h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I'm delighted to announce the launch of the DNA Hub at http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/hub/ , a new DNA-powered site that's dedicated to all things DNA. The Hub, which is run by the DNA team of Peta, Jim and Mark, contains lots of information about the DNA project, from community theory to technical specifications, and we invite anyone who has an interest in DNA to pop over for a look. It's where you can find out about DNA development, and can contribute to the future of the project.

We've moved some documentation pages from h2g2 to the Hub - notably the features and bug lists, GuideML documentation (except h2g2's GuideML Clinic), and DNA's version history - but most support will still be done on h2g2 via the various feedback forums. However, if you have questions or comments specifically about DNA, then feel free to ask your questions on the Hub. Most of the Hub's content is brand new, and we hope you enjoy perusing it.

Please note that the Hub does not currently allow non-Editors to create pages, as it's more of an information resource and feedback site, rather than a new community.

With the launch of the Hub, Peta and I are moving off h2g2 to work full-time on DNA, so with this announcement I'm handing over the reins of h2g2 to Natalie (U190181) and her <./>team</.>. In deciding how to hand over the editorship, we've decided to follow the instructions laid down in 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy':

"In fact, [Mark] never formally resigned his editorship - he merely left his office late one morning and has never since returned. Though well over a century has now passed, many members of the guide staff still retain the romantic notion that he has simply popped out for a ham croissant, and will yet return to put in a solid afternoon's work."

So Natalie is now Acting Editor, and Peta and I leave the site in the very safe hands of her and her team. Share and Enjoy!

So, can you get us a cheese sandwich while you are out? Ta.
Oh, and welcome to the reponsibility Natalie.

BTW, Natalie's away for a couple of days, so if you pop over to say hello, don't be surprised if she doesn't reply instantly...

Are you sure it's only a couple of days? I see a trend. She isn't fond of ham croissants, is she?

I doubt it. She's from Barrow-in-Furness.

Hopr to see you around here anyway.

We're only a click away!

HUB:
- Head Up Butt (disease)
- Hellenic United Backbone
- Historically Underutilized Business
- Hold Up Battery
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (German: Humboldt University Berlin)
- Hydrocarbon-Utilizing Bacteria

nice meanings of HUB

thanks to http://www.acronymfinder.com/

*Hides Under Bed*

ooohhh Mark is Under Bed

I like the design of the Hub. Nice and clean looking. In fact, I've adopted it as my default for my Space since I never use my Space to look at the conversations list - I use the conversations gadget.

I'll go and read the Knowledge Base now.



Amy the Ant

Hi all,

I've written a short bit about the move to the Hub in my journal; if you're interested, it's at F656?thread=200305&latest=1#p2251966.

I'm still going to be appearing on h2g2 on a fairly regular basis, if only to entertain myself! After all h2g2 is the most active DNA site, *at the moment* ...

Well, if you ask the h2g2 team really, really nicely, then you never know, we might be able to do a similar skin for h2g2. Discussion as to whether it should have a white background or a blue background should be had, and it'd need a banner designed for it, by the community of course.

But I'm out to lunch, so I couldn't possibly comment.

Just a quick question...

Now that the HUB has been launched, shouldn't http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ be a copy of http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/hub/ rather than http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/ ?

B.

It should, but that requires a change to the redirection filter, and this can't be fixed until the next core DNA upgrade. The next upgrade in a couple of weeks is of the XSLT, not the DNA application, so this issue won't be fixed for a couple of releases.

It's already on the <./>Development-Bugs</.> list (#351).

Mark, you must be getting hooked on ham croissants.

In just a few weeks you'll go for another one.

Well - I've heard about enormously long lunch breaks somewhere, haven't I?

Mark - I seem to have said my respects and paid my farewells (or how it goes) elsewhere... And Peta - it does seem a while since you signed me on (and off alas) as an Ace, doesn't it? Good to hear you're not all away

Now, I thought I knew what DNA is - but I'd better go and see if that hub resembles deoxyribonucleic acid in any way...



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'The next upgrade in a couple of weeks is of the XSLT, not the DNA application'

Oh, so it's in a couple of weeks is it?

Mark probably said on some staff-meeting:
"I'll get that upgrade in, even if it is the last thing i'll do"

Or it might have been
"If that upgrade goes in, I'm out"