Re: [h-cost] Bowing to the inevitable
On Aug 4, 2009, at 5:47 PM, Lavolta Press wrote: I really can't see reading Twitter, it sounds like my idea of Hell. You add each person you want to follow — so you can control the signal to noise ratio. I imagine it's handy for people who are away from their computers for most of the day since one can set it up to send the tweets as text messages to the phone. In which case they would have a data plan for the phone... Some people post maybe three interesting things in a week, and others let the world know each day that they woke up and had breakfast, showered, had lunch, etc... I don't follow those. It could also be useful to share experiences while on vacation or at a convention. I very much prefer the messages to come in through e-mail. There are so many forums now where you have to go to a different web page to check them. Some I check every day, others maybe once a month and next thing you know it's been a few months since I looked at it. -Carol ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Bowing to the inevitable
You add each person you want to follow — so you can control the signal to noise ratio. I imagine it's handy for people who are away from their computers for most of the day since one can set it up to send the tweets as text messages to the phone. In which case they would have a data plan for the phone... I know how Twitter works. The worst thing I can possibly imagine is people (chosen or not) breaking into my day any time they want, and largely for recreational purposes, with tiny little bits of info they think are interesting. How on earth could I actually concentrate for long periods, as I need to do to get my work done? I don't even answer the phone live--each call is passed through an answering machine. I don't have a cell phone and I hope never to get one. Some people post maybe three interesting things in a week, and others let the world know each day that they woke up and had breakfast, showered, had lunch, etc... I don't follow those. It could also be useful to share experiences while on vacation or at a convention. I also socialize as little as I can manage, and luckily, that's very little. I'm not really very interested in people in general--I'm much more interested in ideas. I am aware that a lot of people love receiving little bits of info, I just generally find it insubstantial. And I know a lot of people love to socialize. I know a lot of people actually care what others are doing minute by minute. And I love technology, but this kind of thing is not for me. Fran Lavolta Press http://www.lavoltapress.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Bowing to the inevitable
I very much prefer the messages to come in through e-mail. There are so many forums now where you have to go to a different web page to check them. Some I check every day, others maybe once a month and next thing you know it's been a few months since I looked at it. Most of those now have RSS feeds, so you can receive a notice in your RSS Reader when there's an update on the site. Just like email. Works like a charm! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Bowing to the inevitable
I am aware that a lot of people love receiving little bits of info, I just generally find it insubstantial. And I know a lot of people love to socialize. I know a lot of people actually care what others are doing minute by minute. And I love technology, but this kind of thing is not for me. I don't see your general dislike of blogs as a problem. Some people do other things than what blogs are good for. No problem at all. I have a Live Journal account somebody talked me into, and I never use it. Public diaries are not my thing, reading them or writing them. And I don't document the construction of my historical costumes, I just make them. I just joined another online group on somebody's recommendation (they were raving about it). I spent a couple of hours poking around their site and found only two things that interested me, out of the tens of thousands of things on there. I don't think I'll spend much time there either. Back to work. I have a costumed event to go to Sunday, and have two garments still to finish. -- Carolyn Kayta Barrows -- “The future is already here, it is just unevenly distributed.” -William Gibson -- ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Bowing to the inevitable
I don't see your general dislike of blogs as a problem. Some people do other things than what blogs are good for. No problem at all. I like information to be really in-depth, and that is often impossible with a blog. Public diaries are not my thing, reading them or writing them. I don't understand why people want to make their daily lives public. It's not that I do anything especially embarrassing. It's just that I don't see why anyone other than close friends would be interested in most of the stuff that gets published in the average on-line diary. Doesn't anyone ever want privacy? I just joined another online group on somebody's recommendation (they were raving about it). I spent a couple of hours poking around their site and found only two things that interested me, out of the tens of thousands of things on there. That's the other problem with the net. There's a lot of stuff, but it's unedited, unorganized stuff of all levels of quality. People seem to feel the need to just say _something_, anything, all the time. And to post pictures of it. Best, Fran Lavolta Press http://www.lavoltpress.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Bowing to the inevitable
This is what might be termed self selecting- people who like privacy don't set up accounts or stay active; people who want to spread the word about their interests/lives/successes will stay active. -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Lavolta Press Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 1:47 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Bowing to the inevitable I don't see your general dislike of blogs as a problem. Some people do other things than what blogs are good for. No problem at all. I like information to be really in-depth, and that is often impossible with a blog. Public diaries are not my thing, reading them or writing them. I don't understand why people want to make their daily lives public. It's not that I do anything especially embarrassing. It's just that I don't see why anyone other than close friends would be interested in most of the stuff that gets published in the average on-line diary. Doesn't anyone ever want privacy? I just joined another online group on somebody's recommendation (they were raving about it). I spent a couple of hours poking around their site and found only two things that interested me, out of the tens of thousands of things on there. That's the other problem with the net. There's a lot of stuff, but it's unedited, unorganized stuff of all levels of quality. People seem to feel the need to just say _something_, anything, all the time. And to post pictures of it. Best, Fran Lavolta Press http://www.lavoltpress.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Bowing to the inevitable
Ah, I'm glad I'm not alone - I felt kind of shamed into it when my older sister and my godmother were both on! But I can't see me having time to maintain it much. Jean Cin wrote: So did I. And as Robin says, I'd be delighted to be friended as many of us have corresponded over the years, cheered on each other's projects, swapped suggestions resources. --cin Cynthia Barnes cinbar...@gmail.com On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 3:38 PM, Robin Nethertonro...@netherton.net wrote: After much prodding from various people, I've put up a Facebook page. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Bowing to the inevitable
I use it, it allows me to help keep track of friends and 'family'. To help with maintaining it though, I tend to ignore almost all of the application requests and if I am amused by a test, hit skip when it asks to pick friends to share it with. It was great to see a couple of H-Cost faces to go with names last weekend at Costume College. I didn't meet up with others like Margo or Kimiko-but my roommate Elizabeth Reed (oh she of the oh-so-close due date) did while I was in the Gala! (*mock pout*) A first-timer, it was a lot of fun, I enjoyed the classes I took and am inspired to try some of the non-medieval period clothing styles now. The costume I most appreciated though? The gentleman wearing the bendy cotehardie on Friday--he definitely looked like he stepped out of the Romance of Alexander! JonnaLyhn Wolfcat aka Angharad verch Reynulf, BAO, An Tir ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Bowing to the inevitable
Subject: [h-cost] Bowing to the inevitable To: Historic Costume List h-cost...@indra.com Message-ID: 4a7766d0.7020...@netherton.net After much prodding from various people, I've put up a Facebook page. Actually, I put up two -- one for my personal stuff and another for people who know me for my costume research and lecturing, because I don't think I could stay sane if I tried to deal with incoming information from both those groups simultaneously. One of us! One of us! Now you just need to join Twitter and Live Journal and you can turn in your Luddite badge! Henry W. Osier Chairman, Costume-Con 28 May 7 to May 10, 2010 www.CC28.org Look for our fan page on Facebook! And on Twitter: CostumeCon28 Got questions? Join the CostumeCon Yahoo group! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Bowing to the inevitable
One of us! One of us! Now you just need to join Twitter and Live Journal and you can turn in your Luddite badge! Henry W. Osier ~~ I am on LiveJournal (have been for many years), and Facebook, but I refuse to Twitter! I think FB is twittery enough as it is. Kimiko Small sstormwatch or kimikosews on LiveJournal ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Bowing to the inevitable
Hi JonnaLyhn, I am sorry to have missed being introduced to you. I know Elizabeth from a mutual friend, when we met at Robin Netherton's workshop in LA. And what did you wear to the Gala? I was taking lots of photos of most everyone I could in gala dress, tho I missed a few. Kimiko - Original Message From: Angharad ver' Reynulf dragonwolf...@yahoo.com It was great to see a couple of H-Cost faces to go with names last weekend at Costume College. I didn't meet up with others like Margo or Kimiko-but my roommate Elizabeth Reed (oh she of the oh-so-close due date) did while I was in the Gala! (*mock pout*) A first-timer, it was a lot of fun, I enjoyed the classes I took and am inspired to try some of the non-medieval period clothing styles now. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Bowing to the inevitable
Where does anyone find the time to do all this? I'm exhausted just trying to keep up with h-costume, and dropping in to read the archives of a handful of Yahoo groups on the web every couple of months. Fran Lavolta Press New book on 1820s clothing! http://www.lavoltapress.com Kimiko Small wrote: One of us! One of us! Now you just need to join Twitter and Live Journal and you can turn in your Luddite badge! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Bowing to the inevitable
It does take time, which I find when I am eating lunch, and relaxing during the news hour or in the evening if I don't have anything else to do. You also learn to skim and only read the posts that interest you, and skip the rest. Kimiko - Original Message From: Lavolta Press f...@lavoltapress.com Where does anyone find the time to do all this? I'm exhausted just trying to keep up with h-costume, and dropping in to read the archives of a handful of Yahoo groups on the web every couple of months. Fran Lavolta Press New book on 1820s clothing! http://www.lavoltapress.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Bowing to the inevitable
I work while I eat breakfast and lunch, and throughout most evenings. My weekends and holidays are the same schedule. Penalty of running a small business. But, I've gotten really good at my mail filters, my delete key, skimming, and reading on an archives-only or occasional basis! I really can't see reading Twitter, it sounds like my idea of Hell. Fran New book on 1820s clothing! http://www.lavoltapress.com Kimiko Small wrote: It does take time, which I find when I am eating lunch, and relaxing during the news hour or in the evening if I don't have anything else to do. You also learn to skim and only read the posts that interest you, and skip the rest. Kimiko - Original Message From: Lavolta Press f...@lavoltapress.com Where does anyone find the time to do all this? I'm exhausted just trying to keep up with h-costume, and dropping in to read the archives of a handful of Yahoo groups on the web every couple of months. Fran Lavolta Press New book on 1820s clothing! http://www.lavoltapress.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Bowing to the inevitable
After much prodding from various people, I've put up a Facebook page. Actually, I put up two -- one for my personal stuff and another for people who know me for my costume research and lecturing, because I don't think I could stay sane if I tried to deal with incoming information from both those groups simultaneously. For those of you who have asked me about this, you can find my professional page under my alternate e-mail, resea...@netherton.net -- or search on my name and pick the page with the profile photo of me in costume. I intend to use the page primarily to announce upcoming lectures and related events, but I figure it will also provide another avenue for people to reach me, and maybe a place to post links or flyers or such. Feel free to friend me if you'd find that useful. --Robin ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Bowing to the inevitable
So did I. And as Robin says, I'd be delighted to be friended as many of us have corresponded over the years, cheered on each other's projects, swapped suggestions resources. --cin Cynthia Barnes cinbar...@gmail.com On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 3:38 PM, Robin Nethertonro...@netherton.net wrote: After much prodding from various people, I've put up a Facebook page. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
