links for 2008-06-19

Luckily, no newspaper would ever stoop so low as to try and make money from reproducing other people's digital photgraphs from Flickr with a complete disregard for copyright or providing a credit. Oh, hang on...

"Broadcasters who privately feared viewers would stay away in the absence of any home nations are celebrating, with viewing figures rising as the tournament progresses. Audiences peaked for Tuesday night's clash between France and Italy on BBC1, at 7.4m."

Selling state telecom monopoly OTE is a 'crime' and retaining it under state control is in the 'best interest of both the consumer and OTE staff' according to the opposition. Perhaps they should ask this consumer in a metropolis who can't get broadband...

Mr Livingstone said: "I find this bizarre. It was published in the House of Commons Library, Boris could have seen it as an MP, I gave a copy to every member of the London Assembly."

A list of Controlled Vocabulary and Taxonomy resources from Karen.

In the comments Marko asks the question that Peter Horrocks skirts around: "Do you regard the Daily Mail and other newspapers as insensitive and irresponsible in publishing this specific info?"

"Some day composers won't write music, and musicians won't play it - yet fans will enjoy it in never-before-heard perfection. The composer or artist will simply project it by brain waves - 'thought transference,' says Raymond Scott". Classic.

"A moment’s reflection raises the following question: what is being rated? The final outcome of the project? The clarity of the instructions? How fun this project is? We honestly don’t know. Someone thoughtlessly included this rating system."

Great summing up of how no amount of technical solutions will make an online community thrive unless the hosts participate and engage.