Sometimes there are no winners and there is no way to make a bad situation right again.
Colorado university invites Native American students back www.msn.com/en-us/new…
The whole thing is sad and I feel sorry for those two young men who were profiled and had what should have been an exciting positive experience in their young lives ruined. It’s a shame that nosy-parker woman who called the police had to butt in. At least the university is trying, I’ll give them that.
Some points: 1. Being well behaved, quiet and respectful is not a crime. 2. Being shy is not a crime. 3. Being Native American is not a crime. 4. Not answering nosy questions from others in the tour is not a crime. 5. Being late in joining the tour is not a crime. 6. Not having your parents along on the tour is not a crime.
Unfortunately, being a nosy-parker, like the person who called the cops, is also not a crime. I don’t blame the police, given the nature of the call, they had to investigate. Could they have been more tactful? Yes. Not every encounter needs to be an interrogation. But, okay they did not escalate things so its a draw.
Like I say, sometimes there are no happy endings. Sometimes the world just sucks. That’s the thing about life, sometimes you get rewarded, sometimes you get scars. Sometimes you do nothing wrong and most everything right and you still come out scarred. Life’s a funny ol’ thing that way.
The beauty of Micro.blog, is that it focuses all attention on what is being written.
From a post author’s perspective you have a box you can type in without a lot of formating controls that just distract you. And if you write too much it just effortlessly lets you continue in long-form.
From a reader’s perspective: blog templates are simple, uncluttered with everything focused on the content before you. This is by design not accident and it is brilliant not to distract the reader from what you are saying.
Micro blogging is, however, slightly different than a blogging completely in long form. If you only post long form articles then things like tags, categories and site search become more important.
People are not going to leave Facebook in droves. First they need some place to move too. There has to be an acceptable and viable replacement for Facebook and there is nothing in sight. Twitter won’t work, it has a different structure and won’t appeal to most Facebook users.
That does create an opportunity if someone can roll out something Facebook-like, familier but better than FB. Or something that does the same things as FB but in a new and sexy way that catches the public eye. But that does not happen overnight. Plus it has to scale. Will someone take advantage of the opportunity?
People are not going to leave Facebook in droves. First they need some place to move too. There has to be an acceptable and viable replacement for Facebook and there is nothing in sight. Twitter won’t work, it has a different structure and won’t appeal to most Facebook users.
That does create an opportunity if someone can roll out something Facebook-like, familier but better than FB. Or something that does the same things as FB but in a new and sexy way that catches the public eye. But that does not happen overnight. Plus it has to scale. Will someone take advantage of the opportunity?
Midsomer Murders, season 20, is on Acorn TV now. Hello my old friends, welcome back, I missed you. #midsomer
Midsomer Murders, season 20, is on Acorn TV now. Hello my old friends, welcome back, I missed you. #midsomer
Yup, that would be a cat. youtu.be/Q54lVO7el… #catlesscatpost
Yup, that would be a cat. youtu.be/Q54lVO7el… #catlesscatpost
If Shakespeare were here, he’d be short.
If Shakespeare were here, he’d be short.
Nokia: So the Nokia 6.1 (2018) is officially being released in the US. Unlocked GSM, which means it will work on AT&T and T-Mobile but NOT Verizon or Sprint. It looks like a nice mid-range phone. The bad news is that the more powerful Nokia 7 Plus and Nokia 8 Sirocco will NOT be available in the US.
So Android One has made it up to mid-range phones but has not broken into the top line yet.
Nokia 6 (2018) review | TechRadar www.techradar.com/reviews/n…
Nokia: So the Nokia 6.1 (2018) is officially being released in the US. Unlocked GSM, which means it will work on AT&T and T-Mobile but NOT Verizon or Sprint. It looks like a nice mid-range phone. The bad news is that the more powerful Nokia 7 Plus and Nokia 8 Sirocco will NOT be available in the US.
So Android One has made it up to mid-range phones but has not broken into the top line yet.
Nokia 6 (2018) review | TechRadar www.techradar.com/reviews/n…
So what are the current “best practices” in long form blogging now in regards to visitor comments? Do you block new comments after X number of days, force people to register to comment? How do you keep comments (and trackbacks) from becoming spammed?
It seems like comments ought to be important, as part of the “conversation”. Sometimes people come late to the conversation but the post inspires a reply. But how does the blogger keep that communication open without drowning in spam?
So what are the current “best practices” in long form blogging now in regards to visitor comments? Do you block new comments after X number of days, force people to register to comment? How do you keep comments (and trackbacks) from becoming spammed?
It seems like comments ought to be important, as part of the “conversation”. Sometimes people come late to the conversation but the post inspires a reply. But how does the blogger keep that communication open without drowning in spam?
$2.69 for a rising crust pizza at Aldi. And they are good too. Win!
$2.69 for a rising crust pizza at Aldi. And they are good too. Win!
Crikey! I registered a new domain last night and I can’t remember what it is. #facepalm
Crikey! I registered a new domain last night and I can’t remember what it is. #facepalm
This sounds very promising. I like the Android One (pure Android) bit. The Nokia 6.1 launches in the US for $269 | Ars Technica arstechnica.com/gadgets/2…
This sounds very promising. I like the Android One (pure Android) bit. The Nokia 6.1 launches in the US for $269 | Ars Technica arstechnica.com/gadgets/2…
It’s chili-burrito supper Friday. Yea! Recipie: Heat up can of chili. Microwave a couple of frozen burritos in a bowl. Pour hot chili over hot burritos. Hot sauce to taste. #hautecusine
It’s chili-burrito supper Friday. Yea! Recipie: Heat up can of chili. Microwave a couple of frozen burritos in a bowl. Pour hot chili over hot burritos. Hot sauce to taste. #hautecusine
I can only applaud the #Indieweb movement and the many scripts they are producing. However, useability counts: having to put something in the Head of your website template means you just lost 95% of bloggers and website owners. Facebook and Twitter ran the table because they made posting and commenting EASY. Do that.
I can only applaud the #Indieweb movement and the many scripts they are producing. However, useability counts: having to put something in the Head of your website template means you just lost 95% of bloggers and website owners. Facebook and Twitter ran the table because they made posting and commenting EASY. Do that.
I’ve either ordered, from Amazon, an inexpensive sealed lead acid replacement battery for my elderly electric lawnmower or a really heavy paperweight. We shall see.