Blogging moods

What probably separates the most about each blog type are the moods for which a person has.  I find it may actually be easier to make a business related blog as activities are always occurring providing reasons to blog about it.  Whereas most other blogs depend on what content can be provided or the simple spirit of discussing whatever is on the mind, even if it is all themed. Themes create the border for what inside work can be done.  So then, it comes down to the blogging mood to decorate.   Some may push for a cottage; others may push for a skyscraper.   So what puts a person into the mood of blogging?   Or in the mood of reading a blog?  Would it be safe to say that it's not that much different than home decorating and shopping?
To each his/her own.

Diigo - Putting on an Explorer's Eye

I must say that this was a first for me.  I never even thought of a network that would save bookmarks with added features.  Over time I'd have a flood of folders in my favorites with all the websites I would ever visit or anything that would be important for school or work.  It goes to show that there are many things yet to discover or tools to investigate that might make life easier; or perhaps just to keep things looking clean. For me however, if I'm going to organize, I prefer it to be simple.  I am sure in time, I might make use of a bookmarking site like Diigo.  Although, I probably will only need half the tools they provide.  Social bookmarking in general is probably better for people who hold a large quantity of websites that they visit daily.  It is less likely for people like me who only keep a handful of important sites in one place whereas the rest are stashed in a set of referencing folders which I only open when I need to.

2012 Vice President Debate

Another majorly event.  The Vice Presidential debate.  We the People only get to see these debates once in every 4 years.  In any case, whether the Democrats want to say Biden crushed Ryan or the Republicans want to say Ryan crushed Biden, I'm just going to say that out of everything that was going on, I was most distracted by the mannerisms that were being displayed.   In short, I don't care what the Democrats are voting for, I didn't like Biden in this debate.  And I know I am not the only one that notices this; Biden just came off rather snide and rude.  There are a lot of things to snicker about, but to do so in a serious debate of all places, and in public, is completely unprofessional.  I don't care how good or bad the content may be.   Body language and expression speaks louder than words.  I also notice the mention of fact checking as both candidates may have skewered some facts every now and then.  Although I'd sympathize a little for a rookie speaker to go through 90 minutes without stumbling, I can't quite hold the same sympathy for people who are suppose to be expert speakers running for a national office.

Bookmarks - Page Attraction

As generally, we bookmark places in a book where we leave off because not everyone can read an entire book in one sitting.  That is just the common reason to place a bookmark.  Another reason could be to pick a spot where certain lines or quotes are most attracting.  The Internet on the other hand is an almost limitless paged book.  Aside from the usual search engines, emails, and other important sites there are usually sites browsed for personal exploration or interest.  Everyone finds themselves attracted to some random website.  You never know what someone might be looking for or where they'll end up.  So then, what really attracts a visitor to one site over the other?  When looking for something, what usually catches their attention?  In the end, it all comes down to curiosity.  But in the minds of the maker, can anyone help but feel anxious of what the visitor is thinking?

2012 Debate

Here is something I am sure, if not all, many people will be discussing, so I'm going to lay this around.

Even for a person like me, who doesn't pay all that much attention to politics, it seems like this debate has been foreshadowed over the past 4 years; not necessarily saying we knew who would challenge Obama, but that there was plenty enough talk over the issues that accumulated in just the past 4 years.  Everyone has their own standpoint on the matter.  Although I think this still deserves its own post for discussion.  They say a picture speaks a thousand words.  How many pictures count as a video?  I digress.  I am sure this will be a hot topic of discussion anywhere.

Computer Art - The biggest optical illusion source you will ever see.

No matter how much a person may create designs or try to create a graphical image, it will never truly be 3-dimensional.  And so, we have to play with our eyes to make the image appear 3-D through various tools.  You might not think what you see in front of you is truly flat until you turn your gaze at the side of your monitor where the screen is just a sheet. And yet, there are plenty enough programs and styles to design the very windows we use, the sites people visit, or the images, videos, or games people view and play.   Everything from paint programs, to photoshop, to flickr (which will be fun to learn in the future), to video editing, to animation, and finally web design (which I may discuss in its own topic); most of these still take the same artistic creativity while at the same time, some of them may use scientific thinking.