Posts by apveening

Common sense

The problem with common sense is that sense never ain't common (Lazarus Long)

Re: Queen wasp stinger

In common wasps the queen has a stinger and eggs don't pass through it (anymore). However, a lot of solitary wasps don't have a stinger and still use the egg depositor for which it was intended, e.g. depositing the egg in eggs or larva of other insects.

Re: 16MB?

"We had 10 bits of memory, 20 if you took off your shoes."

Should be enough for all normal purposes, you can reach 1.048.576 with that.

Re: Perhaps we should think about building an EU internet?

South America will probably join as well.

Re: Trial by fire

Trial by fire is also a technique you use against criminally stupid legislation. Just make sure those legislators get convicted on a law they passed themselves (shouldn't be too difficult in this case).

Well regulated militia

That is the part of the second amendment the NRA consistently neglects.

Having said that, I will uphold the right to arm bears ;)

If the damn thing draws a shamrock on your Guinness, you're allowed to rip out its CPU.

Only if you are a regular in that bar (not a tourist) ;)

Re: And so it goes....

4) Already happened, the Nordic mythology is correct in that aspect. The idea of hell as a hot place comes from ancient desert dwellers who couldn't think of something worse (lack of imagination).

Re: I'd put a blocker in

As long as Caller-ID is available, German numbers are as traceable as UK or Dutch numbers. German numbers start with +49 (and Dutch with +31).

Re: Goose - Yorkshire - yes, yes, yes

"Christmas dinner without yorkshire would be like christmas dinner without sprouts."

A huge improvement you mean?

Re: I'm not sure if the hackers are the worry in this case

I am none too sure about the water either, there is some Hydrogen3 oxide around as well.