I am responsible for the setting up an interactive web portal for a bunch of researchers. I am not doing any of the active coding or programming or any behind the scenes work for actually setting it up but merely giving the web people an idea of what I would like to see.
((e:paul), this is the same project I talked to you about, ages back. Its finally being hosted at the NCI.)
Ideally, I want a forum-like interface online with email functionality. The forum should have the ability to accept emailed posts from researchers (who are disinclined to login and post online) and display these emails in appropriate subject threads - somewhat like Google Groups + Gmail. The forum should also have sections with restricted memberships for say, certain working groups.
The question is, am I making a reasonable request and is this kind of thing do-able on a website? Would I need to provide any extra information?
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11/03/2008 07:07 #46485
Question for the web experts hereCategory: work
11/02/2008 11:31 #46472
How big a pile was this?Category: the odes
From
The search for a missing Buffalo girl came to a happy ending Saturday night.
Police combed the neighborhood after the girl's mother reported her missing from their Sweet Avenue home Saturday afternoon.
It turned out Reid was home all along.
The six year-old was found sleeping under a pile of clothes in the house.
One has to wonder...
11/01/2008 13:59 #46460
E:Strip: The Written WordCategory: e:strip
Thank you SO MUCH for the party, (e:paul), (e:matthew) and (e:terry)! I LOVED seeing you all. (e:peeps), ALL OF YOU ROCK!
The humble comment bubble rose from the footnotes this Halloween and carried out its alphabetized vendetta.
The armed attack of the comment bubble extracted some arbitrarily awesome sweet personal, political and candy-raver responses!!
I don't think any other bunch of folks can quite randomly turn a last-minute hastily-put-together costume into such a rich and varied interactive real-time experiment. It speaks volumes about us as a community.
Step out from your virtual pixels and claim your real comment bubbles by dropping virtual ones. :)
Indeed!
(e:hodown), you are hands down miles and mountains better than the Joan character. I am positive she cannot make those figs-from-heaven that you made. Nor can she ever look as awesome as you did!
Get over it! ;)
Yeah, and I will see you in hell.
I will leave you with this powerful message.
(e:boxerboi): You! You! You m&m! See you on Monday. ;)
(e:mrmike): You are probably the world's only handsome zombie!
(e:gardenmama): I can't wait to meet you!
(e:theecarey): Did I miss you????!!!
(e:leetee) & (e:uncutsaniflush): Hope you had an awesome Halloween!
(e:lilho): Good wishes for getting better!
(e:ladycroft): Wish you were here!
(e:Chico): Missed you as well.
Other (e:missingpeeps): Have an awesome weekend!
The humble comment bubble rose from the footnotes this Halloween and carried out its alphabetized vendetta.
The armed attack of the comment bubble extracted some arbitrarily awesome sweet personal, political and candy-raver responses!!
I don't think any other bunch of folks can quite randomly turn a last-minute hastily-put-together costume into such a rich and varied interactive real-time experiment. It speaks volumes about us as a community.
Step out from your virtual pixels and claim your real comment bubbles by dropping virtual ones. :)
Indeed!
(e:hodown), you are hands down miles and mountains better than the Joan character. I am positive she cannot make those figs-from-heaven that you made. Nor can she ever look as awesome as you did!
Get over it! ;)
Yeah, and I will see you in hell.
I will leave you with this powerful message.
- Thanks for the pen (e:paul). I think I lost it...
- Sorely missed:
(e:boxerboi): You! You! You m&m! See you on Monday. ;)
(e:mrmike): You are probably the world's only handsome zombie!
(e:gardenmama): I can't wait to meet you!
(e:theecarey): Did I miss you????!!!
(e:leetee) & (e:uncutsaniflush): Hope you had an awesome Halloween!
(e:lilho): Good wishes for getting better!
(e:ladycroft): Wish you were here!
(e:Chico): Missed you as well.
Other (e:missingpeeps): Have an awesome weekend!
theecarey - 11/03/08 13:09
(e:tinypliny) and (e:metalpeter)- I was 99% positive that I was going to make it out, then other plans came up, which I make a post to include that. It was late when I considered coming out as I was confident that the party was still going strong, but at that point the long drive derailed me. Looked like so much fun as usual!
(e:tinypliny) and (e:metalpeter)- I was 99% positive that I was going to make it out, then other plans came up, which I make a post to include that. It was late when I considered coming out as I was confident that the party was still going strong, but at that point the long drive derailed me. Looked like so much fun as usual!
mrmike - 11/01/08 18:51
Very cool costume Tiny, I would have been there, but I had to save my boy from a nightmarish evening of so many women at his primary residence. Gave me a chance to institute the dad tax on his candy
Very cool costume Tiny, I would have been there, but I had to save my boy from a nightmarish evening of so many women at his primary residence. Gave me a chance to institute the dad tax on his candy
gardenmama - 11/01/08 17:18
Tiny - very cool costume - what a great idea. I can't wait to meet you too.
Tiny - very cool costume - what a great idea. I can't wait to meet you too.
metalpeter - 11/01/08 16:59
Great comment costume idea. I just wanted to add that (e:Imk2) you where missed and (e:Theecarey) I was hoping you would make it.
Great comment costume idea. I just wanted to add that (e:Imk2) you where missed and (e:Theecarey) I was hoping you would make it.
mmtornow - 11/01/08 14:37
I thought you were kidding when you said they would be posted online! :-)
You're costume was awesome. It was fun to watch everyone write comments on it too.
I thought you were kidding when you said they would be posted online! :-)
You're costume was awesome. It was fun to watch everyone write comments on it too.
10/28/2008 21:57 #46398
Survey is in the air...Category: the odes
Okay, quick and random 4-point (e:strip) behaviour survey:
1. Have you ever ignored people intentionally as a sort of getting back at them for ignoring you in the past?
2. Did you feel guilty about it?
3. Did you care more about your guilt and give up your ignore-stance?
4. Or did you care more about your vendetta and continue ignoring till the end of time?
Please answer with a yes/no, at least. Thanks for your time! (In advance).
-TP
1. Have you ever ignored people intentionally as a sort of getting back at them for ignoring you in the past?
2. Did you feel guilty about it?
3. Did you care more about your guilt and give up your ignore-stance?
4. Or did you care more about your vendetta and continue ignoring till the end of time?
Please answer with a yes/no, at least. Thanks for your time! (In advance).
-TP
metalpeter - 10/30/08 19:22
In terms of (e:strip) no
Have I ignored people, sure at work all the time or you just drown people out who talk about stuff you could care less about everyone does that, but the answer to your question is no because I have never done it to someone because they did it to me.
In terms of (e:strip) no
Have I ignored people, sure at work all the time or you just drown people out who talk about stuff you could care less about everyone does that, but the answer to your question is no because I have never done it to someone because they did it to me.
tinypliny - 10/30/08 08:52
Okay, I think I have made a decision. I am going to kill the albatrosses of non-interaction and disinterest that have somehow crept into my life.
I don't feel guilty any more.
Okay, I think I have made a decision. I am going to kill the albatrosses of non-interaction and disinterest that have somehow crept into my life.
I don't feel guilty any more.
tinypliny - 10/29/08 18:28
Wow! That's a ton of answer, I am going to have to statistically analyze all of those now. (And of course decide on my vendetta/guilt/ignore question, that is harder. :()
More responses and thoughts are still welcome!
Wow! That's a ton of answer, I am going to have to statistically analyze all of those now. (And of course decide on my vendetta/guilt/ignore question, that is harder. :()
More responses and thoughts are still welcome!
libertad - 10/29/08 14:00
1) I don't think that I have every done that
2) If I did I probably would feel guilty about it if they were trying to communicate with me and I refused.
3) I would probably care more about my guilt
4) I tend to forgive even the most heinous violations eventually.
When I was younger I was very vengeful and did some things that I now find pretty shameful as a way to make them pay for what they did. Now I believe that they will get theirs when the time is right and I really don't need to do anything.
1) I don't think that I have every done that
2) If I did I probably would feel guilty about it if they were trying to communicate with me and I refused.
3) I would probably care more about my guilt
4) I tend to forgive even the most heinous violations eventually.
When I was younger I was very vengeful and did some things that I now find pretty shameful as a way to make them pay for what they did. Now I believe that they will get theirs when the time is right and I really don't need to do anything.
ladycroft - 10/29/08 12:34
1. not as a way to 'get back' at them. just because they disgust me at the time.
2. nope.
3. nope.
4. i've never been able to ignore someone forever. when i think it's time, i'll connect with them again. if they don't want me, smell ya later!
1. not as a way to 'get back' at them. just because they disgust me at the time.
2. nope.
3. nope.
4. i've never been able to ignore someone forever. when i think it's time, i'll connect with them again. if they don't want me, smell ya later!
hodown - 10/29/08 09:07
Ok I just read Paul's responses. My thinking is along those same lines. My favorite is: "I never feel guilty about retribution".
Ok I just read Paul's responses. My thinking is along those same lines. My favorite is: "I never feel guilty about retribution".
hodown - 10/29/08 09:06
1. Yes. Many times when I was younger.
2. Not at all.
3. Nope.
4. Yep. I tend to be vindictive. I could go into stories from my younger years, but we'd be here a while.
1. Yes. Many times when I was younger.
2. Not at all.
3. Nope.
4. Yep. I tend to be vindictive. I could go into stories from my younger years, but we'd be here a while.
jim - 10/29/08 08:42
1. You have to know when to cut your losses, but also not ruin friendships that are salvageable. So, sometimes, yeah, I do this.
2. No, not usually.
3. If the person is a good friend, sure.
4. Nope.
1. You have to know when to cut your losses, but also not ruin friendships that are salvageable. So, sometimes, yeah, I do this.
2. No, not usually.
3. If the person is a good friend, sure.
4. Nope.
janelle - 10/29/08 08:31
1. No. I find it really hard work to be mean or get back at people. I do ignore people if they in general bother me and I don't want anything to do with them. But I tend to ignore them politely, if that makes sense.
1. No. I find it really hard work to be mean or get back at people. I do ignore people if they in general bother me and I don't want anything to do with them. But I tend to ignore them politely, if that makes sense.
jenks - 10/28/08 23:41
1- I have had to force myself to TRY to ignore people, but I am nearly always unsuccessful. e.g. "how long will it take for him to notice I haven't called?" -> i rarely make it past about 24h before breaking down. So I guess that's not really retaliatory, but it's definitely reactionary.
2- guilty, no.
3- if i felt guilty about it, I would give up. I don't handle guilt well at all.
bottom line, i am too attention-hungry to ignore much of anything.
conversely, ignoring me is probably the NUMBER ONE way to make me totally insane.
But the bigger question- who are you debating ignoring, and what did they do to you?
1- I have had to force myself to TRY to ignore people, but I am nearly always unsuccessful. e.g. "how long will it take for him to notice I haven't called?" -> i rarely make it past about 24h before breaking down. So I guess that's not really retaliatory, but it's definitely reactionary.
2- guilty, no.
3- if i felt guilty about it, I would give up. I don't handle guilt well at all.
bottom line, i am too attention-hungry to ignore much of anything.
conversely, ignoring me is probably the NUMBER ONE way to make me totally insane.
But the bigger question- who are you debating ignoring, and what did they do to you?
gardenmama - 10/28/08 22:49
Oh, excuse me, did you say something? I wasn't paying attention... hahaha
1. No - I usually figure if they're ignoring me it's because I probably was rude to them and/or otherwise pissed them off somehow. Of course, that doesn't stop me from going out of my way to make them have to pay attention to me.
2. No - feeling guilty is way over rated.
Actually, the only place this planned ignoring may ring true is in the case of my teenage daughter. Sometimes it's very necessary and self-preserving on my part. They will try you endlessly sometimes.
Oh, excuse me, did you say something? I wasn't paying attention... hahaha
1. No - I usually figure if they're ignoring me it's because I probably was rude to them and/or otherwise pissed them off somehow. Of course, that doesn't stop me from going out of my way to make them have to pay attention to me.
2. No - feeling guilty is way over rated.
Actually, the only place this planned ignoring may ring true is in the case of my teenage daughter. Sometimes it's very necessary and self-preserving on my part. They will try you endlessly sometimes.
zobar - 10/28/08 22:38
Not really, but that's not to say I don't ignore people. If I see somebody I haven't seen in a while and I'd like to keep it that way, and I can tell that they don't recognize me, I'll slink away.*
If I see somebody that I owe some work that I'm invariably procrastinating, I'll usually try to avoid them but it never works very well.
- Z
_______________
Not really, but that's not to say I don't ignore people. If I see somebody I haven't seen in a while and I'd like to keep it that way, and I can tell that they don't recognize me, I'll slink away.*
If I see somebody that I owe some work that I'm invariably procrastinating, I'll usually try to avoid them but it never works very well.
- Z
_______________
- At my ten-year high school reunion I totally walked into an entire bar filled with people like this.
news - 10/28/08 22:31
1. No - ignoring is not vendictive enough.
2. No - I never feel guity about retribution.
1. No - ignoring is not vendictive enough.
2. No - I never feel guity about retribution.
heidi - 10/28/08 22:17
1. No
2. But I would feel guilty if I did.
I hope if someone felt ignored, they'd tell me. I tend to be oblivious.
1. No
2. But I would feel guilty if I did.
I hope if someone felt ignored, they'd tell me. I tend to be oblivious.
10/27/2008 02:39 #46360
Deepavali ki Haardik Shubhkaamnaayen!Category: the odes
Aap sab ko deepavali ki haardik shubkaamnaayen!*
- Hearty well-wishes to you all on this day of the festival of lights.
museumchick - 10/29/08 14:27
A Happy Diwali to you! I hope it's a blessed year for you.
A Happy Diwali to you! I hope it's a blessed year for you.
heidi - 10/28/08 22:16
What pretty lamps! Happy Deepavali to you!
What pretty lamps! Happy Deepavali to you!
tinypliny - 10/27/08 23:42
Thanks. :D
If you were here, I would obliged to stuff you with some kind of overly sweet dessert. Yeah, Indians consume a kilo of sugar based stuff and set off a full night's worth of continuous firecrackers around this week every year. I miss all the craziness. :)
Thanks. :D
If you were here, I would obliged to stuff you with some kind of overly sweet dessert. Yeah, Indians consume a kilo of sugar based stuff and set off a full night's worth of continuous firecrackers around this week every year. I miss all the craziness. :)
gardenmama - 10/27/08 23:22
Hearty festival of lightes well-wishes to you today too.
Hearty festival of lightes well-wishes to you today too.
tinypliny - 10/27/08 23:08
Huh?? Whatever gave you that idea?? Deepavali is hindi/sanskrit for a row (avali) of lights (Deep). :::link:::
It't the biggest Hindu/Indian festival and now even Indian Muslims celebrate it because it has sort of evolved into a national festival of India.
Huh?? Whatever gave you that idea?? Deepavali is hindi/sanskrit for a row (avali) of lights (Deep). :::link:::
It't the biggest Hindu/Indian festival and now even Indian Muslims celebrate it because it has sort of evolved into a national festival of India.
before I suspect my children are asleep i check each pile of laundry with a pitch fork. They scamper out of where ever they are hiding when they hear that.
or the scream loudly... depending on where they are hiding.
haha, that reminds me of a joke.
a man calls a coworker, and a little girl answers the phone. He says "hi sweetie, can I talk to your daddy?" "no" she whispers, and giggles. "Well what about your mommy?" "no" she says. Nervous, the man asks "are you home alone?". The girls answers "no, they're talking to the police". Even more alarmed he says "why are they talking to the police?" "They're waiting for the search helicopter". Nearing panic mode, he asks "what are they looking for?!"
And the little girl laughs "ME!!"