Scrappage Scheme

Okay, I know it's an old scheme, but I'm going to comment on it anyway!
I really don't get the Governments new scrappage scheme. Sure, they pay £2,000 towards the cost of your new car, for your old one, but why?!

Firstly, the people who, in this financial climate, can afford a new car don't tend to own one that is more than 10 years old. It seems pointless if most of the target market don't qualify for the money off.
What if, someone who is in the market for a new car, finds an old one for about £500, then has it scrapped for the £2,000? Well, the government got sneaky, and said that the previous owners, had to own the doomed car for more than 1 year. What's the likely-hood that the owners of a car more than 10 years old would have owned it for more than a year?

Secondly, the cars being scrapped must have tax, and an MOT. So, these cars being crushed are fine? Why would you scrap a car that's in good condition, and has a few years left? It actually has a negative effect on the economy, as the price of used cars is going up!

The idea of the scheme was to encourage people to buy new cars, which means more money for the people, who already have money...And to save the environment...Which is as much bullshit as the idea of 'Global Warming' itself...
The entire process of creating a car creates more pollution than running a used car for the rest of it's life cycle.

Another reason I hate the scheme is more of a sentimental one. If you owned an old Porsche 944, or Fiat Coupe, and you've been trying to sell it for a long time, when someone offers you £2,000 for it, you'd take their hands off. But would you feel comfortable knowing your classic car was destined to be crushed into a small cube. Then shredded into fist-sized chunks? I can't see how someone could do that to a modern-classic. Really..

So the new scheme is just bollocks? Yeah!

Le Saboteur

I've been pretty much hooked on my new game, The Saboteur for a few weels now. My parents barely see me any more, I'm pretty sure they think I might have died...In all fairness, the game is actually, really, really good. But, a little things do bother me about it. Not enough to ruin the game-play though.
Because the developers ran into financial trouble whilst creating the game, it comes to an overly abrupt end. No real conclusions to anything. It all seems a little cold towards the end. Now, this isn't a big problem, unless you were hoping the game lasted a little longer, (which I was) but as things go, I suppose we'll just have to live with it. The ending is still quite climactic, but a cliff hanger ending? In a game?

Secondly, trains. They're literally invincible. After throwing all you have, including a few old-timey RPG's, at them they're still perfectly fine! Why Pandemic?! Or more, how, can a train stay in perfect condition even when faced with a large explosion? It's all rather odd...There are a few other little things, but none of the problems in this game are bad enough to warrant me to think of it in any less of a good way!

6 months of Nokia

Today, I've had my Nokia 5800 XpressMusic for 6 whole months. I've never had any real problems with it either. A few small little annoyances, but that's just about it.
The camera is good, but it seems to be a lot worse in dark situations, though in most situations it seems to think that it is adequately dark enough to need the flash. Other than that, it serves me just great!
Hopefully well enough to serve me for the next year and a half...Though, I will need to get a new stylus for my phone...I lost mine!

Lights...Camera...Action!

I'm in a proper "Film" mood. I really want to immerse myself in a good, long film, that'll let me forget about everything for a few hours. Problem is, I don't own a film that can do that to me, well, I don't own many anyway.
I've seen a few really good films lately, but by far the best, recent film I've seen was L.A. Confidential. It was really good. Watching Die Hard 4.0 let me forget myself a fair bit too...
Bruce Willis is a good actor though. He can play a pretty good 'tough guy' role, without going overboard...Usually.
Robert De Niro is also a really good actor. He always seems to play the 'Italian American Gangster' though. He fits the role well though, just his style I suppose. He was good in Ronin.

I have been quite immersed in something lately. It was that game I bought, The Saboteur. I've played through it twice since I bought it, which was about 2 weeks ago! Feels unreal really. I mean, that's one play through a week, and I'm on my third time around! Yes, I know. I'm sad.

Ubuntu!

I've now gotten rid of Microsoft Windows on my Laptop. I got Ubuntu 9.04 instead... It's a pretty good system. Works reasonably well, usually. I just need to perfect it really. Can't imagine that'd take long though. So, this time next week, and I'll be sorted! (Probably)

A new Blog?

I think I may start a new blog. I was told to try Tumblr. Apparently it's meant to be good, but I'm not sure. I could try it, and use it as more of an 'updates' blog for a while, and keep this more meaningful. But, who knows. In the end, Only time will tell. I could even use this blog as the 'Lists Blog'...Or use the other blog as the 'Lists Blog'...
I could try it for a few weeks. Maybe after tomorrow, when I get my Ubuntu installed.

Bye Bye Windows

Earlier my computer came up with the 'Your Pre-Release trial version of Windows 7 will expire in 7 days" warning. I'm not really surprised. I've had it since about May, or June time. Quite a while. When it expires, I'll have to go back to Linux.
I'm quite looking forward to it actually. I can't wait to be able to use my laptop, without Mozilla Firefox crashing, or the laptop just failing epically. I've had nearly 100 BSoD's because of this OS.

So, not long, and then Linux will be back. Part of me will miss Windows 7 though.