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Comment on Control who sees what in Facebook with friend lists by James

James — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:35:54 +0000

Cheers for this, just thought those lists where for sorting people on chat etc, glad I found this post, has come in useful

Comment on Control who sees what in Facebook with friend lists by Scott

Scott — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:42:13 +0000

Finally got around to doing this. Thanks!

Comment on Getting there is maybe–MAYBE–an eighth of the fun by Reid

Reid — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:21:56 +0000

Well, I usually err on the side of not writing things. I don’t mention work and if I mention personal relationships, I try to gauge whether the person might not want it written. I’ve messed up a couple of times, though, but it’s never been a huge deal.

I heard someone say that you should never write anything in an email that you wouldn’t want everyone in the world to see. It’s an extreme view, but the problem with the internet world is that it’s all permanent (in a manner of speaking). There’s no paper to shred and no negatives to destroy. It’s there. So if you approach it that way–knowing that anyone could see anything–it makes you a little more careful. It’s still not terribly easy, but it’s possible.

Comment on Getting there is maybe–MAYBE–an eighth of the fun by Cat

Cat — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:16:33 +0000

I gave up tweeting for two reasons. One, I still have a bare-bones phone that makes tweeting a big pain in the ass. I rarely have thoughts that seem clever or interesting enough to warrant the time it takes to peck them out on my stupid phone. The second reason is the main one, though: the personal/professional lines started getting all blurry. The publisher of the magazine I work for started following my tweets, and then I realized I’d tweeted once about hating my job (essentially). Until I master the art of discretion, I’m trying to stay out of my own way, tech-wise.

Reid, I’ve wondered if you run into this. For example, sometimes I don’t post things on my blog or Facebook that I’d like to because I know a couple people at work might see it. I started the blog intending it to be totally anonymous so I could actually post whatever I wanted to, but then I accidentally mentioned it in conversation at work.

How do you decide what to write and what to keep to yourself (or, you know, just not release into the ether)?

Comment on River Ran by Cat

Cat — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:00:00 +0000

Okay, I want to see all these. Thanks for the recap!

Comment on The weekend of washed up by Cat

Cat — Mon, 18 May 2009 20:22:29 +0000

I still have my copy of the Touk CD, which I intend to have autographed should there ever be a reunion tour.

Comment on Fear of the new by Reid

Reid — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:18:41 +0000

Lindsay, this is America. There are plenty of places that will gladly sell you a shotgun and the rock salt to put in it.

Annie, you’re exactly right: blogs are made for writers. It’s just that simple.

Comment on Fear of the new by Lindsay

Lindsay — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:08:05 +0000

On the other hand, having a rock-salt shotgun would be AWESOME. I would totally take one of those over having a blog.

Comment on Fear of the new by Annie D.

Annie D. — Wed, 13 May 2009 17:06:17 +0000

When I first moved from New York to Chicago and started a blog, my ex-roommate gave me an enormous amount of crap. You, someone who is not a total loser, having a blog? I finally had to say, dude, I am a frustrated writer in a new city with no friends and a boring job. Dude, I AM WHO BLOGS WERE MADE FOR. Along with almost everyone else.

She still has what I consider outdated opinions on the matter, and she still doesn’t know my blog’s URL. I intend to keep it that way.

Comment on The Pitchfork 500 + Google Spreadsheets = Organized geekitude by Reid

Reid — Thu, 07 May 2009 11:48:44 +0000

Then I owe you a whole lot of thanks, Tom. I use that every day.