the dj paine show

when will the “charismatic movement” wake up?

djp72 — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 10:37:18 +0000

{note- if you are not a christian or not interested in the church, move along, there is nothing to see here.}

“The Lakeland Outpouring.. from the blog “Fire In My Bones”
. - interesting read…

i am a “post organised church” christian {whatever that means}.
but i never get tired of being amazed at the absolute stupidity of the “charismatic movement”. i know that might sound mean and nasty, but seriously folks, how stupid does the “mass christian mob” act and look to anyone with one ounce of intelligence?
here is a “word” for the modern church: “discernment”.
look it up.
in the dictionary & the bible.
you are all after “gifts” and “signs”? well how about the gift of discernment? shoot for that one because that is what the world really needs… not sham healings, scam “revivals” and more christian in-breeding.
just grow up…please.

you know what troubles me about that blog post from “fire in my bones”? despite the quite thoughtful write up and excellent points and questions asked through out the piece, at the end mr J. Lee Grady still says: “I still believe that God desires to visit our nation in supernatural power. I know He wants to heal multitudes, and I will continue praying for a healing revival to sweep across the United States.” where in the world do you get that from Mr Grady? from any actual biblical source? from anything based in reality? or just a feeling? a “prophetic word”? just nationalistic jingo? watch your language, to say that you “believe God desires” is pretty full on. why not be honest and say with much more human-ness “i really hope” or “wouldn’t it be awesome” or “i wish”? to put that back on God as something He desires is…. just not based in any biblical reality… it is exactly that type of wanting something “more” that get’s people into the Lakeland type foolishness in the first place….

… that is all from me… for now… what do you think?

“i met the walrus”

djp72 — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:55:01 +0000

though all my life i’ve never been a beetles fan and john lennon has given me the willies, lately i’ve been reconsidering that outlook… this amazing piece of work is helping the rethink too:

www.imetthewalrus.com

“In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan, armed with a reel-to-reel tape deck, snuck into John Lennon’s hotel room in Toronto and convinced John to do an interview about peace. 38 years later, Jerry has produced a film about it. Using the original interview recording as the soundtrack, director Josh Raskin has woven a visual narrative which tenderly romances Lennon’s every word in a cascading flood of multipronged animation. Raskin marries the terrifyingly genius pen work of James Braithwaite with masterful digital illustration by Alex Kurina, resulting in a spell-binding vessel for Lennon’s boundless wit, and timeless message.”

i am boring

djp72 — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:04:52 +0000

from this blog’s feed…

see the big size here.

pownce update - counts fixed?

djp72 — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 05:06:40 +0000

monday 28th july 2008 - pownce…. getting there. from djp on Vimeo.

TR2N - i just soiled myself.

djp72 — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:44:09 +0000

check this bootleg clip:

i remember clearly when TRON came out in 1982 / 1983. i was 10. i loved that film. i still do.

years ago there was news about Tron 2… there was a weird cryptic website for a while… a bubble of hype and then nothing…. until now.

“tron 2″ now being called TR2N {which is totally nerd cool hipness}. Jeff Bridges makes a comeback, which is totally awesome, he is one of my favourite actors. also starring RICKY GERVAIS!!! words cannot express how keen that makes me for this flick. also has Jada Pinkett Smith, Karl Urban, the always scarey John Hurt, and Sean Connery as the voice of M2P. so… put this on the list of films i hype for…. in 2010!

POWNCE - the “epic fail”?

djp72 — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:49:41 +0000

i love the POWNCE network of people. i have found it to be a great community of mostly really interesting people. i have two free accounts on pownce that i like to use - one for djp photography & one for mustard empire - i use my djp account the most, i love to post new pictures, setting up friends groups, posting some pictures just to people who are more friendly etc. i have my awesome ping.fm account set up to update my pownce/djp account and that works great for simple status update style bits… also i love pimping some of my favourite music on the mustard account, and getting into interesting discussions about the music etc… awesome.
according to the super brains at pownce war i am the number 5 powncer in the universe, check it:

and check the top 10 here.

BUT! there is some SERIOUS trouble in paradise.

about a month ago i satrted getting some serious issues logging into my pownce accounts. i went to one of the greatest ideas on the interwebs: get satasfaction, and started a discussion:

“i am on a mac and have the same problem in both safari & firefox. if i am not logged in to Pownce i can go to pownce and surf around no problems, i can even go to my own pownce profile page and look around no problems. i can create a dummy account and then sign in and be fine. no problems. but as soon as i sign in to my REAL ACCOUNT then i cannot get into my pownce. once i sign in i can view other people’s pownce accounts but i CANNOT get into mine. HELP ME! this is severely annoying. my awesome pownce account is http://pownce.com/djp”

then from the pownce community manager Ariel i got this: “Just a quick update - we’re still looking into these isolated issues. In the meantime, if you want to create a new Pownce account, I can transfer your username to it afterwards. Let me know.”

well of course i didn’t want that so Ariel went on to say:

“Can you try logging in on a different system (e.g. different network/computer)? If not, I would need permission from you to login and test your account. We’re wondering if this is potentially a problem w/ the network or computer you’re using due to the browser errors you’re encountering and the sporadic nature of it. Any additional details help - thanks!”

i was up for them to log in and see what the problem was… so i gave permission. Ariel and the pownce team tested and here’s the reply.

“The issue seems to be caused by the fact that you’re a fan of an unusually large amount of people (DJ Paine, you’re a fan of 6,872 people and friends with 2,878 people). Unfortunately, it’s difficult for us to make the site perform for people who are a fan of such a large amount of users. In order to make your accounts accessible again, you can login (in which you might encounter the white screen) and then navigate to http://pownce.com/djp/fan_of and cancel some of your friend requests. We’re very sorry for this and we hope to be able to accommodate these types of situations in the future.”

woah woah woah! i had some questions:

“ariel, how many people can i be a fan of? what is the sweet spot?
and when is this going to change? if ever? i like being fans of lots of people!”

she relied:

” This is really a trial and error and it depends on the quantity of notes coming in to your home page more than how many people you follow. I’m *guessing* that following more than 500 people will start to slow the page down….. No current timeline on when this will change. We’re always working on improving the speed of the site, but this typically requires long-term work. Apologies for the tediousness of the process!”

so i went and had a good look at all those people i was fans of and i realized that 90% never post anything, they don’t use pownce. so ok, i’ll get rid of them! away with all those people i am a fan of! {on pownce you remain someones “fan” when you friend request them and they do nothing or deny you - that’s why interweb celeb kevin rose has 15,623 fans and a didly 132 friends…} to see who YOU are a fan of on pownce go to www.pownce.com/YOUR USER NAME/fan_of/ - once there you can see a list of people and the “cancel request” button it looks like this:now how easy is it to do a mass cancel of people you are fans of? let’s take a look {excuse the voice}

thursday 24th juky 2008 - POWNCE FAIL from djp on Vimeo.
FUN!!!!!!!!

now mind you, i WAS a fan of 6,872 people and as you can see from the video above i have now go it down to 4,860. it has taken me days of mindless clicking to do that {i’ll watch a video podcast or a movie on the imac at night while i click on the pownce page to one side… yeah i know what you’re thinking; dj paine you know how to live it up!}.

i’ll end this blog entry with a few points i’ve gleaned from this experience:

1} be careful of “social networks” that keep people you want to “friend” as people you are fans of - this whole concept sucks big time. friends and fans and all those words are stupid.

2} if you are planning on building a social network {why bother?} please do not cripple users for really using your site.

3} pownce team - fix this. or at least make a mass delete button or something!!!

EDIT / UPDATE - for those interested… other people are having this issue, big time:

Thomas Hawk talks about it here and here.

A lot of people chime in here.

DIGG this story here.

commercial free.

djp72 — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:09:54 +0000

i’ve decided to keep all of my websites, blogs, online stuff add free. i had a revelation that i hated website ads with a passion and i have super respect for people and groups who have no advertising on their sites… so why was i wasting time researching about ads on my websites? i dunno. temporary lapse into douchebag-ery? maybe… caught up in the hype of “professional web douchebags”? more like it….

two quick observations in my weeks of researching the whole idea of websites and advertising:
i love creative types who have websites that have no advertising and yet plug their own quality product in subtle and creative ways…
the web is full of douchebag hacks who don’t care.

i am determined for the “me online” to be honest, true, good, caring, encouraging, sharp, & opinionated… basically the opposite of most of the crap that is peddled online.

hmmmm… can i say the word “crap” and still be all those good things? i hope so.

helpful hints with your mailbox

djp72 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:54:37 +0000

tuesday 22nd july 2008 - helpful hints with djp from djp on Vimeo.

podcasting is broken {for now}

djp72 — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:31:19 +0000

thanks to the few people who’ve taken the time to download the latest podcast episode… today i’ve been trying to work out why the feed is broken and why the podcast player is busted on the blog. like many other bloggers i love the amazing wordpress blogging platform and like many really clever types i use the amazing wordpress podcasting plug in “PodPress” created by the Mighty Seek. it has been a truly amazing part of my blogging experience. {note: i can never see/read “the mighty seek” without thinking of these awesome guys.}

podpress vs wordpress 2.6

so after spending a couple of hours going through the admin area of podpress and my blog, looking through itunes, trying to figure out wht the problem is… i finally had the brain wave to check the mighty seek forums and sure enough i found out i wasn’t the only nuff nuff. the podress plug in is broken under the awesomeness of some of the amazing features in wordpres 2.6… but Dan Kuykendall, the very clever fellow behind podpress has said he will try to get an update of podpress out before the end of the month.

so i got a question for you: a few of the podpress users are urging all podpress users to donate more money to Dan for the project {it is an amazing free, donate if ya wanna, style plug in}. am i totally wrong to instead of donating now, to pledge the money so it’s an incentive for him to get the upgrade out? i know if it was me doing it and i knew there was some cash coming in when i finished it, i’d go harder… just me? tight wad?

update: i started the pledge drive

so in the meantime download the all new DJ PAINE SHOW episode 00 right here.

the dj paine show 00 - introduction

djp72 — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:27:52 +0000

direct link: http://djp72.net/audio/00djpaine.mp3

i am back in the land of the “podcasting”!

here is a 10 minute introduction to the all new “the dj paine show“. i lay out an overview of who i am, my brief history of podcasting, what i hope this new show will be, sneak peaks of upcoming interviews and i play snippits of 12 of my favourite songs. all of that in 10 minutes!! unbelievable…

if you can name all 12 songs and the artists in that section, i will give you a prize. seriously. i do not believe that any one human being alive could name all of those artists. am i just stupid believing that? prove me wrong! and get a prize.

suggestions? ideas? what do you want to be on the show? interview ideas? leave a comment.

tell all your friends and enemies. the dj paine show!

if you are not watching Dr. Horrible…

djp72 — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:07:39 +0000

Dr. Horrible.

seriously get on it now for free… it is excellent. funny super villains and heroes, great songs and a love triangle…. brilliant.

Watchmen Movie Trailer

djp72 — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:25:56 +0000

get over to here and watch the new trailer for watchmen the movie.

i never was a big fan of the comics… but…

benita on TV {again}

djp72 — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:29:04 +0000

while out walking this morning my wonderful wife Benita had a channel 9 TV crew swoop past her and grab a sound bite about a very stupid “current affairs” story. it played tonight on that great bastion of TV journalism “A Current Affair”. the story is the usual fluff stupidity that gives rich americans such a great name around the world… so without any further ado, watch away, be careful if you blink you’ll miss benita’s insightful; “i guess it’s a matter of hygiene standards”

70K Dog Fight

9th july 2008 - drummond walking

djp72 — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:45:44 +0000

taken with my sony ericsson mobile phone while walking home from pre-prep. a contrast boost in iPhoto and there ya go.
there is something about this picture i really love.

the blog redesign - at last!

djp72 — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:42:03 +0000

well, it’s taken way too long… but the blog is back and all new!

now you can glance down to the blog’s footer for this information but i just have to say a MASSIVE thank you to:

the amazing and generous Pat Loughery for helping with the overhaul. Pat’s insightful and rewarding blog is at www.patloughery.com and you can follow him on twitter: twitter.com/patl

the inspiring and creative Todd Hiestand for creating a great wordpress theme and then giving it away for free. Todd’s blog is at www.toddhiestand.com and his twitter: twitter.com/toddhiestand

the entire wordpress universe. what an amazing, enabling platform & resource!

YOU! thanks for being patient while this blog became a catalogue of all my twitter tweets! That “feature” is now turned off. so be don’t be afraid to subscribe to the blog, because there is some actual writing coming soon, not to mention the podcast is going to roll out, newly overhauled as well. some great interviews coming on the dj paine show so stick around.

the djp twitter chronicles ( 2008-06-25 )

djp72 — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:59:59 +0000

Reporting: once i log in, i can’t get into my POWNCE. - ok here’s the deal:

i am on a mac and have … http://gsfn.us/t/j2j #
wednesday 4:30pm - what an afternoon. writing a bio for myself, designing websites, and getting a big new website client… #
@patlo - a plea for help http://seesmic.com/videos/gT2RWqNvxA #
@jonmadison i want an interview http://seesmic.com/videos/JQ6lVNcyf3 #
Re: Re: @patlo - a plea for help http://seesmic.com/videos/6RKLqPGL9g #
@jonmadison thanks bro. i love you too. #
Re: Re: What’s in YOUR background? http://seesmic.com/videos/8QZFDUxN8v #
Re: Re: @patlo - a plea for help http://seesmic.com/videos/EldcxGrXrA #
for all my nerds and geeks out there: let me just say http://ping.fm/LeSG9 rocks the casbah. they are amazing. #
ok- https://www.opendns.com/ rocks the casbah. they are an amazing service. #
@faulmann how did the two hour exam go bro? #
@studioprisoner i am in love with the openDNS “shortcuts” settings. way too cool. #
5:30pm - just gave away a BIG stack of apple mac magazines via the FREECYCLE.org website. sweet! #
@aaronspence thanks michelle. #
@PhilipG - {or should i say mr fatshaft} if u need me tonight, sing out. #

the djp twitter chronicles ( 2008-06-24 )

djp72 — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:59:59 +0000

tuesday noon - errand run: key’s cut, photos printed, cheque banked, car over heating…. wait! what?!! #
tuesday 1:30pm - errands trip part two: library, photos and hopefully no over heating car… #
5:30pm tuesday - bummer!! drummond my 4 1/2 year old has come down sick this afternoon. he’s like a deflated balloon. #
tuesday 9pm - finally listening to some PHOENIX albums & planning a whole new djp online plan… #
@patl bro, can you please email your vCard or email me your contact details? thanks #
@studioprisoner nope. #

the djp twitter chronicles ( 2008-06-23 )

djp72 — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:59:59 +0000

monday night - watching Top Gear on SBS with my son Drummond eating chocolate… doesn’t get much better than that for a monday night! #
for someone who absolutely despises cars and is NOT a “rev-head”, i LOVE “TOP GEAR” - it is an amazing television show. #