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It's worse than that - in UK law you cannot question the evidence produced by a computer unless you can prove the computer is not operating correctly - it's an inversion of the normal burden of proof.

They've started the process of thinking about if that law makes sense given this case: https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/use-of-evid...

Re:Hyphen Hate? When Amazon went to war against punctuation on Monday December 15, 2014 @09:59AM (#8752257)
In colloquial UK usage it means 'paedophile', and is generally considered offensive.
Re:Show HN: Famous Outfits on Friday September 05, 2014 @04:36AM (#8272846)
Isn't that problem self-solving? Who wants to dress like a celebrity dressed last season- you want what they're wearing this season. Keep it up to date, with what's "in" now.

Disclaimer: I know nothing about fashion.

Re:Some Dark Patterns Now Illegal in UK on Tuesday August 26, 2014 @12:19PM (#8227988)
That's not the case - I flew with them a few weeks ago. Turns out in order to print the return journey boarding pass more than a week in advance you need to pre-book a seat (for a cost). Not great if you're going away for two weeks without guaranteed access to a printer.
Re:SF’s Housing Crisis Explained on Tuesday April 15, 2014 @06:44AM (#7591152)
Nar, he means a land-value tax, which is raised from time to time in the UK.
Re:JDK 8 Release Notes on Wednesday March 19, 2014 @05:40AM (#7427513)
Grab a copy of "java concurrency in practice", it's my go-to book for when I've got a tricky concurrency problem to solve.
An ejection seat is actually only slightly safer than crashing the plane; the strain it puts on the vertebrae in particular is enough to force the pilot to retire after a few ejections.

And it sounds like he was flying over water, which carries substantial risks in itself.

Re:Rolls-Royce Drone Ships Challenge $375B Freight Industry on Tuesday February 25, 2014 @12:46PM (#7299117)
Assuming you get boarded by pirates, what happens next? Why would you need a bridge that could command the ship? Even if you did, turn it off unless you can remotely switch it on again. How much damage can pirates do to an empty ship? Plus, no hostages, so there wouldn't be much stopping armed forces going in guns-blazing.
Re:Why Does A Good Kettle Cost $90+? on Monday January 20, 2014 @04:01AM (#7088334)
Errr, short-circuiting to ground will cause a RCD to trip immediately - that's what they're there for. You will generally have one RCD on the entire fuse board, and then individual circuit breakers for each branch.
Re:Takipi – Java debugging reinvented on Wednesday May 22, 2013 @08:05AM (#5750172)
A not unattractive price point, I find. When are you planning to start charging for it?
Re:Takipi – Java debugging reinvented on Wednesday May 22, 2013 @07:54AM (#5750128)
This looks interesting, but the lack of any pricing information makes me nervous - am I missing it?