Zope mindshare at Europython
2 July 2009 - Netsight BlogFire Kills smashes 800k! And igfest is a go-go…
2 July 2009 - thoughtden.Hello Thought Den blog, I haven’t paid you enough attention lately. But here’s some good news! The Fire Kills campaign managed and seeded by Team Rubber and built by Thought Den has clocked more 800,000 plays. The COI (Central Office of Information. Sounds a bit George Orwell dunnit?) are thrilled and plan to make a [...]
Offline
2 July 2009 - iainclaridge.netThis site will be offline for an estimated 24 hours this coming weekend, commencing July 4th, whilst I upgrade my hosting arrangements to cope with increased traffic demands. During this time you can follow my updates on Twitter. In the words of astronaut, Jim Lovell, as Apollo 8 disappeared behind the Moon for the first manned [...]
BBC Learning Unplugged: event report
2 July 2009 - Ed Mitchell: Platform neutralThis is a report on the BBC Learning Unplugged event in Bristol, 26 June 2009. James Richards (BBC Learning Development) and Myles Runham (BBC Learning) co-hosted the event with Clare Reddington (Ished); I designed and facilitated it with help from Jack Martin Leith. There were approximately 65 attendees, made up of 15 BBC folk and 50 [...]
BathCamp – the barcamp 2009
2 July 2009 - BathCamp blogWe’re delighted to announce the second BathCamp barcamp! Not to be confused with the similarly-named BathCamp evening events, this one is the all-weekend barcamp; a 24-hour+ long series of talks, cud-chewing, beer, pizza…and other things… BathCamp 2009 will be held on the weekend of 26th/27th September 2009. Pencil the Friday night in, too, just in case we [...]
Gavillet & Rust: Ikepod
2 July 2009 - iainclaridge.netNice art direction for Marc Newson’s Ikepod watch collection, by Geneva based graphic design studio, Gavillet & Rust. Share/Bookmark This
BathCamponified: 3 minutes, one technology...
2 July 2009 - Latest Events - BathCamp
What's the one technology that has blown you away more than any other in the last year, and why?
You have three minutes or less to tell us about your chosen technology: why it has changed your life, the way you work or ways in which it has improved the world.
The talks will be voted on by a panel compr…Prosthetic Vase
2 July 2009 - iainclaridge.netProsthetic Vase, by Shay Shafranek, changes the role of a vase from a passive preserving vessel into an active resuscitating object, with capillary tubes sucking water upwards toward the flower, taking an active role in keeping the flower alive. Share/Bookmark This
July’s Dorkbot, get set to go on tour
2 July 2009 - dorkbot bristolClick here to sign up for the July Dorkbot - http://dorkbotbristol.eventbrite.com/ Following our last Dorkbot meeting it would be great to use they July meeting to plan out what we can do for the Mobile Music event in Bath on the 29th August and Dconstruct in Brighton on the 4th September. At the moment suggestions for [...]
Music, warm hearts and wonderful wii
1 July 2009 - dorkbot bristolJune’ s Dorkbot was a wonderful array of projects being presented. For those who do or don’t know, Bristol has a superb robotics presence in Bristol with both Universities running courses. Our audience for the night were treated to a presentation by David McGoran who introduced the Heart Robot a project developed whilst on a BSc [...]
Day trip to London
1 July 2009 - notesLinux Lounge - the bus takes shape
1 July 2009 - Bristol Wireless NewsOur old friend John Palfrey has emailed us with an update and picture of his Linux Lounge bus, which is gradually coming together as a showcase for open source IT and green energy technologies. The bus is a 1984 MCW Mk11 Metrobus, 9.5m in length and is powered by a 10.5L 6 cylinder Gardner engine. From [...]
Caerphilly 99
30 June 2009 - Uploads from petefiPhone OS 3
30 June 2009 - Hairy Socialists for Cat Lovers . comWell, everyone’s writing about it I’m sure. But what other purpose does this blog serve? It’s slow. It’s really slow. Horribly slow. Can type several words in a text message, URL, etc, before any words appear on the screen slow. Not all the time, mind. Maybe about a quarter of the time. Often enough to be annoying. It [...]
NoTube scenario: Facebooks groups and TV recommendation
30 June 2009 - danbri's foaf storiesShort version: If the Web knows I like a TV show, why can't my TV be more useful? So I have just joined a Facebook group, "Spaced Appreciation Society": Basic Info Type: Common Interest - Pets & Animals Description: If you've ever watched (and therefore loved) the TV series Spaced, ...
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