I think you will be very pleasantly surprised when you get a chance to see the TV version. Martins style of writing it in chapters from the viewpoint of a single character makes it particularly easy to translate to the screen. Series 2 started transmission last Sunday, so they'll be on a torrent near you soon.
Mine had floppies in as well. Not your modern 5.25" jobbies, but your original 8.5" floppies. Just wish I had something to read them with - just for curiosities sake.
The problem with this sort of thing is that yes, it does remove the more irritating and mindless cr@p, but you do miss out on the occasional gem of outstanding fsckwittery
Why would you need to monitor the tension on the balloon anchor line? Surely it would be enough to detect that upward motion has translated into downward motion?
Lindisfarne was near my childhood home. The causeway came complete with "The Refuge" (think large garden shed on very long stilts) for those who could neither tell the time or recognize the difference between an incoming or receding tide..
You might think that directions to a hospital might be a bit over the top for a simple "stomach ache" but I can understand why Siri thinks it appropriate.
You are an intelligent human being. You can tell the difference between a touch of indigestion and something potentially more serious. Siri cannot. A stomach ache could be the result of an acid attack due to over indulgence, appendicitus or god knows what. Given the propensity of Joe Public to believe whatever a computer tells them despite evidence to the contrary (see the idiots who drive into fields because their sat-nav told them to) you can see that anything that hints of a medical matter should be directed to the nearest health professional, if only to cut down on lawsuits.
“What we’re really looking for is the velocity of trending topics – what’s boiling to the surface,” Visse says. “The goal is to catch trends as they are accelerating and capture them before they hit the mainstream, in a way that is captivating,”
It's been going on for years. Whitney just looks like being the unfortunate recipient of the 41st "Annual Jim Morrison Worth More Dead Than Alive" award this year.
yes, but the guys head standing next to it is clearly level with the wheel hub so the tyre is 2xgezer tall, which is still someway short of a two story building.
Looking the side on shot of the swimming pool - am I the only one to be reminded of the building in the Italian Job where they're chased up onto the roof by the Italian cops?
Well, you might think that the Account Managers job is to ensure that you get the system you want, on time and on budget. However, the Account Manager knows that his job is to bring in fees, because that is what is bonus is based on.
You clearly haven't spent much time watching TV abroad. Most other countries, in terms of TV programming, have completely redefined the word "crap" to a point where even "I'm a big brother on ice get me out of the jungle" looks like award winning stuff.
If I am caught illegally accessing a computer system, I'll have the UK judiciary (and probably the US) climbing all over me. Prison time and or extradition in all likelihood. But if you're a cop and illegally access a computer system, then basically SFA happens
That will depend on location and culture. In Cyprus, the Greek Orthodox Church aims to have you in the ground the following day, so that would be less than 24 hours here.
Sorry - Lionel Blair was the master of "Give us a Clue". It was ISIHAC that gave us such gems as
"OK, let's try something else...anything else. The next game is a quickie round giving ample time for the teams to give vent to their full acting range. It's called Sound Charades, and it's played in tribute to that great TV show Give Us A Clue, where the players conveyed a film title without speaking and within a strict time limit. The undisputed mime maestro was, of course, Lionel Blair, & who can forget the look of relish on his face when he was given two minutes on The African Queen?!"
According to Merriam-Webster on-line so "that particular word" as you put it has been around since the 14th century. Since it has survived in more or less common parlance since then I don't think an attention-seeking MP and a few linguistically anal moralists are going to have much of an effect.
Yay! +1 for someone else who remembers those. Mind you, you're giving your age away a bit, but I suppose only to those who are old enough to remember the Zarbis!
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>>What's the age of criminal responsibility in Indiana? -9 months?
No - that's the age when you can legally marry your cousin.
Re: Game of Thrones
New Series? Damn - missed that. Where's it being shown?
> and the Stephensons got railways working properly.
and probably the first & only time they did.
Re: Best ever?
I think you will be very pleasantly surprised when you get a chance to see the TV version. Martins style of writing it in chapters from the viewpoint of a single character makes it particularly easy to translate to the screen. Series 2 started transmission last Sunday, so they'll be on a torrent near you soon.
Brilliant
> We will, we will fine you.
That made me laugh. Now I can't get the chorus out of my head - damn you.
>That said, with my phone (10 quid Asda special) if I wanted to know the weather I would have to >phone my wife and ask her to check on her laptop.
Wouldn't it be quicker to look out of the window?
Re: Cynical; moi?
Mine had floppies in as well. Not your modern 5.25" jobbies, but your original 8.5" floppies. Just wish I had something to read them with - just for curiosities sake.
The problem with this sort of thing is that yes, it does remove the more irritating and mindless cr@p, but you do miss out on the occasional gem of outstanding fsckwittery
Re: Two comments
Why would you need to monitor the tension on the balloon anchor line? Surely it would be enough to detect that upward motion has translated into downward motion?
Nothing changes
Lindisfarne was near my childhood home. The causeway came complete with "The Refuge" (think large garden shed on very long stilts) for those who could neither tell the time or recognize the difference between an incoming or receding tide..
Job Titles
What is a Benefits and Business Change Lead and what does he/she actually do?
@Metavisor
You might think that directions to a hospital might be a bit over the top for a simple "stomach ache" but I can understand why Siri thinks it appropriate.
You are an intelligent human being. You can tell the difference between a touch of indigestion and something potentially more serious. Siri cannot. A stomach ache could be the result of an acid attack due to over indulgence, appendicitus or god knows what. Given the propensity of Joe Public to believe whatever a computer tells them despite evidence to the contrary (see the idiots who drive into fields because their sat-nav told them to) you can see that anything that hints of a medical matter should be directed to the nearest health professional, if only to cut down on lawsuits.
Re: Price of e-Books already gone down
So, has any one got a list of Luxemburg proxies?
Nostalgia ...
You are in a confusing labyrinth of counsel websites.
It is dark.
You are likely to be eaten by grue.
Re: @BilboBobbins
Well, there's not much chance of the world governments getting their acts together by twenty to nine is there?
Re: Asstronaut...
Well, LOHAN would have to be a tad bigger than I suspect, is currently planned. Could be interesting though
Re: Re: @Bin Yin
According to the RaspberryPi twatter feed, the Farnell price is higher than the advertised price of the boards because it includes shipping.
Re: I read that as.
“What we’re really looking for is the velocity of trending topics – what’s boiling to the surface,” Visse says. “The goal is to catch trends as they are accelerating and capture them before they hit the mainstream, in a way that is captivating,”
What does that *actually* mean in English?.
Re: Why is anybody surprised?
It's been going on for years. Whitney just looks like being the unfortunate recipient of the 41st "Annual Jim Morrison Worth More Dead Than Alive" award this year.
According to Mozilla, most add-ons will now work by default
Same thing here, except in my case, it was FireBug that was going to be disabled.
I too, declined the offer
Is it too late to change the name?
As soon as anyone builds a pi-Phone (or any kind of a pi-app), Apple will sue their @sses off.
How long until....
anything between 1 and 365 days!
Hmmm ...
Sort of like a galactic Basingstoke?
crying for days after the incident ...
You take young children to a store to buy them the latest shiney shiney and then walk out without one ... no wonder they were crying.
Retarded
Why on earth does this merit 2 thumbs down? (at the time of writing)
Dr Who started off so well with Chris Eccleston ....
No it fscking didn't. It started off brilliantly with William Hartnell.
Yoof of today <humph>
Giant Wasps
You're probably thinking of the Zarbi, around 1965
yes, but the guys head standing next to it is clearly level with the wheel hub so the tyre is 2xgezer tall, which is still someway short of a two story building.
How do you
do the Telegraph crossword on an slab?
Pictures
Looking the side on shot of the swimming pool - am I the only one to be reminded of the building in the Italian Job where they're chased up onto the roof by the Italian cops?
WTF is going on
two surveys this week, suggesting Joe Public is prepared to spend £X on Y - neither of which resemble any relationship to reality ....
Well, you might think that the Account Managers job is to ensure that you get the system you want, on time and on budget. However, the Account Manager knows that his job is to bring in fees, because that is what is bonus is based on.
Crap
You clearly haven't spent much time watching TV abroad. Most other countries, in terms of TV programming, have completely redefined the word "crap" to a point where even "I'm a big brother on ice get me out of the jungle" looks like award winning stuff.
Title
> Who seriously wants to live until their 70+?
I bet you'd change your mind if you were 69!
Awww - ain't that cute
and the funny hamstery looking thing isn't too bad either
You have got to be kidding ...
'Nuff said
Is that ....
the sound of Big Ben chiming I here, or the sound of approximately 650 kneecaps hitting the back of the bench in front of them?
I wonder ...
... why the words "hoisted", "petard" and "by their own" come to mind.
Typical
If I am caught illegally accessing a computer system, I'll have the UK judiciary (and probably the US) climbing all over me. Prison time and or extradition in all likelihood. But if you're a cop and illegally access a computer system, then basically SFA happens
Re: Eh?
That will depend on location and culture. In Cyprus, the Greek Orthodox Church aims to have you in the ground the following day, so that would be less than 24 hours here.
Lionel Blair
Sorry - Lionel Blair was the master of "Give us a Clue". It was ISIHAC that gave us such gems as
"OK, let's try something else...anything else. The next game is a quickie round giving ample time for the teams to give vent to their full acting range. It's called Sound Charades, and it's played in tribute to that great TV show Give Us A Clue, where the players conveyed a film title without speaking and within a strict time limit. The undisputed mime maestro was, of course, Lionel Blair, & who can forget the look of relish on his face when he was given two minutes on The African Queen?!"
Perhaps if the BBC
According to Merriam-Webster on-line so "that particular word" as you put it has been around since the 14th century. Since it has survived in more or less common parlance since then I don't think an attention-seeking MP and a few linguistically anal moralists are going to have much of an effect.
Why won't anyone think of ...
... the Streisand effect
We want Zarbies
Yay! +1 for someone else who remembers those. Mind you, you're giving your age away a bit, but I suppose only to those who are old enough to remember the Zarbis!
I see the problem.
That would've had him up for indecent exposure as well ...
Only some are entitled.
Not everyone is guarenteed to be enraptured - only the select few. So, who isn't here today?
Enrapturement
You would've hoped that the Good Lord might have had the decency to enrapt us on a workday, rather than leaving it until the weekend
Also dead salmons ...
Is it something specific to the University of Warwick that they keep producing "research" like this ....?
Other Services are available
You won't need the additional info. Post enrapturement, you'll know that they're not going to be in.
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