The Pig's Lipstick
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![BBC Radio 4 - Inside the Virtual Anthill: Open Source Means Business
via bbc.co.uk
Excellent documentary on “Open Source” business methods from Radio 4.
Includes the amazing story [The GoldCorp challenge] of how a goldmine owner made $6bn by crowdsourcing ideas as to where to find new gold in a low-yielding mine.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/ad0d5ec94584a310ba673ef8b9f66590/tumblr_mkr1lezfXl1sn8b46o1_1280.jpg)
BBC Radio 4 - Inside the Virtual Anthill: Open Source Means Business
via bbc.co.ukExcellent documentary on “Open Source” business methods from Radio 4.
Includes the amazing story [The GoldCorp challenge] of how a goldmine owner made $6bn by crowdsourcing ideas as to where to find new gold in a low-yielding mine.
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Windows Vista box-opening help page
The Windows Vista packaging was so difficult to open, Microsoft needed to set up a help page.
Via @andybudd.
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Channel 4 News Drum ‘n’ Bass remix (from B3ta)
via b3ta.comThere is no greater honour ..
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Feeling Lucky?
Most people who use the Internet will have seen the Google “I’m Feeling Lucky” button many thousands of times and yet pay it little attention. I’d never clicked it until today and won’t ever again as it’s not practical.
It’s been there since Google first began in 1996 and is a reminder of the playful, amateurish beginnings of this mega-company. I wonder if it will ever be removed.Here’s a fascinating history of Google’s homepage design. -
Charlie Brooker - How To Report The News
via youtube.comBrooker in clever (not shouty) mode deconstructs vapid news reporting. Bring back The Day Today.
(via @winjer)
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J.D. Salinger, 91, Is Dead
R.I.P. J.D Salinger, enemy of phonies.
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Harold Pinter: “Celebration” - on 4oD
via channel4.com“My grandfather introduced me to the mystery of life and I’m still in the middle of it. I can’t find the door to get out. My grandfather got out of it. He left it behind him and he didn’t look back.
He got that absolutely right.”
Pinter. The King of ill-at-ease. With Michael Gambon, Colin Firth … absolute top quality stuff.
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SeeSaw - in Beta
SeeSaw in Beta with an elegant interface and a good albeit unpredictable array of content (no ITV, no catch-up BBC, most but not all 4oD). UK VOD content continues to be part-aggregated by corporations.Meanwhile ‘bedroom’ developers and indeed ‘lounge’ developers (see comment) merrily aggregate discovery of all VOD using only metadata. I know which I personally find more useful.
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The 4Poster Blog
New blog by Richard Jeffrey all about what Channel 4’s doing online.
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Preview: Four Lions (2009) - from Film4.com
via film4.comFor people of a certain age & disposition, Four Lions promises to be the counter-cultural event of the year.
