But China has 4 times as many people, so by your own metric, China actually manufactures 2x as much as the US,

Then again, I live in the UK where the Thatcher government made a conscious decision 40 years ago to disinvest in manufacturing and concentrate on service and financial industries, That short termism and lack of foresight has become horribly apparent over the succeeding years.

Given the critcal nature of the projection systems in the cinema, as well as their power consumption, I'd be very surprised if these weren't hard wired to dedicated power outlets rather than a standard 110v/220v wall socket.

We used to make IBM keyboards at their plant in Greenock. Keyboard E's were used for 3270/3279 terminals and had the highest spring force and the most satisfying click known to man. No keyboard since has come anywhere close.

The person making the statement didn't say they were male. You made that assumption.

Blimey The OS/2 memory test. I worked in IBM Greenock and I that was part of the box test process as well.

"The German software firm SAP, among a handful of others, have similar programs"

Thanks. I wish I'd realised that the one time I had contact with that particular company. Explains an awful lot.

It was dark and she'd dropped the phone.

Pink Floyd must be reforming...

Beat me to it, and yes we must be horribly horribly old.

Maybe your kids (assuming you ever had any) were boring till they were 5. Mine (and most folks' you care to ask) found them fascinating in a thousand different ways from day one.

No. You just forgot that the US was one of many allies who fought together to defeat Germany and Japan in separate wars.

Actually the Hawker Hurricane was by far the most common British fighter in the Battle of Britain (29 Squadrons vs 19 for Spitfires.) Both great planes, groundbreaking for their time.

It's that sharp thing on the top of his head.

Sounds like when you have an unnatural sexual relationship with a small black and white sea bird.