Comments by dglp
Reply | Original | Permalink | TweetDoesn’t Our Lord Whitby live in the Black Country?
This game sounds like fun, though I’m at a bit of disadvantage as I have yet to find a good explanation of how to do twitter with hash marks and SMS.
Might I also suggest that the bus go on a tour of cultural hotposts under threat? Or is the express purpose of the Whitby bus to *avoid* any place where off-message input might get on board?
Reply | Original | Permalink | TweetI’ll take the first bite.
It does feel quieter here of late, but your response above is good. It begins to clarify some of what you’re on about as chief steward.
The personal dialogue, the sense of narrative, is a significant part of what makes CiB compelling. So having you discuss some of what’s going on behind the scenes is good.
Could you take time every few posts to talk about something other than the content of the posts themselves? It would stitch things together, give an overview, add a bit of personality.
Reply | Original | Permalink | TweetI guess that leaves it to me to be grumpy commentator #3 and respond directly Pete’s post. Keeping things on topic, as it were.
The georeferencing bit can be done using a specific set of tags that function much like ’smart tags’ in Word documents. There’s at least one existing protocol - possibly a ‘geo’ microformat - and that there are scripts or applications which automate much of the process.
With that part simplified, you’ve got a semi-autmated bloggin system for whatever your favourite topics are. So I’m curious about trying it out on one of my own. Thanks for the tip.
Reply | Original | Permalink | TweetOh Gosh. This blows my reputation. I chose Cool Daddy on thebasis that it’s easy to spell, not because it reveals something I know about Paul. And in your case I don’t even have a surname! So I’ve got to go further out on a limb in making a suggestion. How about Sunny Day? Not only is it easy to spell,but you’ll have the advantage of surprise over them when they struggle to decide whether you’re joking or not?
Reply | Original | Permalink | TweetOh, and the nice thing about having a phone name is that I never get annoyed when someone can’t spell it.
Reply | Original | Permalink | TweetShadow study, anyone? Sightlines? And, given the calls for better pedestrian movement past the Cold Storage, what effect would this particular design have on opening, or further constricting, both pedestrian and vehicular traffic?
The prospect of a parking garage within the Moat Lane circular makes me want to see a complete rethink of that street layout. No new build without solving the congestion issues.
Reply | Original | Permalink | TweetThese local charities are great to think about - but what about Baldy’s blog, as it prompted the idea in the first place? Is there scope for contributing a design, if not actual proceeds, to their cause? Kind of a CiB hat-tip.
Of course, it might ripple out to the other contenders as well. I’m sure they’d all want a Best of UK shirt or mug designed by the winner and dedicated to the other contenders.
Reply | Original | Permalink | TweetMight also be worth having the occasional auction of one-off pieces. I’m thinking that there are websites devoted to the sale of handmade articles, and that some makers might like contributing the occasional piece for fund-raising. And of course there’d be a nice option of limited edition runs of CiB shirts with designs by local graphic artists.
Reply | Original | Permalink | Tweet1. Do you find this blog useful? Yes.
2. Are the posts relevant to your work? What work?
3. Is this blog providing “effective access to intelligence”? Yes.The ‘effective access to intelligence’ means two things: easy physical access, e.g. an RSS feed that brings things to my desktop, and ease of comprehension, e.g. written in a bulletin format that summarises other material, which I can then read if it seems relevant.
Where else do I get this combination of access and intelligence? Through the occasional report from agencies, thinktanks, etc. In other words, not that many places, nor in particularly readable form.
Consider it from this perspective. I don’t work in any of the allied fields, but find the blog accessible and informative. Does the wider public deserve easy access to this sort of information? If you think it does, then don’t stop blogging.
Reply | Original | Permalink | TweetA big part of my motive for voting every day was to find out what happens afterward.
Two possibilities come to mind. One, that the result sinks without a trace. Two, that the results are touted across the media as evidence of… I’m not sure what.
So I’m hoping to find out that bit too. I am predicting at least two strands of interpretation.
One is that it was a straight competition between two blogs, and looking at their similarities. (Not ignoring the others, but it’s a two-horse race when number 3 is 4,000 votes behind.) CiB and Phillips are in the same league when it comes to pulling in the votes. Nevermind what the blogs are about.
Another interpretation is to look at the differences, and this is where I’m hoping there’ll be some discussion of the CiB phenomenon. Nevermind the votes, look at what this bunch have done, two years running. I expect that will be the focus of most media reports.
There may be other interpretations, and I’m curious to see any of them. If there are any.
Reply | Original | Permalink | TweetSplendid effort, all!
Reply | Original | Permalink | TweetYou might note that the blog award votes can be made from multiple machines, as well as every 24 hours. So there’s an opportunity for serious gamers to magnify their votes dramatically.
It seems there are other ways to game the system, as Wonkette have apparently been systematically trashing the competition. So much so that it’s bringing the credibility of the award into question.
Reply | Original | Permalink | TweetWhat’s discriminatory about obeying a law against smoking indoors? Put another way, what’s discriminatory about the weather being cold some of the time and warm at others?
Like so many unthinking functionaries, your contact at the bar is just fudging a response in terms that sound familiar but which make no sense. the correct person to contact is obviously higher up the corporate ladder.
Reply | Original | Permalink | TweetSimon, I hope you would put it in stronger terms than 'vexes', as there is something broader at stake that will require concerted effort across the city to address.
It's not just Handsworth allotments, nor just s106 money, but an assortment of things relating to greenspace and related services. We shall see this more clearly in the new year, but I believe we need to be gathering forces to combat cuts to local provision.
If that comes to pass, your input and campaigning skills around these issues will be needed.
Reply | Original | Permalink | Tweet@Nick: in that case, what designation do you suggest for things invented in Cumbria before 1974?
