“ALLEEN JOOST ZAL HET WETEN" (This is in Dutch, the language of The Netherlands[Holland] and a part of Belgium.)
Literally;
"ALLEN JOOST ZAL HET WETEN"
"Only Devil will it know"
(Only Devil will know it)
So does it mean I have to go and ask Joost (Devil) the meaning of JOOST?
(Info courtesy of Joost mailing list)
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Now I know why I will never have anything to do with movies. My English Professor never thought much of my papers. I doubt she would have ever kept a copy of my papers. Most probably she would have shivered upon seeing my papers and sent then straight to the dust bin (thrash can), what ever.
But Pisit Pornkitti (it is a real name, in Thailand your name might sound funny too!) had a different English teacher. She kept the paper, and now there is a movie out of it! It is in flash but it is a start. Michael Hightower at mphtower.com has written it. Hello Mike, want an unreadable paper, written even longer time ago?
To see the movie, and the post, follow the links.
Links;
Don't be panic, the movie
Don't be panic, the text
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social movies
I have purchased stuff (from furniture to meatballs) from Ikea and put the pieces together to create a something badly needed in my apartment. But I hate being inside ikea. I would rather go over the catalog's, choose what I need, then dash into the ikea store (there is one less than 6 miles from where I live) and dash out. Lay out the stuff and build
I guess getting a PHD in physics and staying smart pays off. I have never called a support line for any of the products I have bought. One reason, I do my research very well before I purchase any thing that is going to matter. And most of the problems that comes up, I fix it myself. Be it my computers, HDTVs, Cameras, and Ikea furniture.
But it seems quite different for most of the people and I do understand. The Associated Press article that I have provided link below, explains how Ikea fans got together to help each other out. Ikea, the world's largest furniture manufacturer manages to keep prices low through "automatic selling"; customers pull their purchases from warehouse shelves in flat-packed components. It's customer support comes in the form of two or three page document instructing how to put the furniture together.
"By design, IKEA is not set up to provide personalized help and information, but IKEAFANS is," notes Susan Martin, founder of IKEAFANS.com. For those people who are considering, planning or even currently installing an IKEA kitchen or other project, support, advice and/or one-on-one instruction is available from IKEAFANS.com.
The site's motto, "Personalizing the IKEA Experience" crystallizes the IKEAFANS way. Participants in the site's community forums enthusiastically welcome newcomers and jump at the chance to share information, assist with planning, review layouts, give free design advice and offer answers to obscure questions on just about any topic related to IKEA -- all in real time.
I for one will visit IKEAFANS.com, may be provide some help or advice where possible.
Follow the links, if you are an Ikea fan or want to see how to build a better mousetrap.
Links;
Ikeafans at work
Original news article about ikeafans
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ikea,
social networks
I have purchased stuff (from furniture to meatballs) from Ikea and put the pieces together to create a something badly needed in my apartment. But I hate being inside ikea. I would rather go over the catalog's, choose what I need, then dash into the ikea store (there is one less than 6 miles from where I live) and dash out. Lay out the stuff and build
I guess getting a PHD in physics and staying smart pays off. I have never called a support line for any of the products I have bought. One reason, I do my research very well before I purchase any thing that is going to matter. And most of the problems that comes up, I fix it myself. Be it my computers, HDTVs, Cameras, and Ikea furniture.
But it seems quite different for most of the people and I do understand. The Associated Press article that I have provided link below, explains how Ikea fans got together to help each other out. Ikea, the world's largest furniture manufacturer manages to keep prices low through "automatic selling"; customers pull their purchases from warehouse shelves in flat-packed components. It's customer support comes in the form of two or three page document instructing how to put the furniture together.
"By design, IKEA is not set up to provide personalized help and information, but IKEAFANS is," notes Susan Martin, founder of IKEAFANS.com. For those people who are considering, planning or even currently installing an IKEA kitchen or other project, support, advice and/or one-on-one instruction is available from IKEAFANS.com.
The site's motto, "Personalizing the IKEA Experience" crystallizes the IKEAFANS way. Participants in the site's community forums enthusiastically welcome newcomers and jump at the chance to share information, assist with planning, review layouts, give free design advice and offer answers to obscure questions on just about any topic related to IKEA -- all in real time.
I for one will visit IKEAFANS.com, may be provide some help or advice where possible.
Follow the links, if you are an Ikea fan or want to see how to build a better mousetrap.
Links;
Ikeafans at work
Original news article about ikeafans
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ikea,
social networks
According to a post on IPDemocracy, Middlebury college's History Dept. Says No More Wikipedia.
The college might as well say no iPod, no fast food and may be romance. The fault is not in referencing an encyclopedia, it is not knowing how to refer. Straight out copying is not referencing and and if you do refer, verifying your references might help.
But I am sure wikipedia will not die just yet or may be it is time to start stupedia.
Read more at IPDEMOCRACY
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wikipedia
I have been beta testing Joost for a while now and learning more about it. More I watch it, more I like it. It is a difference from watching tiny teeny videos on youtube. I can watch full screen video on my 17" notebook screen and no lags and not grany. I have seen wide screen videos but they were not HD.
With the new release of software they also added some more channels. Here are some press info on the Viacom Joost deal that has youtube sweating.
Janus Friis, founder of Joost said, “We built this platform from the ground up, with companies like Viacom in mind. Our platform provides scalable distribution, in a completely safe environment that protects the interest of content owners and advertisers, while delighting viewers. We’re extremely excited about this partnership and look forward to enabling Viacom to reach new audiences for its new and classic programming.”
MTV Networks will provide premier content from several of its brands for launch. MTV will offer popular shows, both past and present, including Laguna Beach, Beavis & Butthead, Real World, Punk’d and My Super Sweet Sixteen, while COMEDY CENTRAL will feature episodes from Stella, CCP’s and Freak Show. Nickelodeon, CMT: Country Music Television, MTV2, Logo, Spike TV, mtvU, and Gametrailers.com will also provide content. VH1’s offerings will include episodes of Flavor of Love, Surreal Life, and I Love New York. BET’s Networks’ offerings will include some of its biggest shows, including Beef, DMX: Soul of a Man, Comic View and recent smash hit American Gangster. Also, Paramount Pictures, Paramount Vantage and Paramount Classics will be providing full-length feature films from its catalog of classics and recent releases.
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Joost
Viacom To Be Key Content Partner With Joost
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weseepeople: Lonelygirl15 found, and she is an actress! was published a while ago and now it is time see if she could do some real acting job.
The lonelygirl15 seems to be producing a movie with controversial actress Lindsay Lohan. The idea of social networking site like Youtube or other sites could be used to ones or twos or threes advantage if used right. Like Lonelygirl15 and her producers did.
The pay off for every one involved including viewers seems to be right. The popular movies or short takes may pave the way for movies or TV Shows, depending on the popularity.
May be sites like people aggregator could provide a way for the general measurement of a product or an articles popularity and pass it over to the big boys.
People Aggregator, I will be working on it and writting more about it.
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Social networking
ABC News's Lee Dye reported a while ago about being social. Being socially active may keep one from declining mental state. Specially as one ages. Follow the link for the complete article.
New research suggests that just sitting around and chatting with friends may help keep our brains fit enough to fight off mental decline, especially as we age.
Yakking it up with cohorts, it turns out, may keep the mental machinery well oiled.
We've heard for years about what's supposed to happen as we get older. The old brain just doesn't click along at the same speed, the memory begins to fail, and the biggest intellectual challenge of the day may be deciding which channel to watch.
The way to fight that, so we've been told, is to keep the old noggin busy. So millions turn to crossword puzzles, reading and various hobbies, and that's supposed to help.
But to psychologist Oscar Ybarra of the University of Michigan, that picture looked very incomplete.
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Study: Being Social Keeps Mind Sharp
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being social
With Joost juicing and our bandwidths spared every Joost post is an important one. There might be many IPTV apps coming up but I am sure that Joost will do better in IPTV space than Skype did in the VoIP space.
Go Joost
VOIP IP Telephony: New Joost applications (Mac and PC) out.
