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The Airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow
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The one question you have always wanted answered. Here it is in all it's glory!
My life is complete!
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On this day...
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... in 1981, apparently IBM introduced the first PC. It quickly became the best-selling personal computer on the market (er... hang on - wasn't it the only one...?), selling 136,000 units in the first year. It also indicated IBM's move from the corporate business sector to home comput...
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The Moon
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This article talks about sending tourists to the moon by 2009. Only problem is, it's gonna cost 55 million quid.
What was of mild interest though was their rich list of British people who could afford to go:
Who could afford a £55m trip?
Only a small group of well-known figures in Br...
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Survey
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I was just browsing the internet, as you do, when I came across this little article on the Guardian Unlimited website.  
I wasn't gonna post it 'cos I thought it might upset the Stead, however I have been persuaded.
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Hmmmmm
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"Congratulations! You have been invited to join Home of Research, an exciting new research panel that pays you for your opinions. Help to consign spam to the history books by supporting the first of a new breed of market research tools – where you get to decide when and how to participate."
So, first...
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Hello Chris
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Looks like we have a new member.
Hello, Chris. Care to introduce yourself? -- Edited by ddvmor at 11:26, 2005-08-08
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*Cucumbers* law
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Why is it that when I am at my most bored - and believe me, I am really really bored and hating the day I decided that a PhD might be 'fun' - noone is here to quibble with?
Please, somebody, tempt me with delicious factoids and engage me in a pointless argument.
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Answering the phone
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...whilst on the loo. Is it right or is it so very very wrong?
Whilst answering the call of nature, I overherad a gentleman in one of the cubicles answering his phone and conducting what appeared to be very involved business stuff. It sytuck me that it was just... wrong.
Sorry b...
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Hand washing
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Continuing the general toilet theme that the Bored Board seems to have acquired this week, I'd like your opinion on hand washing.
No, not the obvious - should people wash their hands after going to the loo - we know the answer to that one - peple who don't are gross and certainly shouldn't be offering t...
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me on holiday...
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... in fuerteventura, in case anyone really wanted to see!
hold on, how do you actually attach files here?
its no lettin me!
never mind, got it!
and before you ask, yes they are dodgy oakleys bought off a man at the beach! -- Edited by Damo_daly at 14:55, 2005-08-09 -- Edited by Damo_daly...
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Lets automate football
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Heh.
No need for a referee anymore, eh? Eventually we can get rid of those pesky players, too! Then we'll have a real sport!
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Invasion
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I arrived in bristol this morning to this sight:
(Apologies for the poor quality of the picture, it was taken with my crappy cameraphone... the lens needs a bit of a clean.)
Anyway. It's not, as it may seem some sort of alien invasion, but a collection of hot air balloons. Presumabl...
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Bad Vibes?
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Does your computer ever crash for no reason at all? Apparently it's beacuse you emanate bad vibes!
I can actually vouch for this phenomenon. Whenever Vic used to use my laptop, it would freeze up and die. Very rarely happened to me. Now I know... she sent out evil computer...
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Where's a tech/geek when you need one...
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My work pc is experiencing problems. 
Word is going crazy inserting blank pages into my thesis documents - where they are wholely unwelcome and annoying.
Looks like one of my chapters is corrupted, and all of today's work is gone.
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Pointing
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I greeted someone by pointing at them today and was told that i was being inexcusably rude. Now I've always been told that pointing is rude, but without a satisfactory explanation of the implied rudeness, I decline to accept this as fact.
So this post is twofold. Firstly, please vote i...
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The Evolutionary Ladder
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A question had been posed by a member of my team at work which I thing can be addressed by the Bored Boarders, given that we are a think-tank of the finest, keenest brains in the world. Er... and Stead.
So then. It's kind of a 2 part question about evolution:
1) Have apes gone as far as th...
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Still haven't got that grant...
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... however all you girls can improve your life expectancy by getting more hugs!
Oddly, the blokes didn't have as good a reaction to the hug therapy - possibly because thy'd been asked to watch a chick flick and then talk about their feelings. very stressful stuff for a bloke.
Stead will be p...
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This is it...
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Going in to the hospital tonight to try and jumpstart the process of getting this kid out...
I'm extremely nervous (first baby) and could use any good vibes you can send my way.
If you don't know me - that's cool too - I'll take stranger vibes.
If you don't care - send them anyway because it's...
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