Russell Davies

Radio Roundabout

The past couple of years we've done stupid Christmas things for our friends. Two years ago it was Things Our Friends, last year it was DataDecs, but this year you're all our friends.

Because: on Friday 3pm-5pm GMT (that's the breakfast show for you people on the West Coast) we'll be hosting a special festive radio show live on the web. Songs, requests, weather, traffic news and special guests including Matt Biddulph, Matt Sheret and others to be named later. Plus - a special show-within-a-show appearance from Shift Run Stop. All live, you have to be there, no podcast, no listen again.

Festive resquests can go to @radioroundabout. Most details will be there. Then, 3pm Friday, get your eggnog latte and your mince pies together, put your feet up and gather round the warm fire of MOR that will be Radio Roundabout.

 

 

the unsettling fruit bowl of melted men

I saw this post on Boing Boing the other day, thought 'I can do that' and bought some toy knights at our corner shop on the way home from work. I was going to get Arthur to help but apparently he doesn't believe in melting army men.

The instructions were clear and worked. The only thing I'd add is that you get some pretty noxious fumes off it. They're probably not that healthy. I'd make sure you do it with some windows open.

The only problem is that I don't think anyone really wants it in the house. It's more than slightly disturbing, especially if you've seen the Chapman's Hell.

Still, perhaps, a nice gift for the festive goth in your life.

marvin the device of unrevealed purpose

Daniel came round yesterday to help with our Homesense project. He's an incredibly patient and helpful teacher. And he got me doing actual coding on our arduino. Rudimentary but very satisfying.

We installed and tuned it after he'd gone and it's working like a charm. But Arthur doesn't want me to reveal what it actually does until we've installed the soundchip we ordered yesterday. So it will remain secret for a while.

I also think I've roped Tom in to help with one of our other ideas which requires a bit of delighting with data, and means I'm looking for old maps of our area. That's going to be exciting too. We're going to need a bigger arduino.

wharf / november / lunchtime

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