Comments on: Socialed out http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2006/12/01/socialed-out/ Eric Nehrlich, Unrepentant Generalist Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:12:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Eric http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2006/12/01/socialed-out/comment-page-1/#comment-11753 Eric Sat, 02 Dec 2006 20:33:15 +0000 http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2006/12/01/socialed-out/#comment-11753 1) My rule of thumb is that I can use the names of people who have a web presence, because they have demonstrated they don't mind being on the web. If not, I'm less sure, so I default to signifiers. And poor Jocelyn and Beth have already claimed me as friends on LiveJournal so they're already busted. 2) Chinatown Bus makes me nervous with Batman's stories of regularly seeing them on the side of the road. Plus, going like a rocket doesn't actually make me feel safe - I'm fine with going a bit slower if it makes me less likely to die in a fiery crash. Plus the inconvenience. 3) Agreed that quantity != quality, but at the same time, I'd like to be using my brain more. It bothers me when I'm not, and blog posts are a proxy for that. 1) My rule of thumb is that I can use the names of people who have a web presence, because they have demonstrated they don’t mind being on the web. If not, I’m less sure, so I default to signifiers. And poor Jocelyn and Beth have already claimed me as friends on LiveJournal so they’re already busted.
2) Chinatown Bus makes me nervous with Batman’s stories of regularly seeing them on the side of the road. Plus, going like a rocket doesn’t actually make me feel safe – I’m fine with going a bit slower if it makes me less likely to die in a fiery crash. Plus the inconvenience.
3) Agreed that quantity != quality, but at the same time, I’d like to be using my brain more. It bothers me when I’m not, and blog posts are a proxy for that.

]]> By: Jofish http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2006/12/01/socialed-out/comment-page-1/#comment-11745 Jofish Sat, 02 Dec 2006 12:05:02 +0000 http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2006/12/01/socialed-out/#comment-11745 I know what you mean about overload. I spent last night at home doing nothing. Vaguely cleaning up. Watching panel shows on the TV. It was delightful. Also 1) Why do some of your friends get names and others only initials? Poor N and C, banished to vague signifiers. Or, alternately, poor Jocelyn and Beth, their friendship with you exposed for all to see. Also 2) Chinatown bus beats Greyhound hands down. Hell, even Peter Pan beats Greyhound.... o wait, they're the same now, aren't they? Still, even with the added inconvenience of getting to Chinatown as opposed to walking up a few blocks, I think you'll still probably save an hour. They go like a rocket, it's stunning. Also 3) Perhaps one of the problems is that if you have enough to blog about daily then you don't have time to blog. Of course, it depends on what you blog. But given your blog runs more towards Deep Thoughts I Have Had and less towards Things, Like, What I Ate Today for Breakfast, then it takes time. Quanitity != Quality. (Although, on the deep thoughts line, I'm currently actively struggling with figuring out what does = quality. But that's another post.) I know what you mean about overload. I spent last night at home doing nothing. Vaguely cleaning up. Watching panel shows on the TV. It was delightful.

Also 1) Why do some of your friends get names and others only initials? Poor N and C, banished to vague signifiers. Or, alternately, poor Jocelyn and Beth, their friendship with you exposed for all to see.

Also 2) Chinatown bus beats Greyhound hands down. Hell, even Peter Pan beats Greyhound…. o wait, they’re the same now, aren’t they? Still, even with the added inconvenience of getting to Chinatown as opposed to walking up a few blocks, I think you’ll still probably save an hour. They go like a rocket, it’s stunning.

Also 3) Perhaps one of the problems is that if you have enough to blog about daily then you don’t have time to blog. Of course, it depends on what you blog. But given your blog runs more towards Deep Thoughts I Have Had and less towards Things, Like, What I Ate Today for Breakfast, then it takes time. Quanitity != Quality. (Although, on the deep thoughts line, I’m currently actively struggling with figuring out what does = quality. But that’s another post.)

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