Posts by Josco
87 posts • joined Wednesday 22nd July 2009 11:56 GMT
Re: it's not only companies
Why is someone a wanker for trying to reduce their tax? I don't earn enough to set up any schemes like this, but if I did..... I try to limit the amount of tax I pay with allowances etc, but your argument seems to indicate that we should all give more. They already piss most of it away. One third of the population derive all of their income from the government and I am fed up with it. The ultimate conclusion of yours seems to be for the HMRC to take ALL our income and give us back a little pocket money.
Who voted these buffoons in?
It 'wasn't me.
Europe (including the UK) must have the worst politicians ever. Not one of them exists in the real world.
Four Yorkshiremen
Right... You think you have it tough! I live in a bloody expensive village between Leeds and Harrogate, our broadband is poor (2mb), Mobile signals are abysmal (Vodafone non existent since the mast was broken into over a month ago), we've no gas even though a massive mains runs just over 200 metres away and the electricity supply can be flaky in very wet weather.
Re: But How
SMS message just before delivery.... Be there or miss it. Then go in your driverless car to pick it up from the depot.
Good sense there....
I worked for a document storage company where we had over 3 million document boxes in store for many customers large and small. I reckoned 95% of those documents would never see the light of day again except to be recycled. Ignorance of data retention rules, an unwillingness to be the person who authorised the destruction of 'sensitive' data and a universal instinct to hoard contributed to our bottom line.
I'm no better, you should see my garage......
Wow
Charging like a wounded elephant.... or should that be lemming.
What about HMG?
Has anyone told Her Majesty's Government about this? I imagine Revenue & Customs would like it.
Re: To far
I agree, there is probably more to the story. I was expelled from school for smoking (almost 40 years ago) but in fact it was the final straw in a long line of transgressions.
Posted in why is there an Apple forum?
Re: why is there an Apple forum?
I've got one on my desk, I'll eat it after lunch
WOW!
My office is a basement with some dingy windows overlooking a rat infested open drain in Leeds.
It's just an Ipad true
But I bet you wish you'd bought Apple shares a couple of years ago....
Re: Stop-Start
A fellow who owned a vintage Roller said (and demonstrated to me some years ago) that it was possible to stop the engine at TDC, and by simply switching the ignition back on would create a spark that would fire the engine.... Granted there was only a few minutes 'down time', but impressive none the less.
Re: Gas - the energy of the future?
So... It's nuclear then.
Good show.
Mud? What about poo?
Cow poo could be used to heat houses too, it burns quite well when dried out. There's an abundance near my house.
Posted in Molesworth and the New Latin
Not too bad
Couple of spelling errors, but on the whole quite good.
Posted in Facebook IPO: Boom or bubble?
I don't understand.
As the sage of Omaha remarked some time ago: "I don't invest in anything I don't understand"
I don't understand 'in-app purchases made in virtual currencies' contributing real money.
My real money will stay put.
Posted in IPTV UK: what's on tonight?
It just gets worse
Our village has poor broadband, 1/2 MB is pretty good going, and there are no plans to improve it even though we are less than 4 miles from a major town. There must be many places where they'll get left behind. The current thinking is that 90% of the population will get a decent speed, but that still means 6,000,000 without.
We don't have gas either, but are only 1/4 mile from the main supply to Leeds and beyond.
Still, we have two pubs!
Interesting
But where's the IT angle? I can't find it for the life of me.
Great title..
That is all...
Wait your turn
Back of the queue young man.
This may help
These chaps sell a booster product:
http://www.mobilerepeatershop.com/
Repeats
Almost every programme on TV except for the news is a repeat (and some of the news is too). Will this super duper new Apple thingy change that?
We will survive?
I am pleased that you think the earth may survive. I plan to live forever, and so far so good.
I can see why you are anonymous, but I think you must be Jeremy Clarkson!
'Twas ever thus:
"But I see it is impossible for the King to have things done as cheap as other men"
Longer legs
As my legs are a little on the short side, could I have this procedure to lengthen them?
Bugger
When my credit card was compromised I did indeed suffer no immediate financial penalty, Lloyds took the hit, but what I will never get back is the hours and hours on the phone trying to explain over and over why these transactions were not mine. Letters, phone calls & time off work to sort it out.
Thanks Anonymous!
Marmite....You either love it or hate it!
Mine's the one with the jar in the pocket.
Ha
Chance would be a fine thing!
So who's round is it?
Theakstons for me please
Beefy?
Where did it say beefy? he may have been exceptionally skinny.
Posted in TomTom Go Live TopGear Edition
Sorry to be a bore
I think Clarkson is wonderful... Definitely my candidate for PM.
I agree
Although I have a Facebook account I rarely use it, never put any photos on it and never update my current status - why would anyone care?
The premise that everything on the web is there for all eternity has not caught peoples attention as yet. The best analogy I heard was that trying to remove information from the web was like trying to take piss out of a swimming pool.
Oh yes
There's a film I would go to see.
Would there be a homage to the 'butter scene' in Last Tango In Paris?
Posted in Microsoft! touted! to! buy! Yahoo!
What about the Email?
I have a Yahoo email account and I consider it to be far better than my Gmail account. I do hope nothing happens to it when (if) MicroSoft take over.
It's true
you are more likely to get hit by a satellite than win the lottery
The public are shallow and celebrity-hungry
That is all
Do I have to put a title?
We use BPOS now having ditched our perfectly good Exchange servers. Not a good swap....
Posted in Death haunts government petitions site
Can't think of a witty title
Is there a Clarkson for PM petition? If so count me in.
Posted in Everything Everywhere boss jacks it in
More Than >
That has to be a contender too. More Than what? When it comes to insurance it should be called How Much?
Spelling error
Sorry 57Nomad, it's not Prius, it's pious, as in "Of or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, god fearing"
I could take exception
Usually enjoy all the Reg stereotyping and banter, but insulting Yorkshiremen? It's a step too far!
I'm very unhappy.
North Yorkshire and proud of it.
Posted in Boobs on display in Duke Nukem web game
Brilliant
Just made me laugh out loud during conf call.... Oops
Sightseeing over London?
Count me in... I'd love to do that, or any other city for that matter. More than that, the idea of travel being part of the journey as in the Airships of yore is very appealing.
Posted in Pay-by-mobile plan taps up UK consumers
QR Code replacement
Brilliant.... You're an evil genius.
I am going to start now. I'd love to give you some credit/reward but you're anonymous...
Posted in Lindsay Lohan ditches her surname
no, it's an octothorpe
Also, I had to Google miss Lohan. Quite pretty..... now if I could get her to wear some beer googles...
Posted in BlackBerry bans drink-drive apps
How?
How would the software know you were unfit to drive?
Posted in Honey I shrunk the chip ... now what?
Turbo? Been there, done that.
One of my early PCs had a 'turbo' button, but like various Amstrad HiFi's it didn't make any discernible difference.
Posted in Sir Elton outs iPad 2 release date
But he can already
I use Skype on my fondle slab already.... Why can't he. Doesn't need a camera, in fact most of my callers prefer it that way, can't think why.
