My mother recently switched to Virgin from BT, motivated by a long running intermittent fault with BT, and she's become a cheerleader for the Virgin service. She's most pleased by how much cheaper it is.
You seem to assume that all empires other than the USA were patterned after the Belgian Congo.
Didn't the British Empire leave an infrastructure of railways, telegraphs, hospitals and universities? Is the export of trial by jury, common law, and parliamentary democracy a legacy to be reviled? Are people forced to play soccer, rugby, and cricket?
Am I the only one that thinks that the pricing for the Mac Mini has gone a little insane? When they first came out they were for people who wanted to dip their toes into the Apple world but without spending a small fortune. Now the base unit is £500, hardly a drop in the ocean.
It is odd. When the MacMini was launched, using a PPC, it was priced to compete with celeron boxes. Then when Apple moved to Intel chips, they moved the MacMini to a different price bracket rather than use celerons. I daresay they had their reasons, but I'm with you, I think it leaves a hole in their lineup.
I think Mr Singh may find that evidence is against him.
Bupa (UK private medical insurer) say on their website that:
The scientific evidence for some of the claims of chiropractic is of variable quality.
Some studies show that chiropractic can limit acute low back pain and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) recommends chiropractic for this condition. Back pain is pain that comes from the muscles, nerves, bones, joints and other parts of the back. If the pain lasts for less than three months, it's called acute back pain. If the problem goes on for longer, it's known as sub-acute or chronic back pain. The medical terms acute and chronic refer to how long the symptom lasts for, rather than how severe it is.
The Department of Health's report, 'The Musculoskeletal Services Framework for England' refers to chiropractic as a treatment option for musculoskeletal conditions (conditions that affect the muscles, bones and joints).
Whether chiropractic is useful for other conditions, such as migraine or tension headache, is uncertain - the evidence is limited. The research is often conflicting and while symptoms of some illnesses improve, the best evidence generally fails to prove that chiropractic cures illnesses. While there is anecdotal evidence and chiropractic treatment is accepted by many conventional medical practitioners, there is little scientific evidence to prove that it's effective. More research is needed.
Alan Turing (genuflect three times) calculated that gin (i.e. 60% water/40% ethanol) was as good as mercury. But it wasn't "exotic" enough to be approved for use.
First time round, they were just trying to get a working machine, as quickly as possible, so they used tried and tested solutions where-ever they could.
Perhaps mercury was just a proven solution, so they didn't faff about looking for a better one?
I remember seeing an exit poll for the 2005 general election sorted by newspaper, as I recall The Times reader profile almost perfectly matched the election result, while The Sun readership had a marked Labour bias.
People who label Mr Murdock's (UK) newspapers 'right wing' forget his papers are run as businesses, not propaganda sheets, they follow public opinion.
Shane Richmond of The Telegraph suggests a possible motive for this move:
Perhaps Murdoch is simply quitting a game that heâ(TM)s losing. The Telegraph, The Guardian and The Daily Mail have consistently dominated the UK ABCes [website traffic]. Why not play a different game altogether?
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According to your numbers, Windows 7 has a 33% market share. That's a little difficult to believe.
W3 Schools, who I'd assume have a mostly geek audience, report Windows 7 having a 13% market share among their users.
My mother recently switched to Virgin from BT, motivated by a long running intermittent fault with BT, and she's become a cheerleader for the Virgin service. She's most pleased by how much cheaper it is.
Nope. It would be Riddick 5
1. Pitch Black
2. Into Pitch Black
3. Dark Fury
4. Chronicles of Riddick
Whenever speech-making hits the news (party conference season) Max Atkinson seems to be the UK media's favourite talking head.
I disagree with that. I live in a rural part of Hampshire, I used to use O2, but I switched to Three for better speeds.
The Register had an article in July with the coverage maps for different mobile companies; Three and Orange came out best.
For a tourist, I'd suggest that Three's pay-and-go dongle would be the best option.
Alarming, or alarmist?
Global warming stopped in 1998, and we're now getting predictions for twenty years of global cooling.
While we're swapping anecdotes ... I took my MacBook in for warranty repairs when the DVD player failed, and the case top / palm rest cracked.
My willingness to complain was raised because the thing cost me £700, and was less than two years old. I'm not impressed by the build quality.
A 2006 survey by MacInTouch.com suggested the failure rate for G3 iBooks was 73%.
You seem to assume that all empires other than the USA were patterned after the Belgian Congo.
Didn't the British Empire leave an infrastructure of railways, telegraphs, hospitals and universities? Is the export of trial by jury, common law, and parliamentary democracy a legacy to be reviled? Are people forced to play soccer, rugby, and cricket?
Is it backed by Google? I thought it was an engineer's "20%" project.
Objective C, which has recently introduced many of the features you admire in Go, is backed by Apple, but has never taken off outside the MacVerse.
It is odd. When the MacMini was launched, using a PPC, it was priced to compete with celeron boxes. Then when Apple moved to Intel chips, they moved the MacMini to a different price bracket rather than use celerons. I daresay they had their reasons, but I'm with you, I think it leaves a hole in their lineup.
I think Mr Singh may find that evidence is against him.
Bupa (UK private medical insurer) say on their website that:
It's mind-boggling, here in fat-land, to see all the people who drive to the gym (and all those who just drive, but not even to the gym).
In FatLand UK, the fatties dress head-to-toe in sportswear, and never the visit the gym at all :-)
I like this. Reminds me of the Kite-ship story, back when the price of oil was heading moon-wards.
The Leo 1 claims to be the 'first business computer'.
First time round, they were just trying to get a working machine, as quickly as possible, so they used tried and tested solutions where-ever they could.
Perhaps mercury was just a proven solution, so they didn't faff about looking for a better one?
I recently read A Computer called Leo, which tells a story of post WW2 computer development in the UK.
The thing that stuck me most was the long cylinders of mercury used as memory, (mercury delay lines).
In the long run The Times website is a likely winner. The Telegraph is loaded down with debt, and The Guardian is losing too much money for even the Scott Trust to support for long.