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Re: Today’s Links: Creative My Ass…

Napfisk — Thu, 18 May 2006 08:03:04 -0000

Good grief! Watched about five or ten seconds of that crazy women video. No idea what it's about but we have a word for that: 'crapule', vulgar moronic retards that aren't worth my time or even the camcorder battery power invested in them. I don't know why the security guard didn't just floor them and cuff them... You're right about the guy shooting the thing too.

Oh, and Creative? I guess they fit in the same category as well, hehe.

Re: Timelapse photography of Apple Store @ Fifth Ave

Napfisk — Sat, 20 May 2006 06:27:11 -0000

Cool. Do you know if there are any webcams around (or perhaps in the store - how neat would that be?)

Re: My 1000th Post Special // “BestBlogForward” meme contest

Napfisk — Fri, 26 May 2006 15:11:29 -0000

My brain is currently frying up due to misapplied thermal paste, I mean it's been a long day and I'm getting tired, but I will so blog this and join the fun tomorrow morning!

Cheers then!

Re: My 1000th Post Special // “BestBlogForward” meme contest

Napfisk — Wed, 31 May 2006 04:28:05 -0000

It's going good : - )

Full-time job for ya already, buddy?

Btw, is that closing time GMT/UTC or your time?

Cheers (and thanks for the occasional name dropping, hehe)!

Re: BestBlogForward: Look who’s talking now…

Napfisk — Wed, 31 May 2006 04:39:45 -0000

Aha, now I get the banana suit!

Great post; could well become your most popular. That's another great blogging gift: creativity!

So thanks for letting us all go explore our 'crazy-tivity' like this.

Re: BestBlogForward: Look who’s talking now…

Napfisk — Wed, 31 May 2006 08:35:41 -0000

Wot? I am? When? What?

(Mixture between confusion and mild panic)

Re: BestBlogForward: And the meme winners are…

Napfisk — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 08:54:52 -0000

Hey Kevin, wow. I have no words, really (strange for a blogger huh?) but of course I want to thank you and Alec for organizing this. True, it wasn't the easy, traditional meme, but that's what pushes us forwards and that's what you've done here.

I really think Leisa (congratulations!) put it best when she said: you need the network! I don't think any of us really have the ambition to become professional A-list bloggers (at least I don't, not with my personal, self-contained blog). But if there's one thing that motivates us to keep going at it, it is this opportunity of sharing thoughts and ideas (and often making friends along the way). Initiatives like this make it clear that is indeed the central function of the blogosphere. Create and share.

It was a joy participating and reading everyone's entries. I myself will certainly be following up on these bloggers, especially the brave Singaporeans who are at the core of the free flow of information. Hats of to you, chaps.

Before I turn this into an unsolicited guest post, I’ll just say: I’ll get my camera out and get snapping!

Cheers all!

Re: Rocketboom makes $85,000 per week!?!

Napfisk — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 05:56:29 -0000

I've seen you do videos, but will you? Begin vlogging, that is.

Good eyecatcher for a title though, but you've not really answered that question. Is it true? Probably. Are you surprised? I am, especially considering their first advert was estimated to be worth 8,000 when they had about 130,000 viewers about half a year ago.

I haven't watched in a while, but if their rate has doubled to 16,000 and they'd have an advert every day, that would be about right. Only, I can't remember seeing them. Maybe they've been doing them in too weird a fashion?

Re: Is popular culture really making us dumber or smarter?

Napfisk — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 06:07:09 -0000

And now there's even Brain Age for the DS! We'll be saved after all.

As a more serious answer: I think we may be growing smarter collectively. Mastering all knowledge has been impossible ever since after Leonardo's age. Now it's become impossible to know even the greater part of a single tiny discipline. And yet new tools and technologies are emerging everyday.

Yes, we're finally becoming the cybernetic neural network ;-)

(I might have to think some more and work out this thought, but at least it's the gist of it. You elaborate on it.)

Re: Musicovery: A Sexy French Music Discovery Engine

Napfisk — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 16:24:17 -0000

I see more blogs covering this, but I have just been getting the 'we're sorry' message for days.

Good point about why Pandora and Last.fm made it, though.

Re: Saying “fuck” on TV = $325,000; Blogs = $0

Napfisk — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 16:56:32 -0000

Well fuck me, I never knew about these fines. A lot of money for a little beep.

Flock? That's a hilarious suggestion; yes, got it yesterday. Looks good but I'm going to need some serious adjusting if I ever am going to use it as default. I adore the blogging and Flickr integration, but I keep wondering why del.icio.us is in there and BlinkList isn't. I use this and like it very much, but it seems nobody else does. I hardly ever see it mentioned anywhere. Does it suck that much? I might just go back to del.icio.us after all.

Re: My 29th birthday surprise…

Napfisk — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 16:02:06 -0000

Aw, birthdays... they're not what they used to be.

Many congratulations, though, Kevin. Enjoy your presents you lucky fox!

Re: Today’s Links: Worldwide Internet Penetration = 15.7%

Napfisk — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 20:28:10 -0000

Gosh. That's sad really. Not just because the blogosphere and all is so cool; just that I couldn't even do without the basic web anymore (research, company info etc.)

I'm amazed at Australia. 50+ percent penetration, that's impressive. Europe I found remarkable as well. Makes sense though if you imagine somewhere in the Ukraine - not a lot of PC there, I fear.

Are you doing a post with your thoughts about this later maybe, or will it remain just this link?

Re: Fabchannel: Watch some really fabulous live concerts!

Napfisk — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 02:12:42 -0000

Cool. To think I live only a few hours away from these venues and I'd never heard of their site. It looks terrific, it works (!) and it's high-quality and fast. Wow.

Re: CurrentStatus: How my typical day goes…

Napfisk — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 13:22:25 -0000

Mm, sounds fun to do. I might actually try it tomorrow, though I doubt it'll be that interesting since I have absolutely nothing planned. Perhaps I'll 'embellish' somewhat?

Re: Paul Theroux on Singapore: The Wired City (20th Nov 1973)

Napfisk — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:50:21 -0000

Easily ;-) It's actually mentioned a bit further in the book. It's Mr Frank Loh, who "spoke on 'Telephone Communication' at the convention of the Singapore-Malaysia Institutes of Engineering". I hope you'll forgive me for thinking that was too much information for my acual post...

Actually, Theroux isn't that kind for Singapore and doesn't seem to think much of it. He actually lived there for three years, but "like everone I knew" there, he had "just been waiting for his chance to get out". He also calls it "politically as primitve as Burundi".

Mind you, Theroux, though a great travel writer, is a nag in ALL of his books, so...

Hope this helps. Take care!

Re: http://www.techwinter.com/2006/05/31/why-did-blinklist-miss-the-flock-boat-will-this-be-the-first-miss-step-of-many/

Napfisk — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 04:27:21 -0000

I tried BlinkList to Shadows migration - although I didn't want to either - and it didn't work for me. I've just now posted about this. I do prefer BL as well. Sure I can use their bookmarklet in my toolbar, but that's just so daft when 'starring' a site and then having to aditionally 'blink' it. If you've found a way let me know. It'll be sad, but I'd change.

PS Like your blog - content and look. I'll browse some more.

Re: No Blog Is an Island

Napfisk — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 13:02:07 -0000

I've been getting the spam thing as well now, but my junk filter so far keeps it withing bounds. It is a shame really that commenting should lead to that kind of undesired attention. Glad you made the effort.

Re: The Bliss of Joblessness

Napfisk — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 15:11:52 -0000

Well, I suppose it was neither then. I've encountered this problem in English before. In Dutch the word for 'appointment' (afspraak) can mean both a business as an informal meeting that you have agreed on. In its dimunitive (afspraakje) it tends to imply more of a 'romantic' get-together. Dutch now also has the English intruders 'meeting' for business meetings and 'date' for the romantic equivalent.

So what would you say if you had a date / meeting / appointment with a friend for cinema and drinks?

I was great fun though and that's what counts no? Thanks for asking.

Re: No Blog Is an Island

Napfisk — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 06:24:53 -0000

I believe this is the first post that actually turned into something of a (benign) discussion. In fact, that was a bit what I had in mind. Of course I will keep doing as I please, but I appreciate the chance of hearing others' views; it is always enlightening. And now I'm back to posting.

Re: Disclosures, At Last

Napfisk — Wed, 17 May 2006 20:40:50 -0000

There is enough to go around for everyone. Go ahead (I can't seem to get comments to work on the page, but it's supposed to become an ongoing thing anyway). I'll come and visit yours.

Re: A Touter’s Passion For Poetry

Napfisk — Thu, 18 May 2006 17:01:05 -0000

I never said they don't confuse me of course, hehe.

Re: Disclosures, At Last

Napfisk — Thu, 18 May 2006 17:13:01 -0000

Meme: A unit of cultural information, such as a cultural practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another. For mimetics, see here: http://www.simonyi.ox.ac.uk/dawkins/WorldOfDawk...

Coined by zoologist Richard Dawkins in The Selfish Gene.

From Gk. μίμημα, a copying, a representation.

Re: Disclosures, At Last

Napfisk — Sat, 20 May 2006 06:16:22 -0000

Hallway four: I'll add a bit of nuance perhaps. I like rain in films, on pictures, in poems and songs, I like looking at rain and listening to it patter on my window pane when I'm in bed in the dark - I even find it grotesquely funny when I see people running from a downpour and I'm snug inside (pinkie to mouth); I just hate being in it, when I need to be somewhere, when I'm fresh out the shower and the moistness already permeates every fibre of my garb, when a brolly doesn't help a bit because of the gusts of wind that soak your feet and legs and my hair sticks to my face from the dampness that is everywhere, and everyone in the room smells of wet dog. (As a matter of fact, it started yesterday at eight or so and today at noon it's still going on - I never knew there was so much of it).

Tell me, perhaps you do like all that? If so it definitely needs elaboration : - )

Re: How Does It End?

Napfisk — Sun, 21 May 2006 17:35:04 -0000

That sounds terrible, Sharlet. At least, though, now will know where any sudden increase in traffic to my blog will come from: sad, little Japanese men looking for virgins on Google. I'll be sure to report their IPs.

Re: The Elite

Napfisk — Sun, 21 May 2006 17:40:21 -0000

As a result of all your kind and equally fascinating comments, I've edited the post (ever so) slightly to make sure the community issue came across somewhat more.

Your posts and comments reflect exactly that sense of sharing and exchange that I see as a wonderfully promising upside of blogging.

Never forget the real people around you, though. Go give them hugs.

Re: Google Notebook. Come Again?

Napfisk — Thu, 25 May 2006 10:29:32 -0000

Firefox annoying? Brave of you to risk the scorn of all those fanboys saying that outloud ; - )

I'd never heard of Avant, can you believe? Going to try it out!

Re: Memes, Constraint and a Contest

Napfisk — Sat, 27 May 2006 06:06:01 -0000

I thought so to Chana, glad you liked it. Perhaps you'll have a go at it as well?

Thanks for the pointers Mrs L. I'll certainly check it out.

No prob Kevin. I think it's a lovely idea. I hope it takes off!

Re: BestBlogForward

Napfisk — Sun, 28 May 2006 16:23:34 -0000

You're always welcome to share whatever pops up.

If people do so, I'm always pleased to read any thoughts they might have. If not, I'll certainly know that my blogging friends will read it sooner or later and I hope they get at least something out of it.

I do agree however: people should definitely not give in to the strain of 'having' to post or comment.

Re: Are You In the Right Place?

Napfisk — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 18:27:23 -0000

Thanks all.

Re: A Scale of the Fish That Bit You

Napfisk — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 11:08:05 -0000

Nope. Hehe. It does involve 'fish' in a way but on a mere lexical level. I'll post about it sometime.

Oh, and Cuppojoe, you know we aim to please ; - ) And yes! Bring on the birdies; you know I'd love to see them.

Re: The Tools of My Former Trade

Napfisk — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 05:25:55 -0000

:-) Your minds think alike!

Re: Canadian Population: Three Out, Two In

Napfisk — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 12:42:46 -0000

I can see how it would be a 'drain on motivation' at the least ;-)

I've included a link to my source in the post now, the Orléans Sun, although I have no clue to its reliablity – if the English Sun has anything to do with it, it may well be very limited.

Re: Why Nine Rules Aren’t Really Rules

Napfisk — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 12:25:36 -0000

[Very small voice]: Thanks all.

Re: What’s Your Homepage These Days?

Napfisk — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 22:08:07 -0000

Testing CoComment with Right Click Flock'd.

Re: BlinkList, Where Are You?

Napfisk — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 22:48:27 -0000

Right, BlinkLife, forgot about that. Not sure I'm signing up. There is a limit to trying out these new digital lifestyle apps.

Roger Canada - thanks for popping in. I see you have two blogs. I was unable to get the feed for the first and the second needs signing up, but I didn't get to that yet. I'll be sure to drop in again, though.

Lisa - thx as well, hope you enjoy BL, it's really worth it I think.

Sorry Chana - hope you did like the pic of the doggie though?

Re: The World At Your… Hands

Napfisk — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 22:51:50 -0000

No prob Chris - I loved visiting and I thought some of the pics were awesome. Forgot how I ever got there though. Have you considered RSS to keep us up to date? I'd love that.

Thank you, though, for dropping by.

Re: Brideshead Revisited Revisited

Napfisk — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 10:22:44 -0000

So very true. I hear they're doing a remake now of The Wicker Man! Good god. The first thing I saw was exploding trucks. If you've never seen the original, try and find it in your specialty video store 'cause it's a masterpiece of mystery and suspense and you get to see Christopher Lee as an occultist hippie. Always a boon.

Re: Brideshead Revisited Revisited

Napfisk — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 19:12:55 -0000

Thanks Hammadmemon. Hope you get that PC working fine very soon!

Re: Why Don’t We Shoot The Homeless?

Napfisk — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 20:53:59 -0000

Like I said, the question isn't: 'Hey, why don't we...' It is more like: 'Why is it that we don't...' I agree that is the ambiguity in the question and the reason why it's fascinating to examine.

Personally, I find it very comforting that there could be something so basic and fundamental that stops us from behaving like this. More fundamental than morality, because I don't always have much trust in that - it's a quirky value at best if you ask me.

In the end, of course, homeless people (and my heart truly bleeds for them no matter what) have nothing to do with the query investigated here. And shooting them is even less of realistic suggestion. Glad you saw that.

But thanks for commenting, Leon. I fear there will be a few more soon. ;-)

Re: Me and Girls

Napfisk — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 12:41:34 -0000

I wasn't at the time though. It was a very sad moment. LOL

Re: My Life As a Geek

Napfisk — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 20:31:54 -0000

We can safely assume that you're not a visionary then, lol.

Hey, I once bought some light-laser pen or whatever it was thinking that was the way to go.

Re: And Eyebrows Rose

Napfisk — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 23:53:41 -0000

Haha. Forgot all about him.

Just testing images in comments really.

Re: And Eyebrows Rose

Napfisk — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 23:54:07 -0000

Which don't work.

Re: BlinkList, Where Are You?

Napfisk — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 06:50:56 -0000

Thanks for replying, Mike. I've left a message on the Mindvalley Blog.

Re: You Were Right

Napfisk — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 21:56:31 -0000

Just take a look at my latest post and see how I despair myself at times.

Re: You Were Right

Napfisk — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 19:46:46 -0000

Got See the Constellation w/Lyrics. Would be cool to do a 'video' of it. D**n, I need more technology gizmos!

Re: Waaa

Napfisk — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 21:10:52 -0000

Btw, these <strike>don't seem to be the correct lyrics</strike> are the lyrics to stanza 4 and 5, which are gibberish. But now I can at least sing along to my most 'favourite' song of all time.

[insert irony anywhere you deem it fit]

Here are the full lyrics w/ translation.

Re: 3D Desktop Looks Cool But…

Napfisk — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 15:03:26 -0000

Handhelds and the likes, ey? That's a clever idea.

Also, that's something you have on your person most of the time you use it. See, I was just thinking it would be a great but cruel joke (but oh such fun) in office environments to give that desktop of the colleague you can't stand a quick good swirl when he's on his break.

Re: Oh Dear, a New Blog

Napfisk — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 21:02:18 -0000

I think so - the effect bit, not the therapists conventions - but I think it's hard and way too early to tell I guess. I definitely think we'll be an entirely different kind of 'pensioners' for instance than the old people we see now. And by then the participatory web will have evolved even further.

No matter how involved (or not) we, as individuals, may have been in the web since the nineties, as a generation we'll certainly go: Oh that, yeah well, we invented all that. Cool.

Re: Waaa

Napfisk — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 21:05:27 -0000

Yes you will, Smithers, you will. He he he.

[rubbing hands and grinning Mr Burns-style]

Re: Static

Napfisk — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:17:34 -0000

Tarkovsky? Yes! Good find, I will definitely read that.

Re: Don’t Just Sit There

Napfisk — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 11:04:25 -0000

Well, still looking for some 'stable' and 'long-term' thing in the future, but this will do just fine to keep me busy and provide some (tiny bit of) extra cash for the summer. And it's fun work (well, more or less ; -)

Re: Bureaucratic Flirting

Napfisk — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 11:24:59 -0000

Mike, I keep forgetting your sound advice of opening up to people; it's true they often simply like that. I often do too – it's not that problematic – but somehow it didn't work in this case ;-)

As for this little adventure, I think I'll leave it in its theoretical realm, where it belongs. If I act on it, the fantasy might become reality, with all its cumbersome side-effects and real repercussions. I couldn't deal with all that, now could I?

Re: The 60M Euro Fridge

Napfisk — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 05:14:23 -0000

It's perhaps ironic, but some material might even be in the hands of the British. That would guarantee preservation to some extent, but in that case you should also get it back. Or at least a copy of it ;-)

If I ever have some time, :-P, I might check how my own country, Belgium, is doing. Ours is probably in a sad state, as well.

Thanks for the digg, hehe.

Re: Nothing Doing, And It’s OK

Napfisk — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:32:23 -0000

Yuppi-de-daisy, Lisa. That's exactly what I meant. But, even from all the traditional chitchat tonight, I got a job lead. That's good, no? You nevah know what it's worth, but I'll let ya know what comes of it.

Couchwise, not a lot of crumbs here, though. Maybe you should come over – mess it up a bit – meanwhile, I'm doing okidokeley. Thx 4 commenting, I glanced over your blog and I kinda liked it already... I must take a closer peek! See ya soon.

Re: The End of Television

Napfisk — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 00:31:35 -0000

Cuppojoe, man-o-man, you probably saw that fish on your Carribean cruise. Me, I've never heard of it. So, come and live over here. I'd be happy to trade places and get the 50 channels. No way, though, I'd pay for it.

The films: LMAO. Bet you're gonna be no. 1 in that photo class! Thx 4 commenting matey!

Re: The End of Television

Napfisk — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 18:35:56 -0000

Mrs. L: No TV whatsoever? Mmm, I couldn't deal with that, I think. So many good documentaries and art and history programmes there too. But the lure from addiction is there, I admit.

Adem: In fact we already had some questions asked in parliament, but they're not exactly battling these things from what I gather. I could hope it will all go away soon, but there'll probably be something even worse lurking in the wings.

Re: Tram

Napfisk — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 09:09:19 -0000

Mrs. L: Yes, I felt like I was in some thriller movie after that. I walked around 007-like all day and people gave me funny looks.

Chana: Always happy to see you commenting. I try to keep up with yours, but haven't managed yet. Yes, the trams are cool now and they even run on time more or less. You can bring as many kids as you like (Belgium has no quota for that, I think) but I don't see me putting you all up. Better book a small palazzo well in time then.

Re: Tram

Napfisk — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 10:38:15 -0000

Thx, I had assumed that Canada's leading economic metropolis would have some sort of cool transit system. The picture looks better than it does in reality and we only have a 'pre-metro' system, meaning the regular street trams go underground when they reach the city centre. Some lines have older models running still and stay above ground right into the old town.

Re: The End of Television

Napfisk — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 00:05:34 -0000

Maxmara, thanks for commenting. It amazes me how globally spread and generally loathed this phenomenon seems to be. Is there nothing we can do?

Re: Tram

Napfisk — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 00:12:21 -0000

Good point there, Vegard, but then again he won't know it's me until someone else tells him that. Boy, this is getting tricky. Thanks for commenting.

Re: My Bran’ New Group

Napfisk — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 08:23:32 -0000

So many oohs and aahs... It's clear that many people still enjoy this kind of music, even when MTV and the likes spew out not much else but R&B and bling bling madness.

Chana, don't worry, I'll keep on tracking you from afar and and making sure you do well, blogwise and personally for as much as I am capable of. Glad to hear you're also one to always land on their feet. I recognize and admire it.

Re: Selective Writer’s Block

Napfisk — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 14:14:48 -0000

Hey thanks! Not at all what I didn't want to hear, but just what I needed. You know what? I simply sat down, worked until I got it right and the e-mail is out the door now. How's that for positive influence?

Yep, life can be simple sometimes... ;-)

But still that post was quicker and easier to do, hehe.

Re: The No Logo Life: Burn Your Brands

Napfisk — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:12:19 -0000

Brand careless, sounds good, Mrs L. Looks like most people don't much care and just go for what they 1) need 2) can afford 3) like. It's actually a pity this man had to drift this far into his misery to realize that. He may even get unhappier trying to shake his obsession. He should read more Lifecruiser perhaps and get in a good mood.

As far as Marx is concerned, that's a great idea to churn over. Marx of course wasn't against production or even consumption, so why not? As long as it wouldn't further antagonize the classes that is, hehe. Maybe he just didn't feel sexy enough to become a hidden seducer and left it to Che to become an icon. Just kidding, though it is a good point of view. I get giggles over the idea already.

Re: The No Logo Life: Burn Your Brands

Napfisk — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 17:26:42 -0000

Exactly. It all sounds a bit too self-promotional if you ask me. Don't forget he's a life style editor or what was it? It's like the web 2.0 guru speaking out against the hype.

The Good Life was fab! Richard Briers was great in it and Felicity Kendall was quite cute in her 'wellies and tight jeans' (at least to me as a small boy back then) ;-)

Re: More of Digg’s Mysterious Ways

Napfisk — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 06:30:17 -0000

Hey Smarrr! Thanks for commenting. You're right that Digg doesn't guarantee me anything, and in a way that's a bit what I'm talking about in fact. What's the Digg effect worth if it's based on coincidence? Maybe I expect too much, perhaps I'm too old-skool?

Anyway, it just struck me that someone, like this Erwlas guy, can apparently submit something almost three hours before someone else (you, hehe), and still get killed-off. Perhaps I felt sorry for the poor chap. Good on you, though and I appreciate the dialogue.

Mind you, I never dugg this and that stillborn blog has in fact nothing to do with it. It was never the source of all of this and it's definitely lowlier than the BBC, hehe!

Thanks for the digg, btw. LMAO!

Re: The No Logo Life: Burn Your Brands

Napfisk — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 17:09:02 -0000

There, glad you said it. I concur.

Re: IKEA Rocks But I Never Go

Napfisk — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 18:04:43 -0000

Dang! I have seen it and although the scene rings a bell, most of it has become foggy. I think one of my friends has it, so I'll definitely check tomorrow. But I know what you mean. Catalogues can have that mesmerizing effect that sucks you up. Exactly what I meant, lol.

Re: IKEA Rocks But I Never Go

Napfisk — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 07:08:50 -0000

As a matter of fact Wudrich, I noticed a lamp as well that came from there, but when its shade needed to be replaced? Yep, I got that from a shop right here in town. As for the assembling, come on, I would have expected a more enterprising spirit from a dapper prairie man! ;-)

Re: IKEA Rocks But I Never Go

Napfisk — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 07:12:42 -0000

Thanks for commenting, Robert. Yeah, to me that is actually the biggest hassle. I guess if I had that car I'd pop in there all the time after all. Perhaps not for furniture, but certainly for all the smaller stuff they have.

Re: IKEA Rocks But I Never Go

Napfisk — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 07:20:12 -0000

Hey Alvin, honoured to have you visit. Yeah, trying to make your place look like those interior desing magazines means forking a lot of dosh - given that you have that in the first place.

I'm somewhat of a Homes & Gardens man myself, so I try to recreate that by scavenging the flea and antique markets for character stuff. Not always cheap either, though.

Re: IKEA Rocks But I Never Go

Napfisk — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 07:24:34 -0000

Wow, Alvin. That's the exact reverse take on things, isn't it? You're lucky then to have one so close to you. Like I commented earlier, I would probably go there more often if I could get there more easily.

You're right about those carts, that is one hell of an invention. Don't even think I ever seen it anywhere else. Thanks so much for popping in and commenting!

Re: IKEA Rocks But I Never Go

Napfisk — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 07:28:02 -0000

CWW, I was almost going to react to your comment saying it was a load of bollocks. Then I read on. Thanks for leaving such a hilarious comment.

To tell you the truth, I hadn't seen you on 9rules before. What community are you in? Welcome and thanks in any case.

Re: IKEA Rocks But I Never Go

Napfisk — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 07:34:49 -0000

Lol, Litlove. I hope they didn't get the builder in to correct that situation then? I never knew you got videos as a manual. We just get these insanely simple drawings that are supposed to be universally understood. I have to admit they are on the obscure side sometimes, but most of their stuff is pretty straightforward to piece together.

Any ideas if you can watch those videos online somewhere? I'd love to see that.

Re: IKEA Rocks But I Never Go

Napfisk — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 09:28:09 -0000

Oi, Fred. Like I said to Adem in the first comment, I saw it but I forget that scene. Must look it up.

You're lucky to at least get those 'yuppies'. All I ever saw were mutants from the boondocks. Good luck over the weekend, anyway.

Re: Playing My Music Library Z to A

Napfisk — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 11:45:19 -0000

Cool. We'll start a rage!

Mine would take just under eight days. Yours somewhat longer I guess?

Re: Why I Don’t Go Insane: September

Napfisk — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 16:15:55 -0000

Ah, yes. In your case I can appreciate that. But Calgary isn't the most tropical of places at any time of the year I bet. What altitude are you at again? Enough for me to die of lack of oxygen probably.

Hope you get an Indian Summer this year so you can enjoy things a bit longer!

Re: One Year in My Flat

Napfisk — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 19:34:10 -0000

Funny, good you mention that. I should check for exactly the same.

Re: Why I Don’t Go Insane: September

Napfisk — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 17:10:18 -0000

Summer in the south of France can be a scorcher yes. Good to hear that even winters can be okay for you there. I'd like that too — it's not that I want to see ice and snow all year round of course ;-)

Have a great school year with the little ones. Thanks for visiting and the comment. Drop by anytime you like. The English is no problem, it's what you share what counts!

Re: Battle Against the Greek Gods

Napfisk — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 06:06:01 -0000

Yep, the mind can be strong, but you're right: we don't always want to. It's just that it can be so tiring. can't it?

Re: Battle Against the Greek Gods

Napfisk — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 06:07:20 -0000

Good on you. Well, you have one out of two to start with already. Shouldn't be too hard after that then, right?

Re: Why I Don’t Go Insane: September

Napfisk — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 06:11:49 -0000

Yeah, rain is a difficult one for me. I like watching it but being in it for days on ends is another matter. We just had the wettest August ever and it just didn't seem to stop. So, not entirely be greatest weather either.

Re: With Canon I Can

Napfisk — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 15:09:17 -0000

Thanks Adem. I love the little thing to bits already.

Those tips are really cool. I'm definitely going to look out for a recharger. Sounds like the wise thing to do.

NOT using the display will be hard for me, at least in the beginning. Coming from SLR and not knowing what exactly I'm framing still feels counter intuitive – but a digital SLR wasn't withing budget, I'm afraid :-(

Still, the quality is decent enough for minor cropping afterwards and I'm under the impression that the finder is decent enough as it is for that.

I'm sure I'll get a lot out of it though and I will enjoy it very much.

Re: With Canon I Can

Napfisk — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 16:17:32 -0000

Oh but I WILL! There'll be lots of photography chat going on I can tell you ;-)

Re: With Canon I Can

Napfisk — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 05:36:03 -0000

What a lovely way of looking at it. Yes, I will definitely hug it and take care of it. We'll go for walks together and I'll show it all around town.

Re: With Canon I Can

Napfisk — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 05:40:40 -0000

Thanks a lot Robert. Very kind of you.

I'll try and not get onto your hunting grounds too much, lol – not too hard since we live about, what, 5,000 kms away?

Re: Kill All Memes, Except…

Napfisk — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 22:30:36 -0000

Whoa, lotsa stuff here!

:-)

Smaran, you got it entirely and we're on the same level. You know. ;-)

Chana, your kind words keep being an inspiration to me. For photographing stuff, or for keeping to write the nonsense I do. Thanks.

Coyote, you are a mischievous and quirky blogger and I thank you for that. This is wat I wrote as a comment to that post (for the others' sake):

"Thanks for directing me to this. Poignant writing and important questions, all written up concisely and with ample of wit. This may be one of the better posts around."

Mrs. L, your comments are like the joys of heaven to me and you can be my bloggy sister anytime you want – don't expect me to behave like a good brother, though.

And, yes, it's a big and complicated place. True bloggers look for style and content – we are a like a breed apart. Brain damage might just well describe these others ;-) Get that bandwidth thingy sorted and remain the wily wonderful blogger you are after that!

N.

Re: More of Digg’s Mysterious Ways

Napfisk — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 13:31:19 -0000

Like I said: Digg moves in mysterious ways. It was mere chance that I noticed this and I felt I had to point this out. Pity for you, but I hope you'll keep digging.

Thanks for the comment in any case.

Re: Flickr – Is That A Gay Thing?

Napfisk — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 14:52:34 -0000

Adam Curry, yeah, he would know. I never stayed up to date with him after he went to the States and began his web adventures, but I remember listening to his radio show in the eighties, when he was still in Holland. He was hilarious back then even.

Re: Flickr – Is That A Gay Thing?

Napfisk — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 15:07:19 -0000

C'mon Smaran. Do I really have to go into that? Better read it again then.

Oh, and it's Belgian. Not Dutch.

Re: Flickr – Is That A Gay Thing?

Napfisk — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 17:46:32 -0000

Ha, Adem, exactly! So glad you got that. Actually, I was gonna post a comment, but I got distracted by this film on TV (Sphere, FYI). This is precisely what I wanted to say.

After a while, things get so confusing indeed that it does become funny. How gay :-)

Re: I’m Buying What?

Napfisk — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 01:38:44 -0000

Not love Bond? (Imagine wild screams of disbelief and anguish) How is it possible?

To be honest, I CAN understand it (even if I don't know why), but the story about the theatre... That is so worth a post. Mrs L. functioning as a clandestine contact within the theatre? I wish I would have known you then! Lol!

Re: I Bought What?

Napfisk — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 09:56:47 -0000

Joe, good God, yes they were. Thanks for pointing out that minor but important detail, lol.

Taras, whot, huh, oh! Yeah, you're right, might be a bit confusing. I was sober (I've only done that once, posting drunk, and though it was a success, I don't think it's the wise thing to do). Title just referred to both the fish tank and my previous post where I announced said purchase. Thanks for reading so attentively and for commenting. Much appreciated.

Mike, glad to see you popped up again. Don't you diss the Hawkeye State like that. If I ever get the chance I'm definitely visiting.

Re: I Bought What?

Napfisk — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:43:06 -0000

Hey Chana, thanks. Yep, guy loved it and his fish even more; you should see him swim his laps now! And yes, it's fun hanging out with pals and getting to know people, laughing your arse off. The itty-bitty drink that comes with it is just par for the course ;-)

Re: I Bought What?

Napfisk — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 23:16:54 -0000

Oh well... they might have been disappointing (as paparazzi pics at least). But you would've certainly had the chance to know more about me, lol. Next time you're invited for sure.

Re: There’s No Business Like Show Business

Napfisk — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 22:00:21 -0000

Well, you should. If you're ever in any doubt, just ask. Perhaps I can give some advice.

Re: New Flanders Logo But Is It Any Good?

Napfisk — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 22:03:56 -0000

Yeah, that's what I thought. To me, it looks rather messy as well. I wish I could find out who did it and see some of their other work. This is just a clutter and it looks as a Humpty Dumpty that has to be put back together again, not an vibrant successful community. My guess is it'll soon be forgotten.

Re: Going Pink For October

Napfisk — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 05:11:14 -0000

Thanks, Chana, for the support. Hell, yes, it's an awful thing this cancer business and you can't help wonder where it comes from. We're such frail creatures, with our bodies going every which way but the one we want them to go. I wish we could kick the bastard back to kingdom come.

I'm sorry for your friend (I do remember reading about her) and all I can say is I hope the end will be sufferable for all involved (however awful it all is). I know you'll cherish whatever time is still available.

As for the pink, I kinda like it too, but I might not keep it after October ;-)

Thanks again, and chin up!

Re: What ho, Jeeves?!

Napfisk — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 13:50:35 -0000

Phew, old post, but thanks for the comment.

Jeeves not real! My goodness! You're breaking my heart. But, yep, I want him back too. Here's to hoping.

Re: The Post Office Of Dreams: A Marathon

Napfisk — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 02:37:45 -0000

Thanks, but no, tell me or them what you dream of, for this world, for your city or for me... whatever. That's the whole point. Share.

Re: 100,000 For Tolerance And A Tornado In Belgium

Napfisk — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 02:40:27 -0000

Good point Smarrr. Exactly what I mean.

And please do, use the badge, you can download this one and others at the Pink for October site anyways – that's what they're there for.

Peace.

Re: My Top 10 Country – Help Me

Napfisk — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 01:22:49 -0000

No prob folks, we can't all confess to our darkest loves.

Lifecruisers, there's enough material over at going pink and 9 rules you can use, I guess. Hope to see you go pink soon.

Joe, must be hard when you get that yearly stampede in town. What do you do then? Temporarily emigrate, lol?

Re: 0110 – A Video

Napfisk — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 05:32:33 -0000

It IS still a good song, innit?

And yes, there's always the debate about what the effects of such a venture are. Lotsa people contributed their euro by sending a text message to an assigned number. I guess that means something. On the other hand, not a lot of immigrants were there. So, didn't they know or don't they care?

I heard the two teenage daughters of our local Nazi scum party leader attended. Makes you think as well, doesn't it?

Well, we'll see what happens at election day next Sunday, ey?

Re: My Top 10 Country – Help Me

Napfisk — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 01:59:59 -0000

Litlove, Smarr, some sound familiar, some don't, but I'll check'em out, thanks.

Re: Race for City Hall: Will The Fascists Break In?

Napfisk — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 15:44:13 -0000

It's been a helluvan exciting ride indeed, Mrs. L and yep, Frits, I can't believe what I'm seeing. What a victory. Let's see what happens when the dust settles, but tonight it's just a party. Hooray.

(Btw, interesting site you've got there. I popped round before and it looks fascinating – altough still a bit unclear. Be sure to keep me informed.)

Re: My Top 10 Country – Help Me

Napfisk — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 11:45:26 -0000

Boy, yeah, I've never heard of any of these. They're going on my list. I'll see if I can pluck a few of off the net to get acquainted with them or try my local library (although chances seem slim). Thanks for the heads-up!

Re: The UN and The Good Things They Do with Google

Napfisk — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 05:03:55 -0000

You are such a funny guy ;-) Really, lol.

Re: The UN and The Good Things They Do with Google

Napfisk — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:34:53 -0000

No prob, Mrs. L. I wasn't going all political – just trying to plug the fact I actually have the Charter in my collection, which is weird enough in itself.

But you're right, changing the world starts with ourselves. If you ever find out how to get that United Mind, be sure to let me in on it, okay?

Re: Awesome Photos of the Sun. Really.

Napfisk — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 10:49:18 -0000

I think I know exactly what you mean. I can't keep my eyes off them, but I also don't want to know that's how the sun actually looks like.

Re: Awesome Photos of the Sun. Really.

Napfisk — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 23:53:53 -0000

I'm so happy you like them. I was quite happy to have found them myself. I couldn't take a pic like that, but I'm glad others can and do.

They're wonderful, aren't they?

(PS I notice in my stats that lotsa people visited - don't know if they clicked - but not a lot commented... Are they dumbfounded?)

Re: Awesome Photos of the Sun. Really.

Napfisk — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 11:38:52 -0000

A nematode? I had to look that up, Mrs L. But you're right, makes you feel very small and vulnerable.

Litlove, extraordinary indeed. You lost for words? That's a first for me indeed, lol. It's not often that I find something that hasn't already gone round half the web, so I was happy to share.

Re: The Wired City

Napfisk — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:57:47 -0000

I thought you'd like this ;-)

Re: The Wired City

Napfisk — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 03:53:54 -0000

If you find out where on earth they sell these contraptions, do let me know! I would love a facsimile of today's paper.

Re: The World’s Oldest Blogger

Napfisk — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 06:39:02 -0000

Chana: glad you liked it (I thought you might). I certainly knew I had to share this.

Mrs L.: Oh, I hope you do and that we all get to keep on blogging till we're a 120! Though, we might have to join something like 9rules+, for senior citizens, lol.

Re: The World’s Oldest Blogger

Napfisk — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 14:03:20 -0000

Joe: guess he hosted it in the early sixties, but apparently there's a video available called Learning to Love Creepy Crawlies.

Lorri: isn't it just? Glad you liked it. Thanks for popping round (I hadn't noticed you around the rules yet and from what I see I have to make ammends for that).

Re: 365, 365… Well, Alright Then

Napfisk — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 19:18:20 -0000

Oh, but do, Mrs L. It's great fun, really.

Re: Yes, I Am Now Officially Addicted

Napfisk — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:33:41 -0000

Yeah, lol, and you're not American either – and nor am I luckily :-)

Re: I Am Last FM

Napfisk — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 03:20:45 -0000

Surprised? Nah. I could've guessed. But sure, send me some sample. I'd love to see all those eighties sleeves you have stacked away.

Re: A New Supercar… from Belgium

Napfisk — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:06:49 -0000

Azhar, yeah, that thing is a total beast! The flash site is awesome too. It looks like a mix between Minority Report and the Terminator or something.

Abdul, hey mate, thanks for popping round again (I had to look hard for your new blog - I never got the notice you'd moved). Glad you liked the post.

I myself am eager to get to the new TG season. They've really been going nuts the last time. Glad, though, that the Hamster will turn out okay (although it remains unclear what his plans are after this terrifying event).

As for your Q, I really have no idea. Perhaps the lack of a large domestic manufacturer helps these people dare make the jump to investing in and creating something daring of their own? Then again, the 'Koenignogseggseggseggggabbaseggviking' is from Sweden so they have Saab and Volvo to deal with. Interesting point, though.

Re: Forget About Lost, Torchwood Has Landed

Napfisk — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 10:36:47 -0000

Definitely. I've been a fan of the Doctor ever since I got scared by Tom Baker. I'm no freak, though – I don't know all the episodes nor do I own four decades worth of fan material.

When the new series began after years of silence, I was immediately hooked again. Both Eccleston (2005) and Tennant (2006 - 2007) did a great job and the quality of these shows was simply brilliant.

But you have to fall for it. If you don't, there's no mending and you'll never like it. The same goes for Torchwood, I guess. But please, do try them out.

Re: Forget About Lost, Torchwood Has Landed

Napfisk — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:40:29 -0000

Cas, I love your fascination with the homo-erotic fantasies aspect, but I hadn't actually given it a thought. But sure, it would be great. After all, a guy who has two hearts shouldn't be limited in his sexual exploits, should he? And they're both immortal, so it would be a good match.

Litlove, glad you watched it, glad you liked it, but shallow? Have you seen the sheer volume of writing on the subject? It wouldn't surprise me if some college didn't have a DW chair somewhere on this (or another) planet.

Re: Drowning By Numbers

Napfisk — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 11:21:07 -0000

Well, they're also numbers. And they spark people's interest, so... There's a couple of LOST groups, as well, though I can't see what they'd actually post...

Doing pics with 'nothing' or 'void' as a subject would seem a daunting task. I could do a screengrab of my bank account? If you got any ideas, shoot.

Re: Drowning By Numbers

Napfisk — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 08:13:22 -0000

Adem, let me know when you do join a group and I'll check 'em out.

Angel, no prob, good luck with the tweaking.

Re: We All Love Kylie

Napfisk — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:16:36 -0000

Thanks, Mrs L. Always happy to please.

Mm, Frits, I'd prefer to call it a typographic motif aimed at supporting a brand concept... more sort of a, kind of a logo-esque-ish...

Yeah, okay, it's a logo :-P

I'm thinking of phasing out the ridiculously long nodependenciesnologo anyways, so...

Re: We All Love Kylie

Napfisk — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:42:25 -0000

Mm, perhaps. I wanted to make it at least less prominent, so I guess that worked. And I'm definitely considering getting a shorter domain name, anything that people can at least remember or write down without making four hundred typos.

Too bad ndnl.com is already taken and at a price I consider slightly too steep.

Re: The World’s Oldest Blogger

Napfisk — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 11:41:35 -0000

You're welcome, Don.

Re: Warning: Entirely Personal and Useless Rambling Ahead

Napfisk — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 19:39:55 -0000

Geen probleem. Je bent, denk ik, wél m'n enige Nederlandstalige lezer.
;-)

Re: The Future Is Now

Napfisk — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 20:43:57 -0000

Thanks, I simply know when to blog what, don't I? Oh, wait, you mean the guy who wrote the screenplay? Dang! Still, thanks for the comment, matey!

Re: Warning: Entirely Personal and Useless Rambling Ahead

Napfisk — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 07:58:08 -0000

Smarrr, I wasn't exactly complaining, was I? As long as they have a sense of humour, no? Thanks for the link, though ;-)

Re: Are You American?

Napfisk — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 13:11:38 -0000

Alex, thanks for dropping by, commenting and sharing those stats.

Mrs L, it's true that most non-native speakers prefer to write in their own language. I think that's a pity, not because you miss out on a larger readership (that too), but especially because it limits your interaction with the world – which is what blogging is mostly about, no?

Cuppojoe, even though I did this little tally, I too read most blogs for what they are and only then look at the author and where they come from when I get to know them a bit more. So, yeah, that's a good thing.

Smaran, where on earth does it say I consider myself American? Labelling NDNL as a 'Belgian blog' would sound strange to me because like Cuppojoe I see myself as moored in international waters. The amount of different blogs you read sounds interesting though. You should share your OPML sometime :-)

Re: Flickr Song

Napfisk — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 16:22:31 -0000

Thanks, Mike, for the great comment. I try!

Re: The Cutest Commercial

Napfisk — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 05:43:21 -0000

Are you sure you're just dazed from messed up sleep? I sometimes think it comes more natural to you... he he.

As for the Finnish pilots, that would be cool to find out, though. It would make an awesome blog post.

Re: 30 Boxes Stirs, Flickrstyle

Napfisk — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 11:16:17 -0000

Thanks guys for pointing that out. It is a sweet little tool. I still don't do calendars, but I am certainly going to try this out some more.

Re: The Cutest Commercial

Napfisk — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 11:43:43 -0000

Yeah, it's really sad. I keep watching it and I'm beginning to hate Finnair. Those bastards!

Re: Piano Man or Lamborghini: Your Choice

Napfisk — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 13:39:03 -0000

Looks like piano man is winning. My choice too, but I think that could be read between the lines. Thanks all for commenting!
This is cool. I might make it a Friday Special or something.

Re: Piano Man or Lamborghini: Your Choice

Napfisk — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 04:21:29 -0000

No prob, Mrs L. Looks like Piano Man has won. I'll tell him if I see him.

Re: I Could Walk 500 Miles

Napfisk — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 04:27:42 -0000

I'll let y'all know if I make it. If you're there too, we'll meet for coffee on the Piazza del Duomo.

Re: Those Germans Love Their Trains

Napfisk — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 04:32:53 -0000

Frits, I somehow knew I might get a response in that vein. You Dutch still have some scores to settle don't you? He he, it's understandable. These days, they're cool people though. Luckily.

Litlove, as there isn't a train in the world in wouldn't want to be on, I can well imagine that trick would do wonders. I don't think the idea behind the programme is that romantic though.

Alan, thanks for your comment. No, although some of the scenery can be amazing, the ride is just that, boring. Maybe they should speed it up at times too, add some funny music. I'd love to see that.

Re: Blogs Are So Fun

Napfisk — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 10:31:40 -0000

You're welcome. Keep up the travel stories then!

Re: Quick Google Quirks

Napfisk — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 03:37:10 -0000

Smaran, yes, sometimes we seem to forget that all that content out there has to be created in the first place for us (and Google) to find it. It's a good thing then, that millions of users now create on a daily basis – like we do.

Damien, it does get a tad annoying at first, but then, like so much else, you just filter it out. It seems to be a new Adwords feature, but I doubt many people will actually click it. Luckily it doesn't stop you from navigating the results – now, that would be annoying.

Re: Quick Google Quirks

Napfisk — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 03:54:15 -0000

Hey, cool. That one is actually the main result if you simply type 'toodeloo' – although that's definitely not how I'd spell it. So, don't you think that if Google is so smart, it should put that on top instead of the dusty discussion I had to do with? It should just know that toodle-oo and toodeloo are the same. Ah! Still, I'm going to quit moping over this. Thanks for the heads-up mate!

Re: I Could Walk 500 Miles

Napfisk — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 04:05:23 -0000

Glad you liked the info. I tried to condense what I still remembered from her biography and what I rediscovered on the web for research, so that it covered the basics and still remained slightly interesting. Of course, that left me with little room for observations such as yours.

In fact, you may be right about this. Isn't it in the 1930s, as well, that we get to see the Freikorper culture so exalted by the Nazi's? Speaking of which, I do feel that there is a fascist streak to the Lempicka's portraits, especially the nudes. Then again, we should also acknowledge that that era was generally a fascist one – not only in Germany and not only with those who gave it any actual political thought.

As for the true hardbody, I feel we owe that more to Jane Fonda and Bo Derek. I remember as a child, in the very early 80s, how all that fitness and working out stuff came in with the breeze from America.

But now I'm writing several new posts at once. Thanks for your comments.

Re: How About That? I’m D-List Material

Napfisk — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:43:44 -0000

Perhaps they also calculate the number of times you've switched themes. That's bound to boost your ranking ;-) Like I said, I wouldn't attach too much credence to all of this.

But thanks for calling me a celebrity. Such a fuzzy-feel-good-nice compliment.

Re: How About That? I’m D-List Material

Napfisk — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 09:55:40 -0000

Thanks Alan, that's a very nice comment. Don't worry about the commenting. It's not a game, feel free to say what you want whenever you want (or can). Cheers!

Re: Yes, It’s the Thing With the Four Things

Napfisk — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 10:47:56 -0000

This is a test comment. Don't pay attention to it.

Re: The Cutest Commercial

Napfisk — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 09:35:09 -0000

Hey Bob, thanks for dropping by. It is a strange commercial and I wonder what effect it has on its target audience who, I suppose, are business travellers since I've only seen it on CNN International so far. But everybody does seem to like it.

Re: Our Holidays (Thanksgiving Not Included)

Napfisk — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 19:36:32 -0000

Thanks so much. I tried to make it fun and informative and get away from all that American Thanksgiving business.

Re: Our Holidays (Thanksgiving Not Included)

Napfisk — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 16:00:51 -0000

Adem, I must have that tee! And Litlove, I read you were under the weather. Glad you're feeling better now. I'll be watching for that e-mail.

Re: Hitler and the Zune

Napfisk — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 18:31:33 -0000

What?

Re: The Geek Boy Who Advocated Animal Testing

Napfisk — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 18:03:58 -0000

Yeah, it’s hard for me too – a fight between ethics and pragmatism, between the heart and reason.

I actually changed mine after reading your post. I was sick of the clutter too. ;-)

Re: The Geek Boy Who Advocated Animal Testing

Napfisk — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 14:57:35 -0000

Hey, Chana, thanks for dropping by. So glad you didn't miss the old negatives. I thought you might like those.

And yes, Sophie, testing for cosmetic purposes is something I could never condone. But you're both right, it's weird and yet we know it helps us. Difficult.

Re: The Geek Boy Who Advocated Animal Testing

Napfisk — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:04:30 -0000

Thanks Aidan, for dropping by. I know exactly what you mean. It's a difficult issue. Of course, I just wanted to convey how I felt after seeing that documentary and how confusing things still were afterwards.

Yep, just changed the theme – I wanted something very light and without clutter. Glad you like it.

Re: Solaris. Solyaris. Solaris.

Napfisk — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 04:39:45 -0000

Mike, you're welcome. Thanks for the kind words.
What order to go by? That's an interesting question. Depends, really. Mine was: 2002 film - novel - 1972 film and it worked wonderfully well. The Soderbergh to get acquainted with the story and not be 'alienated' too much from the start, the novel for further 'research' and finally the Tarkovsky for the full experience.
Chronological might do, but then there's always the risk of not liking any of the film adaptations, whereas starting out with the Tarkovsky either scares you away or sets the standard for all the rest - and after a masterpiece, the rest, as we know, may look bleak... Enjoy your journey, Mike.

Re: The Long Horse Sweeps the World

Napfisk — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 17:55:59 -0000

Well, Mrs L, just between you and me: I really wouldn't if I were you ;-)

Re: WordPress Scares Me Senseless, Apologizes

Napfisk — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 01:28:27 -0000

Aidan, thanks for dropping by again and for commenting. It is strange, isn't? We're fully aware that we should read stuff before we click something and still we don't always. Must be all that crap we've taken from those Windows dialogues that numbed us.

Smaran, yep, WordPress seem like a really okay lot. I usually get that with BlinkList too, and with 9rules of course. Other companies often are like deaf and mute brutes when it comes to customer care. I hear Apple isn't all what it used to be either?

Lifecruiser, glad you recognize that horrible emotion too. Makes me feel less like a fool. Wordpressed, eh? That's a good one!

Re: The Long Horse Sweeps the World

Napfisk — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 01:30:00 -0000

Hey Raincoaster. Glad to hear we think alike. I checked out your links. Super stuff!

Re: Solaris. Solyaris. Solaris.

Napfisk — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 01:34:12 -0000

Mauro Mello Jr, what a fantastic name, if I may say so. I've been a bit busy, so sorry for my late reply. Thanks for the compliment. It's not easy describing these films, especially the Tarkovsky one. It was especially hard to limit the info I was trying to convey. Glad you liked it.

Thanks 1,000,000 for those links and the reading list. I think I've seen the Faber one around, but those other ones will need some researching and ordering. It took me a long time, but I'm finally beginning to love Tarkovsky (it was all just a haze before), so I'm certainly going to check those out. Cheers!

Re: WordPress Scares Me Senseless, Apologizes

Napfisk — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 04:29:51 -0000

Oh yes, plenty of companies here too that are supposed to be big professional conglomerates who are absolute shite at customer care. Classics are utilities (gas and electricity), mobile phone network providers and ISPs. You'd think they'd be the forerunners on this, but no.

I often wonder how these companies (like WP, but other free services too) can actually survive. I guess they can make (are making?) a pile out of consultancy: how to do it right. Hope this kind of corporate culture spreads even more.

As for the switch, I made that very early on, so I guess no nostalgia ever succeeded to grow on me :-)

Re: Me, a Spelling Nazi? No, I’m Worse

Napfisk — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 09:15:57 -0000

Upset? I'm not upset at all. And nomdayplume is a wonderful play on words. I love that.

Re: Blogs Are So Fun

Napfisk — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 13:01:50 -0000

Allan, thanks for your comment. You're welcome: I am definitely following Worldrider through my feeds.

Argentina, eh? Wow. Don't forget to brake at Ushuaia!

Re: WordPress Scares Me Senseless, Apologizes

Napfisk — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 22:49:49 -0000

Oh, that's cool. So you can always come back under the same username now? Smart move. Thanks for the heads up.

Re: Me, a Spelling Nazi? No, I’m Worse

Napfisk — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 22:53:54 -0000

Ah, my acceptance as a writer into academics, eh? That sounds good. Happy you liked it.

Re: WordPress Scares Me Senseless, Apologizes

Napfisk — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 01:15:25 -0000

Wow, that's great man. I'm dazzled by the degree of support by you guys. Hats off. I'm gonna post something quick now ;-)

Re: Me, a Spelling Nazi? No, I’m Worse

Napfisk — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 04:38:51 -0000

Ah, yeah, there's an idea. I doubt it would grab a lot of attention unfortunately. Thanks for popping round mate.

Re: Me, a Spelling Nazi? No, I’m Worse

Napfisk — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 08:58:29 -0000

Hey Jeff, thanks so much for dropping by and commenting. A long comment is no problem whatsoever. In fact, I'm rather happy with the comments I got so far, since I expected it to be a lot worse (as is often the case with these subjects).

I'm glad you feel so terrible (I know that sounds odd) when you see stupid mistakes like that. What I tried to express here was indeed not that we all have to become scholars, but that a little care wouldn't be amiss. And I'm glad you're not like those others and felt you had to say so. Good on you. Thanks again - your comment was a pleasure to read.

Re: A Curious Search Experience with ChaCha

Napfisk — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:06:04 -0000

Thanks so much, Kerrie-Ann, for your comment. Well, I hope you will continue to have a good time with ChaCha and judging from those AOL search results - ChaCha markets things right - there may be some demand yet for it. Cheers!

Re: Me, a Spelling Nazi? No, I’m Worse

Napfisk — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 04:57:11 -0000

Hey, hey! Where does it say I'm motivating people to feel superior? The word isn't even there. And where does it say the Indians and the Chinese have their noses in books to learn English? They have their noses in books to learn computing and programming and management so that they can whip our lazy asses sitting in front of the TV all day watching bloody Idols or whatever.

And *favorate is an example as I saw it. I've actually never seen *favourate, perhaps because someone who thinks of using the - ou - form wouldn't make that mistake? I don't know. Favorite, however, is an entirely valid and correct spelling of the word and in fact makes more sense than the British variant. Calling US spelling a degradation of English is something I wouldn't even dare contemplate.

As for that e-mail you sent me suggesting I should remove the word spelling from my title, I fully resent that. Just kidding? It's not even miles away from funny.

Okay, Nils, breathe now. Relax. I'm sorry if I come across a bit vexed, but I just didn't like some of the implications in your comment. Thanks for the compliment, by the way.

Re: Me, a Spelling Nazi? No, I’m Worse

Napfisk — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 01:06:10 -0000

As you know, I am blindly loyal to 9rules and will have them as my homepage for ever and ever. *Ahem*

Seriously, I will go and check out that award thing and vote for you. Congratulations!

Re: Me, a Spelling Nazi? No, I’m Worse

Napfisk — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 05:53:01 -0000

Sure, I could've used both *favourate as *favorate as examples, but like I said I never saw the previous before. As far as that - ou - thing goes, it's my understanding that that form only came about from Early Modern English onwards (c. 1600), after it had been introduced into the language as favorite, from French favorir – without any /u/.

I can't give you any sources at the drop of a hat, but if you're interested, the issue is addressed in Bill Bryson's Mother Tongue. I've come to understand that many 'British' spellings only came into being quite recently and that they're often considered 'better' or 'more correct' than American spellings, because, well, they look fancy.

However, since both spellings are widely used and accepted, none of them are really 'wrong', favorite only is more etymologically sound.

Thanks for the dialogue, Smaran; it's not an easy thing, language, but I think we need to be aware of what it all means, these changes and variations – and not just write something because we think it looks alright enough.

Re: I’m Very Confused and a Bit Scared Now

Napfisk — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 02:57:47 -0000

For those tracking this conversation by e-mail or RSS, I thought I'd just inform you that I added my responses to the comments themselves. That seemed a more personal and especially more orderly way to go about it.

Re: Why? What Would You Do on a Sunday Afternoon?

Napfisk — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 03:10:37 -0000

I' trying this way once more, to enable RSS and e-mail tracking. See what it does...

Tony, thanks. I'm not that much of a techie and cleaning a keyboard isn't exactly something that'll get you on Digg these day anymore, is it? So, I thought, I'd write about the thoughts that came up while I sat there for 1 hour 15 minutes performing that mundane task. I'm happy with it and very glad you liked it too.

Aidan, I wish you lots of fun when your turn comes. You'll see it will trigger all sorts of interior monologues. Make sure you blog about them then!

Edrei, sure, books are immeasurably more fascinating, but you're right, as a form of meditation it was interesting. Perhaps I should start a small business: Zen Computer Repair?

Tylor, thanks for the visit and the comment. I liked it as well, but it still has to sink. I might write about it, but it needs some time I guess.

Adem, yeah, I remember that post. I seems that I was mistaken and that I had another film in mind. Weird. Some of those German films do look alike, don't they? Well, I definitely hadn't seen this one. If you 'like' German films that investigate the German society, I can definitely recommend Gegen die Wand (Head-On). Very harsh, but very funny at times too. Anyway, as far as those critters under my keys are concerned: they've all been evicted now!

Mrs. L, I'm trying commenting this way again to see if it works. A book? Well, I've had plenty of ideas in the past, both fiction and non-fiction. I've always wanted to do one about haunted houses in the city (no one's ever done it and there seem to be quite a few stories), even though I don't believe in it myself. Ah, maybe get my life and finances sorted first, eh? And trust me, you really don't want to see those pictures. If you keep insisting, though, I will e-mail you one. Don't come complaining afterwards, though ;-)

Doesn't look that good, does it? Really lost here...

Re: Me, a Spelling Nazi? No, I’m Worse

Napfisk — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 06:36:53 -0000

Yeah, seems like we keep turning in little circles here ;-)

I don't really agree on the American spelling being bad. It's a different form of English, yes, but it'd be like saying Austrian or Swiss German are wrong, because they're not Hochdeutsch. Or saying that Suriname Dutch or Afrikaans or Pennsylvania Dutch (which is actually some form of German) are wrong.

I know, I've said it before, language is hard. Every aspect of it, grammar, etymology, even spelling, but I never tire of it. For a bit more clarification on the English - American issue and how they evolved, esp. the -or / -our thing, check out this Wikipedia paragraph on the matter. You'll see that it's wildly confusing in any case, lol.

Thanks for that link to the Word Nerds, I'm already subscribed to a few language blogs, but I didn't know that one yet. Looks really nice.

Okay, gotta run now, see you later!

Re: Me, a Spelling Nazi? No, I’m Worse

Napfisk — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 11:58:40 -0000

Hey, CK. Glad you liked it and thanks so much for commenting.

Yes, it isn't just nit-picking, but, like you say, trying to be helpful. I also think it's somewhat like trying to set a standard, not of quality, but of a shared understanding.

English is spoken by so many and is undergoing so many influences, that if you want it to remain the one globally understood language (which, in the end it is), you need to agree on things. I wouldn't like trying to read an English text fifty years from now if everyone across the globe has done nothing else in those five decades but write like they wanted to because it 'wasn't important'.

I think with this globalization of economies, information and entertainment, that has become more of a necessity than ever before.

Hm, that's another post almost.

So, yes: thank you for adding to the conversation ;-)

Re: Best Blog Or Not, Just Keep At It

Napfisk — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 04:42:32 -0000

Thanks Aidan, I really appreciate that. Don't forget: some of those three month blogs aren't even wonders ;-) but I think, from what little I've read so far, that you stand a fair chance of 'succeeding' – whatever that means in blogging terms, eh. I'll be popping over to yours btw because of that latest post of yours.

Re: Best Blog Or Not, Just Keep At It

Napfisk — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 04:46:28 -0000

Hi Nosugrefneb (wow, what a nick!), thanks for commenting. I guess 'having it in you' to keep at it can show itself in many guises. I've had a few trial and errors before this, so yeah, looks like you're doing well.

Re: Best Blog Or Not, Just Keep At It

Napfisk — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 04:50:16 -0000

Thanks Adem. I think you're doing fine. Short is good, but not that easy. I for one fail miserably at short posts all the time. Not creative? Dunno about that. Even posting a link to a YouTube video is never entirely random. It says something about you. I feel like I know you better through those short peeks at what interests you, than you might know me with my endless laments ;-)

Re: Best Blog Or Not, Just Keep At It

Napfisk — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 04:55:45 -0000

Hey Damien, I think I got to you through Andrew as well. I love Rapnix and think it looks great at that, but I was under the impression you switched off comments there for a while. At least it seemed that way, when I click from Google Reader to get to your posts. But checking back now, that doesn't seem to be the case. Mm... And 'one of the best', well, I'm considered 'noteworthy', that's something else altogether still ;-)

Re: Best Blog Or Not, Just Keep At It

Napfisk — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 04:56:19 -0000

Thanks mate. ;-)

Re: Best Blog Or Not, Just Keep At It

Napfisk — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 04:59:33 -0000

Hey Penseroso (good name that, amazing it wasn't snapped up earlier), thanks for dropping by and commenting. Well, if it's for love, that sounds good. No money involved here either. Looks good, your blog, and I'm going to check it out some more.

Re: Me, a Spelling Nazi? No, I’m Worse

Napfisk — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:24:32 -0000

No, not at all, it's an interesting point. I too like reading more archaic forms of English at times. I remember having an amazingly good time with Tristram Shandy for instance, where the archaisms do so much to support the irony of the story, that I wonder if we modern readers might not get more out of it than the original ones.

Should we accept this? Up to a point, yes. I think that spelling change is something we should accept for sure. I could well imagine forms like 'cant' 'dont' 'wont' become common in decades to come. After all, these apostrophes don't make much sense now either. Lowercase i for first person pronoun 'I' is something that is on its way too, I think. But like I said, when definitely and defiantly become interchangeable, we have a problem.

Re: Best Blog Or Not, Just Keep At It

Napfisk — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:33:47 -0000

Thank you Andrew. I'm flattered. Obviously, not being a native speaker of English, I have to be more careful perhaps than others. Maybe that helps in how my writing is perceived? And yes, I owe a lot to Ben and Chris for Tarksi. It's the first time I've really felt at ease with a template. It's so beautiful.

Re: Best Blog Or Not, Just Keep At It

Napfisk — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:35:22 -0000

Thanks Mike! I will.

Re: Best Blog Or Not, Just Keep At It

Napfisk — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:37:02 -0000

Hey, you're always welcome. I'd be happy to have you as a visitor sometimes.

Re: Best Blog Or Not, Just Keep At It

Napfisk — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:40:20 -0000

Thanks Litlove. I think we can easily say you've made quite the spot for yourself too, no? If I got anywhere now, it's only because of loyal readers and good blog friends like yourself – and unlike you, I don't even know what it is I'm talking about half the time ;-)

Re: Best Blog Or Not, Just Keep At It

Napfisk — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 01:35:27 -0000

Lol, thanks mate. I appreciate it.

9rules eh? Congratulations. But, hey, I thought we were elitist? Oh, wait, you never said that was a bad thing of course. ;-)

Re: Why? What Would You Do on a Sunday Afternoon?

Napfisk — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 01:40:08 -0000

I don't think there is such a thing as German DVDs anymore ;-) But I guess wherever they come from or whatever you pay, you're never guaranteed quality anymore. I've seen people pay tons for deluxe boxes and what not and still get a messed up disc among them. Guess it's a sign of the times and just occasional bad luck. Hey, hope you do get to see the end, because although I'm not yet entirely sure whether it's a 'great' film, it certainly is very good.

Re: 13 Hours, 589 Minutes, 1724 Pages

Napfisk — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:37:04 -0000

Thanks Aidan, that hologram would be great, wouldn't it? I'm sorry your choice is that limited. We have it good I guess; something you don't always think about.

As for books about football and computers... what about this one?

From the Amazon page: "A funny, poignant and fast-moving tale of office life, drinking, drugs, friendship, love, clubs, football, computer programming and the perfect financial heist."

I just googled that myself, though, so I don't know if it's any good ;-)

Re: 13 Hours, 589 Minutes, 1724 Pages

Napfisk — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 13:01:24 -0000

No probs, that's just me, when I see something I want to know about it or find out if it actually exists. It keeps my Google skills in shape, lol.

Re: Soldier Boys

Napfisk — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 08:41:33 -0000

When asked on the Dutch forum what his intentions were, the photographer replied: "I just wanted to show something", without explaining what that 'something' could be. You're right, these photographs are more than just portraits, they do have more to them and it's only natural that we all read different things into them.

Personally, I'm not even sure yet what it is that I see in them myself. There is unease here, little 'pride' or 'patriotism' or anything you might expect from young boys on an adventure like this. I guess, in the end, the reason I posted and linked to them is not dissimilar to that of the photographer: I just wanted to show you something. And I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Re: Soldier Boys

Napfisk — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 14:48:46 -0000

Thank you for that link Andrew. These photographs by Papo are equally absorbing, if not more, since they are shot 'on location' so to speak. In turn, that reminds me of a documentary I saw, called Checkpoint. It's a strange, ambiguous fascination that we have with soldiers, isn't it?

Obviously I always look for images under CC. In this case, however, I reasoned that since the photographer put them up on a photography forum himself, I could show them as long as I linked to them.

The reasoning being that some kind of 'fair use' as a 'review' might apply. If he would object to that, I would obviously take them off. I have in the mean time discovered who he his (the pseudonym of Kissyfur didn't reveal all that much) and linked to there, as well. Have you had problems with this before perhaps?

Funnily enough I read a post on Lowebrow today that addresses a similar issue.

Re: Soldier Boys

Napfisk — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 05:50:34 -0000

Thanks Ærchie. Normally I would reply with something like 'glad you liked it' but in this case that feels out of place. I guess it moves me, then, that a post of mine reached out and registered with people. I think I know what you mean when you say it makes you guilty, but I'm not entirely certain. As far as I'm concerned, you don't seem to carry any direct responsibility and you certainly don't appear to condone many wars, so I'd say: don't feel guilty. But I still know what you mean, and guess I've felt it too.

I've spelled your name with the Æ aesc, since that is how it appears in your About section – it's a peculiar spelling. I looked in to this familiar but forgotten ligature and was remembered of the fact that beside in Latin and Old English, it also appears in Ossetic, Icelandic and Faroese (among others).

Re: An Atheist’s Christmas

Napfisk — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:12:51 -0000

Hey Volkher. Yes, I agree: it's the move from the insanity that I appreciate too, the quiet and the privacy. Those presents sound quite remarkable and your friends and family are very lucky to have you do that. I'm not buying anyone anything this year and am not expecting anything in return. Simply because I'm broke and not motivated to find, make, adapt anything in particular. They know that I will no doubt have some stroke of genius some time and surprise them during the year. Enjoy your trip back home.

Re: An Atheist’s Christmas

Napfisk — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:15:42 -0000

You're entirely welcome, Bloglily. I hope you enjoy the holidays to the fullest.

Re: An Atheist’s Christmas

Napfisk — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:18:08 -0000

Thanks for the visit the comment and the link love Travis. I hope you'll be able to convince your friends and family how the holidays can have a meaning to you to, whichever traditions you've come to uphold. Merry Christmas then to you and all of them.

Re: An Atheist’s Christmas

Napfisk — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:20:33 -0000

Sorry to hear that Avuee. This year isn't like the others for me either, I have to say. Whatever you do, I hope you'll enjoy it.

Re: An Atheist’s Christmas

Napfisk — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:28:50 -0000

Ha, Litlove, funny you should mention that. No, family I don't have – really – and trees and presents will not be part of this year's Christmas (although the two are entirely unrelated). My friends all do have the aged parents they need to visit or are involved in passionate romances where three would be a crowd. I may be at the computer and monitor the emptiness in the blogosphere or have a DVD-fest watching obscure and elitist subtitled European films ;-) Who knows. There are four days left and a lot can happen in that time. I do hope your Christmas will be exactly what you hope for!

Re: An Atheist’s Christmas

Napfisk — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:34:57 -0000

Hey Aidan, you're right, even organized religion (whichever Church it may be) is evolving as well, and has been for years. Just look at the abandoning of Latin in RC services. It's something that is as inevitable as any other advancement in our culture, life and the tools we fill them with. Like I said, I do want Christmas (or Yuletide or 'the holidays') to keep existing. It is indeed a public holiday and everyone should have the right to close their year the way they want. I hope that goes for you too and that you have a wonderful celebration, just how you wish it to be. And as for plans, well, read the comment after Litlove's. So don't think I'll be miserable :-)

Re: 13 Hours, 589 Minutes, 1724 Pages

Napfisk — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:48:51 -0000

Hey CK, yes, I know too well how the lure of the book shop sounds myself. Often I just want to 'own' a book after I've finished with it, not let go of it and return it to some library. Nowadays, I'm not buying as much as I used to (or as I'd still like perhaps even), but I still have my 'spells'. Inevitably resulting in some volumes that remain unread for quite a while, just like you. We should be ashamed really ;-)

Re: An Atheist’s Christmas

Napfisk — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 06:54:29 -0000

Yup, thanks, and don't forget the great annual Christmas Day event: the new season of Doctor Who – if one is interested in that of course ;-)

Re: An Atheist’s Christmas

Napfisk — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 08:09:59 -0000

Thank you so much Penseroso. But, hey, you're not doing so bad either. I'm trying to keep up with you, but about 350 other feeds are vying for attention with you there ;-)

Re: An Atheist’s Christmas

Napfisk — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 08:13:09 -0000

I wouldn't have expected any different from you, wonderful Chana. Thank you so much. I've heard about your little trip and I hope you will enjoy yourself. I wish you, Cuppojoe, all the kids, all your friends and family a truly warm and generous Christmas. Take care!

Re: An Atheist’s Christmas

Napfisk — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 08:20:53 -0000

Thank you so much Lifecruisers. Hope, eh? That's not such a bad thing to aim for, I guess. From hope springs motivation to do good, so: here's to hope! Enjoy the holidays!

Re: You Don’t Fool Me, 2007

Napfisk — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 14:35:18 -0000

Thanks Penseroso. No, you won't see the back of me soon, so don't worry. Now I have to begin the big task of reading up on feeds – and I see 21 of yours down over at the P already ;-)

Re: You Don’t Fool Me, 2007

Napfisk — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 14:38:09 -0000

Hey Aidan, it's good to be back. And thanks for the compliment and the best wishes as well. You keep at it too! I want to see a lot of action over at the place with the deer ;-)

Re: You Don’t Fool Me, 2007

Napfisk — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 19:34:45 -0000

Hey Adem, I got to a couple of posts of yours already, like the New Year's Eve one. I don't know what's better: doing something regular, or ducking it altogether, like I did. Making the effort certainly counts and that's what I intend to do from now on. Cheers!

Re: You Don’t Fool Me, 2007

Napfisk — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 19:42:42 -0000

That sounds like good 'therapy', Bloglily. I've spent hours listening to this audio recording of the Iliad about a year ago. Must get me an iPod shuffle or something and take it on the road like you. Let's hope we shake off this hangover soon.

Re: You Don’t Fool Me, 2007

Napfisk — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 19:45:17 -0000

Thanks Frits, that's exactly what I intend to do. A bit of peer pressure from all of you will certainly help ;-)

Re: You Don’t Fool Me, 2007

Napfisk — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 19:50:01 -0000

Thanks Mrs L! I guess that's it: just go out and do stuff. If there's anything all these years gone by can teach us is that life is short. It's time to get up and act. That step two will come soon enough.

Oh, and I'm glad you finally turned to the good side and went to see 007. I hope you get to enjoy the others some more as well now.

Re: This Is Not A Tech Blog

Napfisk — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:39:03 -0000

Ha, Cuppojoe, no prob. I'm just glad you're still around!

Let me suggest something then regarding your dilemma. In Gmail, go to Settings > Import/Export and back up your subscriptions in an OPML. Then go to Settings > Subscriptions > Select All and click the button that says Redemption, uh, Unsubscribe.

Re-import your feeds: no more guilt and a limited amount of fresh, new posts. You could still weed out a couple of feeds before or after this too.

It's called starting afresh, a popular game these early January days :-)

Thanks for dropping by and see you on the chat sometime soon, mate.

As for the Tupperware box, mm, I'd ask someone to get me something from the fridge and hope they'd be sufficiently disgusted so they'd take care of it. I'm sure you can come up with someone close to you, lol.

Re: This Is Not A Tech Blog

Napfisk — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 01:26:45 -0000

Well, I'm not going to ditch all of them, but I know what you mean: they get to be tedious. And BoingBoing, well, yeah, I don't think too highly of it either anymore.

As for Marie-Antoinette, I haven't seen it, but I had intended to. Problem is, I can't seem to drag myself to the cinema, preferring DVDs from the library instead. I hadn't noticed your latest post yet, so I'll be sure to pop over!

Update: I've actually just unsubscribed from BB. 70 posts overnight and all of them idiotic? No thanks.

Re: This Is Not A Tech Blog

Napfisk — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 12:36:31 -0000

Hey Anjum, thanks for crossing over from Flickr and dropping by :-) I gave up on news feeds even longer ago, trying to get what I can from news and current affairs programmes and then visiting news sites if I like to know more. Especially when the skipping becomes regular practice you really need to consider cutting down. What a hard life we lead ;-)

Re: This Is Not A Tech Blog

Napfisk — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 12:39:50 -0000

No Aidan, I like it so far. I love to learn as much as I can and read other people's perspectives and experiences. Watch out for tech news, though. Don't just rehash the stuff that's already out there. But I love reading personal drama like people trying to get Ubuntu to work on wireless (apparently that is an issue) :-)

Re: This Is Not A Tech Blog

Napfisk — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 12:42:44 -0000

Yep, Azhar, I like reading your stuff. It's wonderfully varied and you put forward a lot of ideas that are your own. I know, I should've properly linked, but I was lazy :-p

Thanks, I like this template a lot and credit has to go to Ben and Chris who developed it.

Re: Apple Scares Me Now, Sort Of

Napfisk — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 12:07:13 -0000

Oh, but trust me, Aidan, I want one too. ASAP! Overall, they're not that expensive given what you get, but you do have to have the 2K or so lying around. That's not always the case I fear ;-)

Re: Apple Scares Me Now, Sort Of

Napfisk — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 13:06:07 -0000

Thanks, John, your comment is much appreciated. Rants are allowed if you keep complimenting me like that ;-)

True, the iPod was well ahead of its time and so is this device. Don't get me wrong: I love it. But MP3 players at that time where nowhere, phones today are rather well-established. I guess for me, it was that extreme focus on the phone aspect which disturbed me a bit. Why not market it as a kind of PDA or the portable navigator it essentially is? Of course, that way, the shouts from the crowd might not have been that enthusiastic, would they?

Re: Apple Scares Me Now, Sort Of

Napfisk — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 13:37:42 -0000

Well, Geoff, they're definitely on a roll and it's been a while now that there has been this renewed Apple buzz in the air. Jobs mentioning the amount of switchers was a confirmation of a trend that everybody kind of 'felt' already. But personally, I think they could keep that vibe going even if they ditched the i. MacBooks seem to do well, don't they?

And yes: Mac does rule ;-)

Re: Apple Scares Me Now, Sort Of

Napfisk — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 17:32:50 -0000

Good point there, Arjun. Like others have said, they could not have pulled this off without at least some preparation. And if you read Smarans post, you'll notice that he too thinks there was at least some unforeseen rush due to the hype and I agree. But let's indeed hope that regular Mac and software development does not suffer from this. I trust Apple enough to think it won't but if it does I'll be joining you in that corner. Oh, and I'll certainly pop over ;-)

Re: The Girlfriend Experience

Napfisk — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:32:37 -0000

I haven't seen any log-on place where I can go and make reservations for an avatar, but perhaps that'll only be available from next Friday. If I get in, I'll let you know.

Re: The Girlfriend Experience

Napfisk — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 09:55:48 -0000

Hey thanks for your comment. True, in Second Life the avatars are still digitized, although the people behind it are real of course. That's what makes this so strange: avatar and person are the same. Second Life is huge these days. I doubt if this art project will get as much attention. Glad you liked it though. Cheers!

Re: Why We Need Hitler – A Suggestion

Napfisk — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 16:42:10 -0000

Thanks Gnorb. Great contribution here. You're perfectly right about WWII being regarded as the last necessary war – it may well be. I myself have to plead guilty to a fascination with it, no doubt stimulated by the massive amount of attention that it is, rightly so, given.

The fable aspect is something to consider as well. The events then were beyond belief in scale and impact, and the fact that we do have all this audio and video of it certainly contributed to that.

You very poignantly describe the response of the world to this man and his actions. Maybe that's why he's still such a big figure as well: not only do we need him to cope, maybe we actually need him to feel good about ourselves. We dealt even with him so we can't possibly go wrong or fail again. Which of course isn't necessarily the case.

Thanks again for the great comment. It's much appreciated.

Re: Seed Guides for 21st Century Living

Napfisk — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 18:11:35 -0000

Ah, that would clear things up. That good then, eh? I'm going to look into that on their site then and see if I can perhaps subscribe there.

Re: Why We Need Hitler – A Suggestion

Napfisk — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 18:40:00 -0000

Hey, Archie, good to see your commenting troubles have been resolved. Thanks for adding that nuance to the conversation about the evil in gods, such as Seth indeed displayed.

That quote is indeed brilliant. I should read up on that Christopher Dawson. Would you happen to know whether he said that before or after the World's Second Attempt at Suicide (1939-1945) or after? It would be interesting to know.

Re: Why We Need Hitler – A Suggestion

Napfisk — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 17:53:42 -0000

Thanks Freddy. I now think I should have highlighted the aspects of the icon a bit more perhaps. It's there between the lines, but you put it very well here in your comment.

It is remarkable and indeed puzzling how this image has in a way become more powerful than the actual crimes. It's become graphic, which is why it lends itself to your and others' art, be it drawing, literature or visual comedy.

I am checking out your work and site now. Thanks again for contributing.

Re: Why We Need Hitler – A Suggestion

Napfisk — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 05:15:44 -0000

Indeed, ever so slightly, aren't we?

Re: Why We Need Hitler – A Suggestion

Napfisk — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 03:37:38 -0000

Exactly. We are still so immersed in that war, more than we believe, I think. The fact that comparisons between the greatest holocaust (in generic terms) ever, and today's mild code orange (how very clinical we are these days), proves that I think, although it's also worrisome. In no way are we in a situation as bad as then.

Of course, that's also where all the conspiracy theories come from, comparing the New York attacks to Pearl Harbor. And why not? It almost seem all too perfect, doesn't it?

Many mentions have been made here of necessary wars and good wars. I don't believe those exist, but I understand what people imply by it. It's time we took a good look around us and get things back into perspective a bit, instead of letting ourselves being towed by exactly those ludicrous Hitler-bin Laden-Hussein comparisons.

Oh, thanks for joining in. I'm very happy you did.

Re: The World’s Oldest Profession

Napfisk — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 12:08:31 -0000

Well, I'd love to hear what he had to say. Thanks for dropping by.

Re: The World’s Oldest Profession

Napfisk — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:32:34 -0000

Well, Aidan, to be honest, it was just a little playful toying around, really. It is interesting, though, isn't it? Of course, it all does depend on getting a lot of definitions right first, so that might make it slightly less fun to actually try and solve.

Re: The World’s Oldest Profession

Napfisk — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:22:25 -0000

That is hilarious, Archie. As far as your own question is concerned, I think I'm going to let you answer that myself. Those antediluvian swamps are way to murky and dangerous to my liking.

Re: The World’s Oldest Profession

Napfisk — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:08:57 -0000

Yeah, you're right Frits, I did take it too easy there. Um, how about adding: 'and that we really wouldn't do if it weren't for all the gadgets we could subsequently buy'? Thanks for taking the time to comment mate.

Re: The World’s Oldest Profession

Napfisk — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:19:43 -0000

Thanks Joe. I don't know if we decided to become civilized. No ape in his right mind, if he knew what civilization stood for (such as stress, pollution, war) would decide to choose that over a carefree existence of banana picking and chasing the girl apes. You do make a seriously good point there. Shaman is definitely a good contender and I wouldn't be surprised if many an academic would agree.

Re: The World’s Oldest Profession

Napfisk — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 09:58:02 -0000

Lol, it seems this is going to do the rounds then amongst interior designers. Debby Travis is going to want my hide now.

Re: The World’s Oldest Profession

Napfisk — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 11:55:07 -0000

Thank you. That makes a lot of sense: early responsibilities were basic and straightforward: it would figure that these were performed by several people at once and that one individual could still master severals tasks at once.

Now that you mention it, would we actually need an archaeologist for this? How about a palaeo-anthropologist?

Re: The World’s Oldest Profession

Napfisk — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:18:09 -0000

Hello Daniel, it's always a lovely surprise to discover you have a reader somewhere who's decided to come in from the cold. When it's with a comment like yours, it's also very enlightening.

As for your suggestion, story-teller kind of bumps shaman (sorry Joe) because simple accounts of events may have preceded a more complex system of beliefs. Then again, what about language? Can you tell a story without it? Can you perform a 'religious service' without it? And what is to be considered language: are a couple of grunts and gestures sufficient?

Perhaps the answer to my exercise simply is: we have absolutely no means of solving this and we'll be hmmm-ing for quite a while still.

I love your cave art and internet analogy. It's not so far off either. Cave signage is there for grabs as much as any URL is – as opposed to later actual writings, which were only distributed among a select few. I can see the cave man laptops already, not clad with Technorati or WordPress stickers, but decorated with the words Altamira and Lascaux chiseled into their stony surfaces. Great.

I'll be checking out your blog, and judging from your tag cloud I'll be digging into your bookmarks a bit as well. Thanks for sharing this and I hope I can keep you as my reader for some time. Now I must be off to think of 'witty questions' to stir the debate some more. This was enjoyable.

Re: Davos Fails to Grab Blogger Attention

Napfisk — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 09:31:49 -0000

Thanks Daniel, I checked that out. I'm going to read up on that, and perhaps comment.

My note on 9rules, is turning out to be as unpopular as this post, but Scrivs and tech blogger Mndoci told me there seems to be a gag order for the two bloggers who were actually invited: Huffington and Batelle.

It would seem to me that's another reason for blogging even more about it, but well, if no one cares? We'll just lap up the scraps the embedded media throw us then, right?

Re: Davos Fails to Grab Blogger Attention

Napfisk — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:51:59 -0000

Thanks, Inel, for dropping by and taking the time to comment.

Indeed, in the time since I posted this, I did see a lot of added attention for Davos. Perhaps not what I expected, but it's there. Like Batelle said, maybe what he picked up there will eventually seep through in his posts, but not in a literal context, not directly.

Well, the thing is over and done with for another year: we can all go back to posting our funny YouTube vids.

Re: Flickr Limitations: Chill Out

Napfisk — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 14:34:12 -0000

Very true, Penseroso. Someone pointed out how one of my pictures made it to the famed 'explore' page. I was flattered, but really, in the end I couldn't be bothered. It's a strange balance between wanting recognition and staying 'sane'.

I certainly don't add everyone who adds me as a contact in return. I may, when I get to know them and their style, but I simply can't have my feeds get clogged up just for the sake of being friendly. That would result in precisely the dilution of worth you describe.

As for blogrolls, I've taken drastic measures there, first distinguishing between worthy reads and real friends (well, even that is relative online) and now just listing five of them on my about page. I have to re-evaluate those as well, though. On the other hand, there are a number of blogs that I've become fond of recently and that I want people to know about as well – such as yours, now that you've settled to just the one ;-) But I'm not sure yet how I'll do this.

Re: Flickr Limitations: Chill Out

Napfisk — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 14:59:45 -0000

Yes, I didn't mention this because, well, I care even less, really. I too think Flickr is still the best around and if Yahoo! wants to simplify things, who could blame them? It's like saying you don't like Google because AltaVista was so much more 'old skool' or something. Things change, it happens.

Re: Flickr Limitations: Chill Out

Napfisk — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:25:46 -0000

Hi Super Rats, thanks for reading and adding to the discussion. I only read about that file size limit as well in fact. 10MB, though, I think that's pretty reasonable as well and I've not heard people complain, not even those with 8MP cameras or something.

Good you mention the user-side of things with the tags. Indeed, limiting those to 75 (which is really enough I think) will certainly make search results more interesting and accurate.

I think Flickr (and Yahoo!) are smart enough not to mess with their paying customers. They could lose them quickly enough to free services and I think they'll do anything to keep limitations within reason. It's just the people who simply like a bit of conflict who are reacting so vehemently now I feel.

Re: Flickr Limitations: Chill Out

Napfisk — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:51:49 -0000

Hey Smarr, thanks for the digg. It's at 31 now, so no front-pager I'm afraid ;-)

Talking about acquisitions, take Writely for instance. It may all be very old skool to try and sign in to Google Docs with a Writely account, but it' not gonna happen. What did happen with that was even worse, since Writely kinda disappeared for a while after the take-over and now it's gone entirely, totally absorbed. Imagine that happening to Flickr or your photos there. Wow.

On the other hand, when things did get sorted, Google was quick to make the transition go smooth. It's a mistake of Yahoo! that they waited so long I think.

Re: Flickr Limitations: Chill Out

Napfisk — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 10:47:07 -0000

Yeah, Anjum, I think it's just a bit of snobbery in the mix there too. If you were smart, you already switched to a Yahoo! ID right after the take-over. And you're right: if you actually are that 'old skool' you probably have a Yahoo! address somewhere anyways.

The only problem I see, is that if you really don't have one, you are 'forced' to take one and it's not going to be easy to get something like 'john@yahoo.com'. But then again, it's not like you're gonna use it for e-mail or anything else, just the sign-in, so yeah: what IS the big deal indeed?

Re: I’m A Photographer Now

Napfisk — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 14:25:33 -0000

Thanks. I'll post updates if anything happens.

Re: Flickr Limitations: Chill Out

Napfisk — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:15:05 -0000

Thanks, Joe, Rah and Adem. Yeah, it is absurd and I've meanwhile read a number of articles that agree. Nonetheless, it seems Flickr have given in somewhat by only counting one-way contacts. People that are mutually 'befriended' don't count towards the total. Well, teh interweb surfers have had their stir, let's move on and, indeed, occupy ourselves with the quality of Flickr, in service and content.

Re: The Quick And Dirty Guide to My Reading Habits

Napfisk — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:18:47 -0000

Well, you do have a point there, Archie. Much has been said about stories and how they all are just variations of the same basic ideas. In the end, it's true and I think one would have to look far and wide to find something that is actually fundamentally different. I'll just have to try and write it myself perhaps :-D

Re: The Quick And Dirty Guide to My Reading Habits

Napfisk — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 03:35:43 -0000

Thanks, Litlove. As always, I'm much looking forward to that e-mail. I'm glad you liked my take one. I still want to do the Calvino Meme very much so look out for that... some time.

Re: The Quick And Dirty Guide to My Reading Habits

Napfisk — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 18:45:32 -0000

Very true, P. I'd love to see you participate. It's rather pleasing seeing other's people's answers, but then again, I suppose that's what this whole meme thing is about. I'm looking forward to it.

Re: The Quick And Dirty Guide to My Reading Habits

Napfisk — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 00:48:11 -0000

No books anymore, eh? Don't think I could survive that. Well, feel free to try and make an alternative blog version. It may be hard though: dust jackets on blogs, borrowing blogs, second-hand blogs? Might be harder than it seems.

Re: I’m A Photographer Now

Napfisk — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 00:51:05 -0000

Thanks Mrs L. Um, I don't know really what made me choose these. Maybe I felt these looked the most artsy? The also have rather specific themes: social issues, diversity and photography... And they were all cropped to square, these three, so I might have felt they'd make a nice series. I haven't heard from them yet, but I am rather curious as to what might happen.

Re: The Quick And Dirty Guide to My Reading Habits

Napfisk — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 01:29:47 -0000

I couldn't say how I read exactly, not at the drop of a hat, other than that it's often as wild, erratic and eclectic as my collecting habits are. If you do make that post I'll maybe have a rather more practical answer ready by then.

I'm still trying to figure out if adding all my books to some online list is worth the effort. It's not that I'm actually going to trade or discuss them in much depth on the web. For now, I'm rather drawn towards Goodreads, but I've an account at LibraryThing as well (where there's also only one book in my list). Goodreads is free, btw, unlike LT and there's Shelfari as well, but that seems to be more of an Amazon-ish shopping guide...

Anyway, have fun with the meme. I'm looking forward to that.

Re: Bookmarked A Year Ago

Napfisk — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:02:44 -0000

Thank you. I got some positive feedback already, so I might actually go for it.

Re: Bookmarked A Year Ago

Napfisk — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 22:57:10 -0000

Yeah, I know. I really should pick it up again maybe, but season two really put me off so much... I'll have a look on tvRSS.com and subscribe to the torrent. Maybe I'll give season three a go.

You can find my bookmarks here (and I listed a couple of more versions of me on the web on my About page).

Re: Calgary to Banff Timelapse

Napfisk — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:11:52 -0000

I know. I don't have a car, nor a licence for that matter, but I often think: "Oh, the places I would drive to!" just for the sake of the journey and seeing the landscape change. In fact, that's why I love trains so much: you can look all you want.

That Moose travel agency looks like the real thing, eh? Very cool. I would love to go to Canada some time.

Re: Calgary to Banff Timelapse

Napfisk — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 01:00:03 -0000

It is, isn't it? Good stuff.

Re: Calgary to Banff Timelapse

Napfisk — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 09:50:25 -0000

Thanks Chana, I know: I should really start saving some money for that trip, shouldn't I?

Re: links for 2007-02-11

Napfisk — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 13:29:50 -0000

Thanks. It's a thing I wanted to try out now that I moved to del.icio.us again. I'm a bit worried, though, it might get annoying after a while. That combined with the weekly 'Bookmarked A Year Ago', may become too much... I don't want to turn NDNL in some shoddy link dump place. Then again, most people are in feed readers and can just ignore it and scroll on...

I'm still undecided...

Re: I Am a Networked Individual Limited to Sabotage

Napfisk — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 06:42:08 -0000

I always had you pegged as one of those, Adem ;-)

Re: links for 2007-02-12

Napfisk — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 14:29:49 -0000

Exactly. It's a basic need it seems, always wanting something newer and cooler, and commerce, well, they just make use of that, indeed.

Re: links for 2007-02-12

Napfisk — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:24:43 -0000

Yep, thanks: I thought I'd give it yet another makeover. It's all we WP.com people get to play with. Hope your transfer goes well. From what I know and hear from others, WP really is the superior platform. Can't wait to see it! Cheers!

Re: I Am a Networked Individual Limited to Sabotage

Napfisk — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:40:14 -0000

Thank you Penseroso. I guess, like John Garfield in The Postman Always Rings Twice, I get these itchy feelings now and again and I need to change my theme.

Re: links for 2007-02-11

Napfisk — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 04:43:34 -0000

I see what you mean. These 'daily links' are auto-generated by what I bookmark on del.icio.us and they indeed don't have any structure at all.

I am already seriously considering scrapping them, as I mentioned in my last post. Not only don't they add much to the content (like you say: they even lower whatever standard there may be here) I also don't really like the look of them and it confuses people.

Maybe if I could get these to work in a sidebar, that would be nice: RSS maybe?

I suppose people who are really interested in what I bookmark, can go to the About page and check out my del.icio.us or my shared feeds on Google Reader there.

But thanks so much for the kind words.

Re: Calgary to Banff Timelapse

Napfisk — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:24:17 -0000

Good point there. I had that impression myself when I looked at it the first time round. Not much speed limits in Canada maybe? Or at least not a lot of Mounties to enforce them...

Re: A Daily Updated Site, Not A Blog

Napfisk — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:28:20 -0000

Yes, I've long given up on finding good content through WP's 'next' feature. I don't do blogrolls much either, but tend to rely on links within posts. Those can attract me and keep me as a reader. As long as no one tells me I should because I 'will have better sex' if I do, lol!

Re: A Daily Updated Site, Not A Blog

Napfisk — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:05:35 -0000

Ah, Penseroso, a man of wisdom and of humor. I thank you.

Re: Sweet Home Alabama?

Napfisk — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 03:24:23 -0000

Glad you all had a good laugh. I'm sure not all of Alabama is like that and that an overproduced series like Top Gear certainly organized one or two things.

Azhar, you did? That's interesting, because I'm still not sure about this one either. Well, that's the one advantage for us WP.com users: we can change at the click of a button.

Re: Solaris. Solyaris. Solaris.

Napfisk — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 02:09:27 -0000

Thank you, Luiz, for these extremely kind words.

I have been an editor and a 'writer' for as long as I can remember, but this specific entry in my personal blog is by no means a 'professional' review.

Both films and the book, however, have left such a deep impact on me that I researched them quite exhaustively and I tried to put a small overview of that and of my impressions to words.

I am glad you enjoyed this and as you can see in the comments above, a few more links have kindly been offered by other readers, which you can check out as well.

It is always gratifying to have one's article be read (and well received at that!) but it is certainly enjoyable to meet other fans of the genre who, like me, have enjoyed these films.

Thanks again for taking the trouble to comment.

Nils

Re: Learning HTML (yes you can start laughing now)

Napfisk — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:32:46 -0000

Cool, thanks, Alan. Yes, I think that 9rules will definitely be a good resource as I move along; not just for direct help but in the massive archives as well.

Btw, I discovered your comment by pure chance because I was testing how a spam comment is handled: yours was marked as such! I normally never check spam, so that was lucky.

Cheers!

Re: Learning HTML (yes you can start laughing now)

Napfisk — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:46:34 -0000

Cool, thanks, I will.

Re: Learning HTML (yes you can start laughing now)

Napfisk — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:51:41 -0000

Lol, I was thinking of you this past week. You're way ahead of me though.

Re: Learning HTML (yes you can start laughing now)

Napfisk — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:49:21 -0000

Thanks Aidan. I'm getting advice all around the place about CSS already, and judging from what I see (now, with my Coder's Eye, lol) it's not all that hard. But I am taking it slowly and trying not to jump into any ends again before I can deal with it.

Re: Learning HTML (yes you can start laughing now)

Napfisk — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:24:30 -0000

Thanks, Arjun, I'm happy to say I've moved on a bit by now so that won't be a problem. I'm trying to get my round the fact that what I just learnt about tables and frames won't be of much use since those are frowned upon these days. I will cry for help when needed.

Re: Learning HTML (yes you can start laughing now)

Napfisk — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:37:30 -0000

Exactly Josh, it's the same with me. PHP and MySQL I will have a look at so that I know what's going on there, but I'm already pretty sure I'm not going to dig too deep into those.

Re: Learning HTML (yes you can start laughing now)

Napfisk — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 13:03:06 -0000

I've noticed the problems you're been having, Frits. Let's hope you get it sorted after the weekend.

Re: Learning HTML (yes you can start laughing now)

Napfisk — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:28:09 -0000

Thanks, Renee, I've been getting a few pointers to some good sites already. No matter what they say, sometimes it's better to read this stuff in Dutch. Let me know whenever those pages of yours do go online again!

Re: MASH Iraq

Napfisk — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:11:32 -0000

Thank you, that is a remarkable video. Your site is amazing as well, both the 'found footage' and the own contributions. I'm going to browse around there some more.

To be sure, the video referred to can be found here.

Re: On A Clear Day You Can see 5,000 Light Years Away

Napfisk — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 21:20:56 -0000

Two good articles, Daniel, thanks. Actually, I find the idea of a finite universe a lot more logical and 'easy' to grasp. Infinity isn't only mind-boggling, it seems kind of illogical. A border is much easier to understand. What is behind that border? Well, nothing. Something that doesn't exist (like zungmupfs for instance) is much easier to comprehend. But that doesn't make it simple though.

Re: On A Clear Day You Can see 5,000 Light Years Away

Napfisk — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:56:11 -0000

Well, Aidan, that's just the nearest star we can see, located near to us in that little belt of stars we call the Milky Way, which is only at the fringe of our own galaxy. Which is only one in the small cluster of galaxies we call the Local Group. Which is only one in the billions of galaxies out there. I get the same feeling, though, when I think of it: odd inside, lol.

As far as evolution goes, I think most people would agree that is pretty much proven, through theory, findings and scientific testing of those two. I know what you mean, though: you can never be sure about anything that's millions of years old and we only still know so little. That's what keeps it so fascinating I guess.

Re: Raise Your Voice

Napfisk — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:20:28 -0000

Hoera! Nederlands staat bovenaan. Dank je wel!

Re: Raise Your Voice

Napfisk — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:40:38 -0000

You mean that post title you so generously suggested is Canadian, not English?!

Re: Raise Your Voice

Napfisk — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 05:14:08 -0000

Thanks, Andrew, for getting back to me. Pity about the comment, if you like I could retype it, but the message has been conveyed I think, so maybe not.

Good of you to mention Mandarin and the fact that it is far from being a globally expanding language yet. There may even be a big surprise in store for all these people who have begun 'learning Chinese' these days, when they discover that the 1% (?) of Chinese who who are actually active in international business have all learnt English.

In any case, thanks for commenting and sharing your insights and that wonderful little story.

Re: Open Letters Not About DRM

Napfisk — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:29:51 -0000

Lol, yeah, a few hours on, that now looks like it might have indeed been a slight exaggeration. Still, I don't know what or how many muscles I stretched, or that I had so much to stretch in the first place. It hurts like hell, but it's already getting better as well. Let's just hope I'll be able to get out of bed tomorrow. I'm laughing, but somewhat at the wrong side of my face.

Re: Open Letters Not About DRM

Napfisk — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:58:19 -0000

Oh, dear, that doesn't sound very upbeat, does it? I think we're definitely in the area of stretching rather than tearing, so three days sounds about right. Good, I can start breathing and moving on Monday then. Always nice to have something to look forward to.

Re: Open Letters Not About DRM

Napfisk — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 07:00:19 -0000

Thank you Aidan. Things are looking better today, but yes: I spent a few uncomfortable and panicky hours yesterday, trying to sit or lie down, but with not much variation in between.

Re: Open Letters Not About DRM

Napfisk — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 12:13:10 -0000

Lol, yeah, I know that sport (?) but never knew anyone who actually did it. That's intense!

Re: Open Letters Not About DRM

Napfisk — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:18:02 -0000

Hey, Adem, thanks. Yeah, I'm fine. Actually, it's this comment that reminded me of it. I did spend a rather immobile weekend, though.

Re: The Ultimate Browsing Productivity Guide, Sort Of

Napfisk — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 13:29:57 -0000

That's not the point is it?

You should, though. I hear Safari is for pussies ;-)

But seriously, what about Camino?

Re: Everyone Says I Love You

Napfisk — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:08:16 -0000

Thanks you for pointing that out. A small oversight, but still...

Re: My Pictures at the Museum

Napfisk — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:29:37 -0000

Thanks, but like I said, it's not such a big deal. As the project website states, it's a matter of uploading and waiting.

As for links and pix: I know! WordPress is in a bad mood, fouling up links and images, and putting me in an even fouler one.

Re: Bookmarked A Year Ago

Napfisk — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 02:50:53 -0000

Copy: email to Mike

Hi Mike,

Thanks for your comment on my blog. I remember over a year ago, when you were one of the first to comment on my blog as well. It was a great encouragement back then.

It's also something that I've always appreciated about MindValley: your interaction with your community; something I don't see happening with del.icio.us.

I was really sorry too when I made my move but the Quick Blink problem had become insufferable (relatively speaking, of course). I had intended to write more about this in my post but it ended up on the editing floor.

You see, I felt BlinkList was beginning to be neglected. No more posts on the BL blog (I've unsubscribed by now), little feedback from you guys, and no swift solving of this and perhaps other issues.

I realize you have a company to run in order to help BL survive in the first place and that your labs probably have other matters on their mind, not in the least the 'fight against the big ones'.

To me BL is clearly second in line, though; Magnolia and all the others are nowhere compared to you.

I'm happy to see that the MV blog made it into 9rules. Who would have thought I would beat you at that, eh? But at the same time that was the proverbial last drop. Here you are, member of the best blogging network around, and what happens when they roll out the new site? They choose del.icio.us over you!

Another reason for me to switch: BlinkList integration with other services (9rules, WordPress, Flock etc.) just isn't happening – see my post BlinkList Where Are You of 17 June 2006. And none of my friends are on BL either.

So, before I wax all romantic, let me say I do like BlinkList and there was a time I would have gladly become your Euro Evangelist ;-) For now, as a consumer in this fast-paced world of free online tools, it made sense to switch.

I hope this finds you well and that you will still be able to make BL synonymous with social bookmarking some day. You are doing a great job. And thank you for your comment.

Best

Nils

Re: Harry Potter’s Mother

Napfisk — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 13:05:47 -0000

Thanks, I'll be popping right over.

Re: Bookmarked A Year Ago

Napfisk — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 13:28:15 -0000

NOTE: I have let the above comments pass through the moderation queue because I feel I had no right to stop them, as was my initial reflex.

I read the first with some interest, but stalled on the second. Everyone has the right to comment and react, especially when they or their product are mentioned. But there is something like reason and proportion. I do not think that a two line 'review' warrants a 350 word advertorial and I do not endorse anything that is said in these two comments above.

Think of it as a one-off favor: cheap ad space.

Re: The Quiet American

Napfisk — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 14:32:24 -0000

I found it definitely gripping, Arjun. I hope you do watch it. Be sure to let me know what you think.

Re: I Shoot, I Score, I Lose

Napfisk — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:13:48 -0000

Thank you Smarr, that is very kind of you. Yes, when I mingle with the real world it often surprises me how the Flemish are generally a dumb creed. They speak of nothing with no knowledge, is the problem I think. "Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muß man schweigen", he he.

I don't think it's pure racism that is at play, though, but maybe ignorance, stupidity... who knows? We do have our troubles, with uneducated, aggressive, no-good north Africans who manage to foul up an entire society with their behaviour, but when people who don't even live in town vent their foolish opinions about it, that vexes me. And the fact that they make no distinctions.

Smaran, you would always be welcome here. Smart and ambitious young people we can do with and I'd love to have you around. The problem is you're too clever to join us in this drab and dull cramped little place by the North Sea. Maybe I should come to India.

Re: I Shoot, I Score, I Lose

Napfisk — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:33:38 -0000

Thanks Aidan. I do hope it does work out. I'll be sure to keep you updated: 'blogwise' when I know something for certain, 'chatwise' when I know anything at all.

Re: I Shoot, I Score, I Lose

Napfisk — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 03:16:06 -0000

That is often a sad reaction, when people think you read because you 'have to'. I have to be honest, and it shames me, that I didn't know Kleist. I'd heard of the literary prize before, but never associated it with anything else. Reading up on him and seeing his association with German Romanticism, Goethe and Schiller, that seems like a great big hole in my knowledge and I must soon find out more.

As for the Belgians, see my response to Smaran's comment, only with the addition that the Walloons aren't even considered the brightest bulbs among Belgians. It's that damn federalism I suppose. Either you keep it unitarian or you separate (perhaps with some confederalism in between) but this solution may have done us more harm than good. I tell you: I can't wait for the day when they issue me my first real European passport and get all that 'country nonsense' over with :-)

Re: I Shoot, I Score, I Lose

Napfisk — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 08:53:57 -0000

Thank you so much Chana. I know you are thinking of me and it helps. I did my best today ;-) I won't know about second rounds until 19 March, though.

And yes, it's the chit chat and the gossip that I try to stay out of. And yes, these days, people don't understand that. I blame it on television, he he.

Re: I Shoot, I Score, I Lose

Napfisk — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 11:02:48 -0000

Hi Adem, I was able to recover it. It did get spammed (not even into the moderation queue), which is weird. You are an 'approved commenter' and my max links is set at three or something...

As for the job thing, it went well, but I won't know until after the 19th. It is interesting, but who knows, you're right.

The League of Gentlemen I never followed as a series (I always got bits and pieces of it on different networks) but it was good. Frighteningly weird, but good. Something you need on DVD really.

Re: The Discovery of Mediocrity

Napfisk — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:53:53 -0000

Shut up you, you're not even allowed to vote, lol. Seriously, though, I should have been more specific and have added something like: 'as a nation' or 'politically'. But when I look at all the current-affairs programmes, the debates filled with self-doubt and the nostalgia oozing from 't Schaap met... to the Book Show I mentioned here... then wouldn't you agree?

Re: The Discovery of Mediocrity

Napfisk — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 22:15:01 -0000

Okidokely. That is duly noted :-)

Re: The Discovery of Mediocrity

Napfisk — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 03:13:21 -0000

Mike, when I get that wonderful mind of you working over a post of mine, I feel honoured and convinced that I did a good job. Thank you.

Of course, being Flemish, I'm an outsider to it all. But I cast my raven's eye on their society and their culture and think: when will they stop faltering and move on? I really get the feeling that since the Fortuyn assassination in May 2002 they have indeed been in a rut. Their third cabinet since then has just been instated and already it is stuck in petty bickering and already the good intentions (now we have to move on, folks!) seem to disappear in the mists of indecisiveness and apathy.

Anyway, thank you for your story about your own experiences. From what I know about that era (the political murders, the scandals) I feel those were really formative for society and people of that generation and that much of those feelings are still very alive. Good for you to keep hoping and to fight being numbered among 'those people'.

Cheers Mike!

Re: Tintin Will Die In Hollywood

Napfisk — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:31:43 -0000

It's funny that you should mention Hergé's technique, because (in the later albums) it was actually very cinematic. Especially his 'Swiss album', L'Affaire Tournesol / The Calculus Affair is fantastic, and just ticks away like a Swiss watch, so to speak. Perfect timing, brilliant narrative and fabulous artwork. And yet, paradoxically, it won't stick on film.

I'm a big 'fan' as well, but you might have guessed that already of course ;-) Actually, I'll tell you a secret: I was twelve when he died and it just shattered me. I stayed home from school the next day. Reason: 'a death in the family'...

Re: Tintin Will Die In Hollywood

Napfisk — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 18:55:14 -0000

Adem, that is just too funny! :-D

Re: Tintin Will Die In Hollywood

Napfisk — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 02:19:08 -0000

Thanks, Frits.

Re: Tintin Will Die In Hollywood

Napfisk — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 08:57:55 -0000

Hey, Edrei. Yeah, sorry, I couldn't come back to this sooner. But you're right: he does still appeal and maybe this one will the first success in its kind. Spielberg is no idiot. So we'll have to wait and see indeed.
Btw, don't know if you recall The Cigars of the Pharaoh? I think it's the only album in which Tintin is confronted with a film set (with Rastapopoulos as the director) and he makes a mess of it there. Maybe that was a prediction of his later encounters with the movies?

Re: This May Be What Is Wrong With Me

Napfisk — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 08:58:48 -0000

Thanks Josh. Yeah, I think that is part of the attraction. It's just way too funny!

Re: Behold! I Finally See Twitter And It Is From The Future

Napfisk — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 13:52:29 -0000

Wow. I don't call this uninformed at all, but well thought-out. Of course, no one is forcing you to Twitter, and even when you do, there's no need for five-minute updates.

The way I see it, it's not about who ate what. I've heard many descriptions, but 'disposable micro-blogging' comes close. I use it as a notepad, writing down an observation or a frustration so that I get it out. If a theme emerges, maybe a post will come out of it.

The other way around, I do like how Twitter 'fills the gaps'. Some bloggers don't update every day, but now I get an idea of who they are. Whether they're catching a plane or going for a mountain-walk, it allows me an added glimpse of how their ideas take shape.

As for confusing real people with online 'identities', true: there is a danger in that. But I think most of us live well-balanced lives, which should make our tweets and posts all the more interesting.

And now I'd love to see you show up there some time nonetheless ;-)

Re: Behold! I Finally See Twitter And It Is From The Future

Napfisk — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:34:11 -0000

That is indeed the point: start using it, add the people whose blogs you read and the 'Twitter effect' will kick in.

But putting it on your blog makes little sense: I'm not visiting your blog for your Twitter status. The other way round, your 'tweets' may tell me what's been occupying you, and then, I may see that evolve into a post.

Re: Behold! I Finally See Twitter And It Is From The Future

Napfisk — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:30:36 -0000

I suppose a tweet occurs when one twitters. There has been some confusion about this, though. Some seem to prefer the term twit but that didn't go in well with Leo Laporte ;-)

Re: The Quiet American

Napfisk — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 09:33:50 -0000

Well, thanks, I had planned on doing exactly that. All I can say is that, even while being aware one isn't watching the Greene version, this film struck a chord with me. As I wrote, knowing the story behind this film and how it came about precisely makes for an interesting contemporary viewing nonetheless. Apocalypse Now has very little in common with Heart of Darkness and yet it is a good film, flawed as it may be to some, now and in years to come. But rest assured, the book is on the list. And thank you for commenting.

Re: Trying to Score a Mac for the Weekend

Napfisk — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:13:26 -0000

Thanks Aidan. I'm sure you would help out. It's not working out that well, so far, but I will certainly enjoy the event and Twitter and take pix. And post them after.

Re: Trying to Score a Mac for the Weekend

Napfisk — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 05:24:24 -0000

What's FedEx's transatlantic delivery record again? Hm, nope, not even that would help now.

I'll just bluff my way out: "Nah, I'm running an over-clocking experiment on my CPU right now, deciding on the benefits of either liquid hydrogen or helium cooling..."

Re: Trying to Score a Mac for the Weekend

Napfisk — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 18:09:01 -0000

Yes, you should be very ashamed. And, okay, you can be a bit proud as well, I suppose. I know I would be.

Still, in case I couldn't have both, I wouldn't mind an MBP with some sweet giganormous cinema display either.

Re: Alle Menschen werden Brüder

Napfisk — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 14:32:52 -0000

You think so? About Switzerland, that is. We never hear anything about that. Turkey is discussed, and Belarus and the Ukraine. Seems like we've given up on you, he he. Is there a lot of talk about the EU in Switzerland perhaps?

As for the mission of the EU, yes, we have been running in circles a bit, now focusing on social issues, then on monetary ones, and never really advancing except for adding new members. That is very acutely felt by everybody.

I do think the Euro was a good thing, though. Connect the economies, connect the currency and it's going to be very hard for a member state to fall out of step and come up with crazy ideas. But again, the way it was implemented could have been better. Some states really got bad exchange rate deals with that. And that creates grumbles with the public.

Thanks mate for commenting!

Re: Notebooks That Make You Look Cool

Napfisk — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 12:03:42 -0000

Great. Great comment Smarr. Shows you got style I guess?

Re: Notebooks That Make You Look Cool

Napfisk — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 12:59:51 -0000

You make it sound very biblical all of a sudden there, Arjun ;-) But yes, the laptop may be cool, but there are times when you don't want to carry a couple of kilos of expensive electronics with you.

Re: Notebooks That Make You Look Cool

Napfisk — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 13:40:53 -0000

No need to dilute your likings indeed. If you're happy with your paper, stick with it by all means. This is just a suggestion of some alternatives. But boy, you do have a lot of Moleskines ;-) Cool!

Re: Notebooks That Make You Look Cool

Napfisk — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:16:21 -0000

Oh, yes! Daniel that is brilliant. I've long wanted to do that too. There was a time, in fact, when I did write with nothing but nib and bottle. Adding wax to that would certainly freak people out, though.

Re: Notebooks That Make You Look Cool

Napfisk — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:40:03 -0000

Cool, Damien. I love the Clairefontaine paper. And they look every bit as neat as the fancier ones. Happy scribbling!

Re: Notebooks That Make You Look Cool

Napfisk — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:00:30 -0000

The small ones are brilliant. Make sure you get a fast-drying gel pen to go with it. The experience will blow you away ;-)

Re: Blogging Sucks Right Now

Napfisk — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:06:06 -0000

And thank you for that.

Re: Blogging Sucks Right Now

Napfisk — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:15:01 -0000

Yes, it's the dark side of the open society showing its ugly head once again. I felt I just needed to point out which side I am on.

Re: Some Awesome Sites, About Books

Napfisk — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:07:48 -0000

Thanks. Hope you find the time to enjoy them soon. I forgot to mention I have John to thank for the Wordsy one ;-)

Re: Blogging Sucks Right Now

Napfisk — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:26:30 -0000

Thanks Smarr. Like I said, I'm far away from this all in every way. It's crucial that she and the bloggers close to her take care of themselves first, make sure every stone is upturned to hit these creeps hard and make sure it is known how this is unacceptable. Meanwhile, I couldn't just look at it from the sideline and not say anything.

Re: Notebooks That Make You Look Cool

Napfisk — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:36:22 -0000

Yes! Go for it! :-D

Re: Blogging Sucks Right Now

Napfisk — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:52:13 -0000

Exactly.

I've been criticized for posting this already. As if because I don't know Kathy or the Scobles personally, I shouldn't pay attention to this. As if because you'll always have psychos like this, we should just ignore them.

I think everyone should blog this because first of all everyone needs to know. Then we could discuss who, what, where and why.

Re: When You’re 64: Murder, Mayhem and Exploitation

Napfisk — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:52:50 -0000

It definitely is. I've heard tax systems proposed that would allow for a modular allocation of the due amount to certain items. Not unlike the way one is able to choose classes to earn credits, only the other way around.

This would be a very direct form of taxation and it would show what the public thinks is 'bad spending'. The disadvantage, of course, would be that 'the masses' would determine what is 'unnecessary', like art, education, the environment.

But judging what I know of the US, those departments don't get much in funding anyway. :-(

Re: Blogging Sucks Right Now

Napfisk — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 06:37:57 -0000

Good point there too, Edrei. Obviously, this one event, and the whole issue for that matter, does have many sides. For the people involved it will be clear-cut, though, and I figured: before debating, we might as well just stand together and express our disagreement (to put it mildly).

I am happy to see, however, that the massive response has attracted the attention of the BBC. So the massive amount of comments and posts (the 'story' shot to number one on Technorati yesterday, and it's still there) made sure of that. The amount of comments and trackbacks to Kathy's post was phenomenal.

Move on, yes, but raise our voices now. That was the point of this post if anything else.

Which means I still agree with you too, of course ;-)

Re: Alle Menschen werden Brüder

Napfisk — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:53:20 -0000

Lol, and Rule Britannia I assume?

;-)

Re: Blogging Sucks Right Now

Napfisk — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:55:31 -0000

Yes, I think the four owners of the blogs that published this are known. They will have logs and from what I hear an investigation is, of course, underway.

Re: 2006/06/22/digg-30-screenshots-emerge/

Napfisk — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 22:05:31 -0000

I'm excited about the 'science' section, but I'm not sure about 'entertainment' really. Are we going to vote on 'Celeb X Seen at Y'? I can see the comments: "Definitely fake, there's a distinct shadow on the font of the shop window that shouldn't be there"...

Re: Breaking: UTube Sues YouTube

Napfisk — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 15:34:31 -0000

It's prolly Google having bought UTube, mock-suing YouTube, settling outside of court and extinguishing the name so they can move on to googlifying their latest toy... Oh, no wait, Google does no evil...

Re: No work blogging allowed at many co’s, NYT says

Napfisk — Thu, 25 May 2006 19:11:11 -0000

I sort of understand. Not all employees in fact love the brand they have to flog. They just have a job, then go home. But I'd sure love to see some European companies join in (in fact i'd like to see some more Europeans blog at all, but that's another issue).

Re: The questioning of career, life, family, love follows grief (taking a week off of blogging)

Napfisk — Fri, 26 May 2006 04:37:28 -0000

Mr Scoble, you sent shivers down my spine. Not that I doubted any capacity for such feelings on your behalf, but because I seldom read such frank and heartfelt concerns being expressed these days. I don't know if I could muster this much honesty myself, although at times I am no less afflicted by them.

But never feel guilty over the talents you have and the perks they bring. Living in the lucky part of the world is not your fault. Not knowing what to do with that gift or abusing it would be the wrong.

I seldom comment on your blog and especially refrained from it during the past few weeks. But you're a good, clever and sensitive man Scoble. Any family would be happy to have just half the dad, husband, etc. that this must make you.

I guess it's late at night where you are; the dark and vulnerable hours. But take your time and find out how all this affects you and what you want to make out of it. I'm certain you will do the right thing.

Take care. Best wishes from across the globe.

Re: BloggerCon in bed is awesome

Napfisk — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 22:21:17 -0000

You should've titled with 'BloggerCon is awesome in bed' for some added pun. [sheepish grin]

Don't think I'll be joining, but I'm def. going to read up and listen to some of the podcasts.

Have fun!

Re: Why Web 2.0 is more than a buzzword (and how Kathy is blogging better than you are)

Napfisk — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:51:02 -0000

I knew Kathy's blog but I'm gonna check it out once more, because it does look interesting. But I really don't like all those italics and CAPITALS and what have you. It made me dizzy to tell you the truth.
Honestly, have you looked at it? It's how Thomas Friedman would write if he was trying to transcribe his intonation while he talks. Please don't go this way yourself, Robert. You write concisely and clearly as is and you don't need this.

Re: I love reading feeds

Napfisk — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 22:18:09 -0000

1) Mm, just a wee bit too much perhaps?
2) No, I haven't subscribed (yet).
3) I'm not sharing anything (yet) on
http://www.google.com/reader/shared/02353062926...

I'm reading 292 feeds already, constantly deciding whether to share or not AND subscribing to all the feed (b)logs of my friends... that would become just plain nuts I fear.

Re: How do we keep up?

Napfisk — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:01:16 -0000

Nice comments all, about how we shouldn't try to keep up with everything, but I'm essentially the same. I'm listening to music, the TV is on and I'm reading feeds, feeds, feeds. In a little while I will try to watch a DVD and when I go to bed, I will be reading books.

So, what did I do to keep up? I shared this post on Google Reader and added it to del.icio.us so I can come back to it (yes that too).

And I subscribed to your shared items. I'm interested to see what that will bring. I feel like I'm missing out on stuff, you see...