Comments for The Widmann Blog http://blog.widmann.org.uk A blog about love, DIY, linguistics, politics, computer science, cooking, photography and anything else that interests me Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:30:05 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 Comment on How to fix the pensions by Dougie http://blog.widmann.org.uk/2009/06/28/1346/comment-page-1/#comment-7847 Dougie Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:30:05 +0000 http://blog.widmann.org.uk/2009/06/28/1346/#comment-7847 Ok ,,, so the first mistake in your Pension fix theory is this ,,, You simply can't call it POC's ,, not in Scotland anyway ! ( "A Pox on you," is a very strong, contemptable damnation if delivered by a Scot ! ) 2nd. flaw I see is .,., "Invest this money and pay out GENEROUS pensions ?" Eh .. d'you know something I don't ? Tell me where I can invest any money today that will pay out generous dividends ,, please ! 3rd. If private & public co's pay the same % of salary into a pension fund, that won't give the retirees equivalent pensions ( to one another ),, it might give them equivalent pensions compared to their earnings but the public sector fat cat salaries will still give them hugely better pensions ,, so private sector unrest will still be with us ! And as for not having an organisation that is too big to fail ,, what makes you think lots of smaller organisations won't fail just the same ,, only faster ! Ok ,,, so the first mistake in your Pension fix theory is this ,,,
You simply can’t call it POC’s ,, not in Scotland anyway ! ( “A Pox on you,” is a very strong, contemptable damnation if delivered by a Scot ! )
2nd. flaw I see is .,., “Invest this money and pay out GENEROUS pensions ?”
Eh .. d’you know something I don’t ?
Tell me where I can invest any money today that will pay out generous dividends ,, please !
3rd. If private & public co’s pay the same % of salary into a pension fund, that won’t give the retirees equivalent pensions ( to one another ),, it might give them equivalent pensions compared to their earnings but the public sector fat cat salaries will still give them hugely better pensions ,, so private sector unrest will still be with us !
And as for not having an organisation that is too big to fail ,, what makes you think lots of smaller organisations won’t fail just the same ,, only faster !

]]> Comment on Pensions by How to fix the pensions : The Widmann Blog http://blog.widmann.org.uk/2007/08/25/451/comment-page-1/#comment-7798 How to fix the pensions : The Widmann Blog Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:40:48 +0000 http://blog.widmann.org.uk/?p=451#comment-7798 [...] likely to be enough for a comfortable retirement for most people. Pensioners in the UK are already much worse off than those in other developed [...] [...] likely to be enough for a comfortable retirement for most people. Pensioners in the UK are already much worse off than those in other developed [...]

]]> Comment on Turen går til Mælkevejen by Sebastian Adorján Dyhr http://blog.widmann.org.uk/2006/05/13/28/comment-page-1/#comment-7772 Sebastian Adorján Dyhr Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:30:25 +0000 http://blog.widmann.org.uk/?p=28#comment-7772 Hmm, har du fået hentet dem selv - ellers har jeg, og så kan du få dem af mig. Hmm, har du fået hentet dem selv – ellers har jeg, og så kan du få dem af mig.

]]> Comment on In memoriam Michael Jackson by Ole Stig Andersen http://blog.widmann.org.uk/2009/06/25/1341/comment-page-1/#comment-7768 Ole Stig Andersen Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:59:22 +0000 http://blog.widmann.org.uk/?p=1341#comment-7768 Watch a bird (Red-capped Manakin) moonwalking at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyCmBlYDYvg&feature=related Watch a bird (Red-capped Manakin) moonwalking at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyCmBlYDYvg&feature=related

]]> Comment on Turen går til Mælkevejen by Dinapigen http://blog.widmann.org.uk/2006/05/13/28/comment-page-1/#comment-7765 Dinapigen Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:27:14 +0000 http://blog.widmann.org.uk/?p=28#comment-7765 Downloadhelper is a really nice plug in! You can save flash videos too. /Dina Downloadhelper is a really nice plug in!
You can save flash videos too.
/Dina

]]> Comment on Turen går til Mælkevejen by Gonzon http://blog.widmann.org.uk/2006/05/13/28/comment-page-1/#comment-7757 Gonzon Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:50:35 +0000 http://blog.widmann.org.uk/?p=28#comment-7757 In FireFox you can install an extension (downloadhelper) which enables you to download files like mp3, jpg, png, wma and so on. When you visit BONANZA and listens to "Turen går til Mælkevejen" you just have to decide where to save the file. Happy trails. In FireFox you can install an extension (downloadhelper) which enables you to download files like mp3, jpg, png, wma and so on. When you visit BONANZA and listens to “Turen går til Mælkevejen” you just have to decide where to save the file. Happy trails.

]]> Comment on Metric time by thomas http://blog.widmann.org.uk/2007/09/20/473/comment-page-1/#comment-7739 thomas Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:24:29 +0000 http://blog.widmann.org.uk/?p=473#comment-7739 The problem with basing everything on the second is that people wouldn't want to get up at a different time every day, just because a day had to be exactly 100,000 seconds long. Much better to use the day. Having your birthday move to a different part of the solar year every time would just be refreshing. I haven't yet worked out exactly what to do with leap seconds. Perhaps best to keep the SI second, but to use the metric day = 86,400 SI seconds as the "normal" derived SI unit? The problem with basing everything on the second is that people wouldn’t want to get up at a different time every day, just because a day had to be exactly 100,000 seconds long.
Much better to use the day. Having your birthday move to a different part of the solar year every time would just be refreshing.
I haven’t yet worked out exactly what to do with leap seconds. Perhaps best to keep the SI second, but to use the metric day = 86,400 SI seconds as the “normal” derived SI unit?

]]> Comment on Metric time by scruss http://blog.widmann.org.uk/2007/09/20/473/comment-page-1/#comment-7738 scruss Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:38:53 +0000 http://blog.widmann.org.uk/?p=473#comment-7738 But the second is a perfectly good invariant unit - sometimes days have leap seconds, so they're not always the same length. Also, don't forget how well some of the ideas of the French Revolution ended ... But the second is a perfectly good invariant unit – sometimes days have leap seconds, so they’re not always the same length.

Also, don’t forget how well some of the ideas of the French Revolution ended …

]]> Comment on Libel by thomas http://blog.widmann.org.uk/2009/03/26/1196/comment-page-1/#comment-7737 thomas Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:06:09 +0000 http://blog.widmann.org.uk/2009/03/26/1196/#comment-7737 No, not as far as I know. It probably would be harder to implement here given that the UK has no constitutional right to free speech. No, not as far as I know. It probably would be harder to implement here given that the UK has no constitutional right to free speech.

]]> Comment on Libel by Michael Roberts http://blog.widmann.org.uk/2009/03/26/1196/comment-page-1/#comment-7736 Michael Roberts Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:41:47 +0000 http://blog.widmann.org.uk/2009/03/26/1196/#comment-7736 A lot of these problems are being mitigated by ANti-SLAPP laws in the United States. Does the UK have anything like this? It stands for "strategic lawsuit against public participation" A lot of these problems are being mitigated by ANti-SLAPP laws in the United States. Does the UK have anything like this? It stands for “strategic lawsuit against public participation”

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