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Chit-Chat » Wishing Matt, Bruce, Heather & co smooth site changeover tonight » It's working!
komradrikardo 13 yrs ago | 2 replies
There are bugs, but... it's working!
Chit-Chat » AWESOME Google logo today: Playable Pac-Man » 7940 so far; I'm getting good again.
komradrikardo 13 yrs ago
Now, where's that old copy of Frogger I had? ;)
Book Talk » Tweeting BXers...
komradrikardo 13 yrs ago | 2 replies
If you're not following the #lesserbooks trend on Twitter, you ought to be, but be forewarned: it's ribnumbingly hilarious. Examples: To Mildly Maim a Mockingbird 49 Ways to Peeve Your Mother The Lib-Dem Manifesto …
Chit-Chat » Meltup - the beginning of a dollar crisis and possible hyperinflation
komradrikardo 13 yrs ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eb1n1X0Oqdw&feature=player_embedded is virtually a must see. Good documentary.
Chit-Chat » Live audio footage from a Canada/USA Border crossing (US PoE) » They say the US/Canada Border is little other...
komradrikardo 13 yrs ago
...than a polite version of the Mexican one. The Korean DMZ is presumably worse; EUSSR/Switzerland is relatively a breeze (even before November 2008 when the Swiss applied Schengen, thus eliminating routine immigration c…
Chit-Chat » Live audio footage from a Canada/USA Border crossing (US PoE) » It seems that in this clip the traveler did not realize...
komradrikardo 13 yrs ago
...that US law is based on presumption of guilt in this particular area (Border control). I keep an open mind and reserve all judgment. I first saw the clip by means of the normally excellent Fausty's Blog http://faus…
Chit-Chat » Live audio footage from a Canada/USA Border crossing (US PoE)
komradrikardo 13 yrs ago | 12 replies
http://faustiesblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/remind-me-not-to-visit-america.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+blogspot/WoLA+(Fausty's+Libertarian+Blog) Interesting. Video footage would have bee…
Chit-Chat » Bookcrossing Dvorakers - Typists and/or fans of the Dvorak Simplified Keyboard
komradrikardo 13 yrs ago | 9 replies
',.PYFGCRL (...) I type using the Dvorak keyboard layout, as my father miketroll does now too. I know that AwesomeAud uses it (by own admission) and discoverylover (the real one I guess as opposed to the equally charm…
Chit-Chat » To whomever did wing me...
komradrikardo 13 yrs ago | 2 replies
THANK YOU! :) Credit for winging usually goes to miketroll ('cause it's usually him) but on BookCrossing the joy is you never really know for sure!
Chit-Chat » "Characters" on public transport » Thanks Moz, now I know where to find you when I'm in Brissie! :)
komradrikardo 13 yrs ago | 1 replies
I know LCP all too well though I can't remember if I've been there on Wednesday before; nor do I remember any lady with a blue trolley. And I doubt you would notice me either: that is a "cosmopolitan" area where I don't …
Conventions and Meetings » Amsterdam - Volcanic Ash Cancels Flights » Re: Amsterdam - Volcanic Ash Cancels Flights
komradrikardo 14 yrs ago | 4 replies
Great to hear from those stranded who are fighting fit trying to make it hither anyway! Hope you make it safely, weebly. Ditto what miketroll said, and I wish you and mum were here. Iceland: we said send CASH not A…
Chit-Chat » UK Pensioners living abroad receiving a heating allowance?!?! » Re: Aussie vs UK passport
komradrikardo 14 yrs ago
Although a bit general, this is a pretty good answer from KiwiinEngland.
Chit-Chat » Valentine's Day...are you happy with your status? » Always CELIBATAIRE (to use the much nicer-sounding French word)...
komradrikardo 14 yrs ago | 1 replies
The state of celibacy in itself is not a problem as such. I also have not been on any kind of date for over a year and was ready simply to forget about Valentine's this year as though it doesn't exist, BUT... ...just …
Chit-Chat » The Swiss are contemplating/voting on constitutionally banning minarets this month. » Re: Good for the Swiss if they wish to, and can. The resident Muslims will just hav
komradrikardo 14 yrs ago
> You aren't > comparing a liberal and democratic > European state with any of the autocratic, > half-democratic regimes or even > dictatorships elsewhere, are you? Perhaps not. Not even the big one next do…
Chit-Chat » The Swiss are contemplating/voting on constitutionally banning minarets this month. » The vote took place today.
komradrikardo 14 yrs ago | 5 replies
Early exit polls suggest a possible YES to the ban: http://bit.ly/7MRQhr (UK Telegraph)
Chit-Chat » Where in the world is BXer KomradRikardo? » Thx Jules, okay, you're #3. :)
komradrikardo 14 yrs ago
Postcard will be in the mail fairly shortly - almost certainly this week. The postcard quota is up, but those still interested can follow progress/updates either on occasion in this thread or at http://twitter.com/nob…
Chit-Chat » We are President! » Re: Well, put your money where your mouth is:
komradrikardo 14 yrs ago
Hmmm let's see if I can find a similar procedure in the Russian Soviet Constitution. Since, there, while it may have been theoretically possible for a republic to quit the union, in practice you couldn't even begin to di…

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