Posts by WonkoTheSane

More likely, insurance company profits may rise a little without hitting us in the wallet.

Re: Ignominious defeat?

Sure you're not thinking of "Escape to Victory"?

Don't remember any football in "The Great Escape"

Re: How many???

Some nations use the comma as a decimal point.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_mark#Countries_using_Arabic_numerals_with_decimal_comma

Re: India

"Why is UK doing a spaceport in UK, nearer equator makes more sense?"

So... British territory near the equator... at Latitude 7° 56' South, that would be Ascension Island* then?

Already home to an RAF base and an ESA tracking station.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascension_Island

*most appropriate spaceport name... in the world!

I rather suspect his sentence will be suspended, he may get ankle-tagged for a few months, and then offered a job in Cheltenham.

Re: Wrong conclusion

"I think perhaps it's best that the government is not responsible for judging that one."

Because they'd have to start by banning themselves?

Tracking ANYTHING at somewhere north of 30,000mph is kinda tricky!

Re: So all political parties are for it

Sadly, not voting is NOT voting no!

B*tch can't listen to you without a mic plugged in!

Re: ZFS

I believe oomwat is suggesting it would be more legally acceptable if supplied as a DKMS module.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Kernel_Module_Support

Re: Those bits that are following it

After the planned course correction, the probe will be heading in a different direction, so the debris becomes completely irrelevant.

(until the debris ploughs into an approaching starship, starting an interstellar war for which we are allegedly unprepared)

Re: Excellent

As I understand it, the bet was with Harlan Ellison, not Sir Arthur C Clarke.

(But I agree with pitting this judge against any organisation that preys upon "The weak of mind and fat of wallet")

Re: Bizarre

GM have stated they do not intend to bring the Bolt to Europe.

"To sum up; the guy's a fucking idiot."

He's a politician. It's in the job requirements!

Re: machine brought in in a garbage bag

Nope, the top of the PC was covered in little towels!

You forgot one

Parliament

Orders

Legal

Investigation

Concerning

Electronic

Surveillance

Total

Animosity

Towards

Everyone

*Hint - Read downwards!

Sadly, there is no longer "still time". We lost Sir Ken last Thursday.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35780260

'Splody icon, because that's how his Bond sets often ended up.

OFGUM you mean?