Actually the military were in Ireland (most recently at least) to protect the civilian population from armed terrorists.
The government doesn't fare too well against it's own people when they get pissed off !
I'm not getting the graphics problem, but I do have a problem which has actually just happened again reading through these comments. I use Opera and have just migrated to Ubuntu from Windows (Hooray!) My problem is that once in a while - maybe once a day - Opera just disappears. One minute it's there, then it's gone. It starts up again OK, and will unfailingly start where it left off (including logged-in to/.) if I ask it to, but it's bloody annoying. Is this a Ubuntu thing...it never did it in Windows? Gnome, by the way, if that's important.
re "aide-toi le ciel t'aidera" ( sig ), I did bother to look it up. It translates as "Help yourself (and) Heaven will help you".
Or, if you can't be bothered to help yourself, Smivs will, if he's in a good mood !
A Lion, a Polar Bear and a Pig were having a chat, and the conversation came round to how scary they were. The lion said "When I roar, people up to half a mile away run in terror!" The Polar Bear said, "That's nothing, when I growl people on the next island fear for their lives." "Bah!" said the pig, "if I sneeze, half the world shits itself!"
... the ever popular Ubuntu is just about ripe for the picking in business environments.
On my home computer I have just migrated to Ubuntu from Windows (because I don't like Microsoft - I'm not going to make a big deal of it), and generally I really like it. It's intuitive and very easy to get on with in all respects bar one. It really needs a Windows -style 'installation wizard' . I'm getting used to 'sudo'-ing but God ! it takes a while and is often quite a labourious chore, and even then half the time things don't work (like my webcam).
I was fooled by the bad title. Surely 'extra-galactic' means outside a galaxy...I envisaged a planet just floating around in inter-galactic space which would have been really interesting. This one IS in a galaxy, just not ours.
... 'high beams', and most people in the city have no idea how to use them as they dont appear to do anything....
I presume that no one has worked out that all the on-coming-traffic crashes they see have been caused because the drivers have been temporarily blinded !
Nobody except a total moron! Opera has been my browser of choice for many years because it blows all others into the weeds. It's fast, secure, fully customizable and has features (Wand, for one, and a nifty on-board email client) that make it stand head and shoulders above the so-called competition. It's also got serious geek value, as well. I'm currently migrating to Ubuntu from (Ugh!) Windows, and one of the major factors in my decision was that Opera was available for Linux. Yes, Chrome is good, as are Safari and Firefox, but Opera is the class leader by far.
OK, I know there's a lot of room up there but surely some of the most desirable real estate (geosychronous orbits etc) must be getting a bit crowded by now. How long till someone realises we need to start removing some of the 'clutter' (old, defunct satellites) to make way for the new. Or do they assume that they will just fall to Earth, or drift off into space?
In my reply (above) to Jez's comment, I didn't refer to
Drivers will find themselves getting banned because they were doing what is frankly a sensible speed on a road (70/80 on a dual carriageway in good conditions) when some government pricks have decided to enforce a 40/50 limit for no particular reason.
which is a really good point. Speed limits MUST be appropriate to be respected, and the government (or at least the local authorities) here in the UK are currently going overboard reducing speed limits to frankly ridiculous levels in a forlorn bid to appear to be 'doing something' about road safety. As always, they're looking for a 'high-visibility quick-fix' rather than actually addressing the real problem which is poor driving standards. Hence my original post.
I wasn't suggesting a draconian 'crack-down' on speeding...I said 'for two or more serious speeding offences' and by serious I meant, say 40+ in a 30 zone, 30% or thereabouts over the limit. Minor transgressions could and should be dealt with much more sensitively, because anyone can accidently speed a little bit.
Lets face it, the 'token' fines that speeders get do not stop them, the thought they they could easily kill someone else (or even themselves) doesn't stop them, but the thought of losing their precious licence might make them think. Sad, but that's human nature.
On a side note, I am a qualified Driving Instructor with over 13years experience, so I think I know a little bit about this subject, and my original post was supposed to be serious (unlike so many of mine!), so please stop modding it 'Funny'.
Speeding is one of the most preventable causes of accidents
Not true...if someone wants to speed they will, and no propaganda (or technology) will stop them. The solutuion to this problem is to ban drivers for two or more serious speeding offences.
The main cause of crashes is Human Error, and this is often because, over time, people forget how to drive properly. What's needed is a joined-up system of assessment and testing for drivers to ensure that their driving remains at a good standard. We all forget things and lose touch with 'good practice'. A 'check-test' every 5 years or so would weed out those whose driving has become unsafe, and they could then be required to take some re-training to bring their driving back up to an acceptable standard.
Here in the UK we have had a variety of numbering systems, one of which was a letter, one to three numbers and three letters eg 'A 1(23) BCD'.
Therefore some lucky? person somewhere might have V 1 STA!
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Actually the military were in Ireland (most recently at least) to protect the civilian population from armed terrorists.
The government doesn't fare too well against it's own people when they get pissed off !
Here's your answer. It's not viable because it's not feasible.
The above link takes you to the Wikipedia entry concerning gun control in th UK, suggesting (somewhat naively) that people need guns to be 'strong'.
This is patently not so, providing the conditions are right. For a good modern example remind yourself of the Velvet Revolution.
No such thing as precedent in UK law I'm afraid.
Yes there is. Precedent is central to legal analysis and rulings in countries that follow common law like the United Kingdom
I'm not getting the graphics problem, but I do have a problem which has actually just happened again reading through these comments. I use Opera and have just migrated to Ubuntu from Windows (Hooray!) My problem is that once in a while - maybe once a day - Opera just disappears. One minute it's there, then it's gone. It starts up again OK, and will unfailingly start where it left off (including logged-in to /.) if I ask it to, but it's bloody annoying. Is this a Ubuntu thing...it never did it in Windows? Gnome, by the way, if that's important.
whale oil lighting
Stupid comment. There are no whales in Michigan !
re "aide-toi le ciel t'aidera" ( sig ), I did bother to look it up. It translates as "Help yourself (and) Heaven will help you". Or, if you can't be bothered to help yourself, Smivs will, if he's in a good mood !
A Lion, a Polar Bear and a Pig were having a chat, and the conversation came round to how scary they were. The lion said "When I roar, people up to half a mile away run in terror!" The Polar Bear said, "That's nothing, when I growl people on the next island fear for their lives." "Bah!" said the pig, "if I sneeze, half the world shits itself!"
... the ever popular Ubuntu is just about ripe for the picking in business environments.
On my home computer I have just migrated to Ubuntu from Windows (because I don't like Microsoft - I'm not going to make a big deal of it), and generally I really like it. It's intuitive and very easy to get on with in all respects bar one. It really needs a Windows -style 'installation wizard' . I'm getting used to 'sudo'-ing but God ! it takes a while and is often quite a labourious chore, and even then half the time things don't work (like my webcam).
I was fooled by the bad title. Surely 'extra-galactic' means outside a galaxy...I envisaged a planet just floating around in inter-galactic space which would have been really interesting. This one IS in a galaxy, just not ours.
... 'high beams', and most people in the city have no idea how to use them as they dont appear to do anything....
I presume that no one has worked out that all the on-coming-traffic crashes they see have been caused because the drivers have been temporarily blinded !
Oh, don't be pedantic! You know perfectly well what I meant.
About Opera. Seriously.
Nobody except a total moron! Opera has been my browser of choice for many years because it blows all others into the weeds. It's fast, secure, fully customizable and has features (Wand, for one, and a nifty on-board email client) that make it stand head and shoulders above the so-called competition. It's also got serious geek value, as well.
I'm currently migrating to Ubuntu from (Ugh!) Windows, and one of the major factors in my decision was that Opera was available for Linux.
Yes, Chrome is good, as are Safari and Firefox, but Opera is the class leader by far.
There's always somebody else willing to ... take the money you turn down by not developing for IE6.
Let them have it...and all the hassle !
It just makes me wonder, is it a David and Goliath type battle or just a Mascavige of Justice?
I can manifest those mutant powers I've always wanted!
I'd be happy just to replace my missing teeth !
Another nail in MSs coffin?
OK, I know there's a lot of room up there but surely some of the most desirable real estate (geosychronous orbits etc) must be getting a bit crowded by now. How long till someone realises we need to start removing some of the 'clutter' (old, defunct satellites) to make way for the new. Or do they assume that they will just fall to Earth, or drift off into space?
Just...wow!
In my reply (above) to Jez's comment, I didn't refer to
Drivers will find themselves getting banned because they were doing what is frankly a sensible speed on a road (70/80 on a dual carriageway in good conditions) when some government pricks have decided to enforce a 40/50 limit for no particular reason.
which is a really good point. Speed limits MUST be appropriate to be respected, and the government (or at least the local authorities) here in the UK are currently going overboard reducing speed limits to frankly ridiculous levels in a forlorn bid to appear to be 'doing something' about road safety. As always, they're looking for a 'high-visibility quick-fix' rather than actually addressing the real problem which is poor driving standards. Hence my original post.
I wasn't suggesting a draconian 'crack-down' on speeding...I said 'for two or more serious speeding offences' and by serious I meant, say 40+ in a 30 zone, 30% or thereabouts over the limit. Minor transgressions could and should be dealt with much more sensitively, because anyone can accidently speed a little bit.
Lets face it, the 'token' fines that speeders get do not stop them, the thought they they could easily kill someone else (or even themselves) doesn't stop them, but the thought of losing their precious licence might make them think. Sad, but that's human nature.
On a side note, I am a qualified Driving Instructor with over 13years experience, so I think I know a little bit about this subject, and my original post was supposed to be serious (unlike so many of mine!), so please stop modding it 'Funny'.
Speeding is one of the most preventable causes of accidents
Not true...if someone wants to speed they will, and no propaganda (or technology) will stop them. The solutuion to this problem is to ban drivers for two or more serious speeding offences.
The main cause of crashes is Human Error, and this is often because, over time, people forget how to drive properly. What's needed is a joined-up system of assessment and testing for drivers to ensure that their driving remains at a good standard. We all forget things and lose touch with 'good practice'. A 'check-test' every 5 years or so would weed out those whose driving has become unsafe, and they could then be required to take some re-training to bring their driving back up to an acceptable standard.
Did the UK annex Rome?
No, it was the other way round. Rome invaded Britain in 43AD. I think they've mostly gone home now.
For all the Skype users out there, have you experienced this?
Nope!
Here in the UK we have had a variety of numbering systems, one of which was a letter, one to three numbers and three letters eg 'A 1(23) BCD'.
Therefore some lucky? person somewhere might have V 1 STA!
So, the higher you go, the higher you get?