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Hmmm do I detect cogs falling into place?
Stephen Timms has been replaced as broadband minister by Baroness Shriti Vadera, formerly of the Department for International Development. As the competitiveness minister, one of Timms's briefs had been the UK's broadband infrastructure, currently in a state of flux as the core network is being upgraded by BT and others into a "next-generation network" (NGN). He had also been dealing with more general IT issues, like training and e-commerce. The move towards "next-generation access" (NGA) — or fibre to the home (FTTH) — will pose challenges for Vadera, as it is yet to be determined who will pay for the upgrade. (my emphasis). So the govt needs a big favour from BT, and BT needs.... As usual the Reg. got the story http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02...adband_review/ |
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well they got silly high profits and even stupidly high bonuses yet they want who to pay for the up grade?
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I have finally received a letter back from Liberty, after writing to them a couple of months ago. They have taken the time to explore the legal issues and avenues for possible legal redress, though they do admit that they are somewhat hindered by a lack of technical expertise.
I have asked for permission to share the document with others. I have already scanned the letter and put it into pdf format. If I get the go-ahead, I'll certainly be willing to share it with anyone who is interested in having a look. Not sure if publishing it online is the wisest decision. If Phorm wants to withhold information from us, there is no reason why we should share all our information with them. |
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BTW Guys. Is it not likely that Webwise will be activated on the Net for Peak hours sometime? It occured to me, that www.bt.webwise.com is Administrated in the USA, so it is possible. |
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Just my 2p worth, have you fort about the DDA compliance for your site? Bobby test on your site This page does not meet the requirements for Bobby Approved status. Below is a list of 1 Priority 1 accessibility errors found:
Plus you have a number of Errors on the page See Screen Shot Attachment. The Errors are: 01) Username - Box not visible 02) Password - Box not visible 03) Menu Item 1 | Menu Item 2 | Menu Item 3 - not visible [Edit] Woops Good luck with it all Alex :) |
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There is no username or password input boxes yet, I was just laying up where they will go. Also, what abomination of a browser are you using? What ever it is it is no-where near standards compliant. The site renders fine in Firefox2, Firefox 3, Opera, Safari, Epiphany and as far as I know IE7 (although I don't have IE to test it on). Are you using IE 6 or something? I can't develop for IE because I don't own a single windows computers and therefore I don't have IE, but I do code to the w3c international standards so I would recommend you choose a browser which supports those standards. I have to code to the standards because I have no way of checking in IE to add extra code to deal with IE quirks. I am not trying to be flippant and I appreciate the feedback but I can only code to browsers I can physically use and the standards as set out by w3c. Alexander Hanff ---------- Post added at 19:01 ---------- Previous post was at 18:57 ---------- Just had another look and judging by the fact that you don't have support for transparency in png files, I am presuming you are in IE 6? You really should upgrade to the latest version of IE to avoid security issues or better yet switch to Firefox or Opera which both comply to the relevant standards. Alexander Hanff |
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Soooo, I have this little birdie who comes to visit every couple of weeks to give me information regarding Phorm. I can't divulge who it is because I honestly don't know, neither can I provide evidence to support anything I am about to say - it is just hearsay or rumour, although I have no reason to believe it not to be true so here goes.
Apparently, Kent's sister works at either the Times or the Financial Times (my source couldn't remember which one) - I suspect it is the Times as the Financial Times gave a damning review of Phorm in their Investors Chronicle magazine. My source believes this may be the reason for the Phorm publicity stunt in the Times this weekend. Also, and again this is just information from an anonymous source, a senior member of Phorm's business development team quit a week or so ago as they had had enough with all the controversy. This supports information I received several weeks ago stating that several staff were cheesed off and the only reason they were staying was for the stock options. As for the trials, they are apparently due to start next week but the date could be pushed back again. I have been told these are technical trials not commercial and a total of four advertising companies will be providing the ads. Again, I have to stress this is from an unconfirmed source so I am not going to say they are facts, you will have to decide for yourself whether or not to believe them. I will add though that the same source has given me information in the past on Phorm which turned out to be true and undisclosed to the general public. Alexander Hanff |
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You've got your very own DeepThroat! Am jealous.
Only touching on the first rumour, it isn't really a million miles away from the realms of plausability. The paid for PR exercise didn't turn out the goods, would be no great decision to use an insider to further a campaign. Am feeling a quote from blazing saddles coming on... " Sherriff Bart: Can't you see this is the last act of a desperate man? Howard Johnson: We don't care if it's the last act of Henry the 5th, we're leaving. " |
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that sort of advertising i have no problem with, it will be controlled and it has no access to personal information, and ultimately you can refuse to buy the game, seems to be a natural progression, so long as it is as the writeup says, the can of cola or bill board where you would see brands and advertising in the real world peter |
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