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Minnemooseus Member Posts: 3945 From: Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. (West end of Lake Superior) Joined: Member Rating: 10.0 |
quote: A little more at the source. The editorial in question has since been corrected, or something like that. Moose
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cavediver Member (Idle past 3674 days) Posts: 4129 From: UK Joined: |
If it wasn't for Addenbrookes, he would have died umpteen times over by now...
But at least that article gets his damn name right - wish more could be said for your president
US honours Poitier, Tutu and Hawking
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Minnemooseus Member Posts: 3945 From: Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. (West end of Lake Superior) Joined: Member Rating: 10.0 |
I'm not sure which is worse, Barack Obamer or the Dali Lamer.
I wonder how they pronounce "Sidney Poitier"? Yes, I often listen to the beeb late nights/early mornings here in the colonies. It's on National Public Radio. Moose ps: Don't have speakers on the computer I'm using right now, but I'll take your word about it.
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Percy Member Posts: 22506 From: New Hampshire Joined: Member Rating: 5.4 |
Minnemooseus writes: I'm not sure which is worse, Barack Obamer or the Dali Lamer. I wonder how they pronounce "Sidney Poitier"? The British may be different, but my father's speech had many of the characteristics of the full blown Boston Brahmin accent. He definitely said "Dali Lamer," as well as "Rusher," "Aisher" and "Chiner," and would have said "Barack Obamer," too. We had endless fun with his accent, often trying to work words into the conversation that morphed into words with different meanings when he spoke them. But he definitely pronounced "Sidney Poitier" correctly. --Percy
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onifre Member (Idle past 2981 days) Posts: 4854 From: Dark Side of the Moon Joined: |
Louis Ck learns about the Catholic church.
Enjoy, - Oni If it's true that our species is alone in the universe, then I'd have to say that the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little. ~George Carlin |
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Modulous Member Posts: 7801 From: Manchester, UK Joined: |
I've not got much time for gardening,
I've got no spades or diggers or hoses. I've got a pair of non sequiturs Which I use for not pruning the roses. If somebody says I should trim the hedge,Or cut down my Canterbury Bells, I just produce my non sequiturs And we talk about something else. They've got handles that aren't really solidBut that doesn't mean that they're hollow. With them being non sequiturs, It doesn't automatically follow. People sometimes admire them,They're a big talking point over tea. They'll say "What a nice pair of non sequiturs!", And what can I say but, "Dundee". They might answer that with "Thursday.",But some people say what they think. They come straight out with "Plantagenet.". I just point at the grass and say "Pink!" People say that my garden has gone wild,I'll go along with that - I'm quite affable. I'll go down the path with my non sequiturs And immediately not prune a daffodil. The handles I leave in the garden,The blades are hung up in the hall. I might not use one or the other, They're not connected at all. They're not just for not pruning roses,I've not used them for far more than that. I don't use them for plucking my eyebrows, I've not used them to neuter the cat. Some people can't see the logic,Some people think they're irrelevant. But I've got this pair of non sequiturs, What can I say? Elephant! -- Les Barker (transcribed from a spoken poem, so grammar may be off)
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rueh Member (Idle past 3692 days) Posts: 382 From: universal city tx Joined: |
The value of a Catholic education and a #2 pencil
Little Susie was not the best student in Catholic School . Usually she slept through the class. One day her teacher, a Nun, called on her while she was sleeping. 'Tell me Susie, who created the universe?' When Susie didn't stir, little Johnny who was her friend sitting behind her, Took his pencil and jabbed her in the rear. 'God Almighty!' shouted Susie. The Nun said, 'Very good' and continued teaching her class. A little later the Nun asked Susie, 'Who is our Lord and Savior?' But Susie didn't stir from her slumber. Once again, Johnny came to her Rescue and stuck her in the butt. 'Jesus Christ!!!' shouted Susie. And the Nun once again said, 'Very good,' and Susie fell back asleep. The Nun asked her a third question...'What did Eve say to Adam after she had Her twenty-third child?' Again, Johnny came to the rescue. This time Susie jumped up and shouted, 'If you stick that damn thing in me one more time, I'll break it in half!' Edited by rueh, : No reason given. 'Qui non intelligit, aut taceat, aut discat' The mind is like a parachute. It only works when it is open.-FZ The industrial revolution, flipped a bitch on evolution.-NOFX |
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Taz Member (Idle past 3322 days) Posts: 5069 From: Zerus Joined: |
Pigeon post faster than internet
quote: And you thought your internet was slow?
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Minnemooseus Member Posts: 3945 From: Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. (West end of Lake Superior) Joined: Member Rating: 10.0 |
Wasn't it referred to as "leather netting", when you would transfer data by walking a floppy from one computer to another?
Now they have "feather netting". Moose
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Modulous Member Posts: 7801 From: Manchester, UK Joined: |
A missing piece of data is how much data was being transferred. I've had plenty of downloads take longer than an hour. It is a great stunt though, gotta give them 10 points for style. They should call their new ISP "Winston's Web".
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DevilsAdvocate Member (Idle past 3132 days) Posts: 1548 Joined: |
Moose writes: Wasn't it referred to as "leather netting", when you would transfer data by walking a floppy from one computer to another? Also called the "sneaker net".
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kjsimons Member Posts: 822 From: Orlando,FL Joined: Member Rating: 5.7 |
According to other new reports it was a 4 gig memory card carried by the pigeon.
Homing Piegeon Faster Than Internet
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dwise1 Member Posts: 5952 Joined: Member Rating: 5.7 |
Where have you guys been? There's been an Internet standard for "IP over Avian Carriers with Quality of Service" since 1999: RFC 2549 at No webpage found at provided URL: http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2549.html
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Percy Member Posts: 22506 From: New Hampshire Joined: Member Rating: 5.4 |
dwise1 writes: Where have you guys been? There's been an Internet standard for "IP over Avian Carriers with Quality of Service" since 1999: RFC 2549 at http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2549.html The author of the proposal was employed by Ironbridge Networks, which went bankrupt way back in 2001. The practical feasibility of IPOAC must be seriously questioned. --Percy
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dwise1 Member Posts: 5952 Joined: Member Rating: 5.7 |
The risk of being ahead of one's time.
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