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Re:Manchester City Council on Thursday May 02, 2013 @07:29AM (#5643694)
I really dislike the archaic/gothic use of 'V' rather than 'U' - it looks pretentious and always makes me read it twice before remembering the usage.
Re:UK Defamation Act 2013 on Friday April 26, 2013 @12:48PM (#5613896)
It's a obvious defence, but glad it is the first one listed. Of course what your saying isn't defamatory if it is actually true!
Re:UK Defamation Act 2013 on Friday April 26, 2013 @12:46PM (#5613884)
This defamation act makes a lot of sense. Freedom of speech is and should be limited, even in the USA. You can't just say anything you please and expect nothing to come of you. Write a letter with "Chocolate BOMB" to an airport and see what happens.

This shows the limits on speech freedom in the USA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_free_speech_excep...

In the UK we also enjoy the fact the politicians can't just outright lie in their Manifesto about other candidates or the current government. If/when they do, action is taken to correct or (when maliciously undertaken) to disqualify that person from running for public office.

Re:Amazon Coins Launching on Thursday April 11, 2013 @03:11PM (#5534075)
How can a 'new virtual currency' be US residents only?

This is more akin to Disney Dollars, than it is to an actual currency which has controls, an exchange rate, international trade etc.

Re:Facebook's New Feed on Thursday March 07, 2013 @02:04PM (#5339450)
> Bursting With Color

Facebook know my locale is UK English, not US English.

A small niggle I know but these things annoy me!

Re:This is how you healthcare: American Death in London on Tuesday February 19, 2013 @12:51PM (#5245795)
> it doesn't refuse to treat people.

Implying the NHS refuses to treat people?

Re:RSpec Best Practices on Wednesday October 03, 2012 @09:55AM (#4607375)
As an experience Ruby dev, these are pretty much all standard practices in real projects. I don't like shared examples, wince at the thought of that much complexity being hidden away in a test!
Re:Rise4fun - from Microsoft Research on Thursday April 12, 2012 @07:01PM (#3834565)
More of this, less Sharepoint MS