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RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 3:13 pm
by Chickenboy
Today's "creepier than **** video" for y'all's viewing pleasure.
http://www.military.com/video/off-duty/ ... 678347001/
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 3:14 pm
by Chickenboy
Hey...a "creepier than ****" UNP. [:D]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 3:17 pm
by Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo
Andre, does
this accurately describe post-graduate scientific research? [:D][:D][:D]
Sweet! [:D]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 3:18 pm
by Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: USS America
ORIGINAL: jeffk3510
Wireless for $10 a day at the hotel makes me want to puke..
Been there and refused to do that! I actually took my laptop over to a mall on one trip and used Starbucks free wifi to send my PBEM turn. [:D]
The real kicker is that some of these hotels advertise free WiFi. Of course, it only works in their lobby area. If you want it in your room, you've got to pay through the wazoo. It's a stupid and annoying pricing gimmick.
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 3:55 pm
by Chickenboy
Des,
For some reason, Skype is not delivering messages to you-or you're not picking them up / logging in. Looks like you've updated the DropBox with a new 080 turn. Correct? Are you done with it?
While we're troubleshooting Skype please send me an email for turn confirmation.
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 5:50 pm
by Dixie
Hotel wifi? Don't you colonials have the ability to tether your mobile phones?
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 5:56 pm
by Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: Dixie
Hotel wifi? Don't you colonials have the ability to tether your mobile phones?
Eh? What's all this about the 'violins on television'? Why, I sometimes holler out to my wifey, "What's for dinner?" Is that what you there folks callin' "wifi"?
I tether my horse to yon hitchin' post-why would I want to tether my wifey to it? You guys might get away with that sort of thing across the pond, but we can't do that here. [:-]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 6:10 pm
by DivePac88
Morning tithe... that's a nice Horse that John's Sister owns, I like Horses and strangely they like me, must be that natural charisma of mine. [;)]
I also really like that new wheelchair that Oni has found for me, but I think I'd modify the weapons to fire paint-balls or Chicken pallets. [:D]
We've sorted the problem with Skype messaging, it was just Chickenboy's over-excitement. [:'(]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 6:27 pm
by Apollo11
Hi all,
Good evening!
Leo "Apollo11"
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 6:36 pm
by Treetop64
Masahiro Mori needs to make a revision to the "valley", as it's gotten a bit deeper, methinks.
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 7:05 pm
by Grollub
ORIGINAL: Dixie
Hotel wifi? Don't you colonials have the ability to tether your mobile phones?
+1 [:D]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 7:16 pm
by USSAmerica
ORIGINAL: Grollub
ORIGINAL: Dixie
Hotel wifi? Don't you colonials have the ability to tether your mobile phones?
+1 [:D]
Most carriers allow us to pay extra for the privilege of tethering to our mobile phones. [;)]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 7:24 pm
by Dixie
ORIGINAL: USS America
ORIGINAL: Grollub
ORIGINAL: Dixie
Hotel wifi? Don't you colonials have the ability to tether your mobile phones?
+1 [:D]
Most carriers allow us to pay extra for the privilege of tethering to our mobile phones. [;)]
My dear chap! I do feel sorry for you, you poor backwards colonials

Someone call Bono, or even Geldoff, this simply will not do. How can they rest when people are deprived of high speed internet whilst away from home? [X(]
Actually, it depends on the network here in the UK, but seeing as my contract allows for unlimited data usage I tend to use my phone rather than some hotel wi-fi network that's chock full of random people slowing down MY browsing.
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 7:28 pm
by Dixie
For those who you who are interested reference the Spitfire incident at East Midlands airport...
I heard through the grapevine today that the accident was caused by the seat to stick interface. In this case it accidentally operated the undercarriage lever to up instead of selecting the flaps to up. Now this is a surprise to many people as the flap control lever is (a) a totally different type of operation and (b) on the other side of the cockpit altogether. Word has it that they've racked up a £400k repair bill [X(] At least it hadn't just had a very expensive major servicing. Oh wait, it had!....
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 7:48 pm
by Apollo11
Hi all,
ORIGINAL: Dixie
For those who you who are interested reference the Spitfire incident at East Midlands airport...
I heard through the grapevine today that the accident was caused by the seat to stick interface. In this case it accidentally operated the undercarriage lever to up instead of selecting the flaps to up. Now this is a surprise to many people as the flap control lever is (a) a totally different type of operation and (b) on the other side of the cockpit altogether. Word has it that they've racked up a £400k repair bill [X(] At least it hadn't just had a very expensive major servicing. Oh wait, it had!....
Interesting... thanks for info Martin!
Leo "Apollo11"
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 7:58 pm
by Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: Treetop64
Masahiro Mori needs to make a revision to the "valley", as it's gotten a bit deeper, methinks.
Hmmm...good point. Good point...
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 8:04 pm
by witpqs
ORIGINAL: Dixie
ORIGINAL: USS America
ORIGINAL: Grollub
+1 [:D]
Most carriers allow us to pay extra for the privilege of tethering to our mobile phones. [;)]
My dear chap! I do feel sorry for you, you poor backwards colonials

Someone call Bono, or even Geldoff, this simply will not do. How can they rest when people are deprived of high speed internet whilst away from home? [X(]
Actually, it depends on the network here in the UK, but seeing as my contract allows for unlimited data usage I tend to use my phone rather than some hotel wi-fi network that's chock full of random people slowing down MY browsing.
Over here an unlimited data plan (which they are all phasing out, BTW) or a data plan of any kind prohibits tethering unless a tethering plan is included. And they monitor people's data to find people who tether anyway... [X(]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 8:14 pm
by Apollo11
Hi all,
Zssssssss time... [>:][>:][>:]
Leo "Apollo11"
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 8:20 pm
by Grollub
ORIGINAL: witpqs
ORIGINAL: Dixie
ORIGINAL: USS America
Most carriers allow us to pay extra for the privilege of tethering to our mobile phones. [;)]
My dear chap! I do feel sorry for you, you poor backwards colonials

Someone call Bono, or even Geldoff, this simply will not do. How can they rest when people are deprived of high speed internet whilst away from home? [X(]
Actually, it depends on the network here in the UK, but seeing as my contract allows for unlimited data usage I tend to use my phone rather than some hotel wi-fi network that's chock full of random people slowing down MY browsing.
Over here an unlimited data plan (which they are all phasing out, BTW) or a data plan of any kind prohibits tethering unless a tethering plan is included. And they monitor people's data to find people who tether anyway... [X(]
There is such cutthroat competition among the operators here that if any of them even whispered something of disallowing tethering, they would immediately lose a chunk of their customers.
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 8:41 pm
by Chickenboy
There are a number of national purveyors of phone contracts here too. Available plans run from the pay-as-you-go or prepaid plans all the way up to unlimited 'family' plans. Prices vary accordingly. I'd say that $75-$100 / month will get you an 'all you can eat' buffet in terms of data / tethering / texting, etc. etc. That would equal about 60-75 euros equivalent. Sound about right?
The 'ceiling' on most data plans is between 2-4GB / month. Plenty for most moderate use, but tethering, playing lots of 4G movies / video and the like will eat that pretty quickly. You can always upgrade from the baseline (for a modest fee, of course).