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by cwathen
Tue 11 Jan, 2005 19.36
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Fuel getting cheaper?
Replies: 1
Views: 715

Fuel getting cheaper?

I don't know if it's just down here, but in the south west petrol has been getting cheaper and cheaper lately. In Plymouth, a litre of unleaded this time last month was averaging 81.9p - and that was cheap compared to the rest of the south west which was as high as 87.9 in places. ATM, I don't know ...
by cwathen
Sat 08 Jan, 2005 23.53
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: IDE light stays on with Windows 2000
Replies: 11
Views: 3931

Thats my start menu and close screen, nothing like telly tubby land. I fail to see how you can avoid what is a superiour operating system just because of the graphics, all of which can be changed with ease. Well the user interface your system uses is surely a key factor in choosing your operating s...
by cwathen
Fri 07 Jan, 2005 18.42
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2: RTM Download
Replies: 46
Views: 11098

Is that when IE7 is coming out? IE6 has been out ages now... my home PC came with IE5 and that was an ME PC at the end of 2000. IE6 came out in October 2001 at the same time as Windows XP, Windows ME came with IE5.5. Despite the version numbers, both browsers are just updates to IE5.0 which came ou...
by cwathen
Fri 07 Jan, 2005 14.09
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Jesus myth - an interesting take on Christianity [LONG]
Replies: 5
Views: 1567

What I find amazing is how people can continue to believe in christianity, not only in the light of recent events, but in light of the fact that similar and worse attrocities have been taking place continually for two millenia. Even if I were to accept everything in the bible as being true, that wou...
by cwathen
Thu 06 Jan, 2005 12.51
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2: RTM Download
Replies: 46
Views: 11098

Don't download this as it is rubbish, I found it was slowing my computer up and I got rid of it. Rubbish? SP2 represents the only meaningful upgrade to IE in 3 years, the first time Microsoft has taken a vaguely serious approach towards improving Windows' security, aswell as containing countless bu...
by cwathen
Wed 05 Jan, 2005 03.53
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Buying a PC
Replies: 19
Views: 5654

Although the self built route is the way probably, it's just knowing which bits to get and then more importantly, some lucky person to help me install it. I don't fancy rendering something useless as soon as I try to put into the tower As was said previously, adopting an 'if it doesn't fit, it's th...
by cwathen
Tue 04 Jan, 2005 19.31
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: 2005 - onwards and upwards, and other motivational bollocks
Replies: 14
Views: 4135

2004 for me was the year when problems which had been mounting since September 2001 finally came to a head, leading into my slipping into clinical depression earlier on in the year. As I go into 2005, I'm in a better position in many areas than I have been for some time, and hopefully it will prove ...
by cwathen
Mon 03 Jan, 2005 15.31
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Is it morally right to embroider the truth on a CV?
Replies: 12
Views: 3371

And I'm about to veer off the initial topic, but I believe this point is worth nothing anyway: many people are supporting a bill stating that advertising food to children should be illegal. At face value that seems fine but there would certainly be many grey-areas (and thus lawsuits) about to which...
by cwathen
Mon 03 Jan, 2005 15.30
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Is it morally right to embroider the truth on a CV?
Replies: 12
Views: 3371

And I'm about to veer off the initial topic, but I believe this point is worth nothing anyway: many people are supporting a bill stating that advertising food to children should be illegal. At face value that seems fine but there would certainly be many grey-areas (and thus lawsuits) about to which...
by cwathen
Mon 03 Jan, 2005 01.06
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Driving Test Waiting Lists
Replies: 12
Views: 3927

It varied when I did mine. I was a 3rd time lucky person - first test was booked in early July 2000 but I had to wait until late October to do it. The second one was booked on the day I failed my first test but that one came around more quickly - on January 2nd, whilst the third test (again booked o...
by cwathen
Sun 02 Jan, 2005 22.48
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Free NTFS driver for Windows 9x - does one exist?
Replies: 9
Views: 2428

I meant, what does it mean? I've never heard of such a saying before. It means either to want something which doesn't exist, or to want something to which you aren't entitled. Used in exactly the same context as the expression 'to have your cake and eat it' (a truly bizarre expression if ever there...