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Part of the reason I love watching Scandinavian TV is to listen for snippets that sound just like Scottish-variant English (Scots is something else and neither are to be confused w…

Yes, that's why Marks & Spencer in the UK operate the scheme and share the system with other major retailers in the UK. They are able to use the UK prevention and detection of crim…

My guess is the 'new owner' was involved in trafficking people for sex exploitation (the overnight journey to the shelter in France - somewhere vulnerable people could be easily tr…

Every time I hear it, it is offensive. Let me explain why. It's often quoted in the context of a relatively young person who has died and people discussing the young and sudden dea…

> Diabetics generally have lost the ability to process carbs (usually by eating too many) That's an outrageous misrepresentation of diabetes ( all types). Diabetics process carbs e…

Looks exactly like driving competency. Over 93% of US drivers self-rate their driving as above average (even significantly above average). It's very frightening to see that 36% rat…

A quick Google search suggests the flight [in 1980, the word "cockpit" was used as people weren't vocal about being offended by it] voice recorder would be analog (just like an old…

Don't forget Arkell v Pressdram too. http://www.lettersofnote.com/2013/08/arkell-v-pressdram.html

> Mayer was probably too new and too scared to deal with this, especially when she had to think about her new baby. OK, I normally think misogyny claims are over-blown and people a…

Personally I really like the new Draytek models (like the 2925 and 2860 series). Lots of nice features like central access point management (Draytek APs only) and central VPN manag…

My comments are far from an attack; an attack would have been more than summarizing his comments in 2 lines and then pointing out there was a discrepancy. I don't know where you go…

If I understand correctly, you're happy to be the one discriminating against disabled people, old people and people with children. But you're not happy if you're on the receiving e…

Looks like BT back to their old patent troll tricks : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Telecommunications_Plc...

Sure looks like it : http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-08-29/scientists-on-nasa...

I was browsing in Chrome with a brand new phone which thankfully did not have anything on it. Despite clearing all the app data (which normally cleans out browse-by if it's just an…

CAREFUL! That link has a boobytrapped payload that roots Android devices and installs malware (latest Android 6.0 device). Probably a dodgy ad network injecting it. Best visit with…

Look, this is the internet generation - who are people going to believe, Facebook or the actual real inventor? Of course it will be Facebook ! (Hint: https://www.google.ca/search?q…

The submission page forced omission of the rather damning "fictitious security trustmark was ‘deceptive’" from the title. Intentionally making up fake security trust logo to deceiv…

> One solution could be to get rid of insurance scam (yes I call it a scam) and then lets hospitals/doctors compete with transparent pricing in a free market. I don't understand th…

No, vandalism requires actual physical damage of some sort. The article is essentially the legal reasoning from the Nevada Court of Appeal - some fairly experienced legal minds exa…