That's nothing, I read of one planet in the seventh dimension that got used as a ball in a game of intergalactic bar billiards. Got potted straight into a black hole, killed ten billion people.
I've been worrying about where to get Meccano for my boy in a few years time and have seen it around. From briefly looking at it, it looked like normal Meccano to me - except they were socket-cap bolts rather than the old hex-cap bolts.
I'm in IT but probably should have been an engineer (computers were the easy way out of doing any work at school, I kind of regret this now) and am a new parent. I think my parents did a good job in this area too, I like how my mind works when it comes to an engineering sense.
My boy is 15months olf now and all I can think about with toys is making sure he gets stuff that will develop what is, to me, practical engineering common sense.
So now I have my wee one and he already 'helps' me build things. He loves using my IXO electric screwdriver and got him a 'black & decker' power tool set of his own. He always holds parts for me and passes them to me and he looks so proud of what he did. He's gonna grow up with 'making things' around him.
He loves his Mega Blocks (Like Duplo) and has recently started putting them together. He loves his wooden 'ABC' blocks - a surprisingly hard thing to find as it's not made out of bleepy plastic, a pet peeve of mine. OK so he still knocks them down rather than stacking them. I recently discovered something called Lincoln Logs which are just a bunch of small wooden pieces to build with. There are 'architectural' blocks too... Blocks blocks & more blocks:)
I remember always taking things apart when I was a kid, building elaborate things with my Lego and dreaming of making robot arms etc. I had plans sketched out for how I'd make the grippers and once I learned trigonometry, I thought I had stereoscopic vision worked out lol. Alas, I did not have the mans to fabricate anything, I so wish I did.
In my new house I have a nice workshop as well as a garage so I now have some 'making' space. I want him to be able to fabricate anything he wants when he is old enough, probably cos I wanted it and didn't have it:) Kids imagination is great and if they can actually do something productive with it, even better.
As you can probably tell, I'm loving being a daddy:)
You seem to have the same mindset, you'll love being a daddy too!
Did you try an Augie?
Mmmmm Augustiner... (my fave beer anywhere)
Don't like the 'fest beers too much, although you soon get back into the spirit of them after a couple of days:)
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I'm jealous of your username. A plain Tom these days is hard to find :(
Silly mods, funny for the wrong reasons i'm sure.
Oh, a book.
That's nothing, I read of one planet in the seventh dimension that got used as a ball in a game of intergalactic bar billiards. Got potted straight into a black hole, killed ten billion people.
Only scored thirty points too.
Not sure if you saw my post below. It's The Orb - Earth...
You were close. The Orb - Earth.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6OMqERztXA
Thanks though, I wouldn't have gotten there without you, my music collection is at home and too big to find these tunes sometimes lol.
Weird, why have I not checked out this album before? Chime is one of my fave tunes yet I never checked out the album it came on? really?
Anyway, I can't find which track has the FG quote above....
Not that, but I like it. It's prolly the Orbital one below :)
Hmm no, it was from something else. That's my productivity gone while I look for it...
Damn, that's on an old KLF single. 808 moody something version of Last Train to Trancentral. Always wondered what it was from.
In his office? What is his name, Zarniwoop?
Should I wait till I get home from work to see what kneebangers is? lol
I've been worrying about where to get Meccano for my boy in a few years time and have seen it around. From briefly looking at it, it looked like normal Meccano to me - except they were socket-cap bolts rather than the old hex-cap bolts.
Maybe I need to look closer?
oooooops lol
you are correct sir.
Note to self, check and go to sites before pasting...
For now, this is fun on said spare keyboad (if it's still plug-innable that is)... kneebangers.com
I utterly agree with this.
:)
:) Kids imagination is great and if they can actually do something productive with it, even better.
:)
I'm in IT but probably should have been an engineer (computers were the easy way out of doing any work at school, I kind of regret this now) and am a new parent. I think my parents did a good job in this area too, I like how my mind works when it comes to an engineering sense.
My boy is 15months olf now and all I can think about with toys is making sure he gets stuff that will develop what is, to me, practical engineering common sense.
So now I have my wee one and he already 'helps' me build things. He loves using my IXO electric screwdriver and got him a 'black & decker' power tool set of his own. He always holds parts for me and passes them to me and he looks so proud of what he did. He's gonna grow up with 'making things' around him.
He loves his Mega Blocks (Like Duplo) and has recently started putting them together. He loves his wooden 'ABC' blocks - a surprisingly hard thing to find as it's not made out of bleepy plastic, a pet peeve of mine. OK so he still knocks them down rather than stacking them. I recently discovered something called Lincoln Logs which are just a bunch of small wooden pieces to build with. There are 'architectural' blocks too... Blocks blocks & more blocks
I remember always taking things apart when I was a kid, building elaborate things with my Lego and dreaming of making robot arms etc. I had plans sketched out for how I'd make the grippers and once I learned trigonometry, I thought I had stereoscopic vision worked out lol. Alas, I did not have the mans to fabricate anything, I so wish I did. In my new house I have a nice workshop as well as a garage so I now have some 'making' space. I want him to be able to fabricate anything he wants when he is old enough, probably cos I wanted it and didn't have it
As you can probably tell, I'm loving being a daddy
You seem to have the same mindset, you'll love being a daddy too!
Didn't they do this before with a .net update?
All very well until you try to talk about that little lamb named "Mary Had"
Badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger mushroom MUUSHROOM
badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger mushroom MUUSHROOM
SNAAAKE SNAAAKE!!!! WOOOOAAAA ITS A SNAAAAKE
badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger mushroom MUUSHROOM
Etc...
I should qualify that.. the Augie is my fave of the Helleses. I am also rather fond of Franziskaner Weissbier :)
Did you try an Augie? :)
Mmmmm Augustiner... (my fave beer anywhere)
Don't like the 'fest beers too much, although you soon get back into the spirit of them after a couple of days
So you would deliberately try to run someone into the cones and you are calling *him* an asshole???
Wow. Just Wow.
and 640K should be enough for anyone too, right?
I think you may be lost, the article you are looking for is below. Tom...
If the cops come round cos of all your porn, you could just eat the evidence!