News   Jul 17, 2024
Side-by-Side The Davisville and Uovo Top Off on Yonge in Midtown
 501     0 
News   Jul 17, 2024
Midtown Resubmission Adds Height, Density, Matches Adjacent Proposal
 1.4K     2 
News   Jul 17, 2024
News Roundup for July 17, 2024
 620     0 

Rob Ford's Toronto

Status
Not open for further replies.
Honest Ed has a posse said:
It's a medium, yes.

It's the height of laziness and attention whoring. Nothing appears on Twitter that doesn't get published 15 minutes later. For every cell phone pic that is relevant there is endless amounts of bullshit and ego to shovel through. It's the bathroom mirror before the medication of the planet.
Click to expand...

Again, it depends on the users. If you take time to curate a reliable feed it can be an incredible resource. A poor workman blames his tools.
 
Dubster said:
Again, it depends on the users. If you take time to curate a reliable feed it can be an incredible resource. A poor workman blames his tools.
Click to expand...

Agreed. If your feed is terrible, you really have no one to blame but yourself.
 
VTB said:
I'm not so sure about the "powerful and rich" part. I can't help but think that, in comparison, they are still minor league. Maybe a big fish in a small pond. And a lot of it could be illusory, built up by the Ford's usual hyperbole and exaggeration. When the shit hits the fan, we may just find the emperor really has no clothes.

This whole Rob Ford saga is a big deal for our city. But his eventual downfall will be a good soap opera and talk show material. In terms of political and financial impact, I really think it will be minimal. Nothing more than a side note.
Click to expand...


Could be different if it crosses over to Bay Street or (dare we remember the chatter) famous hockey sportscaster types?
 
Dubster said:
Again, it depends on the users. If you take time to curate a reliable feed it can be an incredible resource. A poor workman blames his tools.
Click to expand...

Depending on the users................

Yeah, that'll work

Something tells me I'm into something good

[video=youtube;FFvXvfUF-Co]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFvXvfUF-Co[/video]
 
Last edited:
Dubster said:
Again, it depends on the users. If you take time to curate a reliable feed it can be an incredible resource.
Click to expand...

To this, I'm with you. The May night the Gawker thing broke, I knew that instant (Which eventually led to UT). And it was, like, "WTF? if this is true he's gotta resign right?" Admittedly, some #s (Hey #TOPoli) are cesspools of slime, ignorance, propaganda and trolling of the worst sort (Hey, @manuvsteel and lion guy!). But if you're not following pop stars and such, and are following smart folks, you'll get a pretty great feed for news, finance and culture. Personally, I'm glad that it eventually led to UT because the discussion - derails included - here regarding Ford, urban issues, architecture, planning, etc. are unmatched.
 
hper said:
To this, I'm with you. The May night the Gawker thing broke, I knew that instant (Which eventually led to UT). And it was, like, "WTF? if this is true he's gotta resign right?" Admittedly, some #s (Hey #TOPoli) are cesspools of slime, ignorance, propaganda and trolling of the worst sort (Hey, @manuvsteel and lion guy!). But if you're not following pop stars and such, and are following smart folks, you'll get a pretty great feed for news, finance and culture. Personally, I'm glad that it eventually led to UT because the discussion - derails included - here regarding Ford, urban issues, architecture, planning, etc. are unmatched.
Click to expand...

That is true - if you search and follow a hashtag, you do have to sort through all kinds of random crap. That's why I rarely take that approach. For Ford news, I have built up a list of about 40 journalists and insiders that I follow for information and insight. Maybe the people with complaints about Twitter are doing the hashtag follow?
 
godot.jpg
 

Attachments

  • godot.jpg
    godot.jpg
    92.9 KB · Views: 407
Status
Not open for further replies.

Back
Top