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[ kivawildrose ] | Jul. 20th, 2009 03:37 pm I've been lurking here for ahwile but thought I should introduce myself :)
My name's Kiva and I've been a vegetarian for almost two months now. This is my second time going vegetarian after a bad first attempt (didn't do it right and had health issues). This time though, I'm doing things correctly. As in trying to make sure I get enough of all vitamins and minerals and everything else I need. Yesterday I started myself on a daily multivitamin.
Also yesterday while out grocery shopping my normal grocery store didn't have the Very Vanilla Silk Soymilk that I normally get. What they did have was Organic Light Vanilla Soymilk so, not wanting to make another stop, I decided to try that. And you know what I discovered? To me, it tastes exactly the same if not better! So this is what I'll be getting from now. I've had a few people tell me that soymilk isn't that good for you but I like it so...that's what I get :) Although I am trying to be as healthy as possible.
I keep bumping up against something though: meals. Like ok, I know there are several different pastas that are meat free as are pb&j sandwiches, cheese pizzas, and vegetable plates. But...I'm getting kind of sick of those. I need other recipe ideas. I'd like some stir fry ideas in particular if anyone would so kind as to share or point me in the direction of a good website :) I'm trying my best to steer clear of cheese and really any dairy product (except butter...until I find a good sub that's still ok) so any recipe that doesn't include cheese would be well appreciated!! Current Mood:  curious
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neworleans
[ eyeballmouth ] | Jul. 20th, 2009 02:19 pm Cox/ other ISPs? My boyfriend called Cox last week to find out about getting basic internet only service. They quoted him $30/month for the first few months, and said that after that it would be $50?!?!!? Does anyone know if everyone's rates are going up in a few? $50 seems to high for basic internet service. Shoukd I switch to something else? What should I switch to? 4 comments - Leave a comment | |
cyn | Jul. 20th, 2009 02:30 pm Going to a concert? Please go scent-free. i'm thrilled that people are finally understanding how horrible it is to be unable to go places for fear of not breathing!
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| metafilter | Jul. 20th, 2009 11:08 am Night of the Cephalopods http://www.metafilter.com/83417/Night-of-the-Cephalopods Night of the Cephalopods doesn't feature any innovations in gameplay. It is, however, the only game I'm aware of that will narrate the action on-screen in an overwrought, Lovecraftian style that responds to the player's action.
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seattle
[ pixilated_serra ] | Jul. 20th, 2009 10:58 am trying to find a peircing shop so i was visiting last spring and found a really sweet tattoo / peircing shop. it was somewhere near the university, accross from an urban outfitters i think? they had a CRAZY selection of earrings and awesome body jewelry, and i'm just wondering if anyone knows the name of this shop?
thanks! Current Mood: curious
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| techdirt | Jul. 20th, 2009 09:16 am CwF + RtB = Techdirt http://techdirt.com/articles/20090719/2246525598.shtml
Techdirt's CwF + RtB
Time for a little experimenting from Techdirt... For years, we've been talking about various new business models in the digital era, and how they can work. More recently, we've seen a rapid increase in musicians who have figured this out (though, we're seeing it in a few other industries as well). Back in January, for a presentation that I did at the music industry event MidemNet about Trent Reznor's various experiments, I tried to simplify what he had done into a simple equation, and came up with
Connect with Fans (CwF) + Reason to Buy (RtB) = The Business Model
That simple formula has resonated incredibly well, to the point that I'm receiving emails daily about it specifically -- and not just in the music industry, but many other industries, asking how they can apply it themselves. Some complained that such a model only worked for "big" name acts like Reznor, so I later expanded the original presentation to include many other acts of varying levels of fame and success to show how it could work at many different levels. Most recently, I used those examples to show where I believed the overall music industry was heading.
But, it actually goes beyond just the music industry. In fact, I'd argue that these models apply to many different industries, including the media business. After doing all those presentations, some of us here at Floor64/Techdirt got to talking about ways that they could be applied to other industries -- and one thing led to another where we began to wonder why we didn't test them out ourselves. So, we looked at the various models and thought about what could we do along those lines. I certainly love the "tiered" models, where there are numerous options of increasing value that people can buy into, and we figured, why not test that out ourselves? It would be a fun experiment and a great learning experience. So... here we are introducing:
Techdirt's CwF + RtB
We had a lot of fun putting this together. There's quite a range of things on the list. Of course, everything you are used to here on Techdirt remains as free and open as ever. Then there are all sorts of relatively inexpensive extras you can buy, granting you some extra abilities, like the chance to see some Techdirt posts before everyone else, followed up by some fun products -- such as t-shirts and a package that includes both a t-shirt and a book written by me. Like hoodies? We've got those too.
Beyond that, however, is where we really started to explore the possibilities. We realized we also wanted to use it to help promote others who understood this vision (it's not just about us, of course). So we put together two great offerings that I'm incredibly excited about. The first is our Techdirt Music Club offering, that doesn't just promote four musicians (Jill Sobule, Amanda Palmer, Moto Boy and Joe Pug) -- all of whom we've discussed at times for the cool things they do with new business models -- but also offers you something unique that you can't get anywhere else. All four (and their management) have been a tremendous joy to work with through this process. It's great brainstorming with creative, positive people.
Next is the Techdirt Book Club, which is a fantastic collection of must read books from a bunch of authors whose thinking on this is far beyond what else you might find out there. Even better? All of the authors involved -- William Patry, James Boyle, David Levine, Michele Boldrin and Michael Heller -- are so enthusiastic about this experiment that they've agreed to provide signed copies of the books in question. It's the ultimate signed book collection -- and, as a bonus we throw in additional features for Techdirt and the book that we put together from my writings -- which I'll sign as well.
From there we've also got a chance to hang out -- and spend the day with us and some friends. See the magic that is writing a Techdirt post and (much more exciting) have some entertaining discussions myself and with much more interesting folks like Mark Fletcher, Andy Kessler, Rich Skrenta and Eric Goldman. We'll have some meals, we'll hang out at the office, and we'll go out and have some fun as well. Should be a blast.
Above that level, we have a whole series of options that are more for the corporate level -- though, if you're feeling flush, individuals are more than welcome to take part, utilizing the business side of what we do here at Floor64/Techdirt. You've got a variety of different options that include some opportunities to use the Insight Community to get some smart analysis on your business model. Or you can help pick a theme for a week on Techdirt, complete with an Insight Community case and additional posts. There are also offerings where I'll speak at your company or event... all the way up to a full on Techdirt Greenhouse production for your company, both of which include cases with the Insight Community. And, if you really want to dig in, and get every single thing that we have offered... that's available as well.
And, of course, these offerings are targeted at the folks who like what we do, enjoy it and would like to interact with us some more... but we like to offer up things for everyone, including those who aren't huge fans, and would rather we shut up and go away. We've even got a package for you! Though, I warn you, it's a bit pricey. We may be offering something for you, but we never said we'd make it easy for you.
Anyway, we hope you have some fun checking these out -- and find something worthwhile to you. We enjoyed getting the whole thing together, and we're curious to see what we learn from this experiment. Special thanks to the team at Floor64 for putting in some crazy hours before this launch, and to everyone else (authors and their publishers, musicians and their managers, entrepreneurs, etc.) who agreed to take part in this experiment.
Techdirt's CwF + RtB
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san_diego
[ fugitivemotel ] | Jul. 20th, 2009 06:45 pm Fight for your right Hey, I posted here a couple of weeks ago - I'm the British guy who is moving to San Diego from London, to study at SDSU.
Anyway, one of the things I was excited about was the possibility of going to Street Scene, to see the Beastie Boys play.
Well, Adam Yauch has just announced that he has been stricken with cancer, and so are they are cancelling all of their dates:
Just thought I would let you guys know, and let's all hope he recovers fully.
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folkfans
[ movehalfaninch ] | Jul. 20th, 2009 01:28 pm has anyone else heard the new song by Colbie Caillat? it's called "falling for you" and its so cute. i loved her last album soooo much and i'm really looking forward to the new one, especially after hearing her new song. her album comes out aug 25th. cant waitt.
watch the new video here: "falling for you" video
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neworleans
[ maryiscl ] | Jul. 20th, 2009 12:22 pm Question I took my kids to the zoo, oh, last May-ish. While there, there was a photo group walking the grounds - an instructor and a small class, or so it seemed.
Anyone know anything about this?? lol
I googled photo seminars in nola and found that there is one sometime in Oct. But wanted to see if anyone in here knew of anything sooner or later ;) Current Location: avoiding the noon-day sun
Current Mood:  anxious
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