Actually the internet came from various places. Yes there was ARPANET that formed the majority of it. The UK formed JANET in parallel. A lot of the packet switched network concepts came from the UK too. Like all of these developments. There's no one source. When something comes of age it comes of age. I suspect if ARPA hadn't been there something else would have arrived and we'd still have the internet. It would just be subtly different.

I also only have two wheels and all you guys are stationary object blurring in my peripheral vision :-)

You should have selected the appropriate gear for the intersection before the corner. You brake and change down before the corner, accelerate around it and change up after it.

One thing to note is that air bags in the US have a more powerful explosive charge than those in european cars. Its to protect those not wearing seat belts which is more common in the US.

As someone who was T-boned by someone at lights I can say that the crash protection on my Volvo did everything it should have done. In fact I managed to drive the car to the side of the road. However. The air bag went off and skinned my bare arms leaving me with permanent scaring on my inner forearms. I never drive cars with short sleeves now.

I've even had three laptops before. My work laptop, my client's laptop (I'm a consultant), and my laptop. Thank the pastery tentacled one for wheeled cases!

I have one thing to say about who's representing who's ideals?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Carta

Remember that the Pilgrim Fathers left England because they wanted less religious freedom. They wanted everyone to follow their brand.

My employer is always having problems finding new staff. We're expanding and its hard to get the right calibre of people to fill those vacancies. The problem is that your regular run of the mill computer science grad doesn't necessarily have the right expertise or knowledge for us. So if you've graduated and can write VB, .NET or create and manipulate databases great. But you've got nothing we need. And that's the thing. Computer Science is such a vast area of knowledge now that a CS degree isn't enough. Every Tom, Dick or Harriet has one in the industry. More importantly so do the far eastern equivalents. You need to differentiate yourself from the crowd and make yourself indispensable.

... we don't have the Google G1 app at all! So I have a choice of the poor iPhone app or nothing. I own both an iPhone 3G and a Google G1 on T-Mobile UK. And I hate to say that at least I get everything on the iPhone that my US cousins get. T-Mobile UK have crippled the G1. Also, on the whole, the iPhone lasts far longer on battery than the G1 does.

a) I have, in fact danced at slimes, sunday night laughtons, friday night laughtons and infest. I used to be mopey mopey hand stapled to forehead and still am on occasion but I'm not averse to a little dayglow and glowsticks when the mood requires.

b) I rode a Z750 to April Whitby.

c) A babe?? Some may think so.

d) Female. Check

e) Yup. Check.

LOL...