Posts by ian 22

Re: Only a complete idiot...

Symptomatic of all that has befallen Detroit.

American automotive industry went all penny wise/pound foolish and built cars designed to fail. When the Japanese began selling quality, Detroit was doomed. Now this.

Re: it's own space shuttle and can go get it

Yes, that would be XH558. Give generously to the Vulcan To The Sky Club, hourly cost to fly Vulcan is £3500, if I remember correctly.

Optional title

So the corrected name is ICANN'T?

Re: who more anal, the analyst or the analyst who analyses him?

Do two analysts who don't know what they are talking about know less than a single analyst who doesn't know what he's talking about?

Experience (and anecdotes) have shown that is in fact the case. Two clueless analysts will encourage one another to go out on a limb that a single analyst would be too cautious to attempt.

Re: So sad

Mandatory KAL007 reference: The Russians do have some experience shooting down airliners.

Re: They (and really everyone else) don't get it

Hamas will agree to a truce only after they've killed enough Palestinians.

Re: Trailblazer or also ran

@bholder

A decade later? Have you seen film of our "rocket ships" bombarding beaches on D-Day? Impressive, that.

Re: It's all very wonderful

Pain? You don't know pain. But you will.

Airbus has just patented bicycle seating for its aircraft. Sorry, no handlebars unless you upgrade to steerage. Now imagine an 8-hour flight on one of those.

Re: My hopes are dashed

Re Hiram Maxim:

I suspect Hiram knew exactly how his machine gun would be used and to what ends. He was advised by a friend that the Europeans wanted to slaughter one another, and they would love to buy his gun.

And so it came to pass.

Re: re: I still have my old Casio FX

I still have my Pickett log-log slide rule from the mid-1960s. Still works, although the lubricant needs replenishing.

They don't build'em like that anymore. In fact, they don't build'em at all!

Re: Oh did you think there was some kind of "due process" involved.

Are you saying the Constitution is not a suicide pact?

I've heard that somewhere...

Re: "Now Hancock's been deprived of food, it's not clear is how long he can survive"

"Didn't a Mexican live on that diet for how long?"

And Japanese, apparently. With a bit of rice, he could have some lovely sushi to break the monotony.

Yes, give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Give him a fishing vessel and he'll be bankrupt in a month. Or similar...

@Anon

If you've the £100000 to purchase a Tesla S, I'd expect £12000 to replace the battery would not be a stretch.

Very likely you'd simply replace the car for another one at £100000 a go.

Re: Off topic

@Mitoo Bobsworth

I agree, everything you say is true- to a point. Yes, electricity can easily become more expensive, but it is starting at a lower price than petrol, so for now it is the better choice.

Electricity generated by burning fossil fuels? Depends on your location. Recently, renewables provided Germany with 74% of its power. Granted it was temporary, but it points the way.

Re: Must be my mind

He wanted to get his end off, but he chose the wrong end by the looks of things.

Re: Not only the US mate

Good Queen Bess (Elizabeth 1) had walsingham reading people's letters and torturing them a bit when more data were required.

Meh. Nothing to see here. Move along.

Re: impossible

Highest order? We should try for excellence in all things!

Quantum of betrayal?

Hmm! That sounds like it would be a great movie title!

Both a traitor and patriot, but only from your frame of reference one or the other.

Re: TRAITORS

But, but, but, we're the good'uns!

Re: What is it with NASA?

I suspect you are mistaken, and that it is ESA destroying Venus Express.

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Speaking of mum, didn't she ever tell him not to run with knives?

Although I wouldn't want to encounter him in a dark alley, well done!

Re: All your station....

"Maybe the US rail industry will have learned ..."

Really? Spend much time at the casino do you?

In any case, the reference was to the Chinese labour that built the Western portion of the Yank's transcontinental railroad in the 19th century. The rest of it was built with Irish labour, and the less said about it the better.

Re: Stop feeding the hawks!

Well said, smartypants. 'ave an upvote.

These ranticles have by now trotted out every shibboleth of the last 50 years, although Trevor's exclusive one-world club is creative. However, not one of the commentards has used ALL CAPS! Clearly they must try harder.

Fire the doomsayers!

The scientists failed to predict this, so we should ignore anything they say.

I've been right before!