links for 2007-12-29
by Martin Belam, 29 December 2007
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"One of the designers of the classic BBC Micro computer has been recognised in the New Year Honours list". Yay! I often used to be sat in front of one of those at primary school to shut me up, so Furber must bear some blame for what I'm doing today!
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Collection of early BBC web presence screengrabs
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"Spare a thought this Christmas while you are enjoying all the good things in life, for the Roma of Votanikos". Athens News has a double-spread on changes to laws about 'illegals' and immigrants this year, but it has little effect on the ground so far.
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"Whilst iPlayer has failed show me the programme that has been broadcast 8 days ago, the combination of YouTube and Bittorrent give me exactly what I was after instantly". This is the kind of thing that needs repeating to PACT et al over and over again
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"If the BBC had launched EastEnders this year, it would in all probability have been assassinated by reactionary newspapers and jumpy trustees...television is editorially becalmed, terrified of upsetting the regulators or the conservative press".