Comments for super-structure http://www.jasoncoleman.net All the makings of a real web site, plus my stuff. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:44:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 Comment on Archaic Iconography by Jason Coleman http://www.jasoncoleman.net/2010/03/09/archaic-iconography/comment-page-1/#comment-94548 Jason Coleman Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:44:31 +0000 http://www.jasoncoleman.net/?p=1007#comment-94548 I wrote a post last year about having to dig through some old 3.5" floppies as part of our cleaning. We had to borrow a USB drive from my father-in-law just to read them, as we haven't owned anything with that kind of drive in years. We're also in trouble if we need to view a VHS tape, for that matter. I wrote a post last year about having to dig through some old 3.5″ floppies as part of our cleaning. We had to borrow a USB drive from my father-in-law just to read them, as we haven’t owned anything with that kind of drive in years.

We’re also in trouble if we need to view a VHS tape, for that matter.

]]> Comment on Archaic Iconography by Travis Taylor http://www.jasoncoleman.net/2010/03/09/archaic-iconography/comment-page-1/#comment-94543 Travis Taylor Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:55:09 +0000 http://www.jasoncoleman.net/?p=1007#comment-94543 Reverse those symbols: 凹 is concave. 凸 is convex. Duh. Reverse those symbols: 凹 is concave. 凸 is convex. Duh.

]]> Comment on Archaic Iconography by Travis Taylor http://www.jasoncoleman.net/2010/03/09/archaic-iconography/comment-page-1/#comment-94542 Travis Taylor Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:21:01 +0000 http://www.jasoncoleman.net/?p=1007#comment-94542 These past few months I have had the opportunity for immersion in character symbol rich China. The written language here is completely symbols usually meaning exactly what the character looks like. For example 凹 is convex. 凸 is concave. Also learned of another type of symbol; this one made with the hand. When tea is poured it is polite and a gesture of thanks to tap the table with your index finger as the tea is poured. This has an interesting development. Typically today you tap with your index finger, which evolved from taping with both your index finger and middle finger, which evolved from tapping with the 2nd joint on the index and middle finger. This last method was used by various emperors to say thanks. It resembles kneeling. So since the emperor could clearly not kneel before his servant and usually did not even talk to them his fingers could do the kneeling and thanking for him. Why a computer disk symbol or the # made me think of this we may never figure out. Buy the way some time ago I had to purchase a 3.5" floppy drive to access a few old disks. It collects dust now. You can even still purchase 5.25" drives. These past few months I have had the opportunity for immersion in character symbol rich China. The written language here is completely symbols usually meaning exactly what the character looks like. For example 凹 is convex. 凸 is concave.

Also learned of another type of symbol; this one made with the hand. When tea is poured it is polite and a gesture of thanks to tap the table with your index finger as the tea is poured. This has an interesting development.

Typically today you tap with your index finger, which evolved from taping with both your index finger and middle finger, which evolved from tapping with the 2nd joint on the index and middle finger. This last method was used by various emperors to say thanks. It resembles kneeling. So since the emperor could clearly not kneel before his servant and usually did not even talk to them his fingers could do the kneeling and thanking for him.

Why a computer disk symbol or the # made me think of this we may never figure out. Buy the way some time ago I had to purchase a 3.5″ floppy drive to access a few old disks. It collects dust now. You can even still purchase 5.25″ drives.

]]> Comment on Archaic Iconography by Jason Coleman http://www.jasoncoleman.net/2010/03/09/archaic-iconography/comment-page-1/#comment-94541 Jason Coleman Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:40:23 +0000 http://www.jasoncoleman.net/?p=1007#comment-94541 On the Octothorpe: I had written this post actually several weeks prior to publishing it. I did some research on the octothorpe as an example of a map glyph becoming a common symbol. However, it turns out that this may very well be a complete myth and that some Bell Labs engineers just created it on the spot decades ago. Either way, has come to symbolize far more than it was ever intended to (as have many characters). On the Octothorpe: I had written this post actually several weeks prior to publishing it. I did some research on the octothorpe as an example of a map glyph becoming a common symbol. However, it turns out that this may very well be a complete myth and that some Bell Labs engineers just created it on the spot decades ago. Either way, has come to symbolize far more than it was ever intended to (as have many characters).

]]> Comment on Screencasting 101 at PodCamp Nashville 2010 by Dan Cook http://www.jasoncoleman.net/2010/03/06/screencasting-101-at-podcamp-nashville-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-94540 Dan Cook Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:11:49 +0000 http://www.jasoncoleman.net/?p=1058#comment-94540 Jason: I read your piece on Screencasting 101. Just wanted to add that our company has launched a screen recorder called Pixetell that you may want to explore. Very easy to use yet rich in features. We can host your Pixetells or you can export (to YouTube, etc). Here's a little Pixetell I made for an educator in California that will show you some of what this can do: http://pixetell.com/p00148tNyQRwJEWD9vJyHZjlKk28tNyVk6sO8j9vJyHZjlKk21e Jason: I read your piece on Screencasting 101. Just wanted to add that our company has launched a screen recorder called Pixetell that you may want to explore. Very easy to use yet rich in features. We can host your Pixetells or you can export (to YouTube, etc). Here’s a little Pixetell I made for an educator in California that will show you some of what this can do:

http://pixetell.com/p00148tNyQRwJEWD9vJyHZjlKk28tNyVk6sO8j9vJyHZjlKk21e

]]> Comment on Screencasting 101 by super-structure » Screencasting 101 at PodCamp Nashville 2010 | Jason Coleman http://www.jasoncoleman.net/screencasting101/comment-page-1/#comment-94539 super-structure » Screencasting 101 at PodCamp Nashville 2010 | Jason Coleman Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:20:01 +0000 http://www.jasoncoleman.net/?page_id=1049#comment-94539 [...] You can see the slides, notes, and a video (coming soon!) of my presentation here. [...] [...] You can see the slides, notes, and a video (coming soon!) of my presentation here. [...]

]]> Comment on 25 Reasons Why You Should Understand Neil Boortz Is Wrong by Jason Coleman http://www.jasoncoleman.net/2007/02/06/25-reasons-why-you-should-understand-neil-boortz-is-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-94529 Jason Coleman Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:57:18 +0000 http://www.jasoncoleman.net/2007/02/06/25-reasons-why-you-should-understand-neil-boortz-is-wrong/#comment-94529 Do I stand by my well documented rebuttal? Yes. But you're free to write your own post somewhere with some actual information. The fact that you're using accusatory language without documentation to attack a three-year-old blog post tells me you don't have anything, anyway. The world has moved on and accepted the science. You're just punching at waves on the beach at this point. But thanks for dropping by and speaking up! Do I stand by my well documented rebuttal? Yes. But you’re free to write your own post somewhere with some actual information.

The fact that you’re using accusatory language without documentation to attack a three-year-old blog post tells me you don’t have anything, anyway. The world has moved on and accepted the science. You’re just punching at waves on the beach at this point. But thanks for dropping by and speaking up!

]]> Comment on 25 Reasons Why You Should Understand Neil Boortz Is Wrong by Samantha http://www.jasoncoleman.net/2007/02/06/25-reasons-why-you-should-understand-neil-boortz-is-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-94527 Samantha Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:21:32 +0000 http://www.jasoncoleman.net/2007/02/06/25-reasons-why-you-should-understand-neil-boortz-is-wrong/#comment-94527 Well, Jason- It's 3 years later than when you typed out your 25 points. Still stand by them in light of recent discoveries of sloppy puesdo-science by IPCC, data manipulation by CRU, violations of FOI laws by UEA, "the dog ate my raw data" excuses by a new database guardian almost every week, the most recent satellite data which shows no measureable global warming, absolute proof of the global extent of the MWP via paleoclimate researchers and admission by Dr. Jones that there has been no statistically significant global temperature changes in the last 15 years? Just wondering....... Later Orkneygal Well, Jason-

It’s 3 years later than when you typed out your 25 points.

Still stand by them in light of recent discoveries of sloppy puesdo-science by IPCC, data manipulation by CRU, violations of FOI laws by UEA, “the dog ate my raw data” excuses by a new database guardian almost every week, the most recent satellite data which shows no measureable global warming, absolute proof of the global extent of the MWP via paleoclimate researchers and admission by Dr. Jones that there has been no statistically significant global temperature changes in the last 15 years?

Just wondering…….

Later

Orkneygal

]]> Comment on Where’s My Free iPhone Stuff? by super-structure » Twenty Ought Nine – Goals in Review | Jason Coleman http://www.jasoncoleman.net/2009/09/30/wheres-my-free-iphone-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-94427 super-structure » Twenty Ought Nine – Goals in Review | Jason Coleman Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:07:08 +0000 http://www.jasoncoleman.net/?p=966#comment-94427 [...] Get Something Out of Twitter – I really ramped up using Twitter this year. I purchased Tweetie for both the mac and the iPhone and began to follow loads of folks, both near and far. Twitter also went entirely mainstream this [...] [...] Get Something Out of Twitter – I really ramped up using Twitter this year. I purchased Tweetie for both the mac and the iPhone and began to follow loads of folks, both near and far. Twitter also went entirely mainstream this [...]

]]> Comment on Goals, Not Resolutions by super-structure » Twenty Ought Nine – Goals in Review | Jason Coleman http://www.jasoncoleman.net/2009/01/02/goals-not-resolutions/comment-page-1/#comment-94426 super-structure » Twenty Ought Nine – Goals in Review | Jason Coleman Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:04:22 +0000 http://www.jasoncoleman.net/?p=632#comment-94426 [...] excuses aside, I really wanted to look back on the goals I set out back in January on this site to see just how far I got, in terms of my [...] [...] excuses aside, I really wanted to look back on the goals I set out back in January on this site to see just how far I got, in terms of my [...]

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