simonboulton

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by simonboulton 6y ago
All analogies are imperfect, as is mine, though I would hesitate to say that it could be considered to be one of the worst. I would agree with other opinions which point out that it's more of a co-operative club run by and for the bene
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by simonboulton 6y ago
The UK was in a single market and a customs union which it decided to leave. For those international readers not familiar with what's gone on, here's an analogy. You're in a gym club. You pay a fee. And there are membership r
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by simonboulton 6y ago
Well, I bought a cast iron skillet about 40 years ago at a local department store (remember them?). Can't remember seasoning it, but probably did way back in the day. I just wash it out with hot water and a bit of liquid soap and a sco
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by simonboulton 6y ago
A good point. However, if, for example, the quality of the output is poor, I think that most people would not be sufficiently technically informed enough to be able to point to the printer head as the source the problem. Even if they do, th
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by simonboulton 6y ago
I'm not sure that approach would be sustainable. Printer manufacturers are in the business of loss leading as far as I can see. They probably don't make any significant profit on the printer itself, judging by what I've paid
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by simonboulton 6y ago
I don't want to be an apologist for HP or any other printer manufacturer, but there is at least one point that seems to be missed in this debate. If I design a printer, whether inkjet or any other type, I probably design it to some pre
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by simonboulton 10y ago
Icon UK, the UK IBM Notes User Group conference has been cancelled for 2017. Is this another sign for the future of IBM Notes?
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Icon UK 2017 Conference cancelled(iconuk.org)
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by simonboulton 10y ago
63 here. Still doin' it...