Nice anti-cyclist rant, but it comes across as avoiding the key points that you're supposedly replying too. Namely that more drivers break the law than cyclists, and that speed limits for example aren't optional, no matter how poorly conceived you believe them to be.
As a bicycle commuter myself in London, I see that most cyclists do actually stop at red lights. When I get behind the wheel and drive out of the city, I see a far higher percentage of drivers exceeding the limit. Much easier to generalise about all drivers being law breakers than cyclists when you see the evidence. The driving experience wasn't much different in the US when I lived there too.
Why would the reason for the speed limit matter anyway? Surely the law's the law, or are you just trying to justify breaking it? A lot of drivers do, and they're often the same ones who complain about cyclists breaking the law.
I reckon more drivers break the law than cyclists going through red lights. What percentage of drivers for instance exceed the speed limit on the freeway/motorway?
Germans know very well how their bread is buttered: all those crappy southern European countries depress the value of the Euro to the benefit of German exports. Leaving the EU and returning to the DM will quickly see their currency appreciate.
Anyway, your comments are totally out of touch with the reality on the ground. Despite frustration with the likes of Greece and the recent appearance of parties like the AfD and Pegida, most Germans view the EU very favourably and don't understand this whole stupid Brexit thing. Angela Merkel remains popular, and she continues to lead the EU in the direction of closer integration.
This is just so unfair and unreasonable. What do people expect from a coalition government? Theresa May has also been promising to cut immigration to tens of thousands since coming to power in 2010, which was the red hot Brexit issue. As home secretary and now PM, she hasn't even made a dent in the non-EU immigration, which runs to the hundreds of thousands and continues to exceed EU immigration.
Get over the tuition thing and move on and look at the rest of their policies and the good they've done like doubling the income tax exemption and free school meals.
... be bothered to participate in the multi-party televised election debates. In the debate the Tories did turn up, she sent the Home Secretary, whose father had died days beforehand.
Why are you talking about H.264 (AVC)? This article is about H.265 (HEVC).
There isn't a VP9 encoder out there that can match the HEVC codecs in terms of encoding speed or quality at a given bitrate or bitrate savings at a fixed quality. And what about hardware accelerated codecs (encoding and decoding) and support within the chipsets used by Apple?
And when I talk about codecs, I'm not for instance talking about x265, which is typically the most common free one used by/.ers. There are other commercial HEVC codecs out there that Apple could be licensing that are far faster and comparable in quality.
I'm still using a mid-2011 17" MBP for all my work in Lightroom. Brilliant laptop, great screen, and the best form factor for a 17" laptop at the time.
When you say "docking station", are you thinking of those god awful things that PC users put up with? I just plug in a thunderbolt connector and power lead in to my work 2015 15" MBP. The screen has a hub in it. I look forward to the upgrade to USB-C. I hope I never again have to use one of those horrible docks I had in the past with Dell laptops.
This isn't Windows being difficult to use compared to Linux, this is *you* being accustomed to one particular system.
I stopped using Linux on my personal computers around 2006 after a decade because I got so fed up with it. For the last seven years I've been Mac only at work and home, but developing cross platform software I use Windows and Linux frequently in VMs. Don't get me wrong, Windows really irritates me too, but nothing like the way the different Linux desktop environments do with their clunky, unintuitive nightmare UX and poor organisation. The only redeeming feature of Linux for me is the command line, which is basically what I use in tandem with the GUI all day long on macOS.
Maybe I misunderstand you, but you seem to be suggesting that a complete fibre deployment to millions of homes won't take that much longer or much more cost than delivering fibre to just tens of thousands of cabinets and re-using the existing copper infrastructure to the homes. That makes no sense unless there are some massive mitigating factors such as seriously poor or even no copper infrastructure that would need replacement/installation; is that the case in Australia?
I was living briefly in Melbourne about 8 years ago when this whole thing was announced. My in-laws are still suffering poor internet services. Meanwhile back in London I've had fibre to the cabinet for four years, and the speeds will keep me satisfied for a few more years. I'll probably get annoyed by low speeds before the average person too. This sounds like the software equivalent of Agile vs. Waterfall, and to be honest I'd prefer to get some value delivered sooner rather than waiting forever for the holy grail, or if you prefer: I've been happy with my internet for years, but my Aussie in-laws are still suffering shit over-priced 'service.'
I think the hybrid FTTN is actually quite a good compromise for a fast rollout. I've had 76 mbs down/20 up with this for a few years, and I have no complaints. They didn't have to dig up the street to deliver it. I'm sure at some point they will, but for now his pretty good.
Bzzt! Wrong again! I was replying to the comment that said: "Hospitals already have their own ransomware. It's call the bill". We don't see any bills in the UK.
How long has it taken them to add maildir? There are plenty of improvements that they could have done long ago without getting in to faffing around with resource sucking eye candy.
Yep, same thing for Canada. Just ask the lumber industry in BC how good job security was even after NAFTA and the WTO ruled in their favour. About the only way to make Brexiters realise how riduculous their position is is to rephrase this in terms of a relationship that they understand: what would they say if Ireland or Norway tried to make similar demands of the UK that the UK is making of the EU? And by the way, every county in the UK gets to have a vote on the final arrangement (per Wallonia throwing a spanner in the works of the EU-Canada deal).
It's so poorly written: I had to re-read the story just to be sure that they're actually claiming there's a relationship between low birth weight and the lack/removal of nuclear power. Do they not teach basic literacy skills at school any more?
No, I don't think so, although admittedly last year the shopping malls I went in seemed to be finally offering free wifi which saved me having to stand outside the Apple Store. I visit Australia a lot and it's irritating. Even my in-laws get jumpy about turning on personal hotspots and the cost of data. It just generally adds to cost of an expensive country.
something that proved quite popular with travelers looking to minimize data roaming charges
Seriously? Most places (bar maybe Australia) have so much free wifi available, the Skype wifi popup was just annoying. Seems like maybe a good move by Microsoft.
When did Google Docs become $0? Last time I checked (18 mos ago when we were acquired by a company that uses it), it wasn't free, but it was about half the price of Office 365.
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Nice anti-cyclist rant, but it comes across as avoiding the key points that you're supposedly replying too. Namely that more drivers break the law than cyclists, and that speed limits for example aren't optional, no matter how poorly conceived you believe them to be.
As a bicycle commuter myself in London, I see that most cyclists do actually stop at red lights. When I get behind the wheel and drive out of the city, I see a far higher percentage of drivers exceeding the limit. Much easier to generalise about all drivers being law breakers than cyclists when you see the evidence. The driving experience wasn't much different in the US when I lived there too.
I didn't live in the US, but it seems pretty clear to me:
https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/...
Why would the reason for the speed limit matter anyway? Surely the law's the law, or are you just trying to justify breaking it? A lot of drivers do, and they're often the same ones who complain about cyclists breaking the law.
Why don't you generalise a bit. Go on, do it.
I reckon more drivers break the law than cyclists going through red lights. What percentage of drivers for instance exceed the speed limit on the freeway/motorway?
I'm sure you're saving enough money in your pension so that you can keep renting everything in retirement.
Germans know very well how their bread is buttered: all those crappy southern European countries depress the value of the Euro to the benefit of German exports. Leaving the EU and returning to the DM will quickly see their currency appreciate.
Anyway, your comments are totally out of touch with the reality on the ground. Despite frustration with the likes of Greece and the recent appearance of parties like the AfD and Pegida, most Germans view the EU very favourably and don't understand this whole stupid Brexit thing. Angela Merkel remains popular, and she continues to lead the EU in the direction of closer integration.
This is just so unfair and unreasonable. What do people expect from a coalition government? Theresa May has also been promising to cut immigration to tens of thousands since coming to power in 2010, which was the red hot Brexit issue. As home secretary and now PM, she hasn't even made a dent in the non-EU immigration, which runs to the hundreds of thousands and continues to exceed EU immigration.
Get over the tuition thing and move on and look at the rest of their policies and the good they've done like doubling the income tax exemption and free school meals.
... be bothered to participate in the multi-party televised election debates. In the debate the Tories did turn up, she sent the Home Secretary, whose father had died days beforehand.
Weak leadership.
Let's not downplay the cost of the Chunnel. £9.5 billion in 1994 is probably more like £18 billion once adjusted for inflation.
And bring back the 17" display. It makes coding or working with video or photos so much easier when away from an external monitor.
Why are you talking about H.264 (AVC)? This article is about H.265 (HEVC).
There isn't a VP9 encoder out there that can match the HEVC codecs in terms of encoding speed or quality at a given bitrate or bitrate savings at a fixed quality. And what about hardware accelerated codecs (encoding and decoding) and support within the chipsets used by Apple?
And when I talk about codecs, I'm not for instance talking about x265, which is typically the most common free one used by /.ers. There are other commercial HEVC codecs out there that Apple could be licensing that are far faster and comparable in quality.
I'm still using a mid-2011 17" MBP for all my work in Lightroom. Brilliant laptop, great screen, and the best form factor for a 17" laptop at the time.
When you say "docking station", are you thinking of those god awful things that PC users put up with? I just plug in a thunderbolt connector and power lead in to my work 2015 15" MBP. The screen has a hub in it. I look forward to the upgrade to USB-C. I hope I never again have to use one of those horrible docks I had in the past with Dell laptops.
This isn't Windows being difficult to use compared to Linux, this is *you* being accustomed to one particular system.
I stopped using Linux on my personal computers around 2006 after a decade because I got so fed up with it. For the last seven years I've been Mac only at work and home, but developing cross platform software I use Windows and Linux frequently in VMs. Don't get me wrong, Windows really irritates me too, but nothing like the way the different Linux desktop environments do with their clunky, unintuitive nightmare UX and poor organisation. The only redeeming feature of Linux for me is the command line, which is basically what I use in tandem with the GUI all day long on macOS.
But like I said, it's what you're accustomed too.
Maybe I misunderstand you, but you seem to be suggesting that a complete fibre deployment to millions of homes won't take that much longer or much more cost than delivering fibre to just tens of thousands of cabinets and re-using the existing copper infrastructure to the homes. That makes no sense unless there are some massive mitigating factors such as seriously poor or even no copper infrastructure that would need replacement/installation; is that the case in Australia?
I was living briefly in Melbourne about 8 years ago when this whole thing was announced. My in-laws are still suffering poor internet services. Meanwhile back in London I've had fibre to the cabinet for four years, and the speeds will keep me satisfied for a few more years. I'll probably get annoyed by low speeds before the average person too. This sounds like the software equivalent of Agile vs. Waterfall, and to be honest I'd prefer to get some value delivered sooner rather than waiting forever for the holy grail, or if you prefer: I've been happy with my internet for years, but my Aussie in-laws are still suffering shit over-priced 'service.'
I think the hybrid FTTN is actually quite a good compromise for a fast rollout. I've had 76 mbs down/20 up with this for a few years, and I have no complaints. They didn't have to dig up the street to deliver it. I'm sure at some point they will, but for now his pretty good.
Bzzt! Wrong again! I was replying to the comment that said: "Hospitals already have their own ransomware. It's call the bill". We don't see any bills in the UK.
Bzzzt! Wrong! It's the NHS.
And certainly not whether it's an English gallon or whether they've been short-changed with an American 'English units' gallon!
How long has it taken them to add maildir? There are plenty of improvements that they could have done long ago without getting in to faffing around with resource sucking eye candy.
Yep, same thing for Canada. Just ask the lumber industry in BC how good job security was even after NAFTA and the WTO ruled in their favour. About the only way to make Brexiters realise how riduculous their position is is to rephrase this in terms of a relationship that they understand: what would they say if Ireland or Norway tried to make similar demands of the UK that the UK is making of the EU? And by the way, every county in the UK gets to have a vote on the final arrangement (per Wallonia throwing a spanner in the works of the EU-Canada deal).
Maybe he's also trying to send a message to N. Korea and China about the N. Korean situation too.
It's so poorly written: I had to re-read the story just to be sure that they're actually claiming there's a relationship between low birth weight and the lack/removal of nuclear power. Do they not teach basic literacy skills at school any more?
No, I don't think so, although admittedly last year the shopping malls I went in seemed to be finally offering free wifi which saved me having to stand outside the Apple Store. I visit Australia a lot and it's irritating. Even my in-laws get jumpy about turning on personal hotspots and the cost of data. It just generally adds to cost of an expensive country.
Seriously? Most places (bar maybe Australia) have so much free wifi available, the Skype wifi popup was just annoying. Seems like maybe a good move by Microsoft.
Whatever happened to "unnatural" or simply "abnormal"? Why do people keep insisting on using "non" as a prefix?
When did Google Docs become $0? Last time I checked (18 mos ago when we were acquired by a company that uses it), it wasn't free, but it was about half the price of Office 365.