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Darwins Theories in Action?

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  • L Lost User

    There wasn't a notice about a railway line so she didn't see the rails until she walked on them. The state of some rail crossings in the UK is shocking.

    The tigress is here :-D

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    hlmechanic
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    Don't they have headlights on cars over there? Does She always drive onto things without even looking? Seems like operater errer to me. :^)

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    • L lost in transition

      I think Sigmund Freud would be proud of you theory.:)


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      DavidCrow wrote:

      It would not affect me or my family one iota. My wife and I are in charge of when the tv is on, and what it displays. I do not need any external input for that.

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      Lost User
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      No, he would have asked if it was your father's or you mother's theory :-D

      The tigress is here :-D

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        Don't they have headlights on cars over there? Does She always drive onto things without even looking? Seems like operater errer to me. :^)

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        Lost User
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        The rails are often embedded in the road surface.

        The tigress is here :-D

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        • S stevepqr

          http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/6646331.stm[^]

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          Roger Wright
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          You can't trust anything but your own senses and judgement, even Google. Last time I grabbed a map online it directed me to take a road out of town that hasn't existed since the last wagon train left Bullhead City. That course would have taken me directly across the runway of our international airport!:laugh:

          "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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            Steve_pqr wrote:

            What gets me is that she opened the gate, drove onto the railway line and then got out to close the gate behind BEFORE opening the gate in front!

            That's how a woman works. Now, a man would have opened both gates, driven through and not bothered to close either gate. If there were two women, one would have gotten out, opened both gates, the other driven through, then the first would have closed both gates. If there was a woman and a man, there would be an argument regardless of who was driving. If it was two men, the non-driver would have challenged the driver to simply crash through the gates. The macho image thing, you know. Marc

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            Sebastian Schneider
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            Brilliant. Hope you don't mind, but I quoted your final observation into my sig ;)

            Cheers, Sebastian -- "If it was two men, the non-driver would have challenged the driver to simply crash through the gates. The macho image thing, you know." - Marc Clifton

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            • M Marc Clifton

              Steve_pqr wrote:

              What gets me is that she opened the gate, drove onto the railway line and then got out to close the gate behind BEFORE opening the gate in front!

              That's how a woman works. Now, a man would have opened both gates, driven through and not bothered to close either gate. If there were two women, one would have gotten out, opened both gates, the other driven through, then the first would have closed both gates. If there was a woman and a man, there would be an argument regardless of who was driving. If it was two men, the non-driver would have challenged the driver to simply crash through the gates. The macho image thing, you know. Marc

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              People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
              There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
              People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh Smith

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              Douglas Troy
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              Excellent! :laugh:


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              • B brianwelsch

                "If maybe I had been more aware of the situation, I wouldn't have had the accident. " Maybe? :doh: Well, let's hope the little lady learned something that evening.

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                Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand.
                Ignorance and prejudice and fear walk hand in hand.
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                Dan Neely
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                the implication here really scares me. What she actually said was that even if she was aware it was an RR crossing she still might've been dumb enough to park her car on the tracks. Oh well, at least it seems the UK educational system is traveling in the same handbasket as the US.

                -- You have to explain to them [VB coders] what you mean by "typed". their first response is likely to be something like, "Of course my code is typed. Do you think i magically project it onto the screen with the power of my mind?" --- John Simmons / outlaw programmer

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                • S Sebastian Schneider

                  Brilliant. Hope you don't mind, but I quoted your final observation into my sig ;)

                  Cheers, Sebastian -- "If it was two men, the non-driver would have challenged the driver to simply crash through the gates. The macho image thing, you know." - Marc Clifton

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                  Marc Clifton
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                  Sebastian Schneider wrote:

                  Hope you don't mind, but I quoted your final observation into my sig

                  Hehe. That makes two CPians! Wow. :) If it was two men Complete with my bad grammar. :-D Marc

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                  People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
                  There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
                  People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh Smith

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                  • L Lost User

                    No, he would have asked if it was your father's or you mother's theory :-D

                    The tigress is here :-D

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                    Jim Crafton
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                    And then followed it up by asking how it made you feel.

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                    • R Roger Wright

                      You can't trust anything but your own senses and judgement, even Google. Last time I grabbed a map online it directed me to take a road out of town that hasn't existed since the last wagon train left Bullhead City. That course would have taken me directly across the runway of our international airport!:laugh:

                      "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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                      Antony M Kancidrowski
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                      lol, at least you'd have an excuse when a boeing hit your car! ;P

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                      I'm fruity and sweet.
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                      • M Marc Clifton

                        I imagine that at some point, some lawmaker will get a law passed that a sat nav will need to blank its screen while the car is running. Marc

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                        People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
                        There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
                        People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh Smith

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                        Shog9 0
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                        Where's the joke...? :suss:

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                        • M Marc Clifton

                          I imagine that at some point, some lawmaker will get a law passed that a sat nav will need to blank its screen while the car is running. Marc

                          Thyme In The Country
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                          People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
                          There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
                          People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh Smith

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                          Christopher Duncan
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                          When I test drove the new C6 Corvettes (I decided to stay with my C5), they had all the touch screen stuff. When it first comes up, there's a long delay with the standard "please don't sue me" screen stating that you shouldn't operate it while the car is running. Among other things, it controls your heating and air conditioning. :doh: I have no desire to go with this computer screen stuff. I have a heads up display on my windshield so I don't have to take my eyes off the road. Why would I want controls that I couldn't operate by touch? Marketing... :~

                          Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalStrategyConsulting.com

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                          • R Roger Wright

                            You can't trust anything but your own senses and judgement, even Google. Last time I grabbed a map online it directed me to take a road out of town that hasn't existed since the last wagon train left Bullhead City. That course would have taken me directly across the runway of our international airport!:laugh:

                            "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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                            Ed Gadziemski
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                            Roger Wright wrote:

                            take a road out of town that hasn't existed since the last wagon train left Bullhead City

                            That's been 2 or 3 years now, hasn't it? :)

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                              When I test drove the new C6 Corvettes (I decided to stay with my C5), they had all the touch screen stuff. When it first comes up, there's a long delay with the standard "please don't sue me" screen stating that you shouldn't operate it while the car is running. Among other things, it controls your heating and air conditioning. :doh: I have no desire to go with this computer screen stuff. I have a heads up display on my windshield so I don't have to take my eyes off the road. Why would I want controls that I couldn't operate by touch? Marketing... :~

                              Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalStrategyConsulting.com

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                              brianwelsch
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                              Do those have a voice option, too?

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                              Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand.
                              Ignorance and prejudice and fear walk hand in hand.
                              -- Neil Peart

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                              • B brianwelsch

                                Do those have a voice option, too?

                                BW


                                Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand.
                                Ignorance and prejudice and fear walk hand in hand.
                                -- Neil Peart

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                                Christopher Duncan
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                                I hear enough voices in my head as it is... :-D

                                Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalStrategyConsulting.com

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                                • E Ed Gadziemski

                                  Roger Wright wrote:

                                  take a road out of town that hasn't existed since the last wagon train left Bullhead City

                                  That's been 2 or 3 years now, hasn't it? :)

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                                  Roger Wright
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                                  Nah, we've been in a drought for 5 years at least and all the horses died off years ago. Fortunately they were delicious...

                                  "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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