http://www.theaircar.com/ -- among other things, this one has its own on board compressor; making it a pretty good alternative to existing electric vehicles (compare times to recharge an EV vs its range with that of this compressed air vehicle)
Castles, pyramids, great wall, etc. don't impress me that much, because these were built as massive projects involving far more resources than any average schmuck could muster (besides IMHO non of these come anywhere near the older megaliths in wester europe, but I digress:-).
I.e., considering the amount of work and resources invested in these projects, they ought to be be long lasting, and actually some of them (especially the medieval castles) are quite a bit disappointing in this regard.
One far less ambitious and superficially unimpressive building that really struck me was the Maison Tavel in Geneva (Switzerland); (google search for: maison tavel geneva); just a house, but has been continuously occupied by the same 'bourgeois' family for close to a thousand years.
nobody mentioned the really crucial point of this issue: on which side of the road will these lorries be driving? I believe there is already some kind of road between the British and US bases there and the issue never was agreed upon...
Tintin has already made it to the screen a looong time ago; there were a couple of movies if I remember correctly -- twas in the early 70s -- not adaptations of existing books, but new stories written for that purpose by Herge ("Tintin et la toison d'or" is one of the title I remember, it was taking place in Greece); it was not too bad precisely because it was a purpose made story and not an attempt at adapting existing books; and there was at least one long cartoon which title I don't remember -- a story about Tournesol inventing a Startrek like replicator, with underwater scene at the bottom of an artificial lake, anyone remembers? (twas not these short low quality cartoons one see occasionaly on French tv these days);
good points.
Another point that has been missed so far, is that
your blind guy doesn't live in a vacuum. Presumably,
he has friends, family, etc. some of whom might
be interested in bird watching as well, and by
making your bird watching web site unnaccessible,
you are potentially antagonizing this whole bunch
of people as well. Even if not antagonized, this
whole bunch of people will prefer an accessible
site to yours, in order to share the fun with
their friend.
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http://www.theaircar.com/ -- among other things, this one has its own on board compressor; making it a pretty good alternative to existing electric vehicles (compare times to recharge an EV vs its range with that of this compressed air vehicle)
Castles, pyramids, great wall, etc. don't :-).
:-)
impress me that much, because these were built
as massive projects involving far more resources
than any average schmuck could muster (besides
IMHO non of these come anywhere near the older
megaliths in wester europe, but I digress
I.e., considering the amount of work and
resources invested in these projects, they
ought to be be long lasting, and actually
some of them (especially the medieval castles)
are quite a bit disappointing in this regard.
One far less ambitious and superficially
unimpressive building that really struck me
was the Maison Tavel in Geneva (Switzerland);
(google search for: maison tavel geneva); just
a house, but has been continuously occupied by
the same 'bourgeois' family for close to a
thousand years.
you may want to look into this house for tips
Giraldus
nobody mentioned the really crucial point of this
issue: on which side of the road will these lorries
be driving? I believe there is already some kind
of road between the British and US bases there and
the issue never was agreed upon...
Tintin has already made it to the screen a looong
time ago; there were a couple of movies if I
remember correctly -- twas in the early 70s -- not
adaptations of existing books, but new stories
written for that purpose by Herge ("Tintin et la
toison d'or" is one of the title I remember,
it was taking place in Greece); it was not too
bad precisely because it was a purpose made story
and not an attempt at adapting existing books;
and there was at least one long cartoon which
title I don't remember -- a story about Tournesol
inventing a Startrek like replicator, with
underwater scene at the bottom of an artificial
lake, anyone remembers? (twas not these short
low quality cartoons one see occasionaly on
French tv these days);
--Giraldus
good points. Another point that has been missed so far, is that your blind guy doesn't live in a vacuum. Presumably, he has friends, family, etc. some of whom might be interested in bird watching as well, and by making your bird watching web site unnaccessible, you are potentially antagonizing this whole bunch of people as well. Even if not antagonized, this whole bunch of people will prefer an accessible site to yours, in order to share the fun with their friend.