Posts by Jaap Stoel

And this is good news how?

I know fail when I see it.

Incandescent bulbs turn about 2% of the energy in to actual light. Even with that increase of two thirds they are still far less efficient then the energy saving bulbs.

Now if they could turn it around and make sure that incandescent bulbs become 98% effective, then I'll be impressed. Until then, I will strive towards LED bulbs.

Some kind of record attempt?

I'm not entirely sure but is the aussie firewall reaching some kind of new record?

From what it was advertised to a tool of political censorship?

Bloodie cloggies

Makes me ashamed to be one...

Paris because De Hoop Scheffer and she are probably related. Or share the same intellect.

Well now

They are killing ANOTHER good sci-fi series with crap like that.

The battlestar IS the series. There is a reason why the series is named after the ship all the action takes place on....

I swear TV producers come pre-lobotomized nowadays.

So long and thanks for all the fish

So long and thanks for all the fish

So sad that it should come to this

We tried to warn you all but oh dear?

You may not share our intellect

Which might explain your disrespect

For all the natural wonders that

grow around you

So long, so long and thanks

for all the fish

The genre's about to be destroyed

There's no point getting all annoyed

Lie back and let the series dissolve

Despite those nets of tuna fleets

We thought that most of you were sweet

Especially tiny tots and your

pregnant women

So long, so long, so long, so long, so long

So long, so long, so long, so long, so long

So long, so long and thanks

for all the fish

(yeah)

So long and thanks for all the fish

So sad that it should come to this

We tried to warn you all but oh dear?

(oh dear)

Despite those nets of tuna fleets

We thought that most of you were sweet

Especially tiny tots and your

pregnant women

So long, so long, so long, so long, so long

So long, so long, so long, so long, so long

So long, so long and thanks

for all the fish

Mine's the one with the TOS dvd's in the pocket.

Hands-free people

See what can happen when you don't use your hands-free set? Have a care!

Ia Cthlhu Fhtagn Gordon Freeman!

I'm not sure what will happen.

Thankfully I shall be eaten first.

Mine's the Hazard Suit with the Elder sign painted on.

I don't see it.

I just can't see how killing Kraken is bad.

You've got an ethical 'dilemma' that says: We can help tens of thousands of people. But we'll be doing it without their permission. And whats worse. Most of these people won't even notice being helped!

The worst thing that can happen is that a small percentage of the users will suffer a crashed computer. Boo-hoo.

I say nail em! Send out that update and kill Kraken.

Well yes but....

In response to: "So does this mean that I can put my DVD player inside a vacuum chamber and as long as I opened the pack inside the chamber it will never go bad?"

Your DVD might not go bad. But you would not fare as well in a vacuum.

*pop*

And now the sci-fi fan inside me is wondering, would a DVD player that plays in a vacuum overheat?

Its that the thing is brown-reddish

If it was gold I'd say its a remote-controlled Death Star made by the scammer aliens!

Its official!

Rich people are disgusting! I for one am SO glad I don't like coffee!

Whats all the hubbub?

Seriously, aside from the pronouns and the religious nutjobs, where's the problem with a woman who transgendered to a man to carry and give birth to a child? I'd call it good foresight that he kept his womb.

Granted if I was a doctor and this pair walked into my office I'd blink a few times and ask a lot of curious questions. But thats because I'm bloody curious.

Where's the IT angle though? :p

I'd be quick to reach for a gun too

Considering he has to *live* in that horrible place we associate with MS's latest fiasco of an OS.

I think this is Gates' fault.

I am a good socialist

I will stop dieting at once! Bring on the fries and burgers!

On second thought, I think by the time I get Alzheimers I will opt for a suicide pill.

Re: Useless statistics

Its kind of hard to put a percentage on things like that. The chance of a miscarriage is influence by a whole mesh of variables. Just saying it increases the overall chance by X percent is very difficult.

Paris Hilton icon because she probably has to drink a pot of coffee every morning for this exact reason.

Best of luck

I'd like to with Terry Pratchett the best of luck.

His books often move something in my soul. And I hope there will be many more.

I wish I could think of some profound discworld quote to accompany this message. But Buggrit. I cant think of anything.

But, where's the IT angle?

Good question

They should instead, force these people to go LARP-ing. Its outdoors, social and fun.

Oh dear lord!

I gotta get in on this market.

Already the bidding for this item has exceeded 330 dollars. And that for baking some flapjacks? Or finding a stone with a pattern?

Its gotta be bloody easy to fake all that holy (Less polite word for excrement).

"All right, you just shot 'em both. Now what do you do?"

"Sit down and play computer games."

This kid sounds seriously messed up. A contract killer because you're not allowed to play your console?

I'll bet he liked to play Hitman. Well now he can go and play sim-jail.

Oh thats just sad...

If you can't even awnser a childs question properly...

What's the world coming to?