 | 07 February 2002 |
Gareth to swap pop for opera if he loses by Richard Simpson [This is London] 9:20:19 PM
Pop Idol hits the road [BBC] 9:12:29 PM
The end of an era "Retiring at 70" By Randal L. Schwartz [Web Techniques]
If you're a Perl programmer you can't fail to have come across his work or for your scripts to be "inspired by" his handy snippets and proof of concept code.
8:35:14 PM "Airborne Ewan's flight for charity. Trainspotting star Ewan McGregor has made a stomach-churning trip in a Tornado jet with his older brother at the controls." [ITN Online]
Wan Trainspotter becomes Obi Wan Planespotter. As Jackie Bird put it "what a talented family". The McGregors are raising money for a child hospice. Gaun the good guys!
8:24:35 PM Virtual Reality without the virtual. Gamedev.net has a Physics Demo Contest.
"Create an graphics demo modeling one or more of the laws of physics in real-time. You have complete creative freedom regarding which laws of physics you want to model. "
8:18:23 PM Ellen Parr. "The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity." [Quotes of the Day] 8:00:00 PM
"Software publishers attacks BBC education 'stranglehold'. Choice for Schools" [The Register]
As someone who earns her living from developing software/online products for schools I can understand their argument...but I don't agree. Education is such a *vast* market. No matter how good the BBCs content there's always going to be room for many vendors, no we're not all going to have access to BBC-like 'free' advertising. But quality products will always find their audience. Last year I attended the SETT Show 2001 and was absolutely amazed at the number of vendors offering content and classroom products. There are plenty of niches. Business is *booming*. More Flash widgets than you could shake a stick at and from the sound of things many more on the way. Broadband really can't come quickly enough for Scottish schools. Channel 4 is also a big player in interactive learning, they've been quietly putting together many UK tailored resources - they tend to outsource the technical work but support by way of intellectual property and promotion. Witness Channel 4 - Modern Languages as an example - went down a storm at BETT.
7:54:12 PM "Hear'Say claim auditions were 'fair'. Pop stars Hear'Say have hit back at critics who claim their audition process was a sham." [ITN Online] 7:38:22 PM
Girls upbraided over 'Pop Idol' hairstyles [BBC] 7:15:32 PM
Gareth Gates could become an Opera Idol [Ananova] 7:06:59 PM
Head-to-head: Pop Idol finalists [BBC] 7:05:35 PM
Gareth fighting fit after health scare [Ananova] 1:59:31 AM
Gareth Gates Better [Sky News] 1:57:22 AM
GARETH'S TALENT SPEAKS VOLUMES - By Eva Simpson and SINGMASTER WILL TAMES THE CIRCUS - By Jessica Callan [The Mirror] 1:51:38 AM
GARETH GIVES WILL A HEAD START [Daily Record] 1:24:40 AM
"Ten vital questions Pop Idol bosses MUST answer" [The Sun] 1:21:22 AM
"Afghan women return to study. Women in Kabul take university entrance exams for the first time since the Taleban fell, as a new women's magazine is published." [BBC Education] 1:10:25 AM
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