Comments on: Cartograms of FAWM 2007 http://blog.fawm.org/2007/09/cartograms-of-fawm-2007/ Your official source for fawmsome updates Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:09:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Max http://blog.fawm.org/2007/09/cartograms-of-fawm-2007/#comment-26 Max Mon, 24 Sep 2007 08:11:28 +0000 http://blog.fawm.org/2007/09/cartograms-of-fawm-2007/#comment-26 It's not about the languages I think. If you hold a map with broadband home connections next to the one above it will give you almost the same picture. In Europe the English, Danish, Dutch and Swedish households do have to highest rate of fast internet connections. So I think it's better to forget the other European languages, most of us speak English. How many people in Africa (french spoken countries) do have internet at the moment you think ? If you really want a multi language FAWM you should try Mandarin and Japanese :) It’s not about the languages I think. If you hold a map with broadband home connections next to the one above it will give you almost the same picture.

In Europe the English, Danish, Dutch and Swedish households do have to highest rate of fast internet connections.

So I think it’s better to forget the other European languages, most of us speak English. How many people in Africa (french spoken countries) do have internet at the moment you think ?

If you really want a multi language FAWM you should try Mandarin and Japanese :)

]]> By: Jinx http://blog.fawm.org/2007/09/cartograms-of-fawm-2007/#comment-23 Jinx Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:02:39 +0000 http://blog.fawm.org/2007/09/cartograms-of-fawm-2007/#comment-23 haha, thanks Phil! :) haha, thanks Phil! :)

]]> By: Phil http://blog.fawm.org/2007/09/cartograms-of-fawm-2007/#comment-22 Phil Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:24:19 +0000 http://blog.fawm.org/2007/09/cartograms-of-fawm-2007/#comment-22 <em>Jinx said "in the future i hope to see a map with a lot more countries big and bulging"</em> This is poetry, and deserves to be in a FAWM song lyric... Jinx said “in the future i hope to see a map with a lot more countries big and bulging”

This is poetry, and deserves to be in a FAWM song lyric…

]]> By: Burr http://blog.fawm.org/2007/09/cartograms-of-fawm-2007/#comment-21 Burr Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:07:03 +0000 http://blog.fawm.org/2007/09/cartograms-of-fawm-2007/#comment-21 We've talked about translating the site to other languages, particularly French, since it's the only other language *I* can speak (and would make it a bit more accessible in other parts of Europe and Africa). Spanish, German, and Japanese are probably also priorities if we did that (even though Scandinavians are more represented, they also tend to be very fluent in English). Perhaps songs could also be tagged with and searched by language? Hmmm... I doubt that multi-language FAWM will be up and ready to go by this February, but it is something we're keeping in mind. Having volunteers to (a) help translate the site into those languages, and (b) help moderate songs/discussions that happen in those tongues is also a concern. We’ve talked about translating the site to other languages, particularly French, since it’s the only other language *I* can speak (and would make it a bit more accessible in other parts of Europe and Africa). Spanish, German, and Japanese are probably also priorities if we did that (even though Scandinavians are more represented, they also tend to be very fluent in English). Perhaps songs could also be tagged with and searched by language? Hmmm…

I doubt that multi-language FAWM will be up and ready to go by this February, but it is something we’re keeping in mind. Having volunteers to (a) help translate the site into those languages, and (b) help moderate songs/discussions that happen in those tongues is also a concern.

]]> By: Matt Pierce http://blog.fawm.org/2007/09/cartograms-of-fawm-2007/#comment-20 Matt Pierce Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:44:37 +0000 http://blog.fawm.org/2007/09/cartograms-of-fawm-2007/#comment-20 Seeing as how the biggest contributions are from English speaking (or something that resembles it)countries I can understand how this cartogram could be so distorted! Which poses the question as to whether FAWM could be translated to Spanish or any other language for that matter? If so, are there programs out there that would be able to translate the lyrics & would you really want to? Seeing as how the biggest contributions are from
English speaking (or something that resembles it)countries
I can understand how this cartogram could be so distorted!
Which poses the question as to whether FAWM could be translated to Spanish or any other language for that matter? If so, are there programs out there that would be able to translate the lyrics & would you really want to?

]]> By: Scott O. Clamp http://blog.fawm.org/2007/09/cartograms-of-fawm-2007/#comment-19 Scott O. Clamp Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:32:16 +0000 http://blog.fawm.org/2007/09/cartograms-of-fawm-2007/#comment-19 Australia and NZ are almost normally shaped. Does that mean they represent the mean? Median? Average? Why, oh why did I drop out of school? Australia and NZ are almost normally shaped. Does that mean they represent the mean? Median? Average? Why, oh why did I drop out of school?

]]> By: Tim Wille http://blog.fawm.org/2007/09/cartograms-of-fawm-2007/#comment-18 Tim Wille Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:03:41 +0000 http://blog.fawm.org/2007/09/cartograms-of-fawm-2007/#comment-18 Ha ha, I had seen these cartograms months ago. I rock. I am in the loop. East my dustbunnies :-) Anyway, I shall personally see to it that Denmark is hyperinflated on the 08 map. No way am I going to be the only danish FAWMer next year. Ha ha, I had seen these cartograms months ago. I rock. I am in the loop. East my dustbunnies :-)

Anyway, I shall personally see to it that Denmark is hyperinflated on the 08 map. No way am I going to be the only danish FAWMer next year.

]]> By: Jinx http://blog.fawm.org/2007/09/cartograms-of-fawm-2007/#comment-15 Jinx Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:57:07 +0000 http://blog.fawm.org/2007/09/cartograms-of-fawm-2007/#comment-15 these are very very cool. however, in the future i hope to see a map with a lot more countries big and bulging - guess i better start spreading the word now! these are very very cool. however, in the future i hope to see a map with a lot more countries big and bulging - guess i better start spreading the word now!

]]> By: Bret Rooks http://blog.fawm.org/2007/09/cartograms-of-fawm-2007/#comment-14 Bret Rooks Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:31:15 +0000 http://blog.fawm.org/2007/09/cartograms-of-fawm-2007/#comment-14 I'm 99.9% sure we were the only group in San Luis Obispo, CA, to do FAWM this year, and we only posted 6 songs, but for some reason I was still compelled to look to see if we showed up. Entirely, completely irrational, but I guess that's just human nature... :) Bret I’m 99.9% sure we were the only group in San Luis Obispo, CA, to do FAWM this year, and we only posted 6 songs, but for some reason I was still compelled to look to see if we showed up. Entirely, completely irrational, but I guess that’s just human nature… :)
Bret

]]> By: Ben Barden http://blog.fawm.org/2007/09/cartograms-of-fawm-2007/#comment-12 Ben Barden Tue, 11 Sep 2007 23:53:11 +0000 http://blog.fawm.org/2007/09/cartograms-of-fawm-2007/#comment-12 It's fish-eye world! Interesting stuff. It’s fish-eye world! Interesting stuff.

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