tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post5458153823765279804..comments2023-07-04T09:54:15.920-05:00Comments on Our Town and Its Business: An Exchange...Civil..,I don't think soEvelyn Buckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03283458715658096750noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-776343997167302942012-03-01T13:32:49.709-05:002012-03-01T13:32:49.709-05:00"H is listed as ' proprietor ' of A R..."H is listed as ' proprietor ' of A Rolls, a company which appears to have no records available."<br /><br />I don't understand the relative merit of this statement? There are thousands of companies that exist without "records available". Nothing secretive going on, trust me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-44548241476435065462012-03-01T12:15:16.358-05:002012-03-01T12:15:16.358-05:00If you Google Peter Broughton Aurora you now find ...If you Google Peter Broughton Aurora you now find 2 articles by Christopher as well as his letters to and from Evelyn. H is listed as ' proprietor ' of A Rolls, a company which appears to have no records available.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-20187443443626686492012-02-29T09:54:42.358-05:002012-02-29T09:54:42.358-05:00There seems to be interest brewing with regards to...There seems to be interest brewing with regards to the control one has over internet search page ranking.<br /><br />The idea of "posterity" as it relates to content on the web is a curious one. Stuff on the internet isn't static. It is managed, and juggled, often between servers and platforms. It takes resources to maintain.<br /><br />When content gets pulled a cache of it exists that can be accessed, albeit a greater effort is required to do so.<br /><br />Google search is not unlike 99% of the other search engines. They all operate by using meta tags to flag content for indexing. This in nothing new. It has been done since the late 1990s.<br /><br />What is new is that search is being personalized, to the extent that no two Google searches are alike.<br /><br />If you Google someone, or something what is returned to you is a result of many algorithms returning content it believes to be relevant to a profile it has created of you.<br /><br />It is important to understand how this impacts us as content producers and consumers. I posted materials including a TED talk on this subject in a post here: http://christopherwatts.posterous.com/living-in-bubbles<br /><br />Clr. Ballard does not have the capacity to "remove all of the Christopher Watts items you get when you google his name" because they are not created or curated by him.<br /><br />He has the ability everyone does to apply tags to content he creates or curates so that they could be considered relevant by search indexes.<br />Whether he chooses to do so is up to him.christopher wattshttp://christopherwatts.posterous.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-83274175529186620142012-02-28T17:15:26.581-05:002012-02-28T17:15:26.581-05:00Will everyone just remember that it was Ballard an...Will everyone just remember that it was Ballard and his team of directors from the Vulture Centre who made all this possible. We should all go out of our way to show our appreciation and maybe the councillors could have a wee chat with the lad about dragging them into his sewer pipe. All very friendly, of course, no bullying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-89109755299534636062012-02-28T17:09:27.146-05:002012-02-28T17:09:27.146-05:001:57 PM
There are now two places if your Google...1:57 PM<br /> There are now two places if your Google him . Don't think he can take it down. Otherwise Ballard would have removed all of the Christopher Watt's items you get when you Google his name. I'm new to this but it seems this stuff just sits for ever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-60409562973283717292012-02-28T14:18:25.054-05:002012-02-28T14:18:25.054-05:00If Peter Broughton is representative of the Cultur...If Peter Broughton is representative of the Culture Club Vultures, he extinguishes his good sense, if he ever had any, and replaces it with with swamp rot.<br /><br />Are those of us who wish to see a proper and effective agreement between the town, the cultural community and the historical society being tarnished with the brush of "police, jails, wars, militarization, attacks on our privacy and the middle class" as Mr Broughton states?<br /><br />This is blatant crap. And for good measure he goes on to state "Surely you could see it in your heart to protect a little culture in Aurora, while the country goes mad in a sea of fear, greed and safety."<br /><br />Perhaps Mr. Broughton should consider relocating to Sudan or Somalia, where he could truly experience a sea of fear and greed and where there is no safety; if they are a bit too far he should try Syria.<br /><br />Never before have so many become so addle brained over so little in such a short time.<br /><br />Possibly this is all the result of a form of climate change due to our unseasonably mild winter.<br /><br />Whatever it is, let's hope it's not contagious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-46657271432558902652012-02-28T13:57:20.009-05:002012-02-28T13:57:20.009-05:00"If you Google him in Aurora, his letter is a..."If you Google him in Aurora, his letter is already up there for posterity."<br /><br />Really.... I don't see it. Maybe he has taken it down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-71943334573894508022012-02-28T13:52:54.502-05:002012-02-28T13:52:54.502-05:00Instant Karma! Must have one mother of a hang-ove...Instant Karma! Must have one mother of a hang-over!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-2672244965727900142012-02-28T12:26:30.924-05:002012-02-28T12:26:30.924-05:00That is about the worst case of self-destruction I...That is about the worst case of self-destruction I have ever had the pleasure to witness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-46409923078676230802012-02-28T12:10:36.655-05:002012-02-28T12:10:36.655-05:00Two possibilities - Certifiable or Plastered. Eith...Two possibilities - Certifiable or Plastered. Either way, a huge error. If you Google him in Aurora, his letter is already up there for posterity. There was no information before - now he has to live with that letter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-8129913704633890892012-02-28T11:38:44.289-05:002012-02-28T11:38:44.289-05:00WTF!
I hope Mr. Broughton does not plan to repe...WTF!<br /> I hope Mr. Broughton does not plan to repeat any of that crap at the meeting. Does the Mayor have the authority to evict individuals who launch person attacks? That guy is one very sick puppy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-16208798192843088852012-02-28T11:23:05.290-05:002012-02-28T11:23:05.290-05:00Wow....
I wonder if Mr Broughton appreciates the ...Wow....<br /><br />I wonder if Mr Broughton appreciates the fact that he emailed you about a topic and you have in turn replied and published the reply in a public forum like this. I wonder if he expected the public wrist slap for bad manners. <br /><br />It would be different if he published his email first but I think unless you have received his approval to post this email conversation, you have violated the confidentiality of email. <br /><br />People wonder why there is so much anonymous postings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-17148417160861835472012-02-28T11:14:05.270-05:002012-02-28T11:14:05.270-05:00WHACK!WHACK!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com