<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post8049991357458953282..comments</id><updated>2009-11-10T18:43:07.272-06:00</updated><category term='space'/><category term='childhood'/><category term='passing'/><category term='technology'/><category term='monkeys'/><category term='creators'/><category term='news'/><category term='movies'/><category term='books'/><category term='li&apos;l leaguers'/><category term='Austin'/><category term='STOTD'/><category term='advertising'/><category term='cartoons'/><category term='Batman'/><category term='round-up'/><category term='Green Lantern'/><category term='USA'/><category term='star wars'/><category term='trek'/><category term='Flash'/><category term='travel'/><category term='memes'/><category term='comic reviews'/><category term='movie reviews'/><category term='TMIH'/><category term='sports'/><category term='high school'/><category term='spidey'/><category term='pets'/><category term='maintenance'/><category term='shop'/><category term='interactivity'/><category term='work'/><category term='weddings'/><category term='science'/><category term='Unemployment'/><category term='Holidays'/><category term='Phantom Zone'/><category term='substitute'/><category term='parties'/><category term='rage'/><category term='taste test'/><category term='rockets'/><category term='politics'/><category term='enemy ace'/><category term='comic misc.'/><category term='giving'/><category term='college'/><category term='policy'/><category term='Wonder Woman'/><category term='wii'/><category term='Superman'/><category term='music'/><category term='robots'/><category term='links'/><category term='Leaguers'/><category term='television'/><category term='toys'/><category term='Texas'/><category term='unicorns'/><category term='comic fodder'/><category term='longhorns'/><category term='food'/><category term='births/birthdays'/><category term='Marvel'/><category term='monsters'/><category term='history'/><category term='interviews'/><category term='DITMTLOD'/><category term='weird'/><category term='DCU'/><category term='Disney'/><category term='schadenfreude'/><category term='artifacts'/><category term='hospital'/><title type='text'>Comments on League of Melbotis: Yes, We Are Still Shutting Down/ Future Plans</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.melbotis.com/feeds/8049991357458953282/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5256317/8049991357458953282/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.melbotis.com/2009/11/yes-we-are-still-shutting-down-future.html'/><author><name>The League</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kBNnyETKMIk/TIccIz-4tWI/AAAAAAAAC9o/dBWsCVOStko/S220/League_Icon.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>8</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-294744152986235696</id><published>2009-11-10T18:43:07.272-06:00</published><updated>2009-11-10T18:43:07.272-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Dear League,

I read in your comments to the fatal...</title><content type='html'>Dear League,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I read in your comments to the fatal post:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;I have a writing project I started in 1997 that&amp;#39;s been on ice on and off, and has made almost no progress since I started LoM, and where I&amp;#39;d like to re-direct my energy to give it that one, big shot.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;I&amp;#39;ve also got some drawing stuff I want to work on, and get back in shape for cartooning, which I hardly do anymore at all.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I permit you to quit blogging if and only if you pursue these activities seriously which, admittedly, are much more worthwhile than blogging.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5256317/8049991357458953282/comments/default/294744152986235696'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5256317/8049991357458953282/comments/default/294744152986235696'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.melbotis.com/2009/11/yes-we-are-still-shutting-down-future.html?showComment=1257900187272#c294744152986235696' title=''/><author><name>horus kemwer</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16984916074697401382</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.melbotis.com/2009/11/yes-we-are-still-shutting-down-future.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-8049991357458953282' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5256317/posts/default/8049991357458953282' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-190718161'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-7355804527174667595</id><published>2009-11-09T16:10:15.749-06:00</published><updated>2009-11-09T16:10:15.749-06:00</updated><title type='text'>I am only reposting my Facebook stuff there (autom...</title><content type='html'>I am only reposting my Facebook stuff there (automagically).  I can recognize that some users live in Twitter.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5256317/8049991357458953282/comments/default/7355804527174667595'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5256317/8049991357458953282/comments/default/7355804527174667595'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.melbotis.com/2009/11/yes-we-are-still-shutting-down-future.html?showComment=1257804615749#c7355804527174667595' title=''/><author><name>Ryan S.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kBNnyETKMIk/SYDYghMSPlI/AAAAAAAABcI/Z2mQ6O7KCcw/S220/League_Icon.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.melbotis.com/2009/11/yes-we-are-still-shutting-down-future.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-8049991357458953282' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5256317/posts/default/8049991357458953282' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-190434886'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-6274891622114360416</id><published>2009-11-09T16:08:08.209-06:00</published><updated>2009-11-09T16:08:08.209-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Also, as much as I like your blog- death before Tw...</title><content type='html'>Also, as much as I like your blog- death before Twitter.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5256317/8049991357458953282/comments/default/6274891622114360416'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5256317/8049991357458953282/comments/default/6274891622114360416'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.melbotis.com/2009/11/yes-we-are-still-shutting-down-future.html?showComment=1257804488209#c6274891622114360416' title=''/><author><name>Jason</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03903186469796595837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='12998266181827693375'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='19' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hb6DMRmB6Aw/SuPmHnZh9oI/AAAAAAAABqk/SDKs1sgvdBA/S220/t1.france.protests.gi%5B1%5D.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.melbotis.com/2009/11/yes-we-are-still-shutting-down-future.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-8049991357458953282' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5256317/posts/default/8049991357458953282' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-273626446'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-7084423206788608285</id><published>2009-11-09T13:41:26.911-06:00</published><updated>2009-11-09T13:41:26.911-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Had I cut the thing off abruptly, it would go poor...</title><content type='html'>Had I cut the thing off abruptly, it would go poorly.  I prefer to take the risk of taking too long to end the thing, but knowing its got a stopping point.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5256317/8049991357458953282/comments/default/7084423206788608285'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5256317/8049991357458953282/comments/default/7084423206788608285'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.melbotis.com/2009/11/yes-we-are-still-shutting-down-future.html?showComment=1257795686911#c7084423206788608285' title=''/><author><name>Ryan S.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kBNnyETKMIk/SYDYghMSPlI/AAAAAAAABcI/Z2mQ6O7KCcw/S220/League_Icon.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.melbotis.com/2009/11/yes-we-are-still-shutting-down-future.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-8049991357458953282' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5256317/posts/default/8049991357458953282' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-190434886'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-7903268434775853871</id><published>2009-11-09T10:53:44.664-06:00</published><updated>2009-11-09T10:53:44.664-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Of course, I prefer that The League continue to en...</title><content type='html'>Of course, I prefer that The League continue to entertain me during my work day (meaning that it&amp;#39;s probably actually a benefit to the taxpayers of Travis County that the whole thing come to an end).</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5256317/8049991357458953282/comments/default/7903268434775853871'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5256317/8049991357458953282/comments/default/7903268434775853871'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.melbotis.com/2009/11/yes-we-are-still-shutting-down-future.html?showComment=1257785624664#c7903268434775853871' title=''/><author><name>Jason</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03903186469796595837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='12998266181827693375'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='19' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hb6DMRmB6Aw/SuPmHnZh9oI/AAAAAAAABqk/SDKs1sgvdBA/S220/t1.france.protests.gi%5B1%5D.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.melbotis.com/2009/11/yes-we-are-still-shutting-down-future.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-8049991357458953282' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5256317/posts/default/8049991357458953282' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-273626446'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-8594956532557692036</id><published>2009-11-09T08:44:31.890-06:00</published><updated>2009-11-09T08:44:31.890-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Long... slow... ending...

&amp;quot;Arrakis teaches t...</title><content type='html'>Long... slow... ending...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Arrakis teaches the attitude of the knife — chopping off what&amp;#39;s incomplete and saying: &amp;#39;Now it&amp;#39;s complete because it&amp;#39;s ended here.&amp;#39;&amp;quot;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5256317/8049991357458953282/comments/default/8594956532557692036'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5256317/8049991357458953282/comments/default/8594956532557692036'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.melbotis.com/2009/11/yes-we-are-still-shutting-down-future.html?showComment=1257777871890#c8594956532557692036' title=''/><author><name>Jason</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03903186469796595837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='12998266181827693375'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='19' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hb6DMRmB6Aw/SuPmHnZh9oI/AAAAAAAABqk/SDKs1sgvdBA/S220/t1.france.protests.gi%5B1%5D.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.melbotis.com/2009/11/yes-we-are-still-shutting-down-future.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-8049991357458953282' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5256317/posts/default/8049991357458953282' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-273626446'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-6876030326400520207</id><published>2009-11-07T23:41:48.842-06:00</published><updated>2009-11-07T23:41:48.842-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Yup.  Refer to this post:
http://www.melbotis.com/...</title><content type='html'>Yup.  Refer to this post:&lt;br /&gt;http://www.melbotis.com/2009/10/lom-wrapping-it-up.html</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5256317/8049991357458953282/comments/default/6876030326400520207'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5256317/8049991357458953282/comments/default/6876030326400520207'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.melbotis.com/2009/11/yes-we-are-still-shutting-down-future.html?showComment=1257658908842#c6876030326400520207' title=''/><author><name>Ryan S.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kBNnyETKMIk/SYDYghMSPlI/AAAAAAAABcI/Z2mQ6O7KCcw/S220/League_Icon.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.melbotis.com/2009/11/yes-we-are-still-shutting-down-future.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-8049991357458953282' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5256317/posts/default/8049991357458953282' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-190434886'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-6797933535930639550</id><published>2009-11-07T23:36:39.706-06:00</published><updated>2009-11-07T23:36:39.706-06:00</updated><title type='text'>What the F?  You&amp;#39;re quitting?  Why does every ...</title><content type='html'>What the F?  You&amp;#39;re quitting?  Why does every blogger I ever read quit?  You guys are F-ing with my morning routine.  Basterds.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5256317/8049991357458953282/comments/default/6797933535930639550'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5256317/8049991357458953282/comments/default/6797933535930639550'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.melbotis.com/2009/11/yes-we-are-still-shutting-down-future.html?showComment=1257658599706#c6797933535930639550' title=''/><author><name>horus kemwer</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16984916074697401382</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.melbotis.com/2009/11/yes-we-are-still-shutting-down-future.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-8049991357458953282' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5256317/posts/default/8049991357458953282' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-190718161'/></entry></feed>
