Enough. Gone.
@Debbie_Groarke Well, I don’t know you, actually. But the question stands, if differently. Why not visit?
@anthonycole @RealNickHodge Why would there be carbon in ice cubes? Unless…
Gawd the way the Camperdown Hotel doles out a tiny handful of ice cubes for my cider you’d think they were docked from the barmaid’s wages.
Have I responded to enough people to make it look like I’m interested? Probably not. But I’m tired and I’m going to have a beer.
@Debbie_Groarke Sorry, what alarms you so much about the idea of visiting somewhere different to see what it’s like?
It’s true. There is Wi-Fi on the Metrobus M10. And it works.
Just be aware that someone who says they “freelance in the media industry” is probably just handing out “mX” at a railway station.
A few minutes to Central. Pondering what to do about dinner. Maybe just get a bottle of vodka and some salami and head back to my room.
@pragmatic45 Agreed, it’s easy enough to get it right. But my approach is always to remove potential error points. Six of one…
Um, I’m inbound through Parramatta, not outbound. Does that make a difference, @bernietb @fictillius @cjjosh?
Successfully passed through Parramatta.
@pragmatic45 Perhaps, but for someone having trouble choosing mics, I reckon the workflow for post-sync audio would be a PITA. /cc @piawaugh
That’s more knowledge of / interest in Rooty Hill RSL than I was expecting @artywah @erkpod @jennyeather @life42 @joshglid
@piawaugh The cost factor you’re trying to avoid is about being wireless, not about quality audio. Use cables.
@piawaugh Microphones on the camera rather than the people will always sound… inadequate. You said you wanted quality sound, so…
I really must experience the Rooty Hill RSL some time.
Mobile: Taxi to Wentworth Falls; snack; 1535 train to Sydney Central station; 1732 arrive Central; bus to Camperdown; check in; dinner?
Wattle Cottage tidied. Taxi called. Pants donned. I am ready for my journey to Sydney, Mr President.
@piawaugh I’m zooming off now, so alas I can’t help with shopping just yet.
@piawaugh F’rinstance this Sennheiser single-mic kit for ENG work is $1.5k street. http://arseh.at/5tv Not your need, but to indicate price.
@piawaugh For a quality kit of 2 x mics with transmitters, a receiver and mounting brackets etc, expect to spend “a few thousand dollars”.
@piawaugh What you are looking at there is NOT a wireless microphone. It’s just a microphone. Add transmitters, receivers etc.
Decided. I’ll rearrange things and come down to Sydney today. With screwed-up sleep patterns, I can’t rely on such an early start tomorrow.
@expectproblems It is quite relaxing, yes. There’s a few crappy photos on my website that perhaps convey the flavour.
@expectproblems Short version: Wentworth Falls is me taking advantage of a bargain accommodation offer while I’m “between homes”.
Re-pondering my schedule. Tomorrow in Sydney has become busier. Wondering whether I should come down tonight instead.
OK, that’s 75 mins on all that single sign-on / commenter tracking / privacy stuff. I can allocate no more time for it. You’re on your own.
Sorry, @quietdiscourse, when I said Facebook isn’t a single sign-on service I meant one that can be trusted in that role as core business.
Plus @quietdiscourse if a site uses Facebook’s thingo, by merely visiting the site Facebook can track you, logged in or not, member or not.
That’s easy, @quietdiscourse. Use Facebook’s single sign-on, you’re on Facebook’s T&Cs. They can compile and sell usage data.
RT @quietdiscourse: I’m curious what you see as the difference between ‘single sign-on’ and facebook’s ‘single sign-on’ http://arseh.at/5tp
True, @iain_chalmers, I was lazy and tweeted the first Google result on password construction that didn’t immediately look like crap.
RT @iain_chalmers: Re that lifehacker link you posted, you know any advice suggesting 8 char passwords is obsolete now? http://bit.ly/fb69e9
@David_N_Wilson I’ve decided to keep banging my head against the wall for maybe 15 minutes more, then the rest of the day will be good.
RT @anthonycole: from a dev perspective, services like akismet solves the whole “user needs to log in” problem. Also agree with @404ed
@quietdiscourse The usability problems go away if you choose not to track and control your commenters like a third-world despot.
The OpenID network seems to be a good place to start, despite its faults, @quietdiscourse @kirkbroadhurst http://arseh.at/5to
Yeah @404ed has a point. Having to “log in” to comment has no real purpose other than tracking and control for their own sakes.
RT @404ed: id argue in a perfect world sign in should not be used for comments a captcha maybe but other than spam is there a real reason
Note to Universe: Facebook, Twitter etc are NOT single sign-on services! Christ, half the time they don’t even use SSL!
As I mentioned before, @kirkbroadhurst, single sign-in is great, yes. But use a provider that’s about security, not data mining.
How to remember many passwords, @kirkbroadhurst? Store them locally in @1Password or the like, or have a system like http://arseh.at/5tn
What rest of the data, @micmcg? With @disqus, say, click-trails of every Disqus-equipped site you visit, plus whoever they share data with.
The message I’m hearing back is, roughly, “Ah fuck it, the slightest inconvenience and I’ll just hand everything to Zuckerberg.”
@micmcg I repeat, it’s not about the content of the comments, they’re public. It’s about the rest of the data being gathered.
I must admit, I have trouble seeing “create and maintain an account” as a burden. WTF do you have to “maintain”?
@micmcg There’s a difference between publishing the content and allowing a third party to cross-correlate etc. You see it as all or nothing?
@micmcg So, your view is essentially that the only choices are 1 submit to all the data mining or 2 not participate and fuck off. Right?
@kirkbroadhurst Stand-alone WordPress installations create logins and store data locally, not at WordPress.com. Different beast.
Some people really have drunk the Kool-Aid. The sheer hypocrisy of saying you care for your audience then giving away their data.
It’s “madness” and masochism to want to be the one in control of what happens to my data, @kirkbroadhurst @micmcg? Then I so choose!
Now, if they used a federated login service committed to security and privacy, not one designed specifically to compile personal profiles…
They don’t have to “reinvent the commenting system”, @micmcg, just use an exiting stand-alone one. It’s not hard. WordPress, FFS.
I would prefer, @kirkbroadhurst, that sites not cross-link with ANY other service. I’m commenting on their site, nothing else is needed.
@404ed What shits me about things like @disqus is the surface spin is all about building communities yet… how? What value does it give ME?
@crispin_harris Sorry, have you been beamed back to 1996 there or something? If they start playing the Macarena, run! #ICSsec
Dear Websites using @disqus, why do I have to bend over for yet another fucking data mining operation just to post a comment? Fuck off!
@stufromoz Of course the narwhal doesn’t look furry. The word was “fursday” not “fursnarwhal”.
RT @NewtonMark: Why is this on my colleague’s desk? http://twitpic.com/4hr5uc [A little mid-morning refreshment?]
Thu plan, unordered: Plough thru administrivia; think up new story ideas; errand to Wentworth Falls; suppress incipient cold; quiet night.
Fursday. Uhuh.