pokkets

Real Name:Kurt
Location:Sydney, Australia
Joined:2-4-2007
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About me
I'm an Australian living in Sydney, in a house with my brother and 7 husky/shepherds. He watches TV while I use the computer. My dog Lani hates the computer because she'd rather go walking. I like to try and find out how things work, since discovering what is beneath the cover, can show a new way of looking at something you know, but which can now be understood More clearly.
"I may be guilty of being an idealist, ( ..and a bad poet - but that is more painful) - but I have never had the courage to believe in nothing"
Don Quixote, played by Alonzo Quijana, played by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, played by Peter O'Toole in
"Man of La Mancha"

"We do say that it is the duty, and the responsibility of the community, and particularly those more fortunately placed to see that our less fortunate fellow citizens are protected from those shafts of fate which leave them helpless and without hope, this is the objective for which we are striving. It is, as I have said before, the Beacon: the light on the hill to which our eyes are always turned and to which our efforts are always directed."
Ben Chifley December 1949
Prime Minister of Australia
13 July 1945 – 19 December 1949

Today the community is Global.
Why I use Clipmarks
Clipmarks helps me learn, because when I clip something, it forces me to read it, so the bits I clip can carry the story, rather than think I know about something by reading the headlines.
Clipmarks shows people agree about far more things than they disagree.
In the big picture, Clipmarks can help fill a lot of the gaps, and the way messages can be seen both by subject, and by popular opinion, provides a link between the two. Every clipper's clip is posted, because the clipper is satisfied that the clip reflects their point of view, shows a topic of interest, or because they need a safe place to put their bookmarks, with pictures, in case their system crashes.
We need the people to save the world, politicians can't understand the situation while they are isolated in a power bubble. Clipmarks is a great way pick up stories that aren't in the headlines, but are often more important. To see if other people are thinking the same thing I am (or vice versa), and learn by the way they think. It keeps my mind active and shows me how much I have to learn.
I like the way the clips are listed as clipped, so any range of things might be there. It's easy to learn something by surprise.
Where to find me on the web
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Granddaughter has Brain Surgery
Imnclady
by Imnclady  7-31-2008    7
 July 17, 2008...my granddaughter had brain surgery to rid her of seizures that she has been having for the last 4 years...they got so bad she wasn't able to go to school. Her medication could not keep them under control. It all started out as what everyone though was a cold or the flu...she contracted viral encephalitis , they don't know how or why. All I could think of to do at the time was ask everyone to pray for her and that's how the story ended up on MySpace... Except for one seizure last Tuesday, she seems to be doing well... :)
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Clipmarks ruined my Life
Imnclady
by Imnclady  7-31-2008    14
 Just my contribution to get the word out, hope you like it... ;)
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First test
gratefulinohio
by gratefulinohio  7-4-2008    1
 No Remarks
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Friends May Be the Best Guide Through the [Internet] Noise
arifsali
by arifsali  5-4-2008    2
 Where's Clipmarks in this noise? Low key, eh?
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To all Clippers
mickfinn
by mickfinn  4-9-2008    18
 If I knew where you all were, I'd send a postcard with a Joan Armatrading lyric.
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Folding(Proteins)@home-Distributed Computing
pokkets
by pokkets  3-1-2008    1
 Stanford University is doing valuable protein research spreading the load to thousands of personal computers using unallocated CPU time.It has a low 'status' so all other programs are given priority. I had heard about it but didn't know it was so easy to join. You can be anonymous, have a username, or also be part of a team. where the work done is tallied. I found out about it at the Ubuntu site, so I joined team Ubuntu, but thought there could always be a team clipmarks. I'll leave that with egoldstein, I just joined and have no idea about teams and team numbers. Theres 1 'client' per CPU so dual cores can have 2 (2 teams?) There is a link in the program to show how many proteins have been done. Programs for linux,apple and mac. I don't know about after rebooting. Ubuntu has a script that restarts every reboot Windows may have to run exe again. mac? I can't be sure the username search works from the clip, but if you're interested the top link to Stanford will make a lot more sense
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Webware Browsing Finalist: Clipmarks VOTE!
carrerinyes
by carrerinyes  3-1-2008    17
 Guess who I voted for ;)
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Newsflash about me: I got tenure!
enbar
by enbar  1-20-2008    32
 This is a personal note... This semester, I was up for tenure at the small Pennsylvania college where I work. I was just informed a few days ago that my tenure bid was approved. This clip says a little bit about what that means.
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Google still kicking Yahoo and Microsoft's ass!
egoldstein
by egoldstein  12-27-2007    3
 The part I actually find most surprising is that over 40% of the U.S. search market doesn't use Google. But considering how hard Microsoft and Yahoo are trying to catch them, it's amazing that they haven't been able to make any progress.
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Power of Facebook affects law
dgreplay
by dgreplay  12-26-2007    2
 No Remarks
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Queen Elizabeth Launches on YouTube
pokkets
by pokkets  12-23-2007    2
 Maybe she'll join clipmarks. I wonder if she's using internet explorer, or Firefox. Nah... she' s probably using Opera
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Here are Some Smilie Suggestions
skwirlinator
by skwirlinator  12-22-2007    5
 Thank You Gojira's Sanctuary
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A new place to play on Clipmarks.com
egoldstein
by egoldstein  12-21-2007    27
 This is just step 1 of a more elaborate Dashboard concept we'll be rolling out. The first version, available for people with a My Clippers list, can be accessed from the My Clippers option in both the ClipCast View and Classic View buttons in the header. It's raw and new and will be further developed. But it's also fun so we wanted to make it live for everyone to enjoy. So, enjoy!
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Spam on Clipmarks
ouyangwulong
by ouyangwulong  12-21-2007    18
 These days I just follow clippers who find me, but for kicks i decided to browse the general clip casts. Disapointingly it was inundated with totaly useless de fact advertising for www.playgames.net. Which appears to have sequentially registered a bunch of dummy names. Not that I'm in favor of censoring content, but is there a way to keep clipmarks non-commercial? It seems like these accounts were set up only to spam us, not to participate in the community or clip the best of the net. What can we do about these kind of virulent users?
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Some more changes for Clipmarks
egoldstein
by egoldstein  12-20-2007    31
 So, last week we went live with Clipmarks 3.0; a HUGE set of new features, functionality and user interface changes. This was definitely the most challenging time we ever experienced, as it literally felt like there were a million pieces to the assemble. Overall, I feel really good about how everything went. That said, there were a few things I wish we handled better. Tonight, we’re introducing the first in a series of updates aimed at improving upon the initial release of V3.0. These are based in large part on amazing feedback we received from our users. Thank you to everyone for giving us your feedback and caring so much about Clipmarks. We’ve got a lot more coming… Clip on!
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Clipmarks
suxiaolin
by suxiaolin  12-19-2007    1
 testing
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4 Ways to Use Social Networking for B2B PR
tomcat66_g500
by tomcat66_g500  12-18-2007   
 Helpful blog post on using social media for B2B credibility and awareness-building. Includes a nice plug for Clipmarks!
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Our own Julia Patricia Roy quoted in Newsweek
egoldstein
by egoldstein  12-17-2007    3
 Congrats Julia...making clippers everywhere proud :) For those of you who don't know her yet, meet {{juliapatriciaroy}}
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some comments i just had to clip...
egoldstein
by egoldstein  12-17-2007    3
 These words by {{pokkets}} are going to be printed on a big sign and hung in our office... no joke! very uplifting {{pokkets}}! The entire comment is awesome...i just clipped a piece.
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Clipmarks
evolver70
by evolver70  12-17-2007   
 Firefox-addon
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Clipcasts & The Shape of the Net to Come
ouyangwulong
by ouyangwulong  12-17-2007    14
 It's amazing how the press out there, and most of the public, seems to have missed the big picture of what's going on here. They think this is about social networking and internet advertising. They are dead wrong. We're all involved in a much bigger game now, and the pieces are the very building blocks of society's future. I've clipped a few of the puzzle pieces together to make my point: 1. Cold War: Open v. Closed software ...leads to... 2. Show down between Cloud computing vs. PC software ...meanwhile... 3. Microsoft (PC OS) muscles in on Facebook (Internet Platform for Web Apps.) ...and on the other side... 4. Google (the world's leading search engine) muscles in on Firefox (the world's leading alternative web browser.) ...and then... 5.) Clipmarks, total wild card, leapfrogs over facebook into decentralized internet platforms with Clipcasts! Something VERY VERY BIG is afoot!
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What Makes Clipmarks Special
wurdzgurl
by wurdzgurl  12-13-2007    12
 The ClipDaddies have worked overtime on this new update. I wander around the web but I always come back here because the feel here is different than anywhere else. Thanks Guys!
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Questions for Clipdaddies
mona
by mona  12-13-2007    90
 as suggested/requested by arifsali, here's a new thread for comments/questions on Clipmarks 3.0
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Returning the Power to the People
Tali99
by Tali99  12-10-2007    4
 The Internet, as a medium, does nothing more than mirror society, discover why that's a good thing!
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Some of you Clippers are so funny
Rashid Malik
by Rashid Malik  11-12-2007    18
 Have a smile my clipmarks friends! You look pretty when you smile.
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Penis SPAM On ClipMarks - SAVE US, CLIPDADDIES! HELP!
BartendingBear
by BartendingBear  11-11-2007    22
 Spam, spam, spam, spam! Spam, spam, spam, spam! SPAM, wonderful SPAM!
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Thank You, Veterans!
sahara
by sahara  11-11-2007    15
 I know there are a number of Veterans here on clipmarks, some with whose opinions I seem to always agree with, others I either don't always agree, or cannot understand where they are coming from. However, I will say, ALL of whom I respect, and am grateful to! So, I just want to say, THANK YOU!
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My second "clipiversary"
invictus
by invictus  11-10-2007    28
 Yes, it's been 2 years today. Thanks for everything, guys...
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At long last, Forbes Media acquires Clipmarks
creepysleepy
by creepysleepy  11-7-2007    40
 Congrats, ya'll!
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Interclue--Next Best Web Tool to Clipmarks
blueridge
by blueridge  11-4-2007    7
 Just discovered this high-rated web tool that is better than Snap Shots. If you like to not only "clip" but do alot of blog reading that has LINKS, this enables you to see, search, copy, email, etc, the info at a link--without clicking on it to open a new browser page! NEXT TO CLIPMARKS, IT'S A GREAT TOOL THAT YOU WILL USE DAILY. It's free, easy to install, and attaches to Firefox and other browsers.
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Hi! it's 4000 total pops for me today!
mugofcoffee
by mugofcoffee  10-10-2007    7
 HI! I have reached the 4000 pops mark! Quite a few months back, when the clipmarks was young, and when we clippers were almost new, there was a flurry for the 4000 marks of pops: I had always wanted to reach this, somehow had a gap in my visits to clipmarks and got delayed in achieving this target...wanted to share with you..
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Clipmarks on Multiply
uniqme
by uniqme  9-22-2007   
 No Remarks
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Holy crap, congratulations to Cat Whisperer
enbar
by enbar  9-21-2007    16
 Congratulations {{thecatwhisperer}}! Great news!
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Holy Crap! I'm the featured Clipper Today!
skwirlinator
by skwirlinator  9-2-2007    17
 I didn't think I qualified...
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Is Forbes acquiring Clipmarks?
egoldstein
by egoldstein  8-7-2007    48
 VentureBeat just ran a story stating that Forbes has acquired Clipmarks. I wanted to quickly fill everyone in on what's going on. First, this article is a bit premature. We have not been acquired by Forbes. However, for the past few months we have been meeting with people at all levels of Forbes and the excitement and support they have shown for what we're creating has been very meaningful to us. As many of you have probably seen already, a number of their writers are already clipping and our technology has been integrated on forbes.com. For quite a while, we have been in talks with various parties about helping to financially support clipmarks. However, we hadn't yet found the right "partner" to help us complete this journey. A partner who fully understands our vision for making news and information more portable and interactive than ever before. Therefore, we just kept looking. Continued...
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Clipmarks encourages censorship?
The REAL Napster
by The REAL Napster  8-5-2007    126
 I thought I might share some tidbits I have learned about censorship here on Clipmarks. Many of know (or maybe not) that you can 'block' comments by other clip users on your clipmarks. While this may be a tool, it appears it only supports those who would mis-use it. Anyone with an opposing opinion can be silenced if the clipper doesnt want others to see anyones comments but those they agree with. I'm ashamed of Clipmarks for allowing this 'tool' to be so easily misused, without any administrative or moderator based decision. So much for the open exchange of free thought and viewpoints.
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Why I love Clipmarks
juliapatriciaroy
by juliapatriciaroy  7-24-2007    6
 I use Clipmarks to blog about social media. If it wasn't for the Clipmarks developers this would have never been possible.
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Clipmarks and the Art of Highlighting
adamc
by adamc  7-24-2007    14
 Clipper {{JICWyllie}} published this piece in Inside Knowledge magazine. His insight regarding annotation and classification is fascinating. And it's inspiring to read about the potential of Clipmarks as a tool for group intelligence -- World Mind here we come! Thanks Jan!
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ReClip: One of my First Clips (dogs)
skwirlinator
by skwirlinator  7-19-2007    2
 No Remarks
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Does Pointing hold the Secret of Language?
Djiezes
by Djiezes  6-24-2007    3
 Thank you Clipmarks, for letting me point to this. It should promote a mutual contemplation. Looky there: M. Tomasello: Why Don't Apes Point?" Pollick & De Waal: Ape gestures and language evolution
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