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With a good forensic lab you can trace back pen and ink to the person who wrote. Similarly typewriters have been used to convict a criminal through the examination of tiny defects in the typeface. Photocopiers leave tell tail marks on documents - smudges and wheel marks, which can be used to tie paper to copier. The ribbon printer changed nothing – being as it is simply an advancement of the typewriter. Not even the advance that was the bubble jet or ink jet brought solace to the beleaguered criminal. Tiny imperfections in the jet’s nozzle left a traceable splatter effect, unique to each printer. This evidence has been around for decades, even hundreds of years in the case of typewriters and quills - it's certainly nothing new; such evidence would have been perfectly at home in the case files of the indomitable Sherlock Homes for example and has been used in courts across the globe to convict those who threaten our way of life. Up until 10 years ago the only way a criminal could surmount this trail of evidence was to use newspaper clippings and paste to create a rough collage of text. I’m sure you’re all familiar with this madman’s scrawl from films – the threat letter! And then, all of a sudden about 10 years ago the balance shifted for the first time in centuries in favour of criminals. Suddenly they found they had a new medium through which they could pedal their illegality. The laser printer was invented. As these printers have no physical contact with the paper on which they print they leave no unique marks, such as those left by a typewriter. Not so sloppy as a photocopier they spilled no powder through which they could be traced. No imperfections in the nozzle limit your quest for anonymity here! No, the laser printer burned its way into being a criminals dream – traceless correspondence. So now the printer manufactures seek to redress the age-old balance, back to how it has been for centuries? Oh well – I guess I shall be able to tell my grand children about the heady days of the early 2000’s when I could write to my hearts content without the worry that some day, someone could link a document I wrote back to me without simply looking at my signature or the letter heading. What a trauma! Why can’t things simply go back to how they used to be? Oh wait... I forgot - that’s what’s happening!

Or just that they’re fed up of people trying to tell a Sovereign Nation what they can and can’t do. What if the EU told the US they were no longer trusted to carry out nuclear research and that if they wanted nuclear power then the EU would give them any reactors they required but that they weren’t allowed to develop their own? Further stipulation being that French inspectors must visit the plants daily. Georgy probably wouldn’t be too impressed with the idea... Speakers Corner would start a riot. I’m not saying they don’t want Nukes… just that there are other plausible explanations for a “No way” answer.

One of the nuclear inspectors that are working in Iran was on BBC radio 4 this morning. He said that they’d been looking round all Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities and found lots of uranium and materials used to enrich it (shock horror) – but only uranium good for electricity production… not nuclear weapons. He pointed out it was easy to tell between the two – uranium for power stations only needs to be 2-3% pure. Weapons grade uranium must by 90% pure. They hadn’t found anything like that – but then Iran keeps saying it’s only interested in nuclear power stations not weapons (ok – so they say). He also expressed major dissatisfaction with the way politicians were playing on his findings so far. He, and the rest of the nuclear inspectors are hopping mad about it actually, as they can see through the mistruths that are being pedalled by US politicians about the Iranian nuclear program. His major gripe was that the politicians keep on coming out with statements that Iran has chemical X or product Y or producing material Z as proof positive of a nuclear weapons program when these are items also used in producing nuclear material for a power station. He’s not saying that this is proof that they are not making a bomb… simply that it's not proof of anything. Point is, politicians are going round saying “Iran’s making a bomb – look we have proof” when what they actually have is chemicals which could be used to do so or which may have an entirely innocent purpose. I.e. not proof of anything at all. It’s worrying when politicians start getting confused between facts which are indicative of something and facts which are proof of something – there’s a BIG difference. It’s even more worrying when politicians start putting forward those same facts to the public and proffer them as proof of something. Telling us X and Y is proof of something when it's actually only a possibly indicative element of a bigger picture is called lying. It’s like saying “We know they’re dealing drugs – we found massive quantities of baking soda” after raiding cake factory... sure it could be used to cut drugs... but it’s certainly not proof that the cake factory was dealing. Then they wonder why people don't trust everything they say.

Glad someone did, cos there appears to be at least two entirely different conversations going on here.

You don't need a tool with soft links - you do with rapide links. As for speed it's like doing your shoelaces - once you know how it's very quick. I suspect even the best would just lose out to rapide links in a race though... but not if you had to find your spanner first. You can fit "Slink hats" over your soft links to prevent the slider coming down past the links. These look like pilgrim’s hats (minus buckle), which fit over the end of the risers allowing the slider grommets to sit on the actual hat itself. This gives an advantage in that the point exposed to the wear of the slider grommets, as the bounce around in flight is the cheap slink hat as opposed to the expensive line set. Another slight bonus to slinks.

[croc dundee voice] That's not a camera helmet... THIS is a camera helmet: [/croc dundee voice] (joke setup - never jumped)

90% of British "bars" are effectively restaurants. The ban only affects those pubs/bars that do serve food - those that don't will be at liberty to continue to permit smoking.

Not yet - it will become so at some point in the near future. The legislation is being rolled in over a 4 year period.

Tied to a post at the gates of gitmo.

Inflatable rockets as pool toys are relativly common though... all you need is some helium. Probably wouldn't be quite as effective given the weight... but it's worth a shot.

um... as did US companies and individuals - as I keep pointing out though we don't know who they were as the blessed CIA blanked out their names from the report before it was published.

Only after she burped.

what a bunch of tards on that site

Who the hells gonna buy it this time round though?

I've got a mate selling a BMW 325i, black, alloys, 21,250 miles, as new,except a small dent in The roof due to a football (bloody kids!!!).. Leather interior. May p/x Engine A1 condition, 170 BHP. See attached photo. Price: £3,000 for quick sale Let me know ASAP,

A Husband takes his wife to play her first game of golf. Of course, the Wife promptly hacked her first shot right through the window of the biggest house adjacent to the course. The husband cringed, "I warned you to be careful! Now we'll have to go up there, find the owner, apologize, and see how much your lousy drive is going to cost us." So the couple walked up to the house and knocked on the door. A warm voice said, "Come on in." When they opened the door they saw the damage that was done: glass was all over the place, and a broken antique bottle was lying on its side near the broken window. A man reclining on the couch asked, "Are you the people that broke my window?" "Uh...yeah, sir. We're sure sorry about that," the husband replied. "Oh, no apology is necessary. Actually I want to thank you. You see, I'm a genie, and I've been trapped in that bottle for a thousand years. Now that you've released me, I'm allowed to grant three wishes. I'll give you each one wish, but if you don't mind, I'll keep the last one for myself." "Wow, that's great!" the husband said. He pondered a moment and blurted out, "I'd like a million dollars a year for the rest of my life." "No problem," said the genie. "You've got it, it's the least can do. And I'll guarantee you a long, healthy life!" "And now you, young lady, what do you want?" the genie asked. "I'd like to own a gorgeous home complete with servants in every country in the world," she said. "Consider it done,"the genie said. "And your homes will always be safe from fire, burglary and natural disasters!" "And now," the couple asked in unison, what's your wish, genie?" "Well, since I've been trapped in that bottle and haven't been with a woman in more than a thousand years, my wish is to have s*x with your wife." The husband looked at his wife and said, "Gee, honey, you know we both now have a fortune, and all those houses. What do you think?" She mulled it over for a few moments and said, "You know, you're right. Considering our good fortune, I guess I wouldn't mind, but what about you, honey?" You know I love you sweetheart," said the husband. I'd do the same for you!" So the genie and the woman went upstairs where they spent the rest of the afternoon enjoying each other. The genie was insatiable. After about three hours of non-stop s*x, the genie rolled over and looked directly into her eyes and asked, "How old are you and your husband?" "Why, we're both 35," she responded breathlessly. "No Kidding." he said, "Thirty-five years old, and both of you still believe in genies?"

Ah, but he makes the rules - he can break em. What's gonna happen? he gonna get banned?

Aside from whether or not this post is a troll post or not... using the term "troll" surely can't be an insult - Sangiro uses it in his rules. He points to a dictionary definition. He bans trolling, and by the dictionary definition someone who trolls is a troll. Saying someone is a troll is by definition of the term, indicating that you think their post is in violation of the rules. It can't an insult.

IMO no, but of course my opinion doesn't count for anything here (as it shouldn't). Sangiro is the only one who knows exactly what he meant when he wrote his rules. It would appear there is a difference of opinion as to how his rules should be interpreted on this subject. I look forward to clarification on the point and will of course abide by whatever rules are to be enforced, but I don’t agree that this is what the rules currently mandate.

Really? Why? Is it not simply pointing out to the first poster that they are breaking the forum rules. Saying "troll" is simply a short hand for saying "the forum rules define what you just posted as posting a "troll" and such actions are banned. Someone who posts a "troll" thread is defined by the very rules of this site as a "troll". Why would it be a personal attack to use the terms laid down by the site rules? Sangiro mentions both personal attacks and trolling in the same breath when he sets out the rules to his site. Is saying something is a personal attack a personal attack? Why not? Why the distinction between two things that the rules appear to place into the same category? Sorry to be pedantic but this just strikes me as a really bizarre ruling.

Play with your boobs. I ALWAYS cheers up when I play with boobs.

The very definition of a pampered pussy.

If what is said above is correct - ie that these are simply training materials - this ISN'T news. Or maybe we could have this on the 9 o'clock:

Or simply because we weren't bitching about them destroying the antidote for the past 12 years. Same goes for training material.

For anyone who can't see the pic - in brief, it's wallet of glass vials, the box to which is labelled Sarin and directs the user to an instruction leaflet. The narrative at the bottom states that it was found in fallujah along with a mortar.