Re: AYFKM?

2007-10-31 Thread Wayne Putterill
I know that if you apply for Mensa membership (in the UK at least) there are actually two tests you take, one of which is non-cultural - this one I think http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattell_Culture_Fair_III On 10/30/07, Gruss Gott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Larry wrote: No what I am saying is

Re: Car selling question.

2007-10-23 Thread Wayne Putterill
I used to be a car salesman so here are a few insider secrets. Rule 1: Always drive the car first and drive as smoothly as possible, if the customer gets first go then they are likely to make some errors due to differences in gearboxes/brakes/controls/driving position etc. If they have already

Re: Car selling question.

2007-10-23 Thread Wayne Putterill
, and swindling. I have owned many used cars in my life, and still have yet to buy one off a lot. always private party for this guy. On 10/23/07, Wayne Putterill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I used to be a car salesman so here are a few insider secrets. Rule 1: Always drive the car first

Re: I really really wanted to get away from table based design...

2007-10-12 Thread Wayne Putterill
It sounds like it may be a fixed width layout in which case have a look at Blueprint - http://code.google.com/p/blueprintcss/, it's more of a grid layout tool but may be suitable. On 12/10/2007, Zaphod Beeblebrox [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm reworking a static html site to be dynamic. It's a

Re: New ATT Tilt

2007-10-10 Thread Wayne Putterill
. but the bigger screen on a dedicated sat nav does make a difference to the usability. On 09/10/2007, Erika L. Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But is it good enough to replace a Garmin or similar? In other words, the little portable GPS unit you buy for the car ... big enough screen, etc. On 10/9/07, Wayne

Re: New ATT Tilt

2007-10-09 Thread Wayne Putterill
I have a Nokia N95 with built in GPS and that certainly works pretty well for navigation, I don't see why this phone would be any different. On 09/10/2007, Erika L. Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: question though!on the GPS part of it ... would that replace a Garmin? or similar device?

Re: Is this really hate speech?

2007-09-12 Thread Wayne Putterill
Studio 60 started being shown in the UK recently, I had thought it was comedy not reality TV... On 12/09/2007, Jim Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay - yeah, I've got the same bug up my ass as usual... but still: Apparently Kathy Griffin won an Emmy for something. Fine. Now her acceptance

Re: all you office warriors

2007-08-24 Thread Wayne Putterill
I miss tractor feed paper :( I can't remember the last time I even saw a dot matrix (perhaps I should have said heard rather than saw). For going through code nothing beats a nice stack of wide fan fold paper with green stripes, some highlighter pens and enough desk space to spread out. Now I'm

Re: Two moons on 27 August

2007-08-22 Thread Wayne Putterill
to get the most positive responses. On 8/21/07, G Money [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's your $20 from Bill Gates.THIS REALLY DOES WORK, I DON'T KNOW HOW On 8/21/07, Wayne Putterill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think that is very good advice and I have forwarded it on to all my

Re: What's your favorite cubicle layout?

2007-08-22 Thread Wayne Putterill
Can I rent one of these cubes for a weeks holiday? :) On 21/08/07, Adam Churvis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good point about nature. I was thinking about giving everyone a nice aquarium (professionally maintained) and a planter along the top edge of the low divider partition.

Re: A US war with Iran would plunge world into poverty.

2007-08-21 Thread Wayne Putterill
Depressing read, but probably describing the very likely outcome if war were to happen. I think the US would be on it's own this time as well - there is no way the UK would be a part of it, it would be political suicide for Gordon Brown. On 21/08/07, Vivec [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's

Re: Two moons on 27 August

2007-08-21 Thread Wayne Putterill
I think that is very good advice and I have forwarded it on to all my friends. On 21/08/07, Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i simply dont even open fwds. ever. dont care who its from. just dont. ive seen all there is to see on the internet... nothing you can forward me hasnt already made

Re: Insanity

2007-08-17 Thread Wayne Putterill
/07, Wayne Putterill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's the first time I have ever been described as a communist, it's slightly a bizarre experience :) Maybe I should change my facebook profile from very liberal? On 15/08/07, Chesty Puller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Isn't the definition

Re: Wow, a really sad story and a testament to the cost of health care

2007-08-17 Thread Wayne Putterill
My wife has MS so I can certainly sympathise, she hasn't had an attack for quite a few years now and to meet her you would not think anything was wrong. But we are always aware of the possibility of another attack, last time she practically went blind overnight, the time before she had difficulty

Re: Cartoon- LOL!

2007-08-17 Thread Wayne Putterill
Geek cartoons: http://www.socialsignal.com/noise-to-signal On 16/08/07, Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: :) funnies On 8/15/07, Vivec [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.explosm.net/db/files/Comics/Dave/comicterriblepun2.png LOL!

Re: Wow, a really sad story and a testament to the cost of health care

2007-08-17 Thread Wayne Putterill
they making big strides against MS? Thought I read about some promising research a few months ago A good friend of mine's mom was diagnosed a few years ago with MS, so I perk up anytime I see it mentioned in the medical community. On 8/17/07, Wayne Putterill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My

Re: Insanity

2007-08-16 Thread Wayne Putterill
= Dave I Communist = Wayne Putterill High = Tony Incoherent = Paul If you've been left off the list, my apologies and please continue the discussion so I can stereotype you. - Matt

Re: Let's make a Pact

2007-08-15 Thread Wayne Putterill
I think the epilogue was JK saying Look, this is what happens, there is no more story to tell so don't ask me about any more HP books. On 15/08/07, Todd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am still reading it, but I know a lot of what happens. I read the last chapter and the epilogue before the book

Re: Here Comes The History

2007-08-14 Thread Wayne Putterill
, Wayne Putterill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nope - you are the equivalent of slightly annoying static on this list, just a noise without any meaningful content and as such you're just not worth bothering about. When I see your name on a post I will just think of that eagle on the Muppet

Re: Here Comes The History

2007-08-14 Thread Wayne Putterill
. On 8/13/07, Wayne Putterill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nope - you are the equivalent of slightly annoying static on this list, just a noise without any meaningful content and as such you're just not worth bothering about. When I see your name on a post I will just think

Re: Here Comes The History

2007-08-14 Thread Wayne Putterill
The Prime Minister mentioned was in power at the same time as Eisenhower if it helps to put the quote in some sort of historical context. Presumably we can now judge American media companies on how they reacted to Eisenhower? On 13/08/07, Dana [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: you are? ::blink:: if you

Re: Here Comes The History

2007-08-13 Thread Wayne Putterill
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fine, are you suspicious of James Hansen? What about the other article? On 8/9/07, Wayne Putterill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I should point out that www.co2science.org is funded by Exxon, personally that makes me slightly suspicious of how unbiased a source

Re: Here Comes The History

2007-08-13 Thread Wayne Putterill
, Sam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's gibberish. Do you want to gather your thoughts and try again? On 8/13/07, Wayne Putterill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't be bothered to be honest Sam, you lost any credibility here a good while back. Carry on with your flawed reasoning, post all

Re: Here Comes The History

2007-08-09 Thread Wayne Putterill
I should point out that www.co2science.org is funded by Exxon, personally that makes me slightly suspicious of how unbiased a source it may be... On 08/08/07, Sam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8/8/07, G Money [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Bush administration is trying to stifle scientific

Re: Just .... Ack. Ugh. Bleh.

2007-07-16 Thread Wayne Putterill
The new one, good film and a good Bond. Nice to see it go back to basics without too much gadgetry (there goes my geek credentials), I lost interest in the franchise about 5 or 6 films back but I'm quite looking forward to the next one now. On 13/07/07, Larry Lyons [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: Just .... Ack. Ugh. Bleh.

2007-07-12 Thread Wayne Putterill
You get used to it but it's rarely pleasant. The only ways to handle it long term are really early nights or lots of naps. On 12/07/07, Erika L. Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Meh. Day 3 of 5:30 am wake ups. 5-6 hours of sleep. Just blah. So much to do. Oh yeah. Good morning. And yeah

Re: Just .... Ack. Ugh. Bleh.

2007-07-12 Thread Wayne Putterill
. sigh I'm getting old. cries On 7/12/07, Wayne Putterill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You get used to it but it's rarely pleasant. The only ways to handle it long term are really early nights or lots of naps

Re: Just .... Ack. Ugh. Bleh.

2007-07-12 Thread Wayne Putterill
For 10 years or more midnight counted as an early night. Then my son was born, these days I start yawning about 9 :( On 12/07/07, Erika L. Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's the problem though. I like the nights. Getting to bed before 11pm is like, unheard of. And even if we get to bed

Re: was inspired (layout critique)

2007-07-05 Thread Wayne Putterill
I like it, but I think the form needs some work - it looks a little unfinished.I'm not sure what it is but it needs to be a little neater, perhaps some of the options could be radio or check boxes rather than dropdowns? On 04/07/07, Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: he wanted airy and easy to use

Re: iPhone reviews say it's not for business because of no keyboard.

2007-07-04 Thread Wayne Putterill
I have an N95 and don't really see the iPhone as a competitor as there are too many features missing: - 3g, especially HSDPA, I'm getting download speeds close to my home ADSL and I wouldn't want to go back. - Lousy camera, I have a DSLR but it's nice to always have a 5mp snapshot camera with me

Re: cool invention of the day

2007-07-04 Thread Wayne Putterill
You sure this isn't really a device for curing hiccups? http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/06/ig_nobel_awards/ On 02/07/07, Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: damn. i hope i never need one. but its nice to know it exists! tw On 7/2/07, Robert Munn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A prosthetic

Re: iPhone reviews say it's not for business because of no keyboard.

2007-07-04 Thread Wayne Putterill
Yup, I would agree with you there, the rumours are that when this comes to Europe it will at least have 3g - MMS would have to be included as well for it to have a chance in this market. I still wouldn't buy it as a business phone though, defiantly falls into the shiny things I want but can't

Re: Been a while...

2007-06-20 Thread Wayne Putterill
You are eevil, pure vil... And no, I didn't even need to go there. /cf-llamallamaduck doesn't even seem to work :( On 20/06/07, James Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just to brighten up your day... http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/llama.php Have fun getting that out of

Re: More reason to hate Chavez ^_^

2007-06-15 Thread Wayne Putterill
As a former victim of Seroxat/Paxil I can agreee with you on that! On 15/06/07, Dana Tierney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes and being a bit conservative about adopting new drugs does help avoid fiascos like COX-2 and erm, the weight-loss drug that causes cancer, the diabetes drug that causes

Re: More reason to hate Chavez ^_^

2007-06-14 Thread Wayne Putterill
in the uptake of drugs were noted for the new colorectal and lung cancer drugs. The proportion of colorectal cancer patients with access to the drug Avastin was 10 times higher in the US than it was in Europe, with the UK having a lower uptake than the European average. On 6/13/07, Wayne

Re: Extracting Header data

2007-06-13 Thread Wayne Putterill
I'm sure I read somewhere that CF8 can read files line by line without having to load them completely, only useful if you're planning to upgrade though. On 13/06/07, Dinner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think java is the standard answer to questions like these. It's a little more direct-er than

Re: Extracting Header data

2007-06-13 Thread Wayne Putterill
It's a text file, see the first post. On 13/06/07, Andrew Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes but not ideal for binary files though. On 6/13/07, Wayne Putterill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm sure I read somewhere that CF8 can read files line by line without having to load them

Re: Extracting Header data

2007-06-13 Thread Wayne Putterill
said he can see it because it changed the extension. Now if it is Windows Metafile then it is pure text, but might not be the case if its an eclipse EMF file. So before telling me its a text file, do not assume that it is a Windows Metafile:-) Bad Wayne. On 6/13/07, Wayne Putterill

Re: Extracting Header data

2007-06-13 Thread Wayne Putterill
You really do seem to have a problem. Conversation over - go and get some sleep or something. On 13/06/07, Andrew Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Idiot The FYI is for others who may read the thread... On 6/13/07, Wayne Putterill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's obvious

Re: Normal Working Hours?

2007-06-13 Thread Wayne Putterill
37.5 hours here but... We can work anytime between 7am and 7pm but have to be here 10-12 and 2-3 (mainly so meetings can be scheduled), we have to take at least 30 minutes for lunch. We have to average 37.5 hours a week over a month, but can carry either a deficit of up to 15 hours or surplus of

Re: More reason to hate Chavez ^_^

2007-06-13 Thread Wayne Putterill
Point 2 - how about the National Health Service in the UK, seems to work pretty well? On 13/06/07, Gruss Gott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: gMoney wrote: Wow is right. He took their oil, he took their media, now he wants their computer access. Wow indeed. Gel. Why set yourself up

Re: SCRUM development methodology

2007-06-04 Thread Wayne Putterill
Starting a pilot project using it in about a months time, it looks like it's going to solve a lot of problems here if we can get it working well for us. Good site at http://implementingscrum.com/ On 03/06/07, Andrew Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We use it too, that an Unit Testing makes life

Re: Woohoo!

2007-05-10 Thread Wayne Putterill
Glastonbury is well worth a visit for anyone with a bit of Hippie in them :) Stonehenge is worth a visit, but Avebury is much more interesting and impressive - http://www.avebury-web.co.uk/, it's easy to do both as they are relatively close together. On 09/05/07, Dana [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: Woohoo!

2007-05-10 Thread Wayne Putterill
Good place to be, especially if you want to get around seeing the sights - London is obviously easy and Bath, Stonehenge etc are easy day trips from there. Try to get to some of the National Parks as well - http://www.nationalparks.gov.uk/ On 10/05/07, Duane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just

Re: Gun Control By The Numbers (WSJ Numbers Guy)

2007-04-23 Thread Wayne Putterill
None in the UK that I know of? There were a few gang shootings of teenagers a couple of weeks ago though (it was all over the papers and questions were asked in parliment), might be getting mixed up with that. On 23/04/07, Gruss Gott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: tBone wrote: Germany and England

Re: Camille Paglia is a Global Warming Skeptic

2007-04-13 Thread Wayne Putterill
That program had to be withdrawn and massively re-edited after its first transmission in the UK as it contained so many errors. For example the chart showing the relationship between solar activity and global temperature turned out to be a complete fake, another chart had its scales altered which

Re: Napster

2007-03-22 Thread Wayne Putterill
Did you know Genesis have reformed and are about to tour :) On 21/03/07, Mary Jo Sminkey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I love Rhapsody... I was jamming to some OLD Genesis yesterday... Duke was a great album... and I listened to a couple of the old Genesis with Peter Gabriel albums too.. Wow,

Re: Lancet scientific fraud exposed?

2007-03-13 Thread Wayne Putterill
The Sun is owned by Murdoch as well. On 12/03/07, Dana Tierney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quebecor Media? What's your point? Guess who owns the Sun... :) On 09/03/07, Dana Tierney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ~| Create

Re: Lancet scientific fraud exposed?

2007-03-12 Thread Wayne Putterill
will weigh in on the methodology. Dana Paleeze! The Times is now right-wing so I should read an article form a group called: Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq? On 3/8/07, Wayne Putterill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Worth noting that the Times is owned by Rupert Murdoch of Fox news fame

Re: Lancet scientific fraud exposed?

2007-03-09 Thread Wayne Putterill
There were questions about the methodology, the article discussed it. On 08/03/07, Sam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Paleeze! The Times is now right-wing so I should read an article form a group called: Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq? On 3/8/07, Wayne Putterill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

Re: Lancet scientific fraud exposed?

2007-03-08 Thread Wayne Putterill
Worth noting that the Times is owned by Rupert Murdoch of Fox news fame. The methodology is discussed here: http://www.iraqanalysis.org/mortality/440, I don't pretend to have the experience or training to interpret it's accuracy, but it has been used in other areas such as the Congo where the

Re: The South Rises..and stones Top Gear hosts!

2007-02-12 Thread Wayne Putterill
It was an hilarious episode, the roadkill incident cracked me up - who would have thought you could get a cow on a Camero? On 13/02/07, Vivec [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Meh...they won't bother. I don't think I would either. You know how much red tape that would be? Court apperances...legal

Re: beatles anthology

2007-02-07 Thread Wayne Putterill
There a bitorrent out there with just about everything the Beatles ever did, torrentspy or thepiratebay would be a good starting point. Of course this is purely hypothetical :) On 06/02/07, Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: if i were a cop maybe :) On 2/6/07, Nick McClure [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Firefox default mail client

2007-01-18 Thread Wayne Putterill
Is he using the gmail notifier? There is a setting in that for the default client. On 18/01/07, James Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: System restore to the day before the pop up was clicked on? Unfortunately that was probably months ago and a system restore from 6 months ago (or longer) would

Re: Firefox default mail client

2007-01-18 Thread Wayne Putterill
I think there is a firefox plugin to do with default mail clients, I seem to remember seeing something like that when I was last browsing the extensions - no idea what it was called or it's functionality though :) On 18/01/07, James Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use Express, but under

Re: Pre-Heating Water with Direct Solar?

2007-01-08 Thread Wayne Putterill
This is really quite common in the UK, coincidentally I picked up a leaflet in a local store yesterday for exactly this product - £1400 self fit with government grants available. They estimate on 70% savings on heating bills and a very quick pay back (2-3 years). Google solar water heating kit,

Re: Free xmas mp3s

2006-12-25 Thread Wayne Putterill
- alternative) but even she's trying to hold down her dinner.. But Merry Christmas anyways!!! On 12/24/06, Wayne Putterill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://filthylittleangel.com/harkthefilthyangelssing/ 70 free mp3s to download, all from underground/alternative bands doing their take

Free xmas mp3s

2006-12-24 Thread Wayne Putterill
http://filthylittleangel.com/harkthefilthyangelssing/ 70 free mp3s to download, all from underground/alternative bands doing their take on christmas songs, some good stuff in there if you have an open mind musically :) Have a good time tomorrow everyone!

Re: Picasa 2

2006-12-22 Thread Wayne Putterill
I may as well share some cute Christmas pics as well: http://picasaweb.google.com/putterill/ChristmasDylan On 21/12/06, Charlie Griefer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like the picasa client app, but i am liking the yahoo! photo site better for the web based albums, just because i think it makes it

Re: 'cause it's been a while

2006-12-22 Thread Wayne Putterill
No, nononononon NOO I didn't even go to the site, just seeing the link did it for me. must repress the song... On 22/12/06, James Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/llama.php -- James Smith - IT Director uWish Ltd - http://www.uWish.co.uk

Re: Picasa 2

2006-12-22 Thread Wayne Putterill
Yup, can't wait for his first girlfriend to visit :) On 22/12/06, Zaphod Beeblebrox [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This one is going to be classic with he grows up! http://picasaweb.google.com/putterill/Picture/photo#4946441464107106322 On 12/22/06, Wayne Putterill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I

Re: Torchwood :: great Sci-fi

2006-12-13 Thread Wayne Putterill
Wait till you get to the episode with the lesbian alien :) BTW, I can see their headquarters from my office window. It's all filmed within a couple of miles of here which is quite cool but sometimes disorientating if you know the area, as they tend to run round a corner and end up in a street on

Re: mixed religion households

2006-12-08 Thread Wayne Putterill
Wouldn't lying on its back on the roof be better? On 08/12/06, G Money [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd have a giant blow up Snoopy in front of my house all year round if I could get away with it. Snoopy rocks. On 12/7/06, Jim Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Outside, so far, it's white

Re: mixed religion households

2006-12-07 Thread Wayne Putterill
brainiac walking on custard... On 07/12/06, Jim Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Original Message- From: Wayne Putterill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 9:33 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: mixed religion households On 06/12/06, G Money [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: mixed religion households

2006-12-07 Thread Wayne Putterill
brainiac walking on custard... On 07/12/06, Jim Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Original Message- From: Wayne Putterill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 9:33 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: mixed religion households On 06/12/06, G Money [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: mixed religion households

2006-12-06 Thread Wayne Putterill
On 06/12/06, G Money [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You know, for all the shitty parts about Christmas, it still can be fun to give and receive presents, to decorate a tree, make your house look festive and inviting, etc etc. And you can do all that without getting near any christian symbols -

Re: mixed religion households

2006-12-05 Thread Wayne Putterill
On 05/12/06, Gruss Gott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Finally, there's a difference between spirituality and religion. The first is admirable, the second is downright scary. Ray's friends sound like they're into the second. My favorite quote of 2006 so far is: 'Religion is for people who are

Re: #$%^ Microsoft... now I'm DEFINATELY getting a PS3

2006-11-28 Thread Wayne Putterill
at kids. On 28/11/06, Paul Ihrig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: no?? is it good? will have to get on irc get some how many episodes are there? man... looking up now.. On 11/28/06, Wayne Putterill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have you been watchng Torchwood, the Doctor Who spin off series

Re: more civil rights goodness

2006-11-27 Thread Wayne Putterill
it is to have a genius on board to guide us when lost. On 11/23/06, Wayne Putterill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I must admit that referring to Jackass to support your arguments is a definite step in the right direction compared to your usual sources. Well done

Re: #$%^ Microsoft... now I'm DEFINATELY getting a PS3

2006-11-27 Thread Wayne Putterill
Have you been watchng Torchwood, the Doctor Who spin off series? On 27/11/06, Paul Ihrig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: email web browsing other apps on my tv. basically be able to download the latest Doctor Who christmas special watch it when its done with out burnning stuff to cd or doing a

Re: M$ Taking Over Linux?

2006-11-23 Thread Wayne Putterill
It's beginning to look like MS may lose this one big time if Linux moves to using GPL3: Suppose GPL3 says something like, 'if you distribute (or procure the distribution), of a program (or parts of a program) - and if you make patent promises partially to some subset of the distributees of the

Re: more civil rights goodness

2006-11-23 Thread Wayne Putterill
I must admit that referring to Jackass to support your arguments is a definite step in the right direction compared to your usual sources. Well done! On 21/11/06, Sam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: Britons fear Bush more than Kim Jong Il

2006-11-06 Thread Wayne Putterill
On 03/11/06, Dana [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: By the way, Wayne's right, good to see you. Where you been? Did you mean Gel by any chance :) ~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting,

Re: Product/Software/Application Name Ideas

2006-11-06 Thread Wayne Putterill
On 06/11/06, Erika L. Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know CONTENT MONKEY is not corporate. THAT is why I am asking for new suggestions... U... Corporate Monkey??? Content Monkey Suit? Monkey suits are quite formal But I really think you should go surreal with it, how about

Re: Understanding Apollo

2006-11-03 Thread Wayne Putterill
:) Good to see you back on the list. On 02/11/06, Vivec [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: RUN!!! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!! ITS STARTED!!! AIIIEE!! *runs around with arms flailing wildly in air* On 11/2/06, William Bowen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Understanding Apollo Which is what now?

Re: OT only.

2006-11-01 Thread Wayne Putterill
(puts Barry Whites greatest hits on the cd, covers eyes and leaves the room) On 02/11/06, Robert Munn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: dim the lighting, cue the sexy music... On 11/1/06, Crow T. Robot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 9 1/2 weeks style? YES. - RC On 11/1/06, Erika wrote:

Re: Question for the uber-geeks

2006-10-30 Thread Wayne Putterill
Grammar Police? And it's Spelling, not Spellng. ;) On 30/10/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Back in the days when NNTP (news protocol) was used for something other than downloading megatons of copyright violations. Their was a term coined for someone who breaks into a

Re: Dead thing in my screen

2006-10-23 Thread Wayne Putterill
You got thrips. Google for thrips and lcd, but chances are that you will need a new lcd - the good news is that the fact it wasn't sealed properly may let you get it replaced under warranty. I did once read that someone used a cats whisker to dislodge a dead thrip. On 18/10/06, Paul Vernon

Re: Eldest Amish victim asked to be shot first

2006-10-06 Thread Wayne Putterill
On 05/10/06, Zaphod Beeblebrox [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/5/06, Jerry Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Practicing freedom of religion. Considering that you can only marry inside the Amish faith, I don't think they practice freedom of religion either. Something which I do respect them for

Re: My Convictions have a Price!

2006-09-20 Thread Wayne Putterill
On 9/19/06, G Money [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 9/19/06, Wayne Putterill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But if there really is a god then I stand by what I said - either it can send me to 'the bad place' for being a heathen although I have done nothing to deserve it other than not believing

Re: My Convictions have a Price!

2006-09-19 Thread Wayne Putterill
, Wayne Putterill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That is pretty much the exact reason I had for leaving the christian faith, I remember arguing with a born again friend of mine with almost those words - he said that a child born in those circumstances would go to hell, I told him

Re: My Convictions have a Price!

2006-09-19 Thread Wayne Putterill
In line: On 9/19/06, G Money [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's the killer blow against any religion that says follow us or go to hell, what happens to people who live good lives according to their culture and upbringing who may not have even heard of that religion? Once again you focus on

Re: My Convictions have a Price!

2006-09-19 Thread Wayne Putterill
On 9/19/06, G Money [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 9/19/06, Wayne Putterill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not focusing on the evangelicals - either Christianity is about whats in the bible or it's nothing, and the bible couldn't be clearer on the issue, if you're not a christian you're

Re: My Convictions have a Price!

2006-09-18 Thread Wayne Putterill
That is pretty much the exact reason I had for leaving the christian faith, I remember arguing with a born again friend of mine with almost those words - he said that a child born in those circumstances would go to hell, I told him that in that case I wanted no part of any god that would be that

Re: My Convictions have a Price!

2006-09-15 Thread Wayne Putterill
But where does the BBC rate in comparison? On 9/15/06, Michael Dinowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's missionary work so chances are at least part of it is going to try and convert me (to the Jews first). Have I mentioned that I'm so biased against missionaries that I even rate them lower

Re: Gas Price Thread

2006-09-13 Thread Wayne Putterill
It's not a US thing, prices have fallen sharply in the UK in recent weeks - locally from 99.9p a litre to 88.9p. On 9/13/06, Sandra Clark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It may have been found, but its going to take years to develop those oil fields. Just like drilling in Alaska's Artic Wildlife

Re: Gas Price Thread

2006-09-13 Thread Wayne Putterill
South Wales, http://petrolprices.com/ sends me an email every day with the cheapest stations locally, worth signing up to. On 9/13/06, Paul Vernon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's not a US thing, prices have fallen sharply in the UK in recent weeks - locally from 99.9p a litre to 88.9p.

Re: Someone needs to go back to school

2006-09-05 Thread Wayne Putterill
On 9/5/06, G Money [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: War comes from people...and people are inherently evil. That's why I walked away from Christianity, I simply don't believe that. ~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly

Re: Weekend plans

2006-09-04 Thread Wayne Putterill
Lots of Virgos here, my birthday on the 16th - Happy birthday to all of you! Reminds me of a party I was at once at University, a group of us had split off from the herd and were talking about life the universe etc. when we realised that four out of the five of us were not only virgos but tigers

Re: GoDaddy Domain Registration

2006-09-01 Thread Wayne Putterill
Only ever had one problem with them, it was my fault (I misconfigured something and couldn't work out how to reset it) and their tech support via email was really good. The website admin side can be a bit of a maze sometimes but everything is there and easy to use once you find it. On 8/31/06,

Re: No Cancer!!!!!

2006-08-31 Thread Wayne Putterill
Good news, congrats. On 8/31/06, loathe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Man is that a load off :) I have a tear in my diaphragm and some gastrointestinal problems, but nothing that can't be treated :) I don't even have to get surgery hopefully. Sweet.

Re: British are flamingly anti-semitic (or, according to them, anti-Jewish, since most semites are muslim)

2006-08-14 Thread Wayne Putterill
I have to say - bullshit. In my 43 years of living in the UK I have never- I repeat, never heard an anti-Semitic remark. I have worked with and for Jews, when in university lived in the same house as a Jew, drank regularly in pubs that were owned by Jews and I cannot ever recall it being an issue

Re: British are flamingly anti-Semitic (or, according to them, anti-Jewish, since most Semites are Muslim)

2006-08-14 Thread Wayne Putterill
of Nazis in your country and don't think there is any anti-Jewish sentiment in your country? Spend some time looking into groups like Blood and Honour and Combat 18, then tell me you don't have that in ALL over your country. -Original Message- From: Wayne Putterill [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: British are flamingly anti-semitic (or, according to them, anti-Jewish, since most semites are muslim)

2006-08-14 Thread Wayne Putterill
, who is Scottish and lives in England, has never said anything of the kind to me either. On 8/14/06, Wayne Putterill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have to say - bullshit. I concur, I have a lot of relatives in York and in Kent. In visiting them and talking with them, I have never

Re: British are flamingly anti-semitic (or, according to them, anti-Jewish, since most semites are muslim)

2006-08-14 Thread Wayne Putterill
to explain that I'm one and they'd say Oh, sorry. It's OK, I'm used to it. Sometimes I like to sneak in the fact that I'm Jewish in early to prevent the awkwardness. On 8/14/06, Wayne Putterill wrote: I have to say - bullshit. In my 43 years of living in the UK I have never- I repeat, never

Re: fun with facial recognition tech - who do YOU look like?

2006-07-31 Thread Wayne Putterill
Which head? On 7/27/06, Zaphod Beeblebrox [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ricky Martin! Livin La Vida Loca! ~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by

Re: Images...

2006-06-26 Thread Wayne Putterill
It was big news in the UK, even though it was a very small protest, I seem to remember that several arrests were made in the following weeks although I have no idea what eventually happened to them. A week or two later there was a much bigger protest by British Muslims in response to the first,

Re: England afraid to fly its own flag

2006-06-07 Thread Wayne Putterill
to pubs. On 6/6/06, Wayne Putterill wrote: First I have heard of it, probably just the Sun trying to stir up trouble again - it's far from a serious newspaper, in fact in the UK sun reader is actually a derogatory term equivalent to calling someone stupid

Re: England afraid to fly its own flag

2006-06-07 Thread Wayne Putterill
I have just spent the last week driving around England and at the moment the flag is everywhere. It's on cars, houses, tshirts - I even bought toilet paper with it on the packet. On 6/7/06, John Galt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While the source of this might be a tabloid, many in England do

Re: England afraid to fly its own flag

2006-06-07 Thread Wayne Putterill
Sam, go to google.co.uk, search for sun reader with pages from the UK selected. From the results you should see that it is a phrase anyone in the uk would recognise and is in common usage. Some of the headlines on this page should give you a clue why that is the case:

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