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BBC Launches APIs
Stefan Magdalinski writes "The BBC is opening up a slew of APIs to its content and applications via a new site, backstage.bbc.co.uk, and actively encouraging users to remix, mashup, and otherwise play with their content to create new applications.
Already there's a few cool featured apps, my own BBC News wikipedizing proxy, and a del.icio.us-enabled version of BBC News
"Use our stuff to create your stuff" is their slogan. Could a commercial broadcaster ever take a step like this?"
not free as in free beer? what is the world coming to?
-truth
I had a steady B+ in my AI class until I failed the Turing test...
Customer: Excuse me, I would like to complain about this Windows Security Update what I downloaded just yesterday.
Shopkeeper: Oh yes, a great Windows Update! Beautiful plummage.
Customer: The plummage don't enter into it! The problem is that this Windows Security Update is dead.
Shopkeeper: No, it's just resting! It will hop up any minute and dance around destroying viruses.
Customer: This Windows Security Update would not dance around even if Linus Torvalds himself gave it CPR!
Crow T. Trollbot
Stream getMovie(char* movieName)
getMovie returns a stream of data, if a movie called movieName exists, null otherwise.
Stream getAd()
getAd must be called before every call to getMovie. Otherwise, your computer explodes.
From time to time, a call to getMovie is forwarded to a call to getAd.
We should use the API's to generate automatic stories on slashdot.
Ofcourse, generated stories will be rejected if it does not contain certain keywords or dupes. So I propose combining this with Slashdot random story generator
Python script to convert photos into "artsy" portraits: http://p2pbridge.sf.net/pyPortrait/
Does this mean that we will have to program in proper English with a stiff upper lip? Will we get a compiler error if we use American slang and/or spelling? As long as we don't have to program in Esperanto...
Obviously too long. It's expired, it's ceased to be...
I've always found the BBC sexy. I used to think it was the accent, but I know I know it's a deeper love.
In Soviet Russia, asses suck this joke.
you don't need a license if you don't watch TV. even if you have a TV but only use it for watching videos you're fine.
plus it's not just a TV license, it's for radio too.
plus if you were really an "English man" you'd probably realise that it's one word.
Crow T. Trollbot
Don't you mean Crówt, son of Trollbot, son of Thorgard, son of Geernon, son of Erik from Valdalesc, son of Arval Gristlebeard, son of Harken, who killed
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Interestingly enough, as part of the BBC's new service, they've provided a tagging system (associated with delicious).
For example, the tags for Malcolm Glazer's takeover of Manchester United football club are currently given as:
"utd wanker wanker asshat asshat utd beard"
It's actually a great idea, but perhaps a little more tweaking may be in order.