Comments for Jon Stahl's Journal

Comment on Hidden gems of the Plone Collective by ibi

ibi — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:47:52 +0000

Thanks for the ordering products, didn’t know about them! This should be included in the core asap (with the added ability to sort by dates), the collection approach really is a major clusterflux, especially with old style collections..

Comment on Reasons for consultants to say “no” by Sophia Katt

Sophia Katt — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:04:14 +0000

You’ve omitted the most common, but rarely spoken-out-loud reason, that I call the Dertinger Corollary of “the customer is always right”: sometimes the client is an asshole.

Comment on Reasons for consultants to say “no” by heather gm

heather gm — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 05:48:42 +0000

Timely. I think you covered most of the bases of a bad fit here. Hard to say “not the right fit” but so important to good outcomes on both sides when you do

Comment on Failures in Generalship and the Nonprofit Sector by Jon Stahl

Jon Stahl — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:00:05 +0000

I read it a while ago, but thanks for the reminder, I should probably re-read more closely. And, I will fix the italics (darn WordPress default styles!).

Comment on Failures in Generalship and the Nonprofit Sector by Poppy

Poppy — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:11:48 +0000

I’ve only skimmed the excerpt, as the italics are very hard on my eyes, and plan to read the whole article later… but wanted to comment long enough to ask if you’ve read Deresiewicz’s “Solitude and Leadership” (http://theamericanscholar.org/solitude-and-leadership/), which I think also highlights some failures in many institutions.

Comment on WSDOT traffic data: missing in action by Mark S

Mark S — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:57:17 +0000

Here’s an idea. Did you try asking for it?

Comment on WSDOT traffic data: missing in action by Jon Stahl

Jon Stahl — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:15:22 +0000

Ed-

I agree: not every bit of data needs to be published. But data that is of significant public value ought to be. Given the automated nature of most data collection, and the fact that it is already sitting in networked computer systems, there is little risk of needing to pay full-time employees "just" to publish data. My feeling is: we're paying for the data to be collected, so we ought to be able to easily access it to see whether we're getting full value for our tax dollars.

Comment on WSDOT traffic data: missing in action by Ed Sharpe

Ed Sharpe — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:21:31 +0000

I get what you are saying but where do you draw the line. Does every government agency post every bit of data collected from each of the roads maintained? Good idea, but not practical to execute. You would be paying full time employees just to “publish” traffic volumes. Not a good way to spend my tax dollars.

Comment on Photos on Facebook: some intellectual property concerns by Larry

Larry — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 01:14:49 +0000

If a person posts a photo on facebook by writing a comment and posting a photo, and the posted photo is legally copyrighted, can the photo be:
1. Legally downloaded
2. Used for personal use
3. Edited for personal use
4. Edited for commercial use
5. Can visible copyright on photo be edited out during the editing process.
6. Is authorization required by submitting photographer to perform steps 1-5 listed above?

Comment on Re-appreciating Abraham Lincoln by David Hewitt

David Hewitt — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:43:58 +0000

That’s a nice letter, Ms. Katt, but scholars agree that Lincoln did not write it.