Posts by James 51

Re: Real world underfunding

@Syntax It cost £1m but how much tourism has it brought in?

Re: Real world underfunding

That is what they are planning to spend over the next five years including three years when we will be out of the EU so I'll take that stick back and see you:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8yjNbcKkNY

Re: The long-term cost no one talks about..

The PFI are a national scandel. I know of one hospital that was forced to have a private company replace a car park and after three years into a twenty year contract all the inital building and finance costs have been covered. Seventeen years pure profit and probably 600%-700% return on investment or 35% per year. Hopsital staff do get a slight discount but because of the hospital's location they have no choice but to use that car park. There was no business case justifying they outsourcing of that car park, only politics and jobs for the boys.

Virtual apple shops coming to an iDevice near you....

Re: Book stores.

Given that she personally oversaw the reduction in police numbers it's strange how she isn't apologising for saying the police federation was scaremongering when she announced those cuts.

The number of immigrants from outside the EU have always been greater than those from within it so no change there (though how will the Tories squard that with 99,999 people in a year?).

Re: It's our money they are using

The tories got about 37% of the vote in the last election but have 100% of the power. They can effectively ignore the needs of 60% of the population and still hold on to power. That's democracy.

Re: It's our money they are using

@Fading If the UK goverment sets targets and misses them without an oversight body then there isn't a great incentive for them to improve.

Re: It's our money they are using

All those nefarous clean air laws:

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:l28026

and clean water laws:

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/water-framework/info/intro_en.htm

and product safety laws:

http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/consumers_safety/product_safety_legislation/general_product_safety_directive/index_en.htm

Just think of all the freedom and control we'll have in just a few years.

With austerity, I can't see that happening. Running costs aren't included and the subsidies won't last the life time of a parliament (assuming that the next one lasts five years like it is suppose to) which would mean diverting money from NHS tax cuts for ordinary, hard working multinationals.

Re: Obligatory

Without an on-die GPU, it won't.

Re: Ahh, I love the smell of competition.

Given that every time I have looked at a laptop with AMD in it, it has been underpowered and over priced and as for desktops, they have been underpowered and overpriced too. That is not AMD's fault but if manufactures and resellers fumble the ball again it will be difficult for AMD to get the market share their products deserve.

Re: So basically an echo chamber of conformity.

It is possible to disagree politely with someone instead of doxing or SWATing them.

How well does Chrome OS support Eclipse? What about Tomcat? Scrivener? Handbrake or Sigil?