Pub quiz
That's a general knowledge quiz not an aptitude test.
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I'm not for a moment suggesting that universities are not failing but having to train up new graduates for six minths before they are ready to start work is not in itself an indication of that - it is not the purpose of university to mould students to the needs of a particular business.
that private sector companies are ripping off these govt departments or is that just sensible business practice?
Anyway good news that this is being exposed even if there won't be the punitive repercussions that might be fun.
Some things seem a little silly though, of course the cost of laptops, paper and cartridges vary - there's all sorts of different types - I would expect to see similar variations in the cost of fruit so it would be useful to have a breakdown by type.
I suppose it is just possible that after all this time researching in the field they will be slapping themselves on the forehead about having neglected to consider the difference between flying and gliding.
In which case the commentards of El Reg can expect a hearty thank you for stopping them before they got too far down futility street with this project.
This isn't as important as those fillibustering the debate would have us think.
If it is happening and if it is undesirable then whether or not we are directly causing it is not urgently relevant - the primary concern is what we can do to slow / halt / reverse it.
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Agree with the suggestion that The Register displays a tremendous lack of impartiality on these matters; I guess the biases on the various subjects that get the Vulture's goat are what gives it the particular character we all know.
It's fair to assume that by 'website' they mean 'publicly accessible website' rather than something available only on N3.
For a publicly funded organisation that has public service as its core principle it's then reasonable to assume that any expenditure that is not a business overhead should have have as an aim and a result some public utility.
If your app investment (in both money and time) exceeds the value of your phone you're going to stick with that platform - even if you don't upgrade every time.
And then there's perceived status and brand loyalty which is something Apple really understands.
It will take a lot to get iPhone users to switch to another platform - probably not worth trying at the moment when there's lower-hanging fruit elsewhere.
Not that I am calling iPhone users highly-strung fruits.
I'm glad you're happy but clearly not everyone is - and these are people who have bought iPhones so presumably if they are haters at all it's born from experience not prejudice.
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Admirable lack of ego in making sure the companies and products got their CAPS even though your own are neglected.
Or is it just that the iDevotion is too strong?
Still got my OMP in the spare room - it really couldn't cope with my handwriting so it never got the used it deserved but I loved some of the pen interface ideas - same depth of thinking as the iPod Touch shows.
If anyone makes my ideal ebook device it'd have a lot of that in it for note-taking.
We'd had the Psion 5mx on the Reg, not the Newton so my vote for the next handheld hero of yore would be TapWave's excellent Zodiac.
When local authorities finally get it into their fat heads that they really do need to make an awful lot of cuts we can expect council IT staff to be asked to carry out a lot more of this sort of snooping.
It is almost certainly a lot cheaper to get rid of someone if you can prove they have breached a code of conduct.
It may not be a problem for the industry and it probably isn't such a big deal for Bono or the Rolling Stones but for someone at the beginning of their career it might be crucial.
I know someone who used to buy a lot of music - always pirated plenty by recording off the radio, taping from mates etc but bought the stuff he really liked. Now he downloads it all without paying anyone.
Not all musicians can rely on income from live performances and fees from radio play, film soudtracks or use in adverts is not reliable - particularly for someone who is yet to establish themselves.
It's fine to look at record companies and think we could do without them just as easily as they can do without these small losses but if we want quality new acts coming to our attention then either they have to be able to run A&R operations or (preferably) the artists have to be funded directly by the people who enjoy their music.
Is exactly what I want. I do most of my domestic browsing on my iPod touch and it's my main interface to my media player - instant on, easy to carry around, great browser interface.
A bigger device of that sort would be perfect for me.
Too expensive as it stands but far from useless.
uTroll.
"I just like the fact it works very well as a phone - novel concept that one!!"
It'd be interesting to get the billing info trends and see whether there has been a decline in voice calls over time - I make about three minutes worth of them per month myself and spend much more time typing than talking on my 'phone'.
Are there phones out there that aren't good enough to use for voice?