Cloudy Thinking - Latest Comments

Re: Blogging: Is the pen mightier than the computer?

decodedthought — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:33:40 -0000

agree .... ever since microblogging has come into play, blogs are getting rusty :P
cramping our ideas into 140 characters :P

Re: Remember when people wrote letters, on paper?

rjeffries — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:29:46 -0000

I agree. Handwriting is mainly a lost art. I never learned "cursive" writing as it was called in school. To this day, my handwriting is a not very pretty form of block letter printing.

But put me in front of a Correcting Selectric III...

Re: Remember when people wrote letters, on paper?

camillemendler — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:27:44 -0000

I applaud your endeavour, but I think you can do better. I remember a time when people REALLY wrote letters. By hand.

I can't speak for American education, but as a veteran of the French educational system, I clearly recall the hours and days I spent learning the correct number of curlicues to produce certain capital letters. C, M and T were quite ornate, for instance.

The art of (legible) handwriting seems to have disappeared. As for the curlicues to which I referred, they are only deployed for official signature duties - also sadly curtailed with the death of the cheque.

Good luck with your project!

Camille

Re: Jason VON STRAUSSENBURG, Rest in Peace

Daniel — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 08:09:34 -0000

I was a student at UCSB around the time Jason was completing his Andromeda project. Just wondering if there are any photos & descriptions available of that wonderful flying machine.
Thanks, and peace to you & all who were close to Jason.

Re: Video Progress Report

Jerry — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:30:35 -0000

How did you get the firewire to work? I have the same cam and a 17" HP with a 4pin under vista it's not even seeing the camera. There is very little help on the web. Any Ideas?

Re: Jason VON STRAUSSENBURG, Rest in Peace

colleenwilliamsbauer — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:56:11 -0000

I was hoping to look Jason up during my upcoming trip to Isla Vista, my most fun, interesting & memorable boyfriend from the 80's, What a shock! I will remember him with much fondness as he taught me how to ride my first motorcycle. I'd love to connect with friends and family when I'm in town to share photos & swap stories!

Re: Video Progress Report

Koral — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:58:44 -0000

You should definitely try Sony Vegas software for video editing. It's really a fun tool to use and very powerful. Free download and 1 month trial. I have used it for a few videos/DVDs and it works like a charm.

Re: Roger Crona (a.k.a Jason von Straussenburg) Rest in Peace

ursula — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:45:36 -0000

I knew Jason for a long time. I am heart broken that his life ended this way. He was a strange and intelligent guy who did what most of us would be never able to do and didn't just talk about it. I am sad for his son Josh who had this problem in his health to worry about. He so dearly loved his dad as a child who let him grow up in sometimes strange environments. He can however say that he had a truly unusual dad. I full hurt for Rada who believed in him and put up with this IV project and his current wife. I have some very unusual memories of Jason and what and who he thought the status quo should be.

Re: Jason VON STRAUSSENBURG, Rest in Peace

flawnt — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 06:50:43 -0000

that is a beautiful obituary 4 an obviously much loved person. great testimony 2 creativity & what 2 do with your life. inspiring, ty 4 sharing.

Re: Skype on Blackberry with 3G Data

Stuart Friedman — Sun, 24 May 2009 12:30:56 -0000

You are comparing apples and oranges. If the Skype calls goes over a voice connection, the carrier still counts that as voice call and it comes from your pool of minutes. If Skype is running over 3g (for voice not just IM), the carrier has to count that as data and you can talk a very long time with 5 gigs of data.

Skype over wifi is great for roaming, but not so good domestically. In Canada, remember that data is primarily billed nationally where whereas most people have regional voice plans. Also you don't have to deal with e911 headaches with this voice/data/VOIP hybrid. The carriers will get screwed on international minutes, but they will sell more data plans. That is why they are not afraid of them. Moreover, the Blackberry Mobility Servers will make this type of hybrid service common with corporate clients as well.

Re: Jason VON STRAUSSENBURG, Rest in Peace

Angela Von Straussenburg — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:59:45 -0000

thank you Ron Jeffries. Jason's first ex wife called me tonight and that's just how he was...he just was such a lovely guy all of his women loved his dirty drawers... and still have relationships with him...so ex wife calls his last wife (me) and tells me she did her periodic googling of roger crona and got a letter in the daily nexus from one of jason's best chums when he was a littler tyke until he was 18 and so she tells , hey google roger's name and see what they say about him. so then i stumble upon the obituary that jason's first boss in california wrote about him listed on your blog. it made me smile and it feels great to read something positive about him at this time yet again. i loved that man more than words can say..he was my soul mate and i know that word is lobbed around all to easily but i count myself lucky to be in the exclusive club of wives who loved jason von straussenburg (aka roger crona) . its gonna be a good day. you rock. keep on shining you crazy diamond. :)

Re: Jason VON STRAUSSENBURG, Rest in Peace

rjeffries — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:57:46 -0000

Thanks for that (fascinating) update.

Re: Jason VON STRAUSSENBURG, Rest in Peace

Susano — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:44:38 -0000

Neither:
http://www.dailynexus.com/article.php?a=18508

Re: Jason VON STRAUSSENBURG, Rest in Peace

jessie — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:22:00 -0000

i was sad and shocked when i heard the passing of jason.iknow his son josh he and i went to highschool together we spent so much time at there house. there house was so killer a spa a snake akiller waterfall in bathroom an the plaine we scalled a latter 2 get into it it was alot of fun so to think this world has lost another man breaks my heart i lost my dad five years ago and when someone like jason passes it makes it feel like yeaserdaywhen i lost my dad.
these times are hard but you now he will want you to celebrate it
to his wife and son iam so soory for yourloss and two josh you are one of the strongest pepole i ever knew take care of yourself love jessica

Re: Jason VON STRAUSSENBURG, Rest in Peace

SithSnoopy — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 01:52:10 -0000

I'm sorry for the VON STRAUSSENBURG family's loss. :(

Am embarrassed to admit that I'm not sure if I know this person. Did he work for Cisco or for Occam?

Re: A friend says: “I don’t Facebook”

rjeffries — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:37:29 -0000

Larry,

Thanks for your thoughts. I confess: I went through my own "anti-Facebook"
phase, but I got over it once a couple of relatives started using Facebook,
including the love of my life (who is not "into" social networking.;).

FB does a great job of helping a group of real life friends and family stay
in touch vis short messages or posting photos
or videos.

FB consumes 3-5 minutes of my day. I can afford that modest time investment!

I suspect my anti-FB friends are chasing ghosts.

---
Ron K. Jeffries
http://twitter.com/ronkjeffries

Re: A friend says: “I don’t Facebook”

larryanderson — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:14:57 -0000

I've been noticing a bit of a backlash as regards Facebook. Actually, I'm rethinking my own level of participation too, particularly since it takes away from other irons I've got in the fire. It strikes me, though, that one should probably have some kind of presence on Facebook, even if it's just as a point of contact. As you point out, there are a lot of people you're leaving out if you walk away.

Re: Semlor (Swedish Lenten Loaves) and so much more

Görel — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:41:19 -0000

Yes, that is quite an embarrassing detail of our history! :-)

Thank you for kind mention!

Re: My Letter to CNBC’s Power Lunch

steve bell — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:25:29 -0000

Very correctdamundo, Ron. But look at how far the CNBC staff has come in 5-10 years! They are great, don't you think?

Re: George Bernard Shaw on Cynisim

Mel Menzies — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 07:52:42 -0000

Must say, I'm a fan of George's.

Re: Adding liquidity to insolvent banks: like filling gas tank of a wrecked car

Jasen — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 07:35:29 -0000

Also from "Jesse's Crossoads Cafe": "The consumer is insolvent, and until the median wage turns around will not be inclined to borrow for consumption again,"

Perhaps a big part of the problem is consumers were too inclined to borrow for consumption. People were racking up credit card debt and borrowing from the value of their homes. As long as the housing bubble continued to go up, the debt ratios were acceptable to the consumers and bankers.

On the back end, the bankers were trading the mortgage backed securities all around, further generating money out of thin air.

What we're seeing and what we need is a resetting of consumer spending to the levels they should have been all along. And we're getting whammied because everyone is stopping spending at once. When everyone realizes they don't need and can't afford to buy/lease a new car every three years, but instead can live with the same car for five or ten years, the auto manufacturers get hit hard.

Re: Kayak.com Searches Hundreds of Travel Sites

manufacturing — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:36:59 -0000

to receive different advisory

Re: The Book of Common Prayer has a Facebook page.

Warren — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:45:39 -0000

Talking with Todd earlier I commented on how my Episcopal brothers and sisters are eager for connection. I found this today (Jan. 26, 2009) and am very intrigued at how quickly we settle on fresh opportunities to feel connected!

Re: Viewing House [TV program] on my laptop

bj — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:27:08 -0000

I love House - he is so smart. Is this based on a true life person?

bj

Re: Karl Rove, Twitter and Ron K. Jeffries

Mark Evans — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:47:35 -0000

I would have thought Mr. Rove would have already been following you, me, and everyone else on Twitter. Maybe they could call their service, TweetTap ;)