Comments for Two Cents and a Thousand Words http://www.justinrussell.com/blog Pseudo-random observations and views Sun, 13 May 2012 02:44:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Green, yellow, red by New England GiveCamp 2012 - Jim O'Neil - Developer Evangelist - Site Home - MSDN Blogs http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2012/05/05/green-yellow-red/comment-page-1/#comment-1513034 New England GiveCamp 2012 - Jim O'Neil - Developer Evangelist - Site Home - MSDN Blogs Sun, 13 May 2012 02:44:42 +0000 http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/?p=1341#comment-1513034 [...] Green, yellow, red (Justin Russell, @justinrussell) [...] [...] Green, yellow, red (Justin Russell, @justinrussell) [...]

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]]> Comment on Green, yellow, red by Abbie http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2012/05/05/green-yellow-red/comment-page-1/#comment-1513006 Abbie Tue, 08 May 2012 18:27:43 +0000 http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/?p=1341#comment-1513006 "There’s an energy from the first hours at GiveCamp that lasts through the end of the weekend. Seeing people coding at 2:00 a.m. Watching a non-profit representative smile as they see their project being built before their eyes. It’s those moments – and those team meetings – that make this an unforgettable weekend." I couldn't have said it better- the energy and enthusiasm to create something techy and great- is truly incredible. Thank you, Justin, and 100+ developers for your commitment and desire to serve. Your skill and expertise is greatly appreciated by all the nonprofits who benefited. “There’s an energy from the first hours at GiveCamp that lasts through the end of the weekend. Seeing people coding at 2:00 a.m. Watching a non-profit representative smile as they see their project being built before their eyes. It’s those moments – and those team meetings – that make this an unforgettable weekend.”

I couldn’t have said it better- the energy and enthusiasm to create something techy and great- is truly incredible. Thank you, Justin, and 100+ developers for your commitment and desire to serve. Your skill and expertise is greatly appreciated by all the nonprofits who benefited.

]]> Comment on Green, yellow, red by New England GiveCamp » Thoughts before we eat Chowder http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2012/05/05/green-yellow-red/comment-page-1/#comment-1512984 New England GiveCamp » Thoughts before we eat Chowder Sat, 05 May 2012 15:58:13 +0000 http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/?p=1341#comment-1512984 [...] Justin Russell: “Over the course of the 48 hours’ worth of work at New England GiveCamp, the team leaders for each project gather every few hours at a corner of the work floor. The meeting is simple; GiveCamp co-organizer Kelley Muir calls out the name of each of the 30 non-profits represented at the weekend, and the respective team leader lets the group know if there are any barriers they think may stop them from completing their project by Sunday afternoon. They also give a one-word status: green, yellow, or red.” – Read his full post. [...] [...] Justin Russell: “Over the course of the 48 hours’ worth of work at New England GiveCamp, the team leaders for each project gather every few hours at a corner of the work floor. The meeting is simple; GiveCamp co-organizer Kelley Muir calls out the name of each of the 30 non-profits represented at the weekend, and the respective team leader lets the group know if there are any barriers they think may stop them from completing their project by Sunday afternoon. They also give a one-word status: green, yellow, or red.” – Read his full post. [...]

]]> Comment on Green, yellow, red by Marissa http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2012/05/05/green-yellow-red/comment-page-1/#comment-1512983 Marissa Sat, 05 May 2012 15:32:39 +0000 http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/?p=1341#comment-1512983 Hey, Justin, Nice snapshot into the GiveCamp process. Looking forward to all the projects at "green" by the end of the weekend--our favorite color! ;) Hey, Justin,
Nice snapshot into the GiveCamp process. Looking forward to all the projects at “green” by the end of the weekend–our favorite color! ;)

]]> Comment on Pinterest and an artist’s dilemma by Thoughts From Others on Pinterest | seanlockephotography.com http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2012/02/09/pinterest-artists/comment-page-1/#comment-1512372 Thoughts From Others on Pinterest | seanlockephotography.com Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:12:44 +0000 http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/?p=1302#comment-1512372 [...] Pinterest and an Artist’s Dilemma: http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2012/02/09/pinterest-artists/ [...] [...] Pinterest and an Artist’s Dilemma: http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2012/02/09/pinterest-artists/ [...]

]]> Comment on Pinterest and an artist’s dilemma by Justin http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2012/02/09/pinterest-artists/comment-page-1/#comment-1512368 Justin Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:31:18 +0000 http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/?p=1302#comment-1512368 Heather: That's probably the best possible idea for in-image credit; I've seen a couple of sites do that, and it's a lot less obnoxious than a huge watermark. It might pose some a design problem for sites that publish multiple images in a post (the bar might disrupt the aesthetics of the post), but if I ever do find that I need a very visible way to brand images, that "banner" option will be the way I go. I'm also interested to see how Pinterest users will respond to any rise in watermarks or branding. Will they still pin those kinds of images? I think you're right that cropping would be too much of a process for most people; I wonder if they'll shrug off the watermarks or if they'll decide they clutter up a board. Heather: That’s probably the best possible idea for in-image credit; I’ve seen a couple of sites do that, and it’s a lot less obnoxious than a huge watermark. It might pose some a design problem for sites that publish multiple images in a post (the bar might disrupt the aesthetics of the post), but if I ever do find that I need a very visible way to brand images, that “banner” option will be the way I go.

I’m also interested to see how Pinterest users will respond to any rise in watermarks or branding. Will they still pin those kinds of images? I think you’re right that cropping would be too much of a process for most people; I wonder if they’ll shrug off the watermarks or if they’ll decide they clutter up a board.

]]> Comment on Pinterest and an artist’s dilemma by Heather http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2012/02/09/pinterest-artists/comment-page-1/#comment-1512319 Heather Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:19:45 +0000 http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/?p=1302#comment-1512319 In the interim, why not add the "banner" yourself to your images? In other words, instead of a watermark mucking up your design, why not run a strip along the bottom of each photo as part of the image that identifies your or your site? It would make the image size a little larger, but would carry your branding through repins until Pinterest offers this kind of (interesting) option. I doubt anyone would go through the trouble of cropping the strip... and if they did, they wouldn't have been affected by the branding you describe, anyway? In the interim, why not add the “banner” yourself to your images? In other words, instead of a watermark mucking up your design, why not run a strip along the bottom of each photo as part of the image that identifies your or your site? It would make the image size a little larger, but would carry your branding through repins until Pinterest offers this kind of (interesting) option. I doubt anyone would go through the trouble of cropping the strip… and if they did, they wouldn’t have been affected by the branding you describe, anyway?

]]> Comment on Justin and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad JCPenney order by Maria http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2010/12/18/justin-and-the-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-jcpenney-order/comment-page-1/#comment-1511230 Maria Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:33:47 +0000 http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/?p=1205#comment-1511230 Justing thanks for good review . Im totally agree about not properly working web site of Jspenney. I getting disappointed when I want to order something- always appears items what not in sale. And this I can know only after choice of size and colors and etc. I have not idea why sizes, colors and items shown if customer cannot purchase them. Very bad shopping experience. Their designers should visit other internet shops- Lands end or Cabela's to see how they work. Justing thanks for good review .

Im totally agree about not properly working web site of Jspenney. I getting disappointed when I want to order something- always appears items what not in sale. And this I can know only after choice of size and colors and etc. I have not idea why sizes, colors and items shown if customer cannot purchase them. Very bad shopping experience. Their designers should visit other internet shops- Lands end or Cabela’s to see how they work.

]]> Comment on Comparison of transportation rates from Bangor to Boston by susan http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2010/04/13/comparison-of-transportation-rates-from-bangor-to-boston/comment-page-1/#comment-1509062 susan Sun, 10 Jul 2011 11:15:44 +0000 http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/?p=920#comment-1509062 Justin, The fare you quoted for bus to South Station ( now $77) is for the round trip. Justin, The fare you quoted for bus to South Station ( now $77) is for the round trip.

]]> Comment on If you give a kid an iPad by gretchen http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2011/04/07/if-you-give-a-kid-an-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-1506549 gretchen Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:43:13 +0000 http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/?p=1266#comment-1506549 I really feel the people who are up in arms have never seen an iPad and/or never seen a young kid use one. I really feel the people who are up in arms have never seen an iPad and/or never seen a young kid use one.

]]> Comment on All the news from Maine by Montag http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2011/04/01/all-the-news-from-maine/comment-page-1/#comment-1506460 Montag Sun, 03 Apr 2011 16:29:21 +0000 http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/?p=1256#comment-1506460 as a public sector, non-union employee, who hasn't been allowed any vacation time in two years since his boss unilaterally decided to alter company vacation policy... i don't know where i was going with that. as a public sector, non-union employee, who hasn’t been allowed any vacation time in two years since his boss unilaterally decided to alter company vacation policy… i don’t know where i was going with that.

]]> Comment on All the news from Maine by @Monopoblog http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2011/04/01/all-the-news-from-maine/comment-page-1/#comment-1506417 @Monopoblog Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:32:15 +0000 http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/?p=1256#comment-1506417 I like it! Looks like a good read! I like it! Looks like a good read!

]]> Comment on My favorite music of 2010 by Strategic Revolution http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2011/01/06/my-favorite-music-of-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-1503471 Strategic Revolution Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:19:34 +0000 http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/?p=1209#comment-1503471 We loved what you wrote about Lauren O'Connell. Thank you. Putting together her website now and we've included your quote on her press page. cheers We loved what you wrote about Lauren O’Connell. Thank you. Putting together her website now and we’ve included your quote on her press page.

cheers

]]> Comment on Political extremism and mental instability by Ian Muir http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2011/01/09/political-extremism-and-mental-instability/comment-page-1/#comment-1503352 Ian Muir Sun, 09 Jan 2011 23:02:58 +0000 http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/?p=1216#comment-1503352 Unfortunately, I doubt this will be the last of these events. Since the re-election of George Bush, the Republican party has made hatred a standard tool for political gain. With Palin and the Tea Party, we add to this hatred an overuse of second amendment rhetoric. It's even gone so far as having people openly calling for violence at Tea Party rallies while the Tea Party's leaders smile on the sidelines. Now we have Tea Party leaders who have frequently supported this hate-filled and violent agenda, pretending this is unexpected. It's also pretty frightening to look at some of the Tea Party websites. Most have some canned statement about the incident on their homepage, but the forums and twitter are already back on the offensive. Unfortunately, I doubt this will be the last of these events.

Since the re-election of George Bush, the Republican party has made hatred a standard tool for political gain. With Palin and the Tea Party, we add to this hatred an overuse of second amendment rhetoric. It’s even gone so far as having people openly calling for violence at Tea Party rallies while the Tea Party’s leaders smile on the sidelines.

Now we have Tea Party leaders who have frequently supported this hate-filled and violent agenda, pretending this is unexpected. It’s also pretty frightening to look at some of the Tea Party websites. Most have some canned statement about the incident on their homepage, but the forums and twitter are already back on the offensive.

]]> Comment on My favorite music of 2010 by KahBang http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2011/01/06/my-favorite-music-of-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-1503302 KahBang Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:21:40 +0000 http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/?p=1209#comment-1503302 Hey Justin, the staff over at KahBang wants to thank you for your recent mention of us and Ok Go in your blog, so thanks! Hope to see you there next year. Hey Justin, the staff over at KahBang wants to thank you for your recent mention of us and Ok Go in your blog, so thanks! Hope to see you there next year.

]]> Comment on The order in which I would have voted for gubernatorial candidates had they appeared on the ballot by Jason http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2010/11/02/gubernatorial-candidate-order/comment-page-1/#comment-1502360 Jason Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:34:09 +0000 http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/?p=1180#comment-1502360 Hi Justin- Here's my off-the-cuff list: Shawn Moody Bruce Poliquin Matt Jacobson Eliot Cutler Peter Mills Steve Abbott Kevin Scott Paul LePage Bill Beardsley Rosa Scarcelli Pat McGowan Steve Rowe Libby Mitchell Les Otten Hi Justin-

Here’s my off-the-cuff list:

Shawn Moody
Bruce Poliquin
Matt Jacobson
Eliot Cutler
Peter Mills
Steve Abbott
Kevin Scott
Paul LePage
Bill Beardsley
Rosa Scarcelli
Pat McGowan
Steve Rowe
Libby Mitchell
Les Otten

]]> Comment on The 2010 American Folk Festival in pictures by Justin http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2010/08/30/2010-american-folk-festival-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-1501667 Justin Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:21:40 +0000 http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/?p=1141#comment-1501667 Thanks, David! The Folk Festival is one of my favorite events of the year to photograph. So many talented people in one place! Thanks, David! The Folk Festival is one of my favorite events of the year to photograph. So many talented people in one place!

]]> Comment on The 2010 American Folk Festival in pictures by David Patterson http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2010/08/30/2010-american-folk-festival-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-1501637 David Patterson Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:05:21 +0000 http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/?p=1141#comment-1501637 Justin... nice work. You have really captured the emotion, passion and power of the event and performances in your photographs. Thanks for sharing! Justin… nice work. You have really captured the emotion, passion and power of the event and performances in your photographs. Thanks for sharing!

]]> Comment on Maine gubernatorial candidate engagement on Twitter by A few thoughts as we head into the Primaries | Politicator | The Maine Observer — The online newspaper of the pine tree state http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2010/06/06/candidate-engagement/comment-page-1/#comment-1500923 A few thoughts as we head into the Primaries | Politicator | The Maine Observer — The online newspaper of the pine tree state Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:02:53 +0000 http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/?p=1013#comment-1500923 [...] Russell has an interesting analysis of each candidate’s community engagement via Twitter (hat tip to Pattie Barry for the link). Scarcelli seems to lead the pack both in total tweets and [...] [...] Russell has an interesting analysis of each candidate’s community engagement via Twitter (hat tip to Pattie Barry for the link). Scarcelli seems to lead the pack both in total tweets and [...]

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