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  1. Re:Whatever happened.... on An Ignition Interlock In Every Car? · · Score: 4, Funny

    fill it before you start drinking of course

  2. Re:No, but it's *everyone's* second language on Extinction Of Human Languages Affects Programming? · · Score: 1

    how did the british and spanish prime ministers converse when they had a summit last year? why they spoke in french. :p

  3. Re:Firbired for Windows on Mozilla Firebird gets .8 Release, and New Name · · Score: 1

    maybe Firefox 0.9 can include a thesaurus, i know i could do with one

  4. Note to oneself : Back Up Computer tonight on IC Failures Linked to Resin Series? · · Score: 1, Informative

    hey you never know ;)

  5. Re:I've had it with Apple on Apple Releases Safari 1.2 and Java 1.4.2 · · Score: 3, Insightful
    i doubt any websites will only support Safari 1.2... or any Safari for that matter. Safari is supposed to be based on web standards anyway so its irrelevant.


    i don't like being tied into an upgrade cycle by apple so i changed to Firebird, its a better browser anyway IMO

  6. Re:I love this place on Apple Starts Logic Board Repair Program · · Score: 1, Redundant

    yeah but the other story mentioned Linux so was sexier.

  7. Re:Russian: LADA on Worst Cars Of All Time Rated · · Score: 1
    funnily enough i own a Lada... bought it last year for 300 quid, passed it's MOT yesterday at first time of asking as well ;)


    the comrades must have been in a good mood that day when they made mine!

  8. Re:Parallel parking... on Toyota Offers Automatic Parallel Parking Option · · Score: 1

    ah yes duh, that was the one i was thinking of. i had a lot of difficulty with that also, the problem with that manover compared to the other 3 you have to do is that there are not many visual markers you can use to know when to turn and by how much.

  9. Re:Parallel parking... on Toyota Offers Automatic Parallel Parking Option · · Score: 1
    yeah i know, i had it in both tests i took (passed this bit both times though i failed the first test on something else :p).


    its only been in the test for a few years though i think so there hasn't been a noticable effect yet. judging from where i work (chocca with student cars) people's ability to parallel park varies greatly. :D

  10. Re:A stack of paper? on Macintosh's 1984 Debut · · Score: 1

    in case anyone wants to see one... heres my apple //c

  11. Re:Posting from Firebird/Win2K... on Mozilla 1.6 Released · · Score: 1
    Firebird crashes about twice a week, and I have to kill the process before I can relaunch

    try a recent 0.8 build perhaps? i've used them on my work W2K box for ages and its not crashed yet... of course i'm probably tempting fate now ;)

  12. Re:Fantastic! on Mozilla 1.6 Released · · Score: 1
    Clicking on links in Thunderbird doesn't send them to a broswer on *nix systems (OS X included)

    it does on my OSX box, maybe its just a setup issue?

  13. Re:It's not that they're devils .... on NetBSD Announces Logo Design Competition · · Score: 1

    i thought it was a joke like landover baptist but then i saw they wanted that website shut down so maybe it is "real", damned funny anyway!

  14. Re:I really liked the original version better on The State Of The GTK+ File Selector · · Score: 1

    or you could ask, if you need text to explain what an icon means why not dispense with the icon and just keep the text label?

  15. Re:10.2.8 kernel panic? on ... And the Hits Just Keep On Coming · · Score: 1

    seems ok so far to me, i even installed the last 3 updates in a row and nothing broke that i've noticed

  16. Re:Virtual PC == Cheating on 55 Operating Systems On A PowerBook · · Score: 1

    no the hardware emulated an older hardware to maintain compatibility with older versions of software

  17. Re:Virtual PC == Cheating on 55 Operating Systems On A PowerBook · · Score: 1

    why is it "cheating"? the OS runs doesn't it? it just happens to run on top of some software that emulates a different hardware... that sort of thing has been going on since the mainframe days.

  18. Re:Why the U.K.? on Free IBM Computers For UK Households · · Score: 0

    yeah the british will tut tut and grumble very quietly so no one can hear it ;)

  19. Re:Why the U.K.? on Free IBM Computers For UK Households · · Score: 1

    why is this insightful? the economy is doing fine with very low unemployment, probably true that no one has any money though, everyone seems to be living on credit!

  20. Re:Most Excellent! on Spain, Morocco To Build Undersea Rail Tunnels · · Score: 1

    local culture tends not to dissappear, it simply adapts and evolves. as it always has. influences and different cultures have swept through europe ever since man has been there.

    local cultures haven't been swept aside, of course it can happen when the new culture comes with psycotic pikemen at it's vanguard who want to kill everyone but i don't think thats the case with McD.

  21. Re:Just like the flying car...a loser? on Money Problems May Derail First U.S. MagLev Train · · Score: 1

    yes, i remember travelling on the Maglev quite a few times when i was going through my teenage planespotting phase. its a shame it was replaced by something which is centuries old technology wise.

  22. I forsee a problem... on Send Emails After Your Death · · Score: 1

    You write your last mail and decide to insult everyone, what the hell coz you'll be dead anyway right? what if the mail is sent by accident before you die? ;)

  23. Re:No thanks on Replace Your Music....Again · · Score: 1
    not sure, i've heard of problems with CD-Rs but none with "proper" CDs, mind you the oldest i have got are about 18 years old* so maybe they are on the verge of doom...


    * for some reason writing that has made me feel really old!

  24. Re:Not new.. on Sony Music Testing New Copy Protection · · Score: 1

    no i think thats an earlier type, of course OSX could be foiling all this copy protection with its unix-like underpining

  25. Re:Not new.. on Sony Music Testing New Copy Protection · · Score: 3, Informative

    i've got a couple of 'em lately, they apparently won't work on Macs (according to the blurb on the back) but funnily enough do work without any problems whatsoever. odd!