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Cutout from a PDF downloaded from www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~sf-papercraft/index.html and then glued together.
Above is a screenshot of part of the first page of a report about 639 High Road, Tottenham. It was written for a meeting of Haringey's "cabinet" councillors on 7 February 2012 .
The report was originally in electronic format - probably in a Microsoft Office file such as MSWord. But like many such reports for the "cabinet", Haringey staff were told to print it out on paper. It was then signed by a senior officer. Later, other staff scanned the signed version to produce a graphic file - in PDF format - for posting on the Council's website.
Yes, you read that right. A three-stage process which meant that the public get an image of a paper copy of the original digital file..
What's wrong with doing it this way?
There are several obvious disadvantages. It's a waste of money; of paper and ink; and a waste of staff time as it generates unnecessary extra work. During deep Government funding cuts to local councils and a shrinking workforce, it is stupid nonsense.
But the downside is even worse.
Printing out a text file and then scanning it as a graphic gives a hugely bloated electronic file where everything on each page is described in terms of dots. This takes longer to download and uses more space for storage on disk.
Most important, like the report fragment I've posted above, with a graphic file, the text cannot be easily searched, retrieved or indexed. At least, not without using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. Not everybody has OCR software; it's not always 100% accurate; and the process takes more time.
Hopefully as an unintended consequence - and not deliberate pigheaded obstruction - this creates another barrier for any Haringey resident trying to discover what "our" local Council is up to. In other words, it reduces transparency and accountability .
It wasn't only Haringey's Environment Department which followed this obsolete procedure. I was told that all Directorates were required to do the same.
1981 DeLorean DMC-12 Back to the future (part 2) movie car.
British Motor Museum, Gaydon.
13/April/2022.
My MOC of the Back to the Future LEGO set. Uses mostly the parts found in that set with some obvious additions.
Set is now modular, so to switch between the three main versions from the films requires swapping out some parts.
Been planning this for years and slowly building up a library of techniques in my head so if you see a build you recognise then credit to the original builder.
Lea Thompson signing autographs.
(This picture was actually taken by a person I was in line with. He was kind enough to send it to me.)
I'm on the right, I'm guessing around 3.5. My brother is in the middle and I have no idea who is on the end.
The sofa lasted years. It was re-upholstered, then when we got a new one it got donated to my school library (my mum was the librarian). Some how it ended up in the 6th form common room by the time I got there. I suddenly realised one day that the knackered sofa we all piled about on used to belong to us.
Marty McFly: Wait a minute, Doc. Ah... Are you telling me that you built a time machine... out of a DeLorean?
Dr. Emmett Brown: The way I see it, if you're gonna build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?
Taken in Long's Park, Lancaster, PA at the Sertoma Car Show
My MOC of the Back to the Future LEGO set. Uses mostly the parts found in that set with some obvious additions.
Set is now modular, so to switch between the three main versions from the films requires swapping out some parts.
Been planning this for years and slowly building up a library of techniques in my head so if you see a build you recognise then credit to the original builder.