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By Popular Demand Open Comment Night Starts EARLY

May 23, 2006 by Liz Leave a Comment

It’s Like Open Mike Only Different

Here’s how it works.

The rules are simple — be nice.

It’s like any rambling conversation. Don’t try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. . . . Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME.

See this post if you want some ideas of things to talk about.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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  1. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 6:25 PM

    Hi Liz, et al… love the open mike!!! Try this;

    “Will the telcos will win on net neutrality?”

    Trying to be nice πŸ™‚ – they already have, to the tune of over $200 Billion bucks. And not one soul, not one Telco exec, not one anti-Neutrality proponent, has denied it, that I have seen.

    Reply
  2. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 6:28 PM

    Good evening, Mr. Mark.

    Did you read what Tim Lee-Berners had to say in Scotland today? He wasn’t too happy with the US telcos.

    Reply
  3. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 6:33 PM

    No – got a link? I have been at Tim’s Blog and read what he wrote prior. I’d love to see what he has to say.

    Reply
  4. Steve says

    May 23, 2006 at 6:33 PM

    Good evening ladies and gents! πŸ™‚

    Hey Mark, you do web design? You should enter my logo contest…
    Steve

    Reply
  5. Advice Librarian says

    May 23, 2006 at 6:34 PM

    Neither am I – you finding Kushnic was a revelation.

    I’ve seen some people saying that Kushnic’s funded by the cable companies, but the one thing they all have in common is that they’re anonymous commenters….

    Reply
  6. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 6:34 PM

    Yeah Mark, I’ll email you a link or two . . . Tell Steve about your design.

    Reply
  7. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 6:34 PM

    Not any more Steve – It past me by ages ago. Khaled from Broken Kode did my Blog – now there’s a designer!!!

    Reply
  8. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 6:36 PM

    Ha! Liz, do you remember? Man, did I get a rash when I joined 9rules – about using a default template! Thank God for Khaled!

    Reply
  9. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 6:38 PM

    Hey Ad Lib,

    It has all gotten more and more interesting as the days have gone by…

    I have no idea if Kushnic is funded by cable co’s. Have you done any research on Teletruth?

    Reply
  10. Steve says

    May 23, 2006 at 6:38 PM

    Mark I checked out your site and what a great design. I really like it.

    Reply
  11. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 6:42 PM

    Thanks Steve,

    I was truly blessed to be able to hook up with Khaled and we had a great time putting it together.

    Not everyone has liked it. I love it and that is what matters πŸ™‚

    Reply
  12. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 6:43 PM

    Hey, I remember the good old 9rules days. We were kids then . . .

    Steve,
    You’re right. There is no other design like Mark’s anywhere.

    Where the heck are Joe and Martin?

    Reply
  13. Advice Librarian says

    May 23, 2006 at 6:43 PM

    Only thing I know about him is that he’s now writing for the Niemann watchdog at Harvard University’s school of journalism.

    Somehow, I think they’d know if he was paid by the cable companies to swift-boat the telcos – it would be ruinous for their credibility to let a paid shill set their agenda. Which is why I believe the anonymous attacks on Kushnic are just smear jobs with no basis in reality.

    Reply
  14. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 6:45 PM

    Thanks for the links Liz! I’ll be over there in between …

    Reply
  15. Advice Librarian says

    May 23, 2006 at 6:47 PM

    One thing that several people including Dana Blankenhorn ties into why Congress looks set to roll over for the telcos in letting them extract even more monopoly rent from being an infrastructure provider is payback for this resurrection…

    Reply
  16. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 6:47 PM

    Oh Boy – this is getting exciting, for me! Another great link – thanks Ad Lib!

    I agree BTW – somehow it just doesn’t feel right to think he is a shill. Smear jobs are definitely on the agenda for anti-Neutrality folks tho’…

    Reply
  17. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 6:48 PM

    I must say I’ve have some interesting folks hanging around my blog everyday, reading the net neutrality page. Some have weird names and locked doors when I go to see who they are.

    Reply
  18. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 6:52 PM

    Tell us Liz – tell us! Please…..

    Reply
  19. Joe says

    May 23, 2006 at 6:53 PM

    I’m still in the BBQ phase, Liz,
    Back soon,
    Joe
    Besides, I was on another plane of conversation
    J.

    Reply
  20. Advice Librarian says

    May 23, 2006 at 6:57 PM

    Oh yea – when McCurry tried to do his “affable press secretary” spin over on the Huffington post and wound up with people with actual technical competence carving him a new one for his shilling for the telcos… well, he went wimpering back to the newspapers and signed on to the Smear the Bloggers faction of print media.

    The impression I was left with was that it was profoundly shocking to him to be confronted with people with actual technical competence disagreeing with the spin he was trying to deploy. It’s usually what happens when communications/journalism majors try to lecture techies about technical subjects – except this time it happened in public and Mccurry was none too happy about it.

    McCurry does have a point though – there’s a lot of us over on the technical side of the fence that could do with taking a few lessons in communication skills from Liz…

    Reply
  21. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 6:57 PM

    They have creepy names that have the word net in it and they advocate one side or the other, but I can’t tell which. Six or seven hits out of a hundred. I googled them they don’t exist.

    It could get creepy.

    Reply
  22. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 6:57 PM

    Ad Lib,

    How deeply have you read Kushnick at Nieman Watch? This is very interesting – especially in the comments where we find;

    “A class action suit to recover the $200 billion the telephone companies accepted for high speed internet servicer would be a fine way to stop government giveaways to business.”

    Love it!

    Reply
  23. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:01 PM

    That Huffington post was amazing. McCurry did get super hammered. He deserved all he got!

    Oh, and definitely agreed – “a few lessons in communication skills from LizÒ҂¬Â¦”

    Googled them and they don’t exist? Hmmmm

    Reply
  24. Advice Librarian says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:02 PM

    Teletruth has filed some complaints with the FCC over this already – but it’s not scheduled for a hearing soon.

    I have a sneaking suspicion that the FCC chairman wants to make sure that any official notice from their end comes after the elections…

    Reply
  25. Advice Librarian says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:03 PM

    I’m taking my lessons from the “New blogger page” πŸ™‚

    Reply
  26. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:03 PM

    Wow – Did you know, as part of this $200 Billion deal that

    “Some services were also deregulated, including Call Waiting, which costs less than a penny to offer and yet earns $4-5 a month per customer.”

    Sounds like a “bit” of profit there eh?

    Reply
  27. Steve says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:04 PM

    Whoa… I go to put the kids down for bed and I come back to a million and one comments… Lol

    Ok maybe it is like 20 πŸ™‚

    Reply
  28. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:07 PM

    After the elections? Seems to me that this will have been exploded and the rubble will be getting cleaned up by the time elections roll around. I doubt it would wait that long. The groundswell is too much (at least it feels that way to me).

    Reply
  29. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:07 PM

    You haven’t seen anything yet Steve LOL…

    Reply
  30. Steve says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:08 PM

    Hey can I change the subject and get some advice. Finally decided to build a blog network in the hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreation and sports niche… I only have 4 blogs and one more coming next week.

    Before I get too far into it I wanted to get some feedback on my umbrella site called Skinny Moose Media located here:
    http://www.skinnymoose.com

    A blog network is a new thing for me so I want some feedback. The text I wrote on that page will probably change a few times but I had to throw something up and that’s what I came up with.

    Thanks dudes and dudettes πŸ™‚

    Reply
  31. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:08 PM

    ADLib,
    Is there stuff on the NEW Blogger page I don’t know about??? πŸ™‚

    Reply
  32. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:09 PM

    Where’s Liz? Are you still Googling creepy names Liz?

    Can you give us just one?

    Reply
  33. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:11 PM

    Steve,

    I have one quick thought – what is with “negotiation?”

    Reply
  34. Steve says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:15 PM

    Lol, yea I am not sure about that either. Hopefully I can find something better to say than that. Sounds a little lame and cheezy right now.

    Reply
  35. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:17 PM

    Well, It feels like an instant roadblock to a working relationship if I am going to “negotiate” my pay plan to get started, know what I mean?

    You may not mean that at all, but that’s what it sounds like having it there.

    Reply
  36. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:18 PM

    No Mark,
    I did stop to look for a new boyfriend, but they were all too tall . . . then I was reading Steve’s Moose site, and well, the Moose and I were having a conversation.

    Reply
  37. Advice Librarian says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:18 PM

    Well, I was thinking about these titles from your New Blogger page:

    Audience is Your Destination
    Know Your Audience
    Writing for a Diverse Readership
    Turning Reluctant Readers into Loyal Fans
    How To Deal With Negative Comments
    Blog Basics 1: Comments and Comment Policies
    Writing Killer Blog Posts
    How Long Should Blog Posts Be?
    How Often Should You Post?
    Blogging DoÒ҂¬Ò„’s
    Blogging DonÒ҂¬Ò„’ts
    The Benefits of a Conversational Style
    Consistency In Writing Frequency
    Writing for a Diverse Readership

    You could probably make that into a section called “Basic communication skills for bloggers” πŸ˜›

    Reply
  38. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:19 PM

    So… is the moose for or against Neutrality? hehe

    Reply
  39. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:20 PM

    And… hubby says what about “new boyfriend” LOL…

    Reply
  40. Steve says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:21 PM

    OK refresh the page and see my new changes. I reworded it a bit.

    The moose has a name. He is Milton the Moose. He is very skinny…

    Reply
  41. Steve says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:23 PM

    Dear Lord that still sounds terrible. I’ll think of something over my next cup of coffee… πŸ™‚

    Reply
  42. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:23 PM

    Now Milton is better. Short, sweet and simple. From there we can talk…

    Reply
  43. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:25 PM

    AdLib
    That’s a great idea. When Martin gets back, We’ll put him on publishing in. June 1st is the new start up for ePublishing Daily.

    Reply
  44. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:26 PM

    The moose wants the telcos and cablecoms to keep their hands off his antlers,

    Reply
  45. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:26 PM

    How about “contact us for details about the pay plan if you’re interested.”

    And eliminate the rest?

    Even simpler…

    Reply
  46. HART (1-800-HART) says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:27 PM

    k.. just like the post suggests .. I’m not reading what’s above here as I’m just jumping in …. so, lesseee …

    Oh – I learned something new today. Usually, to find something on a page in here, I just go CTRL-F to get that popup window .. or, the long way Edit/Find … but just figured out that if you hit [F3] … that same button pops up ..

    Okay .. fast learner in most ways, not in other ways

    Reply
  47. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:29 PM

    HART, you are PC god among men.

    Reply
  48. Steve says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:30 PM

    Mark refresh and take a look. I like that better. Oh and hover your mouse over the moose. Say that 5 times real fast.

    Reply
  49. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:30 PM

    Liz,

    Do you mean Martin has finally settled down? Hard to believe!

    The telcos and cable co’s will add tiers to Milton’s antlers. Then they’ll spin his antlers so the rest of the moose community believes he’s the best thing since sliced bread!

    Except they’ll be paying about $200 Billion for the privilege of knowing Milton and his antlers…

    Reply
  50. Steve says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:32 PM

    Who wants to do an interview with Milton about blogging for success? Then you can post it on your blog Lol

    OK I confess, Milton and I have been drikin’

    Reply
  51. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:32 PM

    Looks good Steve! Maybe because I’m in FF but I get nothing hovering over Milton…

    Reply
  52. Steve says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:32 PM

    *drinkin πŸ™‚

    Reply
  53. Steve says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:33 PM

    Yea it only works in IE with me… FF doesn’t like me

    Reply
  54. HART (1-800-HART) says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:33 PM

    * watching American Idol, working, and hitting refresh in this window

    Reply
  55. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:34 PM

    Ah, what better drikin buddy than a Milton haha…

    Reply
  56. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:36 PM

    Milton sure can hold his liquor. I couldn’t tell.

    Reply
  57. Steve says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:36 PM

    drikin is next best to drinkin’, especially with a moose

    Reply
  58. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:36 PM

    Oh he** it’s that time of night again – the trackback spammers are out, BRB…

    Reply
  59. Steve says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:37 PM

    Yes he usually can out drink me. You wait. give him a couple more hours and he’ll be chasing you with them antlers. He thinks its a game see, but boy it hurts when he wins.

    Reply
  60. Milton the Moose says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:39 PM

    Hey stop talkin trash about me Steve. You run like a girl.

    Reply
  61. Advice Librarian says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:40 PM

    Exactly – though I suppose Net Neutrality is a bad name for what we actually want.

    I think we want Content Neutrality – as both Berners-Lee and Cerf have repeatedly pointed out, there’s a lot of potential profit in being able to steer users’ attention to a preferred service. And as soon as there’s potentially a profit available, business WILL go for it – it’s what we’re supposed to do. It would make economic sense for Verizon to start their own auction service and block eBay, and for AT&T to block Vonage or Skype. Which means they have a fiduciary duty to do it, given the regulatory environment for publically-held companies, yes?

    You people over in the USA have had experience with that sort of thing before, it’s why you’ve got antitrust regulations in the first place. It’s why AT&T was broken up into the Baby Bells that are busy resurrecting the old AT&T system through mergers… except this time there doesn’t seem to be any oversight.

    Reply
  62. Steve says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:40 PM

    You’re cut off buddy!

    Reply
  63. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:41 PM

    Steve,
    Maybe you should have picked another kind of site . . . maybe one with a kitten.

    Reply
  64. Steve says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:43 PM

    Yea but Milton can drag me home if I have too much to drink. I would be too heavy for a kitten.. πŸ™‚

    Reply
  65. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:44 PM

    Got a point there.

    Reply
  66. Milton the Moose says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:44 PM

    Yea I saved Steve’s life a few times. Dragged is sorry butt home when he couldn’t do it himself…

    Reply
  67. Steve says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:45 PM

    Hey you said you wouldn’t ever say anything about that.

    Reply
  68. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:46 PM

    Milton,
    I didn’t know you could type! Welcome to the blog!

    Reply
  69. Milton the Moose says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:49 PM

    Thanks for the warm welcome. Steve taught me how to read and write and in return I drag his butt home in the evenings. I think it is a fair trade don’t you?

    Reply
  70. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:49 PM

    Funny, but I might not have a problem with “steer usersÒ҂¬Ò„’ attention to a preferred service.” That feels like it would require a professional action by a professional salesman who wouldn’t have to lie to achieve his purpose. Heck, I’ve done similar things thousands of times. Hopefully for the right reasons – to benefit the consumer and the company.

    I’d have to look deeper into “fiduciary duty to do it, given the regulatory environment.” That doesn’t feel right…

    Reply
  71. Steve says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:50 PM

    Milton go home. Or better yet wait out by that oak tree. When you see me come staggering out you know its time to go home…

    Reply
  72. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:51 PM

    So, who’s going to be in the next Technorati movie?

    Reply
  73. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:52 PM

    Well, we’ll accomplish one thing tonight with Milton and Steve. Ought to be real easy to double the number of posts from last week.

    Geesh – a moose who can type and drink! What a world LMAO…

    Reply
  74. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:52 PM

    Al Gore!

    Reply
  75. Steve says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:52 PM

    Sorry about that guys. Didn’t mean for me and Milton to derail the topic. I think he left for now.

    Reply
  76. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:53 PM

    Technorati Warming!

    Reply
  77. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:53 PM

    All in good fun Steve. All Miz Liz asks is we be nice. Milton was nice.

    Reply
  78. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:54 PM

    SO! Whadda ya’ think about Global Warming??? I believe it…

    Reply
  79. Steve says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:56 PM

    Nope – don’t buy the whole global warming thing. I think we need to take care of our environment and learn ways to reduce CFC’s being released into our air but I still don’t buy the entire concept of GW

    Reply
  80. Ben says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:58 PM

    I’ll put in a vote for “yes” … global warming is real. Granted it’s hard to say that when it’s been freezing and miserable here, but I’d say it’s hard to deny those polar ice caps melting.

    P.S. Steve introduced me to Successful Blog and now I’m here on open mike night!

    Reply
  81. HART (1-800-HART) says

    May 23, 2006 at 7:58 PM

    This is off-topic .. but would something like this (open mic night) work with a tag-board type of blog page?

    I hope there’s global warming .. Our winters are too long here in the Great White North

    Reply
  82. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:00 PM

    I saw something the other day that the ozone hole over the Antarctic is getting smaller.

    Reply
  83. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:01 PM

    Hi Ben! Move over you guys. Give him a place to sit.

    Reply
  84. Advice Librarian says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:01 PM

    Well, it’s one thing to steer user’s attention by writing persuasive copy, creating an outstanding service, or doing a Seth Godin-style Idea Virus buzz marketing campaign.

    It’s quite another thing to steer the user’s attention by blocking access to the competition.

    Imagine typing in ebay.com in your browser, and getting “Welcome to Verizon auctions, the auction service for Verizon users!” because your attention is being directed to Verizon’s preferred service?

    How about typing in “rwebdesigns.com” and getting “Welcome to AT&T web design services – the professional’s choice for outstanding design!” on account of AT&T having a service that they’re under obligation to their stockholders to maximise profits from?

    Reply
  85. Steve says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:01 PM

    Howdy Ben, welcome to Liz’s blog πŸ™‚

    Hey check your link you left in your name. It isn’t leading to your site for some reason.

    Reply
  86. Ben says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:02 PM

    Hart…you’re up here freezing your tail off with me in the Great White North? Ouch, you are, in Winnipeg, that’s even colder than Montreal most of the time.

    Nice to make your acquaintance…

    Reply
  87. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:02 PM

    Welcome Ben – pls, for yourself – fix your URL

    Reply
  88. Steve says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:03 PM

    Do it for me too. I am a bit obessessive/compulsive when it comes to these things.

    Reply
  89. Ben says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:04 PM

    Oy, sorry about that, and thanks for noticing. The font of the URL text input is so tiny on my screen I didn’t notice it.

    We’re good to go now. So other than global warming, what’s the topic of the moment?

    Reply
  90. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:04 PM

    I hear you AdLib,
    It’s kind of another way of bait and switch. I get there and I think I’m somewhere else.

    Ben, the snacks are in the sidebar. I’ll check your URL behind the curtain.

    Reply
  91. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:06 PM

    Ad Lib, I’m with you all the way!

    “ItÒ҂¬Ò„’s quite another thing to steer the userÒ҂¬Ò„’s attention by blocking access to the competition.”

    This is called thievery no matter how you cut it. Unprofessional, disrespectful, greedy, sinful – well, the whole negative 9 yards! If they are allowed to do this someone deserves a prison sentence as far as I’m concerned. I wouldn’t like your example to happen at all. That would be stealing money from me and I’d have no control at all. Wrong and illegal business actions!

    Reply
  92. HART (1-800-HART) says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:06 PM

    Hi Ben … I was just surfing your pages (figured out the comma in the URL was the problem, but you fixed it now) … I have relatives your way ..

    Reply
  93. Advice Librarian says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:07 PM

    Hmm – Steve?

    What do you know that these climate scientists don’t?

    Sorry – that’s a bit snarky. Global warming is real though – the only thing we’re really discussing is how much of it is down to man-made factors.

    Reply
  94. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:09 PM

    Mark
    I think the word that you’re looking for might be

    FRAUD plain and simple.

    LIAR works too.

    AdLIb, I like it when you back off from being snarky. We’ll all have that zinger tendency . . . don’t we? Martin always catches mine. Where’d he go?

    Reply
  95. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:10 PM

    Ad Lib – did you know that link you offered up had an article about “An Inconvenient Truth?”

    http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2006/05/al-gores-movie/

    Reply
  96. Steve Remington says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:10 PM

    I do believe the globe is warming if you will, but for the reasons they say nobody truly knows. It is too early to tell. It could be a normal cycle, it could be mankind, or it could be God…

    Nobody really knows at this point so I wouldn’t jump out on a limb and say it was solely mankind causing it, or a normal cycle, or if God is doing it. πŸ™‚

    It’s ok to be snarky. It is a hot debate this global warming thing.

    Reply
  97. Advice Librarian says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:10 PM

    Yup, and since we know that corruption exist even when there are laws against that sort of thing in place… well, I think it’s a seriously bad idea to legislate that it would be legal to interfere with the infrastructure functions to make a profit…

    Reply
  98. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:11 PM

    “FRAUD plain and simple.

    LIAR works too.”

    Ba Da Bing!

    Reply
  99. Joe says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:12 PM

    Ok,
    Ma Bell, not AT&T
    Call waiting for a penny?
    Liz has a new boyfriend?
    Drinkin’ Moose?
    Steve?
    T-rati
    Where’s Liz ?
    Global warming…

    I think I caught up.

    Reply
  100. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:13 PM

    I wonder if Ben’s donkey knows Steves moose?

    Reply
  101. Joe says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:13 PM

    Ok, how come that posted twice????????

    Reply
  102. Steve Remington says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:14 PM

    All my posts are awaiting moderation??? Oh man Liz cut me off. I knew I was getting abnoxious…

    Reply
  103. Steve Remington says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:15 PM

    OK I think she let me back on. Scroll up for all my comments LOL

    Reply
  104. Joe says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:15 PM

    Mark,
    I know about Steve’s Moose, but I must have missed Ben’s donkey…
    Joe

    Reply
  105. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:16 PM

    Ba Da Bing! I know I’m going to be sorry I asked this, but do I win a prize?

    The donkey and the moose know each other, but Ben and Steve don’t know that they do. It’s a long story. Milton told me about it earlier when we were talking.

    Your posts are here, Steve. It’s you that’s in moderation. πŸ˜‰

    Reply
  106. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:17 PM

    Check Ben’s URL, go to his Blog and you find this;

    “IGotNewsForYou, an online business started by a few guys and a donkey.”

    I swear!!!

    Reply
  107. Ben says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:17 PM

    HART, I hope you enjoyed the site. Relatives over here eh? Maybe I know them…*chuckle*

    I’d say a good portion of global warming is man-made.

    Ò҂¬Å“ItÒ҂¬Ò„’s quite another thing to steer the userÒ҂¬Ò„’s attention by blocking access to the competition.Ò҂¬?

    I’d say under no circumstances is this really a good idea. People can too easily circumvent any “blocking” you might be doing and the bad will you’d get from both competitors and your own customers/site visitors would be unpleasant.

    Reply
  108. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:18 PM

    Ah Liz, our wonderful friend – you are the prize!

    Reply
  109. Steve Remington says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:18 PM

    Oh I see it. Nice ass Ben… πŸ™‚

    Reply
  110. Joe says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:18 PM

    Steve,
    It’s not you, Liz put a time warp on the comments section so she doesn’t miss anything. πŸ˜‰
    Joe

    Reply
  111. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:18 PM

    That’s okay Joe,
    We all miss Ben’s donkey when he’s not here.

    He’s a fine donkey.

    Reply
  112. Steve Remington says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:21 PM

    Of my moose and Ben’s donkey mate and have a baby what would you call it?

    mookey?
    doose?

    Reply
  113. HART (1-800-HART) says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:21 PM

    Ya Ben! Maybe you know them! (just like every American asks me when I go to Fargo or Grand Forks..) … Do you know my cousin Benny and Evelyn? :p // Just kidding .. although, they are in St. Laurent actually .. I just prefer to call it Montreal.

    Reply
  114. Ben says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:22 PM

    The donkey and the moose know each other? That’s news to me, although it wouldn’t entirely surprise me. I hear the moose is a lush and the donkey…well, he’s just an ass.

    And I do have a fine ass, thank you. In fact if you scroll through the blog a bit more you’ll see a picture of me wearing no pants (for No Pants Day). It’s a long story.

    Reply
  115. HART (1-800-HART) says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:23 PM

    PS> Don’t mean to be rude, but I just setup a tag-board chat on one of my pages .. (click my name) .. anybody feel like giving it a test until it crashes? : You don’t have to.

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  116. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:23 PM

    If it was a girl, I’d call her Emma. a boy DJ.

    Benny and Evelyn, the Americans??? HART, I kmow them!!! All Americans know each other.

    Reply
  117. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:24 PM

    Mookey Doose!!!

    Great name for a new Blog for a cowboy! hahahahaha

    Private joke eh Liz?

    Reply
  118. Ben says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:24 PM

    HART…that’s pretty funny. I was actually born in St. Laurent. Family owns buildings there. Small world this Internet thing…

    Don’t know Benny and Evelyn, but I’m sure my dad, uncle or the donkey do.

    Reply
  119. Steve Remington says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:25 PM

    Yes Ben what a mighty fine ass you have. I won’t search for that picture of you with no pants on. No offense… Lol

    Liz, one of my daughter’s is named Emma πŸ™‚

    Reply
  120. Joe says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:26 PM

    I love this, I just keep hitting refresh. It’s like reading a comic strip…

    Reply
  121. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:28 PM

    Don’t get me going or we’ll be naming the characters for the movie. I’m already tempted.

    Mookey Doose home of the worlds largest hot air balloon show held daily out in the Big Sky lands of . . . IDAHO. Fooled you didn’t I? You thought I was going to say that other state.

    I’m tricky that way.

    Reply
  122. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:29 PM

    Steve, Emma’s a lovely name.

    Joe, It’s so nice you’re not caught in the Outer Limits this week.

    Reply
  123. Ben says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:29 PM

    A moose and a donkey walk into a bar…

    Ok, now I’m frightened. I just got here and already there’s a moose, a donkey…children, a new blog dedicated to the moose and the donkey, there’s a dowry to pay (Steve’s trying to extort 3 goats from me, don’t ask…please…)

    Reply
  124. Joe says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:29 PM

    What PA???

    Reply
  125. Joe says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:30 PM

    Liz,
    You gotta get that plug-in…

    Reply
  126. Advice Librarian says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:32 PM

    Mmm, well – Liz has this bit up on the Net Neutrality page.

    At one point in the comments, [Tim] Berners-Lee says something that absolutely tickles me!

    Ò҂¬Å“Suppose your ISP runs an online auction: is there any reason why it should support traffic to eBay at all, when it has its own auction service? Suppose it runs its own on-demand movies – why should it have to allow through HBO packets? Suppose it has its own search portal Ò҂¬Ò€ why should it give preference to GoogleÒ҂¬Ò„’s packets, when the customer has available its own search service? Suppose the degradation happens now, not only to Skype traffic, but traffic from video sources of stations with particular political views? What happens when your ISPÒ҂¬Ò„’s platinum partners establish favorable treatment for packets from sites with particular views on evolution? It is a slippery slope, and the bottom end is not nice at all. If there is a way of influencing the browsing choices of people, even slightly, there will be money in it, and when there is money in it there will be unscrupulous people trying to get that control. Do you really want to us to set off down that slope? Sometimes you donÒ҂¬Ò„’t know what youÒ҂¬Ò„’ve got till itÒ҂¬Ò„’s gone.Ò҂¬?

    That’s already technically possible with equipment from Cisco – the same technology they developed for the Great Firewall of China can easily be deployed for this sort of thing.

    Reply
  127. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:32 PM

    Naaah – Montana… hehe

    Reply
  128. Steve Remington says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:32 PM

    Who here wants to see a video of me and the fam on the Thanksgiving Day 2005??

    And no… Milton is not in this video….

    I have still photos over music and then a couple short videos of the kids singing. ENJOY!
    http://www.mainehuntingtoday.com/vid/Thanksgiving2005video.wmv

    Reply
  129. HART (1-800-HART) says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:33 PM

    Liz .. I know all you Americans know everybody .. that’s why when I was in L.A. a few years back, everybody kept asking me if I knew Bob in Saskatchewan, or Joe in Edmonton or Sally in Kenora .. It was purely coincidence that I knew them all however .. we went to different schools together

    Reply
  130. Joe says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:33 PM

    I’m not so sure about that Outer Limits, Time Warp thing.
    I missed 4 comments just typing the last comment.
    No I don’t type that slow either
    J.

    Reply
  131. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:34 PM

    I think I’ve seen that Ad Lib πŸ™‚

    Reply
  132. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:35 PM

    Yeah, I’ll get LOUDER about that.

    Meanwhile, I’m feeling feisty. Could be time for some link leak . . .

    Hello to anyone reading this. Yeah you out there!!!

    If Technorati made a movie of this who would play the characters? Who would be me, Mark, Joe, Steve, Ben, HART, Martin, Milton, the donkey, everyone.

    Step up say something. πŸ™‚

    Reply
  133. Joe says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:36 PM

    HART,
    I’m not from Edmonton, I’m from Philadelphia, Pa USA
    Joe

    Reply
  134. Advice Librarian says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:36 PM

    I’d hope so! Liz works hard to collate all that stuff – and if you go through the Net Neutrality page there’s a pretty interesting picture that develops….

    Reply
  135. Ben says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:37 PM

    Cisco equipment or not, I just don’t see companies going down that road and getting away with it for very long. I’m not entirely up on all the discussion on Net Neutrality from Liz, but companies trying this sort of thing are committing PR suicide. It’s one thing to work with the Chinese government to block websites there, it’s a completely different thing to block Americans or Canadians from accessing what they want.

    If anything we’re gaining more and more access to stuff over time…

    Reply
  136. Joe says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:37 PM

    Liz,
    You forgot the Moose

    Reply
  137. Ben says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:40 PM

    If I said that I should be played by Tom Cruise, would people laugh at me? *sniff*

    The donkey could be played by Eddie Murphy, he’s already reprised the role of ass several times in his movies.

    I won’t venture a guess on other people just yet, not until we’ve shared a few drinks at least.

    Reply
  138. HART (1-800-HART) says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:40 PM

    lol .. Joe .. it was a different Joe . πŸ™‚

    Movie Characters? I think I Vince Vaghn should play me .. he’s funny.

    Reply
  139. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:43 PM

    AdLib, That quote came from Mark’s blog.
    Joe, the Moose’s name is Milton so he’s there.
    Hart, I don’t know what a tag-board is.

    Is everyone reading this too shy to talk even for a link.

    Ben I think you’re cuter and nicer than Tom Cruise, pick again. πŸ™‚

    Reply
  140. HART (1-800-HART) says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:43 PM

    liz .. click on my name above this comment – that’s a tag-board

    Reply
  141. Ben says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:44 PM

    Ok, Paul Giamatti.

    I went for talent, not looks. (Damn me)

    He seems like a decent, honest guy…and to some, maybe even cute! Hard working for sure…

    Reply
  142. HART (1-800-HART) says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:45 PM

    * uploading Steve R’s 36MB video now… tick,tick,tick

    Reply
  143. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:45 PM

    Sean Connery for me!!!

    BTW – Liz, my dear friend, did you know that you forgot to link something today?

    Laffin’

    Ad Lib just quoted it.

    And then got snarky to me (I’m still laffin’)

    http://rwebsdesigns.com/blog/archives/2006/05/the-internet-inventor-speaks-out/

    Reply
  144. Advice Librarian says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:46 PM

    I’m not so sure it’s crazy – considering that it’s already happened.

    AOL dropped all email that mentioned dearAOL.org – and later backtracked, blaming “server difficulties” that somehow only affected email containing that specific url…

    It’s not farfetched at all to have AT&T blocking Vonage traffic, is it?

    Reply
  145. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:46 PM

    Ya’ beat me to it! Still laffin’ …

    Reply
  146. Joe says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:46 PM

    Ok,
    I would be played by Burt Reynolds, only with blonde hair (or any hair) six pack abs, 6’5″ (ok I’m only 6′) looking a little like Dirty Harry, but younger (Ok, I’m not that young).
    I do have a mustache like Burt, but blonde and a lot thinner.

    Can’t I dream like you do?

    Reply
  147. Steve Remington says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:47 PM

    Yea it was a bit large – sorry folks..

    Reply
  148. Advice Librarian says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:48 PM

    Argh – obviously, the blood level in my caffeinestream is reaching dangerous levels.

    I’ll be right back after putting on another pot.

    Reply
  149. Steve Remington says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:49 PM

    Who would I have play me? Oh man… that is a tough question. Steve Martin, Tom Hanks….

    Reply
  150. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:49 PM

    MARK, What were you thinking???? Yeah, like I knew and I just wanted to see if anyone was paying attention. Me, Ms. perfect on every letter I type. Yeah right.

    Tell me now that the link wasn’t hot? You’re no wimp. Gotta go fix that be right back.

    Reply
  151. Ben says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:49 PM

    Maybe it’s not AdLib, but I have to believe it’s going to bite those companies in the rear pretty quickly. It takes almost nothing for stories like that to explode all over the Internet and embarass the heck out of the companies trying to pull a fast one.

    If companies (like cellphone carriers) want to offer deals/discounts for calls within their own network, ok, that’s fine (still cheesy in some ways) but to block traffic to certain places off one’s own network (whether Internet/cellphone/etc.) is just asking for it.

    Reply
  152. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:50 PM

    This already happened Ad Lib – a phone co already blocked Vonage;

    http://www.networkingpipeline.com/60405195

    And was fined 15G’s

    Reply
  153. Steve Remington says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:51 PM

    Da Vinci Code anybody?

    I read it…

    Lot of contraversy out there over it…

    Reply
  154. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:51 PM

    Ben,
    How will it get all over the Internet. If they shut the Internet off?

    Reply
  155. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:52 PM

    Whadya’ say Liz? Couldn’t heerya’… πŸ™‚

    Reply
  156. Steve Remington says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:54 PM

    Liz I want one of your SOB button things…

    AAaaaaargghhhh… I got to go change yet another diaper… be right back folks. And if I am not back in 10 send Milton after me.

    Reply
  157. Joe says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:54 PM

    Steve,
    Fiction, may as well read Gene Roddenberry, it’s more plausible.
    J.

    Reply
  158. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:57 PM

    Milton’s passed out over in the corner. Besides, he mumbled to me right before he passed out that that Steve guy would try to get him to change a diaper and it ain’t happening again tonight! He said get the donkey to do it.

    Reply
  159. Joe says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:57 PM

    Liz,
    Steve probably deserves an SOB if for nothing else but changing diapers… Been there done that…
    I takes a strong constitution to do that job.

    Reply
  160. Ben says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:58 PM

    Now I’ll admit I haven’t read up on the details of the issue, but I would be rather surprised if anyone could “shut off the Internet”. And if one carrier blocks something it would become fairly obvious to their subscribers I would think (unless they didn’t know they ever had access in the first place).

    Reply
  161. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 8:59 PM

    What’s Fiction?

    Reply
  162. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:01 PM

    Ben, it’s a lot more than what you see here.

    Check this Blog out;

    http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/

    It’s much more about Telcos diverting or preventing access to web sites based on fees paid or not paid for QoS. And – its more than that also but that is a small nutshell.

    Reply
  163. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:01 PM

    You’re right about Steve and the diapers. i was thinking that about Steve’s Blog earlier today. Too Bad It Stinks πŸ™‚ Does Anyone Know Why Steve’s Blog Stinks?

    Is it the Diapers? the Moose?

    Reply
  164. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:02 PM

    Isn’t fiction when you rub two sticks together?

    Actually, I think it was James Frey’s book no? “A Million Pieces” or whatever?

    Reply
  165. Joe says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:02 PM

    Ben,
    I think most of the problem is that people don’t realize that this is happening. They won’t know until after the fact, just like AT&T Verizon et al tapping the internet for the government.

    No one pays attention until after it becomes law, then it is difficult to change (if not impossible).

    Reply
  166. Steve Remington says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:02 PM

    Oh man now that stuck. It was almost as bad as when Milt was a little baby moose and was still in diapers. Moose droppings sure do stick…

    Reply
  167. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:03 PM

    Now we know the truth behind Mookey Doose!

    Reply
  168. Steve Remington says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:03 PM

    *stunk

    ok I can’t spell

    Reply
  169. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:04 PM

    Why Steve’s Blog Stinks

    Film at 11

    Reply
  170. Advice Librarian says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:04 PM

    $15k, for a company that had roughly 300,000 customers? Sounds like it’s less than they’d spend on postage in a week.

    On the other hand, there’s the brazilian phone company that blocked Skype – the public outcry over that made them reverse themselves so fast they didn’t even have time to spin their PR properly before the block was lifted.

    So there’s examples that it could go either way, I suppose –

    Reply
  171. Steve Remington says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:06 PM

    Liz you nailed it

    Reply
  172. Ben says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:09 PM

    I’ll definitely read up more on the issue before talking out my donkey.

    It doesn’t surprise me, I suppose, that big companies try and sneak things past consumers, but I still have to think it’s harder and harder to do particularly when it comes to blocking access on the Internet.

    I’ll have to read up on that stuff in more detail later though, so I’ll refrain from commenting on anything except the donkey and the moose (or any other subjects that come up)!

    Reply
  173. Joe says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:10 PM

    AdLib,
    Brazil owns the phone company. In the US the phone companies own Congress.
    Get it straight.

    Reply
  174. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:11 PM

    I’ve been talking to Martin via email. He’s having real keyboard and mouse problems. He’s drinking strong coffee and working on things. That’s why he’s not here egging you on.

    Reply
  175. Joe says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:13 PM

    Tell Martin he may need to change the batteries πŸ˜‰
    and tell him we miss his input.

    Reply
  176. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:14 PM

    Hey Ben,

    Boy did I just have a DOH! moment! At the top of this very page we’re all scribbling all over there is a wonderful link called “NET NEUTRALITY PAGE.”

    Now there is one page chock full of info about the Net Neutrality issues!

    Reply
  177. Steve Remington says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:14 PM

    I think Darren Rowse should show his face at open mic night… I know he is a busy dude but heck so am I…

    4 kids, a wife, a cat, and 5 blogs, and I am singing karaoke baby…

    Reply
  178. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:15 PM

    Ah HA! Another Ba Da Bing moment!

    “Brazil owns the phone company. In the US the phone companies own Congress.”

    Reply
  179. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:16 PM

    Mark,
    Tell me you;re kidding, right?’

    Joe, It’s definitely more than batteries. πŸ™‚

    Reply
  180. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:17 PM

    Darren who? (kiddin’)

    He’s prob sleepin’ right now “over there…”

    Reply
  181. Joe says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:17 PM

    I’m glad someone was paying attention Mark

    Reply
  182. Steve Remington says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:17 PM

    its noon where he is… i got it all figured out…. Lol

    Reply
  183. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:18 PM

    Yep, I’m kiddin Liz – on all counts πŸ™‚

    Reply
  184. Chris Cree says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:22 PM

    Holy Shmoley am I late to the party or what?!

    I have a general blogging question for any and all takers. I am looking at moving off Blogspot to a hosted site (I’ve got the domain name already purchased).

    What recommendations or advice would all you exprienced bloggers give a newbie regarging hosting?

    Thanks in advance for your input.

    Reply
  185. Joe says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:22 PM

    I’m not kidding, there really is a time warp here.
    I think Liz shrunk the sun so as to make gravity lighter hence making time move faster.
    Or, is that slooowwweeeerrrrrr????

    Reply
  186. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:24 PM

    We’ve been at this three hours??? Wow!

    Very interesting getting to know new folks and hearing from old “faces” again eh?

    Which, I hope, is one way to say, I’m about out of gas for today.

    I’ve had a bunch of fun here tonight Liz and all. Thanks for a very enjoyable evening.

    Sean oops… Mark

    Reply
  187. Mark Wade says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:26 PM

    Aaaah, my fellow Savannanian will take over – yay! Hey Chris…

    Reply
  188. Ben says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:28 PM

    Chris – I would suggest looking at using WordPress. I’ve had a lot of success with it on another blog I run.

    If you go to http://www.wordpress.com (or .org) they give a list of hosting companies they recommend. I haven’t used any but it’s usually pretty cheap ($7-$9/month) and they’ll setup WordPress automatically for you.

    Good luck!

    Reply
  189. Chris Cree says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:28 PM

    Yeah and it’s stinking hot down here. Already. (96 at 7:30pm this weekend) Yechthhppt!

    Reply
  190. Advice Librarian says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:28 PM

    Heh, yes – and I do hope you forgive me for my blonde moment earlier, Mark. It’s 5 am over here, and I’m feeling a bit slow today for some reason….

    Reply
  191. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:28 PM

    Yeah, Cris you’re moving as soon as you possibly can. You’ll be glad you did. It’s like rippin off the bandaid go go go go.

    Reply
  192. Steve Remington says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:29 PM

    Joe I believe at that instance you become infinitely large and infinitely small simultaneously. Well that’s what Milton told me.

    I think I am with Mark… time for Milton to drag my sorry butt home. I am coming down with some nasty virus. Stuffy nose, plugged up ears, scratchy throat. Milk tastes nasty…

    Oh well off to get my rest. Night everybody…

    Reply
  193. Chris Cree says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:30 PM

    Planning on WordPress. Have a template picked out. So, any gotchas on the hosting thing? Or is it a commodity and they are basically the same?

    Reply
  194. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:30 PM

    God, AdLib, How ARE you feeling? That head okay?

    Reply
  195. Steve Remington says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:30 PM

    http://www.bluehost.com

    Reply
  196. HART (1-800-HART) says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:32 PM

    I’m using a Reseller account .. makes things easier to create blogs on the fly..

    Reply
  197. Steve Remington says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:35 PM

    I actually am using my own server. Well that isn’t exactly true… my friend owns it and we host people.

    Reply
  198. Joe says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:35 PM

    Steve,
    At least with the stuffy nose you can’t smell the diapers… πŸ˜‰
    Nite
    Joe

    Reply
  199. Chris Cree says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:36 PM

    So, Steve I guess that would be self-serve, eh?

    Reply
  200. Steve Remington says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:36 PM

    Joe, you are quite the optomist… But you are right. Maybe a realist.

    Reply
  201. Ben says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:37 PM

    I’ve been strongly considering the move to WordPress, but haven’t done it yet. Blogger is definitely frustrating (lack of categories, slowness, outright downtime). It was still the easiest to setup, but it might be good over the long-run for me to make the switch sooner rather than later.

    Reply
  202. Advice Librarian says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:37 PM

    Oh, I slept the day away, and I’ve kept the caffeine and nicotine coming.

    The head feels a lot better, it’s not hurting at all anymore, even if it’s still feeding me some blonde moments like not remembering where I first read that quote πŸ™‚

    Reply
  203. Joe says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:38 PM

    Chris,
    My only thought is about redirect’s. If you have been blogging for a while, make sure you set everything so your readers can find you.
    Joe

    Reply
  204. Steve Remington says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:40 PM

    Hey if anybody want to use me as a host I will set up their wordpress blog for them free of charge. Hosting will only cost you $12,462.12 for the year. Not bad eh?

    Chris I checked out your blog. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life… πŸ™‚

    I accepted Jesus as Lord and Saviour in the Fall of 1999…

    Reply
  205. Chris Cree says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:41 PM

    Joe, I’m not knocking down the doors yet with traffic. Only 50 or so a day. I’m willing to take the hit to start over as I am mainly blogging for the writing discipline.

    I can catch most of the regulars. The one-offs will get replaced.

    Still, I agree sooner is better than later…

    Reply
  206. Ben says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:42 PM

    Steve – I may take you up that offer. In exchange your free subscription to IGotNewsForYou is going to cost $12,462.12. Deal?

    I’ll have my donkey lawyer call your moose attorney to work out the details.

    Reply
  207. Chris Cree says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:42 PM

    I got to the end of my rope June of ’95

    Reply
  208. Chris Cree says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:43 PM

    Are these US Dollars? The ones with the new fancy colors, even?

    Reply
  209. Chris Cree says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:44 PM

    I mean if so, I might have to stay with blogger a while longer πŸ˜‰

    Reply
  210. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:44 PM

    Yeah AL I know all about those in and outs of the brain that go with the head thing. I keep looking for my portable electro-shock, but I can’t seem to find it.

    Yeah, Ben, sooner is better for SEO.

    Reply
  211. Steve Remington says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:44 PM

    Ben, I have WMBS on that server. I noticed in the 10 days I have been using it the server has been rebooted like 3 times. I’ll host anybody on it but I wouldn’t say it is the best server out there. I would drop that price a bit just for you guys…

    Oh what a nice guy I am…

    Reply
  212. HART (1-800-HART) says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:44 PM

    Unless you are super big and popular .. there are ways to just redirect the existing feed to the new one (with wordpress plugins) .. and as for the people who bookmark you – just keep the blogspot blog alive – look what I did on http://PetLvr.blogspot.com that’s been dead since July 2005 and I still get hits ..

    Reply
  213. Joe says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:45 PM

    Chris,
    You got it right. One of the reasons I haven’t done it yet is I don’t want to lose what I have.

    I guess I’m just a fence sitter when it comes to change, it’s not one of my better attributes.

    Joe

    Reply
  214. Advice Librarian says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:46 PM

    You know, I should apologize to our gracious hostess for calling my thinko’s “blonde moments”, even if that’s the vernacular.

    Liz is a rather spectacular blonde, after all.

    Reply
  215. Chris Cree says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:46 PM

    See. I knew this was the place to ask the qestion. It’s been bugging me for a couple of weeks. Who’se better than this bunch?

    Reply
  216. Chris Cree says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:48 PM

    Liz, does the portable electric shock work on cats? Low Rider has been getting up early again…

    Reply
  217. Advice Librarian says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:48 PM

    I was on blogger until Liz had a Word with me about switching over – it would only get more painful the longer I waited.

    I’m very, very glad I took her advice πŸ™‚

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  218. Ben says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:48 PM

    If I can find a way to get categories to work on Blogger the way I want, I’ll probably stick with it. I found something in beta today (labelr I think it was called) – waiting to hear from them.

    At this point I have more important things to do than making the move from Blogger, but I’ll probably regret not doing it…we’ll see…maybe next week. I hate the fence sitting feeling.

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  219. Chris Cree says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:51 PM

    I’m not a fence sitter. But I do have to negotiate with my wife. Our aggreement was my blog hobby would be budget neutral. And AdSence has a long (long, long, long) way to go to pay for hosting.

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  220. HART (1-800-HART) says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:52 PM

    Ben and Chris .. also to note – if you move from blogger, setup your own domain .. you can retrieve 100% of the comments and posts directly into the new wordpress blog. It’s less painless than that liquid Band-Aid stuff..

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  221. Ben says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:53 PM

    I’m pretty sure you can get a free WordPress blog at http://www.wordpress.com, although it probably doesn’t come with all the bells & whistles.

    Probably worth checking out though, Chris…

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  222. Ben says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:54 PM

    I’ve already got the domain (igotnewsforyou.com) so it probably wouldn’t be too painful to do.

    You guys are convincing me…*grin*…tomorrow I’ll likely sign up with bluehost.com and make the move.

    My biggest concern will be people who have my Feedburner feed, but maybe that’ll even be ok if I can keep the blog at igotnewsforyou.com/blog…

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  223. Steve Remington says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:54 PM

    I am no fence sitter either, especially if it is picket…

    WordPress is free for all

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  224. Chris Cree says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:56 PM

    With feed burner I think you can just direct a different feed imput and not loose all your subscribers. That is if I read their info correctly…

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  225. Joe says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:57 PM

    Ok Liz, it’s time I said
    It’s time for me to go to bed.
    I can’t forget all those who did
    contribute everything that they know
    so I can sleep well, as part of the show
    and remember those who contributed.

    Berma Shave

    Joe

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  226. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:58 PM

    Hey, Don’t worry about blonde jokes around me. I’m clueless most of the time, and the rest I’m hopelessly lost and wanderlng aimlessly.

    I still have my personal blog on blogger, but that’s only because i’ve not talked some techie into moving for me to wordpress yet.

    Besides I have no time to do all of the fixes to the 400 odd photos.

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  227. Joe says

    May 23, 2006 at 9:58 PM

    # 226
    Nite all
    J.

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  228. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 10:00 PM

    Sweet dreams, Joe
    Sleepy swell. Thanks for coming. πŸ™‚

    Reply
  229. Chris Cree says

    May 23, 2006 at 10:01 PM

    Yeah. It’s two minutes till pumpkin time. Oh-dark-thirty will be on me before I know it.

    Let me know about the electro shock thing. Low Rider has figured out the squirt bottle. And the masking tape. He’s smart. Probably figure out how to shock me in the bargin. Maybe I better pass.

    Thanks for the advice. I’ll be “moving” soon.

    Enjoy!

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  230. Steve Remington says

    May 23, 2006 at 10:02 PM

    Didn’t I say I was off to bed an hour ago?

    Nighters! I will be counting Moose….

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  231. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 10:02 PM

    Hey, Chris,
    The electro-shock feels really good especially after you stop. πŸ™‚

    Email me in the morning.

    Reply
  232. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 10:03 PM

    Counting Moose eh? Steve.

    Ahhhh 1.

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  233. Ben says

    May 23, 2006 at 10:10 PM

    Alright, I had a great time but it’s time to crash for me.

    Was a pleasure meeting everyone and getting in on the action. I hope to do it again and hear from you all in the future.

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  234. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 10:11 PM

    Hey, Ben, This is a regular Tuesday night thing.
    And we do lots of fun things during the rest of the week so I hope to see you around here lots of times between now and forever. πŸ˜‰

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  235. Steve Remington says

    May 23, 2006 at 10:15 PM

    OK I had to get up to brush my teeth and of course I had to walk by the computer and click refresh…

    Night all!

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  236. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 10:19 PM

    Sweet dreams. See you, tomorrow!

    Reply
  237. Advice Librarian says

    May 23, 2006 at 10:28 PM

    Hmm, well, given that it’s 5:30 am here, I’d better go look for my bed too. I think I remember what it looks like, and what it’s used for…

    Reply
  238. ME Strauss says

    May 23, 2006 at 10:29 PM

    Say hello to your pillow and use it nicely.
    Sweet Dreams and feel well again.

    Reply
  239. Easton Ellsworth says

    May 24, 2006 at 12:44 AM

    Holy Cow – 230-plus comments – y’all ought to get a (chat) room! πŸ™‚

    Reply
  240. ME Strauss says

    May 24, 2006 at 6:06 AM

    Hi Easton,
    Why, it’s so much more fun to have the whole world see the sitcom unfolding!

    Reply

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