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Re: Minwax Tung Oil Finish: the true story.

Julie — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:41:45 -0000

Unfortunately I did not read this until I came in from my garage to find out what the heck was in the "TO Finish" from Minwax. I spent countless hours stripping and sanding a ship wheel & wanted an oil finish on it (just going to hang it on the wall). After waiting the instructed 5-10 minutes to rub it off I found it tacky then realized it's nothing but varnish. Thanks Minwax for your deception. I could have bought a can of varnish if I'd wanted varnish. Wish I could send this wheel to Minwax and let them start over on it.

Re: Disqus vs IntenseDebate: wrap up

evelyntiffany — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:26:28 -0000

Really? Hm...how come I missed that? Thanks Jim for your fast reply!

Re: I hate my iPod Nano

Chris — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:23:43 -0000

I just got the 16GB 5th gen Nano for running with the Nike+ gear.
3 main gripes I have are: I HATE the wheel, Volume is a PAIN (again the Wheel),
and built-in battery.

It screams for a better means of getting to the volume. It would be awesome
if they would put one one the headphone wire like the PSP has.
Something you can easily find while running.

iTunes: you should be able to simply drag a jpg onto a missing album cover icon.
Missing features like this amaze me. Nope gotta go through a hidden menu to make that happen.

Re: Filtering Thunderbird for Starred Mail

Kaz — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:12:45 -0000

Thank you, that helped a lot :)

Re: Disqus vs IntenseDebate: wrap up

revjim — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:21:44 -0000

As you can see, I use Disqus now. And... JS-Kit has been replaced with ECHO.

Re: Disqus vs IntenseDebate: wrap up

evelyntiffany — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:50:22 -0000

I'm wondering why you chose to compare Disqus with IntenseDebate...You have JK-kit has a greater coverage than IntenseDebate. I found an article about the differences between Disquis, JK-kit and IntenseDebate. You can see a chart there with statistics on how these three services are being used ad the results each brings in. I really hope it will help you see how IntenseDebate hasn't been used lately.
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Evelyn Tiffany - dedicated server programmer.

Re: ezPublish: slow and crufty

pike — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:17:34 -0000

we're again one year further. ezpublish *is* being developed quite actively, and its not that things are 'not being fixed'. but i'm afraid the above article is still true in all its abstractness. its probably a matter of approach on ezp's side.

> Oh and performance is definitely not an issue if you can set up APC, etc. few
> basic tweaks on the server.

performance is an issue if performance is an issue. APC and 'a few basic tweaks' will improve it a bit, but it would improve performance on any other CMS the same bit.

$2c,
*-pike

Re: Cherry Pumpkin Cookies

revjim — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:17:43 -0000

I know, right!
I mean... I'm a looker... so there was already a strong possibility. But
this surpassed all expectations. :)

Re: Cherry Pumpkin Cookies

e brown — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:15:16 -0000

dude. she is gorgeous!

Re: a little walk in a long wood

revjim — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:11:43 -0000

True. At least there is family.

(thank you for commenting. I was beginning to wonder if my damn email to blog thing was working or not)

Re: a little walk in a long wood

twitter-30080347 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:35:53 -0000

At least it's rainy around family. It's been pretty dreary here. I very much approve of letting C look at things at the expense of pictures.

Re: Minwax Tung Oil Finish: the true story.

Julieanne — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:10:32 -0000

wow, was looking to put some kind of light, hard drying finish on wooden knitting needles that I hand crafted. yikes. guess I don't want this one......

Re: Filtering Thunderbird for Starred Mail

Dpig — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:13:51 -0000

Awesome, thanks! Stars are finally USEFUL!

Re: I survived the Texas State Fair

revjim — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:19:44 -0000

Ferris Wheels are scary. But she was SOOOOO excited about it. I
couldn't say no. :)

Re: I survived the Texas State Fair

akrabat — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:18:20 -0000

I'm not a fan of big crowded events with the kids, but it sounds like you had fun. I'm impressed that you went on the Ferris wheel. Piglets are fun though :)

Rob...

Re: Feedback

revjim — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:25:01 -0000

Then again... if no one is reading or no one bothers to comment after
pandering, maybe it just isn't worth it. Ha.

Re: I survived the Texas State Fair

revjim — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:13:21 -0000

I think she would enjoy it as well.

The next free weekend that she and I are together is the weekend of 10/24.

Re: I survived the Texas State Fair

lys1123 — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:13:17 -0000

It sounds like a fun outing. Sometime I would love to take you and Celeste with us to the Dallas Museum of Nature and Science. I think she would really like it (both our girls do so well there we got a family annual pass).

Re: Feedback

lys1123 — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:06:06 -0000

I understand what you mean. I always feel like I'm pandering when I ask for feedback though. Of course, asking for feedback doesn't actually do any good if no one is reading anyway...

Re: Feedback

Genevieve — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:04:04 -0000

Mwah!

Re: Feedback

revjim — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:47:05 -0000

reply by email is really, really nice. It makes keeping up with
comments from a phone so much more possible.

Re: Feedback

joiseyguy — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:44:50 -0000

I didn't know you could reply by email? Neat..would help if I actually read
the whole email.

Re: Feedback

revjim — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:42:13 -0000

I *think* this thing lets you comment without logging in. I think.

Maybe not. I should probably poke around at it more often. I was just
SOOOOO tired of the Spam I got without it and being able to reply by
email is SOOO useful... that I didn't even think twice about
switching.

Re: Feedback

joiseyguy — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:40:25 -0000

Your bullshit is very well written, insightful and entertaining. We will definitely be reserving a seat for you when our ships return to Earth for a shift change. It would be nice however if it was easier to comment without logging in and all that stuff. Sometimes we think mailing you a comment on a cocktail napkin would be easier. :)

Re: Feedback

revjim — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:22:40 -0000

I'm glad someone is keeping up with my bullshit.