I realise you mean "English" for "Brits". However, I think it inaccurate to think of either "Scots" or "English" as some homogeneous entity. England may have voted in total to leave the EU, but many English (like yours truly) voted to remain. On the other hand, Scotland may have voted to remain in the EU, but many Scots voted to leave.
To be honest, if Scotland gets another referendum, it's not going to be an overwhelming majority whatever way they vote, which means that it, like the UK, is likely to remain divided.
(I know a number of Scots, who vary from those extremely passionate about Scottish independence, to those equally as passionate about remaining in the UK).
Because the only possible way to maintain your sovereignty is to pay non-elected bureaucrats from other countries to dictate every aspect of your country.
Those ones. Dictatorial powers do not mean dictatorship.
I said the EU parliament had gotten involved in much more than _TRADE_ as it was originally founded and agreed to
The ECSC was first proposed by French foreign minister Robert Schuman on 9 May 1950 as a way to prevent further war between France and Germany. He declared his aim was to "make war not only unthinkable but materially impossible"
So, the main driver of the precursor of the EU was not just trade, but to "make war not only unthinkable but materially impossible".
By the way, what's up with the;
If you can't figure it out from the 2 examples given you are simply being dishonest to maintain a delusion (or perhaps just to be a liar for the purpose of propaganda). If you happen to be morally bankrupt, I can't fix your corrupt morality. I can only point out facts for bystanders to protect themselves from people like you.
Aren't you able to have an debate without insulting anyone your arguing with? I've looked at what I wrote, and certainly, no insults aimed at you!
Which non-elected bureaucrats are these? The ones that could be dismissed by a vote of the fully elected European Parliament? And what dictatorial powers? The ones that only allow them to propose legislation that needs to be both voted on by the democratically elected EU parliament and agreed by the Council of Ministers (democratically elected ministers from member states).
As to the non-elected bureaucrats, which I assume you mean the European Commission, the commissioners are proposed by their respective governments, and as a whole have to be approved by the EU parliament.
Rather like the US cabinet really.
And they can propose legislation, but not enact it.
I got a sentence slightly muddled above. Should be:
You as an individual can opt of the 48 hour week (expect in those occupations where it would be dangerous to do so).That is your choice. However you can't be forced to opt out.
3. No limits on the maximum duration of the workweek. The EU's working time directive is a good start.
Luckily we do not live in the EUSSR. If I want to work 80 hours a week, that's my problem. If I don't, I can work somewhere else (H1-Bs can do that too).
OK. I'm in the EU (for the moment), so I'll respond to this. You as an individual can opt of the 48 hour week. That is your choice. However you can't be forced to opt out (expect in those occupations where it would be dangerous to do so).
My understanding (which may be wrong) is that the impetus behind SystemD from the server side might be containers. Currently, these can't be managed centrally (AFAIK), but with SystemD...
Just something I heard in passing during a Docker presentation, so I can't provide references.
Currently I work from home two days a week, and go into the office on three. (Next year I intend to try and reverse this, going in two and working from home three. I'll play by ear as my line manager tends to more of a Marissa Mayer view to working from home!).
Looking at some of the points you raised;
High-bandwidth contact with co-workers. In the team I'm in there is one other at the site I work at. The rest work in different offices or at home, so we hold meetings via Lync (Skype for Business). That really means that even for the chap who works in the next desk, most communication is done via the laptop with the headphone on (although when at home I dump the headphones!) Also, liaising with other teams is always done via Lync, as none of them are based in the office I am in.
Security of documents. I find most (well, all) documents I use are electronic. Locally held - it is a corporate standard that all laptops have the hard drive encrypted (with BitLocker). When connecting remotely for secure documents, we need to connect via the corporate VPN.
Staying focussed. Surprisingly sometimes I find less distraction at home than when in the office (no background office banter). Also, given that Lync gives your status (available, away, busy, in a conference call, etc), others can 'keep an eye' on you. (And vice versa - I'll usually try and ping someone when not busy).
There are other advantages for me; not spending 40 minutes commuting each way, and saving fuel for the car, and I can be around for deliveries etc. OH, I'll have to heat the house while working, but as my partner is usually around anyway, she would heat the house in any case.
Finally, as to the decline of Slashdot. Yes, I must admit, I don't think I've see a mention of or a link to goatse for years!
The Greenies and NIMBYs are going to oppose fusion just like they oppose fission.
Not quite true. They don't all oppose fission out of hand. For a take on nuclear from one of the UK's more renowned green journalists, George Monbiot, see http://www.monbiot.com/category/nuclear/
The report, ‘Unsettled Belonging: Britain’s Muslim Communities’, finds they broadly share the same views as the rest of the population. Despite the greater religiosity and social conservatism of British Muslims, their life-styles are largely secular with only limited interest in sharia finance or separate religious education. However, the report also highlights a mentality of victimhood in Muslim communities and a belief in conspiracy theories about 9/11.
and from the article it references, first two sentence of the foreword;
Britain’s Muslims are amongst the country’s most loyal, patriotic and law-abiding citizens. The truth of this is confirmed by the polling that sits at the heart of this report.
I still not sure this squares with the figures or impression given. As to victimhood and conspiracy theories, I don't think you need to be a Muslim to be be subject to these!
Dated 19 Feb 2006. Over 10 years ago. A lot can change in 10 years, including the fact that the Labour MP quoted in the article is now Mayor of London, making him one of the most powerful elected Muslims in the country.
For an individual, or even a small organisation, you can even get a fully functional copy of Oracle's database - Oracle Database 11g Express Edition - for free.
Of course, its when you want to scale, or if you need enterprise support, that the costs start piling up.
The government have said that they intend to appeal to the Supreme Court, who will hear the case in December.
In the end, it doesn't particularly matter which way the Supreme Court decides, as long as they make a decision. What worried me was that May could invoke Article 50 using Royal Prerogative, and then have that overturned - once invoked. This way, whenever Article 50 is invoked, we know it has legal force in the UK (as there is no court beyond the Supreme Court).
Of course, if the Supreme Court upholds the High Court ruling, then there would have to be a vote in Parliament. As someone who voted Remain, I still expect our MPs to follow the 'Will of the People' and vote for Brexit. However, what I also expect them to debate and decide is what type of Brexit we're in for; Soft, Hard, or somewhere in between. That needs to be known at the start of negotiations, not at the end.
I migrated from Mint LMDE (which was getting stale) to 16.04, and intend to stay there. I'll upgrade when 18.04.1 comes out. The few things for which I need the latest versions (Java JDK, VirtualBox) I upgrade separately anyway.
(I originally left Ubuntu for Mint due to horror stories about Unity. To be honest, after using 16.04, I've now got used to it).
However, the UK government dragging things out too long won't make sense politically inside the UK. The government will not want to give the impression that it is backsliding on it's commitment to leave the EU.
To answer your final question, LibreOffice is good. I've been using it for years. Admittedly before the fork I was using OpenOffice (before the fork), but switched to LibreOffice once it seemed it was actually going to be staying around.
That said, there are some compatibility issues with Microsoft Office, especially around PowerPoint, although these issues seem to be being addressed with each release. However, for personal use, I find it more than adequate.
Perhaps give it a try - it's free (gratis) as well as free (libre)!
Unfortunately 'laicism' seems somewhat partial in it's application. It seems that nuns, in full habit, are not being banned from the beach or forced to undress.
But then, this isn't really about secularism or laicism, or even about the banning of uniforms (and a nun's habit is much more of a uniform than a burkini). Incidentally, the burkini was created by a Lebanese-born Australian, in Australia. In her own words...
Plus the Foreign Office's main remit (with relations outside the EU) is Trade. This has now been hived off to a new department of International Trade under Liam Fox.
Slashdot Mirror
I realise you mean "English" for "Brits". However, I think it inaccurate to think of either "Scots" or "English" as some homogeneous entity. England may have voted in total to leave the EU, but many English (like yours truly) voted to remain. On the other hand, Scotland may have voted to remain in the EU, but many Scots voted to leave.
To be honest, if Scotland gets another referendum, it's not going to be an overwhelming majority whatever way they vote, which means that it, like the UK, is likely to remain divided.
(I know a number of Scots, who vary from those extremely passionate about Scottish independence, to those equally as passionate about remaining in the UK).
Because the only possible way to maintain your sovereignty is to pay non-elected bureaucrats from other countries to dictate every aspect of your country.
Those ones. Dictatorial powers do not mean dictatorship.
I said the EU parliament had gotten involved in much more than _TRADE_ as it was originally founded and agreed to
Actually incorrect. The EU, and before it, the EEC, came out of the European Coal and Steel Community
Relevant quote:
The ECSC was first proposed by French foreign minister Robert Schuman on 9 May 1950 as a way to prevent further war between France and Germany. He declared his aim was to "make war not only unthinkable but materially impossible"
So, the main driver of the precursor of the EU was not just trade, but to "make war not only unthinkable but materially impossible".
By the way, what's up with the;
If you can't figure it out from the 2 examples given you are simply being dishonest to maintain a delusion (or perhaps just to be a liar for the purpose of propaganda). If you happen to be morally bankrupt, I can't fix your corrupt morality. I can only point out facts for bystanders to protect themselves from people like you.
Aren't you able to have an debate without insulting anyone your arguing with? I've looked at what I wrote, and certainly, no insults aimed at you!
Which non-elected bureaucrats are these? The ones that could be dismissed by a vote of the fully elected European Parliament? And what dictatorial powers? The ones that only allow them to propose legislation that needs to be both voted on by the democratically elected EU parliament and agreed by the Council of Ministers (democratically elected ministers from member states).
As to the non-elected bureaucrats, which I assume you mean the European Commission, the commissioners are proposed by their respective governments, and as a whole have to be approved by the EU parliament.
Rather like the US cabinet really.
And they can propose legislation, but not enact it.
Out of (not so idle) curiosity, what is the complete list?
I got a sentence slightly muddled above. Should be:
.That is your choice. However you can't be forced to opt out.
You as an individual can opt of the 48 hour week (expect in those occupations where it would be dangerous to do so)
3. No limits on the maximum duration of the workweek. The EU's working time directive is a good start.
Luckily we do not live in the EUSSR. If I want to work 80 hours a week, that's my problem. If I don't, I can work somewhere else (H1-Bs can do that too).
OK. I'm in the EU (for the moment), so I'll respond to this. You as an individual can opt of the 48 hour week. That is your choice. However you can't be forced to opt out (expect in those occupations where it would be dangerous to do so).
https://www.gov.uk/maximum-weekly-working-hours/weekly-maximum-working-hours-and-opting-out
So what's with the "EUSSR" label?
systemd is bad for servers. It adds nothing...
My understanding (which may be wrong) is that the impetus behind SystemD from the server side might be containers. Currently, these can't be managed centrally (AFAIK), but with SystemD...
Just something I heard in passing during a Docker presentation, so I can't provide references.
Currently I work from home two days a week, and go into the office on three. (Next year I intend to try and reverse this, going in two and working from home three. I'll play by ear as my line manager tends to more of a Marissa Mayer view to working from home!).
Looking at some of the points you raised;
High-bandwidth contact with co-workers. In the team I'm in there is one other at the site I work at. The rest work in different offices or at home, so we hold meetings via Lync (Skype for Business). That really means that even for the chap who works in the next desk, most communication is done via the laptop with the headphone on (although when at home I dump the headphones!) Also, liaising with other teams is always done via Lync, as none of them are based in the office I am in.
Security of documents. I find most (well, all) documents I use are electronic. Locally held - it is a corporate standard that all laptops have the hard drive encrypted (with BitLocker). When connecting remotely for secure documents, we need to connect via the corporate VPN.
Staying focussed. Surprisingly sometimes I find less distraction at home than when in the office (no background office banter). Also, given that Lync gives your status (available, away, busy, in a conference call, etc), others can 'keep an eye' on you. (And vice versa - I'll usually try and ping someone when not busy).
There are other advantages for me; not spending 40 minutes commuting each way, and saving fuel for the car, and I can be around for deliveries etc. OH, I'll have to heat the house while working, but as my partner is usually around anyway, she would heat the house in any case.
Finally, as to the decline of Slashdot. Yes, I must admit, I don't think I've see a mention of or a link to goatse for years!
When they were younger, I bought my nephews Lego. Now they're getting older, it's Meccano.
Reflects my transition between the two many decades ago, although both have transformed and enhanced in the meantime!
The Greenies and NIMBYs are going to oppose fusion just like they oppose fission.
Not quite true. They don't all oppose fission out of hand. For a take on nuclear from one of the UK's more renowned green journalists, George Monbiot, see http://www.monbiot.com/category/nuclear/
The report, ‘Unsettled Belonging: Britain’s Muslim Communities’, finds they broadly share the same views as the rest of the population. Despite the greater religiosity and social conservatism of British Muslims, their life-styles are largely secular with only limited interest in sharia finance or separate religious education. However, the report also highlights a mentality of victimhood in Muslim communities and a belief in conspiracy theories about 9/11.
and from the article it references, first two sentence of the foreword;
Britain’s Muslims are amongst the country’s most loyal, patriotic and law-abiding citizens. The truth of this is confirmed by the polling that sits at the heart of this report.
I still not sure this squares with the figures or impression given. As to victimhood and conspiracy theories, I don't think you need to be a Muslim to be be subject to these!
Dated 19 Feb 2006. Over 10 years ago. A lot can change in 10 years, including the fact that the Labour MP quoted in the article is now Mayor of London, making him one of the most powerful elected Muslims in the country.
Where did you get these figures?
You've clearly more informed about Muslim attitudes in the UK than I am, and I live there!
Why on earth is this flamebait?
Indeed!
Did what for London?
For an individual, or even a small organisation, you can even get a fully functional copy of Oracle's database - Oracle Database 11g Express Edition - for free.
Of course, its when you want to scale, or if you need enterprise support, that the costs start piling up.
The government have said that they intend to appeal to the Supreme Court, who will hear the case in December.
In the end, it doesn't particularly matter which way the Supreme Court decides, as long as they make a decision. What worried me was that May could invoke Article 50 using Royal Prerogative, and then have that overturned - once invoked. This way, whenever Article 50 is invoked, we know it has legal force in the UK (as there is no court beyond the Supreme Court).
Of course, if the Supreme Court upholds the High Court ruling, then there would have to be a vote in Parliament. As someone who voted Remain, I still expect our MPs to follow the 'Will of the People' and vote for Brexit. However, what I also expect them to debate and decide is what type of Brexit we're in for; Soft, Hard, or somewhere in between. That needs to be known at the start of negotiations, not at the end.
I migrated from Mint LMDE (which was getting stale) to 16.04, and intend to stay there. I'll upgrade when 18.04.1 comes out. The few things for which I need the latest versions (Java JDK, VirtualBox) I upgrade separately anyway.
(I originally left Ubuntu for Mint due to horror stories about Unity. To be honest, after using 16.04, I've now got used to it).
I've never quite understood why an encrypted spreadsheet or document is frowned upon, while a custom password manager (like KeePass) is OK.
However, the UK government dragging things out too long won't make sense politically inside the UK. The government will not want to give the impression that it is backsliding on it's commitment to leave the EU.
To answer your final question, LibreOffice is good. I've been using it for years. Admittedly before the fork I was using OpenOffice (before the fork), but switched to LibreOffice once it seemed it was actually going to be staying around.
That said, there are some compatibility issues with Microsoft Office, especially around PowerPoint, although these issues seem to be being addressed with each release. However, for personal use, I find it more than adequate.
Perhaps give it a try - it's free (gratis) as well as free (libre)!
The Commission can propose legislation, but the EU Parliament has to pass it. If the EU Parliament doesn't, then it goes nowhere.
Unfortunately 'laicism' seems somewhat partial in it's application. It seems that nuns, in full habit, are not being banned from the beach or forced to undress.
People share photos of nuns on the beach in response to burkini ban in France
But then, this isn't really about secularism or laicism, or even about the banning of uniforms (and a nun's habit is much more of a uniform than a burkini). Incidentally, the burkini was created by a Lebanese-born Australian, in Australia. In her own words...
I created the burkini to give women freedom, not to take it away
Plus the Foreign Office's main remit (with relations outside the EU) is Trade. This has now been hived off to a new department of International Trade under Liam Fox.