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Re: Leaving Value: The best PUA’s always leave some behind

pua — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:20:08 -0000

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Re: This Sign About Sums Up Life! Jew Diamonds

Leomessi10 — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 01:14:41 -0000

Wow, nice man I guess even the sign knows who are the real owners of the US, I think we are more globally governed than what the media wants us to believe

Re: This Sign About Sums Up Life! Jew Diamonds

Dan — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:53:13 -0000

I really like how Disqus now shows "reactions" from other social media sites. Really cool.

Re: This Sign About Sums Up Life! Jew Diamonds

Jiggaman1997 — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:21:23 -0000

wtf man why put all these god awful text on such terrible photo, trust me nobody gonna steal this shit

Re: Cooking for the Week – The Only Way!

Dan Patrick — Fri, 28 May 2010 20:13:42 -0000

Thats an awesome idea

Re: My View of the US Healthcare Bill

mdpatrick — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:47:46 -0000

You forgot a few other interesting aspects of the bill: insurance company transparency, nutrient content disclosure, and apparently there was also a revamping of the student loan system.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...

Re: Harnessing Inner Game Part 4

Andrew — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:19:31 -0000

I thought about your blog this past weekend and wanted to check it out! I will watch these videos at lunch today :) Keep it up!

Re: Creating an Identity around a pair of Old Rocker Boots.

junkyfungus — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:16:02 -0000

These are still my favorite article of clothing although now I have leather bracelets, rings, chains and cool hats too. I rock

Re: Updating with cool plugins

junkyfungus — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:36:21 -0000

Well decided an entire revamp was in store for the old blog. Pardon the virtual saw dust as construction is ongoing over the next few days

Re: Inner Game Video Series – Coming Soon

Dan Patrick — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:22:06 -0000

Looking forward to seeing these

Re: Is Social Media Killing My Social Skills?

junkyfungus — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:04:42 -0000

I have to admit Dan, I'm really starting not to like Disqus. Accordingly, as of right now, it will not allow you to have more than one facebook account. Even though I have my personal page and then one for my charity. I submitted a help ticket but who knows!

Re: Is Social Media Killing My Social Skills?

junkyfungus — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:13:10 -0000

Thanks for the suggestion Dan about Disqus, Installed and now working correctly.

Re: Is Social Media Killing My Social Skills?

mdpatrick — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:48:23 -0000

Steve, you might conside installing subscribe-to-comments. It's a little weird in the newest wordpress though -- once you install it, you need to go into the plugins directory, then into the subscribe-to-comments folder and copy it one directory up to the plugins folder for some reason.

This plugin is awesome because it adds a checkmark to your posts automatically that lets people subscribe by email. Works really, really, really well.

Alternatively, you could also setup Disqus. I'm seeing a lot of trendy use of this on the social media poweruser circles. It replaces your current comment form with one that requires that users login with either their Disqus, their facebook, or their twitter login and plugs in their avatar and links to these accounts on their posts. Also allows them to post their comment and link to your website on their profile, and adds threading.

In any event, Disqus.com has an awesome video talking about it for publishers, or you can just check it out on Chris Brogan's site.

Re: Is Social Media Killing My Social Skills?

mdpatrick — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:43:10 -0000

Socializing on the internet is a bit of a unique, intellectual experience that does bypass the use of other important social skills. So I can kind of see using it too much causing a sort of imbalance, albeit only temporarily. I notice if I spend too much time inside I can feel a little out of sorts when dealing with strangers again... That's OK though. It's mild in nature, and I can always force them back into place and exceed my own expectations later on.

I actually took the bait and looked up the Dunbar's number on wikipedia and it referred to the "Hutterites," a religion which is related to the ameish. I actually took a course that required us to do a lot of reading on this group. I seem to recall that they have a policy for marrying really, really young too (as young as 13), and here's the interesting part that has nothing to do with Steve's post... they die younger. Their average lifespan is in the 50s. Kind of fits the delaying-reproduction-to-old-age expands species-lifespan stuff.

Re: Is Social Media Killing My Social Skills?

Dale Asberry — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:06:14 -0000

Ahh, you're quite mistaken! It can be those things... possibly. Or, it's the next step towards humans pushing past the 150 (Dunbar's) number of nodes we are currently, effectively, limited to. Since it's new, not all the kinks have been worked out. And, you are quite rightfully, kinked!

In my case, it allows me to have people like you and Dan in my circle of friends although I'm geographically/physically isolated from you. That's pretty damn cool.

Re: Is Social Media Killing My Social Skills?

mdpatrick — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:07:50 -0000

Rather than focusing on Facebook interactions I’ll focus more on my life’s journey here on my blog.

Do I detect some subtle-steve-styled irony? :-)

Re: Updating with cool plugins

mdpatrick — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:21:49 -0000

Yay! Inform, and inspire your adoring audience -- us! The interwebs!

Re: Addicted to Pain Pills (not quite, but maybe)

Larry C. — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 02:16:06 -0000

Thanks for the article. I agree, the drugs, even if they are prescription, can keep you down, wreck your goals, and ruin your life. Thats what almost happened to me. thanks for the article.

Re: A Sad State of Affairs–All Over Greed

Mara — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:53:42 -0000

Hello Steve,
Mara here. I was emailed this link around 2 hours ago. Since this post seems to be in part directed at me, I figure it's ok with you if I respond?

Steve, you were never banned from our site. I had no idea that you ever even joined our message boards, nor do I know what your IP is. You appear to be taking personal offense for a perceived insult that truly does not exist.

A couple of months ago, we pruned our membership. The members pruned were those who had never purchased anything from us AND had not logged in for over a year. Both had to apply, because we are fully aware that people may peruse for a while before they buy; read reviews etc., which is all totally fine. But if they hadn't logged in for over a year, and never made a purchase - their memberships were simply deleted - we figured those people had just lost interest. NONE OF THEM WERE BANNED. Any of them could have simply rejoined or contacted us to reinstate their membership.

We have ever only banned ONE member, and if you would like more information on that matter, I will happily share it with you. You are welcome to call me at our business number posted on our website. I will clear up any questions you may have - and I'm sure you have many.

Quite simply, we are not participating in any "war". That's a buncha hooey.

And say hello to Mark in Dallas for me. I think he's a pretty nifty dude, too.

Kindest Regards,
Mara
LovePotionPerfume.com

Re: The Power Of Will: Is there not enough to go around?

Marc — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:37:48 -0000

Hey Steve,
You're definitely not the only one suffering from unruly willpower.
I am constantly battling with myself in order to get things done. My way of getting round me and my resistance is to chop those things into bite size chunks. So for instance, I'm learning Polish right now. It's a pain in the ass and pretty tricky but I've got to do it. I know that I hate studying it so I go to a local cafe (where there a usually some attractive women) and I have a coffee for 30-45 mins. During that half an hour, I rote-learn some Polish. Two or three coffees a week and I've attained a couple of hours a week, which will get me where I need to be.
Maybe for you, you could roll out of bed in the morning, tell yourself you are just going to walk to the shop or to the corner or somewhere pretty close. Tell yourself you are going straight back to bed and that you are not even going to wake up properly. You're only going to do it once a fortnight even. Put on your sweat pants and your music and walk. Maybe when you're out you'll feel ok to walk to the next corner. And faster. And so it goes.
Ta ta for now.

Re: Monetizing the ole Blog and other steps to achieve riches.

Jeannie — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:35:29 -0000

Wow Steve,you are NEVER alone. Sorry you are going through such a hard time right now.BTW, there is a condition called hoarding and maybe your father is suffering with this? There is treatment for it but it is very hard to cure.
I hope under all of this you are in general a happy person. Money does not always equal happy. If however you were happy before you came into money you will still be happy when you do reach your goal. Remember a goal is simply a set point that can always be moved a little if need be.You will get to where you want to be. We are out here to help.
I told you on the phone today I am not the greatest writer so I hope this makes some kind of sense to you.

Re: The Power Of Will: Is there not enough to go around?

Jeannie — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:22:34 -0000

Hi Steve,
I am the lady that spoke with you on the phone today. Trust me I know how you feel regarding the exercise. Last year I started out walking a mile each day. When I got into my second month of walking I added another 2 miles and this time I started race walking. Today I am up to 8 miles per day 4 in the morning and 4 at night. I know walking doesnt sound like much but I have went from a size 18 to a 14 in womens clothing. I have lost FOUR inches in my thighs alone and 3 in my upper arms. My blood sugar and blood fat levels are MUCH better and I feel better about myself. Try to do this with a friend its alot more fun that way.I know how it is to struggle with weight loss. I am like you and I also eat healthy but my weight does NOT want to leave but its def shifting around. The thing is even if you do NOT loss weight you ARE building muscle which burns fat.I wish you much success just keep plugging away. You can do it. : )

Re: The Jelly Fish Shake – That Will Get You Laid Son!

Jason — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:21:03 -0000

D u d e

your awesome,

I dig your posts...dont stop what your doing| !

Re: Working out: The natural pick me up drug

RaceTradingOgre — Sun, 03 May 2009 12:31:40 -0000

Yea I remember Elizabeth NJ too,

good times.......

Re: Working out: The natural pick me up drug

bubblebob — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 07:05:44 -0000

The same happened to me several times. I've had periods when I've been working out like crazy and feeling with it. But suddenly I stopped and started becoming lazy again - all of a sudden... Really strange, but good to know I'm not alone with this! I should kick myself in the butt again and go to the gym, too - it's about time!!