test please delete

[NickFitz]

And don't bother telling me to use maris piper or desiree or king edwards as we don't bleedin' well have them here.

For reference: The European Cultivated Potato Database

[NickFitz]

For reference: The European Cultivated Potato Database

Bintje are apparently supposed to be OK for chips: The European Cultivated Potato Database

[NickFitz]

Bintje are apparently supposed to be OK for chips: The European Cultivated Potato Database

(Source for this assertion: Belgian Fries | The One and Only Belgian Fries website)

[mudskipper]

Wot? Sticking a thermometer thingy in the oil is too complicated?

It requires procuring a thermometer!

[NickFitz]

My mother on the phone. She told me at least eight times to be careful when driving down for Christmas.

I was planning to drive in as foolhardy and reckless a manner as I could muster, but now she's said that I suppose I won't after all

[mudskipper]

The BBC News site gave me the opportunity to look at their new design and say what I thought. Usually I'm OK with redesigns, but this was wretched

Example: if I'm on the home page of the current site and want to see if there are any new headlines about my region, I click on "England" in the main navigation and scroll down, where the regions map remembers my selection of "East Midlands"; and the headlines are right there.

New version: no "England" link in the main nav, so I have to go "UK" then "England". Then "Regions" are a separate link in the sub-navigation at the top of the page. Click on that, and it gives me a list of regions. Click on East Midlands and I'm finally there.

Lengthening the path taken to reach particular categories of content by showing more limited options at every step can in no way be described as an improvement

My mate (an Andyw! ) is in charge(? definitely heavily involved in) BBC searchy stuff. Not sure if this comes under his remit. Will provide feedback

He says to set your location and you should get local news, but it's not one of his.

[NickFitz]

He says to set your location and you should get local news, but it's not one of his.

Still leaves two extra clicks (IIRC) in the path to get there

I think the problem is rooted in trying to produce a more mobile-friendly responsive design. Unfortunately, they don't seem to have realised that while it's a laudable goal, getting there by decreasing the existing level of usability is an absolute no-no.

I blame the graphic designers; almost every bad thing that happens on the web is their fault, so it seems reasonable to assume this is too

[norrahe]

It requires procuring a thermometer!

I'm sure they'll have them in tescos

[NickFitz]

Right, to the pub!

*spends fifty minutes shambling around flat trying to get act together*

[mudskipper]

I'm sure they'll have them in tescos

I have added it to Mr ms's shopping list.