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Re: Plettenberg Bay storm damage. Spot the difference..

Stii — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:05:18 -0000

Goodness GRACIOUS me!!! I knew it was bad but had no idea it was this bad!

Re: Plettenberg Bay storm damage. Spot the difference..

Stii — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 01:00:30 -0000

Geez, by the looks of the surrounding towns, I'm amazed that we didn't! Thankfully, we came off light this year.

This is the second year running that we experienced floods! Last year struck George much more heavily. We had something like 400mm rain in 24 hours last year. This year it was almost the same but in a period of about 5 days, so it was not so devastating.

Even now, the weather is weird. We had one summers day this week, the rest of the time it was cold and rainy. Most weird.

Re: Ananzi (the largest search engine??) now optimising for Google…

Stii — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:25:24 -0000

WTF?! Sheesh, they've gone from mad to worse...

Re: ChumpStyle: Kooler Box - Jou Moer

Stii — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:38:25 -0000

Oh Gawds!!!! No I suffer true 'identity crisis'! I always thought I were an Afrikaner, but are nothing like that!

Excellent video though! Yes, you do get a lot of those people...

Re: CrossLoop’s online tuition tool

Stii — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 05:44:45 -0000

Crossloop is brilliant! Its by far the easiest to use and the uses are priceless! I love it guys. You are doing a GREAT job!

Re: Offline Print Journalist calls Bloggers “Wackos who gun down their fellow students”

Stii — Mon, 07 May 2007 07:23:49 -0000

Clapclapclapclapclap! I appluad you! Now, what is going to be interesting is the effect of David Bullard's rant in the social media circles... I see your post has been digged 6 times by the time of this comment. Interesting...

Re: Are bandwidth caps going to kill Web 2.0?

Stii — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:14:18 -0000

Weeeellll, I can kind of see his point. I spent my holiday Stumbling (stumbleupon.com) and found it chowed my bandwidth significantly due to lots of images and videos downloading. That being said, it depends on what kind of Web2.0 application you are using. But, yes, I agree with Uno. Its the local cap, not the general cap.

PS. I hate the fact that we in Africa need to worry about crap like bandwidth usage. I hate it to have to monitor my usage daily as if I do not have enough on my plate already.

Re: Are bandwidth caps going to kill Web 2.0?

Stii — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:14:18 -0000

Re: The controversial 2007 SA Blog Awards

Stii — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 02:43:50 -0000

Geez, mate! You hit it spot on. That was what I was trying to convey, but in my words it just sounded terrible... Good points Paul.

Re: The controversial 2007 SA Blog Awards

Stii — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 03:43:50 -0000

Geez, mate! You hit it spot on. That was what I was trying to convey, but in my words it just sounded terrible... Good points Paul.

Re: The controversial 2007 SA Blog Awards

Stii — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 03:43:50 -0000

Geez, mate! You hit it spot on. That was what I was trying to convey, but in my words it just sounded terrible... Good points Paul.

Re: Sync those calendars, baby

Stii — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 01:40:01 -0000

Now would it not be cool if they had an API that supported microformats and you could save events from any site into your calendar using the hCalendar microformat?

Re: Sync those calendars, baby

Stii — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 01:40:01 -0000

Now would it not be cool if they had an API that supported microformats and you could save events from any site into your calendar using the hCalendar microformat?

Re: We need more “whiney bastards” in the SA blogosphere

Stii — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:36:49 -0000

Huh?! What are you talking about? Oh, I remember way back when. I've forgotten all about this already! Ages ago in sphere-time...

Seriously, I think you are right. I think Vincent, Mike, Colin and whoever else should go get pished and sort out things between them. I've got the world of respect for these okes and as a "minor" (in blogging terms, not in age) look up to them (Yes, Paul, to you too!). They are not a great example at the moment. And as Carly pointed out, the problem is no-one is really listening to one another. She is dead right. We've all been on a bit of an ego trip about all of this.

Re: We need more “whiney bastards” in the SA blogosphere

Stii — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:36:49 -0000

Re: The end of the SA Blog Awards?

Stii — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 02:07:54 -0000

Yaaaaaawn... Sorry, I did put my hand in front of my mouth. As dave said somewhere after the 27dinner flamewar, "If you want a crowd, start a fight." This topic is getting rather old and tired. To quote from the Command & Conquer - Generals game: "Can not we live in peace?". Really, now!

Re: The end of the SA Blog Awards?

Stii — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 02:07:54 -0000

Re: Episode 4 of chilipod: The Semantic Web

Stii — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 03:56:30 -0000

http://standards.za.net/2007/03/chilipod

Re: Episode 4 of chilipod: The Semantic Web

Stii — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 03:56:30 -0000

http://standards.za.net/2007/03/chilipod

Re: Episode 4 of chilipod: The Semantic Web

Stii — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 03:56:30 -0000

http://standards.za.net/2007/03/chilipod

Re: ClaimID goes a little social

Stii — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 02:47:38 -0000

Hey Paul,
just did. Works good!

Re: ClaimID goes a little social

Stii — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 02:47:38 -0000

Hey Paul,
just did. Works good!

Re: Not terribly impressed with Drupal

Stii — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 04:46:37 -0000

You really should look into Flock to do your blogging, which is a Firefox based browser so most your plugins should still work.

Re: Not terribly impressed with Drupal

Stii — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 04:46:37 -0000

You really should look into Flock to do your blogging, which is a Firefox based browser so most your plugins should still work.

Re: Not terribly impressed with Drupal

Stii — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 04:46:37 -0000

You really should look into Flock to do your blogging, which is a Firefox based browser so most your plugins should still work.

Re: The dark Web

Stii — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 04:12:49 -0000

Dude, I think the SA scene is still a VERY healthy one compared to what is happening elsewhere... We're still the lucky ones. This is plain sick and scary. There is a lot of disturbed individuals out there.

"i hope someone slits your throat and cums down your gob"
Who the hell thinks like this? Not healthy at all.

Re: The dark Web

Stii — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 04:12:49 -0000

Re: Experimenting with OpenID

Stii — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 06:08:21 -0000

Hey Paul, it works GREAT, accept I really struggled to find it right there at the top. Maybe you can make it a little more visible?

Re: Experimenting with OpenID

Stii — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 06:08:21 -0000

Hey Paul, it works GREAT, accept I really struggled to find it right there at the top. Maybe you can make it a little more visible?

Re: Freebase and the Semantic Web (aka Web 3.0)

Stii — Thu, 17 May 2007 05:54:18 -0000

Its a bit silly that Freebase is a semantic site, but it does not support OpenID!!

Re: Freebase and the Semantic Web (aka Web 3.0)

Stii — Thu, 17 May 2007 05:54:18 -0000

Its a bit silly that Freebase is a semantic site, but it does not support OpenID!!

Re: About that …

Stii — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 16:01:16 -0000

Glad to see its not only sum that cringes under workloads...

Re: About that …

Stii — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 16:01:16 -0000

Glad to see its not only sum that cringes under workloads...

Re: Guy McLaren fights back

Stii — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 06:32:20 -0000

Paul, Legend, what a great answer to a stupid debate. I honestly thought you would retaliate being called all those names, but you've proved me wrong and that you are a better person than most of us and I have great respect for that.

For the record, Wired Gecko is one of my favorite blogs. That is without the twitter and del.icio.us links ;-) Still, it would be a crying shame if you close it!

Re: Guy McLaren fights back

Stii — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 06:32:20 -0000

Re: Guy McLaren fights back

Stii — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 08:34:52 -0000

Paul, you can count on me coming back on a daily basis.

Re: Guy McLaren fights back

Stii — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 08:34:52 -0000

Paul, you can count on me coming back on a daily basis.

Re: … please turn out the lights …

Stii — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:04:43 -0000

Paul, you think its too late to rather bail that group? ;-) I'm using Facebook more and more and all my pals are there and leaving it, well, would be like leaving juuuuuust before the party starts.

Orkut is great! For me it is great because it is a tech playground. Wealths of information and like minded people, but none of my buddies are there atm.

Re: … please turn out the lights …

Stii — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:04:43 -0000

Re: Good to see everyone at the 27 Dinner

Stii — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:42:05 -0000

Paul, it was great finally hooking up, but you're right, the evening was simply too short!

@Richard: Thanx for the feedback! We're still supposed to be private beta (although the cat is out of the hat!) and definitely appreciate the feedback, good or bad. Suggestions are always welcome! Took notice of the finding and making friends aspect. Will certainly keep that in mind!

Re: Good to see everyone at the 27 Dinner

Stii — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:42:05 -0000

Re: Flirting with NetNewsWire

Stii — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:34:28 -0000

Paul, funny you should write about this! I was doing exactly the same yesterday. I checked it out and I'm quite frankly very impressed. The user interface is awesome. I love it how you can open an feed item in NNW as a background loading icon while you continue to read other feeds. The only, ONLY objection I have at the moment is that the built in browser, although it renders pages perfectly, does not support flash. That means, if you embed a Youtube video, I can't simply view it in the built in browser. Other than the, I think it is one great reader.

Re: Flirting with NetNewsWire

Stii — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:34:28 -0000

Re: The end is overrated

Stii — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:18:55 -0000

That is a very good move indeed! Cannot wait! I am a big chilibean fan, so hurry!

Re: The end is overrated

Stii — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:18:55 -0000

That is a very good move indeed! Cannot wait! I am a big chilibean fan, so hurry!

Re: A few thoughts on the Newsgator announcement (aka Desktop versus Web-based feed readers)

Stii — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:01:39 -0000

Paul, I must add that I'm using ONLY NNW lately. It is great. Specially because I can catch up with feeds when Eskom pulls the plug. ;)

Re: A few thoughts on the Newsgator announcement (aka Desktop versus Web-based feed readers)

Stii — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:01:39 -0000

Paul, I must add that I'm using ONLY NNW lately. It is great. Specially because I can catch up with feeds when Eskom pulls the plug. ;)

Re: MacBook Paper - even better than the MacBook Air

Stii — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:03:26 -0000

Hehehe, I love that!

Re: MacBook Paper - even better than the MacBook Air

Stii — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:03:26 -0000

Hehehe, I love that!

Re: Flurry of tweets in FriendFeed

Stii — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:39:18 -0000

I disagree. I do not think debating whether or not Twitter should or shouldn't be used as a chat app is necessary. It offers the functionality, therefore it WILL be used as such. Might as well enjoy it along the way. If you use Twitter through the web to update (i.e. NOT as a chat platform) it is okay to include it wherever you want. If you use it like a chat app (like me) then simply be savvy enough not to pollute everything with senseless tweets (again, like me! dammit, my ego has a leak... brb)

Skype, Google Talk, MSN, etc. is not a solution at all since it is pretty much peer-to-peer and you'll never know who is hosting what group chat where.

IRC could work, but it is not web integrated. Ugh, there is no easy answer it seems!

Re: Flurry of tweets in FriendFeed

Stii — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:39:18 -0000

Re: How do you manage your tasks?

Stii — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:31:31 -0000

OmniPlan and OmniFocus are overly complicated. We use Basecamp to organize tasks, todos and deadlines and it is as easy as PI and pretty effective, although quite basic. I'd suggest that you take a look at it. http://www.basecamphq.com/

Another very similar service is http://huddle.net

Both are project management services, but I reckon would be very effective if applied for scheduling daily tasks.

Re: How do you manage your tasks?

Stii — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:31:31 -0000

Re: The case of DataPro and the Twitter

Stii — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:12:20 -0000

Paul, very interesting indeed! I wish twitter would include tracks in their API. Then businesses could sign up and record tracks for their name and they'd know whats being said about them. Alas, we're not there yet!

Oh and, www. is not so 2007, but SOOOOOO 1999!!!

Re: The case of DataPro and the Twitter

Stii — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:12:20 -0000

Re: Facebook Chat? Bah!

Stii — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:34:22 -0000

Geez, Paul, thank you for the compliment! I really appreciate it.

You raise some serious issues here, which I have not given much thought to really. My opinion is pretty low on Microsoft ever since the Microsoft, SCO vs Open Source Linux issue. I think they employ extremely shocking tactics and they are an evil company. That is how I see them. Whether it is true or not, doesn't matter. What matters is that Microsoft is involved and now owning me in a different space. Who knows what they are doing with that data? If they can protect their source code for so long, so effectively, there is no saying what they do behind closed doors...

Even so, its not really about Facebook for me. Yes, regrettably Facebook were the first to implement this. It is about the communication aspect of it. It is about taking Social Networking to a new level, and not about how awesome the feature is. I do have to admit, I have some sense of admiration for how its been done from a technical prespective. I think it works great! I've said it many times before. I do not like Facebook. Like you, I build my network, but do so feeling almost bullied into it. Not by anyone in particular, but simply due to the fact that if I'm not there, I'm missing out on hooking up with my non-techy friends.

Dude, I feel your pain regarding your wife. It almost seems to me that that is the real issue for you here! ;-)

Re: Facebook Chat? Bah!

Stii — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:34:22 -0000

Re: Ja! Productions decided to hire me

Stii — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 16:44:49 -0000

Congrats mate! and best of luck for the future!

Re: Bullard responds - now even a bigger wanker

Stii — Mon, 07 May 2007 11:24:29 -0000

Hmmm... Is he not contradicting himself? In the column he says:

“I have no objection to reading my Sunday Times on
the Internet because I know the content has been through the same
process as the print edition.”

Yet in the video he clearly states that he does not have to write facts or research facts as he is a columnist not a journalist. Bottom line, the old statement that says "Don't believe everything you read in the papers" does carry some weight!

Re: My new position at The Times

Stii — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:45:07 -0000

I do not think the Times (DB and all) realise what they have aquired... They should REALLY consider themselves priviledged and fortunate! Enjoy it mate and congrats to the Times!

Re: The best design application in the world

Stii — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 05:28:57 -0000

I was like, WTF?! ROFL, this is one of the best...

Re: A new Hartman is on its way!

Stii — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:55:29 -0000

Well done mate! And congrats! Thats awesome news.

Re: Mother’s tears for her stabbed son

Stii — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 05:22:21 -0000

I agree that it is sickening, but it scares the crap out of me more. Imagine that was your child? Can you IMAGINE what it must feel like? I don't think there is ANYTHING worse in life than losing a child. Pure, pure hell on earth. Shit like this makes one wonder what future your kids have. The future you try to give them can be taken away in a flash by some dumbasses who play God. It is really upsetting.

Re: Is this the end of the Record label era?

Stii — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:15:56 -0000

This is certainly an interesting move. Says a lot of record labels! Even the artists are realising that they could profit more if they dump their labels.

Re: Anaesthesia for my 4 year-old son?

Stii — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:38:36 -0000

Yeah man its a tough issue. I know exactly how you feel as Ian was about 4 when he had to get grommets. He came through it without any side effects and today we're happy we did it as he would have stayed sick and in pain constantly if we had not done it. Sometimes you just have to do what you think is best and hope and trust all will be okay. I cannot tell you nothing will go wrong, but there is on the flip side also no guarantees that something will go wrong.

Re: What is the point of a Medical Aid?

Stii — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:06:10 -0000

Dude, we had that exact same problem. Exact same!

We now cancelled the savings (day-to-day) side of the scheme and are only paying for hospitalization (which was much needed yesterday!).

Instead of paying the medical aid, we're paying it into a savings account instead. Each time we or the kids go to the doctor, we use that to pay for the visits and the meds. Works grand at the moment. At least everything is getting paid and there are no nasty surprises. It also makes you much more conscious of costs...

Re: Microsoft’s equity in Apple

Stii — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 07:54:34 -0000

That explains IE on Apple between 1997 to 2003. Sheesh, suddenly I have a very bad taste in my mouth... Must be because I drink too much coffee or something.

Re: What sort of message is this?

Stii — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 03:40:49 -0000

Dudes, you're all too sensitive about this. Really, it does not matter! What does matter is that Checkers sells Stormhoek! Now thats a good reason for anyone to stop shopping at PnP and start shopping at Checkers!

Re: A year in reflection

Stii — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 06:07:03 -0000

Yeah mate, whata year indeed! It was as a honor and priviledge to work with you and hopefully 2008 will hold much more for us! Have a kick-ass festive season and please now, no regrets. Get as pished as you possibly can without getting into shit. Seasons greetings to you and the family mate!

Re: How important is money?

Stii — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:49:40 -0000

Great thoughts and I agree. Of course money buys happiness! That said, I don't think money is the only source of happiness. Similarly, I don't think it can buy everything. ( Like it cannot buy back a life or time spent / wasted. )

Re: SA Blog Awards, WTF?

Stii — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 07:27:29 -0000

I'm with Colin on this one this year. Cheers. Out. Colin, fancy a round of golf while this plays out?!

Re: The Avusa iLab and my new job

Stii — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:17:38 -0000

Congrats mate! Well deserved!

Re: I must pay Netcare so my son can visit his brother!

Stii — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:56:24 -0000

Dude, trust me, writing off the R350 would be the best thing you could do for Luke. He is as excited as you are, so you'll be doing Luke an injustice to keep him from seeing his bro. Go to another hospital where they don't mind. I remember at the Medi-clinic with Henk's birth, the brother were allowed to visit, but not other kids.

Re: 7de Laan - Bart is over n out | Kak Duidelik

Stii — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:03:35 -0000

Bart is dood want Manto het die liver gekry wat hy moes kry...

Re: My BlogDay Picks

Stii — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 06:30:49 -0000

Hey, thanx Blondie!! What a great honor to be mentioned here, since IMHO this too is one of the best blogs out there!

Re: Afrigator Turns One

Stii — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:35:57 -0000

I concur with Justin. Thank you so much for these kind words. We all really appreciate it from the bottoms of our hearts! Once again, thank you!