The Times has outed its list of the top 100 figures in British science, and we’ve had the list before you’ve had chance to nip to the newsagent. Included are David Attenborough and James Dyson, plus Dawkins and Hawkins, as well as Apple’s Jonny Ive, Tim Berners-Lee and Brian Cox, the thinking girl’s crumpet. Click through for the list in full, and drop us a line in the comments to tell us who’s missing, and anyone you don’t think deserves to be included…
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Newsflash: The Times online paywall is broken, meaning that until the problem is rectified, all its content has been set free on to the well populated plains of the rest of the internet. Get your skates on though, as it won’t be around for long. The best part? It’ll probably create a sharp spike in traffic headed to The Times, giving Murdoch a handy graph to compare paywall, no paywall, side by side.
A raft of problems has been affecting The Times’ iPad app, and News International has admitted it doesn’t know what’s wrong with its £10 a month app, or how to fix it. One thing’s for sure though, don’t download it on the go. This could be corrupting your iPad app, and stopping it downloading properly. That’s right, don’t use your mobile device whilst on the go if you want your Times iPad app to work properly. Sound unfair? That’s because it is.
After our report last week of The Times iPad app crashing, we received a comment, which acknowledged that yes, there were problems with the app, and The Times “is working ’round the clock to get these fixed as soon as possible for our customers viewing with the iPad”.
The person doing the firefighting on The Times behalf? A lone work experience kid. Delving into the Electricpig comments system we unearthed the e-mail address: prefixed with “work experience” at the PR firm who deals with The Times iPad app. Surely, Murdoch’s reputation deserves a little more care and attention than that? He’s on the cusp of a digital revolution here!