Re: [backstage] HD-DVD " how DRM was defeated"
On 24/02/07, Michael Sparks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I joined the backstage mailing list because the description is this: "Finally, remember that the noise is the signal. You can't post too much. Deploy filters." - http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html -- Regards, Dave - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
[backstage] BarCampLondon2 V/S FowaLondon07?
Hi, I just blogged about BarCampLondon2 V/S FowaLondon07?: http://kwiqq.com/blog/?p=23 I would love to hear your thoughts (if possible please leave a comment on the blog) Cheers, Raj -- Raj Anand Technical Director kwiqq.com raj.anand kwiqq.com 01273 704787 / 07876 274773 Kwiqq.com Sussex Innovation Centre University of Sussex Brighton East Sussex BN1 9SB United Kingdom kwiqq.com is part of Anderstand Ltd. - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
[backstage] Tube on Twitter
Hi all, Ian has been bugging me to delurk, so I thought I'd post something I put together the other day that should be interesting and/or useful for the Londoners on this list... http://blogs.opml.org/tommorris/2007/02/22#twitterTubeTracker Basically, I've launched a little mashup which takes the Tube data, checks it every fifteen minutes and sends any errors to Twitter. You can then subscribe to a particular feed in Twitter and get updates to your Jabber account or phone. It also now means that I am collecting historical information about Tube performance. I have also just published another Twitter feed for the San Francisco BART network: http://twitter.com/bartsf There are a few problems - the key one being the length of each particular update. I'm probably going to write a script to shorten certain words, and perhaps to split up long updates in to two part updates. I'd also like to allow the "Web 2.0 user generated content" horde in, but I can't do that yet. I'm waiting for the folks at Twitter to improve their API and then I can start letting people generate their own transport delay information. I developed it because I wanted to scratch an itch - to know before I get to the Tube station whether the Circle line is running okay - and because I don't like premium rate text services where you pay like 50p to find out only a couple of bits (in the Shannon sense) of information. I'd like to do more public transport projects like this. If anyone knows of any public transport systems with XML/JSON/etc. data available about running status, please e-mail me as it takes me only a very short amount of time to do that kind of thing. Yours, -- Tom Morris http://blogs.opml.org/tommorris - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
Re: [backstage] HD-DVD " how DRM was defeated"
On Saturday 24 February 2007 00:48, Dave Crossland wrote: > Hi James! [ he said, she said, he said, she said, he said, she said, he said, she said ] .. > "There are children playing in the street who could solve some of my > top problems in physics, because they have modes of sensory perception > that I lost long ago." - J.Robert.Oppenheimer" I joined the backstage mailing list because the description is this: """backstage.bbc.co.uk is the BBC's developer network to encourage innovation and support new talent. """ It appears to be a "let's demand the BBC engage in politics, even though the correct place to do this is at the Exec Board, BBC Trust or government level". I'm not the least bit interested in that, and in fact I don't like the idea of the BBC playing politics one bit (whatever particular piece of politics - whether I agree with it or not - this IMO isn't the place). As a result, I'd just like to ask people to think - is this the right forum for this, or could there be a better one? (the conversation clearly needs to take place by the looks of things) If they think it is, just a note to say that if people are interested in discussing Kamaelia related issues, I'd prefer that to happen on the Kamaelia mailing lists (cf the "contact" part of the kamaelia website). (sad really, since Kamaelia really does fall under the heading of "user our stuff to build your stuff") Regards, Michael. -- http://kamaelia.sourceforge.net/Home - The opinions above are mine and not my employers - - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
Re: [backstage] HD-DVD " how DRM was defeated"
On 23/02/07, Jason Cartwright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Surely the content wouldn't exist to link to without the adverts being present - paying for the publishing of the content. Ad blocking is short-sighted and selfish - you are costing the publisher money and preventing more content being produced in the future. Pretty unethical. http://www.jasoncartwright.com/blog/entry/2005/10/ad_blocking_and_why_its_a_bad_thing J I whitelist sites that I use regularly, and find useful; I just don't like ads intruding on my every click. If a site gives me good service, not only will I unblock the ads, I'll even pay. For example I have whitelisted pages that firefox extension developers use for feedback etc. and regularly click them in order to help generate revenue. I have also unblocked pvponline as I read it everyday and it gives me pleasure. I even payed $20 (well £10.37) for extra content. On the other hand I refuse to unblock slashdot as the ads are overly intrusive, if they were google ads, or other text only ones I would gladly unblock them. I happen to use a firefox plugin, but there are many pay for products that block ads are the people who sell them "unethical"? Personally think making me click next half a dozen times to artificially increase your page rank is unethical; but that's just me. Vijay
