Presumably the high speed trains will have a different train operating company than the slow trains.
Besides which it's the Department of Transport that decides on the level of service on a line. The train operating companies are obliged to meet that level, or face penalties and losing their franchise.
Another good reason for voting Green. They do propose re-nationalisation.
(Yes, I know they are far from capable of winning a majority, but the reason we have such awful main parties is most people keep on voting for just the ones they think can get a majority.)
I don't think so. It was rather like trying to save a troubled supermarket by cutting the loss leaders. Do that, and there will be less customers in the store to buy the profitable products. A profitable supermarket, like Tesco or Asda has lots of loss-leaders.
Branch lines were loss-leaders for the main lines. Close a branch line that runs near to where someone lives, and that person is no longer a customer for the main line.
Beeching was supposed to make the Railways profitable again. It didn't. And that's the reason why.
Now with so much congestion on the roads, we could really do with those branch lines again. Such a shame they were lost.
It's never too late to come out with something wonderful - to raise the bar - to redefine what people expect from their technology in ways that empower and delight and amaze.
An X86 chip? Talk about being hopelessly optimistic.
On most occasions the only link between the old company and the new is a reference. And they're not worth the paper they're written on. For the most part they are boilerplate. And if they're not, they can be good because an old employer is glad to see the person go and vice versa.
For sure being a terrible employee can be a problem. But the difference between doing what you were asked for and doing something extra won't make a scrap of difference to future employment possibilities. Not at the "IT guy for a small company" level.
OK. I'd have thought that the theorising part of that was astrophysics, whilst the looking for them was astronomy. But looking at Wikipedia right now, the implication is that astronomy and astrophysics is more or less the same subject. My nephew is studying astrophysics, so I'll have to ask him to fill me in on that when next I see him.
Sounds more like an admission of obsessive compulsive behaviour than anything.
I mean can understand wanting to read a favourite book again when the details are fading from memory. But to do it over and over again according to a calendar schedule. I can't understand that.
I've tried to read LOTR about 3 times, because so many people give the impression it's a must read. Every time it's felt more of a bore. I certainly won't try again. It's not as if there's any shortage of books that are an enjoyable read.
I found the films to be boring too. It's a tedious story that goes on for far too long.
Yes the Hobbit is far better. A similar story told in a much more snappy and adventurous way.
"in" a small company. Of course there's a career path outside it. But documenting the company's IT system is not a vital step before moving on.
Leaving a list of passwords for your successor is an obligation. Plus whatever it is they ask you to do during your normal working hours during your notice period. Which may or may not be documentation.
There's no career ladder in a small company anyway. The way to progress in the same company is get good pay rises. And the more irreplaceable you seem, the more you can negotiate for yourself.
Where's it been done before? If it hasn't been then it certainly is novel, by definition.
As for "obvious", it's funny how people who didn't come up with the idea say it's obvious AFTER they heard someone else come up with it. "Obvious" isn't the same as "easy to understand".
If copying and pasting blocks in Python is not working right, then get an editor that is aware of Python indenting. And switch on the option to always convert tabs to spaces.
Whenever anybody mentions indentation as their one argument for/against Python, I'm pretty sure they know very little about the language. It's like the very first thing about the language you learn.
How a language denotes blocks is just a detail. You learn best practice for that language and get on with it.
Actually, Microsoft were the big tech villain of the time. When Google announced the "Do no evil" policy, it was pretty clear it meant "we won't do business by dirty tricks like Microsoft do."
But I agree, simply discontinuing a product isn't evil. Annoying to users of that product certainly, but not evil.
No you don't; you get what you have a contract for and can afford the lawyers to enforce* as long as it costs less than paying the penalties in the contract.
The phrase is normally "You TEND to get what you pay for." It's a rule of thumb rather than an absolute. As individuals we rarely or never bring lawyers into it, so whilst you're right, your version isn't much use except in business to business deals.
You are unable to find it because there are very few people like you.
There's no one like me. If you're just one of a herd that consumes nothing but what's currently popular, then I feel sorry for you.
You have to realize the high redundancy of art for human civilization. Rare books, rare artefacts are called rare because few people are interested in it. That's the value - huge value for very narrow circle.
The copyright holders of such rare artefacts are not interested in existing business models, because they don't profit from them.
Absolutely. But profit isn't the only consideration in this world. Especially in the arts.
The fact that they can't have a profit usually means that there is no profit for the society to have it as well.
That makes no sense whatsoever. For example there is no profit in marrying and having children, and that's fundamental to society.
I'm afraid you're reminding me of Gordon Gecko's "Greed is Good" speech.
In fact, we don't know if Apple can force-uninstall an app, or prevent you from using an app because Apple has never done it yet. We know the ability exists in CoreLocation, but does it require an app use CoreLocation or apply to any app?
Even if they didn't, they could of course do a false update for a malicious app, replacing it with an app that does nothing but say "This app has been disabled".
Charlie Miller's app was removed from the app store as soon as it was discovered to be other than what it claimed, and Miller's developer rights were forfeited.
Which is another circle of security Android doesn't have. Once malware becomes known of, Apple can stop it in it's tracks, such that no-one else suffers.
Google could do the same with it's own Android store, but not all the other Android stores out there.
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Presumably the high speed trains will have a different train operating company than the slow trains.
Besides which it's the Department of Transport that decides on the level of service on a line. The train operating companies are obliged to meet that level, or face penalties and losing their franchise.
Another good reason for voting Green. They do propose re-nationalisation.
(Yes, I know they are far from capable of winning a majority, but the reason we have such awful main parties is most people keep on voting for just the ones they think can get a majority.)
I don't think so. It was rather like trying to save a troubled supermarket by cutting the loss leaders. Do that, and there will be less customers in the store to buy the profitable products. A profitable supermarket, like Tesco or Asda has lots of loss-leaders.
Branch lines were loss-leaders for the main lines. Close a branch line that runs near to where someone lives, and that person is no longer a customer for the main line.
Beeching was supposed to make the Railways profitable again. It didn't. And that's the reason why.
Now with so much congestion on the roads, we could really do with those branch lines again. Such a shame they were lost.
So, fungus, start discussing it...
Even if that's the case, comparable isn't enough. To inspire a switch of platform requires a generational improvement in something.
It's never too late to come out with something wonderful - to raise the bar - to redefine what people expect from their technology in ways that empower and delight and amaze.
An X86 chip? Talk about being hopelessly optimistic.
On most occasions the only link between the old company and the new is a reference. And they're not worth the paper they're written on. For the most part they are boilerplate. And if they're not, they can be good because an old employer is glad to see the person go and vice versa.
For sure being a terrible employee can be a problem. But the difference between doing what you were asked for and doing something extra won't make a scrap of difference to future employment possibilities. Not at the "IT guy for a small company" level.
OK. I'd have thought that the theorising part of that was astrophysics, whilst the looking for them was astronomy. But looking at Wikipedia right now, the implication is that astronomy and astrophysics is more or less the same subject. My nephew is studying astrophysics, so I'll have to ask him to fill me in on that when next I see him.
Erm... how is "the observation of neutron stars" evidence that astronomy is not an "observational science"?
Sounds more like an admission of obsessive compulsive behaviour than anything.
I mean can understand wanting to read a favourite book again when the details are fading from memory. But to do it over and over again according to a calendar schedule. I can't understand that.
I've tried to read LOTR about 3 times, because so many people give the impression it's a must read. Every time it's felt more of a bore. I certainly won't try again. It's not as if there's any shortage of books that are an enjoyable read.
I found the films to be boring too. It's a tedious story that goes on for far too long.
Yes the Hobbit is far better. A similar story told in a much more snappy and adventurous way.
"in" a small company. Of course there's a career path outside it. But documenting the company's IT system is not a vital step before moving on.
Leaving a list of passwords for your successor is an obligation. Plus whatever it is they ask you to do during your normal working hours during your notice period. Which may or may not be documentation.
There's no career ladder in a small company anyway. The way to progress in the same company is get good pay rises. And the more irreplaceable you seem, the more you can negotiate for yourself.
Agreed, don't bother. In a small company situation, it's good to be irreplaceable.
It obviously doesn't make it worse if it's optional. It make it better for those that want it, and no different for those that do.
non-novel idea
Where's it been done before? If it hasn't been then it certainly is novel, by definition.
As for "obvious", it's funny how people who didn't come up with the idea say it's obvious AFTER they heard someone else come up with it. "Obvious" isn't the same as "easy to understand".
Cocoa programmers know how to delegate.
If copying and pasting blocks in Python is not working right, then get an editor that is aware of Python indenting. And switch on the option to always convert tabs to spaces.
Whenever anybody mentions indentation as their one argument for/against Python, I'm pretty sure they know very little about the language. It's like the very first thing about the language you learn.
How a language denotes blocks is just a detail. You learn best practice for that language and get on with it.
Actually, Microsoft were the big tech villain of the time. When Google announced the "Do no evil" policy, it was pretty clear it meant "we won't do business by dirty tricks like Microsoft do."
But I agree, simply discontinuing a product isn't evil. Annoying to users of that product certainly, but not evil.
"You get what you pay for."
No you don't; you get what you have a contract for and can afford the lawyers to enforce* as long as it costs less than paying the penalties in the contract.
The phrase is normally "You TEND to get what you pay for." It's a rule of thumb rather than an absolute. As individuals we rarely or never bring lawyers into it, so whilst you're right, your version isn't much use except in business to business deals.
English doesn't have to be your first language for you to know you start sentences with a capital letter.
Are SATs multiple choice? Because if they are written you wouldn't get very far.
You are unable to find it because there are very few people like you.
There's no one like me. If you're just one of a herd that consumes nothing but what's currently popular, then I feel sorry for you.
You have to realize the high redundancy of art for human civilization. Rare books, rare artefacts are called rare because few people are interested in it. That's the value - huge value for very narrow circle.
The copyright holders of such rare artefacts are not interested in existing business models, because they don't profit from them.
Absolutely. But profit isn't the only consideration in this world. Especially in the arts.
The fact that they can't have a profit usually means that there is no profit for the society to have it as well.
That makes no sense whatsoever. For example there is no profit in marrying and having children, and that's fundamental to society.
I'm afraid you're reminding me of Gordon Gecko's "Greed is Good" speech.
You know about as much of what you are talking about as your lack of grammar skills suggests.
Slashdot needs an entry exam.
In fact, we don't know if Apple can force-uninstall an app, or prevent you from using an app because Apple has never done it yet. We know the ability exists in CoreLocation, but does it require an app use CoreLocation or apply to any app?
Even if they didn't, they could of course do a false update for a malicious app, replacing it with an app that does nothing but say "This app has been disabled".
Charlie Miller's app was removed from the app store as soon as it was discovered to be other than what it claimed, and Miller's developer rights were forfeited.
Which is another circle of security Android doesn't have. Once malware becomes known of, Apple can stop it in it's tracks, such that no-one else suffers.
Google could do the same with it's own Android store, but not all the other Android stores out there.