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Goliath encounter: Puppy-sized spider surprises scientist in rainforest
errrr
how about we rework parts of this article
Goliath encounter: Horriffic Arse wipingly sized spider totally terrifies scientist in rainforest
Found in an ungodly location, one spider so large it makes even the most hardened Australian stop and mouth W. T. F.
Yet despite all that, the spider doesn't pose a threat to humans. Even if it bites you, "a chicken can probably do more damage," Naskrecki said.
bollocks says Bryce, reader from Brisbane.
Despite its name, the birdeater doesn't usually eat birds, although it is certainly capable of killing small mammals. "They will essentially attack anything that they encounter," Naskrecki said.
Examples include, wandering scientists, small children and programmers minding their own sodding business.
After catching the specimen he found in Guyana, which was female, Naskrecki took her back to his lab to study. She's now deposited in a museum.
Dead, as it should be.
MCAD
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Love the way the article's written as if it's a new discovery.
The spider (or one instance of it) has been the Guinness world-record holder for decades.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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In the "Really nasty creatures that should be exterminated" category, I hope?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Spiders eat mosquitoes.
I know whose side I'm on.
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Mark_Wallace wrote: Small Spiders eat mosquitoes.
Have to be a serious b*st*rd of a mosquito for that monster to be interested! 
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Most of the things I eat are a lot smaller than me (and the ones that are bigger I tend to eat in smaller chunks), so I'm sure he wouldn't turn his nose up at a nice, big plate of mosquito.
How much disposable income do spiders have? Is it worth investing in a McMozzies concession?
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Mark_Wallace wrote: How much disposable income do spiders have?
I guess that depends on how much wandering scientists carry in small change...
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Exactly, those things keep the population of those other things at bay.
Bert: Why do you have a banana in your ear?
Ernie: To keep the aligators away.
Bert: There aren't any aligators around here.
Ernie: See? It works.
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I don't think a thong is going to cut it, gonna need something altogether bigger.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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What? you mean a Mankini?!
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No no no, one of those big rubbery things you slip on...
your FEET
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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bryce wrote: how about we rework parts of this article
Sorry! They already thought of that:
"This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed." [my emphasis]
Phil
The opinions expressed in this post are not necessarily those of the author, especially if you find them impolite, inaccurate or inflammatory.
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Glad they aren't found around here.
New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0 Beta
There's a fine line between crazy and free spirited and it's usually a prescription.
I'm currently unsupervised, I know it freaks me out too but the possibilities are endless.
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I shopped around and bought a Samsung 250GB SSD 840 for AU$133 and a Seagate Backup Plus for AU$123.25 and a Thunderbolt Cable for AU$35 (all including delivery)
So for AU $291.25 I now have a much MUCH speedier (and quieter) mac!
Plugged it in last night, installed Yosemite on it, and the machine feels like a new Mac - fast as!
Thunderbolt is great! It's as fast (some have measured it as faster) than having an internal SSD - and it's small enough and light enough that I am just sticking it to the back of the Mac.
The only problem I've had so far is remembering all my bloody passwords before I installed Chrome and LastPass!
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Get with the program, eh?
If you need a new HDD for a mac, you're supposed to buy a new mac.
It did just work, but they fixed it
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See, that's just what I expected haters to say.
Quite wrong, of course.
With Thunderbolt you can easily daisy chain external drives - and upgrade without having to open up the case and faff about with motherboards!
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How's it go?
"An OTG port by another name will have its rounded corners patented".
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Bit early for the CCC! How may letters?
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Five, but they're all junk mail.
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I see what you did there 
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So whatever it is you're doing doesn't make you blind.
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_Maxxx_ wrote: Thunderbolt
Looked out what it is, and I must say it looks good ! Pretty impressive ! 2x10Gb/s ... wow, and I still have USB2.0...
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.
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