I thought the Magna Carta was the granddaddy of constitution?
Generally however the UK "constitution" is spread throughout statute and common law (judicial precident and equity). I am starting to think there should be a short, principles-based addition however, since lately we have been relying on the House of Lords more than I am comfortable with.
There also is/will be the European Constitution. However they call it a "treaty". When it was called a "constitution" it required voter approval, which wasn't going to happen, so they renamed it:
to complete the [constitution] with a view to enhancing the efficiency and democratic legitimacy of the Union and to improving the coherence of its action.
Which sounds a lot like fodder for a Pratchett footnote.
My impression is that police routinely confiscate computers if they get a warrant, irrespective of whether suspected crime is computer-related. The computers are returned months, possibly years later (if no evidence is found). Perhaps they would be willing to use this tool and, if finding no evidence, be able to use some discretion and conclude it unnecessary to take the computer. This could allow for significantly reducing the damage to innocent parties, but runs increased risk of missing more cautious wrongdoing.
However I'm always wary of ideas for "a simple tool that could eliminate the need for highly trained experts".
Furthermore, since samples are more easily obtained, it becomes cost-effective to increase sample size. Sometimes financial expense is a good way to encourage efficiency with social costs.
1. Buy a PAYG phone
2. Don't bother registering it
3. Buy top-ups using cash
4. Anonymity
From TFA:
The move is targeted at monitoring the owners of Britain's estimated 40m prepaid mobile phones.
But anyway. Since otherwise online purchases would be shut down, I expect there will be an allowance to use a credit card as identification. I doubt credit card companies will bother tying phones to the stolen cards used to purchase them, they generally just reverse the merchant's charges.
Then there's the second-hand, black and grey import market.
It will also make it unavoidably obvious to the dumber criminals that they need to be cautious with mobile phones.
Unfortunately the quotes may offer an insight into the mentality of much of the industry (EA itself counts as a significant portion).
Firstly, it's clear the "statistic" is pulled out of thin air, it has no basis in fact. However he apparently believes quite strongly that it is true anyway - with sufficient confidence to recite it to this conference.
Secondly, the negative feedback he is getting he believes to be from a "cabal". That's quite a striking description. Normally I would expect PR-massaging tones such as "unfortunate and understandably upset customers". My interpretation of cabal is in line with the following from Wikipedia:
The term [...] holds a general meaning of intrigue and conspiracy. Its usage carries strong connotations of shadowy corners, back rooms and insidious influence; a cabal is more evil and selective than, say, a faction, which is simply selfish.
He apparently believes quite strongly that in fact a tiny proportion of users would even notice the DRM, and any indications to the contrary are conspiratorial lies. This is an insane position. The only silver lining is the possibility that he is having to adopt such a stern position in response to pressure - just maybe the DRM criticism is working after all.
Try a read of your car manual. Obviously, plenty of the "tips" in this thread contradict each other, perhaps some due to being incorrect, some dependent on vehicle, some for different typical journeys, whatever.
My car manual had sensible tips like:
- the optimal tyre pressure (winter and summer)
- at what speed it becomes more efficient to roll up the windows and use aircon;
- how often to clean the air filter;
- how often to replace spark plugs;
- how often to change oil, and what kind.
But best of all they were tried & tested for my car and did not promote unsafe driving.
Some more general tips included:
- remove roof rack when not in use;
- use a high gear, without labouring the engine, when on straights;
- drive smoothly;
- avoid turning the engine on until you intend to move off.
The accountability resides on those who rely on them.
Politicians who place any reliance on any supposed information without due verification and evaluation are failing their objective.
The lack of accountability IS scary. We all know statistics are damned lies until proven otherwise. We know to be cynical of vested interests. We have every reason to be sceptical of politicians. Even in highschool you would lose marks for backing up your argument in this way.
Yet how long has it taken for somebody to bother to call BS? To actually investigate sources? The mainstream media seem content to parrot any figures thrown at them. Is there anyone who is going to be losing a few votes because they relied on this preposterous information, thus demonstrating a severe lack of judgement?
Sounds like you're a solution in need of a problem. Try asking the students what you can do for them. I'd probably start with the postgrads since they tend to actually need things, and know they need it.
I know at my uni people found it hassle when needing to crunch data - server slots were a scarce resource and there was a lot of people scheduling things so they could crunch on their workstation over the weekend (often dropping in to see if it got stuck).
I'll bet there's a large number of other groups crying out for decent hardware, space, funding and maybe even the fast internet connection. If your group's services are no longer required it's time to hand the resources over.
It runs to nearly 20mins but he kept my attention for all of it (quite the achievement). Here's their descriptive blurb:
Psychologist Jonathan Haidt studies the five moral values that form the basis of our political choices, whether we're left, right or center. In this eye-opening talk, he pinpoints the moral values that liberals and conservatives tend to honor most.
Actually this could be quite sensible and in the interests of the public.
Licensing patents means doing it as a business. Public sector bodies are notoriously bad at business. Much more efficient to make one effort to get a good value from trading the tech.
The proceeds of the sale will go back to NASA but then the government cuts their budget. One way or another the funds get back to the taxpayer. Yes, you may pay for the technology 'again' by means of consumer product, but by then you've already had an indirect refund from the first time you paid.
As would ordinarily be expected in a commercial transaction, NASA would sell the patent but retain royalty free usage rights. Alternatively they could set the royalty rate but of course only if the increased value of the trade exceeds the cost of the royalties.
Assuming NASA complete the process correctly, the consideration is whether society benefits more from open and free use of the technology, or from the sale proceeds. Discussion here has argued the former, without citing any basis for either the specifics or the principle.
In some situations, free use tech allows a free innovation with it. In others, the zero barrier to entry could make any further investment in the technology very risky. The temporary monopoly aspect of patents is required because when a competitor follows, they do not repeat your expensive mistakes. Having a few patents does not mean everything else will follow perfectly.
I'm not trying to argue the auction is a good thing, but that the numerous arguments posted stating it can only be a bad thing are utterly flawed. There's not nearly enough information to decide either way.
...because it competes with piracy-friendly alternatives.
The existing software performs the same function whilst making piracy easy: it's a simple step from ripping to your movie library to giving a friend a copy. If those people instead use RealDVD, the purchaser gets to do what they wanted with the movie they paid for, but the avenue for piracy is removed.
The net effect is to increase consumer satisfaction while competing with piracy. Unfortunately the movie industry seem opposed to doing either, instead opting to pay good money in order to diminish customer satisfaction with DRM and bludgeon piracy with lawyers.
As my phone contract is up for renewal in a week I asked one of my more tech-savvy friends about the phone he had recently bought. It's some T-Mobile variant of a HTC Touch Diamond.
He uses the WiFi frequently, but had noticed that if it gets disconnected (which happens frequently) it automatically switches onto the provider's mobile broadband service, and does not switch back. It's not easy to notice as it all happens seamlessly, the only change is a little icon, and he only figured that out because he's a geek.
On my K800i there's a button right beside the "back" key that activates internet. I had to delve into the phone configuration to screw up the 3G settings just to stop it costing me every time I accidentally hit it.
&fmt=18 would be a better option. It defaults to higher quality, but retains the option to view in standard if the viewer prefers.
FWIW, people can change the Youtube default to higher quality in their account settings. &fmt=18 (or GreaseMonkey Script*) are still useful as people like myself haven't bothered to set up an account, or may not be aware of the option.
* NB I haven't used and therefore can't vouch for that script.
Isn't there some kind of standard text for these things? I mean really, what does one ISP need to have a different policy from another ISP? The same goes for software EULAs.
It confuses customers, suggests at least one of any two differing policies has got it wrong, and it's expensive. Why isn't there a standard policy which has been thoroughly examined but only costs $100 because it's "off the shelf"? Better yet, anything considered "standard industry practice" is a strong legal argument.
D'oh. All you needed to do was phone up your insurance, then phone up the DVLA. They'll check for the insurance (it's all electronic, no need to wait by the post) and give you a code to display in lieu of the disk. The code normally runs out after a week or two.
Any problems with that and you need to put it in someone's drive, and if it's going to take long do a SORN.
It's worth some dilligence when buying a car. Phone up the insurance company, both to check prices and to get them to determine if it's been written off (they do not bother until you ask or there is a claim!). This isn't just for your safety; insurance does not pay out for a car that any insurance company has written off. You can also check the DVLA's vehicle enquiry page.
I sympathise with your position, and cannot fathom why the DVLA do not put the above solution in their FAQ, but it should be obvious to anyone that motoring is a cash cow for the UK gov't and they milk every drop.
I'm very surprised that anyone with that kind of money doesn't operate two accounts, one that someone (certainly not the PA or secretary, the usual suspects) reconciles and one is slow enough to check themselves.
Banks have a significant role to play but it's not reasonable to assume your bank knows what and from whom you're not buying.
It could be worse than theft. Someone could transfer money into (or out of) a known account of organised crime.
I'm not familiar with the US position, and Wikipedia seems to be based heavily on that of the UK (with some US mixed in there as if just to ensure it isn't a solid reference for either). But here in the UK I've seen people simply walk away from situations that could have been a long and frightening process of losing everything they owned, or worse.
Bear in mind however that it won't let you walk away from everything. Director's have duties, which are largely aimed at people abusing the system, plus things like elements of health & safety may pass directly (consider the principle of corporate manslaughter).
There is also a financial and paperwork cost. You can buy an "off the shelf" company very cheaply, and while you have to file accounts and other forms, you might have an accountant gamer buddy who can help you out.
2. As a society, probably because we hate and fear law enforcement, we don't pay cops very well. Why be a cop when you can make more money working at the local grocery store where you don't get shot at?
We do in the UK. GBP21k (USD$41.5k) as a trainee, with 12% increase on completion (which takes you to UK all-ages median pay).
An Inspector gets GBP46k ($92k). It's difficult for a normal Constable and Sergeant to get promoted there. But if you have a degree you can get on the fast-track programme.
Now, the police have to deal with the worst of society, etc etc, I'm not trying to argue the pay is undeserved. But it is good for what you can get without a degree (for most of us it's favourable for what you can get with a degree).
By the way the above ignores pension plans. This is a big but widely ignored distinction between UK public and private sector pay. The defined benefit pension scheme is now barely available in the private sector because it's too expensive. Combined with the increased employer contributions, for the same cut from your pay a state employee can expect 50% more than the pension of a private one.
I have a lot of difficulty matching my Vista experience with the meme. People seem remarkably enthusiastic to dismiss the OS and complain about lack of compatibility and sluggishness in particular. My impression was going 64 bit bordered on masochism.
Having started out on SP1 with common, modern hardware, I have none of these apparently certain problems - indeed the reverse has held true. Vista boots noticeably faster and is much more snappy in use. All of my hardware had Vista drivers. I can't see why MS bothered with the 32bit version since 64 happily runs everything I've thrown at it. UAC was a nuisance for the first week but experienced users can revert to a proper account management and novices can get some of it's security from UAC.
I can see why businesses are sticking with XP. There isn't justification to risk any headaches. There's not enough value for home users with XP already on their machines. Advanced users may have specific reason to avoid it even on new machines.
It's fully justified to critisise MS for releasing a product that fails to push us substantially further forward than the 5 years+ since XP. But for Joe home user buying a new PC, I think the tech enthusiast community are doing them a disservice with our Vista vitriol. We encourage them to decide between Vista or XP, and to pick the weaker of the two. The choice should be Vista or Linux.
Those sales are impressive, but at the bottom of the page it points out that the Nintendo DS has has sold double that.
Regardless, the most interesting thing is that the Wii is doing so well despite Sony and MS also doing very well. Wii's share is probably, lets say, 90% new gaming market? Most of their guys weren't going to buy a PS3/360 anyway - certainly that tallys with my experience.
Bootlegging is dictionary-definition correct but most people (well, me anyway) associate it with distribution of things otherwise unavailable. For example, a recording of a live gig.
The distinction in my mind is that a bootleg most likely does no economic harm to the legit producer: a live recording is unlikely to damage either legit music sales or concert attendance (for me it was an effective advert). Similarly, bootleg liquor during prohibition simply increases sales in Canada.
Counterfeit goods have an effect on producers which is in line with pirate software, so from that perspective the connotations are apt. However again there is a distinction: they are typically designed to deceive the consumer, passing off a forgery as genuine. This is only one element of piracy.
That said, both terms are far more appropriate than piracy. Or rather, were better until the word was so widely misused that dictionaries were updated.
I can't imagine that it is a coincidence that this comes along just as Nvidia are crowing about CUDA, or that the resulting machine looks like a gamer's dream rig.
While there is ample crossover between hardware enthusiasts and academia, anyone soley with the computation interest in mind probabyl wouldn't be selecting neon fans, aftermarket coolers or spend that much time on presentable wiring.
If I had some points I'd put them on the parent. The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures are very good indeed, set up in the early 19C by Michael Faraday.
7 is still too young, but if she's smart enough to be asking those kind of questions...
I think there may be an American copy of the show but I haven't seen it.
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I thought the Magna Carta was the granddaddy of constitution?
Generally however the UK "constitution" is spread throughout statute and common law (judicial precident and equity). I am starting to think there should be a short, principles-based addition however, since lately we have been relying on the House of Lords more than I am comfortable with.
There also is/will be the European Constitution. However they call it a "treaty". When it was called a "constitution" it required voter approval, which wasn't going to happen, so they renamed it:
Which sounds a lot like fodder for a Pratchett footnote.
My impression is that police routinely confiscate computers if they get a warrant, irrespective of whether suspected crime is computer-related. The computers are returned months, possibly years later (if no evidence is found). Perhaps they would be willing to use this tool and, if finding no evidence, be able to use some discretion and conclude it unnecessary to take the computer. This could allow for significantly reducing the damage to innocent parties, but runs increased risk of missing more cautious wrongdoing.
However I'm always wary of ideas for "a simple tool that could eliminate the need for highly trained experts".
Furthermore, since samples are more easily obtained, it becomes cost-effective to increase sample size. Sometimes financial expense is a good way to encourage efficiency with social costs.
From TFA:
But anyway. Since otherwise online purchases would be shut down, I expect there will be an allowance to use a credit card as identification. I doubt credit card companies will bother tying phones to the stolen cards used to purchase them, they generally just reverse the merchant's charges.
Then there's the second-hand, black and grey import market.
It will also make it unavoidably obvious to the dumber criminals that they need to be cautious with mobile phones.
Unfortunately the quotes may offer an insight into the mentality of much of the industry (EA itself counts as a significant portion).
Firstly, it's clear the "statistic" is pulled out of thin air, it has no basis in fact. However he apparently believes quite strongly that it is true anyway - with sufficient confidence to recite it to this conference.
Secondly, the negative feedback he is getting he believes to be from a "cabal". That's quite a striking description. Normally I would expect PR-massaging tones such as "unfortunate and understandably upset customers". My interpretation of cabal is in line with the following from Wikipedia:
He apparently believes quite strongly that in fact a tiny proportion of users would even notice the DRM, and any indications to the contrary are conspiratorial lies. This is an insane position. The only silver lining is the possibility that he is having to adopt such a stern position in response to pressure - just maybe the DRM criticism is working after all.
Try a read of your car manual. Obviously, plenty of the "tips" in this thread contradict each other, perhaps some due to being incorrect, some dependent on vehicle, some for different typical journeys, whatever.
My car manual had sensible tips like:
- the optimal tyre pressure (winter and summer)
- at what speed it becomes more efficient to roll up the windows and use aircon;
- how often to clean the air filter;
- how often to replace spark plugs;
- how often to change oil, and what kind.
But best of all they were tried & tested for my car and did not promote unsafe driving.
Some more general tips included:
- remove roof rack when not in use;
- use a high gear, without labouring the engine, when on straights;
- drive smoothly;
- avoid turning the engine on until you intend to move off.
props to that guy.
The accountability resides on those who rely on them.
Politicians who place any reliance on any supposed information without due verification and evaluation are failing their objective.
The lack of accountability IS scary. We all know statistics are damned lies until proven otherwise. We know to be cynical of vested interests. We have every reason to be sceptical of politicians. Even in highschool you would lose marks for backing up your argument in this way.
Yet how long has it taken for somebody to bother to call BS? To actually investigate sources? The mainstream media seem content to parrot any figures thrown at them. Is there anyone who is going to be losing a few votes because they relied on this preposterous information, thus demonstrating a severe lack of judgement?
Sounds like you're a solution in need of a problem. Try asking the students what you can do for them. I'd probably start with the postgrads since they tend to actually need things, and know they need it.
I know at my uni people found it hassle when needing to crunch data - server slots were a scarce resource and there was a lot of people scheduling things so they could crunch on their workstation over the weekend (often dropping in to see if it got stuck).
I'll bet there's a large number of other groups crying out for decent hardware, space, funding and maybe even the fast internet connection. If your group's services are no longer required it's time to hand the resources over.
This is on the same topic to an insightful talk I was watching earner today, Jonathan Haidt: The real difference between liberals and conservatives.
It runs to nearly 20mins but he kept my attention for all of it (quite the achievement). Here's their descriptive blurb:
Actually this could be quite sensible and in the interests of the public.
Licensing patents means doing it as a business. Public sector bodies are notoriously bad at business. Much more efficient to make one effort to get a good value from trading the tech.
The proceeds of the sale will go back to NASA but then the government cuts their budget. One way or another the funds get back to the taxpayer. Yes, you may pay for the technology 'again' by means of consumer product, but by then you've already had an indirect refund from the first time you paid.
As would ordinarily be expected in a commercial transaction, NASA would sell the patent but retain royalty free usage rights. Alternatively they could set the royalty rate but of course only if the increased value of the trade exceeds the cost of the royalties.
Assuming NASA complete the process correctly, the consideration is whether society benefits more from open and free use of the technology, or from the sale proceeds. Discussion here has argued the former, without citing any basis for either the specifics or the principle.
In some situations, free use tech allows a free innovation with it. In others, the zero barrier to entry could make any further investment in the technology very risky. The temporary monopoly aspect of patents is required because when a competitor follows, they do not repeat your expensive mistakes. Having a few patents does not mean everything else will follow perfectly.
I'm not trying to argue the auction is a good thing, but that the numerous arguments posted stating it can only be a bad thing are utterly flawed. There's not nearly enough information to decide either way.
...because it competes with piracy-friendly alternatives.
The existing software performs the same function whilst making piracy easy: it's a simple step from ripping to your movie library to giving a friend a copy. If those people instead use RealDVD, the purchaser gets to do what they wanted with the movie they paid for, but the avenue for piracy is removed.
The net effect is to increase consumer satisfaction while competing with piracy. Unfortunately the movie industry seem opposed to doing either, instead opting to pay good money in order to diminish customer satisfaction with DRM and bludgeon piracy with lawyers.
It can be hard to notice it's gone onto roaming.
As my phone contract is up for renewal in a week I asked one of my more tech-savvy friends about the phone he had recently bought. It's some T-Mobile variant of a HTC Touch Diamond.
He uses the WiFi frequently, but had noticed that if it gets disconnected (which happens frequently) it automatically switches onto the provider's mobile broadband service, and does not switch back. It's not easy to notice as it all happens seamlessly, the only change is a little icon, and he only figured that out because he's a geek.
On my K800i there's a button right beside the "back" key that activates internet. I had to delve into the phone configuration to screw up the 3G settings just to stop it costing me every time I accidentally hit it.
&fmt=18 would be a better option. It defaults to higher quality, but retains the option to view in standard if the viewer prefers.
FWIW, people can change the Youtube default to higher quality in their account settings. &fmt=18 (or GreaseMonkey Script*) are still useful as people like myself haven't bothered to set up an account, or may not be aware of the option.
* NB I haven't used and therefore can't vouch for that script.
Isn't there some kind of standard text for these things? I mean really, what does one ISP need to have a different policy from another ISP? The same goes for software EULAs.
It confuses customers, suggests at least one of any two differing policies has got it wrong, and it's expensive. Why isn't there a standard policy which has been thoroughly examined but only costs $100 because it's "off the shelf"? Better yet, anything considered "standard industry practice" is a strong legal argument.
D'oh. All you needed to do was phone up your insurance, then phone up the DVLA. They'll check for the insurance (it's all electronic, no need to wait by the post) and give you a code to display in lieu of the disk. The code normally runs out after a week or two.
Any problems with that and you need to put it in someone's drive, and if it's going to take long do a SORN.
It's worth some dilligence when buying a car. Phone up the insurance company, both to check prices and to get them to determine if it's been written off (they do not bother until you ask or there is a claim!). This isn't just for your safety; insurance does not pay out for a car that any insurance company has written off. You can also check the DVLA's vehicle enquiry page.
I sympathise with your position, and cannot fathom why the DVLA do not put the above solution in their FAQ, but it should be obvious to anyone that motoring is a cash cow for the UK gov't and they milk every drop.
I'm very surprised that anyone with that kind of money doesn't operate two accounts, one that someone (certainly not the PA or secretary, the usual suspects) reconciles and one is slow enough to check themselves.
Banks have a significant role to play but it's not reasonable to assume your bank knows what and from whom you're not buying.
It could be worse than theft. Someone could transfer money into (or out of) a known account of organised crime.
Energy self-sufficiency is a problem in Dubai?
If you intend on doing this frequently, consider forming a limited company. Obviously the benefit is for limited liability.
I'm not familiar with the US position, and Wikipedia seems to be based heavily on that of the UK (with some US mixed in there as if just to ensure it isn't a solid reference for either). But here in the UK I've seen people simply walk away from situations that could have been a long and frightening process of losing everything they owned, or worse.
Bear in mind however that it won't let you walk away from everything. Director's have duties, which are largely aimed at people abusing the system, plus things like elements of health & safety may pass directly (consider the principle of corporate manslaughter).
There is also a financial and paperwork cost. You can buy an "off the shelf" company very cheaply, and while you have to file accounts and other forms, you might have an accountant gamer buddy who can help you out.
We do in the UK. GBP21k (USD$41.5k) as a trainee, with 12% increase on completion (which takes you to UK all-ages median pay).
An Inspector gets GBP46k ($92k). It's difficult for a normal Constable and Sergeant to get promoted there. But if you have a degree you can get on the fast-track programme.
Now, the police have to deal with the worst of society, etc etc, I'm not trying to argue the pay is undeserved. But it is good for what you can get without a degree (for most of us it's favourable for what you can get with a degree).
By the way the above ignores pension plans. This is a big but widely ignored distinction between UK public and private sector pay. The defined benefit pension scheme is now barely available in the private sector because it's too expensive. Combined with the increased employer contributions, for the same cut from your pay a state employee can expect 50% more than the pension of a private one.
I have a lot of difficulty matching my Vista experience with the meme. People seem remarkably enthusiastic to dismiss the OS and complain about lack of compatibility and sluggishness in particular. My impression was going 64 bit bordered on masochism.
Having started out on SP1 with common, modern hardware, I have none of these apparently certain problems - indeed the reverse has held true. Vista boots noticeably faster and is much more snappy in use. All of my hardware had Vista drivers. I can't see why MS bothered with the 32bit version since 64 happily runs everything I've thrown at it. UAC was a nuisance for the first week but experienced users can revert to a proper account management and novices can get some of it's security from UAC.
I can see why businesses are sticking with XP. There isn't justification to risk any headaches. There's not enough value for home users with XP already on their machines. Advanced users may have specific reason to avoid it even on new machines.
It's fully justified to critisise MS for releasing a product that fails to push us substantially further forward than the 5 years+ since XP. But for Joe home user buying a new PC, I think the tech enthusiast community are doing them a disservice with our Vista vitriol. We encourage them to decide between Vista or XP, and to pick the weaker of the two. The choice should be Vista or Linux.
Those sales are impressive, but at the bottom of the page it points out that the Nintendo DS has has sold double that.
Regardless, the most interesting thing is that the Wii is doing so well despite Sony and MS also doing very well. Wii's share is probably, lets say, 90% new gaming market? Most of their guys weren't going to buy a PS3/360 anyway - certainly that tallys with my experience.
Bootlegging is dictionary-definition correct but most people (well, me anyway) associate it with distribution of things otherwise unavailable. For example, a recording of a live gig.
The distinction in my mind is that a bootleg most likely does no economic harm to the legit producer: a live recording is unlikely to damage either legit music sales or concert attendance (for me it was an effective advert). Similarly, bootleg liquor during prohibition simply increases sales in Canada.
Counterfeit goods have an effect on producers which is in line with pirate software, so from that perspective the connotations are apt. However again there is a distinction: they are typically designed to deceive the consumer, passing off a forgery as genuine. This is only one element of piracy.
That said, both terms are far more appropriate than piracy. Or rather, were better until the word was so widely misused that dictionaries were updated.
I can't imagine that it is a coincidence that this comes along just as Nvidia are crowing about CUDA, or that the resulting machine looks like a gamer's dream rig.
While there is ample crossover between hardware enthusiasts and academia, anyone soley with the computation interest in mind probabyl wouldn't be selecting neon fans, aftermarket coolers or spend that much time on presentable wiring.
Yes. why? Were you just born today?
If I had some points I'd put them on the parent. The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures are very good indeed, set up in the early 19C by Michael Faraday.
7 is still too young, but if she's smart enough to be asking those kind of questions...
I think there may be an American copy of the show but I haven't seen it.