9 month ago
plasticbag : BBC News did a redesign a couple of days ago—and you know—it's fine, but I wonder... - Design patterns are now established. Probably people need to redesign less. So is it a bold new step, or is it a distraction from where the changes actually should be happening?
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13 month ago
plasticbag : Fascinating article on BBC News about the life that lives in tiny brine channels alongside ice crystals in the Arctic - And a really interesting tone of voice and more investigative stance for the piece as well than we normally see on the BBC's website. Really good. Classy. Worth supporting.
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13 month ago
Rod Begbie : BBC NEWS | 'Kill switch' dropped from Vista - "Microsoft says its efforts have seen a drop in piracy of its software." Alternatively, the fact that no-one *wants* Vista could be a factor. #
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14 month ago
plasticbag : BBC News story about the $100 laptop and the political problems that are stifling it - It's not by any means obvious that a laptop per child is the most urgent need in some countries, but it clearly could help some countries dramatically leapfrog their next generation. I for one hope it finds a market.
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17 month ago
philgyford : BBC News | Grammatical Triumphs - Needs more frequent updating, but otherwise splendid.
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18 month ago
Rod Begbie : BBC NEWS | Your Potter stories in 100 words - Harry Potter books 1-6 in 100 words or less. [via] #
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20 month ago
plasticbag : BBC News now appears to have a section called 'Also in the News' for 'surprising stories from around the world' - These stories include people who drive into underground stations and people meeting leopards. And people say editorial standards are slipping...
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21 month ago
plasticbag : This totally bizarre video meanders quite aimlessly around the place until the last ten seconds where it turns into Brass Eye... - I'm ... gobsmacked ...
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22 month ago
plasticbag : There's a sort of interesting article on BBC News about Global Warming and Al Gore... - I'm a bit puzzled by the responsibility of organisations like the BBC to report on 'critics' who disagree with the overwhelming climate change consensus. If it was a gay issue that I felt strongly about, I might feel differently I suppose...
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23 month ago
plasticbag : BBC News reports that the gene that allows most Westerners to consume cow milk effectively only appeared in the last few thousand years - Apparently it gave humans such an enormous advantage that it subsequently spread like wildfire through Western Europe.
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23 month ago
Rod Begbie : BBC NEWS | Technology | Net giant supports open ID scheme - BBC covers Open ID. Shame that the number of places you can sign up for an Open ID now outnumbers the number of places you can *log in with one* by about 10 to 1. #
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24 month ago
plasticbag : BoingBoing is being talked about on BBC News today because of the effect a blogger boycott can generate... - I'm not sure what I think of this stuff. Exactly the same tactics could be and can be used by people with very different, intolerant and mainstream beliefs. I'm not sure I like the idea of a boycott of people who don't approve of gay people, for example..
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24 month ago
Rod Begbie : Twitter / bbcnews - Handy -- BBC News's RSS feed being Twittered. [via] #
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27 month ago
plasticbag : The BBC reports on a think tank that reports the obvious - that you should legally be allowed to copy your CDs for personal use - It's absolutely fascinating to me that copyright law in the UK is so massively behind the day to day use of technology...
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27 month ago
Rod Begbie : News Sniffer - Revisionista - A Winer-Watcher for the BBC -- Tracking revisions to BBC News articles. [via] #
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28 month ago
plasticbag : Weird BBC puff piece for a new and rather unfunny Onion-rip-off - I'm a bit puzzled by this one. The BBC normally takes such enormous care to not be seen to be endorsing or advertising other people's products.
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30 month ago
plasticbag : Is the new Superman meant to be Jesus? - This must be one of the weirdest articles I've read in a while - on Superman Returns, Jesus, Christian parallels, Nazis, Jewish comic book creators and crystal from Krypton as metaphors for sin...
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31 month ago
Rod Begbie : BBC NEWS | Have Your Say: Where next for national identity? - Fascinating bitchfest on the BBC discussion site around Scottish folks not supporting England in international sporting events. Interestingly, most of the kneejerk racist comments are from the English, accusing Scots, amongst other things, of being "bitt #
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Rod Begbie : Fare comment! BBC interviews cabbie by mistake - This is just splendid in ways unimaginable. A cabdriver who was in the BBC's reception area was rushed onto air by mistaken producers, thinking he was an internet expert to talk about the Apple vs. Apple case. Full marks to the bloke for struggling thro [via] #
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33 month ago
Rod Begbie : BBC NEWS | Americas | Immigrants begin US boycott day - Damnit! Why didn't I find out about this until I was already at my desk? I could totally have done with pulling a sickie, and pretending it was a political statement. #
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33 month ago
Rod Begbie : BBC NEWS | Judge creates own Da Vinci code - "The judge who presided over the failed Da Vinci Code plagiarism case at London's High Court hid his own secret code in his written judgement." Brilliant! I reckon it's a Vigenère with "smithycode" as the offset, but I'm too lazy to test that theory. [via] #
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36 month ago
plasticbag : Why is Menzies pronounced Mingis? - Interesting BBC article on the history of the Menzies / Mingis name and why it is pronounced the way it is. Good bit of history and linguistics stuff with a nice sideline in the impact of new technologies (ie. printing press)
Rod Begbie : BBC NEWS | Why is Menzies pronounced Mingis? - Round our way, you always pronounced "John Menzies" "John Mingus's". [via] #
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40 month ago
plasticbag : "British blogs have recently found themselves getting comments from a fictional character who promotes a household cleaner. Weblog Watch looks at a new, personalised form of advertising..." - Interesting BBC News story that references the Cillit Bang fiasco from around these parts...
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46 month ago
plasticbag : The editor of BBC News Online comments about the cuts at the BBC - For us it means a proposal to close about 12 journalism posts directly related to this website in the coming year. We have yet to finalise our plans for years two and three... Will you notice? Probably...
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47 month ago
plasticbag : R.I.P. Gold iPod Mini - Extraordinary fluff piece from BBC News on the death of the Gold iPod mini further cements the iconic stature of the Apple MP3 players
jkottke : With the latest update, Apple ditched the gold iPod mini - Survival of the fittest. (Unless this was intelligent design at work...was the gold iPod mini created to fail?)
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