Last I heard, mine was rusting away in a shed in Essex. It was a MkII with the 12A engine. I was only 22 when I bought it. The insurance was astronomical. I figured they'd become rare and expensive one day so I might as well get one while it was possible. It was worth the financial hardship for the 2 years I had it.
Craig built a neutron modulator (which slows down the emitted neutrons so they can be detected) out of a few hundred spare CDs.
In my day we called it a moderator. Why didn't he just use charcoal, coal or graphite?
And another thing, I thought it was John Logie Baird that invented (mechanical) television and Marconi who invented magnetically-scanned television? Maybe in America, everything was invented by Americans independently of the rest of the world?
Citroen BX GTi? I knew someone who had one. It was J reg. and 1.9 litre. Went like poo off teflon shovel. I still pine for my old RX7. The engine went at 127,700+ miles and I couldn't afford to fix it (or put petrol in it any more). I ended up giving it to someone who wanted a project. Sob.
Ironically, the fastest roads are also the safest. 30mph urban roads are far far more dangerous than 70mph motorways and speeding only causes or contributes to a tiny minority of road accidents, some 7%. The other 93% of accidents are cause by incompetent drivers.
I agree somewhat. The thing is, if these incompetent drivers were driving a bit more slowly, the consequences of their ignorance and stupidity would be less. However, the solution is better driver training and maybe regular driving standards appraisal. I look forward to the day when cars can drive themselves. That way both my wife and I will be able to drink when we go for a curry. A taxi is not always available.
Some people are so damned lucky they only have alopaecia to worry about. Millions die, live in agony, go blind etc. for want of essential surgery, and yet all we can think of is pandering to our own vanity. Makes you think, doesn't it?
If you want to go places at 215MPH why don't you get yourself a damn aeroplane? Cars are dangerous enough at 70MPH. Most countries have speed limits on the public roads.
It's really dodgy how a company (such a Microsoft) thinks it can get away with imposing restrictive terms and conditions of use on a piece of hardware that they've sold you, and it's probably illegal.
However, if they were to rent out the X Boxes, rather than selling them, they could impose any terms and conditions they like.
Think of the marketting opportunities. You could have a basic package at $10/month which gets you the hardware and a couple of games. Then you could have $20/month, $40/month, etc. right up to $250/month for people with more money than sense.
History has shown that where Microsoft products are concerned, a substantial proportion of people have more money than sense. Bill and cronies could be making money hand over fist out of this.
Cool! More blinkenlights!:-) Can we have one on the PCI bus too? What about the IDE bus? The USB cable. We alredy have one for the ethernet. Soon we'll be able to have our very own home discos.
They definitely did absorb a lot of bullets, right enough. Then, Stalin sent 2 million of his own men, who had been prisoners of war, off to Siberia to die an excrucaiting death, since the official line was that no Russian was ever captured by the enemy.
People often have time off work, like at weekends, Christmas, bank holidays, annual leave. If they feel that strongly, they can form an interest group, a pressure group or a political party. Or, maybe like you, they should sit back, steaming at the ears and hope that someone else does it for them?
I'm beginning to think that Blair is big brother. Next time, I won't be voting for his lot or any of the others. They're all as bad as each other.
So why don't you start your own political party that promotes what YOU believe in? We have the internet nowadays. Use that to spread your message and gain support.
This "I refuse to vote" is such a cop-out and solves nothing. If you feel that strongly, get off your behind and DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
I only hope next election we vote them out, as all the promises they originally made (eg Freedom of Information) evaporated, and instead we get more draconian measures
Is it just me, or is tending towards the facist and totalitarian a pre-requisite of being a British Home Secretary? I'm 29 and spent most of my life growing up under the Tories. They weren't any better. The trouble is, it's swings and roundabouts and not enough people will ever vote Lib Dem. Even if they got in, I'm sure they'd end up being just like New Labour or old Tory.
Most Continetntal Europeans speak English to some degree, and many very well. Even though I learned German and French at school (and had the German prize twice) whenever I go abroad, no one lets me speak to them in their language. They're always too keen to speak English. My sister lives in Germany and speaks German fluently. She loves it.
For you Brits, the British Imperial gallon is approximately 20% larger than the US gallon so that 42mpg average, all other things being equal, would be a tad over 50mpg with British Imperial gallons.
The equivalent in km/l is left as an exercise for the interested reader.
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Last I heard, mine was rusting away in a shed in Essex. It was a MkII with the 12A engine. I was only 22 when I bought it. The insurance was astronomical. I figured they'd become rare and expensive one day so I might as well get one while it was possible. It was worth the financial hardship for the 2 years I had it.
In my day we called it a moderator. Why didn't he just use charcoal, coal or graphite?
And another thing, I thought it was John Logie Baird that invented (mechanical) television and Marconi who invented magnetically-scanned television? Maybe in America, everything was invented by Americans independently of the rest of the world?
Really?
Give it a rest. This is 2003, not 1953.
Citroen BX GTi? I knew someone who had one. It was J reg. and 1.9 litre. Went like poo off teflon shovel. I still pine for my old RX7. The engine went at 127,700+ miles and I couldn't afford to fix it (or put petrol in it any more). I ended up giving it to someone who wanted a project. Sob.
Cool! When are you getting it? Did you get to test drive one? Which one are you getting?
What's nearly as cool, but not quite, is this new All-British super-hero
What's a bordello?
Yes. I make no apology.
I agree somewhat. The thing is, if these incompetent drivers were driving a bit more slowly, the consequences of their ignorance and stupidity would be less. However, the solution is better driver training and maybe regular driving standards appraisal. I look forward to the day when cars can drive themselves. That way both my wife and I will be able to drink when we go for a curry. A taxi is not always available.
Some people are so damned lucky they only have alopaecia to worry about. Millions die, live in agony, go blind etc. for want of essential surgery, and yet all we can think of is pandering to our own vanity. Makes you think, doesn't it?
Oh well. Each to their own I suppose.
If you want to go places at 215MPH why don't you get yourself a damn aeroplane? Cars are dangerous enough at 70MPH. Most countries have speed limits on the public roads.
They're only crappy old Porches. Don't get too worried. It's not as if they're high-tech or truly innovative.
However, if they were to rent out the X Boxes, rather than selling them, they could impose any terms and conditions they like.
Think of the marketting opportunities. You could have a basic package at $10/month which gets you the hardware and a couple of games. Then you could have $20/month, $40/month, etc. right up to $250/month for people with more money than sense.
History has shown that where Microsoft products are concerned, a substantial proportion of people have more money than sense. Bill and cronies could be making money hand over fist out of this.
But then, what do I know?
And, of course, how long could they expect to wait until Little Green Men come along to rescue them?
Cool! More blinkenlights! :-) Can we have one on the PCI bus too? What about the IDE bus? The USB cable. We alredy have one for the ethernet. Soon we'll be able to have our very own home discos.
They definitely did absorb a lot of bullets, right enough. Then, Stalin sent 2 million of his own men, who had been prisoners of war, off to Siberia to die an excrucaiting death, since the official line was that no Russian was ever captured by the enemy.
Good point.
People often have time off work, like at weekends, Christmas, bank holidays, annual leave. If they feel that strongly, they can form an interest group, a pressure group or a political party. Or, maybe like you, they should sit back, steaming at the ears and hope that someone else does it for them?
Try:
c in furlongs/fortnight
So why don't you start your own political party that promotes what YOU believe in? We have the internet nowadays. Use that to spread your message and gain support.
This "I refuse to vote" is such a cop-out and solves nothing. If you feel that strongly, get off your behind and DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
Is it just me, or is tending towards the facist and totalitarian a pre-requisite of being a British Home Secretary? I'm 29 and spent most of my life growing up under the Tories. They weren't any better. The trouble is, it's swings and roundabouts and not enough people will ever vote Lib Dem. Even if they got in, I'm sure they'd end up being just like New Labour or old Tory.
Or am I just too cynical?
Liberty
Most Continetntal Europeans speak English to some degree, and many very well. Even though I learned German and French at school (and had the German prize twice) whenever I go abroad, no one lets me speak to them in their language. They're always too keen to speak English. My sister lives in Germany and speaks German fluently. She loves it.
The equivalent in km/l is left as an exercise for the interested reader.
Q. What am I if I have a jelly in one ear and custard in the other?
A. A trifle deaf.
*ducks*