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Andy Murray World Tennis number 1!
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Mrs Ex-Ascot » Sat Nov 05, 2016 3:48 pm
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Andy Murray is now the World Tennis number 1! :YMAPPLAUSE:
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In private, Andy is apparently quite good fun, and charming (friend of a friend). His telly persona, however demonstrates charisn'tma, I agree.
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Last post by Magnus
Sat Nov 05, 2016 9:14 pm
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Rocket Girls
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probes » Sat Nov 05, 2016 11:12 am
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Women worked as computers at JPL from its founding in 1936. Their job was to calculate complex trajectories, launch windows and fuel consumption...
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Doesn't seem that long ago that I was hauling one of these around giving demonstrations. The Tek 21. I have seen photographs of a room full of...
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Last post by Alisoncc
Sat Nov 05, 2016 2:27 pm
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Wear your poppy with pride and definance
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by Capetonian » Fri Nov 04, 2016 6:40 am
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The poppy has become a symbol of racism – I have never worn one, and now I never will
I shall wear mine with even greater pride and defiance after...
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"Definance" is what you apply for at "de bank"
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Last post by wings folded
Sat Nov 05, 2016 11:47 am
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Last post by Airborne Aircrew
Sat Nov 05, 2016 1:41 am
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Bad news for Slasher
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Stoneboat » Thu Nov 03, 2016 10:17 pm
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Vogue declares 'Cleavage is over'
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that thing hanging out of her bellybutton doesn't do much for me. - its ok, Cape - that's the thing a BA 777 Captain pulls on to let the air out when...
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Last post by Boac
Fri Nov 04, 2016 8:24 am
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Why Siri and Cortana are frigid.
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by Slasher » Tue Oct 25, 2016 10:48 pm
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I thought they just didn't like me...
The scale of the sexual harassment issue is unclear. Most bot makers say they encounter it regularly....
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As is my nature I said "Well you're pretty f*cking useless aren't you?". ................
I've not yet taken to talking to machines just...
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Last post by Fliegenmong
Wed Nov 02, 2016 2:15 am
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The Lions, Paddy Mayne, Mayhem and ennui....
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by More Aviation » Fri Oct 28, 2016 10:56 am
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I was reading about the history of the British Lions and the stories of some of the characters who made those teams from yesteryear so fascinating...
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Don't get me wrong, I'm not dissing Mayne. He was incredible and as I said there are times when folks like him are needed.
In the incident I spoke...
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Last post by angels
Tue Nov 01, 2016 10:35 am
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As much as I love this house...
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by More Aviation » Tue Nov 01, 2016 12:02 am
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Statistically it is senile. Close to death and bumping moribund!
What are we going to do?
MA
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tea good, curtains don't hang right...
The bloody dog gave me the evil eye...
MA
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Last post by More Aviation
Tue Nov 01, 2016 12:34 am
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At least the panda is OK!
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Mrs Ex-Ascot » Mon Oct 31, 2016 10:39 am
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This could also be one for the Darwin awards. Just love the last paragraph. :))
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Kung Fu Panda!
When you can walk on bamboo paper, grasshopper!
MA
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Last post by More Aviation
Mon Oct 31, 2016 11:15 am
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Opening a bank account in France / PAD Directive
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by
OFSO » Thu Sep 29, 2016 4:51 pm
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I received this message today from our secretariat in Paris, whom I had asked to investigate the possibility of opening an expatriate account there,...
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............ that Spanish banks are the most useless on the planet.
USA banks can't be far behind, Mrs. ExS. occasionally gets mail from two banks...
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Last post by ExSp33db1rd
Mon Oct 31, 2016 1:36 am
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Old technologies replaced by less functional ones
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Rwy in Sight » Fri Oct 28, 2016 10:05 pm
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For the last week, I am trying to find one or more cases in recent times where one would prefer to return to a previous technology over newer one. I...
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Magnus,
When I took delivery of the car with the com-nav there was a 2 in manual that I decided to read. I used to say I was getting a type-rating...
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Last post by Rwy in Sight
Sun Oct 30, 2016 7:21 pm
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Celtic cross in a forest near Derry airport
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Mrs Ex-Ascot » Fri Oct 28, 2016 3:07 pm
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One good reason to fly into Derry. A nice little article. :)
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NW? I'll take Galway. Lovely little place with, IIRC, a sit-down chippy where you can pop next door for a few pints of the black stuff to have with...
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Last post by Magnus
Fri Oct 28, 2016 5:17 pm
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UCT quo vadis?
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by More Aviation » Thu Oct 27, 2016 10:31 am
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As a once proud alumnus of the University of Cape Town I was more than just a little depressed to watch this video.
Firstly the American...
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Capetonian; I am still somewhat bemused to see that of all of the so-called 'Western Intelligentsia,' here in Australia at least, who campaigned so...
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Last post by Pinky the pilot
Fri Oct 28, 2016 9:28 am
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How old do you look?
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by Capetonian » Tue Oct 25, 2016 7:16 am
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I was thinking about 'facial recognition' and age detection from photographs, and found this website :
I put in 6 photos of myself, all tkaen...
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Ok, I tried with several ones - the first one being disappointingly accurate :( - but then it got better, 10 yrs off on a pic where I'm being hugged,...
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Last post by probes
Thu Oct 27, 2016 7:26 pm
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Bermuda hexagonal clouds
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probes » Thu Oct 27, 2016 8:40 am
A new theory about the mythic Bermuda Triangle has grabbed headlines across the world — although researchers are already shooting it down.
So,...
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Last post by probes
Thu Oct 27, 2016 8:40 am
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Last post by Karearea
Wed Oct 26, 2016 7:40 pm
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Bob Hoover
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Wodrick » Tue Oct 25, 2016 5:02 pm
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Bob Hoover passed this morning at 94. Heaven has a new 'Top Gun'
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From someone that worked for the Oz CAA after his RAF service:
RIP Bob Hoover
Sad to learn of Bob Hoover’s death but at 94 he had a good innings....
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Last post by ian16th
Wed Oct 26, 2016 9:05 am
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The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down...
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by
Stoneboat » Tue Oct 11, 2016 8:55 pm
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CBS News: Was a ghost ship spotted on Lake Superior?
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I'll see your Beaver song and raise you this one. :D
I admit to being biased, I've flown the airplane at 1:20.
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Last post by Stoneboat
Tue Oct 25, 2016 11:24 pm
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Leonard Cohen...
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by More Aviation » Sun Oct 23, 2016 9:54 pm
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Could this be Leonard Cohen's last album...? I hope not, the old buzzard may be in his 80's but he still sounds as good as ever.
You want it...
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Speaking as one (and as one of other places in this world, I have gotten around), Montrealers are not all Quebecois. There are many that remind the...
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Last post by BackToAllNightLights
Tue Oct 25, 2016 10:02 am
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The internet of things just got smarter...
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by More Aviation » Tue Oct 11, 2016 7:02 am
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The internet of things (i.e. the interconnecting of 'smart' physical devices like houses, trucks, even fridges etc.) just took a large step into the...
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From one of Boac's links above...
I even saw an Internet-connected toaster on Kickstarter yesterday," said York.
A humble bloody toaster...
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Last post by More Aviation
Tue Oct 25, 2016 1:24 am
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Bermuda Triangle Mystery solved
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Stoneboat » Fri Oct 21, 2016 8:00 pm
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Maybe.
Do these strange clouds solve the mystery?
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I've never flown in the BT Exsp33d, but if that theory was true then there'd be losses of aircraft and ships every day.
Using Occam's trusty old...
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Last post by Slasher
Mon Oct 24, 2016 10:46 am
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New boat for Donald
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Boac » Sun Oct 23, 2016 12:33 pm
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Let's hope they get the steering sorted out before he launches it against Vlad. Maybe they just cannot see where they are going? (That is the crew,...
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Presumably it will need a Rear Admiral?
One just hopes there won't be any barnacles on the bottom... of the boat!
Maybe the USS Liberace will be...
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Last post by More Aviation
Sun Oct 23, 2016 9:03 pm
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PTSD Seriously
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by
obgraham » Sat Oct 15, 2016 6:45 pm
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I mean seriously. I'm not looking for a political debate or troll here. But I know there are plenty here who served in the military, including in...
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We are just like dogs, cats, cows, pigs etc.
We are sentient beings and our brains imprint stress (too much cortisol) and this may come back and...
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Last post by More Aviation
Fri Oct 21, 2016 1:02 am
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Thu Oct 20, 2016 7:29 pm
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Last post by Mrs Ex-Ascot
Tue Oct 18, 2016 11:09 am
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