atinymonkey

So, perhaps the discussion should continue after you have completed the course then. Perhaps, or half cocked may be more entertaining.

Ah. I use my zippo to light the cooker. Not as smokey, if I do it all right.

Err, I'd veer away from biologists in the UK, especially ones that regularly immersed themselves in our coastal waters. Poohy.

I'm told it's a Tactile Danger Warning (TDW), and it does warn about 'explodey' or 'not super to drink'. But it's CHIP and not COSH regulations. Or whatever. EU only. I wonder if none EU countrys have a scheme like that? I wonder what your doing with the lighter fluid? I wonder what a square stands for?

Yes. Yes it is. COSH regulations, or something. Probably means 'explodey'.

I'm not aware of a region of France that's know as Chardonnay, I think it got it's name while it was grown in Burgundy. The name may date back to the Romans, apparently. The grape came for Pinot, which was quite popular with those Romans. Probably why Asterix was able to beat them so soundly, the big jessies.

Why do these people insist on focusing so much of their free time picking apart theories that they don't understand in the vague hope people will suddenly stop believing what they are taught in school and just believe in the contents of there own particular doctrine? Isn't that just a little creepy? Why don't they focus some effort into substanciating there doctrines without referring to 'random theory AF0311'? That's just screaming 'I've got deep emotional conflicts with my own belief system, someone please help me!' .

I wouldn't know. You can't trick me into research. I get all I need from the voices.

Nothing at all. I'm not a scientist, they smell.

Don't laugh. Only last night I made a woman from one of my ribs, in a 'Weird Science' style experiment. I call her 'Ribby', she looks like Kelly LeBrook.

If you work out requirements for a mould and build it, put in basic wire frame in the mold, you could then concentrate on the quality of concrete. Shredding the spare paper to make pulp (5 to 10% volume) and shaving spare coathanger to metal filings (0.5 to 2%), even shredding the spare duct tape (very small 7mm or less for 2 to 3 %) should help to produce a high strength mortar. Mix in sand and 2-5mm aggregate to finish. Add concrete at the mix rate and mix well. If you see any superglue around chuck it in, it should replace the plasticizer you would normally use. The structure itself is second to the quality of the structure. Mix the concrete poorly and it will just crumble or crack (well it will anyhow in your tests, but never mind!). Like Aman says, a low flat arch would be best. Not a huge arch, with your limits, but a curved beam would really improve strength. Just build the straight mould 3cm short of 2 inches and bend it slightly to make a curve and fit in the 2 inch box.

Plant torturer:eek:? They employ to you torture entire industrial facilities? Help!

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I propose all people more than 30 years older than myself be culled. It seems fair.

Well, it was an example of a backdoor exploit on XP. http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2001-q4/0031.html

An XP backdoor fix for a port 5000 exploit. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/Q287/6/78.asp&NoWebContent=1 Just as an example.

lightsabers are stupid. For a start, they are quite heavy.

'Hawking is infallible' shocker. Pope resigns post, Hawking crowned king of the world and adopts the moniker 'New Jesus'.

I'm not being harsh, by the way. It's just my way of discussing things. Free free to rebuff any and all conceptions I put forward, or else I'll never learn noffink.

Thinking 'inside the box' is not a good insult unless you appreciate what that actually is, a corporate management tool. It’s a method of approach to a problem that seems complicated. It’s made simpler by scoring it on 4 axis which create four quadrants, each of which represent a certain aspect of the business (Customer Service, Quality, Value, Cheese Eating, whatever) to make it easier to form a solution. The quote ‘your still thinking inside the box’ is used when people forget to stop using the principle to examine a problem. It's all middle management spiel to avoid actually having a point to your meanderings during meetings. See David Brent and ‘The Office’. http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/theoffice/clips/brent/ I’m not in the sodding box; it’s your question and not mine:D Stonehenge was not even remotely impossible to erect. I’m sorry to be blunt, but being from the UK what I can see is the physical remains of thousands of similar sites, from stone age cairns to circular barrows used as centres of trade and worship. The henge’s were just an extrapolation of thousands of years building monuments and meeting places. Taken individually, Stonehenge seems an impossible feat but taken in context of what the ancient Britons were doing it’s not that surprising. As for it being a good calendar, how tricky would it be for you to mark out a circle at points during a year? Ancient Britons were primitive, but not a bunch of morons. Give them some credit! The jury’s still out on aligning the pyramids to the stars. I’ve heard theories from both sides, both quite convincing. Arial maps of Giza’s pyramids have often been compared to Orion’s belt, but they can quite as easily be mapped to McDonalds locations in major US towns (and there are fewer McDonalds than stars). I haven’t really looked deeply into it.

Gosh, not too sure really. It's helps with independent logic I guess. The only real thing it means is that the idea of self is the basis of sentient thought, conscious and so on. Raises us above the common animal, and enables us to become more than we are. The flip side is the generation of a sense of self worth that is above the worth you attribute your fellow species members. If that makes sense. Probably not.

Well, I can't very well accede to a colonial upstart, now can I? Hrumph. Wolfson, I hate advertising generically, I'm not continent specific that one. I hope that one day I can open a magazine without finding 16 new products I need to make my life better, faster and minty fresh. I also object to subsidising the magazines revenue directly and indirectly through advertising fees.

What are the odds that a species evolved? Fairly high, as I'm here. What are the odds it would have an impact on the environment, again high. Look at the delicate ecosystem environments in biology. Why are humans self destructive? That's to do with our natty perception of self. Follow the copious psychological work on the human disposition, and learn why the perception of self leads to idea of self importance and disregard of natural laws. If you want to compare the Egyptians to modern society, you really need to have an understanding that we know very little about their society apart from they liked big rocks and pretty pictures. They did not have slaves in Egypt, that's an idea that was produced in the old testament. They actually provided work, food and accommodation to people during drought periods when farming was impossible. That work was substantial monuments, because there was a substantial free workforce. There were no slaves, as they were free to go if they wished and had somewhere to go. As for the 'inexplicable things' like the Easter Island heads, they are not inexplicable they are just odd. Like giant gnomes, or a pink island, they aren't impossible. Stonehenge is one of thousands of similar earthworks dating from the stoneage through to the bronze age that the UK has, interesting and impressive as they are they present little mystery. People like building stuff to make an impression on their surroundings, as it has always been so it still is today. Humans are ostentatious by default. The pyramids, I've covered. Excess of labor and a over exaggerated sense of self worth in the Pharoses. To sum it up, you are not special. You aren't from a far off planet where they do battle with lightsabers, they are not going to come and proclaim you the savior of a far flung race, your just a normal earth worm baby. But your free to believe otherwise, and spread your gospel across the lands. Your also free to become a Scientologist, who think as you think. Me, I'm free to believe in the giant green magic samurai who's almighty will rules us all.

People are designed for 2 sleep periods, one long night session and a catnap in the afternoon. That's why we feel a bit tired around 4/5 pm and why the siesta is such a good idea. The session at night is different from a casual nap as it has 3 levels to it, a light nap for 10 min then a deeper sleep for 20 followed by the deep sleep that actually does the benefit. If you are the right sort of person, you could get to your deep sleep and back out in 3/4 hours leaving you fully rested. But that requires a lot of discipline to do. People like Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher are examples of the types that existed on only 3 hours sleep a night. They trained themselves to do that over time. Crucially, they also had the 40 minute cat naps during the day to keep up the energy reserves. If you tried to live on short naps alone, you would find yourself tired all the time. The 3 hours a night sleep pattern can only be achieved over years of practice (and a really comfy bed!), so isn't an option for the weaker minded individual (like almost everyone) or those that enjoy sleeping. It's really for people who are driven in some way. Myself, I have 5 hours each night. It seems to be enough.

Oh, any topics that cover the undeniable superiority of the UK?