I pay $60 per month CDN (at 26 pounds, it's just over 1/2 the price of this "deal")
Ontario minimum wage is currently CAD6.85, which at your exchange rate works out to GBP2.96 UK minimum wage is GBP4.85
You can't compare prices by plugging them through the exchange rate, then announce that X is a bad deal. In general you can swap the CAD and GBP prefix for a lot of things - house prices[200K seems average for a 3bed], petrol/gas [0.80 per litre]...
I don't think TFA was primarily about the price, more about the fact the 8Mb is soon to become the entry point. I have 5Mb at home and when it was installed it was the fastest public service available anywhere. Now it's "meh", not so special.
I work as deskside support at one of the largest companies in the world. ~100 BB devices in this building, and so far this week I have had to paper-clip-reset three of them, all bought within the last two months.
Immagine[sic] you just bought a $700 laser pointer. You're amazed that you can see a reflection from stuff really far away. Hey look, I can even shine it on that plane overhead! Really, I bet that's the extent of it.
And this doesn't cause you concern? How about...
"Imagine you just bought a $700 driver. You're amazed that you can hit golf balls really far away. Hey look, I can even bounce them off that commuter train over there!"
Now, physical bashing and smashing aside, the possible ensuing wrecks are both worthy of some law forbidding similarly stupid acts.
What about your right to free speech/expression? Nah, your right to expression via golf balls into trains or lasers onto planes fits nicely along side your right to express yourself by shouting "FIRE!" in a theatre.
Face it, lasers can temporarily affect the vision of people, and all it takes is a temporary lapse in vision for those in control of a landing aircraft for nasty things to happen. This guy is a moron, but shouldn't be locked up for that. This guy endangered people's lives - and THAT'S why he should be locked up.
Did you learn to be this rude, or does it come naturally?
If you can't find out the data elsewhere, and Google won't tell you, and his ISP is not forthcoming, then I guess he has a right not to "cough it up". Give the guy a break - he's already said more than I would have.
OK. Grammar nazi time. This time I just can't help it...
"different to" ?
"to" implies convergence, and I'm fairly sure that the majority of the time "different to" is used, the speaker is trying to portray a divergence from similarity. This would mean that "different from" is the preferred wording.
I'm getting used to the increasing acceptance of "different than" though, as a comparator.
Er, the Imperial gallon has four Imperial quarts, each comrised of two Imperial pints. The problem you are describing results from your inability to comprehand that US quarts are not the same as Imperial quarts. See?
Yahoo! maybe, but the UK has had realtime web traffic maps for at least 5 years. I remember seeing this in action during 1999 - so it may be older than that.
However, if you prepend "In the USA,", I think you might agree with the statement Yes, indeedy, and it's a shame that every other statement is missing the prepended "In the USA...",
"We all have the right to bear arms..." "We all speak English..." "We all drive on the right..."
Then you're hardly in a position to say "Free TV isn't about art. It's an advertising conduit, and nothing more."
Usually the world is bigger than our perception, and even though no TV is really free (as in beer) there are certainly some quality advertising-free stations around.
I apologise on behalf of all Brits that you had to endure Gatwick.
Slashdot Mirror
You missed one:
If an employee blogs during company time, and on matters unrelated to the company, the company owns the material.
Probably. YMMV. Check your contract, but in most instances this would be the case.
I pay $60 per month CDN (at 26 pounds, it's just over 1/2 the price of this "deal")
Ontario minimum wage is currently CAD6.85, which at your exchange rate works out to GBP2.96
UK minimum wage is GBP4.85
You can't compare prices by plugging them through the exchange rate, then announce that X is a bad deal. In general you can swap the CAD and GBP prefix for a lot of things - house prices[200K seems average for a 3bed], petrol/gas [0.80 per litre]...
I don't think TFA was primarily about the price, more about the fact the 8Mb is soon to become the entry point. I have 5Mb at home and when it was installed it was the fastest public service available anywhere. Now it's "meh", not so special.
They could sell an empty box.
Would small businesses really use communication systems that are outside their control
Like analogue mobile phones? Sure.
Faster, better, cheaper.
Choose two.
I work as deskside support at one of the largest companies in the world. ~100 BB devices in this building, and so far this week I have had to paper-clip-reset three of them, all bought within the last two months.
Do you have pride in what happens to B.C. softwood lumber?
Damn straight, I do. And I live in Guelph, ON - only a few minutes drive from Waterloo.
They plan to kill off all of the cast members and replace them with retarded versions of themselves.
...
Too late
Immagine[sic] you just bought a $700 laser pointer. You're amazed that you can see a reflection from stuff really far away. Hey look, I can even shine it on that plane overhead!
...
Really, I bet that's the extent of it.
And this doesn't cause you concern? How about
"Imagine you just bought a $700 driver. You're amazed that you can hit golf balls really far away. Hey look, I can even bounce them off that commuter train over there!"
Now, physical bashing and smashing aside, the possible ensuing wrecks are both worthy of some law forbidding similarly stupid acts.
What about your right to free speech/expression? Nah, your right to expression via golf balls into trains or lasers onto planes fits nicely along side your right to express yourself by shouting "FIRE!" in a theatre.
Face it, lasers can temporarily affect the vision of people, and all it takes is a temporary lapse in vision for those in control of a landing aircraft for nasty things to happen. This guy is a moron, but shouldn't be locked up for that. This guy endangered people's lives - and THAT'S why he should be locked up.
I think I've seen this in at least three different chain letters. You forgot to ask people to forward it.
Hey, that's what slashdot's for!
In any case, the principle of "might makes right" is foundational to atheism.
It's also foundational to many religions, Christianity included. "God is almighty", and therefore "His word is the truth".
... I'll have another beer.
Chordless Phones
Single note ring, then?
So get Sir Alex to donate Wayne Rooney and all will be well.
Cough it up.
Did you learn to be this rude, or does it come naturally?
If you can't find out the data elsewhere, and Google won't tell you, and his ISP is not forthcoming, then I guess he has a right not to "cough it up". Give the guy a break - he's already said more than I would have.
OK. Grammar nazi time. This time I just can't help it ...
"different to" ?
"to" implies convergence, and I'm fairly sure that the majority of the time "different to" is used, the speaker is trying to portray a divergence from similarity. This would mean that "different from " is the preferred wording.
I'm getting used to the increasing acceptance of "different than" though, as a comparator.
Talking Imperial - "A litre of water's a pint and three quarters"
Er, the Imperial gallon has four Imperial quarts, each comrised of two Imperial pints. The problem you are describing results from your inability to comprehand that US quarts are not the same as Imperial quarts. See?
Who cares. They have Gigabit in the afterlife don't they?
There is NO reason to get a CRT over a DLP.
... price ...
The meek shall inherit the Earth
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If that's all right with the rest of you
The one time they were /.ed was in the afternoon of 11/09/2001.
Yahoo! maybe, but the UK has had realtime web traffic maps for at least 5 years. I remember seeing this in action during 1999 - so it may be older than that.
However, if you prepend "In the USA,", I think you might agree with the statement ...",
..." ..." ..."
Yes, indeedy, and it's a shame that every other statement is missing the prepended "In the USA
"We all have the right to bear arms
"We all speak English
"We all drive on the right
TANSTAAFL comes to mind when looking for free TV.
Then you're hardly in a position to say "Free TV isn't about art. It's an advertising conduit, and nothing more."
Usually the world is bigger than our perception, and even though no TV is really free (as in beer) there are certainly some quality advertising-free stations around.
I apologise on behalf of all Brits that you had to endure Gatwick.