You know, that's this whole thing of being a community. We're supposed to help each other out, and the UK just takes and never gives. That's about all I got to say about it.
That is just so much bull crap it's unbelievable. In cash terms alone it's a pure falshood. And don't get my started on Spanish fishermen pillaging Scottish waters. To say Britain never gives to the EU shows an astounding misunderstanding of what goes on.
I'm pretty pro-EU as a concept, but there are WAY too many people taking advantage of it. French farmers, the afformentioned Spanish fishermen, etc, etc. There's too much national protectionism within the EU, and Britain is by no means the only culprit.
Speak for yourself, mate. And anti-EU feeling is far stronger in England than in Scotland (and I would guess Wales and N.I. too - although N.I. has its own obvious complications).
The argument that closer EU integration will destroy national cultures is completely bogus and introspective.
But that's the intent of closer EU integration. It's not needed for any other reason. Cultural differences are seen as bad for business (tiny example: Snickers. Printing wrappers specially for the UK was not efficent, therefor the name was brought into line. The exact same reasoning brought in the Euro, from tiny items like sweet wrappers to huge issues of national power the same philosophy powers all EU thinking: make life easier for big business, don't worry about anyone else).
The name used to describe an American chocolate bar is part of British Culture? The concept of loss of independant culture through the EU is bollocks. Is Scotland any less Scottish because it is part of the UK? Feel free to oppose the EU on anti-capitalist grounds, but complaining about loss of culture is just bogus.
It's also a viewpoint most vehemently held by xenophobic right-wing little Engerlanders.
I'm an anarchic left-wing Norn Irish that thinks we should encourage cultural diversity, so you're a bit off there.
Apologies if you took offence at this. It was not directed at you specifically. More as product of frustration at the continued polarisaztion of views in this country (and in the world as a whole).
What does the EU actually do for us?
What, apart from the roads?:-)
More seriously, the EU has done a tonne (that's metric) of good for small local businesses near where I grew up (the Highlands) - which helps alot of my former schoolmates of mine to avoid moving to Glasgow and Edinburgh as I have been forced to. It's probably done alot for businiesses near you, but as a left-wing anarchist you've probably got little time for people who try to better themselves through the system.
Yeah, there's alot of crashes on the big 2 lane road bridge they built from London to Paris. There's a section in the middle of the English Channel where you can drive on either side of the road - and because of this your car insurance is not valid for this 100m section.
Yeah, because as a Scot I have no culture of my own within the UK. (And like the majority of Scots, I'm a unionist, BTW.) The argument that closer EU integration will destroy national cultures is completely bogus and introspective. It's also a viewpoint most vehemently held by xenophobic right-wing little Engerlanders.
The current organisation of the EU may be seriously flawed, but that doesn't make the concept bad.
My god. Why on earth did I vote for an MEP 2 years ago? As the UK is not a member of the EU, it must have been a waste of time (no snide comments at the back there, please). And what's this EU symbol doing on my driving licence? Oh, and next time I fly, I'll remember not to use the "EU Passports" queue when I come home. I'll use that big long queue that everyone else has to use.
Looking at the traceroutes there remind me of something that I've wondered about for some time. Is there any point in trying to route some of the traffic between Europe and Asia more directly (i.e. avoiding the Americas)?
Even traffic from here in the UK to India goes via the States. Africa is the same.
Yes it does. As do the words simile and connotation. In fact, all forms of non-literal expression give me an urge to run screaming from the room and dunk my head in a bucket of freezing cold water. I just can't handle them, you see. For I am an idiot, with no ability to handle sarcasm or irony.
You get charged as per the old network - i.e. the one that the "area" code in the number relates to. There something about it on the OfTel site, but I can't be bothere searching it just now (it's a very dull website).
Apparantly it's not 0207 for central London. It's 020 for London, plus 7xxx or 8xxx, which will be expanded as new exchanges come on line. Which was the point of changing from 0171 and 0181 back to a single code (which is of course now 020, rather than the very old 01).
You see alot of London numbers advertised as something like 0207 123 1234, where they should really be 020 7123 1234. AFAIK, you need to dial 7123 1234 for that inside London, but it works for all of London now. (I'm in Edinburgh, so I have no way of checking.)
This is solved in the UK by the fact that you still pay as per the original network of the number. The idea is that this should balance itself out in the long run.
Of course, most networks also offer cross network plans now, which allow all mobile and "geographic" landline calls to count against your inclusive minutes.
Yes. Do you realise the reason that there was such a long time period between the attempting car-bombing of the WTC and the 11th Sep tragedy was that groups like this don't do anything while you're alert? They wait until you're not paying attention. There won't be any "anti-western" (for want of a better description) terrorist attacks on US soil until the US gets complacent about them again. Right now it's too difficult - and more importantly less shocking - as everyone is on edge and paranoid (PATRIOT or no).
The new airline restrictions are mainly bunkum designed to make stupid people feel safer. Ask yourself this - which is a better weapon, the nail file confiscated from some woman's handbag that got her strip searched; the metal fork you're not allowed to eat with; or the bottle of vodka you bought at the duty free and then smashed over the seat in front of you?
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No, but it is an insult to your reading ability. It says plot 10pc
What, as in "Allcock, All the Time?"
You know, that's this whole thing of being a community. We're supposed to help each other out, and the UK just takes and never gives. That's about all I got to say about it.
That is just so much bull crap it's unbelievable. In cash terms alone it's a pure falshood. And don't get my started on Spanish fishermen pillaging Scottish waters. To say Britain never gives to the EU shows an astounding misunderstanding of what goes on.
I'm pretty pro-EU as a concept, but there are WAY too many people taking advantage of it. French farmers, the afformentioned Spanish fishermen, etc, etc. There's too much national protectionism within the EU, and Britain is by no means the only culprit.
Which, perhaps unfortunately, does appear to be the same thing.
Snigger. :-)
(I really should grow up.)
Otherwise once you're incontinent all countries drive on the right so it isn't an issue.
Please tell me you ment that. I almost snorted coke out my nose when I read that. (Ah, such a juvenile sense of homour.)
Speak for yourself, mate. And anti-EU feeling is far stronger in England than in Scotland (and I would guess Wales and N.I. too - although N.I. has its own obvious complications).
The argument that closer EU integration will destroy national cultures is completely bogus and introspective.
:-)
But that's the intent of closer EU integration. It's not needed for any other reason. Cultural differences are seen as bad for business (tiny example: Snickers. Printing wrappers specially for the UK was not efficent, therefor the name was brought into line. The exact same reasoning brought in the Euro, from tiny items like sweet wrappers to huge issues of national power the same philosophy powers all EU thinking: make life easier for big business, don't worry about anyone else).
The name used to describe an American chocolate bar is part of British Culture? The concept of loss of independant culture through the EU is bollocks. Is Scotland any less Scottish because it is part of the UK? Feel free to oppose the EU on anti-capitalist grounds, but complaining about loss of culture is just bogus.
It's also a viewpoint most vehemently held by xenophobic right-wing little Engerlanders.
I'm an anarchic left-wing Norn Irish that thinks we should encourage cultural diversity, so you're a bit off there.
Apologies if you took offence at this. It was not directed at you specifically. More as product of frustration at the continued polarisaztion of views in this country (and in the world as a whole).
What does the EU actually do for us?
What, apart from the roads?
More seriously, the EU has done a tonne (that's metric) of good for small local businesses near where I grew up (the Highlands) - which helps alot of my former schoolmates of mine to avoid moving to Glasgow and Edinburgh as I have been forced to. It's probably done alot for businiesses near you, but as a left-wing anarchist you've probably got little time for people who try to better themselves through the system.
Yeah, there's alot of crashes on the big 2 lane road bridge they built from London to Paris. There's a section in the middle of the English Channel where you can drive on either side of the road - and because of this your car insurance is not valid for this 100m section.
Yeah, because as a Scot I have no culture of my own within the UK. (And like the majority of Scots, I'm a unionist, BTW.) The argument that closer EU integration will destroy national cultures is completely bogus and introspective. It's also a viewpoint most vehemently held by xenophobic right-wing little Engerlanders.
The current organisation of the EU may be seriously flawed, but that doesn't make the concept bad.
My god. Why on earth did I vote for an MEP 2 years ago? As the UK is not a member of the EU, it must have been a waste of time (no snide comments at the back there, please). And what's this EU symbol doing on my driving licence? Oh, and next time I fly, I'll remember not to use the "EU Passports" queue when I come home. I'll use that big long queue that everyone else has to use.
Looking at the traceroutes there remind me of something that I've wondered about for some time. Is there any point in trying to route some of the traffic between Europe and Asia more directly (i.e. avoiding the Americas)?
Even traffic from here in the UK to India goes via the States. Africa is the same.
Am I the only one who first read this as MonkeyDance?
Yes it does. As do the words simile and connotation. In fact, all forms of non-literal expression give me an urge to run screaming from the room and dunk my head in a bucket of freezing cold water. I just can't handle them, you see. For I am an idiot, with no ability to handle sarcasm or irony.
:-P
Oh wait. That's you, isn't it?
Not very much, I would imagine. Given that's it a law. It's not even an object, let alone an animate one capable of thought.
Nah. Sony's schizo behabiour has caused that already.
You get charged as per the old network - i.e. the one that the "area" code in the number relates to. There something about it on the OfTel site, but I can't be bothere searching it just now (it's a very dull website).
Apparantly it's not 0207 for central London. It's 020 for London, plus 7xxx or 8xxx, which will be expanded as new exchanges come on line. Which was the point of changing from 0171 and 0181 back to a single code (which is of course now 020, rather than the very old 01).
You see alot of London numbers advertised as something like 0207 123 1234, where they should really be 020 7123 1234. AFAIK, you need to dial 7123 1234 for that inside London, but it works for all of London now. (I'm in Edinburgh, so I have no way of checking.)
This is solved in the UK by the fact that you still pay as per the original network of the number. The idea is that this should balance itself out in the long run.
Of course, most networks also offer cross network plans now, which allow all mobile and "geographic" landline calls to count against your inclusive minutes.
That's also very true.
Australia? When? Am I totally out of touch and have missed something?
Yes. Do you realise the reason that there was such a long time period between the attempting car-bombing of the WTC and the 11th Sep tragedy was that groups like this don't do anything while you're alert? They wait until you're not paying attention. There won't be any "anti-western" (for want of a better description) terrorist attacks on US soil until the US gets complacent about them again. Right now it's too difficult - and more importantly less shocking - as everyone is on edge and paranoid (PATRIOT or no).
The new airline restrictions are mainly bunkum designed to make stupid people feel safer. Ask yourself this - which is a better weapon, the nail file confiscated from some woman's handbag that got her strip searched; the metal fork you're not allowed to eat with; or the bottle of vodka you bought at the duty free and then smashed over the seat in front of you?
Nope.
I can. No VAT (sales tax) on books, magazines and newspapers in the UK.