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I'm just 'reading'* the third of John Birmingham's 'Without Warning' trilogy.
Not usually the sort of book I would read - but it looked like science fiction which is what I mostly read, so I got it and am enjoying it.
What you gun nuts will love about it is the deliciously intricate details he gives about the weaponry used. (I don't know how accurate it is)
There's no "Bob pointed his gun and 'Bang!' Jim died"
More like "Bob aimed the 423mm powder-coated hardened steel barrel of his Kalashinkov SK372; he applied 0.34 Lbs of pressure on the contoured trigger, and 6 of the the hollow point 7mm rounds left the barrel at 764 mph within a second, crossing the 12 meters between them in less time that it took the sound of the explosion, causing Jim's head ...
Well, you get the idea (you also get the idea that I know nothing about guns, so frankly would skip those bits were I reading it)
* I'm listening to it on audio downloaded from my local library - how jolly civilised!
MVVM # - I did it My Way
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Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011
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sounds like fiction web dream for wizardzz and Wogger 
Bryce
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bryce wrote: web dream
Is that what teenage spiders have at night?
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 or teenage internet developers
a stage we all went through with varying degrees of embarrassment.
"Oh _Maxxx_, you've made a mess of your style sheets again"
Bryce
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I cannot reply in the lounge
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Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011
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There is no reply to that one, deny or not no one will believe you  .
Just be bloody thankful if you can remember those days.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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If you haven't read them The Axis of Time Trilogy' is worth a read. 21st Century task force sent back to World War II though a time warp, great but what happens when your supplies start drying up??? Worth a read.
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I did start to read them, but my lack of historical knowledge made them a little less enjoyable, I think!
MVVM # - I did it My Way
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Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011
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Well I suppose I am little more knowledgeable in regards to that bit of History (my parents had me late in life, and were children during WWII, meaning I was raised on diet war movies, comics and now the History channel).
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There is probably one (Based on posts by member on guns) on CP who can comment about authenticity/accuracy of details on GUN and that would be Roger Wright
There can be more on CP who are expert of guns, don't shoot me....!
Thanks,
Milind
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Can't think of a thing....
Christian Graus
Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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You forgot to cover...
...oh, sorry, you covered that too!
<sig notetoself="think of a better signature">
<first>Jim</first> <last>Meadors</last>
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Well, the best bits of Windows 8.1 are summarised here[^]
MVVM # - I did it My Way
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Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011
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Yeah that was pretty much my feeling too when I downloaded the preview!
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... being able to pin your apps to the taskbar and just work in desktop mode and have it be essentially the same then as Win7 Don't think I ever use any Win8 apps and it works pretty well. The mistake is in using it for 30 secs and getting the impression that you have to switch over and actually use those full screen WinRT apps.
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What? It doesn't even say "Don't Panic" in large friendly letters? What utter rubbish.
Glad to be of service.
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Install a taskbar - this way you may find yourself hate less
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Just did that
Christian Graus
Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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my wife manage my domestic IT infrastructure, so I didnt get too upset about Windows 8
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devvvy wrote: Install a taskbar - this way you may find yourself hate less
I'd prefer to skip it altogether and wait for Win 9, remaining completely 'ate less.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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are they still trying to get rid of "tradition desktop"? smark fu**
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Look at the bright side. (specially for you) When you install Windows 8 on your Mac, you will not miss the Aero-Glass. Since it's gone you will not feel that you are missing anything. A complete Windows experience on a Mac. 
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Rutvik Dave wrote: A complete Windows Windows 3.1 experience
FTFY
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Windows 8(.1) does have one good think!!!
You can to choose NOT install it!!!
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is (V).
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Well they do have some new security features like.......
Hide the setting so it is more difficult to disable automatic updates or turn of UAC.
And of course if UAC is disabled then some Apps won’t work correctly and won't tell you why 
And many more security features.
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