Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-28 Thread Billy Abbott
On Tue, 27 Nov 2007, Dave Crossland wrote: On 27/11/2007, Billy Abbott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is naieve to think that a choice of providers will have identical functionality. I wasn't clear - I meant common open APIs, ie. the same API with different vendors behind it. That way they

RE: [backstage] Broadcasters to launch joint VoD service

2007-11-28 Thread Nick Reynolds-AMi
my apologies again will have to stay off the backstage list IT helpdesk here says there's no problem but others seem to think there's something wrong with my emails From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Lockwood Sent: 27

RE: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-28 Thread Deirdre Harvey
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of vijay chopra It was only one idea, I'm sure that there are others. who knows, one of them might even including resurrecting the noble art of journalism

Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-28 Thread Steve Jolly
Deirdre Harvey wrote: So can you give us any indication of when the technologists will have completed the prototype of the journalist that doesn't need food or shelter? Well, someone here at BBC RD presented a (tongue-in-cheek) design for an android journalist at an internal new

Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-28 Thread Steve Jolly
Billy Abbott wrote: In order to get the gatekeepers to offer that software they need to have an incentive to do so. Apart from idealistic ones who are doing it for the reason of wanting the software to be free, I don't currently see what the incentive is for the others. While I'd like to be

RE: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-28 Thread zen16083
Journalists in terms of national newspapers and national broadcasters aren't needed in modern society. We could easily and happily do without them. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Deirdre Harvey Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 11:48 AM

Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-28 Thread Richard Lockwood
It was only one idea, I'm sure that there are others. who knows, one of them might even including resurrecting the noble art of journalism as a public service rather than to make money. So can you give us any indication of when the technologists will have completed the prototype of the

[backstage] Radio One^^^Two Video Feed

2007-11-28 Thread Minty
(Originally built for the Radio One Last.fm feed, but until that is fixed [1], I've switched this to Radio Two) Thought I'd share this: http://minty.org/player/ ... which aims to play a constant stream of videos (via YouTube) for the music just played on Radio Two. The video play order won't

Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-28 Thread Richard Lockwood
Journalists in terms of national newspapers and national broadcasters aren't needed in modern society. We could easily and happily do without them. Really? Why's that then? Rich.

RE: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-28 Thread Deirdre Harvey
That's more a bald assertion than an argument, but it beats the usual refrain that expecting payment for your work is an old economy anachronism. Deirdre Harvey :: Web Producer :: BBC Newsline :: Newsroom :: BBC Broadcasting House :: Ormeau Avenue :: Belfast BT2 8HQ :: ph. 02890 338264

[backstage] Re: Radio One^^^Two Video Feed

2007-11-28 Thread Minty
Ahem, this may well be Firefox only atm. Oops - 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] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-28 Thread Darren Stephens
There was a great Adam Curtis piece about this on Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe on BBC4 a couple of weeks back. And then it cropped up again during the Register's Beeb Week series of articles. Curtis's reasoning about the presents and future role of both journalists and citizen journalists

Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-28 Thread vijay chopra
On 28/11/2007, Deirdre Harvey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -- ** So can you give us any indication of when the technologists will have completed the prototype of the journalist that doesn't need food or shelter? I believe that it's called the professional

Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-28 Thread vijay chopra
On 28/11/2007, Richard Lockwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote So can you give us any indication of when the technologists will have completed the prototype of the journalist that doesn't need food or shelter? Apparently it's already with us. It's called a 'blogger. Can't generally write for

RE: [backstage] Radio One^^^Two Video Feed

2007-11-28 Thread Tristan Ferne
Hey, That's cool. Radio 1 feed seems to have come back up if you want to switch. Can't guarantee how long it'll stay up though :( Tristan - Tristan Ferne Senior Development Producer, RD BBC Audio Music Interactive -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-28 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 28/11/2007, vijay chopra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 28/11/2007, Deirdre Harvey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Of course, where I've referred to Free in the context of this discussion I have generally meant libre, not gratis. Why should people who do important jobs in the

Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-28 Thread Sean DALY
On the subject of citizen journalists, if I could generalize, I'd say it's quite true that we work for free and have to support ourselves by other means. Yet we feel that some stories should be covered that both the mainstream press and the specialised press cover superficially, or not at all, or

Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-28 Thread Noah Slater
On 28/11/2007, Brian Butterworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would start by constructing Acts of Parliament by Wiki for a start. ROFLCOPTOR!!!1 -- Noah Slater http://www.bytesexual.org/ Creativity can be a social contribution, but only in so far as society is free to use the results. - R.

Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-28 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 28/11/2007, Sean DALY [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On the subject of citizen journalists, if I could generalize, I'd say it's quite true that we work for free and have to support ourselves by other means. Yet we feel that some stories should be covered that both the mainstream press and the

Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-28 Thread Martin Belam
I would start by constructing Acts of Parliament by Wiki for a start. If that isn't a job creation scheme for lawyers I don't what is... May it please the court to get back to the matter in hand, is a blaspheme against the Flying Spaghetti Monster still a crime if it is was spoken in LOLCAT by

Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-28 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 28/11/2007, Martin Belam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would start by constructing Acts of Parliament by Wiki for a start. If that isn't a job creation scheme for lawyers I don't what is... May it please the court to get back to the matter in hand, is a blaspheme against the Flying

Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-28 Thread Noah Slater
On 28/11/2007, Brian Butterworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's just so bloody facetious. Welcome to teh intrawebs: serious business. Whilst were are at it, every room in the Houses of Parliament should be on CCTV, transmitted online 24 hours a day. And Number 10. And all the Ministry's.

[backstage] The BBC Backstage Christmas Party 2007

2007-11-28 Thread Mr I Forrester
Hi All, Yes Christmas is a time for peace and humanity across the backstage list :) (Well at least it will be till you all read about Kangaroo Project - http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2007/06/project_kangaroo_logical_for_w.html Anyway, as most of you know we always try and run a

RE: [backstage] Radio One^^^Two Video Feed

2007-11-28 Thread Christopher Woods
Bug report time... .. It ain't perfect yet, I fired it up and got watching Friends by Middleman played on radio 10 mins ago... .. And this is the video it chose: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fNa28ZUSmv8 Going to wait for the next tune and see if it works a little more accurately ;) (bet it

Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage

2007-11-28 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 29/11/2007, Noah Slater [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 28/11/2007, Brian Butterworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's just so bloody facetious. Welcome to teh intrawebs: serious business. Whilst were are at it, every room in the Houses of Parliament should be on CCTV, transmitted online