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Re: Just Call Me Chaviva: The Q&A; of 10Q: Of Mattresses and Adulthood

goldiekatsu — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 03:02:18 -0000

Just 2 weeks ago I was going through the last of my memorabilia in my parent's garage and seeing what I really was willing to take back to Colorado and I came across my old diaries. In them I could read how mature and grown up and wise in the ways of the world I thought I was, and yet now many years later I realize how much innocence and naivete (and a bit of melodrama but I was in my teens) I had. Now when I feel "old" and "grown up" I wonder how much more accurate I am in my perceptions now than I was back then, or if in 10-20 years I'll look back and smile at my assumptions about reality that I have now.

It sounds like this year has been quite an amazing one for you. I was so happy/excited when I saw your aliyah visa. Here's to open and revealed blessings in 5773.

Re: Just Call Me Chaviva: Ask Chaviva Anything!: The Sartorial Stuff

goldiekatsu — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:56:10 -0000

I've also found that some knit skirts will work on a standard (straight top bar) bicycle. I have often thought of doing a velcro setup on some skirts and leggings to more easily do skirts and bicycle, but haven't gotten that creative yet.

Re: Nintendo teams up with Louvre to use the 3DS to augment the museum experience. - Kill Screen

goldiekatsu — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:11:44 -0000

While it may be true overall that the Louvre is not the most technology embracing, they were one of the first museums to have a website, back in 1994-95. (It was a subsection under France's website as I recall.) So sometimes they get on the technology boat.

Re: Happy Anniversary Amy

goldiekatsu — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:52:02 -0000

Happy Anniversary. What wonderful sentiments and thoughts. Wishing you many more wonderful years together.

Re: Ef Rodriguez - Social media Latino in public relations and marketing - Social media, geek culture in Boulder Colorado - My FarmVille Experience So Far

goldiekatsu — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 02:27:31 -0000

I joined Farmville for much the same reasons. Other than the 10 times while harvesting "Do you want to share" posts it actually has a...calming sort of effect. I do wish some things were available without dollars. What I've done for the few things I do want to share is create a group of people who play Farmville and then edit the sharing to only share with them (specific people). It is a bother though so just hitting "no" may be the better solution.

As for pigs I wish I could send the ones I've been getting. I'm running out of room and have been selling the pigs I've gotten.

I've found some of the mechanics and the reactions and the behaviors reinforced really fascinating.

Re: Happy Birthday Violette

goldiekatsu — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:10:55 -0000

Happy birthday Violette! I love the videos.

Re: http://danpatterson.me/post/680563153

goldiekatsu — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:45:26 -0000

Awesome!

Re: 7 Weeks (58 of 90)

goldiekatsu — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:02:22 -0000

Well, along with the "count the days between passover and shavuot" there is a mystical (kabbalistic) connection to the time.

49 days is 7 weeks, (7x7 obviously).
If you look at the tree of life there are 10 sephirot, the top 3 corresponding to the intellect, and the other 7 corresponding to the emotions or the personality traits. (Kindness, severity, mercy, persistence, thankfulness, rootedness, and receptiveness/rulership) In addition each of the attributes has reflections of the other attributes (think fractals.) For example severity in kindness might be caring for someone through setting rules, and so on.

So in addition to the plain old counting there is the connection of each of these levels of personality. The first week focusing on the aspects of kindness and such. Through the 7 weeks each aspect is touched upon, through he passage of time and it is also an optimum time to reflect on it personally. So 7 weeks/49 days reminds me of transformation. Each week reflecting a cycle in time, and then the 7 weeks themselves bring a completion of the weekly completions.

And...49 brings you to 50 (the next day :) ) which going back to kabbalah corresponds to the 50 gates of bina, which is understanding. So through the transformation that happens over the 7 weeks you reach a new level of understanding.

So 7 weeks is a pretty cool unit of time.

Re: 7 Weeks (58 of 90)

goldiekatsu — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:27:14 -0000

Coincidentally 49 days is the same as the number of days that are counted during Sefirat ha Omer (the time between Passover and Shavuot.) I was just talking about that with someone, and then I checked my Facebook and saw this post.
Have a great journey, and a good 49 days - counted or not.

Re: What World of Warcraft's Healing in Ulduar Can Teach You About Your Marketing Team

goldiekatsu — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:45:53 -0000

First of all I have to say:
"NO NO NO NO NO!!!"
and
"I guess it doesn't bend that way."

And while I like the analogy, the right person for the right job, to continue the analogy -

Even though a typical druid or priest might not typically be the best for job a or b, sometimes the different style can work due to a persons skill and approach. It may be that the new way of approaching the problem actually ends up with good results. Or as Ghostcrawler says - bring the player not the class.

That said - use the group or person's strengths and use the right person for the right job. Just sometimes what you expect to be the result might be a bit different than initial assumptions.

And with the right approach you can avoid "OBLIVION" (to quote Kologarn.)

Re: The constant migration of social video conversation. - utilize your me.dm

goldiekatsu — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:30:45 -0000

I love what you've written. It is the people that matter, and when those bonds form you want to keep in touch with those people, wherever they wander. It is always a challenge of time, and comfort of the place that makes the video web challenging.
When a place is small and you feel like you are "hanging out with friends" it's easy to be vulnerable and share the lows as much as the highs. When the place becomes big I get a bit more selective on when I chat and what I chat on.
Also if the people move on, I want to go hang out with my friends and being regular on 2, 3, 4 services is just more than I can fit in on a regular basis.
I'm glad I'm still catching the winds of where people are wandering even as I've been in an over extended hibernation mode, and it's good to see these concerns and ideas discussed.

Re: Thoughts on politics

goldiekatsu — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:47:13 -0000

Of course a bird with no wings would be a kiwi...or a dodo. We need all 3 parts.

Re: Should Twitter change their tagline?

goldiekatsu — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:50:02 -0000

I actually like the what are you doing tagline. Even though we don't strictly follow it, it gives an intro that anyone can meet. We're all doing something even if the answer is breathing. What do you have to say? Well now it sounds important, and to many imposing. The sillyness of "doing" makes it light at easy to post and is possibly why it has taken off so much. Someone who maybe felt they had nothing to say might discover they did after writing what they are doing a while.

Re: Should Twitter change their tagline?

goldiekatsu — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:50:02 -0000

Re: Magnolia Opens Up

goldiekatsu — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:25:02 -0000

I think it really depends on the tool and how we use it. Messaging systems, like twitter, really depend on who is there. I'm sometimes on identi.ca but, um, you (ok, and a few other people I want to listen to) aren't there so I keep checking twitter and posting to twitter because of the people.

For a bookmark tool, although the social piece is there it isn't as critical. As long as I can link it into an aggregator (like friendfeed) or find a useful way to share the updates I can make the information be where the people I care about are.

That said, the open features are great for new adapters and will get some people joining them from other services, but what would really move me - in addition to features that would make it better - is an easy way to get my data over to it without having to do the work. I use delicious because that's what I started using and it works for me and it is easy to get the bookmarks in. To move - show me it gives me more and don't make me work to get my information together again.

So who's there is a piece, but less so than some other services, and this is in part because of agreggators like friendfeed (or even jaiku).

Re: drew olanoff dot com. - Give me Quality or Give me Death

goldiekatsu — Fri, 16 May 2008 11:33:48 -0000

Great post, there is a lot of quantity out there. The challenge I see is when heading out the door how do you get to quality. Throwing crap against the wall obviously isn't the answer.

On the other hand, it is possible to worry too much about the quality of what you are going to produce and never get out the door.

For example, with videos I was hesitant to do them at first - what quality would i have? But I started with a goal to get to a level of quality, I know my first videos had marginal quality but, given people's responses over time they've developed quality. It's still a process obviously - I'm working on getting the setup for the next level, but I started with pretty rough material.

Starting out with quality is great, but if it means there will be no start (due to waiting for perfection) there's a problem. Perhaps the best answer is to start with a goal of quality and realize that there will be a journey to that destination.

Re: Quadzilla needs a new name.

goldiekatsu — Wed, 14 May 2008 10:29:21 -0000

Octomac?

Re: Social Networking Features are Toilets

goldiekatsu — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:04:41 -0000

Ok, I have to admit I saw the analogy and thought of hostels and a place in Santa Cruz where lots of students rented called the bordello. (It used to be a bordello now it is just housing, assuming it still stands.)

I think a bed and power is sort of the bare minimum for a rental/hostel. In the really low end of housing you may have shared bathrooms and shared phone.

Does this mean that social media will be ubiquitous but at the low end of the scale access will only be through a shared medium (e.g. shared terminals at the library.)

Or is it likely that even at the low end access will be available on an independent means?

Re: I Love Twitter, But I Have To Quit It

goldiekatsu — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:56:58 -0000

Autorelaying tweets to anywhere other than a twitter client would overwhelm me. The answer is you have to learn to let it go. I use a twitter client that saves a certain number of tweets. When I go away and come back I check whats in the client and then go forward from there.

I also turn off twitter notifications and just ignore it from time to time and have 1 day a week twitter free. There is always something going on that we won't know about and that is ok. Grazing on twitter will give you a good picture on what is going on, but don't obsess about getting it all.

I was mostly offline for about a week (travel - I don't drive and tweet) and when I came back not that much had happened. I had missed a few details here and there, but many of those were transient details anyway.

So my advice would be: pick who you follow carefully, get a client that has a limited buffer of tweets, take breaks, and know that the tweets you miss won't really make a big difference in the end.

Re: Time on my own

goldiekatsu — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:53:46 -0000

Taking time by yourself is a good thing, and not necessarily a selfish thing. If taking that time gives you a chance to refresh and recharge yourself, and remind yourself of what you are capable of it benefits everyone.

Re: From 29 to 30

goldiekatsu — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:40:39 -0000

Wonderful post! Happy Birthday!

Re: Digital Kids

goldiekatsu — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:17:59 -0000

Cool reflections but I would say that each era of childhood has its advantages.

My "tv" was books and theatrical productions that my friends made up and put on. (It also was the 3 channels we could get and I watched a ton of whatever it was)

Games were what we and the neighborhood kids made up. We were the generators of content, not the recipients because there were few alternatives. (Yes kids today can generate but they can also just be consumers)

Because travel was infrequent (and expensive) Daddy & Mommy weren't away that often and when they were I was with them exploring new places.

When we walked away from home the phone stayed at home and there were no interruptions.

When I shared my creations the person I was sharing them was there and I could watch their reactions.

The power of the net is awesome and gives today's kids opportunities we never had, but at the same time the new tools have their disadvantages. I think your kid's greatest advantage is that they have parents that love them and spend time with them.

Re: Fixing WordPress with Twitter

goldiekatsu — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:10:21 -0000

Yep twitter is awesome. One way that I search around for new folks to follow is by going to the pages of twitters that have a lot of good stuff to say and see who they are following.

But the "are you saying something or just posting links" is usually how I decide if I should follow someone who just started following me.

Oh and testing 1...2...8...

Re: Ask Better

goldiekatsu — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:38:57 -0000

Excellent points. I have actually worked on getting better at answering the question "Can I help you." But when I'm really swamped and can use the help the first thing that goes through my mind is "I'm to busy to come up with what it is you can help me with." I have learned to pause and say, "Oh you can wash the lettuce" or whatever it is they can help with.

Re: The Long Tail of Community

goldiekatsu — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 01:24:21 -0000

The funny thing is that I don't know that the market has changed, only where the market is. I've done some research on fund raising, and what people have noticed is that people give to the causes that their friends are involved in. I suspect that purchases are similarly influenced. How many tweets have said "I'm going to movie X have you seen it"?

The thing that I think is derailing people is that some people don't seem to grasp that communities created in virtual environments are as real and influential, and in some ways more real and influential as those created at workplaces and neighborhoods.

For those who have adapted to the new environment it is obvious that those I twitter with and facebook with and blog with know more about me than possibly the hypothetical guy in the next cube. Because our environment is conversational we talk about more as who we are is defined by how we project ourselves.

I think the social networks may be more influential because of:
1) the amount of dialog/discussion (or conversations to use the parlance of the cluetrain manifesto)
2) the ability to connect on interest - down to very specific interests.
3) The global nature. My network covers the nation and so the impact goes beyond a small circle. The connections may be looser but there are so many more.

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Re: *Just Call Me Chaviva*: The Q&A; of 10Q: Of Mattresses and Adulthood

Re: *Just Call Me Chaviva*: Ask Chaviva Anything!: The Sartorial Stuff

Re: Nintendo teams up with Louvre to use the 3DS to augment the museum experience. - Kill Screen

Re: Happy Anniversary Amy

Re: Ef Rodriguez - Social media Latino in public relations and marketing - Social media, geek culture in Boulder Colorado - My FarmVille Experience So Far

Re: Happy Birthday Violette

Re: http://danpatterson.me/post/680563153

Re: 7 Weeks (58 of 90)

Re: 7 Weeks (58 of 90)

Re: What World of Warcraft's Healing in Ulduar Can Teach You About Your Marketing Team

Re: The constant migration of social video conversation. - utilize your me.dm

Re: Thoughts on politics

Re: Should Twitter change their tagline?

Re: Should Twitter change their tagline?

Re: Magnolia Opens Up

Re: drew olanoff dot com. - Give me Quality or Give me Death

Re: Quadzilla needs a new name.

Re: Social Networking Features are Toilets

Re: I Love Twitter, But I Have To Quit It

Re: Time on my own

Re: From 29 to 30

Re: Digital Kids

Re: Fixing WordPress with Twitter

Re: Ask Better

Re: The Long Tail of Community

Re: Just Call Me Chaviva: The Q&A; of 10Q: Of Mattresses and Adulthood

Re: Just Call Me Chaviva: Ask Chaviva Anything!: The Sartorial Stuff