On 06/02/2008, Tom Bamford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > William Anderson wrote: > > Tom Bamford wrote: > >> [snip] > >> > >> I guess everyone has their viewing preference; the same 15 minutes of > >> lukewarm headlines over and over again is not for me, nor any > >> US-b[i]ased station. > > > > Rolling news channels aren't designed to be watched for extended periods > > of time, unless something "big" or "interesting" is happening. > > Nonetheless, the bottom 30 minutes of every hour on News 24 are usually > > used for "programming", while the top 30 minutes are for headlines and > > news coverage. > > > > -n > > > > My point exactly, I like to have news on in the background during the > day. I quickly tire of News 24 and others because after an hour or two > you can literally memorise every word of every story, it's mind-numbing. > > Though it's not just that, I find that there is actually quite a lot > going on in the world that you just never see covered on the British and > American run news services. > > Tom > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ >
I know this is totally off topic, but I was wondering why there are "[]" around the 'i' on Tom Bamford's post: "US-b[i]ased"? -- Kris Douglas Softdel Limited Hosting Services Web: www.softdel.net Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/