DISQUS

"even those who say “steal my content” expect something in return - if not ad revenue, it’s traffic, or increased reputation."

Eh, some just want to spread a message.

Need I point out that the 'joke':
"VEGETARIAN: OLD INDIAN WORD FOR 'BAD HUNTER'"
is not only racist but is also speciesist, anti-veg*n, and exudes religious intolerance?

Thanks for presenting your ideas and perspective. I enjoyed the blogger panel.

That's a good idea to outline your blog schedule like that. I mean, many people figure it out on their own, but it's good to lay it out there for those who don't or just as a reminder to yourself.

Agreed. I don't want it any smaller. I just want it to do some of the things my old phone did: take video and accept mms messages better. Oh, and let me use non-iphone headphones and browse the web faster/ or multi-task and not freeze up. yeah, that'd be nice. But I don't want it smaller. I don't care about that at all.

This is a great idea this "best of 2007" post. I just might follow your lead ;)

By the way, thanks for the link love. I don't think my photos are all that great or my cooking so good, so it's really nice to see that some people think it looks just fine and tasty. It does taste good, I swear. (Especially that veggie sausage pot pie we made for Thanksgiving. Yum!) If you want to see more tasty vegan food from someone who actually knows how to use a camera properly, check out Vegan Yum Yum (http://veganyumyum.com/).

And I just want to mention that some people find it easier to change their diet when it's based on a 'higher principle' like religion or philosophy. I wrote a bit about that here: http://vegansoapbox.blogspot.com/2007/12/vegani...

Are you going to do more "fatblogging" in 2008? I'm looking forward to joining the masses in ritualistic New Year's exercise and diet reforms. My goal is to drop some weight, but mostly to get back to the gym and get those muscles working again. One of the downsides of blogging all the time is the toll it takes on your body ;)

iPhone 2: Sounds mad, but Apple might use the standby “We’re far ahead of the competition, so we want to retain that lead” and announce an updated cell phone that addresses some of the complaints people have had. How about 3G, more storage, Flash support, some new apps - anything that will keep the iPhone a hot product in 2008.

If the iphone just had the same capabilities as other phones, I'd be happy. Features it needs:
1. Quick, easy keypad access. To make a call you shouldn't have to do so much. You should just have to unlock the phone and dial. You should be able to dial 911 blind/ in the dark. You can't do that with the iphone.
2. Video. If I can watch YouTube on my phone I should be able to make YouTube videos with my phone.

Yes, this was a good movie because it was groundbreaking for mainstream films and opened some people's eyes.

Whatever. I try to just ignore the haters and keep blogging...

I really enjoyed that movie.

That's funny. I get paranoid too. I think there's something about diarists and personal bloggers, that we tend to get paranoid... Makes us easy targets for evil-doers. I try to stay rational but some times it's hard...

Haha! I thought it was funny.
Some of the sets were hilarious, just random funny background stuff. Haha.
Eh, to each's own.

I broke down and got an iphone yesterday. I feel guilty, but excited.

I think a union has a place in a limited context. For example, an organized union could get group discounts for health insurance. And an organized union could boost up one ad network above another or boycott certain ads. A union could have a say in webmaster guidelines, too, for example, and legal help for freedom of the press and copyright law.

It'd be more like a guild or an association than a union, but the principles of organization for group benefit are the same. I think you're conception of union is just a little too narrow.

IE has other weird bugs, too. My site currently loads two totally separate pages for IE or Firefox/Safari/Opera.

And I think Safari has another odd bug (but it could be Opera, I can't remember right now). If you put a link tag around an image, but close it after text, it renders the entire page's link as that link.

I think it's a 'keeping up with the Jones' type of thing. People report being happy with their income when they earn just as much or more than what their friends earn. I see it here in NY too. My husband doesn't feed rich, I do. It's because he's comparing our income with his friends' incomes instead of with average people's incomes.

I really like this album a lot. That you included videos makes this review awesome!

Wow, a thorough analysis!
The Vulcan recipes are my favorite. Now that's just funny :)

I thought it was cool.
It made it a lot more fun to blog about, that's for sure.
http://www.elainevigneault.com/2007/07/24/youtu...

I think we're getting fatter and fatter because:
1. Unhealthy foods tend to be cheaper than healthy ones
2. Most people don't understand nutrition. Most chefs don't understand nutrition
3. We're exercise-phobic. Not just sedentary, phobic. People are afraid they're going to die if they go for a hike or a swim in the ocean.
4. Too big portion sizes

I think only the last reason you listed is a good reason to prefer a desktop to a notebook. The only reason we have a desktop is for my husband's gaming habit. We both like the flexibility the notebooks give us.

That's great. Long blogrolls are a sing of generosity. Bloggers with long blogrolls tend to be nice people.

I really enjoyed both The Incredibles and Ratatouille.

Good review. Thanks for the info. I plan to see the film soon, too.

I think it seriously depends on what you're selling and who your market is. If you want to sell BMWs or laptops or Bermuda vacations, don't buy blogger ads. If you want to sell DIY home improvement books or poker how-to DVDs or books about eBay, blogger ads will work.

The fact is, the majority of people don't have Tivo and probably never will. It's a luxury for techies. The common man uses stuff like "on demand" TV programming or they deal with the commercials. (I have a Tivo, by the way. It sits in the closet because it doesn't cooperate with the cable company and I hate satellite.)

Likewise, there are plenty of people who still use cassette tapes and CDs instead of iPods. And so long as iTunes continues to suck, people like me will continue to buy and trade CDs. (I love my iPod, I hate my iTunes.) And there are plenty of people who listen to the radio.

(PS - The Glitch looks lame to me. But I'm sure plenty of young men will love it. So if that's your target market... advertise there.)