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Forum: Off Topic Forum 17th February 2014, 05:49 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,914
Posted By Thomas
Re: UN 'wants North Korean regime crimes punished'

Germany is taking counter-espionage measures against its allies, including the US and Britain, in response to revelations about widespread US spying on them. I believe they also intend to more...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 11th June 2013, 07:35 AM
Replies: 105
Views: 2,967
Posted By Thomas
Re: Will China Protect Edward Snowden?

They don't need an incentive. Hong Kong is part of China... a very autonomous part, but still part of it. However, it doesn't have much, or even any, autonomy in matters of national defence and...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 11th June 2013, 06:39 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 619
Posted By Thomas
Re: Scottish News

It's not actually the Irish flag; it's St. Patrick's Saltire, which was (a British invention) intended to represent the whole island of Ireland when it was part of the British Empire. But Ireland...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 31st May 2013, 12:44 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,160
Posted By Thomas
Re: Sal is gon'na love this, Modified Wheat Discovered In Oregon

The major buyers of US wheat are Japan, China, and the European Union, none of whom are terribly likely to starve to death without it.

They buy it because it's cheap but, if the US insists on...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 21st May 2013, 02:51 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,678
Posted By Thomas
Re: Anybody Watch Doctor Who?

This was the last Dr. Who episode I saw.

It scored 10/10 on the creepy scale.

are you my mummy? - YouTube
Forum: Off Topic Forum 13th May 2013, 09:19 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,459
Posted By Thomas
Re: YouTube profiting from the death of others?

Welcome to the world.

Many countries, including the United States (in fact, especially the United States, the world's #1 weapons exporter) make enormous profits from death. War is the #1 business...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 29th April 2013, 08:01 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,007
Posted By Thomas
Re: Writing a killer resume?

It is; that's what I said.



They're wrong too. :D
Forum: Off Topic Forum 28th April 2013, 05:54 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,007
Posted By Thomas
Re: Writing a killer resume?

As usual, Wikipedia is wrong. :D

Your employment history, qualifications, etc. don't change. If you have a business degree (for example) when applying for job X, you still have the same degree if...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 23rd April 2013, 04:56 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 621
Posted By Thomas
Re: Major al-Qaeda Terrorist Attack Stopped

They're claiming it was backed by "al-Qaeda in Iran".

Isn't that a bit like claiming there are Protestant terrorists based in the Vatican?
Forum: Off Topic Forum 18th April 2013, 09:31 AM
Replies: 228
Views: 8,070
Posted By Thomas
Re: Does The USA Underestimate North Korea? Nukes A Real Within NK?

Handy... as long as you have good weather with no sea spray, and the target is at very close range, and agrees to take absolutely no evasive action whatsoever during the more-than-a-few seconds it...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 18th April 2013, 08:42 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 653
Posted By Thomas
Re: wow try running away from this police

They do have them in Italy too though:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NeMhwnN9154/SMydkIT6oLI/AAAAAAAABfk/yvGivqkTVMs/s400/ATT15.jpg
Forum: Off Topic Forum 18th April 2013, 08:33 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 779
Posted By Thomas
Re: Fertilizer Plant Explodes in Texas

Not related - the same. It's the ammonium nitrate that can be made to explode when mixed with kerosene and detonated by a smaller explosive. Though not as 'concentrated' as conventional explosives,...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 14th April 2013, 03:59 PM
Replies: 228
Views: 8,070
Posted By Thomas
Forum: Off Topic Forum 12th April 2013, 06:51 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 3,160
Posted By Thomas
Re: Stephen Hawking = Humans extinct within 1000 years.....

And, yet, humans are self-evidently more intelligent that every other life form on this planet. Even if other animals start off with similar, or even greater, intelligence than young humans, they...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 12th April 2013, 06:35 AM
Replies: 228
Views: 8,070
Posted By Thomas
Re: Does The USA Underestimate North Korea? Nukes A Real Within NK?

Have to say - I'm genuinely surprised to hear that from you, Paul.

And re. the DIA - they're not exactly the most trustworthy people. From the article itself: "the Defense Intelligence Agency,...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 8th April 2013, 06:37 PM
Replies: 228
Views: 8,070
Posted By Thomas
Re: Does The USA Underestimate North Korea? Nukes A Real Within NK?

I wouldn't take it personally; you guys tried to blame the Iranians for that, even though you already knew it was the Iraqis. I'm sure they were as miffed about it as you are, especially since the...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 8th April 2013, 06:29 PM
Replies: 228
Views: 8,070
Posted By Thomas
Re: Does The USA Underestimate North Korea? Nukes A Real Within NK?

If you mean during the Cuban Missile Crisis, they couldn't have; the Russians kept control of everything, and backed-up that control by deploying about 50,000 troops and other military personnel into...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 8th April 2013, 09:06 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 467
Posted By Thomas
Re: Magazine calls china ownership a myth while admitting FEDERAL LAW!

Small percentages can have big consequences.

If I had "only" 8.4% of the shares in a large corporation and suddenly tried to sell all of them at the same time, there would be an almost-instant...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 1st April 2013, 06:38 PM
Replies: 228
Views: 8,070
Posted By Thomas
Re: Does The USA Underestimate North Korea? Nukes A Real Within NK?

It's not okay in either case, but if you think there is some connection, then I would assume you do think, for example, the US Army and Muslim extremists are on the same level (i.e. "Yeah, our...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 31st March 2013, 11:01 PM
Replies: 228
Views: 8,070
Posted By Thomas
Re: Does The USA Underestimate North Korea? Nukes A Real Within NK?

It isn't; the protection is intended for pilots and crew escaping from a damaged aircraft... not for paratroopers (who usually jump out of a perfectly good aircraft, as it happens).



It's only...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 31st March 2013, 10:03 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 693
Posted By Thomas
Re: Would You Go To Jail If You Were Paid For It?

The United States has 5% of the world's population, but 25% of the world's prisoners. So, either Americans are ultra-violent, dangerous psycohpaths... or there are hundreds-of-thousands, if not...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 29th March 2013, 11:20 AM
Replies: 228
Views: 8,070
Posted By Thomas
Re: Does The USA Underestimate North Korea? Nukes A Real Within NK?

If it had the means to reach the US (which nobody is certain of, but it's unlikely), then yes, it is a potential threat, just like every other country with the same capabilities could be potential...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 25th March 2013, 09:55 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 724
Posted By Thomas
Mobs chasing down criminals...eyes shot out... legs broken... kidnappers beaten up by victims... lol

Hello Warriors,

Anyone who lives in a remote rural area will know that you could easily go for weeks, if not months, without seeing a police patrol vehicle. That fact alone makes rural homes and...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 20th March 2013, 06:16 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 3,692
Posted By Thomas
Re: The Great Cyprus Bank Robbery by Financial Terrorists

If they want to save the currency that has served them so well, that's exactly what they will do (unless the Russians beat them to it in the Cypriot case); the alternative is the break-up of the...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 28th February 2013, 08:16 AM
Replies: 578
Views: 61,606
Posted By Thomas
Re: Mars Curiosity Stealth Mission

I can answer that: it's almost entirely due to the fact that missions like Curiousity take a very long time from conception to launch (typically 10-15 years). In order to be able to advance things at...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 23rd February 2013, 02:00 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 643
Posted By Thomas
Re: First World Problems (Norway)

Well, at least you get an ad-free BBC for that.

In Ireland, we have the pleasure of paying for a licence and having ads too. :mad:
Forum: Off Topic Forum 23rd February 2013, 12:19 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 682
Posted By Thomas
Re: Sorry White House, This is the Internet...

Does anyone remember the story a few years back about helicopter pilots in the Australian Defence Forces getting quite a surprise when, in flight simulations, after scaring simulated kangaroos, those...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 18th February 2013, 07:51 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 670
Posted By Thomas
Re: Russia does what could be considered....

Yes, they've been doing it for the past 60+ years. The US does it too... so does China... and the various European nations... and pretty much everyone else as well.

It's done for spying... it's...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 15th February 2013, 04:24 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 1,489
Posted By Thomas
Re: Meteorites hitting Russia

It was on the tv here.

More googling by me has found this interesting video... it was pretty damn loud! :)

Взрыв Челябинск - YouTube
Forum: Off Topic Forum 12th February 2013, 01:55 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 798
Posted By Thomas
Re: Bleak Outlook for 2013?

Thanks for the invite... when the SHTF, expect a knock from me on the door, assuming I make it across the big pond between here and the US. :)
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th February 2013, 01:27 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 608
Posted By Thomas
Re: Internet Marketing Without U.S. Based Tools like Google, Click Bank, Etc.

Why?

If it's a 'legal thing', then you should know that, with few exceptions (gambling, for example), stuff that is illegal in the US is usually also illegal in the European Union and vice-versa....
Forum: Off Topic Forum 7th February 2013, 09:05 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 977
Posted By Thomas
Re: how big a threat is this?

Even small countries with limited military budgets are doing that right now.

Small hovering UAVs are going to be very common on the battlefield in the immediate future. To illustrate their...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 5th February 2013, 02:58 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 798
Posted By Thomas
Re: Bleak Outlook for 2013?

Kay,

If things actually turn out the way you fear, I wouldn't be broadcasting the availability of food stocks at your house.

When people go hungry, the niceties of civilisation fly out the...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 4th February 2013, 08:08 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 807
Posted By Thomas
Re: The Cops don't have enough ammo.

No I didn't.



Do the preceding sentences not make it obvious that I was talking about the police?
Forum: Off Topic Forum 3rd February 2013, 03:56 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,476
Posted By Thomas
Re: Somebody has to help these people- North Koreans

I wouldn't bet money on it, Derek. They might be major trading partners (and vice-versa), but I think China would be about as okay with a US-occupied North Korea as the US would with a...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 28th January 2013, 06:20 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,476
Posted By Thomas
Re: Somebody has to help these people- North Koreans

Technically, none of the above matters... or, rather, it does, but it's not the #1 issue which is, in fact, China.

Nobody can attack North Korea without Chinese approval.

For such an attack to...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 27th January 2013, 10:56 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 760
Posted By Thomas
What happens if you DO push the Big Red Button?

:D

A DRAMATIC SURPRISE ON A QUIET SQUARE - YouTube

A dramatic surprise on an ice-cold day - YouTube
Forum: Off Topic Forum 25th January 2013, 07:55 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,120
Posted By Thomas
Re: North Korea Vows Nuke Tests Will Target U.S.

By the way, that assumes anyone can be sure it is actually an attack.

You should google the so-called "Black Brant scare" in the 90s: Basically, a research rocket launched from Norway appeared on...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 25th January 2013, 06:18 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,120
Posted By Thomas
Re: North Korea Vows Nuke Tests Will Target U.S.

I think people have misconceptions about the possibility of defence against attack by an ICBM.

Simply put, there is none.

They don't come 'at you' through the atmosphere like an aircraft...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 25th January 2013, 05:12 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 489
Posted By Thomas
Re: Stricken dolphin who 'asked' Hawaii diver for help

There are plenty of stories of dolphins saving humans, so a bit of payback is nice. :)
Forum: Off Topic Forum 19th January 2013, 03:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 632
Posted By Thomas
[VIDEO] Assassination Fail (Gun jam + attacked by intended victim + beaten to a pulp by crowd)

In Bulgaria earlier today...

Failed assassination on Ahmed Dogan (National Palace of Culture in Sofia) Live TV - YouTube

P.S. And, if all that wasn't enough, he got bashed by an old man with an...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th January 2013, 04:13 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 685
Posted By Thomas
Forum: Off Topic Forum 13th January 2013, 08:29 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 418
Posted By Thomas
"If you don't shut up, I'll send you to Siberia!" - President Putin

At least, I think that's what he must have said... :D

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/01/11/article-2261098-16C94B27000005DC-741_306x440.jpg
...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 6th January 2013, 04:42 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,416
Posted By Thomas
Can you spot the Irish woman?

Not sure if anyone will even get this, but I thought it was kinda funny.

Can you see her? :)

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdgz32lotQ1rg2eiao1_500.jpg
Forum: Off Topic Forum 5th January 2013, 12:15 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 1,242
Posted By Thomas
Re: Obese who refuse to exercise 'could face benefits cut'

Swipe in, read the newspaper in the changing rooms for an hour, and swipe out again.

Problem solved. :D



I don't know how it works in other countries, but there's a reason why what's...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 2nd January 2013, 07:28 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 2,608
Posted By Thomas
Re: Roswell UFO Hieroglyphs Decoded

I know; I meant the time frame between discovery of whatever new technology is required and when a ship is ready to fly, assuming gazillions of dollars/euros/pounds/yen and whatever else you like are...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 21st December 2012, 06:46 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 1,581
Posted By Thomas
Re: OMG! I can't believe the breaking news I just heard!

Except is was true in the 1770s, until the American colonists began receiving help from the state forces of at least 3 different nations, and began to achieve of level of organisation that equates to...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 21st December 2012, 01:52 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 1,581
Posted By Thomas
Re: OMG! I can't believe the breaking news I just heard!

Here's something else to ponder over...

Those "correlations" are nonsense; what happened in the Soviet Union after 1953? Did the Soviet government suddenly re-introduce guns enmasse, allowing...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 19th December 2012, 08:30 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,514
Posted By Thomas
Re: Did you prepare for the end of the world?

http://www.thebadbreathreport.com/images/end-of-the-world-sale.png
Forum: Off Topic Forum 11th December 2012, 05:21 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 553
Posted By Thomas
Re: Invisibility cloak! A reality ???

If it bends light waves around the wearer, how would they see where they are going? :)
Forum: Off Topic Forum 9th December 2012, 02:11 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 487
Posted By Thomas
RIP Sir Patrick Moore :-(

Any amateur astronomers out there will be saddened to learn that Sir Patrick Moore, host of "The Sky At Night", has passed away at age 89 following a short illness.

Sir Patrick Moore dies at 89:...
Forum: Articles 20th November 2012, 03:23 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,002
Posted By Thomas
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Forum: Off Topic Forum 20th November 2012, 10:08 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 508
Posted By Thomas
Re: 'Open Water' (?) Creeped out by this (?)

It was based on this couple:

Tom and Eileen Lonergan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_and_Eileen_Lonergan)
Forum: Off Topic Forum 14th November 2012, 05:42 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 320
Posted By Thomas
Re: Is This Why Political Discussion Is Banned Here?

LOL @ the first comment under the article: "Wait till she finds out he didn't take the trash out either." :D
Forum: Off Topic Forum 13th November 2012, 07:55 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 993
Posted By Thomas
Re: Dumbest TV Show I've EVER Seen

Well, my imagination has already been stretched so far, it has lost all elasticity, and just flops around like a big string of overcooked pasta anyway (and that's on a good day). :D
Forum: Off Topic Forum 12th November 2012, 05:30 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 6,788
Posted By Thomas
Re: The Mega Conz - Kim Dotcom Gets a New Domain

That seems pretty unlikely; the government in New Zealand suffered a lot of political damage and criticism that the country's relationship with the US has become one of servility rather than...
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