That's not true about biking - the biggest worry about having a bike in London is that it will get stolen / vandalised when you lock it up. It doesn't stop people though, there's a thriving bicycle scene here, and I call bullshit on the idea of bikes being clamped (the clamps wouldn't fit for a start).
The tube is a pain in the arse - but that's mainly because when it was built they didn't think it necessary to put in 4 tunnels (like in NY), so they aren't able to maintain it properly (in NY they routinely shut down 2 tunnels to fix them, without having to shut down the whole line - in London they barely manage to keep the lines working in the 6 hours of down-time every night).
Then there's the overland rail network, and the buses - they have their problems too but they do give you options (I take the bus into work, and my journey is consistently between 20 and 30 minutes, and I always get a seat).
Anyone who drives in central London is crazy and / or masochistic, but what's new? It's been that way for ever, that's why I don't bother having a car. When I really need one I use a streetcar ( http://www.streetcar.co.uk/ ), a service that pays the congestion charge anyway (and note that it's only the centre of the city that has the charge, and only during office hours).
Then there's the DLR in East London, or the south London tram service - both examples of well-run, clean and effective public transport whose only downside is that they only service parts of the city.
Pardon me for being a pedant, but if you're just writing the libretto then you're not really composing the opera. There's a pretty clear line of demarcation between the librettist, who writes the words, and the composer, who writes the music.
...had two (identical) momentary buttons on the top of the console, one for 'pause' and one for 'reset'.
I remember once playing Zillion, where you had to press the pause button to switch character. I had been playing for about 4 hours when I reached for the pause button and.....
Never head 'fanny' to mean the bum here in the UK.
And despite it's negative connotations, you can quite freely call your best mate a c**t over here - it's almost a term of friendship in some parts of south London...
You know, there are other aspects to British culture.
(and I'm not sure you can really claim that the massacre in Massachussetts is 'British' - we did lose the Revolutionary War).
Seriously, I understand that the British Empire was violent and repressive, but are we supposed to hide away in shame for the rest of eternity?
Please explain - I thought drugs were paid for by the NHS (unless you're talking about state-of-the-art drugs that haven't been picked up by the NHS yet)
I hired an HTML expert last year, and the first thing that I did for all the applicants was look at the code behind their pages.
If we were building only static HTML pages I might, *might*, consider employing somebody who uses a WYSIWYG editor, but any project that uses dynamically created pages can't afford to use computer-produced HTML, you need hand-coded work.
You, sir, could have a bright future in the intelligence services. After all, what better way to ensure that your people are immune from blackmail than to have the other side using false information...
Provided this isn't just spin, and "it is clear that the product needs more time to meet its objectives" doesn't mean We Just Realised That This Game Really Sucks.... fine.
Better to get it right before it's released, there's enough shoddy games out there already.
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Imagine that - it would be like the book just ENDED HALFWAY THROUGH THE STORY.
oops, I meant a plane back from Paris to Tampa.
Seems I can't read an itinerary myself, at least not after a pub lunch....
"Tampa to London via Houston"
"from Charles DeGaulle in Paris back to Tampa via Newark"
That's taking a plane from Tampa to London, a train / ferry from London to Paris, then a plane from Paris back to Newark.
It's called an Open-Jaw return, and is really quite common.
You keep calling it 'fascist' - could you justify that? It sounds to me like you don't really understand what that means.
I want it. Most of my friends want it.
As others have said here, I trust the European Parliament, and I especially trust the European Judiciary.
Dear Queen,
Yes I am:
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/britishcitizenship/aboutcitizenship/
Uh, so we're a society based on slavery, military conquest and a common language?
"Contains mild bloody violence and strong fucking swearing."
Yes, the problem with America today is there's just NOT ENOUGH VIOLENCE.
Speaking as a Londoner -
That's not true about biking - the biggest worry about having a bike in London is that it will get stolen / vandalised when you lock it up. It doesn't stop people though, there's a thriving bicycle scene here, and I call bullshit on the idea of bikes being clamped (the clamps wouldn't fit for a start).
The tube is a pain in the arse - but that's mainly because when it was built they didn't think it necessary to put in 4 tunnels (like in NY), so they aren't able to maintain it properly (in NY they routinely shut down 2 tunnels to fix them, without having to shut down the whole line - in London they barely manage to keep the lines working in the 6 hours of down-time every night).
Then there's the overland rail network, and the buses - they have their problems too but they do give you options (I take the bus into work, and my journey is consistently between 20 and 30 minutes, and I always get a seat).
Anyone who drives in central London is crazy and / or masochistic, but what's new? It's been that way for ever, that's why I don't bother having a car. When I really need one I use a streetcar ( http://www.streetcar.co.uk/ ), a service that pays the congestion charge anyway (and note that it's only the centre of the city that has the charge, and only during office hours).
Then there's the DLR in East London, or the south London tram service - both examples of well-run, clean and effective public transport whose only downside is that they only service parts of the city.
In regards to the article - if you're looking for a 'smart' meter, how about using your mobile phone: http://www.bromley.gov.uk/transportandstreets/parking/park_phone_and_go.htm
Finally: "where citizen don't question for a long time the actions of their governors." - O RLY?
Pardon me for being a pedant, but if you're just writing the libretto then you're not really composing the opera. There's a pretty clear line of demarcation between the librettist, who writes the words, and the composer, who writes the music.
...had two (identical) momentary buttons on the top of the console, one for 'pause' and one for 'reset'.
I remember once playing Zillion, where you had to press the pause button to switch character. I had been playing for about 4 hours when I reached for the pause button and.....
Mandatory? Really? I played and loved Starcraft 1 for 5 years before I ever bought Brood War.
Never head 'fanny' to mean the bum here in the UK.
And despite it's negative connotations, you can quite freely call your best mate a c**t over here - it's almost a term of friendship in some parts of south London...
http://www.rathergood.com/moon_song
You know, there are other aspects to British culture. (and I'm not sure you can really claim that the massacre in Massachussetts is 'British' - we did lose the Revolutionary War). Seriously, I understand that the British Empire was violent and repressive, but are we supposed to hide away in shame for the rest of eternity?
Here, have a *whooosh*.
How DARE other people use your internet!
Please explain - I thought drugs were paid for by the NHS (unless you're talking about state-of-the-art drugs that haven't been picked up by the NHS yet)
I hired an HTML expert last year, and the first thing that I did for all the applicants was look at the code behind their pages.
If we were building only static HTML pages I might, *might*, consider employing somebody who uses a WYSIWYG editor, but any project that uses dynamically created pages can't afford to use computer-produced HTML, you need hand-coded work.
http://pbfcomics.com/?cid=PBF206-Game_Boy.gif
You had me at "Flourescent Monkeys".
*impressed*
You, sir, could have a bright future in the intelligence services. After all, what better way to ensure that your people are immune from blackmail than to have the other side using false information...
I thought it was a perfectly cromulent use of the word.
Provided this isn't just spin, and "it is clear that the product needs more time to meet its objectives" doesn't mean We Just Realised That This Game Really Sucks.... fine.
Better to get it right before it's released, there's enough shoddy games out there already.