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Comment Re:Tradition (Score 1) 483

Well, originally because they were the things that people should know about were they to promote, protect, and attain Liberty.

Stuff like philosophy, history, law, theology.

Not crap with "Studies" in the title that lets idiots brandish the BA they got after a successful indoctrination.

Comment Re:Using a phone's accelerometer (Score 1) 63

If it's recording high-G transients from the device rattling around as 'harsh acceleration/braking/cornering" then the app isn't fit for purpose. The kind of acceleration a phone experiences falling onto the floor or sliding off a seat would only be generated by a car when colliding with something very solid.
The workaround of stuffing it into a cubby or glovebox inside a sweater or similar is simply removing these transients, allowing the device to more accurately measure the vehicle's accelerations.

Comment Re:You can't have it both ways (Score 2) 156

They're also likely a bit peeved about the support offered to Hong Kong residents. Their position was "keep your heads down, make money for your political masters, and don't cause trouble 'cos you've nowhere else to go."

Well, the British Government has just pulled that rug from under them. Almost half the population of Hong Kong are Overseas British Nationals, now eligible to relocate to the UK should they wish. The CCP are livid.
If HM Govt wants to twist the knife a bit, they could open the offer to dependents and descendants, too. This would mean that nearly every HK resident has the option of leaving. It's a lot harder to oppress those who don't have to hang around for your oppression.

Comment Re:Jinxed (Score 1) 51

If it goes ahead, it's more likely to be built in Ireland, which has :

Corporation tax of 12.5%*
A growing tech sector
An English-speaking population
Access to the UK's tech workforce via the Common Travel Area

*Germany's is 29.8%, Frances's is 34.4%. The only EU country with a lower rate is Hungary, at 9%

Comment Re:not exactly (Score 1) 381

The European Court of Human Rights is not an EU Court. It rules on matters pertaining to the European Convention on Human Rights (1950 and as amended), of which the UK remains a signatory.

You are confusing it with the European Court of Justice, which rules on matters governed by the Treaties of the European Union.

Comment Re:Gay man gets revenge (Score 1) 381

You'll go down for incitement - if it can be proven that you made such an ultimatum, in the expectation that it would be taken seriously, etc.

They'll go down for murder, because they could have walked away, or turned you in, but killed someone instead.

A tweet containing some political rhetoric is not an ultimatum, threat, promise or anything else substantial enough to support a charge of incitement.
For balance, would you be seeking to prosecute anyone using the hashtag #killallwhitemen?

Comment Re:Remoaners would rather live on their knees... (Score 1) 527

Now go and actually read the link you just posted.

The vast majority of Peers sitting in the House are not hereditary.
The House of Lords exists to revise and scrutinise legislation from the Commons, it cannot permanently block it.
The elected chamber of the EU, the European Parliament, cannot introduce, repeal, or permanently modify legislation.

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