Posts by JK1440

NASA Legonauts set for Jupiter voyage

Domestic equipment

If that is a frying pan, Juno's clearly making sure she's equipped in case Jupiter tries to get up to his old tricks with Europa, Io, Callisto etc.

BT vs Sky vs Virgin

BT

I'm currently without a TV/Broadband provider, as I'm working away from home and saw no need to continue my Sky contract while away.

I'm no fan of Murdoch, and I don't live in an area where I can get Virgin cable. I've not decided which provider I will choose next time, but I can say one thing: there is nothing that would make me go back to BT.

From 2006 to 2008, BT extended my contract with them *three times* without my permission and without informing me... although they remembered to bring it up when I phoned to cancel my subscription.

Sky's service, on the other hand, has been exemplary and I always get unfailingly helpful advice when I do have to call. This made such a change from being passed from pillar to post by incompetent BT call centre staff until my call was dropped because the clock ticked past 21:00. Several times.

I used to think the B in BT stood for British. I now know it stands for B[censored]

Catalans to hunt wild boar with bows and arrows

Sounds reasonable to me

Hardly a "medieval" practice. Animals have been hunted with bows for thousands of years, right up to the present day.

I'm an archer - not a bowhunter - but it is a common misconception that bowhunting is cruel and always leads to quarry suffering a slow and painful death. Bowhunting - if performed under licence and with careful regulation and education - is a perfectly responsible and reasonable method of putting food on the table and contributing to population control of wild animals.

There are many other benefits - other animals aren't disturbed by gunfire; the range of an arrow is significantly lower than a rifle bullet, so the risk to passersby is greatly reduced; it's much more difficult to get within range to make a kill, thus reducing the chances of overhunting; and so on.

As long as it's properly regulated, good luck to them.