[okfn-discuss] Open Data Collage: Highlight of my Day

Fri Nov 11 19:49:46 UTC 2011

Whoa, people. This is seriously off-topic.

Please move to [okfn-surrealism].

Cheers,
Nick

On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 19:46, Lucy Chambers <lucy.chambers at okfn.org> wrote:
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> From: Kat Braybrooke <kat.braybrooke at okfn.org>
> Date: Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 6:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [okfn-discuss] Open Data Collage: Highlight of my Day
> To: Peter Murray-Rust <pm286 at cam.ac.uk>
> Cc: Open Knowledge Foundation discussion list
> <okfn-discuss at lists.okfn.org>, Martin Kaltenböck
> <m.kaltenboeck at semantic-web.at>, info at ogdcamp.org
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> Hahahhaa. Peter, you win at life.
>
> Also, GNU shouldn't have created a GNU that looked exactly like a
> goat. Just sayin'.
>
> For OKF I'm down for an okapi. Perhaps holding a stack of awesome
> data. Or a computer covered in stickers (much like Friedrich's, to
> give it some haxx0r cred).
>
> ;) Kat
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> On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 10:09 PM, Peter Murray-Rust <pm286 at cam.ac.uk> wrote:
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>> On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 8:59 PM, Kat Braybrooke <kat.braybrooke at okfn.org> wrote:
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>>> Haha! Sounds good to me - let me know if you want any help with the visuals. Is reminiscent of the GNU-Linux goat,
>>
>> A GOOOOOAAT???!!! I am trying to make this sound like Lady Bracknell's "HAAANDBBAG"???
>>
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>>> which I just put a sticker of on my laptop next to the Firefox fox - animal mascots never get old!
>>
>> I'm a GNU.
>> I'm a gnu—I'm a gnu
>> The g-nicest work of g-nature in the zoo
>> I'm a gnu—how do you do?
>> You really oughtta g-know w-who's w-who
>> I'm a gnu—spelt G - N - U
>> I'm not a camel or a kangaroo
>> So let me introduce, I'm neither man nor moose
>> Oh, g-no, g-no, g-no, I'm a gnu!"
>>
>> [copied without permission but to avoid tragedies for GNUs]
>>
>> You will do penance. You will learn the GNU song (four verses, http://www.poppyfields.net/poppy/songs/gnu.html ) and when we meet ?next week I shall expect you to sing it to me.
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>>> And since the #opendata movement doesn't have one yet, I think now is high time for that ;)
>>
>> So do I. I suppose the OKF could have an OKapi.
>>
>> A bison? An okapi? Could it be a hearty beast?
>> Then I seem to hear a voice—"I'm a gnu!
>>>
>>> Kat
>>
>> No it can't be a Kat. We have a McDawg and he will chase off any Kats.
>>
>> Does the OKF have teeth? That will be a big determinant
>>
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>>> On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 8:13 PM, Peter Murray-Rust <pm286 at cam.ac.uk> wrote:
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>>>> On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 5:40 PM, Kat Braybrooke <kat.braybrooke at okfn.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Haha, Peter! This is all quite amazing. It's confusing, meta-faceted, and awe-inspiring ;)
>>>>>
>>>>> We should make a t-shirt with your #opendata stuffed animal mascots on it, methinks....
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Generally I agree. My small concern is that some of these are thrid party trademarks such as Tux-linux and Gulliver-BMC. Whereas the new KosherFrog which I shall introduce soon has no problems.  And I thinks we also need to have a clearer idea of their roles. (e.g. in the first photocomic Felix Q Potuit was briefly on the side of the "goodies" whereas in the second he is clearly an arrogant academic (he actually has LSE tattooed on his back).
>>>>
>>>> This could become a "peanuts" like strip with a smallish number of situations and open speech bubbles. These have the great advantage that they can have translations (or even completely different) stories.
>>>>
>>>> P.
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>>>>>
>>>>> Kat
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>> | Kat Braybrooke | Community Coordinator
>>>>> | Open Knowledge Foundation | London UK
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>>>>> On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 12:06 PM, Peter Murray-Rust <pm286 at cam.ac.uk> wrote:
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>>>>>> On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 11:09 AM, Kat Braybrooke <kat.braybrooke at okfn.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Peter - your dog is on Twitter? Most amazing thing I've heard all week!!!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> No. You and I are confused. Choose from the following:
>>>>>>  * animal garden photocomic with penguins , turtles etc - and delivered with an OKF tshirt
>>>>>>  * "closed access means people die" at Open Science (again with OKF shirt and SOME slides from animal garden
>>>>>>  * various other photocomics on PMR blog, but no dogs
>>>>>>  * Jenny/PMR video with SF material, and Graham Steel (McBlawg == McDawg) but no dogs
>>>>>>  * a statement that I shall need a dog (for McDawg) and a frog for Gilles Frydman == KosherFrog
>>>>>>  * and today a post that gave Gilles and the kosherfrog.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> (And I am agreed with everyone else that the picture is beautiful, by the way!)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Which picture???
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Kat :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> FWIW I hope to get a scots terrier for McDawg in the photocomics and also a kosherfrog (harder) for Gilles. Gilles and Graham hope to be at the Dec hackathon in the flesh as well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is that clear or is that worse :-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> p.
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>> | Kat Braybrooke | Community Coordinator
>>>>>>> | Open Knowledge Foundation | London UK
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 9:18 PM, Peter Murray-Rust <pm286 at cam.ac.uk> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Carla,
>>>>>>>> This is very exciting. I have been creating stories about animals who want Open data. Here is one - http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6280676/serpentine.pdf
>>>>>>>> I am going to need two more animals for the next story, a dog from Scotland (McDawg) and a frog (KosherFrog). The dog is a scots terrier; they are friendly but can be fierce. You can see a picture of the frog on Twitter (@gfry).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Best wishes
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Peter
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>> Peter Murray-Rust
>>>>>>>> Reader in Molecular Informatics
>>>>>>>> Unilever Centre, Dep. Of Chemistry
>>>>>>>> University of Cambridge
>>>>>>>> CB2 1EW, UK
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>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Peter Murray-Rust
>>>>>> Reader in Molecular Informatics
>>>>>> Unilever Centre, Dep. Of Chemistry
>>>>>> University of Cambridge
>>>>>> CB2 1EW, UK
>>>>>> +44-1223-763069
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>>>> --
>>>> Peter Murray-Rust
>>>> Reader in Molecular Informatics
>>>> Unilever Centre, Dep. Of Chemistry
>>>> University of Cambridge
>>>> CB2 1EW, UK
>>>> +44-1223-763069
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>> --
>> Peter Murray-Rust
>> Reader in Molecular Informatics
>> Unilever Centre, Dep. Of Chemistry
>> University of Cambridge
>> CB2 1EW, UK
>> +44-1223-763069
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