Comments for Rob's Blog and Flog http://www.roberthof.com Everything I'm willing to say publicly, and some things I probably shouldn't. Sat, 17 May 2008 11:57:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Comment on How not to get an Interview by Rob http://www.roberthof.com/vito/how-not-to-get-an-interview/#comment-17 Rob Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:38:47 +0000 http://www.roberthof.com/vito/how-not-to-get-an-interview/#comment-17 Reverse IP gives it away every time. Hi Don, hope you're well. Reverse IP gives it away every time. Hi Don, hope you’re well.

]]> Comment on How not to get an Interview by me http://www.roberthof.com/vito/how-not-to-get-an-interview/#comment-16 me Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:25:24 +0000 http://www.roberthof.com/vito/how-not-to-get-an-interview/#comment-16 An antacid tablet containing calcium carbonate as an active ingredient requires 22.6 mL of 0.0932M HCl for complete neutralization. What mass of CaCO3 did the tablet contain? An antacid tablet containing calcium carbonate as an active ingredient requires 22.6 mL of 0.0932M HCl for complete neutralization. What mass of CaCO3 did the tablet contain?

]]> Comment on I’m so glad I’m no longer in the ISP business in Canada by Les Mackenzie http://www.roberthof.com/general/im-so-glad-im-no-longer-in-the-isp-business-in-canada/#comment-15 Les Mackenzie Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:42:12 +0000 http://www.roberthof.com/general/im-so-glad-im-no-longer-in-the-isp-business-in-canada/#comment-15 Wireless is as dead as dial up for service delivery. Unless they can start beaming signals through the air at light speed (see fiber) then it'll be limited to WAP and a way to deliver short range solutions from a hard line access point. Working in the Wireless industry the tech is quickly being outpaced by land line infrastructure due to the relative ease of deployment and lack of service interuptions that wireless broadband connections employ. However working for a company that prides itself in it's wireless devices I never said this publicly lest I be shot. Wireless is as dead as dial up for service delivery. Unless they can start beaming signals through the air at light speed (see fiber) then it’ll be limited to WAP and a way to deliver short range solutions from a hard line access point. Working in the Wireless industry the tech is quickly being outpaced by land line infrastructure due to the relative ease of deployment and lack of service interuptions that wireless broadband connections employ.

However working for a company that prides itself in it’s wireless devices I never said this publicly lest I be shot.

]]> Comment on Pale Imitation Tour 2007: Snow Patrol, OK Go, Silversun Pickups by Rock Hardness http://www.roberthof.com/general/pale-immitation-tour-2007-snow-patrol-ok-go-silversun-pickups/#comment-10 Rock Hardness Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:44:46 +0000 http://www.roberthof.com/general/pale-immitation-tour-2007-snow-patrol-ok-go-silversun-pickups/#comment-10 Lefty Lucy and Will Black rock, go home you suck. Signed, Ewart Brown Lefty Lucy and Will Black rock, go home you suck.

Signed,
Ewart Brown

]]> Comment on Controlling your personal information online. by Rock Hardness http://www.roberthof.com/general/controlling-your-personal-information-online/#comment-9 Rock Hardness Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:36:39 +0000 http://www.roberthof.com/general/controlling-your-personal-information-online/#comment-9 I give out more personal information in one piss up on the town in my local bar. I'm actually more concerned with that. But all joking aside, no really all joking aside, what is personal information anyways? It may be presented or taken for the good or the bad. Lets take for example "Facebook", wasn't that designed to be a format to raise your social status? For example, "oh look at me, don't I know how to party, and I have pretty friends?" or at least the ones I will let you see, or "look at me how important I am, can't you see it in the pictures?" well if you can't, look harder or I'll have to post it on my SUPER WALL! Is it misrepresentation or intentional? Who care if I went to high school in Toronto and used to hang out at the pool hall (unless I owed you money, then I didn't hang out at the pool hall at the corner of Keele and Lawrence in the early 80's, opps I've said too much) I would never give out my home address, all the places and dates that I've worked and/or my social insurance number for that matter. If you're that stupid give me your credit card number I won't give it out, but I might buy myself something nice cause you basically just gave it to me as a gift! Oh by the way, that is my real name and if I had a picture of my long curly blond hair, chisled abs and armani suit ..... Hey that gives me a good idea.... I give out more personal information in one piss up on the town in my local bar. I’m actually more concerned with that. But all joking aside, no really all joking aside, what is personal information anyways? It may be presented or taken for the good or the bad.

Lets take for example “Facebook”, wasn’t that designed to be a format to raise your social status? For example, “oh look at me, don’t I know how to party, and I have pretty friends?” or at least the ones I will let you see, or “look at me how important I am, can’t you see it in the pictures?” well if you can’t, look harder or I’ll have to post it on my SUPER WALL!

Is it misrepresentation or intentional? Who care if I went to high school in Toronto and used to hang out at the pool hall (unless I owed you money, then I didn’t hang out at the pool hall at the corner of Keele and Lawrence in the early 80’s, opps I’ve said too much)

I would never give out my home address, all the places and dates that I’ve worked and/or my social insurance number for that matter. If you’re that stupid give me your credit card number I won’t give it out, but I might buy myself something nice cause you basically just gave it to me as a gift!

Oh by the way, that is my real name and if I had a picture of my long curly blond hair, chisled abs and armani suit ….. Hey that gives me a good idea….

]]> Comment on Blame it on GoDaddy by Rob http://www.roberthof.com/general/hello-world/#comment-4 Rob Wed, 24 Jan 2007 05:53:02 +0000 http://www.roberthof.com/general/hello-world/#comment-4 Hi Rob, glad to meet you - more comments when it's not 2am. As for pronunciation, I'm in the "Hawf" category, rather than the "Hoef", or as my employers prefer, "Huff". Glad to virtually meet. Take care, Robert "w" Hof Hi Rob, glad to meet you - more comments when it’s not 2am.

As for pronunciation, I’m in the “Hawf” category, rather than the “Hoef”, or as my employers prefer, “Huff”.

Glad to virtually meet.

Take care,

Robert “w” Hof

]]> Comment on Blame it on GoDaddy by robh56 http://www.roberthof.com/general/hello-world/#comment-3 robh56 Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:51:20 +0000 http://www.roberthof.com/general/hello-world/#comment-3 Hi there. I'm the Rob "writer" Hof. Not immune to egosurfing occasionally, I've seen your name and doings for years now, especially given that I write about the Internet. Just wanted to say hi myself. Actually, one more thing: How do you pronounce your last name? We somehow have retained the more-or-less German pronunciation (with a long O) for four or five generations in the U.S. The advantage is, I always know who's a telemarketer when I answer the phone.... Hi there. I’m the Rob “writer” Hof. Not immune to egosurfing occasionally, I’ve seen your name and doings for years now, especially given that I write about the Internet. Just wanted to say hi myself.

Actually, one more thing: How do you pronounce your last name? We somehow have retained the more-or-less German pronunciation (with a long O) for four or five generations in the U.S. The advantage is, I always know who’s a telemarketer when I answer the phone….

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