Author Archives: Adrian Short

London Cycle Hire 3D Visualisation in Google Earth

Posted on 26 August 2010 by Adrian Short

I’ve used my Boris Bikes API which serves live data about bike and docking station availability and Google Earth to create a 3D visualisation that shows the current bike availability across London. Movie by Andrew Hudson-Smith, Digital Urban/UCL CASA

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Armchair Auditor interview with Henry Kelly on BBC Radio Berkshire

Posted on 21 August 2010 by Adrian Short

Following on from my appearance on BBC Radio 4 PM I appeared live on BBC Radio Berkshire on 16 August talking to Henry Kelly about Armchair Auditor, my public spending software and website. At present the site has the Royal … Continue reading →

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How to deal with #Twifakes

Posted on 20 August 2010 by Adrian Short

Twifakes is a spam website created by Cairo Noleto @caironoleto and Cleiton Francisco @cleitonfco. I’m sure they’ll be happy to answer any questions you may have about it. You may have seen the website at http://twifakes.heroku.com/ which promises to tell … Continue reading →

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Sutton pedestrian crossings proposed for removal by TfL

Posted on 17 August 2010 by Adrian Short

Transport for London are proposing to review and possibly remove 145 traffic lights and pedestrian crossings across London. Here’s a map I’ve made of the five crossings in the London Borough of Sutton that are under review. Download the map … Continue reading →

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Armchair Auditor interview with Eddie Mair on BBC Radio 4 PM

Posted on 13 August 2010 by Adrian Short

Today, Eric Pickles and the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) released their spending data for April 2009-March 2010. (My easy-to-download zip file is here.) I was interviewed by Eddie Mair on Radio 4′s PM programme about my Armchair … Continue reading →

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Boris Bikes — A gift to the city

Posted on 1 August 2010 by Adrian Short

With the launch of London’s new Barclays Cycle Hire scheme, you should never be more than a few minutes from a hire bike in central London. Boris’s bikes are a wonderful gift to the city and will be his lasting legacy. Continue reading →

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Some more facts about SpotlightOnSpend for FullFact.org

Posted on 8 July 2010 by Adrian Short

A website dedicated to getting behind the spin decides to take Spikes Cavell’s word that they’re doing a great job on council spending data transparency. Continue reading →

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Digital simulacra and the iPad human interface guidelines

Posted on 17 June 2010 by Adrian Short

This was originally posted as a comment to an article in UX Magazine about the iPad human interface guidelines. I was reminded by it today by this blogpost by Ben.geek.nz about the forthcoming Windows Phone 7 UI design. While I … Continue reading →

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Philippa Stroud’s statement regarding The Observer’s story

Posted on 2 May 2010 by Adrian Short

I have just received an email from Philippa Stroud confirming the following statement from her in response to this story in the Observer: “I make no apology for being a committed Christian. However, it is categorically untrue that I believe … Continue reading →

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How to lie with statistics, Liberal Democrat style

Posted on 27 April 2010 by Adrian Short

Analysing a dodgy bar chart supporting the Lib Dems’ bogus claims about Labour support in Cardiff North. Continue reading →

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