Yesterday’s little spat about the BBC’s weather data neatly illustrates a potential problem with the Web 2.0 “everything is an API” approach. To summarise what happened yesterday… For some months the BBC have been promising that weather feeds would be available from their Backstage project. But they’ve been involved in protracted licensing negotiations with the… Continue reading Web 2.0 Not Always Good
Author: Dave Cross
New Toy
JVC DR MH300 Last night I bought myself a new toy. It’s a JVC DR MH300 DVD recorder with hard disk. So finally we’ve dragged ourselves into the digital era and can stop recording TV programs on videotape. It was easy enough to get it set up with my TV and cable box and I… Continue reading New Toy
Torchwood Press Release
BBC have issued a press release about their forthcoming Autumn season. The first programme mentioned is Torchwood. This autumn on BBC THREE sees a season of bold, contemporary programmes with Torchwood, the new drama from writer Russell T Davies, as its centrepiece. Starring John Barrowman and Eve Myles, Torchwood is a sci-fi crime thriller which… Continue reading Torchwood Press Release
Don’t Need A Weathervane
…to see which way the wind blows. The British are, of course, traditionally obsessed with the weather. One of my earliest memories is of the barometer in my Gran’s house. It had all sorts of dials and metres on it and reading it generally seemed to involve tapping it a lot and then guessing. Apparently… Continue reading Don’t Need A Weathervane
Indy Front Page
The Independent front page today is wonderful. In fact I really can’t explain why I still bought the Guardian. Old habits die hard I suppose. The related story is online here until the paywall drops in a few days.
English Pedantry
Bad English on the web annoys me. Which is all very unfortunate as there’s so much of it out there. Vox isn’t immune to this. I’ve just noticed that they consistently spell “neighbourhood” without the “u”. I suppose I should make an exception as they’re American and therefore can’t be expected to use proper English… Continue reading English Pedantry
London Orbital Rail Network
I haven’t fully digested it yet, but there was an interesting-looking debate in Westminister Hall yesterday about plans for a London Orbital Rail Network. I only noticed it because the debate was called for by my MP, Martin Linton (whose constituency includes Clapham Junction). From I’ve read so far, a lot of the discussion revolves… Continue reading London Orbital Rail Network
A Rose By Any Other Name
Names are important. I’ve just heard of someone called Jenna Taylor. I hope her parents didn’t do it on purpose. It’s subtle. I had to think about it for a minute before I realised what the problem was.
Planet Westminster
I’m going planet crazy here. And Plagger means I can build a new planet in about five minutes. And most of that time is spent working out which feeds to include. Anyway, the latest one is Planet Westminster which aggregates all of the MPs’ blogs that I can find. If you know of any that… Continue reading Planet Westminster
QotD: Summer Music
What’s the one CD that will totally remind you of the Summer of 2006? Alright Still I’ve only just got hold of this album and I can already tell that it’s going to be on heavy rotation on the iRiver for the next few weeks. It’s gorgeous.