Dan Rather: Park Avenue Ordinary

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"Have You Seen The Well To Do, Up And
Down Park Avenue?"

"Have You Seen The Well To Do, Up And
Down Park Avenue?" 02/13/2004 02:37 PM

FC Now: Can Madison Avenue keep up?

FC Now: Can Madison Avenue keep up? 03/25/2005 06:53 PM
Madison Avenue (which once was packed with high-profile advertising agencies in NYC) hasn't come up with anything new for decades. I find it interesting that no one has mastered the art of product placement in computer games. What does it...

First Avenue to acquire Teligent

First Avenue to acquire Teligent 07/08/2004 02:02 PM
Purchase will bring spectrum, technology to First Avenue's broadband wireless network.

more details on the 2nd avenue subway

more details on the 2nd avenue subway 04/27/2004 01:06 PM
i can't wait to hop on board in a scant 7 years or so

Internet new avenue for Madison papers

Internet new avenue for Madison papers 03/25/2005 09:03 AM
Sun-sentinel.com - Fri Mar 25, 11:18 am GMT

Computers in Libraries -- Connecticut
Avenue Besides the Phone

Computers in Libraries -- Connecticut
Avenue Besides the Phone 03/23/2005 04:14 AM
To balance out the picture of the horrible phone I took some pictures of nice things on Connecticut Avenue. Connecticut Avenue is a great place to walk up and down...

Internet new avenue for penny stock
fraud

Internet new avenue for penny stock
fraud 07/11/2004 06:49 AM
Thedailycamera.com - Sun Jul 11, 09:03 am GMT

A life less ordinary

A life less ordinary 09/16/2004 10:42 PM
CNET Asia Sep 17 2004 2:58AM GMT

I'm an ordinary person

I'm an ordinary person 03/14/2005 06:21 PM
It's always difficult to determine whether I should write in Finnish or English, when commenting Finnish blog posts. I think I'll keep writing in English though, because I know there are a bunch of expats reading this, who otherwise would get no exposure to the Finnish blogosphere.

Saara writes an ironic response to a recent Finnish article in Aamulehti by Juha Seppälä. This journalist had went through some of the blogs from the Pinseri list, and wrote a dismissive article on why "bloggers are just ordinary people who say boring things." (Some more commentary in Finnish at Anita Konkka's blog .)

Chris Anderson (the Editor of Wired-magazine) said that (and I'm paraphrasing from memory here) "as an editor my responsibility is to reach to as many people as possible, but as a blogger I just want to reach the 20 people in the world I can exchange thoughts with."

That's exactly what matters. Most blogs (WAY most) in the world have less than 20 readers. They are the "long tail" of blogging. They are the ones where people post pictures of their kittens and talk about their ordinary life using ordinary words. And other ordinary people read their blogs - but those are the people that matter to the blogger himself.

Blogging is about people. Everyone of us tries to be with people that we like and can share things (ideas, thoughts, feelings, stuff) with. We call them friends. Exposing a carefully selected part of yourself to the public is just that; sharing with people that feel the same way as you. Even the people who passionately hate something and gather a large group of enemies, tend also to gain some supporters. You write in public - people react. Who cares if it's ordinary? Ordinary matters to a large number of people. It's their life and their interests.

I don't really know most of the people reading this blog. I seem to get about 600-800 unique readers/day (2000 page views), most of which seem to be from random googlers, so perhaps I have about 200 regular readers. I know some of you, but I can only imagine what kicks the rest of you get from reading my ramblings. Granted, I also get a bit of kick out of thinking that so many people find me interesting. But truthfully, I really care only about a few of you. No offense.

I love an ordinary person. But she's also a blogger. I like to read what she writes, even though we share the same bed, because when things are written they take on a form that is different from your day-to-day life. The words on the screen have been carefully thought out, their order not as random as when we talk. Paradoxically I think it makes me understand her better, as sometimes it's easier to write your thoughts than it is to speak them.

But that's just me. Your mileage may - and should - vary.

Not Your Ordinary Knife.

Not Your Ordinary Knife. 04/04/2005 02:28 AM
N ot Your Ordinary Knife. With the post about how nasty those sharp edges can be, I'l like to show you they can have beauty, too. (From here)

Extraordinary, not ordinary

Extraordinary, not ordinary 12/19/2003 11:42 AM

For the second time in my life, today I felt what it was like to read an email sent by someone no longer living. It's an odd feeling to know they are in your address book but that any email sent their way will go unanswered. You can also look back at the last 2 or 3 things they sent and read them as if the messages were new. Their email address still exists, though someone else (or an auto-response script) will be bouncing the bad news from here on out.

To be quite honest, my extended family feels a lot like my extended neighbors, or any large set of strangers I've spent time with. There are a few standout pals, a sea of unknowns, and a real bastard or two all lurking among the crowd. Sure we all share a bit more body chemistry than a group of strangers, but I've never felt particularly close to people simply based on genetics.

One of the standout pals among the strangers was my great aunt (grandmother's sister on my dad's side). She spent most of her life as an educator, researching how children and the developmentally disabled learned going back into the 60s. Very early on I could tell she was different than all the other family members I knew. She stressed learning above all else and I remember during the times I got to spend with her that she taught me an important life lesson. She taught me that doing the minimum to fulfill a requirement was only doing an ordinary amount of work, and while that was satisfactory, putting in a bit more effort would yield extraordinary results. "Why be ordinary when you can be extraordinary" has carried with me since I was a kid.

She was the first grown up to teach me it was ok to be smart, that excelling at what you do was important and commendable, and that other people's opinion of you didn't really matter.

I'm going to miss my Aunt Molly. I can't make the funeral this weekend, and I haven't seen her in person in almost two years, but I did get to talk to her on the phone a couple weeks ago and I planned a trip to see her at the end of this month so we could catch up. However, she went from initial diagnosis of pancreatic cancer to death in just a few weeks, surprising us all. She's gone but her lessons live on in my life and I'll continue to do my best passing them along to others. So long Molly, I love you and will miss you greatly.

The Internet opens up a new avenue for
penny stock fraud

The Internet opens up a new avenue for
penny stock fraud 07/09/2004 05:12 AM
Augustachronicle.com - Fri Jul 9, 06:24 am GMT

First Avenue Buys Teligent For $105
Million in Stock (washingtonpost.com)

First Avenue Buys Teligent For $105
Million in Stock (washingtonpost.com) 07/09/2004 06:33 AM
washingtonpost.com - First Avenue Networks, a wireless spectrum leasing company, agreed to pay about $105 million in stock for the assets of Teligent Inc., a Herndon company that was considered one of the area's rising stars during the dot-com boom.

Apple's Michigan Avenue Store Bears
Fruit

Apple's Michigan Avenue Store Bears
Fruit 04/27/2004 10:13 AM
Consumers are taking a shine to Apple's chain of stores. By Becky Yerak, Chicago Tribune (via MyAppleMenu)

Ordinary Iranians for Parliament

Ordinary Iranians for Parliament 01/23/2004 06:31 PM
hoder needs some tech help for a political problem. hook him up.

Ordinary Language Digital ID

Ordinary Language Digital ID 04/15/2004 11:48 PM
I've just published a new issue of my newsletter, JOHO. It consists of a single article that tries to apply the ordinary language sense of ID to the Net: The term "identity" was confusing enough in the real world. Its meaning in the digital world is even more ambiguous. Since momentous decisions about the nature of online life hang on this verbal ambiguity, we need to be extra-special careful about the real-world assumptions that are guiding our expectations about digital identity. So, here's my program. Let's start with the real world meaning of identity. Then let's see if we can...

Ordinary user -> XHTML

Ordinary user -> XHTML 02/05/2005 10:07 PM

Alan Williamson: I have attempted to use online editors (fckeditor/htmlArea) but they do not enforce valid XHTML and the results they produce can sometimes be a right old mess of tags  (try editing the source of a post-fckeditor saved text).  Ironically one of the common suggestions that have come from my users is their desire to use a WIKI type of input.  They are comfortable with this and it does solve a lot of UI problems. However I am finding it difficult to find tools that will actually take WIKI Markup and transform it to XHTML.

Do the closed source blog/wiki tools do a better job at going from ordinary user to XHTML?

Strong Avenue A Growth Shows Hope for
Online Ad Industry

Strong Avenue A Growth Shows Hope for
Online Ad Industry 02/04/2003 09:52 PM
Avenue A has developed close relationships with Google and Overture, and measures search performance by comparing different campaign components as well as ...

iTunes Celebrity Playlists: Anything But
Ordinary, Please

iTunes Celebrity Playlists: Anything But
Ordinary, Please 05/27/2004 12:16 PM
Writer Dan Kois profiles the pitfalls and rare successes of iTunes Music Store's celebrity playlists. Turns out, most famous people like the same crappy music as the rest of us.I can't think of a better summation of Avril Lavigne than...

Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth

Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth 12/31/2004 11:04 AM
Some people you would never expect have hefty investment accounts. Be one of them.

Pearls of wisdom from ordinary folk

Pearls of wisdom from ordinary folk 09/13/2004 05:03 PM
PageWise offers tips and little essays in simple language: Organize your work desk and files, Care for someone with Alzheimer's, Reduce holiday stress, Parenting advice that really works(!), Fix cooking mistakes, The basics of clothing stain removal. It's a cheap shot, but I particularly liked "Help you child in improving their writing skills". But why wouldn't they build in a search feature? I had to google to find again the article on restraining the elderly. (And what's the deal with the similar WebGuru?).

Computer Security: a handbook for the
ordinary user

Computer Security: a handbook for the
ordinary user 07/09/2004 01:31 PM
Book review Empowering Harry Homeowner

Ordinary Folk Honor Reagan at U.S.
Capitol

Ordinary Folk Honor Reagan at U.S.
Capitol 06/10/2004 05:54 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jun 10 2004 10:17PM GMT

Wave Goodbye to the Ordinary User
Interface

Wave Goodbye to the Ordinary User
Interface 05/04/2004 11:57 PM
Open the door to Andy Wilson's room, the home of a modern day wizard. No bat's toes or eel skins here. Plenty of wires, webcams, a ceiling mounted laser pointer, speakers, pieces and parts from disassembled computers, and a collection of lamps. Serious toys for a man who found his passion combining hardware and software.

State of Play: Linux on the Desktop for
an ordinary Business

State of Play: Linux on the Desktop for
an ordinary Business 05/23/2004 09:26 AM

Recently I began a process to convert a small office of ten staff over to Linux, after implementing two servers and a shop floor machine for over a year. Three desktop machines are in use already, one is ready to swap over, and two Windows machines remain to be done.

This article describes my experiences, decisions so far, the issues the users faced, and how and why I chose the default Window Manager (KDE 3.2.2) and Display Manager (wdm). Also described is why I have removed OpenOffice in favour of Crossover Office (Wine) and Microsoft Office.

The article may be of use to people considering converting a company to Linux, and also to those people who believe Linux to be "ready for the desktop".

Ordinary Iraqis Wage a Successful Battle
Against Insurgents

Ordinary Iraqis Wage a Successful Battle
Against Insurgents 03/22/2005 04:28 PM
A gun battle today was the first time that private citizens are known to have retaliated successfully against insurgents.

Playbill News: Wedding Singer to Croon
on Broadway in Spring 2006 After Seattle
5th Avenue Bow

Playbill News: Wedding Singer to Croon
on Broadway in Spring 2006 After Seattle
5th Avenue Bow 04/15/2005 06:13 PM
will arrive on Broadway around this time next year .. P

playbill.com/news/article/92358.html
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bl0g-based campaign to open Iranian
Parliament to ordinary Iranians

bl0g-based campaign to open Iranian
Parliament to ordinary Iranians 01/26/2004 11:29 AM
Blogger Hossein Derakshan says, "Project 'Ordinary Iranians for Parliament' needs your help." Link

Pew survey that "shows" the lawsuits
against ordinary joes is causing
Americans to turn their back on
downloads

Pew survey that "shows" the lawsuits
against ordinary joes is causing
Americans to turn their back on
downloads 01/06/2004 06:48 AM
Sharp decline in music file swapping: Data memo from PIP and comScore Media Metrix .. File sharing application usage .. new data study

pewinternet.org/reports/reports.asp?Report=109&Section=ReportL evel1&Field=Level1ID&ID=474
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An artist's clock caused quite a scare
on North Fourth Avenue Tuesday afternoon
when a passer-by mistook the timepiece
for a bomb and called police

An artist's clock caused quite a scare
on North Fourth Avenue Tuesday afternoon
when a passer-by mistook the timepiece
for a bomb and called police 01/01/2004 06:48 AM
"Fortunately, this was an un-bona fide incident." .. end

azstarnet.com/star/Wed/31231BOMBSCARE.html
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The New York Times > International
> Middle East > Ordinary Iraqis
Wage a Successful Battle Against
Insurgents

The New York Times > International
> Middle East > Ordinary Iraqis
Wage a Successful Battle Against
Insurgents 03/23/2005 05:13 AM
have had enough of the terrorists .. THE TABLES TURN

nytimes.com/2005/03/22/international/middleeast/22cnd-iraq.html ?ex=1269147600&en=4fab5dc83f59b0ae&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland
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Linux Leader Tips Its Hat To Ordinary
Office Computers With Latest Version Of
Software (Investor's Business Daily)

Linux Leader Tips Its Hat To Ordinary
Office Computers With Latest Version Of
Software (Investor's Business Daily) 05/04/2004 12:14 PM
Investor's Business Daily - Red Hat on (NasdaqNM:RHAT - News) Tuesday is debuting a Linux product for ordinary workplace computers - a move that finds the segment leader in the rare spot of playing catch-up to rivals.

LifeBio.com’s “Road of Life Adventure”
Seeks Ordinary People with Extraordinary
Life Stories

LifeBio.com’s “Road of Life Adventure”
Seeks Ordinary People with Extraordinary
Life Stories 07/23/2004 09:58 AM
LifeBio, Inc., the leading online personal history company, believes that everyone has a story to tell and they need to tell it. From August 2 to August 7, the company will conduct free audio interviews, present workshops on why and how to tell life stories, and give away old-fashioned wooden YoYos, traveling through the Midwest. People they meet will pick LifeBio questions from a traveling treasure chest and share memories through audio and written recordings. [PRWEB Jul 22, 2004]

Pliestocene Park?

Pliestocene Park? 09/09/2004 03:34 AM
Why no Pliestocene Park? "Everyone seems to assume that the primeval condition of the Great Plains was bison and prairie dog, with the occasional pronghorn herd, but no other large mammals. Yet for 1.65 million years, North America teemed with large animals: the 'pleistocene megafauna.' Then as the last ice age was ending and the first humans were coming over from Siberia, most of them died out." Sad -- doesn't everybody want a pony?

Joyce Park

Joyce Park 09/01/2004 03:50 AM
TroutGirl .. Joyce .. blog

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postcards from the park

postcards from the park 01/27/2004 07:06 AM
brad's outstanding look back at the 1904 louisiana purchase exposition

Tech put in park

Tech put in park 05/25/2004 02:15 AM
USA Today May 25 2004 6:17AM GMT

Domain Park

Domain Park 01/16/2004 11:04 AM
Google encourages parked domain owners to fill em up with AdSense ads.

Don Park on the Google IPO

Don Park on the Google IPO 08/21/2004 03:48 AM

Don asks what's the big deal. His point of view is interesting.

It's very true that Google has failed to keep up with the "search engine optimization" tricks that cause links to porn sites to show up on our Referers pages and blog post comments. As we've said here several times, and thought many more, Google is the place where this practice should be stopped. It's because of Google that our sites are littered with links to these offensive sites that have nothing to do with ours. If they're smart enough to come up with tricks like Google News and Local Google, why can't their search engine recognize comment and referer spam and not use it in determining page rank? Of course they can. Why don't they? I'd love to hear an explanation. Better yet, I'd love to see them fix it. It's a bug in Google's software.

Maybe secretly Google really doesn't like blogs. Maybe it's not so secret. They still haven't deigned to support the standard format for syndication, as every other tech company and major publisher has. Why Google has a stake in breaking the standard is another puzzle. How does this relate to Don't Be Evil. We've asked this question a few times, only to be met with the usual Google stone wall.

This is not a public company but they have public stock now. And while they think they're real special, like Don Park, I'm not so sure they are. I made $800 on my Google stock yesterday, that paid for my hotel and gas and then some. But I'm paying for their deafness in other, imho more important ways. This is a company that desperately needs competition, and I hope they rise to it, instead of folding, as the previous Silicon Valley wunderkind (with the same backers) did.

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