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The Teaching-English-in-Korea Blog - http://www.travelblog.org/Asia...
Good TESL in Korea blog and resource.
- Bryan Saxton
Teach English Abroad - 1.2 - Teaching Jobs, Japan - http://www.esljobproject.com/esl_job...
Jobs in Japan
- Bryan Saxton
How to Prepare to Teach English in Japan - wikiHow - http://www.wikihow.com/Prepare...
A list of things I need to take care of before I teach in Japan.
- Bryan Saxton
TESall.com - ESL jobs in Japan / TEFL jobs in Japan - http://www.tesall.com/japanjo...
Job Links!!!!!!!
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Teach English Abroad Resume - http://www.footprintsrecruiting.com/teacher...
A good site if you want to teach abroad!
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Create a Great Web Resume to Teach English Abroad - http://www.transitionsabroad.com/publica...
Some good information about building your study abroad resume.
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Sentence items in SuperMemo | Antimoon.com - http://www.antimoon.com/how...
Another article about imputing sentences into Anki. The guy used it to learn english
- Bryan Saxton
All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On your own ... - http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog...
How to use the AJATT sentence method. This is extremely important when moving on to sentences.
- Bryan Saxton
Just blogged about my personal thoughts on the economic crisis. http://bryanssophia.wordpress.com/2008...
I forgot to add to add your thoughts if you had any.
- Bryan Saxton
Where's all this talk about hating coming from? I've seen Robert going off on a crusade to find new people on friendfeed and Kyle saying that everyone hates him. Dudes...this is the time when we need to be working together not falling apart at the seams. Yeah, this storm is going to be rough...
Jeremiah Owyang, Gordon Swaby, Jeff P. Henderson and 24 other people liked this
but we'll weather it just like every other storm before it. Because that's what we do.
- Alex Scoble
Alex. I have sent out the Peanut Butter Jelly signal, and you have not responded!!!
- DO ANYBODY NO MONIQUE
from fftogo
someone spiked the Friendfeed with hatorade.
- Pete Delucchi
Alex - My one largest fear in this scenario is the emotions of people that could translate into crime or worse. That's why I tried to play Robert's gloom and doom piece down. The media has already taken care of emotions making the situation worse.
- Charlie Anzman
Sorry, Monique...I didn't see it until I saw your comment...It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time! http://www.youtube.com/watch...
- Alex Scoble
Alex.. It's a hate love relationship.. I love you.... You love me... We're a happy family.. with a great big HUG! and a..... hand shake from me to youuuuuuu
- Kyle Lacy
@Alex: +1,083. The gloom and doom, emotional knee-jerk, bitch and moan stuff ... what does it really accomplish? "I don't worry about nothing, cause worrying is a waste of my time." Deal with what's right in front of you. We'll weather the storm and might even become stronger for it. Here's the more poetic version: http://www.everypoet.com/archive...
- AJ Kohn
oh no what did i miss? :[
- Brandon
I love Kyle, he's one of my favourite FFers. And I found it quite odd that R. Scoble subscribed to me today until I found out he was on a storm... makes sense now..
- Jasmin Smith
Maybe I should call Robert and see what's going on.
- Alex Scoble
omfg, robert just subscribed to me. Is the world coming to an end? Or is he doing this just to test his scalability theories for his upcoming interview? Why would he be following a bonehead like me?! :P
- imabonehead
I've been away for a couple of days..WTF is going on you guys? we're family....don't loose it now!
- Susan Beebe
Oh OK, I talked to him on the phone...he's just having fun. We agree on where the economy is headed, but I think his use of the term "death spiral" is a bit over the top.
- Alex Scoble
what the? Alex, you've just made something out of absolutely nothing.
- Zee.
We are a family that argues all the time.
- Morton Fox
@Alex: +2,458 for being a good brother.
- AJ Kohn
AJ: he did call. He didn't get me off of my death spiral theme, though. But now maybe it's the wine. Pretty damn good Benzinger. I wonder what @garyvee would think?
- Robert Scoble
@Robert ask him. I think I read he was pulling an all-nighter tonight.
- Kyle Lacy
I don't hate Robert at all. I am glad I missed the doom and gloom. I don't want to know what went on. I think it's time to move on.
- Mol, Santa Claws
Alex & Robert - glad to hear all is well. More wine please! must try out the Benzinger!
- Susan Beebe
I really don't think that self fulfilling prophesy's have as much weight in our current economic situation as people are giving them. And even if they did, we should respect Scooble's right to freedom of speech and not hating on him for an opinion that he has.
- Bryan Saxton
@Robert: Wine is a good panacea! I do have some old vine Bogle around here.
- AJ Kohn
Blew not one but two fuses for the whole apt just by trying to plug my laptop in. Without power at least until morning then.
Did someone come out to fix it?
- Bryan Saxton
Today's bailout FAIL = a resounding victory for the People and for a free market. Short term pain will bring long term gain.
Rick Powell, Mattb4rd, Mrsth and 30 other people liked this
Breadlines are coming and I'll personally blame people like you. Thanks! You just turned off the credit tap. That sounds wonderful on paper, but now people with excellent credit won't be able to buy cars, houses, or businesses on credit. What happens then? Poor people get laid off by the millions. Congrats, you are celebrating on the backs of the working suckers who will now get laid off.
- Robert Scoble
Agreed.
- David Risley
I'm not buying into depression fear. Glad to see this fail as it stands. Hoping to see the government continue to help smooth the market via negotiated buyouts. See WaMu and Wachovia. And Wells Fargo is still in a buying mood too.
- AJ Kohn
2nd. It's going to be ugly and painful, but its looking more and more unlikely that even 700B would be enough to stop the train we're all on.
- Jim Goldstein
Here in the UK, a second bank has just been nationalised. We seem hell bent on privatising profits and socialising debt. Sad
- PaulJohnson
i hate to use the analogy but a chainsaw was used where a scalpel was needed
- adolfo foronda
The bailout bill would not have been a good idea.
- Michael Forian
@Robert Scoble: You sound like Bush.
- Eric P
Gregory, I think you're right. A lot of Americans were dead against this bailout, and the politicians--even a good many who thought it was a good idea--didn't want to vote for it.
- Steve Lowe
The bailout seems unfair, but I don't feel qualified to know whether or not it is good or bad, in general, for it to have failed. I do feel worried, though.
- felix
Eric: i sat down with some smart economists last week who told me what's going on. Whatever. The market agrees with me. So, let's meet in six months and see the damage. I hope I still have a job. If not, I'm coming over and sleeping on your couch, OK?
- Robert Scoble
I don't think--at least I hope--it won't be as bad as the worst estimates, but given that the "free market" (which isn't and has never been free) has generally screwed ordinary folks since Adam Smith, I think the only people who really want to see this fail are well-off Social Darwinists with more money than morals.
- Steve Lowe
I have no business commenting on this. That is, of course, an excuse to comment here. I agree with Scoble. What the US needs is tighter controls & better oversight of its lenders & investors. A bailout would've given the government the right to be the controlling or overseeing body with less harm.
- Vijay
Back to Cash Economy.
- CW™
Too bad this won't be a short term pain if things keep going the way they are. We are quickly heading towards our bank system failing and if that happens, not only will our country head into another depression but many other countries around the world will also plunge into economic hell.
- Mathew™ one of a kind
I greatly doubt that banks will not do loans anymore, for that is the only way that banks make money. Now, granted, the banks are not going to be giving them out like they are candy on Halloween to ever ghoul and goblin that comes to the door, but they are still going to give out loans. The general public when they want a loan will have to show that they can afford the loan over the period of the loan itself, and that they have a real need for it.
- Wizetux
"The market" is composed of the same people who created this mess, who are now selling off because they're not getting $700 billion of taxpayer money to line their pockets with. At this point I have no reason to trust any of the people talking doom and gloom. This is WMD's all over again.
- Eric P
I take it Robert would have preferred I celebrate on the broken backs of the responsible American taxpayer? And Robert, you're not the only one who speaks with "smart economists" - and they don't all agree with you. Many of them think a functioning market requires that bad bets are punished. And where have you been on this issue?
- Anthony Citrano
There needs to be some money invested back into the market otherwise we are going to see the next great depression. There will be no lending even for those with perfect credit. Unless they pass some sort of package, you will see the hugest FAIL yet!
- David Ward
Anthony: well, we're being punished all right. Oh, well. Major shit is coming, I'm off to the store to buy some supplies.
- Robert Scoble
Scobleizer, you don't have a y2k end of the world supply left over?
- Simon May
Anthony: The pain will be far from short term unless some form of this bill is passed. They need to get back in their and come to an agreement.
- David Ward
Robert, since you've decided to personalize this by blaming people like me, I didn't hear you using your soapbox to discourage the orgy of borrowing and spending your fellow citizens went on over the past seven years to warn them of calamity if it continued - (quite the opposite.) On the other hand, I have done so loudly, clearly and consistently - long suggesting Americans wake up and take some hard looks in the mirror. So, I'll blame people like you for any disaster that follows.
- Anthony Citrano
Anthony: OK, that's fair. So, now that the blame is out of the way, what we gonna do? Just watch the whole country stop? Or, you gonna join with me to come up with solutions? Work the problem as it exists today, let's get away from the blame.
- Robert Scoble
crazy times in Charlotte NC.. Wachovia is done.. there's no gas in the city.. not much of a victory for the people here
- Travis Parsons
@Robert: *now* you want to get away from the blame? @David: that is NOT going to happen. I have talked with quite a few people on the Hill today. Let's all stop wishing and start realizing that you cannot legislate against gravity. Even if they *do* pass something, it's going to be window dressing / political cover for Election Day and will not make a palpable difference to the market. The problem we face is more than 40 times the size of the entire US GDP. So: </fun>.
- Anthony Citrano
With you there Robert. Blame gets us nothing; what can we do to solve this
- Aaron Krug
@Paul - "privatising profits and socialising debt." wow. that sums it up.
- jeneane sessum
Amazing how "only bailout for exactly $700B -- or bust" are the only two options. Seriously? No other plans, options, or proposals to deal with the mess? We're playing right into their hands.
- Ambar Pansari
The point is, the government is now there to do things like this. This is a democracy, is it not??? If the government passes a bailout, that goes against democracy. It is socialism. If they want to do it, then at least call a spade a spade. This country is moving further and further away from democracy, and the citizens accept it under the guise of safety and security.
- Andru Edwards
So now that government intervention helped steamroll this situation, the solution is more government intervention at our expense? I agree w/your tweet 100 percent.
- Bryan Saxton
@Ambar: even the full $700B is just spitting in the ocean. We have a $600 TRillion derivatives problem that is just beginning to come unraveled. Future versions of this bill won't matter, except to those seeking reelection.
- Anthony Citrano
@Andru: I have no problem with sensible regulation - I am not a rabid free marketeer - but I do not believe the taxpayer should be forced to retroactively rescue people from bad gambles. It's unfair and immoral. Hard working Americans who made sensible decisions during aforesaid orgy should not be compelled by law to pay the bill.
- Anthony Citrano
@Robert: as to "joining you" for "solutions" - I have been suggesting them publicly and privately for years. Unfortunately one part of the solution is the pain phase - which we are just entering - and it will be severe. Yes, we must ensure a safety net for those who will be truly derailed by this. To anyone serious about organizing public policy solutions to this, my email door is always open, because it goes well beyond a FriendFeed comment box. But I won't be holding my breath.
- Anthony Citrano
I'm with Scoble on this one. It's understandable that the average taxpayer is enraged by this bailout. And yes, many financial institutions deserve to fail. Problem is, the innocent will suffer more than the guilty if congress just lets this play out with no intervention.
- Howard Keziah
Howard - please at very least read what I wrote here. If you're ambitious, read what I (and many others way smarter than me) have written on it over the years. Do you really, really think Congress can fix this? Have you done the math? You know the problem is more than ten times the entire GDP of Planet Earth, right?
- Anthony Citrano
Anthony - what is the worst-case scenario here, in your opinion?
- Sean McBride
@Sean: the *worst* case (but NOT the most likely) is a collapse of the global finance house of cards, death of the dollar and fiat currencies, and a return to barter and intrinsics; absolute obliteration of American suburbia; epic global depression. [For a perspective on some of this, read James Howard Kunstler (someone who has been way ahead of the curve on these issues).] Tectonic...
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- Anthony Citrano
Again: where were most of you as this was unfolding over the past seven years? Oh, I remember: navel-gazing and encouraging the masses to buy the latest shiny object with their MasterCards, all while ignoring or deriding those of us who dared suggest we examine our way of life. Now you want us to pick up the tab. Sorry guys, but the faux-populist lectures - especially from this crowd - are a little hard to take.
- Anthony Citrano
Well, I came onto this one way late, but it sure was fun reading it, even without nested comments.
- Rick Powell
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unsubscribing to everyone who doesn't follow me back on friendfeed - you can find me at friendfeed/zee if you're on there
Wow, radical measures!
- Dan V
I tried to add you on FF before, but your feed was broken.
- Bryan Saxton
I just want two way conversations more than anything else really
- Zee.
Interested in knowing how that turns out for you, Zee. I've definitely pruned a bit but I'm not willing to make the leap to full mutual follows yet.
- Phil G
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Some of the things that make new media consultants great.
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Some of the things that make new media consultants great.
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What Friendfeed’s “MicroMeme” Means For You, Brands, and The Web - http://www.web-strategist.com/blog...
Notes for Friend Feed post. "we need to organize this content not around websites, tools or technologies, but instead …sorted by people."
- Bryan Saxton
What Friendfeed’s “MicroMeme” Means For You, Brands, and The Web - http://www.web-strategist.com/blog...
Notes for Friend Feed post. "we need to organize this content not around websites, tools or technologies, but instead …sorted by people."
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Also known as: What I wish I had known before I sent off my first ever press release
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Getting Ink: Five quick PR tips - http://gettingink.typepad.com/getting...
Also known as: What I wish I had known before I sent off my first ever press release
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Blogger emphasizes the importance of social media in marketing
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Leveraging Social Media « Monica Yoo - http://monicayoo.wordpress.com/2008...
Blogger emphasizes the importance of social media in marketing
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Article about life in Japan - http://www.theforeigner-japan.com/archive...
A good article on what to do in Japan. Focus on 3 different perspectives.
- Bryan Saxton
Article about life in Japan - http://www.theforeigner-japan.com/archive...
A good article on what to do in Japan. Focus on 3 different perspectives.
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Use batch processing to make your day more productive.
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