Comments for sixball http://sixball.wordpress.com postcards from the web Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:05:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on grouping communities by J http://sixball.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/grouping-communities/#comment-322 J Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:05:31 +0000 http://sixball.wordpress.com/?p=150#comment-322 I'd agree with bounder, with the following comment on the final paragraph/sentence: I think the phrase 'active role' is a little vaige. Clearly a councillor is (hopefully!) taking an active role in community affairs, representing residents and such. The residents being represented could be regular contributors to the councillors itinary, or be expressing an opinion for the first time. But where do the opinions come from? I'd suggest that residents are taking an active role in a community by their presence. Forming opinions from their unique viewpoint, and affecting the viewpoint of other residents by their behaviour are inescapable actions which culminate in a type of community. Perhaps passive and active communities would be a useful distinction? Guardian readers would be an example of a passive community, as opposed to Guardian letter writers which I would call an active community. I’d agree with bounder, with the following comment on the final paragraph/sentence:

I think the phrase ‘active role’ is a little vaige. Clearly a councillor is (hopefully!) taking an active role in community affairs, representing residents and such. The residents being represented could be regular contributors to the councillors itinary, or be expressing an opinion for the first time.

But where do the opinions come from? I’d suggest that residents are taking an active role in a community by their presence. Forming opinions from their unique viewpoint, and affecting the viewpoint of other residents by their behaviour are inescapable actions which culminate in a type of community.

Perhaps passive and active communities would be a useful distinction? Guardian readers would be an example of a passive community, as opposed to Guardian letter writers which I would call an active community.

]]> Comment on grouping communities by bounder http://sixball.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/grouping-communities/#comment-321 bounder Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:16:35 +0000 http://sixball.wordpress.com/?p=150#comment-321 I think they're all communities - ie groupings of people, apart from: # Procrastinators # Tossers as they're groups that aren't definite - I might think someone is in the "group" of tossers, but they (or others) may not. (and shoe shops can't be as it isn't a group of people - shoe shop patrons or owners or workers you could have). I don't think "community" as a word implies involvement, you couldn't deny being part of the King's Heath Community if you lived there even if you didn't take an active role. I think they’re all communities – ie groupings of people, apart from:
# Procrastinators
# Tossers

as they’re groups that aren’t definite – I might think someone is in the “group” of tossers, but they (or others) may not. (and shoe shops can’t be as it isn’t a group of people – shoe shop patrons or owners or workers you could have).

I don’t think “community” as a word implies involvement, you couldn’t deny being part of the King’s Heath Community if you lived there even if you didn’t take an active role.

]]> Comment on iPhone 3G vs N95 by Edwin http://sixball.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/iphone-3g-vs-n95/#comment-320 Edwin Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:26:00 +0000 http://sixball.wordpress.com/?p=134#comment-320 Just bought myself an N95 8gb instead of an Iphone, which ofcourse crossed my mind in buying. But the lack of a decent camera (2mp) and the omission of video and all of the (s60) software out there, made me decide against it. To be honest, I feel that design-wise the Iphone wins hands down. The safari browser is still better than anything on the symbian platform (Opera mobile 8.65, JB5, Opera mini 4.1, Jig browser, UCWEB), although I still want to wait a little longer for Opera Mobile 9.5 or Skyfire. These promise to get the 'real' internet on your mobile... Basically, it's just a matter of who you are and what you are going to use the phone for, that will decide in the end which phone is your phone of choice. To me, it's the N95 8gb after I owned an N80, which completely satisfied my needs back then. Just bought myself an N95 8gb instead of an Iphone, which ofcourse crossed my mind in buying. But the lack of a decent camera (2mp) and the omission of video and all of the (s60) software out there, made me decide against it.
To be honest, I feel that design-wise the Iphone wins hands down. The safari browser is still better than anything on the symbian platform (Opera mobile 8.65, JB5, Opera mini 4.1, Jig browser, UCWEB), although I still want to wait a little longer for Opera Mobile 9.5 or Skyfire. These promise to get the ‘real’ internet on your mobile…
Basically, it’s just a matter of who you are and what you are going to use the phone for, that will decide in the end which phone is your phone of choice. To me, it’s the N95 8gb after I owned an N80, which completely satisfied my needs back then.

]]> Comment on iPhone 3G vs N95 by James http://sixball.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/iphone-3g-vs-n95/#comment-319 James Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:55:38 +0000 http://sixball.wordpress.com/?p=134#comment-319 I just got an N95 last week, having had an N80 and SE K800 in the past 18 months...and I can honestly say it's awesome. Non of the bugs from the N80, but all of the familiarity. An iPhone never crossed my mind to be honest - and I'm very happy with my N95! I just got an N95 last week, having had an N80 and SE K800 in the past 18 months…and I can honestly say it’s awesome. Non of the bugs from the N80, but all of the familiarity.

An iPhone never crossed my mind to be honest – and I’m very happy with my N95!

]]> Comment on 3 become 2 by Si http://sixball.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/3-become-2/#comment-300 Si Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:50:21 +0000 http://sixball.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-300 Sadly, that was one of the things I had to sacrifice; no code :( You can visit random quotations at: http://simonhammond.com/sandbox/quote.php Sadly, that was one of the things I had to sacrifice; no code :(

You can visit random quotations at:
http://simonhammond.com/sandbox/quote.php

]]> Comment on 3 become 2 by J http://sixball.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/3-become-2/#comment-299 J Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:26:19 +0000 http://sixball.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-299 What is the fate of the 'some quote' from sixball.co.uk? What is the fate of the ’some quote’ from sixball.co.uk?

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