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BBCRD

  1. Universal Control white paper is out- for accessibility, dual screen exp etc: http://bbc.in/edsmH5
  2. @debre we are seriously working hard to provide archival tools for the BBC's web presence. This does something different, but is good too.
  3. At risk of being off message, we're rather impressed with this: http://178.63.252.42/
  4. Apologies- we had a twitter account glitch a second ago.
  5. In BBC Philharmonic Studio capturing experimental periphonic & surround video recordings http://yfrog.com/h74g7plj http://yfrog.com/h7qimmvj
  6. @nevali ironic geonominism though eh?
  7. @derivadow @jonathantweed pff yeah, and then think of Betelguese! Damn, just done it again.....
  8. Balloons not as popular as hoped. Looking at a plan B. Hoping for rockets
  9. Our archives guru Richard Wright on latest developments in the Presto collaboration effort http://bbc.in/fKYmkN
  10. @TonyChurnside yes
  11. @isntit @TonyChurnside It is a little hush hush for the moment- whilst @notmetaltax does excellent work, this is distinctly different. Odder
  12. @TonyChurnside Calibration....
  13. Succesful test flight of balloons equiped with LEDs have concluded in the North Stairwell. Project is on track.
  14. RT @nicolarowlands: In case you missed it yesterday, I designed a book for the BBC. Here's my blogpost about it: http://bit.ly/efvq24
  15. @jongretar you may now unclench.
  16. @jemimakiss revised links now up, and rtf and .mobi formats added.
  17. After five years of guerilla innovation, BBC Backstage bows out : http:/bit.ly/i9bRS9. So long, and thanks for all the hashtags