Comments for Uncontrolled Vocabularies http://uv.punchbarrel.com Map and Ulf talk about this, that and the other Sun, 20 May 2012 21:49:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Got myself a new bookshelf by Ulf http://uv.punchbarrel.com/2008/09/got-myself-a-new-bookshelf/#comment-83 Ulf Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:25:57 +0000 http://uv.punchbarrel.com/?p=35#comment-83 (I realize I'm a few months behind on this, but I only just read the comments.) I totally grok Tom's point about reading reviews to get reminded about one's reaction back at the time. I started doing that for movies on my web site when I realized that I didn't remember all the ones I had already watched (and I do watch a fair number). So by now I have a record of the last 5 years, and it's been interesting reading already for a few movies, especially when I watched one again and found that I changed my mind about it. (I realize I’m a few months behind on this, but I only just read the comments.)

I totally grok Tom’s point about reading reviews to get reminded about one’s reaction back at the time. I started doing that for movies on my web site when I realized that I didn’t remember all the ones I had already watched (and I do watch a fair number). So by now I have a record of the last 5 years, and it’s been interesting reading already for a few movies, especially when I watched one again and found that I changed my mind about it.

]]> Comment on Tracking time of access with Google Analytics by Gili http://uv.punchbarrel.com/2009/01/tracking-time-of-access-with-google-analytics/#comment-82 Gili Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:51:10 +0000 http://uv.punchbarrel.com/?p=43#comment-82 I would suggest reading the second part of my post: http://cowwoc.blogspot.com/2008/12/tracking-java-versions-using-google.html "events" work better than "setVar" in my experience. I would suggest reading the second part of my post: http://cowwoc.blogspot.com/2008/12/tracking-java-versions-using-google.html

“events” work better than “setVar” in my experience.

]]> Comment on Wall*E by vicky http://uv.punchbarrel.com/2008/10/walle/#comment-79 vicky Sat, 06 Dec 2008 05:41:20 +0000 http://uv.punchbarrel.com/?p=36#comment-79 i agree to you.. i also din't like it much.. i agree to you.. i also din’t like it much..

]]> Comment on Visual explanations: US states GDP map by Ulf http://uv.punchbarrel.com/2008/10/visual-explanations-us-states-gdp-map/#comment-61 Ulf Sat, 18 Oct 2008 09:58:39 +0000 http://uv.punchbarrel.com/?p=37#comment-61 That's an interesting site, full of less than useful, but nonetheless interesting maps; I particularly liked <a href="http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/2008/07/13/298-the-world-as-seen-from-paris/" rel="nofollow">The World As Seen From France</a>. I also learned that China and Russia border more countries than anyone else: 14 each. Here's an interesting article on the history of information visualization, containing some neat old charts, including Napoleon's retreat from Russia: http://www.economist.com/world/europe/PrinterFriendly.cfm?story_id=10278643 That’s an interesting site, full of less than useful, but nonetheless interesting maps; I particularly liked The World As Seen From France. I also learned that China and Russia border more countries than anyone else: 14 each.

Here’s an interesting article on the history of information visualization, containing some neat old charts, including Napoleon’s retreat from Russia: http://www.economist.com/world/europe/PrinterFriendly.cfm?story_id=10278643

]]> Comment on Ridicule of „The Mojave Experiment“ hits the mainstream business press by Ulf http://uv.punchbarrel.com/2008/08/ridicule-of-mojave-experiment-hits-mainstream-business-press/#comment-57 Ulf Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:30:12 +0000 http://uv.punchbarrel.com/?p=29#comment-57 This didn't take long at all: Microsoft <a href="http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/marketing/canceled_the_bill_and_jerry_show.html" rel="nofollow">cancelled</a> further spots involving Jerry Seinfeld. This didn’t take long at all: Microsoft cancelled further spots involving Jerry Seinfeld.

]]> Comment on Got myself a new bookshelf by Tom http://uv.punchbarrel.com/2008/09/got-myself-a-new-bookshelf/#comment-52 Tom Sun, 14 Sep 2008 03:06:01 +0000 http://uv.punchbarrel.com/?p=35#comment-52 I agree with you about Twitter. It seem to me to be a bigger exercise in narcissism that even blogging. Anyone who cares that much about what I am doing at every moment is either a stalker or is planning to rob my house. I got started writing book reviews on Amazon and I enjoyed doing it. I like being able to go back and read my reviews to remind myself what I thought of a book I read. Plus, writing all those reviews gave me the added bonus of becoming a Vine Voice on Amazon which means I get free stuff every month including lots of books. And I should add that most of my reviews are only 3 or 4 paragraphs. ;) I love reading the NY Times book review section every Sunday. What I like about the NY Times is that the reviews are all very long. They give you lots of information about the book. Since I can only read about 20 books every year, being able to read reviews of 20 books every week makes me feel like I am reading a lot more than I am. ;) I subscribed to a book review magazine but I didn't renew because the reviews were so short I didn't feel like I got the flavor of the books. I agree with you about Twitter. It seem to me to be a bigger exercise in narcissism that even blogging. Anyone who cares that much about what I am doing at every moment is either a stalker or is planning to rob my house.

I got started writing book reviews on Amazon and I enjoyed doing it. I like being able to go back and read my reviews to remind myself what I thought of a book I read. Plus, writing all those reviews gave me the added bonus of becoming a Vine Voice on Amazon which means I get free stuff every month including lots of books. And I should add that most of my reviews are only 3 or 4 paragraphs. ;)

I love reading the NY Times book review section every Sunday. What I like about the NY Times is that the reviews are all very long. They give you lots of information about the book. Since I can only read about 20 books every year, being able to read reviews of 20 books every week makes me feel like I am reading a lot more than I am. ;) I subscribed to a book review magazine but I didn’t renew because the reviews were so short I didn’t feel like I got the flavor of the books.

]]> Comment on Ridicule of „The Mojave Experiment“ hits the mainstream business press by Ulf http://uv.punchbarrel.com/2008/08/ridicule-of-mojave-experiment-hits-mainstream-business-press/#comment-51 Ulf Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:23:06 +0000 http://uv.punchbarrel.com/?p=29#comment-51 More merriment - Gates and Seinfeld, take two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBWPf1BWtkw More merriment - Gates and Seinfeld, take two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBWPf1BWtkw

]]> Comment on Got myself a new bookshelf by Frank http://uv.punchbarrel.com/2008/09/got-myself-a-new-bookshelf/#comment-45 Frank Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:15:34 +0000 http://uv.punchbarrel.com/?p=35#comment-45 Interesting. I spent several days a few months ago feverishly scanning information about <a href='http://www.librarything.com/catalog/efficacy' rel="nofollow">my book collection</a> into <a href='http://www.librarything.com/' rel="nofollow">LibraryThing</a>. The rest of life called a halt to that exercise for a while (I still have 1000 or so books still to enter) but I do like the way that LibraryThing uses everyone's data to connect people and books together in useful ways. You have reminded me that I should really also enter some of my reviews there too. Interesting. I spent several days a few months ago feverishly scanning information about my book collection into LibraryThing.

The rest of life called a halt to that exercise for a while (I still have 1000 or so books still to enter) but I do like the way that LibraryThing uses everyone’s data to connect people and books together in useful ways.

You have reminded me that I should really also enter some of my reviews there too.

]]> Comment on Ridicule of „The Mojave Experiment“ hits the mainstream business press by Ulf http://uv.punchbarrel.com/2008/08/ridicule-of-mojave-experiment-hits-mainstream-business-press/#comment-42 Ulf Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:45:13 +0000 http://uv.punchbarrel.com/?p=29#comment-42 And it gets worse - the new ad agency has delivered the first spot, featuring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld. It's so bad, you gotta go watch it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz6amk3P-hY. Not sure if that's the kind of viral marketing they had in mind, though... Acknowledging that Microsoft matters, The Economist <a href="http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12209073" rel="nofollow">comments</a> on the spot, putting a more positive spin on it than most pundits. And it gets worse - the new ad agency has delivered the first spot, featuring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld. It’s so bad, you gotta go watch it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz6amk3P-hY. Not sure if that’s the kind of viral marketing they had in mind, though…

Acknowledging that Microsoft matters, The Economist comments on the spot, putting a more positive spin on it than most pundits.

]]> Comment on How to spot your compatriot in a crowd by Ulf http://uv.punchbarrel.com/2008/08/how-to-spot-your-compatriot-in-a-crowd/#comment-27 Ulf Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:22:10 +0000 http://uv.punchbarrel.com/?p=30#comment-27 In mid-August, eh? Do you have an explanation of this phenomenon? In mid-August, eh? Do you have an explanation of this phenomenon?

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