You see something similar on films. A cigarette burn (black circle) appears in one corner just before it's time to change reels, so the projectionist who is watching the film can go and do his job.

I thought that was what the "clack-clack-clack" noise and the screen going white was for...

Wouldn't that make it the Meerkat Gulf, or am I getting my Aleksandr's consfused?

IMHO, throwing a paparazzi camera out of a window

You are all doing it wrong. You throw the paparazzi out of the window.

You cannot swap plates between cars. You can however get a spare plate for a trailer, and it is not uncommon to see a trailer with a hand-written plate to match the car that is towing it. It might attract additional attention I guess, but trailers aren't vehicles in their own right over here.

Trailer theft is a problem like any other theft. The main manufacturers have unique chassis numbers and keep a register of who they sold them to. I presume they also have some method of updating the records, but never having owned a trailer I don't know.

Shipping is included in the Farnell price, but not in the RS price.

privacy shock.

No, you are talking about landing the plane, the OP was clearly talking about abandoning the passengers *AFTER* the accident.

It's the only way to be sure.

Are you aware of what the phrase actually means? The correct meaning is, that it is the unusual data (the exception) that tests (proves, old meaning) the rule (by showing whether it holds for it). In other words *not* that something that defies the rule confirms it, but something unusual that shows the rule still works.

Simple. Ask him if any of the email sent or received has value to the company. If the answer is "Yes", ask if he insures his car/home/dog. When he says yes point out the backup MX cost is insurance against the value of the email. If he says "No", point down you can save more money by closing down all email. Then go back to the first question, or close it down and get out of there.

In similar fashion is "the exception that proves the rule" - same meaning of prove as above - the basic meaning is that it is the unusual circumstances that will test whether your rule works, not the circumstances ou were prepared for.

For instance I am not really an old database program or an Aston Martin car.

Prove it!

No, that is just the stupid. The obvious fix is to store the length of the string *after* the string itself.