Posts by JK1440

Domestic equipment

If that is a frying pan, Juno's clearly making sure she's equipped in case Jupiter tries to get up to his old tricks with Europa, Io, Callisto etc.

BT

I'm currently without a TV/Broadband provider, as I'm working away from home and saw no need to continue my Sky contract while away.

I'm no fan of Murdoch, and I don't live in an area where I can get Virgin cable. I've not decided which provider I will choose next time, but I can say one thing: there is nothing that would make me go back to BT.

From 2006 to 2008, BT extended my contract with them *three times* without my permission and without informing me... although they remembered to bring it up when I phoned to cancel my subscription.

Sky's service, on the other hand, has been exemplary and I always get unfailingly helpful advice when I do have to call. This made such a change from being passed from pillar to post by incompetent BT call centre staff until my call was dropped because the clock ticked past 21:00. Several times.

I used to think the B in BT stood for British. I now know it stands for B[censored]

Sounds reasonable to me

Hardly a "medieval" practice. Animals have been hunted with bows for thousands of years, right up to the present day.

I'm an archer - not a bowhunter - but it is a common misconception that bowhunting is cruel and always leads to quarry suffering a slow and painful death. Bowhunting - if performed under licence and with careful regulation and education - is a perfectly responsible and reasonable method of putting food on the table and contributing to population control of wild animals.

There are many other benefits - other animals aren't disturbed by gunfire; the range of an arrow is significantly lower than a rifle bullet, so the risk to passersby is greatly reduced; it's much more difficult to get within range to make a kill, thus reducing the chances of overhunting; and so on.

As long as it's properly regulated, good luck to them.