Posts by garbo

No Air car??

Promising performance from the Tesla. But I'm waiting for air cars, at least for city travel.

http://www.engineair.com.au

http://www.promci.qc.ca/pureinvention/apuq/APUQAutoPneumatique.htm

http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/new_cars/4217016.html

Electric scratchies?

..."beloved scratchie and pokie machines were down."?

Last time I bought a $2 scratchie in Sydney it was printed on a matchbox-sized card and I scraped off the masking film to reveal the symbols. No batteries or wall plug needed. Are they going very hi-tech in the Top End?

Freezing points?

These planes use Jet A-1 (freezing point -47C). Even over the equator at 10,000 m. the outside temp's usually below -50 C, which would freeze fuel, not to mention water. So fuel tanks and delivery systems are insulated/heated. Sumping tanks and on-ground storage facilities to remove water is (supposedly) routine. I'll guess lack of routine sumping at departure point...but let's wait for final report.

Machismo - Japnese-style

Lived in Japan & regularly went to sashimi bars with Japanese colleagues. Eating fugu - usually the raw liver - is a bit macho, a dare. Not a game to play after too many bottles of sake.

The meat is quite tender, I hear, though I never tried it, even if the "sushika" did have his fugu license up on the wall.

For pure taste, toro (fatty Blue fin tuna) is unbeatable. And very pricey.

What's with the Mr Sarandon?

Does the "author" think that de facto male partners take the female's surname? Or is the ignoramus suggesting that Tim Robbins, academy award winning actor, director, is less well known than his female partner? Just give the facts & let the readers work it out.

Who is this goose?

...And they can ¨walk¨

from a dry waterhole to the next pond or stream. Here in Thailand, they´re renowned for their firm flesh - steamed with celery & Chinese plums - and fighting spirit. They attack anything in their path, including bathers.

Any Alternative for BBC broadcasts?

Running Linux, only Realplayer works for BBC radio & video. Although Mplayer is said to work it usually doesn´t and then only intermittently and choppily. Anyone any suggestions?

Psion Netbook comparable?

Shame that the Psion Netbook, running EPOC, was discontinued. Mine still beats the Eee for keyboard (think Thinkpad), battery life (8-9 hrs), touchscreen, unbreakbale OS & apps. Another brilliant concept before its time. Any chance a of revival? And I dont mean the awful Win CE doorstop over at Teklogix!

Tesco Lotus/Linux

Here in Bangkok, TL have been selling HP, Compaq, SVOA (local brand) with bi-lingual Linux for at least 12 months. Cost of HP laptop - 1.7GHz, 80GB HDD, 512MB DDR, about USD550.