Brian Roy’s Blog

Moved to Disqus Comment Platform

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 | Uncategorized | Comments

I’ve moved the comment platform for my blog over to Disqus.

Why - well here is what Disqus says:

Key benefits for Websites, Publishers, Bloggers

* Threaded comments and comment ratings

* Powerful moderation and admin tools

* Filter out spam, trolls, and unwanted commenters

* Enable your visitors to become a real community

* Moderation by email or mobile

* More comments and increased engagement

* Connected with a large discussion community

* Increased exposure and readership

Key benefits for Commenters, Readers

* Track and manage comments and replies

* Verified commenter reputations across sites

* More control over your own comments on websites

* Never lose your comments, even if the website goes away

* Build a global profile, or comment blog, to collect and show off what you’re saying

* Easier to comment on websites using Disqus

* Reply to comments through email or mobile

* Edit and republish comments with one click

Let me know what you think and if you have any issues.

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Vacation

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 | Uncategorized | Comments

That was a great vacation. Lots of time on the beach with Natalie and Isabel. Lots of relaxing.

Now it is time to get back to work.

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So what is up with the ads?

Friday, August 15th, 2008 | Uncategorized | Comments

Some of you may have noticed I’ve added Google AdSense ads to the site.

And some of you may be put off…

So why did I do it? Well the long and the short of it is, I’m bootstrapping a startup - cosinity - and income is sparse… and as you can see the little one’s get cranky if they are not fed regularly.

I’ve tried to keep the ads as inconspicuous as possible - but if you happen to want to shop for say a GPS, please do so by clicking on the ads in my blog.

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