Posts by Attila of welshpool

Russia could chop vital undersea web cables, warns Brit military chief

Not a new threat

This is not a new threat by any means. Royal Navy X craft midget submarines were deployed at the end of WW2 to cut Japanese sub sea cables to disrupt their comms. So why the fuss now?

UK's annual PCB waste = 81 HMS Belfasts, says National Physical Lab

flags weight

Could be that when carrying an admiral plus staff ( as she was at the battle of the North Cape) the additional; weight of all that brass made up the difference!!

Hitchhikers' Guide was WRONG, Earth is not in a galactic backwater

the guide rules

In chapter 6 of the Restaurant at the End of the Universe (on pages 177 and 178 of my compendium edition) the limitations of the Guide are clearly recognised.

It states " the... Guide to... is an indispensable companion to all those who are keen to make sense of the life in an infinitely complex and confusing Universe, for although it cannot hope to be useful or informative on all matters, it does at least make the reassuring claim, that where it is inaccurate it is at least definitely inaccurate. In cases of major discrepancy it's always reality that's got it wrong.

This was the gist of the notice. It said " The Guide is definitive. Reality is frequently inaccurate.""

Peeved bumpkins demand legally binding broadband promise from UK.gov

bumpkins? or very smart operators?

Around here the farmers only need it to claim their Glastir and other subsidies even faster ( try reading Gwlad for a couple of issues and you will see the ridiculous amount of taxpayers hard earned cash being gulped down by these wasters). As for other businesses they already have lower wage costs and property prices ( just look at the number of new empty business property round here e.g. the whole new estate on the Salop road with no units on it!!!). Virtually all of which are already subsidised to the hilt by the EU and the Welsh Government (i.e ,if honest, AKA the South East English taxpayers). So guess what they what yet more of other peoples cash. For goodness sake stop whingeing, forget getting everything paid for by others and get on with you own life.