On Sunday 19 January 2014 15:11:52 Larry Martell did opine: > On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 12:17 PM, Mark Lawrence <breamore...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > On 19/01/2014 18:15, Grant Edwards wrote: > >> On 2014-01-19, Mark Lawrence <breamore...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > >>> Actually, to go off at a tangent, I'm just getting into GUIs via > >>> wxPython. I've discovered there are distinct advantages having to > >>> write endless lines of code just to get a piece of data. For > >>> example on a Sunday it helps pass the time between the two sessions > >>> of the Masters Snooker final being shown on TV. > >> > >> Fair enough, but what do you do to pass the time _during_ Snooker > >> being shown on TV? > >> > >> I can still remember the point in my first trip to the UK when I > >> accidentally stumbled across darts on TV. Given the endless variety > >> (and quantity) of pointless crap that people watch here in the US, I > >> can't really explain why I was so baffled and amused by darts on TV > >> -- but I was. > > > > Just no comparison, darts and snooker. This is excellent though > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHnBppccI0o > > Now that we're way off on the tangent of what some people consider > boring and others don't, I'm really looking forward to watching > curling in the upcoming Olympics.
I have Larry, and the suspense is not good for those with high blood pressure. Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> Required reading: <http://culturalslagheap.wordpress.com/2014/01/12/elemental/> I've enjoyed just about as much of this as I can stand. A pen in the hand of this president is far more dangerous than 200 million guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list