Re: [backstage] Job Vacancy: Lead and Design backstage.bbc.co.uk

2006-08-15 Thread James Cox
On 7 Aug 2006, at 07:27, Jem Stone wrote: Dear all As subscribers to the list will know we're looking for a new person to lead and design the next bit of backstage. Full details of the vacancy are here: https://jobs.bbc.co.uk/jobportal/search/vacancy.aspx?id=8668 I love how the BBC thinks

Re: [backstage] Weather feeds

2006-09-26 Thread James Cox
since it's metoffice data that probably isn't going to happen, butjust had to ask...best,james--James Cox,Internet Consultantt: 07968 349990  e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] w: http://www.imajes.info/ -Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group.  To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk

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 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]

2007-04-18 Thread James Cox
their own, where it makes sense. So hop off the language hate bandwagon, because no-one cares. Instead, add something constructive. Sincerely - James Cox [1] Seriously, I really don't give a crap what platform you prefer. - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe

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

Re: [backstage] BBC Archive trial

2007-04-18 Thread James Cox
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Re: [backstage] BBC Archive trial

2007-04-18 Thread James Cox
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Re: [backstage] BBC Archive trial

2007-04-18 Thread James Cox
On 18 Apr 2007, at 19:34, Tom Loosemore wrote: it'll be delivered via the internet... using that funny HTML stuff (streamed in Real/WM I expect, cos that'll make it easier to set up - it is a trial after all...). The actual site itself is very nice, IMHO (not that I had anything to do

Re: [backstage] BBC Archive trial

2007-04-18 Thread James Cox
On 18 Apr 2007, at 22:51, Jonathan Tweed wrote: On 18 Apr 2007, at 20:03, James Cox wrote: On 18 Apr 2007, at 19:34, Tom Loosemore wrote: it'll be delivered via the internet... using that funny HTML stuff (streamed in Real/WM I expect, cos that'll make it easier to set up

Re: [backstage] BBC Archive trial

2007-04-19 Thread James Cox
On 19 Apr 2007, at 14:39, Scot McSweeney-Roberts wrote: James Cox wrote: I hope that if this gets past the various layers of governance and gets budget to become a 'real' project, some effort into hooking up into bittorrent (I'm sure Bram could come up with some trickery to have

Re: [backstage] Hack day in London

2007-04-19 Thread James Cox
/ HTML -type people welcome at these sort of events? If not, I'll have to finish working my way through 'Thinking in Java' by June... or just learn RoR. ;-) Cheers, Tim -- James Cox, Internet Consultant t: 07968 349990 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] w: http://www.imajes.info/

Re: [backstage] Hack day in London

2007-04-19 Thread James Cox
- am I l33t geek enough :) ? ha! my thoughts exactly are design-y CSS / HTML -type people welcome at these sort of events? If not, I'll have to finish working my way through 'Thinking in Java' by June... or just learn RoR. ;-) Cheers, Tim -- James Cox, Internet Consultant t

Re: [backstage] BBC Archive trial

2007-04-19 Thread James Cox
On 19 Apr 2007, at 16:07, Mutt Baskerville wrote: Slightly Off Topic, as you mentioned Ubuntu ISOs, nice to see that the BBC is not covering this on it's technology news, it gave an awful lot of press to Vista. They even gave coverage to some World of Warcraft expansion pack! Then

Re: [backstage] Google Developer Day

2007-04-19 Thread James Cox
refreshnewcastle.org frontendarchitecture.com - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/ mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail- archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ -- James Cox

Re: [backstage] Twitter, Ruby on Rails redux.

2007-04-21 Thread James Cox
://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/ mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail- archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ -- James Cox, Internet Consultant t: 07968 349990 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] w: http://www.imajes.info/

Re: [backstage] Twitter, Ruby on Rails redux.

2007-04-22 Thread James Cox
to get you started quickly. Most people happy with rails typically won't use it to get started, opting for a more definite class/model spec. -james On 22 Apr 2007, at 08:29, cisnky wrote: Users putting scaffold into production deserve what they get! Do elaborate. On 4/22/07, James Cox

Re: [backstage] Who would you like to see at Hack Day?

2007-05-02 Thread James Cox
, Media Village, W12 7TP T:020 8008 3959(02 83959) M:07711 913241(072 83959) -- James Cox, Internet Consultant t: 07968 349990 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] w: http://www.imajes.info/

Re: [backstage] London.pm / BBC Backstage Perl Teach-In Day

2007-05-08 Thread James Cox
On 8 May 2007, at 15:05, David Greaves wrote: Dave Cross wrote: If you're contemplating signing up for this, then you're too late. All 50 places went in less than 48 hours. We're currently taking names for a waiting list, but I really wouldn't hold out too much hope of many of the people

Re: [backstage] London.pm / BBC Backstage Perl Teach-In Day

2007-05-09 Thread James Cox
On 9 May 2007, at 09:21, David Greaves wrote: James Cox wrote: On 8 May 2007, at 15:05, David Greaves wrote: Dave Cross wrote: If you're contemplating signing up for this, then you're too late. All 50 places went in less than 48 hours. We're currently taking names for a waiting list

Re: [backstage] O2 - iPhone deal - UK

2007-07-06 Thread James Cox
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Re: [backstage] O2 - iPhone deal - UK

2007-07-06 Thread James Cox
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Re: [backstage] Use of Tinyurl in Emails

2007-11-05 Thread James Cox
home (or to the pub!) - james -- James Cox, Internet Consultant t: 07968 349990 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] w: http://imaj.es/

Re: [backstage] Use of Tinyurl in Emails

2007-11-06 Thread James Cox
On 6 Nov 2007, at 00:07, Andrew Bowden wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of James Cox 'course, bbc.co.uk has had some kind of redirect magic for a while: http://bbc.co.uk/zanelowe/ First time I've seen a big fat httpd.conf called magic :) and there I was thinking you had some nice