Comments on: Spinster aunt finally makes use of abandoned Flickr account

By: birkwearingblamer

birkwearingblamer — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:01:46 +0000

You can control the adds on FB to some extent, Hattie. There are little icons under the ad. Click on thumbs down to get rid of the ad. No guarantee that the next ad will be any better, though.

By: rubysecret

rubysecret — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:18:18 +0000

Yes, I’m the biggest dope ever. please ignore.

By: rubysecret

rubysecret — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:12:40 +0000

So have I once again missed the major clue as to how to follow you on twitter? Breadcrumb, please.

By: Twisty

Twisty — Wed, 06 May 2009 16:10:01 +0000

“Plus one shot of a Tshirt about one more self-important young man who sez “I SHOOT PEOPLE” and has a drawing of a camera lens on a pistol grip. IBTP.”

Ha!

By: Ron Sullivan

Ron Sullivan — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:48:48 +0000

Twitter is to blogging as haiku is to epic poetry. At least that’s how I’m trying to persuade myself to use it. PZ uses it by way of blog announcing (a la RSS, as said) and kvetching about airports; Laurie Lebo (PBUH) uses it in stits and farts; I use it to tell my fam to check their goddamn email.

I’m ron_toad on Flickr. Speaking of naturegoosh, I took a buttload of shots in the fake rainforest at the Cal Academy of Sciences yesterday and will be uploading heartrendering pix of nesting euphonias and such over the next few days.

Plus one shot of a Tshirt about one more self-important young man who sez “I SHOOT PEOPLE” and has a drawing of a camera lens on a pistol grip. IBTP.

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:41:04 +0000

Whatever else its flaws, twitter is useful for “crowdsourcing” to find out local stuff where there was an accident/details of an accident without having to wait for the awful local news. There was a large power outage here (Toronto) a while back and the best way to find out where power had been restored (or hadn’t) was twitter, which swayed me on its utility.

Much of the time it is frivolity though, but not incredibly more so than a blog. Same idea, shorter format. In the same way that a blog is not your diary, so too is twitter not for keeping track of which room of your house you are in.

By: MLH

MLH — Wed, 06 May 2009 12:49:12 +0000

Love your photos, Twisty. They are beautiful indeed.

By: speedbudget

speedbudget — Wed, 06 May 2009 12:20:40 +0000

I just got my Facebook account. It’s enough to keep me busy. But I’m thinking of signing up for Twitter just to be Twitty with Twisty.

Hey, now, Jonathan. I am on World of Warcraft. The vast majority of my guild is female. Our raid leader/tank is female. The men in our guild wouldn’t dream of being infantile or presumptuous. I like to think we are shaping the young men in our guild to recognize that women are people and capable players. They start out all bluster, but quickly become thinking humans rather than troglodytes. So not only is it a hobby, but it’s a public service I am performing.

By: Pinko Punko

Pinko Punko — Wed, 06 May 2009 04:42:58 +0000

Liz, the IBTP hash tag is awesome and I massively encourage its widespread adoption.

Could this single-handedly exponentially increase the value of the Twitter?

By: BMS

BMS — Wed, 06 May 2009 03:21:32 +0000

This indigo bunting perished dramatically in a picture window mishap.

Never did find our little Verdin’s body from a similar event the other day.

Its mate is still around, though, and pips furiously at our feline companion when he’s munching fountain grass in the yard.