links for 2008-01-12

Great set of photos of old computer hardware on display at the Boston Science Museum

"TFL notes the conclusion that crime on London's buses is low and getting lower, however, the report is misleading in a number of respects". Damned lies & statistics - if journeys have risen faster than the 'rate of crime' has fallen, surely crime IS up?

"A 2005 study by INDICARE, revealed that in Europe that over 60% of digital music consumers had never heard of DRM. Just 13% had any real notion of what DRM was". Even for 2005 that level of ignorance seems very high to me.

"Horrocks suggests this is the beginning of a slippery slope where the BBC will be captured by campaigners. This is rather odd and a tiny bit paranoid. He even calls it 'digital bullying' as if the BBC can't stand up to a few comment-posters".

"The BBC has made a deal allowing users to watch streaming episodes. It prohibits downloads, which would allow users to store files for 30 days. This highlights the difficulties the BBC faces in putting content onto iPlayer that isn't wholly BBC owned".