Comments on: Would you lie for God? http://raincityguide.com/2006/08/29/would-you-lie-for-god/ Seattle's Leading Resource for Real Estate Information Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:05:28 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Private Money Loan Recommendations? | Rain City Guide | A Seattle Real Estate Blog... http://raincityguide.com/2006/08/29/would-you-lie-for-god/#comment-194723 Private Money Loan Recommendations? | Rain City Guide | A Seattle Real Estate Blog... Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:28:13 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/08/29/would-you-lie-for-god/#comment-194723 [...] The closest thing I can remember is a site called Prosper (I wrote a note about it) where people can loan other people money. However, I’m almost positive they are geared toward small loans like paying off credit card debt, so I don’t think it would help for home remodeling projects. Also, when I did a bit of searching, I see Brian Bradu covered the topic of private money loans a little while ago, but his angle didn’t include any guidelines or recommendations for finding a private loan. [...] [...] The closest thing I can remember is a site called Prosper (I wrote a note about it) where people can loan other people money. However, I’m almost positive they are geared toward small loans like paying off credit card debt, so I don’t think it would help for home remodeling projects. Also, when I did a bit of searching, I see Brian Bradu covered the topic of private money loans a little while ago, but his angle didn’t include any guidelines or recommendations for finding a private loan. [...]

]]> By: Greg Swann http://raincityguide.com/2006/08/29/would-you-lie-for-god/#comment-14528 Greg Swann Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:56:04 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/08/29/would-you-lie-for-god/#comment-14528 For what it's worth, what I'm thinking of is even more minimalist that that: No comments, not RSS, no post-hoc revision (although that wouldn't be hard at all). A scrolling log of messages and file activity in reverse chronological order. Especially: No MySQL. What I want is to be able to write the whole folder down as a CD-ROM at the end of the transaction with no added effort. A complete and permanent record of this one discrete agency relationship. For what it’s worth, what I’m thinking of is even more minimalist that that: No comments, not RSS, no post-hoc revision (although that wouldn’t be hard at all). A scrolling log of messages and file activity in reverse chronological order. Especially: No MySQL. What I want is to be able to write the whole folder down as a CD-ROM at the end of the transaction with no added effort. A complete and permanent record of this one discrete agency relationship.

]]> By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2006/08/29/would-you-lie-for-god/#comment-14519 ARDELL Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:24:01 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/08/29/would-you-lie-for-god/#comment-14519 I'm thinking the point/counterpoint will also be one entry, along the lines of my "As Good As It Gets", so both views are in one post. This way I can do the back and forth via email and pull the best out of the email discussion posted into one entry like I did with "Jack". I have several of those I can do now with Home Inspectors, Sellers, Buyers. Real conversations I have had via email, turned into an "Interview Type" post. An easy way for people to see what people really talk about in the Real World of Real Estate. What the actual buyers really ask. What the actual sellers really need to know. Not hypotheticals. What are your thoughts? Fake names, of course. I’m thinking the point/counterpoint will also be one entry, along the lines of my “As Good As It Gets”, so both views are in one post. This way I can do the back and forth via email and pull the best out of the email discussion posted into one entry like I did with “Jack”.

I have several of those I can do now with Home Inspectors, Sellers, Buyers. Real conversations I have had via email, turned into an “Interview Type” post.

An easy way for people to see what people really talk about in the Real World of Real Estate. What the actual buyers really ask. What the actual sellers really need to know. Not hypotheticals.

What are your thoughts? Fake names, of course.

]]> By: Dustin http://raincityguide.com/2006/08/29/would-you-lie-for-god/#comment-14517 Dustin Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:14:02 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/08/29/would-you-lie-for-god/#comment-14517 Ardell, Dave Winer has the best example of a <a href="http://www.scripting.com/" rel="nofollow">minimalist blog</a> that I'm aware of... Essentially, by doing away with titles, comments, trackbacks, etc. one story really flows into another much easier. I've wanted to experiment with something like this for quite a while and for a while, I had a "worth noting" blog so that I could add simple comments, but that didn't do the job for me because I want my simple comments to be read. :) The "list of 10" posts I've been doing is actually my incarnation of this within the context of RCG. Essentially, it just doesn't make sense for me to make 10 posts a day on simple topics, but when I combine then into one post, it doesn't feel overbearing... Ardell,

Dave Winer has the best example of a minimalist blog that I’m aware of…

Essentially, by doing away with titles, comments, trackbacks, etc. one story really flows into another much easier.

I’ve wanted to experiment with something like this for quite a while and for a while, I had a “worth noting” blog so that I could add simple comments, but that didn’t do the job for me because I want my simple comments to be read. :)

The “list of 10″ posts I’ve been doing is actually my incarnation of this within the context of RCG. Essentially, it just doesn’t make sense for me to make 10 posts a day on simple topics, but when I combine then into one post, it doesn’t feel overbearing…

]]> By: Dustin http://raincityguide.com/2006/08/29/would-you-lie-for-god/#comment-14516 Dustin Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:08:18 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/08/29/would-you-lie-for-god/#comment-14516 Are you using <a href="http://akismet.com/" rel="nofollow">Akismet</a>? It is far and away the best spam protection I've ever used and only lets through a few spam items a week at most. (for context, the service catches at least 1000/week). Interestingly, it did go down this weekend, but that really proved its value. It was the first time I'd experienced the service dropping and they had it back up pretty darn quickly. When it was down, people on the <a href="http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/2006/08/27/akismet-is-still-downif-youre-at-foocamp-wake-toni-schneider-up/" rel="nofollow">hosted WordPress blogs got hit the hardest</a> because they don't have a backup option... I was able to turn on the default WP spam filter and that picked up 90% of the spam while Akismet was down. Are you using Akismet? It is far and away the best spam protection I’ve ever used and only lets through a few spam items a week at most. (for context, the service catches at least 1000/week).

Interestingly, it did go down this weekend, but that really proved its value. It was the first time I’d experienced the service dropping and they had it back up pretty darn quickly. When it was down, people on the hosted WordPress blogs got hit the hardest because they don’t have a backup option… I was able to turn on the default WP spam filter and that picked up 90% of the spam while Akismet was down.

]]> By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2006/08/29/would-you-lie-for-god/#comment-14515 ARDELL Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:03:41 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/08/29/would-you-lie-for-god/#comment-14515 Minimalist Blog?? Definition please. Minimalist Blog?? Definition please.

]]> By: Greg Swann http://raincityguide.com/2006/08/29/would-you-lie-for-god/#comment-14514 Greg Swann Tue, 29 Aug 2006 17:58:17 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/08/29/would-you-lie-for-god/#comment-14514 > I think creating a minimalist WP blog and hosting yourself is definitely the answer for you. That's where I'm leaning, too. We already require registration for the documents for the extra layer of security, but I think the weblog can be open... With a captcha...? Ick! But some of my forms have been spammed by ring-tone vendors. I don't care, but I can't have that happen with clients. > I think creating a minimalist WP blog and hosting yourself is definitely the answer for you.

That’s where I’m leaning, too. We already require registration for the documents for the extra layer of security, but I think the weblog can be open… With a captcha…? Ick! But some of my forms have been spammed by ring-tone vendors. I don’t care, but I can’t have that happen with clients.

]]> By: Dustin http://raincityguide.com/2006/08/29/would-you-lie-for-god/#comment-14510 Dustin Tue, 29 Aug 2006 17:37:05 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/08/29/would-you-lie-for-god/#comment-14510 Greg, I started out this comment with the intent to recommend a hosted wordpress blog since they now allow for "private" blogs, but that is probably not a good solution for you since it would require another registration system for your users... I think creating a minimalist WP blog and hosting yourself is definitely the answer for you. Greg,

I started out this comment with the intent to recommend a hosted wordpress blog since they now allow for “private” blogs, but that is probably not a good solution for you since it would require another registration system for your users…

I think creating a minimalist WP blog and hosting yourself is definitely the answer for you.

]]> By: Greg Swann http://raincityguide.com/2006/08/29/would-you-lie-for-god/#comment-14508 Greg Swann Tue, 29 Aug 2006 17:27:47 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/08/29/would-you-lie-for-god/#comment-14508 Galen, thanks. I just did the math in my head, substracting from the post-Winer weblog to a minimalist weblog. That turns out to be extremely easy, fifteen minutes of chop and drop in PHP. Now I'll look at the hosted solutions you're talking about to see if I want that extra robusticity (now that's a word!). Galen, thanks. I just did the math in my head, substracting from the post-Winer weblog to a minimalist weblog. That turns out to be extremely easy, fifteen minutes of chop and drop in PHP. Now I’ll look at the hosted solutions you’re talking about to see if I want that extra robusticity (now that’s a word!).

]]> By: Galen http://raincityguide.com/2006/08/29/would-you-lie-for-god/#comment-14506 Galen Tue, 29 Aug 2006 17:14:23 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/08/29/would-you-lie-for-god/#comment-14506 Greg S., cool idea. The one-click installs of wordpress are really easy on a lot of hosts - it takes me 5 minutes to set one up. I would lean toward a one-click install wiki, though. Dustin, no Scoble status yet? We want Move critiques! Greg S., cool idea. The one-click installs of wordpress are really easy on a lot of hosts – it takes me 5 minutes to set one up. I would lean toward a one-click install wiki, though.

Dustin, no Scoble status yet? We want Move critiques!

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