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From: Ivor Jones on 19 Aug 2006 11:23 "Conor" <conor.turton(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:MPG.1f510b41e665a00d98d432(a)news.individual.net > In article <4kn6qvFcrsi5U1(a)individual.net>, Ivor Jones > says... [snip] > > It's generally accepted that most speedos are > > inaccurate, also that GPS is far less so. Anyway, if > > you really want to know, I compared it with a > > calibrated speedo as used in police cars. > > > Or a calibrated speedo as used in lorries. I've never seen a calibrated speedo in a lorry. I've seen a tachograph, but that's a differnent kettle of fish. If you think they're as accurate as a police speedo, think again..! Ivor
From: Ivor Jones on 19 Aug 2006 11:24 "Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:Xns98246598767A5adrianachapmanfreeis(a)204.153.244.170 > Ivor Jones (ivor(a)despammed.invalid) gurgled happily, > sounding much like they were saying : > > > > > Gosh. I'm suitably awed. Doesn't stop me disliking > > > > your unnecesary use of *foul* language. > > > > So protect your sensibilities, by filtering it out. > > > I shouldn't have to. > > You shouldn't have to filter out spam. I agree. People shouldn't send it either. Ivor
From: Brimstone on 19 Aug 2006 11:27 Ivor Jones wrote: > "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:LJOdncClaJYKIHvZnZ2dnUVZ8tKdnZ2d(a)bt.com >> "Ivor Jones" <ivor(a)despammed.invalid> wrote in message >> news:4kn6d0Fcr5d5U1(a)individual.net... >>> "Conor" <conor.turton(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:MPG.1f5008aa227760eb98d41e(a)news.individual.net >>>> In article <4km2s4Fcm9mqU1(a)individual.net>, Ivor Jones >>>> says... >>> >>> [snip] >>> >>>>> I'm a UK resident not a European resident. There is >>>>> no such country as Europe. >>>>> >>>> However there is a geographical area called Europe >>>> which you are in and a political and administrative >>>> area called Europe which again, you are in. >>> >>> True, but that doesn't make me "a European" - my >>> nationality is that of the country I was born in, not >>> the continent that country is part of. I accept I live >>> in Europe, but that does not make me "a European." I >>> am an Englishman, if you don't accept UK resident. >> >> You may well be an Englishman, but that is a nationality. >> You are also a human male (I assume) and many other >> things. No one has said that Europe is a country, it's >> clearly defined geographical region of which England is a >> part. > > I never said any different. Read what I said again. I did. What you've missed is that you're a European whether you like or not.
From: Ivor Jones on 19 Aug 2006 11:26 "Alex Heney" <me8(a)privacy.net> wrote in message news:apqce294b4q8b7pm63ncic64mdc3tjufte(a)4ax.com > On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 02:18:04 +0100, "Ivor Jones" > <ivor(a)despammed.invalid> wrote: [snip] > > Hmm, sorry if I replied to the wrong post, it happens > > sometimes..! No the US layout has two Alt keys and they > > both work identically. > > Ah well. It was just a thought. > > > I bought it > > because I prefer the layout with the backslash key to > > the right hand side and the double quote as shifted > > single quote. > > Those do make sense, but it then means you don't have the > key. For the limited number of times I need to send the character, Alt-156 works ok for me. > Plus, if (like me) you quite often find yourself using > different computers on client sites, it makes sense to > have the same layout. So I don't think I'll be following > your example. That's precisely why I did it. I was brought up on mainframes and dumb terminals, all of which used the US layout. Ivor
From: Brimstone on 19 Aug 2006 11:28
Ivor Jones wrote: > "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:CeWdnSWvU9LHI3vZRVnyuQ(a)bt.com > > [snip] > >> So you're an immigrant? > > No, my father was..! I was born in Essex. You're still an immigrant in that you're not English. |