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There seems some sort of issue with the server this evening.

Hmm….

Sorry about the difficulty with commenting.  I think the anti-spam program has been a bit over zealous.  (Plus I’ll admit negligence in not checking the moderation queue). All should be back to normal now (or so I hope)

Mazel Tov to Steve Silver on his recent wedding!

Should blogs have a speech code?

Eh, no, not really.

Each blog is often a reflection of the person/person(s) behind it. Why constrain a person’s voice?

What happens in the comment section of a blog is another issue all together. Sure, some people can choose to moderate their comments, but it’s all up to them as an individual to set their own guidelines.

Alas, the comment sections of some blogs wind up reading more like message boards–with arguments spiraling, well, you know where.

Just some thoughts

Once upon a time, the beauty of the political blogosphere was that there was a group of individuals who simply spouted about whatever interested them. In some cases, folks actually had something interesting to say… often this had to do with the fact that they were in possession of training, experience and/or facts that were absent from the Main Stream Media coverage of certain events. In other cases, it was simply a matter of finding a blogger who had a funny or entertaining take on things–Dennis The Pesant

Once upon a time, the beauty of the political blogosphere was that there was a group of individuals who simply spouted about whatever interested them. In some cases, folks actually had something interesting to say… often this had to do with the fact that they were in possession of training, experience and/or facts that were absent from the Main Stream Media coverage of certain events. In other cases, it was simply a matter of finding a blogger who had a funny or entertaining take on things–Dennis The Pesant

Happy Blogiversary to Jeff of Alphecca

Also, check out his new blog: The Single Guy Cook where he asks questioins that are on many of our minds…and he gets answers too!

The backend database seems to have been down earlier today. Hence the lack of posts. (Was out the rest of the day anyway).

Looks like all is back to normal.

Who the heck is Glenn Greenwald? Why should I care?

All I knew about Democracy Guy was what I read from his writings on his blog–and his comments on other blogs. It was obvious that he was a solid Clevelander (and a Cleveland sports fan at that). Sure, it was obvious he was a Democrat partisan, but he was far from a “kool-aid drinker”–after all, he boasted the accomplishment of getting banned by both Kos and MyDD (for being too-level headed and outspoken apparently).

But yesterday, I along with many others learned something about him, via sixteen words in the Clelveland Plain Dealer—which have caused him to throw in the blogging towel for good.

A low blow? In my opinion–yes. For all the things they could’ve chosen to say, or write about–what they chose seems very below the belt. There are theories abuzz why this was chosen and presented–but it still doesn’t seem like it was the right thing to publish. Most of us didn’t know anything about his background or his “credibility” at that–and myself (and perhaps) others just thought he was just another regular guy (but perhaps more politically active than a normal guy).

This has stirred a lot of reaction from NEO bloggers (see Jeff Hess’ roundup and this other one at BFD). Sure these facts would cause me to reevaluate my perception of Russo as an individual; but they really had no place in the paper, especially on an article about bloggers.

Any other WP users out there get a major spam attack within the past 24hrs?

Jay has a very good post up over at his blog in which he relfects on how after his day job, which is heavy on human interaction, he likes some solitude. [that’s just a paraphrasing of his post–and naturally, you should read the whole thing in the original].

I reflected on Jay’s post, in that at work, I have a lot of human interaction with the general public. Everyday is something new.

But when I get home, after a day of work, I actually enjoy reading blogs–as it’s a taste of something different. A different kind of interaction. Sure, sometimes I skim over what different blogs are posting about (don’t we all?) But I also like to read different blogs on a wide variety of subjects, so I’m able to hear about different things. Then I read blogs from places like Cleveland–to get that hometown feel and view of things (something which at times I surely do miss here) in the City.

So what do you think about blogs and interaction? I’m curious to hear.

Just curious–have any other WP users out there been getting hit with a lot of spam recently? (Mostly the casino and pharmacutical type junk)?

Just curious–have any other WP users out there been getting hit with a lot of spam recently? (Mostly the casino and pharmacutical type junk)?

I don’t know what to call it–tounge tied or brain-block but I”m having a temporary mental block on what to blog about.

Hmm… (ideas are welcome in the comments)

I don’t know what to call it–tounge tied or brain-block but I”m having a temporary mental block on what to blog about.

Hmm… (ideas are welcome in the comments)

Sorry about the light posting recently….I’ve just been too tired to post as of late…

I neglected to mention earlier that I got the chance to meet Jay of One Fine Jay last night (note: check out his new design)

It was really great to meet another blogger in person, and he’s a really cool and talented guy. I can’t wait to see the pictures he took of NYC during his visit here.

This week is actually a busy one socially for me (for a change)

I’ve got events every evening this week, so blogging will be light.

It’s ashame that this week happens to coincide with all sorts of interesting stuff going on…the (potentailly) looming NYC Transit Strike, the endocannabinoid drug discovery, the Vioxx case and medical/science ethics, among others. And did I mention that it’s damn cold here in NYC right now? Well it is.

In the interim…

Has anyone managed to figure out what the goal of Pajamas Media is?