Web + broadcasting

At the weekend the BBC carried out trial live coverage of the Six Nations rugby match between England and Scotland in 3D high-definition.

This is the first time such an outside broadcast has been carried out in the UK.

Pictures were captured by three sets of dual high definition cameras bolted together for each 3D picture channel.

The clever stuff was carried out by The3DFirm technology, with the result viewed through polarising glasses.

The trial involved BBC Resources London Outside Broadcasts – ironic given the announcement last week of the plan to sell the department despite no agreement from BECTU.

37signals are running an interesting workplace experiment.

In particular the four day week:

We found that just about the same amount of work gets done in four days vs. five days.

Historically it was assumed that advances in technology would lead to everyone working less. It now seems the opposite has happened.

How did that happen?

I’ve long been an admirer of 37signals – their manifesto encapsulates my approach to the web.

Welcome to version umpteen of this site.

I’ve put together a new design, and moved to a WordPress platform, an estimable system I’ve used for a number of recent projects.

I’ve had various journals, ramblings and assorted jottings over the years on this domain.

I’ve decided to start again and begin posting on a regular basis.

Hope you enjoy my thoughts – feel free to contribute comments.