* Posts by Simon Walker

5 publicly visible posts • joined 30 Oct 2008

Japan still in love with the fax

Simon Walker

Re: Oh how I have enjoyed

Sure do. But that's no good if they're expecting you to fill in a form by hand with block caps or a signature and date etc...

Simon Walker
Facepalm

Fax prevents fraud!

Most will have encountered a bureaucratic department (government or otherwise) requiring us to fax them some critical information because it is "more secure" and because anything on a computer could have been easily edited in photoshop!

Oh how I have enjoyed printing things out and then faxing them to the other end, in order that someone else can then scan them back in to a computer again...

RAC prof: Road charges can end the ripoff of motorists

Simon Walker
FAIL

The very definition of a bad tax

Costs a huge amount to implement, administer and maintain, is likely to confuse a lot of people, and a massive black market for ways to circumvent the system will spring up overnight.

Contrast to just having a simple tax on fuel, which is a pretty good proxy for the amount that people drive, and even takes in to account how polluting you are/how much scarce resource you are using.

BT boss brands Britain illiterate

Simon Walker
FAIL

Re: On duty Grammar Nazi respondes

- "responds", not "respondes"

- "fourth", not "forth"

Those who live in glass houses...

New Scientist goes innumerate in 'save the planet' special

Simon Walker

@Luis Enrique

*Stands and applauds*