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Comment Cynical reaction to an atrocity (Score 1) 307

Such appalling cynicism! http://bbc.in/16XHjlO

So the UK intelligence services knew about both of those filmed in Woolwich - but they were not regarded as priorities

i.e. the intelligence people didn't have enough resources! So if they can't identify the dangerous "needle in a haystack" making the haystack several thousandfold bigger will help?

Clearly the politicians feel no more responsibility for the inadequate resourcing than the poor tax laws!

A good sound-bite is so much better than thinking a problem through and finding an apt solution.

Comment brilliant product - shame on the Government (Score 1) 89

and people got trained that computing was a tool to solve business problems. not - the more familiar now - here's a bit of kit who can we talk into buying it... yet another great product mismanaged. there again the British government got it all wrong - just like the Enigma machine & Alan Turing - better to hound him to death (as a gay security risk); hand the technology to the USA and block any use of any UK based experience for 30 years...

Comment Re:Civil war? (Score 1) 275

well I'm a member - so far

whatever it is about:

neither party appears to be telling the truth about each other

neither party can explain it's point of view succinctly - and I am used to reading poor specs....

neither seems to be genuinely focussed on professionalising IT.

I recently joined PMI - if I could work out how to translate my experience and qualifications into a recognisable level - I think I'd drop BCS as well

Submission + - EMI piracy? (bbc.co.uk)

speardane writes: EMI have been succesfully sued by Pink Floyd. Pink Floyd objected to the payments for their music sold by EMI and to EMI breaching their contractual stipulation about not splitting the albums up.
The judge is considering what penalties to impose
In addition to the normal RIAA / BPI multiplier
As King Crimson have also sued EMI succesfully, should EMI also be subject to the "three strikes" rule and disconnected from the Internet?

Comment The Best Democracy News international can buy... (Score 1) 246

Absolutely there is no business case for the cuts

As a BBC licence payer - £140 pa is remarkable value - between 1/2 and a 1/3 of the annual cost of a daily news paper!

News International wants to charge for it's News on the internet

Why would anyone pay for News international - when a superior product - the BBC is free? So - as above News International wants cuts

The Sun which prides itself in swinging UK Marginal votes "It's the Sun wot did it!" has just moved to support the Conservatives

The BBC is responding to pressure from the Conservatives

Both the Tory leader David Cameron and their Finance minister George Osborne have met and holidayed with Murdoch

The proposed shut of 6 Music is a sleight of hand - the real question - is why non-UK-national gets so much influence over our culture and media?

Submission + - Ask Tunespro - how to find out if it's genuine? (tunespro.com)

speardane writes: I pay £££s (or $$$s) YMMV for iTunes and eMusic — indeed frequently CDs are higher quality and lower price...

These people are much "cheaper" — almost too good to be true — if it's not true.. . both I and the record company lose

***AA could make themselves actually useful by telling me if they are genuinely licensed.
and if the ***AA are too busy harassing punters, how do we find out?

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