Skill Zone News issue 98
We will soon see the last print copy of The Independent newspaper following its decision to fully embrace the digital age. Meanwhile, Stephen Fry announced he has become disenchanted with Twitter, saying it has become a stalking ground for the sanctimoniously self-righteous.
24th February 2016
Ad-blocking becomes mainstream
Is the altruistic nature of the internet a thing of the past? Are more and more people being brainwashed into thinking that advertising is what keeps the internet working? The burden of advertising will be put under the spotlight in the coming weeks and months, thanks to an initiative by mobile operator Three UK.
The Times they are a-changing
The Independent will, in the coming month, print its last paper edition and become an online-only publication. How long before other news titles follow its lead?
The Flying Squad
The UK Air Proximity Board (UKAB) publishes a monthly report in which it documents its near miss investigations. The most recently published report lists four Category A near misses involving civil aviation and hobby drones in UK air space.
Move over Tiger
"Eldrick", properly named LDRIC, the Launch Directional Robot with Intelligent Circuitry, is just a fancy name for a robot that's been designed to play golf. Golfing trivia nerds will, of course, be able to tell you that the real name of golf legend Tiger Woods is Eldrick Woods, hence the robot's acronym.
OK Go makes gravity waves
Hollywood loves CGI, but great video doesn't have to be computer generated. The OK Go group continues to show the world how to produce compelling video from basic ideas.