Blogs

  1. Favicon Richard Mitchelson

    [Blog] Richard Mitchelson: Le Professeur...


    I don't normally make comments on this blog... i tend to leave it for illustration, however, i felt i needed to comment on the tragic death of Laurent Fignon.

    His monumental battle with Greg Lemond in 1989 stands as my first memory of bike racing. Sat at home on the sofa with my Dad when i was 7 years old, watching that tour, and begnining to understand the ins and outs of a race which i am still obsessed with means that, for me, it stands out as one of my all time favourites.

    When asked to cover the race for Rouleur Magazine i revisited and studied the race in much more detail, and it was during this time, surrounded by dvd's and books, that it hit home to me how strong a racer and tactition Fignon was. If the race could be won, he was going to do anything in his power to be the man that won it. That is how i will remember Laurent Fignon, the racer, the tactition, le professeur...

    Posted 2 September 2010, 3:34 pm

  2. Favicon Richard Mitchelson

    [Blog] Richard Mitchelson: Le Professeur...


    I don't normally make comments on this blog... i tend to leave it for illustration, however, i felt i needed to comment on the tragic death of Laurent Fignon.

    His monumental battle with Greg Lemond in 1989 stands as my first memory of bike racing. Sat at home on the sofa with my Dad when i was 7 years old, watching that tour, and begnining to understand the ins and outs of a race which i am still obsessed with means that, for me, it stands out as one of my all time favourites.

    When asked to cover the race for Rouleur Magazine i revisited and studied the race in much more detail, and it was during this time, surrounded by dvd's and books, that it hit home to me how strong a racer and tactition Fignon was. If the race could be won, he was going to do anything in his power to be the man that won it. That is how i will remember Laurent Fignon, the racer, the tactition, le professeur...

    Posted 2 September 2010, 3:34 pm

  3. Favicon Wired Sussex Blog

    [Blog] Wired Sussex Blog: Is It Like David and Goliath?


    Over the past few months on various blogs that I follow and LinkedIn groups that I am a part of there has been much discussion regarding job boards and the need for them to innovate or die. There has been a feeling in the recruitment sector that the national generalist job boards are overpriced and you are more likely to spend more time sifting through CVs that are either not suitable, not qualified or lack what the advert states.

    In my time as a recruiter I have used both the major job boards like Monster and Totaljobs, niche job boards like Wired Sussex (I have used the jobs board successfully before coming and working at Wired Sussex, so although a little biased now I have had a very positive view of our jobs board) and the likes of LinkedIn. I have had mixed responses from all of them, but have found that focussing your budget on a niche jobs board, utilising LinkedIn and other social media avenues is a far more time and money saving than blatting your jobs across the nationals.

    So why do niche boards work?

    The main reason is because they are targeted, if you are looking for someone in digital media, using a digital media jobs board will mean your advert is viewed by more relevant people, if the jobs board is localised too you have a chance of even if the role isn’t for them they may know someone else who may be looking. They are more community focussed, they are not just a nameless faceless jobs board but an active member of the industry sector.

    But are the niche job boards the be all and end all to your recruitment needs?

    Not 100%, utilising your networks, LinkedIn contacts and social media as well as niche jobs board will give you a fully rounded recruitment process. No one thing will be able to fulfil your needs but balancing your process across more targeted, niche activities will assist you in finding that top talent

    So is this the end of the big national jobs board?

    No, unfortunately, there are too many recruiters and companies that use them. As long as they continue to have people post they will continue to dominate. Their huge marketing budgets overpower people perception of job boards but never deliver what they say they can.

    If you read my last post you will realise that we are blessed in Sussex, not only with the Wired Sussex jobs board (sorry but you must admit, it’s pretty damn good), but also a mutually beneficial networking scene so in my opinion there is little or no need to use the national ones.

    Whay methods have you found that work the best for your recruitment?

    Posted 2 September 2010, 3:13 pm

  4. Favicon NixonMcInnes

    [Blog] NixonMcInnes: 5 things

    Following on from some inspiring efforts from Russell Davies, Matt Locke and our very own Matt Matheson, here is a collection of things currently keeping me up at night.

    Death #1: people

    Maybe a bit premature at 29, but I cannot stop thinking about death and what it means for online.  This train of thought was sparked by this piece in the New York Times, telling how Facebook has been recommending users become friends with people that have long since died. Ouch. Not that this is Facebook’s fault, it’s not their responsibility to ensure all users have a heartbeat, but it does throw up some awkward questions; should loved ones take responsibility for closing down your social profile? Should we hold odd online funerals, with virtual tears etc? What happens when the number of dead users on a particular site outnumber the living ones? Unsurprisingly there are already processes in place, both Twitter and Facebook cover this subject in their help sections, and brilliantly, @zenbullets wrote this cracking account of how he can now live forever by creating a Twitter bot. And if the idea of living forever on the internet scares you, but you don’t want to waste the vast bucket of content and ideas that make up a human brain, simply become an Intellectual Property Donor, and “ensure that your creativity will live on after you are gone”.

    Death #2: information

    If humans have lifespans, food has a sell-by date, and most technology products have an uncanny ability to implode after a seemingly predefined period, then why don’t websites and other online entities have a end date? Aside from the significant environmental impact of shit-loads of data living on for ever, it’s also just slightly depressing that information will haunt us forever by default. It makes me sad to think that in my old age, the rap video I made with my friend Tom whilst drunk on Martini Rosso (narcissism FTW) will exist on a dusty Facebook server somewhere, taunting me like an ugly, unreachable mole on the small of my back. I read the phrase ‘digital forgetting’ once in Wired magazine, and I wonder now if we should be given the option to set a lifespan on any content we upload/create, allowing the host site to ‘forget’ it after a sensible amount of time. Yes, the internet is great because of its size and the sheer depth of useless information, but as individuals and agencies I think we should take more responsibility for the age-limit of things we create.

    Micropayments actually working

    A few weeks back I was listening to a jazz band in an outdoor bar in Montenegro (in stark contrast to my normal evenings, hitting refresh on mountain bike forums whilst being headbutted by my over-affectionate cat Bowie); the band were ace, as was the bar and the cocktails, but the one thing that stuck in my mind longer than the hangover was the way the band got paid – each time I ordered a drink, 0.50€ was added to the bill for ‘music’. Simples. Instead of paying five or six euros up front, or seemingly nothing at all and the price being invisibly added to drinks, everyone drinking at the bar was contributing in a series of tiny payments. Best of all, the amount paid was proportional to the amount of music enjoyed; stay all night and have  six drinks, pay 3€; stop for a quick pint and pay half a euro. Micropayments in action.

    Back in the internetz, I shelved this train of thought until I saw a tweet mentioning Flattr, a super clever way of making micropayments work across a broad range of websites. Basically, you pay Flattr a $2 monthly subscription, you then get all up in the internetz as you normally would, and when visiting sites who are signed up to Flattr, you hit the Flattr button to show you like the content on show; at the end of the month, all of the sites you’ve deemed worthy of a Flattr click are given an equal share of your $2. Making the genuis even more genius-er, the makers have developed a Firefox plug-in which allows you to ‘Flattr’ sites not signed up, making the system universal. Only launched in March, the long-term possibilities for Flattr are amazing; current payment systems like the Times paywall will seem archaic in comparison, with users being able to reward a much broader selection content, and the creators receiving rewards for creating.

    Naming conventions

    Earlier this year I attended FutureEverything, an ace conference that gave birth to a dozen mind worms within my information addled brain, but the one that keeps nagging me came from an audience member in the Infinite Bandwidth, Zero Latency panel session. Following an awful lot of interesting and wordy discussion, a bearded man was passed the microphone, and he proceeded to vent his anger at the labels being thrown around by the panel. He suggested that by being too quick to label new technologies and ideas, that we were limiting them, alienating potential audiences and stifling ideas before they could fully form. As an agency we strive to avoid buzzwords, so much so that we’ve given clients buzzers with which to highlight and shame our use of it during training sessions. What the angry man was saying though was taking this even further; that even the existence of buzzword-y labels was damaging. Would locative services catch-on faster if they didn’t have the annoying moniker? Is realtime a pointless term given that nothing is ever, technically real-time, if we’re being honest, and so why harp on with the label. And lastly, what is social media? Isn’t this all just online stuff? Or just talking with electricity? Or not?

    Speed of consumption

    Having spent an unhealthy amount of time recently listening to geeky podcasts, I noticed the above [1X] button on my iPhone. If you press it, you can listen to podcasts at double speed. I found this super mega exciting, as it’s like a cherry on the top of an idea we discuss in training quite a lot, about people being increasingly time-poor, and in a state of continuous partial attention. Imagine watching movies at double speed, or reading every other word in a book in order to race through it. And then imagine doing this whilst consuming some other kind of media. Imagine consuming two forms of media (not difficult if you think about reading internetz whilst watching television), at the same time, both at double speed – that would be like four times more than normal. Then imagine having a conversation with a loved one whilst doing all of this, and you can feel your brain start to hurt.

    Worth pointing out that if you press the above podcast button twice, you can listen at half-speed, so it’s not all bad. Not sure when you’d do that, but I imagine it would be like giving your brain a hug. Which it would need after listening to this, the ultimate in speedy consumption.

    One last one…cats for change

    I know this is supposed to be a five item list, but last night I woke up at 3AM and couldn’t stop thinking about cats. Not only are they the perfect evolution of the mammal, but they kind of make the internet go round. Lolcats, cat-bin-lady, auto-tuned cats, there is literally not a day that goes by without some kind of cat viral content. With such universal appeal, is there some way of using cats for good? Could they be an untapped source of power, ready and waiting to make the world a better place? Not sure how, but I’ll enjoy thinking about it.

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    Posted 2 September 2010, 11:53 am

  5. AbandonedArt.org

    [Blog] AbandonedArt.org: 91: Memo

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    source code

    All the credit for this one has to go to Memo Akten and his wicked fluid dynamics library.

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    Posted 2 September 2010, 10:00 am

  6. CREATIVEBLOKE - BLOG

    [Blog] CREATIVEBLOKE - BLOG: Ring Tailed Lemur Portrait


    Ring Tailed Lemur Portrait, originally uploaded by creativebloke.

    Big Shout out to @jonbradbury, without his recommendation I wouldn't have got the 70-200 f4 L, and without that I wouldn't have taken this shot.

    Posted 1 September 2010, 7:56 am

  7. Web Tart

    [Blog] Web Tart: No Need for Speed: 20’s Plenty for Us

    Earlier this month, the New York City Department of Transportation announced plans to experiment with 20 mph zones — replacing the city’s default 30 mph speed limit in one pilot neighborhood. Whoever gets the first 20 mph treatment will see benefits that residents of British cities and towns have become increasingly familiar with in recent years.

    In the UK, some 3 million people live in areas with 20 mph speed limits. The experience there shows that not only do slower speeds save lives, but lowering the limit to 20 mph improves the way local streets function in more ways than one. According to the 20′s Plenty for Us campaign, the change has produced wide-ranging benefits, including less traffic, increased walking and biking, greater independence for children, the elderly and infirm, better health, and calmer driving conditions for motorists.

    via Streetfilms | No Need for Speed: 20’s Plenty for Us.

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    Posted 31 August 2010, 6:17 pm

  8. Web Tart

    [Blog] Web Tart: Running on Empty « ross:ching

    A few months ago, I discovered Matt Logue’s Empty LA photographs. I didn’t think much about it at the time, but every time I was stuck in rush hour all-hour traffic, I found myself thinking, “What if tomorrow everyone’s car disappeared?”What would that scene look like? How would people react? How quickly would the atmosphere rebound from centuries of fossil fuel emissions?So I took Matt Logue’s still photography concept and applied it to something that I do best — time lapse. I built a story around the idea of us being shackled to this ball and chain; this love-hate relationship with whom we spend so much time with here in LA.

    Inspired by Matt Logue’s Empty LA.

    Read more about this video at http://rossching.com/running-on-empty

    via Running on Empty « ross:ching.

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    Posted 31 August 2010, 6:03 pm

  9. Async

    [Blog] Async: #9: JavaScript Show n’ Tell

    Chinese juggler

    Thurs, 9th September 2010 (arrival from 7.15pm, for a 7.45pm start).
    @The Skiff, 6 Gloucester Street, Brighton, BN1 4EW. (map)

    Add yourself to the event on Upcoming


    Have you got a little something to share? Either something cool that you’ve seen, or a pet project of your own? Come and tell us all about it, in 4 minutes (+ 3 mins for questions).

    Perhaps we’ll have a look at some of the highlights from the 1KB JavaScript competition.
    We’ve run a Show n’ Tell before – you may want to see what the people demoed there.

    Let us know in the comments below if there’s something you’d like to show, or if you have any questions.

    Posted 31 August 2010, 12:01 pm

  10. Async

    [Blog] Async: Now on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month

    Async sessions are now on every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month…
    (and not every 2 weeks, as they were previously)

    Posted 31 August 2010, 11:07 am

  11. AbandonedArt.org

    [Blog] AbandonedArt.org: 90: Heliosphere

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    A deceptively simple system of spheres within spheres. As used for my “Weightless” video.

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    Posted 31 August 2010, 10:00 am

  12. Favicon Tom Hume

    [Blog] Tom Hume: Back to School: clear-out of links

    Posted 31 August 2010, 9:27 am

  13. BarCampBrighton - 2nd & 3rd October 2010

    [Blog] BarCampBrighton - 2nd & 3rd October 2010: Thank you PayPal

    We would like to say a big thank you to PayPal Developer Network for sponsoring BarCamp Brighton. This means the will be some beer and pizza on Saturday night.
    Thanks PayPal

    Here’s a bit about PayPal
    The PayPal X Developer Network puts developers in the driver’s seat, providing the resources and the tools needed to change the future of payments – from mobile apps to web apps and social networks.

    Posted 31 August 2010, 8:39 am

  14. Favicon Adactio

    [Blog] Adactio: Team meme

    I’m somewhat fascinated by the divisive spin on fandom taken by Twilight fans—you know; the whole Team Edward or Team Jacob debate. I wonder what it would be like to take the same approach to more important issues…

    Get those T-shirts printed!

    The secret, however, is knowing when to stop. I do not want to see “I’m with Team HTML5” vs. “I’m with Team Flash.”


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    Posted 30 August 2010, 6:56 pm

  15. Favicon Adactio

    [Blog] Adactio: TeuxDeux Part Deux

    I’ve tried a few different to-do list apps in my time: Ta-da List, Remember The Milk. They’re all much of a muchness (although Remember The Milk’s inability to remember me on return visits put me off it after a while).

    The one that really fits with my mental model is TuexDeux. It’s very, very simple and that’s its strength. It does one thing really well.

    Now it has been updated with a few little changes.

    TeuxDeux Part Deux on Vimeo

    I’m very pleased to see that it has become more flexible and fluid. I’ve said it before but I really think that web apps should aim to be adaptable to the user’s preferred viewing window. With more content-driven sites, such as webzines and news articles, I understand why more control is given to the content creator, but for an application, where usage and interaction is everything, flexibility and adaptability should be paramount, in my opinion.

    Anyway, the new changes to TeuxDeux make it better than ever. Although…

    If I had one complaint—and this is going to sound kind of weird—it’s that you mark items as done by clicking on them (as if they were links). I kind of miss the feeling of satisfaction that comes with ticking a checkbox to mark an item as done.

    I told you it was going to sound kind of weird.


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    Posted 30 August 2010, 6:21 pm

Flickr

These photos are the most recent added to the BNM Flickr Photo pool.

  1. [Flickr] brighton pride 2010-21

    brighton pride 2010-21

    Posted by www.heatherbuckley.co.uk, on 7 Aug 2010, 10:42 pm

  2. [Flickr] brighton pride 2010-5

    brighton pride 2010-5

    Posted by www.heatherbuckley.co.uk, on 7 Aug 2010, 10:42 pm

  3. [Flickr] brighton pride 2010-8

    brighton pride 2010-8

    Posted by www.heatherbuckley.co.uk, on 7 Aug 2010, 10:42 pm

  4. [Flickr] brighton pride 2010-12

    brighton pride 2010-12

    Posted by www.heatherbuckley.co.uk, on 7 Aug 2010, 10:42 pm

  5. [Flickr] me on FaceTime in a webcam on FaceTime, argh loop!

    me on FaceTime in a webcam on FaceTime, argh loop!

    Posted by Josh Russell, on 5 Aug 2010, 2:55 pm

  6. [Flickr] thames soutbank

    thames soutbank

    Posted by www.heatherbuckley.co.uk, on 29 Jul 2010, 10:59 pm

  7. [Flickr] Opiamas Trangelo 2

    Opiamas Trangelo 2

    Posted by zenbullets, on 28 Jul 2010, 11:11 am

  8. [Flickr] Opiamas Trangelo 5

    Opiamas Trangelo 5

    Posted by zenbullets, on 28 Jul 2010, 11:09 am

  9. [Flickr] matador

    matador

    Posted by lucidhouse, on 26 Jul 2010, 9:45 am

  10. [Flickr] Rape of aurora

    Rape of aurora

    Posted by lucidhouse, on 26 Jul 2010, 9:45 am

Sussex Blue with New Lens

[Flickr] Sussex Blue with New Lens

New Walk, New Lens (sweet) and a Sussex Blue all in one walk

Photo uploaded by creativebloke, on 15 Aug 2010, 7:22 pm

Recent Threads

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Last.fm artist chart

This is a chart of the most listened to artists in the BNM last.fm group. Chart for the week ending Sun, 29 Aug 2010.

  1. Radiohead
  2. Air
  3. Kings of Leon
  4. Crystal Castles
  5. David Bowie
  6. Aphex Twin
  7. Mumford & Sons
  8. Yo La Tengo
  9. The Smiths
  10. Broken Social Scene

Chart updated every Sunday.

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Events

Events are taken from the BNM Upcoming Group. There are currently 13 events.

You can download, or subscribe to this schedule.

  1. [Event] dConstruct 2010 at The Brighton Dome

    Friday, September 3rd 2010. 12:00am

    The Brighton Dome,
    Church Street,
    Brighton & Hove,
    BN1 1EE

    Now in its sixth year, dConstruct is the affordable one day conference for those designing and building web applications.

    Follow @dConstruct and @clearleft on Twitter for news on how and when to to book tickets.

    Added by andyhume, on Sunday February 21st, 2010

  2. [Event] Frank Cohen's Test Automation BootCamp at Skills Matter Limited

    Monday, September 13th 2010. 9:00am—5:00pm

    Skills Matter Limited,
    116-120 Goswell Road,
    London,
    EC1V 7DP

    In Frank Cohen's three day Test Automation Bootcamp, you will learn how to use powerful open source test automation tools to test for scalability, performance and reliability, including Selenium, PushToTest TestMaker and soapUI. You will learn about the User Goal Oriented Test (UGOT) methodology to deliver actionable knowledge. On completion of this Test Automation Bootcamp, you will be able to identify and solve performance bottlenecks in RIA and SOA applications.

    Added by SkillsMatter, on Tuesday June 29th, 2010

  3. [Event] Gojko Adzic's Hands-on Agile Acceptance Testing & Specification by Example with FitNesse Workshop at Skills Matter Limited

    Monday, October 11th 2010. 9:00am—5:00pm

    Skills Matter Limited,
    116-120 Goswell Road,
    London,
    EC1V 7DP

    Gojko Adzic's 3-day hands-on Agile Acceptance Testing & Specification by Example with Fitnesse Workshop teaches the principles, practices and techniques of agile acceptance testing and specification by example. It also focuses on the key agile development practices that will help you to deliver software that is fit for purpose and will enable you to focus development effort on things that really matter. In this workshop, you will learn how to build a shared understanding of the domain using realistic examples (business, qa, developers) and flush out inconsistencies and functionality gaps before the development starts during the example-writing workshop (business, qa, developers). You will also learn how to effectively influence the development process and build quality in from the start in the example-writing workshop (qa) and how to ensure that the specifications are understood correctly and implemented completely using acceptance tests (business, qa, developers). Finally, you will learn how to focus the development effort and ensure that the result is fit for its purpose using acceptance tests (developers), how to apply Test-Driven Development practices to guide programming (developers) and how to facilitate future change of code with acceptance tests, using FIT/FitNesse for maintaining acceptance tests

    Added by SkillsMatter, on Tuesday June 29th, 2010

  4. [Event] UX brighton 2010 at Sallis Benney Theatre

    Monday, September 13th 2010. 9:00am

    Sallis Benney Theatre,
    Grand Parade,
    Brighton,
    BN2 0JY


    Full details: http://2010.uxbrighton.org.uk/

    Added by danny.hope, on Thursday July 1st, 2010

  5. [Event] Open Plaques Open Day at The Centre for Creative Collaboration

    Saturday, September 25th 2010. 12:00am

    The Centre for Creative Collaboration,
    16 Acton Street,
    London,
    WC1X 9NG

    Open Plaques http://openplaques.org/ is an open source project that is collecting and collating information about commemorative plaques around the world. The resulting geographical data is available licence-free for projects to use.

    We’ll be holding our Open Plaques Open Day event on Saturday 25th September 2010 in the Centre for Creative Collaboration (venue hashtag: #c4cc). If you’re interested in joining us, save the date! Located centrally just 5 minutes walk from Kings Cross station.

    Added by jnicho02, on Sunday August 1st, 2010

  6. [Event] Full Frontal JavaScript Conference at Duke of York's Picturehouse

    Friday, November 12th 2010. 9:00am—6:30pm

    Duke of York's Picturehouse,
    Preston Circus,
    Brighton,
    BN1 4NA

    JavaScript conference organized by Remy Sharp with excellent speaker line-up.

    Added by Martin Kliehm, on Wednesday August 4th, 2010

  7. [Event] Flash on the Beach at The Brighton Dome

    Monday, September 27th 2010. 12:00am

    The Brighton Dome,
    Church Street,
    Brighton & Hove,
    BN1 1EE

    If you are a designer, developer, coder, student, manager, game developer, artist, animator or a newbie, then this conference is for you! Don't miss this opportunity to see nearly 60 of the best minds in the industry, delivering 3 full days of awe-inspiring sessions, plus one day workshops that will give you in-depth training from the worlds best speakers!

    Again we have another phenomenal line up of speakers. We also have the perfect place for them! We love our Brighton venue! The Dome has so much history, charm and character, we would be mad to use anywhere else, and are already looking forward again to the most exciting Flash conference for years!

    Added by Martin Kliehm, on Tuesday August 10th, 2010

  8. [Event] Brighton Beyond Boundaries bike ride at Fishersgate train station

    Sunday, September 26th 2010. 9:00am—6:00pm

    Fishersgate train station,
    Gardner Road,
    Portslade,
    BN4 1LJ

    NB: Date, time and start location to be confirmed

    An exhilarating 24-mile, mostly off-road mountain bike ride around the official border of Brighton & Hove City. Starting at Fishersgate train station, the route goes through the stunning Downs countryside, past Devil's Dyke, Pyecombe, Stanmer, University of Sussex and Woodingdean, before finishing in Saltdean. It is open to experienced and inexperienced riders alike, although some... practice is encouraged beforehand. There will be opportunities to leave the ride before the finish, via roads back into the city.

    Route map: http://explore.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/os_routes/show/18412

    Added by nsayers, on Wednesday August 18th, 2010

  9. [Event] Kidical Mass Brighton at The Level

    Sunday, September 19th 2010. 12:00pm—4:00pm

    The Level,
    Union Road,
    Brighton & Hove,
    BN2 3FX

    NB: Date, time and start venue to be confirmed...

    Inspired by Kidical Mass rides in America, and Critical Mass, this is an all-ages, safety-in-numbers bike ride through the heart of the city, promoting car-free transport of children and getting kids on bikes. We'll meet and finish at a play park, perhaps starting at The Level playground and finishing at the council's Car Free Day main event. The event is open to all, especially families with children on bike seats, trailers and tag-alongs, as well as accompanied kids on their own bikes. The route will be pre-planned, and we will consider taking out event insurance and getting a community police cycling escort. The ride could become a monthly event.

    See also: http://www.kidicalmass.org/

    Added by nsayers, on Wednesday August 18th, 2010

  10. [Event] SANE Meeting at The Florist pub

    Thursday, September 9th 2010. 8:00pm

    The Florist pub,
    22-23 Upper North Street,
    Brighton,
    BN1 3FG

    SANE meetings are an opportunity for techies to share discuss.
    Target audience: people with an interest in system administration & networking.
    The meetings are casual & open to all.

    Kicks off at 8pm @ The Flortist pub

    Policy: No LARTs or BOFH attitude

    Added by Sevan, on Thursday August 19th, 2010

  11. [Event] 2600 Meeting at Buddies 24 hour restaurant

    Friday, September 3rd 2010. 7:00pm

    Buddies 24 hour restaurant,
    46-48 Kings Road,
    Brighton,

    Meet at the phone boxes by the Sealife centre (across the road from
    the Palace Pier) between 19:00 and 19:15 *BST*, then on to Buddies
    Cafe. It's worth noting that 'our' phone box (the westmost) is now a
    cash machine, making hanging around there just a touch more
    challenging...)

    Added by Sevan, on Friday September 4th, 2009

  12. [Event] Scala LiftOff London 2010 at Skills Matter Limited

    Thursday, October 7th 2010. 9:30am—7:00pm

    Skills Matter Limited,
    116-120 Goswell Road,
    London,
    EC1V 7DP

    The Scala LiftOff comes to Skills Matter! We are thrilled to partner with David Pollak @dpp, Kaliya Hamlin @identitywoman, Jennifer Holmes @dangerangel and the London Scala Community for a 2 DAY Scala LiftOff! This 2 day Unconference will enable you to delve deep into Scala and Lift, as well as present projects in Speed Geeking sessions. Stay tuned for information, on this page, or follow updates on twitter @skillsmatter #scalalol.

    It’s a friendly community event for everyone - from those just “checking it out” to recognised experts who have been developing it for years. This diversity means you can learn everything you need to know about any aspect of the Scala language or the Lift Web Framework.

    There is no pre-set agenda for the conference, attendees go through a facilitated process to create the agenda live at the event. We encourage those with applied knowledge to prepare sessions so they can share some of what they know. Those new to the language can pose questions about what they want to learn about. More information about the event can be found here: http://skillsmatter.com/event/scala/scala-lift-off-london-2010/wd-1049

    Added by SkillsMatter, on Friday July 30th, 2010

  13. [Event] [Async]: JavaScript Show n' Tell at The Skiff

    Thursday, September 9th 2010. 7:15pm

    The Skiff,
    6 Gloucester Street,
    Brighton,
    BN1 4EW



    Full info: http://asyncjs.com/showntell2/

    Thurs, 9th September 2010 (arrival from 7.15pm, for a 7.45pm start).
    @The Skiff, 6 Gloucester Street, Brighton, BN1 4EW. (map)


    Please add yourself to the event, so that we have an idea of numbers.




    Have you got a little something to share? Either something cool that you've seen, or a pet project of your own? Come and tell us all about it, in 4 minutes (+ 3 mins for questions).

    Perhaps we'll have a look at some of the highlights from the 1KB JavaScript competition.

    Let us know in the blog post comments if there's something you'd like to show, or if you have any questions.

    Added by premasagar, on Tuesday August 31st, 2010