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Lilith __

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:40:00 +1200

in the Forerunner universe?

Just for you, Ian:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFz50q_QmfE

Ian Dalziel

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:26:09 +1200

Halo?... is there anyone out there?
We’re using Sphinx search at the standard. Runs as a cron service doing delta updates every 15 minutes or so. Does a full recalc of the entire site sometime in the morning. Reads directly from the SQL server. You can pretty well custom fit…

Bart Janssen

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:23:47 +1200

Actors Equity membership

Oh great ... exclusive rights to the centre of the bed is NOT enough!!!!!!!

Bart Janssen

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:22:16 +1200

Signed Colin photos for subscribers. That’d do it.

Ian Dalziel

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:19:13 +1200

Fur TIFF files...
Signed Colin photos for subscribers.
a kind of 'paws for thoughts' programme...

Russell Brown

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:05:12 +1200

Re search: as a suggestion.

We’re using Sphinx search at the standard. Runs as a cron service doing delta updates every 15 minutes or so. Does a full recalc of the entire site sometime in the morning. Reads directly from the SQL server. You can pretty well custom fit it…

lprent

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 08:28:21 +1200

Nice upgrade.. I will have to borrow a few ideas when we release my current work project and I have a few spare weeks for doing site refurbishment.

Also good to see on the waffling rankings that TS is rated in the rankings along with all of the gamers. But…

lprent

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 08:20:01 +1200

Re search: as a suggestion.

We're using Sphinx search at the standard. Runs as a cron service doing delta updates every 15 minutes or so. Does a full recalc of the entire site sometime in the morning. Reads directly from the SQL server. You can pretty well custom fit it…

81stcolumn

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 23:38:20 +1200

Done :-)

Nora Leggs

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 21:00:42 +1200

missed out itty bitty. ;-)

True – shame they don't make the cat pills itty bitty....

Lilith __

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:51:58 +1200

wrap the pill in bacon or chicken

Nah, she's too smart for that! S'alright, we have a deal: no pill, no meal. She lets me off with yowls, eye-rolling and the occasional nip.

Hebe

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:44:22 +1200

3 pills a day wrap the pill in bacon or chicken

Lilith __

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:42:29 +1200

a pretty gritty (kitty) photo essay : )

You missed out itty bitty. ;-)

Nora Leggs

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:41:56 +1200

best fund raising idea

OK, last fund raising idea – I promise- a recipe book based on the Capture food thread....

Nora Leggs

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:39:55 +1200

3 pills a day

still sounds like the basis for a pretty gritty (kitty) photo essay : )

Lilith __

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:31:17 +1200

if she’s still recuperating she should be like a sitting-modelling-duck : )

You’d think so, eh! But I have to give her 3 pills a day and she moves pretty fast if she thinks one of those is coming. ;-)

And not biting the hand that feeds her? She didn’t…

Nora Leggs

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:22:45 +1200

My cat just cost me $300 at the vet

Yow, if she's still recuperating she should be like a sitting-modelling-duck : )

Lilith __

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:20:25 +1200

they could then donate their acting fee to pay for the post : )

My cat just cost me $300 at the vet. She's gonna be doing a lot of modelling work to pay for that! :-)

Nora Leggs

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:20:04 +1200

great plan

Or a Special Capture Challenges – pay to enter the challenge or pay to post?

Nora Leggs

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:05:39 +1200

My cats would want Actors Equity membership

Fair's fair, they could then donate their acting fee to pay for the post : )

Hebe

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:00:15 +1200

Maybe you could charge per cat post..My cats would want Actors Equity membership if we went down that road...

JacksonP

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:58:37 +1200

No no, I think that’s a great plan. Might be the best fund raising idea of all time!

I could retire.

Nora Leggs

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:47:41 +1200

If I have to pay for photos of cats

Some of us would gladly pay-per-cat. Maybe you could charge per cat post...... whoops, no, on second thoughts : )

Lilith __

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:13:30 +1200

Vege pack?

Canterbury can export ice-packs if that's any good for anyone. ;-)

Steve Parks

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:04:19 +1200

And coming up in the next week or two … if you’re logged into the PA System, there will be a “last read post” button. Yes, you asked for it and you’ll get it … soon!

Cool.

Hebe

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:51:56 +1200

One of this site's USPs is the sheer bloody wonderful range of links to other music, and "cultural" sites on the internet that are posted by Russell, the writers and regulars. What about a sort of paid-for monthly or quarterly digest/round-up of the links. PA's Interweb Greatest Hits-type thingy. A…

Sacha

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:20:36 +1200

doesn't have the same ring to it. :)

Photo-cards a great idea. Easily ask each photographer to donate license. Vote to shortlist or pledge like Kickstarter to guarantee sales.

Lilith __

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:19:58 +1200

Regular Colin photos

We get those for free! If I have to pay for photos of cats on the Internet!!!

You talk like Colin's just another cat!

Signed Colin photos for subscribers. That'd do it. :-)

Hebe

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:00:34 +1200

Mouse pads? With pictures of cats?

Kumara Republic

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:53:42 +1200

Capture cards range: Colin, cats, water, sky-watching, nightlights, music peoples?

How about social commentary on T-shirts, mouse pads, and coffee mugs as well? I’d definitely like to find a more local printery while I’m at it.

JacksonP

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:51:40 +1200

meat pack

That was my first thought, but I was being mindful of teh vegetarians. ;-)

Vege pack?

JacksonP

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:50:29 +1200

Capture cards range: Colin, cats, water, sky-watching, nightlights, music peoples?

I have thought of this. We have the right man for the job too.

Sacha

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:49:17 +1200

raffle

meat pack

Hebe

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:38:29 +1200

Could we have a raffle?Chocolate wheel.

Hebe

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:37:07 +1200

seriously, I need to give some more thought to how Capture could contribute more.

Capture cards range: Colin, cats, water, sky-watching, nightlights, music peoples?

JacksonP

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:31:24 +1200

Regular Colin photos

We get those for free! If I have to pay for photos of cats on the Internet!!!

But seriously, I need to give some more thought to how Capture could contribute more.

In the mean time, happy to put a bit in when the opportunity arises. I…

Bart Janssen

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:09:44 +1200

goodies for people who did that

Regular Colin photos

Russell Brown

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:07:35 +1200

discreet badges

PR schwag.

Sacha

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:05:45 +1200

goodies for people who did that

discreet badges

Russell Brown

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:03:54 +1200

Thanks, guys. No one's in mortal peril, but through several different things happening in succession, I had a sudden allergic reaction to debt.

I will slap a Donate button on the home page and think about voluntary subscriptions (although I'd want there to be goodies for people who did that).…

Jackie Clark

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:47:11 +1200

PAS is on my list of regular people to pay bills to. Consider it done.

Hebe

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:01:00 +1200

Russell, I think you should have a permanent “donate” button on the home page. I think a lot of people here would like to help with the upkeep. Doesn’t mean you can’t also have whip-rounds.

I agree totally. Maybe even encourage small regular donations by AP (by a large number…

Lilith __

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:05:21 +1200

If you do feel moved to make a donation, that would be very welcome:

Russell, I think you should have a permanent “donate” button on the home page. I think a lot of people here would like to help with the upkeep. Doesn’t mean you can’t also have whip-rounds.

This…

Russell Brown

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:55:56 +1200

Righto. If you do feel moved to make a donation, that would be very welcome:

http://pubadr.es/7942

linger

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:34:47 +1200

after posting, edit the post and you can add another. Then edit again to add a third.

Does this process allow photos to be anchored to a specific point in a comment? Or do all attachments just fall to the bottom of the comment?

Hannah

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:25:13 +1200

Hmm, it seems the Nielsen survey is monthly. Does that mean lurkers like me should aim to post one comment a month to keep your ranking up so high? :)

Russell Brown

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:17:53 +1200

Time for a whip-around, I reckon

You know, I wasn't going to ask this time, but we've just had some household financial news that leaves me no choice if I'm to recompense CactusLab for their fine work. Hang onto your spare change ...

Russell Brown

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:39:57 +1200

Am I being naive in thinking that the normal rights of authorship remain with the poster?

Oh, they do. But we'd need to carefully state that if we introduced a formal licence.

Lilith __

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:26:40 +1200

I don’t think we can just flip the implicit licence people give us by posting into a CC licence

Am I being naive in thinking that the normal rights of authorship remain with the poster?

Nora Leggs

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:56:36 +1200

after posting, edit the post and you can add another. Then edit again to add a third

Hey thanks for that, I followed Jackson's lead and got there : )

Russell Brown

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 10:45:27 +1200

Also, I just noticed that there’s no sign of any of the Creative Commons rights stuff that got discussed in the Thread of Dooooooom[TM]. Whatever happened to that idea?

I was thinking about those issues last night. It does not escape me that we're now holding a lot of people's…

Sacha

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 10:29:26 +1200

One thing that I know others have asked for is to have the capability to select text in the OP and have a "reply" button that behaves the same way as it does for comments.

yes please

tarlen

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 10:00:36 +1200

More better awesome! Am I missing something, haven't been able to work out how to post multiple pictures.... : )

It's not the nicest implementation just yet, but after posting, edit the post and you can add another. Then edit again to add a third.

Limited to three at this…

Tim Welch

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:58:00 +1200

Obligatory cat photo...

Matthew Poole

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:31:27 +1200

Also, I just noticed that there's no sign of any of the Creative Commons rights stuff that got discussed in the Thread of Dooooooom[TM]. Whatever happened to that idea?

Matthew Poole

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:28:22 +1200

One thing that I know others have asked for is to have the capability to select text in the OP and have a "reply" button that behaves the same way as it does for comments.
Other than that, am liking that the system keeps on improving based on our feedback…

Lilith __

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:49:35 +1200

I have mixed feelings about the multiple-photo thing. It can be annoying if there’s a set of pics that want to go together….but haing to post a single pic per post does make things chatty and conversational. It’ll be interesting to see what this does to the dynamic of the…

81stcolumn

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 22:19:55 +1200

Liking this plenty...

Page numbers dither between 3&4 with the same number of posts on the blame thread.

Srsly dude would have no problem with a donate button.

Nora Leggs

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 21:23:35 +1200

More better awesome! Am I missing something, haven't been able to work out how to post multiple pictures.... : )

JacksonP

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 21:01:58 +1200

Just watching it on my iPad, cause I CAN! Woot!

B Jones

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:38:39 +1200

It doesn't crash the browser on my Android phone anymore, but all I can see of the original post is the jpg. Perhaps getting a better browser on my phone will help.

Samuel Scott

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:27:09 +1200

Just pasting a vimeo clip for the heck of it...

http://vimeo.com/32001208

Lilith __

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:25:18 +1200

Can I ask a question?

Occasionally I want to find something particularly cool that I remember someone's posted, but I can't necessarily remember which thread (or which page of a thread) it's on. I can generally almost see it via google but that always seems to send me to the…

Lilith __

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:15:28 +1200

Time for a whip-around, I reckon,

Agreed. Some members of this forum may be disappointed you're only talking about koha, though. :-)

Geoff Lealand

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:13:47 +1200

Time for a whip-around, I reckon,

Lilith __

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:09:37 +1200

Yay! YouTube discussions on the iPad, and removing dud photos! And Vimeo. Lovely!

Can't wait for the "last read" button. Oh the power! :-)

Thanks for these.

tarlen

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:07:35 +1200

I appreciate you taking your evening time to fix it.

Not a problem. This job often leads to late nights and working from home. :-)

Kumara Republic

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:44:41 +1200

Same sheet metal... new running gear.

Russell Brown

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:32:28 +1200

And … we’re back! Thanks Gary — I appreciate you taking your evening time to fix it.

Claire Hitchfield

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:25:26 +1200

Y'know he tryin' .. http://tinyurl.com/6da2p9

tarlen

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:22:56 +1200

My bad. Sorry about that.

Public Address

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:22:56 +1200

Discussion from blog post.