Comments on: Introducing TroppoSphere http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/05/12/introducing-tropposphere/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:01:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: David Rubie http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/05/12/introducing-tropposphere/#comment-281184 David Rubie Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:14:49 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=5316#comment-281184 The word you're looking for FDB is "Fuqtard" - spelling optional. The word you’re looking for FDB is “Fuqtard” – spelling optional.

]]> By: FDB http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/05/12/introducing-tropposphere/#comment-281093 FDB Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:53:54 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=5316#comment-281093 'Trashing' implies a degree of success to me. PC, you have quite uncharacteristically failed with terminology here. For the life of me though I can't think of the right word for chucking snotty tissues at someone across the classroom while humming the chorus from <i>I Was A Teenaged Marxist</i>. ‘Trashing’ implies a degree of success to me. PC, you have quite uncharacteristically failed with terminology here. For the life of me though I can’t think of the right word for chucking snotty tissues at someone across the classroom while humming the chorus from I Was A Teenaged Marxist.

]]> By: John Greenfield http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/05/12/introducing-tropposphere/#comment-281068 John Greenfield Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:08:10 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=5316#comment-281068 PC Darl, when are YOU going to learn I do not "trash" you! Please point to a post where I have "trashed" you. Yes, I "play" with you, but I do not "trash" you. In fact, if you are honest, I think you will find I am actually quite respectful and deferential towards you. PC

Darl, when are YOU going to learn I do not “trash” you! Please point to a post where I have “trashed” you. Yes, I “play” with you, but I do not “trash” you. In fact, if you are honest, I think you will find I am actually quite respectful and deferential towards you.

]]> By: Jason Soon http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/05/12/introducing-tropposphere/#comment-280885 Jason Soon Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:16:38 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=5316#comment-280885 Can I nominate Graeme Bird's blog for the left wing category? He is now proposing that CEO salaries should be capped at $200,000 http://graemebird.wordpress.com/2008/06/12/so-how-ought-ceos-be-paiddeflating-book-value-increase-by-nominal-gdr-growth/ Can I nominate Graeme Bird’s blog for the left wing category? He is now proposing that CEO salaries should be capped at $200,000

http://graemebird.wordpress.com/2008/06/12/so-how-ought-ceos-be-paiddeflating-book-value-increase-by-nominal-gdr-growth/

]]> By: Jason Soon http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/05/12/introducing-tropposphere/#comment-271735 Jason Soon Thu, 15 May 2008 06:56:35 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=5316#comment-271735 <blockquote> await the moment when you finally figure out that every time you trash a blogger, everyone elses support and affection for the trashee increases </blockquote> Even JG's powers have their limits, pavlov. They wouldn't work on Niall for instance. But otherwise you're correct.

await the moment when you finally figure out that every time you trash a blogger, everyone elses support and affection for the trashee increases

Even JG’s powers have their limits, pavlov. They wouldn’t work on Niall for instance. But otherwise you’re correct.

]]> By: Liam (Bring Back Punster Paxton) http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/05/12/introducing-tropposphere/#comment-271723 Liam (Bring Back Punster Paxton) Thu, 15 May 2008 06:08:20 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=5316#comment-271723 I think it might have been Nabs who described him as the Australian blogosphere's premier public flasher. That was a good line, whoever it was. I think it might have been Nabs who described him as the Australian blogosphere’s premier public flasher. That was a good line, whoever it was.

]]> By: Fyodor http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/05/12/introducing-tropposphere/#comment-271722 Fyodor Thu, 15 May 2008 06:05:36 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=5316#comment-271722 I dunno, Haiku - Mr G's pretty good at playing with himself. The problem is that he thinks it's an interesting spectacle for others. I dunno, Haiku – Mr G’s pretty good at playing with himself. The problem is that he thinks it’s an interesting spectacle for others.

]]> By: Liam (Bring Back Punster Paxton) http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/05/12/introducing-tropposphere/#comment-271714 Liam (Bring Back Punster Paxton) Thu, 15 May 2008 05:25:01 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=5316#comment-271714 It wouldn't be so bad if he was any good at it, but the way it stands it's like watching someone play the dozens with himself. It wouldn’t be so bad if he was any good at it, but the way it stands it’s like watching someone play the dozens with himself.

]]> By: Pavlov's Cat http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/05/12/introducing-tropposphere/#comment-271711 Pavlov's Cat Thu, 15 May 2008 05:08:52 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=5316#comment-271711 Keep it up, JG -- I await the moment when you finally figure out that every time you trash a blogger, everyone else's support and affection for the trashee increases -- and right across the political spectrum too, which is an astonishing achievement, however inadvertent. But I don't expect you to figure it out any time soon, and in the meantime most of the flying fur I see in Ozblogistan is coming in rather icky chunks out of your own hide. Keep it up, JG — I await the moment when you finally figure out that every time you trash a blogger, everyone else’s support and affection for the trashee increases — and right across the political spectrum too, which is an astonishing achievement, however inadvertent. But I don’t expect you to figure it out any time soon, and in the meantime most of the flying fur I see in Ozblogistan is coming in rather icky chunks out of your own hide.

]]> By: John Greenfield http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/05/12/introducing-tropposphere/#comment-271710 John Greenfield Thu, 15 May 2008 04:56:19 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=5316#comment-271710 In light of Miss Hathaway's illumination the feminazi mind, I BEG you to have a separate category for them. Watch the fur fly. In light of Miss Hathaway’s illumination the feminazi mind, I BEG you to have a separate category for them. Watch the fur fly.

]]> By: pommygranate http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/05/12/introducing-tropposphere/#comment-271695 pommygranate Thu, 15 May 2008 04:23:23 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=5316#comment-271695 Ken - nice intiative. Thanks for being included but i sadly dont get to post much on my own site anymore. Ken – nice intiative. Thanks for being included but i sadly dont get to post much on my own site anymore.

]]> By: Pavlov's Cat http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/05/12/introducing-tropposphere/#comment-271541 Pavlov's Cat Wed, 14 May 2008 13:09:31 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=5316#comment-271541 SL, I dunno, I think classifying blogs under 'feminist' might be counterproductive. Think of all the people who automatically wouldn't read them. :-) It would have a ghettoising effect that's probably the opposite of what I, at least, am trying to achieve in a general way, viz a sort of gradual consciousness-raising by stealth. And I'd be stuffed coming and going if classified under 'feminist blogs', because many real full-on hard-core feminist bloggers would be deeply shocked by my frivolity and levity, particularly at the moment when I've no time to write considered posts on deep subjects. I too prefer 'left-leaning general interest' or something of the sort. But I take the point about page loading and so on. SL, I dunno, I think classifying blogs under ‘feminist’ might be counterproductive. Think of all the people who automatically wouldn’t read them. :-) It would have a ghettoising effect that’s probably the opposite of what I, at least, am trying to achieve in a general way, viz a sort of gradual consciousness-raising by stealth.

And I’d be stuffed coming and going if classified under ‘feminist blogs’, because many real full-on hard-core feminist bloggers would be deeply shocked by my frivolity and levity, particularly at the moment when I’ve no time to write considered posts on deep subjects. I too prefer ‘left-leaning general interest’ or something of the sort. But I take the point about page loading and so on.

]]> By: Guido http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/05/12/introducing-tropposphere/#comment-271319 Guido Tue, 13 May 2008 23:31:47 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=5316#comment-271319 Sorry Ken....I forgot After Grog Blog which is an excellent one (but I suspect you may know of it already) http://aftergrogblog.blogs.com/agb/ Other two cricket ones suggestions from Tony of Cricket With Balls. http://cricketwithballs.blogspot.com/ It's by a young bloke, which is reflected in his... errr, young bloke style, but he's dead set keen and knows the caper. A female journo from Perth runs Miss Field's Cricket Blog. Once again, it's young, but it's not dreadful. http://miss-field.blogspot.com/ Sorry Ken….I forgot After Grog Blog which is an excellent one (but I suspect you may know of it already)
http://aftergrogblog.blogs.com/agb/

Other two cricket ones suggestions from Tony of

Cricket With Balls.
http://cricketwithballs.blogspot.com/

It’s by a young bloke, which is reflected in his… errr, young bloke style, but he’s dead set keen and knows the caper.

A female journo from Perth runs Miss Field’s Cricket Blog. Once again, it’s young, but it’s not dreadful.
http://miss-field.blogspot.com/

]]> By: skepticlawyer http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/05/12/introducing-tropposphere/#comment-271217 skepticlawyer Tue, 13 May 2008 16:41:17 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=5316#comment-271217 How about a specialist feminist category? Legal Eagle and I don't strictly fit into the 'law' category, but it still works. How about putting PC, the Hoydens and Helen Smart together that way? How about a specialist feminist category? Legal Eagle and I don’t strictly fit into the ‘law’ category, but it still works. How about putting PC, the Hoydens and Helen Smart together that way?

]]> By: Helen http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/05/12/introducing-tropposphere/#comment-271092 Helen Tue, 13 May 2008 06:59:19 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=5316#comment-271092 Thanks, Ken. An extra page? They don't call us Lefty luvvies the chattering classes for nothing! :-) Thanks, Ken.

An extra page? They don’t call us Lefty luvvies the chattering classes for nothing! :-)

]]> By: John Greenfield http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/05/12/introducing-tropposphere/#comment-271088 John Greenfield Tue, 13 May 2008 06:53:04 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=5316#comment-271088 Ken This is a fantastic innovation. Good on you! You could become THE blog portal of choice. You should patent it. I can already feel a frisson of gatekeeper potential and filthy lucre! :) Ken

This is a fantastic innovation. Good on you! You could become THE blog portal of choice. You should patent it. I can already feel a frisson of gatekeeper potential and filthy lucre! :)

]]> By: Ken Parish http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/05/12/introducing-tropposphere/#comment-271048 Ken Parish Tue, 13 May 2008 05:46:56 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=5316#comment-271048 Many thanks Guido. I'll look through them and create a sports category tonight, as well as adding all of them (and your new blog) to the ML sports category for daily review. I'll also incorporate some of Amanda's music suggestions. I might end up splitting the arts section into several separate pages - music, visual, theatre/film and general. BTW I actually agree with Lauredhel (despite the gratuitous snark element). PC, tigtog and Helen Smart at the very least should be included. There are around twice as many left-leaning blogs reviewed by ML daily than any other category, so I was forced to be more ruthless/arbitrary there than anywhere else. Trouble is, the left page is as long as I can make it without being ridiculously slow loading. Several of the above cross-post fairly often at LP anyway, so I figured they'd at least get some representation in the featured feeds. I omitted Robert Merkel for the same reason. However a better solution might be to create a second left-leaning page. That way I can include all the above and also meet John Quiggin's request that he be included as a left-leaning blogger rather than an economist (I agree he more frequently posts about general political or environmental topics tha about economic ones). Many thanks Guido. I’ll look through them and create a sports category tonight, as well as adding all of them (and your new blog) to the ML sports category for daily review. I’ll also incorporate some of Amanda’s music suggestions. I might end up splitting the arts section into several separate pages – music, visual, theatre/film and general.

BTW I actually agree with Lauredhel (despite the gratuitous snark element). PC, tigtog and Helen Smart at the very least should be included. There are around twice as many left-leaning blogs reviewed by ML daily than any other category, so I was forced to be more ruthless/arbitrary there than anywhere else. Trouble is, the left page is as long as I can make it without being ridiculously slow loading. Several of the above cross-post fairly often at LP anyway, so I figured they’d at least get some representation in the featured feeds. I omitted Robert Merkel for the same reason.

However a better solution might be to create a second left-leaning page. That way I can include all the above and also meet John Quiggin’s request that he be included as a left-leaning blogger rather than an economist (I agree he more frequently posts about general political or environmental topics tha about economic ones).

]]> By: Guido http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/05/12/introducing-tropposphere/#comment-271042 Guido Tue, 13 May 2008 05:11:10 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=5316#comment-271042 OK here are some sports blog that may be interesting. http://beerandsport.blogspot.com/ Light hearted blog written by a Rugby fan http://www.grods.com/category/sport/ You may already know about GrodsCorp. They deal in many subjects, and I like the way they look at sport and society. http://www.owatalk.com/ Oatwalk is pretty down the line. But it is about sport and kept pretty up to date. http://sidelined.com.au/ Good honest commentary about sport, but NRL in particular http://aussiegolfer.blogspot.com/ Golf bores me to tears. But then again to many people so does soccer and I love it, so I can't complain. http://www.cricket-blog.com/ About cricket. See Golf comment. http://www.mushroomandrooster.net/category/Sport/ I like the attitude of this blog. It is about a variety of subjects. Pity they don't talk about sport enough. http://greenandgoldrugby.blogspot.com/ Need I say more http://bigleaguelittleleague.blogspot.com/ Blog about the AFL http://www.theserve.com.au/ Very professional looking blog/website. Contains all latest news about all the major Australian sports. Of course you have the professional blogs such as those at the fox website http://www.foxsports.com.au/blogs/ And of course Association Football (soccer blogs) not trying to be biased here! The round ball analyst - http://www.roundballanalyst.blogspot.com/ The Football Tragic - http://thefootballtragic.blogspot.com/ La pila di Pippinu - http://pippinu.blogspot.com/ I've asked some bloggers I know if they know others that they like. If they tell me of some I will post again! Cheers OK here are some sports blog that may be interesting.

http://beerandsport.blogspot.com/
Light hearted blog written by a Rugby fan

http://www.grods.com/category/sport/
You may already know about GrodsCorp. They deal in many subjects, and I like the way they look at sport and society.

http://www.owatalk.com/
Oatwalk is pretty down the line. But it is about sport and kept pretty up to date.

http://sidelined.com.au/
Good honest commentary about sport, but NRL in particular

http://aussiegolfer.blogspot.com/
Golf bores me to tears. But then again to many people so does soccer and I love it, so I can’t complain.

http://www.cricket-blog.com/
About cricket. See Golf comment.

http://www.mushroomandrooster.net/category/Sport/
I like the attitude of this blog. It is about a variety of subjects. Pity they don’t talk about sport enough.

http://greenandgoldrugby.blogspot.com/
Need I say more

http://bigleaguelittleleague.blogspot.com/
Blog about the AFL

http://www.theserve.com.au/
Very professional looking blog/website. Contains all latest news about all the major Australian sports.

Of course you have the professional blogs such as those at the fox website
http://www.foxsports.com.au/blogs/

And of course Association Football (soccer blogs) not trying to be biased here!

The round ball analyst – http://www.roundballanalyst.blogspot.com/

The Football Tragic – http://thefootballtragic.blogspot.com/

La pila di Pippinu – http://pippinu.blogspot.com/

I’ve asked some bloggers I know if they know others that they like. If they tell me of some I will post again!

Cheers

]]> By: Liam (Bring Back Punster Paxton) http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/05/12/introducing-tropposphere/#comment-271023 Liam (Bring Back Punster Paxton) Tue, 13 May 2008 02:48:43 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=5316#comment-271023 If enjoying hostility, harsh criticism and unsolicited snark is wrong, I don't wanna be right. If enjoying hostility, harsh criticism and unsolicited snark is wrong, I don’t wanna be right.

]]> By: Pollyanna http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/05/12/introducing-tropposphere/#comment-271021 Pollyanna Tue, 13 May 2008 02:40:53 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=5316#comment-271021 Liam, you are Bad. Liam, you are Bad.

]]> By: Liam (Bring Back Punster Paxton) http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/05/12/introducing-tropposphere/#comment-271004 Liam (Bring Back Punster Paxton) Tue, 13 May 2008 00:10:31 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=5316#comment-271004 <a href="http://viv.id.au/blog/?p=1717" rel="nofollow">Commentary from Lauredhel</a>. Commentary from Lauredhel.

]]> By: gatewatching - » Tropposphere http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/05/12/introducing-tropposphere/#comment-270992 gatewatching - » Tropposphere Mon, 12 May 2008 22:45:58 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=5316#comment-270992 [...] Ken Parish has had the same inkling. Over on Club Troppo he’s unveiled the Tropposphere, which is, as he puts it, a “‘hard-wired’ online feed reader’ hosted by [...] [...] Ken Parish has had the same inkling. Over on Club Troppo he’s unveiled the Tropposphere, which is, as he puts it, a “‘hard-wired’ online feed reader’ hosted by [...]

]]> By: skepticlawyer http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/05/12/introducing-tropposphere/#comment-270946 skepticlawyer Mon, 12 May 2008 14:52:17 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=5316#comment-270946 This is terrific, Ken - well done! Although I have to note that - once again - access to Andrew Norton's blog appears to be broken. This is terrific, Ken – well done! Although I have to note that – once again – access to Andrew Norton’s blog appears to be broken.

]]> By: Ken Parish http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/05/12/introducing-tropposphere/#comment-270894 Ken Parish Mon, 12 May 2008 12:22:45 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=5316#comment-270894 Guido Assistance will be gratefully accepted. Guido

Assistance will be gratefully accepted.

]]> By: John Quiggin http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/05/12/introducing-tropposphere/#comment-270840 John Quiggin Mon, 12 May 2008 09:36:46 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=5316#comment-270840 It looks nice. Of course, no classification scheme is perfect, but I think of my blog as more "left-leaning general interest" than "specialist economics" It looks nice. Of course, no classification scheme is perfect, but I think of my blog as more “left-leaning general interest” than “specialist economics”

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