Where are the marchers protesting over this?
Qatar, sponsors of Hamas.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/14/qatar-admits-deaths-in-migrant-workers
I read the news today oh boy! Page 1,645
Its a tiger with downs syndrome
I've been wondering when the chip engineers would get round to making chips that are directly analgous of brain cells and now they have done it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-28688781
The neuron style of organized information processing was known about way back in the late 1950s.
The key paper was called "What the Frog's Eye tells the Frog's Brain."
My unfinished Ph.D was on a related topic. 1962-1965.
Was that done on a spiro-giro? Fantastic things weren't they, usually owned by posh girls who looked down on you, well me. She did eventually let me play with it tho. 
Quote: Alfred J Kipper @ 10th August 2014, 1:24 AM BSTWas that done on a spiro-giro? Fantastic things weren't they,
I had one. tbh I was never all that excited by mine. It's weird to think what toys caught on, and how primitive they seem nowadays.
I had one too! Well, it was probably my big sister's. Bloody fun though.
Quote: zooo @ 10th August 2014, 12:43 PM BSTI had one too! Well, it was probably my big sister's. Bloody fun though.
Were you posh? 
Quote: Alfred J Kipper @ 10th August 2014, 1:24 AM BSTWas that done on a spiro-giro? Fantastic things weren't they, usually owned by posh girls who looked down on you, well me. She did eventually let me play with it tho.
I have no idea, that picture is from a BBC web page.
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Sigh! The electronic break through of all time (as important as the invention of the transistor) and all you youngsters can say is " was that picture drawn with a *** toy?"
Quote: lofthouse @ 9th August 2014, 9:30 PM BSTYour a barrister?
I never realised
Does that mean she serves food and drink in those poncey bars?
Quote: Alfred J Kipper @ 9th August 2014, 9:37 PM BSTHang on, bollocks to this finally, why is it okay for some to get away with direct personal insults and smashing the friendly banter ethos of the site when others don't do name calling and would get banned if they did? Is there some sort of little impunity clique going on here? Are you manipulating things again to get yourselves one over on the others, ladies? Jump to your sister's defence without insulting people who have said nothing against you, can you?
Because you're not allowed to take the piss out of girlies. It's sexist. Or would that be sexist? Um?
No you ninny ShEs a handrail for stairs
Quote: sootyj @ 10th August 2014, 1:38 PM BSTNo you ninny ShEs a handrail for stairs
Roger.
What d'you mean there's no Clangers on the Moon?
MR WIMSETT PULLS OUT OF SPACE RACE TOO
I don't know how long the link will last but the BBC sometimes includes an old news story.
See 'Most Popular', 'Read' and look down the list.
Quote: Oldrocker @ 12th August 2014, 3:09 PM BSTI don't know how long the link will last but the BBC sometimes includes an old news story.
See 'Most Popular', 'Read' and look down the list.
Forget it, it's gone.
You wait 'til you want me to see something.
1,867
Deaths in current Israeli- Palestinian war in which Qatar, which funds Hamas, has urged the international community 'to assume its moral and humanitarian responsibilities'
1,200
Estimated deaths of foreign construction workers for 2022 World Cup which Qatar bribed its way to win in order to improve its image abroad