The Metro was small and ugly but the square (called Quartic) steering wheel was in the Allegro. It was also rumoured to have a better drag coefficient in reverse.
>>Why did you post your snide comment instead of reading what I wrote myself an hour and thirty-five minutes before, which was sitting right in front of you?
Because I turn threads off.
It didn't seem that snide but them I'm from Scotland so I have a different prespective on these things.
This happened in my 1971 VW Type 3 fastback. It's a UK model. When VW were converting them to RHD they ran a bar from the accelerator on the left across to the right hand side. The LHD linkage was still there and covered with a thin, removable, steel plate. When a passenger pushed on this with their feet they were able to move the linkage and make the engine race.
It took me a while to figure this out. I would drive to a friend's house and when we set off together the engine would be racing even though it had been fine when I had arrived. I cleaned the linkage, footered with the return spring all to no avail.
There had been a VW recall in the UK but apparently mine had been missed.
No, I mean the badge which says Volvo 940. I don't have a GB sticker on mine, you get a better reaction abroad if people know you're Scottish, not English.
There is a Volvo 940 in a couple of the pictures. It doesn't seem to have a badge on the back of the trunk lid. My UK 1994 Volvo 940s turbo does have badging on the trunk lid. Is this a US thing?
>>Jeremy Paxman is a great interviewer, he does all the "wrong" questions the public wants answered and doesn't let the guest answer anything but what he has asked.
Mostly but about 4-5 years ago he did a big interview with Bill Gates and even Paxo rolled over like a puppy wanting his tummy rubbed.
>>) OS X supports a 2 button mouse. You can buy a 2 button mouse for the rest of the Mac line, but the integrated "mouse" in a powerbook is 1 button. This is beyond stupid, its pure stubborness on Jobs part.
YAWN.
I don't like laptops with two buttons because I find it too footery. I can ignore two button mice on a desktop machine but on laptops I regularly hit the wrong one or have to work my wrist at an uncomfortable angle.
>>Heh, if you're going to be picky, why do Brits pronounce "a" as "er"? >>eg. Edna as Edner?
It's because some people from England can't pronounce two vowels together so they put an intrusive R between them. For example "Law and order" becomes "Lawrand order".
In Scotland we don't have this problem and can easily be understood all over the world as Mike Myres has demonstrated.
They are slower than normal bikes but not madly. On my 17 mile morning commute it makes 5-10 mins difference depending on things like the wind and what I am carrying.
Tyres make a big difference. If you use high pressure slicks they go much faster than with the standard tyres.
You can get an extended seat pin and even a telescopic one for the taller rider.
I have the Brooks saddle on it rather than the plastic one.
The steering feels twitchy when you first try it but you get used to it quickly. It becomes very easy to slip past traffic when compared to a big wheel bike.
Overall I find it a very comfortable, useful and fun bike to have. Fold takes about 20 secs and you can take it into the pub/cinema/supermarket.
They travel as luggage but they weigh a bit more than some airline allowances (varies with the model). I have taken it on busses to London (I live in Scotland).
If you are thinking about getting then you might want to look at this group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BromptonTalk/
I have read the Origin and know plenty about Darwin. You don't know my cousin. He claimed the Catholic church said Darwin was wrong till I found a letter from the Pope which said otherwise. My cousin ignored it and said there were other authorities in the Catholic church...
If he ever starts mailing me again I'll tell him to do uname in a terminal.
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The Metro was small and ugly but the square (called Quartic) steering wheel was in the Allegro. It was also rumoured to have a better drag coefficient in reverse.
>>Why did you post your snide comment instead of reading what I wrote myself an hour and thirty-five minutes before, which was sitting right in front of you?
Because I turn threads off.
It didn't seem that snide but them I'm from Scotland so I have a different prespective on these things.
>> The net result was a decrease in cold-start times of about 100%.
Decrease by 100% would bring it down to 0. Do you mean 50%?
>> I haven't seen a BSOD since I moved to XP (4 years ago)
That's not too surprising. In XP the BSOD is a feature you have to turn on.
System Properties/Advanced/Startup and recovery. Uncheck the automatic start up.
aedan
>>of their scrotums Who are these guys with more than one scrotum?
>>Sean Connery is Spanish.
Egyptian, he was only working for the king of Spain.
Disney claimed that Toy Story and Toy Story 2 counted as one movie.
>> I find the animation style they've created to be very uninvolving and distracting (if those two things can coexist).
Sure can, just think Christmas tinsel. Almost time for the Festivus pole.
aedan
This happened in my 1971 VW Type 3 fastback. It's a UK model. When VW were converting them to RHD they ran a bar from the accelerator on the left across to the right hand side. The LHD linkage was still there and covered with a thin, removable, steel plate. When a passenger pushed on this with their feet they were able to move the linkage and make the engine race.
It took me a while to figure this out. I would drive to a friend's house and when we set off together the engine would be racing even though it had been fine when I had arrived. I cleaned the linkage, footered with the return spring all to no avail.
There had been a VW recall in the UK but apparently mine had been missed.
aedan
No, I mean the badge which says Volvo 940. I don't have a GB sticker on mine, you get a better reaction abroad if people know you're Scottish, not English.
aedan
There is a Volvo 940 in a couple of the pictures. It doesn't seem to have a badge on the back of the trunk lid. My UK 1994 Volvo 940s turbo does have badging on the trunk lid. Is this a US thing?
aedan
>>He took his ladies and he beat up his enemies. He didn't recite Shakepeare at them.
Kelinda in "By any other name"?
aedan
>>Jeremy Paxman is a great interviewer, he does all the "wrong" questions the public wants answered and doesn't let the guest answer anything but what he has asked.
Mostly but about 4-5 years ago he did a big interview with Bill Gates and even Paxo rolled over like a puppy wanting his tummy rubbed.
aedan
Tom Baker does the voice overs in Little Britain
a bo ut_the_show.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/tv/littlebritain/
aedan
> I watch DVDs on my powerbook, and if I could stream from DVD player (obviously a trivial thing technically) I might actually get one.
You can use any sound source as a streaming mp3 using Nicecast from Rogue Amoeba then get iTunes to play that mp3 stream.
http://www.rogueamoeba.com/nicecast//index.php
aedan
>>) OS X supports a 2 button mouse. You can buy a 2 button mouse for the rest of the Mac line, but the integrated "mouse" in a powerbook is 1 button. This is beyond stupid, its pure stubborness on Jobs part.
YAWN.
I don't like laptops with two buttons because I find it too footery. I can ignore two button mice on a desktop machine but on laptops I regularly hit the wrong one or have to work my wrist at an uncomfortable angle.
Handy for GIMP, not needed elsewhere.
aedan
>>Heh, if you're going to be picky, why do Brits pronounce "a" as "er"?
>>eg. Edna as Edner?
It's because some people from England can't pronounce two vowels together so they put an intrusive R between them. For example "Law and order" becomes "Lawrand order".
In Scotland we don't have this problem and can easily be understood all over the world as Mike Myres has demonstrated.
aedan
They are slower than normal bikes but not madly. On my 17 mile morning commute it makes 5-10 mins difference depending on things like the wind and what I am carrying.
Tyres make a big difference. If you use high pressure slicks they go much faster than with the standard tyres.
You can get an extended seat pin and even a telescopic one for the taller rider.
I have the Brooks saddle on it rather than the plastic one.
The steering feels twitchy when you first try it but you get used to it quickly. It becomes very easy to slip past traffic when compared to a big wheel bike.
Overall I find it a very comfortable, useful and fun bike to have. Fold takes about 20 secs and you can take it into the pub/cinema/supermarket.
They travel as luggage but they weigh a bit more than some airline allowances (varies with the model). I have taken it on busses to London (I live in Scotland).
If you are thinking about getting then you might want to look at this group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BromptonTalk/
aedan
http://www.bromptonbicycle.co.uk/
aedan
And I saw a plan to let you pay via mobile phones in Edinburgh.
I spent a summer winding up parking meters in Glasgow 20 years ago so I miss the old kind... of course I ride a bike anyway so I don't use them.
aedan
>>I picture an extremely limited selection of music which consists of artists like Barry Manilow, America and William Shatner.
Manilow is a BIG Apple fan, has a G5 and a playlist in the iTunes store.
Shatner uses the ship board computer.
aedan
>>Switch to a MAC?
That's a brand of lipstick, a network card or your shift key is stuck.
aedan
>> How did this man end up with "Brain" for a name?
Perhaps he is called Brian but is dyslexic.
aedan
I have read the Origin and know plenty about Darwin. You don't know my cousin. He claimed the Catholic church said Darwin was wrong till I found a letter from the Pope which said otherwise. My cousin ignored it and said there were other authorities in the Catholic church...
If he ever starts mailing me again I'll tell him to do uname in a terminal.
aeedan
>>Next year I'm going to buy them something by Richard Dawkins.
How about getting them a Mac? My creationist cousin has one and I get a kick out of him using Darwin.
aedan