Apparently, the Tolkien Trust is supposed to be a charity. Businesses masquerading as charities seems to be de jour these days, not to mention the tax benefits....... I digress.
Erm the Tolkien Trust does give out a substantial amount to the WWF amongst other things (seem to be big on fixing church roofs from a quick google) and well charities are businesses, they just don't pocket the profit. Hey you can't give money to people if you haven't made it.
Erm What? The people never elect the executive, parliament does! You are not one of these people who think that you vote for the PM, YOU DON'T you vote for an MP who may or may not be part of a party. If they feel like it they can and have swapped side, voted down there own party leaders. The MPs (in the case of the Tories) or other party members (and trade unions in the case of labour) vote for who leads them, the leader of the largest party USUALLY becomes pm but this is not a given...and well on paper the Queen picks the PM.
Believe me I want rid of these idiots more than most, but please stop the whole unelected thing, the only normal (well by fife standards) people that elected brown were the electorate of Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath (we in Scotland are sorry about that. But in our defence they are fifers.). The ONLY normal people to elect Blair were the electorate of Sedgefield
This veto comes from a government that keeps telling people "If you've got nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear" from what ever bit of big brother law there bringing in this week. Well the seem to have something to fear as they seem to have something to hide.
Then again our 'betters'* in westmonster would never be hypocritical would they.
* They think they are, but in fact I would be pushed to find someone they are better than and work with lawyers.
This does not apply to the whole UK, Scotland already destroys DNA taken from those acquitted or not brought to trial and only holds the DNA of those found guilty (In most cases).
'my dad always voted for them'
Ah that would be fife then. Half of them would vote labour if they had a policy of killing everyone that voted for them. Believe me it's like taking to a wall with some people, they don't think they, just like good little sheep, slavishly draw their X next to the rose.
And don't whine about driver signing, if a large OSS group came to MS with a large body of updated drivers for x64, they'd take them in a heartbeat, place them under a proprietary license giving the writes no control over or credit for them, sign them, and even stick them on the next Windows CD if we let them.
Actually the retention of DNA of suspects is only true in England and Wales. They have to destroy it in Scotland under most circumstances. I don't know what the deal is in NI.
Yes, but you have to see the West minister Parliament is only slightly aware that the scots legal system is different. Well if it happens out side the M25 they don't care.
I was just rummaging about and I discovered and interesting tit bit it appears in Scotland they are not allowed to call themselves a religion. If they are not a religion and can't call themselves that what do they characterize them selves as?
(I really should look into that, as I live there...hmm might be able to get them into trouble)
If you're charged with a crime, you get a DNA sample taken. If it doesn't go to court for whatever reason, or you are not found guilty, the sample is destroyed (unless you've got a prior criminal record)
True in Scotland (thank you Scottish parliament), but not England and Wales, if you are lifted for any reason they can take DNA by force and keep it.
laws permitting detention without charge or trial for long periods of time
Yeah, the US has *nothing* like that that
And that makes it OK? Letting the police lift people for a month(ish) then just letting them go with out having to give a reason is fine by you?
and this obsession with centralising government control over information, particularly insofar as it relates to the movements and communications of private citizens
... which will be talked about for a while, then thrown out.
Hello ID cards, the RIPA act, etc. Thankfully the government is so incompetent that they'll probably balls this up too.
I would think targeting the right thing might be a better start?
So I would go with intelligence mattering a little more than accuracy. You might have a highly accurate weapon but if you by mistake target..... I don't know, say the Chinese embassy thinking it's something else, it doesn't help much.
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Erm it's not hinted at it's been announced.
Apparently, the Tolkien Trust is supposed to be a charity. Businesses masquerading as charities seems to be de jour these days, not to mention the tax benefits....... I digress.
Erm the Tolkien Trust does give out a substantial amount to the WWF amongst other things (seem to be big on fixing church roofs from a quick google) and well charities are businesses, they just don't pocket the profit. Hey you can't give money to people if you haven't made it.
Erm Progress is not the only game in town any more the Europeans have the ATV, if needs be I suspect ESA could up production and launch of them.
Says someone on slashdot.org.
You must be new here to think people round here ever leave their parents basement and interact with real people?
There is a zero risk to you average slashdotter if they just do what they normally do.
see El reg
Erm What? The people never elect the executive, parliament does! You are not one of these people who think that you vote for the PM, YOU DON'T you vote for an MP who may or may not be part of a party. If they feel like it they can and have swapped side, voted down there own party leaders. The MPs (in the case of the Tories) or other party members (and trade unions in the case of labour) vote for who leads them, the leader of the largest party USUALLY becomes pm but this is not a given...and well on paper the Queen picks the PM.
Believe me I want rid of these idiots more than most, but please stop the whole unelected thing, the only normal (well by fife standards) people that elected brown were the electorate of Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath (we in Scotland are sorry about that. But in our defence they are fifers.). The ONLY normal people to elect Blair were the electorate of Sedgefield
This veto comes from a government that keeps telling people "If you've got nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear" from what ever bit of big brother law there bringing in this week. Well the seem to have something to fear as they seem to have something to hide. Then again our 'betters'* in westmonster would never be hypocritical would they. * They think they are, but in fact I would be pushed to find someone they are better than and work with lawyers.
How do you get them to spin fast enough?
Ok I have an AA1 rather than an eee pc, but Easy Peasy works fine(I did an update and the issues it did have went).
Or telnetting to port 80 and mentally parsing the output? Then again my rendering engine is a bit slow and buggy of late.
Only on slashdot would that be modded as Insightful.
Naw the UK isn't like 1984, that would require the government to be competent. It's more like Brazil.
Thank you devolution.
Erm, bigger population (500M(ish) vs 300M(ish)), smaller area (4,324,782 (km sq) Vs 9,826,630 (km sq)) both by a fair bit. See wikipedia
'my dad always voted for them' Ah that would be fife then. Half of them would vote labour if they had a policy of killing everyone that voted for them. Believe me it's like taking to a wall with some people, they don't think they, just like good little sheep, slavishly draw their X next to the rose.
And don't whine about driver signing, if a large OSS group came to MS with a large body of updated drivers for x64, they'd take them in a heartbeat, place them under a proprietary license giving the writes no control over or credit for them, sign them, and even stick them on the next Windows CD if we let them.
Fixed if for you
Actually the retention of DNA of suspects is only true in England and Wales. They have to destroy it in Scotland under most circumstances. I don't know what the deal is in NI.
They're doing because they can.
Since when have pay and competence had anything to do with each other?
Look in your average board room if you want evidence of the lack of a link.
Yes, but you have to see the West minister Parliament is only slightly aware that the scots legal system is different. Well if it happens out side the M25 they don't care.
I was just rummaging about and I discovered and interesting tit bit it appears in Scotland they are not allowed to call themselves a religion. If they are not a religion and can't call themselves that what do they characterize them selves as? (I really should look into that, as I live there...hmm might be able to get them into trouble)
If you're charged with a crime, you get a DNA sample taken. If it doesn't go to court for whatever reason, or you are not found guilty, the sample is destroyed (unless you've got a prior criminal record)
True in Scotland (thank you Scottish parliament), but not England and Wales, if you are lifted for any reason they can take DNA by force and keep it.
laws permitting detention without charge or trial for long periods of timehttp://www.genewatch.org/uploads/f03c6d66a9b354535738483c1c3d49e4/Councillorsbrief07_2.pdf
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6979451.stm
Yeah, the US has *nothing* like that that
And that makes it OK? Letting the police lift people for a month(ish) then just letting them go with out having to give a reason is fine by you?
and this obsession with centralising government control over information, particularly insofar as it relates to the movements and communications of private citizensHello ID cards, the RIPA act, etc. Thankfully the government is so incompetent that they'll probably balls this up too.
I would think targeting the right thing might be a better start?
So I would go with intelligence mattering a little more than accuracy. You might have a highly accurate weapon but if you by mistake target..... I don't know, say the Chinese embassy thinking it's something else, it doesn't help much.
damn so's mine....Oh well what do you expect, just my luck.