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While I don't have a firm grasp on all the details, I have heard that wind turbines really aren't that efficient or that cost effective for the amount of power they do produce. They tend to be more of a.. feel good / pr thing that of practical use in providing power to a city. They can be good for small remote places that don't need much power, but you'd need a ridiculous amount of them to equal a small "traditional" power station.

Researchers.. they look at anything.. BT News - James Bond is an Impotent Drunk

Gravity. Not a bad film. The sound was pretty damn perfect and matched everything, and it's quite amazing to see a Hollywood film that only has two people in it (if you don't include a voice on the radio and a couple of other recorded messages). And some stunning vistas of space, and the Earth from orbit.

Having a non-productive week due to a weird mix of procrastination and constant little things cropping up that seem to be sapping my time, effort and willpower away. Woke up early for some reason, got to watch the light of dawn slowly creep in and fill my room while trying to get back to sleep.

How about Raja Raja Chola I (another one of those leaders who got 'The Great' added to their name after they died). One of the greatest Tamil Emperor's of India around 900-1000 AD, generally considered one of those all around polymaths who excelled in multiple subjects, but the important ones here was his grasp on strategy and his ability to use land armies and navies in combination, all backed up with political manoeuvres. Even as he expaned his realm as far as Sri Lanka in the south, he built hospitals and improved irrigation to ensure the health and feeding of his subjects and his armies. One of the things that history shows us is that this guy made sure to share the glory with his army and never stinted on looking after his soldiers. By the time he died, his titles included: Abaya Kula Sekaran - The one who protects Azhakiya Cholan - Handsome Cholan Ranamuga Bhimar - Bhima (valiant Pandava prince) in the Warfront Ravikula Maanickam - (Gem of the Descendents of Sun) Raja Sarvakngar(Sarvagnan) - Royal Omniscient Cholendra Simhar - (Chola Lion) Keralanthagar - Destroyer of Kerala(chera) Sanda Parakiramar - The famous one who performs valiant deeds in the battlefield Singalanthagar - Destroyer of Sinhalas Nithavinothar - One who does soemthing innovative all the time Nigarili Cholar - The incomparable Chozha Panditha Cholar - The learned Chozha Pandiya Kulanaasini - Destroyer of the Pandiyan race Mummudi Cholar - Chola worn all the three crowns of Chera, Chola and Pandya Jananathar - Peoples King Jeyamgonda Cholar - Victorious Chola Keerthi Parakiramar - The famous one who performs valiant deeds Chola Narayanar - Vaishnavite Chola Arul Mozhi Varmar (Arumozhivarmar) - The one who utters precious words (Arumai + mozhi) Sivapathasekaran - Humble Slave at Lord Siva’s feet

To counter the creepy..

Balls. My sense of time has been completely out of whack this week. Keep thinking its a different day to what it is, then to top it off was meant to attend a webinar this afternoon but I thought it started an hour later then it did. I think what's bugging me most about it, is that I went out of my way to have reminders for it. I had my computer, my phone, all beeping away through the morning and noon doing the "Remember, you have X thing at 1430".

Hm, I never used paypal. I just relied on Amazon for the Kickstarter. I've always avoided paypal.

Yeah, my mother was a major fan so I saw a lot of episodes. Gil was good. But Sarah was loathed and hated as a character, as a scientist, and as that stupid romance. Frankly, to go soap opera here, everyone I know who watched it thinks Lady Heather was far and away the better option and match to Gil. Plus that was one of the few "subcultures" they looked at on the show that had the most closely related to real truth in how they behaved.

Okay then, to briefly throw in before this gets derailed and shut down...

I think CSI had some interesting ideas, but then failed due to a> every CSI lab turning out to have bigger budgets then the rest of the entire PD, that they were turning around DNA results in a couple of hours, and that they could never seem to make up their mind which were actual scientist lab types and which were actual detectives solving crime.. Plus they did some horrendously horrible episodes on some things. Pretty much any murder that involved the internet or a computer game would make your eyes bleed from the terrible perspective.

Hm. I appreciate the idea of more things in the game. But I think I'd generally prefer the focus be on what we have now, then save further "stretch" goals as it were for future DLC/Expansion packs to add serious details to the world and other stories. Maybe have some more thought to how those future things will fit into the game as it is.

Oh it's always fun trying to poke at intermittent faults. Especially when they don't show up for you.

Of course, now is the time that we start getting ready to stone all of the "regulars" who turn out not to have these badges...

It seems I am bereft of a KS shiny icon ...

I've got to ponder on how to refer to myself for the in-credits thanks as well. Forum name, real name, some quirky amusing thing or what...

I was paying attention to the annoyance of Kanye and missed that start point of the fake..

That's what I get for multitasking...

And on the other side of matters.. The deaf community is in an uproar over the deaf interpreter who was apparently making it up as he went along. cbsnews - Interpreter for Deaf accused of faking it

The last time I answered the door to carollers... they sang one line, then stopped as if I should give them money then. I made them sing out the rest of it before I gave them anything. If they aren't going to sing in tune, or together, the least they can do is sing one entire verse.

Time to dig out "A Very Scary Solstice" ? The H.P. Lovecraft Society taking a turn on Christmas carols? http://www.cthulhulives.org/solstice/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptP0OR-e7rI&feature=share&list=PL450C345A766EE7CA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ftld7Ohojg&feature=share&list=PL450C345A766EE7CA&index=24

It took me a few tries. I kept getting the "Error, try again later" but after about half an hour it worked. So I'd say try again in a bit.

The Ukulele has become incredibly popular of late as an instrument to learn..... Surrounded by a bunch of Christmas cards, and chasing up addresses to put on them...

Indeed. They spend the entire planet making you hate his character and want to shoot him in the face. Then the big finale is.. he becomes your companion and screw your sense of professionalism, you're helping him fake his death.

I shall simply say... "Huzzah!"