Posts by Richard Taylor 2

Re: Do they not have *** advisers in government?

"That's why we have the House of Lords, so that some people who actually know about

Generally very little. A majority are political appointments with a few hereditary peers thrown in. For example Andrew Floyd Flobber (a political appointment with a deep knowledge of popular musicals) flew back from the US to vote in a recent debacle.

Re: Subtle mind control

That said, I have to to start wondering why the CCC needs an app to stream data. That begins to look like the old, "you need a codec" ploy.

Probably an attempt to "stick it to the man"

Re: Quantum engineers?

Just the uncertain ones

Re: the lion, the witch and the ... police box

And if you haven't watched GOT - your loss.

If you have, your loss too

Re: Reds are under the bed!

Strange place the USA. Once you get out og the DC/NTC/LA bubbles some of the views of the population are... well rather strange when compared to ours.

But it is often a very familiar place. Having lived in the US for a number of years, I (mostly) found it vey comfortable with liberal (in the best sense of the word) live and let live principles.

Re: It's all lies, I tell you.

Rome as an empire started to decline more or less when the ruling class started to believe their own propaganda.

I think you need to use a little of your leisure time to read some history. Sorry to burst your little balloon but it was an ee bitty more complex than that and most high school/A level students with a history/latin qual could do better in one sentence.

Re: I always was fond of overkill

Just what Mr Wolf wants for Christmas

Re: Mr Cynical

One might plausibly argue that monitoring politicians is careful targeted surveillance - given their historical behaviour

Re: One for the wish list

Don't worry. A mid life crisis(real, imagined or fabricated) is a valid excuse

Well they all just seem to race past me - guess a lowly Toyota is not worth tailgating

Re: Competing with Apple for poseur idiots

Well YMMV but we have consistently spent a reasonable amount of money on expensive laptops over the last 10 years based on their reported robustness. And I have to say that a few hundred quid here or there is pretty much irrelevant when compared to the loss/embarrassment of having a machine fail at the wrong time. At least for someone who relies on a reliable machine.

Whip. Having worked for uk gov and subsequently as an (it) contractor in East Africa the 504 went and got everywhere.

On a by note, a well selling novel that had as an important character, a Sikh taxi driver in Nairobi had us all in stitches (in Nairobi)

Re: ICL

"Triumph" - I have one, a sensibly engineered mid life crisis with great vroom

Re: Snooping

<You don't think I might be just a teensy weensy bit paranoid, do you?>

Yes. But it seems reasonable paranoia

Re: So-

Ok, no cat but does a labradoodle help?

Re: VW's fines and costs...

The UK government obviously didn't get this message, before it commissioned two new diesel powered aircraft carriers...

But the UK government gets very little anyway.... that's why they don't have the wherewithal to power conventional catapults (amongst other things) - and all the consequences for aircraft choice and costs. I'm just curious, were the civil servants simply stupid or are they expecting payoffs at a later stage. I know what the answer is for politicians.

Re: So far...

Having said all that, it was good... for a TV movie. Worth a watch, especially as it's free on iPlayer. *If* you're old enough.

Ahh old enough to realise you always press the 'I am aged 16 or over' button :-)

Re: Self policing

And specifically how it is using this, and update this information in clear language that is understandable by a large number of the great unwashed.

I set my Mum up with hers, and she's barely asked a question on how to use it.

As did I. I did a little customisation, but a large bright screen, dirt cheap, OK battery life and very easy to use for an 80 year old who just need to make calls (originally - large screen makes it easy for clumsy fingers). She is even using it for small amounts of web browsing - which has amazed the family, children and grandchildren alike.

After a telephone failure I left her my iPhone (5) (and reverted to the trusty Nokia 6310i (see other legends for the week). ). While I'm hanging on to my iPhone, she needs little that it offers and the Nokia/MSFT offering gives her all for much much less than a 6s whose only advantage for her would have been the lightning connector (symmetry has a lot going for it - but a bright pink spot on the USB cable and some practice has mainly solved that problem) and the larger screen.

Re: Whoa there!

May I commend the last Tom Wrigglesworth account of technical support for his Dad - still available on iPlayer - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03hwbrr#play -

Re: Why not inductive charging?

What's more if you get into the habit you can find the bloody thing.

Re: So......

I agree. This use of the word 'execution' is frequently abused. But then the meeedja will have us understand that words change there meanings all the time.

Re: Used to identify potential criminals?

Doesn't really help if bodice plus ex user are inside the croc either.

Re: At least I don't think WHSmith is the ICO...

One of those mysterious shops that just appear one day and are gone when you try to return the items (with apologies to Pt)