Comments on: Flash! Aaaah! http://wank.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/flash-aaaah/ apparently there are 34 better blogs about wordpress than this. you should probably go and read one of them instead. Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:04:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: the sword of pedantry swings again « wordpress™ wank http://wank.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/flash-aaaah/#comment-91544 the sword of pedantry swings again « wordpress™ wank Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:03:01 +0000 http://wank.wordpress.com/?p=388#comment-91544 [...] when they do appear, are far from discreet (not much point in having them, if they were) and b) they’re not always text ads. If it bothered me that much, I’d be bribing Automattic to make them disappear, [...] [...] when they do appear, are far from discreet (not much point in having them, if they were) and b) they’re not always text ads. If it bothered me that much, I’d be bribing Automattic to make them disappear, [...]

]]> By: Root http://wank.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/flash-aaaah/#comment-85768 Root Sat, 31 May 2008 17:17:53 +0000 http://wank.wordpress.com/?p=388#comment-85768 I shared a table with Jeremy Paxman in a cafe once. He is absolutely charming and a lot of fun. I have always wanted to see him interviewing some US politicos. Yuuuueeees. :) I shared a table with Jeremy Paxman in a cafe once. He is absolutely charming and a lot of fun. I have always wanted to see him interviewing some US politicos. Yuuuueeees. :)

]]> By: options http://wank.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/flash-aaaah/#comment-85767 options Sat, 31 May 2008 16:06:13 +0000 http://wank.wordpress.com/?p=388#comment-85767 so, the show <a href="http://www.jeffro2pt0.com/wordpress-weekly-episode-17" rel="nofollow">went off</a> already. at 00:11:30 Matt was asked about ads on .com, but the only word from his reply I could get was something about "the upgrade". (<a href="http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-34224/TS-115976.mp3" rel="nofollow">.mp3 is here</a> -- 26.2MB) so, the show went off already.

at 00:11:30 Matt was asked about ads on .com, but the only word from his reply I could get was something about “the upgrade”.

(.mp3 is here — 26.2MB)

]]> By: options http://wank.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/flash-aaaah/#comment-85681 options Thu, 15 May 2008 22:58:25 +0000 http://wank.wordpress.com/?p=388#comment-85681 TGA, I am really interested in your possible opinion about HARDtalk hosts: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwFSYxmpS3Q" rel="nofollow">Stephen Sackur</a> and Sarah Montague. this particular interview is just an example, picked mostly because I couldn't find another one which may be of interest <em>for everyone</em> here. TGA, I am really interested in your possible opinion about HARDtalk hosts: Stephen Sackur and Sarah Montague.

this particular interview is just an example, picked mostly because I couldn’t find another one which may be of interest for everyone here.

]]> By: Quod Licet Iovi? « JAWW (beta) http://wank.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/flash-aaaah/#comment-85678 Quod Licet Iovi? « JAWW (beta) Thu, 15 May 2008 21:39:31 +0000 http://wank.wordpress.com/?p=388#comment-85678 [...] saying that I’ve never been able to see ads on the notorious Global Tags™ pages for myself. Now it’s changed, I do stand corrected in this post because That Girl was always right on money from the very [...] [...] saying that I’ve never been able to see ads on the notorious Global Tags™ pages for myself. Now it’s changed, I do stand corrected in this post because That Girl was always right on money from the very [...]

]]> By: Jeffro2pt0 http://wank.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/flash-aaaah/#comment-85676 Jeffro2pt0 Thu, 15 May 2008 21:24:19 +0000 http://wank.wordpress.com/?p=388#comment-85676 By the way, I watched the Paxman videos that you linked to in an earlier comment and that guy is awesome. He is exactly the kind of guy I'd love to watch give interviews. I found myself watching all of his interviews and they were awesome. However, I think he would of been equally as successful as a weatherman :) By the way, I watched the Paxman videos that you linked to in an earlier comment and that guy is awesome. He is exactly the kind of guy I’d love to watch give interviews. I found myself watching all of his interviews and they were awesome. However, I think he would of been equally as successful as a weatherman :)

]]> By: that girl again http://wank.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/flash-aaaah/#comment-85675 that girl again Thu, 15 May 2008 21:14:40 +0000 http://wank.wordpress.com/?p=388#comment-85675 <blockquote>I ask questions to which I want answers to, it’s that simple. </blockquote> I'm glad about that. Whether or not you'll <em>get</em> the answers remains to be seen, but that's sort of beyond your control. Be prepared for him to answer subtly different questions from the ones you're actually asking, that's all. Something like 'when is themes.wordpress.net coming back?' is basically impossible to answer honestly because both the possible answers ('It's not' and 'I don't know' ) are publically unacceptable. As for the 'puberty pictures' ad, it's not even a question of banning them from the domain, it's a question of banning them from Google. The Scientology ads could be barred by Automattic (Livejournal have already done it) but evidently they've chosen not to do so. You'd have to ask them why not, but I suspect it's a simple question of economics. That's a lot of ads they'd be rejecting.

I ask questions to which I want answers to, it’s that simple.

I’m glad about that. Whether or not you’ll get the answers remains to be seen, but that’s sort of beyond your control. Be prepared for him to answer subtly different questions from the ones you’re actually asking, that’s all. Something like ‘when is themes.wordpress.net coming back?’ is basically impossible to answer honestly because both the possible answers (‘It’s not’ and ‘I don’t know’ ) are publically unacceptable.

As for the ‘puberty pictures’ ad, it’s not even a question of banning them from the domain, it’s a question of banning them from Google. The Scientology ads could be barred by Automattic (Livejournal have already done it) but evidently they’ve chosen not to do so. You’d have to ask them why not, but I suspect it’s a simple question of economics. That’s a lot of ads they’d be rejecting.

]]> By: Jeffro2pt0 http://wank.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/flash-aaaah/#comment-85674 Jeffro2pt0 Thu, 15 May 2008 20:47:02 +0000 http://wank.wordpress.com/?p=388#comment-85674 I'm not providing a full transcript of the interview, are you kidding me. That would take forever. I've read all of the comments on this post and the other post about being a sucker and I think I may have stepped into a firestorm that I shouldn't have. If the above allegations are correct in regards to some of the ads appearing on some wp.com powered blogs then I agree, that is pretty distasteful. I was merely stopping by because I noticed the link back and because that girl again made it seem like I was just going to ask a series of questions to softball the situation. I ask questions to which I want answers to, it's that simple. My podcast is the only one in which the use has the ability to interact with the guest live in the form of asking a question in the chat room, or calling in via a phone or sip client and getting to ask their question to the guest live. As for dr wendell, I don't use wordpress.com I use the self hosted version of wp.org. Therefor, I have no idea if he is lieing or not. I’m not providing a full transcript of the interview, are you kidding me. That would take forever. I’ve read all of the comments on this post and the other post about being a sucker and I think I may have stepped into a firestorm that I shouldn’t have. If the above allegations are correct in regards to some of the ads appearing on some wp.com powered blogs then I agree, that is pretty distasteful. I was merely stopping by because I noticed the link back and because that girl again made it seem like I was just going to ask a series of questions to softball the situation. I ask questions to which I want answers to, it’s that simple. My podcast is the only one in which the use has the ability to interact with the guest live in the form of asking a question in the chat room, or calling in via a phone or sip client and getting to ask their question to the guest live.

As for dr wendell, I don’t use wordpress.com I use the self hosted version of wp.org. Therefor, I have no idea if he is lieing or not.

]]> By: Kissing Bandit http://wank.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/flash-aaaah/#comment-85673 Kissing Bandit Thu, 15 May 2008 19:54:42 +0000 http://wank.wordpress.com/?p=388#comment-85673 Almost off topic, but, Jeff, I certainly hope you'll also provide a full transcript for those of us who can read faster than it would take to listen to the whole thing. (It's the reason I--and I assume many others--don't much care for the WordPress Podcast.) Plus, ditto what TGA said and what Mike asked. -KB Almost off topic, but, Jeff, I certainly hope you’ll also provide a full transcript for those of us who can read faster than it would take to listen to the whole thing. (It’s the reason I–and I assume many others–don’t much care for the WordPress Podcast.)

Plus, ditto what TGA said and what Mike asked.

-KB

]]> By: Dr. Mike Wendell http://wank.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/flash-aaaah/#comment-85672 Dr. Mike Wendell Thu, 15 May 2008 14:21:31 +0000 http://wank.wordpress.com/?p=388#comment-85672 Asking Matt questions is not the issue with these interviews. Jeff, when he lies, are you going to call him on it? Asking Matt questions is not the issue with these interviews. Jeff, when he lies, are you going to call him on it?

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