I've tried searching all kinds of likely options in the users to find the original account I first created. No joy. Switching would be a lot of work anyway - I'd want to bring all my journal entries over. I wonder if the winner of this option can just get their uid changed on their current account.
the low uid is already more than I can afford - but since it's going to a good cause I can live with that. I wonder what one would go for without a charity involved.
I'm not saying the bloggers will be in control. They may be able to motivate people to take control. I do think they can have a lot of influence. Sure there are varying opinions, but it seems to me this idea is about trying to get on the same general page.
It's easy to forget how young this medium is, and I think it has the potential to become huge. Mocking it now and saying there is no point is ignoring what may come down the road. It reminds me of the people who say we shouldn't recycle because it isn't cost effective. But it wont become cost effective unless we work on it now.
Blogs may not have a huge impact yet, but that's not to say they wont and this may be a part of what runs up to that.
that's why the founding fathers were waisting their time writing all those pamphlets. i doubt the king or the parliament read those. so what value did they hold?
most blogs are day journals and have very low readership - but there are a number of blogs that directly impact the thinking and actions of thousands of readers. in aggregate there are millions influenced - and if those millions act in a coordinated fashion, they become the ones in control.
Another option, if it fits into a persons schedule, would be to take classes through a community college. Costs are lower, classes are generally smaller than a university and schedules are often flexible for working adults.
Another thought I had is home schooling materials. I've never personally been involved in homeschooling, but as I understand it these kids can earn a highschool diploma at home. So why couldn't someone put themselves through such a program just to learn the information? I'm sure there are lots of resources out there for this, a quick google turned up this one.
There isn't a blog on the web that can't be picked apart. The site reflects a lot of who we are so I consider it to be effective. If people don't like who I am, there isn't a lot I can do about that. As I understand your list it says my site doesn't look 'cool' and is bad because I'm a Christian and an American.
I guess I could look for another theme and picture - might not be a bad idea anyway. But it will still be a wordpress theme and wont look like a site that somebody put a lot of time and money into it. As for where I live and what I believe - well I don't think I'll be switching those in search of 'nerd cred'.
I'm not sure what to make of that. I think it's an attempt at slighting me over that page - but I don't want to jump to conclusions. I'm just not finding it easy to think of it as a complimentary statement.
Or maybe it is a good humored jab and I should be laughing along. Just not enough to go on. But I'll go the laugh along route because I like to assume the best rather than the worst from people.
Both 'parties' remotely close to where I live have 2 or 3 people. I wouldn't really call that a party - and I'm not going to go sit around in awkward silence with a couple other socially inept geeks just for a t-shirt. I get free shirts from vendors.
It's a cool idea - but doesn't seem to be getting a lot of traction.
Exactly - my wife worked on writing software for a ground station when she was with lockheed. It was basically a shipping container like they put on ships, but green and it could be pulled around. Inside was the mission planning software and such. That was around 1999 or 2000.
But is there a real cost? I wasn't trying to be funny so much as ask a real question. So what if there are thousands of top level domain names? I don't care personally - so is there a technical issue?
I don't care if a name is recognizable. I use google when I don't remember exactly where something is at.
I was driving to the grocery store the other night, listening to a classic rock radio station, all the while thinking, "They shouldn't be playing music that I remember being brand new, what seemed not that long ago." Middle age - it's an odd sensation.
I think so as well. Sure there is some crud, but there was real bad writing out there before the internet too. The volume of both has gone up and I guess the reader has some more work to do filtering it, but I don't mind. I'd rather be the one doing the filtering than a handful of big publishing houses.
And it's not like it's all bad for the pros. My favorite new author right now (new to me) is John Scalzi. I found about him because Amazon recommended Old Man's War to me. I've found a lot more about him and other authors that he thinks are good through his blogs.
it's always been tough to be a professional writer. i can't think of any given time in history where the number of people who could live solely off the income of writing hasn't been insignificant in comparison to the total population.
the internet is just new technology that will help in some ways and hurt in other ways. me, i'm not concerned about this dinky little group. my concern is - how has it impacted the reader. there have always been many more of us than the writers. have we been benefited by the internet? i think so.
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I've tried searching all kinds of likely options in the users to find the original account I first created. No joy. Switching would be a lot of work anyway - I'd want to bring all my journal entries over. I wonder if the winner of this option can just get their uid changed on their current account.
click on the link for an item and it should be pretty clear.
the low uid is already more than I can afford - but since it's going to a good cause I can live with that. I wonder what one would go for without a charity involved.
I'm not saying the bloggers will be in control. They may be able to motivate people to take control. I do think they can have a lot of influence. Sure there are varying opinions, but it seems to me this idea is about trying to get on the same general page.
It's easy to forget how young this medium is, and I think it has the potential to become huge. Mocking it now and saying there is no point is ignoring what may come down the road. It reminds me of the people who say we shouldn't recycle because it isn't cost effective. But it wont become cost effective unless we work on it now.
Blogs may not have a huge impact yet, but that's not to say they wont and this may be a part of what runs up to that.
i previewed and everything - fixed a typo but missed that. nice.
that's why the founding fathers were waisting their time writing all those pamphlets. i doubt the king or the parliament read those. so what value did they hold?
most blogs are day journals and have very low readership - but there are a number of blogs that directly impact the thinking and actions of thousands of readers. in aggregate there are millions influenced - and if those millions act in a coordinated fashion, they become the ones in control.
should have included math.com
There are plenty of self study guides that one can purchase.
Another option, if it fits into a persons schedule, would be to take classes through a community college. Costs are lower, classes are generally smaller than a university and schedules are often flexible for working adults.
Another thought I had is home schooling materials. I've never personally been involved in homeschooling, but as I understand it these kids can earn a highschool diploma at home. So why couldn't someone put themselves through such a program just to learn the information? I'm sure there are lots of resources out there for this, a quick google turned up this one.
There isn't a blog on the web that can't be picked apart. The site reflects a lot of who we are so I consider it to be effective. If people don't like who I am, there isn't a lot I can do about that. As I understand your list it says my site doesn't look 'cool' and is bad because I'm a Christian and an American.
I guess I could look for another theme and picture - might not be a bad idea anyway. But it will still be a wordpress theme and wont look like a site that somebody put a lot of time and money into it. As for where I live and what I believe - well I don't think I'll be switching those in search of 'nerd cred'.
just keep these handy in the operating rooms.
I think he's going to be at the private soire being hosted by Roland Piquepaille.
I'm not sure what to make of that. I think it's an attempt at slighting me over that page - but I don't want to jump to conclusions. I'm just not finding it easy to think of it as a complimentary statement.
Or maybe it is a good humored jab and I should be laughing along. Just not enough to go on. But I'll go the laugh along route because I like to assume the best rather than the worst from people.
If either of the ones by me were near - that might help too. I think one is at a dorm and the other might even be a private residence.
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(not very funny but it's what popped in my head as I pictured it.)
Both 'parties' remotely close to where I live have 2 or 3 people. I wouldn't really call that a party - and I'm not going to go sit around in awkward silence with a couple other socially inept geeks just for a t-shirt. I get free shirts from vendors.
It's a cool idea - but doesn't seem to be getting a lot of traction.
Exactly - my wife worked on writing software for a ground station when she was with lockheed. It was basically a shipping container like they put on ships, but green and it could be pulled around. Inside was the mission planning software and such. That was around 1999 or 2000.
europe was another 80's band like asia. it was a joke.
But is there a real cost? I wasn't trying to be funny so much as ask a real question. So what if there are thousands of top level domain names? I don't care personally - so is there a technical issue?
I don't care if a name is recognizable. I use google when I don't remember exactly where something is at.
Very nice.
I was driving to the grocery store the other night, listening to a classic rock radio station, all the while thinking, "They shouldn't be playing music that I remember being brand new, what seemed not that long ago." Middle age - it's an odd sensation.
I'm slowly getting all my cds ripped. It's funny that I had just done that one this morning. I'm listening to it as I read all these comments.
.europe tld.
They should follow it up with a
I just ripped that cd to the hard drive of my laptop not 5 minutes ago. And no - I'm not ashamed.
why does there have to be a need? will too many make the net too heavy or something?
I think so as well. Sure there is some crud, but there was real bad writing out there before the internet too. The volume of both has gone up and I guess the reader has some more work to do filtering it, but I don't mind. I'd rather be the one doing the filtering than a handful of big publishing houses.
And it's not like it's all bad for the pros. My favorite new author right now (new to me) is John Scalzi. I found about him because Amazon recommended Old Man's War to me. I've found a lot more about him and other authors that he thinks are good through his blogs.
it's always been tough to be a professional writer. i can't think of any given time in history where the number of people who could live solely off the income of writing hasn't been insignificant in comparison to the total population.
the internet is just new technology that will help in some ways and hurt in other ways. me, i'm not concerned about this dinky little group. my concern is - how has it impacted the reader. there have always been many more of us than the writers. have we been benefited by the internet? i think so.
This is the only Hobbit movie I need.