Delicious links 30 Jul 2010

Homophobia apparently just the same as objecting to homophobia - The F-Word

RT @clarebalding1: For those who might be interested, there's more here http://tinyurl.com/39cceuq on Sunday Times vs CVB

YouTube - Crystal maze spoof

Re Crystal Maze, this still makes me laugh, years later. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gudjzy3E91Q (Baddiel is *so* young!)
antonvowl (antonvowl) http://twitter.com/antonvowl/statuses/19907333483

HM Government

RT @WeTechnoPhobia: The Gov say that upgrading their systems to retire IE6 is 'not cost effective'. http://bit.ly/c0BPE5 < splutters coffee

YouTube - Mitch Benn - Doctor Who Girl

I am off to bed. Will leave you all with this from @mitchbenn http://youtu.be/wzXotzG-6Oo (found on http://www.mitchbenn.com/video-stuff/)
Neil Gaiman (neilhimself) http://twitter.com/neilhimself/statuses/19894325458

Video Stuff | Mitch Benn

I am off to bed. Will leave you all with this from @mitchbenn http://youtu.be/wzXotzG-6Oo (found on http://www.mitchbenn.com/video-stuff/)
Neil Gaiman (neilhimself) http://twitter.com/neilhimself/statuses/19894325458

What is Gov 2.0? - CBS News Video

@timoreilly explains what Gov 2.0 is on CBS News. http://bit.ly/baVUt1 #gov20 #gov2events
ginablaber (ginablaber) http://twitter.com/ginablaber/statuses/19867235184

Delicious links 29 Jul 2010

Jonathan Gems on the abolition of the UKFC - Pleased Sheep Forum

RT @StyleCouncillor: Save the UK Film Council! Ummmm perhaps read this first: http://tiny.cc/l58nb

Open Tech: speaker announcement - data.gov.uk will be there | data.gov.uk

RT @Thayer: #datagovuk supporting @opentechuk - first 150 students or gov to reg are paid for by us. We're going, are you? http://tinyur ...

Stevey's Blog Rants: Wikileaks To Leak 5000 Open Source Java Projects With All That Private/Final Bullshit Removed

Wikileaks To Leak 5000 Open Source Java Projects With All That Private/Final Bullshit Removed http://bit.ly/8ZeuqA HT: @l0st3d

UK sound map project in Sheffield Sheffield blog

RT @sheffieldblog: Sheffield is pilot city for the @britishlibrary UK sound map project: upload your recordings listen to what's there ...

Delicious links 28 Jul 2010

The Guardian's World Cup archive display | Help | guardian.co.uk

@thegreatgonzo The Guardian's World Cup archive display: During this year's World Cup, The Guardian's offices had ... http://bit.ly/bZrrFl
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/19740427415

NHS homeopathy

Nice piece of tightrope walking on homeopathy from the NHS *science* behind the headlines service http://bit.ly/bDgX3u

Open Letter to Tristram Hunt MP | openDemocracy

I think this Open Letter to Tristram Hunt MP from Anthony Barnett seems to be on the money http://bit.ly/aoz4jI

Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900)

RT @glynmoody Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900) - http://bit.ly/bcobWB great resource for tracing the history of copyright
Emily Goodhand (copyrightgirl) http://twitter.com/copyrightgirl/statuses/19726018191

Russian spies: beautician arrested trying to smuggle night scopes into Moscow - Telegraph

I can remember when 'know your enemy' pictures were silhouettes of Russian planes, not so in the establishment jizz mag http://bit.ly/bimv6V

RT @rorygibson: RT @gilesgoatboy: http://www.last.fm/robots.txt Brilliant!

RT @rorygibson: RT @gilesgoatboy: http://www.last.fm/robots.txt Brilliant!

Response to the LGA offer - Corporate - Communities and Local Government

RT @lesteph: Blimey, I take it a civil servant didn't come up with: 'local gov was a 15 yr old girl with really strict parents' http://b ...

For An Industry Being Destroyed By 'File Sharing,' Film Industry Keeps Reporting Record Numbers | Techdirt

RT @glynmoody: For An Industry Being Destroyed By 'File Sharing,' Film Industry Keeps Reporting Record Numbers - http://bit.ly/d2f7Mg ag ...

The issue of license proliferation - Joi Ito's Web

The issue of license proliferation - http://bit.ly/dnm9Lv not in software, but in content #cc #licensing
Glyn Moody (glynmoody) http://twitter.com/glynmoody/statuses/19722979972

Delicious links 27 Jul 2010

BBC - BBC Internet Blog: BBC News website's content management and publishing systems

@thegreatgonzo BBC News website's content management and publishing systems: As part of the BBC News site refresh ... http://bit.ly/98S7M0
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/19694557769

The value of data for readers and the newsroom

@thegreatgonzo The value of data for readers and the newsroom:


When I was at the BBC, a very smart produce... http://bit.ly/a18arv
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/19674495430

Open government is a mindset - O'Reilly Radar

@thegreatgonzo Open government is a mindset: I recently talked about the role social media can play in open govern... http://bit.ly/bAa5Tz
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/19674493823

The End of History: On a Budget Tom Scott

RT @tomscott: Presenting "The End of History on a Budget". This might get me a restraining order from Brewdog. http://tomscott.com/beer/

Redesigning the New York City subway map - O'Reilly Radar

@thegreatgonzo Redesigning the New York City subway map: Note: The field of data visualization is much broader tha... http://bit.ly/a7mkwl
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/19660589771

Schneier on Security: WPA Cracking in the Cloud

@thegreatgonzo WPA Cracking in the Cloud: It's a service:

The mechanism used involves captured network traffic, w... http://bit.ly/dmPb3i
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/19652038003

Open Tech 2010 call for participation

RT @FindingAda: get involved in this year's Open Tech! http://bit.ly/cn3WHD

Why is the government protecting the Pope from arrest? | Liberal Conspiracy

@thegreatgonzo Why is the government protecting the Pope from arrest?: contribution by Adam Wilcox
The Pope s prop... http://bit.ly/9YwdRb
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/19648662649

Free, CC licensed Steampunk RPG: Lady Blackbird - Boing Boing

@thegreatgonzo Free, CC licensed Steampunk RPG: Lady Blackbird: Lady Blackbird is a quick-playing steampunk tablet... http://bit.ly/buVrUb
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/19647143931

Free, CC licensed Steampunk RPG: Lady Blackbird - Boing Boing

@thegreatgonzo Free, CC licensed Steampunk RPG: Lady Blackbird: Lady Blackbird is a quick-playing steampunk tablet... http://bit.ly/91ZoBZ
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/19645779278

BBC - dot.Rory: Ofcom: Broadband's broken promises

@thegreatgonzo Ofcom: Broadband's broken promises: Here are some headlines from Ofcom's broadband briefing:

the... http://bit.ly/b2KW3l
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/19640135059

Delicious links 26 Jul 2010

Film Council axemen could murder an industry | Andrew Pulver | Film | guardian.co.uk

@thegreatgonzo @exitthelemming perhaps but likely funding signif cut and turmoil in the meantime: http://bit.ly/drILHa Not gd for brit film
Tom Harper (tomharps) http://twitter.com/tomharps/statuses/19593027601

MaPit

MaPit: API to turn postcodes/points to admin area info and polygons http://bit.ly/aWKbTA

Google e-mail, Los Angeles: Google misses deadline for L.A. city e-mail system - latimes.com

RT @timoreilly: Flap over Google email system in LA shows the kinds of resistance cloud apps will meet from institutions http://bit.ly/ ...

Random Acts Of Reality :: Done

Who knows what is next for the Womble porn blog? Good luck @Reynolds http://bit.ly/d3ExMY

16-bit waterfalls in Canvas - Boing Boing

@thegreatgonzo 16-bit waterfalls in Canvas: Beautiful, old-school Amiga-style pallette cyling with HTML5. [Effect ... http://bit.ly/b2MejN
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/19559917946

Neil Gaiman's Journal: Normal Service Will Be Resumed As Soon As Possible

Dr Who episode by @neilhimself to feature mermaids http://bit.ly/db7zDW ;-)

Delicious links 24 Jul 2010

Since @billt published a picture of us at #orgcon I feel the need to close the loop.

http://moby.to/nlz8zi - Since @billt published a picture of us at #orgcon I feel the need to close the loop.

NIH Open Access mandate made permanent - Creative Commons

@thegreatgonzo - http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/13408 #ORGcon
Neil Brown (neil_neilzone) http://twitter.com/neil_neilzone/statuses/19416227782

Tabloid Watch: 'We made no attempt to check the accuracy of the story before publication'

RT @tabloidwatch: New post: 'We made no attempt to check the accuracy of the story before publication' http://bit.ly/b6s35i

ORGCON | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

The entrance to #ORGCON http://flic.kr/p/8mbb7x

Delicious links 23 Jul 2010

BBC News - Be careful what you tweet

RT @billt: my take on @bengoldacre's runin with @gillianmckeith http://icio.us/453cih

Old Spice Body Wash Sales Down Despite Recent Online Video Marketing Blitz?

@jhagel It would have been an interesting story if the source link went to a source not a google search, also see http://bit.ly/aNrA5a

Sodastream | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Sodastreams, spotted at lunch, people in the office had questioned if it was an active brand http://flic.kr/p/8kY3Kx

BBC - World Tonight: Kosovo: the judges speak ...

@thegreatgonzo Kosovo: the judges speak ...: I can't help feeling that sometimes international lawyers are their o... http://bit.ly/9jjwWA
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/19331080645

BBC - BBC Internet Blog: BBC News mobile apps

@thegreatgonzo BBC News mobile apps: Today we are launching the BBC News app, initially on the Apple iPhone and iP... http://bit.ly/ai8fL7
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/19331079809

Delicious links 22 Jul 2010

The End of History

Brewdog truly are the Chris Morris of beer http://bit.ly/90G1h1

BBC - dot.Rory: Smartphones: The battle for mindshare

@saulcozens @mgleadow http://bit.ly/cJ6ZNo

Um, Nick - are you sure you want the whole world knowing your... on Twitpic

http://twitpic.com/27ktv6 < Nice to see his invitation was 2nd class, the same way he seems to view a large number of his fellow citizens.

Chilli Sauce | Chili Sauces

Had some Gringo Macho from Gringley Gringo on my burrito at lunchtime, toasty warm http://bit.ly/diXITW

Scientology's problem with Twitter | Martin Robbins | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

@thegreatgonzo Scientology's problem with Twitter | Martin Robbins: As support for local councillor John Dixon sho... http://bit.ly/cm8ize
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/19248700069

The Daily Mash - COUNCILLOR SUSPENDED FOR BRANDING EARTH 'ROUND'

RT @hjsb: I love The Daily Mash - COUNCILLOR SUSPENDED FOR BRANDING EARTH 'ROUND' http://shar.es/mPpu3

Times libel ruling shows Reynolds privilege is of little practical use | Law | guardian.co.uk

@thegreatgonzo Times libel ruling shows Reynolds privilege is of little practical use: Court of appeal's recent ju... http://bit.ly/cxBN0A
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/19247138507

Delicious links 21 Jul 2010

Winnie the Hulk - Boing Boing

RT @BoingBoing: Winnie the Hulk http://bit.ly/akjzbm

New Matchmaking Site Lets You Date by the Book

RT @katzy: dating bigger thn porn new site that matches on literary tastes. good move, recommendation engines are currently shit http: ...

Lagoa Multiphysics 1.0 - Teaser on Vimeo

RT @rorygibson: Wow. http://vimeo.com/13457383 #software #physics

Scan.co.uk: Seagate FreeAgent DockStar USB amp; Network Adapter, upto 3 USB Storage Devices Share!

Remember the Sheevaplug? It has evolved: http://bit.ly/bkal2n Basically a replacement for the NSLU2 (via @justnine)
Martin Gleadow (mgleadow) http://twitter.com/mgleadow/statuses/19057713251

Just look at this one-ingredient banana "ice cream" - Boing Boing

@thegreatgonzo Just look at this one-ingredient banana "ice cream": Everybody's favorite fruit has a secret. When ... http://bit.ly/dndxsv
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/19035476509

Stumbling and Mumbling: Private schools amp; unintended consequences

hails Private schools unintended consequences: Inequalities between privately-educated and state-educated people... http://bit.ly/9XoqwQ
Joe Otten (ExtraBold) http://twitter.com/ExtraBold/statuses/19035223108

How Doctor Who's enemies took over my life | Television amp; radio | The Guardian

heh:) How compiling a list of #DrWho vilains nearly drove the Grauniad demented. http://bit.ly/9CVLa2
Lilian Edwards (lilianedwards) http://twitter.com/lilianedwards/statuses/19033806209

Delicious links 20 Jul 2010

Schneier on Security: Economic Considerations of Website Password Policies

@thegreatgonzo Economic Considerations of Website Password Policies: Two interesting research papers on website pa... http://bit.ly/aoe1LE
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/19027972924

Taking Photos In Public Places Is Not A Crime - Boing Boing

@thegreatgonzo Taking Photos In Public Places Is Not A Crime: Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit has a piece in Popular... http://bit.ly/9OoGc3
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/19027971657

On common ground we ll build our castle walls Radical Departures

@thegreatgonzo On common ground we ll build our castle walls: I have always been pretty interested in architecture... http://bit.ly/bmjwtq
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/18996886307

UCISA Digital Economy Act

RT @cloggingchris: UCISA's response to recent Ofcom consultation on #deact has been submitted http://bit.ly/9NiLHM

Sheffield City Council - Daily News - Details

RT @martsky: I see English Heritage's ongoing campaign to make Sheffield a monument to 50's concrete monstrosities continues... http:// ...

'Locked-in' syndrome man demands right to die | Society | The Guardian

@thegreatgonzo 'Locked-in' syndrome man demands right to die: Tony Nicklinson, 54, seeks to force DPP to issue gui... http://bit.ly/bb6TPd
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/18977629072

Steve Richards: But what if the Big Society doesn't work? - Steve Richards, Commentators - The Independent

Best article I've read yet on #bigsociety: http://bit.ly/dgVUAG
Jack Scott (Jack_Scott) http://twitter.com/Jack_Scott/statuses/18975351986

Delicious links 19 Jul 2010

Inside the Parole Board: how freedom is granted or denied for prisoners | Law | The Guardian

@thegreatgonzo Inside the Parole Board: how freedom is granted or denied for prisoners: Unprecedented access opens... http://bit.ly/90xhVp
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/18947430744

Delicious links 17 Jul 2010

Public invited for opinions on vote reform | Liberal Conspiracy

@thegreatgonzo Public invited for opinions on vote reform: The newly created Political and Constitutional Reform C... http://bit.ly/9CFhW3
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/18758530215

Game of Life in HTML 5 - Boing Boing

@thegreatgonzo Game of Life in HTML 5: Joseph Mansfield created an HTML 5 implementation of John Conway's Game of... http://bit.ly/bBaIaV
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/18758529529

Delicious links 16 Jul 2010

40 Pints | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

@thegreatgonzo I'll have some of my own shortly :-) http://is.gd/duotI
Jim Barter (jimbarter) http://twitter.com/jimbarter/statuses/18692712274

What a difference your age makes Angry Mob

@thegreatgonzo What a difference your age makes:


Tombstoning is one of those crazy activities that recei... http://bit.ly/ciAPNW
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/18678561058

Sheffield City Council - 24 Hours

@johnpopham @barrysampson @Marthalanefox not been to a physical library in a while but use my membership quite often http://bit.ly/a6Ncte

The Red Arrows respond to Daily Mail lies Angry Mob

@thegreatgonzo The Red Arrows respond to Daily Mail lies:


A few days ago I did a quick round up of three s... http://bit.ly/b9QceA
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/18673145259

Delicious links 15 Jul 2010

Sheffield steel rollergirls Sheffield blog

RT @sheffieldblog: Watch the first @sheffrollergrls bout and sponsor their children's hospital fundraiser http://bit.ly/cTRAsP

The Analogizer Tom Scott

"10 tonnes of caffeine could kill the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 5128 times." The Analogizer from @TomScott http://bit.ly/aHjxCD

Delicious links 14 Jul 2010

BBC - Research and Development: Zeitgeist - the most shared BBC links on Twitter

@thegreatgonzo Zeitgeist - the most shared BBC links on Twitter:
Zeitgeist is a prototype to highlight the most s... http://bit.ly/dtyaZA
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/18549207097

Delicious links 13 Jul 2010

YouTube - Jesus Christ I will survive

@thegreatgonzo I think the sentiment was spot on RE:Auschwitz dancing. and more tasteful than http://youtu.be/4Vjsf1pVkiU
Ryan Gordon (somnambulist_nw) http://twitter.com/somnambulist_nw/statuses/18447717481

Twitter + coffee + Lovecraft = Tweet of Twithulhu mug - Boing Boing

@thegreatgonzo Twitter + coffee + Lovecraft = Tweet of Twithulhu mug:
"In his cubicle at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu wai... http://bit.ly/aRAMUk
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/18446414802

Roy Greenslade: Press freedom threat over council waste management contract | Media | guardian.co.uk

@thegreatgonzo Roy Greenslade: Press freedom threat over council waste management contract: A legal wrangle involv... http://bit.ly/dez1xm
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/18439748273

YouTube - I Will Survive: Dancing Auschwitz

"I Will Survive" Dancing at Auschwitz http://bit.ly/cyWZPc I think this is touching, painful to think about, but right. Not everyone agrees

Android App Inventor: giving everyone the ability to hack their own tools - Boing Boing

@thegreatgonzo Android App Inventor: giving everyone the ability to hack their own tools:
Google's new App Inven... http://bit.ly/cGQ7jt
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/18424550118

Android App Inventor: giving everyone the ability to hack their own tools - Boing Boing

@thegreatgonzo Android App Inventor: giving everyone the ability to hack their own tools:
Google's new App Inven... http://bit.ly/8Y9oeF
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/18423297951

Just look at the carbon footprint of this banana - Boing Boing

@thegreatgonzo Just look at the carbon footprint of this banana: Turns out, bananas are a great example of how shi... http://bit.ly/ciSGAf
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/18422073578

BBC - BBC Internet Blog: BBC iPlayer on Android update

@thegreatgonzo BBC iPlayer on Android update: I've been following the comments on my recent post about BBC iPlayer... http://bit.ly/98gLPx
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/18422072934

Delicious links 12 Jul 2010

Flickr: Explore photos from thegreatgonzo's Geek Beers II set on the map

Geek Beers II pub map http://bit.ly/aNmYqC

Social Media Employee Policy Examples from Over 100 Organizations | Social Media Today

Social Media Employee Policy Examples from Over 100 Organizations | Social Media Today: http://bit.ly/a5gNCo
Community Roundtable (TheCR) http://twitter.com/TheCR/statuses/18355999878

FreezePage

RT @bengoldacre: ooh unseemly, @gillianmckeith hurls abuse at internet random http://bit.ly/bfng7u haha and says my book is LIES, libel ...

Iceland aims to become a legal safe haven for journalists | Media | The Guardian

@thegreatgonzo Iceland aims to become a legal safe haven for journalists: Icelandic Modern Media Initiative would ... http://bit.ly/aeWghk
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/18345499760

BBC - dot.Rory: Martha's manifesto

@thegreatgonzo Martha's manifesto: Who could argue with a plan to get 10 million people online to enjoy the social... http://bit.ly/93KdIW
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/18345498936

Kill the cull, not Wales's badgers | Brian May | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

@thegreatgonzo Kill the cull, not Wales's badgers | Brian May: Despite no scientific evidence that bovine TB is tr... http://bit.ly/cpn4FF
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/18345498183

Reprieve Holly Wood to become the latest victim of Alabama's underfunded justice system

RT @ReprieveUK: Alabama to execute prisoner with IQ of just 59 on 2nd September this year http://bit.ly/bygmDB

STFU, Believers, daytheist: (via ziltoidia) Daytheist: I love...

RT @OllyAitch: No, Islam doesn't believe that Jesus was the Messiah ~ http://tinyurl.com/33fep8u

Charlie Brooker | Twilight's sulky vampires are less frightening than a knitted cushion | Comment is free | The Guardian

@katekarnage do you own "Martin, directed by zombie supremo George Romero in 1977" http://bit.ly/bzqCMO

Trans identity | Lynne Featherstone

RT @lfeatherstone: New blog: Trans identity http://bit.ly/a9UGuU << Read the comments as well as the post.

Delicious links 11 Jul 2010

Raoul Moat: Seven Questions the Media Should Answer Martin Robbins

Seven questions the media should answer about their coverage of the Raoul Moat situation http://bit.ly/bwqfoh

Research tools: information in depth | The Economist | Economist.com

Online Style Guide - A

Style guide | Info | guardian.co.uk

Delicious links 09 Jul 2010

Awwww | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Awwww - @Jagusti and @yorkhannah being soppy http://flic.kr/p/8hb9qg

Silvio Berlusconi's 'gag law' sparks media strike in Italy | World news | The Guardian

@thegreatgonzo Silvio Berlusconi's 'gag law' sparks media strike in Italy: Embattled prime minister hopes to pass ... http://bit.ly/dD6cH6
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/18127778902

BBC - BBC Internet Blog: The World Cup and a call to action around Linked Data

@thegreatgonzo The World Cup and a call to action around Linked Data: Underneath the surface of the BBC World Cup ... http://bit.ly/bZnb91
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/18127777470

Open Rights Group | ORGCon tickets running out fast - get yours now

@thegreatgonzo ORGCon tickets running out fast - get yours now: Over 300 people are booked to attend ORGCon and ti... http://bit.ly/93gwnF
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/18111259316

Charities Q amp;A: Leaving legacies to charity | Society | guardian.co.uk

@thegreatgonzo Charities Q A: Leaving legacies to charity: In the latest in a series of pieces giving advice to th... http://bit.ly/dwAqUy
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/18111258446

NHSBT - Organ Donation -

RT @NHSBT: @realbillbailey Pls RT - Help give a final boost to #TransplantWeek consider being an organ donor save lives http://bit.ly/ ...

Delicious links 08 Jul 2010

BBC - dot.Maggie: How influential are you?

@thegreatgonzo How influential are you?: Fast Company's Influence Project is undoubtedly designed to appeal to the... http://bit.ly/aH89ux
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/18047202091

BBC - PM: Many a good tune played on an old fiddle.

@thegreatgonzo Many a good tune played on an old fiddle.:

Last night on the programme, we talked about the switc... http://bit.ly/acmKyD
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/18047195353

The London bombs, five years on: a digest | openDemocracy

@thegreatgonzo The London bombs, five years on: a digest, David Hayes: What was always half-expected still came as... http://bit.ly/c0MyMQ
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/18045068900

Delicious links 07 Jul 2010

AOL in huge Fail Angry Mob

@thegreatgonzo AOL in huge Fail:


The News Grind is a satirical news site along the lines of the Daily Mash... http://bit.ly/cBMVNn
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/17939465775

Delicious links 06 Jul 2010

BBC - The Editors: BBC News website redesign (1)

@thegreatgonzo BBC News website redesign (1): In the next week or so, we'll be making some improvements to the des... http://bit.ly/cYjtVx
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/17873215830

The next wave of programming languages - O'Reilly Radar

@thegreatgonzo The next wave of programming languages: This year's OSCON will showcase a host of new programming l... http://bit.ly/9iFo4w
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/17873214524

YouTube - Cybermen Call Centre

A Dalek attempts to renew his house insurance, gets a Cybermen call centre http://bit.ly/bNsC7d

Iran declares war on mullets, ponytails for men; approves of hair gel and Elvis 'dos - Boing Boing

@thegreatgonzo Iran declares war on mullets, ponytails for men; approves of hair gel and Elvis 'dos: Iran's minist... http://bit.ly/bNJCMO
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/17856883048

BBC News - Government spends thousands on iPhone apps

RT @deathboyuk: Government pays close to going rate (at least, within the right ballpark) for iPhone apps. http://url.ie/6pad Frankly, I ...

Delicious links 05 Jul 2010

NHSBT - Organ Donation - Join the register

RT @caitlinmoran: The most incredible thing you can do online: RT It's #Transplantweek. Sign the Organ Donor Register. http://tinyurl.c ...

Battle for the Living Room: Apple TV shifting to app strategy?

@thegreatgonzo Battle for the Living Room: Apple TV shifting to app strategy?:


The living room (lounge for... http://bit.ly/aHyG3a
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/17818628700

Bamboo Charlie: homeless man builds toy-filled refuge - Boing Boing

@thegreatgonzo Bamboo Charlie: homeless man builds toy-filled refuge:
"I love the expression on people's faces wh... http://bit.ly/adCeFI
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/17815484723

Something better than my memory about the who Back to the Future 25 year thingy http://bit.ly/d7eSTW (HT @soapachu via @deathboyuk)

Something better than my memory about the who Back to the Future 25 year thingy http://bit.ly/d7eSTW (HT @soapachu via @deathboyuk)

| Interesting North

RT @intNorth: For the link lazy, that's @infovore, @jamesb, @thekaiserII, @nalsa, @eliotf Robert Shearman confirmed so far! http://bit ...

We got it wrong. Apparently 5th July 2010 isn't mentioned in ... on Twitpic

RT @totalfilm: Many of you don't believe 5/7/10 is mentioned in Back To The Future. So here's proof we totally didn't Photoshop http://t ...

Quaequam Blog! Electoral Mythbusting 2: spotlight on Labour and boundary changes

RT @jamesgraham: The second in my electoral mythbusting posts, this time about Labour's attacks on "reduction and equalise": http://bit. ...

YouTube - Think homosexuality is "wrong"?

Dear Cannon "homosexual practice is not compatible with the teaching of scripture" Sugden please see http://bit.ly/bqWQUn

October 26 - Futurepedia - The Back to the Future Wiki

@thegreatgonzo I can confirm you are right. http://bttf.wikia.com/wiki/October_26
Jim Barter (jimbarter) http://twitter.com/jimbarter/statuses/17784970257

Random Acts Of Reality :: On How Targets Directly Screw Patient Care

@thegreatgonzo On How Targets Directly Screw Patient Care: So... What is it that makes an ambulance?
What sort of ... http://bit.ly/abPE7W
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/17781297347

Copyright scholars talk Copyright Termination - Boing Boing

@thegreatgonzo Copyright scholars talk Copyright Termination: Dwiff sez, "Three copyright scholars - including Dav... http://bit.ly/cUk7Pf
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/17781296478

Delicious links 04 Jul 2010

Draft of Declaration of Independence named subjects, not citizens - Boing Boing

@thegreatgonzo Draft of Declaration of Independence named subjects, not citizens:

Hyperspectral images of a draf... http://bit.ly/aNdxdT
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/17741483299

Groklaw - Ocean Park's 8th Bill

@thegreatgonzo Ocean Park's 8th Bill: Ocean Park has submitted its 8th monthly bill in the SCO bankruptcy. They're... http://bit.ly/agEjcZ
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/17741482474

Queen's park | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Queen's park http://flic.kr/p/8fBnh8

where am I? | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

where am I? http://flic.kr/p/8fDNWA

Delicious links 03 Jul 2010

Asking for it? As if Stop Street Harassment!

RT @stephmog: RT @Not_Ever: Lots of people blogging about discussing Not Ever. Will post links over next few days.Here's one: http://t ...

OnHand Pc - a PDA on your wrist

@thegreatgonzo I still have one of these somewhere: http://www.pconhand.com/
Dan Sumption (dansumption) http://twitter.com/dansumption/statuses/17609860114

The "constituency link"

Iain Dale has said:

Several commenters in the previous post have taken issue with my assertion that Proportional Representation, and most especially the STV system, weakens the constituency link - and this is the reason why I cannot support it. Let me explain.

[...]

The trouble is, that in 3, 6, 8, 10 or 12 member constituencies no one would really know who their MP is, just in the same way that no one now knows who their MEP is.

Of course in this day and age that is quite simple to fix, for the internet crowd it already is via WriteToThem where you can "Contact your Councillors, MP, MEPs, MSPs, or Northern Ireland, Welsh and London AMs for free". For those not internet enabled it wouldn’t be difficult or that expensive to set up constituency post office boxes; you would always write to one address no matter who was elected and in multi-member constituencies it wouldn’t be a huge logistical effort to give each member a copy.

He also said

Can we also dispel the myth that AV is in any way proportional.

Which is perfectly true, but it is what we are being offered at the moment, it is a stepping stone and I don't think we can get to any of the better systems beyond it without jumping on this one.

Delicious links 02 Jul 2010

Half Past a Freckle: The Software That Could Make You Wear a Watch Again

RT @syn: RT @catburton: A watch with an SDK? Ace! http://bit.ly/8XDNtG << FAO @chrisdymond

Sheffield Theatres - The Man From Stratford: Being Shakespeare

In order to take a break from worrying about casting Macbeth, tonight I'm off to see Simon Callow being Shakespeare http://bit.ly/cffScG

On Government Big and Small. And Weeding. Code for America

RT @timoreilly: Fabulous: Government big and small. And weeding. Must-read. http://bit.ly/cuDn5M #gov20 #citizenship

Amid Church Abuse Scandal, an Office That Failed to Act - The New York Times

RT @davidgerard: From 1982, it really was Ratzinger's job to deal with child-raping priests. And he just didn't. http://is.gd/dcGuQ Smok ...

Do You Have Strong Views on Blogs or Twitter?

@thegreatgonzo you should write summat http://www.totalpolitics.com/blogs/index.php/2010/07/02/do-you-have-strong-views-on-blogs-or-twi
Erica Packington (Erica_Jane_MP) http://twitter.com/Erica_Jane_MP/statuses/17572279980

Where am I 1 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

#WhereamI Joining in @dansumption's game http://flic.kr/p/8faT39

open...: An (Analogue) Artist's Reply to Just Criticism

RT: @glynmoody An (Analogue) Artist's Reply to Just Criticism - http://bit.ly/dDoPQF why abundance changes the equation #copyright #rights

How Else Can Nick Clegg Use Crowdsourcing to Turbo Charge Your Freedom | blur Group

@thegreatgonzo its great to see crowdsourcing evolve and taken to the masses (@lesteph @jukesie) http://ow.ly/26dqA
blur Group (blurGroup) http://twitter.com/blurGroup/statuses/17566166798

Evolution of an idea: From JISC Answers to Your Freedom Matt Jukes

RT @lesteph: RT @jukesie: Evolution of an idea: From JISC Answers to Your Freedom: http://wp.me/pc9KK-bB < nice to see end result of ...

The open spending data that isn t this is not good countculture

Looks like there is a land-grab going on with council spending data http://bit.ly/dvf2dx

BBC - Nick Robinson's Newslog: Mayday Mayday: Electoral reform referendum

Put 5 May 2011 in your diary http://bit.ly/cgu1lM

Johann Hari: How Goldman gambled on starvation - Johann Hari, Commentators - The Independent

RT @doctorcdf: Johann Hari hits another one out of the park: http://bit.ly/d9nbb5 | #casinocapitalism #fail

The Parliament Square camp

There has been lots of discussion about the eviction of protestors from Parliament Square that has now been put on hold pending an appeal. This issue has had me tied up in philosophical knots as the right to protest is not far down the list from the right to free speech in my personal list of fundamental freedoms. But this doesn’t feel to me quite as if it it is an attack on that. Whether you subscribe to the Mayor’s position that the camp gets in the way of other protests or not I there is just something nagging at the back of my mind that thinks you can start your protest as early in the morning as you want and stay as late as you like but you must go away at the end of it.Of course this could just be the conditioning from growing up at a seaside resort where all the car parking spots had signs prohibiting overnight stays.

The rights and wrongs of this probably won’t matter in the longer run, what will matter is quite how well it is handled. Perhaps Boris and the Met should do their best to learn from Newbury District Council who come out much worse than the USAF does when the legacy of the Greenham Common peace camp is totted up. To the extent that the camp remained after the missiles left to get the land back into the hands of the public.

Delicious links 01 Jul 2010

mel gibson - Google Search

@ian_x http://bit.ly/9UYuh5

Canadian man replaces his false eye with bionic camera eye, is putting eye video feed online for all to see - Boing Boing

@thegreatgonzo Canadian man replaces his false eye with bionic camera eye, is putting eye video feed online for al... http://bit.ly/dAvEC5
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/17515974682

Future of transportation circa 1936 - Boing Boing

@thegreatgonzo Future of transportation circa 1936:

In 1936, a Japanese magazine called Shonen Club published a ... http://bit.ly/aDotO8
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/17515974144

Schneier on Security: Data at Rest vs. Data in Motion

@thegreatgonzo Data at Rest vs. Data in Motion: For a while now, I've pointed out that cryptography is singularly ... http://bit.ly/cxSo4w
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/17515974944

22 movie making techniques that always work... - Boing Boing

@thegreatgonzo 22 movie making techniques that always work...:

... at least if you're shooting noir! Anne Lukema... http://bit.ly/bAXrTD
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/17514882906

Data science democratized - O'Reilly Radar

@thegreatgonzo Data science democratized: I am not a data scientist. Nor am I a programmer. I've got an inclinatio... http://bit.ly/aJhMfl
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/17508527832

Philip Hollobone and the (il)logic of the burka debate | Liberal Conspiracy

@Biotruck there is a different slant to the debate being discussed at: http://bit.ly/d9IAog

100 greatest movie insults

RT @xurble: 100 greatest movie insults. http://is.gd/dbtpi Don't worry when you see Jack Lemon in Glengarry Glen Ross. Pacino comes a ...

Samuel Danks Waddy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

RT @elsie_em: RT @DanRebellato: The world's most horrifying spoonerism-in-waiting. http://bit.ly/VLo0I (Credit to Chris Goode who found it).

Court rejects UK appeal on stop-and-search | Liberal Conspiracy

@thegreatgonzo Court rejects UK appeal on stop-and-search: According to the British Journal of Photograph, a Europ... http://bit.ly/azvomz
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/17498381588

Clue is a renewable resource - O'Reilly Radar

@thegreatgonzo Clue is a renewable resource: Congratulations! You've hired a fantastic open source developer. Yo... http://bit.ly/9j1gmd
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/17498379994

Hansard - UK Parliament

@jimbarter http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/hansard/

Fab Marie Antoinette T shirt Kill them all, God will know his own

RT @erzibet: Fab Marie Antoinette T shirt: http://wp.me/pzQkV-1fD

Login | Facebook

A reminder that geeks talking toot over a pint is happening in a couple of weeks time: http://bit.ly/9ib66m

IT without Software | InSTEDD

RT @zzgavin: Loved http://sta.mn/rqr software without IT in @migurski talk at #activate2010 paper wheel with SMS codes depending on settings

Our Solar System An experiment with CSS3 border-radius, transforms amp; animations.

RT @owenblacker: Wow. That's some fucking impressive CSS work. Our solar system, in CSS3: http://bit.ly/cN0pkS (ht @nothingelseis)

Ordnance Survey Blog National Archives and the Great Tour of Britain go live on OS OpenSpace

Photo archive goes live on OS OpenSpace http://bit.ly/bK7xaO

Delicious links 30 Jun 2010

Newsroom: the backstory at Helpful Technology

RT @lesteph: [Technical] blog post: Newsroom: The Backstory (or how BIS built an online newsroom in Javascript) http://bit.ly/aebEda

yfrog - Share your images on Twitter!

@NaddyTweed http://yfrog.com/

Data is not binary - O'Reilly Radar

@thegreatgonzo Data is not binary: Guest blogger Gavin Starks is founder and CEO of AMEE, a neutral aggregation pl... http://bit.ly/90c3VQ
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/17414966936

Fortunes Kippers: Whitby

Fortunes Kippers of Whitby http://bit.ly/cDC5NL ht @chrisdymond

The Minimalist - 101 Fast Recipes for Grilling - NYTimes.com

In all of their Fourth of July glory, are 101 grilling ideas begging to be tried http://nyti.ms/98cBHU ht @vyvyenne

Transport for London challenges mobile developers: get us on our bikes | Technology | guardian.co.uk

@thegreatgonzo Transport for London challenges mobile developers: get us on our bikes: New datasets released to pr... http://bit.ly/9EFUEy
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/17407473014

Campaign for rail ale | Travel | The Guardian

"Tony Naylor is delighted to see decent station pubs making a comeback" http://bit.ly/aFmWF1

Kenneth Clarke hints at prison sentencing reform with attack on bang 'em up culture | Society | guardian.co.uk

@thegreatgonzo Kenneth Clarke hints at prison sentencing reform with attack on bang 'em up culture: Justice secret... http://bit.ly/bJ5MaI
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/17400746361

Firefox Private Browsing Mode, Torbutton, and Fingerprinting | The Tor Blog

RT @glynmoody: Firefox Private Browsing Mode, Torbutton, and Fingerprinting - http://bit.ly/aCoeYK working together #firefox #tor #privacy

Jack of Kent: Welcome to Doggie Policing

@thegreatgonzo Welcome to Doggie Policing: "Why do dogs lick themselves? Because they can."When it comes to photo... http://bit.ly/bp0uQX
TCK GR (tckgr) http://twitter.com/tckgr/statuses/17398090767