Unless there is healthy competition driving the price down towards the manufacturing cost. And consumer electronics is a pretty competitive market - although early adopter stuff will probably still have a premium.
At which point did I mention race? I'm quite happy with what I am, and that's Scottish. Which means I'm also British and European. I also know enough about British history to know almost everyone who is British is from some form of immigration. What's your point?
I just said "many" Scots and Welsh might not agree with your use of the term.
No you didn't. You said "most". Go back and read your post. Scotland IS part of Britain. FACT. Even pro-independence Scots agree with this, even if they are not happy that it is currently the case for some uses of the word Britain. And most Scots do not vote for independence.
I've also never understood this need of people from America to claim they are Scottish, Irish or whatever. I have German, English and Irish ancestry that I know of, but I never claim to actually BE any of them. I'm Scottish and that's that - by virtue of being born in Glasgow, raised in the Highlands and living in Edinburgh. You are what YOU are, not what you're parents or grandparents are, or what any of your earlier ancestors were.
Most people in Scotland would not agree with your definition of Britain, although some Welsh might.
Which would be why the majority of the vote in Scotland goes overwhelmingly to unionist parties? Even the minority (yet significant numbers) that currently call for independence would not argue the Scotland is not currently part of Britain.
Even an independent Scotland would be unarguably part of the island called Great Britain.
DNA samples are taken from everyone who's arrested in England and Wales (probably Scotland too, not sure). They're destroyed (or should be) if you're released without charge or action.
They are permitted to keep the DNA sample even if they don't do anything. Source (although this report is specifically about calls to remove the records kept about under 18s.) Fortunately, the Scottish Executive seem to believe this kind of behaviour is excessive, and so DNA is not kept for those simply arrested in Scotland.
You have access to the source. I use a copy of Firefox downloaded as a binary. I trust they do actually build this from the publicly available source. I haven't checked. To do so I would need to have the same compiler and tool chain. Which I would also need to check in case there are any hidden nastys in them. You need to trust people at some point. Being paranoid about everything doesn't work. How far down do you want to go? I assume you trust intel not to have hidden something in the microcode of your CPU? How do you check? You can't - you just have to trust that they haven't.
You're using windows to verify that windows isn't spying on you? That's not very paranoid. You've moved who you're trusting from MS to, erm, MS. Not that I think they ARE spying on you, but you get the point.
Not necessarily if the pre-compiled version was different from the source. The point being, you have to trust people at some point, otherwise you would never get anything done.
How can we trust that Microsoft isn't doing the same as part of Windows? How can we trust that the Mozilla foundation isn't doing the same during it's update checks - especially if you downloaded the binary version and didn't download the source, personally audit it and then compile it using a compiler and tool chain you've similarly audited? How can we trust that ANY piece of software isn't spyware?
You can check these things be monitoring the traffic going out. It's not that hard if you're that paranoid, and even if you're not, it's pretty likely someone else has. Google's reputation would be slaughtered if they sent this kind of information from a PC that's specifically had this turned off.
Ban the teaching of religion on any and all school grounds. AND ENFORCE IT!!! Religion has it's place in society, but not in schools!
I'm essentially athiest, but I disagree totally. Religion SHOULD be taught in schools, but it should be part of a broad RE programme, and ONLY as part of an RE programme. And all globally popular religions should be discussed - allowing children to see the possible inconsistencies and the geniune positive points of all faiths.
Your user ID needs to be your gmail address (i.e. username@gmail.com). You then need to manually change the server to talk.google.com - it will default to gmail.com.
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While I take your point, this included the bog standard 3 series cliched middle management cars. Like the 316. Real driving enthusiasts don't buy a 316 - they'd buy something a little more interesting. Badge snobs bought 316s.
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Just like people think Apple is the BMW of computers, BMW still has options for their luxury cars.
Do they ever. Up until very recently, even the stereo was an optional extra. Not an upgraded stereo with a CD changer. Any stereo at all. How many people are going to buy a BWM and not want a stereo? It's improved now, but there are still some options that almost everyone is going to buy.
It also allows governments to get something unpopular passed by the Commission and Council of Ministers (which the national governments control), and then blame it on the EU at home. Very clever, really.
Sun's fate is to be purchased by NVidia. They plan to base their "next gen" graphics processors on duel core SPARC technology, obviously.
You, sir, are a cad and a bounder. That quadrupal memory pipeline is an insult to the Queen and the Empire. I hearby challenge you to defend your honour. The weapon of choice is specular highlights at 30 paces.
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Well, to be fair I'd much rather be itchy than dead.
Oh come on. They guy's an intern. What do you expect him to do? Interns, by and large, aren't going to question things. And you can't expect them to.
The upload limit for pro accounts was removed a while ago, and at the same time the limit for free accounts was increased significantly.
Unless there is healthy competition driving the price down towards the manufacturing cost. And consumer electronics is a pretty competitive market - although early adopter stuff will probably still have a premium.
I'll wave. Keep an eye out - I'll be the one in the kilt and Scotland top. ;-)
I'm guessing it's because us Scots get pissy when people from the US claim to speak for us and get it wrong. ;-)
:-)
Anyway, as long as we beat the Faroes on Saturday and Lithuania on Wednesday, who gives a crap?
At which point did I mention race? I'm quite happy with what I am, and that's Scottish. Which means I'm also British and European. I also know enough about British history to know almost everyone who is British is from some form of immigration. What's your point?
No you didn't. You said "most". Go back and read your post. Scotland IS part of Britain. FACT. Even pro-independence Scots agree with this, even if they are not happy that it is currently the case for some uses of the word Britain. And most Scots do not vote for independence.
I've also never understood this need of people from America to claim they are Scottish, Irish or whatever. I have German, English and Irish ancestry that I know of, but I never claim to actually BE any of them. I'm Scottish and that's that - by virtue of being born in Glasgow, raised in the Highlands and living in Edinburgh. You are what YOU are, not what you're parents or grandparents are, or what any of your earlier ancestors were.
Which would be why the majority of the vote in Scotland goes overwhelmingly to unionist parties? Even the minority (yet significant numbers) that currently call for independence would not argue the Scotland is not currently part of Britain.
Even an independent Scotland would be unarguably part of the island called Great Britain.
They are permitted to keep the DNA sample even if they don't do anything. Source (although this report is specifically about calls to remove the records kept about under 18s.) Fortunately, the Scottish Executive seem to believe this kind of behaviour is excessive, and so DNA is not kept for those simply arrested in Scotland.
iPods in sporrans? Ha! Mobile phones set to vibrate. A wonderful marriage of the modern and the traditional.
While continental Europe tends to still have steel cans, they are almost always aluminium in the UK.
You have access to the source. I use a copy of Firefox downloaded as a binary. I trust they do actually build this from the publicly available source. I haven't checked. To do so I would need to have the same compiler and tool chain. Which I would also need to check in case there are any hidden nastys in them. You need to trust people at some point. Being paranoid about everything doesn't work. How far down do you want to go? I assume you trust intel not to have hidden something in the microcode of your CPU? How do you check? You can't - you just have to trust that they haven't.
You're using windows to verify that windows isn't spying on you? That's not very paranoid. You've moved who you're trusting from MS to, erm, MS. Not that I think they ARE spying on you, but you get the point.
Not necessarily if the pre-compiled version was different from the source. The point being, you have to trust people at some point, otherwise you would never get anything done.
How can we trust that Microsoft isn't doing the same as part of Windows?
How can we trust that the Mozilla foundation isn't doing the same during it's update checks - especially if you downloaded the binary version and didn't download the source, personally audit it and then compile it using a compiler and tool chain you've similarly audited?
How can we trust that ANY piece of software isn't spyware?
You can check these things be monitoring the traffic going out. It's not that hard if you're that paranoid, and even if you're not, it's pretty likely someone else has. Google's reputation would be slaughtered if they sent this kind of information from a PC that's specifically had this turned off.
I'm essentially athiest, but I disagree totally. Religion SHOULD be taught in schools, but it should be part of a broad RE programme, and ONLY as part of an RE programme. And all globally popular religions should be discussed - allowing children to see the possible inconsistencies and the geniune positive points of all faiths.
Admit it. CompanyX is HP, isn't it? ;-)
Try 5000+. And marketing are talking about 30k+ in the next 12 months.
Your user ID needs to be your gmail address (i.e. username@gmail.com). You then need to manually change the server to talk.google.com - it will default to gmail.com.
While I take your point, this included the bog standard 3 series cliched middle management cars. Like the 316. Real driving enthusiasts don't buy a 316 - they'd buy something a little more interesting. Badge snobs bought 316s.
Do they ever. Up until very recently, even the stereo was an optional extra. Not an upgraded stereo with a CD changer. Any stereo at all. How many people are going to buy a BWM and not want a stereo? It's improved now, but there are still some options that almost everyone is going to buy.
It also allows governments to get something unpopular passed by the Commission and Council of Ministers (which the national governments control), and then blame it on the EU at home. Very clever, really.
You, sir, are a cad and a bounder. That quadrupal memory pipeline is an insult to the Queen and the Empire. I hearby challenge you to defend your honour. The weapon of choice is specular highlights at 30 paces.