Comments on: So Very Tired

By: Peter K's Blog: Oracle Blog Tag is dead (or should be pretty soon)

Peter K's Blog: Oracle Blog Tag is dead (or should be pretty soon) — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:31:55 +0000

[...] to see how a simple thing like this can become such a sticky point for a number of folks. Jake M obviously didn’t expect such a reaction to starting the blog tag.For me, it’s an exercise in team [...]

By: open letter to Howard Rogers » Andy C

open letter to Howard Rogers » Andy C — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:45:13 +0000

[...] I occasionally commented myself and you normally responded. Not, I suspect to get the last word but you genuinely care. A lot. I admired your passion and felt somehow inadequate that I had spontaneously chosen to respond to what some Oracle bloggers (unwisely IMHO) had termed a ‘chain letter‘, ‘spam‘ or a ‘game‘. [...]

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:27:22 +0000

@Meg: Thanks, again.

@David: My guess is you still yell at the TV, especially when “football” isn’t going well.

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:27:00 +0000

@Meg: Thanks, again.

@David: My guess is you still yell at the TV, especially when “football” isn’t going well.

By: David Haimes

David Haimes — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:20:59 +0000

Jake

When I was at College I lived with a guy who used to sit in the corner of the room while a particular TV show was on(I can’t even remember what the show was now) and literally yell abuse at the TV at the top of his voice. I suggested that maybe he shouldn’t watch it seeing as he clearly hated what he saw and a less stessfull activity might be better. ‘No way’ he said, ‘this is the favourite part of my week’.

On the web, we post comments or blog instead of yelling at the TV.

By: davidhaimes

davidhaimes — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:20:00 +0000

Jake

On the web, we post comments or blog instead of yelling at the TV.

By: Ora-Click-Clack Weekly Review #1 | .:MattTopper.com:.

Ora-Click-Clack Weekly Review #1 | .:MattTopper.com:. — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:56:50 +0000

[...] This doesn’t even cover all of them, because of the backlash Jake felt it necessary to post a little about why he started the whole thread. I tend to agree with Jake that its all in good fun [...]

By: Meg

Meg — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:49:59 +0000

Jake, my comment on 8 things post still holds. You rock.
- M

By: Meg

Meg — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:49:00 +0000

Jake, my comment on 8 things post still holds. You rock.
- M

By: Jake

Jake — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:38:08 +0000

@Marius: Good point, why don’t you have a blog?

@Chris: Thanks. I guess reports of the Interweb’s demise were exaggerated. I feel the same way about nuggets of information. We don’t gather much in person, so it’s nice to build some camaraderie virtually. I think the games are over for a while, at least for me

@Steven: I’m curious to see your hatemail now. Sounds interesting. I was taken aback by the vitriol, but what can you do? Thanks.

@Robbert: I hope this isn’t a bad thing for you.

By: Jake

Jake — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:38:00 +0000

@Marius: Good point, why don’t you have a blog?

@Steven: I’m curious to see your hatemail now. Sounds interesting. I was taken aback by the vitriol, but what can you do? Thanks.

@Robbert: I hope this isn’t a bad thing for you.

By: Robbert van der Hoor

Robbert van der Hoor — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:14:05 +0000

At this moment, my blog-collector gets more hits on comments on this blog than on the other ‘I have been tagged’ blogs all together.

By: Robbert van der Hoor

Robbert van der Hoor — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:14:00 +0000

At this moment, my blog-collector gets more hits on comments on this blog than on the other ‘I have been tagged’ blogs all together.

By: Steven Chan

Steven Chan — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 01:50:02 +0000

Hey, Jake,

I wouldn’t worry about it. Once one is prominent in the blogosphere, one is bound to attract brickbats along with the accolades. Just for laughs, remind me to share a recent incoherent and mystifying piece of hatemail I received a few weeks ago.

Goes with the territory: not everyone will agree with everything you write. So be it.

The web is a big place, and nobody’s forcing anyone to read something. This is how freedom of speech is supposed to work on the web: if someone disagrees with what you say, they’re free to say so on their own blog.

Cheers,
Steven Chan

By: Steven Chan

Steven Chan — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 01:50:00 +0000

Hey, Jake,

Goes with the territory: not everyone will agree with everything you write. So be it.

Cheers,
Steven Chan

By: Chris Muir

Chris Muir — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 07:10:57 +0000

I’ve been waiting for reports that Oracle bloggers brought the internet down with the power of 8….. but no luck so far.

Like others comments here I’ve been hanging out for every “tag” post too. It’s been a great exercise in removing the elitism shroud from Oracle staff and (non-Oracle) bloggers out there. I found it tough at OOW not knowing much about the people I met to crack the ice, but now I’m going to track a few people down and see if we can build on relationships based on common themes published in the tag posts.

Howard is entitled to his point of view and he can react in any way he sees fit, but so are we.

Keep up the good work Jake. Do you have any other fun games for us all to play? How about tag*32

CM.

By: Chris Muir

Chris Muir — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 07:10:00 +0000

I’ve been waiting for reports that Oracle bloggers brought the internet down with the power of 8….. but no luck so far.

Howard is entitled to his point of view and he can react in any way he sees fit, but so are we.

Keep up the good work Jake. Do you have any other fun games for us all to play? How about tag*32

CM.

By: Marius Ciortea

Marius Ciortea — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 07:08:47 +0000

I don’t understand what the big deal is. Sounds like fun. Wish I had a blog, so I can play too.

By: Marius Ciortea

Marius Ciortea — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 07:08:00 +0000

I don’t understand what the big deal is. Sounds like fun. Wish I had a blog, so I can play too.

By: Jake

Jake — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 07:05:14 +0000

@Peter K and @Paul: Thanks for chiming in with your support. I’m glad so many people have enjoyed the game. I hope the positive outweighs the negative.