Disqus - Friends of ryanjpointer

Re: the birds outside my window

Daniel — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 11:31:03 -0000

*@Pamela*: I think I just might do that. It's difficult, because when birds feed, they also poop a lot. So, to get a nice picture, I have to clean everything, fill the feeder, then wait for them to come back. I'll give it a shot this weekend though, just for you. :)

*@Erica*: Thanks for the link. As you mention the "taken" set, I am reminded of how much I'd like to begin to combine my studio work with outdoor location work. I have reflectors and a willing assistant. I just need a better fill flash (this weekend I hope) and a few willing models. :)

Re: “Finding Place”: The Photographs of Daniel James

Daniel — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 16:20:04 -0000

@Josh: That all depends on how many Pre-Orders I get. Thank you very much for yours.

Re: thoughts after three years of marriage

Daniel — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 15:57:52 -0000

@*Chris*:
You'll get there, my friend. In the end, you'll know what's right and if it's worth fighting for. I wish you nothing short of amazing.

@*Mel*:
I figured since you all played such a large role in everything we went through, you deserved to hear it too. Besides, I like talking about how I feel, I just don't like people giving me a hard time for it.

You were sad... and so was she. Very. And, just between you and I (and whoever happens to read these comments) we're actively working towards getting a whole lot closer.

Re: what I think about you

Daniel — Tue, 16 May 2006 18:16:41 -0000

@jaclyn / rob:

I'd prefer that as well.

Re: ENTHUSIASM

Daniel — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 14:25:20 -0000

@Rob:

I know what you mean by "HDR"ish. The processed is called ToneMapping. And, actually, while I don't generally like that particular effect, in this case, that's exactly what I did. I took 5 exposures, combined them into a single image, and then used FDRTools to ToneMap that extended range into a standard JPG file.

Re: Centralized Comments: Intense Debate vs Disqus

Daniel — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:20:53 -0000

This is a test. Now please show me some comment love.

Re: by the awesome power of my readership

Daniel — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:28:55 -0000

Tada!

Growing pains. Such fun.

Thanks for the notice.

Re: Centralized Comments: Intense Debate vs Disqus

Daniel — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:11:01 -0000

I can't be certain without trying it, so you're my Guinea Pig. But,
just based on poking around at this and that, it looks like Disqus
will allow response via email too. So... we're about to find out as
I'm responding to this via email.

I'll let you know what I decide in a future post. Looks like JS-Kit is
another contender worth trying out.

As far as regaining the threading from your original comment system...
that might be a bit more difficult. However, if I can get my hands on
exactly what Disqus/ID/whatever is looking for in the way of an import
file, I may be able to help you get threads out of the data you have.

Also... I think Disqus has a way to "claim" comments too. Not sure
though. You left your comment unregistered (which would be the same as
it would be imported, I would guess). So, go try to claim this comment
now and see if it works.

Re: Centralized Comments: Intense Debate vs Disqus

Daniel — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:35:34 -0000

Oh my goodness. That worked! WOW.

Regardless of any other features, this one feature alone may indeed "seal the deal".

Re: Centralized Comments: Intense Debate vs Disqus

Daniel — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:37:42 -0000

Thanks a lot for mentioning this. A quick look at your site and its offering is very promising. I'll give it a deeper look in the next few days.

It's good to know there is such variety in this particular segment of web-space. :)

Re: Centralized Comments: Intense Debate vs Disqus

Daniel — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:33:11 -0000

Tom--

Reply-By-Email is incredibly useful. It makes managing a blog by Blackberry, iPhone, or any other email capable device much easier. Features like this go above and beyond what people expect from a comment system and really add value for the content author as well.

Claiming comments is another one of those things that makes transitioning to your service easier to swallow.

I'm not that concerned with MyBlogLog. And, while I'm a Twitter user, I can't quite see how I'd want this integrated with a comment system other than as a quick clip on my profile.

As far as other features go... of course...

I'd really like to see a webservices based API for retrieving comments. While this type of integration is actually more complicated that a two or three line javascript segment, many users will find it more desirable.

In the meantime, disclosing a list of the API and Javascript style calls you have made available currently would go a long way toward helping more savvy developers get up and running faster. I had to twiddle with your code and my Wordpress templates blindly and repeatedly to get integration to work well.

More to that point, I still can't figure out why the comment box would not show on some posts here on revjim.net. If I knew more about what your service was actually doing and/or expecting, I could figure it out on my own.

As I type all of this I realize another useful feature: an Ajax based auto-save. Any second now my browser could crash or I could hit the wrong button and close this window. Knowing that my work was being saved periodically until I finished is quite handy.

Thank you for your interest, your support, and your diversity.

Daniel/Jim

Re: Adding Disqus To Schafer.com

Daniel — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:47:57 -0000

Looks like you've got Disqus well integrated with your site. Aside from the "discussion by DISQUS" in the corner, I wouldn't even know that it wasn't just built in to whatever you're using to blog.

Well done.

Re: MP3 Of The Week

Daniel — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:52:09 -0000

Great track. I'm not familiar with this band, but I intend to be.

Thanks!

Re: JOE LAZARUS

Daniel — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:11:20 -0000

I'm with Daniel... a Yahoo Pipe to combine Twitter Posts into a single day would be quite useful.

Re: Centralized Comments: Intense Debate vs Disqus

Daniel — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:21:02 -0000

Tom-

API/Reply-to-email: Good to know. I look forward to both of these features.

One thing about Reply-By-Email (or any email notification, really)
that is VERY important (and ID doesn't do) is to give a link that will
return directly to that comment. In one ID-using blog that I follow
that tends to get a lot of comment traffic, I have to scroll a lot
just to find the place that I'm supposed to reply at. Very annoying.
(For those stopping by and keeping a tally, Disqus does this already).

As far as the invisible comments go -- it's not doing it on my other
blog so it must be something specific with this one. If I convert this
one over to ID instead of Disqus I'll send an email in to support to
show the problem if it still occurs.

Anything else I can do to help, please let me know. I want a best of
breed service just as much as you do. :)

Daniel/Jim

Re: Where’s Jim/Daniel/Daniel James/That Hot Guy?

Daniel — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:41:02 -0000

Good point! LiveJournal is very OpenID friendly. I've never jumped
through the hoops required to make it work, but, for those
anti-another-password type people, this is a great "option B". Thanks!

Re: Where’s Jim/Daniel/Daniel James/That Hot Guy?

Daniel — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:38:02 -0000

Haha! You'd think that, wouldn't you?!

Actually, writing comes very naturally for me. I do it quite quickly
and it takes a lot less time than you might think. Additionally, since
I'm constantly reading things and taking notes for my own use, making
those notes public as a link blog or "TumbleLog" doesn't really take
too much additional effort. The only hard part is setting it all up in
the first place.

Re: Where’s Jim/Daniel/Daniel James/That Hot Guy?

Daniel — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:07:03 -0000

I have a MySpace too (http://myspace.com/revjim). I'm on it at least
twice a year. Maybe more. :)

I just noticed you friended me on Flickr as I was going through the
often overlooked mailbox there. Sorry it took so long.

Re: JS-Kit: a hosted commenting system

Daniel — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:25:02 -0000

I look forward to your upcoming OpenID Profile. If you include an XML
based comment importer as well well with well defined format, I may
even switch over when the time comes. I was quite impressed with your
service offering for content authors. I just wanted a little more in
terms of what my READERS will get from it.

Re: JS-Kit: a hosted commenting system

Daniel — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:24:02 -0000

Thanks for the pointer.

I'd seen SezWho in my initial search for a centralized comments service.
While I agree with you that hosting comments externally does forfeit
some features locally, it is my goal to find similar, if not better,
features in the hosted service I use. I'm not just looking to have the
comments connected, grouped, rated, or shown with reputation. I want to
eliminate user logins and provide commenters with a consistent interface
that they'll understand and be familiar with. Additionally, SezWho
requires that I have a working comments system already. While that is
the case on this blog, that is NOT the case in all of the places I
intend to use centralized comments.

Thank you for your time. I'm sure SezWho is a good fit for someone. Just
not me.

Re: by the awesome power of my readership

Daniel — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:26:12 -0000

Again, Thank you.

I understand this is an issue with centralized services. And I
understand that, for some applications, offloading anything to any
system that wasn't up ALL the time could be a bad idea. But that isn't
the case with me. I use Flickr, Twitter, Tumblr, LiveJournal, Askimet,
and many other hosted services. Adding comments into that mix doesn't
make too much of a difference to me.

Re: by the awesome power of my readership

Daniel — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:27:12 -0000

Yeah. They took a little dive the other morning. Only being a user for a
few days, I don't know if this is a common occurrence or a rare case. I
guess we'll find out.

Re: Centralized Comments: Intense Debate vs Disqus

Daniel — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:28:02 -0000

Like I said in this post, I'm using both of them for the time being to
decide which is more useful for me. Look for a full review in a few days.

Re: by the awesome power of my readership

Daniel — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:06:02 -0000

I understand fully. Everyone has growing pains. You guys were quick to
fix the problem, and also quite honest about what happened. If there's
going to be a problem, that's the best possibly way to see a resolution.
In my book, this isn't a problem unless it keeps happening. And it
hasn't. That's the kind of support I like to see. Let me know if you're
hiring. :)

Re: Centralized Comments: Intense Debate vs Disqus

Daniel — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:09:03 -0000

If I understand you correctly, then, yes. I simply "reply" to the email
message that Disqus sends me when someone comments. It seems to have
worked perfectly so far. Despite that fact that email isn't really
supposed to be instant, I generally see my comments appear within a
minute or two, which is fantastic!