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Well... I have a Windows phone actually :P

Can't help but feel that if it were a similar prank pulled by Apple on Android, the comments wouldn't be half as forgiving.

> how they need massive amounts of fuel to get off from earth

I don't think this is the case. Consider the flight that 'Coop' keeps dreaming about at the start of the movie. Seems he was piloting one of the shuttles into Earth orbit but encountered an anomaly which messed things up.

I'm sure the Swiss do, but just an aside that plenty of EU countries allow members from other countries to vote in their elections. E.g. here in Ireland I think we only restrict constitutional referenda to Irish citizens.

Ha! Nice read, perfect after lunch material with my coffee :) Good job

The Guardian just goes down and down in my estimation with each click-bait article on tech. I get it, you don't like the software industry, SV, 'disruption' and have a big axe to grind.

Is it just me who's noticing it, or how do other HN regulars feel about this (not this particular article, but it is the latest one I've seen)? I'll arrive home this evening to my housemate quoting this opinion piece, I just know it. Ugh.

Hey don't forget AFT, DEA, EPA... IRS. Fighters for everybody!

I thought that ad was more "look at me, I'm a crazy hard working American AND I drive electric. They're not mutually exclusive!"

Totally agree. Seems he has a bit of a chip on his shoulder, by frequently mentioning "software engineering" in quotes.

And as someone who had the grave misfortune of having some experience in scientific code, all I can do is laugh at the OP's link. Yeah sure, scientist's are great at programming. I say let them off at it, because I want nothing to do with it. I value my sanity too much :)

That why I said "mandatory"...

Ah that's ok. I think I've done my patriotic duty for the day by increasing knowledge of us :)

Ireland left the UK around 90 years ago.

I don't see the need to have mandatory ID. The thought of being fined for not "showing my papers" while walking down the street is disturbing.

Can't speak for the UK, but I think a lot of the resistance to the idea in Ireland is due to a long history of distrust of the authorities.

Ahem, Ireland is also a member of the EU!

"A proposition for a standard digital signature in every EU citizen's identity card. .... No extra cards - it will just replace your existing ID card when it expires"

Well unlike most of the continent, Britain and Ireland have no mandatory I.D. card (thankfully) so this doesn't cover the whole EU...