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Scoot used Tirade, it wasn't very effective....

Feels vindicated

Most of the wind farms will take over a decade to pay for themselves and the parts & componentry won't last for that length of time. The only people who win from this are the companies who win the lucrative maintenance contracts.

All of this is a huge fucking con.

We should be nuclear...

Sigh.

No-one in the City invests in Nuclear, they do invest in Wind. Their design life is 20-25 yrs. Maintenance costs / contracts are peanuts in the grand scheme of things but they do provide ongoing local and regional employment.

Anyway, my tuppence and I'm out. I have a little wind farmer here to deal with.

^euph?

euph? being 'wind farmer'?

That'll be my 4wk old son, or the cat. Both of which are sharing my lap with the laptop. it's kinda crowded.

I did wonder : )

Sigh.

No-one in the City invests in Nuclear, they do invest in Wind. Their design life is 20-25 yrs. Maintenance costs / contracts are peanuts in the grand scheme of things but they do provide ongoing local and regional employment.

I reckon you're in on it. The username is a bit of a giveaway.

Shhhhh...

Sigh.

No-one in the City invests in Nuclear, they do invest in Wind. Their design life is 20-25 yrs. Maintenance costs / contracts are peanuts in the grand scheme of things but they do provide ongoing local and regional employment.

Anyway, my tuppence and I'm out. I have a little wind farmer here to deal with.

They invest in wind because they want to appear to have green credentials.

Nuclear's the way forward.

This.

(When you have f-all resource)

Nuclear is the part of the way forward.

ftfy ... as is Wind. Don't want to put all your eggs in one basket. Each different fuel source provides a different support mechanism to the Grid. You can't manage with one source alone.

I'll accept that.

I'm very impressed with your knowledge of Pokemon, Scoot.

Are you sure impressed is the right word?

I think it's cool. You'll gain a lengthy knowledge of anything you're obsessed about.

with.

^This.

Thanks! It's not really knowledge though, more a critical analysis based on my own assumptions and written in a wanky way that only somebody who has recently completed a dissertation could manage.

Anyway back to REAL news...here is an interesting graph of support for Obama/Romney in countries other than the US.

(from here)

Saw that graph the other day.

In fairness to MR, he hasn't had the benefit of touring around these countries and smiling for four years. Not that BOs record is exemplary, he's just had more time to make an impression.

All Romney's done is visit Britain and piss off the locals.

All Romney's done is visit Britain and piss off the locals.

Not true Romney was on a world tour when he was in the UK ahead of the Olympics during which time he managed to piss people off almost everywhere he went.

:)

The beauty of the original Pokemon is that many were inspired by real animals and well-known mythological creatures, with names that made sense, for example Rattata is a rat-like creature, Ekans is snake spelt backwards and looks like a snake, Haunter is a ghost pokemon and looks like a ghost, Koffing is the manifestation of the concept of pollution. This makes them easy to relate to, especially to children, because they recognise the origins of the creatures from real life and therefore the game becomes more real to them. Within the framework of pokemon bearing close resemblance to real animals, slowly the more fantastical pokemon such as Jigglypuff and Abra can be introduced into the environment incrementally, which enhances the magic of the Pokemon world, but the idea of still being in a somewhat plausible real world has to always be underpinned by simple and recognisable creatures with visual characteristics clearly defining their type.

My problem with the new sets is that there is barely any connection with the real world either in appearance or name. There are some, but the ratio is skewed far in favour of totally weird random creatures with no obvious type and no easy way to remember them. In my opinion this undermines the game's ethos in portraying a reality where Pokemon are just everyday creatures.

So there.

Well argued. You rule.

Would anyone like to hear my feelings about the similar fate of Big Brother?

Obama should offer to donate $5M to charity if Donald Trump combs his hair