There was a similar 'hack' that I have used in the past. A ticket to a small airport is sometimes much cheaper than the flight to the layover airport.

You buy a ticket to the small airport that has a layover at the stop you want. Don't bring anything but a carry on and get off at the layover and don't board the plane to the very small airport. Can be significantly cheaper.

I would say that petrw1's company's trick, splitting a round trip between different people, is legitimate and quite clever. It's up to the airline to get wise to that one and do something about it if they think they're being tricked out of revenue.

But the rest of you don't impress me so much. Causing airlines to run flights with empty seats is not the best way to combat the global climate crisis. Just saying.:smile:

[QUOTE=Brian-E;391318]I would say that petrw1's company's trick, splitting a round trip between different people, is legitimate and quite clever. It's up to the airline to get wise to that one and do something about it if they think they're being tricked out of revenue.[/QUOTE]I have also done this in the past when I could find the right route. But I stopped doing it after I was once changed to a direct flight instead. I was bumped to a later flight that arrived at a similar time at the final destination. That was a lesson learned the hard way.

I find the USA airports to be very haphazard in the way people take their flights. There always seem to be people waiting on standby, or from some other flights that were cancelled or delayed or something. I don't see that in any other places.

[url]http://kut.org/post/seen-these-signs-downtown-austin-we-met-guy-behind-them[/url]

[url]http://i.imgur.com/7QLE8kJ.gif[/url]

[QUOTE=Xyzzy;391337][url]http://i.imgur.com/7QLE8kJ.gif[/url][/QUOTE]
A great miracle happened there.

[url]http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/sign-language-that-african-americans-use-is-different-from-that-of-whites/2012/09/17/2e897628-bbe2-11e1-8867-ecf6cb7935ef_story.html?hpid=z5[/url]

[url]http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-603[/url]

[URL="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30549150"]State of the Onion
[/URL]

[url]http://stream1.gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs/872517_o.gif[/url]

[url]http://www.albanyherald.com/photos/galleries/2015/jan/07/paul-revere-sam-adams-time-capsule/[/url]

What makes me go Hmmmm is that they didn't use biohazard suits - for the stage of repackaging into transparent containers.
For all we know, there could be plague bacteria there in the casket (not intentionally of course, but just because it was around at that time).

[QUOTE=Batalov;391875]What makes me go Hmmmm is that they didn't use biohazard suits - for the stage of repackaging into transparent containers.
For all we know, there could be plague bacteria there in the casket (not intentionally of course, but just because it was around at that time).[/QUOTE]

One might hope that any rats or fleas which got in would have long since shuffled off this mortal coil.

[QUOTE=kladner;391894]One might hope that any rats or fleas which got in would have long since shuffled off this mortal coil.[/QUOTE]

So? There are plenty of other ways of getting bacteria into the body.

[QUOTE=Xyzzy;391783][url]http://stream1.gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs/872517_o.gif[/url][/QUOTE]
That cat is dead now, he revealed to a filming camera that cats have the ability to teleport and had to be killed before he also revealed the rules of cat language. Later, the incidence of new lolcats images temporarily increased by 100%. It is thought that they are a hypnotic and have been known to severely reduce the IQ of viewers. Dogs and small children have a similar ability. It is unknown whether small children are knowingly involved in this. Perhaps they are hypnotized as well.

[QUOTE=xilman;391942]So? There are plenty of other ways of getting bacteria into the body.[/QUOTE]

I had the idea that Plague was not directly transmissible, human to human.
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubonic_plague[/url]

[QUOTE][B]Bubonic plague[/B] is a [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoonotic_disease"]zoonotic disease[/URL], circulating mainly in [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flea"]fleas[/URL] on small [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodent"]rodents[/URL], and is one of three types of bacterial infections caused by [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yersinia_pestis"]Yersinia pestis[/URL][/I] (formerly known as [I]Pasteurella pestis[/I]), that belongs to the family [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterobacteriaceae"]Enterobacteriaceae[/URL]. Without treatment, the bubonic plague kills about two thirds of infected humans within four days.
The term [I]bubonic plague[/I] is derived from the Greek word [URL="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%B2%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%B2%CF%8E%CE%BD"]βουβών[/URL], meaning "groin". Swollen [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymph_node"]lymph nodes[/URL] (buboes) especially occur in the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axilla"]armpit[/URL] and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groin"]groin[/URL] in persons suffering from bubonic plague. [I]Bubonic plague[/I] was often used synonymously for plague, but it refers specifically to an infection that enters through the skin and travels through the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymphatics"]lymphatics[/URL], as is often seen in flea-borne infections.
Bubonic plague—along with the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septicemic_plague"]septicemic plague[/URL] and the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumonic_plague"]pneumonic plague[/URL], which are the two other manifestations of [I]Y. pestis[/I]—is commonly believed to be the cause of the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death"]Black Death[/URL] that [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death_migration"]swept through Europe[/URL] in the 14th century and killed an estimated 25 million people, or 30–60% of the European population.[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubonic_plague#cite_note-1"][1][/URL] Around the Mediterranean Region, summers seemed to be the season when the disease took place. In northern Europe, the disease had its most frequent outbreaks in the autumn.[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubonic_plague#cite_note-2"][2][/URL] Because the plague killed so many of the working population, wages rose with the demand for labor. Some historians have seen this as a turning point in European economic development.[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubonic_plague#cite_note-3"][3][/URL][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubonic_plague#cite_note-4"][4][/URL]
[/QUOTE]

A fact about a long highway.

Regards,
Matt

[QUOTE=MattcAnderson;392029]A fact about a long highway.

Regards,
Matt[/QUOTE]

The Ultimate Ring Road! Eat your hearts out, Houston and LA. :smile:

[QUOTE=kladner;392032]The Ultimate Ring Road! Eat your hearts out, Houston and LA. :smile:[/QUOTE]
Los Angeles does not have "ring road".:razz:

[QUOTE=Uncwilly;392035]Los Angeles does not have "ring road".:razz:[/QUOTE]

Guess not. Needs land on all sides for those.

[QUOTE=kladner;392150]Guess not. Needs land on all sides for those.[/QUOTE]Or at least one bridge or tunnel. London is an example of a sea port with a ring road --- the M25.

(Except that the portion which goes over and under the Thames estuary isn't technically part of the M25, to allow the crossing to be use by traffic which is prohibited on motorways.)

[QUOTE=xilman;392153](Except that the portion which goes over and under the Thames estuary isn't technically part of the M25, to allow the crossing to be use by traffic which is prohibited on motorways.)[/QUOTE]Examples of traffic prohibited on motorways?

:ernst::piggie::cat::pancakebunny::newcat::snake1::spot::flyingpig::deadhorse::batalov::shark::wblipp::laurv::grenade::nuke::alien:

[size=1]Why there no bike smilie? I am disappoint.[/size]

[QUOTE=retina;392154]Examples of traffic prohibited on motorways?

:ernst::piggie::cat::pancakebunny::newcat::snake1::spot::flyingpig::deadhorse::batalov::shark::wblipp::laurv::grenade::nuke::alien:

[size=1]Why there no bike smilie? I am disappoint.[/size][/QUOTE]Cyclists, pedestrians, motorcycles with engines < 50cc, learner drivers without full driving licenses and horse riders are the ones which come to mind immediately. There are doubtless others.

[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logo_%28programming_language%29"]This[/URL] + [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtle_graphics"]this[/URL] + [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheez_Whiz"]this[/URL] = [URL="http://news.discovery.com/tech/robotics/beachbot-draws-lines-dogs-turtles-in-the-sand-150113.htm"]this[/URL]?

:busted:

[URL="http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/01/14/nearly-40-year-old-alligator-found-living-at-van-nuys-home/"]8-Foot Alligator Found Living At Van Nuys Home[/URL]
[QUOTE]Animal services officials asked that residents who have lost small pets at any time over the past 40 years to contact Commander Mark Salazar[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=NBtarheel_33;389161]In recent years, the answer I have gotten is that everyone is so busy/moving so fast/etc. that these kinds of errors simply don't get noticed.[/QUOTE]

[URL="http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/30835848"]'In dog we trust' motto on Florida police rug[/URL] (bbc.co.uk)
[QUOTE]Police in America have removed a rug from their office that read "In dog we trust".

The official motto of the United States is "In God we trust" - so someone got their spelling mixed up!

It's also the motto for the state of Florida, where the rug lay at the entrance to a sheriff's office for two months before the mistake was noticed.[/QUOTE]
Hat tip to Chris Foxx's retweet @thisisFoxx on Twitter.

[QUOTE=only_human;392585][URL="http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/30835848"]'In dog we trust' motto on Florida police rug[/URL] (bbc.co.uk)

Hat tip to Chris Foxx's retweet @thisisFoxx on Twitter.[/QUOTE]

IN DOG WE TRUST is the motto of untied dyslexics.

[url]http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2015/01/15/377589757/boy-says-he-didn-t-go-to-heaven-publisher-says-it-will-pull-book[/url]

[QUOTE=davar55;392599]IN DOG WE TRUST is the motto of untied dyslexics.[/QUOTE]ITYM "untied lysdexics", HTH.

[QUOTE=Xyzzy;392610][URL]http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2015/01/15/377589757/boy-says-he-didn-t-go-to-heaven-publisher-says-it-will-pull-book[/URL][/QUOTE]

Wake me when they decide to pull the Bible itself.

:popcorn:

[QUOTE=xilman;392612]ITYM "untied lysdexics", HTH.[/QUOTE]

It was my joke.

:smile:

How can a man worth "only" a couple of billion dollars when he started his experiments (almost) pull off what nation states (with trillions availble) didn't even think about, let alone attempt?

[url]https://vine.co/v/OjqeYWWpVWK[/url]

I would argue this is a classic example of how the free market can outperform most governments' endeavours.

[YOUTUBE]CE8UhcyJS0I[/YOUTUBE]

[QUOTE=chalsall;392617]How can a man worth "only" a couple of billion dollars when he started his experiments (almost) pull off what nation states (with trillions availble) didn't even think about, let alone attempt?

[url]https://vine.co/v/OjqeYWWpVWK[/url]

I would argue this is a classic example of how the free market can outperform most governments' endeavours.[/QUOTE]
In Capitalism* (which as we all too well now know equals Freedom**), the free market can outperform most governments' endeavours.

But in [STRIKE]Soviet[/STRIKE] Feudalistic Russia, [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lada_Kalina"]whatever[/URL] <<insert your favorite>> outperforms <<insert your favorite>> [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo-Mobile"]whatever[/URL].
Obviously, not all [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Prokhorov"]billioners[/URL] are created equal (e.g. to Musk).

______________
*not to be confused with ordinary capitalism (capitalization strictly required when using this word); Capitalism never existed yet.

**I am confused, actually, why we need another word for the same thing.

[QUOTE=Xyzzy;392610][URL]http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2015/01/15/377589757/boy-says-he-didn-t-go-to-heaven-publisher-says-it-will-pull-book[/URL][/QUOTE]

It is an unfortunate (maybe) coincidence that the boy's name is "Malarkey."

[QUOTE=Batalov;392628]In Capitalism* (which as we all too well now know equals Freedom**)...[/QUOTE]

I see, and agree with, your cynicism on this use of language....

Capitalism doesn't "equal" freedom, it is a necessary component of freedom,
and also the necessary economic system that would be chosen by a free
and rational people, as the means of protecting and utilizing their freedom.
But this conversation doesn't belong in this thread, does it?

[QUOTE=davar55;392642]Capitalism doesn't "equal" freedom, it is a necessary component of freedom[/QUOTE]

I disagree.

Freedom existed long before "money"; and it will exist long after.

[QUOTE=Batalov;392628]In Capitalism* (which as we all too well now know equals Freedom**), the free market can outperform most governments' endeavours.
But in [STRIKE]Soviet[/STRIKE] Feudalistic Russia, [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lada_Kalina"]whatever[/URL] <<insert your favorite>> outperforms <<insert your favorite>> [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo-Mobile"]whatever[/URL].
Obviously, not all [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Prokhorov"]billioners[/URL] are created equal (e.g. to Musk).
______________
*not to be confused with ordinary capitalism (capitalization strictly required when using this word); Capitalism never existed yet.
**I am confused, actually, why we need another word for the same thing.[/QUOTE]

Capitalism (spelled with a lower case "c" but replaced by an upper case "C" so far
in this sentence because the first word in a sentence is Capitalized) is the word used
as applied in the world to mean a general degree of freedom of production and trade.

Capitalism (with a "C") is Capitalism as it should be practiced in a nation or the world,
with governments serving their proper and only function, that of protecting the rights
of individuals, consequently protecting political freedom and economic freedom.

Russia has never known capitalism, let alone Capitalism. It awoke in Great Britain
and reached its greatest success in the United States. The world needs it.

[QUOTE=chalsall;392646]I disagree.
Freedom existed long before "money"; and it will exist long after.[/QUOTE]

Nope. Only money can set us free.

[QUOTE=davar55;392650]Nope. Only money can set us free.[/QUOTE]

Free from What?

[QUOTE=kladner;392655]Free from What?[/QUOTE]
Poverty

[QUOTE=only_human;392657]Poverty[/QUOTE]

To which sort of impoverishment do we refer?

[QUOTE=kladner;392661]To which sort of impoverishment do we refer?[/QUOTE]
The impoverishment of this thread's context by extending this diversion longer instead of offering new things over which to go "Hmmmm."

My message did offer the hidden [B]ё-мобиль[/B] story. It is likely little known outside Russia, but it will make you go Hmmmm... if you read it in one go.

(Additionally, half of the Russian "mat" insults start with "[B]ё[/B]..."; the English equivalent being "f..." [SPOILER]with the other half unsurprisingly related to genitalia and excrements[/SPOILER]. And that's another bit that will make you go Hmmmm...)

[QUOTE=Batalov;392666]My message did offer the hidden [B]ё-мобиль[/B] story. It is likely little known outside Russia, but it will make you go Hmmmm... if you read it in one go.

(Additionally, half of the Russian "mat" insults start with "[B]ё[/B]..."; the English equivalent being "f..." [SPOILER]with the other half unsurprisingly related to genitalia and excrements[/SPOILER]. And that's another bit that will make you go Hmmmm...)[/QUOTE]
Sounds like car name that may end burdened with negative associations and a business record so far that is in a rough patch.

[QUOTE=only_human;392662]The impoverishment of this thread's context by extending this diversion longer instead of offering new things over which to go "Hmmmm."[/QUOTE]
:goodposting:

[URL="http://phys.org/news/2015-01-salmon-semen-rare-earth-elements.html"]Researchers find salmon semen can be used to extract rare earth elements from waste.[/URL]
The phosphorus in DNA can "attract" rare earth elements.

[QUOTE=Xyzzy;392624]busyb[/QUOTE]
:tu:

Cartoon: Charlie Hebdo - Love is stronger than hate
 

.

[QUOTE=kladner;392679].[/QUOTE]
Well, sure! As famous Romanian rappers say, "hate is the most sincere sentiment"...:smile:

[url]http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/01/15/shipyourenemiesglitter-com-founder-please-stop-buying-this-horrible-glitter-product/[/url]

[QUOTE=Xyzzy;392733][URL]http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/01/15/shipyourenemiesglitter-com-founder-please-stop-buying-this-horrible-glitter-product/[/URL][/QUOTE]

The packaging should have a small compressed gas cartridge to blow glitter out when opened. :stirpot:

[QUOTE=kladner;392735]The packaging should have a small compressed gas cartridge to blow glitter out when opened. :stirpot:[/QUOTE]
I have sent a friend (who was away at school) a "birthday party in a box" once. I bought a bunch of confetti made out of tissue paper. Once the box had everything else in it (balloons, hats, noise makers, banner, and gift) I over stuffed the box with as much confetti as possible. On later reflection, I thought that I should have vacuum packed it into a brick. But the desired effect was achieved. When they opened the box during a meal confetti started to work its magic. And since everything else was under the confetti....


Shipping compressed gas can be an issue. However, a vacuum packed sponge is fine. Taping the plastic to the top center of the box should ensure it is punctured.

Darwin calling:
[QUOTE][URL="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/bodybuilder-running-train-killed-cops-article-1.2085935"]Bodybuilder was trying to outrun oncoming train before killed: report[/URL]
Greg Plitt was trying to prove the effectiveness of an energy drink when he harrowingly dashed before the train in Burbank, Calif. Saturday, law enforcement sources told TMZ. Video footage from the oncoming Metrolink train captured the 37-year-old actor, model and bodybuilder in his final moments, police said.[/QUOTE]

[URL="http://tech.slashdot.org/story/15/01/22/1619252/fake-engine-noise-is-the-auto-industrys-dirty-little-secret"]Fake Engine Noise Is the Auto Industry's Dirty Little Secret[/URL]

Would be nice if the auto makers made it an option; wouldn't change what's under the hood. But at least those outside of the car no longer have to deal with unreasonable noise.

I have spoken to several electric car owners (yes, even here in "Bim") who love the fact their cars are almost silent while accelerating at impressive rates....

Freeware, Malware, and PUPs
 

When the product is free the real product is YOU (see also: [URL]http://www.mersenneforum.org/showpost.php?p=392000&postcount=408[/URL])

DISCLOSURE: This is from the Emsisoft Blog.
"[URL="http://blog.emsisoft.com/2015/01/17/has-the-antivirus-industry-gone-mad/"]Has The Antivirus Industry Gone Mad[/URL]?!"

[QUOTE]We have seen a concerning trend that is about to spiral out of control: Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) are further on the rise. What’s even more concerning is how they are spreading. After big vendors as Oracle (Java) and Microsoft (Bing and Skype) started bundling, now antivirus vendors have joined the game. We did research on some of the most popular PUP practices among the freeware antivirus vendors, and the results are quite disturbing.[/QUOTE]

P.S.: Add Adobe to this list, and watch out when Flash wants to update.

The idea is not new, you can google apeldoorn whisper bus, and e-traction.eu, those guys made an electric bus with the motor in the wheel, eliminating all the loses for transmission, etc, using batteries which are charged on board by a gasoline/diesel motor which is very silent and economic because it works always at a low rpm, and it does not take off when you 'step on it'. Something like the actual Prius, but only they made it few years before, and of course the Prius does not have the motor in the wheels (no space, the bus wheels are much bigger). That toy was so silent they call it "whisper" and they were not allowed to use it in the city because it was 'too silent' (and dangerous for the people who rely on hearing, etc, so they installed speakers to play the engine sounds.

[URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwbxqPuzmBE"]Best engine sound on a silent electrical scooters[/URL] (YouTube 1:01)
[QUOTE]To improve road safety Domino's Pizza the Netherlands introduces a human engine sound on their silent electrical scooters.[/QUOTE]
[YOUTUBE]NwbxqPuzmBE[/YOUTUBE]

[QUOTE=only_human;393215][URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwbxqPuzmBE"]Best engine sound on a silent electrical scooters[/URL] (YouTube 1:01)
[/QUOTE]

That has to be one of the most obnoxious forms of advertising I have ever seen. Probably cute the first time you hear it.

[QUOTE=LaurV;393214]That toy was so silent they call it "whisper" and they were not allowed to use it in the city because it was 'too silent' (and dangerous for the people who rely on hearing, etc, so they installed speakers to play the engine sounds.[/QUOTE]

So, then, what about those who walk around with ear-plugs playing music from their mobile device, while staring at their mobile device's screen checking their email / facebook posts / mersenneforum posts totally oblivious to their surroundings.

I would call it "evolution in action".

Others' next of kin may litigate...

[QUOTE=flagrantflowers;393216]That has to be one of the most obnoxious forms of advertising I have ever seen. Probably cute the first time you hear it.[/QUOTE]

Google Translate tells me that the "lekker lekker" sound means yummy yummy.

NPR was kind to this blatant advertising:
[URL="http://www.npr.org/2012/04/24/151305396/dutch-dominos-adds-car-noises-to-scooter-delivery"]Dutch Domino's Adds Car Noises To Scooter Delivery[/URL] - APRIL 24, 2012
[QUOTE]CAROLIEN TEN CATE: People that are on the road hearing the scooter right now are smiling, laughing about it, and they think it's very funny and think it's very wise.

BLOCK: That's Domino's Marketing Manager for the Netherlands Carolien ten Cate. She says people in her country like a good laugh, and apparently, they like pizza too. Who knew?

CATE: We're still trying to find out if it's legal in the Netherlands, because we couldn't find anything about that.

SIEGEL: Until that legal judgment is handed down, we'll stick our necks out here and predict that along with prostitution and marijuana, Dutch law will smile favorably on the warning sounds on pizza delivery scooters.[/QUOTE]

[url]https://www.google.com/patents/US8246454[/url]

Cleese on stupidity
 

[YOUTUBE]wvVPdyYeaQU[/YOUTUBE]

An odd day, here. Comedians John Cleese and Penn & Teller all talking about science versus stupidity. Dogs and cats. Mass hysteria.
[QUOTE]Ghostbusters - Wikiquote
en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ghostbusters
Dogs and cats, living together! Mass hysteria! Mayor: Enough, I get the point! And what if you're wrong? Venkman: If we're wrong, then nothing happens![/QUOTE]

[YOUTUBE]svzPm8lT36o[/YOUTUBE]

[url]http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/01/squeezing-a-playable-chess-program-into-487-bytes/[/url]

Also, from that link: [url]http://archive.org/stream/your-computer-magazine-1983-02/YourComputer_1983_02#page/n103/mode/2up[/url]

[YOUTUBE]Yexc19j3TjE[/YOUTUBE]

[url=http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/03/new-york-attorney-general-targets-supplements-at-major-retailers/]New York Attorney General Targets Supplements at Major Retailers[/url] - NYTimes.com

80% 'content-free' rate - hey, there's no snake in my snake oil!

(I've long thought the whole supplements industry to be little more than a giant scam. Even when e.g. the essential-vitamins are as advertised, there's little evidence that taking most of them in "add-on" form has any health benefit. Classic western-world "I want a fix for my profoundly out-of-whack lifestyle in a pill" mind-virus. There is simply no substitute for a basically good diet low in processed 'foods', plenty of exercise and sleep, and avoidance of chronic stress, but "whole-life balance s hard!")

Not a "silly" picture
 

Perhaps it could have gone in Nightmare Mideast Theater, but what the heck.....

Here today's raining... Some amarcord
 

Mid June 1998... One was testing 1,5 M range exps or so...
Had to wait more than 1 month with my P133 (11W TDP) released 2 or 3 years before and still good (Tick........................ Tock, other than Tick/Tock!), for each single test...
It would take 5 mins today with one i7 4770k (85W TDP)... 5 instead of 50656... More than 10k times for just 8 time of enery...
Hmmmmm...

[QUOTE=Batalov;391875]For all we know, there could be plague bacteria there in the casket (not intentionally of course, but just because it was around at that time).[/QUOTE][url]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/06/bacteria-subway-new-york-map_n_6629490.html[/url]

[url]http://i.imgur.com/uOqkOpC.gif[/url]

[QUOTE=Xyzzy;394834][URL]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/06/bacteria-subway-new-york-map_n_6629490.html[/URL][/QUOTE]

That is a bit scary, in spite of the explanations.

[url=http://mashable.com/2015/02/09/boston-dynamics-spot-robot/]Google’s dog robot looks too real for comfort when getting kicked[/url] | Mashable

One wag, channeling the story which inspired the movie [i]Blade Runner[/i], wonders "Do robot dogs dream of sniffing electric butt?"

Amusing film review of the 2014 film "Lucy".

[URL]http://www.tetherdcow.com/the-girl-with-kaleidoscope-eyes/[/URL]

[QUOTE][...]you can probably tell by the lack of any superlative attached to the mention of Mr Besson’s film, above, that I’m having trouble finding nice things to say about [I]Lucy[/I]. In fact, I was just going to add that this review will contain spoilers when I thought that there is nothing I could do in my wildest efforts to spoil this disaster of a movie any more than it thoroughly spoils itself.[...]
[/QUOTE]By the way, the whole blog "Tetherd Cow" is well worth browsing. The author is an expert debunker of rubbish in general, especially of fraudulent, pseudo-scientific practices and merchandise.

[QUOTE=Brian-E;395310]Amusing film review of the 2014 film "Lucy".[/QUOTE]I saw this movie on a flight from Vienna to Bangkok and actually found it to be okay. Once I allowed myself to buy in to the silly premise, and thus suspended my disbelief, it was mostly consistent and sensible. Unlike some other horrendous movies like "Loopers" (even though it did have Bruce Willis) that just plain screw it all up and trample on their own feet.

[QUOTE=ewmayer;395262][URL="http://mashable.com/2015/02/09/boston-dynamics-spot-robot/"]Google’s dog robot looks too real for comfort when getting kicked[/URL] | Mashable

One wag, channeling the story which inspired the movie [I]Blade Runner[/I], wonders "Do robot dogs dream of sniffing electric butt?"[/QUOTE]

The sound it makes walking reminds me of dogs who don't get out much to run around. Their long nails make an analogous click-clack sound on hard floors.

[QUOTE=Brian-E;395310]...By the way, the whole blog "Tetherd Cow" is well worth browsing. The author is an expert debunker of rubbish in general, especially of fraudulent, pseudo-scientific practices and merchandise.[/QUOTE]
I especially like the statement on the homepage in reference to a misspelling on a sign:
[quote]I hope St Peter is not a stickler for spelling, or there are going to be a lot of unhappy campers come Judgement Day.[/quote]

[QUOTE=xilman;392153]Or at least one bridge or tunnel. London is an example of a sea port with a ring road --- the M25.[/QUOTE]

A wee bit closer to home for yours truly, Baltimore is another (Interstate 695). It too sports a bridge - over the Patapsco (the pronunciation of which is probably slaughtered just as often as that of the Thames) River, just above where the river empties into the Chesapeake Bay. "Ring road" is not commonly used (and definitely never officially used) terminology in the USA, however. In the cases of Baltimore and Washington, their circumferential highways (I-695 and I-495, respectively) are known as "beltways", hence the (usually pejorative) "inside the Beltway" referring to the DC political machine.

[QUOTE=Brian-E;367296]Only our forum administrator is permitted to use the royal "we".:huh:[/QUOTE]

Might I ask what use he has for the King's piss? :wink:

[QUOTE=chalsall;372302]I know this was meant to be funny, but what Mr. Hedberg is missing is the receipt is not only for the customer's protection, but the retailer's.

At the end of the day there is (or, at least, should be) a reconciliation between the number of donuts made that day and no longer on the premises, and those logged in the cash registers as sold and the amount of cash in same.

I have actually witnessed (decades ago) cash register operators who were good at math who would, at the end of the day, walk away with several hundred dollars of the company's profit in their pocket.

There is a reason some retail outlets have signs that say "If you don't get a receipt, report it, and it's your's free".[/QUOTE]

Not to mention the receipt serves as an alibi should you happen to find yourself in the wrong place at the wrong time in the moments following your visit to the donut shop. I have heard of situations where people have been able to avoid becoming suspects in very serious crimes simply because they happened to have a gas receipt putting them hundreds of miles away from the crime scene.

[QUOTE=chalsall;372302]
There is a reason some retail outlets have signs that say "If you don't get a receipt, report it, and it's your's free".[/QUOTE]
Besides being unaware that possessive pronouns don't have apostrophes?

[url]http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/02/lenovo-pcs-ship-with-man-in-the-middle-adware-that-breaks-https-connections/[/url]

[QUOTE=Xyzzy;395840][URL]http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/02/lenovo-pcs-ship-with-man-in-the-middle-adware-that-breaks-https-connections/[/URL][/QUOTE]

Another reason to build your own computer, though that is no help for laptop users.

[QUOTE=NBtarheel_33;395818]A wee bit closer to home for yours truly, Baltimore is another (Interstate 695). It too sports a bridge - over the Patapsco (the pronunciation of which is probably slaughtered just as often as that of the Thames) River, just above where the river empties into the Chesapeake Bay. "Ring road" is not commonly used (and definitely never officially used) terminology in the USA, however. In the cases of Baltimore and Washington, their circumferential highways (I-695 and I-495, respectively) are known as "beltways", hence the (usually pejorative) "inside the Beltway" referring to the DC political machine.[/QUOTE]

Ha! Now I know what a beltway is. I've heard that term but never knew what it meant. I've only ever heard of circumferential highways referred to as ring roads before.

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[url=www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/26/condom-makers-shares-surge-after-south-korea-legalises-adultery]Condom maker's shares surge after South Korea legalises adultery[/url]

A classic jurisprudential "when the rubber meets the road" moment in South Korea.

[QUOTE=Xyzzy;396486][URL]http://i.imgur.com/iSjaAOA.gif[/URL][/QUOTE]

How did that dog's neck get stretched?

[QUOTE=ewmayer;396500]A classic jurisprudential "when the rubber meets the road" moment in South Korea.[/QUOTE]
Hehe, did anyone bought shares? :razz:

Not what it sounds like. It is actually very good
 

"1:60 model of an Air India Boeing 777-300ER made entirely from manila file folders"

[url]https://www.flickr.com/photos/lucaiaconistewart/sets/72157632208677161/[/url]

[size=1][color=grey]It would have been perfect if only they had spelled manilla correctly.[/color][/size]

Edit: [url]http://www.seattlepi.com/business/boeing/article/Man-building-Boeing-777-out-of-manila-folders-5169705.php[/url]

Let's deny that we have such things. Yucky, icky, eww.
 

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[QUOTE=retina;396533][url]http://news.yahoo.com/hasbro-replace-penis-shaped-play-doh-toy-184824989.html[/url][/QUOTE]

Maybe they could rebrand it as a condom or sex toy and and sell it in now-liberated South Korea...

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"We meant to do that." I have noticed on MSNBC that after a commercial break as it is going to shift back to show's Intro animation, there will be a sub-second flash of some other commercial. It happens too often to really dismiss it as sloppiness.

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