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lol, nice I've actually seen some in white I really like, think it must depend partly on the car - it's not just the body colour, it's how it works with the wheels (colour and style) and the body kit/mods - it's the overall effect isn't it that matters most

I think that's the point isn't it, "IMO" can't argue with the facts

this is probably the best solution to this problem proposed so far at least if you start by drinking beer the problem won't seem very important for long...

that's the problem, if you want to turn this into a generic solution then you probably need to pivot the data - otherwise it's a square peg and a round hole. For what you asked though, the solution is simple enough - if you are working with legacy data and that's all you need to do I'd use that and move on to drinking beer. If it's new, I'd redesign the db, then move onto drinking beer

this gives you _exactly_ what you want as described. select a.ref, a.col1, b.col2 from (select ref, b_data col1 from my_table where a_data="item1") a, (select ref, b_data col2 from my_table where a_data="item3") b where a.ref = b.ref = 1; assuming the table in my case is called "my_table", substitute as required etc) took a minute, only just seen this thread. bit of a weird thing to want to do though, is the db design actually any good if you need to do this sort of query. there are other ways to achieve this too, which way to go kinda depends on other factors but in this simple case this does what you asked (if I understood what you asked correctly!)

that's really cool mine started the same, burn both ends of the 1st cord for 30mins but then I'd bend the second so it's doubled up then doubled up again then when the first burns out I'd light both ends of the second cord + at both bends where it's doubled back, giving 4 burns and a burn time of 15mins - 30 + 15 = 45 think it would work but it's not as neat as the actual solution given, that's nifty- I should have thought of that!

I don't think the point of a thread like this is to try and lay blame, is it? people are so quick to be judgemental I've overtaken on a bend - so what. What matters is that you can see far enough ahead to do so given the speeds and conditions at the time. I just hope the driver (and any passengers) are okay, a car can be replaced and all that...

interesting subject Einstein's theories are symmetrical about time (i.e. they apply with time running forwards or backwards) but the universe we know has a fundamental arrow of time that no one yet has really been able to fully explain. also, Quantum Mechanics introduces non-locality where something can be everywhere and nowhere all at once, spooky action at a distance that transcends space and time. then there are things like the transactional model of QM that can be used to come up with theories for otherwise inexplicable phenomena such as inertia, which basically involves forwards and backwards time, symmetrically so it would appear that down at the quantum level, time travel is already possible - or that at least the normal rules of classical time/space (as we know it) do not apply. However my thoughts are that time travel would be impossible for any object obeying classical physics. Time is probably a construct observed only by things (such as people) stuck inside the confines of the universe and obeying classical physics. For classical objects, there's an inescapable link between space and time, you move through one and it affects how you move through the other. It appears the universe may well be deterministic, so at some level all of time is set out already - imagine a 4d solid block of space/time that exists where time is just another dimension. that doesn't mean time isn't real for us, it's very real and just as real as spacial dimensions, it also doesn't mean we can take short-cuts through it either - we operate within the universe and are confined by the arrow of time - from another perspective though, time may not really exist as we know it at all!

sounds like a normal day in England to me it's blowing a gale down here too

that's kinda what's tempting me, along with the fact that I really like what they are doing and where they are going. Just got to get prepared, cv and all... cheers dude, you're too kind. My site is getting pretty old now, probably needs a revamp lol

crap, if I can't even get that right I'm never gonna get in am I lol

thinking of applying, look like a great company to work for, just wondered if anyone had any insights...

lol sorry, it's a good phrase (it always was) until it got associated with that guy and political agenda, point taken though but I hope it doesn't detract from the point I was trying to make.

interesting, when you say "recently", please qualify what you mean, some of the most ancient civilisations were aware of orbits and precession, whether that information was wildly known in all cultures or even repressed (ironically by religion!) is a different matter. I'd like some evidence that precession for example was first predicted and described (without "interpretation") in the Qur'an first (truly first that is).

lol, good point Actually the size of the sun is an optical illusion anyway, its actually the size of a pea

At the end of the day you can't argue against "belief", by definition - so if you're happy in what you believe and it doesn't affect others - then I don't think anyone can reasonably object. You're right, some people do go out of their way (from both sides) to try and prove the other wrong. The one sure thing is that we (the human race) have got a long way to go, we probably have much more to learn that we've already learnt - the "unknown unknowns" are probably far bigger than the "knowns". To be fair, extremes on either side are no better than each other. Any scientist who claims Science is on the brink of understanding everything is in my opinion, sadly very deluded. But, on balance the same is true of anyone who insists God exists without any shadow of a doubt. Your belief may exist beyond a shadow of a doubt, but the thing you believe in may actually be so improbably as to be discounted (in the same way we discount other extremely improbably ideas, such as that the Sun is a giant machine operated by Kangaroos, or something equally absurd!) the saddest thing at both extremes, from my view point, if that you are basically saying you know the answer and don't need to look any further - I believe the opposite strongly, we know very little and need to keep looking and learning - we've got a long long way to go yet!

The Qu'ran contradicts itself, let alone when you start comparing different religious texts - so if there's so much contridiction, who decides which is right and which is wrong, how do _you_ go about proving which is actually the word of god and which is made up you could probably spend your whole life (I'm sure people do) studying the contradictions, inconsistencies and mistakes inherent within a religion and between religions http://www.answering-islam.org/Quran/Contra/ There's very little "real" science in a book like that, what is there to prove wrong. Can science prove that The Lord of the Rings is actually wrong? Would anyone care, do we even take the science in it seriously enough to justify such a question?

it seems there are several questions raised in this thread (as is nearly always the case with this type of question) 1. Do you believe in God? (for me, no simply because I don't believe in things I don't think actually exist) 2. Does God exist? (God creates a circular paradox and is incredibly improbable - all trustworthy, demonstrable evidence to date suggests no) 3. Are you religious / believe in a religion? (For me, no, I believe they are all MAN MADE and I don't follow dogma because I don't believe it any of the fundamental foundations. With possibly the exception of Buddhism, which is fundamentally different, in that it's about enlightenment and being a better person). 4. Are we alone in the universe? (almost certainly not, but we (humans) may not be around by the time any Earth based descendants meet ET!) 5. Science isn't perfect, surely that means religious belief might be right? hmmm there is simply no logic in that type of argument, lots of things aren't perfect but you can't infer prove or otherwise some unrelated belief because of it. Even if all science, evolution and everything else we think we know is wrong (which starts to get philosophical because what does it mean to know anything anyway - but which is more likely not to be the case) it still doesn't make one iotta of difference to the argument about the existence of God, or the truth in a man made religion. and so on and so forth

yeah or perhaps more interestingly, had the Quran reported the earth to be flat it would have been silently ignored or interpreted as a metaphor This applies to lots of religious texts, more often that not it seems you can pick and chose what you want from what's there and interpret it in any way that feel is right - hmmm shame the same freedom isn't afforded to science

hmmm, I've tried to avoid this thread, but I'll inject my 2pennith "Believe", well you can believe in anything you like (God, Tooth fairy, Father Christmas or the Hogfather) and if that's what you want to believe, have been brought up to believe, your culture grinds it into you or there is something missing in your life for which God fills the void and helps you make sense of things, then why not... Even if you "just feel like it", you're entitled to that. But it should not be the basis of law, war or morals (some of the moral lessons in religious texts are hideous, misogynist and would be judged quite wrong by most modern cultures). But anyway, whatever the case "believing" in something doesn't make it any more probable, real or true - that much we can be 100% sure of (otherwise, if I believe hard enough that my supra has 1000bhp... ahhh if only, but what I think and believe is totally irrelevant to what's real). The whole problem is that God makes the improbable nature of the universe even more improbable! How improbable is it to have a all powerful creator that somehow just appeared (or perhaps "always existed!"), who decided to design and create the universe and then have a hands off (but still be around) approach for the rest of all time. At the end of the day, the majority of religious beliefs ultimately boil down to one man (or a group of men) some long time ago asking us to believe that they heard God, God spoke to them, they are somehow "special", they witnessed a miracle (which is just something unexplainable at the time) - although over time these incidents may gain momentum for people who want something to believe in, I don't care if the rest of the world believes in it, that's no evidence, proof, or reason to believe. Anyway how on earth do we decide who is right and who is wrong, so many contradictions and "interpretations" - it's often a case of interpret it in which ever way suits your purpose and I guess as is often the case, people hear what they want to hear, believe what they want to believe... My thoughts for the moment, from someone who is logically 9/10 atheist but reserves an 1/10 agnostic view point to be fair and open should anything stronger than just plain old belief come along [no offence intended or should be implied from the above, that's my personal opinion formed over many years of thinking about it and reading some good work on the problem, it's my current "belief" shall we say ]

I'm not 100% but at a guess I'd suspect that with the car battery flat for that long, although the alarm is battery backed too - it's probably gawn flat and maybe now it needs resetting/reprogramming to re-arm it. There is a procedure to enable / disable the alarm - you might want to consult the manual (and also check the fuses to it, just in case it blew when you put the new battery / started charging it again?)

I'm not sure you can blame the alarm, maybe the installation and/or setup My AI606 has been in use for over 2 years and it's _never_ had a single false alarm - the most reliable and dependable alarm I've ever had!

too right, I can't understand why anyone in there right mind would prefer the "anorexic look" - it's not normal, not sexy, quite repulsive to be honest. What's wrong with normal women, were normal means there's absolutely nowt wrong with sexy womanly curves. anyway, I actually think she is properly talented vocally and it's a real shame the way things have gone for her, hope she sorts it out and comes back fighting

I have played the guitar before but when I get time I actually write music - of the electronic variety so the guitar doesn't really fit in so much - so I've not played one for ages. I can play the keyboard (but I don't play other peoples music). Now I'm learning the drums, been learning for just over a year - absolutely love it - got a nice electronic v-drums kit and it works perfectly for the types of music I'm most interested in

You drive a supra _and_ play the drums?! now that's pretty cool, me too I'd just ignore the stupid comments, anyone can get them it's not personal, usually it's some combination of jealousy and or ignorance, just rise above it