Links for 2005-09-23

Posted September 23, 2005 1:17 AM.

• Frequently Asked Questions about the ISAN version identifier for audiovisual works "The first 16 hexadecimal digits of the ISAN relate to the audiovisual work. This work segment is further sub-divided into two parts: a 12-digit root segment followed by a 4-digit segment for the identification of episodes or parts when applicable." Huge.
• Sky are to launch a freeview channel in the UK showing programming that hasn't been on terrestrial yet, but which is a year or so behind Sky One's shows It's pretty clearly a marketing move - there are loads of people using Freeview that haven't upgraded to Sky and with E4's defection to free, Sky really need to have a platform from which to encourage people to 'upgrade' to satellite.
• It's kind of terrible, but it's kind of great - a new t-shirt slogan is appearing around London's tourist shops... I mean it's funny if you don't get all weirded out about bombs and stuff. Um.
• BBC News: "A US psychologist says there are not that many differences between the genders." The complexities of the politics of same vs different, superior vs inferior, made vs born (etc) remain a perpetual focus for debate, argument and rhetoric...