links for 2010-12-15

"Even though you don’t need to generate a bible out of every project you work on, the right amount of documentation can help you keep some order in the messy chaos that creative work generates."

"If localism is to be more than a buzzword, government had better rethink its disdain for community-focused bloggers"

"As for not pretending to be a newspaper, it has non-council features, stories about gardening, four pages of what’s on listings, a history page, recipes and Sudoku – all elements which can do nothing but confuse people about the paper is supposed to be there for. After all, how many of those do you expect from a council publication?"

"Hank Risan, CEO of BlueBeat, said in an interview that the company made single copies of each sound recording, then analyzed them and destroyed the copies before creating a new simulation based on parametrics of sound".

"With the World Cup bid now little more than a wrecked dream, the Birmingham Mail has been quick to find out how much it cost local councils, given that Birmingham was battling to be a host city. Birmingham spent £350,000". Wonder if anyone has asked for the London figure?

My eyes!

I do think this Littlejohn column would have past unnoticed if it wasn't for combining it with the cartoon as well.