beseku
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Designer of digital things based in Valencia. Former inhabitant of Sidcup, Tokyo and London.
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Comment · 4 years ago
Is this something to do with Brian Lovin? I see the design of his personal site is a heavy influence, but didn't know it was open sourced?
Comment · 11 years ago
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Comment · 11 years ago
As I understood what I was told by their support, if you have a text or call allowance, that is used against local numbers too.
Comment · 11 years ago
I've just come back from Europe (Spain) for the the first time with my operator and their new free roaming plan - it was amazing.
I pay Three £15 p/m for unlimited data, lots of intra-Three calls and some messages/calls to other networks (in the country I'm in at the time) and can now do that not just in the UK but in Spain, the US, Australia and more (http://www.three.co.uk/Discover/Phones/Feel_At_Home). That's cheaper than most local operators and a much better example than whats offered here.
I'd wager it won't be long before Three sims are being picked up by tourists and used as their main operator back at home.
Comment · 11 years ago
So disappointing. This is such a lovely piece of software and such a shame corporate greed is halting the progress of innovative software.
Comment · 12 years ago
At the speed we run, it would make no difference I would imagine. The benefits of shaving your legs only really come into effect for cyclists at the pro level ... those of us who can manage a steady 25km/h see far less benefit.
I always thought it was an urban myth that it made you go faster, and that the real reason was that road rash was easier to treat.
Comment · 12 years ago
Subtitle taken from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10975625/Did-TomT...
Comment · 13 years ago
"I'm just astonished that an MP appears to have been so ignorant of the law of her own land ..."
You don't know our MPs very well do you ...? I'd say this is pretty much par for the course. The only laws they know anything about are loopholes.
Comment · 13 years ago
I'm assuming you don't live or visit the UK often, as that poster is everywhere and is used in various forms by huge numbers of companies. There is absolutely no political subtext to its use anymore.
It's a meme, the equivalent to using a cat image.
Comment · 13 years ago
I'm not an accountant (about as far as could be from it) but in a discussion with an accountant friend of mine he suggested that there really is nothing that can be done about these avoidance schemes. He posited that the only real way to ensure all tax is paid for is to have no 'income tax' and then add a steep tax (30-40%) on everything that people buy. It seems like a hell of a large percentage to add on to everything, but then at least all money spent in a country would stay in the country.