So is this the first steps towards the gene therapies in Red Mars books? Finally!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_trilogy

Normal updates are just for fixes.
However the optional backports are for introducing new versions so they already partially do this.

I would prefer that we convert the phone booths to mobile phone, iPod, etc ie gadget charging stations.

May need to offer some lockable lockers with chargers similar to what they offer at music festivals. But not sure terror / vandal paranoid people would accept that.

I have to admit I still use phone booths, but only as a quiet place to talk on my mobile...

When the current reviewer gets promoted to rating PornTube

First post?

Since I voted before I googled the meaning of "Interstitial" my vote is now probably still correct as I hate hovering ads.

But voting is biased due to over engineering the voting options! Simple english: More accurate voting as catering for non native English speakers which probably outnumber the readers from the UK and former colonies.. :)

Nope, small businesses just require people to transfer money directly into their account. Either pre-, before whatever it is, so they can verify it, or post- (invoice) if they can trust them.

Thats how small sports teams, private instructors, charities etc do it over here(Norway).

Since transfers are free and nowadays pretty instant or at worst a few hours delayed this is quick and easy.
And these days people now can transfer money via their mobiles so this is now even easier.

When I first moved to the UK in the 90s I was surprised they still used cheques, and now nearly into 2010s it is quite bizarre. Since the rest of Europe has been fine without cheques for 20+ years I don't really think they need to worry!

Ermmm. Sure about that? Don't most medium to large non-IT companies mostly outsource their IT infrastructure? Which is another corporation...

Including email, intranet, internet web servers etc.

Got them in Oslo, Norway too.

I use them all the time, they make getting around town so easy.

• You dont need to worry about locking up your own bike.
• You dont need to get back to a specific spot to pick your own bike.
• You are not forced to go both ways by bike. You can cycle to town, the get a tram, tube, taxi etc home later if you want to.
• You dont spend 20mins trying to find parking for your car
• You dont spend 10mins waiting for a tram
• You can go directions where public transport might not go directly
• It only costs 70kr/year which is about $14 as the bikes and bikesheds are sponsored with ads.

The system here also has a realtime website with status of their 90ish depots/bikesheds. And if the one you are at is empty, then the screen lists the status of nearby depots.

There are some drawbacks with the free city bikes:

• It is too popular, often the bike rails are empty
• People tend to go the same directions/places at the same time. So even with trucks driving around to redistribute the bikes, the ones on the city centre limits are during day time often empty and the ones in the centre are full.
• Even with constant maintenance some of the bikes have taken a beating
• Some people steal the free city bikes. Makes no sense to me, as they are virtually free.

So I fully recommend them, it has made us get about town so much easier and quicker (and thus more often), but they are only useful if the depots are everywhere and stocked up.