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Comment on Is Adrian Lamo a snitch or a hero? by aid85

aid85 — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:17:29 +0000

Should be considered subhuman and sent in Guantanamo …

Comment on Shortmail + Dropbox = Simplified email with simplified attachments by Goodbye SMS — Hello Shortmail « random[oid]archive

Goodbye SMS — Hello Shortmail « random[oid]archive — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 06:57:36 +0000

[...] And if you are worried about not being able to send attachments, don’t worry, you can use Dropbox for [...]

Comment on Howto: Miniature faking (tilt-shift) in GIMP. by Weekly Photo Challenge: Tiny « random[oid]archive

Weekly Photo Challenge: Tiny « random[oid]archive — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 06:56:35 +0000

[...] After flipping through the photos I noticed that this would be perfect to try out my own tilt-shift how-to. The result is okay, not the best one, but not the worst [...]

Comment on Jam’n'Beats – Community & Music by Brandon

Brandon — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:22:11 +0000

The Vast majority of produers really don’t know where to start when they start off creating beats. The cold hard simple fact is that a greater part of the producers use overpriced music development software to create their beats and newbies have difficult picking up on the actual knowledge neccesary to master how to produce music. It shouldn’t be that challenging tho. Regardless of whether an individual is attemping to make rap beats, hip hop, or make dubstep beats, I believe that it simply normally requires time as well as practice and endurance. Working at it helps make you a far better producer.

Comment on How (not) to annoy an introvert. by Athena P

Athena P — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 03:10:48 +0000

Hello, Mr. Xen,

I’m an introvert and I’ve encountered these situations I don’t know how many times. It’s very frustrating. One thing I encounter most often is being bugged while reading a book. I feel like exploding when someone talks and talks while I get distracted and read the same sentence over and over. I tell them straight out that I’m reading and whatever they want can wait until later. That doesn’t always work though. Thanks for the article! I know someone who needs to see it. They refuse to acknowledge that I’m an introvert. It’s so frustrating. :|

Comment on In Norway a cow is a vegetable by apuestas deportivas

apuestas deportivas — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:38:22 +0000

I could not agree with you more..

Comment on Pressed for Words by Dokter Waldijk

Dokter Waldijk — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:50:17 +0000

I think the name .random[oid] fit’s this blog perfectly, but I’m afraid it’s a bit too random. So instead I will use it as a Portfolio and a place to post longer columns that have been commissioned, but for some reason never got published due to editorial decisions.

While the new blog will focus more on me and my life as a journo. Which has got more followers than I expected and seems to be slowly growing nicely upwards.

And I always focus on doing my own stuff. Either write a column based on my own experiences or opinions, or writing an article about a recent event I witnessed or became part of for some reason (luckily was there or was asked to look into it by an editor). So yeah, I try to get as close as I possibly can, even if it means I have to step on toes, so I can report the truth.

Comment on Pressed for Words by David Brown

David Brown — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:40:23 +0000

I like aggregation… I like a lot… If your blog is pushing >200 words, what limits are you expecting to put on randomiod? You’ll be hard pressed to put out much volume alone. Choose your sources wisely if you aggregate the aggregators I will not read… Aggregation is at least tertiary source, and each step journalism takes from the primary source is a step in the wrong direction. Get as close to the real thing as you can!

Comment on Goodbye SMS — Hello Shortmail by Shortmailers say the nicest things… | Shortmail Blog

Shortmailers say the nicest things… | Shortmail Blog — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:05:59 +0000

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Comment on How (not) to annoy an introvert. by cb (@introvertzone)

cb (@introvertzone) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:22:30 +0000

Well said, Steve! No, you don’t need a therapist. You need less idiotic bosses! ;)

Comment on How (not) to annoy an introvert. by Steve

Steve — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:10:59 +0000

You know what really pisses me off? when some shithead extrovert attempts to decode my thoughts and emotions based on my facial expressions or “body language.” I don’t have body language. My motions are purely functional. You have no idea how many bosses I’ve tried explaining this to (they all think I’m full of shit) but all the rules about making “good character judgments” without actually getting to know someone personally go COMPLETELY out the window when you are dealing with me. I don’t know why people don’t just say what the mean or ask questions instead of making idiotic assumptions… I probably need to see a therapist.

Comment on How (not) to annoy an introvert. by Dr. W

Dr. W — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:39:56 +0000

I tend to tell people that: “Listen to what I say, don’t presume what I will say!”

Comment on How (not) to annoy an introvert. by William

William — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 03:50:58 +0000

I’m sort of introverted…

What I hate is when I have spent many minutes formulating a statement with the utmost precision, then people go and just summarize it very simply, casting me in a negative light.

I say “If I had the choice between this 90 degree weather all year and our current climate [in Maine], I would choose the 90 degree weather all year round”.

My brother will tell people “William wishes that it was 90 degrees all year round!”.

If that’s what I meant, that’s what I would have said. I PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO WHAT I SAY, PEOPLE!!!

It’s as if he doesn’t care that I put effort into communicating myself.

Comment on How (not) to annoy an introvert. by Dr. W

Dr. W — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 13:50:05 +0000

Ah yes, that is true tho. Didn’t think if that when I wrote it, which is a while ago now.

Been there, experienced that. For some extraverts it seems like the world is black or white. Either you like it or you don’t. Nothing in between, etc. Really bugs me.

There’s been a few extraverts on here, but as you can see, most of them didn’t approve of it. Hmm… Wonder why…

Comment on How (not) to annoy an introvert. by Biggle Snargus

Biggle Snargus — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 13:42:36 +0000

So yeah I’m introverted and agreed with this article. The only thing was “Tell an Introvert to Stop Being so Honest”. This mentioned that we look at things the way they are. That’s true if you’re a Thinking type. It’s untrue if you’re Feeling type and especially untrue if you’re Feeling and iNtuitive.

Anyway, last night in my dorm I was sleeping really early and at 11:00 some of my friends (extraverts) were pounding on my door and being noisy. I tried to ignore it but they wouldn’t stop so I opened up, all all three of them came into my room which bothered me. I even tried to hint that I didn’t want them here and gave short answers, but they were so pumped up that they couldn’t really listen to what I was saying. I hate when people invade my solitude. Also, I have been told many times that I’m anti-social and need to branch out. People don’t understand when I talk about not liking socializing with big groups of people, because they think that I mean I hate socializing overall. They will never consider reading one of these articles though.

Comment on How do you find a Vegan at a dinner party? by Dr. W

Dr. W — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:20:00 +0000

It’s actually the other way around. Non-vegans are obsessed with what other people eat, espesically if they are vegan.