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Re: Muzzle those damn bloggers will ya - they’re dangerous

Nils Geylen — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:42:45 -0000

Glad to see this story is being picked up over there too. The guy needs to get with it and see how a story like this gets picked up across the world in an instant. I and many other Belgians blogged this because we thought it was needed, and luckily we have a fellow Belgian in the TechChrunch newsroom now. Muzzling bloggers, an outrage.

Re: Chrome and Privacy, Downright Scary

Nils Geylen — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:57:03 -0000

Well, I already have my search history on, but I'm looking for a way to make that available online. WebMynd already does a good job at tracking all the pages I visited but I don't think I can share it.

The problem of course is that a user isn't (always) necessarily the sole owner of a computer (families, work, etc.) so the whole idea of serving ads based on stats from a program/machine is - to an extent - pointless. What Google should do is Google me (on Twitter, Friendfeed, etc.) and then serve me ads based on my web activity as soon as I log into the GoogleNet.

I wonder why we haven't seen more 'online browsers' yet; a site that you visit but from then on use as a virtual (stealth) browser within a browser - regardless of the mode - incognito or otherwise - you're in in your 'real' browser. Something like those Anonymizers or what have you. Then again, unless you're hooked up to the backbone, all your traffic still needs to go through your ISP - unless of course you just hack into people's wifi. LULZ!

Re: Creating Good User Guides

Nils Geylen — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:32:53 -0000

You think Excel is simple? Or spreadsheets in general?

In any case, I never was a fan of spreadsheets anyways.

The pages one was just an example of the way Apple explains procedures, not who it's intended for.

Re: 5 Things That Are Wrong With Firefox

Nils Geylen — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:35:08 -0000

Good point. I can see why you need upgrades when technology changes or new technology emerges, but the continuous tinkering with features? Indeed, often that's just a marketing strategy instead of a desire to perfect the app or the UI.

Re: 5 Things That Are Wrong With Firefox

Nils Geylen — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:58:18 -0000

Chr0m3 ftw!

Re: Arcade Memories

Nils Geylen — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:13:09 -0000

I loved Battlezone. Seem to remember playing it (or some spinoff) on the C64 too. Which, by the way, was a platform that had a lot of pixelated blobs you had to shoot with.

Re: Arcade Memories

Nils Geylen — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:11:31 -0000

Yeah, there were tons of versions for micro computers and early consoles as well. I remember one based on Empire Strikes back that had blocky AT-ATs walking across the screen and tiny fighter craft that shot pixels at them. 'Fun' indeed.

Re: 10 Years of iMac, Same Old

Nils Geylen — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:03:43 -0000

Me too, guilty on counts one, two and three. Good thing their stuff doesn't "age" quickly; older Apple hardware is cheaper, just as cool and still works great.

Re: Mac Meets PC, err Blackboard Meets Woz

Nils Geylen — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:17:30 -0000

the Blackboard system couldn’t get much worse

Really? That's interesting because it seemed like a great product (be it too much for what we'd ever need). Thanks for that headsup though. Always nice to get some insights from people who know more about things. For instance, I hadn't even heard of ATutor, so I'll be checking that out. That and the asshat track record of BB of course.

Re: Exit Blogs, Enter Social Coverage

Nils Geylen — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:48:48 -0000

Well Joe, seeing how long it took me to reply, you can tell my head is spinning too.

But spinning's good. It's good.

In fact, I was missing my old feeds so, that I re-imported my OPML.

Experiment: failed. That is to say: I now have double the amount of feeds.

Soon I'll be connected to every server on the continent, in the world, and I'll become omniscient. Nay, immortal! I'll become the machine that rules the machines!

Ha ha ha!!!

Ha!

Re: Exit Blogs, Enter Social Coverage

Nils Geylen — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:58:13 -0000

Tom, eliminating the link is a fascinating concept. It's what this entire internet thing was based on in the first place and perhaps, somehow, that needs rethinking. It eludes me what that could be though, for now. I'd love to hear more about that though.

Edwin, thanks, and Mark, thank you too. See you around.

Re: Where Do You Share?

Nils Geylen — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:01:59 -0000

Joe, I haven't really looked into all the things FF3 can do. I like how smart it just seems to have become, but that's about it. I think I should have a go. I do have a couple bookmarks in the bookmarks toolbar though, both at work in FF as at home in Camino.

Tom, it's my pleasure. Seriously though, I think the vast majority of people does that. Most of my friends and acquaintances do, and none of them live in the country, so...

Re: 11 Days, 12 Nights

Nils Geylen — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:46:10 -0000

Yeah, the things a couple days off from work can do to you.

I had to check, and it's Delicious Days - also good - so I mended that by subscribing to the equally excellent HER.

Sorry about the million dollars ;)

Re: Manic Energy

Nils Geylen — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:22:02 -0000

Some great pointers there Norbert, thanks.

I'm on, what you could call, vacation. That is, teh innernet's far away and in between ;)

But I'm always dying to investigate comics more (and write more about them myself) so I'll be sure to check these out.

Thanks for the reply and the conv.

Re: Sync Sink

Nils Geylen — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:14:48 -0000

LOL at all you guys! Priceless.

Re: Bike Into Work Extreme Edition

Nils Geylen — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:07:08 -0000

Wheels in motion do not a bike ride make, one would say. But the wife-driving-you-home bit is an aspect that I should consider. Very useful.

Re: Bike Into Work Extreme Edition

Nils Geylen — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:13:52 -0000

Ha ha, of course I didn't mention that today my time was 46 minutes (headwinds) and that I was exhausted to death after yesterday's high schore :)

I am gonna try and record stuff once - then maybe do a high-speed edit or something.

Re: Bike Into Work Extreme Edition

Nils Geylen — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:32:49 -0000

Seems its highest point is 77 meters (252 feet). How steep it is? No idea – steep!

Re: The Watchful Eye of Google

Nils Geylen — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:04:08 -0000

Of course... It's Rosemary's Baby all over again.

Re: Do The Fail Whale

Nils Geylen — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:59:03 -0000

Most popular 500 Error in web history

You know, that may well be the case. It's almost a pity we're probably about to see the whale go.

Re: The Day the Conversation Stopped, Restarted

Nils Geylen — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:43:37 -0000

Heh. Sounds familiar then.

Re: The Steampunk Internet

Nils Geylen — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:56:19 -0000

Yup it is. Us Belguns can do more than make clocks and chocolate. Wait, do we make clocks?

Re: IO Is For Information Overload

Nils Geylen — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:34:04 -0000

@JoeD LOL as always. You should do more jokes, or comics... oh, wait...

;)

Take care!

Re: IO Is For Information Overload

Nils Geylen — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:29:23 -0000

@Bloglily Thanks L for those kind words. I don't want to add to your IO, but the feed's always here. But I'm perfectly happy to have you drop in as you please. It's an honour.

Re: IO Is For Information Overload

Nils Geylen — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:59:40 -0000

Yeah, FF is hard somehow to get into. Not sure what it is. Their design remains ugly and unappealing, maybe that's it. And the noise is overwhelming of course...

Have you tried setting up Twhirl for FF? I now have the two running side by side (a Twhirl window for each, T and FF) and I tend to look at FF more now. Twitter still gets precedence though.

Thanks for engaging in the conv Joe!

Re: IO Is For Information Overload

Nils Geylen — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:46:42 -0000

Ah, yeah, I'm the same. I tend to subscribe like a madman, often to my own detriment.

Your idea isn't so bad though. I've never felt comfortable subscribing to rapidly and massively updating sites like Techmeme, but others have outgrown whatever chances I have for keeping up as well. Even things like Chawlk have become too prolific.

Maybe I'll try and go back to bookmarking locally for these too (as I do with classic news sites like the Beeb). The only disadvantage I can see is that this overrides the ease-of-use of a feed reader and throws you back to locally stored profiles and data. Hello 1998!

Re: Blogging Is Not For You

Nils Geylen — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:34:22 -0000

True, it helped me as well, esp. since it forces me to think harder – English still being only a second language.

I'm just tired of hearing it's just bogus for malcontent teens all the time.

Re: Blogging Is Not For You

Nils Geylen — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:38:40 -0000

Joe, it's not so much about how good you are, or I am, or whatever. I've always had many examples of writers I look up to and who I know I can't even begin to compete with, and I also know that with time I am getting better or at least more skilled as well. I do realize that.

Re: Blogging Is Not For You

Nils Geylen — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:36:15 -0000

Jerry (I see you're using that name now): in this post, it's definitely the second, combined with the first. People who write, can discredit my efforts, people who don't, can't. People who write, but write crap, should confess to that. People who write but don't, should shut up. People who write, but write crap, and discredit my efforts, but they're wrong, while people who ... wait...

Oh, well, you know what I mean!

Re: Blogging Is Not For You

Nils Geylen — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:59:27 -0000

Why so grumpy about a mere Saturday morning rant? Let an "old" guy have his pleasures...

But seriously, though, my rave isn't so much about the noise — I'm fairly confident that with Twitter and Friendfeed and what have you — I've become versed in dealing with that.

No, my gripe — if that word isn't too strong already — is with people who know nothing of the web, heard a vague comment about how it's all shit anyways, don't contribute themselves, and then tell people like me, or you, that what we do isn't "real" or "worthwhile".

I just want to tell them it is. But since they won't read this, perhaps what's the point indeed.

Thanks for engaging in the conv though. Cheers!

Oh, and PS: good to see you back!

Re: Share OPML, Finally

Nils Geylen — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:31:57 -0000

Yeah, name's a bit off perhaps. Doesn't even seem to refer to anything. But then again, Google? Yahoo? We'll just see how this takes off. So far, I'm liking it a lot.

Re: Share OPML, Finally

Nils Geylen — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:18:25 -0000

Thanks Caleb. I'm sure a lot of people would cry: "Show me the money!" as they've been doing with the likes of Twitter etc. but to me an idea like Toluu, it's modest rollout approach, and its clean, simple and useful interface make it a service such as I haven't seen in a while.

I hope you get what you want out of it, that it stays up when under pressure, and that if you do roll out new features, which I'm sure you will have to eventually, they'll show the same restraint and value to the users.

Cheers.

Re: Share OPML, Finally

Nils Geylen — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:35:28 -0000

Consider it done, stout Englishman.

Re: Black Is The New Black

Nils Geylen — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:01:42 -0000

Yes you did, which is why it got spammed initially. No worries, I deleted the first one.

Thanks for commenting though. And you make your point: these sites looks stylish, but I would never go for white on black with a content or text-heavy site. For pretty pics, it works.

Cheers!

Re: Onze tijd

Nils Geylen — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:36:20 -0000

Mais evidemment mon ami! ;)

Did you get some of it?

Re: DCFC FTW!

Nils Geylen — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:27:36 -0000

Yep, definitely looking forward to it.

Re: ISO Wins, Bookmarking Fails

Nils Geylen — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:17:55 -0000

That was a quick bit of poking then; you never gave me the chance to ;)

Sounds good though, and I suppose somehow it would be possible to achieve. Obviously, to make it truly relevant, any search engine query would have to be checked against your bookmark titles, your descriptions and tags, and preferably against the site's content.

Imagine if I'd googled "Kalmyk language" – there would have been no mention of that term in my own del.icio.us pages; the query would have to have gone via the Ethnologist's site... That would be hard to do for every single query.

Suppose we dream on for a bit?

Re: Exit 9rules

Nils Geylen — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:18:46 -0000

;)

Re: Exit 9rules

Nils Geylen — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:05:31 -0000

Hey Alan, another comment that means a lot to me. Every single one here has been personal and flattering to the point of being moving.

Yes, we've chatted and talked and worked together even for a while indeed and I certainly consider you as a mate. Hopefully we will eventually meet (it's been postponed too often already) but we'll definitely stay pals and keep it touch. No worries. Cheers!

Re: Exit 9rules

Nils Geylen — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:24:08 -0000

Thanks Joe. I gotta say I'm a tad overwhelmed here. Nothing much is gonna change, though, except maybe that I'll be working harder to make NDNL worth people's time even more. I really do appreciate all this. And sure, I'm not really going anywhere so in touch we will stay.

Re: Exit 9rules

Nils Geylen — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:17:21 -0000

I got, um, sidetracked there a bit, guys. But thanks for all the comments, compliments and well wishes.

You people replying here are some of my favourite contacts on the web, so I appreciate it. cheers.

Re: Exit 9rules

Nils Geylen — Sat, 31 May 2008 13:25:35 -0000

No, no! Thanks *a lot* for all the fish. But yeah, still: so long :)

Re: Exit 9rules

Nils Geylen — Sat, 31 May 2008 13:05:58 -0000

That's because it isn't an explanation but an announcement. Really, there isn't much else to say except that it was time to leave. And thanks, I think I'll manage ;)

Re: Google Reader Irritations

Nils Geylen — Sat, 31 May 2008 12:25:37 -0000

Wow, cool one, thanks. It sounds like an obvious way to go, but it shouldn't need to be that troublesome indeed. I really don't get why they never allowed for renaming to just be a primary feature. It's just frakking weird.

Re: Google Reader Irritations

Nils Geylen — Tue, 20 May 2008 05:51:12 -0000

Gnorb, np re the proofreading. I do appreciate Share From Anywhere, but an added feature for annotation shared items? I've enough trouble trying to keep up with Twitter and Friendfeed. Granted, it isn't my biggest peeve and the others are way more annoying.

Edrei, thanks for adding. Mind you GR actually does that too, marking items as read as you scroll through them... It's in settings under Scroll tracking. Check "In expanded view, mark items as read when you scroll past them", and that includes clicking on them obviously. As for your second issue, that may be a result of your first way of working. Whenever I go back to my reader, I never see items I read already...

Re: OMG It’s Full of Stars

Nils Geylen — Fri, 16 May 2008 07:00:15 -0000

Thank you for the compliment. I sure have been struggling to get something worthwhile out.

And yeah, seeing these images, how can you not reference 2001 :)

Re: OMG It’s Full of Stars

Nils Geylen — Wed, 14 May 2008 04:22:26 -0000

Well, you can run it through Bootcamp or Parallels of course. But granted, this is one of the few times I'm happy we have Win machines at work.

Re: It’s 6AM: Start to Run

Nils Geylen — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:42:09 -0000

Esther, thanks a lot! A mate of mine ran one and I know about the possible complications. These are some great pointers.

And Tom, thanks too, because that is exactly what I was aiming for: make it a second nature to run, not a chore.

I'll definitely keep you posted.

Re: It’s 6AM: Start to Run

Nils Geylen — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:10:50 -0000

Thanks guys.

Josh, you think rightly. Motivation, motivation, motivation is what you need. I hope I have enough of the stuff. Also, yes: I had begun to do a bit of DIY workout at home, but nothing this 'drastic'. I'll keep you posted.

Joe, I knew about the stretching after, but except for jumping around a bit out of sheer nervousness I didn't get much of a warm-up. And I didn't know about the 30 second thing either, so thanks for that.

Re: Need License Plate? Call Me

Nils Geylen — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:55:21 -0000

I'm very much hoping you have pictures of those!

Thanks for contributing.

Re: Top 5 Pet Peeves Online

Nils Geylen — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:41:19 -0000

@Smaran: well, I wouldn't blame you, but it's true you did have a few old nicks floating around - not unlike me (Last.fm, Flickr, ...) You I know, though, it gets annoying with people I don't know.

@Clarkey: anything that asks you info you're not prepared to give is annoying. Inquiries shouldn't do that indeed. And if they abuse your trust, that's an instant no-no. Hate it with a vengeance.

Re: Top 5 Pet Peeves Online

Nils Geylen — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:14:11 -0000

@Josh: most password setups are flawed I think, but maximum lengths I hadn't heard of yet. Preposterous. What I hate too is when mistyping a repeat pw or just making any other mistake messes up the signup procedure and you have to start over? Argh! Horrible.

@Tom: exactly. Ties in with the nicknames and multiple identities for me. If you're not sure who you are, don't clog up the web I say. I'm not saying everyone should just have their email and phone on their blogs, but please: let me get in touch with you quick and easy indeed. If not, why publish in the first place?

Re: Good Spam Bad Spam

Nils Geylen — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:21:57 -0000

Hey Volkher, I'd been seeing you around but hadn't had the chance to respond yet. You okay? Good to have you back though.

Well, Twitter, as a service, is just teh awesum. The apps you can get for it, AIR apps mostly, are fun to use. You should really try and get back into it.

Smaran, as far as Zemified is concerned, it's a little semantic web addon for FF. As soon as I get hosted (soon I hope) I'm switching to the Calais plugin for WP though.

Re: Good Spam Bad Spam

Nils Geylen — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:55:40 -0000

Yeah, I also don't tend to follow the hordes of Japanese who add me. Seems like there's no point in that. But yeah, generally I follow everyone back, except for uninteresting spammers or bots. Cools spammers or bots I do add. You never know, right?

Re: New Trends In Search

Nils Geylen — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:48:35 -0000

True. I think it's interesting though, that these companies are looking for other ways of going about things. I'm sure Google are too. But, indeed, when it comes down to it, it's the results that count and I don't see that changing before we break out of the browser entirely.

Re: New Trends In Search

Nils Geylen — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:03:20 -0000

Hey Brian! Glad to see you around. The usability is indeed very low. matter of fact, I played with these a bit, and so far none has really taken my fancy. Sticking with Google as well.

Re: New Trends In Search

Nils Geylen — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:34:48 -0000

Hey Joe D, yeah I too pop over sometimes. Live, for instance, I check out for work, and with Ask I really like their combined results. Say, if you type in a city, you don't just get hotels and cheap flights, but instant weather, population, or historic info. That's something even Google could learn a lot from.

LOl @ your parents though. Cute.

Re: New Trends In Search

Nils Geylen — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:38:23 -0000

Hey Phil! I think I've tried Time Line. Very experimental still, indeed. But yeah, there's always something fun to discover in Google's Labs. I should hang out again some time. Thanks for the headsup.

Re: Forget Boxes

Nils Geylen — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:26:18 -0000

And the dim awareness I had of people reading this (sure, there's stats, so they must, but) has now grown and made me nervous ;

No, thank you. Btw, checked yours out. Looks good. I'd read something on it before, but this time my jam-packed feed reader now has another feed added to it too.

Re: Forget Boxes

Nils Geylen — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:30:28 -0000

Good of you. Not that we actually, literally, go for that stuff, but it's close, works and still a lot more fun than using that old phrase indeed.

And, if I'm not mistaken, nice to see you this side of the Chawlk/9r pond ;)

Re: Downing Street on Twitter, Good Idea?

Nils Geylen — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:58:09 -0000

Exactly. Which is why I should have done my "job" and researched this more. Was there an official press release, is there anything on the No. 10 site itself even?

I'll tweet them this link tomorrow and see if someone responds.

Btw, glad you think I'm cool too. Now we can sit and ponder our coolness by ourselves ;)

Re: You Evil Yahoo You

Nils Geylen — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:44:13 -0000

Seriously? I gotta see that. Honestly, I don't read TOSs but perhaps I should. Thing is, you have to agree 100% or not use the software.

It wouldn't surprise me, though, if it were spyware. Another funny thing: if the app is good, we're more than happy to share almost everything (Twitter) but at least that's because we want to and know about it.

Re: You Evil Yahoo You

Nils Geylen — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:36:05 -0000

Exactly. I have stuff installed because I wanted it. Funny how we go crazy over invites or even copied software because it has this must-have image, while others we don't even want to think about. They then resort to these practices and you get quite different sets of users: those in the know, with all the good apps and decent system performance, and the suckers who pay the price. Sad.

Re: You Evil Yahoo You

Nils Geylen — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:06:55 -0000

I've seen those too. Flash with the Google toolbar. I suppose they're just as bad. The Yahoo! rant is just an example - unfortunately.

I actually made a screencast instructing those without Flash how to get it, and I have to warn them not to click something?

It's nuts.

Re: Euro vs Dollar: I Should Pay Less

Nils Geylen — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:32:39 -0000

Hey Tom, thanks for the comment anyway. It's much appreciated. I was precisely thinking that - about the free market not being free - as I was reading your comment. Perhaps it's even worse. Only being able to use a USD when it's strong and not when it's weak, seems a lot like there's a lot of pressure being exerted. In any case, low prices would be nice, but I'd rather see the dollar get back on track. No one's better off with this, except maybe for the traders who're no doubt already working on a way to somehow make a fortune from this any way they can.

Re: Euro vs Dollar: I Should Pay Less

Nils Geylen — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 23:30:32 -0000

Thanks, it's not mine of course, but made by Kyle Neath from Warpspire.

As for the money, not a prob. I don't understand how and why some things happen either.

One thing I didn't mention here is cost of shipping. But I'm not sure that would apply to an operating system, which is just a CD. So yeah, we all pay through the nose here and I've no idea why.

Re: There Died a Myriad

Nils Geylen — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 06:10:17 -0000

You're welcome.

And, ooh, a comment from one of the Useless Men; I'm honoured, thanks.

Re: Three Hundred and Sixty Five

Nils Geylen — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:28:57 -0000

Thanks guys.

@Gnorb matter of fact I tried keeping a diary for about a year, a few years back. That, however, I did for all the wrong reasons, and while it may have provided me with a veneer of sanity at the time, I never really liked doing it. Love reading, and writing, but there's something about the mere volume and chance element of a photo a day that I simply quite like.

@Public Energy Well, I hope you enjoy it (commented on your post). Whatever happens, you'll at least have made the decision to start. That's something too.

@Aidan Yeah, "finding" something to photograph every single day seems the hardest part, but you learn looking at things differently as well. Or maybe, that's something I've always done?

Btw, I'm at least finishing up 2007. After that...

Re: Three Hundred and Sixty Five

Nils Geylen — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 16:21:27 -0000

@Joe Drinker Well, ironically perhaps, those are the things I've not yet been succesful in committing to myself. So I'd say: no, my friend, kudos to you.

@Janis Oh, but my life isn't that interesting either; that's the interesting bit. I'd hate for all those 365 pics to be slices of glamourous jet set lives. Thanks for the compliment and for taking the time to share.

Re: Three Hundred and Sixty Five

Nils Geylen — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:19:34 -0000

Thanks Adem. Well, I'm glad to have you back. It's understandable, though, when people go off gallivanting in the Baltics.

I'm just swamped at work, so I keep marking stuff as read – not you, coz you're in my Must-reads of course.

;-)

Re: Inspiration Always Comes in Nines

Nils Geylen — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 16:15:44 -0000

Thanks, I'm happy seeing you around again too. Always nice to have a cool hang-out place.

Re: Inspiration Always Comes in Nines

Nils Geylen — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:30:46 -0000

Oh, you should. It's very much worth the effort you'd put in. And, I was just thinking you'd fit there wonderfully well. Member material even.

What's your my.9r account?

Re: Inspiration Always Comes in Nines

Nils Geylen — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 06:30:41 -0000

Thanks, Adam. Yes, the atmosphere created with the launch was vibrant, to say the least. Another job well done by the threesome. hope to see you around there soon.

And, happy I could please you with 'plebeian' ;-)

Re: Inspiration Always Comes in Nines

Nils Geylen — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 05:08:50 -0000

Heh, the internet never forgets, does it? Okay, I'll look you up and add you.

Re: Slow Down, Go Vintage

Nils Geylen — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:23:24 -0000

@Joe I know. I saw my first Mac in 1995 (at my very first job) and was immediately smitten. But I also recall the difficulties involved in sharing files and working with various apps. Mac, back then, really was "something for graphic designers". Those days are long gone, but you wouldn't believe how many people still think that way.

@Smaran Sure, after a while we hopefully all discover that balance. I just got stuck in 5th for a little too long, and I needed something like this crash to realize that. Oh, and as far as browsing is concerned, no worries: the iBook is simply smashing after all :-)

Vintage lo-fi... yeah, kind of liked that too.

Re: Slow Down, Go Vintage

Nils Geylen — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:27:03 -0000

Precisely, the mere thought of an 'updated only' option is symptomatic of the urge to move on. Obviously, you don't want to run in circles, but 'pause and reflect' can often be a much needed strategy to keep enjoying the internet.

Re: Slow Down, Go Vintage

Nils Geylen — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 09:29:03 -0000

Thanks, Phill, for the comment (by proxy) and the consequent mention.

And thanks, Eli, for dropping by and taking the time; and that's exactly something I wasn't doing myself anymore.

I wrote something about the decline in commenting, but at the time I couldn't quite put my finger on it. Now I think this speed issue may be the problem.

Re: Slow Down, Go Vintage

Nils Geylen — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 15:45:25 -0000

@Aidan Right, it's a thing we should do nonetheless sometimes. I'm taking a closer look at some of my 400+ feeds and, honestly, there's a lot that I've ditched already. Such nonsense! However, I'm getting quite used to the controls now, so my browsing behaviour is already showing a tendency to speed up again.

@Bloglily Like I said to Aidan, I'm getting used to it more now (it had been a while) and I don't have a lot of problems now. I also switched from Safari to Camino 1.5.1 and everything's running really smoothly. Of course, there's no way I could ever run Photoshop or anything on here. And since all my files are still on the old PC, I still have a rather empty HD, but I could see that filling up in no time.

Re: Yay! New post (And It’s About Apple Too)

Nils Geylen — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 05:01:19 -0000

Withdrawal? Tell me about it. But it's good to be back, thanks. And as for the Mac: I just love looking at the web on this, let alone use it.

Re: Yay! New post (And It’s About Apple Too)

Nils Geylen — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 09:19:35 -0000

Yeah, that's an additional barrier: I'm not exactly 'mobile' with this thing. Barely an hour is what I'm getting from this one as well. I'll definitely be looking out for deals, local and international, and I'll be sure to tell you about it here.

Re: Pink and Red

Nils Geylen — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 07:50:58 -0000

And what a great idea. How good of you. I'll be sure to add mine.

I'll be writing more about P4O later this month and I'll try and come up with a good idea for supporting my local organizations.

Re: Pink and Red

Nils Geylen — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:31:25 -0000

Thanks gals, Chana and BL. Always a pleasure to have you on board. I'm not sure yet what I should blog about now because I've not yet known anyone with this kind of cancer (luckily). However, I've seen plenty other kinds and I think doing anything at all about it is worth the effort. I just couldn't not do it you see. Take care.

Re: Pink and Red

Nils Geylen — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:45:46 -0000

I picked that up somehow but it never really registered, my head being clogged with muck. I'll check out that post again.

Re: Keep Your Children and Pets Inside

Nils Geylen — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:39:14 -0000

Yeah, she's a beauty, isn't she? Boxy but safe.

PS I had captions with the pictures but they'd gone. Mended.

Re: Keep Your Children and Pets Inside

Nils Geylen — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:49:56 -0000

Thanks. Yep, I'll probably still be taking the bus to work for a while. It's just too easy, sitting staring out of the window, or reading, with your headset on and thinking vague and useless thoughts. Instead of watching out for nutters suffering from road rage that is.

Re: Keep Your Children and Pets Inside

Nils Geylen — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:33:45 -0000

Of course, it was my employer who politely suggested that I get a licence. There was no talk of hatchbacks, but I'm not getting in one of those either. Imagine, a Mini Metro. The shame!

Re: Keep Your Children and Pets Inside

Nils Geylen — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:26:57 -0000

True, the freedom of just hopping in your car and going somewhere (granted you have the time and a reason to go) are no doubt the greatest advantages of having a car. And being able to leave the house in a place where public transport is bad or non-existent is a boon too.

Re: Have A :-) Day!

Nils Geylen — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:15:35 -0000

@Rich: the question of course remains, why? But then again, ours is not to reason why... especially when it has to do with the internet. But thanks, I did correct that: when you're right, you're right.

@CoJ: hey there stranger. I think you nailed it there: they're not 'emoticons' at all. Look, even my spell checker refuses to accept the word. Perhaps they're more like 'writing add-ons' or something; they look neat and nifty at first but just slow you down after a while.

Re: The Future of Pownce

Nils Geylen — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:35:52 -0000

Like Colin says: they do still have 'the cool' somehow. On the other hand, I'm still stuck with a dozen or so invites. That says something as well. It makes me think this was just a little joke to Rose; seeing what he could pull off based on the lure of his name. Still, I too do hope there'll be a turnaround. I do like the atmosphere there.

Re: The Future of Pownce

Nils Geylen — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:47:02 -0000

Hey Alan, thanks for dropping by. Tweetr I discovered just a week or two ago and I love it too.

Re: Fun With Passwords

Nils Geylen — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 18:26:55 -0000

@Philipp: it was precisely another influx of web 2.0 (ish) apps that made me rethink the way I handled my passwords. Thanks for dropping by and taking the time to comment.

@Adem: True, recently I re-activated my Plaxo account to see what the overhaul was about and I needed my AIM account for that. I had to delve deep into my mindset of the time to remember what my password might have been.

@Andrew: Thank you. I was a little worried that this might be too light-weight for the subject. It still is rather on the easily-digestible side, but I'm glad you liked it. Good luck with it.

Re: Fun With Passwords

Nils Geylen — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:26:00 -0000

@Aidan: great. Glad you found some inspiration in this.

@Hrafn: thank you, I appreciate that a lot.

Re: Our Maps

Nils Geylen — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:58:37 -0000

Thanks for sharing that bit of background. I agree, she may not be especially bright or even averagely intelligent; maybe one day she'll be a key speaker on illiteracy and geopolitical awareness, maybe not. That's the thing of course: we don't know, because she is so young. Intelligence, performance, talent, those are all part of a very complex system of identity - something that gets shaped at exactly this age.

To get back to your point, however, if it really is the case, that people (esp. in the US) enjoy personal downfall so much, that is a terrible thing. Of course, I suppose we have it too. Criticizing 'the politicians' over what they do wrong is easy, joining in the debate (let alone offering solutions) is rather harder. Mockery as revenge... I guess scary as that sounds, there is a lot of truth in that.

Thanks again, for dropping by and taking the time. Cheers.

Re: Our Maps

Nils Geylen — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:12:23 -0000

These replies are becoming increasingly gloomy. What a world, eh?

Thanks for chipping in, though.

Re: New Trends in the Tumble-o-sphere

Nils Geylen — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:01:34 -0000

Hey, thanks a lot guys for dropping by. Comments still are nice.

Personally, I haven't got to enjoying the dashboard; it's RSS for me. I feel locked in when I go to a networked site (perhaps the same reason why I spend such little time on 9rules or FB, even though I want to.)

Great stories too, thanks.

Re: New Trends in the Tumble-o-sphere

Nils Geylen — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:14:18 -0000

Thanks, Simen, for that comment. I hadn't heard of Soup before, but I've seen that .io TLD all over the place. Looks very nice. As for your t'log, I can see that you're all about quality material. That's good because reblogging is fun, but original finds are better.

Woordenaar, thanks for dropping in and taking the time. Glad to see t'logging also catch on in my neck of the woods (well, more or less).

Re: A Life in Apps

Nils Geylen — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:37:48 -0000

Nice, thank you :-)

Sent to the email address in the comment.

I think you'll like this. Well, I'm crazy about it. I'm considering directing everyone to that page from now on.

Re: A Life in Apps

Nils Geylen — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:39:30 -0000

Notaprob

Re: Hello Kitty Darth Vader

Nils Geylen — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:05:17 -0000

Yeah, I've seen stormtroopers dancing on the subways of Tokyo, wearing bikinis and all sorts of things. Great stuff.

That's a grand line indeed. Think I'll get me one of those costumes myself.

Btw, here's a post I wrote about the Star Wars 30 year anniversary. Perhaps you might enjoy it.

Re: Hello Kitty Darth Vader

Nils Geylen — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:04:14 -0000

Lol!

Re: I Was Going To

Nils Geylen — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:40:43 -0000

Lol, yeah, it kinda overwhelms at first. You should update though, I'm getting restless ;-)

Re: I Was Going To

Nils Geylen — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:52:35 -0000

@Adem: I know. 2 Megs... I thought since the interactivity was limited, I'd at least not give you some crummy GIF. Perhaps I should've optimized a bit though...

@Smaran: yes, but you have to take in account that half of the posts actually in there have to do with a certain tumblelog of yours that has gone in hyper drive ;-)

@Joe: sure, the OPML would be no problem I suppose, but I've been looking for a way to share these dynamically for a while now. This list changes quite quickly and so far only NewsGator does that, I think, not Google Reader. Any ideas?

Re: I Was Going To

Nils Geylen — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:08:18 -0000

Aidan, 381 as of this morning. And yeah, you're in the must-read section even. How 'bout that?

Xensen, thanks. Would've been weird if you knew all of them.

Re: I Was Going To

Nils Geylen — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:21:14 -0000

I remember that post well. That's how I thought of doing this.

I should get rid of some of them, but I always feel I'd rather skim through them than perhaps miss something.

The funny thing is with, what, 50 million blogs, I'm always gonna miss things, whether I subscribe to 300 or 3,000 feeds.

Re: I Was Going To

Nils Geylen — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:06:12 -0000

I have no idea. I couldn't stop maybe?

Woowikkelywonderful idea, to paraphrase Ned Flanders. I'll look into that.

Re: I Was Going To

Nils Geylen — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 19:32:49 -0000

Ok, I'll check that out.

Re: I Was Going To

Nils Geylen — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:44:10 -0000

Quite. I think I saw a pig fly too just now...

Thanks for commenting.

;-)

Re: Aliens Over the A12

Nils Geylen — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:34:22 -0000

Travis, you know you should.

Joe, you know you want to, don't you?

Norbert, damn, you know!?

Re: Creative Juices

Nils Geylen — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 14:14:28 -0000

Honest? Now there's one I hadn't heard before. Thanks though ;-) And thanks for your comment. Immersion, indeed, is still one of the best ways to get good at anything.

Re: Creative Juices

Nils Geylen — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 12:43:10 -0000

Thanks both. I wasn't really fishing, but it's always a good sign when people don't shy away from commenting because they can't think of anything nice to say :-)

I like the quickies too, in a way, because with the caption they do convey, um, something. That's why I was finally confident enough to post them.

As for just browsing around, that is a good trick. I do it all the time. The risk, of course, is that you'll see so much good stuff, you'll lose all motivation and head for the pub again; just out of pure desperation.

Re: Guest Post on Shifting Pixel

Nils Geylen — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:12:08 -0000

No prob, it was a pleasure to do.

Re: Guest Post on Shifting Pixel

Nils Geylen — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 19:21:26 -0000

Thanks. Yeah, it is amazing isn't it? I love big type and big images like that. And it's not at all 'trendy' (in the bad way) either.

Re: Guest Post on Shifting Pixel

Nils Geylen — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 09:56:23 -0000

Thanks JD, I really appreciate that. Neat blog the guy has too, no?

Re: Apple’s 1987 Vision for the Future, It’s Here

Nils Geylen — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:45:13 -0000

Indeed, multi-touch is precisely what the MBP rumours are all about. I really want to see more of that.

Thanks for the comment and the compliment.

Re: Chrome and Privacy, Downright Scary

Nils Geylen — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:46:44 -0000

I have to admit I never answered my own question in the post: I too don't believe this was more than a coincidence.

Still, whatever's been said, and will be said, about this browser holds true in terms of privacy. But just like with any other internet service, you either agree or you don't - and then you look for alternatives; Firefox, for instance.

Chrome is a people's browser: easy, simple and just there to make online life easier. And just like any other people's tool (toolbars etc.) it comes at a price. Same as cookies - although I have to add that I see a cookie as something that's relevant to the site it comes from, not to other services like a feed reader.

Finally, I suppose I (and many other heavy users) will soon switch back to Firefox - if not for its higher customisation capabilities, then for that one addon that Chrome clearly (and evidently) lacked here: adblocker.

Re: Chrome and Privacy, Downright Scary

Nils Geylen — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:57:19 -0000

Thanks Smarr. Yeah, I suppose the sudden confrontation with ads in the first place came as a shock.

All told, I like Chrome - for simple browsing - and I trust it enough to use it. Didn't know about the Google Toolbar though. I've always refused to install that, although I'd like to be able to use a number of its features.

Think you can add the toolbar to Chrome or is that supposed to have toolbar features incorporated?

Re: Eat, Sleep, Man, Dog, Woman, Blog, Death

Nils Geylen — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:33:23 -0000

Is it that good? I couldn't imagine myself going back to a local app. Same reason why uploading an OPML isn't what I'd like to see: it doesn't update live.

Glad your feed reader does such a good job, though: always happy to see you drop by.

Re: Two Posts About Blogging, One I Like

Nils Geylen — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 10:37:11 -0000

Oh, Pen, that's too kind. Well, you're right in not worrying too much. Writing needs to be enjoyable, not a chore. I guess with the first post they're trying to make it look that way. Cheers.

Re: Two Posts About Blogging, One I Like

Nils Geylen — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:35:37 -0000

Hey, Angel, thanks for that contribution. Makes a lot of sense. I agree that keeping people interested is more important than adding more. Trying to change, or experiment with, your style isn't all that bad I think. But, again, that has to come from within, not because some web guru told you so. Glad you made the effort to comment; even at the risk of being sucked into this meta-discussion on writing ;-)

Re: Mobile Ubiquitous Computing (Is What I Want)

Nils Geylen — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:24:34 -0000

Definitely. I didn't want to go into actual mobile devices, but they will surely play an important part in this indeed. Meanwhile, I've been contemplating the idea of wearing some mobile device not to retrieve information, but as some life stream communication tool. Show your friends what you're doing online in real life. Something like that.

Anyway, thanks for the comment and the link. Cheers.

Re: Mobile Ubiquitous Computing (Is What I Want)

Nils Geylen — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:40:00 -0000

Wow, Adem, that does sound very fascinating. I'd never heard of this company, their service or the Facebook takeover. Can't wait to see this working, although it may be a while it seems.

Re: I Should be my own ID

Nils Geylen — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 09:39:46 -0000

Ha, you’re right about that bit, not always having to remember the night before. Of course, before I’ll have any chips implanted, I should make clear that of course I still would want full control of what I share and how and with whom; much like I do now, only in a less complicated way.

Re: I Should be my own ID

Nils Geylen — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:11:46 -0000

I haven't, actually. To be honest, I kind of forgot it existed. Thanks for the reminder, though. I'll be sure to check it out. However, I'd be disappointed if I had to wait another 994 years. I'll just see what it says in the book about that.

Re: I Should be my own ID

Nils Geylen — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:49:10 -0000

Ha, Aidan, yeah, it's funny that I came up with the same idea. Seems like that is indeed the track everyone is on, even if it's happening slowly. But don't apologize about comments,; I'm happy you enjoyed thinking about this and will check out those links later.

Joe, you may be right that being online all the time (especially in pubs) isn't the way to go. But, like you, I'm just looking for a way to keep my ideas organized and accessible. Maybe I should try sending myself voice messages. Who knows what would come out of it!?

Re: 10 Tips For A Successful Blogger Meet-up

Nils Geylen — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:49:41 -0000

Norb, thanks. Glad your RLE's at least turned out 50/50. I suppose pen pals are different. You get thrown together somehow often based on an arbitrary reason. At least online you can check out people's backgrounds. Thanks for your thoughts.

Adem, I had to avoid getting drunk since it was a week night. Maybe we'd got along even better if I had.

Re: 10 Tips For A Successful Blogger Meet-up

Nils Geylen — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 17:12:39 -0000

Thanks Aidan. It'd be nice if people found them useful. I you ever do meet up with other bloggers, let us know how it went too.

Re: 10 Tips For A Successful Blogger Meet-up

Nils Geylen — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:21:38 -0000

Thanks, Rich. Yeah, it was fun. I think we all enjoyed ourselves. I would love to see your alternative experiences though. Care to do a post of your own?

Re: 10 Tips For A Successful Blogger Meet-up

Nils Geylen — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:57:30 -0000

Yeah, I found one that had even less clutter than the previous one. Thanks for dropping in. I know you've been real busy with the new site. And as for local bloggers where I live, they're spread thinly, it's true.

Re: Yeah, Yeah, The Blog’s Dead, Now Talk To Me

Nils Geylen — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:39:45 -0000

Thanks Aidan, I appreciate that. Actually, when I began thinking of this post, I started out with the dot com bubble. That time, all the new net companies flopped because they offered more than people wanted. I was hesitant to call any failure of these social services a web 2.0 flop, but I'm glad you read between the lines. Although not as outspoken and brazen as I first conceived it, that idea is still there. Well-spotted.

Re: Yeah, Yeah, The Blog’s Dead, Now Talk To Me

Nils Geylen — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:22:31 -0000

Due to massive amounts of social networking statuses to update, I haven't got round to thanking you for, and commenting on, your contributions.

Please rest assured that me and my identities are doing fine. They are scattered across Cyberia, buying everyone macchiatos from their iPercolators.

I will take these fascinating suggestion into consideration when my social integrator hits the market. I will personally see to it that you will all be properly upgraded to standard compliance.

Seriously, though: thanks for all the comments and input.

Re: This Book Was Created Using Computers

Nils Geylen — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 19:29:35 -0000

They do make it sound extremely complex. Perhaps it was. I don't see us identifying every app we use as 'software'. We wouldn't see the end of it.

Thanks for popping in. 4th of July is a quiet day when many of your readers are from you know where.

Re: This Book Was Created Using Computers

Nils Geylen — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 21:17:10 -0000

Slowtech, yes, that does seem to have an infinite charm. Still, when I think of computers and IT five years ago, I'm already having a hard time imagining how we ever got along.

You too, thanks for commenting.

Btw, je zit vlakbij zie ik ;-) Dat gebeurt steeds vaker... ik lijk wel 'gevonden' door de locals.

Re: This Book Was Created Using Computers

Nils Geylen — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 05:18:00 -0000

LOL. I'll divulge then that this reply was written with online writing software that 'automagically' sent my text to a server. Crikey, that's amazing!

Re: This Book Was Created Using Computers

Nils Geylen — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 05:00:37 -0000

Ha, no Josh: all blogs. That's your's too. Better prepare.

Re: This Book Was Created Using Computers

Nils Geylen — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 07:33:39 -0000

Hey Joe, thanks for dropping by. As for an alternative to Adobe, there's always Aldus... oh no, hang on... dang.

Re: Why We Have To Look For ET Even If It Kills Us

Nils Geylen — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:44:30 -0000

Thank you, but I do not think I need Dan Brown, of all people, to tell me that there 'can be a god' (but that the chances are so infinitesimally absurd they frankly become impossible) and that science 'can be true' (because it simply works every time as long as you follow the rules instead of bending them when it suits you).

My mental health is just fine. So, no, I don't need it.

PS I'd appreciate it if you left a URL I can actually check. I know, it's just that thing I have with facts again.

Re: Why We Have To Look For ET Even If It Kills Us

Nils Geylen — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 17:00:56 -0000

I've often thought of that too. In Sagan's Contact of course, a committee is set up, with all the political and religious difficulties that entails. An aspect which is rather prominent in the book, less so in the film.
Also, think what would happen if they landed near an Apple store... That would sure get the fan boy wars flaring up over at Digg as well, wouldn't it?

Re: Why We Have To Look For ET Even If It Kills Us

Nils Geylen — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:57:09 -0000

It's difficult distinguishing between civilized and (technologically) evolved. They'd have to have some damn good flying saucers to get here, but that doesn't mean they're going to be nice to us indeed. I suppose we'll just have to wait and see.

Re: Why We Have To Look For ET Even If It Kills Us

Nils Geylen — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 01:54:47 -0000

True, you could tear Dawkins to shreds just like anyone else. His God Delusion was shaky at times, written very quickly it seems. Of course, he's writing for an American audience that is still in doubt over what they believe exactly. In that I think he succeeds very well. Thanks for commenting.

Re: Why We Have To Look For ET Even If It Kills Us

Nils Geylen — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 13:53:07 -0000

Hey Archie, glad you popped in. Clarke was one of my favourites too. Can't remember much but 2001, even / especially in the film version, is quite the mind-boggler.

I agree, it won't be happening soon. But any contact, electronic or otherwise, but be just the ticket, wouldn't it. I'll check out those two recommendations. Thanks.

Re: Why We Have To Look For ET Even If It Kills Us

Nils Geylen — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 18:06:26 -0000

Hans, Pen, you both make good points. It's a pleasure reading your comments and elaborating some more on the issue. There really are times when this is on my mind for hours, you know. Weird, I know.

You both point out how there could be many more options. We could be as interesting to them as worker bees (fascinating, but not warranting much interaction) or they could be out there, visited us even, and we just can't conceive their presence. Now, this is very unscientific, but electricity could be alien and doing just nicely, having a jolly good conversation with it's relatives. Or maybe the xsfmllp are here and we just can't grasp their presence, let alone their essence. I don't know, something like it.

We definitely shouldn't limit ourselves to the definitions we have of evolution, civilization, intelligence and the likes. Of course, unfortunately it's all we have. My point then, could be expanded to: we have to look because we can't help it, and we won't be able to find out more than we ourselves can imagine.

Thanks for your contributions. It's a pity Hans doesn't blog. We need more crazy thinkers here.

Re: Social Networking Is Like Clubbing

Nils Geylen — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:52:13 -0000

It is? Really? Don't get me wrong: I like Facebook, but maybe someone should explain it to me. I always feel nothing happens there. People read my blog for a reason, they look at my pics for another. But Facebook? It's not social, it's a phone book with bells on.

Re: Social Networking Is Like Clubbing

Nils Geylen — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 05:02:33 -0000

Lol, that's okay, Scrivs. I see that in the end we feel the same. After the past few days, I felt I needed to express that somewhere.

Re: Social Networking Is Like Clubbing

Nils Geylen — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 02:30:33 -0000

Thanks Eric. It was fun doing. Btw, I like your site: it's less cluttered even than mine. I'll subscribe and check it out. The first lines of your current post look promising.

Re: Social Networking Is Like Clubbing

Nils Geylen — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 21:57:44 -0000

Oh, I used to in any case. Now, you'll more likely find me in a corner pub. Is it me or has the fun gone out of it? Lol, it's prolly me.

Re: Social Networking Is Like Clubbing

Nils Geylen — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:20:07 -0000

Thanks Pierre, glad you enjoyed that. I see you have somewhat of a literary blog. I've been very neglectful in that field, I fear, both as a reader as a blogger. I'm currently halfway and struggling through Landmarks in Computing History and Under the Volcano. Hang around though, I may have something to say about one of them. Thanks for stepping out of the shadows.

Re: My Flickr Pic Up For Auction

Nils Geylen — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:33:03 -0000

Thank you Smaran.
Aidan, thanks as well. To clarify, it's #149 they liked and are auctioning. I've edited the post a bit.

Re: My Flickr Pic Up For Auction

Nils Geylen — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:55:01 -0000

Thanks Kristof, you couldn't have made me happier.

The collaboration between online and offline media, real-life and virtual communities, is exactly why I thought participating was so important.

I'm glad things went so well and am honoured that you invited me.

Now let's hope we can get the city council to disclose their real motives. Perhaps we'll even be able to actually really save the building.

Good luck.

Re: Class I took: Writing for the Web

Nils Geylen — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 15:51:26 -0000

Exactly. Perhaps, with all that's going on at 9r, we'll see those categories merge more. Or not. I've no idea what's going on with the place actually. I just waddle on.

Re: Class I took: Writing for the Web

Nils Geylen — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:45:11 -0000

Lol, thanks, Rich for that comment. True, this was more of a test for writing within that constraint. And like I said, I'd hate it if I had to write that way all the time.

As for that 'personal' label, I don't care much for that either. I always go for 'eclectic'.

Re: Class I took: Writing for the Web

Nils Geylen — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:45:24 -0000

Yep, that's it: the repeat visitor aspect. Blogs build on character, but a commercial page just has to reel in the customer right away. Still, with more and more businesses switching from the antiquated 'Hello here we are' home page to more blog like content things may start to fade. And with billions of blogs, attracting interest is hard too these days. Glad you just write whatever. I really dig that style of yours. Cheers, thanks for popping round.

Re: My Guess at the R/W Web Riddle

Nils Geylen — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 05:27:34 -0000

I'm going to subscribe to it of course. Oh, and never ever delete WordPress domains ;-)

Re: Do You Tumble? Should I?

Nils Geylen — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:00:42 -0000

Thanks, Josh. That's kind. I do feel the need to just quickly link and refer at times. Then again, long serious posts are good too. The jury is still out.

Re: Do You Tumble? Should I?

Nils Geylen — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:15:51 -0000

I checks it. It got eated indeed. It back now. I'll check out that tumblelog of yours.

Re: Do You Tumble? Should I?

Nils Geylen — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:10:05 -0000

Thanks, Cas, for that vote of confidence. Perhaps my being unpredictable is what got me into 9r – you too perhaps?; partly I think so, although you're much more focused and consistent than I've ever been. I'll try doing both then.

Re: Do You Tumble? Should I?

Nils Geylen — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:57:04 -0000

Hey Tom. Talk about a trackback that went through a wormhole and back. Glad you took the time to comment, though. Thanks.

As for tumbling, I fear I still haven't resolved this and probably never will. I'm kind of loosing interest these days, feeling I do like to speak my mind about things, instead of putting them somewhere and let go...

Who knows. Hard keeping up with anything these days...

Re: Do You Tumble? Should I?

Nils Geylen — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 00:30:50 -0000

Thanks, Archie. WP didn't want to accept my own comment when I tried replying earlier. Perhaps it will now. What I wanted to say was something along these lines, namely that why I still read your posts, but perhaps seldom comment, is because they're not meaningless, certainly creative and stunning in its authenticity.

Re: Do You Tumble? Should I?

Nils Geylen — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:34:03 -0000

Thanks, Peroty, for your comment. These days it does look like it's all about the format, and we seem to forget the great advantage the web has given us just for keeping track of things in the first place.

I've switched to a theme that looks even more spare than the previous one, so now content is all that matters, tumbled or not.

Arjun, Aidan, thanks for your thoughts, as well. I'm losing control over my comments here - and like Rich said, this post ate some of my own replies too ;-) Your contributions and ideas are always much appreciated.

Re: Pentecost or Memorial Day, Beware of Both

Nils Geylen — Wed, 30 May 2007 16:52:26 -0000

Thanks, Sam, for commenting and for your kind words. Glad you liked it. You’re right, never forget the origins of your culture (country or continent) but don’t bury it in meaningless or ill-used terminology. Exactly my point. And of course one should remember. It’s our historic duty, and… it’s what people do, and need.

Re: The Look Must Fit The Job

Nils Geylen — Fri, 18 May 2007 20:32:30 -0000

Thanks, Josh. Such kind words, man, you make me blush :-D

Maybe Battlestar Galactica tees are exactly what I need. Then again, maybe not. I'll be sure to share what happens next.

Re: The Look Must Fit The Job

Nils Geylen — Fri, 18 May 2007 17:31:16 -0000

Thanks Arjun. I'm pretty confident as it is, but like you say, perception does play a large part in that. As for Cup of Chai, I noticed, yes. I think it's a great idea and it will definitely offer you a niche to write in. Keep that up!

Re: I Haven’t Posted In A While But

Nils Geylen — Fri, 11 May 2007 17:38:27 -0000

Heh, indeed. Thanks matey.

Re: I Haven’t Posted In A While But

Nils Geylen — Fri, 11 May 2007 05:16:32 -0000

Thanks Smaran. Actually, it was quite fascinating to see. The image here actually is from the main mail room. All very organized.

As for good things, I didn't know, but luckily it appears they certainly never come alone. That's what counts.

As for the job, it'll certainly make for some new posts. You're bound to hear more about it soon.

Re: I Haven’t Posted In A While But

Nils Geylen — Fri, 11 May 2007 00:33:43 -0000

Thanks mate. I see you've been busy. Literally dozens of posts! I'll have to do some serious catching up.

Re: I Haven’t Posted In A While But

Nils Geylen — Thu, 10 May 2007 22:10:16 -0000

Thank you Cas, that's a true compliment. I hope to share some great new stuff with all of you soon.

Re: I Haven’t Posted In A While But

Nils Geylen — Fri, 11 May 2007 07:12:23 -0000

Balance and sanity, Hansje. Now you know why I didn't get back to you straightaway. I will soon. Thanks for sticking around.

Re: I Haven’t Posted In A While But

Nils Geylen — Fri, 11 May 2007 10:42:18 -0000

You thought you'd lost me? Ha, takes a lot more to get rid of an old dog like me. But yeah, I began lurking, then commenting and then I thought it was time to crawl out of the woodworks. I'm only half way where you are in blogging longevity, so I couldn't just quit, could I?

Re: I Haven’t Posted In A While But

Nils Geylen — Fri, 11 May 2007 07:54:02 -0000

Thanks mate. You got moved to moderation, though. Must have been the word God.

Re: Spring Cleaning

Nils Geylen — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 09:27:46 -0000

It is, Adrian, it is. Lowering my standards hasn't worked, so it's back to being highly selective — which of course doesn't make things easier either. And then there's the future colleagues that I dread. But NDNL stays; be sure of that!

Re: Spring Cleaning

Nils Geylen — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 12:45:49 -0000

Are you quoting from those old notebooks? Angry Motions Now and all that? Or have you been at those funny plants again?

Re: Spring Cleaning

Nils Geylen — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 21:05:31 -0000

Thanks, Will. I'm flattered by your admission. As for Sound As Language, I don't know how you keep it up at that rate. I can hardly manage. Do take a break, but don't make it too long, okay?

Re: Spring Cleaning

Nils Geylen — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 04:25:29 -0000

Thanks, I suppose you'll just have to stick around and see. I'll try to make it worthwhile.

Re: Spring Cleaning

Nils Geylen — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 21:25:07 -0000

Thanks, Adem. Yeah, I'm not quitting really. But you're right, sometimes there are more pressing tasks that await us. Migrating Big Blog would be cool though.

Re: Spring Cleaning

Nils Geylen — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 09:29:21 -0000

Thank you. Those are part of the 365 Project: a photo a day. I take a lot of pics nonetheless, but this forces me to come up with something every day. Glad you like it.

Re: Spring Cleaning

Nils Geylen — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 14:43:37 -0000

Glad to hear that, Arjun, and the sentiment is entirely reciprocated. You're in my must-read section, so you must be doing something right as well ;-)

Re: Spring Cleaning

Nils Geylen — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 19:00:37 -0000

Thanks Aidan, that is a wonderful compliment. I'm happy you like what you read here. And thanks for the support. I need that and it helps me put things in perspective. Sure, something has to give, some time, but knowing I'm not down for the count is a great help.

Re: Downing Street on Twitter, Good Idea?

Nils Geylen — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:29:04 -0000

Heh, yeah, I think we all get that still. It's nice, fun, and gives us something to yack about.

Btw, did you know I'm often referred to as 'the Anderson Cooper of the Low Countries"?

Kidding. Thanks for chiming in. :)

Re: Downing Street on Twitter, Good Idea?

Nils Geylen — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:25:55 -0000

Dang!

It must be that then.

Re: Your Flickr Pics Elsewhere

Nils Geylen — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:45:47 -0000

I didn't think of the new Flickr stats page. Silly, so thank you for that reminder.

I know of Mint but have never used it. Obviously, that would only work for photos you post on your blog not (or not solely) on Flickr. But when I start self-hosting, that would become idea to consider of course.

Re: Download, Print, Create

Nils Geylen — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:35:11 -0000

Mojitos?

Re: Download, Print, Create

Nils Geylen — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:15:47 -0000

It's paper indeed. But unavailable paper. And gridded lined paper, as we know, is particularly hard to create. So yeah, very TZ.

Re: The New Meme You Will Succumb To

Nils Geylen — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:01:35 -0000

Hey there, thanks for that link.

You're right that often the lyrics are too obscure, and that a song chart is only funny when it's about a well-known song and everyone gets it.

Still, I do like looking at these things. Even if I've no idea what the song is, some are just too funny. Maybe because you see this familiar graphic of the chart, but with these crazy labels that just don't seem to make sense. It's just a play on visualization at large I guess.

Re: Where Is My Dæmon?

Nils Geylen — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:29:32 -0000

Oh, I will definitely read on and get the other parts. Having advanced more in the book, I can now see where the concept of the soul comes from. I immediately thought of and reeled from the christian idea, but if it is indeed just a representation of everything a person is, then it does start to make sense.

Re: Is The Internet That Evil?

Nils Geylen — Tue, 06 May 2008 04:39:27 -0000

Hey jay star, thanks for your comment there. I'm not sure they actually made a lot of money from this one — it must have crashed badly at the box office if you ask me. But I agree that it's just a bad film that shows us terrible things.

Re: Apple, Google and… the Rest of Us

Nils Geylen — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:48:17 -0000

Yeah, even though we don't have any real proprietary "apps" as such, I sometimes get the same feeling working with Joomla, which should be a CMS but doesn't look much of an S and often plain sucks at M'ing the C.

Re: The Twitter Logo, Or Is It?

Nils Geylen — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:08:55 -0000

Ha, yeah, Geuze is well-know and a good choice. And if it helps you comment, you should drink more :)

In fact, I have a post in the works that mentions Geuze – be it in a roundabout way. Keep an eye out for that then.

Re: The Twitter Logo, Or Is It?

Nils Geylen — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:11:17 -0000

Interesting they'd have a couple of cases of a beer they don't produce (wouldn't be possible/allowed I suppose) nor import.

But then again, it's a good thing they make the effort to inform their visitors. Nice to see you have a small brewery like that right where you live.

If you're ever in Antwerp, do visit our De Coninck brewery.

Re: The Twitter Logo, Or Is It?

Nils Geylen — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:23:10 -0000

Thank you. You know I was trying to come across as particularly knowledgeable here of course :)

Re: Ha Ha

Nils Geylen — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:10:06 -0000

Your comment ended up in my spam folder. I never ever check that, hadn't it been for another one I mistakenly marked as such while it wasn't. Bit of luck there.

Thanks for pointing this out. I wasn't actually looking for anything Simpsons related nor for 18th century trenches (of which I know nothing). So I've learnt something now and I thank you.

Re: Value in FriendFeed? Oh yes!

Nils Geylen — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:02:31 -0000

I've noticed a few jitters too. To be expected of course, especially when there's bound to be an influx of users and their data.

And I agree, I hope they find a balance to making it customizable a bit more, yet keep it light.

Anyway, thanks for dropping by and commenting.

Merci ;)

Re: Not So Mighty Mouse

Nils Geylen — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:45:40 -0000

I've been thinking about that too. I suppose there's a lot of stuff that just works on older OS X versions but they don't mention. They have to sell people new stuff of course.

Re: Not So Mighty Mouse

Nils Geylen — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 14:40:52 -0000

Indeed, I've grown rather fond of it already.

Re: Not So Mighty Mouse

Nils Geylen — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:40:23 -0000

It is a lot. Would've looked good, but it would also have been total overkill. The Sweex doesn't look like it's going to fall apart already so yeah, good deal ;) Thanks.

Re: Not So Mighty Mouse

Nils Geylen — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:38:57 -0000

Indeed, you do hear a lot of complaints about some of their products, notably the ones you mention. And, really, for what they cost, that shouldn't be the case.

The Sweex still works, it cost me six times less, and it looks good enough.

Re: Live Life, Shut Up

Nils Geylen — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:53:05 -0000

Um, insurance? Oh, damn! Hang on, I need to make some arrangements...

Re: Adobe’s Buggy Flash Update

Nils Geylen — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:12:21 -0000

Well, I've actually switched off Flash. My old iBook is still capable of handling it, but in moderation. Besides, this helps me to see just what I want to see. Flash, it's great, but you're right: some sites just don't know when to stop. Some of my favourites have no Flash running whatsoever. I say: bring back the animated GIF! :)

Re: Using Drupal

Nils Geylen — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:29:59 -0000

Well, I'm not sure about Textpattern or Movable Type, but WordPress I didn't include because it's not widely used as a full-blown CMS — although some people do. Joomla and Drupal are competitors in that respect. So, the point is that it's a comparison between Joomla and Drupal. However, I must say that with Joomla 1.5.2 (I believe) I've become more impressed. Personally, though, if I'd have to choose, I'd run Drupal, and not just because Dries Buytaert is a fellow resident of Antwerp :)

Re: Kids Are Stupid

Nils Geylen — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:10:08 -0000

You're right, it's not just kids. Someone I talked to wondered what a browser was and whether she could write "those emails" with it. So LOL indeed.

Re: Kids Are Stupid

Nils Geylen — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:06:50 -0000

Aidan: Yeah but you don't talk about cars in public do you? You don't tell other people how great your car is, and then not know anything about it... That's the thing, they act real snooty, people start thinking they know their shit, and in the end they're ignorant. I'm convinced that when you talk about photography, you have indeed read up on it, and you know what you're talking about, or at least try to understand.

Travis: Indeed, because by that comparison, since I've been sick and taken medicine before, I would now know everything about pharmacology. Guess not. Glad you liked the article and thanks for sharing it.

Joe: Very good point about the physics and biology, that's exactly what I meant. And the kids I'm talking about do look the type that would wonder what went wrong after they'd driven their moped through a jersey barrier without being able to brake. "Oh, it was because I was going to fast then, was it?" LOL!

Re: Kids Are Stupid

Nils Geylen — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:21:01 -0000

Maybe you are. I've actually started to reverse. Peculiar process. Wonder where it'll end.

Re: Kids Are Stupid

Nils Geylen — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:51:38 -0000

Alex: That's it. it's not so much that they don't know, but that people think they do. Themselves include.

Jeff: Wise words, wise words.

Kyle: True. Good thing we have experts. Who else would we pay to fix our stuff?

Re: Microsoft and Yahoo Made My Day

Nils Geylen — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:17:38 -0000

Flickr already lost a bit of its appeal when Yahoo merged its Yahoo Pics (or whatever it was called) with Flickr. But you're right, generally Flickr didn't become a shit site all of a sudden.

I'm waiting for Google to take over Zoomr now. I never liked Zoomr that much either, but that would make me switch like that.

Right now, I'm not so sure. Could be a year or more still before we notice anything, but it did strike me that the fear of Flickr becoming another MSN monstrosity is something I'm not alone in. And yes, when that would happen, I'd go — and a lot of others too I think.

Re: FYI I Hit 50,000 Views

Nils Geylen — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 09:35:17 -0000

He he, thanks guys. I appreciate that.

/* goes teary-eyed */

I'll keep on writing these obscure, erratic rambles then!

Re: This Pic Has Not Enough Views. Why?

Nils Geylen — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:50:55 -0000

Um, well, you tagged it with "Adem" so that must be the big crowd-puller here. I couldn't come up with any other explanation.

Keep it up! The good work, of course.

Re: This Pic Has Not Enough Views. Why?

Nils Geylen — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:55:29 -0000

I'm not sure I get the irony here actually. But as far as the light on dark is concerned, yes, I realized people hated it — in fact, I started to hate it too. So cheers.

Re: What I Do For A Living

Nils Geylen — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:14:28 -0000

Hey Andrew, I know you, no worries :)

At work we use Camtasia Studio by TechSmith. It's quite pricey so only worth the investment if you really want to get into professional screencasting. We're currently on version 4, but 5 was released a few months ago.

For the n00b I would recommend either Wink for PC or Screencast-o-matic for Mac. Not that I've tried either, but they're well-known.

Of course, there's always the Jing Project (also by Techsmith) which is very limited and only works online (not an app - so you'll need a good connection) but which is very easy to use.

That's about it. Do let me know what you decide or come up with.

Cheers!

Re: I Didn’t Steal Yesterday

Nils Geylen — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:18:57 -0000

@zzap: True, I was actually wondering about what part goes to the guys. I should look at their own label/site next time and buy it there. At least this one was cheap; I've seen shops where they ask nearly triple the amount I paid. I wonder where that disappears into.

@Aaron: Apparently. I suppose I've had too many sys failures and crashes I feel better having this backup. I suck crap at making backups myself, so I see this as one already made for me. It's as if the butler did it.

Re: A Screaming Came Across the Sky

Nils Geylen — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 07:29:22 -0000

You're right about the uniforms. I knew a bit about that, and seeing how I'm interested in Greece I had indeed read about them - only not in a lot of detail, and from another POV ;)

In fact, there was a surprising amount of pics to be found with a simple Google search, although a lot of them were from American re-enactment groups.

Obscure then, but not entirely forgotten.

Re: Steve and the Bird

Nils Geylen — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 06:18:06 -0000

Fellas, fellas, it's the last link in the post. One would typically look for blog.twitter.com and, Joe, I'd love to have you on board: twitter.com/nilsgeylen... Cheerio!

Re: Steve and the Bird

Nils Geylen — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:26:57 -0000

He sed lotsa stuff. He the Steve!

Then Twitter went down :)

Check their blog for more info.

Re: NDNL Is Now NDNL

Nils Geylen — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:40:59 -0000

Thanks. Duly forwarded to my host. It's so cool to say that now ;)

Re: NDNL Is Now NDNL

Nils Geylen — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:18:40 -0000

Thanks both. The .eu was a bit of a last resort (.com etc. being taken) but I also like it a lot. And a .be was never an option ;)

Re: Who Are You To Redirect Me?

Nils Geylen — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:36:33 -0000

@Joe Hide my ass? Mm, 'kay, I'll check that out, thanks.

@publicenergy Us.gizmodo eh? I hadn't thought of that, thanks as well. I don't think it makes my point any less valid of course, but that is a good way too.

Re: The Dating Game Is Not A Game

Nils Geylen — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 06:35:29 -0000

@Joe1: I think they tell you that after you wake up in the hospital.

@Joe3: I figured as much from your mystery Facebook statuses. That and the fact I haven't seen you on IM or Twitter in ages. Good on you buddy. Dish me the dirt soon will ya?

Re: The Dating Game Is Not A Game

Nils Geylen — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:11:56 -0000

@peroty: Fiery pits of death. Yes, exactly! But true: it never ends, even if the relationship does. Scary business.

Re: The Dating Game Is Not A Game

Nils Geylen — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:41:53 -0000

Oh, and @Adem: I hadn't even thought about emails. Sheesh. And what about Twitter, Facebook? The possibilities for massive failure are everywhere :)

Re: The Dating Game Is Not A Game

Nils Geylen — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 16:41:10 -0000

@Tom Hey, good to see you around again. As for the species, I think it just shows how dumb we are.

@nostrich Right, funny. You think I should lose the ninja throwing stars then?

Re: Twitter Update no. 2008

Nils Geylen — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 19:14:46 -0000

You too mate!

Re: Twitter Update no. 2008

Nils Geylen — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 07:43:07 -0000

Urte Berri on!

Re: Twitter Update no. 2008

Nils Geylen — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 10:14:34 -0000

Jij ook maatje!

Re: Twitter Update no. 2008

Nils Geylen — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 09:44:27 -0000

Thanks man, you too. Keep on posting those cool 9r notes and blog posts!

Re: The Experiment

Nils Geylen — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 09:01:07 -0000

Thanks. I'd love for this to "do something" and I hope you find some inspiration somewhere too. I'll definitely update here if that "something" happens. Take care.

Re: The Experiment

Nils Geylen — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:01:03 -0000

Thank you so much! Such a pity we couldn't stay in touch more this past year. Life is such a thrill and such an amazing ride sometimes. I'll definitely try and enjoy the following month, the new year, whatever comes of it. You take care too. All the best, V.