Daily Archives: September 27, 2007

The Fascination with the Gun and the Badge

By Frank Paynter | Published: September 27, 2007

In my State, the people who build the highways, who issue driving licenses, who register and title vehicles, the people who administer the elaborate network of state, federal, and local programs to assure funding and the people who manage the customer service systems that provide the interface between public interest (the license, the title) and [...]

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Facebook Friend Requests

By Frank Paynter | Published: September 27, 2007

1. I’ve never met you but I’ve read your blog and I think you’re great. 2. I’ve never met you but I’ve read your blog and I think you suck. 3. I met you at that conference in San Francisco and pretty much thought you were a self centered prick. 4. Aren’t you the air [...]

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20 more in 20 minnits

By Frank Paynter | Published: September 27, 2007

we sucked on the first pass… nine each.  I know we can do better.

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Ad sense and nonsense

By Frank Paynter | Published: September 27, 2007

JMo has some insights on ads and splogs.  I hope she still respects me after I add adsense.  Gotta monetize, baby, monetize.

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Van Gogh gogh gogh

By Frank Paynter | Published: September 27, 2007

“You have to eat well, be well housed, have a screw from time to time, smoke your pipe and drink your coffee in peace.” Yeah, Vincent said that, but Marc Andreesen quoted it (via Reuters). If I steal a whole post does it count in the 20 in 20 thing? Sure.

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Northrop Frye

By Frank Paynter | Published: September 27, 2007

Wonder what the miscellaneous guy thinks of Northrop Frye. He was so pre-post-modern. Yo, David. The Coop didn’t say that their business information was “copyrighted.” Only that it was their property. They’d have a better case for cooperation if they pronounced it co-op instead of coop, as in chicken.

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Time out

By Frank Paynter | Published: September 27, 2007

Gotta check on Jeneane and see how we’re doing in the 20 in 20 marathon. Oooo, she’s doing good. Tags and links and everything. Chat is the new twitter!

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Facebook, twitter, and such

By Frank Paynter | Published: September 27, 2007

Sorry entreprenoors, but who cares?  This year’s foam is like the 2001 bubble.  You folks that hope to get rich parlaying venture capital into market capitalization and retire to the Berkeley hills for a life of special punditry are blowing it.  The market goes up and the market goes down and our little businesses go [...]

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