Unsocial Software

I have lost track of the blog that mentioned this. The antidote to social software. And a cheap publicity stunt for a community of bloggers. The answer to every FAQ on this page isolatr.com/faq.html is “NO!”

AFTERWORD: Months after I posted this I have met (in the space of one week) two people who’s answer

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Blog Five is Launched

This is my fifth blog, now unofficially launched. I’ve not finished sorting the categories yet, but this can wait. How do you choose good categories? The old question of ontology and taxonomy again.

We have planned a blog component for interact for a year or so now. Now we have one. Anonymous comments and RSS

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Blogging about my operation

I had some minor surgery three weeks ago. I considered blogging about this.  Had two little fragments typed into notepad:

B4: I am really quite apprehensive. Ross Roberts, the Surgeon was great – with a superb bedside manner to match. I wonder if this is something you learn, or are born with. I wonder what

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Service and petrol Stations

A brief experience at the local service station last week. The guy servng at the counter – a regular – told me a little secret. At least I presume it was a secret.

Me: (swipe, swipe – card was not reading) Him: Just wait a bit sir. Give it a few seconds. Me: I do

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Learned Optmism

Martin Seligman is

The formal site for Positive psychlogy: http://www.ppc.sas.upenn.edu/

The ‘popular’ site: http://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/

Peter Cammock speaks very highly of Martins work last year.

I’ve just been reading some more of Learned Optmism. In my opinion this is more than just cheap pop psychlogy.

Today’s little gem (liberally interpreted by me). Think of the context

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At BlogHui

Well, I’ve made it to Wellington. I had some minor surgery a while back, and there was doubt. Cannot carry a suitcase, but today I can drag it, and walked quite a bit across town to find a place which suited costs and dietry requirements.

As with Blogtalk DU, the company was superb.I don’t think

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No New Blog yet

New Blog not quite ready yet. Back here for now. Blogs are now part of interact.

They come in the form of a journal or blog – similar funtionality, just a different audience. Had an interesting little exchange on Learning Times yesterday. In response to a post “Wondering whether to leave Live Journal for a

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FLLinNZ: more workshop presentations

Philip Roy: Massey University. Theme: Online Videoconferencing and video streaming. (And it’s not all ‘online’) – a quote: “Videoconferencing compares favourably with other methods of teaching”

Contacts include: Ectus – Edith Cowan – University of Adelaide

Has met up with Michael Coghlan (His Blog)

Had fun with a webinar on May 27th 2005, the first

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