Posts by Ian 59

Tories go nuclear, promise to prop up carbon price

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The irony is that we've known about a potential shortfall for at least a decade. Instead the politicians, the greens and the nimbys have conspired to allow the situation to fester.

Here here, there has been little spending on infrastructure. The coal that should have been used (and cleaned up with carbon capture to appease the greens) has been replaced with valuable oil and gas.

Put simply, properly looked after nuclear is safe. The greens went bananas over nulcear in the 70's and 80's.. Now, we need it.

Renewables, wind/wave/solar are unreliable. The quoted output of the equipment is an ideal. 30% to 50% is a maximum output for these toys.

Renewable hydrocarbons if employed would decimate the food supply for the planet. They are a non starter.

The problem for the UK is, WE DONT OWN OUR ELECTRICITY GENERATING INFRASTRUCTURE. It is in private hands.

Shareholders demand profits and dividends. This money should be spent on infrastructure first instead of these leeches.

Mobile networks: It's a risky business, says 3

3, wouldn't touch them with a bargepole

I had a pay as you go 3 HSDPA modem last year. To start with I got good data rates which declined over 6 months.

Then I couldn't connect. Over 4 months I was told:

that 3 were "Upgrading their network" (They have a network?)

to switch off my anti virus (am I stupid, I am using Windows!)

that my modem was faulty (tested in a different postcode)

and a number of inane reasons.

Everything they suggested failed.

I was told to connect to a broadband speed test site at one point, AFTER I had told them I couldn't ping the DNS addresses they used!

The call centre staff are less than useless.

There is no easy way to complain.

The hardware is standard Huwei, there was no problem with that.

I would NEVER get a contract with 3. To be tied in with such a bunch of cowboys....

Swiss public sector allowed to buy Microsoft software

Along with Geoff Mc

Acknowledging Switzerland is outside the EU...and that EU rules do not apply...

There are rules in the EU that state that any large capital outlay is made against a Competitive Tender. This way the merits of each company's case can be evaluated and the best value per Euro/Pound (and whatever unconverted currencies remain) can be achieved.

Large is a relative term, it may be as low as £100k.

The Swiss choice of Microsoft as the sole supplier without due diligence is simply negligent on the part of the purchasing authorities.