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- Sun Nov 03, 2013 12:54 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: F1 and the environment
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6889
Re: F1 and the environment
I guess a lot of it comes down to your stance on the environment. Personally I'm quite mercenary about the environment. I'll do a nit to lower carbon emissions if it doesn't impact me too greatly. But I also think the case for man made global warming has been so hugely overplayed for so long that i...
- Fri Nov 01, 2013 12:36 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: F1 and the environment
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6889
Re: F1 and the environment
I guess a lot of it comes down to your stance on the environment. Personally I'm quite mercenary about the environment. I'll do a nit to lower carbon emissions if it doesn't impact me too greatly. But I also think the case for man made global warming has been so hugely overplayed for so long that it...
- Thu Oct 31, 2013 12:24 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Israel / Palestine debate
- Replies: 145
- Views: 40709
Re: Israel / Palestine debate
I guess the questions at the heart of all this are as follows Did the Nazis systematically round up and imprison a large number of people? Were a large percentage of those people imprisoned just because of their Jewish birth? Did a lot those people die as a result of their incarceration? The cause o...
- Thu Oct 31, 2013 4:59 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Israel / Palestine debate
- Replies: 145
- Views: 40709
Re: Israel / Palestine debate
Neatly dodging the point again there seandean41. So let me reiterate it with nothing else around it to distract you. The lowest credible estimate that I've seen is more than a million Jews died at the hand of the Nazi's. We can debate the other stuff in another thread because we aren't here to argue...
- Wed Oct 30, 2013 2:16 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Israel / Palestine debate
- Replies: 145
- Views: 40709
Re: Israel / Palestine debate
Camp---------Original estimate---------Current estimate Auschwitz-------4million----------------1.1million Sobibor---------1.6million---------------250,000 Majdanek---------1million-------------4-500,000 Chelmno----------340,000--------------152,000 Treblinka----------2million---------------700,000...
- Sun Oct 13, 2013 1:08 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Israel / Palestine debate
- Replies: 145
- Views: 40709
Re: Israel / Palestine debate
Good to see the debate continuing on this forum. The oppression of the Palestinian people must be kept at the forefront of peoples minds. Do you consider it more important an issue than other oppressed peoples. If not then we really ought to add the numerous oppressed populations of the world to th...
- Sat Oct 12, 2013 9:35 am
- Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
- Topic: María de Villota found dead
- Replies: 169
- Views: 34789
Re: María de Villota found dead
How about we ignore the troll and get back on topic? This article indicates an autopsy has been performed and that the cause was due to cardiac arrest as a result of complications with her head injury: http://www.abc.es/deportes/20131011/abci-maria-villota-muerta-hotel-201310110812.html There's als...
Re: Ugly Cars
BMW may have just produced the current ugliest car...
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ladies and gentlemen. I give you the i3
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ladies and gentlemen. I give you the i3
- Sat Oct 05, 2013 1:18 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Israel / Palestine debate
- Replies: 145
- Views: 40709
Re: Israel / Palestine debate
You know well that i know. Does that mean that the Palestinian people are looked at as second class citizens in the world that dont deserve their own state? 60million plus native Americans where killed by Europeans, yet they did not get a state of their own. OK two problems with that statement. Fir...
- Fri Sep 27, 2013 7:52 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: The Official Gaming Thread
- Replies: 1941
- Views: 884012
Re: The Official Gaming Thread
Waiting for PC Version now looking like EasterCovalent wrote:Loving GTA V!
- Fri Sep 27, 2013 7:50 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: The Joke Thread
- Replies: 1173
- Views: 626107
Re: The Joke Thread
I was at the Olympics in London and I saw this guy with a six meter fibreglass stick over his shoulder walking towards the track and field area. I asked him "Are you a Pole Vaulter?" and he replied "No I'm a German. How did you know my name is Vaulter?"
Re: Dreams
Worst dream ever. The one where I dream I'm lying in bed not sleeping but I cant open my eyes I get that all the time and it's really annoying. Then I wake up and realise it was a dream. Best type of Dreams are the realistic ones where you have some measure of control over things. like flying or wal...
- Thu Sep 12, 2013 7:00 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Private parking tickets
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6135
Re: Private parking tickets
I had similar a while back and took legal advice. I was told that the companies pass on un paid fines to other companies who specalise in debt collection and nag for a few months to years. It hardly ever goes to court, but does quite often appears on your credit score as a default. I did not have t...
- Thu Sep 12, 2013 8:47 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Should the Niqab/Burqa be banned from all public places?
- Replies: 99
- Views: 24043
Re: Should the Niqab/Burqa be banned from all public places?
FrusEldar wrote:If I was to convert to Jedaism would it be ok to carry a light saber with me as well, assuming I could build one?
If you did build one I would covert to Jediism and place an order with you for a lightsaber.
- Thu Sep 12, 2013 8:19 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Should the Niqab/Burqa be banned from all public places?
- Replies: 99
- Views: 24043
Re: Should the Niqab/Burqa be banned from all public places?
I cannot for the life of me see any sane reason to ban them.
It's fine a judge asking a person reveal their face in a court and so on but otherwise It's personal preference.
It's fine a judge asking a person reveal their face in a court and so on but otherwise It's personal preference.
- Thu Sep 12, 2013 8:11 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Private parking tickets
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6135
Private parking tickets
I just recieved 3 £100 parking tickets for parking in a parking space in my of apartment complex. At first I was absolutely fuming :x Once I settled down I did some research on the issue of parking charges issued by private parking firms and found that they are not enforceable without going through ...
- Tue Sep 10, 2013 9:33 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: The Official Gaming Thread
- Replies: 1941
- Views: 884012
Re: The Official Gaming Thread
Not so far. I always have too many games to play and that is still on my 'to do' list.
- Mon Sep 09, 2013 11:59 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: The Official Gaming Thread
- Replies: 1941
- Views: 884012
Re: The Official Gaming Thread
I brought the most recent Humble Bundle. If you dont know what that is get yourself over to https://www.humblebundle.com Cheap games and charitable donations all from one website. One of the games on a recent edition of it was Crysis 2. I really liked the first Crysis so I've got stuck in to the sec...
- Fri Aug 23, 2013 2:38 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Same-sex marriage
- Replies: 166
- Views: 44770
Re: Same-sex marriage
And as soon as we discuss topics with polarising subjects like religion, politics and sex/sexuality it often becomes the "Way Off Topic" section.
- Fri Aug 23, 2013 1:47 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Fuel in your road car
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6999
Re: Fuel in your road car
Nearest and cheapest for me. 95 RON or 97 if that's the lowest they've got. None of these super advanced fuels in my car. The thing I tend to do is never fill it to the top (usually only half full or less) to get the advantage of reduced mass. With the number of filling stations in the UK, I don't ...
- Fri Aug 23, 2013 4:20 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Fuel in your road car
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6999
Re: Fuel in your road car
Not with my current diesel beast but when I had my Toyota MR2 I would fill it up with super unleaded to get a few extra horsepower. The Shell super seemed better than the Tesco super and those were the two that were available for me to buy.
- Fri Aug 23, 2013 4:12 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Same-sex marriage
- Replies: 166
- Views: 44770
Re: Same-sex marriage
Am I the only one feeling uncomfortable referring to Bradley (Chelsea) Manning as she/her, when he is still physically male, just because he wants us to? Seeing we've drifted away from gay marriage and in to gay porn. might as well have the trans part of LGBT brought in to the debate. If someone wa...
- Sun Aug 18, 2013 9:24 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: The Official Gaming Thread
- Replies: 1941
- Views: 884012
Re: The Official Gaming Thread
Assassins Creed. I finally got around to playing this properly. I brought it about a year ago but didn't find the time to play it until now. Damn its a good game. Pretty tricky in places but I'm really enjoying it.
- Sun Aug 18, 2013 9:22 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Laptop Battery Question
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4473
Re: Laptop Battery Question
Yep it makes me smile every time I speak to a customer with a grands worth of laptop and all they do is email their daughter in Australia and read the news on the BBC. You could have brought a £300 computer and used the other £700 for something else. To be honest, if that's all someone wanted to do...
- Sat Aug 17, 2013 1:58 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: The Movie Review Thread
- Replies: 1589
- Views: 809806
Re: The Movie Review Thread
Saw Monsters University last night. I enjoyed it! I'd been both excited and nervous about it since they announced they were planning on doing it because I loved the first one so much but I thought it went alright! Not as good as the first one but not bad at all. Also we had the screen to ourselves ...
- Fri Aug 16, 2013 10:44 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Laptop Battery Question
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4473
Re: Laptop Battery Question
If the laptop is 5 years old then it is really something you should be taking to show Fiona Bruce on a Sunday evening. Still does everything I need it for. Runs the programs I need. Mostly it is used for internet when I'm in bed or to play audiobooks when I'm in bed. It's still fairly decent. Good ...
- Wed Aug 14, 2013 11:48 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Same-sex marriage
- Replies: 166
- Views: 44770
Re: Same-sex marriage
Add me to the "for" camp. If gay guys and girls want to marry their partners that's just fine with me. On the subject of historical use of words. The very word gay used to have such a different meaning. Happy or brightly coloured. Of course you can still use it for that but you will likely confuse p...
- Tue Aug 13, 2013 11:37 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: UFOs are they fake or real?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 15375
Re: UFOs are they fake or real?
I would say plausible but unlikely.
- Tue Aug 13, 2013 11:13 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Laptop Battery Question
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4473
Re: Laptop Battery Question
OK first things first the laptop battery. Most manufacturers only offer a 6-12 months warranty on their batteries even if they offer a longer warranty on the laptop itself because they degrade over time. You machine if 4-5 years old an the fact the battery works at all means your doing OK in the lif...
- Fri Aug 02, 2013 7:43 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: The Official Gaming Thread
- Replies: 1941
- Views: 884012
Re: The Official Gaming Thread
Good to hear people like SLeeping Dogs. I brought it in the Steam Summer Sale and it's next on my list after I Finish the Deus Ex HR DLC The Missing Link. This is so far a pretty good mission pack. I'm about 75% through it and only one little thing has annoyed me. The transitions between areas are c...
- Thu Aug 01, 2013 9:53 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: For or against the idea of Grid Guys / Pit Hunks
- Replies: 127
- Views: 30683
Re: For or against the idea of Grid Guys / Pit Hunks
If our women fans want grid guys then bring them on I have no problem with an Abercrombie and Fitch type dude wearing a tight Monster Energy Tshirt on the grid.
/edit: for the record straight guy here and fan of the grid girls. Also a fan of equality.
/edit: for the record straight guy here and fan of the grid girls. Also a fan of equality.
- Tue Jul 30, 2013 9:26 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Pit Babes & Grid Girls an anachronism? Now w added polling!!
- Replies: 186
- Views: 62100
Re: Pit Babes & Grid Girls an anachronism? Now w added polli
1. It's product endorsement. Female athletes and celebrities also do this. A grid girl is not endorsing anything. [/color] I saw Jessica Ennis advertising Olay products on the TV last night. A product aimed purely at women. I doubt she would have got the job if she was a lot less attractive. Sure J...
- Tue Jul 30, 2013 3:56 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Pit Babes & Grid Girls an anachronism? Now w added polling!!
- Replies: 186
- Views: 62100
Re: Pit Babes & Grid Girls an anachronism? Now w added polli
The difference between David Beckham selling aftershave and boxershorts is that he is primarily a footballer and seen as David Beckham the footballer. Are you then suggesting that if the grid girls were famous in some other capacity then that changes the acceptability of the grid girl concept? I'm ...
- Tue Jul 30, 2013 3:27 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Pit Babes & Grid Girls an anachronism? Now w added polling!!
- Replies: 186
- Views: 62100
Re: Pit Babes & Grid Girls - an anachronism?
Form of Prostitution? Prostitution involves sexual services. I doubt they do that so what is being paid for the use of your body (and only your body, no physical or mental skill involved) called then? Doesn't have to involve physical contact. If that is your standard for prostitution then every mod...
- Tue Jul 30, 2013 5:25 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: The Official Gaming Thread
- Replies: 1941
- Views: 884012
Re: The Official Gaming Thread
Just finished replaying Deus Ex HR. Managed to pick up a few achievements that I missed the first time around. Was initially going to go for the pacifist acheivement where you get through the whole game without actually killing anyone except the boss fights. Gave up before I got out of Detroit for t...
- Tue Jul 30, 2013 5:08 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Pit Babes & Grid Girls an anachronism? Now w added polling!!
- Replies: 186
- Views: 62100
Re: Pit Babes & Grid Girls - an anachronism?
I don't think it's any more of an anachronism than motorsport itself. A bunch of guys putting themselves in harms way for the entertainment of others. Glorifying the burning of fossil fuels, Worshiping the cult of celebrity and the mighty dollar/pound/rand/euro. I can tell you one thing for sure. So...
- Mon Jul 29, 2013 11:16 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: The Movie Review Thread
- Replies: 1589
- Views: 809806
Re: The Movie Review Thread
Zero Dark Thirty. I really liked this film. It was well put together and a bit brutal in places but it is covering an unpleasant subject. The main character Maya is well written and well played By Jessica Chastain. Some of the torture scenes are pretty wince inducing. Lets not chocolate fudge cake ...
- Sat Jul 27, 2013 10:23 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: The Movie Review Thread
- Replies: 1589
- Views: 809806
Re: The Movie Review Thread
Zero Dark Thirty. I really liked this film. It was well put together and a bit brutal in places but it is covering an unpleasant subject. The main character Maya is well written and well played By Jessica Chastain. Some of the torture scenes are pretty wince inducing. Lets not chocolate fudge cake a...
- Sat Jul 27, 2013 10:13 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Why does the earths core never cool down?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 7691
Re: Why does the earths core never cool down?
It's very well insulated. Earths core is around 5000 degrees C. Very hot but nothing special. The earths crust in anything up to about 50km of rock. Rock is all but impervious to heat at those thicknesses. Also even with no insulation something with a volume of 1080,000,000,000 Cubic km is going to ...
- Thu Jul 25, 2013 7:57 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: The Official Gaming Thread
- Replies: 1941
- Views: 884012
Re: The Official Gaming Thread
I'm currently replaying Deus Ex HR through again. I tried the pacifist achievement while going through Detroit for the first time and then got bored and started shooting people