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Comment on Thinking Digital live(ish)blog – #1 by vince stevenson

vince stevenson — Thu, 14 May 2009 10:29:45 +0000

A good article raising some useful issues on social media. I’m quite new to this social media platform and I enjoy reading up on it. Rgds Vince

Comment on Going beyond privacy by Quinn

Quinn — Thu, 14 May 2009 08:16:50 +0000

“…treat what you read as plausible, but never be willing to accept it as truth on blind faith alone…”

I reckon that’s pretty good advice in general.

Comment on Twitter & fixing replies (aka “Why am I writing this?”) by vince stevenson

vince stevenson — Thu, 14 May 2009 07:29:21 +0000

I very much enjoy my Twitter experience and so do millions of others. Nobody gets upset when companies add new functionality to software, but you can understand why people get irate when functionality is removed without consultation. Users have great affection for Twitter, I think we’d like our views to be discussed and respected. Rgds Vince

Comment on Thinking Digital by Stephen Waddington

Stephen Waddington — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:18:22 +0000

Hi Chris, I’m there tomorrow and Fri. I’ll look out for you. Cheers, Wadds

Comment on Going beyond privacy by Denny

Denny — Wed, 13 May 2009 10:39:55 +0000

I sort of wrote up the same talk on Police State UK, although I did go off on a bit of a general ramble on the subject in the end. Much like the talk :)

http://policestate.co.uk/articles/13

Comment on Let no idea go to waste by cyberdoyle

cyberdoyle — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:35:38 +0000

very thought provoking piece, despite the headache! well done. You are right, a lot of work does go to waste and a cybermuseum/cyberlibrary might be a real good use of lottery funding with as you say a twitter or facebook type app bolted on. A lot of stuff isn’t really geeky enough for open source and lots of non techie types are doing things online now, their work needs collating somehow.
Re the reasons people butt out of the digital world, your comments are spot on, and that is what I also find working with end users every day. Our main issue here is losing connection half way through something, but I guess many suffer the same problem. If it happens on a regular basis people give up and jump in the car to do whatever it was, banking, paying bills etc. If it is something creative they were doing using broadband then the idea usually get binned. So many photos not being saved and uploaded because the effort is too much – our history going down the pan like photos burnt in house clearances. Looks like I am brewing up for another rant so will close now, but well done on a great article. Woolly thinking, – yes I see a lot of that at conferences, often people are there as part of their job, and they don’t have the same passion and knowledge as grass roots hands on peeps. keep rockin, keep unconferencing, we will get there in the end, we will have a digitalbritain to be proud of.

Comment on If you’ve signed a petition telling the PM to resign, chances are that you’re a fuckwit by Martin Wisse

Martin Wisse — Mon, 04 May 2009 09:09:34 +0000

Most fuckwitted, useless post and comment[1] thread e-ver!

[1] Including this one.

Comment on If you’ve signed a petition telling the PM to resign, chances are that you’re a fuckwit by red

red — Sun, 03 May 2009 12:29:47 +0000

Depends – was it for a fuckwitted campaign?

Next week: the Fuckwittedcampaignomatic? ;-)

Comment on If you’ve signed a petition telling the PM to resign, chances are that you’re a fuckwit by Tom

Tom — Sun, 03 May 2009 02:43:18 +0000

I have tried writing to my MP to express my disappointment in the current imcumbent�s performance, and guess what – my MP agreed, but is powerless to effect change given our current constitutional arrangements.

I’d love to know exactly what constitutional arrangements you’d prefer, in which every time you don’t like something, you can just drop your MP a line and stuff quickly gets changed to your satisfaction. It sounds like a fantastic system, perhaps you’d like to share it with us?

I assume, at the very least, that you’re a fully signed-up member of the Electoral Reform Society, given your apparent frustration with the current system of representation. I assume you’ve also written to your MP advocating that the Tory party change its policies and support such an alteration the electoral system.

In addition, I’m pretty sure you’ll have identified the specific policy issues on which you disagree with the Brown administration, and joined up with the multitude of interest groups and campaigning organisations that represent the issues you’re concerned about (you’re a little vague on what they are, so forgive me if I don;t offer any suggestions there.) You’ll probably be involved in organising around these matters on a local level, educating people in your community about the issues and helping build a grassroots support base that can increase awareness of these factors among the general populace and leverage that concern – both in your constituency and on a wider scale – when the next election comes. I’m assuming that you were glossing over all these things when you said there was no other avenues of dissent open to you, because it’s just so obvious that you do them, concerned citizen that you are. Hell, there’s almost certainly petitions on the Number 10 E-Petitions site that represent those points of view, so I’m sure you’ve signed them as well. Given that, as you say, that’s what it’s there for.

Oh, and by the way, standing outside Whitehall with a placard isn’t direct action, it’s just a demonstration. But of course you knew that already, and just mistyped in haste, because you’re not a fuckwit.

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Comment on If you’ve signed a petition telling the PM to resign, chances are that you’re a fuckwit by NIk

NIk — Sat, 02 May 2009 19:57:38 +0000

Don’t you call me a fuckwit, dickwad.

I signed the petition, being of sound mind and reasoned judgement.

I live in a very safe tory seat. No matter which way I vote at the next general election (whenever that is), I have no chance of influencing the governing party or the Queen’s choice of Prime Minister.

I have tried writing to my MP to express my disappointment in the current imcumbent’s performance, and guess what – my MP agreed, but is powerless to effect change given our current constitutional arrangements.

Short of direct action (like standing on Whitehall with a placard, if that’s still allowed these days), the only legitimate means of protest left is a direct petition to the office of the Prime Minister itself. And guess what, that’s just what the E-Petitions site is there for!

Now please mind your language in future.

Comment on If you’ve signed a petition telling the PM to resign, chances are that you’re a fuckwit by john b

john b — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:32:09 +0000

@16, I see your point, although as far as I can see the preference shares ensure the government does get first dibs on any money the banks manage to make (and it did get NR’s whole business, not just the liabilities).

Also don’t see why gov’t should put a stop on repossessions – yeah I don’t want my tax � to go to snout-troughing bankers, but nor do I want them to go to greedy buggers who bought houses they couldn’t afford while I lived in rented flatshares precisely cos I couldn’t afford a house…

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Comment on If you’ve signed a petition telling the PM to resign, chances are that you’re a fuckwit by Chris

Chris — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:17:04 +0000

Depends – was it for a fuckwitted campaign? :)