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Re: Comment policy

Neeroc — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 22:51:21 -0000

Damn! Hopefully you can find a solution that isn't a pain in the behind. I might not comment often but I do find that the comments section is a valuable part of a blog/community.

Re: Comment policy

Stephen Downes — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 14:42:10 -0000

I read this blog so I hope you'll continue. I don't have much use for Disqus and if I have a real comment it'll be on my website anyways, so you could just as well shut down the comments.

Re: Comment policy

BlueTrooth — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 02:18:34 -0000

Well, I saw the mess under the last post and was pretty disappointed. I don't know the ins and outs of how the spam programs work, but I hope you can find a way to keep them open and block the spam. I'll still be reading either way, of course!

Re: About PRISM, Edward Snowden and the NSA

richmc — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:45:25 -0000

I guess I am reader number 2. Lets leave it at that. That is all the personal information I am willing to reveal/share at this time. ;>)

Re: About PRISM, Edward Snowden and the NSA

Stephen54321 — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:17:57 -0000

What about James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence? Didn't he also take an oath before he took office: to uphold the US Constitution? Back in March of this year he took another oath: to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth prior to testifying before an open hearing of a US Senate committee. At that hearing "Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) asked Clapper, 'Does the NSA collect any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of Americans?' Clapper replied, 'No sir … not wittingly.'

In the light of the events of the past week, it is now clear that by giving that particular response Clapper committed perjury, and that Snator Wyden knows that he did.

See:

http://www.slate.com/articl...

for the rest of the story.

The point is if Edward Snowden is to be pursued, arrested, and prosecuted for breaking HIS oath, why should not the same also be meted out to James Clapper for breaking his?

Re: WSJ Goes Nuts Over…Bicycles?

Julie Pippert — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:23:55 -0000

"The bike lobby is an all-powerful entity." I just scared an entire coffeeshop of people by barking in laughter.

Re: WSJ Goes Nuts Over…Bicycles?

Julie Pippert — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:22:46 -0000

She could have worn pearls, that she clutched, while delivering this opinion.

Re: Bill Talley Sentenced. Who’s the ‘fraud and embarrassment’ now?

OsborneInk — Thu, 30 May 2013 16:15:18 -0000

Talley's persecution narrative was so ridiculous that no one in the courtroom bought it. Even his lawyer was paid to be enthusiastic. But in faraway Maryland, Milt Shook alone had the courage to defend Talley's record, insist his guilty plea meant nothing, and delete any blog comment that used Talley's name. Courageous! Crap-cutting! I'm glad it was him.

Re: Bill Talley Sentenced. Who’s the ‘fraud and embarrassment’ now?

Shoq — Thu, 30 May 2013 13:17:41 -0000

So basically, for @MiltShook, any form of plea deal is as good as a
not guilty verdict, because, golly, there was never a "trial" with
"evidence?" (Such as the prosecutor's long list of things found
in his possession like 3 year olds being raped?). Is that in fact the
latest bizarre argument from Mr. "I-Only-Tell-The-Truth" Shook? That if there was never an actual trial, then the exhibits that would be used at that trial—and which led to the plea deal meant to avert that trial—should now be summarily discounted and ignored as irrelevant? It seems so, but I'd have to endure his ridiculous stream to confirm it. And that's just not
something decent folks should ever have to do.

I guess I will just have to assume that when a serial killer takes a plea
deal, all those dead bodies are now free to take a week off and go to
Disney World?

Only the great Milt Shook would try to cure one humiliating mistake with an even bigger mistake,doubling-down on his absurd defense of a convicted—and now incarcerated—pedophile. But then, this is the same Milt Shook whose whacky bombastic judgments allowed him to predict, in writing, and with a "mark my words" certainly worthy of Alex Jones, that the Boston marathon bombers would turn out to be right wing American extremists. Yep, Uncle Miltie really nailed that one, right?

Let's just be happy for any future children who might now be spared the vile obsessions of a sick pedophile because a 3rd strong blogger named Milt Shook was not the judge in this miserable case.

Re: Bill Talley Sentenced. Who’s the ‘fraud and embarrassment’ now?

Nofsdad — Thu, 30 May 2013 13:07:56 -0000

IMO, Shook's just grandstanding for PB's groupies hoping to lengthen his own string a little.

Re: Bill Talley Sentenced. Who’s the ‘fraud and embarrassment’ now?

Karoli — Thu, 30 May 2013 13:02:12 -0000

Yup. And to say there's no evidence ignores the fact that there has been evidence presented to the appeals court from Talley and from law enforcement, and Talley's arguments were rejected. Those rulings weren't made on vapor. They heard BOTH SIDES and ruled. I might add that Talley never denied possessing the images. He objected to how the police came to find them, but never denied they were there.

Re: Bill Talley Sentenced. Who’s the ‘fraud and embarrassment’ now?

Nofsdad — Thu, 30 May 2013 12:08:28 -0000

But good old Milt Shook is STILL running around this morning jumping on TLs and denouncing people for "condemning this guy without evidence". As far as I'm concerned, defending one... especially after every avenue of appeal has been tried and the perp has plead guilty to the charges... is the next thing to being one.

Re: Hey, wait! That was mine!

kmilyun — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:06:06 -0000

These pictures are so great! I am so jealous. Thank you for sharing.

Re: Bet you wish you could do this

kmilyun — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:20:25 -0000

How interesting I do not think I have ever seen one of their nest - then again not knowing what to look for I might have and not known it. I look forward to seeing more pics as you get them. Not sure I wish to preen and watch the nest but I sure would be content to capture the herons as you do.

Re: It’s not you; it’s me

lloyd — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:34:13 -0000

cosign

Re: It’s not you; it’s me

piaqt — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:37:18 -0000

Reminds me of the '50's. Each side so hung up on purity & crucifying the flak-catchers. Eyes on the prize, and NO EXCUSES for the criminal and the vile. So thank you for being the voice of sanity.

Re: It’s not you; it’s me

Beccas43 — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:12:45 -0000

Amen sister!! It's like watching another decade-long war. I'm not doing it. If it's not bringing you joy, it's bringing you down. Do what lifts you up.

Re: @karoli (Divide and Conquer: A Cautionary Tale)

Karoli — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:59:38 -0000

It's messy enough when real people disagree. You like astroturf projects intended to defeat and divide? I don't.

Re: Divide and Conquer: A Cautionary Tale

OsborneInk — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:27:48 -0000

Count me as one "obot" who disagrees with the president all the time. Just yesterday I tweeted about his new budgetary bait: selling TVA is a bad idea. But because I disagree with respect and enough detachment to recognize his Niebuhrian realism for what it is, I'm not radical enough for many. The problem is exacerbated by social media, where reactivity is often rewarded but sobriety rarely is. And the enemies of the progressive agenda understand this all too well.

I'm reading Fang's book right now, and cannot recommend it highly enough.

Re: @karoli (Divide and Conquer: A Cautionary Tale)

suomi2x — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:33:15 -0000

So? Unite and shut the fuck up? What? Democracy is messy I've been told. Let it be. Maybe when there's enough messiness we'll all clean it up. Together.

Re: Twitter Is Dead

qritiq — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 07:25:33 -0000

he blocked me too!

Re: Twitter Is Dead

Karoli — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:34:48 -0000

I like both Medium and Branch but if you think of Twitter as a dumb pipe to move data, they're branches on the same pipe. I'm not sure what the answer is from a community standpoint, but they're definitely more in the ballpark, at least.

Re: Twitter Is Dead

Linda M — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:45:54 -0000

Like reddit, the key to staying sane on Twitter is to unsubscribe liberally from anything popular, and shun people who share inane, spammy crap.

Re: Twitter Is Dead

Jonathan Langdale — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:21:27 -0000

You couldn't be more wrong about this. I think Twitter is actually
going to end up exploding and beating both Facebook and Google+. And
I'm a heavy Google+ user.

What do you think of Medium and Branch?

Re: Twitter Is Dead

Toby K9 Cohen — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:57:45 -0000

Spot on. Twitter "as is" encourages one to make their account private; a move that only encourages narrow-casting - rather than community building.