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Posted by CmdrTaco on from the but-whats-wrong-with-the-analog-kind dept.

Gingerman writes "The BBC is running a story about a full automated lifestyle centre in Wokingham UK. The centre has everything from the home to the office and includes shops too." It's a little thin on details, but its a mix of practical things that could be around the corner, and stuff that may be a little further down a 6 lane interstate.

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  1. Re:Ridiculous by strags · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I suspect I'm just feeding a troll here, but...

    The only reason British DSL costs so much, and is so late to be deployed is because of an antiquated, complacent, mismanaged, monopolistic telephone company - British Telecom. They held back DSL deployment because they didn't want ISDN sales to suffer, and even now, are doing everything possible to hinder providers' access to the local loop.

    The chairman of BT once claimed that the public just weren't ready for DSL yet.

  2. Re:Ridiculous by EnglishTim · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    "the socialistic policies of Tony Blair"

    Riiiight... I don't think that 'Socialist' and 'Labour party' really belong in the same sentence any more. It used to be simple:

    Labour: Left-wing
    Liberal Democrat/ SDLP/ whatever : Centre
    Conservatives: Right-wing

    Now you've got:

    Liberal Democrats: Centre-Left
    Labour: Centre-right
    Conservatives: Slightly more right than Labour.

    Mind you, the centre has moved to the right a bit, anyway.