tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post4525695387366442547..comments2024-03-04T11:43:18.337+01:00Comments on ParisDailyPhoto: Human Bar CodeEric@ParisDailyPhotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07945292068472619659noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-32721216464686024752008-07-15T07:12:00.000+02:002008-07-15T07:12:00.000+02:00When bar codes were fairly new, I recall reading a...When bar codes were fairly new, I recall reading about a California artist who purchased a grave site. She then had a bar code sand blasted onto an upright grave marker that she had placed on the plot. I thought it was brilliant. A way of marking the passing of the industrialized age into that of the electronic age.Pasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-49962525511129517972008-05-21T13:35:00.000+02:002008-05-21T13:35:00.000+02:00I like the way you've excluded their heads - it de...I like the way you've excluded their heads - it dehumanises them even more.Shutterspyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933936629685995574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-57958548049382325282008-05-20T21:07:00.000+02:002008-05-20T21:07:00.000+02:00Thats one way of getting to the point,never though...Thats one way of getting to the point,never thought about doing that.mike jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05249399994178602355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-58871721083408555472008-05-20T09:41:00.000+02:002008-05-20T09:41:00.000+02:00Eric,To make everything equal about "net salary", ...Eric,<BR/>To make everything equal about "net salary", you could add that this is before income tax, which, as you know ;-) in France is not automatically deducted from our salaries.<BR/>I know it's not the same in the UK. I don't know about the US...Thibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788623808410470446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-3600578741061943952008-05-20T06:23:00.000+02:002008-05-20T06:23:00.000+02:00So sorry Jeff I couldn't read your comment yesterd...So sorry Jeff I couldn't read your comment yesterday but I was just too tired after returning to work. <BR/><BR/>Guille, I think you've come the closest to expressing what I meant. I in fact agree with what many of you have said (with the exception of Herman maybe), but my comment was more about the protest (manifestation) itself.<BR/><BR/>Anne - you're welcome!Michael Salonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10294866381143537391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-73285196764421212362008-05-20T04:43:00.000+02:002008-05-20T04:43:00.000+02:00Thanks for the blog-love, Michael! I am having a b...Thanks for the blog-love, Michael! I am having a blast! AnneAnne Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09605141876718747410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-47419082872027695952008-05-20T04:21:00.000+02:002008-05-20T04:21:00.000+02:00Sorry, Lois! I was just loving the bar code and wa...Sorry, Lois! I was just loving the bar code and was inspired to share a comment. Didn't mean to tease! My book is called "Moments of Delight" and is available 23 May thru my blog www.anadesigns.blogspot.com and webpage www.subscribetodelight.com<BR/><BR/>140 pages of color photography, sweet stories, recipes and travel tidbit to inspire and delight. Each a digestable moment.Anne Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09605141876718747410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-39017260004411319492008-05-20T01:03:00.000+02:002008-05-20T01:03:00.000+02:00Alexa "Eric -- is that net salary monthly, bi-week...Alexa "Eric -- is that net salary monthly, bi-weekly???"<BR/><BR/>No, it's a monthly salary, therefore it is... per month ;)<BR/><BR/>In France we're not paid weekly but monthly.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796507758758766120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-60264103346346013122008-05-20T00:59:00.000+02:002008-05-20T00:59:00.000+02:00Jeff: It's the word after "ironworks" in Webster's...Jeff: <BR/><BR/>It's the word after "ironworks" in Webster's Collegiate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-61075740918962993262008-05-20T00:42:00.000+02:002008-05-20T00:42:00.000+02:00I actually have a couple of friends with barcode t...I actually have a couple of friends with barcode tattoos.<BR/><BR/>One friend's tattoo contains important numbers in his life - mom's bday, etc.buzzgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10784316701821693933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-90982576607302731872008-05-19T23:58:00.000+02:002008-05-19T23:58:00.000+02:00Alexa, I knew some of the Factory folks -- I canno...Alexa, I knew some of the Factory folks -- I cannot remember their names except for Warhol. He wanted me to pose once for his Interview newspaper/magazine. So I said yes. He use to creep me out though. The way he use to look at me. [this is the condensed version]Lois Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15147226104566786852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-1953063760569772982008-05-19T23:22:00.000+02:002008-05-19T23:22:00.000+02:00I like that Paris demonstrates so much as well. Ye...I like that Paris demonstrates so much as well. Years ago when I used to demonstrate in New York City it seemed to me that everyone took it very seriously but there was also a lot of singing going on. New Yorkers also have a habit of eating on their way to work or wherever it is they are going so I do recall some mobile picknicking during the protest marches as well. I suppose if the streets weren't so dirty in New York City someone may have thought to lay out a little blanket and picnic properly. Maybe it's just me, but I seem to have a soft spot for activism.dianasfaria.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10488357854017358868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-29659615864536985252008-05-19T22:12:00.000+02:002008-05-19T22:12:00.000+02:00I have been away on a long weekend and I had no in...I have been away on a long weekend and I had no internet access, so I have really been missing PDP and all of you PDPers. I must be more addicted than I thought.<BR/>I haven't got time to read all the comments, so I just skimmed through. But it's good to see you're back home in Paris, Eric.<BR/>And Lynn, you're out of hospital ! I hope you're all well again ?<BR/>And welcome to Marylène. Hope you'll comment more often (?)!<BR/>Guille and Rose I love your new pictures.<BR/>If I missed some interesting news during my skimming please let me know.<BR/><BR/>Eric, todays photo is just great, I love the black and white.<BR/>I think the Parisiens/French are so inventive when they demonstrate even for very serious matters. I really like this demonstrations culture.Bettinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14654317066587245401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-13058021649876588222008-05-19T21:56:00.000+02:002008-05-19T21:56:00.000+02:00awesome pic, eric!:)awesome pic, eric!:)Rahul V. Chittellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11450857994345712496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-75275167085482685952008-05-19T21:06:00.000+02:002008-05-19T21:06:00.000+02:00Very clever sign/message. Hope the teachers win!Very clever sign/message. Hope the teachers win!Tanya Breesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949602989774270159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-14449671321239169672008-05-19T21:04:00.000+02:002008-05-19T21:04:00.000+02:00Yes, Jeff, languages evolve, even if people don't....Yes, Jeff, languages evolve, even if people don't.<BR/><BR/>Pffft.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-3496431107997534442008-05-19T20:34:00.000+02:002008-05-19T20:34:00.000+02:00Lois, I'll bet we do. Funny you should mention Mi...Lois, I'll bet we do. Funny you should mention Mick Jagger. Used to hang out with him (and Keith and Brian) a bit back in the day -- they spent a lot of time in Paris/France, avoiding the taxman, if you know what I mean. Had to stop, though. Turns out you can't stay out all night with rockers AND go to school AND go to work (in a modeling agency, coincidentally enough).<BR/>Did you know any (or all -- wouldn't surprise me) of the Factory folks?<BR/>Eric -- is that net salary monthly, bi-weekly???Alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-49040542743854619362008-05-19T20:15:00.000+02:002008-05-19T20:15:00.000+02:00Jeff, I think it was you who posted about the NHL-...Jeff, I think it was you who posted about the NHL-hockey? Yes, indeed, I know that the best ice hockey in the world probably is played in NHL. The dilemma though, is that when the big championships come up, the best players are tied up by their NHL-teams ... I have nothing against the NHL recruting as such (even though it is hardly a national league any more! But then, which league is?), but I think it is sad that the importance or 'dignity', if you will, of the Olympic games and the World Championships is diminshed. The best players aren't participating! Which is why Stanley Cup is so very prestigious (sp?) ... I'd wish both of those should be so, in an ideal world.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10804085822741729392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-84645881091427346972008-05-19T19:59:00.000+02:002008-05-19T19:59:00.000+02:00"Hee hee, Alexandra, it seems Europeans see Americ..."Hee hee, Alexandra, it seems Europeans see Americans either as morally deprived or puritanical. Both are true!" <BR/>Yes, it'd certainly seem so. I'd guess that either part of the world has a bit of both - though in the U.S., some are <B>a lot</B> more 'religious' than here - I don't think you can find many that are so strictly Christian, Catholic whatever as there. We're quite secularized. Mmm, ok ... I'm rambling!Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10804085822741729392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-91553657056071525282008-05-19T19:45:00.000+02:002008-05-19T19:45:00.000+02:00Petrea, I think that our problem is that we get th...Petrea, I think that our problem is that we get the two concepts confused. As we have learned, the "moral" people think a (left wing) president should be removed from office for philandering. However, they think it is acceptable for (right wing) senators to have sex in airport toilettes and for (right wing) governors to hire expensive courtesans.<BR/><BR/>I guess 'puritanical' and 'morally depraved' have meanings for these people that can't be found in the dictionary. Well, all languages evolve...<BR/><BR/>Beudeu geu deu.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-88337176258477485102008-05-19T19:31:00.000+02:002008-05-19T19:31:00.000+02:00I like this shot. Interesting that you cut out the...I like this shot. Interesting that you cut out their faces, Eric, as though commenting on the woman's comment, as it were. I think I'll be a bar code for Halloween this year.<BR/><BR/>Probably the most passionate discussion ever to occur on <A HTTP://PASADENADAILYPHOTO.BLOGSPOT.COM/2008/05/IM-NOT-BUDGET-CUT.HTML HREF="" REL="nofollow">my blog, Pasadena Daily Photo</A><BR/>continues from two days ago, regarding demonstrations here against proposed cuts to the education budget in California. <BR/><BR/>Hee hee, Alexandra, it seems Europeans see Americans either as morally deprived or puritanical. Both are true!Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-33698660574773121772008-05-19T18:36:00.000+02:002008-05-19T18:36:00.000+02:00"I have the odd feeling that teachers, intellectua..."I have the odd feeling that teachers, intellectuals, especially artists, think they're better than the rest of us, especially when we're shopping." (Hermann g)<BR/><BR/>"Shopping?" Maybe this is a figure of speech I'm not understanding?<BR/><BR/>Bon chance, Reine Guille. Summer is coming.<BR/><BR/>(However, it has been barely 55 F (12 C) here since I returned home from sunny Paris.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-74388520435241559452008-05-19T18:07:00.000+02:002008-05-19T18:07:00.000+02:00I agree once again with their claim, lot of my par...I agree once again with their claim, lot of my parents' friends are teachers, my aunt and my godfather too, I always heard that the job was not easy to do. I agree with the fact that they are not well treated (by Government and by the pupils!) but honestly, it's NOT the worse job which exists!! The problem is probably the fact that they need more than a good salary to teach, they need help, means (financial and human), they need time...And the future will be worse apparently. Government wants to cut in the education budget, that means that there will be less teachers in the next coming years. Bad idea to me.<BR/>Anyway, the picture is great, and the B&W is such a good idea. Well done Eric.<BR/><BR/>I've been far from PDP lately, and it will continue this way unfortunately...I miss you all, you're my breath of fresh air (yes, libraries stink LOL).guillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367207273165799146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-62877937958937290422008-05-19T17:56:00.000+02:002008-05-19T17:56:00.000+02:00FYI, in France, after 2 years a teacher gets 1,562...FYI, in France, after 2 years a teacher gets 1,562€ (net salary), then about 1,800€ after 10 years, about 2,350€ after 20 years and between 2,471 and 2,931€ after 30 years.<BR/><BR/>I have no idea how this compares to the rest of the world!Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796507758758766120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-28603168814033985052008-05-19T17:30:00.000+02:002008-05-19T17:30:00.000+02:00I too love the enterprise and have nothing but con...I too love the enterprise and have nothing but contempt for these prickly types who get in the way and slow things down with demonstrations and absurd demands. The people of France voted Sarko into office. Now step aside and let him do his thing! I have the odd feeling that teachers, intellectuals, especially artists, think they're better than the rest of us, especially when we're shopping. It makes me uncomfortable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com