Comments on: Bloggers of the Brane Unite, You Have Nothing to Lose But Your Pains! http://www.jrganymede.com/2011/02/15/bloggers-of-the-brane-unite-you-have-nothing-to-lose-but-your-pains/ We endeavor to give satisfaction Tue, 22 May 2012 16:20:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John Mansfield http://www.jrganymede.com/2011/02/15/bloggers-of-the-brane-unite-you-have-nothing-to-lose-but-your-pains/comment-page-1/#comment-26114 John Mansfield Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:19:39 +0000 http://www.jrganymede.com/?p=4382#comment-26114 I'll have nothing to do with a secret code promoting Coca-Cola by way of the language of a communist nation. I’ll have nothing to do with a secret code promoting Coca-Cola by way of the language of a communist nation.

]]> By: Rameumptom http://www.jrganymede.com/2011/02/15/bloggers-of-the-brane-unite-you-have-nothing-to-lose-but-your-pains/comment-page-1/#comment-26058 Rameumptom Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:57:10 +0000 http://www.jrganymede.com/?p=4382#comment-26058 These were issues we discussed back on the Internet BEFORE the average person had access (universities and government only). As it is, I agree that one should be able to write whatever on his/her own personal blog without a bunch of inane comments. On my personal blog, I only allow moderated comments. Helps keep out the riff raff and spam. I haven't decided yet which is worse.... These were issues we discussed back on the Internet BEFORE the average person had access (universities and government only).

As it is, I agree that one should be able to write whatever on his/her own personal blog without a bunch of inane comments. On my personal blog, I only allow moderated comments.

Helps keep out the riff raff and spam. I haven’t decided yet which is worse….

]]> By: Bookslinger http://www.jrganymede.com/2011/02/15/bloggers-of-the-brane-unite-you-have-nothing-to-lose-but-your-pains/comment-page-1/#comment-26044 Bookslinger Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:12:21 +0000 http://www.jrganymede.com/?p=4382#comment-26044 Old news actually. This kind of stuff, and the stuff the prompted it, goes all the way back to newsgroups on UUnet (kind of an early Internet), and even message forums on various online services (AOL, and amateur Bulletin Board Systems) before the Internet was opened to the public. The XKCD cartoon says it all. The time-sink aspect is a danger to those who are supposed to do actual work online. [gulp] Old news actually. This kind of stuff, and the stuff the prompted it, goes all the way back to newsgroups on UUnet (kind of an early Internet), and even message forums on various online services (AOL, and amateur Bulletin Board Systems) before the Internet was opened to the public.

The XKCD cartoon says it all.

The time-sink aspect is a danger to those who are supposed to do actual work online. [gulp]

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