff to his thread. If he dies again, I'll pick up where he left off.


I will eventually be doing another issue. Right now the theme I'm leaning towards is "Adventure".

Ok, I've been poking around with layout, etc. This would be a good point to ask if we want any continuity between issues (table of contents, headers/footers, etc, etc). Also, do we have any art resources that we can use across multiple issues? Do we want to run with the 'Mittens' theme?

Quote from: Telarus on December 02, 2008, 12:29:24 AM
Ok, I've been poking around with layout, etc. This would be a good point to ask if we want any continuity between issues (table of contents, headers/footers, etc, etc). Also, do we have any art resources that we can use across multiple issues? Do we want to run with the 'Mittens' theme?

gooooood questions

I bet your energy would be best spent constructing a template of some sort so that other aspiring layout dudes could snap together an issue laser pronto doublequick hotcakes.

A standard typeface, wingdings, etc would really help with the magazine feel, too.

For dingbats etc, I suggest fnord.ttf and fnordfont2.ttf (http://www.poee.co.uk/site/component/option,com_rsfiles/task,files.display/path,...Arcane_Utilities_of_Doom/Itemid,28/), which have a lot of great discordian stamps and crap.

Once you've got a skeleton, please do start a thread for Intermittens layout workshop. We'll squint at it until it looks cool.

Swinging by to say that Cram, you should add Khara to the "Speaking as a Mother" theme--she and I will hammer out some stuff together.

Khara, pm on the way.

Quote from: Cramulus on December 01, 2008, 11:11:31 PM


Writers:
Payne - will write a General column
Cainad - writes "Who Killed the Lulz"
RWHN - will do "some writing"
Hoopla - Advice Column / Glorious Antics
Manta Obscura - some column
Requiem - Horrormirth (current events)
Nigel - Pranking
Iason - take some of the questions from Billy Graham's daily column and answer them from a Discordian perspective
Jenne - Speaking as a Mother


Artists:
Telarus - will provide doodles or layout on demand
Nurbldoff - Illustrations (suggestions must be provided)
Harlequin - Artwork


Misc.
Khara - Miscellaneous assistance ("I'm in to do whatever is needed.")
Vexati0n - Something
LMNO - something

Not in the list, plotting revenge now...

oh yeah

Faust: spamlord

somebody needs to come up with ads to fill up the magazine.

Real ads or fake ads? Or does it matter?

I'm pretty sure nobody's gonna pay for adspace, and even someone did, who would make the money?

fake ads could be hilarious though

yeah. fake ads. which would in fact be hilarious like Cram says.

I'm sure somebody would be willing to pay a stipend for ridiculous ads for companies they dislike to be put in here. Imagine how IBM might react. But I digress.

I'll be willing to attempt to supply some fake ads.

Quote from: Enki-][ on December 03, 2008, 03:02:17 AM
I'm sure somebody would be willing to pay a stipend for ridiculous ads for companies they dislike to be put in here. Imagine how IBM might react. But I digress.

I'll be willing to attempt to supply some fake ads.

If you put ridiculous ads that have recognizable allusions to companies, either by brand, logo, tagline, jingle or spokesperson, marketing lawyers will swarm all over your ass (no lube) if they so much as catch a whiff of the publication. I work with the bastards all the time, and they're vultures.

Better to just stick with the fake ads. I've always liked the "obscene ads" for fake funniness:

(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a77/dudemantitsface/requesting/1214259231929.jpg)

Is Intermittens Only for PDers?  I guess I am one, whatever that means, only because I'm here.

But I know some Discordians who don't go here.  Can they play, too?

I dunno. Can they?

I doubt anyone here will seriously object to getting non-PD.commies to contribute to Intermittens.

Quote from: Sheered Völva on February 02, 2009, 03:32:20 AM
Is Intermittens Only for PDers?  I guess I am one, whatever that means, only because I'm here.

But I know some Discordians who don't go here.  Can they play, too?

Do they have cool things?

Or shiny things?

Quote from: Sheered Völva on February 02, 2009, 03:32:20 AM
Is Intermittens Only for PDers?  I guess I am one, whatever that means, only because I'm here.

But I know some Discordians who don't go here.  Can they play, too?

Speaking as a mother:

Intermittens is an open-source, public domain magazine. One might say that we're an anarchist press, because there's no chain of command. So to answer your question, yeah, anybody can contribute. In fact, any Discordian is encouraged to release their own copy of Intermittens, even without communicating with this group.

my girlfriend, for example, who has nothing to do with this board, is strongly considering making her own issue out of collage and stuff. That's totally cool! Seriously, everybody who wants to make stuff for Intermittens is totally invited. This isn't a clique-activity. The reason to submit stuff here is because people here have volunteered to edit the issues. But if your friends want to edit their own issues, there's no need to get "permission" from "us" or anything. fo' shizzle!

this is a discordian project we have countless rules a strict hierarchy and a carefully organized and ordered way of producing the intermittens magazine.
instruct your friends to fill out the proper forms in triplicate with the accompanying identification documents and send them, with the article they wish to submit to the proper department of discordian bureaucracy.

Quote from: Fomenter on February 02, 2009, 04:28:41 PM
this is a discordian project we have countless rules a strict hierarchy and a carefully organized and ordered way of producing the intermittens magazine.
instruct your friends to fill out the proper forms in triplicate with the accompanying identification documents and send them, with the article they wish to submit to the proper department of discordian bureaucracy.

You are forgetting the copyleft legislation that needs to be stamped by a judge and included in the application

that being said, here are the reasons to make Intermittens with the help of this community:

-numerous hilarious columnist that love to see their names in print
-Intermittens is a Golden Apple Seed Mission, meaning that collaboration is encouraged!
-people here may have skillsets that you lack (layout, graphic design, horoscopes, etc)
-we will help workshop the issue and run with ideas. A diverse community [hopefully] produces diverse feedback.

the most important reason to post here is so that someone can add the finished issue to this Intermittens page: http://www.blackironprison.com/index.php?title=Intermittens

Quote from: Triple Zero on February 02, 2009, 07:43:37 AM

Quote from: Sheered Völva on February 02, 2009, 03:32:20 AM
Is Intermittens Only for PDers?  I guess I am one, whatever that means, only because I'm here.

But I know some Discordians who don't go here.  Can they play, too?

Do they have cool things?

Or shiny things?

Their things aren't very shiny, but they're fun to play with.

Quote from: Cainad on February 02, 2009, 05:30:43 AM
I doubt anyone here will seriously object to getting non-PD.commies to contribute to Intermittens.

How can they submit without joining? Some people are pretty scared of this place....

EDIT: What if there was one place they could send submissions without joining anything, maybe an email address?

I dunno, I'm not really into creating an e-mail address someone'd have to check regularly. they could send PM's on the board? they could post at 23ae? they could just make their own issue? they could pass it to you and you could post it?

there are zillions of ways to get in contact with the editor of any given issue


I TOTALLY SYMPATHIZE with Discordians that want to play but don't want to post here. But come on, it's not that hard to transmit information.

There does need to be an intermittens.magazine@gmail.com or something address.  I would suggest only a couple of the editors have access though (after the President Bush spammer, it would be stupid to do otherwise). 

Quote from: Cain on February 04, 2009, 03:52:56 PM
There does need to be an intermittens.magazine@gmail.com or something address.  I would suggest only a couple of the editors have access though (after the President Bush spammer, it would be stupid to do otherwise). 

And you could post the email address as intermittens dot magazine at gmail dot com (or whatever it will be).  I don't think robots can yet read that as an email address (I hope not).

Quote from: Sheered Völva on February 04, 2009, 03:39:00 PM

Quote from: Cainad on February 02, 2009, 05:30:43 AM
I doubt anyone here will seriously object to getting non-PD.commies to contribute to Intermittens.

How can they submit without joining? Some people are pretty scared of this place....

Oh young little Erisian,
or disciple of Mal's,
don't be scared of this place
just because we tip Chao's

Or because we have TGRR
or a HIMEOBS Bomb
Those are just here
to keep kids off the lawn

Don't fear discord dear kiddies,
don't be frightened or scared,
come join the PDians
just... Be Prepared.

Quote from: Sheered Völva on February 04, 2009, 04:20:23 PM

Quote from: Cain on February 04, 2009, 03:52:56 PM
There does need to be an intermittens.magazine@gmail.com or something address.  I would suggest only a couple of the editors have access though (after the President Bush spammer, it would be stupid to do otherwise). 

And you could post the email address as intermittens dot magazine at gmail dot com (or whatever it will be).  I don't think robots can yet read that as an email address (I hope not).

oh, they can. but it's okay. more obfuscating than that is merely annoying for the real humans, and spamfilters are pretty good these days.

Quote from: Sheered Völva on February 04, 2009, 04:20:23 PM

Quote from: Cain on February 04, 2009, 03:52:56 PM
There does need to be an intermittens.magazine@gmail.com or something address.  I would suggest only a couple of the editors have access though (after the President Bush spammer, it would be stupid to do otherwise). 

And you could post the email address as intermittens dot magazine at gmail dot com (or whatever it will be).  I don't think robots can yet read that as an email address (I hope not).

Or they could fucking pull up their panties and fucking register here.


Fuck.

Quote from: Ratatosk on February 04, 2009, 04:26:10 PM

Quote from: Sheered Völva on February 04, 2009, 03:39:00 PM

Quote from: Cainad on February 02, 2009, 05:30:43 AM
I doubt anyone here will seriously object to getting non-PD.commies to contribute to Intermittens.

How can they submit without joining? Some people are pretty scared of this place....

Oh young little Erisian,
or disciple of Mal's,
don't be scared of this place
just because we tip Chao's

Or because we have TGRR
or a HIMEOBS Bomb
Those are just here
to keep kids off the lawn

Don't fear discord dear kiddies,
don't be frightened or scared,
come join the PDians
just... Be Prepared.

:mittens:

Quote from: LMNO on February 04, 2009, 04:49:00 PM

Quote from: Sheered Völva on February 04, 2009, 04:20:23 PM

Quote from: Cain on February 04, 2009, 03:52:56 PM
There does need to be an intermittens.magazine@gmail.com or something address.  I would suggest only a couple of the editors have access though (after the President Bush spammer, it would be stupid to do otherwise). 

And you could post the email address as intermittens dot magazine at gmail dot com (or whatever it will be).  I don't think robots can yet read that as an email address (I hope not).

Or they could fucking pull up their panties and fucking register here.


Fuck.

If they have to do that, then you end up with "Intermittens is ONLY for PDers."  No one else allowed to contribute.  Just sayin'.

It's not as though they can't simply mail submissions to someone already ON PD.

That, or we set up an intermittens blog, and then publicize the supersekritblogpostingemailaddy in the back of the intermittens PDFs, then somebody subscribes to the rss feed for the blog.

the original idea was that you can post stuff, and tag it INTERMITTENS on delicious.com. Nobody did that so I stopped checking. But if somebody bumps me to check the INTERMITTENS tags, that's probably the best way to submit stuff without creating any new structure.

all this about having an e-mail address and a blog is quite good, now that we have intermittens.org - actually I'm not so sure about the e-mail address. It'd be nice for receiving letters to the editor, etc, but with a central front-door we look a lot less like an "anyone can do it" magazine and more like a hierarchy where we have this council of editors that decides what the magazine is about.

I want it to be clear that this is everybody's magazine and that every discordian is encouraged to make it for themselves... I don't want it to appear like this is a PD.com project, but most of the group discussion IS going to happen at PD.

but let's be clear here - you're asking how your friends can participate in PD threads without participating in PD... it's complicated! If they want to contribute to issues that are being produced by the PD crowd but don't want to interact with PD, have them send stuff through you.

Well, to put my 2 cents in, WTF is wrong with intermittens being wriiten, edited and published by PDers.  THAT has nothing to do with who reads it.  The idea evolved here, was grabbed up and run with into the first issue here, it has been members here who have done everything so far, what's wrong with that?

If someone wants to eat a Big Mac they have to go to McDonalds to get one.  They can't sit across the street and ask "Please sir, can't I have a burger?  I'm scared to go into McDonalds"  FUCK THAT!

I think if they want to contribute to intermittens then they need to join PD.  If they are scared, then they should limit their activity on the board to intermittens only.

As for reading it, hell we don't give a flying fuck who all reads it!

Also, I am more than happy to host intermittens.org on my server. Plenty of space...

Quote from: Mask of the K on February 04, 2009, 05:13:32 PM
Well, to put my 2 cents in, WTF is wrong with intermittens being wriiten, edited and published by PDers.  THAT has nothing to do with who reads it.  The idea evolved here, was grabbed up and run with into the first issue here, it has been members here who have done everything so far, what's wrong with that?

making a PD-community magazine for each other to enjoy was never the point
I've already written quite a bit on this, so I'm going to pass on elaboration

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As for reading it, hell we don't give a flying fuck who all reads it!

speak for yourself

Quote from: Ratatosk on February 04, 2009, 05:22:53 PM
Also, I am more than happy to host intermittens.org on my server. Plenty of space...

That sounds like a great idea to me. And Ratatosk and Cramulus (who I think created this idea--right?) are both known for working with others and not attacking someone because they happen to be wearing the wrong color hat.

I'd ask them to just browse over, read only the Intermittens threads... and then ask themselves wtf they're scared of.

I can understand our egregore comes off as slightly intimidating, what with all the shrapnel jutting out of it's shoggoth-like corpus. The strange pipping and gibbering laughter doesn't have to be the PD.com that they approach, tho.

Have them read Verrwirrrung for a while.. Sign up and LURK for a while. Get to know the rhythm and tempo of the jokes and memebombs. [This gives me an idea, we should have a Current Events type thread stickied for lurkers to follow.]

Quote from: Sheered Völva on February 04, 2009, 05:32:16 PM

Quote from: Ratatosk on February 04, 2009, 05:22:53 PM
Also, I am more than happy to host intermittens.org on my server. Plenty of space...

That sounds like a great idea to me. And Ratatosk and Cramulus (who I think created this idea--right?) are both known for working with others and not attacking someone because they happen to be wearing the wrong color hat.

Unless it's a puce hat.

Puce hats set them off somethin' fierce.

Quote from: Cramulus on February 04, 2009, 05:25:14 PM

Quote from: Mask of the K on February 04, 2009, 05:13:32 PM
Well, to put my 2 cents in, WTF is wrong with intermittens being wriiten, edited and published by PDers.  THAT has nothing to do with who reads it.  The idea evolved here, was grabbed up and run with into the first issue here, it has been members here who have done everything so far, what's wrong with that?

making a PD-community magazine for each other to enjoy was never the point
I've already written quite a bit on this, so I'm going to pass on elaboration

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As for reading it, hell we don't give a flying fuck who all reads it!

speak for yourself

WTF?  What do you care who reads it?  I sent the link to the last to probably 100 different people.  Was I supposed to ask permission first?  Are you really going to go this route?  Let's hold people hands and make them all comfy so everything is picture perfect and we all shit rainbows?

If you want a say so in who reads intermittens then you need to speak up fast.  I'm sure I am not the only one who sent it around.

Also, if my opinion is so distasteful and this is gonna be the new discordian "people" let me know as well, because I seriously misunderstood the point.

I have no problem removing my involvement completely!  I understand you started this idea Cram, but I thought it had become a group effort.  The group being members of PD.  When did that change?

Quote from: Mask of the K on February 04, 2009, 05:36:47 PM

Quote from: Cramulus on February 04, 2009, 05:25:14 PM

Quote from: Mask of the K on February 04, 2009, 05:13:32 PM
Well, to put my 2 cents in, WTF is wrong with intermittens being wriiten, edited and published by PDers.  THAT has nothing to do with who reads it.  The idea evolved here, was grabbed up and run with into the first issue here, it has been members here who have done everything so far, what's wrong with that?

making a PD-community magazine for each other to enjoy was never the point
I've already written quite a bit on this, so I'm going to pass on elaboration

Quote
As for reading it, hell we don't give a flying fuck who all reads it!

speak for yourself

WTF?  What do you care who reads it?  I sent the link to the last to probably 100 different people.  Was I supposed to ask permission first?  Are you really going to go this route?  Let's hold people hands and make them all comfy so everything is picture perfect and we all shit rainbows?

If you want a say so in who reads intermittens then you need to speak up fast.  I'm sure I am not the only one who sent it around.

Also, if my opinion is so distasteful and this is gonna be the new discordian "people" let me know as well, because I seriously misunderstood the point.

I have no problem removing my involvement completely!  I understand you started this idea Cram, but I thought it had become a group effort.  The group being members of PD.  When did that change?

I think he was just saying that he cares about people reading it... not that he cares about limiting readership.

Quote from: Ratatosk on February 04, 2009, 05:38:44 PM

Quote from: Mask of the K on February 04, 2009, 05:36:47 PM

Quote from: Cramulus on February 04, 2009, 05:25:14 PM

Quote from: Mask of the K on February 04, 2009, 05:13:32 PM
Well, to put my 2 cents in, WTF is wrong with intermittens being wriiten, edited and published by PDers.  THAT has nothing to do with who reads it.  The idea evolved here, was grabbed up and run with into the first issue here, it has been members here who have done everything so far, what's wrong with that?

making a PD-community magazine for each other to enjoy was never the point
I've already written quite a bit on this, so I'm going to pass on elaboration

Quote
As for reading it, hell we don't give a flying fuck who all reads it!

speak for yourself

WTF?  What do you care who reads it?  I sent the link to the last to probably 100 different people.  Was I supposed to ask permission first?  Are you really going to go this route?  Let's hold people hands and make them all comfy so everything is picture perfect and we all shit rainbows?

If you want a say so in who reads intermittens then you need to speak up fast.  I'm sure I am not the only one who sent it around.

Also, if my opinion is so distasteful and this is gonna be the new discordian "people" let me know as well, because I seriously misunderstood the point.

I have no problem removing my involvement completely!  I understand you started this idea Cram, but I thought it had become a group effort.  The group being members of PD.  When did that change?

I think he was just saying that he cares about people reading it... not that he cares about limiting readership.

That's what I was saying as well.  We don't care WHO reads it. 

Quote from: Mask of the K on February 04, 2009, 05:13:32 PM
Well, to put my 2 cents in, WTF is wrong with intermittens being wriiten, edited and published by PDers.  THAT has nothing to do with who reads it.  The idea evolved here, was grabbed up and run with into the first issue here, it has been members here who have done everything so far, what's wrong with that?

Nothing, but it should't be limited to people here. Really this has become the natural centre to do things for it, but it doesn't mena that it HAS to be a "PD" project.

Quote from: Mask of the K on February 04, 2009, 05:13:32 PM
If someone wants to eat a Big Mac they have to go to McDonalds to get one.  They can't sit across the street and ask "Please sir, can't I have a burger?  I'm scared to go into McDonalds"  FUCK THAT!

This isn't about buying burgers. To continue the metaphor you use, this is about MAKING burgers. And I wouldn't go into a McDonalds kitchen either.

Quote from: Mask of the K on February 04, 2009, 05:13:32 PM
I think if they want to contribute to intermittens then they need to join PD.  If they are scared, then they should limit their activity on the board to intermittens only.

Why? We have many many other channels open to us. E Mail, other forums, IRC to name a few.

And just because each issue of Intermittens so far has contained largely PD material, what about someone who wants to create something that contains none?

They create it and send it on to someone more involved with the project for editing or whatever and we'll publish it. Sounds good to me.

Quote from: Mask of the K on February 04, 2009, 05:13:32 PM
As for reading it, hell we don't give a flying fuck who all reads it!

I don't care who reads it either. Just as long as it isn't ONLY PD'ers.

We already have the board for in-house circle jerks.

Quote from: Telarus on February 04, 2009, 05:34:25 PM
I'd ask them to just browse over, read only the Intermittens threads... and then ask themselves wtf they're scared of.

I can understand our egregore comes off as slightly intimidating, what with all the shrapnel jutting out of it's shoggoth-like corpus. The strange pipping and gibbering laughter doesn't have to be the PD.com that they approach, tho.

Have them read Verrwirrrung for a while.. Sign up and LURK for a while. Get to know the rhythm and tempo of the jokes and memebombs. [This gives me an idea, we should have a Current Events type thread stickied for lurkers to follow.]

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding this--I"m just a Noob, after all.  But are you essentially saying that you think before people submit to Intermittens, they need to read the PD.com Manual first?

Quote from: Mask of the K on February 04, 2009, 05:36:47 PM
WTF?  What do you care who reads it?  I sent the link to the last to probably 100 different people.  Was I supposed to ask permission first?  Are you really going to go this route?  Let's hold people hands and make them all comfy so everything is picture perfect and we all shit rainbows?

Good, keep on sending it to them, we WANT to encourage extra-PD activity and circulation. That's the point we are trying to make. So much so that we want to encourage people to NOT view this as a PD project at all.

Quote from: Mask of the K on February 04, 2009, 05:36:47 PM
If you want a say so in who reads intermittens then you need to speak up fast.  I'm sure I am not the only one who sent it around.

Still missing the point. By a mile.

Quote from: Mask of the K on February 04, 2009, 05:36:47 PM
Also, if my opinion is so distasteful and this is gonna be the new discordian "people" let me know as well, because I seriously misunderstood the point.

Who said ANYTHING about anything being the "new discordian people"? This is just a little project to get our ideas out there.

OUT THERE.

Like, OUTSIDE OF PD.

Am I getting through at all?

Quote from: Mask of the K on February 04, 2009, 05:36:47 PM
I have no problem removing my involvement completely!  I understand you started this idea Cram, but I thought it had become a group effort.  The group being members of PD.  When did that change?

You're just starting to sound bitchy, and appear to be attacking completely imaginary arguments ideas and insecurities. I'd stop before you make yourself look like a bigger idiot than you already do.

Quote from: Payne on February 04, 2009, 05:47:18 PM
I don't care who reads it either. Just as long as it isn't ONLY PD'ers.

We already have the board for in-house circle jerks. (Partial Quote)

Agreed.

Although I do care who reads it.  I know some people I really want to see it.  Some because they'd love it, and others because they'd hate it.  :wink:

The bigger the readership, the better.

Just like the bigger the contributions base, the better.

So technically you don't care about who reads it, you care about who doesn't read it.

I guess so.

I want to say that I also want to have regular readers if possible. I just don't care who they are. (as long as they aren't all just us)

Quote from: Mask of the K on February 04, 2009, 05:36:47 PM
WTF?  What do you care who reads it?  I sent the link to the last to probably 100 different people.  Was I supposed to ask permission first?  Are you really going to go this route?  Let's hold people hands and make them all comfy so everything is picture perfect and we all shit rainbows?

what?  :?

QuoteIf you want a say so in who reads intermittens then you need to speak up fast.  I'm sure I am not the only one who sent it around.

are you actually responding to my post? Or are you just getting yourself all worked up for the fuck of it?
Did I ever say "This is a PD only project?" No, in fact I've spent my last few posts saying exactly the opposite.

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I have no problem removing my involvement completely!  I understand you started this idea Cram, but I thought it had become a group effort.  The group being members of PD.  When did that change?

I'm not going to re-explain myself

everyone else seems to get the point

Ummmmm

If a project starts getting discussed on a board, and you hear about it and want to participate, how would YOU go about it?

I mean, honestly. It's not that hard. If people are aware enough of the Discordian community, they can either sign up here to submit directly, or approach someone they know through another venue and submit indirectly, or they can make their own whole issue.

Saying that people have to sign up here to talk to us here ISN'T SOME KIND OF ELITISM. It's just a fucking law of goddamn physics.

If someone wants to have a beer at my corner pub, they HAVE TO COME TO PORTLAND and my corner pub is not some kind of Portlandian elitist, exclusionary joint for physically existing in Portland.

It would be nice to have a whole website for Intermittens, and it would be nice to have a mailbox for submissions, so if you want that to happen, DO IT. Make it, check it, and maintain it. Don't expect everyone else to jump on board, this is a volunteer project and not everyone wants to do what you want to do.

like I said - I don't blame discordians for not wanting to get the stink of PD on them. I know several discordians who are really cool IRL but have been flamed off this board. This is a good community for people with thick skin, but fitting in here shouldn't be a requirement to work on Intermittens.




I think all of this is a decent argument for hosting the Intermittens discussion at p3nt's place, or at intermittens.org.

I'm no help--I can see both sides.  But I'd like to see the erring on the side of inclusiveness, rather than exclusivity, if at all possible.

I see the use of multiple streams of submission for getting as much material as possible.  Perhaps this should actually be mentioned in an issue?

I take it people can't post here without registering? I know some fora allow guest posters.

Quote from: Cramulus on February 04, 2009, 07:50:36 PM
like I said - I don't blame discordians for not wanting to get the stink of PD on them. I know several discordians who are really cool IRL but have been flamed off this board. This is a good community for people with thick skin, but fitting in here shouldn't be a requirement to work on Intermittens.

Agreed. PD.com has some great stuff going on, but it seems representative of a niche of Discordian activity which appeals to some, but not all Discordians. I don't care if Intermittens stays here or not, but expecting any given Discordian (even ones not given to Pinealism etc)  to survive this place is probably not realistic.

wtf just happened to this thread

Quote from: Cainad on February 04, 2009, 08:47:19 PM
wtf just happened to this thread

PD.com happened to this thread.

Quote from: Ratatosk on February 04, 2009, 08:59:56 PM

Quote from: Cainad on February 04, 2009, 08:47:19 PM
wtf just happened to this thread

PD.com happened to this thread.

What a bunch of fuckshits. Let's ban them from the internet.

If you want it, DOOOOO IIIIIIIIT


If you build it, they will come.

Quote from: The Mormons Will Begin Arriving By Bus on February 04, 2009, 09:48:53 PM
If you want it, DOOOOO IIIIIIIIT


If you build it, they will come.

Hell yeah... the domain exists, I've got the server space and can handle setting up DNS/email etc.

If someone wants to manage the content etc on a daily/weekly/whatever basis, I'll cover the tech stuff.

Quote from: Ratatosk on February 04, 2009, 09:50:27 PM

Quote from: The Mormons Will Begin Arriving By Bus on February 04, 2009, 09:48:53 PM
If you want it, DOOOOO IIIIIIIIT


If you build it, they will come.

Hell yeah... the domain exists, I've got the server space and can handle setting up DNS/email etc.

If someone wants to manage the content etc on a daily/weekly/whatever basis, I'll cover the tech stuff.

On a related note, I thought maybe a couple trusted people from here (perhaps Ratatosk if he hosts it and Cramulus because he started it?) could have the password to the intermittens email addy.  And naturally whoever is the current editor could have the password.  I think if too many people have the email password, it could create a problem, something like trying to keep your business secure when 50 people have a key to the front door.  And it could create a lot of chaos.  Of course that might be fun too.

What if five people had the password, and there was a special thread for submissions by email?

Anyone who remembered to check would post letters and submissions in that thread, and the current editors would check the thread for material.

Its a good idea.  We should also make clear in an issue that people can, you know, put together their own issues as well.

Do the previous intermittens issues have contact info?

I think they had the URL, thats all.

Sounds like fun to me... I'll set up a virtual server today and then whoever owns that DNS can point it at the IP :)

Quote from: The Lord and Lady Omnibus Fuck on February 04, 2009, 07:45:12 PMmy corner pub is not some kind of Portlandian elitist, exclusionary joint for physically existing in Portland.

this just made me LOL.

cause, technically, it is. in a way. and that's kinda funny to talk about.

you should hang a sign in that bar "NO ENTRANCE FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT ACTUALLY HERE--PHYSICAL PRESENCE MANDATORY" :wink:

Virtual Server for Intermittens.org exists... domain owner will need to point the DNS at it and then whoever would like to work on the site can ask for access :)

If anyone wants to own intermittens.org from a content etc perspective, that's fine... just cause it's on my server doesn't mean I expect any control ;-)

Quote from: Triple Zero on February 11, 2009, 05:12:32 PM

Quote from: The Lord and Lady Omnibus Fuck on February 04, 2009, 07:45:12 PMmy corner pub is not some kind of Portlandian elitist, exclusionary joint for physically existing in Portland.

this just made me LOL.

cause, technically, it is. in a way. and that's kinda funny to talk about.

you should hang a sign in that bar "NO ENTRANCE FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT ACTUALLY HERE--PHYSICAL PRESENCE MANDATORY" :wink:

ASTRAL DISCRIMINATION?!?!?!?!

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f51/Hallick5/thats_racist_animated.gif)

Quote from: Triple Zero on February 11, 2009, 05:12:32 PM

Quote from: The Lord and Lady Omnibus Fuck on February 04, 2009, 07:45:12 PMmy corner pub is not some kind of Portlandian elitist, exclusionary joint for physically existing in Portland.

this just made me LOL.

cause, technically, it is. in a way. and that's kinda funny to talk about.

you should hang a sign in that bar "NO ENTRANCE FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT ACTUALLY HERE--PHYSICAL PRESENCE MANDATORY" :wink:

:lulz: :lulz: :lulz:

Intermittens.org has been rebuit after the crash... We're up to date on the content and ready for more.

Anyone want to build a better template... go for it.

I'd like to see this: http://www.principiadiscordia.com/blog/feed/

in a sidebar, or a rotating 5 post-headlines, or something. I'll look into that, try to find some WP stuff.

Basic php hack from here: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/12/02/10-useful-rss-hacks-for-wordpress/
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The problem. Do you have more than one blog, or do you manage a forum? If so, you may want to be able to display any RSS feed on your WordPress blog.

The solution. Many plug-ins can do the job, but they're not necessary at all. WordPress has a built-in RSS reader that is used, for example, to display news on your dashboard. All you have to do is use it in your theme.

   1. Paste the following code anywhere in your theme (personally, I'd put it in the sidebar, the footer or, even better, the page template):
     
         

<?php include_once(ABSPATH.WPINC.'/rss.php');      	wp_rss('http://www.principiadiscordia.com/blog/feed/', 5); ?>

   2. Save it and you're done. It's as easy as that!

Code explanation. The first thing we have done is include the rss.php file from WordPress core. This file allows us to use the wp_rss() function, which takes two parameters: the first is the RSS feed's URL, and the second is the number of RSS entries to be displayed.
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There appear to be some other plugins that provide similar functionality.