On 06/12/10 19:52, Bernard Peek wrote:
On 06/12/10 15:48, Wesley wrote:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11922424

Can't see how the government spending almost £1 Bn on this is going to
generate too many jobs. Most call centres etc seem to be located abroad
anyway. It will be great for on-line gamers and people who download massive
files. I can't understand why the Government is so keen to promote it. Am
I missing something here??

It costs around £5 for a local council to deal with a question by post.
If it's done via a web site it costs less than 20p. The government wants
everyone to use the web so they can shut down the expansive support
services used by fewer and fewer people.




Sub contracted to a bot like National Rail's "Ask Lisa"
( http://lisa.nationalrail.co.uk/NRE/bot.htm )

Q: "Why are SouthEastern so ****e?"
A: "Lisa says:
It appears that you might be asking about a specific train company, but
I haven't been able to tell exactly what you want. I'm loading the Train
Companies information page, which provides all the information you're
likely to need about their services – along with contact information.
Alternatively, simply type in the name of the company, and I will load
their details for you. "

Would have thought they'd at least have a rule for that after last week...


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Tim Watts