BBC Clock Inaccurate - 100 Days To Fix?

mikejuk writes "The BBC home page has just lost its clock because the BBC Trust upheld a complaint that it was inaccurate. The clock would show the current time on the machine it was being viewed on and not an accurate time as determined by the BBC. However, the BBC have responded to the accusations of inaccuracy by simply removing the clock stating that it would take 100 staffing days to fix. It further says: 'Given the technical complexities of implementing an alternative central clock, and the fact that most users already have a clock on their computer screen, the BBC has taken the decision to remove the clock from the Homepage in an upcoming update.' They added, '...the system required to do this "would dramatically slow down the loading of the BBC homepage", something which he said was "an issue of great importance to the site's users". Secondly, if the site moved to a format in which users across the world accessed the same homepage, irrespective of whichever country they were in, it would be "impossible to offer a single zonally-accurate clock."'"

They are waiting

[sidevans]

For a new Time Lord!

Re:Not-so-accurate source

[Pinhedd]

Come on, everyone knows that public sector workers only work for one hour per day. Programmers are no exception.

100 days

[ssam]

100 person days have been spent reading and commenting on the ./ article. (101 now)

Re:100 days

[ssam]

I assume it took me about a day to write that comment. its hard to tell without a clock on this web page.

Re: Not-so-accurate source

[the_other_chewey]

The License Fee MUST be paid if you won a TV set

What if I simply bought one?

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[Half-pint HAL]

I think that's 100 programmer hours to fix the problems, and 100 staff days to field calls from a nation whose hobby is complaining about things that don't matter.

Dear Points of View,

I would like to raise two problems with JamesH's post of the 6th of June. Firstly, he mistakes us for "a nation", despite the constitutional recognition of our 4 different nationalities within the united state.

Secondly, he alleges that we tend to complain about things that don't matter, which is a scurrilous accusation with no foundation in fact.

Yours faithfully
Disgusted
Tunbridge Wells

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[war4peace]

Reminds me of a joke.

A guy applies for a public sector job. The interviewer asks him if he drinks any coffee, guy says "no, I'm not allowed to have coffee because of the surgery I've done in the past. You know, when I fought in Iraq, a bomb exploded and mangled my balls, so they have been removed."
The interviewer remains silent for a minute then says "OK, you're hired, you will come to work at noon every day and leave at 4 PM".
Applicant protests: "Look, I know work starts at 8 AM and I don't want to be advantaged because I'm invalid".
Interviewer says "No, it's nothing like that. See, we come to work at 8 AM, and have our coffee until 10 AM and then we scratch our balls until noon. So there's nothing that you CAN do until noon, no point in coming in at 8 AM."

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[garyok]

My mistake - GP is right. Just as long as he never, ever accidentally clicks on the Listen Live button he'll be fine. But if he does it, even once, then a ravening horde of TV Licencing inspectors will descend on his demise and commit inventive mayhem on him and his housemates. And he'll be liable for the licence fee.