Comments on: One Year and One Hundred Posts Later… http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/07/one-year-and-one-hundred-posts-later.html Thinking the unthinkable, pondering the imponderable, effing the ineffable and scruting the inscrutable Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:51:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rob http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/07/one-year-and-one-hundred-posts-later.html#comment-980 Rob Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:07:00 +0000 http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/07/one-year-and-one-hundred-posts-later.html#comment-980 A true berry is a simple, fleshy fruit with seeds. So a tomato is a true berry, as well as its close relatives peppers and nightshade.<br/><br/>Raspberries are not fruits because they are not simple, but made up of multiple "drupes" so they are aggregate fruits. A strawberry is not a fruit at all but what is called an "accessory fruit."<br/><br/>A gooseberry is a true berry. A true berry is a simple, fleshy fruit with seeds. So a tomato is a true berry, as well as its close relatives peppers and nightshade.

Raspberries are not fruits because they are not simple, but made up of multiple “drupes” so they are aggregate fruits. A strawberry is not a fruit at all but what is called an “accessory fruit.”

A gooseberry is a true berry.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/07/one-year-and-one-hundred-posts-later.html#comment-979 Anonymous Fri, 03 Aug 2007 19:29:00 +0000 http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/07/one-year-and-one-hundred-posts-later.html#comment-979 Wait... if NONE of those are berries per the botanical definition, just what IS a berry? I'm no longer convinced that I've actually ever seen one.<br/><br/>Are there any common "berries" that are, well, berries? Maybe gooseberries, or something, but I don't think I've ever actually seen those. Wait… if NONE of those are berries per the botanical definition, just what IS a berry? I’m no longer convinced that I’ve actually ever seen one.

Are there any common “berries” that are, well, berries? Maybe gooseberries, or something, but I don’t think I’ve ever actually seen those.

]]> By: Rob http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/07/one-year-and-one-hundred-posts-later.html#comment-970 Rob Thu, 02 Aug 2007 22:14:00 +0000 http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/07/one-year-and-one-hundred-posts-later.html#comment-970 According to the botanical definition, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries are not really true berries. Go figure. You can also call them generically "small fruit" in opposition to orchard fruit like apples, pears, peaches, etc. Small fruit would include the "berries" plus cherries and grapes.<br/><br/>In the end, whatever is ripe and fresh is good. Right now I am picking blackberries, a variety called "Illini Hardy." It is a relatively new variety, around 15 years old, created at the University of Illinois. Its important quality is its hardiness, known to survive winter freezes to -24 degrees F. This allows growing in my temperate zone (zone 5, northern Massachusetts) where otherwise blackberries don't do so well. <br/><br/>A good harvest so far. What I don't eat fresh I've been putting in bottles with vodka and sugar to make a blackberry cordial. I did the same with the wild black raspberries earlier in the summer. Very nice. According to the botanical definition, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries are not really true berries. Go figure. You can also call them generically “small fruit” in opposition to orchard fruit like apples, pears, peaches, etc. Small fruit would include the “berries” plus cherries and grapes.

In the end, whatever is ripe and fresh is good. Right now I am picking blackberries, a variety called “Illini Hardy.” It is a relatively new variety, around 15 years old, created at the University of Illinois. Its important quality is its hardiness, known to survive winter freezes to -24 degrees F. This allows growing in my temperate zone (zone 5, northern Massachusetts) where otherwise blackberries don’t do so well.

A good harvest so far. What I don’t eat fresh I’ve been putting in bottles with vodka and sugar to make a blackberry cordial. I did the same with the wild black raspberries earlier in the summer. Very nice.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/07/one-year-and-one-hundred-posts-later.html#comment-968 Anonymous Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:39:00 +0000 http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/07/one-year-and-one-hundred-posts-later.html#comment-968 Interesting, but it only makes sense that the ones that got Slashdotted were the most read. Funny, I wouldn't know near as much as I do now about berry picking if it weren't for ODF.<br/><br/>Of course, I'm more likely to cherry pick these blog entries to submit elsewhere than actual berries (which I tend to get from the supermarket). Although that makes me wonder... are cherries berries? They're not really aggregated, so they might just be plain old fruit. Hmm... Interesting, but it only makes sense that the ones that got Slashdotted were the most read. Funny, I wouldn’t know near as much as I do now about berry picking if it weren’t for ODF.

Of course, I’m more likely to cherry pick these blog entries to submit elsewhere than actual berries (which I tend to get from the supermarket). Although that makes me wonder… are cherries berries? They’re not really aggregated, so they might just be plain old fruit. Hmm…

]]> By: Rob http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/07/one-year-and-one-hundred-posts-later.html#comment-965 Rob Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:28:00 +0000 http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/07/one-year-and-one-hundred-posts-later.html#comment-965 Thanks all, for the encouragement.<br/><br/>The "other" browsers are mainly a large list of feed aggregators. Aside from "Akregator" none of them are more than 1%, but there are around 50+ such agents listed in my logs. Thanks all, for the encouragement.

The “other” browsers are mainly a large list of feed aggregators. Aside from “Akregator” none of them are more than 1%, but there are around 50+ such agents listed in my logs.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/07/one-year-and-one-hundred-posts-later.html#comment-963 Anonymous Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:03:00 +0000 http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/07/one-year-and-one-hundred-posts-later.html#comment-963 Hi Rob. The effort you put into writing well clearly shows. <br/>Congratulations, and thanks for your effort.<br/><br/>Mike S Hi Rob. The effort you put into writing well clearly shows.
Congratulations, and thanks for your effort.

Mike S

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/07/one-year-and-one-hundred-posts-later.html#comment-962 Anonymous Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:57:00 +0000 http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/07/one-year-and-one-hundred-posts-later.html#comment-962 What's with the browsers only adding up to 55% total? Is "Other" really 45%? What’s with the browsers only adding up to 55% total? Is “Other” really 45%?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/07/one-year-and-one-hundred-posts-later.html#comment-961 Anonymous Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:09:00 +0000 http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/07/one-year-and-one-hundred-posts-later.html#comment-961 Congratulation Rob.<br/><br/>About the only 100 posts per year thing: Quality, not quantity counts. Your blog site is one of the higher quality one. Keep it this way.<br/><br/>WuMingShi Congratulation Rob.

About the only 100 posts per year thing: Quality, not quantity counts. Your blog site is one of the higher quality one. Keep it this way.

WuMingShi

]]> By: Ed http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/07/one-year-and-one-hundred-posts-later.html#comment-960 Ed Wed, 01 Aug 2007 02:19:00 +0000 http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/07/one-year-and-one-hundred-posts-later.html#comment-960 Congratulations, Rob, those are some unbelievable (in a good way) numbers. It shows how detailed technical analysis and logic always will trump spin and politics.<br/><br/>I hope that I've been able to send some new readers your way. Your writing has a direct impact on the product they come to my site to read about, and I believe you've opened many eyes to the realities of what is going on in the market. Congratulations, Rob, those are some unbelievable (in a good way) numbers. It shows how detailed technical analysis and logic always will trump spin and politics.

I hope that I’ve been able to send some new readers your way. Your writing has a direct impact on the product they come to my site to read about, and I believe you’ve opened many eyes to the realities of what is going on in the market.

]]> By: W^L+ http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/07/one-year-and-one-hundred-posts-later.html#comment-959 W^L+ Tue, 31 Jul 2007 23:21:00 +0000 http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/07/one-year-and-one-hundred-posts-later.html#comment-959 Congratulations on the year and the 100th post. I'd be close to 350 since December if I didn't delete so many drafts after a few days, so I understand some of the emphasis on quality output.<br/><br/>Keep it up! Congratulations on the year and the 100th post. I’d be close to 350 since December if I didn’t delete so many drafts after a few days, so I understand some of the emphasis on quality output.

Keep it up!

]]> By: Rob http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/07/one-year-and-one-hundred-posts-later.html#comment-958 Rob Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:52:00 +0000 http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/07/one-year-and-one-hundred-posts-later.html#comment-958 Thanks for the kind words, Marcelo. Argentina is #32 with 1,902 visitors (based on unique IP addresses). This is the second-highest in South America, behind Brazil. Thanks for the kind words, Marcelo. Argentina is #32 with 1,902 visitors (based on unique IP addresses). This is the second-highest in South America, behind Brazil.

]]> By: marcelo http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/07/one-year-and-one-hundred-posts-later.html#comment-957 marcelo Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:35:00 +0000 http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/07/one-year-and-one-hundred-posts-later.html#comment-957 Congratulations Rob!! and thank you for all this posts. You write very insightful material with "very good style".<br/><br/>By the way, i'm from Argentina, please could you tell me where is Argentina situated in the "Top counties based on number of visits" ranking?<br/><br/>Thank you very much<br/><br/>Greetings<br/><br/> Marcelo Congratulations Rob!! and thank you for all this posts. You write very insightful material with “very good style”.

By the way, i’m from Argentina, please could you tell me where is Argentina situated in the “Top counties based on number of visits” ranking?

Thank you very much

Greetings

Marcelo

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