Comments on: Blog Bits

By: expat

expat — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:58:15 +0000

which reminds me (after you spurted about relief) of staying in an ex-vietnam era R&R hotel in Bangkok.

Awesome aircon. You could chill beer bottles on it.

Chill dude.

By: expat

expat — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:54:55 +0000

Phil, I do love you.

By: philu

philu — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:52:21 +0000

dpf..i would like to commend you for providing such an effective safety-valve for your more rabid readers..

..i have pretty much ignored yr comment rating system..

..but i see much use is made of it by angry righties..

..and i am sure it makes them feel a little better..to (angrily) punch in a negative karma every time they see my name..(heh..!)

..so..the law of unintended consequences comes into play here..

..in that providing that opportunity for yr rabids to have a little vent..

..to (albeit temporarily) provide an (albeit brief) relief from the grinding/relentless anger they labour/suffer under..

..you..dpf.. are providing a version of a ‘relief massage’..for the poor/suffering rabid-luvvies.

..and in doing so you are making the world an (albeit fleeting/transitory) ‘better place’..

..and for that you must be congratulated..

(and..you go strong..!..with those neg karmas..you rabid righties you..!..)

phil(whoar.co.nz)

By: MrHappy

MrHappy — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:10:14 +0000

Re: Spotify – the Swedish music player that Phil U blogged on – it’s great. Loads better than Pandora and last.fm – works essentially like iTunes in that you can search songs, artists, and albums and play them direct. No playlist feature as far as I can tell, which is a drag, and I haven’t stumped up for the pay version so every ten-odd songs I get the mellifluous but increasingly annoying reminder that upgrading to Premium would make the reminder go away. Still, small inconvenience to bear for a massive amount of music free.

MrHappy

By: philu

philu — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:27:33 +0000

ahem..!..i didn’t actually ‘blog’ on it..

(tho’ as an example of alternatives to that vile/draconian patch-protecting record-company travesty..it works..

..which is why i posted it..which is editorialising..

..so maybe it was subliminal blogging..)

..i just linked to it..

..chrs tho’..

phil(whoar.co.nz)

By: AG

AG — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:22:52 +0000

“But still, you know, fuck Steve Crow.”

Exactly. And that’s how he makes his money …

By: Ryan Sproull

Ryan Sproull — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:21:32 +0000

Crow is nothing but self serving and interested in making money. Free speech just happens to be a convenient vehicle to get publicity.

Still free speech, but.

Rights aren’t just rights when they’re used in ways of which you approve. That’s the first step down a dangerous road.

But still, you know, fuck Steve Crow.

By: Ryan Sproull

Ryan Sproull — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:18:29 +0000

Presactly. Good on you.

By: petal

petal — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:18:00 +0000

“Andrew Geddis at Pundit praises Steve Crow for his defence of free speech”

WFT?

Crow is nothing but self serving and interested in making money. Free speech just happens to be a convenient vehicle to get publicity.

By: David Farrar

David Farrar — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:13:06 +0000

Like all the blogs on my blogroll I see new post form the blogs on my RSS feed. If I see an interesting article in the RSS feed, I’ll click through to read it in full – regardless of what blog it is.

By: Ryan Sproull

Ryan Sproull — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:52:11 +0000

So what.

Good on you, DPF, for ignoring what is presumably a considerable lack of impressedness with Whoar in general, to read and link to content without regard for those preconceptions.

I haven’t clicked on it myself, of course. But, you know, good on you.

By: getstaffed

getstaffed — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:05:04 +0000

Whoar blogs on…

WTF? You’ve just increased his traffic 10,000 fold. FWIW, I’m not the slightest bit interested in what phil blogs on until I see the post entitled “I’ve got a job, I’m now paying tax and I’m no longer bludging”