tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post3875468851879516572..comments2023-11-05T01:14:14.295-07:00Comments on The Real Estalker: Paul Haggis Goes Modest in Santa MonicaYour Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600002907755148264noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-57548823524692024962008-11-29T12:23:00.000-08:002008-11-29T12:23:00.000-08:00what a beautiful looking house. Why is it only 2....what a beautiful looking house. Why is it only 2.3m?<BR/><BR/>David<BR/><A HREF="http://www.westsiderentals.com/southerncalifornia/apartments.cfm/Santa-Monica-Apartments/" REL="nofollow">Santa Monica Apartments </A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-5649563024998664622008-11-25T10:26:00.000-08:002008-11-25T10:26:00.000-08:00That's very commendable. It has great potential an...That's very commendable. It has great potential and I wouldn't call that a modest house at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-76206435258318356232008-11-24T17:43:00.000-08:002008-11-24T17:43:00.000-08:00Paul bought this home for his father and still liv...Paul bought this home for his father and still lives in his much bigger, less modest home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-86483484749077332122008-11-21T15:02:00.000-08:002008-11-21T15:02:00.000-08:00They aren't tumbling at the moment (sage brush), b...They aren't tumbling at the moment (sage brush), but no doubt there will be tumbleweeds in big wind. (Tumbleweeds always seemed cool to me when I was a kid.)<BR/><BR/>I don't get the issue about the anonymous comments. So what if someone "has more information than it might appear." Also, I don't know why people would care if IP addresses were tracked for most of the comments I see on here. The only thing that gets old are the real estate agent spammers. I think people realize that nothing is truly anonymous on the web. No need to remind everyone of that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-57082202148801422772008-11-19T18:58:00.000-08:002008-11-19T18:58:00.000-08:00I'm not from California & don't know y...I'm not from California & don't know your native flora. Are those tumbleweeds in the front yard?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-68971979147769221312008-11-19T10:25:00.000-08:002008-11-19T10:25:00.000-08:00you are most likely right.you are most likely right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-84367875275521720882008-11-19T10:01:00.000-08:002008-11-19T10:01:00.000-08:00I agree Mama reads the comments. That is clear fro...I agree Mama reads the comments. That is clear from her remarks in posts about what the children are going to write about. Looking up IP addresses, comparing IP addresses of various comments to try and track which IP address may have said what on which day (remember..it is only an ip address like 69.108.10.5, not anything personally identifiable).. No, I can't see Mama being bothered. She does have a life outside of this blog.<BR/><BR/>We'll just have to agree to disagree. If you think Mama is tracking your comments, then keep behaving and she won't have to get out the spoon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-64071197679560573532008-11-18T19:17:00.000-08:002008-11-18T19:17:00.000-08:00Thanks for your responses (above). Listen, she ma...Thanks for your responses (above). Listen, she may not want to moderate this silliness, but, come on, this is her creation. she puts her thoughts out there and, believe me, she is interested in what people think about what she is saying. I can not imagine anyone in her position not being interested, unless they were a complete narcissist. She's not writing this blog into emptiness. The only thing that could motivate someone to do what she is doing is because they believe they are connecting with someone out there. I would not be writing this if I didn't think someone might read it, much less respond!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-40383665227956017032008-11-18T18:58:00.000-08:002008-11-18T18:58:00.000-08:006:34 - The add in doesn't cost anything per month....6:34 - The add in doesn't cost anything per month. But it is an added hassle. You sign up for a free ad driven account on their site, register your Blogger blog with them and they monitor the comments to grab the ip addresses. The blog owner then has to log in over there and review their logs to see if multiple comments are coming from one IP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-52203336271298634132008-11-18T18:53:00.000-08:002008-11-18T18:53:00.000-08:006:01 - Yes, it is true that using the IP address t...6:01 - <BR/><BR/>Yes, it is true that using the IP address tool would allow one to track multiple comments written in quick order. That could be interesting on some of the topics where it seems like a person is having a conversation with themselves. But truthfully, what would Mama do with that knowledge?<BR/><BR/>If she were to call out the person or delete the posts, it would be one thing but since she doesn't want to moderate, it is kind of useless.<BR/><BR/>In my opinion (which no one asked for), the comments are being targeted specifically because the trolls have been around long enough to know Mama isn't going to smack them down unless they get racial or antisemitic.<BR/><BR/>I'd like to see Mama limit the comments to registered users. She still wouldn't have to moderate anything but it would cut down on the trolls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-72286222442676379482008-11-18T18:34:00.000-08:002008-11-18T18:34:00.000-08:00In fact, if Mama doesn't deny that she has an add...In fact, if Mama doesn't deny that she has an add-in that tracks this sort of stuff, I will assume that she does. I am not criticizing her for doing so. If I was in her position, I would want to know this information. You know, if it doesn't cost me that much more per month, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-17100306273131831072008-11-18T18:01:00.000-08:002008-11-18T18:01:00.000-08:00Thanks 3:42. Sounds like you know what you're tal...Thanks 3:42. Sounds like you know what you're talking about. Certainly far more than I do, which is next to nothing in this regard. But, if someone posts several comments within a fairly close period of time, would they more than likely come from the same ip? In other words, you post something anonymously, and then ten minutes later you think of some other smart ass comment you want to make, and so write another anonymous post. Is it likely that the ten minute later post is going to come from the same ip, or some ip that at least identifies you as being in the same general area? I mean on a given night, how many people are posting from a particular neighborhood in Manhattan?<BR/><BR/>My guess is that Mama has the add-in track you mentioned. Look, I am not the slightest bit concerned that any thing I say here is going to ruin my life, but I think that a lot of the time we are under the illusion that we are doing something anonymously online, and we are not. I think it is just good to remind ourselves of that every now and then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-58315251918397644342008-11-18T16:22:00.000-08:002008-11-18T16:22:00.000-08:00" …like living in a loaf of white bread… "Yup, pre...<I>" …like living in a loaf of white bread… "</I><BR/><BR/>Yup, pretty much.<BR/><BR/>I'll have to take the word of the locals on location, but it is truly one nasty abode. But at that close to the ocean, $2mm is not too bad for a tear-down.lil' gay boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115496241247504856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-16492028562512221782008-11-18T15:42:00.000-08:002008-11-18T15:42:00.000-08:0010:12 - a) The older children all know that Mama h...10:12 - <BR/><BR/>a) The older children all know that Mama has made it clear from the start that she has no desire or interest in monitoring the children in the comments section. <BR/><BR/>b) The most she would know is your IP address and that is only if she were to use an add-in to track such trivial details. For the majority of the children, that IP address will change as most are connecting via dynamic IP addresses. That means that if two children in Santa Monica who both have Verizon DSL are posting, they could feasibly post from the same IP address at different times of the day or different days. <BR/><BR/>c) Larger businesses may have static IP addresses where your IP address is the same all the time but then your employer is likely more concerned about what you are doing on their clock than Mama.<BR/><BR/>d) It would take a court order to your ISP for Mama to find out which customer was assigned to which IP on a given date/time.<BR/><BR/>e) Mama don't care! <BR/><BR/>f) Don't be so paranoid, relax, have a G&T and look at the Real Estate porn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-20086553106503055142008-11-18T10:12:00.000-08:002008-11-18T10:12:00.000-08:00Hey everyone who posts a comment here, you just ma...Hey everyone who posts a comment here, you just may want to consider that even though you click anonymous as the way you would like to be identified, it may be anonymous to the other readers of the comments, but I strongly suspect it is not anonymous to Mama. There is a post here that reveals that someone has more information than it would appear they have, though I guess it could be a coincidence. Maybe everyone else already knows this. Now I do too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-26536796756373345312008-11-18T08:12:00.000-08:002008-11-18T08:12:00.000-08:00I thought the crap in Manhattan Beach was crap at ...I thought the crap in Manhattan Beach was crap at this price, but this crap takes the cake (of crap).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-85988075490836807972008-11-17T23:59:00.000-08:002008-11-17T23:59:00.000-08:00hey anon 7:07 - you must get some pretty good medi...hey anon 7:07 - you must get some pretty good medical pakalolo smoke in your neighborhood. are we looking at the same house???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-63699075300530755622008-11-17T22:51:00.000-08:002008-11-17T22:51:00.000-08:00Make that the three posts between 6:51 & 7:32....Make that the three posts between 6:51 & 7:32. Not the one that sneaked in 3 minutes before mine showed up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-42679235430843916732008-11-17T22:50:00.000-08:002008-11-17T22:50:00.000-08:00"This is pure nothingness."Pretty well sums up the..."This is pure nothingness."<BR/><BR/>Pretty well sums up the past three comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-83719753005373174592008-11-17T22:47:00.000-08:002008-11-17T22:47:00.000-08:00where's all their stuff? no color, no photos ...where's all their stuff? no color, no photos & zero personality. I mean this is taking minimalist to the extreme. like living in a loaf of white bread.<BR/><BR/>the back yard is definitely the best feature of the place - but I'd try & convince the city council to put the power underground.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-66454680224374719672008-11-17T19:32:00.000-08:002008-11-17T19:32:00.000-08:00Ugh. These interiors pretty much sum up the soul ...Ugh. These interiors pretty much sum up the soul less ness of Los Angeles. Does a real person live in this place, a person with a life, a unique personality? This is pure nothingness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-11167370824517760112008-11-17T19:07:00.000-08:002008-11-17T19:07:00.000-08:00just looked more closely at the pictures (see abov...just looked more closely at the pictures (see above) and realized what is going on here. you take an absolutely banal tract house and you deftly apply some very nice finishes, then move in the expensive modern furniture, furniture that you would never expect to see in a house like this, and suddenly you've got some tension, some excitement. you've got something that is going to send a little tingle up the spine of a certain slice of la la land buyers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-74099123150244833192008-11-17T18:51:00.000-08:002008-11-17T18:51:00.000-08:00the pictures at the top of the post are so insipid...the pictures at the top of the post are so insipid, i had no desire to enlarge and examine more closely. i mean, my eye sight is such at this point in my life that i can't see the specifics in those small shots, but if there is something that looks like it might be mildly interesting, i'll click on it. now that i've written this i think i'll click on some of the shots and see if it's as boring as i think it is. lol.<BR/>however, i am beginning to wonder what i am doing here on this blog. i have looked at enough posts to conclusively determine that there is absolutely no correlation between inspired design, or even the dreaded designation 'good taste', and what this site determines to be celebrities. when was the last time i saw something truly exquisite ???? i don't remember!!!! how much of looking at the stuff here is feeling slightly superior that most of these people are absolutely clueless when it comes to architecture and interior design?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-45486815142233760292008-11-17T17:06:00.000-08:002008-11-17T17:06:00.000-08:00anonymous 4:31,I know, I know, I know...the locati...anonymous 4:31,<BR/><BR/>I know, I know, I know...the location IS good, the land IS good, the ZIP code IS good...but damn if I don't despise that house. <BR/><BR/>Give me a house in Pacific Palisades or a condo in Beverly Hill over this place any day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-38244140953242003462008-11-17T16:31:00.000-08:002008-11-17T16:31:00.000-08:00ugly house or not, viva, it's all about location a...ugly house or not, viva, it's all about location and the value of the land. 90402 is one of the most desirable ZIP codes in the country. btw 15 blocks to the bluffs and then down the big staircase gets you to the beach; not a quick walk but still gets the benefits of being close to the ocean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com