HAL9000

charliecharlie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > backgammon and dogging don't generally go together I've often wondered whether I could come along to a backgammon night just to watch (cos I don't play). Does that mean no, then?

silverfox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We will adapt and the solutions will lie in > scientific and technological advances, > nanotechnology ... 'Nanotechnology' (as defined by Feynman/Taniguchi or Drexler) has failed to produce anything of any consequence after over 50 and 25 years of research, respectively. > ... and genetic modifications of foods and livestock. As far as food plants are concerned, the 'green revolution' has pushed the GM envelope to the limit: the amount of solar energy that can illuminate a given area of photosynthesising foliage. Sorry - no free lunch here. Unless you think cucumber flavoured sardines or glow-in-the-dark jellyfish will save the world, best not to hold your breath ? those technologies aren?t going anywhere.

"Oh, shit! This baby-san looks like she could suck the chrome off a trailer hitch." - Eightball, Full Metal Jacket.

You could try something like this: Anti-theft Powder or Flourecent Powder.

Looks like a tax avoidance scheme to me - deferred bonuses could easily be used as collateral for interest-free loans until the escrow expires thereby avoiding this year's one-off bonus tax! Plus ?a change, plus c'est la m?me chose.

Talking of plonkers, that reminds me: Delboy is coming to Peckham. He'll be opening the new 99p Store at 10AM on Friday 29th January on Rye Lane where the old Woolworth used to be.

Nah, Scoville, I think. She was a hottie, though. Off the scale.

Ah yes - cryptic. I didn't think of that. I once knew a girl who could tell whether someone had had a curry up to twelve hours earlier - how's that for a sense of taste?

No, not jealous at all - good luck to them. Just wondering where all our resident prudes have gone? Things haven?t been the same since we had that break a while back, that's all.

Is there an amnesty on public blowjobs this week, or something? Where's the local "report them to the police" crowd when you need them?

TE44 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > the bates method was used successfully by Aldious Huxley ... The wiki page linked to above features an interesting eyewitness account about this very point that one should read before praising Huxley's success. > Glad to hear they worked for you HAL900. I was twelve at the time. Had I read the wiki page then, I doubt I would have bothered. But I think some of the exercises did bring about an improvement and I still do them from time to time.

Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ... Allegedly (as I know little of Islam) it is > not a religious requirement. It a just a > statement of faith, rather like a Christian > wearing a cross (c.f. the recent issue with the > lady working for BA). > > Fully willing to be corrected on that last point > by anyone who knows. Islam, in common with Christianity and Judaism, is subject to interpretation. Some interpretations of Islam believe (that it is God's will) that women should be covered from head to foot in public (hence the burka) whilst other interpretations adopt the early Christian and Jewish practice of covering the head only.

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I tried these eye exercises years ago: they seemed to work for me: The Bates method.

benjaminty Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ... Tidal/wave technology looks to be a no > brainer but why is this not being pushed? Why are > are we so slow to act on this? Or am I just not > aware of how many wave farms we have? Small and medium-scale generator designs cannot withstand stormy seas - they break down long before they break even.

Magpie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I worked in Saudi last summer, non-alcholic beer > was the only thing I could drink with meals - > otherwise the choice was all sweet fruit juice or > soft drinks. I was out there during the eighties - fond memories of drinking "Jeddah Champaign" (a mixture of Perrier and Orange Juice) in public and neat pernod-flavoured Gripe Water (an OTC calmative for babies containing 3.6% alcohol) along with some pretty powerful home-brewed "flash" at private parties.

Administrator Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > HAL9000 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > > So, it's official: unprovoked Ad Hominem > attacks are acceptable behaviour on this forum? > > No it is not official. So, it's not official. We just turn a blind eye because ...... ?

SeanMacGabhann Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Shame on me then. Sometimes people need telling So, it's official: unprovoked Ad Hominem attacks are acceptable behaviour on this forum? > shame on those who give shelter to those who prey > on the weak, the vulnerable and the gullible I say In that case, perhaps the moderators should have been more attentive when this post first appeared in the Lounge.

There are many witty, intelligent and honourable ways to counter an opponent's argument - an unprovoked Ad Hominem attack is not one of them. It diminishes the attacker, the forum and its members. Shame on those who condone this type of behaviour.

If tempted to use a solvent, first check that it doesn't dissolve the fabric, especially if it contains synthetic fibres.

Use the Force, Hugo.

Huguenot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > In Finnish, apparently SAIPPUAKUPPINIPPUKAUPPIAS > means soap cup trader. > > Can any Finn's confirm? According to Google Translate, the palindrome "saippuakuppinippukauppias" means "soap deck merchants" in Finnish, apparently. Yahoo!'s BableFish doesn't do Finnish.

Huguenot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > More conspiracies! They're everywhere I tell you. ? > Trust no-one, trust nothing and whatever happens DON'T TALK TO THE EXPERTS. They're in on it. Hugo - you must be psychic, or something? European Parliament to Investigate WHO and ?Pandemic? Scandal The Council of Europe member states will launch an inquiry in January 2010 on the influence of the pharmaceutical companies on the global swine flu campaign, focusing especially on extent of the pharma?s industry?s influence on WHO. The Health Committee of the EU Parliament has unanimously passed a resolution calling for the inquiry. The step is a long-overdue move to public transparency of a ?Golden Triangle? of drug corruption between WHO, the pharma industry and academic scientists that has permanently damaged the lives of millions and even caused death. More... See also: The ?false? pandemic: Drug firms cashed in on scare over swine flu, claims Euro health chief

You could work it out with this equation: W = πt2^3(n-1)/2 The key is at Folding Paper in Half 12 Times. HTH

Curly Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ... By chance we > have gravity, electromagnetism, strong nuclear > force and weak nuclear force all required for the > earth to have carbon, oxygen and iron - elements > vital to life. If the electromagnetism was weaker > atoms could not combine to form molecules; if > stronger electrons would be trapped preventing > chemical reactions needed for life - so just b[y] > chance it's the right strength. If the strong > nuclear force was [] 2% weaker only hydrogen > would exist. If stronger there would be no > hydrogen - again by chance it's the right strength > along with the weak nuclear force which is just > weak enough so the hydrogen in the sun burns at a > slow and steady rate. ... The strengths of the physical forces of our Universe may not be the only values that can sustain life. The January 2010 issue of Scientific American magazine features an interesting article - Looking for Life in the Multiverse - which argues that 'Universes with different physical laws might still be habitable'.