Comments for Hogswallowing http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:44:16 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Dinner and a Movie and a Bottle of Pepto by weeklyrob http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/2009/09/08/now-playing-at-the-cinemarestaurant-combo-near-me/#comment-1617 weeklyrob Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:44:16 +0000 http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/2009/09/08/now-playing-at-the-cinemarestaurant-combo-near-me/#comment-1617 P.S. Just saw The Mysteries of Pittsburgh and there was more vomit. P.S. Just saw The Mysteries of Pittsburgh and there was more vomit.

]]> Comment on Dinner and a Movie and a Bottle of Pepto by weeklyrob http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/2009/09/08/now-playing-at-the-cinemarestaurant-combo-near-me/#comment-1615 weeklyrob Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:17:35 +0000 http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/2009/09/08/now-playing-at-the-cinemarestaurant-combo-near-me/#comment-1615 The whole vomit thing gets to me. Do people like to watch vomit or something? It's on movies all the time now. Within the last few days I saw: Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist and I love you, Man They both had huge, disgusting vomit scenes, and it seems as though those scenes are getting into more and more movies. I just don't get who's getting into those scenes so that Hollywood wants to shoot more of them. The whole vomit thing gets to me. Do people like to watch vomit or something? It’s on movies all the time now.

Within the last few days I saw:

Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist
and
I love you, Man

They both had huge, disgusting vomit scenes, and it seems as though those scenes are getting into more and more movies. I just don’t get who’s getting into those scenes so that Hollywood wants to shoot more of them.

]]> Comment on Don’t confuse users with customers by Spud http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/dont-confuse-users-with-customers/#comment-1614 Spud Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:42:07 +0000 http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/?p=111#comment-1614 http://www.chrisbrogan.com/google-gets-back-to-nick/ Thought you might be interested... http://www.chrisbrogan.com/google-gets-back-to-nick/
Thought you might be interested…

]]> Comment on Fucking Swiss Miss! by Jason http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/2006/08/20/fucking-swiss-miss/#comment-1612 Jason Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:38:00 +0000 https://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/2006/08/20/fucking-swiss-miss/#comment-1612 YEAH!!! I have a problem with the butterscotch pudding... I end up getting pissed and just digging down in with two fingers (in a come hither motion) and ripping the lid off and end up with half of the cup on my hand, but at least I wasn't defeated by some swedish hag's plastic lid. YEAH!!! I have a problem with the butterscotch pudding… I end up getting pissed and just digging down in with two fingers (in a come hither motion) and ripping the lid off and end up with half of the cup on my hand, but at least I wasn’t defeated by some swedish hag’s plastic lid.

]]> Comment on YouTubin’ by rob http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/youtubin/#comment-1611 rob Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:02:13 +0000 http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/?p=158#comment-1611 You look very happy with yourself when you say "benefits." Hilarious. Can't believe the bitch walked away after pushing you. I flashed on a very cinematic picture of that: Helicopter angle of you falling while she's already forgotten about it and is walking off to the car. Slo-mo. Good tune. Where's the mp3? You look very happy with yourself when you say “benefits.” Hilarious.

Can’t believe the bitch walked away after pushing you. I flashed on a very cinematic picture of that:

Helicopter angle of you falling while she’s already forgotten about it and is walking off to the car. Slo-mo.

Good tune. Where’s the mp3?

]]> Comment on Ok, That’s It by JB http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/2008/09/23/ok-thats-it/#comment-1609 JB Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:11:50 +0000 http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/?p=150#comment-1609 I know, right? This is the POWER of BLOGGERS. I know, right? This is the POWER of BLOGGERS.

]]> Comment on Ok, That’s It by Brad http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/2008/09/23/ok-thats-it/#comment-1608 Brad Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:57:54 +0000 http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/?p=150#comment-1608 Maybe McCain read this post and it's why he needs to suspend the debate to work on the economy. Maybe McCain read this post and it’s why he needs to suspend the debate to work on the economy.

]]> Comment on YouTube, SchmooTube by JB http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/2008/09/16/youtube-schmootube/#comment-1604 JB Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:38:17 +0000 http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/?p=145#comment-1604 I don't disagree with that at all. But the point is that YouTube isn't anywhere near being able to supplant all of my television "needs". And diamond-in-the-rough is great as far as it goes, but without professionals there'd be no Jurassic Park, and they'll pry Jurassic Park from my cold dead hands before I'll let them take it away. It's true that you can be professional-level and not be a "professional". We know that from making music that would stand up to any songwriter, if not any production engineer. But to say imply that the future is in the amateur production ("13 hours is uploaded every day" or whatever it was) is really just distressing when I think about it, though when I think about it I quickly calm down, because I know that it's not going to happen. The signal to noise ratio, if all video is YouTube video, will be really aggravating unless there are ways to cut through the dross-- which there would be. Maybe the point is that YouTube (and hopefully its competition-- which hardly exists right now) might someday be the only venue for video work pro or amateur, and I'm not certain that's a good thing because people almost never have any idea what it takes to really be up to par with today's best presentation equipment. I don’t disagree with that at all. But the point is that YouTube isn’t anywhere near being able to supplant all of my television “needs”. And diamond-in-the-rough is great as far as it goes, but without professionals there’d be no Jurassic Park, and they’ll pry Jurassic Park from my cold dead hands before I’ll let them take it away.

It’s true that you can be professional-level and not be a “professional”. We know that from making music that would stand up to any songwriter, if not any production engineer. But to say imply that the future is in the amateur production (“13 hours is uploaded every day” or whatever it was) is really just distressing when I think about it, though when I think about it I quickly calm down, because I know that it’s not going to happen.

The signal to noise ratio, if all video is YouTube video, will be really aggravating unless there are ways to cut through the dross– which there would be.

Maybe the point is that YouTube (and hopefully its competition– which hardly exists right now) might someday be the only venue for video work pro or amateur, and I’m not certain that’s a good thing because people almost never have any idea what it takes to really be up to par with today’s best presentation equipment.

]]> Comment on YouTube, SchmooTube by Shane http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/2008/09/16/youtube-schmootube/#comment-1602 Shane Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:33:18 +0000 http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/?p=145#comment-1602 I don't know if I agree with you 100% here. I don't think YouTube is ever going to replace regular TV, but its appeal, at least to me, is finding the occasional diamond in the rough. Of course nearly everything on the site is stupid and unwatchable, but what I appreciate is that it gives amateurs a voice and place to display their creativity. Nine times out of ten, that "creativity" will be singing along to a song because someone else did it first. But before the internet, there was almost nowhere that a non-professional could show their work. I've seen some really good short films on there that I never would have seen otherwise. I like a system that circumvents the traditional bullshit methods of becoming a "professional," the same methods that gave us the Disaster Movie guys and Jessica Alba. YouTube is at a different level. I'm not saying it's better than mainstream entertainment (though it's hardly much worse) - I just like the fact that an alternative exists. I don’t know if I agree with you 100% here. I don’t think YouTube is ever going to replace regular TV, but its appeal, at least to me, is finding the occasional diamond in the rough. Of course nearly everything on the site is stupid and unwatchable, but what I appreciate is that it gives amateurs a voice and place to display their creativity. Nine times out of ten, that “creativity” will be singing along to a song because someone else did it first. But before the internet, there was almost nowhere that a non-professional could show their work. I’ve seen some really good short films on there that I never would have seen otherwise. I like a system that circumvents the traditional bullshit methods of becoming a “professional,” the same methods that gave us the Disaster Movie guys and Jessica Alba. YouTube is at a different level. I’m not saying it’s better than mainstream entertainment (though it’s hardly much worse) – I just like the fact that an alternative exists.

]]> Comment on Refrigerator Dreams by JB http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/2008/09/15/refridgerator-dreams/#comment-1596 JB Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:55:21 +0000 http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/?p=140#comment-1596 Well yeah, the germs thing was just for laughs. It would be the same value for a small office, or a working team. Of course, my concept would probably be several thousand dollars more expensive, considering that neither student housing (dorms or even apartments for that matter) and offices are usually less concerned about absolutely keeping tabs on energy expenses. Dorms because it's (usually) parent money or scholarships or loans, which don't feel like they come from your pocket, and offices because honestly when you work for a company it doesn't feel like you're spending your own money there either. So a plastic, semi-efficient little fridge that serves the purpose of giving everyone their own bit of space would be fine for those scenarios. Well yeah, the germs thing was just for laughs. It would be the same value for a small office, or a working team. Of course, my concept would probably be several thousand dollars more expensive, considering that neither student housing (dorms or even apartments for that matter) and offices are usually less concerned about absolutely keeping tabs on energy expenses. Dorms because it’s (usually) parent money or scholarships or loans, which don’t feel like they come from your pocket, and offices because honestly when you work for a company it doesn’t feel like you’re spending your own money there either.

So a plastic, semi-efficient little fridge that serves the purpose of giving everyone their own bit of space would be fine for those scenarios.

]]> Comment on Refrigerator Dreams by rob http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/2008/09/15/refridgerator-dreams/#comment-1595 rob Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:50:07 +0000 http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/?p=140#comment-1595 That student thing would've been great for me for a certain period of my life. It wasn't about germs, but about people stealing my food. So what I'd have done is locked that thing up tight! That student thing would’ve been great for me for a certain period of my life. It wasn’t about germs, but about people stealing my food.

So what I’d have done is locked that thing up tight!

]]> Comment on The Network is the Archive (or should be) by JB http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/2008/06/21/the-network-is-the-archive-or-should-be/#comment-1592 JB Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:48:29 +0000 http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/?p=97#comment-1592 Seems like even as I was writing this, somebody was working on the exact same thing: http://wua.la/ Here's an article about this startup, from The Economists magazine: http://www.economist.com/research/articlesbysubject/displaystory.cfm?subjectid=348909&story_id=12081445 Seems like even as I was writing this, somebody was working on the exact same thing:

http://wua.la/

Here’s an article about this startup, from The Economists magazine:

http://www.economist.com/research/articlesbysubject/displaystory.cfm?subjectid=348909&story_id=12081445

]]> Comment on Don’t confuse users with customers by razzzedbywolves http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/dont-confuse-users-with-customers/#comment-1587 razzzedbywolves Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:47:55 +0000 http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/?p=111#comment-1587 I am currently locked out of my Gmail account, as are apparently a bunch of other people. Sucks. I am currently locked out of my Gmail account, as are apparently a bunch of other people. Sucks.

]]> Comment on Don’t confuse users with customers by JB http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/dont-confuse-users-with-customers/#comment-1586 JB Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:28:05 +0000 http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/?p=111#comment-1586 You're totally right. I've modified the post accordingly. I probably should just remove the mashable reference completely, but my gut tells me that they still need to hear it. And besides, referencing Mashable might get another hit over here or two, right? I'm sure it's totally acceptable to make dubious accusations merely for the sake of a few page views. I should add some AdSense real quick. You’re totally right. I’ve modified the post accordingly. I probably should just remove the mashable reference completely, but my gut tells me that they still need to hear it.

And besides, referencing Mashable might get another hit over here or two, right? I’m sure it’s totally acceptable to make dubious accusations merely for the sake of a few page views. I should add some AdSense real quick.

]]> Comment on Don’t confuse users with customers by rob http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/dont-confuse-users-with-customers/#comment-1585 rob Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:34:07 +0000 http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/?p=111#comment-1585 As a general thing, you're right of course. In this case, the guy does pay Google for extra storage, so he is a true customer. As a general thing, you’re right of course. In this case, the guy does pay Google for extra storage, so he is a true customer.

]]> Comment on Spam writers even eviler than previously thought by Kent J http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/spam-writers-even-eviler-than-previously-thought/#comment-1584 Kent J Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:56:42 +0000 http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/?p=102#comment-1584 My favorite is "Impress everyone with the size of your organ" My favorite is “Impress everyone with the size of your organ”

]]> Comment on Spam writers even eviler than previously thought by Shane http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/spam-writers-even-eviler-than-previously-thought/#comment-1581 Shane Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:21:56 +0000 http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/?p=102#comment-1581 Hmm, this must be why most of my spam says things like "Pac-Man and Clyde - wedding bells?" and "Tony the Tiger kills self, body found in Malibu by Quisp!" Hmm, this must be why most of my spam says things like “Pac-Man and Clyde – wedding bells?” and “Tony the Tiger kills self, body found in Malibu by Quisp!”

]]> Comment on Spam writers even eviler than previously thought by rob http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/spam-writers-even-eviler-than-previously-thought/#comment-1580 rob Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:54:39 +0000 http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/?p=102#comment-1580 I wish my neighborhood had a unicorn. That sounds wonderful. We'd ride together over the rainbow. (Do unicorns fly?) In any case, we would definitely have lots of adventures. Also my penis would be huge. I wish my neighborhood had a unicorn. That sounds wonderful. We’d ride together over the rainbow. (Do unicorns fly?)

In any case, we would definitely have lots of adventures. Also my penis would be huge.

]]> Comment on Spam writers even eviler than previously thought by Oliver http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/spam-writers-even-eviler-than-previously-thought/#comment-1579 Oliver Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:43:57 +0000 http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/?p=102#comment-1579 I agree with you: I only stumbled across your post because I just HAD to google for "Eminem found dead in disco toilet"... mind you, I did not go to my spam folder and opened the email but I still wasted about 2.5 mins of my life ;-). I agree with you: I only stumbled across your post because I just HAD to google for “Eminem found dead in disco toilet”… mind you, I did not go to my spam folder and opened the email but I still wasted about 2.5 mins of my life ;-) .

]]> Comment on The Network is the Archive (or should be) by rob http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/2008/06/21/the-network-is-the-archive-or-should-be/#comment-1578 rob Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:55:39 +0000 http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/?p=97#comment-1578 You must type really fast. You must type really fast.

]]> Comment on The Network is the Archive (or should be) by tolar http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/2008/06/21/the-network-is-the-archive-or-should-be/#comment-1569 tolar Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:46:42 +0000 http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/?p=97#comment-1569 my undergrad thesis could certainly lend itself to this idea. i'd be happy to quit my job to start working full time on implementing it. i await my advance via paypal :) <a href="http://portfolio.tolar.ws/papers/Haining_Robert-Senior_Honors_Thesis_2004.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://portfolio.tolar.ws/papers/Haining_Robert-Senior_Honors_Thesis_2004.pdf</a> my undergrad thesis could certainly lend itself to this idea. i’d be happy to quit my job to start working full time on implementing it. i await my advance via paypal :)

http://portfolio.tolar.ws/papers/Haining_Robert-Senior_Honors_Thesis_2004.pdf

]]> Comment on New Song: Sleepwalking by Dorie http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/new-song-sleepwalking/#comment-1560 Dorie Fri, 16 May 2008 13:08:01 +0000 http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/?p=94#comment-1560 Hey, isn't that the song that got top honors at Nur Ein? Hey, isn’t that the song that got top honors at Nur Ein?

]]> Comment on New Song: Sleepwalking by rob http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/new-song-sleepwalking/#comment-1557 rob Wed, 14 May 2008 15:09:07 +0000 http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/?p=94#comment-1557 I LOVE the cello. Nice. I LOVE the cello. Nice.

]]> Comment on How I Spent My Weekend by rob http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/2008/03/17/how-i-spent-my-weekend/#comment-1552 rob Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:15:04 +0000 http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/?p=92#comment-1552 You eat a lot of pizza. You eat a lot of pizza.

]]> Comment on Oscar Picks by rob http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/oscar-picks/#comment-1543 rob Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:53:15 +0000 http://hogswallowing.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/oscar-picks/#comment-1543 Not bad. Not bad.

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