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At the time Philips started working on CD-I the internet hardly existed in Europe. When I was working on the UK titles back in 1990-2 the Internet really wasn't on people's radar. …

Its worth reading this review of the Tesla Model 3 http://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/17280/tesla-model-3-the-fir... which highlights issues with the cruise control in the Model 3 co…

4 days NHS (the day job), 1 day private practice. That's typical for Consultants in the UK...

I'm in the UK not the US. The example is actually a friend who has watched his private practice (1 day a week) expand as he tried to reduce demand by increasing his rates.

Health care is the absolute prime example of a Veblen good as people are willing to pay for perceived quality. After all would you prefer the heart surgeon who charges $5000 or the…

Watching my children I would argue its a desperate attempt to get children under the age of 16 using Facebook as they just don't. Both children attend a Music group which has used …

If anyone is in project management the story about Kings Cross at Christmas 2015 is must read article on how what seems like the best contingency plans can go wrong https://www.lon…

Uber seem to be pushing the Black Cab issue here... A organisation that makes money from Uber was very quick to claim that the issue was due to TfL being pressurised by Black Cabs …

They wanted a 5 year licence back in May but were given a 4 month licence and a requirement to resolve the issues that there were. 4 months later the issues are still there so what…

2 isn't true private hire cars are equally exempt see https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/congestion-charge/discounts...

I don’t except for signing on to other sites (its easier than creating and remembering a password) and for Wi-fi in Barbados (I’m not paying their mobile data rates).

And that is why I only have 1 friend on Facebook - my wife

This is a mistake all marketing people will make (hopefully just once but we all know that won't be the case). The worrying thing is that the last similar social media fail was les…

My viewpoint when talking about security is please sign this form and your bank can send your bank statements on the back of a postcard in full view of everyone. For your convenien…

So a business that requires bulk advertising to recruit both drivers and riders (in the U.K. Driver recruitment is one of the most common radio adverts on commercial stations) coul…

It's worth emphasizing that Sarah ended up hiring body guards for the weekend following the comments on the advice of others. There was definitely more to it than just an idea

All 3 hobbit movies where released in the high frame rate format (albeit 48 frames not 60) and the general complaint was that they felt "soap opera"ry due to the way people felt ab…

I have joked to Sarah in the past that she has to be careful that pando didn't become "what the fuck has uber done today". Mind you that isn't surprising given the continual behavi…

It depends on the market you look at. At the moment uber is very useful (heck in the past fortnight I have used it in Bangalore, Helsinki and Vienna) but it does have a serious wea…

Technically they may not be able to in Europe. If you look at how a taxi works, I request a taxi and I pay the driver directly. Who the money I pay the driver is split is then a pr…

As someone who worked at Boo.com - escaping in Feb 2000 as its death become obvious to anyone, I don't think boohoo.com capitalises on boo.com - most people have never heard of boo…

Was going to say the exact same thing. I wonder what pud is up to?

I don't believe US banknotes change design that frequently. In europe bank notes change design every 5-10 years and quickly stop being legal tender a 3-5 years afterwards...

The UK has always been unique like that. A lot of it has to do with there only really being 3-5 large banks so checks were always quickly verified and cashed making avoiding large …