Comments for Fragmentary Evidence

Comment on Love at First Sight by Lorna

Lorna — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 03:58:58 +0000

Richard, this is a great question! I asked sreaevl people in the planning office why East Ave didn’t get striped as a part of this project. All I got were shrugs. It will take an enormous amount of citizen involvement and activism to get things like this done. For example, Rochester Cycling Alliance is working with the City to develop a bike master plan as we speak. Reconnect Rochester and RRCDC are pushing for a comprehensive transportation plan. Krudco (yes Krudco) raised millions of dollars and is working with the City to plan and build a skateboard park near along the river. These are all things that would simply not happen if it weren’t for regular citizens stepping up to help produce change. It’s not up to the City—it’s up to us!

Comment on Oakland’s painted gnomes get some national press by John A. Abel

John A. Abel — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 07:10:50 +0000

The local LA ABC news station had a story on the gnomes yesterday.I hope they don’t move them someplace else as the clip suggested.

Comment on The Painted Gnomes of Oakland by @SaunieInDiego

@SaunieInDiego — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:37:36 +0000

I would love to see some of these gnomes in san diego

Comment on The Painted Gnomes of Oakland by Marlyene

Marlyene — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:16:20 +0000

I love the gnomes! Street art is an important part of enriching all of our lives!

Comment on The Painted Gnomes of Oakland by Amanda

Amanda — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 06:27:59 +0000

Hi – I love this stort and the gnomes – check out this facebook page to make sure PG&E does not remove them: https://www.facebook.com/SaveTheLakeMerrittGnomes

Comment on Just Say “No!” (or at the very least, “Not Yet!”) to Drones by David

David — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:10:11 +0000

Hobbyists do use them: http://www.wbur.org/npr/157441681/drones-from-war-weapon-to-homemade-toy

People can get drones not so different from the police models for much cheaper, or just build their own. This video shows a DIY drone mounted not only with a camera, but also a handgun: http://youtu.be/Jplh7uatr-E

Comment on Just Say “No!” (or at the very least, “Not Yet!”) to Drones by unique distance from isolation

unique distance from isolation — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 23:36:41 +0000

Thanks for the thorough, measured, and very clear presentation. Those things are frighteningly cheap. Are hobbyists using them? I’m going to be looking up more in the next few days…

Comment on The Painted Gnomes of Oakland by Roxanne

Roxanne — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 05:24:06 +0000

Enchanted and love the gnomes! I feel like they protect our hood, add a magical whimsy and make my walk with my dog….simply charming!

Comment on Just Say “No!” (or at the very least, “Not Yet!”) to Drones by David

David — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 08:08:56 +0000

The drones Alameda County wants (as opposed to the military-style predator drones, which look more like planes) are similar to this: a four-legged spider with little helicopter blades on each limb and a video or infrared camera (or whatever else) in the body:

“Wingspan” is about four feet, and the whole thing weighs less than 5 pounts. The motors and blades make a whispery buzzing sound, so you would definitely notice if it was 15 feet over your head, but if it was a lot farther away presumably you’d have to look up and actually catch sight of it to realize it’s there.

The Sheriff’s Office claimed the drone procurement line in the request was just an accident or oversight, and that they hadn’t intended to request permission to buy it on Tuesday. Pretty tough to believe, since it’s been controversial for over a month. The possible plan will probably be discussed at a subcommittee meeting in January instead, but details still aren’t clear.

Comment on Just Say “No!” (or at the very least, “Not Yet!”) to Drones by wordnerd

wordnerd — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:40:41 +0000

Do you know what one of these drones looks like flying overhead? Are they noisy enough to notice?