I'm passing up moderating to reply, but you need to be corrected. GSM was originally an abreviation of french words, that is true, but it is not a french design. GSM was a European standard, and french happens to be one of the major languages of the European Union, along with english and german. GSM equipment is now designed and built throughout the world, including in the USA.
So, just in case anyone didn't get that, GSM was designed as a EUROPEAN STANDARD and is now used worldwide.
BT don't get complaints because they are lying to their customers. Pages blocked by Cleanfeed are replaced with a "Website not found" message, not a warning that child pornography has been blocked.
Achem, except that they are plugging their wireless access point into the University Network. Did you read any of the linked information? The university is complaining about Access Points that are connected to the students own cable modem / DSL connection.
The only security issue is that other clueless students don't know how to enter the universities SSID network name, so they connect to the private network instead.
Is BT the only ISP in the UK? if not then you still have the choice to go with one that is not blocking.
BT isn't the only ISP here, but it controls the network used by nearly all ADSL providers, and they are talking about applying the filter to other ADSL sellers "on a non-commercial basis." There are a few ISPs around that don't use BT, including cable companies NTL and Telewest, and companies that take over the phone lines from BT such as Bulldog.
I don't like the fact that blocked pages are replaced with a "Website not found" message rather than a message explaining why the page was blocked.
I have a video phone. My sister has a video phone. I sell them for a living. Hutchison 3G (3) run a 3G network with realtime video calls as well as video clip downloads.
They are even actively monitoring these messages. Be careful what you type, you might end up in the slammer sooner than you think. Did you even read the story that you linked to? The guy sent it to the wrong person, who called the police. No monitoring involved.
I used to work in a rapid prototyping center at Evesham College and in 96 - 97 we helped a guy build prototypes for miniature turbines. I used a Stratasys FDM machine to produce the first plastic models of these turbines and then in wax to cast the first prototypes. When I looked at the wren turbines website just now those turbine wheels look extremely like what we produced... Unfortunately I can't remember the designers name (and it was just one guy doing this as a hobby) and I haven't been in contact since 1997.
Those were fun days though. I remember one day the guy brought in a turbine from a full size helicopter that he had got from somewhere (I never asked!) and we fired it up in a warehouse with four of use holding it down, just for fun! The miniture turbine was cool stuff though, we had to start it by firing propane through the front to spin it, and watch it flame when it was lit. Then the normal fuel was pumped in to make it go. I used to raise the temperature of the place by several degrees in about 2 minutes.
here in the UK we have to pay (rather a lot) for local calls
That's changing. For a while now BT has offered a tarif with free calls up to an hour. (Local or national) It costs 25.5UKP / month. From July even the basic line rental of 10.50UKP will give you evening calls up to an hour long for a 6p fixed charge.
Anyway, there is no excuse for putting up with BT's expensive call options: you can change to a cheaper BT tarif, or you can join one of the hundreds of alternative phone companies such as Onetel.
I'm hoping that the new PalmOne will release a software update to put the original Graffiti back on all the palms that don't have it. Perhaps future Palms can have a choice at first boot, Graffiti 1 or 2.
The real question, is are they going to sue Xerox for all the lost sales when they couldn't offer Graffiti 1?
Neither will this make Paypal a bank, it will amke them more comparable to a card company with regards to their liabilities and such.
Fair enough, I didn't know what the distinction was between an ELMI and a bank. I do think that paypal would like to be one though.
(for example, they would simply not be allowed to charge different fees for non domestic transfers according to EU rules, somethign that makes that I can transfer money free of any fees to any place within the EU nowadays when using my bank for example)
That hasn't worked out too well for me. I have a dutch postbank account (I live in Amsterdam some of the time) and an english co-op bank account and both charge me a fortune to transfer money between them, although I haven't transferred holland -> england in a few months. I think they must be getting around the rules by charging for the currency conversion when they can't charge for the international transfer.
I also do not knw any country on this planet where PayPal registered as a bank.
In an email recieved from paypal on the 12th January 2004:
In June 2003, we applied to the UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA)for authorisation for PayPal (Europe) Ltd. to operate as an Electronic Money Institution (ELMI) in the European Union. This process is still in progress.
That sounds pretty much like they are trying to be a bank to me.
I don't think sending the faxes from here will cost them much.
It is cheaper for me to call the USA from here in England than it is to call my familly in the same country - I can call America for 1p/min, but national calls cost me 2.5p/min. I also lived in Holland for a bit, and my phone bills went down because Holland-UK calls cost less than UK-UK calls. (1 euro cent/min)
Personally I don't believe in Eternal Security. I think it's possible to fall away from God. But I also don't believe that a saved person that killed themself would always go straight to hell. I think killing yourself is a sin, but to be accountable for it you must be in your right mind - and how many people that kill themselves are in their right mind at the time?
You need to get yourself a copy of Windows XP 120 day evaluation edition. It's free to order from the website and you can activate it and update it online as it's a legitimate version with its own product key. It is licensed for 10 computers, so I figure I can install it 10 times in a row on the same computer instead!
If you're in the UK you can order just about every microsoft product from free from this page. I can't find the US link, but search for windows xp evaluation edition.
While you're there, order yourself a security update CD, it saves a hell of a lot of downloading. (I don't know why MS isn't forced to post these to every windows user.)
Colchester town center is currently dominated by nail salons and hair salons. I have no idea why. It's a bit of a change from when it was dominated by mobile phone shops, it once had 11, now it only has 6!
What exactly is to stop them using someone elses ID?
That would be the biometric identifiers. The word is even used in the slashdot headline, it's not like you even need to read the article to find that out!
MacDonalds use Colchester in exactly this fashion (to test new products)
Really? I can't say I had noticed. Of course I haven't been in there since I read that Colchester also tested how well they can carry on working with sewage on the floor
recieve a printed receipt that you verify your choices and deposit to leave a paper trail,...so that the person waiting to beat you up if you don't vote correctly can check your recipt for compliance. Good thinking!
Are you telling me that when I go to fix a computer I can't take my toolkit with me on the bus? I also carry wirecuters in my guitar case, (for string changes) and take it on the bus all the time.
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I'm passing up moderating to reply, but you need to be corrected. GSM was originally an abreviation of french words, that is true, but it is not a french design. GSM was a European standard, and french happens to be one of the major languages of the European Union, along with english and german. GSM equipment is now designed and built throughout the world, including in the USA.
So, just in case anyone didn't get that, GSM was designed as a EUROPEAN STANDARD and is now used worldwide.
It has nothing to do with religion. Turkey has not been allowed to join the European Union because it still abuses human rights.
BT don't get complaints because they are lying to their customers. Pages blocked by Cleanfeed are replaced with a "Website not found" message, not a warning that child pornography has been blocked.
Achem, except that they are plugging their wireless access point into the University Network.
Did you read any of the linked information? The university is complaining about Access Points that are connected to the students own cable modem / DSL connection.
The only security issue is that other clueless students don't know how to enter the universities SSID network name, so they connect to the private network instead.
I bought my IBM Thinkpad X21 (P3 700, 256MB, 20GB, 12") for 225 pounds, which is about $450.
Does the earth have enough space for that?
Perhaps not, but they can all have an IP address thanks to IPv6!
Is BT the only ISP in the UK? if not then you still have the choice to go with one that is not blocking.
BT isn't the only ISP here, but it controls the network used by nearly all ADSL providers, and they are talking about applying the filter to other ADSL sellers "on a non-commercial basis." There are a few ISPs around that don't use BT, including cable companies NTL and Telewest, and companies that take over the phone lines from BT such as Bulldog.
I don't like the fact that blocked pages are replaced with a "Website not found" message rather than a message explaining why the page was blocked.
I have a video phone. My sister has a video phone. I sell them for a living. Hutchison 3G (3) run a 3G network with realtime video calls as well as video clip downloads.
They are even actively monitoring these messages. Be careful what you type, you might end up in the slammer sooner than you think.
Did you even read the story that you linked to? The guy sent it to the wrong person, who called the police. No monitoring involved.
For some reason the links aren't showing up in my posts - I linked to www.evesham.ac.uk and www.stratasys.com
I used to work in a rapid prototyping center at Evesham College and in 96 - 97 we helped a guy build prototypes for miniature turbines. I used a Stratasys FDM machine to produce the first plastic models of these turbines and then in wax to cast the first prototypes. When I looked at the wren turbines website just now those turbine wheels look extremely like what we produced...
Unfortunately I can't remember the designers name (and it was just one guy doing this as a hobby) and I haven't been in contact since 1997.
Those were fun days though. I remember one day the guy brought in a turbine from a full size helicopter that he had got from somewhere (I never asked!) and we fired it up in a warehouse with four of use holding it down, just for fun! The miniture turbine was cool stuff though, we had to start it by firing propane through the front to spin it, and watch it flame when it was lit. Then the normal fuel was pumped in to make it go. I used to raise the temperature of the place by several degrees in about 2 minutes.
Happy days...
That's changing. For a while now BT has offered a tarif with free calls up to an hour. (Local or national) It costs 25.5UKP / month. From July even the basic line rental of 10.50UKP will give you evening calls up to an hour long for a 6p fixed charge.
Anyway, there is no excuse for putting up with BT's expensive call options: you can change to a cheaper BT tarif, or you can join one of the hundreds of alternative phone companies such as Onetel.
I'm hoping that the new PalmOne will release a software update to put the original Graffiti back on all the palms that don't have it. Perhaps future Palms can have a choice at first boot, Graffiti 1 or 2.
The real question, is are they going to sue Xerox for all the lost sales when they couldn't offer Graffiti 1?
Jesus must be spinning in his grave....
Well he might if he was still in it.
Fair enough, I didn't know what the distinction was between an ELMI and a bank. I do think that paypal would like to be one though.
That hasn't worked out too well for me. I have a dutch postbank account (I live in Amsterdam some of the time) and an english co-op bank account and both charge me a fortune to transfer money between them, although I haven't transferred holland -> england in a few months. I think they must be getting around the rules by charging for the currency conversion when they can't charge for the international transfer.
In an email recieved from paypal on the 12th January 2004:
That sounds pretty much like they are trying to be a bank to me.
Posting to undo accidental troll moderation. Sorry.
I don't think sending the faxes from here will cost them much.
It is cheaper for me to call the USA from here in England than it is to call my familly in the same country - I can call America for 1p/min, but national calls cost me 2.5p/min. I also lived in Holland for a bit, and my phone bills went down because Holland-UK calls cost less than UK-UK calls. (1 euro cent/min)
That must be capitalism at work.
Personally I don't believe in Eternal Security. I think it's possible to fall away from God. But I also don't believe that a saved person that killed themself would always go straight to hell.
I think killing yourself is a sin, but to be accountable for it you must be in your right mind - and how many people that kill themselves are in their right mind at the time?
You need to get yourself a copy of Windows XP 120 day evaluation edition. It's free to order from the website and you can activate it and update it online as it's a legitimate version with its own product key. It is licensed for 10 computers, so I figure I can install it 10 times in a row on the same computer instead!
If you're in the UK you can order just about every microsoft product from free from this page. I can't find the US link, but search for windows xp evaluation edition.
While you're there, order yourself a security update CD, it saves a hell of a lot of downloading. (I don't know why MS isn't forced to post these to every windows user.)
not particularly dominated by any one industry
Colchester town center is currently dominated by nail salons and hair salons. I have no idea why. It's a bit of a change from when it was dominated by mobile phone shops, it once had 11, now it only has 6!
What exactly is to stop them using someone elses ID?
That would be the biometric identifiers. The word is even used in the slashdot headline, it's not like you even need to read the article to find that out!
MacDonalds use Colchester in exactly this fashion (to test new products)
Really? I can't say I had noticed. Of course I haven't been in there since I read that Colchester also tested how well they can carry on working with sewage on the floor
recieve a printed receipt that you verify your choices and deposit to leave a paper trail, ...so that the person waiting to beat you up if you don't vote correctly can check your recipt for compliance. Good thinking!
Are you telling me that when I go to fix a computer I can't take my toolkit with me on the bus? I also carry wirecuters in my guitar case, (for string changes) and take it on the bus all the time.