tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post2707116755271473301..comments2024-03-18T17:28:44.693-07:00Comments on Rondam Ramblings: To blog or not to blogRonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-61788603367841762772011-04-25T20:08:52.300-07:002011-04-25T20:08:52.300-07:00> Your blog has actually made a difference in m...> Your blog has actually made a difference in my life!<br /><br />Wow, dude, you just made my day! Thanks!Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-74343840878602955762011-04-25T20:00:26.447-07:002011-04-25T20:00:26.447-07:00Subscriber or formal follower doesn't tell the...Subscriber or formal follower doesn't tell the whole story. I've been reading your blog consistently (though not necessarily promptly) for years and never formally made this fact known. No doubt many, many others are the same.<br /><br />Your blog has actually made a difference in my life! Your gentle atheist viewpoint (as opposed to the hardliners) was useful to me as I transitioned awayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-24635247240354184962011-04-19T04:03:22.652-07:002011-04-19T04:03:22.652-07:00I read via google reader and find your ramblings q...I read via google reader and find your ramblings quite interesting. Sometimes they are not relevant to me as I live in Australia and I don't know intimate details of US politics, but majority of your posts is interesting and relevant. <br />Keep it ip!Alex Salamakhahttp://Www.Salamakha.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-86383971420249989542011-04-15T09:14:35.288-07:002011-04-15T09:14:35.288-07:00I have been reading it for a while, long while it ...I have been reading it for a while, long while it seems. Another RSS subscriber haven't commented yet so this is a first. I greatly enjoy it tho and you should keep it up.yleenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-64918477170021986862011-04-13T19:17:22.434-07:002011-04-13T19:17:22.434-07:00Another Google RSS user here.Another Google RSS user here.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17213496004789368371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-8597029035047949282011-04-13T13:15:53.592-07:002011-04-13T13:15:53.592-07:00Ive been following your blog through RSS, too. I c...Ive been following your blog through RSS, too. I came to notice it through your GoogleTalk on "Quantum Mysteries Disentangled" which certainly caught my attention!<br />Since I discovered this blog I kept reading it because it is "smart".Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17475522398536408522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-86785303501672312352011-04-12T19:41:46.437-07:002011-04-12T19:41:46.437-07:00Hey Ron - I'm a Y Combinator alum and met you ...Hey Ron - I'm a Y Combinator alum and met you at a Demo Day. I read regularly and enjoy.<br /><br />-Jonathan BergerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-22059636985217757682011-04-12T11:06:56.912-07:002011-04-12T11:06:56.912-07:00I read it all. Occasionally I comment. Hell, som...I read it all. Occasionally I comment. Hell, sometimes I even post.<br /><br />Have you ever considered that it might not be just a coincidence, that it seems the interest from your readership dropped off, after you let me start contributing posts too?<br /><br />:-)Don Geddishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14921093108555061757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-65595816652779644232011-04-12T07:55:23.042-07:002011-04-12T07:55:23.042-07:00Hi Ron.
Just to let you know -- I started readi...Hi Ron. <br /><br />Just to let you know -- I started reading your site about a week ago upon following a rather interesting link from another blog I look at daily. Your blog is interesting enough that I've added it to the list of links I pop open and scan every morning.<br /><br />Regards, FrankUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421882878939985603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-38995430960816857482011-04-12T06:57:31.666-07:002011-04-12T06:57:31.666-07:00Count this as another vote to continue your effort...Count this as another vote to continue your efforts; they're appreciated. <br /><br />I also subscribe via Google Reader and have only responded to one of your posts through an email. I don't comment on posts since I'm rarely trying to publicize my own opinion, but your posts are the type that would prompt reaction (such as this.)Paul Pangrazzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905269836504304039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-20398406804051099002011-04-12T04:41:07.214-07:002011-04-12T04:41:07.214-07:00Hi Ron -
I've been e-stalking you since your...Hi Ron - <br /><br />I've been e-stalking you since your Erann Gat days. I really enjoy your posts about politics and philosophy, and the news links are often stories that I've missed (I'm not in the US). <br /><br />I'm a Python programmer but also a Lisp admirer, so I find the occasional posts about Lisp and your time at JPL and Google interesting as well.<br /><br />Don't Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00827123135459021670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-57573202595602157302011-04-11T21:00:27.282-07:002011-04-11T21:00:27.282-07:00When I see a new RR post in google reader, I read ...When I see a new RR post in google reader, I read it first. It's one of my favorite blogs. Definitely top ten.Wesley Darlingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11001032859909819668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-85058783018692343762011-04-11T19:33:25.812-07:002011-04-11T19:33:25.812-07:00Ron,
My first encounter with your blog was "T...Ron,<br />My first encounter with your blog was "Top ten geek business myths." I'm surprised that it was that one that brought me in, actually, since I am not really a business or entrepreneur type. I found that article fascinating nevertheless, and your writing style impeccable. I have since read all of the archives and now regularly read your blog, but I have never commented.<br /Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-63476536389208865942011-04-11T16:51:08.715-07:002011-04-11T16:51:08.715-07:00> I've just checked in Google Reader too. F...> I've just checked in Google Reader too. For me it shows 278 subscribes<br /><br />Wow, I had no idea. (And, wow, what a well-hidden feature! Even after I knew this was possible it still took me ten minutes to figure out how to get this info for myself!) Who are all you people? Drop in to the comments box and say hello, won't you?<br /><br />> I find the selection of topics to Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-3498997787455220112011-04-11T16:44:35.623-07:002011-04-11T16:44:35.623-07:00I am another RSS feed subscriber.I am another RSS feed subscriber.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-84561390345968589162011-04-11T16:44:09.781-07:002011-04-11T16:44:09.781-07:00I agree with a lot of the other commentators. I re...I agree with a lot of the other commentators. I read your blog because I find it challenges my point of view and is usually intriguing. I find the selection of topics to be THE reason I read it. I found your blog through the CSS/Tables posts but I stayed because of a lot of your interesting takes on religion, politics, programming languages, technology, physics, startup culture, etc.<br /><br />IJaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00042950147476752956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-50410451862309823662011-04-11T15:58:02.083-07:002011-04-11T15:58:02.083-07:00Measuring your readers by the number of Blogger fo...Measuring your readers by the number of Blogger followers is hugely underestimating them. Even if I had an account, I would still follow you through RSS. I would guess that for every Blogger follower you have 100 RSS followers.<br /><br />I follow very few blogs, maybe three or so. I follow yours because you often have interesting things to say (like the cruise ship/yacht post) and have a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-60756017721832556212011-04-11T15:34:52.465-07:002011-04-11T15:34:52.465-07:00RSS subscriber (via firefox, Regular reader. I...RSS subscriber (via firefox, Regular reader. I'm a technologist, but I enjoy the broad topics you try to cover here.<br /><br />I'm not sure FB (as you suggested) is actually the right impedance match. First, it requires a directed social graph (I would have to "friend" you, and you likewise)...it just doesn't feel right when I simply like to tune-in regularly to hear what Mike Ellerynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-49626779415326228942011-04-11T15:26:27.442-07:002011-04-11T15:26:27.442-07:00Yet another RSS reader. Like at least one other pe...Yet another RSS reader. Like at least one other person mentioned, I started reading in relation to Lisp, but I enjoy reading what you write on most any topic.<br /><br />That said, don't stick around 'cause of us - if you care to share, I'll read it, and if you don't, well, that's a pity.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03771928054878775725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-2736509471396372712011-04-11T14:52:18.723-07:002011-04-11T14:52:18.723-07:00I've just checked in Google Reader too. For me...I've just checked in Google Reader too. For me it shows 278 subscribes for the following feed: <br /><br />http://rondam.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default<br /><br />I like your blog. I would prefer more technical posts. But your link-posts about political stuff is usually very interesting too :)ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881159517883261190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-7206907804330660872011-04-11T14:43:23.419-07:002011-04-11T14:43:23.419-07:00Posts per week:4.0
Subscribers:74
Last updated:12:...Posts per week:4.0<br />Subscribers:74<br />Last updated:12:23 PM (2 hours ago)<br /><br />According to Google Reader you have more than 34 subscribers using Google Reader alone. I am one of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-63362723103706131852011-04-11T13:50:02.220-07:002011-04-11T13:50:02.220-07:00> Ron, do you know how many of us follow you th...> Ron, do you know how many of us follow you through RSS?<br /><br />No idea. I don't even know if it's possible to know that.<br /><br />> I would say you have many more than 34 followers.<br /><br />That would be great if it were true, but why do you think that?<br /><br />> Are you requesting feedback on your posts?<br /><br />Sort of. I just want to know what if anything I&Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-83447286146738589402011-04-11T13:34:55.473-07:002011-04-11T13:34:55.473-07:00I enjoy reading your blog, also via RSS. (Also, I ...I enjoy reading your blog, also via RSS. (Also, I wasn't sure which checkbox indicated that I would like to continue reading your blog posts.)Danstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09407727136490964205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-88183505424821690202011-04-11T13:15:02.127-07:002011-04-11T13:15:02.127-07:00I read everything you post, and I enjoy it! Please...I read everything you post, and I enjoy it! Please don't stop blogging! (I read via RSS)Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774497529116302970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-33696103323430346402011-04-11T13:06:38.947-07:002011-04-11T13:06:38.947-07:00I follow your blog through RSS.
Started following...I follow your blog through RSS.<br /><br />Started following a couple of weeks ago when Hacker News linked a rambling on Lisp.<br /><br />Are you requesting feedback on your posts?blackksnoreply@blogger.com