The Watchmen stunt on the Thames went ahead last night.
Word got out over blogs, twitter etc. that a series of images would appear above the river. It didn't disappoint!
I'm not a comic book fan but I'll be off to see this at the IMAX - reviews are good and it's clearly going to be visually stunning!
http://www.beatwax.com/
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
The Twitter Generation
So Twitter is pretty much everywhere! Even my gran is asking how she can 'twit' (cue hasty education in Twitter terms to make sure she doesn't start insulting random people by asking them to 'Twit her')
The likes of Stephen Fry and Jonathan Ross have jumped on an already 'Speed Racer' style bandwagon and have added to the attraction of what, as someone pointed out last night, is a very basic form of social media.\
The question is - how has something that basic, letting you comment using no more that 140 characters, caught on? How does the team of 20 or so employees manage the demands? Also, where does it go from here? How do you make money from it? And, more importantly, who the hell does Twitter's PR??!?
http://twitter.com/LornaHughes
The likes of Stephen Fry and Jonathan Ross have jumped on an already 'Speed Racer' style bandwagon and have added to the attraction of what, as someone pointed out last night, is a very basic form of social media.\
The question is - how has something that basic, letting you comment using no more that 140 characters, caught on? How does the team of 20 or so employees manage the demands? Also, where does it go from here? How do you make money from it? And, more importantly, who the hell does Twitter's PR??!?
http://twitter.com/LornaHughes
Young Victoria
So I saw a preview of The Young Victoria the other day and I have to say - it's a fantastic film.
Standing ovation from audience et al! It's a while since I've seen a 'love story' that isn't tinged with sappy, OTT declarations of undying love.
The English Patient was probably the last film to focus so intensely on love and not suffer for it.
Emily Blunt is perfect casting as Victoria - portraying fantastically the stifled existence Victoria lived in her youth and also the thrill of first (and ultimately last) love.
Definitely recommend! 10/10 (and that's a very, very rare rating)
Standing ovation from audience et al! It's a while since I've seen a 'love story' that isn't tinged with sappy, OTT declarations of undying love.
The English Patient was probably the last film to focus so intensely on love and not suffer for it.
Emily Blunt is perfect casting as Victoria - portraying fantastically the stifled existence Victoria lived in her youth and also the thrill of first (and ultimately last) love.
Definitely recommend! 10/10 (and that's a very, very rare rating)
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
What's the point in software innovation if no-one benefits?
IDC's survey has shown that increased software complexity from multicore, Web 2.0 and SOA are increasing code problems and driving up costs for companies.
Some key stats:
. Nearly 70% of firms surveyed said that their code base was more complex than in last two years
. 72% conceded that debugging was problematic
. A quarter found that they found serious problems in post code review either very often or all the time
. 41% said they had experienced these issues to some extent
. The cost of fixing software defects at $5.2 million to $22 million annually, depending on organisation size
. Yet respondents calculated that if 100% of defects were addressed and remediated prior to production, they would experience 32% cost savings
Usability and reliability are the two fundamentals of any piece of software. Snazzy tricks are great but surely the companies using the product have to feel the benefits?
Some key stats:
. Nearly 70% of firms surveyed said that their code base was more complex than in last two years
. 72% conceded that debugging was problematic
. A quarter found that they found serious problems in post code review either very often or all the time
. 41% said they had experienced these issues to some extent
. The cost of fixing software defects at $5.2 million to $22 million annually, depending on organisation size
. Yet respondents calculated that if 100% of defects were addressed and remediated prior to production, they would experience 32% cost savings
Usability and reliability are the two fundamentals of any piece of software. Snazzy tricks are great but surely the companies using the product have to feel the benefits?
Monday, July 14, 2008
The Curious Case of... how Brad Pitt has become a good actor
When did that happen? He was never awful but now he's good looking, rich and respected? And this is fair how?
Trailer looks good in fairness
Trailer looks good in fairness
The nuclear debate
The UK government has (again) denied that the sites for several new nuclear power stations are already decided.
The UK already has reactors in Sizewell, Dungeness and Hartlepool among others and is looking at possible sites to add to these in an effort to cut dependence on fossil fuels.
Research since nuclear went into shutdown has allowed the development of the 'new' nuclear energy which will be used as the UK attempts to cuts carbon emmision dramtically over the next 20 years. No point going into details but it's supposed to be safer, cleaner and more efficient. We'll see... no real harm in trying for now.
Greenpeace has of course waded in, arguing that research suggests that even 10 new reactors would cut the UK's carbon emissions by only about 4% some time after 2025. Well that's 4% more of a cut that any plan they've ever suggested.
I'm a total green-geek and grew up in the home of 'green' (the Centre for Alternaive Technology). Therefore I should really be walking around with banners (spray painted with CO2 oozing chemicals I'd like to add screaming for the end of nuclear. However, this appears to be the more viable and promising option in the battle to cut CO2 emmisions. Yes there are risks, as there are with everything but until someone comes up with a better plan, this will have to do.
The UK already has reactors in Sizewell, Dungeness and Hartlepool among others and is looking at possible sites to add to these in an effort to cut dependence on fossil fuels.
Research since nuclear went into shutdown has allowed the development of the 'new' nuclear energy which will be used as the UK attempts to cuts carbon emmision dramtically over the next 20 years. No point going into details but it's supposed to be safer, cleaner and more efficient. We'll see... no real harm in trying for now.
Greenpeace has of course waded in, arguing that research suggests that even 10 new reactors would cut the UK's carbon emissions by only about 4% some time after 2025. Well that's 4% more of a cut that any plan they've ever suggested.
I'm a total green-geek and grew up in the home of 'green' (the Centre for Alternaive Technology). Therefore I should really be walking around with banners (spray painted with CO2 oozing chemicals I'd like to add screaming for the end of nuclear. However, this appears to be the more viable and promising option in the battle to cut CO2 emmisions. Yes there are risks, as there are with everything but until someone comes up with a better plan, this will have to do.
Mobile internet usage on the up
A new report from Nielsen Mobile has shown that the UK has the second largest number of mobile internet users, at 12.9%.
The UK is just behind the US which has 15.6% but ahead of some-would-say mobile leader Italy (home of Tiscali) which has 11.9%.
With the Blackberry taking over the world, it's not a surprise accessing the net from your phone is becoming more popular. Browsing is quicker, navigation is easier and the screen/image quality is always improving.
And yet 'traditional' broadband is still experiencing problems. Not enough bandwidth, loss of connection, security issues, wifi still no avilable in certai areas etc.
The pressure has always been on broadband providers to keep up with demand, the fact that people are now BVB-ing (browsing-via-berry) will mean a lot of late nights and yet more bald heads in the telco world.
http://www.nma.co.uk/Articles/38739/UK+mobile+internet+penetration+reaches+129+.html
The UK is just behind the US which has 15.6% but ahead of some-would-say mobile leader Italy (home of Tiscali) which has 11.9%.
With the Blackberry taking over the world, it's not a surprise accessing the net from your phone is becoming more popular. Browsing is quicker, navigation is easier and the screen/image quality is always improving.
And yet 'traditional' broadband is still experiencing problems. Not enough bandwidth, loss of connection, security issues, wifi still no avilable in certai areas etc.
The pressure has always been on broadband providers to keep up with demand, the fact that people are now BVB-ing (browsing-via-berry) will mean a lot of late nights and yet more bald heads in the telco world.
http://www.nma.co.uk/Articles/38739/UK+mobile+internet+penetration+reaches+129+.html
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