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Re: Who Are You People Anyway?

calinazaret — Tue, 27 May 2008 19:12:05 -0000

You have a really interesting point. I think being open about yourself makes the experience more interesting online. When I interact with people who have th default avatar and give no information at all, I feel like I might as well be talking to a bot.

Re: Are social news sites like Digg useful anymore?

calinazaret — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:15:18 -0000

Great article. You make an excellent point about the decline of quality on digg.

The real revolution in social media resides with sites that have high customization. On Digg, there's one front page and what doesn't make it to the front page gets lost forever, never seeing the light of day.

On Mixx.com, the user has the option of creating a group with whatever theme they want. This allows literally anyone to find something of interest. There are hundreds of groups themed anything from apple fans to gay pride.

I'm really biased because I love mixx, but I don't work for them. I'm just a happy user who loves good content.

By the way, I came to this site because someone had submitted your article to mixx. I'd never been here before.

Re: Is the Media Promoting Teen Pregnancy?

calinazaret — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:25:17 -0000

Wow, I'm amazed at the thoughtful writing is this blog and the thoughtful responses you receive.

I've very grateful for the sex ed I recieved in school, but not everyone paid attention and some kids were not allowed to go to sex ed class because their parents refused. In the fifth grade when I first has sex ed, one of the kids who's parents refused came up to the teacher and asked her is AIDS was bad. She couldn't answer him!

Re: The True Price of Beauty is Needles in Your Face

calinazaret — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:27:41 -0000

It's so sad how aging women are treated in our society. Thanks for this post!

Re: Sexy Nerd Girl Fanaticism

calinazaret — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:01:42 -0000

Well, I never watch TV at all so I won't be watching Nerd Girls.

I happen to be a nerd in many ways (D&D nerd, anime nerd, linux nerd). I think the appeal in having a nerd girlfriend is that we understand a nerd's interests more. That understanding and commiseration is a blessing and a curse for several reasons in a relationship.

Re: I Certainly Don’t Wanna Discuss that Issue–Birth Control or Women

calinazaret — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:54:16 -0000

GAH! I just don't even know what to say to this. Not that I'm surprised, but I'm just so fucking angry.

Re: We Interrupt Your Previously Scheduled Feminism

calinazaret — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:07:59 -0000

Real men are feminists.

Happy Birthday Holly's awesome boyfriend!

Re: Dirty Old Man

calinazaret — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:00:42 -0000

While I do agree that making a judgement based on one angle of a video is a little shallow, you have to consider McCain's record here. He's one of the most famously sexist politicians out there.

Re: Congratulations, Did You Pray Today?

calinazaret — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:49:19 -0000

I'm sorry you had such a poor experience with someone claiming to be a Christian. Not all pro-lifers share her stance.

Re: Vote No on Prop 8

calinazaret — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:02:33 -0000

I was raised by two lesbians and I ended up being a relatively traditional Christian person. I think it's silly that this is even being voted on. Most people would be appalled at being told who they can marry. It's a basic human right; love who you want to love.

I will say that not all religious people are the way you're generalizing them here. I'm more than willing to talk about my beliefs to someone who's interested, but I understand that some people are happy just the way they are.

Re: Hounddog

calinazaret — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:03:12 -0000

It's really strange what people think of as being acceptable or unacceptable. People freak out over a young girl getting pretend-raped in a movie which promotes awareness, but they don't care at all about the continued objectification and demoralization of women in main stream movies. Women are so frequently displayed as physically and morally weak next to physically and morally strong men, but when the tables are turned it's the end of the world.

Re: This is What McCain/Palin Supporters Look (and Act) Like

calinazaret — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:46:14 -0000

I plan on voting for Obama because I believe his policies are more progressive, but honestly when I talk to other Obama supporters they don't seem much more informed than some of these people. I'm just playing devil's advocate here.

Re: This is What McCain/Palin Supporters Look (and Act) Like

calinazaret — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:54:32 -0000

For example, if I ask other Obama supporters why they like Obama, they will sometimes say something about him standing for change. But they haven't looked over his voting record, or read his wikipedia page on his political positions (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_position...). That, if you think about it, is really just regurgitating a tag line; it's not being informed.

Anyway, it does seem like McCain supporters have a greater tendency to be hilariously stupid. I've never seen a video with hilariously stupid liberals, so maybe that in and of itself means something.

Re: I Would Suggest that Cindy McCain Change Shoes with Any Middle Class American

calinazaret — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:43:27 -0000

I totally don't understand how "supporting the troops" equals "making them fight a war no one believes in until they all die." The McCain campaign is exactly like in the book 1984 where the government just makes it up as they go along, and people eat it up because they're oppressed or idiots or both.

Re: Divine Mercy Care Pharmacy. We See Where this is Going, Right?

calinazaret — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:56:05 -0000

Very well-written post, as always! This is certainly a touchy subject for people. I admire their dedication to their faith, but alienating people is not an effective way to practice medicine or faith.

When I was 14 my best friend (age 15) got pregnant and wanted to have an abortion. She had a lot of things going on, and often times didn't respect herself enough to use birth control. When she asked me to go to the clinic with her, I was supportive and not condescending. I think she was very grateful for that, and we are still friends to this day. If someday she wants to become a part of my faith, the bridge is still open rather than burned down forever.

Re: OBAMA WINS!

calinazaret — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:54:55 -0000

I almost teared up watching his acceptance speech. Very powerful moment.

Re: After Gay Bashing, Mormon Leaders Call for Civility, Respect and Love

calinazaret — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:41:08 -0000

Ah, the mormons. It's seems pretty damn ironic to me that they would push for marriage being between one man and one woman when they were they great proprietors of polygamy in this country. We have the great state of Utah to thank for them being kicked out of the rest of the country due to their bizarre definition of marriage.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plural_marriage

They're just a bunch of crazy fucking hypocrites who waged a successful battle of ignorance and hate, but ignorance and hate are losing the greater war for equal rights.

Re: Keith Olbermann at His Finest

calinazaret — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:35:16 -0000

One of the most interesting reasons I heard for people voting yes on 8 was that they "don't want homosexuality taught in schools." I actually heard that over and over again, but there was nothing about schools or children in the entire issue.

What I think it all boils down to is the fact that the yes on 8'ers had more money to wage a massive television campaign, and there are more people who are stupid enough to believe commercials than there are people who think critically about their actions

Re: Bloggers in Pajamas, Sarah Palin Hates You

calinazaret — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:33:13 -0000

I think Sarah Palin is playing an endless game of "yes means no and no means yes." Remember that from kindergarten? Because at times her version of "the truth" has been highly amusing. Given her version of the truth, I'm happy to be putting out her version of gossip and lies.

Re: Token Negress Alert

calinazaret — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:11:40 -0000

So what is your proposed solution? Because I'm really tired of reading negativity. We know racism is a problem, what can we DO about it?

Re: Should “So Help Me God” be Banned?

calinazaret — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:00:41 -0000

As the resident religious nut, I'll say that it doesn't matter at all to me whether the religious language is included. Having religious language sewn through our governmental documents doesn't make the country more religious. The US as a whole has rejected true religion, but for some bizarro reason we feel the need to project the appearance of religion, even if it's not sincere.

Whether you are religious or not, you should not be persecuted or forced to do something that goes against your beliefs. So if Obama wants to say it then he shouldn't be forced not to. However, I believe a Christian should express their beliefs with their actions, not their words (so it says in the bible). Seeing as how these particular words are so offensive to atheists, and really make no difference to God, having them included does more harm than good.

Re: Bush Declares January 18 as ‘Sanctity of Human Life Day’

calinazaret — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:11:16 -0000

what about the lives of the children in Iraq? Oh wait, they're not white. Nevermind.

Re: Women Step Out of the Closet of Shame & Start Talking Openly About Periods

calinazaret — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:26:16 -0000

It's about damn time! I loved Inga Muscio's book Cunt: A Declaration of Independence and her thoughts on why women have been trained to be ashamed of their bodies. It was a really eye-opener and a very good read.

Re: Prop 8 Decision Day: California Upholds Discrimination

calinazaret — Sun, 31 May 2009 18:06:23 -0000

Yeah, this is pretty damn unbelievable. I can't even begin to fathom how a state in the midwest (Iowa) legalized gay marriage before mine did. At least they didn't outlaw the existing marriages I guess we can be grateful for that much.

Re: kath.A.rine - Calinazaret » Blog Archive » NO on Prop 8

calinazaret — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:21:45 -0000

Thanks so much for the coverage! I'm kind of amazed at the reaction I've gotten. You're awesome!

Re: kath.A.rine

calinazaret — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:40:21 -0000

haha! I love when stuff like that happens

Re: kath.A.rine

calinazaret — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:41:50 -0000

hehe, coolness. But yeah, Michelle Malkin is one crazy waste of human flesh. I can't imagine anyone related to her media products in any way being worth following.

Re: So, now I'm 23.

calinazaret — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:26:30 -0000

yeah, I feel the same way minus the oysters.

Re: kath.A.rine

calinazaret — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:44:41 -0000

Ok, I totally admit that it makes me just a little gleeful to think about child molesters getting theirs in prison . . . but I don't think of it as part of being in prison. Anyway, you're right. I need to make some realizations I think.

Re: kath.A.rine

calinazaret — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:19:08 -0000

Damn, I am so cool.

Re: I Hate April Fools Day!

calinazaret — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:22:47 -0000

I totally agree. I'll read something and think "oh wow, that's interesting" and then, ug, it's just an April fools joke. It's an entire day in which you can't take anyone seriously, just just have to wait until tomorrow to get the truth about things. Oi, maybe I'm just a sour face, but I'm too gullible for this day!

Re: Top 10 Diggers: How They Lost Their “Virginity”

calinazaret — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:59:04 -0000

Wow, these diggers have been around a looong time. I hope someday being one of the first mixxers will pay off this way, lol.

Re: Linux and Sex: Debunking the Myth

calinazaret — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:59:09 -0000

I'm married to a Linux Guru and I think it's sexy. Although, he does totally fit the stereotype of a guy who has no idea how to talk to girls.

A lot of girls are into geeks, but the geeks usually have no idea.

Re: 20 Great Geek Epitaphs

calinazaret — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:06:08 -0000

These are very funny! Everything that lives must eventually die. Humans are creative enough to make it funny!

Re: The Kittens

calinazaret — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:22:57 -0000

Awe! Very, very cute. I bet you could make some good lolcats out of them

Re: Mixx: A Plea for Help

calinazaret — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:21:20 -0000

I agree with you on the spam part--that's a real bummer, but mixx not having a designated landing page is the most important part of what makes it unique. Changing it to make it more like digg or reddit would do just that . . . make it more like digg or reddit.

The commenter above me suggested in the mixxingbowl forums that users be able to customize their landing page wich would be cool.

Thanks for your comments!

Re: Mixx: A Plea for Help

calinazaret — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:38:03 -0000

well, with all due respect, perhaps the problem of web startups these days is that they cater to the web marketers far too much without enough thought for the mainstream users. Digg might be profitable for marketers, but it is not profitable for digg because, regardless of how big it is, it's still not as mainstream as myspace or facebook. Mixx has the potential to get there precisely because it targets the user, not the marketer.

Re: 2008/06/19/contextual-advertising/

calinazaret — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:33:40 -0000

I'll never forget the time my husband forwarded me an article about a 12 year old boy who committed suicide over a video game and Gmail's adsense came up with "Find 12 year old boys on eBay!"

I WISH I'd taken a screen shot. I could kick myself.

Re: I am a different person when it’s cold.

calinazaret — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:43:04 -0000

I am TOTALLY with you on this one. I hate the cold. There's been research to suggest that adequate exposure sunlight has a lot of psychological benefits, so if you're not getting enough sun maybe it's time to go back :)

<abbr></abbr><abbr>calinazarets last blog post..NO on Prop 8</abbr>

Re: it doesn’t want a title

calinazaret — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:57:14 -0000

Beautiful. tragic. strangely fulfilling to read.

Re: proposition 8 and the politics of hate

calinazaret — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:13:41 -0000

Nice piece! You are a very passionate writer. I really hope and pray that prop 8 doesn't pass, but I'm preparing myself for the worse.

I think there has been a great surge in the popularity of what I call "cultural christianity." Cultural christianity is really just cultural values labeled as christianity to lend it more validity, but it has little in common with what true Christianity is supposed to be about. True Christianity is the following of Jesus Christ, a man who loved all people (yes, even the gay ones!) and died so that we could be spared.

I think cultural christians feel like they have to pick a fight in order to prove how awesome and righteous they are, but often times they haven't even studied the bible or the teachings of Christ. At the end of the day, this issue has very little to do with God and everything to do with culture. Jesus didn't even talk about homosexuality; trust me, I've scoured the bible for that specific thing. On the other hand, there are so many things Jesus did expressly say were wrong that aren't illegal (adultery, greed, lying) so why are people in such a snit about gay marriage? Because it grosses them out, they just don't want to admit it.

Someday gay marriage will be permanently legal, I just hope I live to see it.

<abbr>Julie´s last blog post..NO on Prop 8</abbr>

Re: Quantum Entanglements: The Social Media Scandals

calinazaret — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:32:20 -0000

You're so awesome, dotlizard! I'm amazed at the work you've done . . .

Re: Why Your Social News Linkbait Isn’t ‘Baiting’

calinazaret — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:03:28 -0000

After reading this, I feel very grateful that I don't have to blog for money. My blog is just my opinions about pointless junk and it doesn't matter if five people read it. Ah, the freedom of mediocrity!

Re: Packing Up

calinazaret — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:08:19 -0000

Good job! I wish I had the patience to do one of those. But, alas, here I am sitting at my computer! I'm so out of shape.

Well, you've inspired me to go for a walk. Keep up the good work.

btw, Icame here from http://www.mixx.com/stories/356186/nathan_hange...

Re: kath.A.rine - OMG I just watched the Niagra Office episodes on Hulu where Jim and Pam get married

calinazaret — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:37:32 -0000

I know, it was so sweet. I like Pam and Jim because it seems like television is almost totally devoid of long-lasting, committed relationships where both people are completely in love with each other. It gives me smiles!