tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987977.comments2020-09-15T18:22:52.194+00:00cleanskiescleanskieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11042779823643632274noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987977.post-28542629609026396252020-09-15T18:22:52.194+00:002020-09-15T18:22:52.194+00:00I'm now slightly off to one side in the web ca...I'm now slightly off to one side in the web cam, and can turn to face as needed, too. It happened by accident, but I'm beginning to wonder if it was always going to end up that way.cleanskieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042779823643632274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987977.post-86799764740177717212020-05-25T09:29:10.672+00:002020-05-25T09:29:10.672+00:00In real life we don't stare fixedly into each ...In real life we don't stare fixedly into each other's faces the whole time so I have been trying to think of ways to make just lounging about like normal make sense over video.<br /><br />For some work meetings I have run the video from my phone positioned to one side so if I am looking at that it at least looks more natural and if I want to turn to face the speaker the eyeline will be fairly close to natural. In a real-life desktop meeting you spend a <br />lot of time ear-to-ear rather than face-to-faceDamian Cugleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14035230583687290855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987977.post-8978283270368141522020-02-28T06:46:03.651+00:002020-02-28T06:46:03.651+00:00Just had to leave this here https://ma.ttias.be/lo...Just had to leave this here https://ma.ttias.be/loophole-cookie-notices/ man's a geniuscleanskieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042779823643632274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987977.post-39631006572484723522015-10-26T07:14:57.159+00:002015-10-26T07:14:57.159+00:00Me too. For a while there was a trick where you co...Me too. For a while there was a trick where you could force the site to load using the French style sheet, which still had comments and notes, but I've not made that work recently. The last time I went looking for a solution, I discovered that a bunch of users had run a concerted campaign against notes, because people would eave notes on their (or other people's) pictures that would annoy them -- but I think the real problem was that comment spam was pouring in through it and they couldn't figure out an off that would work.cleanskieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042779823643632274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987977.post-23628687669028383772015-10-26T02:42:30.134+00:002015-10-26T02:42:30.134+00:00I miss the notes. The notes where a thing. A great...I miss the notes. The notes where a thing. A great thing. Noone else does notes. Grrrr.Grochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12639719882454271063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987977.post-8949465744884495492010-02-08T23:59:55.848+00:002010-02-08T23:59:55.848+00:00Nice. I'm loving Hashceratops.Nice. I'm loving Hashceratops.cleanskieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042779823643632274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987977.post-20427486314045171162010-02-08T23:15:14.710+00:002010-02-08T23:15:14.710+00:00Hey Jeremy - you should check out http://buzzd.com...Hey Jeremy - you should check out http://buzzd.com/ - its a different take on fousquare. Rather than making a game to get people to populate content - buzzd uses an algorithm to find tweets about bars, clubs, and restaurants. For what its worth...Michael Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00870153589336899162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987977.post-11656075070453945082007-06-11T09:45:00.000+00:002007-06-11T09:45:00.000+00:00Run a people search and click on "add friend" in t...Run a people search and click on "add friend" in their limited profile. I'd have done it to you already, but your name shows over 500 results in a people search, so no-one's going to find you unless you make it easier. Are you joining the sites using a different email address to the one you use for emailing people? Just asking.cleanskieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042779823643632274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987977.post-46453163725450555562007-06-11T08:32:00.000+00:002007-06-11T08:32:00.000+00:00I finally created a Facebook and a Bebo because ot...I finally created a Facebook and a Bebo because other people have invited me onto them but I couldn't figure out how to add any friends on Facebook (even the ones who invited me!) without first giving it my email passwords which I'm not prepared to do! I lose at Facebook :)Brown Owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519875477295747666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987977.post-66716439738620185222007-06-04T07:13:00.000+00:002007-06-04T07:13:00.000+00:00*Falls over goes boom**Falls over goes boom*cleanskieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042779823643632274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987977.post-56116430940031893612007-06-03T21:22:00.000+00:002007-06-03T21:22:00.000+00:00:p:pordinalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02382405168219689541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987977.post-36553564329781499372007-05-31T15:49:00.000+00:002007-05-31T15:49:00.000+00:00Hmmm .... I do actually have an equipment problem,...Hmmm .... I do actually have an equipment problem, with my antique range of laptops! WOW and Second Life will have to wait for now I think.<BR/><BR/>I don't seem to be running out of sites, um, at all.cleanskieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042779823643632274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987977.post-27295638306318972062007-05-31T15:47:00.000+00:002007-05-31T15:47:00.000+00:00Oh, I wondered what he was about! Thanks for letti...Oh, I wondered what he was about! Thanks for letting me know.cleanskieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042779823643632274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987977.post-49427797537665659192007-05-31T15:45:00.000+00:002007-05-31T15:45:00.000+00:00P.S. (to Jo) Yes! Pipes! And my fringe won't flop ...P.S. (to Jo) Yes! Pipes! And my fringe won't flop even if I grow it past my nose. I know, I tried in the 80s ;)cleanskieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042779823643632274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987977.post-31643045447865830792007-05-31T15:44:00.000+00:002007-05-31T15:44:00.000+00:00Cheers for the clarification wendell -- I'll add a...Cheers for the clarification wendell -- I'll add a note to that effect. Do you find keeping a blog can be a driver for improving literacy skills? It seems like a no-brainer (everyone my age was told to keep diaries, after all) but I'd be interested in knowing any specific helps/problems you've found.cleanskieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042779823643632274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987977.post-84075211463455524572007-05-30T11:51:00.000+00:002007-05-30T11:51:00.000+00:00Y!360 does not work well with Flickr (though it al...Y!360 does <I>not</I> work well with Flickr (though it always seems hopeful at first). It's widget poor as well. But I still like it. It's a semi-gated community which serves one of my purposes (a tool for supporting adults working on their basic literacy and computer skills - like you and me, I guess). Whether it's private or under-used is a question. It has the nice same-log-in spillover that gives users access to other Y! tools like notepad, briefcase, etc. There's a little bit of hacking/customizing you can do (though Y! prefers EI to Firefox). Not a bad blog & photo posting, social networking tool... though obviously plowed under by Facebook's popularity.<BR/><BR/>I never got Geocities to work - something about their java(?) tools and my Win98 on dial-up.Wendell Drydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553873036366356241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987977.post-33843982932232750272007-05-29T23:07:00.000+00:002007-05-29T23:07:00.000+00:00I am hugely grateful to you for doing this researc...I am hugely grateful to you for doing this research, which I kind of feel i should be doing myself but which I really can't bear to do. So grateful that I *will* come round and look at your pipes v soon. <BR/>However I do feel that 'Jeremy D' is not a moniker that suits you. It has a whiff of the floppy fringe and turned up collar polo shirt about it, somehow.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14736501243972791343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987977.post-76759768603866908862007-05-27T11:08:00.000+00:002007-05-27T11:08:00.000+00:00Well, to be fair, because there's not any one spec...Well, to be fair, because there's not any one specific thing to <I>do</I> in SL, no actual goal, it can take a while before you find something you really want to continue with. Some people instantly get it and think it's wonderful; other people never see the point.<BR/><BR/>It's quite possible to look at it briefly though, with the proviso that it's really vast... oh, and you need a fairly good machine as well. But if you ever fancy a look, drop me a line, fridgemagnet at livejournal dot com works.ordinalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02382405168219689541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987977.post-34212998861059188652007-05-26T09:48:00.000+00:002007-05-26T09:48:00.000+00:00Plus, dude, this guy is doing a history of the 20t...Plus, dude, <A HREF="http://dandelife.com/gom_martins/stories" REL="nofollow">this guy</A> is doing a history of the 20th Century. In Portuguese.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10777767458893996352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987977.post-65426875228199080962007-05-26T08:34:00.000+00:002007-05-26T08:34:00.000+00:00That Dandelife looks actually pretty tempting. I'v...That Dandelife looks actually pretty tempting. I've got a LinkedIn id, because Ruth and Sheep invited me, but I think it's pretty rubbish. At first I thought it might be a way of easily getting back in touch with old college mates, but actually not that many of them are on there and plus it's very bland and boring.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10777767458893996352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987977.post-65661913268093831322007-05-25T15:52:00.000+00:002007-05-25T15:52:00.000+00:00Hullo Fridge! I am interested in looking at Second...Hullo Fridge! I am interested in looking at Second Life, but chary about how much time it will take up. Is it possible to look at it briefly, or is it one o those places you really need to spend bit of time in before you have any appreciable fun?cleanskieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042779823643632274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987977.post-68066628713247699592007-05-24T20:56:00.000+00:002007-05-24T20:56:00.000+00:00I was just wondering, reading about Habbo Hotel an...I was just wondering, reading about Habbo Hotel and that, whether you were going to look at Second Life? Admittedly the main grid is 18+ (supposedly) but there is a "teen grid", and I know a few educational types who are very into it.<BR/><BR/>I say this because I've spent bloody ages in the thing and if you want any information or anything on it I can deliver. I try to keep up with developments in the "virtual worlds" thing in general, really, I'm trying to move out of my crappy job to do that sort of thing full-time.<BR/><BR/>(this is fridgemagnet from LJ, by the way)ordinalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02382405168219689541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987977.post-54836530293364267432007-05-23T13:56:00.000+00:002007-05-23T13:56:00.000+00:00Was the pool closed?ALSO: paraphrasing things as m...Was the pool closed?<BR/><BR/>ALSO: paraphrasing things as misquotes of LCD Soundsystem lyrics: APPROVED.<BR/><BR/>-- tomAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700033804175770383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987977.post-81561819893948795512007-01-08T19:45:00.000+00:002007-01-08T19:45:00.000+00:00I said that about LJ a few years ago. ;)
For what...I said that about LJ a few years ago. ;)<br /><br />For what it worth and from where I'm sitting, and some other qualifiers, if you're wanting a full bells and whistles blog Wordpress seems to be the leader. MT is aiming more a business blogging and feels a bit cludgy as a tool these days. <br /><br />For someone who just wants to blog, Blogger seems to be on a bit of a resurgence, not that it ever went away. I just set up a blogger blog for the first time in years and it was a breeze. I've often noted that those non-techy blogs that seem to get attention tend to be on Blogspot with standard templates and I think that's quite telling - the words are the thing, not the platform. Blogger is good for getting words out there in a clear and structured way with no mess. It's also very easy to set up group blogs.<br /><br />LJ still seems to be leader if you want community. There's a lot of noise about MySpace but I can't see anything sustainable coming from that. LJ is very personal though - I wouldn't recommend it for a blog on a specific subject. <br /><br />Interestingly the offerings from Yahoo and Microsoft don't seem to be getting any traction. Vox is very hip but it seems to be more for families and close knit groups of friends than wider blogging. I'm still undecided about what it's really for. <br /><br />If someone asked me where to start blogging I'd say get thee to Blogger. Which oddly is what I would have said 6 years ago. Some things don't change.Pete Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03850579036751770929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987977.post-1149179940318294122006-06-01T16:39:00.000+00:002006-06-01T16:39:00.000+00:00Comment spam about comment spam! So meta!Comment spam about comment spam! So meta!cleanskieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042779823643632274noreply@blogger.com