Re: [ubuntu-uk] news services was: BBC news site
Alan Pope wrote: On Wed, Feb 06, 2008 at 01:31:42PM +, Tom Bamford wrote: Forgot CNN, which is also pretty weak on content. Reminds me of an American guy I worked with last year. Him: You know, they need adverts on the BBC! Me: Why!? Him: Because I gotta take a pee sometimes, and I can't miss what's on! Me: Okay Him: And another thing, your BBC is so biased! Me: Right, what channel would you watch in preference then? Him: Fox! Fair and Balanced! *boggle* Al. I guess everyone has their viewing preference; the same 15 minutes of lukewarm headlines over and over again is not for me, nor any US-b[i]ased station. Tom -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] news services was: BBC news site
Tom Bamford wrote: [snip] I guess everyone has their viewing preference; the same 15 minutes of lukewarm headlines over and over again is not for me, nor any US-b[i]ased station. Rolling news channels aren't designed to be watched for extended periods of time, unless something big or interesting is happening. Nonetheless, the bottom 30 minutes of every hour on News 24 are usually used for programming, while the top 30 minutes are for headlines and news coverage. -n -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] news services was: BBC news site
On 06/02/2008, Tom Bamford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: William Anderson wrote: Tom Bamford wrote: [snip] I guess everyone has their viewing preference; the same 15 minutes of lukewarm headlines over and over again is not for me, nor any US-b[i]ased station. Rolling news channels aren't designed to be watched for extended periods of time, unless something big or interesting is happening. Nonetheless, the bottom 30 minutes of every hour on News 24 are usually used for programming, while the top 30 minutes are for headlines and news coverage. -n My point exactly, I like to have news on in the background during the day. I quickly tire of News 24 and others because after an hour or two you can literally memorise every word of every story, it's mind-numbing. Though it's not just that, I find that there is actually quite a lot going on in the world that you just never see covered on the British and American run news services. Tom -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ I know this is totally off topic, but I was wondering why there are [] around the 'i' on Tom Bamford's post: US-b[i]ased? -- Kris Douglas Softdel Limited Hosting Services Web: www.softdel.net Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] news services was: BBC news site
When I've got too depressed with real news, I read the headlines from Sky's Offbeat section. Today I've been uplifted to see that: * an 18-year old student swallowed his door key to stop his friends taking him home when they thought he'd drunk enough - he had to let nature take it's course and wait for his key to re-appear * an 8-year old boy got trapped in handcuffs he found in his mother's bedroom * Most Brits can't tell fact from fiction - they think Churchill is a myth and Sherlock Holmes really existed * A mayor in the US has resigned after kidnapping her neighbours dog and pretending that it had died I feel quite cheerful now. :) Dianne -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] news services was: BBC news site
On Wed, Feb 06, 2008 at 04:04:37PM +, Kris Douglas wrote: I know this is totally off topic, but I was wondering why there are [] around the 'i' on Tom Bamford's post: US-b[i]ased? It makes the i optional so that it could be US-based and US-biased. Robert McWilliam [EMAIL PROTECTED]www.ormiret.com Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing either your temper or your self confidence. -- Robert Frost -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] news services was: BBC news site
On 06/02/2008, Seif Attar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Kris Douglas wrote: | Tom Bamford wrote: | [snip] | | I guess everyone has their viewing preference; the same 15 minutes of | lukewarm headlines over and over again is not for me, nor any | US-b[i]ased station. | | I know this is totally off topic, but I was wondering why there are | [] around the 'i' on Tom Bamford's post: US-b[i]ased? | I guess the 'i' is optional! ;) US-Based US-Biased -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) iD8DBQFHqd68mvTJTpv80GURAroVAJ0Ridt0DyiqPx/Zuz5lSi1ewq/wqwCeKXFU exOH+4bJcEbcpWW0jjQ1KBw= =AOBJ -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ Ohhh I missed that :P Oh well, I Would have noticed that if I wasn't tired :P -- Kris Douglas Softdel Limited Hosting Services Web: www.softdel.net Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] news services was: BBC news site
Dianne Reuby wrote: When I've got too depressed with real news, I read the headlines from Sky's Offbeat section. Today I've been uplifted to see that: * an 18-year old student swallowed his door key to stop his friends taking him home when they thought he'd drunk enough - he had to let nature take it's course and wait for his key to re-appear * an 8-year old boy got trapped in handcuffs he found in his mother's bedroom * Most Brits can't tell fact from fiction - they think Churchill is a myth and Sherlock Holmes really existed * A mayor in the US has resigned after kidnapping her neighbours dog and pretending that it had died I feel quite cheerful now. :) Dianne Reuters' Oddly Enough section is also quite good: http://www.reuters.com/news/oddlyEnough?type=oddlyEnoughNews Enjoy, Josh -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
