[Console]

It's working fine my end - getting 1-2 MB/s, as well.

[Andy B]

Well McDonalds is rubbish then.

[Bonanzoid]

I'm working at Simpsons, i met and touched hands with Luke Tipping. Wouldn't this make anyone smile?

If I knew who he was, then perhaps.

[Sunny So Cal]

Having the BBC iPlayer on my iPhone. It means that while I'm waiting for my train I can watch the latest Ashes to Ashes. And the volume control goes up to 11!

It really does make the unmissable available to be seen at any time that suits you better than the time the schedulers have put it on.

So can you listen to "Listen Again" of Moyles on it? Because it was one of the reasons I didn't get the iPhone. The spotty teenager in the Apple Store that helped me said no, you most definitely could not listen to radio on it

[Chris]

Thanks to this little nugget of information, I've been able to put together a script that enabled me to download shows off of the BBC iPlayer on my Linux box (and without DRM too).

Didn't they just stop that?

[Console]

It stopped the script that I made yesterday, but I found a way around their blocks. I ran a mates iPhone through a network logger and found that you have to use an iPhone UA string to grab a cookie and then use a Quicktime UA string to get the file - it took a bit of work, but it's all up and running now. I'm downloading 'The World of Fantasy - Through the looking glass' as I type this.

[Andy B]

Sunny - I should be able to, had a few problems at lunchtime, the screen would load but it wouldn't give me the option to play for some reason, I'll try at Waterloo tonight and let you know!

Console - trying to read your "techy" posts is like trying to understand Ghetto speak when you're as thoroughly middle class as I am...it's like you have your own little language!

I only understood something about fantasies...dirty perv!

[Console]

It's about Fantasy novels, Discworld, LOTR etc. It's quite good so far. As for the 'techy' talk, I essentially just wrote a script to do exactly what the iPhone does when loading the iPlayer.

[Andy B]

I actually understood most of what you said (although not a clue how to do it)

But Shhhhh! - keep it quiet, I sound cooler if i don't understand you.

You'd never catch me reading that Pratchet Stuff.....although that thing on over Christmas was good. something to do with pigs.

[Console]

The Hogfather - a Death/Susan story. It was good, although the book was better. There's going to be another Discworld adaptation on over Easter, 'The Colour of Magic', based on the first and second books, 'The Colour of Magic' and 'The Light Fantastic'.

[Andy B]

See you've lost me again...I have no idea what you're on about.

(Shh! I do really, but don't tell anyone as I'm trying to appear cool but they could have picked a much better book to start off with, if they wanted one of the early ones then Mort would work nicely)

[Sunny So Cal]

Sunny - I should be able to, had a few problems at lunchtime, the screen would load but it wouldn't give me the option to play for some reason, I'll try at Waterloo tonight and let you know!

Yeah, could you? I will be thoroughly pissed off if it works though as I have since purchased a different phone and re-upped my contract. I may have to go back to the store and find that spotty child...

[Andy B]

Unfortunately I know it doesn't work in the U.S. Well 90% sure anyway. I think there is a way around it but you'd have to jailbreak the phone. If at somestage you find it does work then O2 in this country let me cancel my existing contract to take up an iPhone.

[kendra k]

good job! the tragus was the least painful of all my piercings. i think i might get it done on the other side.

[foot-loose]

As for the 'techy' talk,

I actually pictured you doing the inverted commas thing with your fingers as I read that. Which is odd cos I dont know how I picture you. I know what you're back looks like and you have ginger hair.

The Hogfather - a Death/Susan story. It was good, although the book was better. There's going to be another Discworld adaptation on over Easter, 'The Colour of Magic', based on the first and second books, 'The Colour of Magic' and 'The Light Fantastic'.

I'm sure a man of genius and knowledge such as yourself will have already seen these, but here be the trailers for the Colour of Magic on Sky over Easter...

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iZq1H89RHQ][/youtube]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzowu5S-pFg][/youtube]

That said, I know you don't go in for this whole flash idea, so you might not be able to see them.



I've just started reading The Wyrd Sisters. I've only read about 70 pages ish but so far, it's the funniest book yet.

[Vivienne]

I'm happy because the sun is coming out a bit, and I'm off to the woods shortly + radio.

[MK Chris]

What made me laugh last night was my mum telling the story about my brother in the church on his fourth birthday again... it went something like this. On my brother's fourth birthday, my sister's class at school were singing in the church, so they went up to see it. Well, someone worked out it was Tom's birthday and the whole church sang happy birthday to him. He didn't appreciate this. What started as a low muttering of "shut up.. shut up", eventually ended up as a full blown yell of "YOU POOS, YOU WILLY, SHUT UP YOU BUMS!" Before the end of the song my mum had yanked him out of the church, taken him home, put him in his bedroom, told him that she didn't want to see him for the rest of the day and thrown herself on her own bed and burst into tears.

[kendra k]

Wow, Topher. Your brother was an amazing four year old. That story gave me the will to start working on homework.

[MK Chris]

Ha, my mum didn't think so. It was before 'chav' had been coined, but she basically thought she'd bred a monster.

[foot-loose]

but she basically thought she'd bred a monster.

Ach, yer not that bad, man!

[MK Chris]

Haha. I blame my dad.

[Yudster]

.................. put him in his bedroom, told him that she didn't want to see him for the rest of the day ...............

Four years old?? Put a four year old in what to him is an intolerable situation over which he has no means of control, he reacts accordingly, and as a result gets put away and told he isn't wanted? O-kay!

Thing is, I can imagine Joel doing exactly the same thing........! Bless.

[Yudster]

**My Joel not yours!**

[MK Chris]

I think my mum was just really embarrassed.. My brother turned out OK in the end (well some may argue that)!

[foot-loose]

Four years old?? Put a four year old in what to him is an intolerable situation over which he has no means of control, he reacts accordingly, and as a result gets put away and told he isn't wanted? O-kay!

Surely you're not questioning Tophers mums parenting skills there?



*pokes with a long stick*