links for 2008-12-02

Posted on 2 December 2008 in Daily Links (No comments yet - be the first!)

• What's On Is Off - BBC Internet Blog
  "Last time I closed something down on BBC Online I was described as a cow which caused my mother to splutter over her morning coffee. I've warned her that I'm closing something down again..." Sophie Walpole gets in the mindset to receive complaints.
  (tags: bbc bbccouk bbconline whatson sophiewalpole bbcinternetblog)
• Above+Below London
  Ever wanted some footwear made of old tube or bus steat covers? Well now you can! They even let you navigate to the boots by line. Now then, Northern Line or Island Line...
  (tags: shoes aboveandbelowlondon aboveandbelow londonunderground tube londonbuses islandline britishrail boots recycled)
• Stop Moaning About The Tube - Bods's Blog
  Whilst implementing some new code on my blog, I found this astitute post from 2002. Six years on, I'm still not one of those moaners, but the moaners seem to be getting worse...
  (tags: london londonunderground publictransport tube)
• Innovation and One in Ten
  Ruhel Ali, one of my colleagues, talks about our One in Ten time where people do interesting stuff and explore new ideas. The Generic Real Time Tracker is especially great - during the London Marathon I was at home keeping an eye on Ben Fogle's progress whilst making lunch. As you do.
  (tags: bbcilabs BBC bbcredbutton oneinten)
• Twitter: the Mumbai myths - BBC dot.life blog
  Rory Cellan-Jones goes mythbusting on Twitter and the Mumbai myths. Myth 2 is that mainstream media is now irrelevant. Anyone who believes that...
  (tags: rorycellenjones Twitter)
• 'I get my kicks from plastic bricks' - BBC News
  As a kid my dream job would probably have been making models and things in Legoland. Some lucky so and sos actually get to do it!
  (tags: Lego Legoland)

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