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Ditto ditto, Sydney, ditto ditto.

My advice is to get some actual advice. You can negotiate an initial consultation for free normally. see a couple lawyers and make your decision based on who you like the most. Once appointed, make sure you keep your hands firmly on the reins and check in regularly for updates. Make sure you explicitly request for breakdowns of exactly how they will bill you so there won't be any surprises. That way both you and your lawyer will be happy.

Neither is any fiat currency...

Posted something about Maths, spelling and colonialism then saw it had been flogged to death earlier on in this thread...

Been using Ubuntu for about a year now... I saw your post though and I''m going to look into it. Thanks.

Riight! They were good as well. Indiana Jones and The Dig! I want to get all of the classics on an emulator or something for my kids.

Oh man! Guybrish Threepwood, mug o grog etc. Sierra was an amazing company and all of their games were fantastic.

It's a still from a video, IIRC...

That really is a pathetic argument. It is not disputable that a helmet confers protection over and above your bare noggin. That's the end of the argument. The rest is misguided noise about free choice. Just because it's a law, doen't mean you have to follow it; you just take your chances with the consequences. Doesn't matter how safely you ride or what your skill level is; the real world is unpredictable. If you're going 80km/h downhill and you crash, I agree it's quite unlikely a helmet is going to allow you to escape unscathed. However, it's all those other minor incidents that could potentially result in serious injury without a helmet that you're guarding against, or not, as the case may be.

That's not really the purpose of a seatbelt. It's a personal protection device, primarily.

TMI bro, srsly

That bench seat is way too high.

Awesome. You are my new favourite person to hate.

But you didn't include whether they had flu or a cold or some other sickness. Like some others have said, there is an immeasurable gulf between flu and a cold. it makes sense when you think that seasonal influenza kills hundreds of thousands of people annually, whereeas Rhinovirus (the cold) doesn't directly kill people (as far as I'm aware); although it can be implicated in lower respiratory tract "secondary" infections like pneumonia, which do kill.

You're constantly touching your face, unconsciously. You're hands are your main interface with the environment and your mouth and nose are the easiest access points to your body. Wash your hands more often.

Ja. That's the reason the CDC recommends that you take the vaccine as soon as possible when it becomes available. You also need to take it every year as the flu strains change every year. http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/children.htm

Takes 2 weeks to take effect, i.e. in the 2 week window you can still get sick.Vaccine won't make you sick, but can't protect you until effective. Also won't protect you against a strain of the flu not covered by the vaccine

Aargh. Yes. William Gibson. I'm not sure I'd want to read anything by Douglas Gibson.

You'd also like Douglas Gibson, I suspect.

You need to read the Foundation series by Asimov and then also the Gap series by Stephen R Donaldson. Check out Neal Asher too. I'm sure there are massive lists of good reads as long as my arm out there on the interweb..

I disconnected some time ago and got a VERY strange call from someone purporting to be speaking on behalf of DSTV. Asked me if I had disconnected and whether I was planning on reconnecting. In the middle of her question, muttered "calls are recorded". When I replied by saying that I wasn't planning on joining DSTV, said "Thanks for you time" and unceremoniously cut the call. Anybody else had a similar call?

My wife is doing her IELTS exam in Feb. She needs all 8s. I'm concerned that she won't get this and wondered whether anyone that's done it recently has any resources/websites that she can practice on. At R2600 I'm not keen on having to pay for it twice. Anyone?

Try it. You might like it. Just assume you're invisible and also that everyone is out to kill you. That way you'll ride as defensively as possible. Make sure you're not in a hurry.

Lot of possible routes. Might help if you clarify which route you want to take.