Comments on: BBC uses Adobe AIR to install a list of swear words to users machines. http://www.psyked.co.uk/apollo/bbc-uses-air-to-install-a-list-of-swear-words-to-users-machines.htm Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:41:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan http://www.psyked.co.uk/apollo/bbc-uses-air-to-install-a-list-of-swear-words-to-users-machines.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1597 Dan Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:15:51 +0000 There are some really weird ones in there - the swear words I can more-or-less understand, but why are the phrases "Duke of Edinburgh", "Prince Philip" (and Phillip) and "Philip the Greek" banned? And if anybody's ingenious enough to swear using phrases like "Foxtrot Oscar" then I really think they ought to be allowed to. There are some really weird ones in there – the swear words I can more-or-less understand, but why are the phrases “Duke of Edinburgh”, “Prince Philip” (and Phillip) and “Philip the Greek” banned?

And if anybody’s ingenious enough to swear using phrases like “Foxtrot Oscar” then I really think they ought to be allowed to.

]]> By: James http://www.psyked.co.uk/apollo/bbc-uses-air-to-install-a-list-of-swear-words-to-users-machines.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1579 James Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:41:49 +0000 Well, you might say it's all over - an auto-update has just appeared which fixes the immediate issue: http://www.psyked.co.uk/adobe/apollo/bbc-sports-air-application-removes-its-offensive-language.htm Well, you might say it’s all over – an auto-update has just appeared which fixes the immediate issue:

http://www.psyked.co.uk/adobe/apollo/bbc-sports-air-application-removes-its-offensive-language.htm

]]> By: James http://www.psyked.co.uk/apollo/bbc-uses-air-to-install-a-list-of-swear-words-to-users-machines.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1577 James Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:35:08 +0000 The power of the internet - 5 hours later, and they're on the case! I'm curious to see how quickly (and how) things get fixed - lucky it's Adobe AIR, and not a CD-Rom based application! The power of the internet – 5 hours later, and they’re on the case!

I’m curious to see how quickly (and how) things get fixed – lucky it’s Adobe AIR, and not a CD-Rom based application!

]]> By: Nick Reynolds (editor, BBC Internet Blog) http://www.psyked.co.uk/apollo/bbc-uses-air-to-install-a-list-of-swear-words-to-users-machines.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1576 Nick Reynolds (editor, BBC Internet Blog) Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:13:32 +0000 Should be "bringing" - sorry. Should be “bringing” – sorry.

]]> By: Nick Reynolds (editor, BBC Internet Blog) http://www.psyked.co.uk/apollo/bbc-uses-air-to-install-a-list-of-swear-words-to-users-machines.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1575 Nick Reynolds (editor, BBC Internet Blog) Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:12:52 +0000 Thanks for brining this to our attention. We are in the process of fixing it/removing the list. Nick Reynolds (editor, BBC Internet blog) Thanks for brining this to our attention. We are in the process of fixing it/removing the list.

Nick Reynolds (editor, BBC Internet blog)

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