Out of interest do you expect code to compile first time?

I'm always suspicious if this happens, but it's probably because I don't do much coding in my job - when I do code it tends to be scripts to quickly test something/process data (or some embedded code for a micro controller) - as such I always tend to be using different compilers (esp embedded ones which always seem to have their own set of non standard stuff), languages (python then C++ etc).

As a result I'm always making some sort of grammar mistake (i.e commenting out C++ with # instead of //, missing the odd semi-colon, pressing tab instead of spaces (or not setting up the text editor to handle this correctly) or forgetting the correct way to refer to a member function via a pointer etc..)

It could just be that I'm used to compiling being the fastest way to catch this kind of problem in most cases.

Telltales new games, Wallace and Gromit, would probably count - I've never been a huge fan of the tv series/movie but they seem to be something of a cultural icon here.

I happened to notice Virgin Medias Twitter page, I'm not entirely sure how they consider it good PR when its largely full of complaints! http://twitter.com/virginmedia

Oops you said that. Teach me not to read the entire comment..

Wouldn't the cycle getting shorter be a side effect of an exponentially increasing world population (so the percentage of immune goes down with every birth)

Surely be definition there must be some record of the original "tag" for the software to react differently if your tagged again after de-tagging the picture?

You can't generate to peak demand when the demand isn't there unless you've got some kind of energy sink. Without this you couldn't keep the power output within spec (i.e 240V etc) (I think in the UK there's a big pump that takes water to the top of a dam overnight (cheap energy) and releases to drive turbines and sell the energy back in the short (5minute range) periods of peak demand)

Nuclear power cant be turned off/on that quickly or as the parent said the amount of power produced adjusted., Wind power is (relatively) unpredictable without batteries although some control is possible via gearing/pitch etc. hydros seasonal (or tidal) and as pointed out elsewhere has large environmental impacts as you get higher. France do export a fair amount of their power production which might ease the requirement for more flexible power plants (or at least move it out of France) but I'd be surprised if a few more flexible plants weren't needed there as well.