One of my heroes is Joseph Whitworth. Blanche would be screaming: "Why standardise screw threads!!! They're stifling innovation!" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Whitworth (View Post)

I like standards. Open standards are even better. Let people design propriety hardware and software solutions that interoperate due to free, open standards. That way, we all win. (View Post)

It isn't really retarding technological progress. It is removing a perceived profit centre for the manufacturers, reducing electronic waste, and dramatically helping consumers though. (View Post)

Last Saturday I did a run along the A1 (there was a pavement), and the fumes were very noticeable. But oddly, not as pungent as I recall from when I was a kid. Less sensitive nostrils as an adult, or… (View Post)

Thanks for that. But I'm sorta put off by the claim: "In the single year of 1846, Parliament mandated 9,500 miles of railways! (HS2 to Birmingham is just 143.)" Which ignores the conte… (View Post)