____/ Mark Kent on Tuesday 28 August 2007 10:02 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> ____/ [H]omer on Friday 24 August 2007 21:11 : \____
>>
>>> Verily I say unto thee, that Mark Kent spake thusly:
>>>
>>>> By the way, does anyone know if the ongoing problems with the BBC radio
>>>> player are related to the Microsoft iPlayer mess?
>>>
>>> Don't know, but if they're reorganising their content delivery
>>> infrastructure then it wouldn't surprise me if it's causing problems.
>>
>> It worked fine when they had Real stream although Ogg/Theora would have been
>> ideal (and cheaper).
>>
>> I told you so last year. Spike refused to believe they would change this
>> because of their charters and commitment. One year later we are standing in
>> a stinking puddle of mud. We call the BBC a case of "corruption" (which it
>> is), but no-one seems to be listening. The head of the FSF, who is a Brit,
>> has called it corruption repeatedly and there is still no public retraction.
>
> It is corruption.
>
>>
>> The world does crime (just watch voting on OOXML), everyone can see that
>> crime and protest, but the world goes by without appropriate action. The
>> consumer is being robbed in daylight.
>>
>
> Well, television is our "opium for the masses", just keep giving the
> prols their diet of big brother, pop idol, love island, football and the
> occasional war to get all patriotic about, and they won't be interested
> in the actions of their somewhat invisible leaders.
>
> Did you see the really childish remarks George Bush made to the BBC
> reporter, btw? They were amazing, just the kind of thing I'd expect
> from one of our trolls here.
I have not seen this comments, but interviews with him make me want to look
away. His ramblings about computers ("the Google", "Internets") are hilarious
though.
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