Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Microsoft gives 3D look at space shuttle
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> | NASA and Microsoft have teamed up to give people a 3D photographic look
> | at the space shuttle...
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http://news.com.com/Microsoft+gives+3D+look+at+space+shuttle/2100-11397_3-6200828.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
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> Photosynth was originally a GNU/Linux application, but Microsoft bought
> the company. Guess who else misuses public money with Photosynth? The
> MS-BBC.
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> Related:
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> BBC Corrupted
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> | Today the BBC made it official -- they have been corrupted by Microsoft.
> | With today's launch of the iPlayer, the BBC Trust has failed in its most
> | basic of duties and handed over to Microsoft sole control of the on-line
> | distribution of BBC programming. From today, you will need to own a
> | Microsoft operating system to view BBC programming on the web. This is
> | akin to saying you must own a Sony TV set to watch BBC TV. And you must
> | accept the Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) that the iPlayer
> | imposes. You simply cannot be allowed to be in control of your computer
> | according to the BBC.
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> http://defectivebydesign.org/blog/BBCcorrupted
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> http://labs.live.com/photosynth/BBC/default.htm
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> BBC iPlayer Protests
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> | Who are the people responsible for creating this mess?
> |
> | * Mark Thompson, BBC director general (DG)
> | * Erik Huggers, group controller at BBC Future Media & Technology
> | * Ashley Highfield, director of new media and technology
> |
> | Right now, there is very considerable concern within the BBC that the
> | actions of the Director General and his team are sending the corporation
> | in the wrong direction. The BBC has been embroiled in a number of recent
> | controversies, all linked back to the DG's leadership.
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> http://www.defectivebydesign.org/iPlayerProtest
This is a great shame, BBC online content was very good, none of my client
machines bat an eye when I ask them to play a video. The streaming was
good, hardly ever suffered from buffering problems.
I saw a program that talked about the BBC's system where you could watch
programs up to seven days after broadcast, could even download them and
watch them when ever you fancy, provided you watch them within the seven
days.
It did cross my mind that there was likely a link in play when you watch the
video, so your machine had to be connected to the internet to play it. That
is reasonable, bring up a link that enables play by providing the key.
Doesn't sound very difficult and the key system means that a crack is only
ever temporary (even if they do manage to crack it).
I didn't think that the BBC would make the content specific to an operating
system. There isn't any need for that.
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