Posts by wolfetone

Re: Democracy?

"You mean the ones that have voted in Arab MP's in the Israeli parliament? The ones that sit on the judges bench in the Israeli justice system? The ones that hold a General's rank in the Israeli army? Those Arab citizens?"

He's referring to the doctors, the journalists and the civilians who are shot dead like fish in a barrel just because they're throwing some rocks or trying to help those shot for throwing rocks.

And I don't need to draw your attention to the illegal settlements that make up Israel, do I? They're not very democratic.

Re: fathers day unbearable with no internet

In fairness his kids might be dicks.

Re: Donate

"The real question, Adam52, is why does such a group need to exist at all in this modern age of ours. Solve that problem, and then your statement gains some moral justification. But in todays world..."

You cannot agree with or justify segregation.

They removed segregation from schools because it didn't benefit anyone. Yet, in this day and age, apparently segregation is good in order to encourage kids to take something up. How? Computing is inclusive and always has been inclusive. Maybe 40 years ago when women were pushed in to occupations of either being a teacher or a nurse this would've had a place. But not now, and the continual acceptable of segregation does not ultimately lead to inclusion.

It never has. And it never will.

"If Denis Norden didn't need to censor 'cockups', I don't think The Reg has to."

They've started to censor "Head" from Lou Reed's 'Take A Walk On The Wild Side' on the radio.

It might of squeezed on to the side of a bendy bus though?

Re: Good Luck

"I don't know what the government is using these days to lubricate their arguments about security but not much seems to stick to them these days"

Terrorism.

Extremism.

Russia.

To name but a few.

Re: Me feeling happy ...

"that when I last bought something at Dixons that I refused to give my email address when the checkout operator insisted that I had to ... I think that he either entered his own address or invented something bogus."

I've had this several times, the most recent was at a Jurys Inn where they said I had to give an email. I asked them why, and she said they needed it incase they had to contact me while I stayed in the hotel. So I told her I'm in my room all night to sleep, so if you need me knock on the door. You know what room I'm in.

Halfrauds are also trying to do this email collection thing, so I can get an emailed copy of my receipt. No mate, paper is good enough.

If something is well maintained then it can be reused. It happens at the moment in aviation anyway.

Things like engines, flight computers etc can be used second hand. Things like jack screws which control flight surfaces wouldn't be replaced with second hand parts. If one of those fail in flight it can be far more catastrophic than a second hand engine catching fire.

Re: It was only yesterday

I need to do the lottery tonight it seems.

Re: The problem: Tim Cook is not a visionary like Steve Jobs

Tim Cook is an accountant.

And like every other company, the companies that are ran by the accountants die.

Problem is those very people pay to go to these reserves, the same ones as you see other people go around on safari on, and they are allowed to shoot the big game on these reserves. However, there are rules. They can only shoot the elderly or the sick animals so that the rest of the other animals can thrive.

I don't like that any more than you do, but I don't think for a second those animals could be kept on those reserves without that money. Because they pay a lot more than 4 tourists in the back of a Hilux do.

"if socialism starts to take a proper hold (Spain, Italy etc..) then the only outcome will be war."

Er, right...

"Trade wars, protectionism, nationalism and crazy wannabe dictators with a small hand are all good markers as well."

I've heard him called many things, but I have never heard of Trump being called a socialist.

Re: You asked for miracles

Beehave yourself!

Re: Don't go looking where they don't want you to look

"Only she hadn't hidden the biscuits at all. A secret alliance between the Americans and Chinese had designated me a threat to their plans for world domination. Highly-trained operatives must have planted the biscuits and brainwashed my daughter into thinking they were hers, but the biscuits were impregnated with nano-machines which will cause my head to explode if I don't eat enough broccoli.

I was on about the pilot?

How else are they going to tell you about hot single ladies in your area?

"The biggest problem (IMHO) is driver awareness and reaction time. "

I didn't really think of it like that until the day before yesterday. Driving home I turned right at a big round about that a 50mph dual carriageway goes through, with an exit to a smaller country lane. Turning right, one car stopped as one idiot in a Ford Fiesta ST sped past. No bother, it didn't affect me. His friend though, following/racing him in a Corsa didn't stop, nearly smashed in to me.

I slammed the anchors on, he tried to. If I had relied on him to stop he'd have gone straight in to the side of the car. Thankfully, I know the roundabout and I anticipate dickheads like him speeding over. Throwing the car into 2nd gear while braking helps so much in reducing stopping distances.

The wife was next to me, and she panicked (as she'd have took the full force of the impact if it happened - also I was driving my small Peugeot 107 so not a massive car). I joked with her saying it was a good job I changed the brake pads last week with Mintex pads, along with the brake fluid.

Yesterday on the way home the wife said she had spoken to her friends about our near crash yesterday, and she believes if she was driving the car at the time she'd have smashed in to the prick and would've been badly hurt because of the speed he was going and the direction of our car. She wouldn't have used the engine to brake as she'd be worried she'd stall it. And she'd be right to think that, as it'd be easy done. But, like you say, it's the reactions. I didn't stall the car when I did an emergency stop, as I new I had high revs and could tell when the car was slowed down enough for me to engage the clutch.

I've done nothing though to convince her she should drive me home after work during the week now though.

"It's time for them to refund whatever is left."

There's about £300 left. If that.