A real genius

Actually just checked google maps, and my journey distance is more like 25 miles, and 41 minutes. Still think I can make an average of 60mph though.

Most people would be in and around London and South East.

My commute is out of the village, on to bypass, straight through to a dual-carriageway. I probably lose the average speed at the other end though so there is merit in your argument there.

I tend to subscribe to in early, leave late approach so I miss traffic, and dance around those who dawdle.

Might get the clock out and tacho re-set tomorrow and measure my times/distances. I still think I could make close to 60 on average.

Don't give me trains through. In another job I used to commute 1 1/2 hr each way on the damm things.

I like most people in the UK consider my commute of around 40 - 60 minutes about normal. I generally drive on average about 60mph. I could easily (if the law allowed) reach speeds in excess of 100mph. Can you explain your assumptions?

I generally let my team do whatever they like so long as the work gets done to a good standard.

I would start to look to a variety of studies that point classical music towards increased concentration etc.

If that does'nt work then just let the edict wash over you. In a few weeks he will have forgotten about this and moved on to something else. If you make a big fuss over this then he will dig his heels and and police it more fervently.

As well, anyone who says the system is rigged will be asked to produce their code and then one can actually check to see if they're lying.

Air bags reduce serious injuries and deaths even when wearing seat belts. They do however increase the number of minor none life threatening injuries.

What would you prefer, a bruise from an air bag deployment in a low speed impact where a seat belt would do fine, or being dead?

Note that in europe air bags deploy with less force than in the USA because wearing of seat belts is mandatory (in general) and they therefore cause less injuries.

At which point a fuse in the appliance is not going to provide any protection for the cable supplying the appliance.

The primary purpose of the fuse in the plug is to prevent overheating of the appliances cable should a fault develop in the cable that does not draw enough current to trip the main breaker for the circuit but is more than the cable can handle.

Indeed we use something called ring circuits basically out the consumer unit/fuse box around the house and back in, using 2.5mm cable and the circuit protected by a 32A breaker. They where a product of the price and scarcity of copper after the second world war.

Given the issues with copper availability long term, still a good idea.

The 240V (though in my house it is a very steady 230V) is also from an environmental perspective a good idea too.

Depends on the socket. The MK Logic Plus sockets in my house require depression from all three pins of a UK BS1363 plug simultaneously. Trying to do that with something other than a plug is next to impossible.

The fact remains is that the combination of shuttered outlets, fuses in the plug, and sheaved live and neutral pins make the UK BS1363 plug/socket combination electrically the safest in the world.

Whether that makes them the best is another matter entirely.

I'd agree that airbags aren't that helpful. That was my point (though I probably cocked it up) that airbags aren't that helpful and yet we have to effectively pay for them now no matter what.

Airbags aren't that helpful for people some people, like short people and yet they're stuck with them.

An electrician will charge you more to do anything. For companies to to switch plugs the cost has to be fairly minimal. I don't believe for a second Lenovo pays anywhere near what I do for country specific plug adapters for my laptop.

I worked for a company that made hygrometers and similar equipment. They had to stock UK, Euro and US leads. I definitely don't recall there being any real difference in cost. It's all about the volumes you buy in and if the UK plug is the most expensive and everyone switched to that, the price would drop. Making plugs for 70 million people vs 6.7 billion has to make a difference.

I would still be wary of having a GPS log my position and speed over time. It takes one traffic officer to realise the proof of speeding infractions is stored on ones own nice phone.

I would like to know if the data on ones own device could be used to be convicted of speeding. Until I get the assurances then I would be careful with having the tracking turned on.

However I really like the approach to data collection. I am going to try to help.

All these negative Apple iPhone stories are just fuelling the fire. I've been playing with Android on my recent phone. I bought a HTC Hero two weeks ago and can't find any fault with it. If you've ever held off smart device development then I would encourage you to get in the the Android stack.

I would like to be able to comment on the Apple development process but I can't really.

There is something that feels 'so right' in having access to all parts of the device that I've bought which makes Android so appealing.

Perhaps it is the I don't understand 'Medicare', but I really don't understand the American attitude to Health care. Nor do I really understand the concept that by skimming a cut off the top do we end up with the most efficient system approach to it.

I live in the UK and as a child I benefited from free Health care which covered my Epilepsy treatment. As a student I benefited from free dental care, free visits to doctors when I needed to sort things out, and free card in casualty as required (won't go in to that).

Now I earn a bit of cash I can afford to keep a private health care policy. If I'm taken ill and its serious then I'll get treatment within a blink of an eye. This is a privilege I pay for through the hard work I've done. Most of my friends can't afford this privilege, but they can get at least a civilized level of health care without worry.

I don't mind paying my taxes back to the NHS because I understand others who are in a position I was, will benefit. I have a social obligation to the NHS and those within my country to make sure I help them.

I would feel guilty that I'm not doing the right thing for the UK and my countrymen if I just took from society and gave nothing back.

I kind of like the "cut of your jib" - You don't happen to be a web developer do you?
We are looking for somebody who is a bit of a ninja on the C#, Javascript, XHTML/CSS front.

This would be a UK based position - 1hr from London (commutable from North London). You will have to move to the UK,
if you are successful. There would be a couple of rounds of interviews (we could cover some expenses if your CV is high quality).
Having an interest in Sport / Keeping Fit or Regularly attending a Gym would be an advantage.

If you fancy quitting the states for the land of the not so quite free (UK) then email your CV / work history to;

notquitethelandofthefreeeither@gmail.com

Apologies to the rest of you for spamming this post.