weblogging sucks
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Yes as a matter of fact I do: 1) Bashing Dubya 2) Finding obtuse links between the End of The World, Satan, and Apple Computer Inc. 3) Publishing the truth on Area 51 and the clearly advanced reverse-engineering of Alien (Grays) technology being done, in obvious preparation for the coming battle between Satan and the Forces of Darkness. 3) And finally, the *original* purpose of the web: free porn! Seriously I am just venting and being pissed off in general, don't take it personally :) ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned
All good uses of the web IMHO: Regardz Colin J Davies
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I don't get it. Nothing new here, as there are a lot of things I don't get, but today I'm just not getting "blogging". I am just sick and fucking tired of everyone referring to their blog, blog this, blog that, for God's sake, just shut the fuck up, and do something productive, go join the Peace Corps or something. Even the name sounds stupid: "blog". What the fuck is a "blog"? Yes I am aware it's a shortening of web log, but still, is there no better name for spending ridiculous amounts of time in front of a monitor, navel gazing and typing insipid little thoughts that, in the final analysis, nobody gives a shit about anyways? How about Pointless Whining, or Poing! Maybe Endless Carping, as in writing in my endarp. There's always Useless Thoughts, ushots maybe? I guess the what most boggles my mind is the enormous amount of wasted energy that goes into them. I can think of so many things that annoy me, or that I'd like to comment on, or bitch about. And then I realize that I actually have things that I'd like to accomplish, all of which require far more time and energy, and which ultimately precludes me wasting time on a stupid "blog". Apparently Bill Gates doesn't share this opinion[^] Well thank god for that, I know I can't wait to read his Billness' wonderous and no doubt witty thoughts on things such as why he's such a dork, or why, as the worlds wealthiest individual of all time, he can't seem to get a decent haircut. Well thanks for reading, and have a nice day. Oh, and by the way, if you vote this a one, then fuck you very much :). ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned
I'd like to answer this question when I get time. Cheers Regardz Colin J Davies
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I don't get it. Nothing new here, as there are a lot of things I don't get, but today I'm just not getting "blogging". I am just sick and fucking tired of everyone referring to their blog, blog this, blog that, for God's sake, just shut the fuck up, and do something productive, go join the Peace Corps or something. Even the name sounds stupid: "blog". What the fuck is a "blog"? Yes I am aware it's a shortening of web log, but still, is there no better name for spending ridiculous amounts of time in front of a monitor, navel gazing and typing insipid little thoughts that, in the final analysis, nobody gives a shit about anyways? How about Pointless Whining, or Poing! Maybe Endless Carping, as in writing in my endarp. There's always Useless Thoughts, ushots maybe? I guess the what most boggles my mind is the enormous amount of wasted energy that goes into them. I can think of so many things that annoy me, or that I'd like to comment on, or bitch about. And then I realize that I actually have things that I'd like to accomplish, all of which require far more time and energy, and which ultimately precludes me wasting time on a stupid "blog". Apparently Bill Gates doesn't share this opinion[^] Well thank god for that, I know I can't wait to read his Billness' wonderous and no doubt witty thoughts on things such as why he's such a dork, or why, as the worlds wealthiest individual of all time, he can't seem to get a decent haircut. Well thanks for reading, and have a nice day. Oh, and by the way, if you vote this a one, then fuck you very much :). ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned
I think it gives people an outlet for their inner artist. How many blogs can you find by successful Painters or Architects. Not too many I bet. They live as artists and therefore do not need an outlet. Most people have some artist in them but live mostly un-artistic lives. So really it’s about the artist in everyone. Which is why I don’t have a blog… I have no artistic abilities. ;P
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-pete
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Always nice to have fans :) Stay tuned for my next rant on why I think linux still sucks, why GTK blows, followed by a brief diatribe about why John Kerry makes for a suck-ass, boring candidate, and why I think we should have a nationally televised mud wrestling competition between John Ashcroft and Richard Stallman. ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned
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I think it gives people an outlet for their inner artist. How many blogs can you find by successful Painters or Architects. Not too many I bet. They live as artists and therefore do not need an outlet. Most people have some artist in them but live mostly un-artistic lives. So really it’s about the artist in everyone. Which is why I don’t have a blog… I have no artistic abilities. ;P
"No matter where you go, there your are." - Buckaroo Banzai
-pete
palbano wrote: I think it gives people an outlet for their inner artist. I see the logic in that arguement. Thanks ! :-) Regardz Colin J Davies
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Jim Crafton wrote: Stay tuned for my next rant on ... If you want us to "stay tuned" you better start a f**king BLOG :laugh::laugh::laugh:
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-pete
OMG! Nooooo!! :) ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned
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I don't get it. Nothing new here, as there are a lot of things I don't get, but today I'm just not getting "blogging". I am just sick and fucking tired of everyone referring to their blog, blog this, blog that, for God's sake, just shut the fuck up, and do something productive, go join the Peace Corps or something. Even the name sounds stupid: "blog". What the fuck is a "blog"? Yes I am aware it's a shortening of web log, but still, is there no better name for spending ridiculous amounts of time in front of a monitor, navel gazing and typing insipid little thoughts that, in the final analysis, nobody gives a shit about anyways? How about Pointless Whining, or Poing! Maybe Endless Carping, as in writing in my endarp. There's always Useless Thoughts, ushots maybe? I guess the what most boggles my mind is the enormous amount of wasted energy that goes into them. I can think of so many things that annoy me, or that I'd like to comment on, or bitch about. And then I realize that I actually have things that I'd like to accomplish, all of which require far more time and energy, and which ultimately precludes me wasting time on a stupid "blog". Apparently Bill Gates doesn't share this opinion[^] Well thank god for that, I know I can't wait to read his Billness' wonderous and no doubt witty thoughts on things such as why he's such a dork, or why, as the worlds wealthiest individual of all time, he can't seem to get a decent haircut. Well thanks for reading, and have a nice day. Oh, and by the way, if you vote this a one, then fuck you very much :). ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned
5! A agree completely. At least my blog (no, not the CP one, I don't use that one) has some purpose to it. Oh wait, I guess that's what all the other millions of bloggers would say, too! Marc Microsoft MVP, Visual C# MyXaml MyXaml Blog
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NO I WILL NOT HAVE CATS IN THE HOUSE AGAIN! EVER! FOR WHAT EVER REASON! My ex-girlfriend wanted cats, she scowered the internet for kittens. "They must be kittens" she said. "Alright, if that's what you want" I said. She phones up a couple who have posted an advert on an internet board somewhere - I don't know where she got this information. But she found the kitten she wanted and the owner was wanting to put it up for adoption (or what ever people do with unwanted kittens). So I ask where we have to go to get this kitten. (And before I answer this bear in mind that I live in Scotland - yes, your thought process is working ahead, I didn't mention where in Scotland, so the answer can't be in Scotland can it? Oh... NOooooooo....) We have to go to bloody Washington to get this kitten. And... Wait for it... While we are there she notices that the Mother has had other kittens, and well it would be a shame to split one sibling from another, so we take two kittens instead. Cats cost money. If you want to find out about them I suggest reading someone's blog - It's a damn site cheaper! * End of rant * Rant Epilogue: [When we split up I was left wondering how I had gone from being financially secure with about £7K in savings and £8K in stocks and shares (which isn't bad for someone who was 26 at the time) to having £25K in debt (not including the mortgage on my house). Looking back I can see where a lot of it went - lots of totally unfocused spending]
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I don't get it. Nothing new here, as there are a lot of things I don't get, but today I'm just not getting "blogging". I am just sick and fucking tired of everyone referring to their blog, blog this, blog that, for God's sake, just shut the fuck up, and do something productive, go join the Peace Corps or something. Even the name sounds stupid: "blog". What the fuck is a "blog"? Yes I am aware it's a shortening of web log, but still, is there no better name for spending ridiculous amounts of time in front of a monitor, navel gazing and typing insipid little thoughts that, in the final analysis, nobody gives a shit about anyways? How about Pointless Whining, or Poing! Maybe Endless Carping, as in writing in my endarp. There's always Useless Thoughts, ushots maybe? I guess the what most boggles my mind is the enormous amount of wasted energy that goes into them. I can think of so many things that annoy me, or that I'd like to comment on, or bitch about. And then I realize that I actually have things that I'd like to accomplish, all of which require far more time and energy, and which ultimately precludes me wasting time on a stupid "blog". Apparently Bill Gates doesn't share this opinion[^] Well thank god for that, I know I can't wait to read his Billness' wonderous and no doubt witty thoughts on things such as why he's such a dork, or why, as the worlds wealthiest individual of all time, he can't seem to get a decent haircut. Well thanks for reading, and have a nice day. Oh, and by the way, if you vote this a one, then fuck you very much :). ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned
Jim Crafton wrote: Yes I am aware it's a shortening of web log Wouldn't that more logically be a wog ? Christian I have drunk the cool-aid and found it wan and bitter. - Chris Maunder
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I don't get it. Nothing new here, as there are a lot of things I don't get, but today I'm just not getting "blogging". I am just sick and fucking tired of everyone referring to their blog, blog this, blog that, for God's sake, just shut the fuck up, and do something productive, go join the Peace Corps or something. Even the name sounds stupid: "blog". What the fuck is a "blog"? Yes I am aware it's a shortening of web log, but still, is there no better name for spending ridiculous amounts of time in front of a monitor, navel gazing and typing insipid little thoughts that, in the final analysis, nobody gives a shit about anyways? How about Pointless Whining, or Poing! Maybe Endless Carping, as in writing in my endarp. There's always Useless Thoughts, ushots maybe? I guess the what most boggles my mind is the enormous amount of wasted energy that goes into them. I can think of so many things that annoy me, or that I'd like to comment on, or bitch about. And then I realize that I actually have things that I'd like to accomplish, all of which require far more time and energy, and which ultimately precludes me wasting time on a stupid "blog". Apparently Bill Gates doesn't share this opinion[^] Well thank god for that, I know I can't wait to read his Billness' wonderous and no doubt witty thoughts on things such as why he's such a dork, or why, as the worlds wealthiest individual of all time, he can't seem to get a decent haircut. Well thanks for reading, and have a nice day. Oh, and by the way, if you vote this a one, then fuck you very much :). ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned
I've figgure it out: blog is either a fancy name for your personal diary that you make public, or it is a status update for others waiting for your to do something. The latter is somewhat useful, though there are better formats if the blogger could be bothered to put it into good english. (though I'd argue that if peaple really care, your time is better spent doing, not writing) My diary is personal. I might let you see some parts that are interesting, but I keep private things in there that I don't want anyone to see. Or at least when I keep anything in one at all. In other words blogs have been around since people could write and paper was cheap enough that they could. Nothing new, except the name.
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Bullshit! If "Web culture" (whatever the hell that means) is simply a bunch of goobers sitting around navel gazing and talking about their cats, then what an utter waste! I'd hazard a guess that most (75, 80, 90 percent) of the "blogs" out there are just mindless drivel. But that's just my opinion :) And thanks to the freedom in how the net was set up, people are free to write about their mindless drivel as much as they'd like! ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned
Jim Crafton wrote: I'd hazard a guess that most (75, 80, 90 percent) of the "blogs" out there are just mindless drivel. I would say that 75-90% of what comes out of most people's mouth is useless drivel. So is small talk in face-to -face conversation unacceptable to you, also? Consider most blogs the online equivalent of people making small talk. It's the same as "nice weather we're having.", or "did you see the game last night?" Most people just really don't have much to say when it comes down to it, but that's no reason for everyone to quit yapping is it? I mean consider this thread, for example. Christ no one gives a crap what you think about blogs, but we're all here chatting away about it, aren't we? ;P BW The Biggest Loser
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I don't get it. Nothing new here, as there are a lot of things I don't get, but today I'm just not getting "blogging". I am just sick and fucking tired of everyone referring to their blog, blog this, blog that, for God's sake, just shut the fuck up, and do something productive, go join the Peace Corps or something. Even the name sounds stupid: "blog". What the fuck is a "blog"? Yes I am aware it's a shortening of web log, but still, is there no better name for spending ridiculous amounts of time in front of a monitor, navel gazing and typing insipid little thoughts that, in the final analysis, nobody gives a shit about anyways? How about Pointless Whining, or Poing! Maybe Endless Carping, as in writing in my endarp. There's always Useless Thoughts, ushots maybe? I guess the what most boggles my mind is the enormous amount of wasted energy that goes into them. I can think of so many things that annoy me, or that I'd like to comment on, or bitch about. And then I realize that I actually have things that I'd like to accomplish, all of which require far more time and energy, and which ultimately precludes me wasting time on a stupid "blog". Apparently Bill Gates doesn't share this opinion[^] Well thank god for that, I know I can't wait to read his Billness' wonderous and no doubt witty thoughts on things such as why he's such a dork, or why, as the worlds wealthiest individual of all time, he can't seem to get a decent haircut. Well thanks for reading, and have a nice day. Oh, and by the way, if you vote this a one, then fuck you very much :). ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned
I do. For me writing is fun...and an online journal (as I refer to my blog) is a good way to let friends know what I've been up to. If I can spread a little awareness of trans issues along the way, that's a bonus. :) From a professional perspective, blogs have an enormous amount of potential for us as developers. Sara Ford's weblog entry New Window Management Features for Visual Studio 2005[^] is a good example of the use of a blog to interact directly with customers (the development community in this case). Anna :rose: Homepage | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work. Trouble with resource IDs? Try the Resource ID Organiser Visual C++ Add-In