http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/radiolabs/2008/12/the_rockterscale.shtml en-gb 30 Sat 19 Dec 2009 00:04:36 GMT+1 A feed of user comments from the page found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/radiolabs/2008/12/the_rockterscale.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/radiolabs/2008/12/the_rockterscale.shtml?page=17#comment8 My word, there are some right humourless monkeys about today.Chill out, i think its pretty cool. Thu 08 Jan 2009 16:04:08 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/radiolabs/2008/12/the_rockterscale.shtml?page=15#comment7 Okay - so no-one is going to argue that the BBC shouldn't be creative or do team-building, but could you not try and focus these activities on something with a bit more mass appeal... you know, like something that would be of interest to the majority of license payers instead of the kind of nerds you've got working there? Creativity is great, but it's only effective when it meets the needs of your audiences, instead of your own strange needs. Thu 08 Jan 2009 14:50:19 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/radiolabs/2008/12/the_rockterscale.shtml?page=13#comment6 Reading the comments above this obviously divides opinion and I can understand that you may have got the wrong impression. But see the last paragraph of the post for our reasons for doing this kind of thing. It's not primarily about the technology; it is more about creativity, inspiration, team building and more.As to its specific application - the BBC supports and runs many music festivals throughout the year and we are always looking for interesting and innovative additions to these events, whether they're physical installations or web-based applications. Thu 18 Dec 2008 17:04:04 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/radiolabs/2008/12/the_rockterscale.shtml?page=11#comment5 I also agree this is a waste of my TV license fee -it serves no purpose - and isn't teaching anyone anything as you have used Arduino's (which any talentless 5yr old could have done)- where is the skill in this project? what is it teaching us?I wouldn't mind if you had done this yourself in assembler or on an FPGA and documented the whole process - at least someone might have come away with useful knowledge that could transpose to a career in the industry later on down the line.please tell us what value this adds to the BBC's services and how this is passed down to the licence payers advantage?In this economical climate how can the BBC justify paying a someone to work on such a project? surely this is excess to the requirements of the BBC's services as a whole. Thu 18 Dec 2008 16:27:57 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/radiolabs/2008/12/the_rockterscale.shtml?page=8#comment4 Absolutely rocktastic and the best thing Radio Labs have ever done!Stand up for metal! Wed 17 Dec 2008 10:01:18 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/radiolabs/2008/12/the_rockterscale.shtml?page=6#comment3 I'm usually a great supporter of the BBC. But...what a waste of money. Are you serious with this? I have no words. Tue 16 Dec 2008 20:19:44 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/radiolabs/2008/12/the_rockterscale.shtml?page=4#comment2 That looked like a lot of fun. Great way to illustrate some of the possibilities of the combined technology. Tue 16 Dec 2008 12:12:49 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/radiolabs/2008/12/the_rockterscale.shtml?page=2#comment1 Oh awesome! Expecting arduino kit for Christmas so always looking to see what other people are doing with it.Silly, but fun. Tue 16 Dec 2008 11:32:42 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/radiolabs/2008/12/the_rockterscale.shtml?page=0#comment0 This has made my day, thanks! Tue 16 Dec 2008 10:40:46 GMT+1