@ Alan Fisher
Nor was it salaciously broadcast on Radio 2 for all of two people to complain about at the time...
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"He is doubtful that a law to force companies and government departments to notify individuals when their data has been lost."
WTF does that mean?
He's doubtful it'll be; effective? enforcable? policeable? practical? WHAT?
Otherwise, JF's comment "not having the data in the first place if it isn't necessary"is bang on target.
are out in force on this one.
Do you *really* want to live in a 'society' where absolutely everything you do, say, read, write, watch and listen to (and most likely, think) are monitored, controlled and proscribed by the *Government*?
Because I'm fucked if I do.
Wake up to what's happening. It does NOT give anyone any more freedom or security, just FEAR.
In the meantime, I'll be damned if they're taking my fucking fingerprints.
Pass the Caustic Soda, will you.
"The aim is that our procurement processes become greener, more sustainable"
"and provide even better value for money."
Backed up by the appointment of;
"a three-star officer (of Lieutenant-General, Air Marshal or Vice-Admiral rank) designated as "Sustainable Procurement Champion" in the MoD."
Yet another desk-based money pit.
All buzzwords and bullshit.
of human stupidity.
"Yes, my love, the starving orphans really do need those 10 DVD players, 30 mobile phones and the 8 top of the range plasma TV's. Please forward these on to me as soon as possible. Once I have received them I shall send you the airline tickets so you can come and see how happy you have made me, I mean them."
it just means her 'celebrity' is waning.
She can really start to worry when the bouncer, sorry, steward, says "Sorry darlin' but yer name's not on me list, so yer not gettin' in." Or worse "Sorrry darlin' but yer names on me list and yer not gettin'in"
Also known as 'Welcome to the Real World'.
Maybe not, but can you imagine how much of our money they're going to get through whilst they keep the smoke and mirrors factory running.
Of course, we can always celebrate our Britishness in the time-honoured fashion; skiving.
I'm celebrating right now!
utter, utter waste of money.
The only *fact* that this will generate is easily obvious already;
If it takes £100 million to conduct this 'trial', it gives you a sense of how much would be required to achieve anything close to a full scale roll out!
BTW, AC, it's not "other people's money", its OUR fecking money, the wastrels.
Will likely involve some serious "tut-tut"ing down in some of the Gentlemen's Clubs.
Looks like there's way too many overpaid chiefs, and insufficient (as usual) *Native American Citizens* (cliché corrected by the Politically Corrected Target Words Approval Transcription System, or P.C. T.W.A.T.S) aka *the cannon fodder*.
Sacking half of them would (probably) free up enough cash to give the cannon fodder at least a full set of 'basic' equipment each. And some spare.
That'll be because the GATSO camera is designed to take pictures of the REAR of the offending vehicle. It's not 'smart' enough to discern direction, just speed.
Presumably, you've only been baiting the cameras facing towards you. Let's see you do the same trick with half a dozen that are on your side of the road...
Funnily enough, I'm well aware of the Traffic Scotland site (it's not that good, IMHO). And the differences between the two agencies.
Neither am I anti-English, as you seem to imply.
Strange that that comes from someone with such a Welsh name. Are you Welsh perchance? Not that it matters...
Sorry if I upset your delicate nationalistic sensibilities.
"3) the idiot who used the jpeg of a street in England which caught both a car and cyclist too drunk to realize they both were on the "American" side of the road (that rates a 3X STUPID!)"
Neither the road markings, nor the traffic light installations comply to UK standards, nor does anything else suggest a UK origin for the road junction depicted. (Does appear to be 'drive on left' - Australian maybe?)
4X STUPID in your case...
Now, if we can just educate cyclists to obey the rules of the road as well...
And yes, I do see that the *motorist* appears to be running a red light in the picture.
Look at it another way though, maybe the light's not red on the car's direction of approach (as we can't see it), and it's actually the idiot on the bike that's in the wrong.
Still like the idea though.
The guys in the mobile speed camera vans are, almost invariably, NOT police officers, but employees of the local 'Safety Camera Partnership'. I've yet to recall any fatalities at the motorway sites they regularly operate in my area, which, IIRC, was where these fecking things were supposed to be used. Not to generate cash.
of mass air travel, at least in the US.
Congratulations to the US authorities. You are successfully completing what must surely be one of the 'terrorists' primary objectives. Cause maximum disruption to the freedom of the citizens of the *enemy* to go about their lawful business.
But, as you pretty much regard everyone as a potential *enemy*, including your own citizens...
You know, I really don't think you're anywhere NEAR the mark there.
NuLabour aren't going to go round to Conservative Central Office, tear the place and the people apart then set fire to the remains, just for trying to nick their ideas.
Well, not unless they win the next election, in which case we're ALL f***ed!
Oooh, that's a tough one. (not).
"requesting reviews focus on specific features of the product."
IMHO, any DRM software that comes as part of the product, is a "specific feature".
Be the last time I trust any rating on Amazon.
I suspect I won't be the only one.
seem to expect so much from a netbook.
They're designed to be (or at least I thought this was the principle) small, light, highly portable, low power (both electrically and processor/ram/storage wise) for 'on the go' use for a bit of web browsing, e-mail, maybe VoiP and basic (and I do mean basic) office related tasks like the odd bit of word processing or spreadsheet work that just *has* to be done, no matter where you are. Sure, they should be able to connect to a network or router (wired/wireless/mobile whatever) and to a printer but if you feel you need anything beyond that, then IMHO you should really be looking for a 'proper' laptop.
As for Linux, of any variety.
Change is sometimes hard to achieve, especially if you're used to the 'convenience' of Windows. Patience and a little effort will be rewarded in the long run by breaking your 'dependency' on Windows and windows based products. And by ultimately giving you a better understanding of what's going on inside the 'magic box'.
I can understand you having problems with an 'old' laptop you've put ubuntu onto, as I'm going through the same process myself just now. But I figure it'll be worth the effort to be free of 'Billshit 'in the end.
However, any half decent manufacturer would be doing all the things you list, and making sure the kit works 'out of the box' before letting it go out of the door, so maybe it's them (Apricot) who are the 'technotards', or just plain lazy.