Monthly Archives: November 2006

I’m leaving without you, not an idle threat

[MEDIA=1] I caught this when I was hanging out waiting for my wife to finish some shopping at the Fujinomiya Jusco in central Japan (JUSCO @ Wikipedia) … Kid starts throwing a tantrum and the mom says if you don’t … Continue reading

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Gotemba Kogen Resort

[MEDIA=2] Having a drink at the wonderful Gotemba Kogen Resort. Onsite microbrewery… A fine place to spend an afternoon… Especially since the day we were there was the day they recorded their 6 millionth visitor, and thanked the customers by … Continue reading

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Ripline at the park

[MEDIA=3] Wouldn’t you have loved one of these if you’d had one at your park? This movie shows a rip line for kids at our local park in Fijunomiya, Japan.

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Are you worth criticizing?

Dave Winer wrote today: Alan Kay once said the Macintosh was the first computer worth criticizing. Jean-Louis Gassee said that as the monkey climbs the tree, the more people can see his derriere. The first quote especially is something to … Continue reading

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Can anyone in China access this blog?

Trying to find out if BlogHarbor blogs are being blocked in mainland China… If you know anyone in mainland China, can you ask them to try accessing this blog or any of the blogs on our list of Recently Updated … Continue reading

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Tom shares some Terrible Blunders

Great post by Tom today, Just A Couple Of My Terrible Blunders. Tom gives a couple of examples from his past about mistakes he’s made as a sysadmin or when communicating with partners or customers. I probably ask too many … Continue reading

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US Army National Guard unit monitors soldier bloggers

Missed this last week (Oct. 29) from the Stars and Stripes, Army steps up efforts to monitor military bloggers: A new Army effort to monitor soldiers’ personal Web sites is raising concerns among military bloggers, who worry the service is … Continue reading

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Skype Tests … Group Chat for Blogs

From Media Buyer Planner: Another feature [in the upcoming Skype 3.0] allows users to set up text-based chats with up to 100 web users, whether they use Skype or not; it mirrors Skype’s group audio feature, called Skypecast. The public … Continue reading

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Start blogging in 5 minutes

Des Walsh was speaking at a convention today: What I hadn’t planned for was the keenness of the people for me to show them how to actually set up a blog. I took up the challenge and opened the BlogHarbor … Continue reading

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