Forum: General Topic: Calling my fellow Brits Author Message msgman #1 posted January 31, 2010 at 12:24pm (EST)   I would be extremely grateful if you could sign my petition at http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/geopostcode/ You can read some of the background on it here: http://mark.goodge.co.uk/musings/422/locate-that-p... Thanks Mark (msgman)

Forum: Site_Feedback Topic: Markup code not working Author Message msgman #2 posted March 4, 2007 at 4:21pm (EST)   I tried to use the markup code listed on the help page for inverse green in a comment, but it didn't work - instead, I got the spellecker telling me that "igreen" isn't a word! Inverse red seemed to work OK, though. Is this a bug, or am I doing something wrong?

Forum: Site_Feedback Topic: I don't wish to appear a prude, but... Author Message msgman #3 posted August 12, 2006 at 1:11pm (EST)   ... the use by some members of avatars which are not entirely "work safe" is a bit of a problem. My employer is perfectly happy for staff to use the Internet for personal purposes so long as it doesn't interfere with work - so browsing the web or doing email in my lunch break is entirely acceptable. But the company does have a strict "no pornography" rule, and not only filters sites which display it but can also discipline staff for viewing it. And even a fairly small image, such as one used as an avatar, can fall foul of this restriction. This means I can't openly use SC at work, even if it's on my own time, as if someone else were to see some of the avatars in use then the site would be added to the block list. I appreciate that this may seem a bit OTT to some people, but I suspect that I'm not the only person who'd have problems with SC on a work computer for this reason. Could there be enough justification here for a slightly more restrictive policy on what images are permissible in avatars?

Forum: General Topic: Da Vinci Code Author Message msgman #4 posted March 8, 2006 at 4:11pm (EST)   It does bother me a little that a large percentage of people are gullible enough to think that DVC is fact. I have a certain amount of sympathy with the idea of doing something to make it clear to cinema viewers that it isn't. But I suspect they'd merely think it's just another part of the conspiracy

Forum: General Topic: Help! My cat is going bald. Author Message msgman #5 posted March 6, 2006 at 5:45pm (EST)   Sounds like eczema. I agree with Amanda - ask at a pet store, where there's a good chance someone will know. But the cat really does need to be seen by a vet - maybe there's a veterinary charity in your region that can arrange it at no cost to you. Again, that's something that a pet store will be able to give advice on.

Forum: General Topic: Happy Birthday msgman! Author Message msgman #6 posted December 28, 2005 at 4:19pm (EST)   jettles wrote: > happy birthday msgman!!! > question for you: did you receive your secret santa gift??? Yes, I did! It's currently sitting on the mantel in the front room!

Forum: General Topic: Are rising gas prices nessasarily a BAD thing to begin with? Author Message msgman #7 posted September 19, 2005 at 2:05pm (EST)   Anyone in the US who thinks that gas prices are too high is, frankly, an idiot. You already get the stuff a lot cheaper than the rest of the world; if you have to play catch up with the rest of us for a while then, painful as it may be, it's necessary.

Forum: General Topic: F*ing best quotes in History. Author Message msgman #8 posted September 16, 2005 at 3:34pm (EST)   CarolL wrote: > From the Friday Fun website http://www.fridayfun.net Hey - that's my f*cking website!

Forum: General Topic: A VERY difficult riddle Author Message msgman #9 posted August 21, 2005 at 3:56pm (EST)   He's from Australia, and you mention astrology, so my guess is that the stars have something to do with this. Swimming at night, maybe, and in the northern hemisphere (since you can't swim in the Atlantic in Australia, and the author of the riddle is from the US, it makes sense to assume that the action takes place on the US east coast). But that makes things backwards as far as direction-finding is concerned for him, if navigating by the stars. So maybe he got lost somehow, and this is directly related to his death. Am I on the right track? Also, can you confirm that the phrase "he collapses and dies" means that the thing he dies of is the thing that causes him to collapse (as would be the case in, for example, a heart attack), rather than his death being caused by a separate event to the collapse (as would be the case if he fell and hit his head).

Forum: General Topic: Google Earth Author Message msgman #10 posted August 12, 2005 at 5:07pm (EST)   You can zoom right in on my house as well - it's in one of the few parts of the UK that has hi-resolution coverage. Next page (only 10 shown here)