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And Television. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Logie_Baird And Telephones. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Graham_Bell And Anesthetic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Young_Simpson And Penicillin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Fleming And research into Dialysis and Diffusion of gases. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Graham_(chemist) And the Fax machine. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Bain_(inventor) And tarmac roads. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Loudon_McAdam And artificial refrigeration (fridges and AC). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cullen

You're just sore because you found out what a Scotsman keeps under his kilt and your sense of masculinity never recovered afterwards.

Back when I first met my future inlaws... I asked to use their computer. I wanted to search for something so I typed lycos.com, only I actually typed ycos.com. Scam and porn sites lik to buy up common misspellings of popular sites, yeah? At that time ycos.com was a gay porn site. Just as it popped up on the screen my soon-to-be father-in-law walked in the room. "Do you... err... need some time to yourself??" Lucky I knew what went wrong and could show him. Even then I'm not sure he believed me.

I used Infoseek before it was bought out by go.com. Depressing to think that when I get on car forums and listening to kids telling us all how they think it is... That I've been using the internet longer than they have been alive. I got my first internet access 18 years ago at university.

Hatin' on the Scottish too with "McSoccermom". Which is kinda amusing when you realize I'm English, born to Scottish parents who are descended from the Irish. I have an Irish name myself. My son's name is Irish too.

You gonna respond? What do you mean by "people who do what you just stated"?

Agreed. The cagers have to expect it. In areas where it is legal, car drivers expect it and often go out of their way to allow it. (Some will go out of their way to prevent it - there's always an asshole) There would have to be a public education campaign. But I'd also like to see the lane change law specifically reference that cars must yield to filtering bikes. And that a driver may not open his/her door while in a travel lane unless the driver has determined that no bike is filtering. When I say I think it is safer, I mean the practice as observed in countries that allow it where everyone is used to it. I mean, think of roundabouts... Nobody else in the world struggles with the concept but stick them in the US and people simply can't figure out that they need to yield to vehicles already in the roundabout. It's simple, but apparently too much for Mrs Latte McSoccermom or Mr Leadfoot O'Duschebagg. I have seen no PSAs or educational material on the subject.

In the UK they use the term "Filtering" to describe a motorcyle slowly passing a line of stopped or crawling traffic. That just makes sense to me - my bike can get past and as long as I'm aware of (and ready for) lane changes and doors opening (why would someone open their door in traffic? Happens though) Once vehicles are moving faster than 10-15mph it's time to fall back in line. When I said; "I don't lane split" I means passing between cars that are moving at normal road speed.

There's different kinds of "lane splitting", some safe, some not. - Riding slowly between stopped cars at a red light and waiting at the front = safer than waiting at the back (although once that first car stops behind you then you're relatively safe from rear-enders again) - Riding the white line between stopped/crawling traffic on the freeway = relatively safe if you're travelling at a speed you can stop in once carlength when someone suddenly changes lanes. Again, probably safer than having an inattentive drive behind you. - Riding between cars that are travelling at freeway speeds. Stupid. So before we get into a debate about whether lane splitting is safe, we need to precisely define what each of the different situations are. If you just say; "Lane splittng is safe" then I don't know if you mean idling up to the red light or shooting between cars at freeway speeds. Are we in agreement that we are talking about crawling through stopped traffic? I am all for that.

It was not directed at any one person. That's why I said "So many people." My observation is that when people talk about "good" cops their example is of an event where they were cauight breaking the law and did not get a ticket. And their example of a bad cop is an event where they DID get a ticket for breaking a law in a way that they didn't think deserved enforcement.

What do you mean by "people who do what you do"? What did I do? It was not directed at any one person. That's why I said "So many people." My observation is that when people talk about "good" cops their example is of an event where they were cauight breaking the law and did not get a ticket. And their example of a bad cop is an event where they DID get a ticket for breaking a law in a way that they didn't think deserved enforcement.

It's amazing to see how many people judge an officer by how much laws they can break without having enforcement action taken against them.

Also... catch-all laws exist to provide officers with the ability to ticket for dangerous actions that are not specifically outlawed. An officer friend of mine will ticket people for drinking soda while driving IF they do it dangerously (eyes off the roads for several seconds or weaving while drinking). There is no law against drinking soda while driving so instead they get a ticket for "driving without due care and attention". I don't split lanes. I *would* if the circumstances required it, but only in a situation where I don't care about the ticket. (Get away from imminent accident etc).

It may not be mentioned if the law books, but I bet it is mentioned in the obituaries.

How the hell am I supposed to do a bagel in a snow-filled parking lot?

Earlier today, the girl died. http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/20/world/asia/china-toddler-dead/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Many years ago I was stopped at a rest stop in England on a snowy evening and we watched a cop doing donuts in an empty parking lot. Not EATING donuts (for once). DOING donuts. Three guesses what would happen if that same cop caught ME doing donuts...

http://lightyears.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/19/looks-like-magic-quantum-levitation/?hpt=us_bn1 Magnetic levitation relies on two magnets pushing each other apart and some other force (like gravity or centripetal force) to hold the levitated object in place. In this demo the object is locked in place within proximity of the magnet - and the magnet holds it in place on all 3 axes.

http://www.explosm.net/comics/2541/

Ah! Then I getz teh funneh. Didn't recognize it as Zanesville. My former boss was from there so I envisaged more banjos and "sqeeulin' like a pig". Although seeing news of 49 big cats and bears killed makes it a little less funny now.

K, so can someone explain to the resident limey (who's never seen Lion King) where the funneh is?

Remind me never to sit at your desk or use your keyboard.

I didn't see that in the most recent article posted by bugti

She could have picked: Mouthwash Thermometer Fork Spoon Toothbrush/toothpaste Toothpick But no...

Earlier reports showed her as brain dead.