My NHS mileage allowance only just covers work fuel bills (forget wear and tear, business class insurance, etc. and I only bought the car coz it's need for work). At the current rate of increase in diesel prices I'll be subsidising the NHS in under 8 weeks. And I'm not the only one!
We've had this in various guises, both realtime updates and end of day submissions, in the UK for years. Yet again the US is slow to catch up with the rest of the world, yet this is "news". Here's a tip: US tech is not newsworthy unless it really is something new and original. Submitters and editors should try Google, and a couple of other places, before posting to the front page. Perhaps more EU reader should start submitting and become editors, then perhaps we'd see both news, and the realisation by US ciztizen that they're are no long at the leading edge.
-- British English spellings used as I speak and write English, not "USian" or "Mircosoft English"
OS X isn't an option at the moment as my hardware isn't due for replacement. But having used Apple hardware and OS X in the past via work and friends I am now considering going Apple when the hardware needs replacing. OS X works out of the box (to the greater extent), so why are Vista and Linux such pigs?
It's the same shit, different vendor/environment. While all the niggles this guy has with Vista P*ss me off too, there's countless more. I've never had to do so much configuring, disabling and registry tweaking on windows to get it to function without totally hindering me. But do you think I can get linux rolling along nicely on my presario laptop?
Nope. Networking is much better, but the sound card defaults to the SPDIF out (of which there is no physical connection) and X always insists that the best resolution I can manage is 1024x768 (not true!). Pleads for help, hours with google, etc come to nothing. Even Kubuntu which nearly works off the disc still has the sound and X issues.
Windows 2000 was close to perfect for me, but MS dropped the ball. Yes, it's good that they fixed various fundamental problems, but they broke too much in doing so. And Linux, even with the ease of Kubuntu, still has a long way to go.
I'll take it, as you haven't said, that you're in the US. Here in the UK I've never had a problem with warranties. The product fails, I return it to the supplier and get a new replacement. On the few times I've had to return something to the manufacturer, it's also been replaced with new (and not refurbished). Although thankfkully I've not had to return a drive to the manufacturer yet, only the retailer. In the UK your contract is with the company you purchase from under The Sale Of Goods Act, and not who made the product (ok it's not quite that simple after a certain period of time). There are a number of excellent guides online covering the UK - I'll leave that as a googling excercise for the reader
"Early Puberty Often More Hazardous" -- Is it really? Or is that just the case if you live in the US? Personal experience and observation of my peers, doesn't bare this as true (based on observations living in the UK, Germany and Denmark). All early puberty did for me was result in an interesting, varied, active, and adventurous sex life that has lasted since I was 14 and still going strong (currently 28). Early puberty, being gay, and not being somewhere where kids are routinely shot by their peers has it's perks after all!
You forgot one very important factor. The US, or at least its present government, consistently and demonstratably abuses its world position.
And, although this may not be the case, from OUTSIDE the US your government is also seen to be doing this at the request/for the benefit of big business and not the people (isn't US democracy supposed to be founded on the principle of "government of the people, by the people, for the people"?)
So I may not be impressed by what the UK and EU governments do (and no they're not who I voted for!). But on the other hand, I don't appreciate the US and its special interests, repeatedly using their position in the world to force our hand.
And don't ask me for supporting examples and justification, just have a look at some non-US media and see what's happening in the rest of the world for once...
I did read before I posted, but I still can not find anywhere that says Country==US! That just says the site is US-centric, not to assume that everything, unless otherwise stated, refers to the US. And before anyone asks I didn't read it as Country==UK either! All I thought was... "Where?"
I'm kind of on the inside so have seen the orders pertaining to these powers. Nothing repeated below is restricted from the public domain in anyway by GPMS.
The officers do not need any reason, other than they are conducting a search for "terrorist" activities. The area defined in Section 43/44 powers becomes a stop and search zone. There does not have to be any ground for suspicion against the individual(s) searched, just that the powers are applied to the area because the area is at risk. If sufficient manpower was available *everyone* could be searched under Section 43/44 so long as a current order is in place. Your local Constabulary will be able to tell you if one applies in your area, and most publish notices on their web sites too (for "London" you will need to look at the Metropolitain, City of London, and British Transport Police sites).
Here's what Section 43/44 says:
43. - (1) A constable may stop and search a person whom he reasonably suspects to be a terrorist to discover whether he has in his possession anything which may constitute evidence that he is a terrorist.
(2) A constable may search a person arrested under section 41 to discover whether he has in his possession anything which may constitute evidence that he is a terrorist.
(3) A search of a person under this section must be carried out by someone of the same sex.
(4) A constable may seize and retain anything which he discovers in the course of a search of a person under subsection (1) or (2) and which he reasonably suspects may constitute evidence that the person is a terrorist.
(5) A person who has the powers of a constable in one Part of the United Kingdom may exercise a power under this section in any Part of the United Kingdom.
44. - (1) An authorisation under this subsection authorises any constable in uniform to stop a vehicle in an area or at a place specified in the authorisation and to search-
(a) the vehicle;
(b) the driver of the vehicle;
(c) a passenger in the vehicle;
(d) anything in or on the vehicle or carried by the driver or a passenger.
(2) An authorisation under this subsection authorises any constable in uniform to stop a pedestrian in an area or at a place specified in the authorisation and to search-
(a) the pedestrian;
(b) anything carried by him.
(3) An authorisation under subsection (1) or (2) may be given only if the person giving it considers it expedient for the prevention of acts of terrorism.
(4) An authorisation may be given-
(a) where the specified area or place is the whole or part of a police area outside Northern Ireland other than one mentioned in paragraph (b) or (c), by a police officer for the area who is of at least the rank of assistant chief constable;
(b) where the specified area or place is the whole or part of the metropolitan police district, by a police officer for the district who is of at least the rank of commander of the metropolitan police;
(c) where the specified area or place is the whole or part of the City of London, by a police officer for the City who is of at least the rank of commander in the Cit
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I'm in the UK and pay £1.35/litre for diesel
That's $11.97/gallon
The US don't know they've got it made.
My NHS mileage allowance only just covers work fuel bills (forget wear and tear, business class insurance, etc. and I only bought the car coz it's need for work). At the current rate of increase in diesel prices I'll be subsidising the NHS in under 8 weeks. And I'm not the only one!
You can't trust commercial entities, especially USian ones, with the internet. They will just abuse it and continue to ruin it
We've had this in various guises, both realtime updates and end of day submissions, in the UK for years. Yet again the US is slow to catch up with the rest of the world, yet this is "news". Here's a tip: US tech is not newsworthy unless it really is something new and original. Submitters and editors should try Google, and a couple of other places, before posting to the front page. Perhaps more EU reader should start submitting and become editors, then perhaps we'd see both news, and the realisation by US ciztizen that they're are no long at the leading edge.
--
British English spellings used as I speak and write English, not "USian" or "Mircosoft English"
OS X isn't an option at the moment as my hardware isn't due for replacement. But having used Apple hardware and OS X in the past via work and friends I am now considering going Apple when the hardware needs replacing. OS X works out of the box (to the greater extent), so why are Vista and Linux such pigs?
It's the same shit, different vendor/environment. While all the niggles this guy has with Vista P*ss me off too, there's countless more. I've never had to do so much configuring, disabling and registry tweaking on windows to get it to function without totally hindering me. But do you think I can get linux rolling along nicely on my presario laptop?
Nope. Networking is much better, but the sound card defaults to the SPDIF out (of which there is no physical connection) and X always insists that the best resolution I can manage is 1024x768 (not true!). Pleads for help, hours with google, etc come to nothing. Even Kubuntu which nearly works off the disc still has the sound and X issues.
Windows 2000 was close to perfect for me, but MS dropped the ball. Yes, it's good that they fixed various fundamental problems, but they broke too much in doing so. And Linux, even with the ease of Kubuntu, still has a long way to go.
MS-DOS anyone?
I'll take it, as you haven't said, that you're in the US. Here in the UK I've never had a problem with warranties. The product fails, I return it to the supplier and get a new replacement. On the few times I've had to return something to the manufacturer, it's also been replaced with new (and not refurbished). Although thankfkully I've not had to return a drive to the manufacturer yet, only the retailer. In the UK your contract is with the company you purchase from under The Sale Of Goods Act, and not who made the product (ok it's not quite that simple after a certain period of time). There are a number of excellent guides online covering the UK - I'll leave that as a googling excercise for the reader
Check out: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/22/bt_21cn_re ynolds/ and http://insight.zdnet.co.uk/communications/networks /0,39020427,39220184,00.htm
And there's been plenty more discussion about this online and in the UK media. Probably been posted or commented on here too...
"Early Puberty Often More Hazardous" -- Is it really? Or is that just the case if you live in the US? Personal experience and observation of my peers, doesn't bare this as true (based on observations living in the UK, Germany and Denmark). All early puberty did for me was result in an interesting, varied, active, and adventurous sex life that has lasted since I was 14 and still going strong (currently 28). Early puberty, being gay, and not being somewhere where kids are routinely shot by their peers has it's perks after all!
You forgot one very important factor. The US, or at least its present government, consistently and demonstratably abuses its world position.
And, although this may not be the case, from OUTSIDE the US your government is also seen to be doing this at the request/for the benefit of big business and not the people (isn't US democracy supposed to be founded on the principle of "government of the people, by the people, for the people"?)
So I may not be impressed by what the UK and EU governments do (and no they're not who I voted for!). But on the other hand, I don't appreciate the US and its special interests, repeatedly using their position in the world to force our hand.
And don't ask me for supporting examples and justification, just have a look at some non-US media and see what's happening in the rest of the world for once...
Christmas: The Christian hi-jacking of a Pagan festival that has been excessively commercialised.
Please allow me to opt out!
I did read before I posted, but I still can not find anywhere that says Country==US! That just says the site is US-centric, not to assume that everything, unless otherwise stated, refers to the US. And before anyone asks I didn't read it as Country==UK either! All I thought was... "Where?"
"16 million homes across the country by the end of the year"
Which country? Mongolia... Peru... Turkmenistan?
I'm kind of on the inside so have seen the orders pertaining to these powers. Nothing repeated below is restricted from the public domain in anyway by GPMS.
The officers do not need any reason, other than they are conducting a search for "terrorist" activities. The area defined in Section 43/44 powers becomes a stop and search zone. There does not have to be any ground for suspicion against the individual(s) searched, just that the powers are applied to the area because the area is at risk. If sufficient manpower was available *everyone* could be searched under Section 43/44 so long as a current order is in place. Your local Constabulary will be able to tell you if one applies in your area, and most publish notices on their web sites too (for "London" you will need to look at the Metropolitain, City of London, and British Transport Police sites).
Here's what Section 43/44 says:
43. - (1) A constable may stop and search a person whom he reasonably suspects to be a terrorist to discover whether he has in his possession anything which may constitute evidence that he is a terrorist.
(2) A constable may search a person arrested under section 41 to discover whether he has in his possession anything which may constitute evidence that he is a terrorist.
(3) A search of a person under this section must be carried out by someone of the same sex.
(4) A constable may seize and retain anything which he discovers in the course of a search of a person under subsection (1) or (2) and which he reasonably suspects may constitute evidence that the person is a terrorist.
(5) A person who has the powers of a constable in one Part of the United Kingdom may exercise a power under this section in any Part of the United Kingdom.
44. - (1) An authorisation under this subsection authorises any constable in uniform to stop a vehicle in an area or at a place specified in the authorisation and to search-
(a) the vehicle;
(b) the driver of the vehicle;
(c) a passenger in the vehicle;
(d) anything in or on the vehicle or carried by the driver or a passenger.
(2) An authorisation under this subsection authorises any constable in uniform to stop a pedestrian in an area or at a place specified in the authorisation and to search-
(a) the pedestrian;
(b) anything carried by him.
(3) An authorisation under subsection (1) or (2) may be given only if the person giving it considers it expedient for the prevention of acts of terrorism.
(4) An authorisation may be given-
(a) where the specified area or place is the whole or part of a police area outside Northern Ireland other than one mentioned in paragraph (b) or (c), by a police officer for the area who is of at least the rank of assistant chief constable;
(b) where the specified area or place is the whole or part of the metropolitan police district, by a police officer for the district who is of at least the rank of commander of the metropolitan police;
(c) where the specified area or place is the whole or part of the City of London, by a police officer for the City who is of at least the rank of commander in the Cit