Disqus - Friends of chuckrey

Re: Simple Technorati Tags Plugin for WordPress

Scott (すこっと) — Sun, 23 Jan 2005 01:12:26 -0000

I've finished the _small_ modifications based on the latest version of the plug-in. Where would you like me to send them to?

Re: Simple Technorati Tags Plugin for WordPress

Scott (すこっと) — Sun, 23 Jan 2005 01:40:50 -0000

I should add that it does not appear as if my tags are being indexed properly still. :'( Something tells me that Technorati does not like Wordpress.

Re: Simple Technorati Tags Plugin for WordPress

Scott (すこっと) — Sun, 23 Jan 2005 02:01:13 -0000

Definitely pinging them. I am pinging pingomatic but also explicity ping technorati just in case.

Re: Simple Technorati Tags Plugin for WordPress

Scott (すこっと) — Sun, 23 Jan 2005 02:09:05 -0000

Sent you an email with the file. Holler if you need anything else. :-)

Re: Obama's Tribal Garb Photo

Scott (すこっと) — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:14:20 -0000

I do not believe everyone hired as a board member in boardrooms throughout the world are all people who have run companies necessarily. In many cases board members are added because of their network value, their connections and other factors that do not equate to experience.

To say Obama is not experienced enough to be added as a board member is just a little out there methinks.

Re: jark: TGIF! Planning to throw some pork ribs on the BBQ tomorrow, assuming no rain, and drinking up some ice cold Bass Pale Ale. uNF.

Scott (すこっと) — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:05:31 -0000

Nah, I still drink Asahi Super Dry like it's going out of style. But whenever the opportunity arises to grab a case of Bass Pale Ale I jump all over it. $30 for a case is not a bad price, all things considered.

Re: jark: The last few weeks of Survivor have had the best Tribal Council’s evar! Talk about some crazy shit kicking off. Whoa.

Scott (すこっと) — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:42:32 -0000

True enough. It's hard to believe that anyone would be that stupid to fall for such a dupe. The best part of it was after he was voted out, when the camera panned to the Jury and James said, "I'm no longer the dumbest Survivor in history."

Re: Three Reasons To Use Disqus

Scott (すこっと) — Sat, 10 May 2008 20:23:21 -0000

There are not enough threaded comment systems available for the various blogging platforms, so by virtue of disqus having that single feature makes the service stand out far and above anything else. Beyond that, as some folks have outlined, unless there is a clear path for importing and exporting of comments, or potentially the capability for a comment to be posted both to the blog *and* disqus simultaneously, then I will not install it on my blog.

I want to be able to retain my comments and moderate them as I see fit; part of the allure of running a CMS is the control factor, and using a service like disqus ends up limiting that control. It's like the difference between using Wordpress.com vs. Wordpress.org. One you have no control over, the other you have all the control.

I think these guys are on to something. Disqus is a great system for conversations, and it is *almost* there.

Re: Okinawa Police Holding Two Americans

Scott (すこっと) — Wed, 28 May 2008 05:21:10 -0000

I am quite certain you will find that while the majority of the incidents do come from the Marines, they have certainly not cornered the market on these international incidents. The Air Force and Navy have engaged in a number of recent incidents, which is all too unfortunate.

Re: jark: Happy Fourth of July to everyone everywhere. Enjoy the best…

Scott (すこっと) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:55:17 -0000

Actually, we did not BBQ yet. We're going to try and BBQ today, weather permitting. It rained like crazy last night and is supposed to do the same today, but if it finally stops then we're all over the BBQ!

Re: BedPost

Scott (すこっと) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:56:13 -0000

LMAO. I think it's only funny because someone took the time to develop such an application, and is marketing as a serious product.

Re: learnr.org dev blog - Windows iTunes

Scott (すこっと) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:37:55 -0000

I'm not sure your use case could be considered a primary one. Most iTunes users, especially on Windows, are going to be importing their music from a local HD (either the default HD or a USB/Firewire one plugged directly in to the same workstation).

Your use case is certainly important but I just thought I would mention that I do not believe your average user considers network storage and importing as a standard option. It's more like something for us geeks.

I do agree that this type of importing definitely leaves a lot to be desired. However, as someone else pointed out, the OS X version of iTunes is dramatically better than the Windows version. I doubt it is that way for the halo effect, but I definitely understand where you're coming from.

Re: Jason’s long goodbye: Give me a break

Scott (すこっと) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:51:09 -0000

All I have to say is that I hope he doesn't let the door hit him on his ass on the way out. Whether staged or reality, it's just beyond comprehension.

Why not just walk away without saying a single word? Oh, I know, he needs some form of self-fulfillment and gratification so he's assured his decision was the right one.

Bleh. Lame.

Re: Making Security Easier

Scott (すこっと) — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:34:58 -0000

@Michael: What exactly does that mean? Colour me more than confused.

Re: U.S. Civilian on Okinawa Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges

Scott (すこっと) — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:35:47 -0000

@okinawa: I do not think you will find too many folks who will disagree with you.

Re: Tale of an Idiotic Japanese Driver

Scott (すこっと) — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:53:07 -0000

@Colby: That sucks. Definitely does not sound like anything too out of the ordinary, though failing 7 times does seem a little over the top. Hope it all works out for you.

Re: U.S. Navy Aims to Have Fire-Damaged USS George Washington in Japan by Late September

Scott (すこっと) — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:02:04 -0000

I saw that, along with the CO and XO getting fired. Seems to me that if you allow personnel to smoke in the same room flammable material is stored then you are destined to have a catastrophe.

Re: U.S. Navy Boots Captain After Fire on Carrier

Scott (すこっと) — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:59:27 -0000

Indeed, the sailors are quite lucky nobody was killed. I wonder if the investigators have an idea who threw the cigarette butt which led to the fire, and if that individual will find himself facing criminal charges of some sort.

Re: McCain Decides on Running Mate

Scott (すこっと) — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:36:35 -0000

Indeed, I have. Interesting pick considering McCain has been talking smack about Obama's lack of experience. His running mate is lacking as much, if not more so, than Obama.

Should be interesting from here on out because no matter who wins, it will be a history making win.

Re: 60 Days To Judge a Commander in Chief?

Scott (すこっと) — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:01:54 -0000

I read about that and thought it was interesting but, and I am assuming a lot here, I would expect the McCain campaign did enough vetting that this is probably not the big problem the media is making it out to be. This is going to be an interesting race, especially watching how McCain plays his cards from here on out.

Re: jark: Good "Labor Day" Morning to all. Sure is nice outside at 7am! Wonder if it will hold up so I can finish up the fence and BBQ tonight.

Scott (すこっと) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:53:52 -0000

The fence is about 75% done. It will be completed by the end of next weekend, finally!

No BBQ'ing this time as we got busy with other things around the house. Plus, Anthony had school too...maybe another time I guess! :'(

Re: jark: Apparently the Google Chrome issues with startup crashing are potentially due to a conflict with Symantec Endpoint Protection.

Scott (すこっと) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:33:08 -0000

If I find a solution I'll let you know. I really want to try playing around with Chrome. :'(

Re: jark: Apparently the Google Chrome issues with startup crashing are potentially due to a conflict with Symantec Endpoint Protection.

Scott (すこっと) — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:21:22 -0000

Apparently those with SEP can get Google Chrome to run if you add the "-no-sandbox" option to the shortcut which executes the browser. Worked like a charm for me.

Re: Plaintiffs Unite to Fight U.S. Jet Noise in Japan, Okinawa

Scott (すこっと) — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:14:59 -0000

I had thought the same thing as well. It does read as if Japan is a city in Okinawa rather than Okinawa being a prefecture within Japan.

Stars and Stripes has been making a lot of similar errors lately. Not sure what is up with their review process but it definitely is in need of some help!

Re: jark: The rain is coming down like asteroids in Armageddon yet again! More thunder and lightning as well! This years summer weather sucks ass.

Scott (すこっと) — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:36:50 -0000

The fence is, for the most part, complete. Just needs a few tweaks here and there before I'll consider it officially done. I also need to work on the locking mechanism for the gate, to ensure Matrix can't escape.

It was odd timing too; just as we finished up the gate, and started cleaning up a few things in the yard, the rain slowly started coming down. Then as the night progressed the rain got worse and worse until I posted this tweet.