Re: [backstage] BBC Ofcom complaint raised

Ian, I have been asked by the list owner not to as it is off topic. If you wish to be insulting to me, can you do it off the list? On 03/07/07, Ian Betteridge [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 3 Jul 2007, at 17:31, Brian Butterworth wrote: I didn't say that. I'm sorry, I'm too busy to rebut

Re: [backstage] Nintendo to open up Wii console

On Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:55:36 +0100, Mr I Forrester [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The best use of the wiimote so far - http://cubicgarden.blip.tv/file/271382/ Djing with a Wiimote. I ran out and got a wiimote after seeing this but I can't get it working with my new Dell :( I've found

[backstage] Web Service For Terror Alert Level?

Is there an official Web Service for the Terror Alert Level? Be nice if the BBC supplied it :-) Thanks, Davy -- Davy Mitchell Blog - http://www.latedecember.co.uk/sites/personal/davy/ Twitter - http://twitter.com/daftspaniel Skype - daftspaniel needgod.com - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk

Re: [backstage] Web Service For Terror Alert Level?

The relevant Home Office page is valid XHTML, so it shouldn't be that difficult to parse it out from there... http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/security/current-threat-level/ J On 4/7/07 08:47, Davy Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there an official Web Service for the Terror Alert Level?

Re: [backstage] Web Service For Terror Alert Level?

I don't see you need a web service - you should be able to just use a constant: string terrorAlertLevel = Hyped out of all reasonable proportion in order to further erode what few civil liberties we have left Cheers, RIch. On 7/4/07, Davy Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there an

Re: [backstage] Web Service For Terror Alert Level?

Well: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3396 Or, by far and away my favourite: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1501 If you really care... http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/08/britain_adopts.html A terror alert that instills a vague feeling of dread or

Re: [backstage] Hack Day Photos - a lot of them

Yeah... Although I thought they were already open for people to tag? If you¹re having problems drop me a line... Although I see that other people are tagging them already... :-) m On 4/7/07 01:03, Otu Ekanem [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 7/3/07, James Ockenden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: wow

Re: [backstage] BBC Ofcom complaint raised

At 10:31 +0100 3/7/07, Ian Betteridge wrote: On 03/07/07, Brian Butterworth mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.ukfree.tv/fullstory.php?storyid=1107051080http://www.ukfree.tv/fullstory.php?storyid=1107051080 I've got to take exception to this bit: So you can

Re: [backstage] Web Service For Terror Alert Level?

Thanks Jason (and everyone who replied) looks like a good one. Yep it may be questionable/politically set but all the more reason to monitor it :-) Davy On 7/4/07, Jason Cartwright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The relevant Home Office page is valid XHTML, so it shouldn't be that difficult to

Re: [backstage] Web Service For Terror Alert Level?

I looked into this a while back, the problem with it is it changes so infrequently it isn't actually worth building something around it. For instance, prior to it being raised to critical a couple of days ago it had been severe since around August 2006 (I think) - and when it does change the

[backstage] iFiddlingDetails

Meanwhile, in actual news, Apple have published just how close they got to making developing for the iPhone just like web development: http://developer.apple.com/iphone/designingcontent.html Apart from the usual mobile device constraints of display size, input devices and network speed, I see

Re: [backstage] Web Service For Terror Alert Level?

It certainly lacks any kind of subtly - imagine if the BBC Six O'Clock news came on Radio 4 and the newsreader said Today's news is critical and left it at that. More time for the News Quiz though. I'm personally not that scared by bombers who park them illegally in London (can't they see the

Re: [backstage] iFiddlingDetails

Brian Butterworth wrote: + no Flash No bad thing that! Lots of sites use it, whether it's liked or not. I suspect this will be the first item on the list to change, once Adobe accede to whatever comedy business terms Jobs is suggesting to them, according to sources in my imagination.

Re: [backstage] iFiddlingDetails

Is it just me but wouldn't this be the perfect device for a SVG interface? Oh well, what a waste... Frank Wales wrote: Meanwhile, in actual news, Apple have published just how close they got to making developing for the iPhone just like web development:

Re: [backstage] iFiddlingDetails

On Wed, 2007-07-04 at 18:30 +0100, Frank Wales wrote: + no mouse-over events There's no mouse! Many AJAXy sites use hovering or mouse-overs to disclose extra options, previews or menus that don't seem available otherwise, so this will potentially break many trendy sites. Not only

Re: [backstage] iFiddlingDetails

On 4 Jul 2007, at 19:45, Richard Smedley wrote: On Wed, 2007-07-04 at 18:30 +0100, Frank Wales wrote: + no mouse-over events There's no mouse! Many AJAXy sites use hovering or mouse-overs to disclose extra options, previews or menus that don't seem available otherwise, so this will

Re: [backstage] iFiddlingDetails

Hello Dom, On Wed, 2007-07-04 at 21:27 +0100, Dom Ramsey wrote: Many AJAXy sites use hovering or mouse-overs to disclose extra options, previews or menus that don't seem available otherwise, so this will potentially break many trendy sites. Not only is such discriminatory behaviour

Re: [backstage] iFiddlingDetails

+ no file uploading (input type='file') Not really suprising on a closed device. So I can take photos, but can't upload them to Flickr? Use email? :-) Gordo -- Think Feynman/ http://pobox.com/~gordo/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]/// - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion

Re: [backstage] iFiddlingDetails

On 07/04/2007 10:22 PM, Gordon Joly wrote: So I can take photos, but can't upload them to Flickr? Use email? :-) If I wanted to use e-mail for everything, I'd move back to 1992. (I suspect my ping times to flickr.com would become excessive, though.) Besides, Apple loudly proclaim that the

[backstage] Worried about your music being pirated?

You could always try this: http://musicthing.blogspot.com/2007/07/dude-releases-his-new-album-on-nes.html Probably a bit extreme for the BBC to consider, though. (P.S., don't mention using emulators to distribute copies; it'll only upset people.) -- Frank Wales [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Sent via

[backstage] OpenMoko -- was: Re: iFiddlingDetails

On Wed, 2007-07-04 at 22:53 +0100, Frank Wales wrote: I'll be intrigued to see what the iPhone turns into by the time it lands on these shores, and indeed whether or not the Linux phone from FIC actually gains more traction that the rest of the promising-but-discontinued Linux-based handhelds

[backstage] O2 - iPhone deal - UK

It looks like O2 have the iPhone in deal in the bag for the UK... http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/telecoms/article2028678.ece Cheers Adam - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit

[backstage] BBC TV and Radio 7-day listing

Sorry if I missed any announcement - will Backstage be continuing the TV and Radio schedules in TVAnyTime XML format? Last update was June 21... As screen scraping the web site is illegal, this is the only option available to many of us to get BBC schedules for whatever purpose... Terry