Posts by John Macintyre

erm...

Hold on a minute here...

@ stu - his solicitor said this control means he can't get a job, probably the only course he could get approval for, probably that iraqi degrees aren't widely accepted to jump to a uni course or other

but they said:

"For instance, they can restrict travel, use of mobile phones and access to the internet, as well as imposing a curfew."

How? They can block your internet access or use of a mobile? I guess this is probably public knowledge already, but surely restricting travel is a bit hard to do (you have stepped on an illegal paving tile, step back or we'll shoot). And surely if they already have access to those systems who knows what else they have access to...

conspiracy theory over. Govt to people: we own you

@ Justin Case

Nicole Richie <-> Simple Life <-> Paris Hilton <-> Simpletons with dog bags

and lets not link the blonde hotel lady with dogs now, she's a real human (some might say)

I just love stories like this

It's great to know that when it comes down to global warning, climate change, improving way of life, reducing the cost of environmentally unfriendly processes, the government is on the ball and leading the way, and clearly has it's heart and priorities in the right place. Oh hang on, the money's all going elsewhere. Nevermind, they can just hike taxes instead surely, who's going to notice?

Probably a random point, but what is the carbon output of the war campaign currently running? Or does that go under Iraq's emissions rather than ours/the US?

Depending on the industry...

I know that in IT, especially with contracts, for the majority you can ignore the number of years experience, or at least halve it and they'd be happy. Half the time they'd be lucky to find someone who's spent that many years on that single item, and some other person might have picked up the same skills in less time not because of age but the role they were in forced them to.

On a side note, think I saw a misprinted advert once asking for 5 years enterprise experience on Vista. like to see who got that job

New Craze?

Forget happy slapping, now you'll get gangs of youths wrapping unsuspecting kids in bubblewrap while filming it on their mobiles and posting it on youtube...

Great Idea

I think this a brilliant plan. Having managed to get the massive influx of illegal immigrants under control (what illegal immigrants?), and with londoners feeling safer than ever with such low, almost non-existent crime levels (gun crime? What's a bullet?), the police/community support officers clearly need to put themselves to work as bag stoppers (Could that be their official title?). What else would they do? Londoners are among the most happy people in the country, probably the world with the extremely brilliant ruling they've had of recent years....

I can see it now... "Bag Police! You in aisle 12, put your hands up and the plastic bag down! Don't make me taser you!". Then as crime is non existent we can do away with Crime stoppers and have Bag Stoppers instead - "Have you seen someone with a plastic bag? Then call today and do away with these inconsiderate scum"

However your article missed something - what happens if someone is caught with a bag? I vote for 3 strikes. 1, you get an asbo. 2, they have legal right to club you over the head (men, women, old people, kids, whatever). 3 they should calculate how long you'd have to serve in jail as a paedo, then double it to make a point that other crimes are clearly not as important. In face, if there's no room, they can just release a few mass murderers to make space for you, that'll stop people doing it.

On a side note, Joke alert is great, but there's a need for an icon for severe sarcasm warning