How many exhaust pipes have you got?

Nowadays when you venture out onto our roads, it's all about the number of exhaust pipes on a car isn't it? Back when I was a kid in the 80's, if a car had 2 exhaust pipes, it was a big deal. Today, this is a pretty common sight (the number of exhausts, not the car...:): Most other cars only get...

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Smelly feet and other attractive human qualities - just how do Doctors and other medical people deal with such things?

Having recently had to visit a biokineticist (which involves exercise sessions, sometimes after a long day at work), it occurred to me that it cannot be too pleasant for such practitioners to have to deal with the first item mentioned in the subject of this post.I mean smelly feet are just the pits...

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Dear Apple, How the hell does this fit in with your slogan "It just works"...?

Yesterday I came across a very confounding thing about Mac OSX. Behold: Uploaded with ImageShack.us This true gem of an error screen holds absolutely no clue as to its own meaning. Seeing this for this first time, I understand this screen to mean: "You are not allowed into your own Mac. No entry...

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No more free calls to USA / Canada in GMail...?

For the past year or so, I have been one of the many GMail users who would happily don a headset, dial in a US phone number and happily chat away to friends over there, all at no cost to myself. Initially the "free calls to USA / Canada" feature was due to expire end 2010. It was then extended to...

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