Comments for A Passion For 'Puters http://www.rhastings.net The Intersection Of Libraries, Computers and Web Trivialities. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:53:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Saturday overview by pollyalida http://www.rhastings.net/archives/148#comment-3109 pollyalida Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:20:59 +0000 http://www.rhastings.net/?p=148#comment-3109 Feeling exhausted reading your schedule! Thanks for taking the time to post all the great blog posts. So good to be able to read about what's going on. Hope you get some rest! Feeling exhausted reading your schedule! Thanks for taking the time to post all the great blog posts. So good to be able to read about what’s going on. Hope you get some rest!

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]]> Comment on Outrage!! by Doug http://www.rhastings.net/archives/135#comment-3086 Doug Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:39:43 +0000 http://www.rhastings.net/?p=135#comment-3086 Actually, (and don't throw eggs at me) I'm not going to flame Mancow on this one. Was what he said way over the top, completely inaccurate, and totally irresponsible? Yep. Absolutely. Is what he said exactly what he's paid to do? Yep. Absolutely. Here we are talking about his show on a forum that otherwise would never even dream of posting a "..I heard on Mancow this morning.." type of gossip. He's a shock jock and gets paid by having listeners for his sponsors. He got you to listen much longer than you would have otherwise, and probably got a few ad spots in there along the way. He did his job, and did it quite successfully from what it appears. Actually, (and don’t throw eggs at me) I’m not going to flame Mancow on this one. Was what he said way over the top, completely inaccurate, and totally irresponsible? Yep. Absolutely. Is what he said exactly what he’s paid to do? Yep. Absolutely. Here we are talking about his show on a forum that otherwise would never even dream of posting a “..I heard on Mancow this morning..” type of gossip. He’s a shock jock and gets paid by having listeners for his sponsors. He got you to listen much longer than you would have otherwise, and probably got a few ad spots in there along the way. He did his job, and did it quite successfully from what it appears.

]]> Comment on Social networking is educational! by Doug http://www.rhastings.net/archives/139#comment-3085 Doug Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:33:24 +0000 http://www.rhastings.net/?p=139#comment-3085 AMEN!!! Actually, many teachers that I know (including myself) are already fans of using social networking sites (MySpace, Facebook, Ning and the link) and interactive communication software such as wikis and blogs as an educational vehicle, but it's the administration that often throws up the road block to such things. :( AMEN!!! Actually, many teachers that I know (including myself) are already fans of using social networking sites (MySpace, Facebook, Ning and the link) and interactive communication software such as wikis and blogs as an educational vehicle, but it’s the administration that often throws up the road block to such things. :(

]]> Comment on Outrage!! by Victoria Petersen http://www.rhastings.net/archives/135#comment-3082 Victoria Petersen Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:25:12 +0000 http://www.rhastings.net/?p=135#comment-3082 I emailed him as well. It would be nice if people got their facts straight! Thank goodness that I now live in a very rural place (one w/out Mancow)... But I am glad that you had your ears open and that you were able to let us all know his latest rant! If anyone else wants to email Mancow, here is some ammo: Books on the banned book list are books that have been challenged by various groups and are... "reported to or recorded by the Office for Intellectual Freedom, as compiled by the Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association". From the ALA website http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bbwlinks/100mostfrequently.cfm A classic case of shooting the messenger, if I ever heard it. What a shame. --Victoria I emailed him as well. It would be nice if people got their facts straight! Thank goodness that I now live in a very rural place (one w/out Mancow)…

But I am glad that you had your ears open and that you were able to let us all know his latest rant!

If anyone else wants to email Mancow, here is some ammo:

Books on the banned book list are books that have been challenged by various groups and are… “reported to or recorded by the Office for Intellectual Freedom, as compiled by the Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association”. From the ALA website

http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bbwlinks/100mostfrequently.cfm

A classic case of shooting the messenger, if I ever heard it. What a shame.

–Victoria

]]> Comment on Outrage!! by Colleen http://www.rhastings.net/archives/135#comment-3080 Colleen Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:49:01 +0000 http://www.rhastings.net/?p=135#comment-3080 Well, we could all email him at mancow@mancow.com - I did. Though given his ranty proclivities and idiotic statements, he likely will have to have someone else read it to him. This did not help my bitchtastic mood :) Well, we could all email him at mancow@mancow.com - I did. Though given his ranty proclivities and idiotic statements, he likely will have to have someone else read it to him.

This did not help my bitchtastic mood :)

]]> Comment on Social Software Showcase - OpenID by Kevin FOx http://www.rhastings.net/archives/132#comment-3078 Kevin FOx Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:45:53 +0000 http://www.rhastings.net/?p=132#comment-3078 Very nice screencast about OpenID, quite thorough and well done. I work for Vidoop and we have a OpenID provider at http://myvidoop.com It is a free service, has two factor authentication w/o passwords, has a cool online password manager plugin available, supports OpenID delegation etc. I would be happy to hear any feedback you may have. Best wishes, hope you have a good time at ALA! -Kevin Very nice screencast about OpenID, quite thorough and well done. I work for Vidoop and we have a OpenID provider at http://myvidoop.com

It is a free service, has two factor authentication w/o passwords, has a cool online password manager plugin available, supports OpenID delegation etc. I would be happy to hear any feedback you may have.

Best wishes, hope you have a good time at ALA!

-Kevin

]]> Comment on 3. Facebook/MySpace by Bobbi http://www.rhastings.net/archives/87#comment-3076 Bobbi Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:36:58 +0000 http://www.rhastings.net/?p=87#comment-3076 @Doug I've played with the Events feature, it's pretty intensive on the data entry so it really isn't worth the effort for most events, it's just too much labor. I put in the "major" events and leave it at that. Plus with the Networks aspect getting pretty much done away with they only show up to people who are fans, before they showed up in the wider network. @Doug I’ve played with the Events feature, it’s pretty intensive on the data entry so it really isn’t worth the effort for most events, it’s just too much labor. I put in the “major” events and leave it at that. Plus with the Networks aspect getting pretty much done away with they only show up to people who are fans, before they showed up in the wider network.

]]> Comment on The last night in Jamaica and an overview of ACURIL 2008 by Doug http://www.rhastings.net/archives/130#comment-3075 Doug Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:42:00 +0000 http://www.rhastings.net/?p=130#comment-3075 I can't believe you gave into his pressure on the steak and kidney pie front. Blech! :P You DO know what the kidney does, right? ;) I'm sorry I wasn't more diligent about reading these past weeks, and it looks like you had a great time in Jamaica. I promise to be a more frequent reader in the future. :) I can’t believe you gave into his pressure on the steak and kidney pie front. Blech! :P You DO know what the kidney does, right? ;)

I’m sorry I wasn’t more diligent about reading these past weeks, and it looks like you had a great time in Jamaica. I promise to be a more frequent reader in the future. :)

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