On 17 May 2005 17:36:13 -0700, Tudor Hughes wrote:

What's wrong with a map, for goodness' sake?

I doesn't move, so the X-Box generation with the attention span of a
goldfish get bored. The fact that the movement detracts from the
presentation of information isn't relevant to the X-box generation as
they much prefer style over content.

How can a perspective 3D presentation help?

I donno and I noticed another slightly weird effect due to it last
night. When the presenter moves their arm hand from the south to the
north the fact it doesn't get smaller as it moves further away is
really rather disturbing. Perceptually their arm appears to get
bigger. Yet another vomit making feature...

It is pure technological gimmickry for its own sake. It adds
nothing and subtracts quite a lot.

Agreed. And when night falls and it gets dark (but strangely you still
have "shadows" from the clouds) it all gets very dim and dull. The
moon is about half at the moment so I guess shadows are allowed but
will we still get them with a new moon?

--
Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

On 17 May 2005 17:36:13 -0700, Tudor Hughes wrote:

What's wrong with a map, for goodness' sake?

I doesn't move, so the X-Box generation with the attention span of a
goldfish get bored. The fact that the movement detracts from the
presentation of information isn't relevant to the X-box generation as
they much prefer style over content.

How can a perspective 3D presentation help?

I donno and I noticed another slightly weird effect due to it last
night. When the presenter moves their arm hand from the south to the
north the fact it doesn't get smaller as it moves further away is
really rather disturbing. Perceptually their arm appears to get
bigger. Yet another vomit making feature...

It is pure technological gimmickry for its own sake. It adds
nothing and subtracts quite a lot.

Agreed. And when night falls and it gets dark (but strangely you still
have "shadows" from the clouds) it all gets very dim and dull. The
moon is about half at the moment so I guess shadows are allowed but
will we still get them with a new moon?

--
Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

On 17 May 2005 17:36:13 -0700, Tudor Hughes wrote:

What's wrong with a map, for goodness' sake?

I doesn't move, so the X-Box generation with the attention span of a
goldfish get bored. The fact that the movement detracts from the
presentation of information isn't relevant to the X-box generation as
they much prefer style over content.

How can a perspective 3D presentation help?

I donno and I noticed another slightly weird effect due to it last
night. When the presenter moves their arm hand from the south to the
north the fact it doesn't get smaller as it moves further away is
really rather disturbing. Perceptually their arm appears to get
bigger. Yet another vomit making feature...

It is pure technological gimmickry for its own sake. It adds
nothing and subtracts quite a lot.

Agreed. And when night falls and it gets dark (but strangely you still
have "shadows" from the clouds) it all gets very dim and dull. The
moon is about half at the moment so I guess shadows are allowed but
will we still get them with a new moon?

--
Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

Tudor Hughes wrote:

Just watched 'em - they're as bad as everyone says. In fact I'd
say idiotic. They seem to have gone for the 8-12 age range except that
any earnest young kid of that age would learn nothing about the weather
whatsoever from this Disneyfication of the forecasts.
What's wrong with a map, for goodness' sake? How can a perspective
3D presentation help? All areas outside the immediate UK are excluded
so how can the weather be put in any context and how can this possibly
help the public understanding of weather forecasts?
The BBC airheads (and I don't mean weather enthusiasts) ought to be
ashamed of themselves for this cretinous nonsense and should try and
grow up. It is pure technological gimmickry for its own sake. It adds
nothing and subtracts quite a lot.

It's hit Page 3 of the Daily Mail.

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Peter

Tudor Hughes wrote:

Just watched 'em - they're as bad as everyone says. In fact I'd
say idiotic. They seem to have gone for the 8-12 age range except that
any earnest young kid of that age would learn nothing about the weather
whatsoever from this Disneyfication of the forecasts.
What's wrong with a map, for goodness' sake? How can a perspective
3D presentation help? All areas outside the immediate UK are excluded
so how can the weather be put in any context and how can this possibly
help the public understanding of weather forecasts?
The BBC airheads (and I don't mean weather enthusiasts) ought to be
ashamed of themselves for this cretinous nonsense and should try and
grow up. It is pure technological gimmickry for its own sake. It adds
nothing and subtracts quite a lot.

It's hit Page 3 of the Daily Mail.

--

Peter

Tudor Hughes wrote:

Just watched 'em - they're as bad as everyone says. In fact I'd
say idiotic. They seem to have gone for the 8-12 age range except that
any earnest young kid of that age would learn nothing about the weather
whatsoever from this Disneyfication of the forecasts.
What's wrong with a map, for goodness' sake? How can a perspective
3D presentation help? All areas outside the immediate UK are excluded
so how can the weather be put in any context and how can this possibly
help the public understanding of weather forecasts?
The BBC airheads (and I don't mean weather enthusiasts) ought to be
ashamed of themselves for this cretinous nonsense and should try and
grow up. It is pure technological gimmickry for its own sake. It adds
nothing and subtracts quite a lot.

It's hit Page 3 of the Daily Mail.

--

Peter