tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post5077890702927005668..comments2024-03-14T13:06:38.883+00:00Comments on cultural snow: Betamax bloggingTim Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-63279853684202949122009-01-05T14:29:00.000+00:002009-01-05T14:29:00.000+00:00I laughed for days at the bit in Grimble where his...I laughed for days at the bit in Grimble where his parents leave him 50p for his breakfast, but as 50p isn't very appetising, he goes and buys a bacon sandwich with it...<BR/><BR/>(I was only 30 at the time, obviously...)<BR/><BR/>£45 notes for a h/back? That's bloody outr....erm, probably about right actually...<BR/><BR/><BR/>You know what they say Tim, "if it ain't broke..."*<BR/><BR/>Umlaut vacillation: docubio<BR/><BR/>sounds like one of your readers, Tim...<BR/><BR/>*...privatise it.Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07104427046281324757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-78199705017637201772009-01-02T11:05:00.000+00:002009-01-02T11:05:00.000+00:00Oh well, that told me. Thanks for the reassurance ...Oh well, that told me. Thanks for the reassurance - one less thing to do this year.<BR/><BR/>As for fonts, can I put in a lone vote for Lucida Handwriting?Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-55430240889918740002009-01-02T01:09:00.000+00:002009-01-02T01:09:00.000+00:00I like your blog; your blog looks just fine, and t...I like your blog; your blog looks just fine, and there is enough blue on it to keep me happy.<BR/><BR/>now of course i mean blue the color, not blue as in content. although more nudity here in the Cultural Snowfields would be nice now that I come to think of it. what the hey.FirstNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13387748372500478809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-63064446614870659232008-12-31T18:39:00.000+00:002008-12-31T18:39:00.000+00:00Wot patroclus and marsha etc said. Nothing wrong ...Wot patroclus and marsha etc said. Nothing wrong with penguin classic and pink on black will not suit.<BR/><BR/>best for 2009<BR/><BR/>clodclodhopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08055899083327712482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-8695690362775121742008-12-31T16:13:00.000+00:002008-12-31T16:13:00.000+00:00Now Tim, if you REALLY want to see a blog devoid o...Now Tim, if you REALLY want to see a blog devoid of clever twiddly bits, you need look no further than mine. Please don't change Cultural Snow; Patroclus is right - it's content wot counts.<BR/><BR/>Also, thank you for the mention of Grimble - Jonathon Cape reissued 'Grimble at Christmas' this year. I'm hoping they follow up with a reissue of 'Grimble' as my copy is falling apart.<BR/><BR/>All the best for 2009.Marsha Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276800200724342664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-30033888954726695922008-12-31T15:53:00.000+00:002008-12-31T15:53:00.000+00:00I agree - there's nothing you need to change about...I agree - there's nothing you need to change about your blog. It's the content that's important, and your content is as great as ever.<BR/><BR/>I'm pleased to hear that TNR is making a comeback. Is a comeback also predicted for Comic Sans?patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-1419178619941829922008-12-31T14:12:00.000+00:002008-12-31T14:12:00.000+00:00I think your blog looks lovely just as it is. Brig...I think your blog looks lovely just as it is. Bright and readable. Which applies to the content too. <BR/><BR/>All the best for 2009.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-63854881889203247962008-12-31T12:41:00.000+00:002008-12-31T12:41:00.000+00:00I saw a lovely hardback copy of Grimble in a chari...I saw a lovely hardback copy of Grimble in a charity shop yesterday, I've never read it and would have bought it, but it was £45.00. <BR/><BR/>Keep Cultural Snow the same, it will soon be the only blog not mucked about with!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15941917503687179585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-48990689981679189762008-12-31T09:49:00.000+00:002008-12-31T09:49:00.000+00:00Ah, Byte Magazine. Not as bad as my Bark I recall....Ah, Byte Magazine. Not as bad as my Bark I recall.<BR/><BR/>We didn't have these traumas to contend with reading Practical Computing in the early Eighties with the wonderful Jack Schofield puffing sagely at the helm.Roghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09430706557035189147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-41093563817168396252008-12-31T08:34:00.000+00:002008-12-31T08:34:00.000+00:00My blog used to be black. Now it is white.I call ...My blog used to be black. Now it is white.<BR/><BR/>I call my redesign the "Michael Jackson."Fat Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374906684948810408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-2177187762236830822008-12-31T04:09:00.000+00:002008-12-31T04:09:00.000+00:00It's 3 clicks to change the font permanently. ...It's 3 clicks to change the font permanently. Dashboard, Layout, Fonts & Colours.<BR/><BR/>Times New Roman is about to make a comeback around 2011 though. I'm good at that sort of thing. Rarely earns me a dollar though.Charles Edward Frithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09231685619963486690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-77501722913019391332008-12-31T00:24:00.000+00:002008-12-31T00:24:00.000+00:00I remember Grimble well. I also read the sequel.Fr...I remember Grimble well. I also read the sequel.<BR/><BR/>From Wikipedia:-<BR/><BR/>"Freud received 23,500 letters about the work, including 64 letters of complaint from domestic science teachers who thought the book disgraceful."<BR/><BR/>Fantastic.<BR/><BR/>And as for design, I wouldn't worry about it, as long as it isn't too complicated it doesn't matter.Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11158459069493765198noreply@blogger.com