So as soon as he was kidnapped they stopped paying him?

Tim

"Of course, Epstein understands some people have reservations about the ID card. "As I’ve said before I understand why people have their reservations, but I personally can’t see what there is to lose if you’re a law abiding citizen with nothing to hide."

Having nothing to hide is NOT the same as it being NONE of the government's business!

I give up, truly.

Tim

Thanks for the review. So, to get this to work with my car's Bluetooth system would involve first pairing the iPhone with the car kit, then pairing the car kit with the car? Is that even possible?

Why on earth didn't TomTom use the dock connector to link the iPhone to the car kit?

The potential for failure is high here.

Tim

Stifler's Mom lives! ;-)

This is great news BUT what about import duty? VAT?

That's got to be there, surely?

Tim

Now £2.99. Just sayin' ...

C'mon people - change "zio" to "zion"

Now it makes slightly more sense. A bit.

Tim

LEGO!!

;-)

Tim

They already tried this on the "Heart of Gold". It meant sitting infuriatingly still....

Tim

DARPA should ask Josh Wheadon for advice. I saw this very gunk being used on a wound in "Serenity"

Tim

No, neither generation of the iPod Touch has a mike, hence the reference in the article to having to buy one.

The 2nd Gen does have a (crappy beyond belief) speaker, so a dangly bit of expensive doorbell wire (doubtless in "mug me, I have an expensive and desireable gadget white") is required.

Tim

Triffids anyone?

<shiver>

Tim

Yup, unlike 02, CPW had them available online for delivery/collection from my local store so I ordered in hope and got the confirming text message soon afterwards.

Let the porting commence!

Tim.

"As of last week, the government has forbidden couples getting married in registry offices from having their photograph taken as they sign the wedding register."

Surely this not new? There has always been a law against photographing a marriage register in such a way that the writing can be deciphered,

I've been a photographer for 30 years and have done a few weddings in my time, and in ALL cases, whether church or civil, the minister/priest/vicar/registrar has produced a "dummy" register so that the couple can be photographed pretending to sign it, pen-in-hand, heads-together, with no issues whatsoever.

Tim

Just downloaded it, no issues whatsoever. The usual El Reg hyperbole ;-)

Tim

Giles,

FWIW I completely agree with you.

However, beware the fate of those who have the audacity to state obvious facts related to how much we pay here in the UK versus everywhere else will only result in corrective statements from people with nothing better to do that point out that 1) we pay VAT 2) they pay sales tax and 3) by the time you add the shipping costs actually the differential isn't actually worth the airfare.

Just so you know ...

Tim

Spain already wants this for UK residents travelling there. I just had to fill the details in on the airline website for a planned family holiday there next month. All they wanted were names, ages and passport numbers. Hardly onerous.

Of course, the green US VW form also requires details of the intended place of residence during your stay, so how will the new pre-registration handle that if it's valid for 2 years?

Tim

"only the PEOPLE were replicants, the animals are merely artificial. /pedant"

There, fixed that for you ...

Tim

Um, perhaps it's just me, but that Velociraptor has more than a hint of "The Graham Nortons" about it ...

<goes to get coat>

Tim

I imagine that the Government (who would doubtless benefit from a tap into this data stream) would simply change the law to suit themselves, as happens every time HRMC lose a court case.

Tim

You'll get reamed by lots of "smart" people who'll lecture you about VAT and import duty ad nauseum infinitum who clearly have nothing better to do with their online time ...

Tim

iPhone 16GB -

Apple Store US - $499

Apple Store UK - not yet visible as of 13:47 on 05/02/08 but predicted to be £329.

One trip to XE.com and we see the following:

$499.00 USD = £253.828 GBP. That's some import duty!

The same applies to the new 32GB iTouch too.

Rip-off Britain indeed.

... are still not available.

I upgraded to iTunes 7.6 (Windoze) last night and the UK Music Store still only has the same limited list of TV shows to choose from.

There are no indications on apple.com about when this might change. Disappointing.

Tim

Hmm. I just looked in my passport and the full name is

"The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland"

Great Britain is Scotland, Wales and England. NI is, well, NI. Add all four together and you get the UK. So the OP was correct, Exeter and Belfast ARE in the UK.

/pedant

Tim.