I pay my TV licence fee and I think it is perfectly acceptable to sensationalise headlines to attract readership. The content is worth reading after all.
As the government subsidise only a tiny proportion of the running costs, by way of government grants, it is slightly disingenuous to suggest that the BBC is paid for "by the taxpayer".
Those who pay the licence fee way well pay tax but the opposite is not obligatory as only those who choose to watch television need purchase a licence.
Yeah, although the Royal Mail seems to be more flexible these days. I rarely see my postie before mid-afternoon on a Saturday. Yesterday's work post turned up at 3pm. We try to focus more on email and fax rather than cocking about with snail mail.
True. However, the current level of post is dwindling and will continue to do so.
The model that you suggest will be required but the number of temporary workers will decline until you reach the new, lower capacity. At that point you repeat the cycle again and again until you employ only one man and a daschund, named Colin.
At that point the man can be sent on his last job to deliver his own severance pay slip and Colin can be shot.
The point is that the system is prone to human error and/or interference. It's old tech which has been replaced - get over it.
In 10 years time when another generation is kicking up daisies, there will be very little post. As the following generation moves out of God's waiting room, the postal system will be eradicated completely.
It will look less impressive when a member of SWAT gets his hand stuck under a door immediatley before setting off a breaching charge. Perhaps the regular spy cam would suffice after all?
Quite. The inclusion of anything made by McAfee is the equivalent of a car salesman pouring a bag of sugar into your new cars fuel tank. "Just hold on a second sir whilst I fcuk this up for you good and proper - wouldn't want you to be used to 100% performance from day 1 otherwise you will be disappointed in the future".
It's the same tactic that car hire firms use when you exceed the maximum number of miles within the hire agreement. Your average Joe would not be affected by the clause but seeing as we are talking about adults entering into binding agreements it would appear that customers are seeking to rely upon the "I am thick as pig-shit defence".
Yes, that's the public perception, ergo it must be true. We've seen the documentaries e.g. House of 1000 corpses, Duel, The Hills Have Eyes etc.
Of course, Hillbilly country exists in other places too Scotland for instance. For our American cousins, Scotland is a hamlet slightly north of London. They are perfectly lovely people who speak English with a slight twang that requires sub-titles in (US-made) films.
CCTV operated by law enforcement agencies is not nearly as prevalent as the press makes out.
Sure, there is a lot of CCTV per capita *in London* compared to, say, Iowa but even allowing for this, there is that whole messy business of being innocent until proven guilty.
A fuzzy CCTV image from 200 feet where the suspect is covering his/her head is next to useless in a prosecution case.
Working in the centre of Birmingham most of this week I kept an eye on the Birmingham Riots 2011 tumbler website which was immensely helpful. Lots of people managed to exit the city without getting caught up the looting/rioting thus leaving bunch of uneducated scrotum-suckers upon which the police could use harsh language.
The biggest problem was the years of non-agressive behaviour by the police who stood by and watched the illegal behaviour - treating it as public disorder was than looting and criminal damage. I rather hoped the police would break out the baton rounds, tear gas, water cannons and night sticks. Maybe next time...
One of the strongest arguments in favour of Andriod - the choice of hardware upon which to use it - is also one of the arguments against it. The new iPhone is realeased and everyone gets it - no watering down of hardware/compatibility. With Android, lots of vendors are competing hence the choice. It is this choice which I think is a good thing even though it may introduce incompatibility/instability.
Apple has a strong business model but it is not for everyone. Rather than berate one or the other, people try both and make their choice.
>p>As an Android and Windows user with an Xbox 360 I have made my choices which fit in well with my lifestyle. If you have a mac, iPhone and PS3 or any combination of those, good luck to you.
Criticise the hardware for being faulty and/or innovative but if you feel the need to criticise the choice that a person makes, just shut the hell up. Me criticising your choice to criticise others is the one acceptable irony - no-comebacks.
Both iOS and Android have their good and bad points (to state the obvios). If you love the Apple interface, it would be a wrench to switch to something else. Apple certainly does 'slick' and a lot of the features are well implemented but a lot are not.
A work colleague got an iPhone 4 which I had a play with. It impressed me once I'd got the hang of the menu system but one thing that really put me off was the lack of peak and off-peak email schedules in the MS exchange implementation. I prefer push email during the day and check every 4 hours for evenings and weekends. It may well have changed since I checked but this was a serious faux pas in my book - it is a basic requirement that I was used to on my Nokia e71.
In the interim I purchased a HTC Desire HD which I am extremely happy with. The battery life was dire at the start but only due to the number of default apps which were trying to sync every quarter of a second or so (stock, news, email, gmail, weather, shoes, plates, cups, saucers etc.). Once I'd tweaked a bit and scheduled wif-fi to switch off during work hours when I don't need it, the battery life is fine. Of course, I can use someone elses adroid, blackberry charger if I run low on juice...
Apple does rather have the monopoly for polishing a turd though. And every 9 months they roll it in glitter and sell it to their loyal user-base again.
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Hamlet part 2?
I pay my TV licence fee and I think it is perfectly acceptable to sensationalise headlines to attract readership. The content is worth reading after all.
As the government subsidise only a tiny proportion of the running costs, by way of government grants, it is slightly disingenuous to suggest that the BBC is paid for "by the taxpayer".
Those who pay the licence fee way well pay tax but the opposite is not obligatory as only those who choose to watch television need purchase a licence.
Not every night...
Lawyers definitely run the world and they own all money. Worship your new legal overlords.
Alternatively, you could get your head out of your ass and make a difference instead of passing the blame onto somebody else.
(cue the argument about one person not being able to make a difference)
I think I would have achieved a much more stable wireless link with a piece of 'white label' cheese than the Belkin router I once had.
Yeah, although the Royal Mail seems to be more flexible these days. I rarely see my postie before mid-afternoon on a Saturday. Yesterday's work post turned up at 3pm. We try to focus more on email and fax rather than cocking about with snail mail.
True. However, the current level of post is dwindling and will continue to do so.
The model that you suggest will be required but the number of temporary workers will decline until you reach the new, lower capacity. At that point you repeat the cycle again and again until you employ only one man and a daschund, named Colin.
At that point the man can be sent on his last job to deliver his own severance pay slip and Colin can be shot.
The point is that the system is prone to human error and/or interference. It's old tech which has been replaced - get over it.
In 10 years time when another generation is kicking up daisies, there will be very little post. As the following generation moves out of God's waiting room, the postal system will be eradicated completely.
I blame society
I'm not sure I agree but for those people who are unaware of the popular pitfalls I always defer to Bob the Angry Flower: Bob's Quick Guide to the Apostrophe, You Idiots
It will look less impressive when a member of SWAT gets his hand stuck under a door immediatley before setting off a breaching charge. Perhaps the regular spy cam would suffice after all?
God = imaginary therefore Jesus = Vaporware?
'Unicorn and Leprechaun trapper' - now *that* is a niche profession
No, he *was* talking about farts.
Quite. The inclusion of anything made by McAfee is the equivalent of a car salesman pouring a bag of sugar into your new cars fuel tank. "Just hold on a second sir whilst I fcuk this up for you good and proper - wouldn't want you to be used to 100% performance from day 1 otherwise you will be disappointed in the future".
Exactly.
It's the same tactic that car hire firms use when you exceed the maximum number of miles within the hire agreement. Your average Joe would not be affected by the clause but seeing as we are talking about adults entering into binding agreements it would appear that customers are seeking to rely upon the "I am thick as pig-shit defence".
I blame the parents...
Yes, that's the public perception, ergo it must be true. We've seen the documentaries e.g. House of 1000 corpses, Duel, The Hills Have Eyes etc.
Of course, Hillbilly country exists in other places too Scotland for instance. For our American cousins, Scotland is a hamlet slightly north of London. They are perfectly lovely people who speak English with a slight twang that requires sub-titles in (US-made) films.
But at least with all of the experience he has a *choice* of what to forget. That's what employers pay for...
Look on the bright side - there's always Y3K to look forward to...
CCTV operated by law enforcement agencies is not nearly as prevalent as the press makes out.
Sure, there is a lot of CCTV per capita *in London* compared to, say, Iowa but even allowing for this, there is that whole messy business of being innocent until proven guilty.
A fuzzy CCTV image from 200 feet where the suspect is covering his/her head is next to useless in a prosecution case.
Working in the centre of Birmingham most of this week I kept an eye on the Birmingham Riots 2011 tumbler website which was immensely helpful. Lots of people managed to exit the city without getting caught up the looting/rioting thus leaving bunch of uneducated scrotum-suckers upon which the police could use harsh language.
The biggest problem was the years of non-agressive behaviour by the police who stood by and watched the illegal behaviour - treating it as public disorder was than looting and criminal damage. I rather hoped the police would break out the baton rounds, tear gas, water cannons and night sticks. Maybe next time...
They'd be better off powering the damn things from satellites in orbit.
Attaching wires to satellites and drones, in a sort of space elevator design? That might just work!
Think of a UAV powered entirely from orbit with a laser
Ah, yes, I see what you mean - that's a much better idea...
One of the strongest arguments in favour of Andriod - the choice of hardware upon which to use it - is also one of the arguments against it. The new iPhone is realeased and everyone gets it - no watering down of hardware/compatibility. With Android, lots of vendors are competing hence the choice. It is this choice which I think is a good thing even though it may introduce incompatibility/instability.
Apple has a strong business model but it is not for everyone. Rather than berate one or the other, people try both and make their choice. >p>As an Android and Windows user with an Xbox 360 I have made my choices which fit in well with my lifestyle. If you have a mac, iPhone and PS3 or any combination of those, good luck to you.
Criticise the hardware for being faulty and/or innovative but if you feel the need to criticise the choice that a person makes, just shut the hell up. Me criticising your choice to criticise others is the one acceptable irony - no-comebacks.
Both iOS and Android have their good and bad points (to state the obvios). If you love the Apple interface, it would be a wrench to switch to something else. Apple certainly does 'slick' and a lot of the features are well implemented but a lot are not.
A work colleague got an iPhone 4 which I had a play with. It impressed me once I'd got the hang of the menu system but one thing that really put me off was the lack of peak and off-peak email schedules in the MS exchange implementation. I prefer push email during the day and check every 4 hours for evenings and weekends. It may well have changed since I checked but this was a serious faux pas in my book - it is a basic requirement that I was used to on my Nokia e71.
In the interim I purchased a HTC Desire HD which I am extremely happy with. The battery life was dire at the start but only due to the number of default apps which were trying to sync every quarter of a second or so (stock, news, email, gmail, weather, shoes, plates, cups, saucers etc.). Once I'd tweaked a bit and scheduled wif-fi to switch off during work hours when I don't need it, the battery life is fine. Of course, I can use someone elses adroid, blackberry charger if I run low on juice...
Apple does rather have the monopoly for polishing a turd though. And every 9 months they roll it in glitter and sell it to their loyal user-base again.
1. Polish
2. Roll
3. Re-sell
4. Profit