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Adventures of Man in the Can - Ch 20 - The Great Exodus Epilogue

By storiesmykidslove.blogspot.com
Published On :: 2014-04-12T12:32:42.576-07:00



The animals from the park have found a home and made some new and powerful friends. But what will be waiting for them when they go back to the park?

Find out what happens on today's episode of the Man in the Can.




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Expose Your Blog.

By nancythroughthelookingglass.blogspot.com
Published On :: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 20:24:00 +0000



Many of my readers will have probably first found my blog through the old blog traffic exchanges like Blog Explosion and Blogazoo, they were a good source of traffic for bloggers and increased readership, sadly those sites have all gone now.

But don't despair there is another Blog Only traffic exchange I've found, Expose your blog has a long timer so visitors definitely read your blog. There is currently a weekly referral and surfing contest too (see the sites forum for more details) so sign up now and start recruiting your blog readers.

If you've never heard of a traffic exchange before let me explain, you add your blog and once it's approved you surf "other peoples blogs reading each one for 30 seconds (or more if it grabs your attention) you then click a button to move onto the next blog and earn credits as you surf. The ratio on expose your blog seems tight at first but there are bonus credits that appear as banners and about every 10 pages theres a verification page where you earn bonus credits. If your looking for traffic to your blog it's a good place to start. Also make sure you remember to surf at least 5 blogs to activate your blog when you sign up, I recommend surfing more in fact to gain as many credits as possible.

For more advice on increasing blog traffic see my other post on the subject:

My Tips On Increasing Blog Traffic


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Atos monlogues "Internet Survey number 2" for art action week project.

By nancythroughthelookingglass.blogspot.com
Published On :: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 16:07:00 +0000

Picture by Stewart
If we're going to do any of the Atos monologues I'm going to need a lot of volunteers who can record themselves and somehow send the video, because of the amount of time we have I think we can only do a small part. Mainly because we don't have time to send larger videos which would probably have to be sent by post on a disc. There are a lot of lines in this part, and the resulting videos will hopefully be short enough to email or send over facebook. If you just upload them to the art action group I can download them from there.
I've moved this post onto the blog as it's easier to share a link to it, and I can strike through the lines that are already taken.  If you want to take part chose the line you want to read from the list below, record it and you can send it to me through facebook. If you don't use facebook leave a comment and we'll find another way for you to send me the video. And if the line you wanted has a line through it sorry someone has already taken that one.
Here is the full Atos Monologues 2 script: 

http://www.scribd.com/doc/105841602/The-Atos-Monologues2
The part we are doing is on page 13
 

We can't see Post traumatic stress disorder and we've never heard of a hippocampus.
You do not meet my limited definition of being disabled
You drive an Audi. How would you afford it? It would be too difficult for a disabled person to get in.
You can text a friend
You can tweet
You watch TV and soaps and can sit comfortably for half an hour.  
I saw you stand up!
'You're too young'
You can pick up a £1 coin
"You seem alright to me"
"You're smiling"
You look butch. Can't be anything wrong with you.
You could fill in the form.
You brushed your hair this morning and you’re wearing a nice coat
You answered questions that was asked
You traveled by bus
You don’t soil yourself every day.
You could fill in the form
You’re still breathing
You can spell your name backwards
You're not a dribbling, disheveled lunatic howling at the moon and threatening to axe people to death
You hold eye contact
You don’t look disabled enough to me
You brushed your teeth this morning.
You’re faking it.
You can’t have Post traumatic stress disorder because "you've never been in a war zone"
You’re at university.
You have a girl friend.
You don’t look autistic
You can talk
I cannot see anything wrong with you
You moved your leg.
You can lift an empty box up to waist height.
You’re so pretty.
PAUSE
You can’t be disabled because of Tory ideology


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I've moved the blog!

By nancythroughthelookingglass.blogspot.com
Published On :: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 03:47:00 +0000

You can find all my old articles and new posts here

http://nancyscrazyadventures.wordpress.com/

Goodbye google


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Le ''droit au logement opposable'', cette fausse bonne idée, par Jérôme Dubus

By poypoye.over-blog.com
Published On :: Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:12:37 +0100

Depuis une décennie, hiver après hiver, l'histoire bégaye : la France fait mine de découvrir la grave crise du logement à laquelle elle est confrontée. « SDF » qui nous renvoient le miroir de nos propres insuffisances ; « mal-logés » qui se réfugient...


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Događaji - najave i recenzije :: Predstavljanje knjiga "Suvremeni hrvatski haiku - Nova antologija" i "Dosje i druge priče"

By www.osijek031.com
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 13:09:37 GMT

Autor: knjizaraNOVA Naslov: Predstavljanje knjiga "Suvremeni hrvatski haiku - Nova antologija" i "Dosje i druge p
Postano: 13.11.2024. 14:09 (GMT 1) Društvo hrvatskih književnika i Klub knjižare Nova pozivaju Vas na predstavljanje knjiga "Suvremeni hrvatski haiku - Nova antologija" i "Dosje i druge priče".

Na predstavljanju sudjeluju: Nikola Đuretić, Tomislav Maretić i Mirko Ćurić.

Predstavljanje će se održati u Klubu knjižare Nova (Trg Ante Starčevića 4, Osijek) u subotu, 16. studenoga u 11 sati.

Radujemo se Vašem dolasku!


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Vijesti :: Grb grada Malog Lošinja dvojici pripadnika Jedinice specijalne i interventne policije Osijek

By www.osijek031.com
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:00:00 GMT

Autor: Redakcija 031 Naslov: Grb grada Malog Lošinja dvojici pripadnika Jedinice specijalne i interventne policije Osijek
Postano: 13.11.2024. 16:00 (GMT 1) Povodom Dana Grada Malog Lošinja dodijeljen je Grb Grada i dvojici pripadnika Jedinice specijalne i interventne policije Osijek, za izuzetnu hrabrost, stručnost i profesionalnost u realizaciji složene akcije izmještanja mine iz lošinjskog akvatorija 14. ožujka ove godine.

Robert Dorinka i Tomislav Slabinac su ronioci Jedinice specijalne i interventne policije Osijek, koji su sudjelovali u izmještanju mine zaostale iz 2. svjetskog rata, koja se nalazila u lošinjskom akvatoriju.

Da se radilo o opasnom podvigu, potvrđuje činjenica da je zbog bombe teške oko 1000 kilograma, uoči početka akcije zbog mjera sigurnosti u potpunosti evakuirano stanovništvo iz takozvane crvene zone, odnosno područja uvale Čikat. Osim toga je tijekom akcije bila na snazi privremena zabrana cestovnog, pomorskog i zračnog prometa.


Tekst i foto: PU osječko-baranjska


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(CIIE) Des responsables et entrepreneurs �trangers pr�sents � la CIIE font l'�loge de l'ouverture de la Chine et des opportunit�s qu'elle offre

By chine.in
Published On :: 2024-11-13T10:43:13+01:00

Lors de l'Exposition internationale d'importation de la Chine (CIIE) de cette ann�e � Shanghai, Ghazaryan Koryun, conseiller commercial � l'Ambassade d'Arm�nie en Chine, a pr�sent� aux visiteurs, dans un chinois courant, les vins et fruits de grande...


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It's Official - Blog Bloke has moved

By www.blog-bloke.com
Published On :: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 13:01:00 -0800

Hi Blokesters. It's official now and InstaBloke has moved over to Blog Bloke dot com, so please make a note of it and update your bookmarks as well as the newsfeed. You should also check out my latest post explaining all of the gory details. It's a doozy.

See you there!


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Blog News from Blog Bloke

By www.blog-bloke.com
Published On :: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 01:07:00 -0700

Blogging News as it happens, updated 24/7



TechBLOKE: More Blog and Technology News...



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TECHBloke: Blog Technology News and more...

By www.blog-bloke.com
Published On :: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 01:39:00 -0700

Technology News as it happens, updated 24/7

Blog News from Blog Bloke...



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SQL*Plus error logging – New feature release 11.1

By www.orafaq.com
Published On :: Fri, 02 May 2014 14:39:27 +0000

articles: 
SQL & PL/SQL

One of the most important things that a developer does apart from just code development is, debugging. Isn’t it? Yes, debugging the code to fix the errors that are raised. But, in order to actually debug, we need to first capture them somewhere. As of now, any application has it’s own user defined error logging table(s).

Imagine, if the tool is rich enough to automatically capture the errors. It is very much possible now with the new SQL*PLus release 11.1

A lot of times developers complain that they do not have privilege to create tables and thus they cannot log the errors in a user defined error logging table. In such cases, it’s a really helpful feature, at least during the unit testing of the code.

I made a small demonstration in SCOTT schema using the default error log table SPERRORLOG, hope this step by step demo helps to understand easily :

NOTE : SQL*Plus error logging is set OFF by default. So, you need to “set errorlogging on” to use the SPERRORLOG table.

SP2 Error

Copyright (c) 1982, 2010, Oracle.  All rights reserved.

Connected to:
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.1.0 - Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP, Data Mining and Real Application Testing options

SQL> desc sperrorlog;
 Name                                      Null?    Type
 ----------------------------------------- -------- ----------------------------

 USERNAME                                           VARCHAR2(256)
 TIMESTAMP                                          TIMESTAMP(6)
 SCRIPT                                             VARCHAR2(1024)
 IDENTIFIER                                         VARCHAR2(256)
 MESSAGE                                            CLOB
 STATEMENT                                          CLOB

SQL> truncate table sperrorlog;

Table truncated.

SQL> set errorlogging on;
SQL> selct * from dual;
SP2-0734: unknown command beginning "selct * fr..." - rest of line ignored.
SQL> select timestamp, username, script, statement, message from sperrorlog;

TIMESTAMP
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
USERNAME
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SCRIPT
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

STATEMENT
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

MESSAGE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11-SEP-13 01.27.29.000000 AM
SCOTT


TIMESTAMP
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
USERNAME
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SCRIPT
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

STATEMENT
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

MESSAGE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

selct * from dual;
SP2-0734: unknown command beginning "selct * fr..." - rest of line ignored.

ORA Error

SQL> truncate table sperrorlog;

Table truncated.

SQL> select * from dula;
select * from dula
              *
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-00942: table or view does not exist

SQL> select timestamp, username, script, statement, message from sperrorlog;

TIMESTAMP
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
USERNAME
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SCRIPT
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

STATEMENT
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

MESSAGE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11-SEP-13 01.36.08.000000 AM
SCOTT


TIMESTAMP
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
USERNAME
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SCRIPT
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

STATEMENT
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

MESSAGE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

select * from dula
ORA-00942: table or view does not exist

Like shown above, you can capture PLS errors too.

If you want to execute it through scripts, you can do it like this, and later spool the errors into a file. I kept these three lines in the sperrorlog_test.sql file -

truncate table sperrorlog;
selct * from dual;
select * from dula;

SQL> @D:sperrorlog_test.sql;

Table truncated.

SP2-0734: unknown command beginning "selct * fr..." - rest of line ignored.
select * from dula
              *
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-00942: table or view does not exist


SQL> select TIMESTAMP, SCRIPT, STATEMENT, MESSAGE from sperrorlog;

TIMESTAMP
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCRIPT
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

STATEMENT
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

MESSAGE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11-SEP-13 01.50.17.000000 AM

D:sperrorlog_test.sql;
SP2-0734: unknown command beginning "D:sperror..." - rest of line ignored.


TIMESTAMP
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCRIPT
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

STATEMENT
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

MESSAGE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11-SEP-13 01.50.27.000000 AM
D:sperrorlog_test.sql
selct * from dual;
SP2-0734: unknown command beginning "selct * fr..." - rest of line ignored.


TIMESTAMP
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCRIPT
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

STATEMENT
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

MESSAGE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11-SEP-13 01.50.27.000000 AM
D:sperrorlog_test.sql
select * from dula
ORA-00942: table or view does not exist

SQL>

Check Oracle documentation on SPERRORLOG.

In addition to above, if you want to be particularly specific about each session’s error to be spooled into a file you could do this -

SQL> set errorlogging on identifier my_session_identifier

Above mentioned IDENTIFIER keyword becomes a column in SPERRORLOG table. It would get populated with the string value “my_session_identifier”. Now you just need to do this -
SQL> select timestamp, username, script, statement, message
2 from sperrorlog
3 where identifier = 'my_session_identifier';

To spool the session specific errors into a file, just do this -

SQL> spool error.log
SQL> select timestamp, username, script, statement, message
2 from sperrorlog
3 where identifier = 'my_session_identifier';
SQL> spool off


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You SUCK! Becoming an A-List Blogger

By dailyfisk.blogspot.com
Published On :: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 15:02:00 -0800

Guy Kawasaki is running a contest to come up with a caption for a cartoon about his:

"abhorrent" article that I wrote called "How to Suck Up to a Blogger." Is this fun or what? I think it's flattering to know that you're worth skewering!
Nice try Guy. First you put your foot in it and then try to spin it off as a joke. A classic PR stunt to save face if there ever was.

Well the joke is on you bud and so the FISK has taken up the challenge to "skewer" his good buddy Guy one more time. Here goes.

Headline:

Schwag won't cut it this time:

So Kiss my Royal...



Bloggers' Response (shouting in unison):

And while you're at it kiss mine too!

DEFINITION of A-List:

"A" stands for anal retentive, and "List" means getting in line behind the rest of the suckers.




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Is Blogging Just About Getting More Traffic?

By dailyfisk.blogspot.com
Published On :: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 21:52:00 -0800

I may regret this. My mom always told me to stay out of other people's fights. But I was always too headstrong for my own good so here goes.

Over at Copyblogger Brian tells us:

" Steve used a clever little PR gimmick (that would never work for an unknown blogger today, mind you) to literally propel himself to the enviable point he is now. Nothing wrong with that, unless of course, two years later, you look down from your A-List perch and proclaim that traffic is now bad."
Frankly I'm a little weary of the term "A-List". But I have to agree with that thought. It's easy to mock the tail that wags the blog when you're at the top.

A commentor said:
"Anyone who says traffic doesn't matter, relative to having a web presence, is either disingenuous or has a ton of traffic already. In Steve's case, likely both."
P.S.: It's called HYPOCRISY! Steve Rubel has redefined the art of tagging wrapping all his posts around ever popular keyword themes. "Blog", "Technorati, "Google", "Top Ten", "Best", "Success", "Killer", "Sex", "Porn"... whatever works. Slog that Technorati gravy train Steve and keep those numbers up.

Another commentor also mentioned performancing.com -- that self-absorbed group of omni poobahs forever beating their own drum. Until a couple of months ago nobody had ever heard of them. After spending a little advertising money at Technorati and a few smug posts later they have somehow transformed themselves into self-proclaimed blog experts.

Which only proves that if you toot your own horn loud and long enough you will begin to believe your own press. It also demonstrates how many gullible bloggers there are eager to jump on the blogging gold train.

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Ten Observations of a Rookie Blogger

By dailyfisk.blogspot.com
Published On :: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 21:39:00 -0700

Whilst perusing Dave Winer's blog I accidentally came across Guy Kawasaki's ten observations that he's learned in his first 100 days of blogging.

The ones that are the most revealing are:

1. "The more popular a person thinks he is in the blogosphere, the thinner his skin and the thicker his hypocrisy. This should be exactly the opposite: the higher you go the thicker the skin and thinner the hypocrisy." Only happy to oblige Guy. We'll test that theory shall we.

5. "An expert who blogs is more interesting than a blogger who experts". What I'm not certain of is whether Guy is talking about himself. Would a hundred days of blogging count towards becoming an "expert"? (NOT).

6. "Blogging technology is a piece of cake. TypePad powers my blog, and this product is very well done. Plus, almost all the things that one would want a blog to do are (a) available and (b) free--or very cheap"... Hmm, what Guy doesn't seem to realize is most of us seasoned bloggers didn't have it served to us on a silver platter. We had to learn (and sometimes create like Dave Winer for example) the technology and hack our blogs into shape the hard way.

9. "I love this Technorati ranking thing. I know it probably doesn't mean much, but it's fun. I'll never play in the NHL, and I'll never start a billion-dollar company, but I could get into the Technorati top ten"... That's all we need. A class system in the blogosphere. I can see the headlines now: "Former writer rises to the creme of the blogosphere riding his own shirt tail."

And my most favorite of all:

3. ... "It's a good thing I have eight books to plagiarize." That sez it all don't you think? Nothing new here.

And lastly:

10. "It's hard to make money blogging. The advertising revenues don't add up to much, but there are other significant rewards like helping people change the world." Heh, don't flatter yourself Guy. But thanks for the laughs anyway. You provide us with so much material. It's much appreciated and welcome to the blogosphere. We're looking forward to the next 100 days. Seriously.

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Guy Kawasaki: 120 day Blogging 'Expert'

By dailyfisk.blogspot.com
Published On :: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 13:50:00 -0700

I'm beginning to think that I should change the name of this blog to the daily FISKing of Guy Kawasaki.

So-called expert Guy Kawasaki (blogging 120 days and counting... and no, I'm not giving him a link unless he returns the favour) throws us more pearls about how to evangelize huckster our blogs.

It seems that one of his favorite pastimes is to email everyone that has the misfortune to come across his computer. Then again, Guy has his own unique definition of what constitutes spam:

"When I started this blog, I sent out 10,000 email announcements... for example, when a bozo includes you on a large carbon-copy email, mine the addresses."
I rather liked Dave Winer's response the best:
"Disclaim: Scripting News does not meet the high standards of 120-day blogger Guy Kawasaki."
Guy calls it "evangelizing". I call it a pain in the ass.

UPDATE: Better Bad News picks up the ball with "Who Gives a Shiitake". And the blogfather himself Dave Winer liked the post so much that he even linked to it. I'm honoured folks.
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McCain Attacks Bloggers, Sinks Ship with Loose Lips

By dailyfisk.blogspot.com
Published On :: Sat, 13 May 2006 23:55:00 -0700

That's no easy feat even for an old navy man such as John McCain. He says bloggers are old enough to fight his damn wars but not enough to speak our mind.

Think Progress notes McCain's attack on the blogosphere:

When I was a young man, I was quite infatuated with self-expression, and rightly so because, if memory conveniently serves, I was so much more eloquent, well-informed, and wiser than anyone else I knew. It seemed I understood the world and the purpose of life so much more profoundly than most people. I believed that to be especially true with many of my elders, people whose only accomplishment, as far as I could tell, was that they had been born before me, and, consequently, had suffered some number of years deprived of my insights…It’s a pity that there wasn’t a blogosphere then. I would have felt very much at home in the medium.
Damn the torpedoes and full steam ahead. I think we've just been broadsided matey.

Very wittily said John, but all you've accomplished is to demonstrate your ignorance of the Blogosphere. If you only knew how old I really am (but don't you dare ask).

So I guess we've all been told. So much for freedom of speech. Maybe we should put an age limit on it. Now there's an idea for you John. There outta be a law.
In 2000, John McCain called Rev. Jerry Falwell an “agent of intolerance.” Yesterday, in a naked attempt to broaden his political base, McCain delivered the commencement speech at Falwell’s Liberty University. McCain’s hypocrisy was noted on many blogs. He returned the favor in his speech at Liberty by attacking the blogosphere.
A commentor also noted:
McCain’s lurch to the right begs the following question: Could it be possible that Republicans are also saddled with shitty consultants?
Psst... here's a dirtly little secret. McCain's a mole. So now you know.

Related links: daily fisk, news, us-news, in the news, news and politics, politics, political, john+mccain, blogging, blogosphere, humor, fisk


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The Blogosphere is Rigged

By dailyfisk.blogspot.com
Published On :: Sun, 21 May 2006 19:22:00 -0700

(Un)equal Opportunity Bloggers

Jessica Guynn poses the question:
Why is this supposedly democratic medium recreating real-world inequality? A blogarchy has emerged from the Internet equivalent of an "American Idol" popularity contest. This elite clique of bloggers -- the so-called A-listers who get checked out more often than Lindsay Lohan -- attract the largest online audience. All those eyeballs can deliver cachet, cash and the coveted contract for a blook (a book based on a blog).
Jessica goes on to discuss inequality in the blogosphere where it seems that 1% is getting 99% of the traffic. But she goes too far when she whines that most of the A-listers are men.

She seems to have forgotten that the Huffington Post, Ann Althouse, the Wonkette et al are blogs run by women A-listers. So I don't want to turn this into a pissing match between the sexes.

Trust me when I say there are a whole lot of male bloggers that are in the same boat. No matter how hard they try and tweak their sites they just can't seem to crack the barrier.

But the truth of the matter is there is a disproportionate amount of traffic going to only a privileged few that have eked out there own network hierarchy within the blogosphere.
And so, a complex social phenomenon becomes purely mathematical: The more links pointing to you -- especially from big-time bloggers -- the more readers you will have (according to the method of judging blog popularity by number of links)... talk about creating a powerful, self-reinforcing and very exclusive network.

The Blogosphere is Rigged

Unfortunately this sort of BS becomes self-perpetuating when blog search sites such as the Truth Laid Bear, Technorati, and Sphere et al reinforce the A-list mentality with their stupid juvenile ratings. Even Google's Blog Search has a "Sort by relevance" filter which is the default setting.

The A-listers bank on the gullibility of blogging newbies who don't know any better. After all, we just want to belong don't we? So we hang around the A-lister's like a pack of stray dogs at the corner store hoping they will throw us a bone or two (i.e. links).

Search Filters:

We can't even install a news reader today without a ready-made A-list, and a perusal of the search engines (I call them search filters) will quickly point us in their direction.

So where does that leave the rest of the 99%? On the outside looking in that's where. Like I said before, the Blogosphere has turned into one big frat party. And here I thought I left jerks like that back in school. What a crock. Feh!

More Signal, Less Noise:

These blogarchy types subscribe to the theory of "More Signal, Less Noise". Meaning -- YOU are the noise.

Sure, some of the blogarchy deserve to be there. There's no questioning that. BUT I can find better blog writers any day of the week than most of these so-called A-listers.

So here is a dirty little secret for all of you not yet in the know. The blogosphere has been rigged. The majority of the A-listers only got where they are because they have high profile jobs, are members of elite blog networks they have created, or were linked to by other A-listers that they sucked up to. It is a self-serving megalomaniac gang of social climbers that there ever was.

So what can you do about it?

Well for one thing you can stop blogrolling these A-list nincompoops. Don't give them any of your link love. If you still have a morbid curiosity and want them within easy reach then just bookmark them. But whatever you do DO NOT give them a pagerank boost by linking to them in your blog.

Start your own blogroll with bloggers who have a similar focus. Visit them often and link to their posts. Comment on their posts and create your own cosmos support group. That's a good start.

Or better still, just suck up to them and hope you get linked. Just kidding (I think). Show me love. ;-)
Related links: daily fisk, fun, funny, humor, humour, satire


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MarketingSherpa Announces Blog Awards 2006

By dailyfisk.blogspot.com
Published On :: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:49:00 -0700

Well whoop-dee-doo! MarketingSherpa has announced the winners of their annual awards for business and marketing blogs. I'm sorry but I can't take this all that seriously. Especially when I see who some of the so-called winners are.

I mean, who are these people? I could easily find better bloggers that are far more deserving of an award.

Take for example Andy Wibbels. Is that a name or a condition? Give me a break. Have you ever heard the guy speak? Letsth justh sthay I've heard canariesth with lessth pitch in their warble. And of course I can always count on my favorite link baiter (Seth Godin) to lead the charge.

These turkeys are a bunch of self-congratulatory egoist hucksters marching to the beat of their own drum. Need proof?

Have you ever heard of stuffing the ballot box? Here is an example of its electronic equivalent if there ever was (http://andywibbels.com/post/1143):

"The nominations came through and I’ve been nominated for a MarketingSherpa award… help me nab the prize! Vote early, vote often!"
Have you no shame. I can only wonder how many times Andy voted for himself. Obviously enough times to win. He probably nominated himself too. Thank goodness for anonymous proxy servers.

So congrats to all the winners (there goes that tongue in my cheek again).
Related links: daily fisk, humour, humor, satire


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WANTED: A Few Good Bloggers

By political-football.blogspot.com
Published On :: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 01:48:00 -0700

Why not become a contributing writer for Political FootBall?

We are continually on the lookout for talented writers so send us an email along with your name, blog URL (if you have one) and we'll go from there.

BTW, you can always send us news tips via email, or use the anonymous submission form (FISK button).

Check out our faq for more details. Look forward to hearing from you.


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Blog Standards Revisited (again):

By political-football.blogspot.com
Published On :: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 09:53:00 -0700

"If blogs are to be taken seriously, they should live up to the standards of accountability and reliability of the mainstream media that they so deplore."

Sajan Venniyoor takes some pot-shots at the blogosphere, and much of what he says is true, at least on a superficial level. But Sajan takes the idea too far, and what he doesn't understand is the blogosphere must be kept free of legal and bureaucratic encumbrances, no different than the fundamental right of freedom of speech itself.

Sajan sez ......"In June this year, the youth magazine JAM (Just Another Magazine) ran a rather unflattering story on the Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM).

...it says much about the navel-gazing quality of the virtual world that few bloggers realize that blogging is a minority interest, and that even in the wired West, it’s only when they bring down a Dan Rather that their online crusades merit serious media or public attention.

If blogs are to be taken seriously as an alternative medium, they should measure up to the standards of accountability and reliability of the mainstream media that the bloggers so deplore. Not so long ago, a fairly popular blog took pot shots at that media behemoth and everybody’s favorite target, the Times of India. The blog’s readers were much amused; the Times less so. A legal notice was duly slapped on the blogger - a perfectly valid one in this case. Discretion prevailed over valour, and the blog closed down voluntarily. There was some outcry over the strong-arm tactics of the Times, but what is significant is that no attempt was made either to defend or substantiate the hostile comments made in the blog."

Writing on the 'net is no different than writing to the local newspaper editor. It's just that the technology gives blogging a much broader reach, and does not require the blessings of an editor to decide whether or not you get published.

It is the editor of public opinion that will decide if you are read. There is nothing more democratic than that. And that is a good thing because freedom of speech has never been so powerful, or so vulnerable.

That is why we see repressive regimes like China doing its darndest to plug the blogosphere. They understand its power. But in the free world discussions about imposing standards is absurb and as dangerous as the Nazi book burnings of pre-WW11.

I can see only two possible exceptions to this. The first would be those pundits who consider themselves professional blogger/journalists who want to be taken seriously. It goes without saying they should be aspiring to the same standards of mainstream media.

After all, if you are going to compete with the big boys and want be accepted on that level then you have to play the game according to the same rules.

Secondly, sites like the daily FISK that use satire humor, and clearly state in their faqs they should not be taken seriously and read for entertainment purposes only.

Otherwise, as for the rest of the joe (or josephine) bloggers out there the wired west has to be kept free. Not since the invention of the printing press has so much power been given to so many, and it must be protected at any cost.


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'Pajamas Media' Network for Elitist Bloggers only:

By political-football.blogspot.com
Published On :: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 15:31:00 -0700

The innocence of its name belies the true nature of this new virtual organism.

Meaning? PJs is a powerplay by a handful of elitist bloggers to carve out a new media empire for their personal (and financial) gratification.

"Pajamas Media, a new blogging venture designed to bring together top online writers, journalists and commentators under a single umbrella, today unveiled its editorial board as it prepares for its formal debut next month.

The announcement comes as Pajamas Media further realizes its vision of coalescing the internet's brightest minds and most compelling content into a single source that will, in turn, complement and re-define journalism in the 21st century."

So there you have it folks. The brightest stars in the virtual firmament who are going to "re-define journalism in the 21st century".

Can you believe the hype? The kahunas! A bunch of pompous self-serving goofballs if there ever was.

And speaking of balls, here I thought re-defining journalism is what the blogosphere is all about, even without the help of PJs et al. Silly me.

They are touting Glenn Reynolds as one of their greatest acquisitions. I must confess that I am all the more enlightened from his inspired and in depth analysis. Spewing his best Spock impersonations such as "indeed" and "indeed", or one of my personal favorites... "indeed".

Do you think perhaps they might (hopefully) consider (God willing) allowing us insignificant pee-ons add our (albeit smallish) comments to their omnipoobah flatulation? Well try this one on for size:

"Golly gee Instapundit, you sure are great. I was really hoping that if you might possibly consider linking to me some time. Pretty please, and I promise to forever be your grovelling fan... pant, pant, drool."

Or will it be the same old droning monologue we're all accustomed to - the sermon from the mount a la Instapun style.

Hell, if we wanted sermons we can always watch Anderson Cooper 360 report to the CNN situation room. So much for a blogging community folks.

Guys, you've got it all mixed up. If you want a one-sided conversation find a soap box and run for public office. Or better still make an application to CNN.

If you want to write a book then write the stinkin' book. If you want to build an exclusive empire so you can call the shots, give Bill Gates a call. But if you want to blog, join the community.

BUT damn it choose, because they're different. Got it? (Are you listening Glenn)?

Can somebody please explain to me how all this nonsense benefits the blogosphere? Oh yeah right, I forgot - it doesn't.

It sounds more like Al Gore's reinvention of the internet than anything else. So let's be clear boys and girls - it is the technology and all of our collective efforts that has re-defined journalism. Not just a few arrogant twits.

Not since the invention of the printing press has so much been given to the common folk. It is its inclusive, collaborative nature and community spirit that gives blogging its influential power.

HELLO! Are you listening? The blogosphere is not the exclusive playground of an old-boys network trying to elevate itself above the rest of us mere mortals.

That is bass-ackwards thinking, destructive and the last thing we need. Another media empire of self-important opportunists believing in their own press, shovelling verbal poop down our collective throats.

Think about it. Did we take down Dan Rather just to create a job opening for Reynolds? I don't think so. Personally I'd rather have Dan back (no pun intended). And for that matter I hear he's looking for work. Any takers?

It's the same old story. If it becomes popular the politicians have to control it, and the capitalists want to exploit it.

Not that I object to making money from blogging. God knows I could use the extra coin. But it is their elitist business model and its ominous implications that I find offensive.

It's called good old fashioned exploitation. The great American way. Look out Weblogs here we come.

Mark my words. The blogosphere is on the fast track to being hijacked by the control freaks and big business interests.

More restrictive laws and government intervention. Acquisitions and mergers, IPO offerings, get-rich-quick dot-com scam artists, media moguls, ABC, MSNBC, FOX, Pajamas party, whatever.

Sounding all too familiar? PJs is a cash grab. Plain and simple. And for whose benefit? The way it reads right now PJs will benefit only a few elitists, that's who.

Perhaps it got lost in the translation, but until they can find a more inclusive model the blogosphere needs this shite like a hole in the head.

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UPDATE: An Open Letter to Roger Simon

Source: daily FISK!


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Ukraine-Liveblog: ++ Kiew: Russland plant Angriff an Südfront ++

By www.tagesschau.de
Published On :: 2024-11-12T20:49:52Z

Russland bereitet ukrainischen Angaben zufolge einen Angriff an der südlichen Front vor. US-Außenminister Blinken reist am Mittwoch nach Brüssel, um über die Lage in der Ukraine zu beraten. Die Entwicklungen vom Dienstag zum Nachlesen.


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Nahost-Liveblog: ++ US-Militärhilfe wird nicht eingeschränkt ++

By www.tagesschau.de
Published On :: 2024-11-12T20:56:35Z

Die USA werden ihre Militärhilfe für Israel nicht einschränken. Washington hatte dies vor einem Monat angedroht. Israel will offenbar erneut Einberufungsbefehle für Ultraorthodoxe ausstellen. Die Entwicklungen vom Dienstag zum Nachlesen.


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Liveblog zu Neuwahlen: ++ Kukies erwartet keine Haushaltssperre ++

By www.tagesschau.de
Published On :: 2024-11-12T21:09:10Z

Der neue Bundesfinanzminister Kukies geht nicht davon aus, dass es eine Haushaltssperre geben wird. BSW-Chefin Wagenknecht sieht für ihre Partei durch den Zeitdruck Herausforderungen. Die Entwicklungen vom Dienstag zum Nachlesen.


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Nahost-Liveblog: ++ USA greifen Milizen im Jemen und Syrien an ++

By www.tagesschau.de
Published On :: 2024-11-13T13:55:02Z

Das US-Militär hat Stellungen proiranischer Milizen im Jemen und in Syrien angegriffen. Nach Angaben des UN-Menschenrechtsbüros sind rund 70 Prozent der Getöteten im Gazastreifen Kinder und Frauen. Die Entwicklungen im Liveblog.


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Liveblog zu Neuwahlen: ++ Merz fordert grundlegende Politikwende ++

By www.tagesschau.de
Published On :: 2024-11-13T14:09:40Z

CDU-Chef Merz hat die Regierungserklärung des Bundeskanzlers scharf kritisiert und sich für ein Umsteuern in der deutschen Politik ausgesprochen. Scholz bestätigte den Zeitplan für die Vertrauensfrage. Die Entwicklungen im Liveblog.


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Ukraine-Liveblog: ++ cheidende US-Regierung will Ukrainehilfe verstärken ++

By www.tagesschau.de
Published On :: 2024-11-13T13:27:00Z

Die scheidende US-Regierung will laut Außenminister Blinken die Ukraine noch im vollen Umfang unterstützen. Kiew wird erstmals seit August von den russischen Streitkräften mit Raketen beschossen. Die Entwicklungen im Liveblog.


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'My first car' new blogsite from TTM reader

By guestbooks.pathfinder.gr
Published On :: Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:11:00 CDT

People tell the story of their first car on longtime TTM reader John's new blogsite.


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7/31: GroupBlog service is down

By tulsatvmemories.com
Published On :: Fri, 01 Aug 2014 05:15:00 CDT

The company that hosts the GroupBlog, Pathfinder, may have terminated the service. Not sure yet. I have archived the Google cached copy of the most recent GB 341, so nothing was lost. For the time being, the TTM Facebook site can stand in for it (click the Facebook icon on the main page).


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New GroupBlog, plus Webmaster Blog

By blog.tulsatvmemories.com
Published On :: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 17:42:00 CDT

Added new WordPress blog, on the same webhosting service as the main site. Includes both a replacement for the defunct Greek GB, and a Webmaster Blog, to be on the topics of cable-cutting, home theater, etc.


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New Fantastic Theater music blog post

By tulsatvmemories.com
Published On :: Fri, 17 Mar 2017 11:00:00 CDT

Josef Hardt gave me an audio tape that answers long-standing questions, raises new ones. Link at top of original Fantastic Theater page.


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Augmented Reality: Connect and Engage Using New Touchstone Technology

By www.lynnedjohnson.com
Published On :: 2013-07-09T16:15:48-05:00

Augmented Reality: Connect and Engage Using New Touchstone Technology from Lynne d Johnson Presetned at PRSA Digital Impact Conference June 28, 2013 #PRSADIConf - Augmented Reality lets you overlay digital images and information on smartphone screens or computer monitors....


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CEO Vows to Rebuild After Logic Networks Destroyed in Fire

By hostsearch.com
Published On :: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 5:00:23 EST


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Personal - I Miss Blogging

By qiuspot.blogspot.com
Published On :: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 11:22:00 +0800

This is what happen which i had been busy working at weekend and by monday i need to score some wifey points. And i had not play Battlefield 2 since last week and i need to fix & tune a friend's latop.

I was piss during tune the Laptop due to the ram is on 256MB and Windows XP need 512 to 1GB to run, exculde the applacions. WTF Windows SUX anyway. Lunix better but due to work and game you have to love and hate them.

Now all i have to wait for my new ipod buddies arrival like skin, protecter and pouch and as i said before the estore sux anyway. with poor customer service.

I help my work mate to buy a Ipod Nano 2GB after he saw me having one Ipod Video.

So are you going to buy any Ipod for christmas?


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Personal - I guess i hate dump blogging

By qiuspot.blogspot.com
Published On :: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 14:27:00 +0800

is been weeks now and i guess i had dump blogging by then and i miss blogging but due to my life had been surround by people i guess i shall keep them secret.


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Blogging or not ?

By hesiem.over-blog.com
Published On :: Sun, 22 Jul 2007 00:25:14 +0200

Y parait que je ne blogue plus ??? C’est le robot over-blog qui me le fait savoir tous les mois par un message de rappel… oups ! Ca va revenir, mais la c’est vrai c’est les vacances et je ne suis même pas en Chine. A+ au mois d’août… peut-être.


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Frontex: Regierung Merkel hat angeblich gelogen

By archiv.c6-magazin.de
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Die EU-Grenzschutzagentur Frontex hat gemeldet, dass sie die deutsche Bundesregierung bereits im Frühjahr 2015 über die hohen Flüchtlingszahlen informiert habe. Der Leiter von Frontex, Fabrice Leggeri bestätigte, dass er die Bundesregierung im März über eine Zahl von ca. 500.000 bis 1 Millionen Flüchtlinge informiert habe. Bereits zu diesem Zeitpunkt war ...


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New online property marketing blog launched by Web Certain

By online-property-marketing.blogspot.com
Published On :: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 00:24:00 -0700

Web Certain brings a new facility to online property marketers - news from around the web relating to property marketing - enjoy!


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New blog provides service to property buyers in Suffolk

By online-property-marketing.blogspot.com
Published On :: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 09:52:00 -0700

Suffolk estate agents, Bychoice, have incorporated a Suffolk property marketing blog into their range of services. The blog discusses all news which could impact on property values - or on the issues which affect property buyers and sellers.


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New Construction Web blog launched by Web Certain

By construction-web.blogspot.com
Published On :: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 00:20:00 -0700

A new construction news source goes live today bringing news from around the web on issues relevant to construction which have been reported online!


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February 20 2011 Pacific-Asian Log (PAL) MW PDF updated

By www.radioheritage.net
Published On ::

The mediumwave PDF for Bruce Portzers Pacific-Asian Log Online Radio Station Guide has been updated.


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Krsna Blog Archive

By www.harekrsna.com
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We've now completed a fresh re-install of the Krsna Blog, and have archived older Blog content elsewhere in the site. The following three threads had to be manually re-built into the new Blog database, so all the posting and comment dates are the same. All three posts are still open to new comments. The new Krsna Blog Archive is now housed in the Vada section of the site [link]. The Krsna Blog should now be restored to perfect running order, and we look forward to your continued participation here.


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Blog Errata

By www.harekrsna.com
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Haribol. With the Blog rebuild, you'll see that we've now got new comments appearing at the top of the comments list (ascending rather than descending order). Hopefully this will make long blog threads, in particular, easier to read. You'll also note the new XML / RSS icons at the bottom of the Main Index. The Krsna Blog has entered the 21st century, and is now a streaming RSS feed. We're a week or two away from the launch of a major new aspect of the HareKrsna.com site, which will incorporate various streaming aspects.[more]


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BASF to Build Additional Production Capacity for X3D® Catalyst Shaping Technology in Ludwigshafen

By www.przoom.com
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0500

PRZOOM - Newswire (press release) - Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0500, Ludwigshafen Rhineland-Palatinate Germany - BASF announced today that it will invest in additional production capacity for its X3D® technology, a new additive manufacturing technology for catalysts based on 3D printing - Chemical-Catalysts-and-Adsorbents.BASF.com


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FREE Content For Your Blog

By www.scriptologist.com
Published On :: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 23:35:09 -0500

Would you like free screenwriting articles for your blog?
Scriptologist.com provides three RSS feeds that we update
frequently and fill with great screenwriting tips and film news:

Screenwriting Tips RSS Feed: http://www.scriptologist.com/screenwriting.xml
Screenwriting News RSS Feed: http://www.scriptologist.com/screenwritingnews.xml
Film News RSS Feed: http://www.scriptologist.com/filmnews.xml


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Digital Collections Cataloger and Archivist at Dickinson State University

By digital-scholarship.org
Published On :: Sun, 03 Nov 2024 16:40:10 +0000

The Digital Collections Cataloger and Archivist creates and reviews metadata for collections in the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library and helps to train and support others assisting with the cataloging. They also work with newly acquired physical archival collections to prepare them for storage, preservation, and presentation on the web and in other media. https://tinyurl.com/y3h2v68h | … Continue reading "Digital Collections Cataloger and Archivist at Dickinson State University"


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"Daily Life in the Open Biologist’s Second Job, as a Data Curator"

By digital-scholarship.org
Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 16:38:50 +0000

Background Data reusability is the driving force of the research data life cycle. However, implementing strategies to generate reusable data from the data creation to the sharing stages is still a significant challenge. Even when datasets supporting a study are publicly shared, the outputs are often incomplete and/or not reusable. The FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, … Continue reading ""Daily Life in the Open Biologist’s Second Job, as a Data Curator""


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Blog Format

By driftersmemoirs.blogspot.com
Published On :: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 16:51:00 -0700

We apologize for our blog format. We're not sure what's going on but it's affecting all of our blogs. Blogger has been notified.


Johnetta Matthews


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New Cocktail Dresses and Heels Blog

By driftersmemoirs.blogspot.com
Published On :: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 04:51:00 -0800

Well,

It's been a while since we've posted on Drifters. We're drifting
as usual :o). In a good way this time.


We added another blog to our blog group. I've always had a
fascination with cocktail dresses and heels. My fascination
started while singing in bands and competing in talent shows
in the military.

There was one thing all of us ladies would shop for prior to
a talent contest, "Cocktail Dresses". We here always
discouraged from wearing short dresses and always had a
hard time finding dresses. Especially when we were in
Germany. Well, I started a Cocktail Dress and Heels Blog
in memory of playing the dress up game.

Check out our latest post: Here

Our most recent post is on Red and Black Short Tight Cocktail
Dresses (Blush). What can I say? I love fashion and travel.
Let me know your thoughts.

Most of the dresses can be used as cruise dresses, New Years,
and dresses for the upcoming College Spring Break! Once again
check out our site. Hope you like it:

Glamour and Cocktail Dresses


Drifters Memoirs
Travel Banter Blog
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