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If it wasn't for the licence fees, the BBC wouldn't exist.

On Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:29:05 +0100, Martin wrote:

The profits from BBC Worldwide go to people like Jeremy Clarkson

Profits? They've managed to lose 80 million quid in five years.
That would have paid for the half of TV Centre they aren't keeping.
Makes the DG debacle pale into insignificance.

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12) The Second Rule of Expectations
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http://www.bbc.com/future/story/2013...s-back-in-time

BBC Future (international version)

We're sorry but this site is not accessible from the UK as it is part
of our international service and is not funded by the licence fee.

You can get around that by using a proxy outside the Uk.

Yeah, I know. But why should I or any other UK resident have to?

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On Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:29:05 +0100, Martin wrote:

The profits from BBC Worldwide go to people like Jeremy Clarkson

Profits? They've managed to lose 80 million quid in five years.
That would have paid for the half of TV Centre they aren't keeping.
Makes the DG debacle pale into insignificance.

I think the price was low because it was a forced sale. Intwerfering
politicians ;-(

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On Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:04:04 -0000, "Richard"
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http://www.bbc.com/future/story/2013...s-back-in-time

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A camera with a hole in it.
Here you go...
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?sxufgz90t9ra6tm

What a load of arty farty claptrap tat is, do they theen graft you on
another arm to hold the imaging device
Maybe theis is in fact a camera for us blind folk....

Brian

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On Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:04:04 -0000, "Richard"
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http://www.bbc.com/future/story/2013...s-back-in-time

BBC Future (international version)

We're sorry but this site is not accessible from the UK as it is part of
our
international service and is not funded by the licence fee. It is run
commercially by BBC Worldwide, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the BBC, the
profits made from it go back to BBC programme-makers to help fund great
new
BBC programmes. You can find out more about BBC Worldwide and its digital
activities at www.bbcworldwide.com.

Here's what you missed

"In the second part of BBC Future's Imagineering series, British firm
Conran reimagines the digital camera with some of the retro joys of
analogue photography.

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'Failure is the best medicine'
Forgotten that old-school feeling of waiting for your photographs to
be developed before seeing how they turned out? British design firm
Conran may have the answer.

For BBC Future's Imagineering project, in which designers are asked to
reinterpret everyday objects, the designer chose to reimagine the
digital camera with some of the joys of the analogue age.

Sitting in an apartment above the company's London offices, senior
designer Jared Mankelow unveiled the company's vision. His bold design
is a Post-it note-shaped square in bold blue, with two rings at the
front for the imaging sensors (black) and a ringflash (white). A large
hole bored straight through the camera serves as its lens and
viewfinder.



Watch Jared Mankelow explain the inspiration for his design


The square snapper may only be a mock-up -made by the UK's Complete
Fabrications - but it includes many of the attributes Mankelow would
like in a finished product. Firstly there is the weight - the
design's reassuring heaviness harks back to the chunky character of
models from the 1970s, when old-school film cameras arguably reached
their golden age.

The bottom two thirds of the back of the camera are devoted to
point-and-shoot photography; turning it on, activating flash, and
pressing the shutter. The top bar, with its knurled dial and other
details allows more creative control - such as fine-tuning aperture
and shutter speed, and changing flash settings.

"When we look back at old film cameras, one of the nice things we have
here is you can almost navigate round the camera blind, we've got
these beautiful knurled details," he said. Some of those old features
are found on the new camera, such as the textured detail on the
aperture ring, which mimics the detail found on older cameras.

The changes don't end there. "What we've really tried to do is boil it
down to the essence of what a digital camera should be, and what its
core functionality is.

"What we really have to ask ourselves is, what is the screen for,"
adds Mankelow. "What is its purpose? And for us, it's just another
element that chewed through a lot of power. Everybody's got a
smartphone, tablet or PC nowadays, and they are built with very,
very high definition screens."

Using these - instead of an inbuilt screen - give several advantages,
the designer said.

"[There are] two things happening here - one is with the surprise or
delight of not actually viewing the subject matter you're taking
photos of, and the other is transferring via Bluetooth to your
smartphone, to your tablet, and viewing photos that way."

It may not quite recreate that feeling of waiting for your pictures to
come back from the lab, but if the prototype becomes a reality, it may
be the closest thing in the digital age.

If you would like to comment on this video or anything else you have
seen on Future, head over to our Facebook page or message us on
Twitter."




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The profits from BBC Worldwide go to people like Jeremy Clarkson
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I thought it all went to Salford keys.

Brian

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o.uk...
On Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:29:05 +0100, Martin wrote:

The profits from BBC Worldwide go to people like Jeremy Clarkson

Profits? They've managed to lose 80 million quid in five years.
That would have paid for the half of TV Centre they aren't keeping.
Makes the DG debacle pale into insignificance.

And yes the spelling was diberate grin.

Brian

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o.uk...
On Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:29:05 +0100, Martin wrote:

The profits from BBC Worldwide go to people like Jeremy Clarkson

Profits? They've managed to lose 80 million quid in five years.
That would have paid for the half of TV Centre they aren't keeping.
Makes the DG debacle pale into insignificance.

Is this not totally stupid though?

Worldwide implies everywhere in the world surely?

Brian

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On Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:13:34 +0000, usenet2012
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In message , Richard
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http://www.bbc.com/future/story/2013...s-back-in-time

BBC Future (international version)

We're sorry but this site is not accessible from the UK as it is part
of our international service and is not funded by the licence fee.

You can get around that by using a proxy outside the Uk.

This time it is those outside UK who can read the website and those
inside UK who need a proxy server to read it.
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