Comments for talkingtothecan http://talkingtothecan.com Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:38:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on In 3d by talkingtothecan http://talkingtothecan.com/in-3d/#comment-65 talkingtothecan Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:38:49 +0000 http://talkingtothecan.com/?p=545#comment-65 Haven't come across that but it sounds fun, thanks for the tip, I'll look out for it. Haven’t come across that but it sounds fun, thanks for the tip, I’ll look out for it.

]]> Comment on In 3d by Alan http://talkingtothecan.com/in-3d/#comment-64 Alan Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:34:37 +0000 http://talkingtothecan.com/?p=545#comment-64 Have you read/heard Bruce Sterling's short story, "Kiosk"? It traverses a lot of these issues from the point of view of an Eastern European street vendor with an unlicensed 3D printer and is additionally, very entertaining. http://boingboing.net/2010/01/13/bruce-sterlings-wond.html Have you read/heard Bruce Sterling’s short story, “Kiosk”? It traverses a lot of these issues from the point of view of an Eastern European street vendor with an unlicensed 3D printer and is additionally, very entertaining.

http://boingboing.net/2010/01/13/bruce-sterlings-wond.html

]]> Comment on Ticker tape by talkingtothecan http://talkingtothecan.com/ticker-tape/#comment-63 talkingtothecan Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:26:11 +0000 http://talkingtothecan.com/ticker-tape/#comment-63 References are a pain in the arse - they need a link to the footnote, which has an anchor, and then a reciprocal link back to the reference, which has its own anchor. Te Ara does it, e.g., http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/nelson-places/2. (Course the simpler approach would be to just put the reference in the text in brackets.) References are a pain in the arse – they need a link to the footnote, which has an anchor, and then a reciprocal link back to the reference, which has its own anchor. Te Ara does it, e.g., http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/nelson-places/2. (Course the simpler approach would be to just put the reference in the text in brackets.)

]]> Comment on Ticker tape by Anna http://talkingtothecan.com/ticker-tape/#comment-62 Anna Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:00:17 +0000 http://talkingtothecan.com/ticker-tape/#comment-62 OK, so what I want to know is-and i'm sure you'll mock me for this- is how do references work in scrolling works? Do you have to anchor point to a paragraph? How does that work for the average writer? I really like the ticker tape idea, especially for long science-based articles. With added ability to jump around to diff parts of the page or jump to next heading. I really dislike rabid pagination in US magazine sites where there is a tiny bit of article amongst a sea of ads and you have to flick through 8 pages to read it all. Yours in developing RSI, Anna OK, so what I want to know is-and i’m sure you’ll mock me for this- is how do references work in scrolling works? Do you have to anchor point to a paragraph? How does that work for the average writer?

I really like the ticker tape idea, especially for long science-based articles. With added ability to jump around to diff parts of the page or jump to next heading.

I really dislike rabid pagination in US magazine sites where there is a tiny bit of article amongst a sea of ads and you have to flick through 8 pages to read it all.

Yours in developing RSI,
Anna

]]> Comment on Not so green by talkingtothecan http://talkingtothecan.com/not-so-green/#comment-61 talkingtothecan Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:11:52 +0000 http://talkingtothecan.com/not-so-green/#comment-61 This tweet seems pertinent: https://twitter.com/#!/julian0liver/status/156457558960390144 This tweet seems pertinent: https://twitter.com/#!/julian0liver/status/156457558960390144

]]> Comment on Barefoot running by talkingtothecan http://talkingtothecan.com/barefoot-running/#comment-55 talkingtothecan Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:11:16 +0000 http://talkingtothecan.com/?p=533#comment-55 That's some crazy looking shoe. I've gone the other way and bought some Nike Frees. Haven't tried them yet but they're way comfortable. That’s some crazy looking shoe. I’ve gone the other way and bought some Nike Frees. Haven’t tried them yet but they’re way comfortable.

]]> Comment on Barefoot running by Joe http://talkingtothecan.com/barefoot-running/#comment-54 Joe Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:20:45 +0000 http://talkingtothecan.com/?p=533#comment-54 I've been trying not to heel strike as much when I run and it seems to be making a difference. The bouncier gait definitely feels more fun. I'm not super-tempted to go barefoot, though. Chasing after my son's scooter in my plimsolls is sore enough. I'm almost tempted to become the complete contrarian and get some Hoka One One trail shoes (http://hokaoneone-na.com/trail_shoes.html) –they're the anti-barefoot shoe. Joe I’ve been trying not to heel strike as much when I run and it seems to be making a difference. The bouncier gait definitely feels more fun.

I’m not super-tempted to go barefoot, though. Chasing after my son’s scooter in my plimsolls is sore enough. I’m almost tempted to become the complete contrarian and get some Hoka One One trail shoes (http://hokaoneone-na.com/trail_shoes.html) –they’re the anti-barefoot shoe.

Joe

]]> Comment on Open letter to cultural collecting organisations by Andy Fenton http://talkingtothecan.com/open-letter-to-cultural-collecting-organisations/#comment-30 Andy Fenton Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:18:24 +0000 http://talkingtothecan.com/open-letter-to-cultural-collecting-organisations/#comment-30 So good to hear about the importance of text as well as just pics. Great pitch Matthew! Thanx for reminding us that taxpayers pay for this content, and it's not cheap to produce although we perceive it as "free" from the institutions you mention. Equally the onus on those institutions is to produce the content (& context) cost-effectively and give the taxpayer a good return on their investment (as you would expect when you outsource the service). The onus is thus to share it widely; re-purpose it and reuse it. The more we air this debate; the more we interact at events such as the National Digital Forum, the more likely we are to break down the barriers and facilitate "permission and willingness". Andy Fenton So good to hear about the importance of text as well as just pics. Great pitch Matthew!
Thanx for reminding us that taxpayers pay for this content, and it’s not cheap to produce although we perceive it as “free” from the institutions you mention. Equally the onus on those institutions is to produce the content (& context) cost-effectively and give the taxpayer a good return on their investment (as you would expect when you outsource the service). The onus is thus to share it widely; re-purpose it and reuse it. The more we air this debate; the more we interact at events such as the National Digital Forum, the more likely we are to break down the barriers and facilitate “permission and willingness”.
Andy Fenton

]]> Comment on Training again by talkingtothecan http://talkingtothecan.com/training-again/#comment-26 talkingtothecan Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:35:09 +0000 http://talkingtothecan.com/training-again/#comment-26 Didn't do the Wellington marathon again this year after all, but maybe 2012. Didn’t do the Wellington marathon again this year after all, but maybe 2012.

]]> Comment on Open letter to cultural collecting organisations by Jamie http://talkingtothecan.com/open-letter-to-cultural-collecting-organisations/#comment-22 Jamie Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:59:42 +0000 http://talkingtothecan.com/open-letter-to-cultural-collecting-organisations/#comment-22 Great post Matthew. <br /><br />In theory Digital NZ should be able to connect these dots. It shouldn't be too hard to add a DNZ widget to something like Timeframes image pages so that the subject keywords are also finding content on Te Ara, NZHistory and other sites. <br /><br />Te Papa collections do this, though the results tend to be items in other collections. <br /><br />An easy way around this would be to have different versions of the DNZ widget (or tabs for different filters) where you get related collection items on one and related reference/context items on the other. <br /><br />Similarly both Te Ara and NZHistory could add a related collection items widget on all our image/audio/video pages.<br /><br />I realise this doesn't address the copyright issue, though it would also be possible to provide a DNZ filter for just CC content.<br /><br />cheers<br />Jamie Great post Matthew.

In theory Digital NZ should be able to connect these dots. It shouldn't be too hard to add a DNZ widget to something like Timeframes image pages so that the subject keywords are also finding content on Te Ara, NZHistory and other sites.

Te Papa collections do this, though the results tend to be items in other collections.

An easy way around this would be to have different versions of the DNZ widget (or tabs for different filters) where you get related collection items on one and related reference/context items on the other.

Similarly both Te Ara and NZHistory could add a related collection items widget on all our image/audio/video pages.

I realise this doesn't address the copyright issue, though it would also be possible to provide a DNZ filter for just CC content.

cheers
Jamie

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