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Comment Re:800-Million pound cost (Score 5, Insightful) 334

800-Million is a shedload for a scheme that no one wanted except a few people that bought what ever the excuse was that week. I MEAN WHAT THE HELL WERE THEY MEANT TO BE FOR? First to fight terrorism...they couldn't figure out how they would help as the july seven attackers would have had valid ones anyway, then to combat benefit fraud....then they figured that benefit ID fraud costs less than the scheme would, then it was to help against ID theft online.....they didn't stick with that one for long as even they couldn't come up with how it could possibly work , then it was easier travel in Europe..... but they never told the travel companies and none of them accepted them, then they were to stop illegal immigration....then they realised the kind of people that employ illegal immigrants is not likely to check for ID, the last reason I saw was as an easy way for people to prove their age to buy drinks....then they realised that perhaps promoting them as a card that lets young people get legless might clash with the how cracking down on yob culture thing. The only reason I could see for anyone to want them is to allow them to monitor the population and generally allow the government stick their nose into other peoples business. Not a reason I too keen on.

Comment Re:And nothing of value is lost (Score 1) 454

You could have national newspapers, but with local advertising. But since this is expensive to do (so many different print versions to distribute) they need to automate this.

The Aberdeen press and journal has this approach producing 7 editions covering different areas. They manage to be biggest selling Scottish broadsheet, despite covering a relatively low population area (highlands and islands).

Comment Re:Scope (Score 1) 745

Well considering the age of consent is 16 in Scotland for everyone and everywhere else except England and Wales where it is 16 unless you are in a position of trust regarding the individual, then it is 18. But I agree most countries take a sane approach when it come to younger people, but then again in most countries the prosecuting types are not worried about looking tough due to them not being elected.

Comment Re:What a joke.. (Score 1) 213

Your safe as anyone else, your in Scotland, we have a different legal system (if you hadn't noticed) . We don't have libel or slander just defamation. Then again it appears you can sue anyone from London if it is possible anyone 'might' have heard what you wrote/said south of the border.

Comment Re:Obligatory (Score 1) 324

erm he was born in Yorkshire so he is a subject of the queen, once a subject of the queen/king always a subject. You can take any other nationality you like but your still a subject
Space

Super-Earths Discovered Orbiting Nearby, Sun-Like Star 242

likuidkewl writes "Two super-earths, 5 and 7.5 times the size of our home, were found to be orbiting 61 Virginis a mere 28 light years away. 'These detections indicate that low-mass planets are quite common around nearby stars. The discovery of potentially habitable nearby worlds may be just a few years away,' said Steven Vogt, a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at UCSC. Among hundreds of our nearest stellar neighbors, 61 Vir stands out as being the most nearly similar to the Sun in terms of age, mass, and other essential properties."

Comment Re:God, Not Another One (Score 2, Interesting) 325

Apparently, the Tolkien Trust is supposed to be a charity. Businesses masquerading as charities seems to be de jour these days, not to mention the tax benefits....... I digress.

Erm the Tolkien Trust does give out a substantial amount to the WWF amongst other things (seem to be big on fixing church roofs from a quick google) and well charities are businesses, they just don't pocket the profit. Hey you can't give money to people if you haven't made it.

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