Comment: Re:slow news day? (Score 0) 40
Apparently not
Comment: Re:May you live in interesting times (Score 2, Funny) 404
It is Nick's day but David doesn't trust him :o)
Comment: Re:V'ger expects an answer. (Score 1) 260
Anybody who's seen Star Trek the motion picture
Comment: Re:Critical temperature (Score 1) 72
think of the effect if you then tied a piece of buttered toast to the back of the cat and tossed it.
The worlds first perpetual motion motion. a super conducting frozen, cat trying to land on it's feet while toast tries to land butter side down.
...and as a bonus you get an anti-gravity system.
Comment: Re:Chaotic releases? (Score 1) 126
The technique certainly sounds strangely attractive.
Comment: Re:Duh (Score 1) 44
Just a touch of the Dyslexia which runs in my family I’m afraid (why did they choose such a difficult to spell word for that)
Comment: Re:Duh (Score 1) 44
I was refering, of course, to this but of course my analogy, like my spelling, failed due to the fact that the plethora of broomsticks results from them regenerating from parts of the original rather than from self replication. Apparently my humerous intentions also missed their target.
Comment: Re:Duh (Score 1) 44
Did you ever watch the Sourcerers Apprentice section of Fantasia? Because if not, I politely suggest you do.
Comment: Re:To Everyone... (Score 2, Funny) 655
I tried to get a life once but I just ended up with celular automata
Comment: Re:Why wouldn't they? (Score 1) 135
True. Now we have the question about "friends."
I submit a request to be your Facebook friend as "CuteBlonde362436" and you accept, thinking that I might be a cute blonde with measurements 36-24-36. At this point, I have access to your information including the fact that you like to molest small woodland creatures. Of course, I'm neither cute, blonde, nor do I have those measurements. However, I am part of an FBI task force charged with protecting small woodland creatures from molestation and the reason I approached you on Facebook is due to an anonymous tip that said you were into that sort of thing.
I now have all the evidence I need to have you locked up for a very long time.
Entrapment?
Why would he want a cute blond when he is into small woodland creatures
That's a typo - it was supposed to be "CuteBlondeSquirrel362436"
Comment: Re:Huh? (Score 1) 338
The units don't matter so much as consistancy in their use, hence SI units.
This is what happens when people are inconsistant.
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/space/9909/30/mars.metric/
Comment: Re:Take it easy people ... (Score 1) 338
You do know this is a european project don't you? It didn't cost any US Dollars, Euros, Pounds and of course all the previous european currencies involved in the building of the LEP which used to live in the same tunnel but not $ :o)
Comment: Re:Preventative Medicine - get a UPS (Score 1) 274
I would suggest you get this checked out by a profesional. 7kW is a big load (3 bar electric fire = 3kW in case you wern't aware) but I wouldn't expect the supply into the house to dip when it is switched on which suggests there may be a problem else where - at the very least contact a qualified sparkie for an opinion. (best of course if they are a friend as the advice is more likely to be straight)
Comment: Re:Robotic Bees or Half Bees? (Score 1) 105
I hope you have a licence for that half a bee
Comment: Re:huh? (Score 2, Funny) 623
A cited fact on Wikipedia would disagree with you. The good old days were never that good.
And while we're on the subject nostalgia isn't what it used to be.