Tuesday, August 5, 2008

More worlds stuff

Hi again,

OK, so in response to popular demand (that is, a few people at the Dev Clinic last night) I've got more details on worlds stuff AND added a neat new labels bar on the side. Go ahead, try it out - you won't be disappointed (well actually you might, since there's nothing particularly new or exciting about the posts to which those labels refer).

Anyway, the World Ultimate and Guts Championships website www.wugc2008.com not only has a bunch of useless information for players, it also has nifty stuff for spectators too, follow the "scheduals" link to see when games will be played, live updates of scores (which is exciting, but all the action happens in the wee hours of the morning) and details about the standings in each division and individual player's goals and assists. I see that local heart-throb Max Wheeler not only looks good, but also has a whopping 8 assists (that's throwing a goal for the uninitiated). Go Max.

The other place to keep an eye on in the UltiVillage website. UltiVillage have been around for a few years now filming frisbee stuff. Their footage is usually OK, but it is sometimes a little close to the action for nerds like me. Anyway, they've got some clips up and apparently they'll be LIVE STREAMING the finals or something equally technological. I am not up to speed with any of this because I have dial-up. Yes, dear readers, I am one of those people who contribute to Australia's embarrassing broadband uptake statistics. Blame TransACT, and Pookie, who have combined to bring about this sorry state of affairs. Anyway, have a look at http://www.ultivillage.com/ for more details and don't even think about telling me all about the latest clip of Jonno Holmes leaping 92 feet in the air and catching the disc with his nostrils and throwing 6 thumb hammers for goals all on different fields before he even reaches the ground only to have them all called back for travels because he hasn't established a pivot foot which he doesn't need to do anyway.

Also, for those Dev Clinic faithfuls who want to see that Wide World of Sports footage it's up on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5A8tj7F5hc. Since some of the authors here are in that footage we set our internet connection aside for a whole day to watch it. Twatson is the dude in orange who headspikes the disc. A Plus!

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