Comments for overwatering http://www.overwatering.org/blog Random musings on fish, books and occasionally programming. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:53:17 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Selecting for an Exhibition by giles http://www.overwatering.org/blog/2009/08/selecting-for-an-exhibition/comment-page-1/#comment-101 giles Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:53:17 +0000 http://www.overwatering.org/blog/?p=297#comment-101 <p>Thanks, that's a cool idea. I think it is just a single photo — but I'll check the submission guidelines again.</p> Thanks, that’s a cool idea. I think it is just a single photo — but I’ll check the submission guidelines again.

]]> Comment on Selecting for an Exhibition by Paul http://www.overwatering.org/blog/2009/08/selecting-for-an-exhibition/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Paul Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:52:49 +0000 http://www.overwatering.org/blog/?p=297#comment-100 <p>Only one? You could make an interesting, atmospheric triptych out of (left to right) ‘v is for versimilitude’, ‘stairs’ and ‘a flower under a bridge’. There’s a good tonal relationship between them, interesting movement for the eye with the repetition of the arches, steps and the three strong light sources, and it gives you a nice horizontal/vertical/horizontal grouping.</p> Only one? You could make an interesting, atmospheric triptych out of (left to right) ‘v is for versimilitude’, ‘stairs’ and ‘a flower under a bridge’. There’s a good tonal relationship between them, interesting movement for the eye with the repetition of the arches, steps and the three strong light sources, and it gives you a nice horizontal/vertical/horizontal grouping.

]]> Comment on The Worst Desktop Operating System. Evar. by overwatering : Designing Technology around People http://www.overwatering.org/blog/2008/11/the-worst-desktop-operating-system-evar/comment-page-1/#comment-88 overwatering : Designing Technology around People Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:05:44 +0000 http://www.overwatering.org/blog/2008/11/the-worst-desktop-operating-system-evar/#comment-88 <p>[...] back at some of my essays I can see that I’ve been talking around this indirectly for some time. I recently [...]</p> [...] back at some of my essays I can see that I’ve been talking around this indirectly for some time. I recently [...]

]]> Comment on Perhaps You Shouldn’t Get Involved in Free Software by overwatering : Designing Technology around People http://www.overwatering.org/blog/2009/01/perhaps-you-shouldnt-get-involved-in-free-software/comment-page-1/#comment-87 overwatering : Designing Technology around People Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:41:15 +0000 http://www.overwatering.org/blog/2009/01/perhaps-you-shouldnt-get-involved-in-free-software/#comment-87 <p>[...] back at some of my essays I can see that I’ve been talking around this indirectly for some time. I [...]</p> [...] back at some of my essays I can see that I’ve been talking around this indirectly for some time. I [...]

]]> Comment on Review Catch-up by overwatering : The Complete Polysyllabic Spree http://www.overwatering.org/blog/2009/01/review-catch-up/comment-page-1/#comment-84 overwatering : The Complete Polysyllabic Spree Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:49:37 +0000 http://www.overwatering.org/blog/2009/01/review-catch-up/#comment-84 <p>[...] This is a book to re-discover your love of reading by. If you’ve been burned by something bad recently pick this up and read a couple of months to re-discover your love. And if your tastes [...]</p> [...] This is a book to re-discover your love of reading by. If you’ve been burned by something bad recently pick this up and read a couple of months to re-discover your love. And if your tastes [...]

]]> Comment on Slumdog Millionaire (neé Q&A) by Damana Madden http://www.overwatering.org/blog/2009/03/slumdog-millionaire-nee-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Damana Madden Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:28:40 +0000 http://www.overwatering.org/blog/?p=131#comment-83 <p>The movie is pretty much the same. I don't get why it was such a big deal. It does show India without the Bollywood-coloured glasses but that's about it. Sometimes I think that people get shocked by the fact that there is a third world and it sucks to live in it.</p> <p>The movie made out that there was a way out of it and a happy ending to third world poverty. It was cheap and Hollywood.</p> <p>Still worth seeing but it sure won't change your life.</p> The movie is pretty much the same. I don’t get why it was such a big deal. It does show India without the Bollywood-coloured glasses but that’s about it. Sometimes I think that people get shocked by the fact that there is a third world and it sucks to live in it.

The movie made out that there was a way out of it and a happy ending to third world poverty. It was cheap and Hollywood.

Still worth seeing but it sure won’t change your life.

]]> Comment on Midnight’s Children by overwatering : Slumdog Millionaire (neé Q&A) http://www.overwatering.org/blog/2008/07/midnights-children/comment-page-1/#comment-82 overwatering : Slumdog Millionaire (neé Q&A) Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:12:30 +0000 http://www.overwatering.org/blog/2008/07/midnights-children/#comment-82 <p>[...] the book just so I could shove him aside and hear the story of his friend. I’ve read a few by Rushdie and his microcosms of India are far more interesting. He is simply a better writer, so it’s a [...]</p> [...] the book just so I could shove him aside and hear the story of his friend. I’ve read a few by Rushdie and his microcosms of India are far more interesting. He is simply a better writer, so it’s a [...]

]]> Comment on Finding Mutual Follows by overwatering : Find Mutual Follows, Redux http://www.overwatering.org/blog/2009/01/finding-mutual-follows/comment-page-1/#comment-79 overwatering : Find Mutual Follows, Redux Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:49:38 +0000 http://www.overwatering.org/blog/2009/01/finding-mutual-follows/#comment-79 <p>[...] I’ve mentioned that I’ve written a script that will show a Twitter user who they and another Twitter user [...]</p> [...] I’ve mentioned that I’ve written a script that will show a Twitter user who they and another Twitter user [...]

]]> Comment on Review Catch-up by Giles http://www.overwatering.org/blog/2009/01/review-catch-up/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Giles Mon, 26 Jan 2009 02:29:00 +0000 http://www.overwatering.org/blog/2009/01/review-catch-up/#comment-78 <p>Hmmm... You're right, I went back and read my review of The Blind Assassin and I was quite positive about it. I think I'm probably being overly critical of Canadian literature, purely based on <i>that</i> murder-mystery. OK, I hereby declare that Canadian literature is no longer dead to me.<br/><br/>Thanks for the tip on the Orwell, I've added that to my list of stuff to read. The point about the flaws is definitely correct: rattling those off is largely what I do. It should be possible to say something more sensible about good books though. I'll have to figure out.</p> Hmmm… You’re right, I went back and read my review of The Blind Assassin and I was quite positive about it. I think I’m probably being overly critical of Canadian literature, purely based on that murder-mystery. OK, I hereby declare that Canadian literature is no longer dead to me.

Thanks for the tip on the Orwell, I’ve added that to my list of stuff to read. The point about the flaws is definitely correct: rattling those off is largely what I do. It should be possible to say something more sensible about good books though. I’ll have to figure out.

]]> Comment on Review Catch-up by Dave Cameron http://www.overwatering.org/blog/2009/01/review-catch-up/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Dave Cameron Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:31:00 +0000 http://www.overwatering.org/blog/2009/01/review-catch-up/#comment-77 <p>Your review of The Blind Assassin was relatively positive... or did I misunderstand? The only Atwood I've read is Oryx and Crake. Very interesting premise and execution, but takes a while to build up steam and has some heavy handed bits.<br/><br/>In an essay from Books v. Cigarettes, George Orwell makes reference to the ease of reviewing bad books over good books. If I recall correctly (I don't have the book with me or I would check), he refers to the idea that a really good book will have a sort of altering experience that is difficult to capture on a page. Particularly if you're going for three sentences or less. A bad book though will have a list of flaws that can be rattled off in any order to fill the required space.<br/><br/>I would recommend Books v. Cigarettes, although it could be that I haven't read enough essays lately. I may need more material to compare it to.</p> Your review of The Blind Assassin was relatively positive… or did I misunderstand? The only Atwood I’ve read is Oryx and Crake. Very interesting premise and execution, but takes a while to build up steam and has some heavy handed bits.

In an essay from Books v. Cigarettes, George Orwell makes reference to the ease of reviewing bad books over good books. If I recall correctly (I don’t have the book with me or I would check), he refers to the idea that a really good book will have a sort of altering experience that is difficult to capture on a page. Particularly if you’re going for three sentences or less. A bad book though will have a list of flaws that can be rattled off in any order to fill the required space.

I would recommend Books v. Cigarettes, although it could be that I haven’t read enough essays lately. I may need more material to compare it to.

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