Re: [backstage] [Fwd: Fwd: Twitter Fever]

2007-04-18 Thread James Cox
On 17 Apr 2007, at 23:47, Nic James Ferrier wrote: Gordon Joly [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: At 10:31 +0100 17/4/07, Ian Forrester wrote: I think it can scale if they open up the queuing system and stick to charging for SMS's. I think Kosso has the right idea -

Re: [backstage] [Fwd: Fwd: Twitter Fever]

2007-04-18 Thread Gordon Joly
At 23:47 +0100 17/4/07, Nic James Ferrier wrote: Gordon Joly [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: At 10:31 +0100 17/4/07, Ian Forrester wrote: I think it can scale if they open up the queuing system and stick to charging for SMS's. I think Kosso has the right idea -

Re: [backstage] [Fwd: Fwd: Twitter Fever]

2007-04-18 Thread Nic James Ferrier
James Cox [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So hop off the language hate bandwagon, because no-one cares. Instead, add something constructive. Actually, I wasn't on the language hate bandwagon. I was on the frameworks hate bandwagon. Down with rails! Up with some random other thing! Come on!

Re: [backstage] [Fwd: Fwd: Twitter Fever]

2007-04-18 Thread Gordon Joly
Twitter currently has a traffic rank in the top 500 websites Netcraft rate Twitter at position 46,867 - and is completely dynamic. Google currently indexes over 220, 000 pages from twitter.com. It's not a trivial problem. Its not something that a few more servers will fix: twitter needs to

RE: [backstage] [Fwd: Fwd: Twitter Fever]

2007-04-18 Thread Ian Forrester
James Cox [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So hop off the language hate bandwagon, because no-one cares. Instead, add something constructive. Actually, I wasn't on the language hate bandwagon. I was on the frameworks hate bandwagon. Down with rails! Up with some random other thing! Come on!

Re: [backstage] [Fwd: Fwd: Twitter Fever]

2007-04-18 Thread Nic James Ferrier
Gordon Joly [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I started learning about Ruby on Rails. Then I found out it is a framework. So I stopped. EURGH! You got some ON YOU! Look! there! on your shoulder! -- Nic Ferrier http://www.tapsellferrier.co.uk [Did no one tell you it was exclamation mark day?] -

Re: [backstage] [Fwd: Fwd: Twitter Fever]

2007-04-18 Thread James Cox
On 18 Apr 2007, at 15:38, Nic James Ferrier wrote: James Cox [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So hop off the language hate bandwagon, because no-one cares. Instead, add something constructive. Actually, I wasn't on the language hate bandwagon. I was on the frameworks hate bandwagon. my mistake,

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2007-04-18 Thread Otu Ekanem
fixing the bbc's content opacity, or ensuring that I win the lottery this weekend - come on, one of you lot must know who the independent adjudicator is... it's a guy called Random, fortunately he doesn't live on this planet. Otu - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To

RE: [backstage] [Fwd: Fwd: Twitter Fever]

2007-04-18 Thread Mark Hewis
To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] [Fwd: Fwd: Twitter Fever] On 17 Apr 2007, at 23:47, Nic James Ferrier wrote: Gordon Joly [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: At 10:31 +0100 17/4/07, Ian Forrester wrote: I think it can scale if they open up the queuing system and stick

RE: [backstage] [Fwd: Fwd: Twitter Fever]

2007-04-18 Thread Gordon Joly
At 15:48 +0100 18/4/07, Ian Forrester wrote: - There's huge value in Frameworks. No matter what you may think about Rails, you can't call them all bad. :) Ian A framework is a higher level of abstraction. Most of the time, there come a point where you want to poke around

Re: [backstage] [Fwd: Fwd: Twitter Fever]

2007-04-18 Thread Gordon Joly
At 15:52 +0100 18/4/07, Nic James Ferrier wrote: Gordon Joly [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I started learning about Ruby on Rails. Then I found out it is a framework. So I stopped. EURGH! You got some ON YOU! Look! there! on your shoulder! Looks like a framework, smells like a framework,

RE: [backstage] [Fwd: Fwd: Twitter Fever]

2007-04-18 Thread Tim Thornton
At 17:41 +0100 18/4/07, Gordon Joly wrote: At 15:48 +0100 18/4/07, Ian Forrester wrote: - There's huge value in Frameworks. No matter what you may think about Rails, you can't call them all bad. :) Ian A framework is a higher level of abstraction. Most of the time, there

Re: [backstage] [Fwd: Fwd: Twitter Fever]

2007-04-17 Thread Nic James Ferrier
Gordon Joly [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: At 10:31 +0100 17/4/07, Ian Forrester wrote: I think it can scale if they open up the queuing system and stick to charging for SMS's. I think Kosso has the right idea - http://kosso.wordpress.com/2007/03/28/os-twitter-and-services/ --- I don't see how

Re: [backstage] [Fwd: Fwd: Twitter Fever]

2007-04-17 Thread Michael Sparks
On Monday 16 April 2007 16:09, Richard Lockwood wrote: I don't need to define any terms.  Architecht is not a verb.  An architecht designs things. Dictionary.com : –verb (used with object) 4. to plan, organize, or structure as an architect: The house is well architected. --

Re: [backstage] [Fwd: Fwd: Twitter Fever]

2007-04-16 Thread James Cox
On 12 Apr 2007, at 02:12, Nic James Ferrier wrote: Mr I Forrester [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I did talk to the twitter guys about this issue. I think from there point of view, they never said twitter was meant to be a real time system. It just behaved like that from the start. They're

Re: [backstage] [Fwd: Fwd: Twitter Fever]

2007-04-16 Thread Richard Lockwood
I think you'll find that's designed... /personal bugbear Cheers, Rich. So yes, it was architected badly in the first place, but this doesn't mean that they knew what was going to happen - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit

Re: [backstage] [Fwd: Fwd: Twitter Fever]

2007-04-16 Thread James Cox
On 16 Apr 2007, at 15:23, Richard Lockwood wrote: I think you'll find that's designed... /personal bugbear So yes, it was architected badly in the first place, but this doesn't mean that they knew what was going to happen and how would you define those terms? - Sent via the

Re: [backstage] [Fwd: Fwd: Twitter Fever]

2007-04-16 Thread Richard Lockwood
I don't need to define any terms. Architecht is not a verb. An architecht designs things. Cheers, Rich. I think you'll find that's designed... /personal bugbear So yes, it was architected badly in the first place, but this doesn't mean that they knew what was going to happen

Re: [backstage] [Fwd: Fwd: Twitter Fever]

2007-04-12 Thread Gordon Joly
At 01:37 +0100 12/4/07, Nic James Ferrier wrote: Mr I Forrester [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: How about something longer term? like being able to follow the doctor around during the week? Can anyone follow twitter these days? It's so s l o w . All those UNICAST connections, eh? Gordo

Re: [backstage] [Fwd: Fwd: Twitter Fever]

2007-04-12 Thread Nic James Ferrier
Gordon Joly [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: At 01:37 +0100 12/4/07, Nic James Ferrier wrote: Mr I Forrester [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: How about something longer term? like being able to follow the doctor around during the week? Can anyone follow twitter these days? It's so s l o w . All

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2007-04-11 Thread Mr I Forrester
This came from a friend of mine today... --- Nearly didn't bother reading the usual Twitter guff... Going Hollywood My friend Greg directs tv shows and films and he's got a new series premiering on FOX this Sunday night called Drive. The show was created by the same guy who made Firefly and

Re: [backstage] [Fwd: Fwd: Twitter Fever]

2007-04-11 Thread Nic James Ferrier
Mr I Forrester [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: How about something longer term? like being able to follow the doctor around during the week? Can anyone follow twitter these days? It's so s l o w . I think the beeb is missing a trick in not doing something like the dath vader/luke skywalker

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2007-04-11 Thread Chris Saad
Nathan Fillion and the entire ex Firefly cast are really genuine and engaged people. I don't know if I will be watching the first season of Drive though - twitter or not. Tim Minear (the creator) has created 3 shows for FOX in a row. Each one canceled in season 1 (Firefly - with Joss,

Re: [backstage] [Fwd: Fwd: Twitter Fever]

2007-04-11 Thread Mr I Forrester
Nic James Ferrier wrote: Mr I Forrester [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: How about something longer term? like being able to follow the doctor around during the week? Can anyone follow twitter these days? It's so s l o w . I did talk to the twitter guys about this issue. I think from

Re: [backstage] [Fwd: Fwd: Twitter Fever]

2007-04-11 Thread Nic James Ferrier
Mr I Forrester [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I did talk to the twitter guys about this issue. I think from there point of view, they never said twitter was meant to be a real time system. It just behaved like that from the start. They're winding you up. Have you noticed the tricks they're