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Footy's back February 2006 | Filed under Melbourne, People, Photos | Comments (9)

I know it's tragic to get worked up about the intraclub practice matches but... weeeeeeeee!

Views from the Floor

Peter says:

And only 12 weeks or so until Round 6 - Friday night at the G. One of those above meets this...

...and misses six weeks.

Yeah, that's right. It's February and I'm talking the talk.

Peter says:

That was meant to take you to Byron Pickett. Melbourne's crap website is to blame.

Yeah, that's right. It's February and they're already letting me down.

Virginia says:

Look at the arms on Ablett-the-Younger, though. He's put the weight of Byron Picket onto EACH BICEP this preseason.

Out of interest, how many weeks does Byron Pickett miss if one of the Abletts SHOULD meet with his elbow/shoulder?

Peter says:

He misses two less than last year with the revamp of the tribunal.

And let's not forget what happened when James Hird spent summer in the gym and put on ten kilos of muscle.

Lost about five yards of pace...

Virginia says:

N. Ablett isn't in the team for his pace - I reckon I could run faster. He's in the team for his miraculousness, beauty and mad skillz.

Peter says:

It's February and already we're trash talking.

Dees players to watch in '06
B. Miller
N. Carroll (v N. Ablett)
D. Bell
C. Sylvia (bite your tongue or I'll be forced to dust off the Alicia Horan jokes).

You heard it here first.

Peter says:

I should say also, in the interests of graciousness... I love the way G's arms are out. He sort of just hovers, then swoops and accelerates. Something about an amazingly low centre of gravity and quite extraordinary balance.

Full forwards I've seen before. I would go to watch G. Ablett Jr.

Virginia says:

In the interests of ungraciousness, Colin Sylvia was probably BORN looking like a criminal; it was only a matter of time before he became one. As for the rest: BRING IT ON.

kate says:

tis the time of year when Essendon supporters everywhere ask The Big Question...

Will this be the year that Sheeds loses his last thread of attachment to reality?

Speak, friend, and enter


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3 February 2009
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I’ve just paid for and downloaded a PDF book by Mark Boulton called Five Simple Steps: Designing for the Web. It’s a really nicely-designed publication, and although I’ve only glanced through it so far, it seems to be chock-full of great advice and examples. I’m also really impressed the way Mark’s gone about promoting it via his networks over the last six months or so.

The only sticking point for me is the application of a software-license-style fee structure: 12 pounds1 for ‘one user’, 25 pounds for five, and 50 pounds for a ten-user license. I haven’t really got that much to say about this, other than that books are surely meant to be shared, and in their sharing gain all kinds of attributes not as easily quantifiable as cash – influence over a broader audience, for example.

Compare Mark’s payment structure with that of Massimo Vignelli, who recently released a book-length PDF of his musings free of charge - I’m not for one second suggesting that Mark shouldn’t profit from his book, but rather that it may be interesting to try to gauge the comparative merits of reach and profit, to determine whether over time, reach leads to greater influence, and therefore – presumably – more demand for your services, and thus more money). Of course, Vignelli’s got both reach and (one assumes) cash in bucketloads, so perhaps he’s not the best example.

1No, I can’t be bothered finding the pound sign

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