In late 2003 the UK Conservative party threatned to close the whole of the BBC's website.
Their culture spokesman, John Whittingdale said ""...I am not persuaded that there is necessarily a case for a public service website. I'm not persuaded that anything on the BBC site could not be provided elsewhere, [for instance] the newspapers are mostly providing sites, which provide news and comment.
"They [the newspaper sites] are essentially trying to provide for the same market and therefore you can argue why does the licence fee payers need to be financing the BBC to do it when there are other commercial organisations who are doing the same thing." Link
This is about pressure on the what web content the BBC should have from other commericial operators such as News International (The Sun newspaper, Sky TV) and other Newspapers groups who feel that the BBC is giving away content, they could be earning revenue from.
No, every such such product is priced according to the maximum that the market will bear. Hence region lockouts on DVDs, with vastly different prices in different regions
Absolutely Right!
It was reported that car manufacturers considered the UK to be the 'Golden Isles' because the British public 'would bear' to pay way more than other european countries.
After a rip-off britain campaign started a few years ago people began to wake and see they were getting stiffed. Example: HMV sells older (not in the charts) CDs at around 17GBP (30.50USD).There aren't many places in the world you can pay that much.
We're still getting stiffed in the UK but maybe not quite as bad as we were.
Don.
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Bart: Hey mouse...say cheese. With a dry, cool wit like that, I could be an action hero.
Homer: Die, bad robots, die! With a dry, cool wit like that, I could be an action hero.
Come home to a real fire...
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Fireball Over Wales
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...buy a holiday home in wales.
For those who don't remeber / know 'Not the Nine O'Clock News' it's where Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean, Blackadder) got his break on TV.
Don.
------- Don't say revenge. Don't say revenge. Ummm.. revenge? Okay, that's it. I'm outta here. *step step step step step..door slam*
Stunning Coincedence
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that just as the mobile phone companies are desperate to move people on to the next generation of mobile technology, it is revealed that an older technology is flawed.
You would love it if you lived near me. Top quality music and speech radio commercial free and located away from any existing stations.
Still as I said you'd have to be within 100m of me, and if you were, I'd move.
Don
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Homer: Chop chop, dig dig, chop chop, dig dig
Marge: You know Homie, there's so much more two wives can do for you...
Homer: I hear digging, but I don't hear chopping.
I'm in the UK and recently bought on of these. It's an almost identical product called an FM 'Linker' but basically you plug it into any headphone socket et voila you're a radio station.
They say the range is about 5M (therefore just for personal use) but it is well over 100 metres. So I'm waiting to get busted when I broadcast web radio stations around my house (and over a small portion of town).
...is DDOS attacks against any open spam relay. Sure the poor sucker who has mis-configured their server won't be able to use it but with a gagillion pieces of spam flowing through it, it's not much use now.
Seriously, if it was organised well (and the legal ramifications sorted) it could work. DDOS a server until it has been configured properly.
....But I would hate to imagine what the surcharge on the ticket price is for that
For the trial on Lufthansa it was free and available throughout the plane. Obviously they will charge when the service goes live but hopefully it will be reasonable and available at the back. More info.
Don
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Hello, cook? Sorry to bother you so late, but I got a hankering for some... That's right. Don't forget the applesauce!
Every time there's a submission about bigger hard drives or faster CPUs someone always says 'you would only need this if you are a pirate/warez d00d'
I, like others have a DV camcorder. I only have 15 or so hours of tape and I'm currently putting this uncompressed (to use with premiere) online. 1 hour = 13gb, so I'm already using 1 x 120gb drive and 2x 40gb.
I would *love* a 1 terabyte hard drive right now, not in 3 years. Then I could add my legally owned DVDs, my 400 CDs in an uncompressed format and any other media such as captured TV programs.
There are many 'legal' home uses for such storage. Luddite!
Don
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Hello and welcome to the Springfield Police department's Rescue Phone!... You have selected Regicide! (pause) If you know the name of the king or queen being murdered, press one!
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In late 2003 the UK Conservative party threatned to close the whole of the BBC's website.
Their culture spokesman, John Whittingdale said
""...I am not persuaded that there is necessarily a case for a public service website. I'm not persuaded that anything on the BBC site could not be provided elsewhere, [for instance] the newspapers are mostly providing sites, which provide news and comment.
"They [the newspaper sites] are essentially trying to provide for the same market and therefore you can argue why does the licence fee payers need to be financing the BBC to do it when there are other commercial organisations who are doing the same thing."
Link
Shame they lost the election.
Don.
This is about pressure on the what web content the BBC should have from other commericial operators such as News International (The Sun newspaper, Sky TV) and other Newspapers groups who feel that the BBC is giving away content, they could be earning revenue from.
Don.
The Audi A2 is halfway towards this concept. It doesn't have a bonnet (hood) as such, just a small flap to check oil and water levels.
Don.
I'll take the 10 Gs that Mike Rowe was asking for from Microsoft and donate it to his defence fund.
No, I'm lying. I'd keep it all and blow it on hookers and coke!
Don.
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Must Kill Moe.... Wheeeeeeee!
I wonder if they will go after www.smartredirect.com who seem to own mycrowsoft.com
Don.
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Eatthepuddingeatthepuddingeatthepudding
No, every such such product is priced according to the maximum that the market will bear. Hence region lockouts on DVDs, with vastly different prices in different regions
.There aren't many places in the world you can pay that much.
Absolutely Right!
It was reported that car manufacturers considered the UK to be the 'Golden Isles' because the British public 'would bear' to pay way more than other european countries.
After a rip-off britain campaign started a few years ago people began to wake and see they were getting stiffed. Example: HMV sells older (not in the charts) CDs at around 17GBP (30.50USD)
We're still getting stiffed in the UK but maybe not quite as bad as we were.
Don.
---------------
Bart: Hey mouse...say cheese. With a dry, cool wit like that, I could be an action hero.
Homer: Die, bad robots, die! With a dry, cool wit like that, I could be an action hero.
...buy a holiday home in wales.
For those who don't remeber / know 'Not the Nine O'Clock News' it's where Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean, Blackadder) got his break on TV.
Don.
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Don't say revenge. Don't say revenge. Ummm.. revenge? Okay, that's it. I'm outta here. *step step step step step..door slam*
that just as the mobile phone companies are desperate to move people on to the next generation of mobile technology, it is revealed that an older technology is flawed.
Amazing.
Don
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Eatthepuddingeatthepuddingeatthepudding
You would love it if you lived near me. Top quality music and speech radio commercial free and located away from any existing stations.
Still as I said you'd have to be within 100m of me, and if you were, I'd move.
Don
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Homer: Chop chop, dig dig, chop chop, dig dig
Marge: You know Homie, there's so much more two wives can do for you...
Homer: I hear digging, but I don't hear chopping.
I'm in the UK and recently bought on of these. It's an almost identical product called an FM 'Linker' but basically you plug it into any headphone socket et voila you're a radio station.
They say the range is about 5M (therefore just for personal use) but it is well over 100 metres. So I'm waiting to get busted when I broadcast web radio stations around my house (and over a small portion of town).
Don
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There's a 4:30 in the morning now?
...is DDOS attacks against any open spam relay. Sure the poor sucker who has mis-configured their server won't be able to use it but with a gagillion pieces of spam flowing through it, it's not much use now.
Seriously, if it was organised well (and the legal ramifications sorted) it could work. DDOS a server until it has been configured properly.
Don
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OoOoh he card read good!
....But I would hate to imagine what the surcharge on the ticket price is for that
For the trial on Lufthansa it was free and available throughout the plane. Obviously they will charge when the service goes live but hopefully it will be reasonable and available at the back. More info.
Don
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Hello, cook? Sorry to bother you so late, but I got a hankering for some... That's right. Don't forget the applesauce!
This post on the FlyerTalk forums came directly from a Lufthansa 747 fitted with wireless internet access.
Don
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But, Marge, that little guy hasn't done anything yet. Look at him. He's going to do something and you know it's going to be good.
Better Link.
Don
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You have selected regicide. If you know the name of the king or queen being murdered, press one.
The music at the end is the opening few bars of the SugarHill Gang's Rappers Delight.
Don.
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You have the right to remain silent yadda yadda yadda.
Every time there's a submission about bigger hard drives or faster CPUs someone always says 'you would only need this if you are a pirate/warez d00d'
I, like others have a DV camcorder. I only have 15 or so hours of tape and I'm currently putting this uncompressed (to use with premiere) online. 1 hour = 13gb, so I'm already using 1 x 120gb drive and 2x 40gb.
I would *love* a 1 terabyte hard drive right now, not in 3 years. Then I could add my legally owned DVDs, my 400 CDs in an uncompressed format and any other media such as captured TV programs.
There are many 'legal' home uses for such storage. Luddite!
Don
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Hello and welcome to the Springfield Police department's Rescue Phone!... You have selected Regicide! (pause) If you know the name of the king or queen being murdered, press one!
This system is used AFAIK in Bryant Park. There's more information by Rob Flickenger the man behind the infamous pringles antenna.
Don
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'Eatthepuddingeatthepuddingeatthepudding'
Mr T to pity fool. Don.