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So now you're going to dominate on steam? What's the peak power draw on this beast likely to be? (and how much time does that give you on your ups) pics please.

Couldn't decide which type of chocolate is likely to be best for making Chocolate Covered Bacon. Decisions, Decisions.

Just to confirm that this worked. The August and September editions arrived today. I now have some new poolside reading material

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Sir. Make it a good one.

Hang Tough Brent. Today, Beer and Curry with a bunch of Brits, in SF. The Beer Part was at San Francisco's 2nd oldest Saloon Location. Bit of a dive bar, but no charge for my Diet Coke. can't complain. Actually I cheated on the whole beer part. While Joanne waited for the other Brits to appear, I treated myself to an Ice Cream at Humphry Slowcombe No bacon based flavor's , so I opted for Blue Bottle Coffee and Brown Butter. Om nom nom.

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Enjoy The Drugs Brent!, err get well soon

Cheesecake & fresh raspberries on the deck. The sunset was suitably spectacular.

Any comments on the Virgin (America) customer experience?

From the BBC What do you get from a £10,000 music speaker? Why spend £1,000 on headphones?

^ The comp.risks forum archive http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks has countless tales of emergency / backup / recovery / systems that weren't tested / didn't work / had failure modes that were only apparent the first time they were used. People who don't learn from others history are often doomed to repeat it. Indeed.

^ You'd get an extra "oo" in the UK Influential Synth Pop, and Alf can sing. True story: My sister once met Alison Moyet when shopping at the Tesco's in Basildon.

Joanne says if you need any help, just let her know

Seek professional help. Beer, Bacon and ice cream may be indicated.

Al's latest PC case mod?

+1 on the wrapping

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+1 on the pics. Big Sky Indeed!

Does Colin know about your purchases? Some of that stuff looks like it's already pre-packaged for sous-vide-ing!

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