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by chestnut-tree 11y ago
The UK's Channel 4 News has a good video report on Dismaland here (approx 6 mins): Dismaland: inside Banksy’s dystopian playground https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wruEnynr1w
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The anti-diabetes diet: a 2,000 calorie-a-day food planner(theguardian.com)
5 points by chestnut-tree 11y ago|1 comments
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by chestnut-tree 11y ago
Here is that moment from the Olympic ceremony https://youtu.be/4As0e4de-rI?t=1h17m25s
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Covering Calais with a BBC 360° filming experiment(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by chestnut-tree 11y ago|0 comments
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by chestnut-tree 11y ago
Here's how the BBC has approached one aspect of this topic for school children: a short animated story told by a survivor of the bomb. I think it's well done and grounded in a moving personal recollection. It lacks the surrounding
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Hiroshima: Bun Hashizume's story of survival (in animated form)(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by chestnut-tree 11y ago|0 comments
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Doing good and doing better(fairtrade.org.uk)
1 points by chestnut-tree 11y ago|0 comments
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by chestnut-tree 11y ago
"It's also a somewhat hilarious contrast to those companies who take away your vacation time if you don't use it within a certain time period" This is pretty standard in the UK. If you're a permanent employee, you
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Charlie Brooker's How to Report the News (2010)(youtube.com)
1 points by chestnut-tree 11y ago|0 comments
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by chestnut-tree 11y ago
"...sound quality" BBC Radio 3 in the UK streams classical music at 320kbs over the internet. (I'm not sure if international users get this high bitrate stream or a lower bitrate though.)
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Is public service broadcasting in terminal decline?(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by chestnut-tree 11y ago|0 comments
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EU integrity watch(integritywatch.eu)
2 points by chestnut-tree 11y ago|0 comments
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by chestnut-tree 11y ago
I was talking in general about Open Source and design not about Plasma. But since you ask, here are some small things I noticed in the video - Mismatched visual styles: when you tap the phone icon, you get a bar of three icons. Two are simp
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by chestnut-tree 11y ago
I think the main problem is that the open source model of software development doesn't really work when it comes to visual or interaction design. We've all heard that phrase 'design by commitee' but that's what you
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by chestnut-tree 11y ago
Deutsche Bahn actually runs train services in the UK (as do Dutch operator Abellio and French operator SNCF). Sadly, their arrival hasn't brought with it the cheap, reliable travel that we view enviously on the continent. Instead, we g
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BBC iPlayer 'watched by more than 60M people outside the UK for free'(theguardian.com)
1 points by chestnut-tree 11y ago|0 comments
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A-Bike Electric: light and compact electric bike(kickstarter.com)
1 points by chestnut-tree 11y ago|0 comments
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UK scientists say sugar intake 'should be halved'(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by chestnut-tree 11y ago|0 comments
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Polar bears fail to adapt to lack of food in warmer Arctic(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by chestnut-tree 11y ago|0 comments
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by chestnut-tree 11y ago
Numerous news articles, including this one, state that the new bailout package is harsher and more severe than the one proposed before the referendum. It makes no sense. The Greek government appears to have completely capitulated to the dem
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by chestnut-tree 11y ago
"...tech corporations like Google who collect personal data for living" I agree. The largest and potentially most-revealing information about you is captured by technology companies like Google and Facebook. The Amsterdam regist
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Anonymous Greek government insider lifts the lid on European negotiations(mediapart.fr)
3 points by chestnut-tree 11y ago|0 comments
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TTIP talks: Food fights block EU–US trade deal(bbc.co.uk)
16 points by chestnut-tree 11y ago|13 comments
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by chestnut-tree 11y ago
"...only a new “heresy” (represented at this moment by Syriza) can save what is worth saving in European legacy: democracy, trust in people, egalitarian solidarity." I'm glad the Greeks voted No. The zeal with which austeri
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Why insects are marvels of engineering(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by chestnut-tree 11y ago|0 comments
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Introducing the BBC micro:bit(bbc.co.uk)
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Understanding Alice(bl.uk)
2 points by chestnut-tree 11y ago|0 comments
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by chestnut-tree 11y ago
"When people talk about Napoleon plublicly (on TV for example), it is still very political" There is a short piece on the BBC News website about how France views Napoleon. Do you feel it's an accurate description? http:&#x
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by chestnut-tree 11y ago
Excellent. When you put these buzzwords together like this, you realise how ludicrous and inflated they sound (and often meaningless too). And let's face it, the tech world is as guilty as any other when it comes to inflated language o
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Direct Train to Europe: London to the Mediterranean(bbc.co.uk)
86 points by chestnut-tree 11y ago|72 comments

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