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>> That is the human condition.
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> Yeah, that's true enough. Passivity is easy; activity is hard. People
> tend for the easy.
When your entire life has taught you that expending almost unbounded
amounts of effort always produces no results, it becomes increasingly
hard to find motivation...
Required XKCD link: http://xkcd.com/187/
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>> Dealing with *one* ISP is quite hard enough... (And then there's the
>> fact that in the UK there is only one IP carrier. Unless you happen to
>> live in London.)
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> Or Hull, or Manchester, or Birmingham or Glasgow or Edinburgh or ...
Name one company in Hull that actually owns wires under the ground, not
just rented from BT.
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On Thu, 20 May 2010 10:33:23 +0200, Invisible <voi### [at] dev null> wrote:
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> When your entire life has taught you that expending almost unbounded
> amounts of effort always produces no results, it becomes increasingly
> hard to find motivation...
Because like so many other people, you have unrealistic expectations.
http://www.johndiesattheend.com/updates/?p=1071
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On 20/05/2010 4:45 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> Maybe a holiday this year, the way the dollar is comparing against the
> pound, it's looking like this could actually happen this year.:-)
>
Keep us updated.
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Stephen
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On 20/05/2010 9:34 AM, Invisible wrote:
>>> Dealing with *one* ISP is quite hard enough... (And then there's the
>>> fact that in the UK there is only one IP carrier. Unless you happen to
>>> live in London.)
>>
>> Or Hull, or Manchester, or Birmingham or Glasgow or Edinburgh or ...
>
> Name one company in Hull that actually owns wires under the ground, not
> just rented from BT.
Ha ha! You fell for it. :-P
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston_upon_Hull#Telephone_system
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Stephen
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Stephen wrote:
> Ha ha! You fell for it. :-P
I guess you think that's clever, eh?
Interestingly, I don't recall ever seeing a cream telephone box while
walking around Hull...
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On 20/05/2010 1:03 PM, Invisible wrote:
> Stephen wrote:
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>> Ha ha! You fell for it. :-P
>
> I guess you think that's clever, eh?
>
Yes :-D
> Interestingly, I don't recall ever seeing a cream telephone box while
> walking around Hull...
Neither have I but then I’ve only been there for a couple of days about
ten years ago.
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On Thu, 20 May 2010 12:29:51 +0100, Stephen wrote:
> On 20/05/2010 4:45 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> Maybe a holiday this year, the way the dollar is comparing against the
>> pound, it's looking like this could actually happen this year.:-)
>>
>>
> Keep us updated.
Shall do. :-)
Jim
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On Thu, 20 May 2010 09:33:23 +0100, Invisible wrote:
>>> That is the human condition.
>>
>> Yeah, that's true enough. Passivity is easy; activity is hard. People
>> tend for the easy.
>
> When your entire life has taught you that expending almost unbounded
> amounts of effort always produces no results, it becomes increasingly
> hard to find motivation...
BTDTGTTS. Taking control takes effort, and it is/can be a trial-and-
error process. Doesn't mean it's impossible.
> Required XKCD link: http://xkcd.com/187/
That's a good one and extremely relevant. :-)
Jim
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>> Interestingly, I don't recall ever seeing a cream telephone box while
>> walking around Hull...
>
> Neither have I but then I’ve only been there for a couple of days about
> ten years ago.
You'll notice I picked a city that I've actually visited...
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