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Re: Not having time is a choice

MarkDykeman — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:28:47 -0000

Great points, Bill. I like the idea of making recommendations "opt in".

Re: Twelve Practical Ways to Green-Up Your Autumn

chrisbaskind — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:36:55 -0000

And this is why I like comments: I live in the South, and hardly ever encounter wintry road conditions. Thanks for taking the time to add your perspective.

Re: 12 Cool Urban Bicycles Ready to Replace Your Car

chrisbaskind — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:57:40 -0000

The Lime is a good bike, and our next list will probably be broken into price classes. Agreed on the narrow bars. I'd cut down the ones on my SOHO, but I carry such heavy loads, the extra leverage is worth the trade. It's also an excuse for a tight little single speed someday. ;-)

Re: How Not to Get Ripped-Off When Buying a Used Bicycle

chrisbaskind — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:45:25 -0000

When I was still doing triathlon, the judges would always check our bikes for bar plugs. No plugs, no race.

Re: Scribkin’s WordPress Plugins - Let Me Show You Them

eng1ne — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:45:42 -0000

I actually wrote this post over a year ago (5-17-08 to be precise) so the site has undergone many changes since then. Onle of the last changes I made was to go with a very light theme with no CSS so that people could choose their own font via their browser preference.

However, that doesn't mean I'm not using *any* plugins now.. In fact, I currently have 33 active plugins, including: Add to Any, Akismet, All In One SEO, Disqus and more.

Hm, I could probably stand to get rid of some of the older ones, though.

Re: Uncategorized – the post unleashed

MarkDykeman — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:47:10 -0000

Twitter is very good at doing a simple thing; Facebook is more like a portal to other things.

Re: Uncategorized – the post unleashed

MarkDykeman — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:17:18 -0000

In any event, you're welcome! ;-)

Re: Uncategorized – the post unleashed

MarkDykeman — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:11:59 -0000

In either case, you're welcome.

Re: New Study Reports the Obvious: Airport Security Theater Doesn’t Make Us Safer

chrisbaskind — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:49:48 -0000

I'm sure Israel is a lovely place, but I'd rather not live in an armed camp. Good luck with that.

Re: Observations on social media and political issues

MarkDykeman — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:06:34 -0000

Undoubtedly taxpayers will wind up footing the bill somehow...

Re: Observations on social media and political issues

MarkDykeman — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:03:14 -0000

edwardsmith_fred: Please see my Nov. 3 update in the blog post above: Premier Graham now says that there's a potential large bill coming due for Mactaquac over the next ten years.

Re: 5 Decluttering Projects You Can Finish in Under 5 Hours

chrisbaskind — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:17:04 -0000

I know better than to even suggest displacing cats. It's warm, it's high, and they can bat you on the head as you go past. Perfect.

Re: Observations on social media and political issues

MarkDykeman — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:16:43 -0000

edwardsmith_fred:

To your point, the price tag to fix or do something with Mactaquac is unknown, so I wasn't accurate there, although I was trying to go from memory. However, as ClaudeB points out below, the dam does have problems.

As far as NB Power's debt goes, they may have paid down $1.0 billion, but they've taken on additional debt because if you check their annual reports for the past five years (which I did), the net debt is increasing, not decreasing, if you add up the figures available through 2007-2008 - I couldn't find 2008-2009's financial results.

Re: Minimalism Is More Than Less

chrisbaskind — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:41:25 -0000

True, but the Byrds/Dylan lyrics aren't verbatim. I was quoting the song,
rather than Ecclesiastes.

Re: 5 Decluttering Projects You Can Finish in Under 5 Hours

chrisbaskind — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:48:44 -0000

I've followed Nomad Needles for a while, and now it's on our Recommended page. :-)

Re: Thanks, but No Thanks, Chevy

chrisbaskind — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:28:16 -0000

There are bicycle activists who -- in good faith -- oppose bike lanes as a kind of "segregation." I'm not one of them. People ride bicycles when they feel safe doing so. Even the Europeans, who are decades ahead of us on shifting traffic from four to two wheels, know that you *must* create facility for bike transport if you expect people to ride.

We have very little bicycle infrastructure in my county. I am aware of only one local company which makes any provision for secure bicycle parking (ironically, it's Gulf Power -- which runs a coal-fired power plant here). Some major routes have bike lanes, but the markings are inconsistent, and the lanes seem to disappear in exactly the places they're most needed.

Lots of work to do. And please consider More Minimal a safe place to rant. ;-)

Re: Thanks, but No Thanks, Chevy

chrisbaskind — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:59:50 -0000

Since June, I've *needed* a car three times. Twice, I bummed rides. Once, I just let things fall down. Neither was a great option, but there's very little public transit here.

Next up: the Holidays. I'm guessing I'll have to rent a car at some point to see way-out-of-town family. Even at holiday rates, that's a much better deal than even a single month of car ownership.

The Equinox looks nice. It's reasonably efficient for a gas-burner -- though not as efficient as pedaling. ;-)

Re: A quick explanation of copyright law

billso — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:32:03 -0000

Please do! Thanks for the comment.

Re: The power of social media to prevent change

MarkDykeman — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:01:59 -0000

That's a good perspective, Bill. Afterall, megaphones and microphones don't actually do anything other than transmit sound, right?

Re: The power of social media to prevent change

MarkDykeman — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:38:59 -0000

Thanks Pamela. I think I'm going to create a new blog for this topic. And tax hikes, although I can understand why they're necessary in some cases, are no fun.

Re: The blogosphere is as real as the public in public opinon

MarkDykeman — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:22:45 -0000

I see what you're saying now. I see your point but I can understand some frustration over the "wishy washy" statement as well.

Re: The blogosphere is as real as the public in public opinon

MarkDykeman — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:16:45 -0000

Perhaps there's a lot of drama there, but I think he had a valid point about the Blogging With Integrity badges and reaction of the other bloggers. It doesn't mean that the female blogger in question would need to be ostracized by her peers or community, but silence would seem to indicate a lack of will to live by the standards implied in the underlying code of conduct.

Re: Newspapers, serendipity, and the time to browse

MarkDykeman — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:00:58 -0000

Hah, things they never told you before you became a parent, huh?

Re: Newspapers, serendipity, and the time to browse

MarkDykeman — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:00:45 -0000

Great post, Chris. I commented on your blog as well. Thanks!

Re: What Glenn Beck Can Teach Us About Consumerism

chrisbaskind — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:38:15 -0000

It's hard to tell where he wanted to go with that. Away from us, I hope. ;-)