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So I just finished the fight against Deathstroke and it was pretty much a huge disappointment. They were billing Slade to be a big thing in this game, he was awesome in the trailer, his bio said he was the most dangerous man Batman would ever face and they even had him as a playable DLC. Yet in the game he just turns up out of nowhere, get's his ass kicked then gets arrested :- /
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I don't know while the story was a really good even the voice for Batman, at first I was disappointed that they didn't use Kevin Conroy but the actor they used did a really good Batman. Yes the boss battles were a huge let down. But most of them were still fun. I was really disappointed that Deathstroke wasn't the main antagonist of the game like he should have been I was waiting the whole game for him to keep attacking me. If they were going to have you fight him so soon they should have had like 3 different fights against time each time he would be harder using more tactics. His boss battle was still the coolest and most entertaining fight of the game. While I liked the Joker plot I'm still sooo Fing tired of the Joker popping in and stealing the show as the main villain. Is that really the only idea they can come up with?? I'm glad it switched to Bane but I really just wanted Deathstroke to be the main part of the story. Come on WB Deathstroke is badass he takes out all of the top players in the JLA singlehandedly and after a long battle he almost kills Batman with Batman finally being victorious. Batman and Dick Grayson are really the only good matches against Deathstroke. Deathstroke deserved way more screen time and would have realistically taken a lot more to beat than just one fight. He should have kicked Batman's ass a few times forcing Batman to hone his skills through out the game in order to beat him. This was a young Batman and his fight with Deathstroke should have shaped him into a better hero. For the Arkham series this could have been how Batman learned a lot about how to strategize against an opponent that uses more than brute strength. Ok now that I'm done rambling on about how disappointing the brief appearance of Deathstroke was. I think other than the minor story flaws and the huge Deathstroke letdown. This game was so Fing fun. I loved it as someone who is a huge Batman fan and loved Arkham City, I really couldn't wait for a reboot. The reason I'm forgiving for its little flaws is I understand that this wasn't a full fledge sequel seeing as it wasn't created by Rocksteady. But it was really awesome. I kind of wish the costumes that came with the game were better and I wish you could unlock some costumes by completing various challenges and beating the game. However Batman's new look is really cool but I do wish they would have added the Arkham City costume which is my all time favorite of Batman's suits I really wish they would have used something like that for the movies. The game was so fun the it was a hell of a lot better than just ok people are so spoiled when it comes to games the second that something they don't like happens in a game they bitch about it so much and only think about the negative. I'm the type of person that loves reboots of past games that I loved. It's really just an enhanced Arkham City but that's what I loved. Everyone bitched about Fallout New Vegas being the same thing and they say its not better than Fallout 3 but that's so not true and it is one of my favorite games. However I won't say I like this more than Arkham City but I just might like this on an equal level. Everything other than the story is way better. I love the new and improved forensic investigations of crime scenes it's way more complex than it previously was as you get to see exactly how the murder went down. Gotham feels way more vibrant and larger this time around since your no longer in a huge prison they explain that in this horrible part of town there is a curfew since all of the criminals do their dirty deeds at night. Plus their is a crazy blizzard so no one wants to be outside. I love snow so I love the weather in this game especially since your footprints stay in the snow the detail is so amazing. One aspect in the story I do like is the fact that Batman is essentially a criminal in the eyes of the law right now and the fact that right now most people don't even know that much about Batman and they don't even know if he's even real so in the beginning of the game the baddies reaction is so cool they are so scared yelling out "he's real!" Or "it's that Batcreature" then you toss smoke and they think you just disappeared and they think you can't fly and you're not human. It's awesome the feeling of the beginning of Batman's career is spot on. I love how you can return to the Batcave whenever you want granted that you're not in the middle of a mission. All on this doesn't even touch on the awesome new multiplayer game mode that works a lot like splinter cells spy's vs mercenaries. The fear of being a henchman fighting the rival gang all the while watching every dark nook and cranny scared to death that Batman or Robin will take you out is so much fun. Then being able to storm the field as Bane or the Joker is breath taking. All I all this game is really fun I don't know how anyone can think otherwise I could just keep going on there is so much to do there is so much replay value there is way more side missions the riddler returns with riddles it's just so awesome. If you loved Arkham city you will think this game is great fun. The story let down was not enough to make me say "this game was just ok." This game is not bad, it's not good, it's not great, it's not just ok, it IS definitely completely and undeniably hands down Fing AWESOME.
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Contour Energy Systems, an innovative portable power company commercializing next-generation battery systems, today announced it has successfully raised a Series C round of financing from Singapore's leading global fund, EDBI (EDB Investments Pte Ltd.) and previous investors CMEA Capital, Harris & Harris, Schlumberger and U.S. Venture Partners.
Contour Energy will apply this latest round of funding to expanding its breakthrough research and development efforts, production capacity expansion and funding working capital growth. These parallel initiatives are specifically designed to commercialize and accelerate time-to-market cycles for its portfolio of next-generation primary and rechargeable batteries targeting applications in automotive, consumer, industrial, medical and military markets worldwide.
"We view Contour's next-generation battery technology as potentially disruptive and differentiated from existing energy storage alternatives," said Ms. Chu Swee Yeok, Chief Executive Officer of EDBI. "Locating Contour's Asian headquarters and R&D center in Singapore, an international business hub with a vibrant R&D landscape, will expedite the commercial rollout of Contour's game-changing technology. Contour will be well placed to tap on EDBI's extensive networks and connections to expand its global footprint through new business opportunities in Asia and the world."
Contour Energy is applying its breakthrough advancements in carbon fluoride chemistry, nanomaterials science and manufacturing processes for next-generation primary and rechargeable portable power systems.
"In this turbulent economy, Contour's ability to raise another significant round of funding is an impressive achievement and another key milestone for the company," said Mr. Maurice Gunderson, Contour Energy Systems' chairman of the board and venture partner with CMEA Capital. "And with the addition of Singapore-based EDBI as another strategic investor, Contour is adding a key partner with important ties in Asia."
Comprised of decorated battery industry veterans and research specialists including co-founder Dr. Robert Grubbs, a Nobel Laureate in chemistry with Caltech, Contour has amassed over 45 patented and patent-pending technologies. The company also maintains exclusive technology licensing agreements with the California Institute of Technology, CNRS and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as strategic partnerships with Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, Schlumberger, and other academic and private institutions.
"Our latest funding round is especially gratifying on two fronts," said Mr. Joe Fisher, Chief Executive Officer with Contour Energy Systems. "We've added another strategic investor with the addition of EDBI and we're the beneficiaries of continuing investment support and counsel from our original investors CMEA Capital, Harris & Harris, Schlumberger, and US Venture Partners. With the involvement of EDBI, Contour has strategic in-roads into key Asian market opportunities and R&D initiatives."
About Contour Energy Systems, Inc.
Contour Energy Systems is an innovative portable power company commercializing customizable battery technologies for a wide range of cross-industry applications. Contour's next-generation battery systems are designed to deliver unprecedented improvements in energy and power density, and are capable of performing in extreme operating conditions at significantly improved costs. Founded through the collaboration of Caltech and CNRS, the French National Center for Scientific Research, the company combines expertise in nano-materials science, patented Fluorine-based battery chemistries and manufacturing processes to significantly advance the state of portable power. Headquartered in Azusa, CA, Contour Energy is managed by a world-class team of battery industry leaders from Caltech, Energizer, General Electric, Hewlett-Packard, Sanyo and Valence Technologies. The company is privately held.
About EDBI
EDBI (EDB Investments) is a leading strategic investment firm headquartered in Singapore with a worldwide presence investing to drive growth opportunities within the knowledge and innovation-intensive sectors of Biomedical Sciences, Clean Technologies, Internet & Digital Media, as well as other strategic industry clusters with commercial potential. As a value adding investor, EDBI creates sustainable and synergistic partnerships with its portfolio companies, leveraging on its broad network of resources and experience to facilitate the companies' growth in Asia and the world, through their operations in Singapore. For more information on EDBI, please visit www.edbi.com/
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- Free WiFi in lobby and free parking
Main amenities
- 40 guestrooms
- Near the beach
- Outdoor pool
- Breakfast available
- Airport shuttle
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- Laundry service
- Limited hour front desk
- Tour/ticket assistance
What's around
- In a provincial park
- Nopparat Thara Beach (0.6 mi / 1 km)
- Ao Phra Nang Beach (1.7 mi / 2.7 km)
- Ao Nang Krabi Boxing Stadium (0 mi / 0.1 km)
- Ao Phai Plong (2.4 mi / 3.8 km)
- Spirit Mountain (2.8 mi / 4.6 km)
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- Refrigerator
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- Television
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- This hotel has 40 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 4 floors
- Check-in time 3 PM-8 PM
- Check-out time is noon
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Airport shuttle service is available on request. Contact the property in advance to make arrangements.
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- Government-issued photo ID required
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Travelling with others
- Children (3 years old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- No pets or service animals allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Airport shuttle (available on request) *
- Free self parking
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- Continental breakfast daily (surcharge)
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Continental breakfast is offered for an extra charge of THB 200 for adults and THB 100.00 for children (approximately)
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Good 3.1 /5 from 47 reviews
New hotel Pros: Nice pool New rooms TV and fridge in room Breakfast included Cons: Dirty sheets Minimal staff presence Nothing in the game room Nothing around hotel except a Thai Boxing Stadium
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3 Blogging Concepts That Do Work, No Matter What Anyone Says
Posted by Mitch Mitchell on Feb 12, 2015
That looks like an antagonistic title, doesn't it? In a way it is, but in a way it's not. This is one of those posts where I'm going to use my own expertise to dispute something someone else wrote where, in my opinion, they're totally wrong. I'm also going to link to the post because one, it allows you the visitor to go see the entire post, and two, linking to someone you're talking about, good or bad, is just being courteous.
Before I move on I just want to add that this is the type of thing that can help to make a business blog work well. It's not bad when you agree with what someone else says and want to enhance it, but it's also not bad when you don't just follow along with what someone else says when you don't agree.
Anyway, on a blog called Hongkiat, the writer wrote a post titled Popular Blogging Advice That Don't Work (and What Does). Forgiving the grammar since English isn't his first language, he listed 5 points that he believed don't work, or aren't true about blogging. I disagree with 3 of his points, and I brought those points up on his blog in the comments. But I wanted to say a bit more, hence this post.
Here's the points and my commentary on them; I'm paraphrasing them since he wrote the points differently:
1. Blogging every day doesn't do your blog any good.
His point was that no one could write every day because they'd run out of things to say and that the content wouldn't be very good. I want to negate that statement; it's not impossible but it's not easy. On one of my blogs I was an almost every day blogger. I averaged just over 300 posts a year my first three years with that blog. In one stretch, I wrote 37 days in a row, 5 of those days 2 posts a day. Were there some duds? Yes, but I felt that all the rest were pretty good.
Here's the truth. The more you write, the more traffic you'll get. That's been proven over and over. The other truth is that, for a blog, if there are too many articles in a day or in a week, visitors might get confused by what they need to read. Sure, I had a great output, and my traffic showed it, and thus my rankings went up; that was good. But I didn't get tons of comments, and some posts didn't get any comments at all.
Still, it built up my web presence, and I was willing to write that much to help that blog gain prominence, which it has. After 3 years I decided to slow down some, not commit to writing every day, but to commit to having a new post at least every 3 days or so. That I have stuck with, and I now get way more comments. But writing a lot established the blog, so it does work.
2. It's impossible to write great content if you blog every day.
As I mentioned above, this is a fallacy, but let me take it a step further. In a post I wrote back in 2011 titled What Is High Quality Content, I stated that it's a recommendation I see people making all the time but no one has ever tried defining it. So I did, and came up with these four points:
* If you're writing about something that's supposed to teach someone something new, did you explain it well enough?
* If you're trying to tell a story and you don't skip on details, such that people are left wondering "what the heck was that about", then you're creating high quality content.
* Are you writing something about a particular belief or thought? Have you taken the time to explain why believe as you do, or are you just saying something and moving on?
* Are you being true to yourself?
People from my generation remember B-sides of 45's, and sometimes those songs were just as good as the songs being pushed by the studios. Not every post you write will be a home run, but if you tried to get it right in some fashion, were on point, and even if it was short it's an honest post, it's great content. You're telling me that you can't do that every time out, even if you wrote something every day? Sure you can; never sell yourself short.
3. Commenting frequently on other blogs doesn't do anything for your blog.
In 2011 I did something as an experiment. I was interviewed on a very prominent blog by a young man who's an up and comer in the online social media world. I also
wrote a guest post for a very high ranking blog, something I don't do all that often. During the same period, I decided to complete the test by making sure I wrote comments on 5 blogs every day for at least a week; I do comment on a lot of blogs but often I do a bunch in one day.
The results were staggering. Out of all the traffic numbers 85% of my visits came from blog commenting out of those 3 things. The guest post I wrote had around 200 comments, which is pretty phenomenal since I've never reached that on any of my blogs, but it only accounted for 9% of visits. The interview I gave accounted for the other 6%. I tracked these numbers via Google Analytics. Indeed, blog commenting does work, especially if you make sure your comments are good.
Since that time I've tested this one a few times, and blog commenting always works. They can't be garbage, throwaway comments; you have to offer something based on the topic, even if it's minor criticism or faint praise. If your comments are pretty good, people other than the owner tend to read them.
There you go. Myths dispelled with some home testing and proof. Now, does it take a lot of work? Yes. Does it take time? Yes. But if you have it, and can apply these 3 things, your blog will take off and you'll be a very happy person.
15 Blogging Wishes For Other Bloggers And Maybe Myself
Posted by Mitch Mitchell on Dec 29, 2014
Suffice it to say, 2014 is almost over. Last Friday I put out a post talking about my goals for 2015. Those were mainly personal goals, mainly for myself, though sometimes I like to share because they might inspire others to do the same.
This post is a little different, some quick hitters. There are things I've seen over the past year, both good and bad, from bloggers all over the place. There are some things I needed to do myself, some I did, some I didn't. I figure if I'm going to pick on others then I might as well call myself out where I can.
I don't expect anyone to change a thing because I don't like it; people will do what people do. Still, at least I'll be on record once again, in case some people who are doing some of these things wonder why I don't stop by all that often, or do stop by more often than not. I'm doing 15 since the upcoming year has "15" in it; kind of cheesy but I'm going with it anyway.
Enough of the preamble. Let's get to it:
1. Stop sending notices to people asking them to subscribe to comments when they leave one. That's one of the most irksome things in the world to me. I hate when I get something asking me to subscribe to the blog but I can deal with that. Telling me, after I checked the box, that I have to now subscribe to comments to get a response to my comment… ugh. You're wasting my time because I'm never subscribing; I wouldn't have left a comment if I thought you could care less if I saw it.
2. Please check to see if your comment notifications work. I comment on lots of blogs. I don't keep a list of blogs I comment on. Therefore, unless I get an email telling me you've responded to me I may never know that you responded, and I won't be alone.
The way to test this is to either log off your blog or use a different browser, go to a post and leave a comment. If you don't get an email from your blog then you know it's not working and should fix it. I test my blogs at least 3 times a year; it only takes a couple of minutes to do.
3. Respond to comments, and not just the new ones. I'm sometimes late to visiting a blog. It might only be a day, it might be a couple of weeks. Either way, all of us who talk about blogging tell you how important it is to respond to comments. However, some of the bloggers who talk about it only respond to comments left the day the post goes live.
If you don't care about comments after that or the people who leave them why not set your blog up to not accept comments after one day? I can tell you how to do it. What, you think that would make your blog look like an unfriendly place? Same with not responding to almost all comments in my opinion.
4. Leave real comments. Here's a truth; sometimes, if you know the person, a one line comment isn't such a bad thing. However, if you're not known by the blog owner, a one line comment looks like spam. Even a two line comment can look like spam. Sometimes I delete those comments, sometimes I'll leave them, but if you haven't really said anything I'm probably not responding to your comment. As always, if the comment doesn't address anything within the post, it's probably being deleted.
5. Misleading titles; stop that! In all the years I've had this blog, I don't think I've ever left a misleading title just to get visitors. I'm not going to lie; I'm not great at titles anyway, so maybe I have a bias against being mislead.
Still, if you tell me something is going to be shocking, it had better be. If you tell me there's one thing that's the most important thing ever, I hope you make your case for it instead of going around the bush, mentioning it once, then going off on a tangent.
6. If you accept guest posts, do two things: write at least half of the content on your blog; read the posts before they're released. First off, I'm probably coming to your blog because I liked your writing style or reading what you had to say. However, if you're only writing a post every once in a while and everything else is from someone else, and they're not regular contributors, I feel cheated. Second, if someone else's article isn't up to your writing standard, realize that it can only bring you down eventually, even if traffic numbers stay up because of the new content consistently being posted.
When I was accepting guest posts on my finance blog, I spent lots of time reading those things, editing some of them and sending the rest back to the writer to fix them. Frankly, that was time consuming, but I knew someone else's bad writing would reflect on me. Please don't give up quality for expediency and traffic.
7. It's okay to revisit topics and thoughts you've previously written about if they're timely or evergreen. Above I linked to my post talking about 7 years of writing this blog. Linking back to old posts makes a lot of sense, both because of SEO and because people who like your content will want to check out things related to new articles.
Thing is, as I was looking back through some of my content I realized that there are things I touched upon once years ago that are still pertinent, but few people are going to go searching for those old posts unless I guide them there through a new post. Thus, writing about a topic again, even if some things haven't changed all that much, can work wonders. If you've changed a point of view or added something new you can always link to the old article. I need to do this more often, especially with nearly 1,600 articles here.
8. Your popups are irritating; at least let me finish reading your article. Along with some other gripes I had about blogs I was visiting in 2013, the biggest was pop-ups. I really hated it, as I addressed two versions of it in that post.
I get it; some guru told you that even though they irritate people, you'll get lots of them to sign up for it and it's better to care about people you're probably going to market to and irritate a different way instead of worrying about popups irritating people who actually might want to read your blog; sigh…
Fine. If you're going to do it anyway, why not at least think about those who are reading your content? Don't have your popup jump out when someone gets to your page. Don't have your popup jump up when people might be 30 seconds into reading your article, unless it's extremely short. Don't have your popup hiding the X we're hoping to find as quickly as possible to close it if we're not interested.
If it's going to pop up every single time people stop by tell them, instead of the "lie" (misstatement) I've been told that it will only pop up the first time I visit. Because it's either a lie or you don't know what you're talking about, and I'm probably not coming back… probably, since sometimes I forget and visit a second time, have that sucker pop up and immediately leave.
9. Learn the difference between fact and opinion. Most of us write opinions on our blog; that's a fact. lol A fact is more along the lines of a tutorial where you're telling someone how to do something, or the results of a study you've conducted and what your results are. Even then that's just your fact, since for both of those examples someone might be doing those things a different way or coming up with different results.
Debating whether content is king (which I believe) or not is really more opinion than anything else. Telling someone that writing "butter" 50 times in every single blog post they write will not only hurt their website but will eventually get them delisted from Google is fact because Google told us so.
10. Worry more about your content than about keywords and SEO. This is a tough one for many bloggers but I'm going to clarify my position here. There's nothing wrong with shooting for keywords in a post, just like we try to go with our websites. But I read many posts that feel "fake" because the writer isn't writing naturally.
Readability is the biggest thing in the eyes of search engines these days. If their algorithms can discern what you're talking about, it's all good. Helping them by adding some keywords or keyword phrases will definitely help, but if it's the only thing you're worried about then you're missing the concept of blogging which, in the long run, is about readers.
11. Being contrarian; don't always write "for" the readers. I'm going against #10 but only for this one reason. I've had conversations with some bloggers where many of them feel their content isn't worth anything if they don't write to their audience. This often means condescending 3rd grade level content that either says nothing or repeats exactly what a reader can find elsewhere.
My reasoning here is to look at your writing style, your errors, your misspellings, and ask yourself this question; would you want to read this? Then ask yourself the next question; will you ever go back and read this?
As with my videos, I always go back and read my own content at least once after its published. I'll read it when comments start to come in, or else if it's a post that didn't get many comments I'll go back to see what it looks like.
This might sound like braggadocio but I tend to like most of what I write and most of my videos. There are some posts and videos that I'm not crazy about and I might go in and change a sentence or two (with videos I might go back and make them private).
One should feel comfortable with their own content; if not, your audience probably won't be comfortable with it either.
12. Share more of what you read, and offer commentary when possible. Did you read this post? Even if you didn't comment on it did you share it?
I'm big on sharing stuff I read, especially blogs. I share mostly on Twitter, though occasionally I'll share on Google Plus or Facebook (rare for blog posts). When I share in other spaces, if there's room left I'll almost always make a little comment, whether I commented on the actual post or not. Even if I can only squeeze in a couple of words I'll do it.
Why? I want people to know that I read it and where I might be leaning as far as my opinion of it. I tend to believe that goes a long way towards encouraging people to check it out. It helps other bloggers and helps to encourage them to write more. Also, it's a way to get some reciprocation because people know they can trust you and trust what you write. That's not the reason I do it but it's a nice side benefit.
13. There are true "ranking lists" posts and then there's linkbait. I've not hidden the fact that I want to be more known for blogging. I've started my campaign on Twitter and, in 2015, I'll be expanding it to other social media circles, as well as making sure I highlight things from at least 3 of my blogs more often.
I also want to be mentioned on more blogs that have top 25, 50 or 100 blogs, no matter the topic. However, I recognize that some of the lists are what we call linkbait, which means you're trying to get attention from the people who you're highlighting and pretty much nothing else.
What's the difference? People who are giving it real attention will say something about those blogs rather than just list them. For instance, back in 2012 I wrote a series of 19 posts on the topic Black Web Friday where I highlighted black bloggers and websites. I didn't just pop up links to sites without commentary. I gave a bit of explanation for each link and, when possible, something about the writer.
In my opinion that was true value to the readers and not just linkbait which, if that had been my intention I'd have failed miserably because most of the bloggers and websites I highlighted never found out about it. lol
14. Don't only be kinder in 2015 but acknowledge social issues as well. I've got to tell you, 2014 was a tough year for me mentally. Forget the fact that politics didn't quite go how I had envisioned and go straight to the fact that the biggest issue that could have potentially affected me were all the stories of bad police conduct and black people… okay, black males mainly, although if I were to be fully truthful it was minorities in general.
I was bothered a lot about it. However, I didn't write about any of it on this blog, though I really wanted to. I did address it once on my business blog and in a couple of my YouTube videos because I had to get things off my chest.
How many blogs did I visit that touched upon the subject? Not a single one. Did I visit any blogs? Lots! That's a shame people; we can't fix stuff if we don't talk about it.
That one scare you? This year I participated in the Blog Action Day project, where the topic was inequality. How many of my blogging friends were a part of it? None. Did I visit any of the blogs I usually visit on that day looking for it? Yes, lots. I at least got to visit blogs of people I didn't know to see how they wrote about it and enjoyed that, but it would have been nice to talk about the subject with people I knew. Oh yeah; that post only got 2 real comments also, which is a major shame.
I get it; social issues are scary. Here's the problem; if you stand for nothing you'll fall for anything. Not only that but if you don't let people know where you stand on something that's important for you here and there, you run the risk of being bogarted without knowing it or without knowing who else might support your position or might even be against your position. Taking a stand takes some bravery, and even if your blog is considered a niche blog every once in a while diverting to something else makes you look like a real person.
And yes, this one is totally opinion (see #9). 🙂
Still, we can address issues like these and still be relatively nice. There are lots of very nice people online who complain about this or that every once in a while. I like to think I'm one of those people. I'll never shy away from an opinion but it's rare that I'll specifically call someone out here or anywhere else. That's not necessary; neither is bad language. You'll always be safe visiting this blog, even if I touch upon something I know will be truly controversial to someone.
15. At the end of the day, blog because you enjoy it, comment on other people's blogs because you enjoy the camaraderie, and share because you enjoy helping others. When I started blogging almost 10 years ago (my business blog turns 10 in February), I'll admit that I had a business purpose for it. Thing is, almost no one was writing the types of things about blogging that I, Adrienne, Brian, Peter (he'll be getting back to more blogging and making money tips when he has time lol) and a host of other long time friends do or have done. In a way, we were part of the first wave of bloggers writing about blogging; how cool is that?
We're still at it all these years later. Can't do that if you don't enjoy it. I've seen lots of blogs that have left the blogosphere, never to be heard from again. Those folks didn't enjoy it enough to continue, or got into it for a reason other than enjoyment and couldn't flip the switch.
When it's done for pure purposes, with other things such as making money in some fashion as a side benefit, you'll find that writing becomes easier, sharing becomes easier, and reading other blogs isn't a chore but a pleasure… unless the blog you're trying to read is written badly or has too many popups.
That's for reading. For commenting, it's fun unless the blog moderates comments (I hate that), has captcha (hate that also), or uses commenting systems that try to manipulate you into having to create new passwords (Disqus, Livefyre… nope, not me) or is using you to help promote their blog (by having your comments show up on Google + or Facebook only).
If you don't enjoy blogging or reading blogs or commenting on blogs… don't participate at all. That is, unless you're famous enough to get away with it, like Seth Godin (whose "blog" I still won't visit), who openly admits he could care less if anyone reads it and doesn't care what you have to say about what he's writing. That's okay; I may not visit his blog for that reason but I have read one of his books and liked it. See, I said something most people might find controversial then ended it with something nice (see #14 lol).
I think that's enough; I wonder how many people will read this to the end. At least there are pictures. 🙂 These are my wishes; do you have any you'd like to mention? Enjoy your day!
Subscribing To Comments… Not Me!
Posted by Mitch Mitchell on May 19, 2011
I seem to be seeing two things occurring more often these days to try to get around spam; at least I assume it's trying to get around spam. One is that more people are moderating their comments; the second is that more people are having you double opt-in to comments by sending you an email asking you to subscribe to comments.
Since I've talked often enough about why I don't like comment moderation, I'll move onto the second one, which I've mentioned here and there but I'm unsure if it's something I've ever addressed on its own.
I hate the double opt-in system. I'm betting some of you are saying "it's not double, since I'm only sending an email once." That's what double opt-in; remember the days when everyone that had a newsletter required you to confirm that it was actually you requesting it by sending you an email asking if it was you? Remember how, instead of consistently doing it, you just stopped subscribing to any newsletters because you didn't want to be bothered, especially if there wasn't any notification that you were going to have to do it?
I do. I had a newsletter, and I did the double opt-in thing for a couple of months many years ago after I got a rash of emails saying that they hadn't subscribed to my newsletter, even though I had their email address. So I went to the double opt-in system, only to find that more than half the people who got it decided they didn't want to play the game and never finished subscribing.
I really wasn't all that surprised since I had already started doing that myself. However, I had put it on my newsletter page that I was going to do it, which make me think that I at least had given some kind of warning about it so people should have been expecting it.
Frankly, I see it as another way the internet gets cluttered with lots of digital garbage that never quite goes away because it's somewhat unnecessary. There aren't all that many people that are sneakily subscribing someone to someone else's newsletter, although there are definitely a lot of people who will add you to theirs without your asking, just because they met you somewhere. The same goes for spam.
My blog does pretty well, and if I'm not all that bothered by the relatively low amount of spam I get because of the plugins I use, I can't figure out why anyone else would be. Yeah, I know about the sneaky spam like the type I wrote about, but it's like when you were in school and the teacher punished everyone in class because of that one kid that always acted stupid; remember how no one liked that?
I'm just saying that it's not quite logical in today's age to punish everyone for the sins of the few. At least I'm not doing it and you can bet I'm not playing either. There are always other ways folks, and they're easier to deal with.Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2011 Mitch Mitchell


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As the lyric "to every season turn, turn, turn" spins in my mind I am back (albeit briefly) to say HELLO in here today. My last post informed you that I'd be taking a vacation from doing this. I didn't know when I'd return, if ever. At all. Goodbye cruel internet world! Okay that's a bit dramatic. I needed to take time to figure out if I still wanted to do "this" and what "this" blog experience is to me.
I'm here TODAY to tell you the BIG news of what has been going on with us lately. As well as what I've decided to do about blogging. It's all very good news. The past few months since the post on November 21st 2015 I've been LIVING, loving, and being with my husband again after deployment. We've had to dig our heels in and do the work of figuring out how to parent our wee daughter together.
It wasn't all a picnic, but we've done it. I feel it. The resolve. The knowing that I can sort-of-kind-of relax for a minute and enjoy things. I have a terrible tendency to think the ceiling may fall through at any minute. That's no "carpe diem" outlook so I'm working on that. I'm working on settling in, settling down, and acknowledging that change is around the corner for us again soon (hello PCS…non military peeps that means we're moving). A lightbulb went off for me this week when I realized that change will always be in the air. Our daughter changes EVERY DAY. Seriously. Sometimes she just wakes up from her nap with a new brilliant (or naughty) idea of what life is at that moment. Change is good. It's hard. But it is absolutely necessary.
In my time off I realized what I missed most about "this" blog is the WRITING. I miss writing. I miss putting words out there and having them received. When Ryan and I originally talked about this (and thank you my man for listening to me agonize over blogging like way more than you probably ever thought you signed up for in this marriage) he said, "if you miss writing, just write". So I did that. And then I realized whilst writing that I missed sharing.
This blog stands as a testament to three moves over five years. It's our time capsule. It's our life in words/photos/and stories that I wrote in the moment. Stories that are still so fresh when I read them that I'm transported back to that precious time. I need those words. I need the project and the platform that gets those words out. I could easily sit down and start working on the book of our life. But here it is. Right now. Living and breathing in it's own little internet library. Shareable. Ready. I think you've guessed now that I can't give it up…but there is a hitch.
The BIG breakdown: Over the past 3 months I went through EVERY SINGLE POST I HAD EVER WRITTEN. 1,277. Yup. That many. I whittled it down to 475 posts in total (+ these last few that I'm using to tie up loose ends). I've ordered a book that chronicles all of that remaining work for our family. I look back at them and I feel the hours I spent working. Dreaming. Telling stories. I've loved reliving it.
However to move forward in this new world of internet, and move forward in my journey as a parent, change is inevitable.
I'm going to be changing this space. I'm going to be changing the way I approach blogging. With the five-year old blog printed and published in my hands, this site is going to be shut down. See ya later. Thanks for being here.
I am opening a new site. I'm hoping you'll like, nay LOVE the new approach. I'm focusing on the STORIES. I'm writing all the feelings, all of the swirly twirly emotions of motherhood down in one place, and here's the best part…
I'm inviting others to join me. I'll still be providing snippets of Swoboda household life along the way, but specifically tailored to protecting my daughter. I don't know where this crazy world is going. I don't know who she wants to be when she grows up. I know she deserves the best we can give her. I know that this project is MY new creative happy place project. But you will not be seeing her face in a photograph on the blog. You may see the back of her. Her hand. Little feet. You'll get those sweet stories that I can not let go from my mind, but always in a way that if she read it 15 years from now, it would cause no harm. That's how I've figured out I can keep writing.
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On June 1st, 2016 upliftinganchor.com will go LIVE.
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This is a new adventure, and I am nervous, excited, and ready for the change.
While I continue to build the site (hey there inner techie!) I hope you will join me on Instagram @upliftinganchor and the Facebook page is coming soon!
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Parpia says that though most of employees of Geometric will be absorbed by HCL, they don't need a CEO so he will move on post the integration.
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RSS, BJP are protecting Manu's ideology: Rahul Gandhi
Gandhi said that in India, there are only two ideologies - "one which protects Manu's ideology and the other which attacks it.
Investors may shift to Maruti Suzuki from M&M for rural play
The price-earnings (P/E) discount of M&M as compared to Maruti Suzuki has dropped to less than 10 per cent.
Kotak Institutional downgrades M&M Financial to 'reduce'
The company's business performance will have to catch up significantly to drive any further upside in the stock, the brokerage added.
Bullish on M&M Financial despite tepid Q1 show: Mukul Kochhar, Investec Capital
Long term, M&M Financial may achieve the annual numbers, said Kochhar, adding that he is still asking investors to remain bullish or positive on the stock.
M&M Finance's first quarter profit declines 2%
Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. reported June quarter earnings that trailed consensus estimates. Net profit declined 2.2 percent year-on-year to Rs 87 crore.
Brezza steals the thunder from M&M's new launch
Sales of M&M's Nuvosport has fallen almost 70% from peak after the launch of Maruti Suzuki's Vitara Brezza.
Toyota outperforms Hyundai, M&M, Tata Motors inspite of low over all sales
As a company, Toyota stands at 5th position in the top 10 carmakers in terms of sales in India. The total number of Toyota products is very less than the competition.
CPI-M leader V S Achuthanandan mocks M K Damodaran's allegation
Reacting to the allegation, Achuthanandan said,"People will dismiss such an allegation with the contempt it deserves."
M&M launches new mild hybrid Scorpio priced up to Rs 14 lakh
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M&M's technology, product development spend at Rs 1,938 crore in FY16
The company, which is betting big on innovation and aims to be among the top 50 'Most Admired' brands in the world by 2021, also filed 173 patents in 2015-16.
Buy M&M, target Rs 1550: Manav Chopra
Buy M&M with a target of Rs 1550 and a stop loss of Rs 1430
S Jaipal Reddy describes HRD Minister as 'Manu Smriti Irani'
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M3M group to sell Gurgaon IT-SEZ to Tata Realty for Rs 500 crore
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US growth will show surprise upsarge in H2: Manu Bhaskaran, Centennial Asia Advisors
<em> US growth is going to be slightly below trend in next two to three quarters</em>
CPI(M) asks government to relax curfew restrictions
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Stocks to buy: M and M, Lupin, Colgate Jun Fut
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Hope to close various bids by next quarter: Manu Parpia, Geometric
"We are bidding for a number of large transactions. They happen to be much larger than anything we have done in the past."
I'm not Donald Trump's "servile puppy dog,": Ted Cruz
Susan Hutchison, chair of the Washington delegation to the convention, said she confronted Cruz after his speech and called him a "traitor to the party."
Buy M&M Financial, target Rs 355: Dharmesh Shah
M&M Financial is a low beta stock (0.18) and is trading well below its 50-day, 100-day and 200-day moving average of Rs 1342, Rs 1281.60 and Rs 1261.86
Buy M&M, target Rs 1420: CK Narayan
Buy M&M with a target of Rs 1420 and a stop loss of Rs 1375
M&M seeks shareholders' nod to raise Rs 5,000 crore
For this, the company would seek shareholders' nod by a special resolution at its annual general meeting to be held on August 10, it said.
M Venkaiah Naidu justifies expansion of Council of Ministers
Rival parties have raised questions over the increase in size of the Council of ministers in the context of PM's mantra of 'minimum government and maximum governance'.
Buy M&M, target Rs 1515: Deutsche Bank
The stock is beginning to fire on both cylinders and remains are top pick in the Indian Auto sector. The global investment bank believes that M&M is poised for a robust earnings recovery.
Kabali, Magsaysay Awards to Bezwada Wilson and T M Krishna bring Dalit issues to the fore
Krishna has gone on record saying he wants a Dalit to break into the Brahmin-dominated Carnatic world and win the top honour of Kalaimamani.
Buy M&M, target Rs 1440: Tejas Shah
M&M is a low beta stock (0.67) and is trading well above its 50-day, 100-day and 200-day moving average of Rs 1334.65, Rs 1275.04 and Rs 1258.31, respectively,
Buy M&M, target Rs 1401: Siddharth Bhamre
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Buy M&M, target Rs 1455: Dharmesh Shah
The scrip is moving above its crucial moving averages. It has been taking support from its 20-day moving average for the past three weeks.
Buy M&M, target Rs 1325: Siddharth Bhamre
Buy M&M with a target of Rs 1325 and a stop loss of Rs 1401
Authors J.M. Coetzee, Elizabeth Strout on Man Booker Prize list
No Indian author figures among the 13 writers longlisted. South African novelist J M Coetzee has already won the prestigious prize twice.
Arvind Kejriwal demands Giri's arrest in M M Khan murder case
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M and M Q4 misses street estimates
Mahindra & Mahindra reported a net profit growth of 6.02 per cent for the quarter ending March 31, 2016 to Rs 583.73 crore.
M J Akbar tasked with looking after India's ties with Gulf
Responsibility given to Akbar, a journalist-turned- politician, also includes India's relations with the European Union, Central and Western Europe, except the big three -- France, Germany and Britain.
Opportunities for M&E companies from the Internet of Things
The total potential for IoT in the M&E space is expansive — to create, deliver and tailor content for new platforms and to measure the context of media consumption.
Inner party dissidence in CPI-M over alliance with Congress
Party has never faced such a situation as its unit has questioned the "political understanding" of CPI-M central leadership and challenged the decisions.
Buy M&M, target Rs 1530: CapitalVia Global Research
A move above its resistance level placed around Rs 1,470 will trigger upside momentum in the stock, where long can be initiated for the target of Rs 1,530 and keep a stop loss of Rs 1430
From HR issues to cultural integration, the reasons behind M&A failures
Managers and Angst could be the new meaning of M&A. Managers make deals, but in these heady days of buyout boom, they are breaking them too.
Union Ministers Najma Heptullah, G M Siddeshwara resign
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Government on a 'selling spree' of profit-making PSUs: CPI(M)
BSNL earned an operational profit of Rs 471 crore in 2014-15 and the company is expected to earn operational profit of Rs 2400 crore in 2015-16, Tapan Kumar Sen said.
M&M and LIC Housing Fin 2 picks for Monday trading: Manav Chopra, Monarch Networth Capital
If you get a short-term dip towards 8250, definitely get in and buy and maintain your long targets of 8500
Buy M&M Financial Services, target Rs 345: JM Financial
MMFS is well balanced on the ALM front with 47 per cent of assets maturing in less than 1 year vs 38% of liabilities
Narendra Modi government 'messed up' dealing with Pakistan on Pathankot probe: Abhishek Manu Singhvi
Congress today accused the Modi government of "messing up" while dealing with Pakistan on the Pathankot attack probe.
Superstar Rajinikanth's 'Kabali' releases, sends fans into frenzy from 2 a.m.
It was a sleepless night for most fans as they waited with bated to watch their homegrown 65-year old matinee idol Rajnikanth.
M&M and SBI are the top buy calls today: Shrikant Chouhan, Kotak Securities
Not expecting market to fall in a big way next few days or few weeks of time.
M-cap of BSE-listed firms hits record high of Rs 107 lakh crore
Investor wealth of BSE-listed firms, measured by market capitalisation, had seen a previous record high of Rs 106.85 lakh crore scaled on April 13, 2015.