gdp's Comments

grinding.be : Dubai 'ruins'

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:42:43 +0000

This is really just a test comment, but I do like that pic.

grinding.be : Torrenting the Future

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:55:28 +0000

(cont from previous comment) But this is already changing, and this change is going to accelerate. Increasingly, I see friends who might choose to buy a handmade bag through Etsy rather than a Prada. Because now that object is also tagged with a very significant amount of additional information. It says something about the owner that a mass-produced item cannot. And the person who makes it is on twitter and you can find out how and why the bag was designed as it was and a million other things. These tags are created by social networks, and people are slowly discovering that they are very useful tags also. The struggle for mass information sellers of all types (whether that be mass market movies or designs for athletic shoes in the future) is going to shift away from DRM sooner than people think. Getting fair compensation for data you create is not the problem of the future. Near term, the real battle is already shifting to struggle for control of distribution (imagine your future countertop manufacturing machine... built by Apple) and marketing channels. But yeah.... that's still deep inside the middle of the change.

grinding.be : Torrenting the Future

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:54:27 +0000

I definitely think this is what change looks like when you're in the middle of it. Companies who create objects (as opposed to data) have been contending with the kind of issues you touch on for longer than the MPAA/RIAA/etc, and I think the kinds of goods that are knocked off give us a clue as to how this is going to play out in the future. Let's assume the existence of your machine that can create anything, given some materials. I think a person who wants a snickers bar might choose to create an equally-tasty candy bar from a cc-licensed instruction set, rather than bootleg the snickers. I think a person who wants a handbag MIGHT STILL choose to create a Prada clutch rather than create an equally beautiful and useful cc-licensed handbag. Why? Because the Prada has been tagged with a fairly significant amount of additional data. It conveys a substantial amount of information to both the owner and to observers who know what it is (that the owner can afford it, that the owner has a certain kind of taste, etc). These tags have largely been created by the manufacturer's marketing. (cont)

grinding.be test site : Upgrade progress meter

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:27:41 +0000

And with that, Wordpress 3.0 has been released. Obviously! :P

grinding.be test site : Upgrade progress meter

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:51:03 +0000

dropped the comment approval threshold in favor of greater spam filtering. don't want to have to approve everyone who is commenting for the first time.

grinding.be test site : Upgrade progress meter

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:41:38 +0000

you bet, Kevin. Glad to do it. ok, looks like we have a legit comment in moderation now. Let me know if you guys can see that and approve it.

grinding.be : This is Only a Test

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:33:55 +0000

R -- good response, though I look at it as using the system against itself and reaching out to a potential audience who can benefit most from the information.

grinding.be test site : Upgrade progress meter

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:39:52 +0000

Hm... twitter tools leaves it up to twitter whether to shorten the url or not. My first instinct is to dislike that but of course the original url contains more/better information (and twitter is making this all a moot point soon by baking in its own url shortening). Will think it over.

grinding.be test site : Upgrade progress meter

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 06:00:07 +0000

tested, tweaked a couple things. that'll do until someone makes an actual post. good luck with the rotator cuff.

grinding.be test site : Upgrade progress meter

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 04:02:45 +0000

and looks like the fan page won't update until something new is posted.

grinding.be test site : Upgrade progress meter

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 03:54:51 +0000

note to the future -> bit.ly data is here: http://bit.ly/u/grinding. this info is public.

grinding.be test site : Upgrade progress meter

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 03:52:04 +0000

oh... I'm also going to think about what to do about analytics, as I think having you guys be able to look at that has a lot of value.

grinding.be test site : Upgrade progress meter

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 03:46:37 +0000

ok, most things are in place with a couple exceptions: the authors widget doesn't work on the live site for some reason, and I still need to work on the contact page. Otherwise, I think all the functionality we talked about is there. Set up feedburner for the site and the feed url will forward there from now on. facebook fan page set up to pull from that feed, that should start happening shortly, so we can start publicising the fan page. we can also do subscribe via email through feedburner as that is very easy to set up. there seems to be a problem with logging in via facebook to make a comment but since we have so many other options (including twitter now) that's a minor issue for now. but I'll look into it. that's about it. We're ready for posts to see how it all works. I'm sure there will be minor problems with the new setup, so just let me know. The skin is a little dated internally. that'll be the next thing we tackle.

grinding.be test site : Upgrade progress meter

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:18:59 +0000

backing up!

grinding.be test site : home stretch

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:45:29 +0000

goodness. we need feedburner.

grinding.be test site : home stretch

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:32:51 +0000

hm, this is going to be a fairly involved process come to think of it, I think I may as well get started on upgrading wp to current and installing intense debate on the live site.

grinding.be test site : home stretch

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:51:11 +0000

huh. the LIKE functionality is actually pretty slick.

grinding.be test site : home stretch

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:06:38 +0000

yep on both counts :)

grinding.be test site : home stretch

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:32:46 +0000

hm, this like button connection seems pretty damn slow.

grinding.be test site : facebook, misc

Thu, 3 Jun 2010 10:28:31 +0000

As a starting point: facebook twitter digg what else? perhaps one or two others at most? stumbleupon and reddit might be worthwhile delicious, much as I love it, doesn't seem to do much for you anymore. not sure anyone is using google buzz. anything else worth considering?