Roo's Letter

44: Flying robots

March 30, 2012

Hello.“It is now very clear that substantial change is what RIM needs” - Thorsten Heins, CEO (Substantial change like hoping someone buys you?)...

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43: Strong deterrent

March 29, 2012

Hello. Joint Committee on Privacy and Injunctions - First Report “The challenges posed to injunctions were demonstrated in May 2011 when the Giggs injunction...

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42: In perspective

March 28, 2012

Hello. It hasn’t escaped my attention that many of you are agency types. Hello, you lot. Today’s first link is especially for you. If you generally skim this...

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41: Allegedly cracked

March 27, 2012

Hello. It’s grumpy opinionated Tuesday. Questions for News Corp over rival's collapse: Software company NDS allegedly cracked smart card codes of ONdigital...

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40: Try books

March 26, 2012

Hello. Welcome to British Summer Time. Ryan Gosling (I watched ‘Crazy Stupid Love’ last night.) http://www.buzzfeed.com/stacyl3/the-ultimate-ryan-gosling-...

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39: Moderate threat

March 23, 2012

Hello. An anniversary celebration of the BBC Micro, Sunday 25th March 2012http://beeb30.havnet.positive-internet.com/ National Hack the Government Day...

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38: Great managers

March 22, 2012

Hello. Developing the [Guardian] Google TV app in Beta http://www.guardian.co.uk/info/developer-blog/2012/mar/21/developing-google-tv-app [exciting stuff...

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37: Visual examination

March 21, 2012

Hello. Mr D.J.S. Mitchell and Miss V.E. Coren Congratulations to the happy couple. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17449465 n0tice is now open...

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36: Complete interoperability

March 20, 2012

Hello It’s officially spring! Roo’s Letter seems to be going well and is approaching 300 subscribers! I’ve just been the gym this morning! Much excitement!...

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35: Not journalism

March 19, 2012

Hello. First, a recommendation. “Caposcripti is a novel about shrunken heads and dropouts, language and voyeurism, spanning the continents of South America...

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34: New wonder

March 16, 2012

Hello.The New Aesthetic"we need to see the technologies we actually have with a new wonder"http://www.riglondon.com/blog/2011/05/06/the-new-aesthetic/ The...

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33: Teletext art

March 15, 2012

Hello. Stephen writes in to share something he's made."Can you guess the website from the wireframe?"http://www.classroomtm.co.uk/can-you-guess-the-website-...

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32: Superior qualifications

March 14, 2012

Hello. A late one today. I just spent an hour on the phone with my old friend Kybernetikos (http://kybernetikos.com), so here are the tabs I had open on my...

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31: Unselfconscious gall

March 13, 2012

Hello. Every year, a squillion online startup geeks (plus people who would like to be startup geeks, the sort of people who sell things to them, ever-...

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30: Half empty

March 12, 2012

Hello.I don't watch much broadcast television, but I do watch quite a few programmes on DVD or online streaming each week. Have you noticed that 4oD keeps...

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29: Particularly good

March 9, 2012

Hello.Following up from one of yesterday's links, Paresh writes in : " I got the Lego case a while ago - it's pretty decent, thought taking it off is a bit...

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28: Build faster

March 8, 2012

Hello. No newsletter yesterday, as TinyLetter was being upgraded. I'm not entirely in love with the new version yet, but I'm sure it's better in all sorts of...

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27: Apparent contempt

March 6, 2012

Hello.Huge congratulations to @tobybarnes who has left wearemudlark.com to join AKQA as a Strategic Design Director. There's a chap worth keeping an eye on....

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26: Unsung heroes

March 5, 2012

Hello.xkcd: When did we forget our dreams?http://www.xkcd.com/137/[via @paul_clarke]US Patent #5443036"A method for inducing cats to exercise consists of...

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25: Fried chicken

March 2, 2012

Hello.Robot Quadrotors Perform James Bond ThemeIf you missed this doing the rounds yesterday, do watch it. Quadrocopters might one day oppress us...

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