One argument is that mosquitoes have no ecological benefit and that the world will be better off without them.
But you are talking from a human point of view.If you look at it from Nature/Earth/Gaia 's point of view , mosquitoes are quite important.By spreading diseases they tend to keep populations of pesky species down.
Diseases etc are nature's way of controlling populations from expanding beyond its capability to cope.The fact that , Humans have been able to control these natural controls doesnt necessarily
mean its good for earth.
I demand to be transferred to someone who speaks English natively in an accent I can readily understand
Well Said , I refuse to converse with anyone who doesnt speak in an oxbridge accent.
Sarcasm aside , I find it a bit funny that a majority of the posts complain about the standard of indians' English.The Indians write quite well though they do tend to pronounce all the syllables while speaking.
When one compares English as she is spoke and the bastardised amalgation of German , Italian , Irish and Scotch accents that is the American accent , they resemble each other as caviar compares to a hog 's trough.
Americans , you are wonderfully creative , knowledgeable , smart people but please dont complain about other poeple's mangling of English.What you have done and do to it is much , much worse.
Thank you indeed for letting us know of such a fabulous website.Shutting down this site should be next to impossible.MPAA would first have to establish an independent state of palestine.
that he was in the US.In our small country , England , the Govt would charge the old lady , for scaring the burglar.
On a serious note , this is a very big issue.Unlike the US , where the rights of home owners using force against burglars are quite clear , in the UK this is a grey area.Home owners can use reasonable force only and that is decided by the courts.
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I am getting sick and tired of unfunny jokes on/. If your joke's not funny dont force it , Please.
i dont know how many library of congress/soviet russia/hot grits / old koreans i can bear any more.
according to the BBC , Cohen was about to give it to Apple before he consulted his father.The Dad told him Apple didnt have a leg to stand upon and probably this case is going to be settled in the courts.
How many of us would have folded right away because we dont have the luxury of a house hold legal advisor?
Sir David Attenborough who set the tone for BBC 2 (science, fringe programs) in the 60's when he was the first director general of the 2nd channel there...
Sorry to be pedantic , but i think you mean controller which means he ran the channel.Sir David was never the director-general , who actually runs the corporation itself.
As an aside , he's my favourite TV presenter with his beautiful and slightly eccentric nature documentries.Michael Palin , though quite good , isnt as pleasing some how.
for the first time its our cousins across the pond who have scored for individual freedom.In UK everytime one requests a credit report , one has to pay £2.
here's hoping against hope that we might have a similar law sometime soon.But whilst Blunkett is busy pushing his blunkettcard i doubt any thought will be given to the man on the street.
Scientists' equivalent of visiting Everest is much more interesting. The Earth's rotation causes a 20-kilometre bulge at the equator, making Chimborazo volcano in Ecuador the highest mountain above sea level
I have always believed that Everest's height was measured wrt the sea level.Do these people mean that if the sea level at ecuador was adjusted to the sea level at Everest ?
i imagine the license fee is a miniscule amount and probably is cheaper than paying a solicitor's reatiner just in case IBM vs. SCO doesnt result in a clear victory for IBM.
Maybe its just some people , to use that delightful washington DC acronym , CYA.
Please permit me a small analogy , which might aid your comprehension,our fav stores (Harrods , harvey nics , selfridges ) are like the extremely private part of the female of the species , its all about the quality . Size , my dear chap , isnt even in the picture.
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please share a bit more info with us...ie what i steh model u r using , how easy it is to program etc.
I am in the UK too and there is a clear reason i stay with AOL : its cheap and reliable( Fingers Crossed).
For years AOL offered me a reasonably priced dial up service that usually provided good D/L speeds and was rarely difficult to sign on , no matter what time it was.(The only other provider which could match AOL in dial up was BT internet.)
AOL currently provides me Broadband at the same price as dialup and more importantly is unmetered , compared to all other ISP's which had till last week , monthly caps.
AOL is cheap and cheerful,What more could i ask for?
And when it comes to reliability , everybody remembers Bulldog's shenanigans last month.Imagine , the ISP of the year blundering up so badly.
PS Browse the forums at adslguide.org.uk for subscribers comments on their ISP's.Mostly illuminating and sometimes horrifying.
Or since its/. 's stated policy that its editors decide the 'flavor' of/. , have a subsidiary page where users prefer to read the stories at their mod point status./.should as well move to a system where a post is ranked as either the median or average of mod points instead of the simple addition system.This will prevent too many +5 mods./. defends freedom on the internet, it should give its readers a bit of a say as well.
What are the odds our illustrious Mayor , Comrade Ken , will offer this or something similar to bribe Londoners to support the olympic bid.
I think Londoners dont want to pay extra council taxes for the next 8 years for the priviledge of providing Samsung,Coca Cola et al with an advertising podium.
Slashdot Mirror
Body paint suddenly earns a new dimesion.
Tim Hurkin , a british boffin ,explains things a tad more plainly in this excellent piece of his.
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http://www.timhunkin.com/94_illegal_engineering
One argument is that mosquitoes have no ecological benefit and that the world will be better off without them.
But you are talking from a human point of view.If you look at it from Nature/Earth/Gaia 's point of view , mosquitoes are quite important.By spreading diseases they tend to keep populations of pesky species down.
Diseases etc are nature's way of controlling populations from expanding beyond its capability to cope.The fact that , Humans have been able to control these natural controls doesnt necessarily mean its good for earth.
The thing is Torrents were out there for any newbie to google for torrent sites and download them.
I agree that private ftp's must have a hoard thats wonderful but how do i find out about them?and then gain access to them?
I demand to be transferred to someone who speaks English natively in an accent I can readily understand
Well Said , I refuse to converse with anyone who doesnt speak in an oxbridge accent.
Sarcasm aside , I find it a bit funny that a majority of the posts complain about the standard of indians' English.The Indians write quite well though they do tend to pronounce all the syllables while speaking.
When one compares English as she is spoke and the bastardised amalgation of German , Italian , Irish and Scotch accents that is the American accent , they resemble each other as caviar compares to a hog 's trough.
Americans , you are wonderfully creative , knowledgeable , smart people but please dont complain about other poeple's mangling of English.What you have done and do to it is much , much worse.I demand to be transferred to someone who speaks English natively in an accent I can readily understand
Well said , i refuse to converse with anyone who doesnt speak in an oxbridge accent.
it could of just ran out of gas
Dont you have an excellent source of hot air in Washington , DC ?
Thank you indeed for letting us know of such a fabulous website.Shutting down this site should be next to impossible.MPAA would first have to establish an independent state of palestine.
Thanx once again.Yipeee!!!!!
that he was in the US.In our small country , England , the Govt would charge the old lady , for scaring the burglar.
On a serious note , this is a very big issue.Unlike the US , where the rights of home owners using force against burglars are quite clear , in the UK this is a grey area.Home owners can use reasonable force only and that is decided by the courts.
I am getting sick and tired of unfunny jokes on /. If your joke's not funny dont force it , Please.
i dont know how many library of congress/soviet russia/hot grits / old koreans i can bear any more.
according to the BBC , Cohen was about to give it to Apple before he consulted his father.The Dad told him Apple didnt have a leg to stand upon and probably this case is going to be settled in the courts.
How many of us would have folded right away because we dont have the luxury of a house hold legal advisor?
I have a genius level IQ and yet I enjoy the same shows that most other Americans do
Sorry mate , wrong call.One can either be an american or a genius.DECIDE NOW.
P.S. For the humor impaired moderators , this above statement is supposed to be tongue in cheek not foot in mouth.
Sir David Attenborough who set the tone for BBC 2 (science, fringe programs) in the 60's when he was the first director general of the 2nd channel there...
Sorry to be pedantic , but i think you mean controller which means he ran the channel.Sir David was never the director-general , who actually runs the corporation itself.
As an aside , he's my favourite TV presenter with his beautiful and slightly eccentric nature documentries.Michael Palin , though quite good , isnt as pleasing some how.
for the first time its our cousins across the pond who have scored for individual freedom.In UK everytime one requests a credit report , one has to pay £2.
here's hoping against hope that we might have a similar law sometime soon.But whilst Blunkett is busy pushing his blunkettcard i doubt any thought will be given to the man on the street.
Scientists' equivalent of visiting Everest is much more interesting. The Earth's rotation causes a 20-kilometre bulge at the equator, making Chimborazo volcano in Ecuador the highest mountain above sea level
I have always believed that Everest's height was measured wrt the sea level.Do these people mean that if the sea level at ecuador was adjusted to the sea level at Everest ?
i imagine the license fee is a miniscule amount and probably is cheaper than paying a solicitor's reatiner just in case IBM vs. SCO doesnt result in a clear victory for IBM.
Maybe its just some people , to use that delightful washington DC acronym , CYA.
My dear stratjakt
,our fav stores (Harrods , harvey nics , selfridges ) are like the extremely private part of the female of the species , its all about the quality . Size , my dear chap , isnt even in the picture.
Please permit me a small analogy , which might aid your comprehension
please share a bit more info with us...ie what i steh model u r using , how easy it is to program etc.
cheers
MY waist these days is 36 inches , that is what i definitely call thin.
Wont you agree?
i hope you arent called John
*Ducks*
As everyone knows the prices of electronics are outrageous here in the UK , what would you guys think is the best value for money option here?
Or is it better to wait till one is in singapore/dubai to buy one?
I am in the UK too and there is a clear reason i stay with AOL : its cheap and reliable( Fingers Crossed).
,What more could i ask for?
.
For years AOL offered me a reasonably priced dial up service that usually provided good D/L speeds and was rarely difficult to sign on , no matter what time it was.(The only other provider which could match AOL in dial up was BT internet.)
AOL currently provides me Broadband at the same price as dialup and more importantly is unmetered , compared to all other ISP's which had till last week , monthly caps.
AOL is cheap and cheerful
And when it comes to reliability , everybody remembers Bulldog's shenanigans last month.Imagine , the ISP of the year blundering up so badly.
PS Browse the forums at adslguide.org.uk for subscribers comments on their ISP's.Mostly illuminating and sometimes horrifying
Thank you MPAA for telling me abt that fabulous site.
Or since its /. 's stated policy that its editors decide the 'flavor' of /. , have a subsidiary page where users prefer to read the stories at their mod point status. /.should as well move to a system where a post is ranked as either the median or average of mod points instead of the simple addition system.This will prevent too many +5 mods. /. defends freedom on the internet, it should give its readers a bit of a say as well.
What are the odds our illustrious Mayor , Comrade Ken , will offer this or something similar to bribe Londoners to support the olympic bid.
,Coca Cola et al with an advertising podium.
I think Londoners dont want to pay extra council taxes for the next 8 years for the priviledge of providing Samsung