When you press the 'on' button on a laptop, what happens to the button? Does it stick by some kind of magnet that keeps a circuit closed? Is it a relay? Is it mechanical? I can turn my laptop on, but...
Which civil liberties would you now give up if asked, that you would not have given up last month? Biometric ID cards? Microchip implant? Centralized car tracking? Frequent police stop and search?
Any ideas what causes this message? It's driving me nuts. I can connect to broadband on one PC, but my new upgraded machine gives that error message (even though USB modem lights up fine. Is it a...
As predicted, Tony stood in front of the cameras denouncing any attempt by anyone to 'give the terrorists an inch' in suggesting the Iraq war provided justification for suicide bombers. Am I the only...
I remember they had this thing a while back, think it was called 'General Election' or something. I remember some people voted Labour, others some other party, Conservative or Liberal. Then for a...
Very disturbing story here . I don't agree with the death penalty anyway, but if it's to be used, should it be used on the mentally retarded if they suddenly become brainy enough?
Where is the best place to buy RAM? (no sheep stories please) DDR 1 GB. It can take PC2700 (DDR333) or three PC2100 (DDR266) DIMMS, not sure which is better. Thanks
I see the security services in New York have stepped up stop-and-search patrols on the subway, while insisting that they do not use a discriminatory policy to do so. Why? While I am not racist, I...