tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9783312.post1228102702331964046..comments2007-06-10T23:24:11.314+01:00Ted Hoffmannoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9783312.post-2179762277648325592007-06-10T23:24:00.000+01:002007-06-10T23:24:00.000+01:00As a resident of Nagano (host of the 1998 Winter Olympics) I can see the strange impact of the Olympics. Here it meant massive amounts of money (about $10bn) being poured into one of the richest and least populated areas of Japan to furnish Nagano with a high speed rail link it's size doesn't warrant, world class ski jumping and luge venues and more icerinks per person than anywhere else in the world. Whilst enthusiasts of fringe sports clearly gain a lot from hosting the Olympics, any other benefits are harder to pin down especially when you look at what happens to the venues afterwards. One of the medal podiums from the Olympics is now a carpark in the middle of Nagano. I worry about the epic waste and mismanagement ahead for London 2012.mattsantoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14127677398895372075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9783312.post-13364101119566027062007-06-06T16:14:00.000+01:002007-06-06T16:14:00.000+01:00Cheers Biblio...<BR/><BR/>The Domain fiasco knocked the wind out of my sails a bit.. I'm trying to get back into the writing habit.<BR/><BR/>Looked into that Epilepsy thing - fantastic.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the supportEdwin Hesselthwitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04237506914185757749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9783312.post-80260519530566115432007-06-06T01:46:00.000+01:002007-06-06T01:46:00.000+01:00Nice article, Edwin - glad to see you posting again.<BR/><BR/>Your article sparked my interest and I soon learned that this logo (or an animated version, anyway) is causing epileptic fits. Nice! <BR/><BR/>Coincidence? Or conspiracy?<BR/><BR/>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/6724245.stmBibliolatristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17952275703674340536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9783312.post-38117737876159945212007-06-04T19:39:00.000+01:002007-06-04T19:39:00.000+01:00Hey, you missed you Juan Antonio Samaranch's roles in both Franco's regime in fascist Spain, and in running the games for 21 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9783312.post-56520823096961350962007-06-04T19:05:00.000+01:002007-06-04T19:05:00.000+01:00Hmm, I think it is just a fucking waste of my money rather than an attempt to immanentize the eschaton.<BR/><BR/>Incidentally the BBC London news on BBC1 just showed a selection of viewers' suggested alternatives to the design. One of them, rather amusingly, was a clear reference to goatse.cx<BR/><BR/>It was also posted to the BBC website. Someone on wikipedia got a <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Bbc-goatse-olympics.jpg" REL="nofollow">screenshot</A>. Arf, arf. Still a better design though and far more likely to be "down wid der kids" or whatever shit they are trying to justify this ritalin-fuelled smudge with.Charles Pooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06329206649968577862noreply@blogger.com