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Re: Some Black Guys Shut Down Highway 70

patrickd88 — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:07:59 -0000

Yep. Nothing endears you to the common man more than stopping him from getting home and making him sit in his 95 degree car for longer than he really wants to.

Re: I Got TweetMemed.

patrickd88 — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:57:27 -0000

Dude, Bea Arthur dying is never cool.

Re: Bringing the conversation back home

prepbooks — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:07:26 -0000

Hey patrick, I just loved your comment, thanks for the comment!

Re: Bringing the conversation back home

patrickd88 — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:31:53 -0000

I would love to see this kind of trend. I love all comments, but it's certainly easiest to find them when they are right where you expect them.

Re: Selling On Blip.FM

patrickd88 — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:32:45 -0000

Dude, seriously? Best. Ad. Ever. I will take TWO of them please and can I get them gift-wrapped?

Re: Enough with the punk ass Twitter app development

patrickd88 — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 11:36:08 -0000

Great points, Steven. Especially the resources complaint. I have a very old machine and TweetDeck is a hog. I like its features, but really, over 50% of my RAM for this?

Re: The power of comments

patrickd88 — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:21:02 -0000

I absolutely agree. We discussed this post on a podcast I'm doing for our local bloggers guild. Commenting on other posts cannot be overstated. And as another side benefit, you can make real connections with other actual people.

Re: louisgray.com: Christian Science Monitor Covers Twitter's Secret

patrickd88 — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:15:16 -0000

I think you hit the nail on the head when you pointed out that customers are going to expect it to remain free. Would I pay for Twitter? Maybe, but it would have to be very small. But the other side of the coin, it's usefulness would drop as others decided not to pay and dropped out.

You get what I mean? Twitter is useful because so many people are there. It's not about whether one person alone would pay. It's about whether everyone would pay and keep the network large.

Re: FeedDemon continues to add value – Shared Link Notes

patrickd88 — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:10:16 -0000

I am enjoying FeedDemon as well, mostly due to your recommendation. Very nice piece of software.

Re: The Office: Michael and Dwight Strike a Nerve

patrickd88 — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:09:14 -0000

Well, it shouldn't be too difficult. It ran two seasons (6 eps X 2 seasons = 12 eps + 2 Christmas specials). It's great if you like British humor. Also, sometimes the geographical references get lost on Americans. I had no idea on a couple of them. But it's absolutely worth it for Ricky Gervais' David Brent. He is PERFECT as the guy who thinks he's smart and cool and hip and has no idea that he isn't. This is one of my favorite clips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye1C8vMqbHA

Re: The Office: Michael and Dwight Strike a Nerve

execbp — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:45:02 -0000

Thanks for the comment...and your take is not one I had considered. I need to watch a lot more of the British version, I am not nearly as familiar with it as I would like to be. It makes a lot more sense to me after reading your comment.

Re: The Office: Michael and Dwight Strike a Nerve

patrickd88 — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:41:38 -0000

The British version of 'The Office' was very different from what they brought here. Our version is more traditional a comedy show whereas the British version is just, well, uncomfortable to watch. And that's where the humor comes from. Make no mistake, I love them both, but for different reasons.

Last weeks 'The Office' was very British. It was so awkward that at least twice, I wanted to change the channel or leave. But I couldn't. I kept waiting for David Brent to show up. In the end, I found myself really hating Dwight (and I know we're supposed to, but he is just an evil character) and hoping Michael would do the right thing. But Michael is spineless and easily manipulated, so of course, the names are off to the National office. At least there's the karma of the car wreck, I suppose.

And yes, Hilary Swank...not hot.

Re: File Archiver: 7-Zip - Compact your crap!

Bill — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:47:59 -0000

I like to use open source whenever I can. The lack of a direct price tag, obviously, the fact that my donations are helping more than just some suits' bonus, and open source software is usually just plain BETTER than the stuff you pay money for. It's built by people who build what they themselves would use. No bloat, no crap, no useless features that some advisory panel told them is the Next Big Thing.

Re: File Archiver: 7-Zip - Compact your crap!

StevenHodson — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:31:41 -0000

I used Filezilla for a long time but it got to be really flakey for me so when I installed Win7 I put out a call on FriendFeed for a replacement. A couple of folks recommended I try out WinSCP which I did and I liked it a lot .. no more Filezilla now :)

Re: File Archiver: 7-Zip - Compact your crap!

patrickd88 — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:21:22 -0000

I'm a big 7-Zip fan. I actually paid for WinZip a couple versions back (in the 90s), but eventually, you had to buy a new version to keep it legal. Enter 7-Zip. Great program.

Can I assume you use other great open source stuff like Filezilla for your FTP needs? Lots of good stuff out there for no cost.

Re: iTunes replaces one evil with another

patrickd88 — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:17:37 -0000

See what I mean? (I'm referencing my earlier comment about Apple-hating being too easy.)

I used to buy tracks from iTunes, but iTunes kept randomly deleting tracks from my library and Apple kept denying the problem existed. Best move I ever made leaving them. If I buy a track now, I buy it from Amazon as a good old mp3. Hell's yeah.

Re: Boy does Apple know how to give it to the fan boys

patrickd88 — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:13:12 -0000

I love it. Apple-hating is just getting too easy.

Re: Microsoft give away Windows 7 – sure thing

patrickd88 — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:06:25 -0000

Do me a favor if you do vidcasts? Offer an mp3 version. I listen to podcasts while driving to/from work. Video would do me no good.

Re: Microsoft give away Windows 7 – sure thing

StevenHodson — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:57:13 -0000

Thanks Patrick. I will be getting back to doing podcasts at some point soon but also looking at possibly doing video as well.

Re: Microsoft give away Windows 7 – sure thing

patrickd88 — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:48:53 -0000

Very nice. I am seriously loving this post, Mr. Hodson. Awesome.

(Damn it, why aren't you still doing podcasts?!?)

Re: Do You REALLY Need That Plugin?

LarryMonte — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:50:37 -0000

Although this is not my first blog, it is my first on a more serious topic. I've been listening closely to Steven's advice this time around. He's a good friend and a great mentor. :)

Hopefully this journey will be of interest to someone. ;)

Thanks

Re: Do You REALLY Need That Plugin?

patrickd88 — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:07:41 -0000

It's cool. Just in case you're curious, I found your site through Steven Hodson. Very interesting concept you have taking a blog from beginning to running. I'm interested in the journey.

Re: Do You REALLY Need That Plugin?

LarryMonte — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:04:25 -0000

An even easier solution. lol

Still working on exactly what my sidebar is going to contain. Waiting to get a bit more content here before I make any final decisions. Just trying not to weigh it down too much at this point.

Thanks

Re: Do You REALLY Need That Plugin?

patrickd88 — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:49:47 -0000

Couldn't you have added the Twitter widget to your sidebar (the widget that just displays your tweets and then just tweeted your random thought? Then you wouldn't have to edit the widget in the backend of WordPress each time you wanted to change. Just a thought. Everybody has their own idea.

Re: It’s the comments stupid

StevenHodson — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:44:07 -0000

I've made the correlation between Twitter and IRC more than a few times but general get shot down over it. :)

oh and no I wasn't looking over your shoulder :)