Isn't the Internet brilliant?

Posted by: acad tsunami on 30 December 2006

I knew precious little about Dame Shirley Bassey until stumbling across a youtube clip yesterday (posted in the music room) but within seconds I had found her website and her MySpace page and within minutes I learnt enough to hold a conversation about her.

I was impressed to see that one of her Myspace friends is none other than Her Majesty the Queen and within seconds I was able to check out HM's MySpace page which is very amusing.

Back to DSB's site (DSB being what I now know is what Dame Shirley's fans call her)and a link to the site of the girls that wrote that stunning Bondesque anthem that had impressed me previously and I get to hear the original sung by Nikki Lamborn of an interesting band called 'Never the Bride' and I get to read a most interesting story about how DSB got to record the song called 'The living Tree' and how Roger Daltry thinks that Nikki is the best female vocalist since Janis Joplin. Personally I think that is a load of tosh as she is better than JJ in my view.

I then stumble upon a Youtube clip of Tommy Emmanuel whom I had never heard of playing Classical Gas and from a google search of his name I was able to find a site dedicated to accoustic guitar performers and there I discovered David Nachmanoff's websiteand again I find some very pleasant music I would love to buy and on and on it goes - Isn't the internet brilliant?
Posted on: 31 December 2006 by long-time-dead
Wait until you stumble across the porn sites ...... Big Grin
Posted on: 31 December 2006 by Big Brother
Yeah, the internet's brilliant but mostly a great time waster especially if you've been buried in 4ft of snow for the last three days.. AAARRRGGGHH


BB

PS. More on the way, set my dog outside to play and he just 'disappeared'.
Posted on: 31 December 2006 by Derek Wright
What in Santa Fe? - so plenty of water for next summer then,
Posted on: 31 December 2006 by Big Brother
Yup, Albuquerque only got three inches. A tropical paradise compared to SF.


BB

PS. As soon as I run out of food, I'm going to tunnel out of here.
Posted on: 31 December 2006 by Diccus62
acad

It is absolutely brilliant, and even better with good broadband speeds - could you imagine going back to dial up - aaaarrrrggghh.

Diccus Smile
Posted on: 31 December 2006 by Gary S.
quote:
Originally posted by Big Brother:
Yeah, the internet's brilliant but mostly a great time waster especially if you've been buried in 4ft of snow for the last three days.. AAARRRGGGHH


I'm very envious, we're off skiing in 6 weeks time and they're still picking Alpine flowers where we're going!

Gary
Posted on: 31 December 2006 by Big Brother



Santa Fe has a decent ski area. Not to mention more art museums than you can shake a stick at (if your into that kind of thing).



BB
Posted on: 31 December 2006 by Big Brother
Speaking of the internet, does anyone know of a reliable *free* image hosting site ? The one I use (image spot) seems to royally suck about 50% of the time.



BB
Posted on: 01 January 2007 by Messenger
Big bro'

Yes, it is an amazing resource! Yes, the use and benefit of it does increase greatly with a better connection!

I taught a course last year about the impact of IT on society. Try to explain to 17 year olds the changes that they internet has bought about, how life was without the internet, and you begin to realise what a massive change it has bought to society. Probably my failing as a teacher, but the students couldn't really grasp it. Isn't that another indication of its all pervasiveness.

Free posting of images? If you can make do with uploading less than 2mb a month there's nothing wrong with flickr. In fact, I think it is damned fine. Depends on the quality of the images that you want to post, but for most purposes that should be about 10 to 20 pictures you can upload each month.

Best for 2007.

Richard
Posted on: 01 January 2007 by Big Brother
Thanks Richard

The internet is neither good nor bad, IMHO, it is merely a reflection of who we are as people. I'll try flickr, can't be any worse than imgspot.


BB
Posted on: 01 January 2007 by Messenger
Mmmm? Not sure whether I was making any judgment about whether it was good or bad. Revealing my persistent optimism, when I say that I do agree that it has to be reflection of who we (mankind?) are and it is, therefore, mostly a force for good.

At a fairly mundane level, Flickr is a good example. I'm not a big one for joining clubs AND I thought that digital photography might lead to a general lowering of standards. Sure, there's some awful stuff on flckr, but there is also, in my humble opinion, some absolutely amazing images created by amateurs. People exchange dialogue which is generally pleasant and helpful and helps with the way you look at photographs.

Beats the local photography club by a country mile, doesn't it?
Posted on: 01 January 2007 by ewemon
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Originally posted by Messenger:
Mmmm? Not sure whether I was making any judgment about whether it was good or bad. Revealing my persistent optimism, when I say that I do agree that it has to be reflection of who we (mankind?) are and it is, therefore, mostly a force for good.

At a fairly mundane level, Flickr is a good example. I'm not a big one for joining clubs AND I thought that digital photography might lead to a general lowering of standards. Sure, there's some awful stuff on flckr, but there is also, in my humble opinion, some absolutely amazing images created by amateurs. People exchange dialogue which is generally pleasant and helpful and helps with the way you look at photographs.

Beats the local photography club by a country mile, doesn't it?


Like you I like Flickr for some of the amazing photos in amongst the cut off heads etc brigade. There is one Chinese guy who I always look out for as his images are really good.

At least with digital, gone is the I need to take 48 photos to get one decent one era as well as lugging round loads of film. I always used to use B & W as I can't shoot a decent photo worth a damn in colour.
Posted on: 02 January 2007 by Messenger
Hey Ewemon - that's funny, 'cos I can't take a B&W to save my life.

The joy of digital is the (almost) zero incremental cost. I don't pretend to be a master. I enjoy what I take, and that's enough. BUT I do find I'm sometimes asked for advice and have developed two basic tips. ONE fill the frame. TWO if it is worth taking one photo of the subject, it is probably worth taking 3 or 5 or more.

It is in respect of tip TWO that digital really scores. Can make for some headaches when you're trying to chose the best 3 or 4 from 20 though!

I can't see too much wrong with flickr. I stopped putting my photos forwards to groups where you got some very strange comments. I don't mind the negatives, equally I'm not over impressed by the mindless postives, but I don't like either without a clue as to why the commentator thinks whatever it is they think.

Do you have any photos posted? Who is the Chinese guy that you mention?

Best

Richard