Posts by John Smith 19

Re: Garages *used* to offer a battery charging service for regular customers.

"But they're expensive, and what benefit do you get from owning them? Why would I want to increase my costs by leasing an extra battery I'm not actually using? It doesn't make sense."

First this would be a lease not an outright purchase. So the company is responsible for handling it at end of life and you don't have to put a big chunk of cash down up front.

Secondly because you signed the contract with the company the battery can't be dropped into anyone else's vehicle unlike the "Calor gas" model described in previous posts.

It's a pretty simple idea for people who keep 2 batteries for their mobile, one in the phone, one on charge.

Re: Contacts more important than capability.

TL:DR

Re: The battery is only one part of the problem

"The obvious and easy answer is to use interchangeable battery packs - with the exchange being robotised. I'd imagine the 'Calor Gas' model will be adopted, whereby you pay for the energy and 'borrow' the container. That also solves the problem of batteries failing over time - it's not yours and so you don't care."

This was the plan of that company founded by SAP's ex CEO-in-waiting .

Excellent idea and technologically updateable as the battery tech improves.

Didn't work so well in practice and the company is being wound up.

Re: And not just any mouse...

"As I recall, the genetic lines of mice and rats used for this sort of thing have effectively been selected because they give "good" results; the poor bastards are fantastically more cancer-prone than their wild brethren."

Yes.

That's sort of the point.

To make them virtually guaranteed to develop a cancer when exposed to a carcinogen. If most of them don't you're fairly sure what you've been feeding them has been protecting them.

Now what is the result if they are just fed ordinary tomatoes.

Re: True, brewmeisters have filtration equipment installed,

"but why should the onus be on them? Why are the freaking frackers given carte blanche to come in to an area,"

Because in Europe they are not.

Not everywhere is America.

Re: Kuwait Is Not Sinking

" They just march in and steamroll over objections or just patronize people."

I think you should qualify that with "in America."

Because it was dear ol' Shrub that specifically put in exemptions in the Clean Air and Clean Water acts to allow them to stick it more or less anywhere and pump whatever they wanted down it to open up the pores.

A big thank you to his old oil buddies for their solid (gold) support.

In other countries operators have to be abide by somewhat tighter regulations.

Re: This one isn't going away

"we could just declare everyone in the country is now an MI5 officer. That way everyone will be under MI5 observation. Any terrorists who kill people will be in breach of their employment contract and could be given a disciplinary warning."

Creative and positive.

"but if we dont have the snoopers charter and a child goes missing how will you justify that?"

I think that's what the Candian minister asked when their govt tried to pass this rubbish.

"imagine terrorists and pedos working in conjunction. we need to do something before this happens"

Indeed the dream nightmare opportunity scenario that politicians cream worry over.

Re: This one isn't going away

"However, we seem to have a group of people in politics "

Only partly right.

The reason this BS has persisted through roughly eight sock puppets home secretaries are the group of current and ex senior spooks who want it.

Blunkett, Reid, Smith, May et all are the front persons.

If you've seen Enemy of the State you need to look for the John Voight types.

Who are Thomas Brian Reynolds?

Re: Human rights? Pfff....

"I also wholly agree that snooping powers will have done nothing to stop this. "

What makes you think that is its purpose?

Re: We don't need a snoopers charter

"Then they came for me. Fortunately them rounding other people up had bought me enough time to escape."

A very good point.

Re: Other soldiers @MJI

"I out to point out that I was referring to UK military bases in the UK."

It might have been a very different story had the soldier been carrying a side arm however AFAIK most British troops do not have side arm training and I don't think it's been anything like a common practice (in the UK) since the resolution of the Northern Ireland situation.

It's one of those simple ideas that would have serious consequences.

Re: Exists already?

"No, you are not reading it wrong as what is being said is largely bollocks. This, for all its tragedy, is not a terrorist act causing mass panic. It was simply some religious nutters out to make a statement and will do nothing to help whatever twisted "cause" they spout."

Damm right.

Re: With the lad not even buried...

"the political opportunism kicks in."

It does not take much for a data fetishist to break cover and make a grab for the goodies.

Truly they have no shame.

Re: How?

"Is everybody who supports this charter sure they are squeaky-clean?"

The self righteous are always sure that they are a)squeaky-clean and (fallback) even if some of their behaviour isn't they have a good cause for it, not like the rest of us.

Re: Your pr0n downloading habits are probably of zero interest to anyone other than Google

"Oh well, it's probably ok to get rid of any right to privacy, because it probably won't be abused. There is no way terror legislation would be used to randomly harass people, probably."

Indeed.

RIPA used to find out what schools catchment area a couple live in. Unthinkable.

Freezing terrorist assets applied to coucils who deposited cash into Icelandic banks. Ridiculous.

"Soylent Green anyone?"

I think we've have quiteenough of that for 1 day thank you.