The front page of the Bank of England‘s web site proclaims that it is “the Central Bank of the United Kingdom”. And so it is – but shouldn’t the name reflect that? I can’t help but wonder that a name correction would have been of more value in celebrating the tricentenary of the Acts of Union than issuing commemorative coinage.
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Fellow fans of the TfL Journey Planner may be interested to learn that the UK government seems to have created a similar site called Transport Direct covering the whole of Great Britain. I’ve only tested a few routes but it seems to work. Hurrah! No more experimenting with the TfL and National Rail web sites to find the optimum London terminal to catch a train… only to find I’ve no idea what bus to get at the other end! It works out car journey times so you could, at a glance, compare journey times with public transport.
I know other European countries have had similar systems for some year’s now. I’ve no idea how long this web site has been up and running. I’m certainly not aware of any advertising for it. Perhaps the government was right in it’s decision to scrap 500 or so web sites in order to make the few remaining ones more accessible to citizens.
Well, perhaps not evil, but certainly not effective the way most people use it.
I’ve never been a fan of most PowerPoint presentations. I find it quite difficult to read slides and listen to a speaker at the same time. Adam Langley agrees and he’s managed to find some scientific proof: Research points the finger at PowerPoint [smh.com.au].
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