GJim

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721.
by GJim 2y ago
> all the deputies are holding shotguns watching everyone load back up in their cars to leave Tell me you're American without telling me you're American.
722.
by GJim 2y ago
Why?
723.
by GJim 2y ago
Probably due to the American fixation on race and cultural identities. The modern reality is that the arrival of dozens of semi-homeless people with no visible means of employment, sanitation and waste disposal is generally unwelcome (and c
724.
by GJim 2y ago
The point you missed..... is that like chariot racing once was, the TT is a stupidly dangerous thing to do, yet it's a race many will willingly risk their lives to compete in for the challenge. ergo, I'd much rather be a chariote
725.
by GJim 2y ago
Yet many of us bikers long to compete in the Isle of Man TT. Here is an example of what a lap of the circuit looks like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31RZ5wU-Fg0 Riding in the TT is like climbing Everest. It's the ul
726.
by GJim 2y ago
> I got a mug of water and a tea bag. This drives me spare when visiting the US! Pour the boiling water (> 90 C) onto the bloody tea! Preferably loose tea in a teapot, but a bag in a mug will do. Why in gods name I'm brought a mu
727.
by GJim 2y ago
> I even had a native Dutch person tell me "I heard in the US it is legal to do post birth abortions" Americans really do not understand sarcasm; no matter how much you may claim to do so!
728.
by GJim 2y ago
One needs more than a single cheap induction hob to cook a family meal!
729.
by GJim 2y ago
One ebay sourced Chinese transformer that blew its back off (!) letting our the magic smoke and tripping the RCB was enough for me. These days I'm older and wiser.
730.
by GJim 2y ago
If Sir is buying his lithium batteries and/or power transformers from the likes of eBay, Alibaba and Amazon, then Sir may wish to check his fire insurance is up to date.
731.
by GJim 2y ago
In the late 19th and early 20th century it was commonplace for educational skeletons to be made from real bodies, frequently sold by poor Indian families. This only stopped when plastic became a practical option. And before somebody cries f
732.
by GJim 2y ago
"R2-D2 you know better than to trust a strange QR code". Scanning QR codes outside a trusted environment (e.g. a workplace stock keeping system) is asking for trouble. Security advice now routinely recommends not deploying QR code
733.
by GJim 2y ago
They don't. Back in the day, it wasn't uncommon for pirate radio stations to drum up listeners by using TA to advertise short snippets.
734.
by GJim 2y ago
> regulation is zero, which is what we have now. Has sir heard of the GDPR?
735.
by GJim 2y ago
Call me when you can't afford your chemotherapy.
736.
by GJim 2y ago
YN Cancel my last signal/message Or in the case of medical flags... MPR Patient has died might do the job.
737.
by GJim 2y ago
> in the ICU for days and I paid a grand total of $2k My wife paid a grand total of £0 The very _idea_ we would need to pay money for such medical treatment is bizarre.
738.
by GJim 2y ago
In the words of Barry Humphries (RIP): "If you have to explain satire to someone, you might as well give up".
739.
by GJim 2y ago
Arthur C Clarke once suggested some supernova may be industrial accidents. It's a strangely romantic idea and one that is Clarke through and through!
740.
by GJim 2y ago
I have a copy of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Code of Signals on my bookshelf. 3 letter medical flag codes include: MKH Foreskin will not go back to normal position MKI Patient has swelling of the testicles MLF Patient has
741.
by GJim 2y ago
> it does not leave a good taste in your mouth (esp software patents) The very _concept_ of software patents should leave a bad taste in anybody's mouth.
742.
by GJim 2y ago
> For any process where an computer is allowed to judge people.... GDPR to the rescue! https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-re... You must identify whether any of your processing falls under Art
743.
by GJim 2y ago
The action-man sized tent in the viewers trousers might give the game away.
744.
by GJim 2y ago
What are these 'ads' of which you speak?
745.
by GJim 2y ago
> You're talking about the generation that grew up with Monty Python and The Goodies Yet would be entirely baffled at the concept of a British panto. > ball-shaped droid with a Cockney accent That my friend, was the voice of the
746.
by GJim 2y ago
According to Wikipedia, problems with broadcasting rights meant it wasn't really repeated after the original 1980's broadcasts. As an aside, it's hardly surprising our American cousins haven't heard of Terrahawks. I doub
747.
by GJim 2y ago
> please do not store film in your garden shed. Under no circumstances should you store nitrate film (or film you even think might be nitrate) in your home. It is more flammable than petrol. There is a damn good reason people store ol
748.
by GJim 2y ago
So do some urban areas.
749.
by GJim 2y ago
> FM radio will still exist afaik. Nobody in my country used AM for a decade now. Some fool has downvoted you for making a factual statement. It is indeed the case that long and medium wave (AM radio) broadcasts have ceased in Ireland an
750.
by GJim 2y ago
> you can already stream the digital feeds from most FM stations That will use up your data. By contrast FM radio is free, and we have some bloody good BBC radio stations in blighty.

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