Topic: Linxs & Interesting Things

[smokester]

The officious bystander test:
Had an officious bystander been present at the time the contract was made and had suggested that such a term should be included, it must be obvious that both parties would have agreed to it.
Shirlaw v Southern Foundries [1939] 2 KB 206   

The man on the Clapham omnibus is a hypothetical reasonable person, used by the courts in English law where it is necessary to decide whether a party has acted in the way that a reasonable person should - for example, in a civil action for negligence. The man on the Clapham omnibus is a reasonably educated and intelligent but nondescript person, against whom the conduct of the defendant can be measured. This concept was used by Greer LJ in the case of Hall v. Brooklands Auto-Racing Club (1933)

Both can be used still

That was me for the last 2 weeks (The man on the Clapham Bus), until I fixed the bike. 

No, wait a minute, "reasonably educated and intelligent" can't have been me.

[goldshirt*9]

but you are the smoke's 
Have just used this in a gross misconduct case at work, scared the hell out of the boss 

[Beatrix]

http://pollcode.com/

[SACPOP]

http://www.cntraveler.com/daily-traveler/2013/06/transcontinental-air-mail-route-maphead-ken-jennings

[xtopave]

Not a valid youtube URL

[Beatrix]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoignition_temperature#Autoignition_point_of_selected_substances


http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/12518/0

[smokester]

Not a valid youtube URL

WTF!  That's voodoo.

Or camera trickery.

[Beatrix]

it's the illusion that your eyes create in the size that sell it, I think.
http://boards.net/

[SACPOP]

Not a valid vimeo URL
http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/29/tech/innovation/mine-kafon-tumbleweed-minesweeper/

[brickbatz]

Wow, that's great. Hope he gets the backing he deserves.

[xtopave]

Great indeed!

[SACPOP]

I thought it was great, too. Seems like a cheap and effective solution to a serious problem.

[Beatrix]

http://shine.yahoo.com/photos/barbie-gets-another-real-makeover-slideshow/
Are they serious about this?  BEcause I think our youth needs it, desperately. 

[mishca09]

lol @ comments

I think barbie is fine. I had a bunch of barbie dolls when growing up and didn't feel like I had to look like her. a doll should not inspire your children to be thin or to want to be a doctor, a doll shouldn't be a role model.  I think it  comes down to parenting.

[megamarkd]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_Road_%28marketplace%29
son informed me about this one

I'm late, I know...
BUT, why is it that internet laymen told me about this?  I'm guessing that it is because the heard about it through some 6.30 tabloid television show.  The thing that gets me is though, if all sorts of drugs are being peddled there, I hate to think of what else goes through the place.
There is the side of the 'net where people share stuff that usually is paid for, but really is not harming anyone besides over-zealous IP owners.  Then there is the side the police turn up at your door in the morning for.  I have a bad feeling that is the sort of thing that is moved on silkroad as well as drugs.
I don't want to go anywhere near such a place.
Sure torrents are used to move that sort of materials, but it ain't listed on any torrent site I use, and I refuse to use a site that could be used to traffic such material.

/my 2 coins