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Links for 2008-03-26

Tony Scott — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:24:20 +0000

The Cult of Done Manifesto [Bre Pettis] Some interesting advice – however, as one of the comments says, it may not be applicable in all circumstances: “Let me know when you design an airplane, or automobile, or CAT scanner, or fire extinguisher, or elevator, or SCADA system, or microwave oven using this method, so I can be certain never to use it”.
Designing for your least able user [BBC Radio Labs] Epic post by Micheal Smethurst on “usability, accessibility and search engine optimisation from an information architect’s perspective”. Excellent.
What is the Open Platform? [guardian.co.uk] Good move by The Guardian: Content API and Data Store.
Newspapers and thinking the unthinkable [Clay Shirky] What is the future for newspapers?

Tony Scott — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:41:44 +0000

Malcolm Gladwell – The man who can’t stop thinking [Observer] Interview with the author of The Tipping Point and Blink on the eve of the publication of his new book Outliers. Some extracts from the book, along with Geek gurus: The rise of social psychology.
10 things you need to know about WordPress 2.7 [Technosailor] Summary of the shortly to be released new version of WordPress.
Commercial radio needs to fix its own problems, not moan about Radio 1 [Guardian] “Commercial radio companies argue that Radio 1 is dodging its remit by targeting over-30s – when what they are really bothered about is the success of Chris Moyles. And what they should actually be doing is finding a Moyles of their own”.

Tony Scott — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:51:50 +0000

Why the open strategy is a good idea [Matt McAlister] Matt thinks “we’re on the cusp of an explosion of open strategies and concepts across all markets, not least of which is the publishing world”.
1,000 web APIs [ProgrammableWeb] “Last week ProgrammableWeb crossed one of its biggest milestones thus far when we added the 1,000th web service API to our API directory.”
Prototyping with XHTML [Boxes and Arrows] “Leverage code as a design and specification platform.”
The week that Britain’s culture wars broke out [Observer] “The BBC’s attempts to create cross-generational entertainment have opened up new fault lines.”
SERTUC conference on PSB [BECTU] “The South Eastern Regional TUC‘s Creative and Leisure section, is organising a conference on the future of public service broadcasting … on Saturday 15 November 2008.” Update 10 November 2008 at 1607: The conference has been postponed.

Tony Scott — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 17:46:00 +0000

Interesting Semantic Web links [Tom Scott] Tom asked on Twitter: “What are your top 5 URLs to explain to a Senior Exec type what the Semantic Web is and why it’s important?”
Ten years [A List Apart] A celebration of the first decade of A List Apart – the site “for people who make websites”.
Information architecture for audio: doing it right [Boxes and Arrows] “When using audio today [on the web], we face challenges similar to those of written text about a decade ago.”
New NASA law allows for possible shuttle extension [New Scientist] The problem: “how to get crews to and from the space station between 2010-2011 (when the shuttle stops flying and NASA’s current contract to use Russian Soyuz spaceships runs out) and 2015 (when the agency’s Ares/Orion programme starts flying, maybe)”.

Tony Scott — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:07:59 +0000

NASA Mars Lander sees falling snow, soil data suggest liquid past [NASA] Snow detected and evidence of past interaction between minerals and water on Mars.
Four years [43 Folders] Merlin Mann’s site “about finding the time and attention to do your best creative work” is four years old.
The 25 most influential people on the web [BusinessWeek] The 2008 list compiled by BusinessWeek readers and staff.
Time Out at 40 – Covers archive [Time Out] A selection from the distinctive covers of London’s listing magazine.

Tony Scott — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:14:25 +0000

Google Chrome why? [Tom Scott] Why have Google built their own browser and how does it relate to Firefox?
Mozilla Ubiquity [Dan Brickley] A look at the Mozilla Labs experimental Firefox extension.
Radio Pop – social radio listening [BBC Radio Labs] Background to their Radio Pop experimental prototype site.
10 principles of the PHP masters [NETTUTS] “The best principles to follow for high-grade PHP programming” according to the site.

Tony Scott — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:54:03 +0000

Stately decline [Media Guardian] and the associated PDA post Kingswood Warren: The end of an era gives the background to BBC Kingswood Warren faces strike.
Intel unites the internet with TV [BBC News] Intel and Yahoo work towards a Widget Channel, or as Yahoo calls it the Cinematic Internet.
iPlayer goes for higher bitrates, Olympic Gold and home theaters? [NewTeeVee] Is the BBC looking at a new generation of devices offering internet experiences alongside video content?
Celebrating a stereo pioneer: Alan Blumlein [BBC News] His contributions to audio engineering, television and radar were amazing – some of his early stereo recordings have been restored.

Tony Scott — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:05:20 +0000

Tony Scott — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:35:16 +0000

New Number10 site goes live [Puffbox] Powered by WordPress!
Time Out at 40 [Observer] London’s ground-breaking listings magazine is forty, its covers have always distinctive; some background from ex-Editor Dominic Wells.
Phoenix discovery may be bad for Mars life [New Scientist Space Blog] Has perchlorate, a highly oxidising substance, been found, or is it connected with rocket fuel?
Obituary: Sir Bill Cotton [Guardian]

Tony Scott — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 06:41:18 +0000

Inflection Point: What’s the practical life span of DTV? [Robert X. Cringely] Broadband and Moore’s Law – the implications for television delivery, HD and programme scheduling.
Illegal filesharing: A suicide note from the music industry [Technology Guardian] What’s wrong with the UK ISP and record companies deal and why Napster was offering a solution years ago.
Filesharing: Television needs to wake up and smell the coffee [Technology Guardian] Why television is in an even worse situation than the record companies.
Horribly good internet plot to kill off TV [Observer] Joss Whedon’s online show is fun and has implications for broadcast television.