This is an interesting point.
The BBC seem to be creating a platform where I have to obtain the equipment
(the iPlayer software) from a single vendor - the BBC - why?
Accepting for the moment the use of DRM and Microsoft DRM (amply covered in
other threads!), why must I use the BBC iPlayer to
On Tue, Feb 27, 2007 at 08:45:37PM +, James Cridland wrote:
On 2/26/07, Andrew Bowden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Probably even worse. Your hurting the website even more -
lowering the CTR [1] by registering an impression, yet user
has no opportunity to click.
[1]
Doesn't. Depends whether the ad is good enough for you to click on.
Not seen one yet - doubt I ever will.
Yet more proof that this list is not indicative of the general internet
users (which is understandable).
Adverts get clicks and people make money from it. LOTS of money - for
instance
Again Faulty URLS.
Me thinks your http://jobs.bbc.co.uk guy/gal should have a read at this.
http://www.mikeschinkel.com/blog/welldesignedurlsarebeautiful/
I know ASP doesn't lend itself to composing beautiful URL but there are many
a solutions for working around this.
On 2/27/07, Kathryn
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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On 2/26/07, Andrew Bowden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Probably even worse. Your hurting the website even
more -
lowering the CTR [1] by registering an
I think Jason makes a very good point in his mail below: advertising does
work. This is especially true with the context based ads served by companies
like Google where when you visit websites you can usually find ads that are
relevant to what you are already looking at. They are just the same as
The choice of scripting language on the server doesn't mean the URLs
have to be any particular way, usually. Its perfectly possible to get
nice looking URLs using IIS/ASP.
View-Source fans and usability bods should note that jobs.bbc.co.uk is
nothing to do with the BBC technically - its managed
On a related DRM tip, I just thought I'd chip in with some comments my
wife made last night. We download podcasts from the BBC, and from
Virgin Radio (thanks Mr Cridland!), but obviously it is all talk
related, not full track music content.
My wife asked me Are there any podcasts from XFM or
On 27/02/07, James Cridland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 2/27/07, vijay chopra [EMAIL
PROTECTED]https://mail.google.com/mail?view=cmtf=0[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Take a site like slashdot, I visit, I like the content, so I decide to
white-list. However I find the ads over intrusive so I put
On 28/02/07, Jason Cartwright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Doesn't. Depends whether the ad is good enough for you to click on.
Not seen one yet - doubt I ever will.
Yet more proof that this list is not indicative of the general internet
users (which is understandable).
Adverts get clicks and
If you're a Virgin Radio VIP, go to
*http://www.virginradio.co.uk/listen/*http://www.virginradio.co.uk/listen/and
click the link marked participate in our beta (it's just under the
Listen live now link if you're logged in).
All feedback is very welcome: please use the link you'll find within the
Slashdot has put content on a public network, it serves me what I
request, there is no obligation on me to request it all.
The deal your informally entering into with Slashdot is that in order to
pay for your request taking up thier resources you are served an advert.
If you don't like this
Apologies again for that. As Jason rightly points out, the jobs website
has been outsourced, and is not indicative of the way we like to do
things. I will continue to feed these problems back to the people who
might be able to do something about it.
In the meantime, if anyone *is* interested
Sorry if this isn't the best place to ask this question, but maybe
somebody here knows - is Freesat proposing to launch a set of channels
on a different satellite, or is it just an alternative EPG to Sky's?
I've looked at the consultation paper, but it doesn't go in to any of
the technical
Jason Cartwright wrote:
Slashdot has put content on a public network, it serves me what I
request, there is no obligation on me to request it all.
The deal your informally entering into with Slashdot is that in order
to pay for your request taking up thier resources you are served an
On 28/02/07, Jason Cartwright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Slashdot has put content on a public network, it serves me what I
request, there is no obligation on me to request it all.
The deal your informally entering into with Slashdot is that in order to
pay for your request taking up thier
On 28/02/07, Deirdre Harvey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
is there a way you could implement it that doesn't
compromise the public at the expense of the people with the temporary
monopoly rights?
There is a hidden assumption here: that the monopolists are elevated
to the same level of importance
On 28/02/07, Martin Belam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I wouldn't care if I could only listen to it once and it just blew up
Separating fools from their freedom is wrong. The fact that the fools
participate voluntarily does not excuse it. DRM is a predatory
scheme that creates subjugation. Even
Ok Vijay. You win. Everybody block those evil adverts, and those fools
who educate and entertain me everyday (for free) can sod off down the
dole office.
J
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of vijay chopra
Sent: 28 February 2007 12:27
You know, I'm with you here. I was just about to write a good ol'
retort to the frankly ridiculous assertions by Vijay. But then I
realised some people refuse to engage in sensible discourse.
Oh and remind me - which plug is it for free access to the public
internet ?
tom
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From: Deirdre Harvey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 28 February 2007 12:32
To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk
Subject: RE: [backstage] Percentage of License fee going towards DRM?
If there's a demand for that kind of service,
is there a way you could implement it
On 28/02/07, Jason Cartwright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It never set out to make them happy: It set out to give them freedom.
Who would have thought a conversation about the concept of people
watching TopGear a couple of days late could end up at this melodramatic
line?
Who would have thought
Sorry if this isn't the best place to ask this question, but
maybe somebody here knows - is Freesat proposing to launch a
set of channels on a different satellite, or is it just an
alternative EPG to Sky's?
The plan appears to be to just re-use what's already on the satellites,
but put
On 28/02/07, Deirdre Harvey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I can't think of a workable solution
yeah, me neither. so is it ok to say to someone you can't have what you
want because even though it's technically possible it is not ethically
possible? I don't know.
Please explain why permitting the
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 28/02/07, Deirdre Harvey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I can't think of a workable solution
yeah, me neither. so is it ok to say to someone you can't
have what
you want because even though it's technically possible it is not
ethically possible? I don't know.
Anyone who understands the rights and commercial impact issues.
J
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Crossland
Sent: 28 February 2007 13:48
To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk
Subject: Re: [backstage] Percentage of License fee going towards
On 28/02/07, Jakob Fix [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Something we're lacking in the UK is a Pandora ( http://pandora.com/)
like
service; indeed, I had to put an American Zip code in to continue to use
it,
it seems there is a gap in the market for someone to fill.
what about last.fm by the
And whilst asking, how does the Beeb choose the FROM THE BLOGOSPHERE
comments?
A journalist reads the blogosphere, and chooses something.
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Hey,
If there's any north-western people on the list, there's going to be an evening
version of the uni talk.
If you're interested, sign up on the event-wax page;
http://geek-up.eventwax.com/admin/bbc-backstage-talk
Talk will start around half six, pub afterwards!
If you want any more info,
On Wed, 28 Feb 2007, Daniel Morris wrote:
If there's any north-western people on the list, there's going to be an evening
version of the uni talk.
If you're interested, sign up on the event-wax page;
http://geek-up.eventwax.com/admin/bbc-backstage-talk
Is the signup for this supposed to be a
Andrew Bowden wrote:
That means they won't come to my DVD store [2]. Boo!
They might never have come though.
--
Kirk
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vijay chopra wrote:
As a final note, as a result of this conversation, I decided to check out
the subscription price at slashdot, at $5 (£2.62) I ended up buying one...
decide for yourself what that says about me.
It says I reply to every single e-mail on this list with an inane and
largely
Can someone explain how copyright itself is ethical?
Maybe I should explain why it is in itself immoral.
Why do things cost money? What is the purpose of price?
Economics would say Price is used to distribute scarce resources
Where a scarce resource is one which has a finite limit.
This
On 2/28/07, Dave Crossland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The claim is partly misleading because the word loss suggests events of
a very different nature--events in which something they have is taken away
from them. For example, if the store's stock of DVDs were burned, or if the
money in the till
On 28/02/07, Mario Menti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In just about every definition, loss can
mean being deprived of something, regardless of whether you physically
possessed that thing in the first place.
What loss are rights holders taking?
--
Regards,
Dave
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From: Mario Menti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 28 February 2007 22:59
To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk
Subject: Re: [backstage] Percentage of License fee going towards DRM?
On 2/28/07, Dave Crossland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The claim is partly misleading because the word loss
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