Comments on: Missing Link Daily

By: derrida derider

derrida derider — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:17:27 +0000

Ken, Juan Cole’s “relentless negativity” on Iraq has been thoroughly vindicated by events, which have turned out even worse than he predicted. He never thought it would cost a million dead.

Perhaps you ought instead to have said you find his “relentless accuracy” depressing; such accuracy in the case of Iraq is indeed depressing.

By: Ken Parish

Ken Parish — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:26:44 +0000

I’ll be interested in what others think. Personally I like embedded YouTube and Google videos. I don’t find the blurry thing aesthetically unpleasing, and I like the convenience of being able to watch them without leaving the Troppo site (even though it’s only a mouse click to return). I like the idea of breaking up long posts with images, given that the design of the Troppo template is very “texty”, and an image that moves and talks is potentially even better (depending on what it does and says). However, if lots of people have the same reaction as James and say the videos give them the shits I’ll reconsider.

By: James Farrell

James Farrell — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:34:05 +0000

Ken

This is just a thought I’d like to throw out there. It’s conceivable that I’m the only person in the world who thinks this — and it wouldn’t be the first time –but… Aren’t embedded video files, like the three you’ve put in this post, eyesores? They take up a lot space, provide almost no information in their right, and are generally ugly. Perhaps there is some reason, related to convenience, why a normal text link is not adequate, but I haven’t discovered it. The only thing I can think of is that in some cases seeing the blurry first image may help you decide if you’ve seen it before and therefore needn’t bother clicking. But most of the time the text and context will be enough, so that’s not enough to justify the aesthetic cost, it seems to me.

By: Ken Parish

Ken Parish — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:56:09 +0000

I imagine that’s what Gilmae meant by his “shut up” note on the primary post.

By: Niall

Niall — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:50:46 +0000

I’d really like to have Queensland Rail’s Citytrain clarify what they mean by no loud noises which annoy fellow passengers. Surely that includes etiquette challenged arseholes who deliberately conduct their private and personal, or worse, business telephone conversations while travelling on a crowded peak hour commuter train.

By: Kevin Rennie

Kevin Rennie — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:57:31 +0000

The depressing thing about the Oscars was Eva Orner’s reported comment that “she will be forced to stay in New York because the Australian film industry can not support the type of films she wants to make.” There is no shortage of topics as yesterday’s Coroner’s report re the 22 Kimberley deaths shows. Add your suggestions at No Country for film makers Hope someone takes up the issue of corporate funding of documentaries at he 2020 Summit. Go for it Cate.

By: Nico

Nico — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:46:38 +0000

It is a problem that happens sometimes and I don’t know why or how to fix it…

Thanks for the linkage though.

By: TimT

TimT — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:26:26 +0000

It got redirected when I used Mozilla at home. At work, using IE, no redirection happened.

Cazza, maybe try a different browser? Or go to the home page -

http://xandeerandnico.blogspot.com

By: Ken Parish

Ken Parish — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:06:19 +0000

It works fine when I click it.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:06:02 +0000

Working for me.

By: CazZa

CazZa — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:02:38 +0000

I can’t read the Train Etiquette piece. I get looped onto an ozdirect ad website. Anyone else?