Re: [backstage] Google Mashups

2006-03-07 Thread Alistair Rutherford
http://tubejp.co.uk/ Nice! This is one of the best I've seen. For those interested in this sort of thing the site uses what appear to be the Google map tiles for the tube area but recoloured and with the tube lines drawn on them at the appropriate zoom levels. These are overlayed on the map inste

Re: [backstage] Today's TV-Anytime tar is broken

2006-03-07 Thread Adam Leach
Hi, Is there any news of this as there doesn't appear to be a file for today :-( Appart from this problem, the data is really great and I'm currently hacking Perl TV::Anytime to make use of the additional data that is hidden in these files. I'm make a patch available once it is fully working

Re: [backstage] Today's TV-Anytime tar is broken

2006-03-07 Thread Hywel Williams
At 11:26 07/03/2006 +, you wrote: Hi, Is there any news of this as there doesn't appear to be a file for today :-( Appart from this problem, the data is really great and I'm currently hacking Perl TV::Anytime to make use of the additional data that is hidden in these files. I'm make a pa

RE: [backstage] Today's TV-Anytime tar is broken

2006-03-07 Thread Murray Walker
> looks like today's TV-Anytime tar file (20060306.tar.gz at > http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/feeds/tvradio/) is broken - > could someone fix and replace it? consider a ticket opened, and people on the case. eta for fix : probably tomorrow. apologies. - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discuss

Re: [backstage] Google Mashups

2006-03-07 Thread Gordon Joly
At 11:12 + 5/3/06, Darren Clark wrote: Take a look at: http://tubejp.co.uk/ Simplicity itself. And stuffed full of information. Brilliant! I like the reality of the tube lines. We are so used to Mr. Beck's view... Gordo -- "Think Feynman"/ http://pobox.com/~gordo/ [EMAIL PROT

Re: [backstage] Google Mashups

2006-03-07 Thread Dom Ramsey
On 7 Mar 2006, at 12:30, Gordon Joly wrote: http://tubejp.co.uk/ Simplicity itself. And stuffed full of information. Brilliant! I like the reality of the tube lines. We are so used to Mr. Beck's view... It's very cool and pretty, although it almost certainly breaks the terms of use - t

Re: [backstage] Google Mashups

2006-03-07 Thread Jonathan Stott
Dom Ramsey wrote: I have the locations of Tube stations on my old mashup - http:// www.dynamite.co.uk/local/ - I keep meaning to add the actual routes in, but I've not had the time. I did this a while ago (I have a lot of metro map datasets for research I am doing for my PhD). Here's the L

Re: [backstage] Google Mashups

2006-03-07 Thread Dave Cross
Jonathan Stott wrote: Dom Ramsey wrote: I have the locations of Tube stations on my old mashup - http:// www.dynamite.co.uk/local/ - I keep meaning to add the actual routes in, but I've not had the time. I did this a while ago (I have a lot of metro map datasets for research I am doing for

RE: [backstage] Google Mashups

2006-03-07 Thread Andrew Bowden
> > I did this a while ago (I have a lot of metro map datasets for > > research I am doing for my PhD). Here's the London one: > > http://www.jstott.me.uk/googlemaps/tubemap/ > Very cool, but if I can be pedantic for one second, it looks > to me as tho' you have the central line station at Shephe

[backstage] IM Persian news bot

2006-03-07 Thread Mario Menti
Following a conversation with Dan Brickley, who pointed me to Ian Forrester's post on BBC Persian being filtered in Iran (see http://www.cubicgarden.com/blojsom/blog/cubicgarden/culture/?permalink=BBC-Persian-filtered-out-of-Iran-what-can-we-do.html), I am now running a first version of a Persia

Re: [backstage] Google Mashups

2006-03-07 Thread Dave Cross
Andrew Bowden wrote: I did this a while ago (I have a lot of metro map datasets for research I am doing for my PhD). Here's the London one: http://www.jstott.me.uk/googlemaps/tubemap/ Very cool, but if I can be pedantic for one second, it looks to me as tho' you have the central line station at

RE: [backstage] Google Mashups

2006-03-07 Thread Andrew Bowden
> Well, it is now that Jonathan has moved it :) You know, that might explain it :) - 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@li

[backstage] Re: IM Persian news bot

2006-03-07 Thread Mario Menti
I really have to get something better than my cheap VPS seems just minutes after posting this, the server has some DNS issues and can't see the outside world.Sorry about this, will update you when it's solved... On 3/7/06, Mario Menti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Following a conversation with Dan

[backstage] Re: IM Persian news bot

2006-03-07 Thread Mario Menti
Back now... touch wood! Some iptables screw-up, hoping it will stay up..Mario.On 3/7/06, Mario Menti <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:I really have to get something better than my cheap VPS seems just minutes after posting this, the server has some DNS issues and can't see the outside world. Sorry ab

[backstage] RE: IM Persian news bot

2006-03-07 Thread Ian Forrester
  From: Mario Menti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 07 March 2006 14:40To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.ukCc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Ian ForresterSubject: IM Persian news bot Following a conversation with Dan Brickley, who pointed me to Ian Forrester's post on BBC Persian being f

Re: [backstage] RE: IM Persian news bot

2006-03-07 Thread Dan Brickley
* Ian Forrester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-03-07 15:49-] > > Following a conversation with Dan Brickley, who pointed me to Ian > Forrester's post on BBC Persian being filtered in Iran (see > http://www.cubicgarden.com/blojsom/blog/cubicgarden/culture/?permalink=BBC-Persian-filtere