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Re: Services Need to Stop With the Twitter Kool-Aid

rpetty — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:12:42 -0000

Robert, that was my point, Twitter is great to get the word out, but I'm a paying customer and like Jesse was unaware of the issue until Jesse raised it in the blog post.

Now, mind you my blog isn't "mission critical" by any stretch of the imagination, but a personal touch would be nice. Of course, I don't think I'm paying for that level of service, so I'll have to check the SLA again. I will monitor Twitter more closely and should probably have Rackspace tweets hit my mobile.

That said, I couldn't be happier with Rackspace overall. Great products and great service.

Re: Services Need to Stop With the Twitter Kool-Aid

Scobleizer — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:25:27 -0000

Paying customers know how to get support via more traditional channels. But, remember, most of our customers are hard-core geeks and Twitter is the fastest way to interact with a large group of geeks.

Re: Services Need to Stop With the Twitter Kool-Aid

rpetty — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:53:39 -0000

I agree. The Twitter updates are nice to spread the message to a mass audience, but paying customers deserve a more personal touch and more information.

Re: The Legitimacy of Border Policy

mike_k — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:02:22 -0000

You're, pushing-my conception of political sovereignty, over the bor-der-li... ok sorry

Re: The Legitimacy of Border Policy

rpetty — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:36:26 -0000

I guess I might qualify as one of those "defenders of the legitimacy of strong immigration restrictions". I hope I'm not being obtuse in my analysis of the arguments.

I don't agree with the premise that immigration policy and associated border security are in fact "policies that subject them [foreigners] to state force". A foreigner becomes subject to immigration policy and border laws when he freely chooses to enter the sovereign territory of a neighbor. Until such time, he is not subject to state force.

Secondly, to whom do you extend the participatory privilege in defining the immigration laws of a sovereign entity? To those within 20 miles of a border, 50 miles, 100 miles? To those that express a desire to emigrate in 1 year, 2 years, 5 years? Where do you draw the border line (pun intended)?

Re: Ryan’s Lifestream Digest for July 22nd

rpetty — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:50:32 -0000

Steve, it's easy. I'll have to write up my system sometime. Almost everything I do online is captured and posted to multiple sites automatically for me.

Re: iPhone 3G Launch — Frustrations of a loyal Apple customer

rpetty — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:09:53 -0000

RJ, don't need Apple to feel anything however, I am an unapologetic fan.

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/05/dinosaur-adobe-manually-reviews.html

rpetty — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:15:04 -0000

I guess ironically (as I am just reading this post today--thx to Liveflows for the recommendation), I ran into the same thing yesterday. I purchased on of the Adobe CS suites, and had to wait until business hours (PDT) today to actually have the transaction approved. On a positive note, it was approved in one business day and I downloaded the 6.3GB .dmg. Thank goodness for the Verizon FiOS 50/20Mbps plan.

Re: louisgray.com: Is There a Get Out of MobileMe Free Card?

RAD Moose — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:33:41 -0000

$50/yr per user (or mailbox) is for the Premier version. The Standard version (which has the same storage limits as regular Gmail is free.

I ran into too many limitations of having just 1 user account on the Premier service (such as a low limit on aliases) so I switched back to the Standard (free) version.

Louis Gray - I would recommend using Google Apps for Domains for LouisGray.com and making that your primary email address. You can get your content into and out of Google Apps easily as other have said.

Re: louisgray.com: Is There a Get Out of MobileMe Free Card?

rpetty — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 07:21:59 -0000

Louis, I say use your own domain and have your mail forwarded there. Then you choose who/where your mail is hosted. My domain's email is hosted by Google. It has been very reliable, offers 25GB of storage and very good SPAM filtering for $50/yr. Since I use an iPhone, MobileMe is still useful for pushing/syncing calendar and Address Book updates automatically--that is all I use it for. Until someone else enables the same functionality, we are stuck with MobileMe. In the interim, forward your louisgray@mac.com --> @louisgray.com while you transition. Happy to talk to you about a smooth transition. I have done this a few times personally and at work.

Re: SocialToo Announces SocialSurveys!

rpetty — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:10:47 -0000

very cool Jesse!

Re: louisgray.com: Prop 8 Tangles Religion, Tech and Politics

rpetty — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:45:28 -0000

Louis, I too am LDS, and although I do not live in California, I have had an opportunity to discuss the conflict many of my LDS friends in California feel with regards to this issue.

Not since the ERA in the 70's has the LDS Church been so vocal on a "political" topic. I was very young when the ERA was being considered, but I remember the conversations with my parents around our dinner table. The ERA had a big impact on members of the LDS church and caused divisions amongst them right down party lines. I get the sense the debate on Prop 8 is different--not dividing by party lines, but dividing acquaintances, friendships and families.

I don't have an answer for you, but I want to simply thank you for sharing, if only by proxy, the deep thought and intense struggle so many in the religious community have over political issues. Your post raises the level of discourse and debate. Your post demonstrates to anyone who thinks that a belief in God and adherence to religious principles, or a specific religion, creates hegemonic automatons incapable of rational thought, is simply not true.

I think on this particular issue the opposition has successfully labeled it a "civil rights struggle" and those that support it as intolerant. It may be intellectually appealing to equate, as Robert Scoble suggests, the Gay, Lesbian and Bi-sexual lifestyle to a civil-rights issue, but I think many civil rights leaders would take exception to the comparison.

As a conservative, my concern is with elevating a lifestyle to minority status--which has implications far beyond gay marriage. To do so creates a precedence for any segment of the population to define itself as a "minority" and to then seek redress from the government. Where do we as a society draw the line?

Thank you again for posting. May God gives us all the wisdom to what is right as we wrestle with tough issues.

Re: louisgray.com: BackType Launches Widgets and Alerts to Extend Comments Tracker

louismg — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:36:07 -0000

This is solved. All I needed to do was claim the comments as my own,
and my BackType account is unified. Thanks for letting me know.

Re: louisgray.com: BackType Launches Widgets and Alerts to Extend Comments Tracker

rpetty — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:28:27 -0000

Louis, I see you twice on the People page. Clearly the first one is really you as it leads to http://www.backtype.com/louisgray, but you also show up 4 times by searching your name http://www.backtype.com/people?q=louis+gray.

These look like unclaimed comments, but could be confusing. I see Om Malik has the same issue??

Re: louisgray.com: This Financial Scenario Says There Are No Experts

rpetty — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:57:13 -0000

Louis, your comments about holding too long are ringing painfully in my ears as I think back to AAPL @ $190+, and thinking I needed to sell, wait for the iPhone 3g launch, watch the stock fall as it almost alwasy does AFTER the Apple announcements and ride it back up. I think I decided to play golf that day instead. Painful lesson.

I agree to stick with companies and sectors you know well. If we have learned anything from this mess, it should be: As wonderful as access to information and the speed and efficiency with which information travels, transparency hasn't really improved. Transparency is what any investor needs.

Re: louisgray.com: Five Creatively Obnoxious Things to Do With Social Media

rpetty — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:47 -0000

Awesome. with some scripting and web 2.0 creativity maybe a mashup of all 5

Re: Lipstick on a pig :-) (Scripting News)

rpetty — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:46:38 -0000

Its a new low for Dems. Disgusting and Dave you should be ashamed of yourself, but of course you aren't and will no doubt make a smug and condescending comment.

FWIW, I am outta here too. I imagine there are many more like me that will go quietly. I respected your support for political candidates and positions that I don't agree with. What a shame that such a talented mind is so blinded by a perverse political view. BTW, don't try to push the BS that Republicans do it too or do it more often or better or are more mean spirited. Didn't you believe Obama was different, that his message was uplifting and inspiring? Would Obama want this despicable garbage spread on his behalf? You dishonor him, the party and yourself by posting this.

Maybe I will check back to see how your are holding up after Obama loses the election in the great tradition of so many Democrats before him. You just don't get it and probably never will.

Re: Why iPhone is an ureliable platform (Scripting News)

rpetty — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:30:29 -0000

Wow, Dave Winer just said the most powerful platform is the LEAST regulated one. Somebody pinch me.

Re: louisgray.com: The iPhone App Store Should Let You Try Before You Buy

rpetty — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:53:47 -0000

Louis, this is a great idea that will create even more success for Apple and the app dev community.

Re: The Palin vetting continues (Scripting News)

rpetty — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:41:33 -0000

It will be funny is when she is inaugurated as VP and you libs realize that you live in your own little bubble and that none of this mattered. i cant wait.

Re: Starting a High Tech Business: Sell Before You're Ready

rpetty — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:26:01 -0000

great article as we are in the same boat. It would appear in every product manager their are two competing voices. The traditional product manager in me says, "Wait, slow down, let's not sell before we define our roadmap, market requirements, pricing, etc.". The "agile" (and experienced) product manager in me says, "is there any better way to define market requirements, gather input for the roadmap and determine what the market will bear on price." Sell away!

Re: Yeah of course it's about the oil and that's all it's about (Scripting News)

rpetty — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:01:38 -0000

It never was about oil. As was already pointed out, we could have just bought it from Saddam and now we could just take it, but we don't.

Re: How Modern Liberals Think

rpetty — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:10:00 -0000

Gregory, I think that is part of his point. There is right and wrong, good and bad in the world today, but many are incapable of differentiating them. The ability to see the structure in the world, and distinguish between right and wrong, and then act on that as is maturity born from experience.

Re: FriendFeed: A Guide for Twitter Users

jessestay — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:15:05 -0000

You choose - I'll see it either way. If you're on Friendfeed and like to
comment there, comment via friendfeed - I do really like comments on
FriendFeed because IMO at it's current stage it's more social and viral.
However, Disqus isn't so bad either and soon will integrate right with
FriendFeed, so I hear. I'm toying with both for now and we'll see which one
makes more sense in the long run.

Re: FriendFeed: A Guide for Twitter Users

rpetty — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:06:40 -0000

Jesse, great post. Do your readers get confused over whether to post a comment via Disqus or FriendFeed on your blog? Where do you prefer the comments?