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Comment on The Canvas is Falling! or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Adblock Plus by tanyad

tanyad — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:52:46 +0000

Thank you for saying this. I think we’ve become such a revenue culture, especially on line where content can’t be JUST content it seems that if there’s no ROI or monetization of your site it’s deemed irrelevant.

I don’t need or want ads on websites I frequent actually. They detract from my primary point of visiting the site often to the point of driving me AWAY from what I wanted there.

This whole idea that a site must generate revenue, just by dint of existing irritates me to no end. I have no duty to watch, read or click ads if I don’t want to and the OP of the article you are refuting should realize that.

Comment on Web Design & Development: From The Ashes Risen by Jim Campbell

Jim Campbell — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 19:54:17 +0000

It sounds like you did a totally awesome job on the site, James! How cool.

Comment on Public Art as Conflict by Thaumatropia » Blog Archive » Public Art as Reconciliation

Thaumatropia » Blog Archive » Public Art as Reconciliation — Tue, 11 May 2010 20:06:21 +0000

[...] Last time, I posited that Public Art is cultural conflict. Today, I suggest that it’s also cultural reconciliation. [...]

Comment on Zooburst by James Gordon

James Gordon — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:45:43 +0000

Oh excellent! This is really good to know. Thanks for the headsup! I’m really looking forward to trying it out.

Comment on Zooburst by Craig

Craig — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:49:04 +0000

Hi James,

Thanks for the writeup on the Zooburst project! To answer your question about external media – PNG file uploads will be fully supported in Zooburst. In fact, you can see an example of them in action if you check out the newly released public demo book:

http://blog.zooburst.com/2010/03/demo-version-of-the-zooburst-viewer-is-now-online/

Once you launch the viewer you can flip to page #3 to see an example of a PNG with and without transparency.

Thanks again!
-Craig Kapp (creator of Zooburst)

Comment on Glenn Beck Calls Me Out by Jim Campbell

Jim Campbell — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:38:39 +0000

Knickrehm! Laura Stockton! Co-conspirators!

Comment on Thoughts on Google Buzz by Caroline

Caroline — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:49:41 +0000

heh you should send this as a letter to Google I like Buzz though.

Comment on Artist's Statement by Laura Q.

Laura Q. — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:44:01 +0000

Thanks, James.

Comment on Meta-Communication for Sport and Profit by James Patrick Gordon

James Patrick Gordon — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:15:13 +0000

I fixed the link, incidentally.

I’ll check out the IF next week, after school’s calmed down a bit.

Comment on Meta-Communication for Sport and Profit by squidvoltaire

squidvoltaire — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:40:36 +0000

Oh, there’s also the concept of the Anti-Walkthrough–a guide to completing the game NOT as intended. In a way this could be taken as critique (of the intended linearity, if nothing else). This one for Oblivion is pretty great:

http://www.metafilter.com/85717/Oblivion-The-Cat-Came-Back